is a Japanese

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created by

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. He is best known for creating the anime series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (1995)''.'' His style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotio ...

and owned by

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. Most of the franchise features an apocalyptic

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action story, which revolves around the efforts by the

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organization NERV to fight hostile beings called

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, using giant humanoids called Evangelions (or EVAs for short) that are piloted by select teenagers. Subsequent works deviate from this theme to varying degrees, focusing more on romantic interactions between the characters, plotlines not present in the original works, and reimaginings of the conflicts from the original works. The ''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion ...

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debuted in Shōnen Ace in December 1994, to generate interest in the upcoming anime release. The ''

'' anime was written and directed by

, originally airing from October 1995 until March 1996. The general consensus is that the anime was groundbreaking; it explored religious, psychological, and philosophical themes, while initially appearing to be a standard

show. There was some debate over the controversial ending of the television series. In response, two films were made to provide an alternate ending for the show: '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth'', released in March 1997, and '' The End of Evangelion'' released in July 1997. ''Death'' is a compilation of clips from the TV series, with some new footage added, and ''Rebirth'' comprises the first 30 minutes or so of ''End of Evangelion''. The popularity of the show spawned numerous additional media, including video games, radio dramas, audio books, a novel, pachinko machines, and a

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of films titled ''

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''. Other derivative works include '' Angelic Days'', '' Petit Eva: Evangelion@School'' and '' Shinji Ikari Raising Project''. ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Setting

Works within the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise typically have the same setting, characters and theme, but can vary in their portrayal of the storyline with alternate re-tellings of the original anime. ''Evangelion''s fictional setting takes place after the Second Impact, a cataclysmic explosion in

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in the year 2000, which resulted in the deaths of billions and threw the Earth off its axis. Fifteen years after the Second Impact, a group of mysterious beings referred to as "

" begin appearing and pose a worldwide and existential threat to mankind. The NERV organization, a paramilitary special agency, is tasked with defeating the Angels, with the use of giant mechanical warriors known as " Evangelions" to fight them. A select group of children pilot the Evangelions, with a focus on Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Soryu. The backdrop of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' slowly reveals the true nature of Rei Ayanami, the Evangelions, the Angels, the NERV organization and a group known as the SEELE organization. Religious themes, include

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and

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references to

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, Lilith and the

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. The series is well known for its

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of the characters, most heavily covered in the implementation of the Human Instrumentality Project, the secret goal of NERV and SEELE, whose result varies across different media, including the original anime, films, manga and video games.

TV series, original net animation and films

''Neon Genesis Evangelion''

, commonly referred to as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese

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series that first

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from October 1995 to March 1996. It was directed and written by

. ''Evangelion'' follows Shinji Ikari, a fourteen-year-old boy, who is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his father Gendo Ikari to pilot Evangelion Unit-01 on the eve of an Angel attack. Treated as a tool by his father, Shinji joins Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Soryu as mankind's last hope against the mysterious beings known as the "Angels". As the series progresses, the true natures of NERV, the Evangelions, and the Angels are revealed.

''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth''

''Death and Rebirth'', originally released on March 15, 1997, is a film that consists of a highly condensed character-based recap and re-edit of the episodes 1–24, titled ''Death'', and the first half of an unfinished new ending, titled ''Rebirth'', a retelling of episodes 25 and 26 of the television series as the events of the Human Instrumentality Project unfold from an external point of view.

''The End of Evangelion''

''The End of Evangelion'', released on July 19, 1997, is the completed version of ''Rebirth'', an alternate version of the final episodes of the television series. SEELE attacks NERV, using their Mass Production Evangelion units, all in an attempt to complete the Human Instrumentality Project and initiate the Third Impact.

''Petit Eva: Evangelion@School''

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parody ONA series that ran for 24 broadcasts from March 20, 2007 to March 11, 2009 it was adapted from ''Petit Eva'' and ''Petit Eva Bokura Tanken Dōkōkai'' spin off manga.

''Rebuild of Evangelion''

On September 9, 2006, Gainax confirmed a new animated film series called ''

'', consisting of four movies presenting an alternate retelling of episodes 1-19 of the TV series (including new scenes, settings, and characters) and a completely new conclusion to the story. The first film '' Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'' was released in Japan on September 1, 2007, with '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' and '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' released on June 27, 2009 and November 17, 2012 respectively. The final film, '' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time'', was released on March 8, 2021.

