Description:There was no foreseeable warning before it happened — a catastrophe of unparalleled scale and magnitude overwhelmed the entire globe. This event, recorded in history as “The Second Impact,” caused half the population of the Earth to perish and devastated the world. All that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that is now being aThere was no foreseeable warning before it happened — a catastrophe of unparalleled scale and magnitude overwhelmed the entire globe. This event, recorded in history as “The Second Impact,” caused half the population of the Earth to perish and devastated the world. All that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that is now being attacked by giant creatures that seek to destroy mankind. These creatures are called Angels. Fourteen year old Shinji Ikari is called to Tokyo-3 by his father who he hasn’t seen in more than eight years. He is asked to come to the NERV headquarters to meet his father. His father reveals to him a gigantic humanoid weapons system that the special governmental agency has secretly developed to fight the Angels and then orders Shinji to pilot the giant artificial human Evangelion Unit One. With the fate of the world resting on his shoulders, how will the 14 year old boy Shinji fight? Wht is the truth behind “The Human Instrumentality Project,” an operation somehow related to the “Second Impact”? And who is the true enemy? The Angels, NERV, the mysterious SEELE, or the demons held within the hearts of the people involved? Gendō Ikari, a man who holds many answers to these questions, watches silently and attentively as his son fights a desperate battle…... (more)(less)
"Shinji Ikari
"I mustn’t run away! I mustn’t run away! I mustn’t run away!"-Shinji
REASON
He is a high school student that pilots a mecha called an Eva unit. Fights alien beings known as Angels that try to destroy earth.
At a young age of 3 years, Shinji lost his mother during an experiment gone wrong, causing him trauma. Shinji is a good person but feels that he doesn't belong and that he is a burden to others. But is willing to to move forward, for the sake of others."
AVPGuyver21 added this to a list 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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The rebuild is very similar to the series, but I still want to see where the rebuild goes, and if the 3rd and 4th films will be psychological dramas (the series took a turn around the 15th episode, when the show became more psychological due to budget and time problems.) The ending may even be completely different from the season finale and End of Evangelion bec"
"Neon Genesis Evangelion, with improved, impressive new designs. Marvellous!- considering story, characters, Evangelions and soundtrack.
I'm so glad that they did this rebuild.
2.0. decided to run a path different from the original but till now I don't mind. I agree it was a bit absurd but absurdity is the least peculiar thing in an NGE production. So let's see how it tops the film-series off in the end...
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Happy Vader added this to a list 1 year, 8 months ago