Shinseiki Evangelion

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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Souryuu, Asuka Langley Main

Miyamura, Yuko Japanese

Ayanami, Rei Main

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Ikari, Shinji Main

Ogata, Megumi Japanese

Katsuragi, Misato Main

Mitsuishi, Kotono Japanese

Nagisa, Kaworu Supporting

Ishida, Akira Japanese

Pen Pen Supporting

Hayashibara, Megumi Japanese

Ikari, Gendou Supporting

Tachiki, Fumihiko Japanese

Kaji, Ryouji Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi Japanese

Akagi, Ritsuko Supporting

Yamaguchi, Yuriko Japanese

Suzuhara, Touji Supporting

Seki, Tomokazu Japanese

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

Yamaga, Hiroyuki Producer

Kobayashi, Noriko Producer

Uchiyama, Shuuji Producer

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Nov 15, 2024

Kondre

Recommended

Gundam meets Bible that meets Buddhism that meets Serial experiments Lain that meets 13 sentinels that meets War of the worlds that meets Kare kano that meets Legend of zelda that meets Danganronpa that meets Kaiji that meets To love ru that meets Kiss x sis that meets Boku no pico that meets Mushoku tensei that meets Sayonara Zetsubou sensei that meets Goodbye Eri that meets Bible (again) that meets Hideaki anno.

This a review for Evangelion and everything I wrote is a bunch of non sense... Just like Evangelion (I'm dumb).

Overall: Yeah... It's pretty good (I had ... to put more stuff because MAL sucks)

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Nov 6, 2024

EmperorVitiate

Mixed Feelings

I strongly dislike this show, but I'm gonna put my bias aside and rank it fairly in my mind. As much as I hate Shinji and some of the other characters, I can't deny its impact. I also really dislike the overly abundant freudian themes at every possible corner, but I don't mind the themes being in the show per say. Final thing I wanted to note was that I also strongly dislike these overly long shots that add nothing. That said, this show was great for its time and clearly covers the themes it wants to cover with care. This is evident with the ... creators desire to make the rebuilds how they are. I can't deny that the show is all that bad either. Fair warning, don't be one of the few that are expecting a mech focused anime because there are many that still aren't aware of that. Also the fanbase needs a shower badly.

Final Score: 60/100.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 2, 2024

Cieleux

Not Recommended

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Overrated Garbage.

Maybe this was as innovative and entertaining in the world of 1995, but this just does not age well in my opinion. The characters are really not that likable and all have their issues. This show is literally just each and one of them crying about their issues with psychedelic imagery like a teenager on the verge of cutting their wrists. I guess it's supposed to appeal to teenagers because this is supposedly normal, but this is just not entertaining. The "thought-provoking" aspects of this show completely felt like a nothingburger and only made me question, "People actually like this shit?".

The ... fights. The fights have aged like milk. They're short, and really not that interesting. If you wanted to watch some mecha fights, this is not the show to go to. Maybe you can kind of piece together what the angels mean, and the whole plot... but honestly this overthinking is just going make you believe that this show is really cooking up something special for you to have to question just about everything. It's not.

The ending is absolutely abysmal and will confuse most watchers both in art direction and plot. The show attempts to be abstract and expects the audience to interpret it like it is some profound piece of work.

This show is just "modern art" in the form of an anime. It expects a few splatters a paint on a blank canvas ought to sell well to someone stupid enough to pay ridiculous mind to.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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