Neon Genesis Evangelion
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.
Director(s)
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Masayuki
Hideaki Anno
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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 adult, so I can't really relate now; but the theme is way too complex to fit in between shots of naked schoolgirls and incredibly poor dialogue. If you want a real exploration of the topic, check out Bojack Horseman instead. Against my better judgement, I watched it to the end because a lot of anime reviewers seem to praise Evangelion's story. That doesn't speak favorably to the quality of the show, but more about the embarrassingly low bar for story writing in animes.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion FAQs
The directors of Neon Genesis Evangelion are Kazuya Tsurumaki, Masayuki, and Hideaki Anno.
The cast of Neon Genesis Evangelion includes Motomu Kiyokawa as Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice), Kotono Mitsuishi as Misato Katsuragi (voice), Megumi Hayashibara as Rei Ayanami (voice), Megumi Ogata as Shinji Ikari (voice), Yuko Miyamura as Asuka Langley Soryu (voice), Yuriko Yamaguchi as Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice), Fumihiko Tachiki as Gendo Ikari (voice), and Miki Nagasawa as Maya Ibuki (voice).
Episodes run about 24 mins. The total runtime is about 10h 15 mins.
Yes. Neon Genesis Evangelion has 3 trailers on Fanbiz, including Blu-ray Pre-order Trailer. Watch them on this page.
You can watch Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix (Subscription), Anime Times Amazon Channel (Subscription), and Amazon Prime Video (Free). Check this Fanbiz page for the latest platforms.
Neon Genesis Evangelion was released in 1995.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is listed under Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, and Drama on Fanbiz.
Neon Genesis Evangelion has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 4.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 "d..."
Neon Genesis Evangelion has 1 season and 26 episodes on Fanbiz. Available seasons include Season 1.
