One of the most popular anime of all time on top of being a popular [[mecha]] anime, created by [[Anno Hideaki]] initially with [[GAINAX]] and now with his company [[Studio Khara]]. It was first released as a TV anime series in October 1995.

Originally imagined as a parody of the traditional [[super robot]] mecha anime genre tropes of the time (according to creator Anno), it surprisingly became an extremely successful and long lasting franchise despite its mentally and socially troubled protagonists [spoilers]and Anno's original intention to troll super robot mecha [[otaku]]s[/spoilers].

The [b]Evangelion[/b] franchise also spans the initial manga, and many spin-offs in various media.

h4. Spin-offs 

h6. Movies
* [[Evangelion: Death and Rebirth]]
* [[The End of Evangelion]]
* [[Rebuild of Evangelion]]
** [[Evangelion: 1.0 You are (not) Alone]]
** [[Evangelion: 2.0 You can (not) Advance]]
** [[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]]
** [[Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time]]

h6. Serializations
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Gakuen Datenroku]]

h6. Games
* [[Ayanami Raising Project]]
* [[Ikari Shinji Raising Project]]
* [[Meitantei Evangelion]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Iron Maiden 2nd]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: 2nd Impression]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Typing Project-E]]
* [[The Nerv White Paper]]

h6. Other
* [[Angel Chromosome XX]]
* [[Petit Eva: Evangelion@School]]

h4. Characters

* [[Ikari Shinji]]
* [[Ayanami Rei]]
** [[Rei Quatre]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
** [[Rei Cinq]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
** [[Rei Six]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
* [[Souryuu Asuka Langley]]/Shikinami Asuka Langley
** [[Asuka-Eva-Synthesis]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
* [[Suzuhara Touji]]
* [[Makinami Mari Illustrious]] ([[Rebuild of Evangelion]])

h5. EVAs

* [[EVA 01]]
* [[EVA 02]]
* [[EVA 00]]
* [[EVA 05]]

h5. GEHIRN / [[NERV]] Staff

* [[Ikari Gendou]]
* [[Ikari Yui]]
* [[Fuyutsuki Kouzou]]
* [[Akagi Naoko]]
* [[Akagi Ritsuko]]
* [[Katsuragi Misato]]
* [[Kaji Ryouji]]
* [[Hyuuga Makoto]]
* [[Ibuki Maya]]
* [[Aoba Shigeru]]
* [[Ooi Satsuki]]
* [[Agano Kaede]]
* [[Mogami Aoi]]

h5. [[SEELE (evangelion)|]] Staff

* [[Keel Lorenz]]

h5. Other characters

* [[Aida Kensuke]]
* [[Horaki Hikari]]
* [[Horaki Kodama]]
* [[Horaki Nozomi]]
* [[Kirishima Mana]]
* [[Kitakami Midori]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[Leliel-XX]] ([[Angel Chromosome XX]])
* [[Nagara Sumire]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[PenPen]]
* [[Sahaquiel-XX]] ([[Angel Chromosome XX]])
* [[Suzuhara Sakura]] ([[Rebuild of Evangelion]])
* [[Tabris-XX]] ([[Angel Chromosome XX]])
* [[Takao Kouji]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[Tama Hideki]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[Yamagishi Mayumi]] ([[neon genesis evangelion: 2nd impression|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Second Impression]])

h5. Non-[[Evangelion (mecha)|]] mecha
* [[AAA Wunder|Autonomous Assault Ark Wunder]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[Jet Alone]]
* [[T-RIDEN-T|T•RIDEN•T Land Cruiser]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Iron Maiden]])

h4. General tags

* [[AT Field|Absolute Terror Field]]
* [[Angel (Evangelion)|]]
* [[Bazooka (Evangelion)|]]
* [[Beast Mode (evangelion)|]] ([[Rebuild of Evangelion]])
* [[Entry Plug]]
* [[Evangelion (mecha)|]]
* [[Eva-08 Handgun]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[Eva-08 Ranged Rifle]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) Redo]])
* [[F-Type Equipment (Evangelion: ANIMA)|]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
** [[Backbone (Evangelion)|]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
** [[Evangelion Stage 2 Specification]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
** [[Magoroku Exterminate Sword (Evangelion)|]] ([[Neon Genesis Evangelion Anima|Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA]])
* [[Interface Headset]]
* [[LCL]]
* [[NERV]]
* [[Pallet Rifle (Evangelion)|]]
* [[Plugsuit]]
** [[Test Plugsuit]] ([[Evangelion: 2.0 You can (not) Advance|Rebuild of Evangelion: 2.0 You can (not) Advance]])
* [[Positron Cannon]]
* [[Prog Knife|Progressive Knife]]
* [[Smash Hawk (Evangelion)|]]
* [[Sonic Glaive (Evangelion)|]]
* [[Spear of Gaius]] ([[Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time|Rebuild of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time]])
** [[Lance of Longinus (Evangelion)|]]
*** [[Heavy Spear (Evangelion)|]] ([[The End of Evangelion]])
** [[Spear of Cassius]] ([[Rebuild of Evangelion]])
* [[Tokyo-3 Middle School uniform]]
* [[UCC Coffee]]
* [[UN Heavy Fighter Jet (Evangelion)|]]

h6. References/memes
* [[A Cruel Angel's Thesis]]
* [[Feliz Jueves (meme)|]]
* [[Gendou Pose]]
* [[Komm Susser Tod]]
* [[Omedetou! (meme)|]]
* [[Rei Chikita]]
* [[Shinji Holding a Mug (meme)|]]
* [[Shinji in a Chair (meme)|]]
* [[Shinji's Fapping Hand (meme)|]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(franchise)]
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