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The Evangelion franchise has become a true classic and one of the best-selling anime of all time. Opinions about the title vary: some adore it, while others consider it overrated, but the influence of Shinseiki Evangelion on the industry is difficult to dispute. The characters of Evangelion are revealed from different sides throughout all parts of the story, and, according to many fans, their psychological portraits are written in detail and with attention to a variety of aspects. In this article we have collected all the details about the characters in the franchise.

All characters from Evangelion in anime and manga

The female characters in Evangelion are, for the most part, important ing characters, shadowing some of the main characters, but a few girls are lucky enough to end up in major roles and have a significant impact on the plot.

Rei Ayanami

Growth	149 см
Age	14 years old (biologically)
Birthday	Unknown
Zodiac sign	Unknown

Rei is the first child and one of the pilots of Evangelion, created as a result of an attempt to extract Yui Ikari from Eva-01. The girl is also a vessel for Lilith’s soul and many of her clones are stored in Nerv, which act as a kind of “reserve” in case something happens to Ayanami. Rei is initially shown to be a cold-blooded and calm person, indifferent to her own comfort, and has fairly little experience interacting with people. Featured in films.

Asuka Langley Soryu

Growth	Unknown
Age	14 (in some sources 13) years
Birthday	4 декабря 2001 года
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius

Second child and Evangelion pilot Asuka is by nature an energetic, temperamental person who strives to put herself above others. Has psychological trauma associated with the loss of his mother. Needing love and affection, she hides her inner fragility behind rude and self-centered behavior and desperately strives for independence. She appeared in the films as Asuka Langley Shikinami, with her character changed to a softer and more modest side.

Misato Katsuragi

Growth	163 см
Age	29 years
Birthday	8 декабря 1986 года
Zodiac sign	Sagittarius

A Nerv employee in charge of the tactical operations department, the daughter of Dr. Katsuragi, a Second Impact survivor, and simply somewhat frivolous and sloppy at home, Misato first appears when she goes to meet Shinji. Despite her sometimes childish behavior, Katsuragi has proven herself to be a good tactician and coordinator, often bringing victories in Nerv operations. Appeared in films.

Ritsuko Akagi

Growth	161 см
Age	30 years
Birthday	November 21 1985 years
Zodiac sign	Scorpio

Nerv scientist and head of the technical department, responsible for the development, research and repair of the Evangelions. Ritsuko is the daughter of Naoko Akagi and an old acquaintance of Misato, whom she first met in college, but she does not intend to share her personal life and information with her. Like her mother, she shared a bed with Gendo Ikari and is jealous and disliked Rei. Appeared in films.

Maya Ibuki

Growth	Unknown
Age	24 years
Birthday	July 11, 1991
Zodiac sign	Cancer

Along with Makoto and Shigeru, Maya serves as one of Nerv's chief computer technicians and works under Ritsuko. By nature, Ibuki is a very cheerful and caring girl who, by her own ission, cannot kill a person and despises violence and cruelty. At the time of Second Impact, she was a child and her growing up was a rather difficult time for humanity. Was present in films.

Marie Illustrious Makinami

Growth	Unknown
Age	38 years old on first appearance (presumably), 52 years old in last film
Birthday	Unknown
Zodiac sign	Unknown

Marie first appears in Evangelion 2.22: You Shall (Not) and is not a character in the 1995 Evangelion anime. In the past, the woman was a classmate of Yuya and Gendo and their same age, but for unknown reasons she does not age. She is quite a mysterious person and clearly knows more about Nerv and the Evangelions than most. Becomes a new pilot.

Hikari Horaki

Growth	153 см
Age	13 years
Birthday	18 February 2002 year
Zodiac sign	Aquarius

Head of class 2-A, in which current and potential Ev pilots study. Hikari is a responsible and hardworking girl who has become Asuka's close friend. It is mentioned that Horaki has two sisters whom she cares for, and based on several points in the series, her parents are most likely dead. Secretly in love with Toji and in Rebuild of Evangelion she becomes his wife and gives birth to a daughter from him.

Yui Ikari

Growth	Unknown
Age	27 years old (at time of death)
Birthday	30 March 1977 year
Zodiac sign	Aries

Yui is Shinji's mother and Gendo's wife, who died in 2004 as a result of an experiment on Unit-01, causing her soul to live on within her. Compared to most characters in the franchise, Yui is not as cynical, she believes in humanity, and as a person she is caring, optimistic, and kind. During her lifetime she was an outstanding bioengineer, and in a conversation with Kozo she mentioned that after graduating from university she wanted to get married and have a child.