Proposed live-action film

Development of a live-action movie version of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' by

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, Weta Workshop Ltd., and

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(then the worldwide distributor of the ''Evangelion'' series outside of

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and

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) was announced at the

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on May 21, 2003. Early coverage included ADV Films raising "about half of the $100 million to $120 million needed to produce the film" and some concept art produced by Weta Workshop. As time passed without any official announcements of production, the film project showed increasing signs of being in

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. At Anime Expo 2008, ADV founders Matt Greenfield and John Ledford revealed that they had hired the producer John Woo, pitched the idea to other producers such as Jerry Bruckheimer and

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2009, Matt Greenfield announced that several U.S. studios were competing for final rights to the project, predicting an official announcement naming the studio, director, and perhaps casting information within the next nine months (he later noted that the closer he got to sealing a deal, the less he could say anything about it). Though the sudden collapse and asset sale of

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in September 2009 raised concerns over the project's viability, Greenfield, Ledford, and producer Joseph Chou insisted the project was still actively searching for a director (claiming delays owed more to the general deterioration of the American anime market than to ADV's internal issues). In August 2011, A.D. Vision sued Gainax, claiming their refusal to accept an option payment for the perpetual live-action rights to ''Evangelion'' was a breach of contract and resulted in losing an opportunity to produce the film with a major studio. A.D. Vision has asked to be awarded the full live-action rights and any accruing

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Manga and light novel

A number of

series based on the anime have been released, most notably the official series by series character designer

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, which was first serialized in February 1995 (eight months before the series' official premiere, in order to promote interest), and ended in November 2014, 19 years later. Seven other manga have been created: the shoujo romance story '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days'' by Fumino Hayashi, shonen comedy '' Shinji Ikari Raising Project'' by Takahashi Osamu, self-parody '' It's A Miraculous Win'' by Koume Yoshida, mystery series '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse'' by Min Min, ''chibi'' comedic parody '' Petit Eva: Evangelion@School'', detective story '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Detective Diary'' and

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-themed parody '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Legend of the Piko-Piko Middle School Students.'' A

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series '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA'' was serialized from 2008 to 2013 in Dengeki Hobby Magazine, authored by the series mechanical designer Ikuto Yamashita. The series set in an alternate future diverging from the events of the anime. The novel begins 3 years after the end of the Human Instrumentality Project, replacing episodes 25 and 26 of the anime, as well as the End of Evangelion film. The team of former Eva pilots are coming to terms with the aftermath of the battle at NERV HQ, while adapting to normal life. Three clones of Ayanami Rei have been put into Eva units and sent into space as a precautionary way to seek out and eradicate the remaining mass-produced Evangelion units, as well as monitor Earth's safety. In 2021, the final film of the ''Rebuil''d ''of Evangelion'' tetralogy, ''Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time''. the sequel received a re-release called ''3.0+1.01,'' that included a prequel manga to the events of '' Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'' called '' Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.)'', written by co-director

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at Hideaki Anno's initiative. In 2010, two tribute manga were released: the collection '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Comic Tribute, and'' another by

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, simply entitled '' Tony Takezaki's Evangelion''.

Soundtracks and music

''Evangelion'' has had numerous soundtrack releases since its debut on television, with most of the music composed by

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. The television series' opening theme song " A Cruel Angel's Thesis" has become an iconic anime theme song. A series of four albums titled "Evangelion Classic" was released, each album containing the classical music of

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, and J.S. Bach respectively.

Other media

The ''Evangelion'' franchise has spread from the original anime into a number of different media, with some following the official canon (of the 26-episode anime series and its three related films or the new ''Rebuild'' series) and others differing on important plot points originally introduced in the anime.

Books

* Newtype 100% Collection: A 1997 collection of '' Newtype''s coverage of ''Evangelion'', particularly of artwork * ''Death & Rebirth'' and ''End of Evangelion theatrical pamphlets'' : Limited edition supplementary booklets were distributed in Japanese theaters during the initial run of both '' Evangelion: Death and Rebirth'' and '' The End of Evangelion''. The latter pamphlet, nicknamed the "''

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''" by overseas fans, contains descriptions and definitions of many areas and terms in the ''Evangelion'' storyline that the series left unclear. * ''Der Mond'' and ''Die Sterne'': Two German-titled art books of the work of

, including concept art, character designs and renditions, and commentary about the Evangelion series. Both books also feature selections of Sadamoto's work on earlier and later works (such as '' Nadia'', or Fatal Fury 2). * ''2015//The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji'': A limited edition, Japan-only publication by '' Newtype'' in 1997. The book is a combination photo/text book profiling the character of

