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List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters

April 16, 2023

The Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion has an extensive cast of characters that were created by Gainax. The show's protagonist is Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruits him to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant, bio-machine mecha named "Evangelion", which goes into combat with beings known as "Angels".

The cast of Neon Genesis Evangelion as depicted on the Japanese "Genesis" (volume) 14 laserdisc and VHS cover

The character designs were drawn by artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who designed each character to easily be identified from its silhouette. The personalities were based on that of Hideaki Anno, the show's director and main scriptwriter. Many of the heroes in the second half of the series suffer trauma or physical violence, exacerbating their anxieties and fears, and the episodes give ample space to their inner monologues, with which they question the meanings of their actions and lives. This narrative choice culminates in the two final episodes, whose narrative pivot on Shinji's streams of consciousness; the finale, however, does not clearly conclude the plot.

In Japan, the characters met with a favorable audience reception, becoming the subjects of merchandising articles and winning popularity polls. Critics had mixed feelings about their psychological depth; some reviewers appreciated their complexity and depth, and praised Anno's script, but others found the characters stereotypical or problematic, and did not appreciate the insistence on their weaknesses and characterization. The show's last two episodes proved controversial, since the plot is eclipsed by moments of introspection. Some of the main heroes, especially Rei Ayanami, inspired later anime series, creating or helping to spread new stereotypes in Japanese animated productions.

Conception

The studio Gainax studio chose interpersonal communication as the theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion, insisting on portraying inter-generational relationships, such as those between parents and children.[1] The studio wanted to create a series that reflects on the lack of communication in contemporaneous Japanese society, which was considered to be in ruins.[2] The director of the series, Hideaki Anno, an otaku since his youth, experienced depression after the conclusion of his previous anime series, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water,[3] and poured his emotions into Neon Genesis Evangelion, making it a reflection of his feelings:[4]

I tried to include everything of myself in Neon Genesis Evangelion – myself, a broken man who could do nothing for four years. A man who ran away for four years, one who was simply not dead. Then one thought. "You can't run away," came to me, and I restarted this production. It is a production where my only thought was to burn my feelings into film. I know my behavior was thoughtless, troublesome, and arrogant. But I tried. I don't know what the result will be. That is because within me, the story is not yet finished. I don't know what will happen to Shinji, Misato or Rei. I don't know where life will take them. Because I don't know where life is taking the staff of the production.

— Hideaki Anno[5]

For each character, Anno took cues from a part of his personality,[6] stating that: "All the characters of Evangelion are me".[7] Shinji, for example, was conceived as a mirror of his self; "both the conscious and unconscious part".[8][9] According to him, moreover, Kaworu Nagisa and Gendo Ikari represent his shadow, the dark, unconscious side of an individual's psyche.[10][11] Kazuya Tsurumaki, assistant director of the series, stated that the autobiographical intent can also be detected in the female protagonists and secondary characters, such as Misato Katsuragi, Rei Ayanami, and Ryoji Kaji, saying; "Every character is ultimately the same. On the surface, different 'seasonings' have been used, but inside [the characters] are very similar".[12] Anno also said Shinji and the other main characters are not to be considered only a mirror of his personal experience but a reflection of the other members of the series' creative staff as well.[13] According to him; "It's strange that Evangelion has become such a hit – all the characters are so sick!"[14]

 
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's early draft for the character designs of the main characters

In 1993, about two years before the series aired, the production studio established a temporary lead on the creation of the characters in a presentation document titled New Century Evangelion (tentative name) Proposal (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (仮) 企画書, Shinseiki Evangelion (kari) kikakusho, Proposal).[15] Much of them were already outlined, despite differences in script.[16] Anno did not follow a well-defined plan for the development of the protagonists; he improvised as the episodes passed and following his instincts, as in a "live performance".[17] The original project also included a girl character named Yui Ichijō who was similar in appearance to Rei but had dark hair; this character never appeared in the final version of the show.[18]

The blood type and date of birth of each character were almost always identical to those of the character's voice actor, the exceptions being Toji, Kensuke, Kaworu, and Rei, whose date is never explicitly revealed in the series.[19] Anno named most of the characters after ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, while others were taken from comic-book characters and the novel Ai to gensō no fascism (愛と幻想のファシズム, "The Fascism of Love and Fantasy") by Japanese writer Ryu Murakami, from which the names Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida come.[20][21] The show's character designer was Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who had worked with Anno on Nadia; Sadamoto was asked to develop a design with a "relatively subdued appearance".[22] Sadamoto gave the characters immediately distinguishable features and silhouettes, trying to reflect as much as possible the interior of each of them.[23] Initially, Anno proposed using a female protagonist, following Gainax' earlier projects GunBuster and Nadia, but Sadamoto was hesitant about the idea, not understanding "why a girl would want to pilot a robot". Sadamoto suggested having a male protagonist, Shinji, and Asuka became the show's co-protagonist.[24]

Development

 
Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno

Anno began working on Neon Genesis Evangelion with the idea the setting and characters would evolve as the story progressed.[5] He continued to rely on his personal experience and avoided depicting "human dramas", perceiving the task as difficult; he thus preferred to represent Evangelion as a "documentary" rather than a drama.[25] While working on the third and fourth episodes, he set the goal of surpassing other television series in development and psychological depth. The first episodes focus on Shinji's relationship problems and his constant attempts to approach Rei in "Rei I" and "Rei II".[26] The creative staff felt dissatisfied with the result, considering it too heavy.[27] To give a different impulse, the irreverent, exuberant character Asuka was inserted in the eighth episode ("Asuka Strikes!"), which is the center of many comic and typically adolescent situations.[28] In the following episodes, despite their communication difficulties, the show's protagonists are portrayed with the lightness typical of comedy following a conventional, science-fiction anime scheme. The episode's scriptwriter Shinji Higuchi, who is known for the humorous and lighthearted character of his works,[29][30] intervened and the characters' development became more positive.[31] In the following episodes, Misato opens up to Shinji and talk to him about her painful past;[32] Asuka shows a sweeter and more-caring character, the cold commander Ikari helps his subordinates and praises his son.[33][34]

The last episodes would have closed the story and the protagonists' journey; for the ending the writers originally planned a scene in which Gendo would have said "Live!" (生きろ, Ikiro) to his son Shinji, similar to the ending of Gainax's earlier show The Secret of Blue Water, in which Captain Nemo utters the same phrase before sacrificing himself.[35] During the first broadcast of the series, Anno responded to animation fans with anger, accusing them of being excessively closed and introverted; for this reason, he changed the atmosphere of the show's second half, making the narrative even darker and more introspective. This change of direction is reflected in the protagonists' development. While being criticized, Anno decided to make the characters Asuka and Toji undergo physical and psychological violence, which was considered unsuitable for a television show in a protected transmission time.[36][37]

According to Michael House, native English translator for Gainax, at the beginning Anno had the idea of ending the anime with a scene of Shinji smiling and with the full maturation of the characters, who would be able to establish healthier relationships, but towards the middle of the show, he realized this could not be done in a credible way. Anno would have failed in his intent, creating characters who were too closed and problematic.[38] Asuka, for example, was initially inserted to lighten the tone of the series, and only as the show progressed it was decided to pay attention to her inner fragility.[39] At the same time, breaking a taboo of Japanese television, Anno focused on the sexuality of the protagonists, inserting in the twentieth episode a sequence of implicit sex that includes a long, off-screen shot of Misato making sounds of pleasure in bed with her lover Kaji.[40] The director said he wanted to show the audience, and especially children, how sex and violence are an integral part of human life.[41]

In the show's fourteenth episode, Anno wanted to investigate Rei Ayanami, whom he felt he had not adequately explored and with whom he felt less affinity than the other characters. Running out of ideas, an acquaintance of Anno lent him a book on mental illness.[42] Since then, Anno tried to include more concepts from psychology and psychoanalysis into the show.[43] The show's main theme thus became the deepening of the human inner lives[44] and reflections on interpersonal communication are depicted through streams of consciousness of the protagonists.[45][46] Shinji's character was deepened through internal monologues, as in the sixteenth[47][48] and twentieth episodes.[49][50] The last episodes also suffered from the tight production schedule; they were made in a short time to meet the deadlines. In the twenty-fifth episode, the protagonists undergo a psychoanalysis session in a dark theater, retracing their childhoods through flashbacks.[51] By rewriting the script, Anno focused only on the psychology of the main characters[52] Shinji in particular,[53][54] completely abandoning the main plot and not offering a clear conclusion to the narrative of the anime.[55][56] He tried to deliver a message to and criticism of the otaku world and himself, as a long-time otaku.[57]

Pilots

In the Japanese dialogue for the original anime, the Eva pilots are always referred to as "children", even when referring to an individual pilot. The English translation refers to the individual pilots as First Child, etc. In the series Rebuild of Evangelion, the expression "(n)th Children" is not used; instead, the pilots are referred to as Ichibanme no tekikakusha (一番目の適格者, "The First Qualified Person/Candidate"), Dai Ichi no Shōjo (第一の少女, "First Girl"), Sanninme no kodomo (三人目の子供, "Third Child"), or Dai San no Shōnen (第三の少年, "Third Boy").

Shinji Ikari

Main article: Shinji Ikari

Voiced by: Megumi Ogata,[58] Ryūnosuke Kamiki (adult) (Japanese); Spike Spencer (ADV, Movies and Rebuild),[59] Casey Mongillo (Netflix)[60] (English)

Shinji Ikari (碇 シンジ, Ikari Shinji) is the only son of Gendo Rokubungi and Yui Ikari.[61] Following the early death of his mother, who disappeared in a mysterious accident, his father entrusted Shinji to a guardian. Once Shinji reaches the age of fourteen, Gendo calls him back to the city Tokyo-3 to assume the role of Third Child, a pilot assigned to command the Eva-01. Because of his abandonment, Shinji feels unwanted[62] and, according to Hideaki Anno, "abandoned the attempt to understand himself", convincing himself he is a useless individual. Anno also described him as shy of human contact and unable to commit suicide.[5] Compared to the stereotypical hero of a traditional mecha anime, he is devoid of energy, closed towards others, and has a pessimistic attitude.[63][64] After moving to Tokyo-3, Shinji begins to form relationships that influence him positively, especially the other pilots, his classmates,[65] and other members of the Nerv such as Misato Katsuragi, his superior and legal guardian, and Ryoji Kaji.[66]

To write for Shinji, the show's writers used psychological concepts such as Freudian theories of the oral stage,[67][68] the porcupine's dilemma,[69][70] and the splitting of the breast.[71][72] His characterization has been compared to that of Amuro Ray, the protagonist of Mobile Suit Gundam,[73][74] and Japanese otaku.[3][72] Some critics associated the character with the youth and climate of 1990s Japan, which was shaken by the Tokyo subway sarin attack, the Great Hanshin earthquake, and the bursting of the Japanese asset price bubble,[75][76] and interpreted him as a messianic figure[77][78] Unreality Magazine's Nick Verboon described Shinji as "one of the most nuanced, popular, and relatable characters in anime history".[79] Anime and manga publications gave Shinji a mixed reception.[80][81] Comic Book Resources' Angelo Delos Trinos wrote; "No anime character inspires as many polarized takes as Shinji".[82] Although his complexity was praised[83][84] and generally considered realistic,[85][86] his insecurity and weakness were criticized.[87][88] Shinji's characterization in the spin-offs and the Rebuild of Evangelion films, however, received more positive comments[89] for his more self-confident personality and the optimistic tone of its development.[90][91][92]

Rei Ayanami

Main article: Rei Ayanami
 
Reproduction of the school uniform worn by the students of the first municipal middle school of Tokyo-3

Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara[93][94] (Japanese); Amanda Winn-Lee (ADV, Movies and Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Brina Palencia (Funimation Rebuild), Ryan Bartley (Netflix)[95] (English)

Rei Ayanami (綾波 レイ, Ayanami Rei) is a pilot who is assigned to command Evangelion Unit 00 as First Child. Her date of birth is unknown.[96] Rei is a taciturn,[97] shy girl who mechanically carries out any order from her superiors, even if it is particularly cruel. She is committed to fighting against the Angels as though the fight is the only point of connection between her and other people, making it her only reason for living. Rei minimizes contact with others;[98] the only exception being Gendo Ikari, to whom she is more open.[99] Rei is a clone who was created from the genes of Yui Ikari, Gendo's wife; every time Rei dies she is replaced by a new clone, making her aware of always being replaceable. As the show progresses, Rei slowly makes friends with Shinji, her colleague at Nerv and classmate, discovering human emotions and acquiring greater self-awareness.[100]

According to Winn-Lee, behind Rei's cold and aloof appearance is a "small spark of humanity" that is overshadowed by her low self-esteem;[101] Win-Lee also said Rei "knows she's expendable, but the thing is, she's still human".[102] Critics have compared Rei to the Virgin Mary,[103] Pinocchio,[37][104] and a "Great Bad Mother trying to take in her son".[105] Anno originally conceived of Rei as a representation of his unconscious mind[106] and a young, female schizophrenia sufferer. He asked Sadamoto to give Rei the likeness of "a bitterly unhappy young girl with little sense of presence".[107] Sadamoto also took inspiration from Paul Gallico's novella The Snow Goose.[108] Writer Patrick W. Galbraith described Rei as "the single most popular and influential character in the history of otaku anime".[109] Rei has received a positive reception, and has appeared in popularity polls about the best anime characters decades after the show's first broadcast.[110][111][112] Her role in Rebuild was especially appreciated; reviewers praised her development and gradual process of gaining self-awareness.[113][114][115]

Asuka Langley Soryu

Main article: Asuka Langley Soryu

Voiced by: Yūko Miyamura[116] (Japanese); Tiffany Grant (ADV, Movies and Rebuild), Stephanie McKeon (Netflix)[117] (English)

Asuka Langley Soryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー, Sōryū Asuka Rangurē, IPA: [soːɾʲɯː asɯ̥ka ɾaŋɡɯɾeː]) is a pilot who is assigned to command Evangelion Unit 02 as the Second Child.[118][119] She is a red-haired, blue-eyed, Japanese-German girl who was raised and educated in Germany.[120] Asuka is a child prodigy who graduated from college at a young age; she is brave, positive,[121] and enthusiastic about her role as a pilot but has a pronounced inferiority complex towards males.[122] With recent acquaintances, Asuka appears to be authoritarian.[123] Although she has a natural spontaneity, she suffers from mental problems, which alongside her excessive self-love make her lose the ability to pilot her Evangelion in the second half of the series. Asuka is attracted to her colleague Shinji Ikari, but as events progress she starts to develop ambivalent feelings towards him.[124] In the final episodes of the anime, Asuka develops a deep self-loathing and begins to feel anxiety at the idea of being alone,[125] in a framework similar to separation anxiety disorder.[126] In the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, Asuka is renamed to Asuka Langley Shikinami and she is given the rank of Captain in the European Air Force.

Critics and official publications about the series have linked Asuka to psychological disorders and defense mechanisms such as masculine protest, reaction formation, repression,[127] and narcissistic personality disorder.[128] Website Otaku Kart described Asuka as "one of the most popular female characters in anime history".[129] She maintained a high ranking in every popularity poll of the series[130][131][132] and has appeared in surveys of the most-popular anime characters in Japan.[133][134] Asuka received a mixed reception. Some critics took issue with her hubris and her personality, judging these as tiresome and arrogant; others appreciated the series's realism and her complex psychological introspection.[135][136]

Toji Suzuhara

 
Tomokazu Seki voiced Toji in Japanese

Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki[137][138] (Japanese); Joe Pisano (ADV, episodes 3–18), Michael O'Connor (ADV, episodes 19 and 20), Brett Weaver (ADV, episode 26, films and Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Justin Cook (Rebuild), Johnny Yong Bosch (Netflix) (English)

Toji Suzuhara (鈴原 トウジ, Suzuhara Tōji) is a 2-A student at the first municipal middle school in Tokyo-3.[139] At first, he shows strong animosity towards Shinji, holding him responsible for an accident that affected his younger sister during the clash between the third Angel and Unit 01;[140] in the third episode, he assaults Shinji just before the arrival of the fourth Angel, Shamshel. After witnessing the fight, however, Toji feels guilt for his actions[141][142] and becomes concerned about Shinji despite the pride that prevents him from openly showing his feelings.[143] Toji considers himself a tough guy and projects a strong character but hides an honest, kind,[144] and introverted side.[145] His humane approach and expansive character have a positive influence on Ikari and the other Children.[146] In the second half of the series, Toji is chosen as the Fourth Child, as the qualified subject and pilot assigned to command the Eva-03.[147] Toji accepts the task assigned to him on the condition his sister is transferred to the hospital at Nerv headquarters.[148] During his activation experiment, however, Unit 03 becomes infected by the Angel Bardiel, goes out of control, and clashes with and defeats 02 and 00; it then engages in a hand-to-hand fight with 01, leading to its destruction. Toji survives but loses his left leg.[149][150] In the manga adaptation, Toji is killed instead of being just injured as in the anime. In the Rebuilds films, Asuka test piloted Unit-03 instead of Toji. As shown in the final installment, he marries Hikari and has a child with her.

