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Neon Genesis Evangelion

1995 · TV series

  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Animation
  • Drama

Plot

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

About Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion, also known as simply Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, and directed by Hideaki Anno. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo and its affiliates from October 1995 to March 1996. The story, set in 2015, fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3, follows Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Gendo Ikari to the mysterious organization Nerv. Shinji is tasked to pilot an Evangelion, a giant biomechanical mecha, to fight and destroy beings known as Angels. The series has been described as a deconstruction of the mecha genre; it delves into the experiences, emotions, and mental health of the Evangelion pilots and Nerv members as they are called upon to understand the ultimate cause of events and the motives behind human action. The series features archetypal imagery derived from Shinto cosmology and mystical Judeo-Christian religions and traditions, including Midrashic tales and Kabbalah. The psychoanalytic accounts of human behavior put forward by Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung are also prominently featured. Neon Genesis Evangelion received acclaim from critics and audiences and is regarded as one of the greatest animated series of all time; however, its final two episodes drew controversy, as many viewers found the ending confusing and…

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Awards

3 awards on record:

  • Animation Kobe Television Award
  • Anime Grand Prix
  • Nihon SF Taisho Award

As recorded on Wikidata, which may not list every award.

Cast

  • Megumi OgataShinji Ikari (voice)
  • Kotono MitsuishiMisato Katsuragi (voice)
  • Megumi HayashibaraRei Ayanami (voice)
  • Yuko MiyamuraAsuka Langley Soryu (voice)
  • Yuriko YamaguchiDr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
  • Fumihiko TachikiGendo Ikari (voice)
  • Motomu KiyokawaKozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
  • Miki NagasawaMaya Ibuki (voice)
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