Neon Genesis Evangelion / Shinseiki Evangelion
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction
Themes: Angst, hybrid robot, mecha, military, post-apocalyptic, super robot, tragedy
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: At the age of 14 Shinji Ikari is summoned by his father to the city of Neo Tokyo-3 after several years of separation. There he unwillingly accepts the task of becoming the pilot of a giant robot by the name EVA01 and protect the world from the enigmatic invaders known as âangels.â Even though he repeatedly questions why he has accepted this mission from his estranged and cold father, his doing so helps him to gradually accept himself. However, why exactly are the angels attacking and what are his fatherâs true intentions are yet to be unraveled.
Number of episodes: 26
Vintage: 1995-10-04 to 1996-03-27
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction
Themes: mecha
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: During the early 21st century a meteorite crashed into Antarctica. After scientists went to study the crash a gigantic explosion followed, classified as the âSecond Impactâ. Shinji Ikari is a fourteen year-old boy who has come to Toyko3, a city that also serves as a fortress, to meet up with his father who left him many years ago. The city also happens to be under siege by monstrous creatures called âAngelsâ at the time of his arrival. Somehow Shinji finds himself in Evangelion Unit 01, and manages to synchronize with the giant robot. Shinji is told to become its permanent pilot, and is thrown into combat as the cityâs last defense for fighting off the angels. However, as Shinji fights, he begins to realize the truth behind the Angels, the Second Impact, manâs struggle against God and what he truly is afraid of.
Running time: 139 minutes
Vintage: 1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction
Themes: Mecha
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Having prevented the Third Impact and thus saving the planet, Nerv unexpectedly finds itself under attack. Conscious of Gendoâs betrayal, Seele launches a massive attack towards Tokyo-3 in order to conclude the Human Instrumentality Project at any cost. Nerv must now fight itâs most fearsome opponent: mankind itself.
Running time: 97 minutes
Vintage: 1997
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction
Themes: aliens, mecha, military, post-apocalyptic, real robot
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: After the second impact, all that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city thatâs being attacked by giant creatures that seek to eradicate the human kind, called Angels. After not seeing his father for more than eight years, Shinji Ikari receives a phone call, in which he is told to urgently come to the NERV Headquarters, an organization that deals with the destruction of the Angels through the use of giant mechs called Evas.Shinjiâs objective is to pilot the Eva Unit 01,while teaming up with the Eva Unit 00 pilot, Ayanami Rei.
Running time: 101 minutes
Vintage: 2007-09-01
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Genres: action, drama, psychological, science fiction
Themes: mecha, post-apocalyptic
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrious and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed the secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
Running time: 108 minutes
Vintage: 2009
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Genres: drama, science fiction
Themes: mecha, post-apocalyptic, real robot
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Fourteen years after third impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasnât aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, Nerv has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The charactersâ struggles continue amid the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
Vintage: 2012-11-17
Petit Eva - Evangelion@School (OAV) Vintage: 2009-03-11
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie) - Vintage: 2021-01-23
