The show has been expected to appear on Netflix for some time, but because of licensing, was unable to be uploaded sooner than 2019. Despite its popularity, it's been without a western distributor for many years. Created by Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno, Evangelion's distinctive pairing of slice-of-life hijinks with intense psychological drama has been hugely influential in comics, animation and film since its release. It follows a group of high school students tasked with piloting giant robots to defend the city from a series of extraterrestrial invaders known as angels. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a 26-episode anime that first debuted in 1995. Read the fucking room, Netflix.- Elizabeth DeLoria June 21, 2019 Shinji no longer says 'I'm so fucked up.' The iconic line has been changed to the literal translation of 'I'm the lowest of the low.'
