Neon Genesis Evangelion 

A teenage boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of pilots by his father.

Creator:

Hideaki Anno

Stars:

Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi

Top Rated TV #191 | 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Spike Spencer	...	Shinji Ikari 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Allison Keith	...	Misato Katsuragi 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Sue Ulu	...	Ritsuko Akagi 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Rei Ayanami 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Tristan MacAvery	...	Gendo Ikari 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Tiffany Grant	...	Asuka Langly Soryu 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Guil Lunde	...	Kozo Fuyutsuki 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Matt Greenfield	...	Makoto Hyuga 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Kendra Benham	...	Maya Ibuki 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Jason Lee	...	Shigeru Aoba 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Carrie Keranen	...	Misato Katsuragi (2019 re-dub) 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Casey Mongillo	...	Shinji Ikari (2019 re-dub) 26 episodes, 1995-1996
Ryan Bartley	...	Rei Ayanami (2019 re-dub) 25 episodes, 1995-1996
Pedro de Aguillón	...	Seele Member 25 episodes, 1995-1996
Erica Lindbeck	...	Ritsuko Akagi (2019 re-dub) 25 episodes, 1995-1996
Christine Marie Cabanos	...	Maya Ibuki (2019 re-dub) 24 episodes, 1995-1996
Daniel Mk Cohen	...	Makoto Hyuga (2019 re-dub) 24 episodes, 1995-1996
Ray Chase	...	Gendo Ikari (2019 re-dub) 23 episodes, 1995-1996
JP Karliak	...	Kouzou Fuyutsuki (2019 re-dub) 22 episodes, 1995-1996
Joe Pisano	...	Toji Suzuhara 18 episodes, 1995-1996
Kurt Stoll	...	Kensuke Aida 18 episodes, 1995-1996
Stephanie McKeon	...	Asuka Langely Soryu (2019 re-dub) 18 episodes, 1995-1996
Aaron Krohn	...	Ryoji Kaji 17 episodes, 1995-1996
Carol Amerson	...	Hikari Horaki 17 episodes, 1995-1996
Ben Diskin	...	Kensuke Aida (2019 re-dub) 17 episodes, 1995-1996
Johnny Yong Bosch	...	Tohji Suzuhara (2019 re-dub) 16 episodes, 1995-1996
Billy Kametz	...	Shigeru Aoba (2019 re-dub) 16 episodes, 1995-1996
Greg Chun	...	Ryoji Kaji (2019 re-dub) 15 episodes, 1995-1996
Abby Trott	...	Hikari Horaki (2019 re-dub) 14 episodes, 1995-1996
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Misato Katsuragi / ... 13 episodes, 1995-1996
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Ritsuko Akagi / ... 13 episodes, 1995-1996
Megumi Ogata	...	Shinji Ikari / ... 13 episodes, 1995-1996
Robbie Friedman	...	Additional Voices 13 episodes, 1996
Henry Dittman	...	Council Member C (2019 re-dub) / ... 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Gendô Ikari / ... 11 episodes, 1995-1996
Hiro Yûki	...	Makoto Hyûga / ... 11 episodes, 1995-1996
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Rei Ayanami / ... 11 episodes, 1995-1996
Yûko Miyamura	...	Asuka Langley Sôryû / ... 11 episodes, 1995-1996
Lucien Dodge	...	Seele (2019 re-dub) 11 episodes, 1995-1996

Storyline

When the Angels start attacking the planet Earth in the year 2015, only a handful of 14-year-old EVA pilots are able to stop them. Young Shinji Ikari suddenly finds himself forced to pilot EVA-01, a giant organic mecha, designed and constructed by NERV, that is the only thing that can stop the Angels.

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Plot Keywords:

anime | psychological torment | loneliness | nihilism | mecha | 

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Taglines:

The introduction into society, from child to adult

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the version of "Fly Me To The Moon" used in the final episode, director Hideaki Anno reportedly asked singer Megumi Hayashibara (who also voices Rei Ayanami, Yui Ikari, and Pen-Pen in the show) to perform the song while imagining herself "strangling a little cat with a big smile on [her] face."

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Goofs

Several of the appearances of EVAS, the size of the robots in terms of the proportion of the stage, constantly changing. In some cases show a height of about 83 feet, when Evas are in the HQ this size is reduced to 65 feet, then appear as large as a fourteen-storey building.

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Quotes

Asuka Langley Soryu: It's about time you got up, idiot!
Shinji Ikari: [yawning] Oh, it's you Asuka.
Asuka Langley Soryu: What the hell does that mean? Cant' you appreciate that I went to the trouble of waking you up PERSONALLY? I don't hear any words of appreciation for your oldest childhood friend.
Shinji Ikari: Thanks. Now let me sleep a little more.

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Crazy Credits

A different version of "Fly Me to the Moon" is played in each episode.

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Alternate Versions

When the original Episodes 25 and 26 caused an uproar after airing in Japan, the series' creator announced that there would be an OAV (Original Anime Video) "remaking" the two episodes. This became Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, which is not necessarily a "remake", but an alternate version of the final two episodes.

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Connections

Referenced in Little Witch Academia: Sky War Stanship (2017)

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Soundtracks

Fly Me to the Moon
Ending theme
Performed by Claire, Yôko Takahashi, Kaoru Morota (as Aya), Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura
Music and Lyrics by Bart Howard
Arrangement by Toshiyuki Ômori

User Reviews

Just art

The last two original episodes are art, perfectly Could be museum pieces.

Details

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gainax, Nihon Ad Systems (NAS), TV Tokyo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

24 min 624 min (entire series)