An excellent story frequently told with furious abandon, this series of 13 tapes documents (among other things) beings coming out to the sky one day intent on showing humanity the error of its ways, and of humanity fighting back with everything at its disposal. That includes buildings that slide underground and piloted prototype robot warriors...with extension cords.

The only criticism that can be made is that unlike Gunbuster and Nadia, the ending of the TV series is pretty disappointing. Fortunately, they made The End of Evangelion to replace the final two episodes of the TV series, which more than made up for the original disappointment.