Other female characters

There are several other wonderful girls and women in Evangelion, but we couldn't find details on them:

Naoko Akagi

Sakura Suzuhara

Sumire Nagara

Tsubame Suzuhara

Kitakami Midori
Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu

Male characters from Evangelion, like female ones, are distinguished by detailed elaboration of images, in particular, the symbolism of the meaning of names and surnames, a psychological portrait and a reasonable role in the plot of the anime.

Shinji Ikari

Growth	157 см
Age	14 years
Birthday	6 June 2001 year
Zodiac sign	Gemini

Shinji Ikari is the main character of Evangelion, the third child and one of the designated pilots. Most of the story focuses on the young man's internal problems and his relationships with the people around him. Shinji's personality is multi-layered, complex, and its unique metaphorical description can be called “escape.” The strongest blow for the boy was the betrayal of his father, as a result of which he is afraid of being abandoned. The image of the hero undergoes metamorphoses and develops throughout the entire narrative.

Gendo Ikari

Growth	180 см
Age	48 years
Birthday	April 29 1967 years
Zodiac sign	Taurus

Gendo is the commander of Nerv, Shinji's father, and the secondary antagonist of The End of Evangelion. At the beginning of the series, he was the only one who maintained a close relationship with Rei, and was the lover of first Naoko Akagi, and then her daughter Ritsuko, using their feelings for his own purposes. Ikari Sr. is a skilled manipulator and social phobic who has little understanding of how to deal with his son, thereby pushing him away.

Kaoru Nagisa

Growth	Unknown
Age	15 years
Birthday	13 September 2000 years
Zodiac sign	Virgo

Kaoru Nagisa or Tabris is one of the most mysterious characters in the manga Evangelion and the anime of the same name, appearing both at the end of the series and in films and spin-offs. The young man is the fifth child and seventeenth Angel, who quickly gained Shinji's trust. Kaoru was brought to Nerv as Asuka's replacement and, although he was created to destroy humanity, the guy is interested in the spiritual and cultural worlds of people.

Kensuke Aida

Growth	Unknown
Age	14 years
Birthday	12 September 2001 years
Zodiac sign	Virgo

Kensuke is Shinji's classmate and friend, one of the pilot candidates, who is interested in military topics. Despite the threat to life and danger, the boy ionately dreams of piloting the Evangelion and is jealous of Ikari because of this. Aida as a character serves more of a comic role, which is reinforced in the manga where he believes in conspiracy theories and Nerv's secret goals.

Toji Suzuhara

Growth	Unknown
Age	13 years
Birthday	26 декабря 2001 года
Zodiac sign	Capricorn

A potential pilot and friend and classmate of the main character, who was hit because he believed he was to blame for the injury of his younger sister. Toji is a stereotypical jock, ignores his school uniform, and had a fairly strong impact on Shinji's psychological state during his battle with Samusiel. After these events, Suzuhara changed his attitude towards Ikari and realized his mental suffering. Appeared in films.

Reji Kaji

Growth	180 см
Age	30 years
Birthday	17 June 1985 year
Zodiac sign	Gemini

Being a triple agent - Nerv, Seele and the Japanese government - Reji works more for himself and, in his own words, wants to find the truth. He and Misato were lovers in the past, and when Kaji returns to Japan as Asuka's escort, Katsuragi is shocked by the unexpected encounter. Rezi hides his past and adheres to his own philosophy and view of gender relations. In the 2009 film, he sacrificed himself to stop Third Impact.

Shigeru Aoba

Growth	185 см
Age	Unknown
Birthday	5 May
Zodiac sign	Taurus

One of Nerv's chief computer technicians and an avid guitarist, Aoba acts as the opposite of his colleague Maya in a number of ways, notable for his nihilistic views on technology and willingness to shoot people. During Third Impact, he saw many naked copies of Rey, but the relationship of these characters was never fully explored in either the series or the films.

Makoto Hyuga

Growth	Unknown
Age	24
Birthday	February 13 1991
Zodiac sign	Aquarius

Makoto is one of the characters in the franchise, appearing in both the manga and the original series and feature films. Hyuga is one of Nerv's three main computer technicians, where he is an assistant to Misato Katsuragi, for whom he has unrequited and hidden feelings for her sake. During the explosion of the headquarters, the woman seems to guess that Makoto is in love, and he meets death in the arms of the astral guide Rei, who has taken the form of his love.

Other male characters

Among the characters in Evangelion there are a number of other wonderful men, many of whom won the sympathy of the audience, but detailed information could not be found on them: