At the turn of the millennium the inhabitants of Earth are nearly completely wiped out by a mysterious supposed meteorite strike on Antarctica. Roughly half the population dies as a direct result of the strike, and the rest are left to struggle for survival amidst the rising savage seas due to melting of the polar ice caps.

Now the year is 2015. As the remnants of the human race cower in subterranean cities, a deadly war is being waged for what is left of the planet, and for what lies there within. On one side are the mysterious alien beings known only as the Angels, on the other, the special agency NERV and mankind's last hope for survival; the awe-inspiring Evangelions.

Yet amongst the ongoing devastation, few weary individuals at NERV struggle to uncover and piece together the agency's long buried secrets and hidden agendas along with the mysteries surrounding the arrival of the Angels. Why was the Earth struck fifteen years ago? A mere simple unfortunate act of nature, or perhaps an act of vengeance instigated by beings more powerful than man. Why did NERV classify the Angel responsible for the first attack on Tokyo-3 as the third, not the first? And just why are the only qualified Eva pilots that of children born exactly nine months after the second impact that massacred over half the human race?

Source: Guide to Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Opening)

Name: Rei Ayanami
- The First Child
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Evangelion: Prototype Unit-00

Name: Asuka Langley Sohryu
- The Second Child
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Evangelion: Production Model Unit-02

Name: Shinji Ikari
- The Third Child
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Evangelion: Test Type Unit-01

As a 14 year old son of the most powerful man in the world, Shinji Ikari is a boy lost in loneliness. His mother's death and de facto abandonment have left him emotionally uncertain, insecure, and frightened of himself and his world. This is the Messiah of the Gospel for the New Age, this is the pilot of EVA-01.

Name: CLASSIFIED
- The Fourth Child
Age: CLASSIFIED
Gender: CLASSIFIED
Evangelion: Production Model Unit-03

Name: Kaoru Nagisa
- The Fifth Child
Age: CLASSIFIED
Gender: Male
Evangelion: CLASSIFIED

Name: Gendo Ikari Age: 48 Gender: Male Rank: NERV Commander Occupation: Commander Gendo Ikari, 48 years old. He is the commander of NERV and the father of Ikari Shinji. 10 years ago, his son Ikari Shinji ran away from him, blaming him to cause his own wife's death. Later, he sent his son to Tokyo-1 and left his son to a teacher. Ikari Gendou is a very secretive and cruel man. He works for a secret organization called SEELE and he helps them to process the Human Complementary Program and Project-E. Although he looks faithful to SEELE, he works secretly against SEELE's will. All he wants to do is prevent the Third Impact occurred by Angels. He treats Ayanami Rei like his own daughter but treat his son like a stranger.
Name: Kouzou Fuyutsuki Age: 58 Gender: Male Rank: NERV Vice Commander Occupation: Second-In-Command to Gendo Ikari Fuyutsuki Kouzou, 58 years old. He is the Vice-commander of NERV. Same as Ikari Gendou, he is a very calm and smart man. He takes charge of everything in NERV when Ikari Gendou is out station. He is introduced by Ikari Gendou and Yui to work for SEELE. As SEELE wants Angels to occur the Third Impact which will cause Human Race disappear from the earth, and so both of them agreed with the views of Yui which is "There is no gain from any dead caused by Angels" and decided to fulfill the last wish of Yui to work secretly against SEELE.
Name: Misato Katsuragi Age: 29 Gender: Female Rank: Captain (promoted to Major) Occupation: Director of Operations Katsuragi Misato, 29 years old. She belongs to the first section of military operation bureau of the tactical military operations department of NERV. She hates Angels very much and took destroy Angels as her responsible. She is cool, humour but a little bit lazy. Her only best friends in NERV is Ritsuko. She likes to drink beer and eats instant noodles by mixing a lot of curry in it. She never did the housework. Before Shinji came to live with her, her house is a mess. She later becomes the guardian of Shinji and Asuka after they move to stay with her. Shinji also complains about her laziness and not dressing well in house to Touji and Kensuke. She once lived with her ex-boyfriend, Kaji Ryouji, but they have separated long time ago.		Name: Dr. Ritsuko Akagi Age: 30 Gender: Female Rank: Head Scientist / Researcher Occupation: Head of NERV's Technical Division 30 years old. She belongs to the first section of the Techology Bureau of the Technology Development Department of NERV Headquarter. She has known Katsuragi Misato since both of them were students and she is also a good friend of Kaji Ryouji. She is a beautiful lady who is mature, cool and intellectual. She likes to collect cat's toy and she also feeds a cat in her grandmother's place. As a scientist she is very capable. She has improved the Super Computer Magi which is invented by her mother Akagi Naoko. In NERV, she is in charge of the development of Evangelion and she is also the direct person in charge of Evangelion.
Name: Makoto Hyuga Age: 20? Gender: Male Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Occupation: Assistant to Misato Hyuuga Makoto belongs to the first section of the Bureau of Combat Operation of the Central Combat Operation Command Deparment of NERV. His main jobs are to control Magi System and to be the "spy" of Katsuragi Misato. He helps Misato to do all kinds of work like sending her clothes to the laundry, stealing the information from the Project Development Center, stealing the files from Ibuki Maya which is about the 5th child and searches a lot of things that Misato wants. His seems to like Misato very much and does everything for her.	Name: Shigeru Aoba Age: 2? Gender: Male Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Occupation: Communications Aoba Shigeru is an operator of the Central Military Operaton Room. His main job is to control the Magi System. All about his past is not mentioned in T.V.Series but he seems to like to play guitar and listens to rock music.		Name: Maya Ibuki Age: 24 Gender: Female Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Occupaton: Assistant to Ritsuko Ibuki Maya is the one of the operators of Magi System. She belongs to First Section of the Bureau of Techonology of NERV. She is also the First Rank operator of S.C.Magi and a computer programmer. She is also the assistant of Akagi Ritsuko. Ritsuko taught her a lot of thing. So that's why she calls Ritsuko a "Senpai" which is a respectful word used to call someone who is elder or more experienced than you. Ibuki Maya's main jobs are to control the Magi System and the functions of Evangelions, to calculate the harmonic percentage, to help Ritsuko to do all kinds of experiment and others.

