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Neon Genesis Evangelion

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Synonyms: NGE, Evangelion (1995)
Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
English: Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 1995 to Mar 27, 1996
Premiered: Fall 1995
Broadcast: Wednesdays at 18:30 (JST)
Licensors: GKIDS
Source: Original
Genres: ActionAction, Avant GardeAvant Garde, Award WinningAward Winning, DramaDrama, Sci-FiSci-Fi, SuspenseSuspense
Themes: MechaMecha, PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 8.351 (scored by 11250841,125,084 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2242
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #45
Members: 1,882,716
Favorites: 109,484

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Episodes: /26

Synopsis

Fifteen years after a cataclysmic event known as the Second Impact, the world faces a new threat: monstrous celestial beings called Angels invade Tokyo-3 one by one. Mankind is unable to defend themselves against the Angels despite utilizing their most advanced munitions and military tactics. The only hope for human salvation rests in the hands of NERV, a mysterious organization led by the cold Gendou Ikari. NERV operates giant humanoid robots dubbed "Evangelions" to combat the Angels with state-of-the-art advanced weaponry and protective barriers known as Absolute Terror Fields.

Years after being abandoned by his father, Shinji Ikari, Gendou's 14-year-old son, returns to Tokyo-3. Shinji undergoes a perpetual internal battle against the deeply buried trauma caused by the loss of his mother and the emotional neglect he suffered at the hands of his father. Terrified to open himself up to another, Shinji's life is forever changed upon meeting 29-year-old Misato Katsuragi, a high-ranking NERV officer who shows him a free-spirited maternal kindness he has never experienced.

A devastating Angel attack forces Shinji into action as Gendou reveals his true motive for inviting his son back to Tokyo-3: Shinji is the only child capable of efficiently piloting Evangelion Unit-01, a new robot that synchronizes with his biometrics. Despite the brutal psychological trauma brought about by piloting an Evangelion, Shinji defends Tokyo-3 against the angelic threat, oblivious to his father's dark machinations.

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Background

Director Hideaki Anno's depression is what led to the dark themes of Shinseiki Evangelion. Budgetary problems and parental complaints about content led to the original ending being scrapped and replaced with an extremely limited-animation ending breaking from the main plot. A movie, Air/Magokoro wo, Kimi ni, was later made based in part on the original planned ending and in part on Anno's increasing frustration with the otaku fanbase. The series' mix of psychoanalysis, religious symbolism, and genre deconstruction proved extremely influential on mature anime in the late '90s onward. The Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006 ranked it as the most popular anime of all time.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Anno, Hideaki
Producer, Director, Script, Storyboard, Mechanical Design, Key Animation, Original Creator
Yamaga, Hiroyuki
Producer


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Opening Theme

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"Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis (残酷な天使のテーゼ, A Cruel Angel's Thesis)" by Yoko Takahashi
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Ending Theme

1: "Fly Me to the Moon" by Claire
2: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #5 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 5)
3: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #6 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 6)
4: "Fly Me to the Moon -4 Beat Version-" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 7,12)
5: "Fly Me to the Moon (Aya Bossa Techno Version)" by Aya (eps 8,22)
6: "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Acid Bossa Version)" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 9,13)
7: "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Version)" by Yoko Takahashi (eps 10,14,21)
8: "Fly Me to the Moon -4 Beat Version (Off-Vocal)-" by [Instrumental] (eps 15)
9: "Fly Me to the Moon (Off-Vocal Version)" by [Instrumental] (eps 16,24)
10: "Fly Me to the Moon (Aki Jungle Version)" by Aki (eps 17)
11: "Fly Me to the Moon -B22 (A-Type)-" by [Instrumental] (eps 20)
12: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #23 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 23)
13: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #25 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 25)
14: "Fly Me to the Moon (Rei #26 Version)" by Megumi Hayashibara (eps 26)




Reviews

Sep 28, 2007
Note: this review is spoiler free.

Hugely experimental and wonderfully unique, Evangelion is a roaring success.

The basic, initial, plot goes thus: a 14-year-old boy named Shinji is called to NERV (an organization charged with defending mankind from extinction, no less) by his estranged, seemingly cold and calculating father. There, his fathers' first words are an order to pilot an immense robotic machine, the titular Evangelion, and fight against the monster that's attacking Tokyo-3, the city under which NERV has it's headquarters. These illusory 'monsters' are called Angels and are seemingly invincible - traditional weaponry, even in the year 2015, has minimal effect upon them. Only the ...
Nov 14, 2007
Mixed Feelings
Since so many people have requested this over the years and as there's a new system in place I'm adding my 2009 review for this series which was originally posted on my blog here on MAL. The 2007 one was written in response to the obtuse fans that were here at the time, and it will remain after the review as removing it completely would serve no purpose.

It's also a reminder to me of something important.

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Neon Genesis Evangelion is one of the most debated animes in history. Some would argue that there are numerous hidden messages in the show, while others argue that it simply ...
Jun 18, 2014
Neon Genesis Evangelion is probably familiar to most of you. It's a well-known series from Gainax written by Anno Hideaki. It's also an anime I never got all the way through before this point. I tried several years before I wrote my first review when I was watching a bunch of anime because they had Hayashibara Megumi. I got through Nuku Nuku, Blue Seed, Saber Marionette, the Slayers, Love Hina, Bakuretsu Hunters and some others. Evangelion was the only series I couldn't get through. The characters annoyed me more than any cast I'd ever seen and the story was pants. In the end I got ...

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