Hideaki Anno's 1995–96 mecha anime series — superficially about teenagers piloting giant robots against alien enemies but actually a psychological deconstruction of the mecha genre and an exploration of depression, identity, and interpersonal fear.
Deconstructs and redefines anime — Evangelion's subversion of mecha tropes (heroes with psychological trauma rather than courage; victory that makes things worse) and its final two episodes (pure psychological interior monologue) made it the most influential anime ever made.
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