"Shin seiki evangerion" (1995) TV series 1995-1996

Creator:

Hideaki Anno

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 October 1995 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

A young boy finds himself recruited as a member of an elite team of teenage giant-robot pilots by his father.

Plot Keywords:

Giant Robot | Mecha | Alien | Manga | Piloted Giant Robot

Cast

Spike Spencer	...	Shinji Ikari (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Allison Keith	...	Misato Katsuragi (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sue Ulu	...	Ritsuko Akagi (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Rei Ayanami (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tiffany Grant	...	Asuka Langly Soryu (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Tristan MacAvery	...	Gendo Ikari (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Guil Lunde	...	Kozo Fuyutsuki (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Matt Greenfield	...	Makoto Hyuga (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kendra Benham	...	Maya Ibuki (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jason Lee	...	Shigeru Aoba (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Enrique Cervántes	...	Narrator / ... (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jesús Colín	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jessie Conde	...	Kozo Fuyutsuki (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Irwin Daayan	...	Kensuke Aida (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Pedro de Aguillón	...	Seele Member (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Norma Echavarría	...	Asuka Langley Soryu (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Enzo Fortuny	...	Makoto Hyuga (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Miguel Ángel Gligliazza	...	Seele Member (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Maru Guerrero	...	Ritsuko Akagi (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Olga Hindey	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Circe Luna	...	Rei Ayanami (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Paco Mauri	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Enrique Mederos	...	Toji Suzuhara (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Arturo Mercado	...	Seele Member (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Marcos Patiño	...	Additional Voices (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Toni Rodríguez	...	Misato Katsuragi (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Esteban Siller	...	Keel Lorenz (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Humberto Solorzano	...	Gendo Ikari (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Sarah Souza	...	Hikari Horaki (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ricardo Tejedo	...	Shigeru Aoba (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Víctor Ugarte	...	Shinji Ikari (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Alma Wilheleme	...	Maya Ibuki (26 episodes, 1995-1996)
Joe Pisano	...	Toji Suzuhara (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Kurt Stoll	...	Kensuke Aida (18 episodes, 1995-1996)
Aaron Krohn	...	Ryoji Kaji (17 episodes, 1995-1996)
Carol Amerson	...	Hikari Horaki (17 episodes, 1995-1996)

Also Known As:

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japan: English title) (USA) (video title)
Evangelion (International: English title) (short title)
New Century Evangelion (literal English title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Denmark:16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:18 | Colombia:18 | Mexico:B (some scenes can shock) | Australia:MA (episodes 24-26) | Australia:M (episodes 1-23) | Canada:14A | Spain:13 | UK:18 (some episodes) | UK:15 | Germany:16 (DVD rating)

Company:

Gainax

Trivia:

In Episode 7, Misato's cans of Yebisu beer are labelled "Yebichu", with a picture of a hamster replacing the "beer god". This is a reference to the manga "Oruchuban Ebichu" by Lisa Itoh, which Hideaki Anno was a fan of. When Gainax later produced the anime version, "Oruchuban Ebichu" (1999), they carried the joke over.

Goofs:

Continuity: In one episode, Rei and Shinji exchange EVAs during an experiment in synchronizing. However, when Shinji speaks to Rei over the video link, her display shows him as broadcasting from "EVA-01", his normal EVA, when he should be shown in "EVA-00", her normal EVA.

Quotes:

Rei Ayanami: [to Shinji] You're the jerk who was staring at my panties!
Asuka Langley Soryu: Hey, you were the one who was flashing them!
Rei Ayanami: Why are you defending him? Are you riding his baloney pony?
Asuka Langley Soryu: [sweatdrops] WHAT? We're just really good childhood friends!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#33.2)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Zankoku na Tenshi no Têze

Anime at its best.

Evangelion blows your mind. First few episodes may seem like regular giant-robot-post-apocalyptic nonsense for kiddies but soon it begins to unmask itself. The background story is very complicated and not every detail of it is ever revealed. Characters are developed more than in many regular movies out there. Simply lovable.

The show can feel ultimately silly, weird, technologically naive, even insane. But it has a purpose - you shall experience every mood and emotion thinkable over the episodes. Pure originality seeps out of the series all the time. But it's all just the beginning. The real weirdness, packed with substance nonetheless, comes in the last three episodes. No matter how you will anticipate the story would end, it won't be anywhere near the real conclusion. I can't describe it without spoiling it. Evangelion just blows your mind.

9/10