The second half of the series is centered more around exploring the idea, and NERV’s motive, of “human instrumentality.” To put it simply, this concept emphasizes the idea of merging everyone’s souls together in order for there to be no walls, and conflicts, between people. Because of this, the first set of episodes are filled with a mix of intense action sequences and exposition, as Shinji learns to interact with the people and world around him. The first half is much more focused on worldbuilding. The series can easily be divided into two halves. He attends a new school, meets new people–including the two pilots of the other Evangelion, Asuka and Rei–and consistently struggles to break his maladaptive cycle of self-hatred and loneliness. After a brutal first fight that he barely wins, Shinji moves to Tokyo-3 and lives under the wing of one of NERV’s captains, Misato, as he learns how to command and fight with the Evangelion. Shinji, despite having no prior experience, is tasked with piloting an Evangelion to fight an angel that is threatening the city. The series mainly follows Shinji Ikari, a shy and insecure 14-year old boy who, at the beginning of the series, is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his absent and distant father, Gendo Ikari, the commander of NERV. To combat this threat, an organization called NERV is created to manufacture giant robotic fighter machines, entitled “Evangelion,” which, due to technical logistics, must be piloted by young, adolescent children. The 26-episode series is set in the city of Tokyo-3 in the year 2015, fifteen years after an event called the “Second Impact” killed over half of the Earth’s population and awoke a series of beasts, dubbed “angels,” that are focused on causing mayhem. The physical release comes just a few months after the release of the newest (and allegedly, final) Evangelion-related movie, and uses stunning and crisp visuals to bring the action-packed, existentialism-centered series to life. For the first time since its original release in 1995, Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion, one of the greatest anime and television series of all time, has arrived on Blu-Ray in North America.
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