Jun 27, 2019 Here’s a question-and-answer guide to everything you need to know about the 26-episode anime and its two movies, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death &. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Neon Genesis Evangelion, now streaming on Netflix. So, you've just watched Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix and you have no idea what that was all about. On the surface, Evangelion is a giant robot anime in which teenage pilots controlling the gigantic Eva Series battle monsters known as Angels, frequently fighting under a ticking clock.

Jun 11, 2017 First, a quick guide to the anime itself: Neon Genesis Evangelion. The original TV anime, broadcast weekly from October 1995 to March 1996. Although the show proved to be a hit, discontent over the last two episodes, which failed to resolve or conclude the plot, led to the creation of a cinematic entry to 'properly' conclude the series. Jun 24, 2019 The cult anime Neon Genesis Evangelion is finally available to stream thanks to Netflix, but it comes without its signature song Fly Me to the Moon and a different dub. The End of Evangelion is an alternate version of the final two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.The first half of the movie is the alternate episode 25, which is called 'Air'.

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First, a quick guide to the anime itself:

Neon Genesis Evangelion. The original TV anime, broadcast weekly from October 1995 to March 1996. Although the show proved to be a hit, discontent over the last two episodes, which failed to resolve or conclude the plot, led to the creation of a cinematic entry to 'properly' conclude the series.

Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. The first of two cinematic releases, premiering in March 1997. The first part, Death, is a recap of the TV series, with some scenes reanimated and some new footage added. The new footage, in addition to providing new backstory, also added two plot points not originally in the series that would become important to properly understanding what would come next. The second part, Rebirth, is an all-new animation that picks up where episode 24 left off.

The End of Evangelion. The second cinematic release, premiering in July 1997. The movie is 'split' into two parts, episode 25' and 26' - note the prime symbol ('), which denotes a variant. The first half of episode 25' is the Rebirth part of Death and Rebirth with some scenes reanimated; the rest is all-new.

The two theatrical movies were later re-edited together in a single theatrical re-release called Revival of Evangelion, composed of Death and The End of Evangelion.

Director's Cut episodes: New footage was added to episodes 21-24, creating the Director's Cut episodes, numbered 21'-24'. Some of the additions are composed of some of the new footage from Death, but much of it is all-new.

Ok, now what order should I watch them in?

The quickest way, which is recommended by a lot of fans, would be episodes 1-20, then 21'-24', then 25-26, then The End of Evangelion.

If you have more time, I would recommend the full original series, then the Director's Cut episodes, then The End of Evangelion. This is so the viewer can appreciate the changes between the original broadcast episodes and the Director's Cut episodes.

For the 'full experience', watch everything in its release order. Note that the US release of Death and Rebirth from Manga Entertainment doesn't contain the animation differences between Rebirth and episode 25'; they're identical save for the titles, so if you're watching this release, you can stop at the end of Death, skip Rebirth, and go straight to The End of Evangelion if you want. You'd be effectively watching Revival of Evangelion this way.

What about the other Evangelion movies that came out not long ago?

The Rebuild of Evangelion is a tetralogy of new movies which are a new take on the original premise. Of the planned four movies, there are three available: Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone (September 2007), Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance (June 2009), and Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (November 2012). The fourth movie is believed to be in production as of now.

The original theatrical releases have the number x.0, whereas the home video releases have the number x.xx. The home video releases are slightly tweaked, with some shots reanimated and footage added.

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The Rebuild movies are meant to be watched independently of the originals, although there is some fan speculation that they are 'sequels' to the original series.

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