NEON GENESIS EVANGELION: PLATINUM:01 (EP.1-5)

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• Release Year: 1995
• Genre: Action, Anime, Science-Fiction
• Plot: THE ULTIMATE VERSION OF THE ULTIMATE ANIME CLASSIC!; ; Biblical prophecy, human drama and blistering hi-tech battle action collide as the award winning anime classic unleashes its fury with breathtaking remastered video and jaw-dropping 5.1 surround sound!; ; The year is 2015, and half of the Earth’s population is dead, victims of the disaster called Second Impact! Answering a summons from his enigmatic father, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari arrives in the rebuilt city of New Tokyo-3 just as a gigantic creature identified as an “Angel” attacks! Forced into the cockpit of a giant bio-mechanical construct known as an Evangelion, Shinji must defend the city from the rampaging Angel or die trying!; ; The future is back like you’ve never seen it before, in NEON GENESIS EVANGELION – THE PLATINUM EDITION.; ; Episode: 01 Angel Attack ; Shinji Ikari is summoned to NERV by his cold father, Gendo Ikar, who tells him he has a use for him. At the same time, a giant being known as an 'Angel' also arrives in New Tokyo-3, which is met by the ineffectual offense of the U.N. Shinji must pilot the equally giant Evangelion Unit-01, but at what cost?; ; Episode: 02 The Beast ; The city is saved and clean up and rebuilding begins. Now needing a place to stay, Shinji is taken in by the beautiful Misato Katsuragi who has presided over him since his arrival. They begin their awkward relationship joined by the hot spring penguin Pen Pen, while Shinji's memory of battling the Angel comes crashing back.; ; Episode: 03 A Transfer ; A heavy regimen of training inside Unit-01 begins, and more secrets about 'Second Impact' and the Angels are revealed. Shinji starts his first day at a new school and meets two classmates whom will become good friends. The Fourth Angel arrives, and a rage-filled Shinji goes against orders to defeat it.; ; Episode: 04 Hedgehog's Dilemma ; Shinji runs away from Misato and NERV after hurting each other in their attempt to be closer. Their relationship is described as the 'hedgehog's dilemma,' wherein the closer they become the more they can hurt each other. Shinji is finally captured by NERV and discharged, but his need for the others keeps him from boarding the outbound train.; ; Episode: 05 Rei I ; Rei Ayanami begins the second activation experiment with Unit-00 after a disastrous activation 22 days previously. Much like Gendo, she displays little emotion, even after being seen naked by a flustered Shinji. Study begins on the fallen Fourth Angel revealing its DNA to be identical to humans.
• Cast: Chris Patton, Vic Mignogna, John Swasey, John Gremillion, Rob Mungle, Christine M. Auten, Larry Koteff, Lew Temple, Victor Carsrud, Melissa Cybele Sparks, Mugihito, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yûko Miyamura, Amanda Winn Lee, Greg Ayres, Takehito Koyasu, Jason Douglas, Jessica Calvello, Brett Weaver, Monica Rial, Tiffany Grant, Kelly Manison, Allison Keith, Mike Kleinhenz, Andy McAvin, Phil Ross, Randy Sparks, Kurt Stoll, Laura Chapman, Mandy Clark, Matt Greenfield, Rick Peeples, Spike Spencer, Akira Ishida, Shelley Calene-Black, Megumi Hayashibara, Jason Lee, David Williams, Jessica Williams, Charles Campbell, Aaron Krohn, Doug Smith, Scott Kilgore, Dan Rockwell, Lorraine Reyes, Andy Orjuela, Carol Amerson, Bryan Bounds, Angel Fisher, Tiffani Harris, Paul Killam, Guil Lunde, Tristan MacAvery, Doug Medford, Brenda Mikeska, Ben Nunez, Michael O'Conner, Rod Peters, Erin Roseaire, Kim Sevier, Sue Ulu, Janice Williams, Melinda DeKay, Hiroko Fukumori, Kevin Hinnant, Lauren Goodnight, John Tyson, George Manley, Yvonne Aquire, Masako Katsuki, Tracy Leftridge, Craig O'Conner, Hôchû Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Miki Nagasawa, Tomomichi Nishimura, Megumi Ogata, Fumihiko Tachiki, Tetsuya Iwanaga, Kendra Benham, Joe Pisano, Motomu Kiyokawa, Hiro Yuuki, George A. Arriola, Laurence Breheret, Robert Bundy, Michael House, Stuart Krohn, Leyton Payne, Julio Rodriguez, Jennifer Rutherford, David Spray, Holly Vee, Holly Vitemb, Tomokazu Seki, Junko Iwao, Kyle Sturdivant, Gene Kato, Hideaki Anno
• Director: Hideaki Anno
• Runtime: 2:05
• Company: Gainax, ADV Films
• Media Format: movie