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Neon Genesis Evangelion

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. Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action, Drama), first airing in 1995, and whether this series is worth starting now.

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Story of Neon Genesis Evangelion

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.

Use this page to compare tone, genre fit (Animation, Action, Drama), first airing in 1995, and whether this series is worth starting now.

Title facts

  • Type Series
  • Release year 1995
  • Released 20 Aug 1997
  • Runtime 24 minutes
  • Content rating TV-MA
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.5/10 from 107,456 votes
  • Genres Animation, Action, Drama, Anime
  • Languages Japanese, English
  • Countries Japan
  • Seasons 1 season

Cast

Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi

Direction and writing

Written by: Hideaki Anno

Awards and recognition

1 nomination total

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