Neon Genesis Evangelion
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Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン) is a series produced by GAINAX and aired from October 1995 to March 1996. Shinji (a 14-year-old boy) is pulled from his relatively ordinary life in post-apocalyptic Earth to battle the largest threat to the remaining population: the Angels. He and other children pilot mechas called Evas which are used to fight the creatures under the relatively secret organisation NERV. His father is head of the project, but Shinji lives with Misato (a commander at NERV's base). The organisation's true intents are not quite what they seem.
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Plot
Episode 1
In the year 2015AD, Shinji is waiting for a mysterious woman named Misato to pick him up when a large monster, referred to as an angel, attacks the city. The defense forces are powerless against it and Shinji is in danger, when the woman appears and takes him to the headquarters of NERV, hidden underneath the city of Tokyo 3. Here his father explains that he wants Shinji to pilot a giant robot called an evangelion to fight the monster and save the earth. The conflicted Shinji refuses at first, but the angel causes damage to the building. The robot activates itself to save Shinji. After seeing the injuries on his substitute he agrees to fight.
Episode 2
Shinji pilots Eva Unit 1 for the first time in his fight against the angel. Damage to the Eva causes Shinji to pass out, waking in the hospital after the battle is over. Higher-ups dicuss the future use of eva's and something called the Human Development Project. When Gendo meets his son again, his disappointment is noticeable. News of the angels becomes public and the city begins preparing for future attacks. Shinji moves in with Misato and Pen Pen. The arc flashes back to the fight. After the Eva is damaged, it goes "beserk" quickly destroying the monster in a terrifying display of power.
Episode 3
Shinji begins to train with unit 1, revealing general information about the machines. Shinji returns to school to find the other pilot, Rei, has also enrolled. In class they go over the history of world since the emergence of the angels. The students find out Shinji is the pilot. While some are excited, others bully him for his mistakes. A second angel arrives. Two of Shinji's classmates sneak out to watch the fight. With Shinji losing badly, the two are forced to take cover in his eva. Shinji gains the courage to finish off the angel and win his classmates' respect.
Episode 4
Shinji has run away. Searching the city for answers, he finds himself outside of the city limits. Misato begins to wondering if Shinji is fit to pilot the eva, thinking back to the lecture she gave him after he disobeyed her orders. Shinji's classmate, Aida finds Shinji wondering the wilderness and they spend some time becoming closer friends. Security forces take Shinji back to NERV. He officially resigns, but changes his mind and stays.
Episode 5
The episode begins with a flashback of a test for an evangelion (unit 0) gone awry. It begins to attack the observation room where Gendo is standing. Instead of caring for his own safety, he pries open the scalding hot door to Rei's entry plug. Shinji begins to wonder about Rei's past. Ritsuko gives Shinji Rei's ID card and an excuse to visit the girl. Rei is not pleased and the two make the uncomfortable trip to NERV. Another angel arrives and Shinji is sent out. The angel attacks before Shinji is ready and blowing a hole through the center of the robot.
Episode 6
Unit 01 has been damaged. With Shinji's life in danger, NERV retracts the Eva and begins to study the angel's attack method. The monster also begins drilling toward NERV's underground headquarters. Katsuragi decides to fire a massive positron sniper rifle requiring all of the energy in Japan. The pilots prepare for the last-minute operation with some hesitation from Shinji. Unit 01 and the angel exnchage fire, resulting in a miss for the first shot. Rei uses a special shield to protect Shinji as he recharges the gun, but her Eva is damaged. Shinji destroys the angel and runs to help Rei. Both of the cildren are ok.
Episode 7
The morning begins uneventfully. Gendo meets with a mysterious man. They discuss the budget for building additional Eva's. Ritsuko explains that the natural disaster known as the second impact was actually a self-desctruction mechanism of the 1st angel before heading to a technology conference where they discuss different ways to build the Evas. A robot not built by NERV and run by nuclear energy short circuits and endangers thousands of lives. Misato volunteers to enter to core and manually disengage the robot. Shinji uses his Eva to get her on and stop the monster. Misato manages to force the cooling system into place, but realizes all of the problems were a set-up. Ristuko tells Gendo the operation was a success.