Kaworu Nagisa

Main article: Kaworu Nagisa

Voiced by: Akira Ishida (Japanese); Kyle Sturdivant (ADV), Aaron Krohn (films), Greg Ayres (Director's Cut), Jerry Jewell (Funimation Rebuild), Clifford Chapin (Netflix), Daman Mills (Amazon Prime Video Rebuild) (English)

Kaworu Nagisa (渚 カヲル, Nagisa Kaoru) is the Fifth Child,[151][152] who is sent to Nerv as a replacement pilot for Unit 02 following Asuka's psychological breakdown.[153] Kaworu befriends Shinji Ikari, towards whom he has a sincere and unconditional affection, and then reveals himself as the seventeenth and final Angel Tabris. Kaworu penetrates Nerv headquarters in an attempt to reunite with the first Angel Adam, but after discovering the second Angel Lilith is locked in the Terminal Dogma he asks Shinji to kill him.[154] Kaworu was born on September 13, 2000, the same day as Second Impact.[155][156]

Critics have compared Kaworu to Jesus Christ for his sacrifice,[157] Devilman's Ryo Asuka,[158] and Kaoru, a character from the science-fiction movie Summer Vacation 1999 (1988).[159][160] Evangelion Chronicle magazine linked his name to Tabris, the Angel of free will, and Cahor (Japanese: Kahoru (カホル)), who is referred to as the Angel of deceit, a detail the publication relates to his deceptive, anthropomorphic features.[161] Gainax originally conceived Kaworu as a cat that controls a boy supposed to appear in the series' twenty-second episode.[162] Although Kaworu only appears in one episode, he was popular with audiences and animation enthusiasts,[163] and topped popularity polls.[164][165][166] Anime News Network's Kenneth Lee disliked Kaworu's ambiguity and lack of clarity, and the homoerotic undertones of his relationship with Shinji;[104] others reviewers praised it and enjoyed his personality.[167][168] Kaworu's role in the film Evangelion 3.0 (2012) also drew positive comments from critics.[169][170]

Mari Illustrious Makinami

Main article: Mari Illustrious Makinami

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (Funimation), Deneen Melody (Amazon Prime Video) (English)

Mari Illustrious Makinami (真希波・マリ・イラストリアス, Makinami Mari Irasutoriasu) is introduced in the film Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009), the second installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy. Mari is originally from England and is a pilot for the European branch of Nerv. In her first appearance, Mari is assigned to Evangelion Unit 05 and then fights aboard Asuka's Eva-02.[171] Mari was created at the request of Toshimichi Ōtsuki, the original series' producer, to introduce a new female character for the Rebuild and attract new audiences.[172] Anno decided not to meddle in the creation Mari to avoid replicating the other main characters.[173] He entrusted Mari's development to Kazuya Tsurumaki, a member of Khara.[174][175] Mari's concept went through a complex chain of revisions because neither Anno nor the other writers knew what kind of female hero they wanted to create, and were undecided until the deadline.[176] Mari's character design was entrusted to Sadamoto, who wanted to differentiate her from other Evangelion protagonists,[177] and took inspiration from sources including Space Battleship Yamato, UFO and a character played by Yui Aragaki in My Boss My Hero (2006).[178]

Mari received a mixed reception from critics. Some reviewers thought the character was excessively sexualized, and considered her role irrelevant and insignificant;[179][180][181][182] others praised it,[183][184] finding her a good alternative to the other characters.[185][186] In Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, Mari's character was deepened with additional details, which drew attention[187][188][189] and further mixed evaluations; several critics complained about the lack of explanations about her nature, finding her underdeveloped and wasted;[190][191] others appreciated her battle scenes,[192] her psychology, and her role in the show's finale.[90][193]

Supporting characters

Nerv staff

Gendo Ikari

Main article: Gendo Ikari

Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki (Japanese); Tristan MacAvery (ADV and films), John Swasey (Director's Cut and Rebuild), Ray Chase (Netflix) (English)

Gendo Ikari (碇 ゲンドウ, Ikari Gendō) is the supreme commander of the Nerv,[194] husband of Yui Ikari, and father of Shinji, with whom he has a difficult relationship. Gendo conducts the Adam Project and the Human Instrumentality Project.[195] His manners are cold, pragmatic, and calculating, displaying a distant attitude toward his subordinates; only Fuyutsuki seems to understand his thoughts.[196] Gendo's attitude leads him to use any means to achieve his personal goals, embarking on romantic and sexual relationships with Dr. Naoko Akagi and then Akagi's daughter Ritsuko. Gendo leads the Instrumentality Project in the hope of reuniting with his wife Yui, who died in a mysterious accident years before. Gendo is also the main antagonist of Rebuild of Evangelion, and in particular in the final episode Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021).

The character was originally conceived as a modern version of Victor Frankenstein;[197] he was inspired by the personal experiences of the series' staff members, reflecting the absent and emotionally detached Japanese father figure.[198] Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno's father was also an influence on Gendo;[199][200] Anno also took inspiration from psychoanalysis concepts, especially the Freudian Oedipus complex. Gendo ranks in several polls about the most attractive male characters,[201][202][203] but reviewers also had negative opinions of him;[204][205] they criticized his abusive[206][207] and manipulative ways.[208] Gendo's role in Rebuild has been more positively received,[209] especially in the final installment.[210][211][190] His image has also been described as "one of the most easily recognizable images of anime on the internet";[212] his joined-hands pose, which fans named the Gendo pose, has been parodied in subsequent anime and manga.[213][214][215]

Kozo Fuyutsuki

Voiced by: Motomu Kiyokawa (Japanese); Guil Lunde (ADV), Michael Ross (films, Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Kent Williams (Rebuild), JP Karliak (Netflix) (English)

Kozo Fuyutsuki (冬月 コウゾウ, Fuyutsuki Kōzō) is the deputy commander of the special agency Nerv.[216] After obtaining a professorship as a teacher of metaphysical biology at Kyoto University, he met Yui Ikari, a promising student of the same institute in 1999.[217] In the same period, Kozo met Yui's boyfriend Gendo, of whom he is immediately suspicious. After the Second Impact, the United Nations calls upon Kozo to conduct a formal investigation into the event. Kozo meets Gendo again, reinforcing his suspicions about Gendo. Kozo begins to think he and a mysterious organization named Seele may be responsible for the catastrophe and the deaths of billions of people. In 2003, Kozo continues to investigate the matter on his own; having arrived at the Artificial Evolution Laboratory, he threatens to publicly disclose the truth he has discovered, but Gendo leads him to Central Dogma, where he meets Dr. Naoko Akagi and learns of the Gehirn, the association in which they both secretly operate. Gendo asks Kozo to collaborate with him to build the new history of mankind; for unknown reasons, Kozo accepts[218] and later becomes Gendo's close associate.[219][220]

Although Kozo shares the Nerv's basic objectives, he occasionally shows he does not approve of its means.[221] He has a balanced character and does not panic in dramatic situations.[222] Despite Kozo's role as a deputy, he maintains an affectionate personality and a humane approach to his subordinates, including the pilots.[223] In the movie The End of Evangelion, during the Human Instrumentality, a vision of Yui Ikari appears to Kozo and he smiles to welcome her;[224] he serenely watches the process while waiting to be able to see the woman he never stopped loving again.[225][226] Kozo's last name Fuyutsuki comes from the Akizuki-class destroyer of the same name.[21] According to Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, the characters Gendo and Kozo are respectively based on Ed Straker and Alec Freeman of the television series UFO.[24]

Misato Katsuragi

Main article: Misato Katsuragi

Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi (Japanese); Allison Keith (ADV, Movies and Rebuild), Carrie Keranen (Netflix) (English)

Misato Katsuragi (葛城 ミサト, Katsuragi Misato) is the captain of the Nerv Operations Department[227] and Shinji's guardian.[228][229] Due to a series of childhood emotional traumas, she has developed a frivolous, exuberant personality, displays extroversion, and leads a sloppy, messy lifestyle. Misato's affectionate personality sometimes causes her to prioritize her human feelings over her duty as a Nerv employee, and her job provokes internal conflict and causes her to make difficult choices. In the Rebuild saga, Misato is captain of the Wille, an organization that was created to destroy the Nerv.

For the character, the staff took inspiration from Fujiko Mine of Lupin III, Japanese writer Aya Sugimoto,[230] and Usagi Tsukino of Sailor Moon, with whom she shares a voice actor.[231][232] Mitsuishi described Misato as a lonely, insecure woman who tries to hide "the darkness and loneliness she harbors deep in her heart".[233] Writer Dennis Redmond speculated Misato may be based on Nadia Arwol from The Secret of Blue Water, while Akio Nagatomi of The Animé Café compared her to Kazumi Amano from Gunbuster.[234][235] Misato has ranked high in popularity polls[236][237] and has generally had a positive reception.[238] Reviewers appreciated her tenacity, endearment,[239] and psychology;[240] deeming her realistic[241][242] and underrated.[243]

Ritsuko Akagi

Voiced by: Yuriko Yamaguchi (Japanese); Sue Ulu (ADV and films), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Funimation Rebuild), Erica Lindbeck (Netflix), Mary Faber (Amazon Prime Video Rebuild) (English)

Ritsuko Akagi (赤木 リツコ, Akagi Ritsuko) is the head of the first section of the technology department at Nerv headquarters,[244] and one of the main developers of Evangelion units.[245] In 2005 during college, Ritsuko met Misato Katsuragi, who became her friend,[246] and befriended her boyfriend Kaji, whom Ritsuko considered annoying.[247] In 2008, after completing her studies at Tokyo-2, Ritsuko joined Gehirn Research Center as the head of Project E.[248] Following her transfer to the special agency Nerv, Ritsuko became responsible for the management of the Magi supercomputer.[249] At Nerv, Ritsuko comes into close contact with her mother's lover Gendo Ikari, learning secret information that is withheld from almost all other members of the organization.[250][251]

Ritsuko is rational, and has a strong sense of discipline and detached judgment. She finds it difficult to reconcile these sides of her character, which are often a source of violent, emotional contrasts.[252] Ristuko shows great determination and indifference, and, hesitates to talk about herself, even with longtime friends. Despite her rational and reserved exterior, Ritsuko is sensitive, expressive, and passionate. At the beginning of her university career, Ritsuko dyes her hair blonde to differentiate herself from her mother Naoko.[253] She later falls in love with Gendo Ikari, with whom she enters into a secret romantic relationship and offers him her scientific skills and body. Ritsuko is jealous of Rei, the center of Gendo's attention, and feeling used and betrayed, she carries out reckless acts of revenge against him.[254] In The End of Evangelion, Ritsuko is no longer able to manage her feelings of love and hate; she attempts to destroy the Nerv headquarters, uttering the phrase "Mom, do you want to die with me?". However, the Casper computer, in which Naoko's personality is imprinted, refuses the command to self-destruct, and Ritsuko is shot dead by Gendo.[255] Newtype magazine compared Ritsuko to previous Anno characters, such as Kazumi Amano from Gunbuster and Electra from Nadia.[256]

Ryoji Kaji

Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera (Japanese); Aaron Krohn (ADV and films), J. Michael Tatum (Funimation Rebuild), Greg Chun (Netflix), Sean Burgos (Amazon Prime Video Rebuild) (English)

Ryoji Kaji (加持 リョウジ, Kaji Ryōji) is a member of Nerv's Special Investigations Department.[257][258] During college, he meets Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi, with whom he enters into a romantic relationship and cohabitation, which are broken off two years later.[259][260] When Ryoji joins the Nerv, he is transferred to Germany and appointed guardian of Asuka. In 2015, he travels with Asuka to Japan and meets his former university friends. During the trip, he carries in absolute secrecy the embryo of Adam, the first Angel, and delivers it to Gendo Ikari.[261][262] For Gendo, Ryoji sabotages the Jet Alone, a robot built by Nerv's rival chemical industry community. Ryoji works at the Investigations Department of the Japanese Government Ministry of Internal Affairs[263] and is also assigned by Seele to monitor Gendo Ikari.[264] Ryoji is a spy in the pay of three organizations; Gendo is aware of Ryoji's double game but seems to benefit the most from his presence,.[265]

Although the motive for Ryoji's actions remains unknown,[266] he tries to find the truth about Nerv's real objectives.[267][268] After the battle against the Angel Zeruel, Ryoji is betrayed by one of his informants and is assassinated by a third man; Ryoji bequeaths the results of his investigation to Misato. Some fan theories about the identity of his murderer arose; starting from the twentieth episode, many fans thought Misato, who takes a gun in the scene before his murder, is responsible but the main staff falsified this theory,[269] saying the responsible party would be found among the members of Seele or the secret services.[270] To avoid misunderstandings of this kind, some scenes of the director's cut version of the series were changed.[50][271] The character was inspired by Captain Foster from the television series UFO.[272]

Makoto Hyuga

Voiced by: Hiro Yūki (Japanese); Matt Greenfield (ADV), Keith Burgess (films), Mike McFarland (Rebuild), Daniel MK Cohen (Netflix), Joe Fria (Amazon Prime Video Rebuild) (English)

Makoto Hyuga (日向 マコト, Hyūga Makoto) is one of the main Nerv operators who, from the command bridge, follows and controls all operations of Eva units.[273] He assists Major Misato Katsuragi in the strategic planning of the battles against the Angels.[274] Makoto has a friendly, kind, and compassionate nature but he speaks his mind and is not intimidated, even in front of his superiors. Compared to his colleagues, Makoto is more confident with Major Katsuragi, due to his skills and his ability to gather secret information. On some occasions, Makoto acts rashly and seems to have feelings for Misato.[275][276] Although Makoto is aware of his feelings, which are not reciprocated, he continues to assist Misato and launches into dangerous actions to help her. In The End of Evangelion, during the Human Instrumentality, Misato appears to him, and a mixed expression of terror and pleasure is visible on his face.[277] His last name is taken from the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship of the same name. Hideaki Anno said he does not remember his reasons for naming the character Makoto but sais a possible influence may have been the novel Shinsengumi Keppuroku by Ryōtarō Shiba.[21]

Maya Ibuki

Voiced by: Miki Nagasawa (Japanese); Kendra Benham (ADV), Amy Seeley (films, Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Monica Rial (Director's Cut), Caitlin Glass (Rebuild), Christine Marie Cabanos (Netflix) (English)

Maya Ibuki (伊吹 マヤ, Ibuki Maya) is one of the three main technical operators in the Operational Command Center at Nerv Headquarters. Her main task is to report the synchronicity rate of the pilots. Being directly involved in Project E, Maya is subordinate to Dr. Ritsuko Akagi,[278] for whom she feels a sense of veneration as she faithfully carries out Ritsuko's directives. Although she is a diligent and competent assistant, she is emotionally immature and is accused of excessive idealism by Ritsuko. Maya's scrupulous character makes her feel a feeling of aversion to the Dummy System, which she considers inhuman.[279] During bloody wartime confrontations, Maya feels revulsion or vomits. In the course of the series, several hints suggest Maya gradually develops feelings beyond professional respect for her senpai: she develops a desire for her superior, which turns into sapphic love.[280][281] For the names Maya and Ibuki, Anno took inspiration from two cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and a commander in the series Return of Ultraman.[21]

Shigeru Aoba

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Jason C. Lee (ADV and films, Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Vic Mignogna (Director's Cut), Phil Parsons (Rebuild), Billy Kametz (Netflix) (English)