Episode 01: Angel Attack
Shinji Ikari is summoned to NERV by his bold father, Gendo Ikari, who tells him he has a use for him. At the same time, a giant being known as an "Angel" also arrives in New Tokyo-3, which is met by the ineffectual offense of the U.N. Shinji must pilot the equally giant Evangelion Unit-01, but at what cost?




Episode 02: The Beast
The city is saved and cleaned up and rebuilding begins. Now needing a place to stay, Shinji is taken in by the beautiful Misato Katsuragi who has presided over him since his arrival. They begin their awkward relationship joined by the hot spring penguin Pen Pen, while Shinji's memory of battling the Angel comes crashing back.




Episode 03: The Phone That Never Rings
A heavy regimen of training inside Unit-01 begins, and more secrets about "Second Impact" and the Angels are revealed. Shinji starts his first day at his new school and meets two classmates who will become his good friends. The Fourth Angel arrives, and a rage-filled Shinji goes against orders to defeat it.




Episode 04: Rain, Escape & Afterwards
Shinji runs away from Misato and NERV after hurting each other in their attempt to be closer. Their relationship is described as the "hedgehog's dilemma," wherein the closer they become the more they can hurt each other. Shinji is finally captured by NERV and discharged, but his need for others keeps him from boarding the outbound train.




Episode 05: Rei I - Beyond Her Heart
Rei Ayanami begins the second activation experiment with Unit-00 after a disastrous activation 22 days previously. Much like Gendo, she displays little emotion, even after being seen naked by a flustered Shinji. Study begins on the fallen Fourth Angel revealing its DNA to be identical to humans.




Episode 06: Rei II - Showdown in Tokyo-3
Eva-01's first encounter goes badly with the fifth Angel. While Shinji heals, Misato displays her tactfulness by organizing Operation Yashima, which involves utilizing all the electrical power in Japan to power a prototype rifle. The success hinges on the teamwork of both Eva-00 and Eva-01.




Episode 07: A Human Creation
The mystery around Second Impact and the Evas is partially revealed. Misato and Ritsuko head off to see the activation of the pilot-less robot Jet Alone. However, the giant nuclear powered robot mysteriously runs amok, and it's up to Misato and Shinji to stop it before it melts down.