Episode 8
Misato, Shinji and his classmates fly out to a UN naval fleet to meet the new Eva and its pilot, Asuka, the German second child. Kaji, Asuka's older friend, creates some discomfort for Misato. Asuka decides she and Shinji will defeat the angel with the Unit 02. Kaji seems nervous about the attack and leaves half why through the battle to make a delivery. The angel grabs hold of Unit 02. Misato scuttles two battleships, and uses the Eva's power cable to drag the angel into their guns. Kaji delivers a fetus-like object to Gendo who calls it the first human being, while Shinji and his friends return to school to find Asuka enrolled in their class.
Episode List
| Ep # | Title (English) | Title (Japanese) |
|---|---|---|
| Ep 1 | Angel Attack | Please enter |
| Ep 2 | The Beast | Please enter |
| Ep 3 | A transfer | Please enter |
| Ep 4 | Hedgehog's Dilemma | Please enter |
| Ep 5 | Rei I | Please enter |
| Ep 6 | Rei II | Please enter |
| Ep 7 | The Human Creation | Please enter |
| Ep 8 | Asuka Strikes! | Please enter |
| Ep 9 | Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! | Please enter |
| Ep 10 | MAMGADIVER | Please enter |
| Ep 11 | The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still | Please enter |
| Ep 12 | She said, "Don't make other suffer for your personal hatred." | Please enter |
| Ep 13 | LILLIPUTIAN HITCHER | Please enter |
| Ep 14 | WEAVING A STORY | Please enter |
| Ep 15 | Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses. | Please enter |
| Ep 16 | Splitting of the Breast | Please enter |
| Ep 17 | FOURTH CHILDREN | Please enter |
| Ep 18 | AMBIVALENCE | Please enter |
| Ep 19 | INTROJECTION | Please enter |
| Ep 20 | WEAVING A SROTY 2: oral stage | Please enter |
| Ep 21 | He was aware taht he was still a child. | Please enter |
| Ep 22 | Don't Be. | Please enter |
| Ep 23 | Rei III | Please enter |
| Ep 24 | The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" | Please enter |
| Ep 25 | Do you love me? | Please enter |
| Ep 26 | Take care of yourself. | Please enter |
Characters
A 14-year-old boy chosen to pilot Eva Unit 01. The robot was built by his father at NERV, the world's last defense against the angels who are attacking Earth. Shinji's mother died when he was little so he now lives with Misato, a commander for NERV.
- Rei Ayanami
- A 14-year-old girl who pilots Eva Unit 00. She is closer to Shinji's father Gendo than Shinji himself. The girl is strangely quiet and not very social, but a good pilot nonetheless.
- Asuka Langley Soryu
- A temperamental girl Shinji's age who travels from Germany to help fight the angels with her Unit 02. She also lost her mother at a young and struggles with those memories.
- Misato Katsuragi
- Shinji's caretaker and a commander at NERV, Misato enjoys winning her battles and drinking her beer. A bit of a slob, she is still there to answer Shinji's questions.
- Gendo Ikari
- The demanding head of NERV, Gendo's intents are rarely obvious. His devotion to Rei, however, is quite noticeable.
- Ritsuko Akagi
- The brilliant computer technition who looks after the Eva's and the Magi, her mother's computer system.
- Ryoji Kaji
- The scruffy man who has no real affiliation with anyone. He also has a bit of a past with Misato.
- Toji Suzuhara
- Kōzō Fuyutsuki
- Makoto Hyuga
- Maya Ibuki
- Shigeru Aoba
- Kensuke Aida
- Pen Pen
Openings/Endings
- Opening: Cruel Angel's Thesis [1] (lyrics) from Anime Lyrics's Search Engine
- Ending: Fly Me to the Moon [2] (lyrics) from Anime Lyrics's Search Engine
