Neon Genesis Evangelion References
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Can you spot the Eva reference?
- Not an exhaustive collection
- Eva spoilers if you can understand them
- Most of the shows have more references than the ones I point out, have fun finding them!
- Not an exhaustive collection
- Eva spoilers if you can understand them
- Most of the shows have more references than the ones I point out, have fun finding them!

TV, 2014,
20 eps
Me:-
Author:6
There is a direct replica of the elevator scene in S1 of nisekoi and in op 2 of S2 Chitoge is wearing the school uniform from Eva

TV, 2006,
201 eps
Me:-
Author:10
Gosh there are so many references to almost any anime in this show, but I remember a few AT fields here and there. There's also an entire scene for shinpachi's instrumentality

TV, 2018,
11 eps
Me:-
Author:8
There are so many Eva references they even go so far as to replicate one of the soundtracks for the scene where Hirotaka does the Gendou pose.

TV, 2013,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
There might be more but Sasha eats the bread in ep 3 of S1 exactly like Eva 01 when it ate another Eva in the geofront

TV, 2007,
24 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Soujiro collects both Asuka and Rei figurines but who does he stan?

TV, 2006,
14 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Nagato has the E(m)angelion storyboards tucked away in her book collection

TV, 2012,
11 eps
Me:-
Author:3
"Uh, I'd prefer to enjoy this conversation without random evangelion references" - Senjougahara

TV, 2012,
12 eps
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Author:-
"Don't tell me it's a blood type blue!" - Dekomori

TV, 1999,
43 eps
Me:-
Author:9
Noboru is an Eva stan and Teshigawara is Gendo reincarnate. Onizuka accuses Miyabi of trying to look like Rei (he should've called her Ms. Look Alike)

TV, 2014,
11 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Hoshino gets a 0 on a math test for drawing Eva doodles on it

TV, 2015,
12 eps
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Author:-
Don't play her off as just another Ayanami Rei

TV, 2007,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Pattern blue! Kaere is the 21st angel (amongst loads of other references)

TV, 2004,
358 eps
Me:-
Author:-
In Saburo's introduction Rei is created and is "the fourth one" and talks about the march impact

TV, 2012,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:-
Kirito and Sinon had an awkwardley familiar Elevator Ride in ep 8

TV, 2007,
27 eps
Me:-
Author:5
If you look closely you'll see Asuka and Rei working at the suspicious hot spring

TV, 2009,
64 eps
Me:-
Author:8
The enactment of Father's plan is a smaller version of the third impact/instrumentality chart

TV, 1998,
26 eps
Me:-
Author:6
Made by the same studio and director this entry might be considered cheating

TV, 2010,
13 eps
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Author:-
"I'm not your doll anymore" says Brief. Also, Kneesocks horn?

TV, 2000,
24 eps
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Keitaro imagines Naru in Asuka's plugsuit. "hey who told you to go all shinji on me?" - Naru

TV, 2017,
25 eps
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Author:-
In Ep 18 they parody the EVA-01 and Sachiel fight

TV, 2023,
13 eps
Me:-
Author:6
The comiket episode of this series has the entire cast cosplaying as eva characters

TV Special, 2023,
2 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Feel free to argue with me on this one but most of the movie felt and looked like it was heavily influenced by the end of eva/(3.0+1.0). I'm talking the red ocean with the blue sky, armin having his internal monologues, the alternate endings and the 3rd impa-I mean the rumbling

ONA, 2018,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
When they are fighting the demon lord Lilietta uses her ‘18 field’ to deflect an attack

TV, 2023,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:7
In episode ten all of the local food vendors hold a meeting that looks like the SEELE meeting, the inn owner is at the head of the table doing the gendoh pose, they even have the shot of her mouth smirking under her crossed hands

TV, 2021,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:5
In ep6 bro kisses #2 harem girl and then gets a congratulations scene