Episode 08: Asuka Strikes!
Misato along with Shinji and classmates Toji and Aida fly to a navy battle group, which is transporting the newly assigned production model Eva-02. The group meets the new pilot, the spirited Second Child Asuka Langley Sohryu, before the sixth Angel appears.




Episode 09: With One Accord in a Flash
Asuka and Shinji face off against the seventh Angel, which ends up being able to split into two halves. Their only way to defeat it is by vigorously training to perform a perfectly synchronized ballet-like attack.




Episode 10: Magma Diver
The three Children take time off at a NERV pool, where Asuka teaches Shinji about thermal expansion. Inside the volcano Mt. Asama, the eighth Angel is discovered in its larval form. Eva-02, outfitted with Type-D armor, is sent deep inside the magma to retrieve it before the Angel can hatch.




Episode 11: In The Still Darkness
The day starts off with everyone doing normal chores, but things are cut short when the power mysteriously goes out in Tokyo-3. The three Children must find their way back to headquarters with the overconfident guidance of Asuka. While Hyuga is in the city above, he hears from a U.N. plane flying overhead that another Angel is approaching and makes his way to NERV to start the manual activation of the Evas.




Episode 12: The Value of a Miracle Is...
A flashback to the Second Impact shows a young Misato being placed into an escape capsule as the area is decimated. Back in the present, Misato is promoted to Major, which prompts Kensuke and Toji to throw a party. The 10th Angel is detected high above Earth's atmosphere zeroing in on Tokyo-3, where it will fall and collide directly.




Episode 13: Lilliputian Hitcher
Ritsuko begins running a series of diagnostics on the three MAGI supercomputers, after which she tests the Eva pilots who must be nude inside simulation Evas. Some corrosion is detected during the test that ends up being the 11th Agnel. The pilots and Evas are ejected from the are as the Angel infects the computers and almost takes over the MAGI, forcing Ritsuko to battle the Angel with the MAGI computer Casper.




Episode 14: Weaving a story
The members of SEELE hold a meeting to go over the events that have happened so far, recapping the encounters with each Angel. They give Gendo a warning about following their plans using the Dead Sea Scrolls. Ritsuko performs another test by having Rei inside of Unit-01 and Shinji inside Unit-00, but Unit-00 goes berserk.




Episode 15: Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses.
Kaji makes a trip to Kyoto for a secret meeting, as Asuka goes out on a blind date and Shinji and Rei stay after class to clean up. The next day Shinji visits the grave of his mother with Gendo, the first time in 3 years. Misato Ritsuko and Kaji attend the wedding of a friend and reminice about their past, while Askua and Shinji find something to pass the time.




Episode 16: Splitting of the Breast
While going through another series of synchronization tests, all three Eva's are launched when the 12th Angel makes its appearance. Conventional wapons prove useless as Unit-01 sinks into the Angel's shadow. After much research Ritsuko calculates Shinji is inside a "Sea of Durac" in the Angel, but destroying it is almost impossible. Shinji begins to slip into unconsciousness as the life support sustems run out of power.




Episode 17: The Fourth Child
Misato is interrogated by SEELE about the latest encounter with the Angels. It is learned the second branch of NERV in Nevada has vanished when a prototype S2 engine was installed into Eva Unit-04, afterwhcih the U.S. government request to transfer Unit-03 to the Japanese branch. Toji and Shinji make a trip to Rei's apartment to bring some school papers, while the fourth pilot of Unit-03 is chosen.




Episode 18: Ambivalence
As Eva Unit-03 is flown into Japan, Misato and Ritsuko await its arrival. Kaji is left to take care of Shinji and a distraught Asuka while Misato is away. With the reluctant Fourth Child aboard, Unit-03 goes berserk during a routine test, casing a giant explosion at the remote testing facility. Reclassified, the thirteenth Angel easily disables Asuka's and Rei's Evas leaving the fate of the Fourth Child in Shinji's hands.




Episode 19: Introjection
After the traumatic events with the thirteenth Angel, Shinji refuses to leave Unit-01, forcing Gendo to render him unconscious. Vowing to never pilot again and facing criminal charges, Shinji leaves NERV once again. His departure is cut short by the arrival of the most power Angel yet. Despite a valiant effort, Asuka and Rei are defeated, forcing Shinji to decide what is most important to him.




