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Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangerion, lit. New Century Evangelion?), commonly referred to as
Evangelion, is a commercially
[1] and critically
successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the
Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It won several major animation awards.
The anime was created by Gainax, written and directed by Hideaki Anno, and co-produced by TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS).
Evangelion is an apocalyptic mecha
action series which revolves around the efforts by the paramilitary organization Nerv to fight monstrous beings called Angels, primarily using giant mecha called Evangelions which are piloted by select teenagers, one of whom is the primary protagonist.
Events in the series refer to Judeo-Christian symbols from the Book of Genesis and Biblical apocrypha among others.
Later episodes deconstruct the themes and motifs of the mecha genre
and shift focus to psychoanalysis of the main characters, who display various emotional problems and mental illnesses;
the nature of existence and reality are questioned in a way that lets
Evangelion be characterized as "postmodern fantasy".
Hideaki Anno, the director of the anime series, suffered from clinical depression prior to creating the series, and the psychological aspects of the show are based on the director's own experiences with overcoming this illness.
The anime is an early example of the genre/concept "sekai-kei",
anime/manga/light novels which mirror their protagonists' lives with the end of the world.
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