The series is well known for its psychoanalysis of the characters, most heavily covered in the implementation of the Human Instrumentality Project, the secret goal of NERV and SEELE, whose result varies across different media, including the original anime, films, manga and video games.  , commonly referred to as "Evangelion" or "Eva", is a Japanese science-fantasy animation series that first aired from October 1995 to March 1996. It was directed and written by Hideaki Anno. "Evangelion" follows Shinji Ikari, a fourteen-year-old boy, who is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his father Gendo Ikari to pilot Evangelion Unit-01 on the eve of an Angel attack. Treated as a tool by his father, Shinji joins Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Soryu as mankind's last hope against the mysterious beings known as the "Angels". As the series progresses, the true natures of NERV, the Evangelions, and the Angels are revealed. "Death and Rebirth", originally released on March 15, 1997, is a film that consists of a highly condensed character-based recap and re-edit of the episodes 1-24, titled "Death", and the first half of an unfinished new ending, titled "Rebirth", a retelling of episodes 25 and 26 of the television series as the events of the Human Instrumentality Project unfold from an external point of view. "The End of Evangelion", released on July 19, 1997, is the completed version of "Rebirth", an alternate version of the final episodes of the television series. SEELE attacks NERV, using their Mass Production Evangelion units, all in an attempt to complete the Human Instrumentality Project and initiate the Third Impact. Petit Eva: Evangelion@School is a super deformed parody ONA series that ran for 24 broadcast from March 20, 2007 to March 11, 2009 it was adapted from "Petit Eva" and "Petit Eva Bokura Tanken Dōkōkai" spin off manga. On September 9, 2006, Gainax confirmed a new animated film series called "Rebuild of Evangelion", consisting of four movies presenting an alternate retelling of the TV series (including new scenes, settings, and characters) and a completely new conclusion to the story. The first film was released in Japan on September 1, 2007, with and released on June 27, 2009 and November 17, 2012 respectively. The final film "" is slated for a 2020 release date.