Neon Genesis Evangelion
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything. (Source: AniDB) Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.
Neon Genesis Evangelion is a tv with 26 episodes, from Fall 1995, produced by Gainax, Tatsunoko Production, rated 8.3/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything. (Source: AniDB) Note: Later releases include edited versions of Episodes 21-24 called the "Director's Cut" with some visual editing and adding extra scenes that appeared in the theatrical recap 'Death'.
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- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Coming of Age — Centers around a character's transition from childhood to adulthood.
- Super Robot — Prominently features large robots often piloted by hot-blooded protagonists.
- Dystopian — Partly or completely set in a society characterized by poverty, squalor or oppression.
- Angels — Prominently features spiritual beings usually represented with wings and halos and believed to be attendants of God.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Cosmic Horror — A type of horror that emphasizes human insignificance in the grand scope of cosmic reality; fearing the unknown and being powerless to fight it.
- Psychosexual — Work that involves the psychological aspects of sexual impulses.
- Kaiju — Prominently features giant monsters.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- Meta — Features fourth wall-breaking references to itself or genre tropes.