Shigeru Aoba (青葉 シゲル, Aoba Shigeru) is, along with Makoto Hyuga and Maya Ibuki, one of the technical operators of the Operations Command Center at Nerv Headquarters.[282] Shigeru is realistic, serious,[283] professional, and emotionally detached. He is not in the habit of talking about himself or his private life and does not socialize with his colleagues, although he has good relations with them. At work, Shigeru is calm and calculating.[284] Shigeru is a big music fan and plays guitar.[285][286] In The End of Evangelion, during the Human Instrumentality, Shigeru is terrified by the sight of so many clones of Rei Ayanami. While his colleagues serenely transform into LCL, an expression of terror is visible on Shigeru's face and Rei does not take on the appearance of any of his loved ones; according to the book The Essential Evangelion Chronicle, an official volume, this is because he "has never loved another person".[287] His last name comes from the Japanese Imperial Navy cruiser of the same name; the name Shigeru was chosen to create a pun with Aoba Shigereru, a 1974 Japanese film that was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.[21]

Classmates

Kensuke Aida

Voiced by: Tetsuya Iwanaga (Japanese); Kurt Stoll (ADV and films), Greg Ayres (Rebuild), Benjamin Diskin (Netflix), Alejandro Saab (Amazon Prime Video Rebuild) (English)

Kensuke Aida (相田 ケンスケ, Aida Kensuke) is a student in class 2-A of the first municipal middle school in Tokyo-3. Kensuke has strong dialectical skills,[288][289] is a fan of military life[290][291] and often plays survivor games when he is alone in the countryside.[292] Like his classmates Shinji Ikari, Toji Suzuhara, Rei Ayanami, and Hikari Horaki, Kensuke is motherless.[293] Some of the dialogue in the seventeenth episode suggests his father is part of the Nerv administration, either in the research department or in the general affairs division. With the rest of the school, he moves to another place after the destruction of Tokyo-3.[294]

Hikari Horaki

 
Junko Iwao voiced Hikari in Japanese

Voiced by: Junko Iwao (Japanese); Carol Amerson (ADV), Kimberly Yates (films, Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Leah Clark (Rebuild), Abby Trott (Netflix) (English)

Hikari Horaki (洞木 ヒカリ, Horaki Hikari) is the 2-A class head of Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School.[295][296] She has an older sister named Kodama and a younger sister,named Nozomi. Hikari is grumpy, rigid, and rule-abiding[297] but hides a sweet, patient side; to her sisters and friends, she is caring and attentive to their needs.[298] Hikari constantly taunts and reprimands her partner Toji Suzuhara, probably to repress her feelings of love towards him. Among the girls of 2-A, Hikari is the only one who can approach Asuka. In the last episodes of the series, Hikari's companion goes through an emotional breakdown and Hikari remains close to her, hosting Asuka in her house, and showing her a sincere and unconditional affection until the end.[299] For the character's surname, Anno took inspiration from Murakami's novel Ai to gensō no fascism;[21] the names of her sisters, Kodama and Nozomi, are taken from high-speed trains of the Tokaido Shinkansen line.[300]

Other characters

Naoko Akagi

Voiced by: Mika Doi (Japanese); Laura Chapman (ADV and films) (English)

Naoko Akagi (赤木 ナオコ, Akagi Naoko) is the mother and colleague of Dr. Ritsuko Akagi.[301] Naoko is a world-renowned scientist and a member of the Gehirn Research Center, and as such learns the truth about Second Impact and the Eva creation project. Naoko embarks on a secret relationship with Gendo, Gehirn's commander-in-chief, while he is still married to Yui.[302] In 2008, Naoko completed the fundamental theory of the Magi System supercomputer, which was completed two years later.[303] In the three Magi biocomputers she developed, she digitally transcribes the main aspects of her personality; as a woman, as a scientist, and as a mother.[304] Naoko later realizes Gendo is exploiting her for her talent as a scientist and researcher but she ignores the truth and continues the relationship.[305] In 2010, Gendo arrives at the base with a child named Rei Ayanami, who resembles Yui. On the evening of her visit, Rei gets lost in Gehirn's control room and runs into Naoko, whom she calls an "old hag", and then tells Naoko it was Gendo called her that. In Rei's face, Naoko recognizes Yui's features, and in a fit of rage, she strangles Rei and then commits suicide[306][307] by crashing into the Caspar computer.[308] For the character's name, Hideaki Anno took inspiration from an old elementary-school company of his.[21]

Yui Ikari

Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese); Kim Sevier (ADV), Amanda Winn-Lee (films, Amazon Prime Video Rebuild), Ryan Bartley (Netflix) Stephanie Young (Rebuild) (English)

Yui Ikari (碇 ユイ, Ikari Yui) is Shinji's mother[309][310] and Gendo's wife.[311] In 1999, as a bright student at Kyoto University, she met Professor Fuyutsuki and discussed research on artificial evolution with him. Late in the same year, she became romantically involved with Gendo, whom she married, to Fuyutsuki's disappointment. Later, Yui works with her husband at the Laboratory for Artificial Evolution. In 2004, at the age of twenty-seven, Yui willingly proposes herself as a subject in an experimental activation of Unit 01. During the test, Yui is killed in sight of Gendo, the other members of the laboratory, and her son Shinji.[312] Yui is absorbed by the humanoid and her body disappears. Attempts to recover her fail and the case is dismissed as an accident but becomes public knowledge.[313] In the last episodes of the series and in The End of Evangelion, however, it is revealed the accident was the result of Yui's deliberate choice.[314][315] Her soul is kept inside the unit and she is occasionally able to help her son by controlling its movements. In The End of Evangelion, Yui's spirit gives Shinji the courage to choose his future and that of the whole humanity, rejecting the Instrumentality.[316] Hideaki Anno chose the name Yui because it is similar to Rei's name; while Rei (零) means "zero", "nothingness", Yui (唯) can be translated as "only one".[21]

Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu

Voiced by: Maria Kawamura (Japanese); Yvonne Aguirre (ADV), Kimberly Yates (films) (English)

Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (惣流・キョウコ・ツェッペリン, Sōryū Kyōko Tsepperin) is the mother of Asuka Langley Soryu. Kyoko was born in 1974 and worked for the German division of the Gehirn Research Center, which became the Nerv. In 2005, Kyoko was subjected to a contact experiment with Unit 02,[317] of which she had promoted the construction.[318] During the test, she suffers mental contamination and is psychologically damaged. After being hospitalized, Kyoko becomes unable to recognize Asuka and speaks to a cloth doll, believing it to be her daughter.[319] In the meantime, Kyoko's husband begins an affair with another scientist.[320] Shortly afterward, Asuka is chosen as Second Child and pilot of Unit 02; Asuka, believing the event could induce her mother to recognize her again, runs to Kyoko's hospital room and finds her body hanging from the ceiling.[321] It is assumed a part of Kyoko's soul or her maternal side remains enclosed within Eva-02.[322] For the names Zeppelin and Sōryū, staff took inspiration by two warships—one German and the other Japanese—while the name Kyōko was inspired by a character in a comic book by Shinji Wada.[21]

Keel Lorenz

Voiced by: Mugihito (Japanese); Rick Peeples (ADV), Tom Booker (films), Bill Jenkins (Rebuild), D. C. Douglas (Netflix) (English)

Keel Lorenz (キール・ローレンツ, Kīru Rōrentsu) is the president of the Human Instrumentality Committee and the secret organization Seele.[323] Multiple cybernetic components are grafted into his body, allowing him to have vital energy despite his advanced age. Keel secretly manipulates the world's fate to see the Third Impact realized.[324] Keel is of German nationality and has a calm, rational personality.[325] For the character's name, the authors were inspired by biologist Konrad Lorenz;[21] in the presentation document of the series, his name should have been Konrad. Keel's is sixty-seven years old.[326]

Pen Pen

Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara (Japanese); Amanda Winn-Lee (ADV and films), Mandy Clark (Director's Cut), Monica Rial (Rebuild), Cherami Leigh (Netflix) (English)

Pen Pen, or Pen2 (ペンペン, Penpen) is a small pet penguin and companion animal of Misato Katsuragi. Pen Pen, who belongs to the new breed of hot springs penguins,[327][328] is most likely the result of a biotechnology experiment and has a serial number on his collar. He seems to have a high IQ, which allows him to bathe himself,[329] understand human languages, read a newspaper,[330] and live independently inside Misato's apartment. In the last episodes, Pen Pen is moved to a country house to live with the Horaki family.[331] Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designed the character to meet the staff's request to include a being that could serve as the series mascot. Because the show is set in Hakone, a town known for its hot springs, Pen Pen was at first conceived as a monkey but the idea was considered unattractive and was discarded.[332] Pen-Pen could have been inspired by Mister Pen-Pen (Mr．ペンペン), a genetically modified penguin that appears in a 1986 anime.[333][334]

Shiro Tokita

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka[335] (Japanese); Rob Bundy (English)

Shiro Tokita (時田シロ, Tokita Shirō) is a representative of the Community of United Chemical Industries of Japan, which is mainly responsible for the construction of the Jet Alone, a humanoid robot that is developed to compete with the Nerv's Eva, about which he is privy to much secret information gained from espionage operations.[336] Shiro appears only in the seventh episode of the series, in which he openly mocks the competitors' capabilities and ridicules the Evangelions in front of the project manager Ritsuko Akagi.[337][338] During the activation experiment, the Jet Alone goes out of control, threatening to create a nuclear crisis. After initial hesitation, Tokita gives Misato Katsuragi the access code to activate the stop command.[339] For the character's name, Anno drew from Murakami's Ai to gensō no fascism; the seventh episode also names men named Manda and Yasugi, whose names are borrowed from the same novel.[21]

Other media

Rebuild of Evangelion

 
Wille's logo

In Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012), the third installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion series, a new organization named Wille ([ˈvɪlə], German for "will") is introduced. Wille was created to destroy Nerv and is led by Misato Katsuragi.

Sumire Nagara

Voiced by: Sayaka Ōhara (Japanese); Krishna Smitha (English)

Sumire Nagara (長良スミレ, Nagara Sumire) is in charge of the anti-gravity system of a flying ship called AAA Wunder. Sumire is a dark-skinned woman in her twenties or thirties, with long brown hair that is pulled back into a ponytail. Her name derives from the class of light cruisers used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In the original dubbing, she is played by Sayaka Ōhara, who tried to portray her as an older sister. She described Sumire as a strong woman who has endured difficulties and the deaths of several loved ones. According to the character's voice actress, she betrays her most-secret emotions through her facial expressions, and chooses her words calmly and wisely.[340]

Koji Takao

Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese); Greg Dulcie (English)

Koji Takao (高雄コウジ, Takao Kōji) is one of Wille's engineers and is responsible for the engine ignition sequence of the Wunder ship. Koji presents himself as a man of robust build; he is balding, and has a goatee and a black mustache. Koji is an acquaintance of Kaji, due to whom he has come into contact with Misato. His name is inspired by that of a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy that were used in the Pacific War. In the original anime, Koji is played by Akio Ōtsuka, who had earlier dubbed the character Nemo in Nadia; he described Koji as an efficient businessman who made progress in his field.[341]

Hideki Tama

Voiced by: Anri Katsu (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English)

Hideki Tama (多摩ヒデキ, Tama Hideki) is a young engineer and Takao's colleague on Wunder. He is skinny has thick, black hair, and is shy and reserved; during operations, he keeps manuals under his hand for reference. The character's name derives from that of the Japanese World-War-II-era cruiser of the same name. In the original anime, Hideki is played by Anri Katsu, who Anno commissioned to convey weakness and humanity in the character. Katsu described Hideki as a man who takes his time; he used to follow rules and slightly cowardly but still performs his duty in times of danger, and has been trained to do the bare minimum.[342]

Midori Kitakami

Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese); Tia Ballard (English)

Midori Kitakami (北上ミドリ, Kitakami Midori) is an engineer serving on AAA Wunder. She is slim, has pink hair, and is lazy and timid. Midori's control panel is covered in sticky notes. The character's last name is taken from that of a a Japanese cruiser that was in service from 1920 to 1945. In the original anime, Midori is played by Mariya Ise, who described Midori as a modern woman who is unwilling to undertake difficult tasks and to use formal tones with her superiors. Anno asked Ise to make Midori look like a young woman from the Yidori generation—people who were born in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[343]

Sakura Suzuhara

Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)

Sakura Suzuhara (鈴原 サクラ, Suzuhara Sakura) is a member of Wille; she is briefly introduced in Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance but does not speak in the film. Sakura is Toji's younger sister; she admires Misato, whom she takes as her role model. Sakura is kind, simple, and optimistic.[344]

Detective Evangelion

In the video game Detective Evangelion (名探偵エヴァンゲリオン, Meitantei Evangerion) (2007), which was released for PlayStation 2 by Broccoli and is based on the spin-off manga Detective Shinji Ikari, three Nerv operators who do not appear in the original series appear; each of them oversees one of the computers of the Magi System and all reflect the aspects of Naoko Akagi's personality that is contained in the machines.

Kaede Agano

Voiced by: Ai Shimizu[345]

Kaede Agano (阿賀野 カエデ) is a simple woman with short light brown hair.[346] She has a strong sense of family, is kind and is a good cook;[347] she is in charge of Baltashar, in which Dr. Akagi's maternal side is reflected.[345]

Satsuki Ōi

Voiced by: Maria Yamamoto[345]

Satsuki Ōi (大井サツキ), a sensual, Russian-Japanese woman with long hair[348] and a liking for vodka. Satsuki lives alone and drinks alcohol to forget her loneliness.[349] She is responsible for Casper, Naoko's feminine side, and Shinji's sensitivity-improvement program.[345]

Aoi Mogami

Voiced by: Yui Horie[345]

Aoi Mogami (最上アオイ), a bespectacled, intelligent, and straightforward girl,[350] is in charge of Melchior, which contains Naoko as a scientist and Shinji's intelligence enhancement program.[345]

Victims and other characters

The game also includes several other characters who are brutally murdered and whose case Shinji Ikari investigates:

  • Natsuko Kako (加古ナツコ), the first victim, a fourteen-year-old girl who attends Neo Tokyo-3 Middle School.
  • Kyōko Nachi (那智キョウコ), second victim, a twenty-nine-year-old teacher at Neo Tokyo-3 Middle School.[351]
  • Erika Kashii (香椎エリカ), third victim, a twenty-seven-year-old woman and member of the Nerv forensic department.[352]
  • Mimi Satsuma (薩摩ミミ), fourth victim, a twenty-three-year-old teacher at Neo Tokyo-3 Middle School.[353]

Also appearing in the game are the Shirase (白瀬市長) the mayor of Neo Tokyo-3, a man named Kokubunji (国分寺), the director of a facility called Kichijoji Bowl, and Dr. Hideaki Katsuragi (葛城ヒデアキ)—Misato's father and head of the research group that is responsible for Second Impact.[354]

Evangelion Battlefield

Evangelion Battlefields (エヴァンゲリオンバトルフィールズ, Evangerion Batorufiiruzu) is a mobile game that was released for the operating systems iOS and Android on April 2, 2020. The game allows players to command and fight with various Evangelions. It was produced by Khara studio, and released by Mobcast and Takara Tomy Arts.[355][356] The game introduces two new female characters:

  • Kotone Suzunami (涼波コトネ) is a cheerful, fourteen-year-old girl who is Shinji's new fellow pilot. She is used to referring to her classmates with the Japanese honorific term senpai and is voiced by Megumi Han.[357]
  • Hitomi Amagi (天城ヒトミ) is a twenty-seven-year-old woman who is introduced as both a Nerv worker and a mental-health counselor; in the second season of the title, she becomes a playable character. Hitomi is voiced by Mai Nakahara.[357]

Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG: The Nerv White Paper

Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG: The Nerv White Paper (新世紀エヴァンゲリオンRPG NERV白書) is a tabletop role-playing game that was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1996.[358] The game is set during the events of the classic series,[359] and introduces new characters and Angels.[360]

