Since 1995, the year of his debut, a mystery has been turning Neon Genesis Evangelion: What are the Eva units? Are they robots like the Mobile Suit Gundams or cyborgs, i. H. Living beings with mechanical components implanted in their body? Hideaki Anno has finally answered that question.
One of the main reasons for the incredible commercial success of Neon Genesis Evangelion is the Eva units piloted by Shinji, Asuka and Rei. Her “hybrid” and mysterious nature has always fascinated the community that Eve sees as such a something else than any other work of this kind.
In an interview for the Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 film, which set a new record for the franchise at over 7.5 billion yen, Hideaki Anno finally made this clear. What are the Eva Units?. “”Evangelion is a robot anime. I’m really glad that a niche anime robot like this one could go for 10 billion yen“.
Words that go total disagrees with the beliefs of the community. According to the Evangelion Wiki “Eva units are often confused with giant robots, but already in episode 2 it becomes clear that the evangelions are clearly not robots, but cyborgs, living beings with built-in mechanical componentsAccording to this, the Eva units are cybernetic modified giant humanoids.
Whether they are sentient and living cyborgs or simply piloted robots, Neon Genesis Evangelion remains one of the most influential franchisees the history of the anime. Which side do you take, from Anno or from the Wiki and the Community? After this perhaps never-ending controversy, Evangelion’s Hideaki Anno will turn to a film dedicated to Kamen Rider.