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through 16 mission "documents" left by him. The included letters, notes, and poems were written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi (a writer on the original TV series) and the photographs (including digitally-altered pictures of Evangelions, Angels, and other series-related objects) were taken by Ichiro Kamei. * ''Groundwork of Evangelion'': is set of artbooks that contains production sketches. The first three cover the anime, with Volume 1 covering episode 1–8, Volume 2 covering 9-19, and Volume 3 covering 20–26. Groundwork of Evangelion The Movie 1 covers the first movie. ''Groundwork of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'' covers the first Rebuild film. Two volumes cover Groundwork Of Evangelion You Can (Not) Advance 2.0, the second Rebuild film. * ''Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG The NERV White Paper'': A 158-page card-based RPG book released on April 20, 1996. * ''Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal'': An early pre-production booklet that describes the premise of the series and introduces the main characters. Many changes were made from the proposal to the finished show, such as different characterization and even unused Angels.

Video games

''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' has spawned a number of video games. These range from action games such as the same titled game for the Nintendo 64 and its sequel on the

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, the fighting game '' Battle Orchestra'', the

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s '' Girlfriend of Steel'' and '' Girlfriend of Steel 2nd'', and the rhythm game ''3nd Impact'' (read "Sound Impact"). Characters from ''Evangelion'' also make numerous appearances in other titles such as in the '' Super Robot Wars'' series by Banpresto. The mobile game "Monster Strike", by the Japanese company Mixi, did a collaboration featuring dungeons and collectible units from the series.

Audio dramas

A parody

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, ''Neon Genesis Evangelion – After the End'', was released in 1996 as part of the ''

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'' album. The story features the anime's original cast reuniting to star in a new Evangelion series, while attempting to change various themes of the series to make it more popular/accessible than it already is. A separate Evangelion audio cassette drama was released in 1996.

Pachinko

A number of Evangelion-themed '' pachinko'' and '' pachisuro'' machines are offered at pachinko parlors: * CR Neon Genesis Evangelion ''(Pachinko)'' * CR Neon Genesis Evangelion Second Impact ''(Pachinko)'' *

''(Pachisuro)'' * CR Neon Genesis Evangelion —Kiseki no Kachi wa— ''(Pachinko)'' As of March 2018, ''Evangelion'' pachinko manufacturer Fields Corporation revealed that the ''Evangelion'' franchise has sold a total of 2.317million pachinko and pachislot machines, including 1.752million pachinko machines and 540,000 pachislot machines.

Amusement park

On July 22, 2010, Fuji-Q Highland opened a 1,460m² section devoted to ''Evangelion'', featuring a lifesize entry plug and statue of Mari Makinami, an approximately 3-meter titanium Lance of Longinus, NERV hallways with character cutouts that lead to a hangar room with the 1:1 bust of Eva Unit-01, SEELE monoliths, appropriate cosplay, Eva-themed hotel rooms, and food products. A bust of Eva Unit-02 modeled after a scene in ''Evangelion: 2.0'' was installed in 2011. In late 2018, Universal Studios announced there will be a Godzilla and Evangelion crossover attraction at Universal Studios Japan.

Related media

''Japan Animator Expo''

''Evangelion: Another Impact'' is the anime short number 12 from the ''

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'', a collaboration between the Khara studio and the media company Dwango. The anime short could be seen on the official website of the project, but the website closed on December 31, 2018. Since, a company who sell animal related product have bought the domain name, and the Japan Animator Expo website no longer exist. The credits song is called "Marking Time, Waiting for Death", by Shiro Sagisu.

''Transformers''

A ''Transformers x Evangelion'' comic and toy line featured a ''

'' and ''Evangelion'' crossover.

''Godzilla''

Universal Studios announced there will be a ''

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'' and ''Evangelion'' crossover with an attraction.

''Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion''

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of the 500 Series Shinkansen and the EVA Unit 01. He only appeared in the crossover episode.

Fanworks

''Evangelion'' is also popular among doujinshi,"It has been credited with defining gender roles, influencing attitudes toward the environment, and spawning the madly obsessive—and immensely profitable—otaku subculture embraced by tens of thousands of geeky fans who spend their lives unraveling the larger message of the show and collecting pornographic comic books featuring the show's female characters." "Let's Die Together", David Samuels, ''

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''; May 2007, Vol. 299 Issue 4, p92-98, 7p inspiring notable titles such as ''Evangelion RE-TAKE'' (an unofficial sequel to the ''

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'') by Studio Kimigabuchi and even works by famous manga artists, such as ''Birth of Evangelion'' by

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