Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. Evangelion is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, particularly in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji, a teenage boy who was recruited by his father to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha called an "Evangelion" into combat with alien beings called "Angels". The series explores the experiences and emotions of Evangelion pilots and members of Nerv as they try to prevent any and all of the Angels from causing another cataclysm, and as they deal with the quest of finding out the real truth behind events and organizational moves. The series features imagery derived from Kabbalah, Christianity, and Judaism. Something to note is that the final two episodes of the series are 'redone' in "The End of Evangelion".
The series has an adaptation in the form of 4 movies, commonly referred to as 'Rebuild of Evangelion', that aims to present Evangelion to a wider audience as well as have its own story. The fourth, and final, movie in the series is set to be released in 2020.