Shinseiki Evangelion


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: 8.361 (scored by 11430161,143,016 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2292
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #45
Members: 1,911,587
Favorites: 111,179

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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, Key Animation, Original Creator, Mechanical Design
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

Mar 7, 2025
When I think of my adolescence and which anime drastically shaped my way of viewing media, one series that inevitably comes to mind is Neon Genesis Evangelion. Even now having seen this show in it's entirety many times over the course of my life, it still manages to impress, compel and challenge me with it's intricately layered ideas and presentation. While it'd be easy to think that an iconic series of this magnitude would already be discussed to death by nearly everyone who has seen it (and I'm sure for some that limit was already reached a long time ago), I still feel like there's ...
Nov 1, 2024
Mixed Feelings
If we start from the beginning; the first 20 episodes start as a nice mecha anime and as it progresses, the story gets more complicated and draws you in, the episodes flow beautifully. However, we gradually see that the story goes to a completely different place in terms of tension and psychology. The story is very impressive and deep. The characters are also beautifully written. There are many annoying situations and events. However, even they flow until the 20th/23rd episodes due to their ages and current situations. Then, with all the stroboscopic effects, intense psychological scenes, deep messages, inner worlds and the scattered psychologies of ...
Feb 16, 2025
FunnyFunny
Awful.
I'm 100% certain sure that everyone who recommend this either wants to make the people suffer or want to pretend to be an intellectual because "It's a hard to understand piece" NO IT'S NOT. This thing is literally: "Deppression for dummies", "We live in a society for dummies" and "I'm an intellectual, I'm an intellectual... LOOK AT ME"
Crap from the very first second to the end.

Characters are horrible.
Shinji it's the worst main character I ever saw in any type of fiction work. Crying baby+"I suffer a lot"+"I am the worst type of introvert"
Asuka, the supposed waifu... Every second she appears makes me want more and ...

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