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Neon Genesis Evangelion( 1995)

TV-MASci-Fi & FantasyAnimationDrama
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Mankind's greatest fear is mankind itself.

Overview

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.

    Series Cast

    1. cast image

      Megumi Ogata

      Shinji Ikari (voice)

    2. cast image

      Kotono Mitsuishi

      Misato Katsuragi (voice)

    3. cast image

      Megumi Hayashibara

      Rei Ayanami (voice)

    4. cast image

      Yuko Miyamura

      Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)

    5. cast image

      Yuriko Yamaguchi

      Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)

    6. cast image

      Fumihiko Tachiki

      Gendo Ikari (voice)

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      Motomu Kiyokawa

      Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)

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      Miki Nagasawa

      Maya Ibuki (voice)

    Current Season

    Neon Genesis Evangelion season poster

    Season 1

    1995 | 26 Episodes

    Season 1 of Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered on Oct 04 1995

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    A review by sirdorius

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    Written by sirdorius on Thu Nov 20 2025
    The series starts out with some usual anime tropes: a monomyth, insufferable high school protagonists, mechs vs. kaijus, and hypersexualized 14 year old girls. It tries to be "deep" by mixing some religious mythology and existential questions that keep teens up at night, like "Why am I here?" repeated a million times. Towards the end, the main story is such unsalvageable nonsense that the writers just give up on it completely and try to turn it into some pseudo-intellectual freudian/jungian analysis of a depressed teen. It's been quite a few years since I was a clinically depressed young ...

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    Videos 3Backdrops 65Posters 132

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    Facts

    Status

    Ended

    Status

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    Type

    Scripted

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • angel
    • depression
    • symbolism
    • affectation
    • loss
    • love
    • mecha
    • piloted robot
    • cyberpunk
    • self love
    • self-loathing
    • alien attack
    • anime
    • reflective
    • psychological
    • robots
    • suspense
    • suspenseful
    • exciting
    • admiring
    • sci-fi
    • post-apocalyptic