Neon Genesis Evangelion

In the year 2015, the world is in chaos. There are monsters called “angel” that going to destroy the earth. The chaotic situation begins by the second impact. The first impact’s considered to be the Hiroshima and Nagasaki incident. The second impact takes place in the year 2000 (Thank God it didn’t really happen) when a giant, unidentified object comes crashing down on Antarctica which resulted the death of half of the world’s population.



According to the Dead Sea Scrolls, the angels would return to destroy the human race. So the human race created SEELE, an organization with almost unlimited amounts of funds. And NERV (which attached to UN), an organization which fights the angels with huge robots/machines called Evangelion. But not all can ride an Evangelion, only some gifted people called children could do it.

But somehow NERV and SEELE looks like hiding some scandals.

The Characters:

-Ikari Shinji. He is the 3rd child, pilot of the evangelion number 01. He is also Ikari Gendou (NERV commander)’s son. But he has a bad relationship with his father.

-Ayanami Rei. She is the 1st child, pilot of the evangelion number 00. Her expression seems cold and soulless. She is the most loyal person to Ikari Gendou. She never let anyone insults him. She uses to be Ikari Gendou’s tool.

-Asuka Langley Sohryu. She is the 2nd child, pilot of the evangelion number 02. She is half German, and half Japanese. She has a magnificent IQ. She has already graduated at a young age. Unlike Rei, she is very active and wild.

-Ikari Gendou. He is Shinji’s father and also NERV commander. He is definitely a mysterious person with complicated thought. He seems so cold and mean. But actually, he is a very caring person. He’s just lost.

-Katsuragi Misato. She works at the NERV as a captain. She used to baby sit Shinji. She loves beer^^

This anime is superb!! Even if you don’t like some kind of robotic anime, you’ll definitely love evangelion.

By the way, this anime is kind of deep and complicated. I myself needed 3 times to watch it before I understand the ending.

There are several Ending with some different stories/ending (but the same characters).

There are many stories of evangelion:
-Neon Genesis Evangelion (this series, the one you should watch first)
-The End of Evangelion (a movie, with a different ending)
-You Are [Not] Alone (A new movie. Alternate telling. It will be released on September 1 2007)
-Rebuild of Evangelion: 2.0 (sequel of You Are [Not] Alone)
-Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 (sequel of You Are [Not] Alone)
-Rebuild of Evangelion: Final (Sequel of You Are [Not] Alone)

There are also the manga:
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (alternate telling)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (alternate retelling, Spinoff of alternate universe in episode 26)


Overall rate: 4 stars! This anime is legendary. You definitely should watch this anime!

It's licensed since long ago. But you still can download it from http://www.veoh.com