It all begins with the destruction of the South Pole. This is called the Second Impact. It was said to the public that the Second Impact was caused by a meteor. But the truth was far much worse.
The show started as a Shounen. You can see that from the first episode (by the way, for me the show begins at episode 14). But the writers life took an unexpected turn. His mother died at the Asylum and he was deeply affected from that. And he started to get serious. The show turned to a Psi-Thriller, and there were a lot of questions. What were Angels? What is Adam? What is Lilith? I'm leaving those questions to you. Think a little bit about them, if you can't find the answers post a comment and I will answer them for you.
The show ended really bad. Yeah, the psi thing was exciting at first, but there were so many unanswered questions. And instead of answering those, the writer made a very disappointing ending. (well, it was not like the writer wanted to end the show like that, the anime's budget was close to a bankrupt, so the team filled the last episodes with poses of the characters from different angles, drawing of landscapes etc.)
The series does not end there however. You can watch the Death& Rebith and The End of Evangelion. I will not talk about them in this review but I strongly recommend you to watch The End of Evangelion.
The main character of this show is, Ikari Shinji. And he is the most insecure, emo protagonist in the history of animes. You will see what I meant when you watch the show.
If you are wondering why I gave a 10 for the Character section when I hate the main character this much, it's because of the side characters. Everyone of them have different backgrounds, dreams, and lifeviewes.
As for the Verdict, I will have to say that this anime is absouletly great and spectacular. Watch.