  • Commander Nikolayev (ニコラーエフ 司令官?) is the head of the Nerv's Russian section. Nikolayev is seemingly friendly, amiable, and well-mannered but in reality, with this positive attitude, he could only be stonewalling the Nerv headquarters and concealing his true character.[361]
  • Marie Vincennes (マリイ・ヴァンセンヌ?) is a fourteen-year-old girl who was born in the United States; she is a prodigy with a Ph.D. who is called by Nerv on July 7, 2005,[362] to help advance the science of the Evangelion programs. Despite having a kind voice and good manners, Marie is self-centered and arrogant.[363] During a welcome party dedicated to her at Misato's apartment that is attended by the main members of the organization, Marie does not bond with anyone but the penguin Pen-Pen, whom she hugs at the end of the party.[364] Feeling she is treated as an outsider, Marie sells some of the technologies she developed to the CIA, who had contacted her previously. Following the killing of two American agents and an accident that is caused by her inventions, she realizes her mistake and confesses everything after a hospitalization. Maire tells members of the Nerv she has inserted a chip containing the program to cancel the modifications to the Evangelion's cockpits she introduced in Pen-Pen's collar.[365] Once the danger is averted, Marie is shipped to China and assigned the development of the Eva-08. At the end of the game. Marie greets the Nerv members at Hakone Yumoto station, saying; "See you, my friends".[366]

Secret of Evangelion

Secret of Evangelion (シークレット オブ エヴァンゲリオン, Shīkuretto Obu Evangerion) is a PlayStation 2 video game that was developed by West One and published by Jinx on December 21, 2006. It is set between the events of the final episodes of the television anime and The End of Evangelion, and features thirty scenarios and ten endings.[367][368]

  • Kyōya Kenzaki (剣崎キョウヤ) is a member of the first section of the Nerv's investigation department. He is the protagonist of the game;[367][368] he is twenty-nine years old, projects a calm, shrewd attitude, and constantly wears sunglasses. Kyōya faithfully performs his duties, is not afraid of death, and maintains cordial relations with other people. He has known Misato, Kaji, and Ritsuko since his college days. At the beginning of Secret of Evangelion, Kyōya is tasked with delivering the Eva-04 to the Nerv headquarters but he encounters mysterious accidents, terrorist attacks, and a conspiracy within the organization.[369] His design was handled by Shunji Suzumi, a staff member of the original series.[370]
  • Hitomi Kaga (加賀ヒトミ, Kaga Hitomi) is a scientist in Nerv's first science department; she is a brilliant but absent-minded and clumsy. Kyōya has a degree in metaphysical biology and participates in Project E along with Ritsuko Akagi, becoming involved in the development of the Eva, and the creation of the Dummy System and Dummy Plug. Hitomi plays a central role in an operation to retrieve Shinji Ikari, who is trapped inside an Evangelion unit.[371][372]

Mana Kirishima

Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara

Mana Kirishima (霧島 マナ, Kirishima Mana) is introduced in the 1997 visual novel Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel, which was published by Bandai and is set just before the thirteenth episode of the anime series.[373] Mana is a shy, gentle, fourteen-year-old girl with reddish-hair, who is from the town Akune. She moves to class 2-A of the middle school of Tokyo-3,[374] and immediately attracts the attention of her male classmates, especially Shinj.[375] Sinji and Mana immediately establish a close friendship; Shinji is attracted by Mana's straightforward behavior and approaches her despite the accusations from Asuka, who is jealous and thinks Mana is a spy who wants to exploit Shinji for her own purposes.[376]

Mana immediately treats Shinji as her boyfriend and the two, after advice from Kaji, have their first date. It is later discovered Mana is a spy under the orders of a rival Nerv company, and is assigned as a pilot of a mecha called Trident, along with two men named Musashi Lee Strasberg (ムサシ・リー・ストラスバーグ) and Keita Asari (浅利 ケイタ). At one point in the game, the mecha goes out of control and the three Nerv pilots are tasked with shooting it down. Depending on the options chosen by the player, different endings (in which Mana moves to another city, dies in combat, or joins the Nerv) are offered. The character's name comes from the Japanese battleship Kirishima.[377] In addition to Girlfriend of Steel, Mana appears in the manga Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project[378] and in Petit Eva: Evangelion@School.[379]

Mayumi Yamagishi

Voiced by: Kyōko Hikami[380]

Mayumi Yamagishi (山岸マユミ, Yamagishi Mayumi) is introduced in the video game Shinseiki Evangelion: 2nd Impression (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 2nd Impression), which was released by Sega-AM2 in 1997 for Sega Saturn.[381] Mayumi is a shy girl with long, black hair and glasses who moves into 2-A at Tokyo-3 Municipal Middle School. The game revolves around Mayumi's increasingly close relationship with Shinji, who seems to have feelings for her.[382] Mayumi is a diligent student and has a passion for singing[383] and reading.[384] Following the appearance of an Angel called the "Original Angel", it is discovered Mayumi guards the enemy's core inside her body, which is its only weakness.[385] In one of the video game's scenarios, Mayumi asks Shinji to kill her and then attempts to commit suicide[386] but Shinji saves Mayumi, who transfers to another school after the battle is over.[380]

Nene Matsukaze

Nene Matsukaze (松風ネネ) is introduced in the visual novel Shinseiki Evangerion Gaiden 2: Ningyō-tachi no utage (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン外伝2 〜人形達の宴〜), which Tin Machine released on May 30, 2006. Nene is a new student in class 2-A at Tokyo-3 Middle School;she constantly carries around a teddy bear, which she believes contains a spirit named Sandy. Nene's design came from a contest Gainax held to create a fan-designed character to be featured in a video game.[387][388]

Cultural impact

Popularity

According to Allegra Frank and Aja Romano of Vox, in Japan, Evangelion "spawned countless anime tropes", and "it remains common to see characters like Shinji, Rei, and Asuka appear in advertisements or pachinko parlors throughout Japan, and the series' iconography remains widely recognizable in the country". According to Frakn, outside Japan "Evangelion's characters are well-known, beloved and memed by anime fans".[389] The Neon Genesis Evangelion characters were immediately popular with Japanese audiences, appearing at the top of popularity charts. According to the website Sora News 24, they enjoy "eternal popularity", as evidenced by their frequent use for merchandise items.[390] The series appeared for years in the Anime Grand Prix, a large, annual poll Animage magazine conducts. In 1996, Shinji and Gendo occupied the second and sixteenth place among the most-popular male characters; Rei, Asuka, and Misato were the first, third, and eighth, respectively, among the female ones.[391] In 1997, the rankings saw Shinji (first), Kaworu (second), Kaji (tenth), Gendo (fourteenth), Toji (forty-fourth), and Fuyutsuki (fifty-seventh) among the male characters; and Rei (first), Asuka (fourth), Misato (eighth), Maya (nine-teenth), Ritsuko (twenty-seventh), and Hikari (forty-seventh) among the female characters.[392] In 1998 Shinji and Kaworu maintained their placement, while Rei, Asuka, and Misato dropped to fifth, sixth, and twelfth, respectively.[393] Some of the characters appeared in the magazine's monthly rankings for years, such as Shinji, Asuka, Rei, and Maya.[164][236]

The protagonists also appeared in Newtype magazine's polls, even years after the show's first airing;[394][395][396] from August to October 2009 they were among the most popular among the magazine's readers,[397][398] both in the male and female categories.[399] In March 2010, Newtype named Rei the most-popular female character of the 1990s, and placed Shinji first and Kaworu second in the male category.[400]

Critical response

 
 
The character development of the series, and particularly the last two episodes, have received divided reception. Yoshiyuki Tomino criticized the series for suggesting the idea that "we're all depressed nervous wrecks".[401] Makoto Shinkai appreciated the last two episodes, saying that: "Anime doesn't always have to be about crazy movement and a lot of action. Sometimes it is also about the words or even the lack of words, things not being spoken".[402]

The characters of Neon Genesis Evangelion divided critics. Peter Harcoff of the webzine The Anime Critic did not like Shinji's weak personality and Asuka's grumpiness but praised the relationships between the characters and their motivations.[403] The website Anime Planet was critical of some aspects of the series but praised the characters.[404] THEM Anime Reviews's Raphael See found their characterization irritating and clichéd, saying he had seen similar personalities in previous anime.[405] See's colleague Tim Jones, disdained the psychology of the protagonists, all of whom have tragic pasts and relationship problems, with the exception of Kaji.[406]

An implicit sex scene between two characters in the twentieth episode caused controversy considering the show was broadcast in an afternoon time-slot,[407] and the last two episodes completely focus on the Shinji's psychological depth and inner monologues, which raised further controversy and polarized the opinions of critics.[408] For anthropologist Lawrence Eng, the ending does not give a sense of closure for most of the characters, and said; "for many loyal fans of Evangelion, this was a betrayal on Anno's part".[56] Vice.com's Ricardo Conteras, while not finding the conclusion incomprehensible, described it as incongruent with what the protagonists faced through the rest of the series.[409] Anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino also criticized Evangelion and rebuked the show's producers for not trying to "making fun for or gaining the sympathy of the audience", and instead trying to show "that everybody is sick" and hopeless. According to Tomino; "I don't think that's a real work of art ... I think that we should try to show people how to live healthier, fuller lives, to foster their identity as a part of their community, and to encourage them to work happily until they die. I can't accept any work that doesn't say that".[401]

Other reviewers praised the characterization of the protagonists,[410][411] which they considered complex and realistic.[412][413] According to Kotaku's Rita Jackson; "it's not fun to spend time with these characters", given the strong emotional pressure and anguish they are forced to suffer, and while "sometimes characters feel more like mouthpieces for Anno's thoughts about society than actual characters", she appreciated the writer's "brilliant" work.[414] Morgan Lewis of the webzine VG Culture HQ stated; "none of the characters are black and white" and "all of them are screwed up beyond belief"; he called Shinji the most layered character, stating Evangelion is not suitable for an inattentive audience.[415] A similar opinion was given by Anime News Network's Nick Creamer, according to whom one of the anime's strengths is the fact no protagonist is trapped in a simple narrative role; Creamer said; "Evangelion portrays the mindsets of its characters with empathy and nuance".[416] According to Matthew Perez of Anime Reign magazine; "the characters are by far the most hated aspect of Neon Genesis Evangelion"; he noted many are initially archetypal and stereotypical. Perez praised the characters' realism and judged some of them to be the "most well made in anime to date".[417]

For writer Andrea Fontana, Evangelion would be "a true sociological and psychological treatise"; he praised the introspective insight of its protagonists and the underlying message of learning to be oneself.[418] Equally positive were the reviews from Comic Book Resources authors. Ajay Aravind praised the personalities of Rei, Misato, and Yui; Anthony Gramuglia called the protagonists "incredibly complicated and fascinating";[419][420] and Reuben Baron appreciated the characters' three-dimensionality and exploration of trauma but criticized the fan service and sexualization of the teenage characters.[421] Other writers at Comic Book Resource described the female characters as strong, determined, and independent, and considered the series to be ahead of its time.[422][423] Anime News Network's Martin Theron praised Sadamoto's "distinctive" character design.[424] Allen Divers, another editor at Anime News Network, stated; "The characters and storyline of Evangelion would give Sigmund Freud complexes".[425] Fellow reviewer Matt Jong also appreciated the development, calling it "provoking";[426] and Paul Fargo, another reviewer for the same website, praised the tragic nature and psychological depth of the second half of the series, especially in the director's-cut version of the home video editions.[427]

Merchandise

 
Clothes inspired by the protagonists of Evangelion at the Eva Store, the official store of the franchise

According to Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Unofficial Guide, which was written by Kazuhisa Fujie and Martin Foster, the anime's release "ignited a boom in merchandise unprecedented in a country already awash with such goods", with over 600 items being made to celebrate the event.[428] The characters were used for T-shirts,[429] access-dateries,[430] posters,[431] and watches.[432] Action figures became the most popular items, particularly those of Rei;[433] books featuring her image on the cover also sold quickly and media named her "the Premium Girl".[434] When Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth was released in 1997, the UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. company marketed coffee cans with the characters of the series,[435] selling 400,000 cases—about twelve million cans; after the release of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone in 2007, another 300,000 cases containing about nine million cans were sold.[436] In 1997, a series of books dedicated to the show's protagonists was published;[437] Rei,[438] Asuka,[439] Shinji[440] and Kaworu,[441] along with two artbooks titled Photo File Eve,[442] about only the female protagonists, and Photo File Adam, dedicated to the male characters.[443] In the same year, a catalog titled "E Mono" containing articles about the series and the characters was published; it also listed some dōjinshi—unofficial comics made by fans.[444]

According to critic Pier Francesco Cantelli; "it is impossible to take a tour of Akihabara without coming across at least one poster depicting [the show's] protagonists"; he also compared the success of the Evangelion franchise to the popularity of Star Wars in the United States.[445] Neon Genesis Evangelion protagonists also appear in video games based on the original animated series and medias not belonging to the Evangelion franchise; these include Monster Strike,[446] Super Robot Wars,[447] Tales of Zestiria,[448] Puzzle & Dragons,[449] Keri hime sweets, Summons Board,[450][451] Puyopuyo!! Quest,[452] Line Rangers,[453] Unison,[454] MapleStory,[455][456] Valkyrie Connect,[457][458] Ragnarok Online,[459][460] The Battle Cats[461] and an official crossover episode of Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion.[462]

Legacy

 
A store in Akihabara. The series is believed to be the starting point of the moe boom and the transformation of Akihabara, which became famous for its otaku-themed stores

The protagonists of Neon Genesis Evangelion appeared on the covers of magazines specializing in anime and manga, such as Animage and Newtype, and the anime became the most-discussed product of the Japanese animation industry. Since the broadcast of the first episode at Comiket conventions, it appeared in the dōjin market,[463][464] attracting male and female audiences in equal numbers.[465][466] The Artifice's Justin Wu attributed the characters' success to several factors, such as Sadamoto's designs and the open-ended nature of the product, which is characterized by obscure points and facts that are left to viewers' interpretation and imagination; according to him, Neon Genesis Evangelion is a pivotal event in the history of merchandise, which became an important market.[467] According to Newtype magazine, after the anime's success; "hordes of otaku fllooded Akihabra in search of the enigmatic Rei Ayanami, and companies realized for the first time that catering to the geek crowd could be very profitable ... Akihabara itself has transformed from an 'electric town' famous for household appliances to the geek paradise it is today".[468] Such a high trade in figures, trading cards, and similar products began the moe phenomenon, in which the audience's attention is focused on empathy and attraction to the characters rather than the plot.[468][469] According to scholar Patrick Galbraith, Neon Genesis Evangelion began a massive growth in anime that focused on cute girls, causing the fanzine and figure markets to grow tenfold due to viewers' emotional response to the characters, with "[e]ntire fanzine conventions ... committed to the series and its characters".[470]

Journal AsianScape described the representation of Evangelion's characters as "possibly the most innovative and influential aspect" of the series, with the presentation of characters with deep, psychic traumas and alienation.[471] Game Developer's Brett Fujioka wrote; "Eva turned hackneyed anime tropes and archetypes on their heads through its characters ... [Anno's] psychologically malcontent characters resonated with Japanese youth at the time".[472] Leading researchers also studied the characters' success. Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai, among others, reported instances of college students identifying with Shinji or Asuka;[473] according to essayist Satomi Ishikawa, such episodes are a reflection of "how influential the impact of this particular anime has been" for Japanese youth at the time. Ishikawa noted in the years after the series aired, it became very popular, giving rise to the expression "Eva phenomenon", and many fans saw themselves in the protagonists. The central element and the reason for so much attraction to Evangelion is in Japanese called jibun sagashi (自分探し, "self-seeking"),[474] a theme that aroused empathy in the youth, who saw their problems in Shinji and Asuka.[475] According to Ishikawa, Neon Genesis Evangelion became associated with the concept of "adult children" that was initially developed by U.S. psychologists and became the focus of Japanese media attention in the late 1990s.[476]

As a result of the success of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the sekaikei genre, in which plots combine apocalyptic crises with the sentimental comedy of school settings, spread and became popular; the love stories of the protagonists of such works are directly related to the fate of the world.[477] Several representatives of this genre were inspired by Anno's series they are mainly oriented on the psychology of the characters and their relationships rather than on the plot, becoming one of the main motifs of Japanese subculture. The neologism sekaikei was often replaced with the expression "post-Evangelion syndrome". Critics have identified sekaikei elements in Voices of a Distant Star, She, the Ultimate Weapon, Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu,[478] Your Name.,[477] and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, interpreted as a parody of it.[479] According to Comic Book Resources's Timothy Donohoo, female heroes Rei and Asuka are "extremely important to the development of modern anime writing ... All of Evangelion's characters were influential and imitated, but in particular Rei and Asuka created a prototype for entertaining romantic interests that future series would use again and again".[480] Patrick Drazen wrote; "Evangelion exerted a very heavy influence in terms of character design on the anime that came after it".[481] Rei is considered particularly popular and influential,[482][483] and inspired several female heroes who came later[484][485] and contributed to the spread of the kuudere stereotype, with apparently cold, apathetic, and mysterious characters.[486][487] Asuka, Shinji,[488] Misato[489] and Gendo[490] also inspired artists, characters in other animated series, video games, and comics. Asuka is considered an influential example of a tsundere protagonist; she is grumpy, short-tempered, and authoritarian but has a tragic past and deep motivations behind it.[491][492]

