Neon Genesis Evangelion
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
Japan • Japanese • 1997
Synopsis
The boundary-pushing franchise that propelled anime to new heights of psychological, moral, and philosophical complexity, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION remains a landmark of both adventurous visual storytelling and profound existential inquiry. Set in a postapocalyptic world where teenagers are recruited to pilot giant Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapons—artificial humans known as Evangelions—to defend humanity from mysterious beings called Angels, the story evolves from high-stakes action spectacle into a deeply introspective exploration of identity, trauma, loneliness, and human connection. The original twenty-six-episode series is presented here in both its Japanese-language version and the Classic English dub—the latter of which is made available on streaming for the first time. Revised and expanded by its acclaimed companion films THE END OF EVANGELION and EVANGELION DEATH (TRUE)², NEON GENESIS EVANGELION represents narrative and aesthetic world-building of the highest order.
Episodes (52)
Credits
Crew
DirectorHideaki Anno, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Tensai Okamura, Keiichi Sugiyama, Shoichi Masuo, Naoyasu Habu, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ohara, Akira Takamura, Seiji Mizushima
WriterHideaki Anno, Akio Satsukawa, Yoji Enokido, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Shinji Higuchi, Yoji Enoto, Mitsuo Iso
CinematographerYoichi Kuroda