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Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangelion?), commonly referred to as NGE or simply Evangelion, is a popular Japanese anime and manga that began in 1995. The anime was written and directed by Hideaki Anno, and produced by Gainax. It is a post-apocalyptic mecha action series, and references Judeo-Christian symbols from the book of Genesis and biblical apocrypha. Later episodes shift focus to psychoanalysis of the main characters, who display various emotional problems and mental illnesses. Hideaki Anno, the director of the anime series, had suffered from depression prior to creating the series, and the psychological aspects of the show are based on the director's own experiences in dealing with it.

Neon Genesis Evangelion consists of 26 television episodes which were first aired on the terrestrial TV Tokyo network from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996. It was later aired across Japan by the anime satellite television network, Animax. The series was followed by three movies: Death and Rebirth, The End of Evangelion and Revival of Evangelion. The first two movies were introduced in 1997. Death and Rebirth is a highly condensed re-edit of the series (Death) plus the first half of The End of Evangelion (Rebirth). The End of Evangelion is an alternate version of the series ending, which either supplements or replaces episodes 25 and 26, depending on how they are viewed. The two movies were re-edited and re-released as a single movie, Revival of Evangelion in 1998.

In 2003, the US distributor of the series, ADV Films, announced their intention to realizate a live action Evangelion film which has been partly financed, but a director or production date is yet to be announced.

On September 9, 2006, Gainax confirmed a new animated film series called Rebuild of Evangelion, consisting of four movies to be released in 2007 and 2008. The first three movies will be an alternate retelling of the TV series (including new scenes, settings, backgrounds, characters), and the fourth movie will be a completely new conclusion to the story.

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