According to The Washington Post's Gene Park, a considerable portion of cyberculture is rooted in the success of Evangelion, which is popular on 4chan and other websites. According to Park, fans of the series are divided between Asuka and Rei, and have generated the waifu wars, a phenomenon in which users of blogs and websites clash to determine with different arguments which character is the most attractive.[493] Maria R. Rider of Ex.org noted Gainax's series has inspired Gasaraki's character design, and particularly that of Miharu, who is similar to Rei.[494] Rurouni Kenshin's author Nobuhiro Watsuki compared his character Yukishiro Tomoe to Rei;[495] he also used Yui as the visual model for Honjō Kamatari's face.[496]

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The Japanese anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion has an extensive cast of characters that were created by Gainax The show s protagonist is Shinji Ikari a teenage boy whose father Gendo recruits him to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio machine mecha named Evangelion which goes into combat with beings known as Angels The cast of Neon Genesis Evangelion as depicted on the Japanese Genesis volume 14 laserdisc and VHS cover The character designs were drawn by artist Yoshiyuki Sadamoto who designed each character to easily be identified from its silhouette The personalities were based on that of Hideaki Anno the show s director and main scriptwriter Many of the heroes in the second half of the series suffer trauma or physical violence exacerbating their anxieties and fears and the episodes give ample space to their inner monologues with which they question the meanings of their actions and lives This narrative choice culminates in the two final episodes whose narrative pivot on Shinji s streams of consciousness the finale however does not clearly conclude the plot In Japan the characters met with a favorable audience reception becoming the subjects of merchandising articles and winning popularity polls Critics had mixed feelings about their psychological depth some reviewers appreciated their complexity and depth and praised Anno s script but others found the characters stereotypical or problematic and did not appreciate the insistence on their weaknesses and characterization The show s last two episodes proved controversial since the plot is eclipsed by moments of introspection Some of the main heroes especially Rei Ayanami inspired later anime series creating or helping to spread new stereotypes in Japanese animated productions Contents 1 Conception 1 1 Development 2 Pilots 2 1 Shinji Ikari 2 2 Rei Ayanami 2 3 Asuka Langley Soryu 2 4 Toji Suzuhara 2 5 Kaworu Nagisa 2 6 Mari Illustrious Makinami 3 Supporting characters 3 1 Nerv staff 3 1 1 Gendo Ikari 3 1 2 Kozo Fuyutsuki 3 1 3 Misato Katsuragi 3 1 4 Ritsuko Akagi 3 1 5 Ryoji Kaji 3 1 6 Makoto Hyuga 3 1 7 Maya Ibuki 3 1 8 Shigeru Aoba 3 2 Classmates 3 2 1 Kensuke Aida 3 2 2 Hikari Horaki 3 3 Other characters 3 3 1 Naoko Akagi 3 3 2 Yui Ikari 3 3 3 Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu 3 3 4 Keel Lorenz 3 3 5 Pen Pen 3 3 6 Shiro Tokita 4 Other media 4 1 Rebuild of Evangelion 4 1 1 Sumire Nagara 4 1 2 Koji Takao 4 1 3 Hideki Tama 4 1 4 Midori Kitakami 4 1 5 Sakura Suzuhara 4 2 Detective Evangelion 4 2 1 Kaede Agano 4 2 2 Satsuki Ōi 4 2 3 Aoi Mogami 4 2 4 Victims and other characters 4 3 Evangelion Battlefield 4 4 Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG The Nerv White Paper 4 5 Secret of Evangelion 4 6 Mana Kirishima 4 7 Mayumi Yamagishi 4 8 Nene Matsukaze 5 Cultural impact 5 1 Popularity 5 2 Critical response 5 3 Merchandise 5 4 Legacy 6 Notes 7 ReferencesConception EditThe studio Gainax studio chose interpersonal communication as the theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion insisting on portraying inter generational relationships such as those between parents and children 1 The studio wanted to create a series that reflects on the lack of communication in contemporaneous Japanese society which was considered to be in ruins 2 The director of the series Hideaki Anno an otaku since his youth experienced depression after the conclusion of his previous anime series Nadia The Secret of Blue Water 3 and poured his emotions into Neon Genesis Evangelion making it a reflection of his feelings 4 I tried to include everything of myself in Neon Genesis Evangelion myself a broken man who could do nothing for four years A man who ran away for four years one who was simply not dead Then one thought You can t run away came to me and I restarted this production It is a production where my only thought was to burn my feelings into film I know my behavior was thoughtless troublesome and arrogant But I tried I don t know what the result will be That is because within me the story is not yet finished I don t know what will happen to Shinji Misato or Rei I don t know where life will take them Because I don t know where life is taking the staff of the production Hideaki Anno 5 For each character Anno took cues from a part of his personality 6 stating that All the characters of Evangelion are me 7 Shinji for example was conceived as a mirror of his self both the conscious and unconscious part 8 9 According to him moreover Kaworu Nagisa and Gendo Ikari represent his shadow the dark unconscious side of an individual s psyche 10 11 Kazuya Tsurumaki assistant director of the series stated that the autobiographical intent can also be detected in the female protagonists and secondary characters such as Misato Katsuragi Rei Ayanami and Ryoji Kaji saying Every character is ultimately the same On the surface different seasonings have been used but inside the characters are very similar 12 Anno also said Shinji and the other main characters are not to be considered only a mirror of his personal experience but a reflection of the other members of the series creative staff as well 13 According to him It s strange that Evangelion has become such a hit all the characters are so sick 14 Yoshiyuki Sadamoto s early draft for the character designs of the main characters In 1993 about two years before the series aired the production studio established a temporary lead on the creation of the characters in a presentation document titled New Century Evangelion tentative name Proposal 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 仮 企画書 Shinseiki Evangelion kari kikakusho Proposal 15 Much of them were already outlined despite differences in script 16 Anno did not follow a well defined plan for the development of the protagonists he improvised as the episodes passed and following his instincts as in a live performance 17 The original project also included a girl character named Yui Ichijō who was similar in appearance to Rei but had dark hair this character never appeared in the final version of the show 18 The blood type and date of birth of each character were almost always identical to those of the character s voice actor the exceptions being Toji Kensuke Kaworu and Rei whose date is never explicitly revealed in the series 19 Anno named most of the characters after ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II while others were taken from comic book characters and the novel Ai to gensō no fascism 愛と幻想のファシズム The Fascism of Love and Fantasy by Japanese writer Ryu Murakami from which the names Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida come 20 21 The show s character designer was Yoshiyuki Sadamoto who had worked with Anno on Nadia Sadamoto was asked to develop a design with a relatively subdued appearance 22 Sadamoto gave the characters immediately distinguishable features and silhouettes trying to reflect as much as possible the interior of each of them 23 Initially Anno proposed using a female protagonist following Gainax earlier projects GunBuster and Nadia but Sadamoto was hesitant about the idea not understanding why a girl would want to pilot a robot Sadamoto suggested having a male protagonist Shinji and Asuka became the show s co protagonist 24 Development Edit Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno Anno began working on Neon Genesis Evangelion with the idea the setting and characters would evolve as the story progressed 5 He continued to rely on his personal experience and avoided depicting human dramas perceiving the task as difficult he thus preferred to represent Evangelion as a documentary rather than a drama 25 While working on the third and fourth episodes he set the goal of surpassing other television series in development and psychological depth The first episodes focus on Shinji s relationship problems and his constant attempts to approach Rei in Rei I and Rei II 26 The creative staff felt dissatisfied with the result considering it too heavy 27 To give a different impulse the irreverent exuberant character Asuka was inserted in the eighth episode Asuka Strikes which is the center of many comic and typically adolescent situations 28 In the following episodes despite their communication difficulties the show s protagonists are portrayed with the lightness typical of comedy following a conventional science fiction anime scheme The episode s scriptwriter Shinji Higuchi who is known for the humorous and lighthearted character of his works 29 30 intervened and the characters development became more positive 31 In the following episodes Misato opens up to Shinji and talk to him about her painful past 32 Asuka shows a sweeter and more caring character the cold commander Ikari helps his subordinates and praises his son 33 34 The last episodes would have closed the story and the protagonists journey for the ending the writers originally planned a scene in which Gendo would have said Live 生きろ Ikiro to his son Shinji similar to the ending of Gainax s earlier show The Secret of Blue Water in which Captain Nemo utters the same phrase before sacrificing himself 35 During the first broadcast of the series Anno responded to animation fans with anger accusing them of being excessively closed and introverted for this reason he changed the atmosphere of the show s second half making the narrative even darker and more introspective This change of direction is reflected in the protagonists development While being criticized Anno decided to make the characters Asuka and Toji undergo physical and psychological violence which was considered unsuitable for a television show in a protected transmission time 36 37 According to Michael House native English translator for Gainax at the beginning Anno had the idea of ending the anime with a scene of Shinji smiling and with the full maturation of the characters who would be able to establish healthier relationships but towards the middle of the show he realized this could not be done in a credible way Anno would have failed in his intent creating characters who were too closed and problematic 38 Asuka for example was initially inserted to lighten the tone of the series and only as the show progressed it was decided to pay attention to her inner fragility 39 At the same time breaking a taboo of Japanese television Anno focused on the sexuality of the protagonists inserting in the twentieth episode a sequence of implicit sex that includes a long off screen shot of Misato making sounds of pleasure in bed with her lover Kaji 40 The director said he wanted to show the audience and especially children how sex and violence are an integral part of human life 41 In the show s fourteenth episode Anno wanted to investigate Rei Ayanami whom he felt he had not adequately explored and with whom he felt less affinity than the other characters Running out of ideas an acquaintance of Anno lent him a book on mental illness 42 Since then Anno tried to include more concepts from psychology and psychoanalysis into the show 43 The show s main theme thus became the deepening of the human inner lives 44 and reflections on interpersonal communication are depicted through streams of consciousness of the protagonists 45 46 Shinji s character was deepened through internal monologues as in the sixteenth 47 48 and twentieth episodes 49 50 The last episodes also suffered from the tight production schedule they were made in a short time to meet the deadlines In the twenty fifth episode the protagonists undergo a psychoanalysis session in a dark theater retracing their childhoods through flashbacks 51 By rewriting the script Anno focused only on the psychology of the main characters 52 Shinji in particular 53 54 completely abandoning the main plot and not offering a clear conclusion to the narrative of the anime 55 56 He tried to deliver a message to and criticism of the otaku world and himself as a long time otaku 57 Pilots EditIn the Japanese dialogue for the original anime the Eva pilots are always referred to as children even when referring to an individual pilot The English translation refers to the individual pilots as First Child etc In the series Rebuild of Evangelion the expression n th Children is not used instead the pilots are referred to as Ichibanme no tekikakusha 一番目の適格者 The First Qualified Person Candidate Dai Ichi no Shōjo 第一の少女 First Girl Sanninme no kodomo 三人目の子供 Third Child or Dai San no Shōnen 第三の少年 Third Boy Shinji Ikari Edit Main article Shinji Ikari Voiced by Megumi Ogata 58 Ryunosuke Kamiki adult Japanese Spike Spencer ADV Movies and Rebuild 59 Casey Mongillo Netflix 60 English Shinji Ikari 碇 シンジ Ikari Shinji is the only son of Gendo Rokubungi and Yui Ikari 61 Following the early death of his mother who disappeared in a mysterious accident his father entrusted Shinji to a guardian Once Shinji reaches the age of fourteen Gendo calls him back to the city Tokyo 3 to assume the role of Third Child a pilot assigned to command the Eva 01 Because of his abandonment Shinji feels unwanted 62 and according to Hideaki Anno abandoned the attempt to understand himself convincing himself he is a useless individual Anno also described him as shy of human contact and unable to commit suicide 5 Compared to the stereotypical hero of a traditional mecha anime he is devoid of energy closed towards others and has a pessimistic attitude 63 64 After moving to Tokyo 3 Shinji begins to form relationships that influence him positively especially the other pilots his classmates 65 and other members of the Nerv such as Misato Katsuragi his superior and legal guardian and Ryoji Kaji 66 To write for Shinji the show s writers used psychological concepts such as Freudian theories of the oral stage 67 68 the porcupine s dilemma 69 70 and the splitting of the breast 71 72 His characterization has been compared to that of Amuro Ray the protagonist of Mobile Suit Gundam 73 74 and Japanese otaku 3 72 Some critics associated the character with the youth and climate of 1990s Japan which was shaken by the Tokyo subway sarin attack the Great Hanshin earthquake and the bursting of the Japanese asset price bubble 75 76 and interpreted him as a messianic figure 77 78 Unreality Magazine s Nick Verboon described Shinji as one of the most nuanced popular and relatable characters in anime history 79 Anime and manga publications gave Shinji a mixed reception 80 81 Comic Book Resources Angelo Delos Trinos wrote No anime character inspires as many polarized takes as Shinji 82 Although his complexity was praised 83 84 and generally considered realistic 85 86 his insecurity and weakness were criticized 87 88 Shinji s characterization in the spin offs and the Rebuild of Evangelion films however received more positive comments 89 for his more self confident personality and the optimistic tone of its development 90 91 92 Rei Ayanami Edit Main article Rei Ayanami Reproduction of the school uniform worn by the students of the first municipal middle school of Tokyo 3 Voiced by Megumi Hayashibara 93 94 Japanese Amanda Winn Lee ADV Movies and Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Brina Palencia Funimation Rebuild Ryan Bartley Netflix 95 English Rei Ayanami 綾波 レイ Ayanami Rei is a pilot who is assigned to command Evangelion Unit 00 as First Child Her date of birth is unknown 96 Rei is a taciturn 97 shy girl who mechanically carries out any order from her superiors even if it is particularly cruel She is committed to fighting against the Angels as though the fight is the only point of connection between her and other people making it her only reason for living Rei minimizes contact with others 98 the only exception being Gendo Ikari to whom she is more open 99 Rei is a clone who was created from the genes of Yui Ikari Gendo s wife every time Rei dies she is replaced by a new clone making her aware of always being replaceable As the show progresses Rei slowly makes friends with Shinji her colleague at Nerv and classmate discovering human emotions and acquiring greater self awareness 100 According to Winn Lee behind Rei s cold and aloof appearance is a small spark of humanity that is overshadowed by her low self esteem 101 Win Lee also said Rei knows she s expendable but the thing is she s still human 102 Critics have compared Rei to the Virgin Mary 103 Pinocchio 37 104 and a Great Bad Mother trying to take in her son 105 Anno originally conceived of Rei as a representation of his unconscious mind 106 and a young female schizophrenia sufferer He asked Sadamoto to give Rei the likeness of a bitterly unhappy young girl with little sense of presence 107 Sadamoto also took inspiration from Paul Gallico s novella The Snow Goose 108 Writer Patrick W Galbraith described Rei as the single most popular and influential character in the history of otaku anime 109 Rei has received a positive reception and has appeared in popularity polls about the best anime characters decades after the show s first broadcast 110 111 112 Her role in Rebuild was especially appreciated reviewers praised her development and gradual process of gaining self awareness 113 114 115 Asuka Langley Soryu Edit Main article Asuka Langley Soryu Voiced by Yuko Miyamura 116 Japanese Tiffany Grant ADV Movies and Rebuild Stephanie McKeon Netflix 117 English Asuka Langley Soryu 惣流 アスカ ラングレー Sōryu Asuka Rangure IPA soːɾʲɯː asɯ ka ɾaŋɡɯɾeː is a pilot who is assigned to command Evangelion Unit 02 as the Second Child 118 119 She is a red haired blue eyed Japanese German girl who was raised and educated in Germany 120 Asuka is a child prodigy who graduated from college at a young age she is brave positive 121 and enthusiastic about her role as a pilot but has a pronounced inferiority complex towards males 122 With recent acquaintances Asuka appears to be authoritarian 123 Although she has a natural spontaneity she suffers from mental problems which alongside her excessive self love make her lose the ability to pilot her Evangelion in the second half of the series Asuka is attracted to her colleague Shinji Ikari but