Neon Genesis Evangelion

Also known as: Shin Seiki Evangelion / 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a TV series by GAINAX that premiered in Fall 1995. It is finished airing with 26 episodes of about 24 minutes each. Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi. Average AniList score: 8.3/10.

Synopsis

In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.

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Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that previously appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.

Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes

  1. Episode 1: Angel Attack! — aired October 4, 1995
  2. Episode 2: The Beast — aired October 11, 1995
  3. Episode 3: A Transfer — aired October 18, 1995
  4. Episode 4: Hedgehog`s Dilemma — aired October 25, 1995
  5. Episode 5: Rei I — aired November 1, 1995
  6. Episode 6: Rei II — aired November 8, 1995
  7. Episode 7: A Human Work — aired November 15, 1995
  8. Episode 8: Asuka Strikes! — aired November 22, 1995
  9. Episode 9: Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! — aired November 29, 1995
  10. Episode 10: Magmadiver — aired December 6, 1995
  11. Episode 11: The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still — aired December 13, 1995
  12. Episode 12: She Said: "Don`t Make Others Suffer for Your Personal Hatred." — aired December 20, 1995
  13. Episode 13: Lilliputian Hitcher — aired December 27, 1995
  14. Episode 14: Weaving A Story — aired January 3, 1996
  15. Episode 15: Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others` Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. — aired January 10, 1996
  16. Episode 16: Splitting of the Breast — aired January 17, 1996
  17. Episode 17: Fourth Children — aired January 24, 1996
  18. Episode 18: Ambivalence — aired January 31, 1996
  19. Episode 19: Introjection — aired February 7, 1996
  20. Episode 20: Weaving a Story 2: Oral Stage — aired February 14, 1996
  21. Episode 21: He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. — aired February 21, 1996
  22. Episode 22: Don`t Be. — aired February 28, 1996
  23. Episode 23: Rei III — aired March 6, 1996
  24. Episode 24: The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin` on the Heaven`s Door" — aired March 13, 1996
  25. Episode 25: Do You Love Me? — aired March 20, 1996
  26. Episode 26: Take Care of Yourself. — aired March 27, 1996

Main characters

  • Shinji Ikari (Main) — voiced by Megumi Ogata
  • Misato Katsuragi (Main) — voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi
  • Rei Ayanami (Main) — voiced by Megumi Hayashibara
  • Asuka Langley Souryuu (Main) — voiced by Yuuko Miyamura
  • Kensuke Aida (Supporting) — voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga
  • Ritsuko Akagi (Supporting) — voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi
  • Shigeru Aoba (Supporting) — voiced by Takehito Koyasu
  • Kohzou Fuyutsuki (Supporting) — voiced by Motomu Kiyokawa
  • Hikari Horaki (Supporting) — voiced by Junko Iwao
  • Makoto Hyuuga (Supporting) — voiced by Hiro Yuuki

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Genres: Action, Drama, Mecha, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-Fi · Season: Fall 1995