Episode 20: Weaving a Story 2: Oral Stage
The aftermath of the last Angel attack has left NERV and the Evas completely disabled to dismay of SEELE. But while Rei and Asuka are safe, Shinji has disappeared inside his Eva. It is beleived he is still alive in a different form, and Ritsuko uses all of her experience to come up with a way to save him. Shinji awakens in his new form, and as time passes, the Eva is repaired, and Ritsuko prepares the salvage operation.




Episode 21: He was aware that he was still a child
Vice-Commander Fuyutsuki has gone missing, and Misato is held captive with Kaji as the prime suspect. Fuyutsuki is being questioned by SEELE, who recounts his first involvement with Yui Ikari and Gendo Rokubungi and the events afterward. The histories of Misato, Ritsuko and Professor Akagi are also recounted.




Episode 22: At Least, Be Humane
A flashback shows Asuka as a child and the death of her mother. In the present her synch ration is faling to the concern of Ritsuko and Misato. She takes out her frustration on Rei in an elevator while her synch ration continues to drop. Another Angel appears above Earth's atmosphere and begins to attack Asuka in Unit-02 directly through her mind.




Episode 23: Rei III - Tear
As Misato mourns the loss of Kaji, Asuka becomes more withdrawn from the world. The sixteenth Angel shows up and Rei is launched to fight it, but when Shinji arrives to help, she makes the fateful decision to self-destruct to save him. SEELE reveals that only one Angel remains, while Ritsuko shows Misato and Shinji the dark secrets of NERV.




Episode 24: The Beginning and the End, or "Knocking on Heaven's Door"
Shinji is depressed over the ruin of Tokyo-3 and all his friends who have left. A boy appears nearby who reveals himself to be Kaworu, the fifth Child. They become close friends as Kaworu excels at synch ration tests. But as suspected, Kaworu is the final Angel and takes control of Unit-02, with Shinji as the only one who can save humanity from being destroyed.




Episode 25: Do you Love Me?
With the final Angel destroyed, Shinji struggles with his decision to kill Kaoru. He ponders why he pilots Eva; is it for the sake of mankind or simply to receive sympathy from others? Disappearing into nothingness, Gendo tells Shinji that this is simply the return to the state of the beginning, the primal womb that was lost. Misato tells him this is Instrumentality, and Shinji's wishes have shaped the world into a place of nothingness.



Alternate Episode 25 (Movie: The End of Evangelion): Air
With all 17 Angels destroyed, NERV and Gendo Ikari now hold all the cards. Possessing Rei, Eva Unit 1, Lillith, and Adam, Gendo can now initiate his own version of Instrumentality (Third Impact). However, before Gendo can realize his dream, SEELE uses the Japanese Strategic Self-Defence Forces (JSSDF) to launch an assault on NERV itself. The last enemy NERV has to face were indeed, humans.




Episode 26: The Beast That Shouted "I" At The Heart Of The World
As Instrumentality continues, Shinji feels he can disappear from existence because he is unwanted. Without piloting Eva, he is useless, without an identifier. Now in a world of nothingness, with no restrictions, he can do anything, but without others he has no identity. After a glimpse at one possible existence, he realizes that the way the world is seen can change through different perceptions and that there could be value in living.



Alternate Episode 26 (Movie: The End of Evangelion): A Pure Heart For You
Third Impact is initiated as Eva Unit-01 is put into use for the last time. As the pilot of Eva Unit-01, Shinji controls the fate of the world.





Movie - Death & Rebirth
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that reworked ending but after production overruns became only the first half of the first episode of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences. Over time, two newer director's cuts of Death were produced, each including new footage not seen in the series - these were called Death (True) and finally Death (True)^2. Note that despite containing clips from the series, Death (True)^2 & Rebirth should be seen after the series itself to be fully understood.




Movie - The End of Evangelion
The infamous final two episodes are devoted entirely to examining the internal conflicts of its troubled protagonists, which had at any rate become as much a part of the show as giant-robot battles or apocalyptic conspiracy. Still, from a pragmatic standpoint this is hardly an ending at all, and from this perspective Evangelion is a very unsatisfying viewing experience...Due to fan outrage after the abysmal episodes 25 and 26, Studio GAINAX decided to make a remake of the final two episodes. This became the movie The End of Evangelion which is not really a remake, but an alternate version - and an alternate ending for the series.




Source: TV.com

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