as events progress she starts to develop ambivalent feelings towards him 124 In the final episodes of the anime Asuka develops a deep self loathing and begins to feel anxiety at the idea of being alone 125 in a framework similar to separation anxiety disorder 126 In the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy Asuka is renamed to Asuka Langley Shikinami and she is given the rank of Captain in the European Air Force Critics and official publications about the series have linked Asuka to psychological disorders and defense mechanisms such as masculine protest reaction formation repression 127 and narcissistic personality disorder 128 Website Otaku Kart described Asuka as one of the most popular female characters in anime history 129 She maintained a high ranking in every popularity poll of the series 130 131 132 and has appeared in surveys of the most popular anime characters in Japan 133 134 Asuka received a mixed reception Some critics took issue with her hubris and her personality judging these as tiresome and arrogant others appreciated the series s realism and her complex psychological introspection 135 136 Toji Suzuhara Edit Tomokazu Seki voiced Toji in Japanese Voiced by Tomokazu Seki 137 138 Japanese Joe Pisano ADV episodes 3 18 Michael O Connor ADV episodes 19 and 20 Brett Weaver ADV episode 26 films and Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Justin Cook Rebuild Johnny Yong Bosch Netflix English Toji Suzuhara 鈴原 トウジ Suzuhara Tōji is a 2 A student at the first municipal middle school in Tokyo 3 139 At first he shows strong animosity towards Shinji holding him responsible for an accident that affected his younger sister during the clash between the third Angel and Unit 01 140 in the third episode he assaults Shinji just before the arrival of the fourth Angel Shamshel After witnessing the fight however Toji feels guilt for his actions 141 142 and becomes concerned about Shinji despite the pride that prevents him from openly showing his feelings 143 Toji considers himself a tough guy and projects a strong character but hides an honest kind 144 and introverted side 145 His humane approach and expansive character have a positive influence on Ikari and the other Children 146 In the second half of the series Toji is chosen as the Fourth Child as the qualified subject and pilot assigned to command the Eva 03 147 Toji accepts the task assigned to him on the condition his sister is transferred to the hospital at Nerv headquarters 148 During his activation experiment however Unit 03 becomes infected by the Angel Bardiel goes out of control and clashes with and defeats 02 and 00 it then engages in a hand to hand fight with 01 leading to its destruction Toji survives but loses his left leg 149 150 In the manga adaptation Toji is killed instead of being just injured as in the anime In the Rebuilds films Asuka test piloted Unit 03 instead of Toji As shown in the final installment he marries Hikari and has a child with her Kaworu Nagisa Edit Main article Kaworu Nagisa Voiced by Akira Ishida Japanese Kyle Sturdivant ADV Aaron Krohn films Greg Ayres Director s Cut Jerry Jewell Funimation Rebuild Clifford Chapin Netflix Daman Mills Amazon Prime Video Rebuild English Kaworu Nagisa 渚 カヲル Nagisa Kaoru is the Fifth Child 151 152 who is sent to Nerv as a replacement pilot for Unit 02 following Asuka s psychological breakdown 153 Kaworu befriends Shinji Ikari towards whom he has a sincere and unconditional affection and then reveals himself as the seventeenth and final Angel Tabris Kaworu penetrates Nerv headquarters in an attempt to reunite with the first Angel Adam but after discovering the second Angel Lilith is locked in the Terminal Dogma he asks Shinji to kill him 154 Kaworu was born on September 13 2000 the same day as Second Impact 155 156 Critics have compared Kaworu to Jesus Christ for his sacrifice 157 Devilman s Ryo Asuka 158 and Kaoru a character from the science fiction movie Summer Vacation 1999 1988 159 160 Evangelion Chronicle magazine linked his name to Tabris the Angel of free will and Cahor Japanese Kahoru カホル who is referred to as the Angel of deceit a detail the publication relates to his deceptive anthropomorphic features 161 Gainax originally conceived Kaworu as a cat that controls a boy supposed to appear in the series twenty second episode 162 Although Kaworu only appears in one episode he was popular with audiences and animation enthusiasts 163 and topped popularity polls 164 165 166 Anime News Network s Kenneth Lee disliked Kaworu s ambiguity and lack of clarity and the homoerotic undertones of his relationship with Shinji 104 others reviewers praised it and enjoyed his personality 167 168 Kaworu s role in the film Evangelion 3 0 2012 also drew positive comments from critics 169 170 Mari Illustrious Makinami Edit Main article Mari Illustrious Makinami Voiced by Maaya Sakamoto Japanese Trina Nishimura Funimation Deneen Melody Amazon Prime Video English Mari Illustrious Makinami 真希波 マリ イラストリアス Makinami Mari Irasutoriasu is introduced in the film Evangelion 2 0 You Can Not Advance 2009 the second installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy Mari is originally from England and is a pilot for the European branch of Nerv In her first appearance Mari is assigned to Evangelion Unit 05 and then fights aboard Asuka s Eva 02 171 Mari was created at the request of Toshimichi Ōtsuki the original series producer to introduce a new female character for the Rebuild and attract new audiences 172 Anno decided not to meddle in the creation Mari to avoid replicating the other main characters 173 He entrusted Mari s development to Kazuya Tsurumaki a member of Khara 174 175 Mari s concept went through a complex chain of revisions because neither Anno nor the other writers knew what kind of female hero they wanted to create and were undecided until the deadline 176 Mari s character design was entrusted to Sadamoto who wanted to differentiate her from other Evangelion protagonists 177 and took inspiration from sources including Space Battleship Yamato UFO and a character played by Yui Aragaki in My Boss My Hero 2006 178 Mari received a mixed reception from critics Some reviewers thought the character was excessively sexualized and considered her role irrelevant and insignificant 179 180 181 182 others praised it 183 184 finding her a good alternative to the other characters 185 186 In Evangelion 3 0 1 0 Thrice Upon a Time Mari s character was deepened with additional details which drew attention 187 188 189 and further mixed evaluations several critics complained about the lack of explanations about her nature finding her underdeveloped and wasted 190 191 others appreciated her battle scenes 192 her psychology and her role in the show s finale 90 193 Supporting characters EditNerv staff Edit Gendo Ikari Edit Main article Gendo Ikari Voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki Japanese Tristan MacAvery ADV and films John Swasey Director s Cut and Rebuild Ray Chase Netflix English Gendo Ikari 碇 ゲンドウ Ikari Gendō is the supreme commander of the Nerv 194 husband of Yui Ikari and father of Shinji with whom he has a difficult relationship Gendo conducts the Adam Project and the Human Instrumentality Project 195 His manners are cold pragmatic and calculating displaying a distant attitude toward his subordinates only Fuyutsuki seems to understand his thoughts 196 Gendo s attitude leads him to use any means to achieve his personal goals embarking on romantic and sexual relationships with Dr Naoko Akagi and then Akagi s daughter Ritsuko Gendo leads the Instrumentality Project in the hope of reuniting with his wife Yui who died in a mysterious accident years before Gendo is also the main antagonist of Rebuild of Evangelion and in particular in the final episode Evangelion 3 0 1 0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021 The character was originally conceived as a modern version of Victor Frankenstein 197 he was inspired by the personal experiences of the series staff members reflecting the absent and emotionally detached Japanese father figure 198 Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno s father was also an influence on Gendo 199 200 Anno also took inspiration from psychoanalysis concepts especially the Freudian Oedipus complex Gendo ranks in several polls about the most attractive male characters 201 202 203 but reviewers also had negative opinions of him 204 205 they criticized his abusive 206 207 and manipulative ways 208 Gendo s role in Rebuild has been more positively received 209 especially in the final installment 210 211 190 His image has also been described as one of the most easily recognizable images of anime on the internet 212 his joined hands pose which fans named the Gendo pose has been parodied in subsequent anime and manga 213 214 215 Kozo Fuyutsuki Edit Voiced by Motomu Kiyokawa Japanese Guil Lunde ADV Michael Ross films Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Kent Williams Rebuild JP Karliak Netflix English Kozo Fuyutsuki 冬月 コウゾウ Fuyutsuki Kōzō is the deputy commander of the special agency Nerv 216 After obtaining a professorship as a teacher of metaphysical biology at Kyoto University he met Yui Ikari a promising student of the same institute in 1999 217 In the same period Kozo met Yui s boyfriend Gendo of whom he is immediately suspicious After the Second Impact the United Nations calls upon Kozo to conduct a formal investigation into the event Kozo meets Gendo again reinforcing his suspicions about Gendo Kozo begins to think he and a mysterious organization named Seele may be responsible for the catastrophe and the deaths of billions of people In 2003 Kozo continues to investigate the matter on his own having arrived at the Artificial Evolution Laboratory he threatens to publicly disclose the truth he has discovered but Gendo leads him to Central Dogma where he meets Dr Naoko Akagi and learns of the Gehirn the association in which they both secretly operate Gendo asks Kozo to collaborate with him to build the new history of mankind for unknown reasons Kozo accepts 218 and later becomes Gendo s close associate 219 220 Although Kozo shares the Nerv s basic objectives he occasionally shows he does not approve of its means 221 He has a balanced character and does not panic in dramatic situations 222 Despite Kozo s role as a deputy he maintains an affectionate personality and a humane approach to his subordinates including the pilots 223 In the movie The End of Evangelion during the Human Instrumentality a vision of Yui Ikari appears to Kozo and he smiles to welcome her 224 he serenely watches the process while waiting to be able to see the woman he never stopped loving again 225 226 Kozo s last name Fuyutsuki comes from the Akizuki class destroyer of the same name 21 According to Yoshiyuki Sadamoto the characters Gendo and Kozo are respectively based on Ed Straker and Alec Freeman of the television series UFO 24 Misato Katsuragi Edit Main article Misato Katsuragi Voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi Japanese Allison Keith ADV Movies and Rebuild Carrie Keranen Netflix English Misato Katsuragi 葛城 ミサト Katsuragi Misato is the captain of the Nerv Operations Department 227 and Shinji s guardian 228 229 Due to a series of childhood emotional traumas she has developed a frivolous exuberant personality displays extroversion and leads a sloppy messy lifestyle Misato s affectionate personality sometimes causes her to prioritize her human feelings over her duty as a Nerv employee and her job provokes internal conflict and causes her to make difficult choices In the Rebuild saga Misato is captain of the Wille an organization that was created to destroy the Nerv For the character the staff took inspiration from Fujiko Mine of Lupin III Japanese writer Aya Sugimoto 230 and Usagi Tsukino of Sailor Moon with whom she shares a voice actor 231 232 Mitsuishi described Misato as a lonely insecure woman who tries to hide the darkness and loneliness she harbors deep in her heart 233 Writer Dennis Redmond speculated Misato may be based on Nadia Arwol from The Secret of Blue Water while Akio Nagatomi of The Anime Cafe compared her to Kazumi Amano from Gunbuster 234 235 Misato has ranked high in popularity polls 236 237 and has generally had a positive reception 238 Reviewers appreciated her tenacity endearment 239 and psychology 240 deeming her realistic 241 242 and underrated 243 Ritsuko Akagi Edit Voiced by Yuriko Yamaguchi Japanese Sue Ulu ADV and films Colleen Clinkenbeard Funimation Rebuild Erica Lindbeck Netflix Mary Faber Amazon Prime Video Rebuild English Ritsuko Akagi 赤木 リツコ Akagi Ritsuko is the head of the first section of the technology department at Nerv headquarters 244 and one of the main developers of Evangelion units 245 In 2005 during college Ritsuko met Misato Katsuragi who became her friend 246 and befriended her boyfriend Kaji whom Ritsuko considered annoying 247 In 2008 after completing her studies at Tokyo 2 Ritsuko joined Gehirn Research Center as the head of Project E 248 Following her transfer to the special agency Nerv Ritsuko became responsible for the management of the Magi supercomputer 249 At Nerv Ritsuko comes into close contact with her mother s lover Gendo Ikari learning secret information that is withheld from almost all other members of the organization 250 251 Ritsuko is rational and has a strong sense of discipline and detached judgment She finds it difficult to reconcile these sides of her character which are often a source of violent emotional contrasts 252 Ristuko shows great determination and indifference and hesitates to talk about herself even with longtime friends Despite her rational and reserved exterior Ritsuko is sensitive expressive and passionate At the beginning of her university career Ritsuko dyes her hair blonde to differentiate herself from her mother Naoko 253 She later falls in love with Gendo Ikari with whom she enters into a secret romantic relationship and offers him her scientific skills and body Ritsuko is jealous of Rei the center of Gendo s attention and feeling used and betrayed she carries out reckless acts of revenge against him 254 In The End of Evangelion Ritsuko is no longer able to manage her feelings of love and hate she attempts to destroy the Nerv headquarters uttering the phrase Mom do you want to die with me However the Casper computer in which Naoko s personality is imprinted refuses the command to self destruct and Ritsuko is shot dead by Gendo 255 Newtype magazine compared Ritsuko to previous Anno characters such as Kazumi Amano from Gunbuster and Electra from Nadia 256 Ryoji Kaji Edit Voiced by Kōichi Yamadera Japanese Aaron Krohn ADV and films J Michael Tatum Funimation Rebuild Greg Chun Netflix Sean Burgos Amazon Prime Video Rebuild English Ryoji Kaji 加持 リョウジ Kaji Ryōji is a member of Nerv s Special Investigations Department 257 258 During college he meets Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi with whom he enters into a romantic relationship and cohabitation which are broken off two years later 259 260 When Ryoji joins the Nerv he is transferred to Germany and appointed guardian of Asuka In 2015 he travels with Asuka to Japan and meets his former university friends During the trip he carries in absolute secrecy the embryo of Adam the first Angel and delivers it to Gendo Ikari 261 262 For Gendo Ryoji sabotages the Jet Alone a robot built by Nerv s rival chemical industry community Ryoji works at the Investigations Department of the Japanese Government Ministry of Internal Affairs 263 and is also assigned by Seele to monitor Gendo Ikari 264 Ryoji is a spy in the pay of three organizations Gendo is aware of Ryoji s double game but seems to benefit the most from his presence 265 Although the motive for Ryoji s actions remains unknown 266 he tries to find the truth about Nerv s real objectives 267 268 After the battle against the Angel Zeruel Ryoji is betrayed by one of his informants and is assassinated by a third man Ryoji bequeaths the results of his investigation to Misato Some fan theories about the identity of his murderer arose starting from the twentieth episode many fans thought Misato who takes a gun in the scene before his murder is responsible but the main staff falsified this theory 269 saying the responsible party would be found among the members of Seele or the secret services 270 To avoid misunderstandings of this kind some scenes of the director s cut version of the series were changed 50 271 The character was inspired by Captain Foster from the television series UFO 272 Makoto Hyuga Edit Voiced by Hiro Yuki Japanese Matt Greenfield ADV Keith Burgess films Mike McFarland Rebuild Daniel MK Cohen Netflix Joe Fria Amazon Prime Video Rebuild English Makoto Hyuga 日向 マコト Hyuga Makoto is one of the main Nerv operators who from the command bridge follows and controls all operations of Eva units 273 He assists Major Misato Katsuragi in the strategic planning of the battles against the Angels 274 Makoto has a friendly kind and compassionate nature but he speaks his mind and is not intimidated even in front of his superiors Compared to his colleagues Makoto is more confident with Major Katsuragi due to his skills and his ability to gather secret information On some occasions Makoto acts rashly and seems to have feelings for Misato 275 276 Although Makoto is aware of his feelings which are not reciprocated he continues to assist Misato and launches into dangerous actions to help her In The End of Evangelion during the Human Instrumentality Misato appears to him and a mixed expression of terror and pleasure is visible on his face 277 His last name is taken from the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship of the same name Hideaki Anno said he does not remember his reasons for naming the character Makoto but sais a possible influence may have been the novel Shinsengumi Keppuroku by Ryōtarō Shiba 21 Maya Ibuki Edit Voiced by Miki Nagasawa Japanese Kendra Benham ADV Amy Seeley films Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Monica Rial Director s Cut Caitlin Glass Rebuild Christine Marie Cabanos Netflix English Maya Ibuki 伊吹 マヤ Ibuki Maya is one of the three main technical operators in the Operational Command Center at Nerv Headquarters Her main task is to report the synchronicity rate of the pilots Being directly involved in Project E Maya is subordinate to Dr Ritsuko Akagi 278 for whom she feels a sense of veneration as she faithfully carries out Ritsuko s directives Although she is a diligent and competent assistant she is emotionally immature and is accused of excessive idealism by Ritsuko Maya s scrupulous character makes her feel a feeling of aversion to the Dummy System which she considers inhuman 279 During bloody wartime confrontations