"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:

For the version of "Fly Me To The Moon" used in the final episode, director Hideaki Anno reportedly asked singer Megumi Hayashibara (who also voices Rei Ayanami, Yui Ikari, and Pen-Pen in the show) to perform the song while imagining herself "strangling a little cat with a big smile on [her] face."

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:

[Misato's on the phone with Ritsuko]
Misato Katsuragi: So, I said, I'll take care of Shinji. I've already got permission from the brass. Hey, it's not like I'm going to put the moves on him.
Ritsuko Akagi: [Yelling into Misato's ear] Of course you're not! How could you even think of such a thing? You're always like that, shame on you!
Misato Katsuragi: She just can't take a joke.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Michael Clayton (2007)

Soundtrack:

Zankoku na Tenshi no Têze

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