Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion streams on Netflix, which carries the complete original series worldwide. This is the landmark mecha deconstruction that rewired anime forever — a show about giant robots that's really about depression, connection, and what it costs to be needed.
About
Tokyo-3 stands as humanity's last line against the Angels — colossal, inscrutable beings that descend without warning or explanation. The secretive agency NERV fields the only weapon that works: towering bio-machines called Evangelions, which can only be piloted by a handful of teenagers. Shinji Ikari, summoned by the father who abandoned him, becomes one of those pilots. What starts as a monster-of-the-week mecha show slowly turns inward, peeling back the psychology of its damaged cast until the battles feel almost incidental to the loneliness driving everyone.
Information
- Japanese
- 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
- Premiered
- October 3, 1995
- Episodes
- 26
- Duration
- 24 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- tatsunoko production co., ltd., gainax co., ltd.
- Source
- Original
- Themes
- primarily teen cast, angst, drama, japanese production, present, speculative fiction
Seasons & Watch Order
Start with this original series — it's the beginning and the core of everything Evangelion. Check our Evangelion watch order guide for how the films fit around it.
Watching the whole franchise? See the Evangelion Watch Order
FAQ
Netflix streams the complete original series.
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