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During the making of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the production staff decided to set the work on a battle between gods and humans. [6] [7] In one early draft, which was published about two years before airing, Gainax included enemies named Apostolos (アポストロ, aposutoro), which they conceived as ancient relics scattered all over the globe and left in hibernation by a species called "First ...
The "Angels" refer to the angels of God from the Old Testament, most of which bear the same names. [19] In 1993, the Evangelion proposal presented the angels, including names and appearances. [Note 1] The most important angels are Adam and Lilith. The first Angel is named Adam, just as the biblical Adam is the first man created by God. [21]
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Hepburn: Shinseiki Evangerion, lit. ' New Century Evangelion ' in Japanese and lit. ' New Beginning Gospel ' in Greek), also known as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax, animated by Tatsunoko, and directed by Hideaki Anno.
A parody radio drama, Neon Genesis Evangelion – After the End, was released in 1996 as part of the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ADDITION album. The story features the anime's original cast reuniting to star in a new Evangelion series, while attempting to change various themes of the series to make it more popular/accessible than it already is.
After the conclusion of Neon Genesis Evangelion ' s first airing, a self-parody audio track written by Anno called After the End was released. On it the series' characters, played by their original voice actors, jokingly discuss and prepare a new ending just before the production schedule deadline, breaking the fourth wall .
The next Angel, Armisael, attacks, and attempts to merge itself with Unit 00, causing it to make contact with Rei's mind, as past Angels did with Shinji and Asuka. In order to save Shinji, Rei self-destructs Unit 00 in order to destroy Armisael. Rei is revealed to be "recovered" after a supposed near-death experience.
List of angels in fiction, a list of notable angels that appear in works of fiction List of Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion, fictional entities from the anime television series Neon Genesis Evangelion; List of angels in Supernatural, featuring multiple characters presented as angels of God
Sahaquiel's original design, drawn by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. In 1993, Gainax published a presentation document for Neon Genesis Evangelion entitled 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), [1] containing the initial synopsis for the twelfth episode.