Maya feels revulsion or vomits In the course of the series several hints suggest Maya gradually develops feelings beyond professional respect for her senpai she develops a desire for her superior which turns into sapphic love 280 281 For the names Maya and Ibuki Anno took inspiration from two cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy and a commander in the series Return of Ultraman 21 Shigeru Aoba Edit Voiced by Takehito Koyasu Japanese Jason C Lee ADV and films Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Vic Mignogna Director s Cut Phil Parsons Rebuild Billy Kametz Netflix English Shigeru Aoba 青葉 シゲル Aoba Shigeru is along with Makoto Hyuga and Maya Ibuki one of the technical operators of the Operations Command Center at Nerv Headquarters 282 Shigeru is realistic serious 283 professional and emotionally detached He is not in the habit of talking about himself or his private life and does not socialize with his colleagues although he has good relations with them At work Shigeru is calm and calculating 284 Shigeru is a big music fan and plays guitar 285 286 In The End of Evangelion during the Human Instrumentality Shigeru is terrified by the sight of so many clones of Rei Ayanami While his colleagues serenely transform into LCL an expression of terror is visible on Shigeru s face and Rei does not take on the appearance of any of his loved ones according to the book The Essential Evangelion Chronicle an official volume this is because he has never loved another person 287 His last name comes from the Japanese Imperial Navy cruiser of the same name the name Shigeru was chosen to create a pun with Aoba Shigereru a 1974 Japanese film that was directed by Kihachi Okamoto 21 Classmates Edit Kensuke Aida Edit Voiced by Tetsuya Iwanaga Japanese Kurt Stoll ADV and films Greg Ayres Rebuild Benjamin Diskin Netflix Alejandro Saab Amazon Prime Video Rebuild English Kensuke Aida 相田 ケンスケ Aida Kensuke is a student in class 2 A of the first municipal middle school in Tokyo 3 Kensuke has strong dialectical skills 288 289 is a fan of military life 290 291 and often plays survivor games when he is alone in the countryside 292 Like his classmates Shinji Ikari Toji Suzuhara Rei Ayanami and Hikari Horaki Kensuke is motherless 293 Some of the dialogue in the seventeenth episode suggests his father is part of the Nerv administration either in the research department or in the general affairs division With the rest of the school he moves to another place after the destruction of Tokyo 3 294 Hikari Horaki Edit Junko Iwao voiced Hikari in Japanese Voiced by Junko Iwao Japanese Carol Amerson ADV Kimberly Yates films Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Leah Clark Rebuild Abby Trott Netflix English Hikari Horaki 洞木 ヒカリ Horaki Hikari is the 2 A class head of Tokyo 3 Municipal Middle School 295 296 She has an older sister named Kodama and a younger sister named Nozomi Hikari is grumpy rigid and rule abiding 297 but hides a sweet patient side to her sisters and friends she is caring and attentive to their needs 298 Hikari constantly taunts and reprimands her partner Toji Suzuhara probably to repress her feelings of love towards him Among the girls of 2 A Hikari is the only one who can approach Asuka In the last episodes of the series Hikari s companion goes through an emotional breakdown and Hikari remains close to her hosting Asuka in her house and showing her a sincere and unconditional affection until the end 299 For the character s surname Anno took inspiration from Murakami s novel Ai to gensō no fascism 21 the names of her sisters Kodama and Nozomi are taken from high speed trains of the Tokaido Shinkansen line 300 Other characters Edit Naoko Akagi Edit Voiced by Mika Doi Japanese Laura Chapman ADV and films English Naoko Akagi 赤木 ナオコ Akagi Naoko is the mother and colleague of Dr Ritsuko Akagi 301 Naoko is a world renowned scientist and a member of the Gehirn Research Center and as such learns the truth about Second Impact and the Eva creation project Naoko embarks on a secret relationship with Gendo Gehirn s commander in chief while he is still married to Yui 302 In 2008 Naoko completed the fundamental theory of the Magi System supercomputer which was completed two years later 303 In the three Magi biocomputers she developed she digitally transcribes the main aspects of her personality as a woman as a scientist and as a mother 304 Naoko later realizes Gendo is exploiting her for her talent as a scientist and researcher but she ignores the truth and continues the relationship 305 In 2010 Gendo arrives at the base with a child named Rei Ayanami who resembles Yui On the evening of her visit Rei gets lost in Gehirn s control room and runs into Naoko whom she calls an old hag and then tells Naoko it was Gendo called her that In Rei s face Naoko recognizes Yui s features and in a fit of rage she strangles Rei and then commits suicide 306 307 by crashing into the Caspar computer 308 For the character s name Hideaki Anno took inspiration from an old elementary school company of his 21 Yui Ikari Edit Voiced by Megumi Hayashibara Japanese Kim Sevier ADV Amanda Winn Lee films Amazon Prime Video Rebuild Ryan Bartley Netflix Stephanie Young Rebuild English Yui Ikari 碇 ユイ Ikari Yui is Shinji s mother 309 310 and Gendo s wife 311 In 1999 as a bright student at Kyoto University she met Professor Fuyutsuki and discussed research on artificial evolution with him Late in the same year she became romantically involved with Gendo whom she married to Fuyutsuki s disappointment Later Yui works with her husband at the Laboratory for Artificial Evolution In 2004 at the age of twenty seven Yui willingly proposes herself as a subject in an experimental activation of Unit 01 During the test Yui is killed in sight of Gendo the other members of the laboratory and her son Shinji 312 Yui is absorbed by the humanoid and her body disappears Attempts to recover her fail and the case is dismissed as an accident but becomes public knowledge 313 In the last episodes of the series and in The End of Evangelion however it is revealed the accident was the result of Yui s deliberate choice 314 315 Her soul is kept inside the unit and she is occasionally able to help her son by controlling its movements In The End of Evangelion Yui s spirit gives Shinji the courage to choose his future and that of the whole humanity rejecting the Instrumentality 316 Hideaki Anno chose the name Yui because it is similar to Rei s name while Rei 零 means zero nothingness Yui 唯 can be translated as only one 21 Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu Edit Voiced by Maria Kawamura Japanese Yvonne Aguirre ADV Kimberly Yates films English Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu 惣流 キョウコ ツェッペリン Sōryu Kyōko Tsepperin is the mother of Asuka Langley Soryu Kyoko was born in 1974 and worked for the German division of the Gehirn Research Center which became the Nerv In 2005 Kyoko was subjected to a contact experiment with Unit 02 317 of which she had promoted the construction 318 During the test she suffers mental contamination and is psychologically damaged After being hospitalized Kyoko becomes unable to recognize Asuka and speaks to a cloth doll believing it to be her daughter 319 In the meantime Kyoko s husband begins an affair with another scientist 320 Shortly afterward Asuka is chosen as Second Child and pilot of Unit 02 Asuka believing the event could induce her mother to recognize her again runs to Kyoko s hospital room and finds her body hanging from the ceiling 321 It is assumed a part of Kyoko s soul or her maternal side remains enclosed within Eva 02 322 For the names Zeppelin and Sōryu staff took inspiration by two warships one German and the other Japanese while the name Kyōko was inspired by a character in a comic book by Shinji Wada 21 Keel Lorenz Edit Voiced by Mugihito Japanese Rick Peeples ADV Tom Booker films Bill Jenkins Rebuild D C Douglas Netflix English Keel Lorenz キール ローレンツ Kiru Rōrentsu is the president of the Human Instrumentality Committee and the secret organization Seele 323 Multiple cybernetic components are grafted into his body allowing him to have vital energy despite his advanced age Keel secretly manipulates the world s fate to see the Third Impact realized 324 Keel is of German nationality and has a calm rational personality 325 For the character s name the authors were inspired by biologist Konrad Lorenz 21 in the presentation document of the series his name should have been Konrad Keel s is sixty seven years old 326 Pen Pen Edit Voiced by Megumi Hayashibara Japanese Amanda Winn Lee ADV and films Mandy Clark Director s Cut Monica Rial Rebuild Cherami Leigh Netflix English Pen Pen or Pen2 ペンペン Penpen is a small pet penguin and companion animal of Misato Katsuragi Pen Pen who belongs to the new breed of hot springs penguins 327 328 is most likely the result of a biotechnology experiment and has a serial number on his collar He seems to have a high IQ which allows him to bathe himself 329 understand human languages read a newspaper 330 and live independently inside Misato s apartment In the last episodes Pen Pen is moved to a country house to live with the Horaki family 331 Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designed the character to meet the staff s request to include a being that could serve as the series mascot Because the show is set in Hakone a town known for its hot springs Pen Pen was at first conceived as a monkey but the idea was considered unattractive and was discarded 332 Pen Pen could have been inspired by Mister Pen Pen Mr ペンペン a genetically modified penguin that appears in a 1986 anime 333 334 Shiro Tokita Edit Voiced by Hōchu Ōtsuka 335 Japanese Rob Bundy English Shiro Tokita 時田シロ Tokita Shirō is a representative of the Community of United Chemical Industries of Japan which is mainly responsible for the construction of the Jet Alone a humanoid robot that is developed to compete with the Nerv s Eva about which he is privy to much secret information gained from espionage operations 336 Shiro appears only in the seventh episode of the series in which he openly mocks the competitors capabilities and ridicules the Evangelions in front of the project manager Ritsuko Akagi 337 338 During the activation experiment the Jet Alone goes out of control threatening to create a nuclear crisis After initial hesitation Tokita gives Misato Katsuragi the access code to activate the stop command 339 For the character s name Anno drew from Murakami s Ai to gensō no fascism the seventh episode also names men named Manda and Yasugi whose names are borrowed from the same novel 21 Other media EditRebuild of Evangelion Edit Wille s logo In Evangelion 3 0 You Can Not Redo 2012 the third installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion series a new organization named Wille ˈvɪle German for will is introduced Wille was created to destroy Nerv and is led by Misato Katsuragi Sumire Nagara Edit Voiced by Sayaka Ōhara Japanese Krishna Smitha English Sumire Nagara 長良スミレ Nagara Sumire is in charge of the anti gravity system of a flying ship called AAA Wunder Sumire is a dark skinned woman in her twenties or thirties with long brown hair that is pulled back into a ponytail Her name derives from the class of light cruisers used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II In the original dubbing she is played by Sayaka Ōhara who tried to portray her as an older sister She described Sumire as a strong woman who has endured difficulties and the deaths of several loved ones According to the character s voice actress she betrays her most secret emotions through her facial expressions and chooses her words calmly and wisely 340 Koji Takao Edit Voiced by Akio Ōtsuka Japanese Greg Dulcie English Koji Takao 高雄コウジ Takao Kōji is one of Wille s engineers and is responsible for the engine ignition sequence of the Wunder ship Koji presents himself as a man of robust build he is balding and has a goatee and a black mustache Koji is an acquaintance of Kaji due to whom he has come into contact with Misato His name is inspired by that of a class of four heavy cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy that were used in the Pacific War In the original anime Koji is played by Akio Ōtsuka who had earlier dubbed the character Nemo in Nadia he described Koji as an efficient businessman who made progress in his field 341 Hideki Tama Edit Voiced by Anri Katsu Japanese Aaron Roberts English Hideki Tama 多摩ヒデキ Tama Hideki is a young engineer and Takao s colleague on Wunder He is skinny has thick black hair and is shy and reserved during operations he keeps manuals under his hand for reference The character s name derives from that of the Japanese World War II era cruiser of the same name In the original anime Hideki is played by Anri Katsu who Anno commissioned to convey weakness and humanity in the character Katsu described Hideki as a man who takes his time he used to follow rules and slightly cowardly but still performs his duty in times of danger and has been trained to do the bare minimum 342 Midori Kitakami Edit Voiced by Mariya Ise Japanese Tia Ballard English Midori Kitakami 北上ミドリ Kitakami Midori is an engineer serving on AAA Wunder She is slim has pink hair and is lazy and timid Midori s control panel is covered in sticky notes The character s last name is taken from that of a a Japanese cruiser that was in service from 1920 to 1945 In the original anime Midori is played by Mariya Ise who described Midori as a modern woman who is unwilling to undertake difficult tasks and to use formal tones with her superiors Anno asked Ise to make Midori look like a young woman from the Yidori generation people who were born in the late 1980s and early 1990s 343 Sakura Suzuhara Edit Voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro Japanese Felecia Angelle English Sakura Suzuhara 鈴原 サクラ Suzuhara Sakura is a member of Wille she is briefly introduced in Evangelion 2 0 You Can Not Advance but does not speak in the film Sakura is Toji s younger sister she admires Misato whom she takes as her role model Sakura is kind simple and optimistic 344 Detective Evangelion Edit In the video game Detective Evangelion 名探偵エヴァンゲリオン Meitantei Evangerion 2007 which was released for PlayStation 2 by Broccoli and is based on the spin off manga Detective Shinji Ikari three Nerv operators who do not appear in the original series appear each of them oversees one of the computers of the Magi System and all reflect the aspects of Naoko Akagi s personality that is contained in the machines Kaede Agano Edit Voiced by Ai Shimizu 345 Kaede Agano 阿賀野 カエデ is a simple woman with short light brown hair 346 She has a strong sense of family is kind and is a good cook 347 she is in charge of Baltashar in which Dr Akagi s maternal side is reflected 345 Satsuki Ōi Edit Voiced by Maria Yamamoto 345 Satsuki Ōi 大井サツキ a sensual Russian Japanese woman with long hair 348 and a liking for vodka Satsuki lives alone and drinks alcohol to forget her loneliness 349 She is responsible for Casper Naoko s feminine side and Shinji s sensitivity improvement program 345 Aoi Mogami Edit Voiced by Yui Horie 345 Aoi Mogami 最上アオイ a bespectacled intelligent and straightforward girl 350 is in charge of Melchior which contains Naoko as a scientist and Shinji s intelligence enhancement program 345 Victims and other characters Edit The game also includes several other characters who are brutally murdered and whose case Shinji Ikari investigates Natsuko Kako 加古ナツコ the first victim a fourteen year old girl who attends Neo Tokyo 3 Middle School Kyōko Nachi 那智キョウコ second victim a twenty nine year old teacher at Neo Tokyo 3 Middle School 351 Erika Kashii 香椎エリカ third victim a twenty seven year old woman and member of the Nerv forensic department 352 Mimi Satsuma 薩摩ミミ fourth victim a twenty three year old teacher at Neo Tokyo 3 Middle School 353 Also appearing in the game are the Shirase 白瀬市長 the mayor of Neo Tokyo 3 a man named Kokubunji 国分寺 the director of a facility called Kichijoji Bowl and Dr Hideaki Katsuragi 葛城ヒデアキ Misato s father and head of the research group that is responsible for Second Impact 354 Evangelion Battlefield Edit Evangelion Battlefields エヴァンゲリオンバトルフィールズ Evangerion Batorufiiruzu is a mobile game that was released for the operating systems iOS and Android on April 2 2020 The game allows players to command and fight with various Evangelions It was produced by Khara studio and released by Mobcast and Takara Tomy Arts 355 356 The game introduces two new female characters Kotone Suzunami 涼波コトネ is a cheerful fourteen year old girl who is Shinji s new fellow pilot She is used to referring to her classmates with the Japanese honorific term senpai and is voiced by Megumi Han 357 Hitomi Amagi 天城ヒトミ is a twenty seven year old woman who is introduced as both a Nerv worker and a mental health counselor in the second season of the title she becomes a playable character Hitomi is voiced by Mai Nakahara 357 Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG The Nerv White Paper Edit Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG The Nerv White Paper 新世紀エヴァンゲリオンRPG NERV白書 is a tabletop role playing game that was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 1996 358 The game is set during the events of the classic series 359 and introduces new characters and Angels 360 Commander Nikolayev ニコラーエフ 司令官 is the head of the Nerv s Russian section Nikolayev is seemingly friendly amiable and well mannered but in reality with this positive attitude he could only be stonewalling the Nerv headquarters and concealing his true character 361 Marie Vincennes マリイ ヴァンセンヌ is a fourteen year old girl who was born in the United States she is a prodigy with a Ph D who is called by Nerv on July 7 2005 362 to help advance the science of the Evangelion programs Despite having a kind voice and good manners Marie is self centered and arrogant 363 During a welcome party dedicated to her at Misato s apartment that is attended by the main members of the organization Marie does not bond with anyone but the penguin Pen Pen whom she hugs at the end of the party 364 Feeling she is treated as an outsider Marie sells some of the technologies she developed to the CIA who had contacted her previously Following the killing of two American agents and an accident that is caused by her inventions she realizes her mistake and confesses everything after a hospitalization Maire tells members of the Nerv she has inserted a chip containing the program to cancel the modifications to the Evangelion s cockpits she introduced in Pen Pen s collar 365 Once the danger is averted Marie is shipped to China and assigned the development of the Eva 08 At the end of the game Marie greets the Nerv members at Hakone Yumoto station saying See you