Neon Genesis Evangelion By Thomas S. Robbins (Dreamcast Extreme)
The most influential and talked about anime television series of all time is has finally arrived domestically in its entirety. With the release of Tape 0:13, episodes 25 and 26, from ADV films we can finally witness this groundbreaking series from beginning to end. Only the two theatrical releases, Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion are still only to be found in Japan. The movies have been released on video in Japan recently so they will hopefully be brought over soon. Evangelion takes place in the year 2015. It is 15 years after the Second Impact, a catastrophe that destroyed half of the world's population. It is suspected that a mysterious creature known as an Angel was responsible for the Second Impact. And now, 15 years later, the Angels have returned. They have come to attack Tokyo 3, the new center of world power and humanity's last hope for survival. When the government fails in stopping the Angel, the N.E.R.V. organization is called on to stop it. N.E.R.V. and its commander Gendo Ikari have created the only weapon capable of breaking through an Angel's AT Field. That weapon is the Evangelion; a giant mech piloted by 14-year old children. NERV's only problem is that they don't have a healthy pilot capable of synchronizing with their only working Evangelion.