neon genesis evangelion

A mecha series created by Anno Hideaki, initially with GAINAX and now with his company Studio Khara. It has mechanical designs by Yamashita Ikuto and character designs by Sadamoto Yoshiyuki.

Set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm called the Second Impact, in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3, the anime follows Ikari Shinji, a teenage boy who is recruited by his father Ikari Gendou to the shadowy organization NERV to pilot a giant bio-mechanical mecha known as an Evangelion into combat against alien beings known as Angels.

Originally planned as an exaggerated parody of the traditional super robot mecha anime genre tropes at the time (according to creator Anno), it surprisingly became an extremely successful and long lasting franchise despite its mentally and socially troubled protagonists.

The franchise began as a manga published in Shounen Ace in December 1994 to generate interest for the upcoming anime TV series released in October 1995. The anime went on to become one of the most popular anime of all time, leading to many spin-offs and reimaginings in various media.

Media

Movies

• Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
• The End of Evangelion
• Rebuild of Evangelion

** Evangelion: 1.0 You are (not) Alone ** Evangelion: 2.0 You can (not) Advance ** Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo ** Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time

Serializations

• Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA
• Neon Genesis Evangelion Gakuen Datenroku

Games

• Ayanami Raising Project
• Evangelion Battlefields
• Ikari Shinji Raising Project
• Meitantei Evangelion
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Iron Maiden 2nd
• Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression
• Neon Genesis Evangelion Typing Project-E
• The Nerv White Paper

Other

• Angel Chromosome XX
• Evangelion: 30th Anniversary Special Performance
• Petit Eva: Evangelion@School

Characters

• Ikari Shinji
• Ayanami Rei

** Rei Quatre (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima) ** Rei Cinq (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima) ** Rei Six (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima)

• Souryuu Asuka Langley/Shikinami Asuka Langley

** Asuka-Eva-Synthesis (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima)

• Suzuhara Touji
• Makinami Mari Illustrious (Rebuild of Evangelion)

EVAs

• EVA 01
• EVA 02
• EVA 00
• EVA 05

GEHIRN / NERV Staff

• Ikari Gendou
• Ikari Yui
• Fuyutsuki Kouzou
• Akagi Naoko
• Akagi Ritsuko
• Katsuragi Misato
• Kaji Ryouji
• Hyuuga Makoto
• Ibuki Maya
• Aoba Shigeru
• Ooi Satsuki
• Agano Kaede
• Mogami Aoi

SEELE Staff

• Keel Lorenz

Other characters

• Aida Kensuke
• Horaki Hikari
• Horaki Kodama
• Horaki Nozomi
• Kirishima Mana (Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden)
• Kitakami Midori (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Leliel-XX (Angel Chromosome XX)
• Nagara Sumire (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• PenPen
• Sahaquiel-XX (Angel Chromosome XX)
• Suzuhara Sakura (Rebuild of Evangelion)
• Suzunami Kotone (Evangelion Battlefields)
• Tabris-XX (Angel Chromosome XX)
• Takao Kouji (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Tama Hideki (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Yamagishi Mayumi (Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression)

Non-Evangelion mecha

• AAA Wunder (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Jet Alone
• T-RIDEN-T (Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden)

Related tags

• AT Field
• Angel
• Bazooka
• Beast Mode (Rebuild of Evangelion)
• DSS choker (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Entry Plug
• Evangelion
• Eva-08 Handgun (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• Eva-08 Ranged Rifle (Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo)
• F-Type Equipment (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima)

** Backbone (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima) ** Evangelion Stage 2 Specification (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima) ** Magoroku Exterminate Sword (Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima)

• Interface Headset
• LCL
• NERV headquarters
• NERV logo
• NERV uniform
• Pallet Rifle
• Plugsuit

** Test Plugsuit (Evangelion: 2.0 You can (not) Advance)

• Positron Cannon
• Prog Knife
• Smash Hawk
• Sonic Glaive
• Spear of Gaius (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time)

** Lance of Longinus *** Heavy Spear (The End of Evangelion) ** Spear of Cassius (Rebuild of Evangelion)

• Tokyo-3 Middle School uniform
• UCC Coffee
• UN Heavy Fighter Jet

References / memes

• A Cruel Angel's Thesis
• Feliz Jueves
• Gendou Pose
• Komm Susser Tod
• Omedetou!
• Rei Chikita
• Shinji Holding a Mug
• Shinji in a Chair
• I'm So Fucked Up

External links

• Wikipedia: Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)
• MyAnimeList: Neon Genesis Evangelion