my friends 366 Secret of Evangelion Edit Secret of Evangelion シークレット オブ エヴァンゲリオン Shikuretto Obu Evangerion is a PlayStation 2 video game that was developed by West One and published by Jinx on December 21 2006 It is set between the events of the final episodes of the television anime and The End of Evangelion and features thirty scenarios and ten endings 367 368 Kyōya Kenzaki 剣崎キョウヤ is a member of the first section of the Nerv s investigation department He is the protagonist of the game 367 368 he is twenty nine years old projects a calm shrewd attitude and constantly wears sunglasses Kyōya faithfully performs his duties is not afraid of death and maintains cordial relations with other people He has known Misato Kaji and Ritsuko since his college days At the beginning of Secret of Evangelion Kyōya is tasked with delivering the Eva 04 to the Nerv headquarters but he encounters mysterious accidents terrorist attacks and a conspiracy within the organization 369 His design was handled by Shunji Suzumi a staff member of the original series 370 Hitomi Kaga 加賀ヒトミ Kaga Hitomi is a scientist in Nerv s first science department she is a brilliant but absent minded and clumsy Kyōya has a degree in metaphysical biology and participates in Project E along with Ritsuko Akagi becoming involved in the development of the Eva and the creation of the Dummy System and Dummy Plug Hitomi plays a central role in an operation to retrieve Shinji Ikari who is trapped inside an Evangelion unit 371 372 Mana Kirishima Edit Voiced by Megumi HayashibaraMana Kirishima 霧島 マナ Kirishima Mana is introduced in the 1997 visual novel Neon Genesis Evangelion Girlfriend of Steel which was published by Bandai and is set just before the thirteenth episode of the anime series 373 Mana is a shy gentle fourteen year old girl with reddish hair who is from the town Akune She moves to class 2 A of the middle school of Tokyo 3 374 and immediately attracts the attention of her male classmates especially Shinj 375 Sinji and Mana immediately establish a close friendship Shinji is attracted by Mana s straightforward behavior and approaches her despite the accusations from Asuka who is jealous and thinks Mana is a spy who wants to exploit Shinji for her own purposes 376 Mana immediately treats Shinji as her boyfriend and the two after advice from Kaji have their first date It is later discovered Mana is a spy under the orders of a rival Nerv company and is assigned as a pilot of a mecha called Trident along with two men named Musashi Lee Strasberg ムサシ リー ストラスバーグ and Keita Asari 浅利 ケイタ At one point in the game the mecha goes out of control and the three Nerv pilots are tasked with shooting it down Depending on the options chosen by the player different endings in which Mana moves to another city dies in combat or joins the Nerv are offered The character s name comes from the Japanese battleship Kirishima 377 In addition to Girlfriend of Steel Mana appears in the manga Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project 378 and in Petit Eva Evangelion School 379 Mayumi Yamagishi Edit Voiced by Kyōko Hikami 380 Mayumi Yamagishi 山岸マユミ Yamagishi Mayumi is introduced in the video game Shinseiki Evangelion 2nd Impression 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 2nd Impression which was released by Sega AM2 in 1997 for Sega Saturn 381 Mayumi is a shy girl with long black hair and glasses who moves into 2 A at Tokyo 3 Municipal Middle School The game revolves around Mayumi s increasingly close relationship with Shinji who seems to have feelings for her 382 Mayumi is a diligent student and has a passion for singing 383 and reading 384 Following the appearance of an Angel called the Original Angel it is discovered Mayumi guards the enemy s core inside her body which is its only weakness 385 In one of the video game s scenarios Mayumi asks Shinji to kill her and then attempts to commit suicide 386 but Shinji saves Mayumi who transfers to another school after the battle is over 380 Nene Matsukaze Edit Nene Matsukaze 松風ネネ is introduced in the visual novel Shinseiki Evangerion Gaiden 2 Ningyō tachi no utage 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン外伝2 人形達の宴 which Tin Machine released on May 30 2006 Nene is a new student in class 2 A at Tokyo 3 Middle School she constantly carries around a teddy bear which she believes contains a spirit named Sandy Nene s design came from a contest Gainax held to create a fan designed character to be featured in a video game 387 388 Cultural impact EditPopularity Edit According to Allegra Frank and Aja Romano of Vox in Japan Evangelion spawned countless anime tropes and it remains common to see characters like Shinji Rei and Asuka appear in advertisements or pachinko parlors throughout Japan and the series iconography remains widely recognizable in the country According to Frakn outside Japan Evangelion s characters are well known beloved and memed by anime fans 389 The Neon Genesis Evangelion characters were immediately popular with Japanese audiences appearing at the top of popularity charts According to the website Sora News 24 they enjoy eternal popularity as evidenced by their frequent use for merchandise items 390 The series appeared for years in the Anime Grand Prix a large annual poll Animage magazine conducts In 1996 Shinji and Gendo occupied the second and sixteenth place among the most popular male characters Rei Asuka and Misato were the first third and eighth respectively among the female ones 391 In 1997 the rankings saw Shinji first Kaworu second Kaji tenth Gendo fourteenth Toji forty fourth and Fuyutsuki fifty seventh among the male characters and Rei first Asuka fourth Misato eighth Maya nine teenth Ritsuko twenty seventh and Hikari forty seventh among the female characters 392 In 1998 Shinji and Kaworu maintained their placement while Rei Asuka and Misato dropped to fifth sixth and twelfth respectively 393 Some of the characters appeared in the magazine s monthly rankings for years such as Shinji Asuka Rei and Maya 164 236 The protagonists also appeared in Newtype magazine s polls even years after the show s first airing 394 395 396 from August to October 2009 they were among the most popular among the magazine s readers 397 398 both in the male and female categories 399 In March 2010 Newtype named Rei the most popular female character of the 1990s and placed Shinji first and Kaworu second in the male category 400 Critical response Edit The character development of the series and particularly the last two episodes have received divided reception Yoshiyuki Tomino criticized the series for suggesting the idea that we re all depressed nervous wrecks 401 Makoto Shinkai appreciated the last two episodes saying that Anime doesn t always have to be about crazy movement and a lot of action Sometimes it is also about the words or even the lack of words things not being spoken 402 The characters of Neon Genesis Evangelion divided critics Peter Harcoff of the webzine The Anime Critic did not like Shinji s weak personality and Asuka s grumpiness but praised the relationships between the characters and their motivations 403 The website Anime Planet was critical of some aspects of the series but praised the characters 404 THEM Anime Reviews s Raphael See found their characterization irritating and cliched saying he had seen similar personalities in previous anime 405 See s colleague Tim Jones disdained the psychology of the protagonists all of whom have tragic pasts and relationship problems with the exception of Kaji 406 An implicit sex scene between two characters in the twentieth episode caused controversy considering the show was broadcast in an afternoon time slot 407 and the last two episodes completely focus on the Shinji s psychological depth and inner monologues which raised further controversy and polarized the opinions of critics 408 For anthropologist Lawrence Eng the ending does not give a sense of closure for most of the characters and said for many loyal fans of Evangelion this was a betrayal on Anno s part 56 Vice com s Ricardo Conteras while not finding the conclusion incomprehensible described it as incongruent with what the protagonists faced through the rest of the series 409 Anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino also criticized Evangelion and rebuked the show s producers for not trying to making fun for or gaining the sympathy of the audience and instead trying to show that everybody is sick and hopeless According to Tomino I don t think that s a real work of art I think that we should try to show people how to live healthier fuller lives to foster their identity as a part of their community and to encourage them to work happily until they die I can t accept any work that doesn t say that 401 Other reviewers praised the characterization of the protagonists 410 411 which they considered complex and realistic 412 413 According to Kotaku s Rita Jackson it s not fun to spend time with these characters given the strong emotional pressure and anguish they are forced to suffer and while sometimes characters feel more like mouthpieces for Anno s thoughts about society than actual characters she appreciated the writer s brilliant work 414 Morgan Lewis of the webzine VG Culture HQ stated none of the characters are black and white and all of them are screwed up beyond belief he called Shinji the most layered character stating Evangelion is not suitable for an inattentive audience 415 A similar opinion was given by Anime News Network s Nick Creamer according to whom one of the anime s strengths is the fact no protagonist is trapped in a simple narrative role Creamer said Evangelion portrays the mindsets of its characters with empathy and nuance 416 According to Matthew Perez of Anime Reign magazine the characters are by far the most hated aspect of Neon Genesis Evangelion he noted many are initially archetypal and stereotypical Perez praised the characters realism and judged some of them to be the most well made in anime to date 417 For writer Andrea Fontana Evangelion would be a true sociological and psychological treatise he praised the introspective insight of its protagonists and the underlying message of learning to be oneself 418 Equally positive were the reviews from Comic Book Resources authors Ajay Aravind praised the personalities of Rei Misato and Yui Anthony Gramuglia called the protagonists incredibly complicated and fascinating 419 420 and Reuben Baron appreciated the characters three dimensionality and exploration of trauma but criticized the fan service and sexualization of the teenage characters 421 Other writers at Comic Book Resource described the female characters as strong determined and independent and considered the series to be ahead of its time 422 423 Anime News Network s Martin Theron praised Sadamoto s distinctive character design 424 Allen Divers another editor at Anime News Network stated The characters and storyline of Evangelion would give Sigmund Freud complexes 425 Fellow reviewer Matt Jong also appreciated the development calling it provoking 426 and Paul Fargo another reviewer for the same website praised the tragic nature and psychological depth of the second half of the series especially in the director s cut version of the home video editions 427 Merchandise Edit Clothes inspired by the protagonists of Evangelion at the Eva Store the official store of the franchise According to Neon Genesis Evangelion The Unofficial Guide which was written by Kazuhisa Fujie and Martin Foster the anime s release ignited a boom in merchandise unprecedented in a country already awash with such goods with over 600 items being made to celebrate the event 428 The characters were used for T shirts 429 access dateries 430 posters 431 and watches 432 Action figures became the most popular items particularly those of Rei 433 books featuring her image on the cover also sold quickly and media named her the Premium Girl 434 When Neon Genesis Evangelion Death amp Rebirth was released in 1997 the UCC Ueshima Coffee Co company marketed coffee cans with the characters of the series 435 selling 400 000 cases about twelve million cans after the release of Evangelion 1 0 You Are Not Alone in 2007 another 300 000 cases containing about nine million cans were sold 436 In 1997 a series of books dedicated to the show s protagonists was published 437 Rei 438 Asuka 439 Shinji 440 and Kaworu 441 along with two artbooks titled Photo File Eve 442 about only the female protagonists and Photo File Adam dedicated to the male characters 443 In the same year a catalog titled E Mono containing articles about the series and the characters was published it also listed some dōjinshi unofficial comics made by fans 444 According to critic Pier Francesco Cantelli it is impossible to take a tour of Akihabara without coming across at least one poster depicting the show s protagonists he also compared the success of the Evangelion franchise to the popularity of Star Wars in the United States 445 Neon Genesis Evangelion protagonists also appear in video games based on the original animated series and medias not belonging to the Evangelion franchise these include Monster Strike 446 Super Robot Wars 447 Tales of Zestiria 448 Puzzle amp Dragons 449 Keri hime sweets Summons Board 450 451 Puyopuyo Quest 452 Line Rangers 453 Unison 454 MapleStory 455 456 Valkyrie Connect 457 458 Ragnarok Online 459 460 The Battle Cats 461 and an official crossover episode of Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion 462 Legacy Edit A store in Akihabara The series is believed to be the starting point of the moe boom and the transformation of Akihabara which became famous for its otaku themed stores The protagonists of Neon Genesis Evangelion appeared on the covers of magazines specializing in anime and manga such as Animage and Newtype and the anime became the most discussed product of the Japanese animation industry Since the broadcast of the first episode at Comiket conventions it appeared in the dōjin market 463 464 attracting male and female audiences in equal numbers 465 466 The Artifice s Justin Wu attributed the characters success to several factors such as Sadamoto s designs and the open ended nature of the product which is characterized by obscure points and facts that are left to viewers interpretation and imagination according to him Neon Genesis Evangelion is a pivotal event in the history of merchandise which became an important market 467 According to Newtype magazine after the anime s success hordes of otaku fllooded Akihabra in search of the enigmatic Rei Ayanami and companies realized for the first time that catering to the geek crowd could be very profitable Akihabara itself has transformed from an electric town famous for household appliances to the geek paradise it is today 468 Such a high trade in figures trading cards and similar products began the moe phenomenon in which the audience s attention is focused on empathy and attraction to the characters rather than the plot 468 469 According to scholar Patrick Galbraith Neon Genesis Evangelion began a massive growth in anime that focused on cute girls causing the fanzine and figure markets to grow tenfold due to viewers emotional response to the characters with e ntire fanzine conventions committed to the series and its characters 470 Journal AsianScape described the representation of Evangelion s characters as possibly the most innovative and influential aspect of the series with the presentation of characters with deep psychic traumas and alienation 471 Game Developer s Brett Fujioka wrote Eva turned hackneyed anime tropes and archetypes on their heads through its characters Anno s psychologically malcontent characters resonated with Japanese youth at the time 472 Leading researchers also studied the characters success Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai among others reported instances of college students identifying with Shinji or Asuka 473 according to essayist Satomi Ishikawa such episodes are a reflection of how influential the impact of this particular anime has been for Japanese youth at the time Ishikawa noted in the years after the series aired it became very popular giving rise to the expression Eva phenomenon and many fans saw themselves in the protagonists The central element and the reason for so much attraction to Evangelion is in Japanese called jibun sagashi 自分探し self seeking 474 a theme that aroused empathy in the youth who saw their problems in Shinji and Asuka 475 According to Ishikawa Neon Genesis Evangelion became associated with the concept of adult children that was initially developed by U S psychologists and became the focus of Japanese media attention in the late 1990s 476 As a result of the success of Neon Genesis Evangelion the sekaikei genre in which plots combine apocalyptic crises with the sentimental comedy of school settings spread and became popular the love stories of the protagonists of such works are directly related to the fate of the world 477 Several representatives of this genre were inspired by Anno s series they are mainly oriented on the psychology of the characters and their relationships rather than on the plot becoming one of the main motifs of Japanese subculture The neologism sekaikei was often replaced with the expression post Evangelion syndrome Critics have identified sekaikei elements in Voices of a Distant Star She the Ultimate Weapon Iriya no Sora UFO no Natsu 478 Your Name 477 and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya interpreted as a parody of it 479 According to Comic Book Resources s Timothy Donohoo female heroes Rei and Asuka are extremely important to the development of modern anime writing All of Evangelion s characters were influential and imitated but in particular Rei and Asuka created a prototype for entertaining romantic interests that future series would use again and again 480 Patrick Drazen wrote Evangelion exerted a very heavy influence in terms of character design on the anime that came after it 481 Rei is considered particularly popular and influential 482 483 and inspired several female heroes who came later 484 485 and contributed to the spread of the kuudere stereotype with apparently cold apathetic and mysterious characters 486 487 Asuka Shinji 488 Misato 489 and Gendo 490 also inspired artists characters in other animated series video games and comics Asuka is considered an influential example of a tsundere protagonist she is grumpy short tempered and authoritarian but has a tragic past and deep motivations behind it 491 492 According to The Washington Post s Gene Park a considerable portion of cyberculture is rooted in the success of Evangelion which is popular on 4chan and other websites According to Park fans of 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