Mankind's greatest fear is mankind itself.
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is a sci-fi & fantasy, animation and drama series that premiered on October 4, 1995, spanning 1 season and 26 episodes. It stars Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara and Yuko Miyamura. Viewers rate it 8.6 out of 10 across 2,162 ratings.
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Megumi Ogata
as Shinji Ikari (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
as Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
as Rei Ayanami (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
as Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
as Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
as Gendo Ikari (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
as Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa
as Maya Ibuki (voice)
Average viewer score of 8.6/10 from 2,162 ratings.
The series starts out with some usual anime tropes: a monomyth, insufferable high school protagonists, mechs vs. kaijus, and hypersexualized 14 year old girls. It tries to be "deep" by mixing some religious mythology and existential questions that keep teens up at night, like "Why am I here?" repeated a million times. Towards the end, the main story is such unsalvageable nonsense that the writers just give up on it…
Reviewed on November 20, 2025
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Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is available to stream on Netflix, Criterion Channel and Netflix Standard with Ads, with episodes also available to buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
Neon Genesis Evangelion has 1 season and 26 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on October 4, 1995.
No. Neon Genesis Evangelion is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on March 27, 1996.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) stars Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura and Yuriko Yamaguchi. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) is rated 8.6 out of 10 from 2,162 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like sci-fi & fantasy, animation and drama series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official Neon Genesis Evangelion trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
