"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 16 (Sickness, Unto Death, And.../Splitting of the Breast), Shinji and the EVA-01 are absorbed into a "Sea of Dirac". This comes from a theory by physicist Paul Dirac which states that the entire universe is filled with densely packed, negative energy electrons (in other words, anti-matter). This became known as a Dirac Sea, though later studies by other physicists gave way to the similar, but slightly more accurate Stückelberg-Feynman theory.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: It is impossible to tell where the Evas are housed and launched from. Launch shafts can be seen in several episodes - mostly straight, but with several angled sections - which imply that it must be somewhere between the Earth's surface and the ceiling of the GeoFront. However, in episode 19, it is shown that Eva cages are at the HQ level (at the bottom of the GeoFront). Moreover, it takes only a minor amount of time for the characters to travel from HQ to the Eva cages (as in episodes 1 and 6).

Quotes:

[EVA-02 will not start because Shinji is in the cockpit with Asuka]
Asuka Langley Sôryû: It's mental static! I told you, if you HAVE to think, think in German!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Heppoko jikken animêshon excel saga: Seikimatsu seifukusha densetsu (#1.23)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Fly Me to the Moon

Wow...

I never knew what great anime was, until I saw Evangelion! Everything about it is breathtaking, the action, the adventure, the awesome EVA's and angels, the cool characters (I like Asuka, Misato, Shinji and Rei best), even the humor (Pen Pen is sooo cute!!!) My friend says I even (kind of) resemble Asuka, from the hair, to the attitude. (Though I haven't graduated from college...) I've only seen the first ten episodes, since the videos and DVD's are so hard to find in my town. If you want an anime that'll take your breath away, get this, you will seriously not be disappointed! Warning-it has some nudity and graphic violence so it's probably best for teens and older.