Shinji Ikari

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Shinji Ikari (Japanese: 碇 シンジ, Hepburn: Ikari Shinji; IPA: [iꜜkaɾʲi ɕiɲꜜdʑi]) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, created by animation studio Gainax. In the original anime series, Shinji is a boy abandoned by his estranged father, Gendo, after the mysterious death of Shinji's mother, Yui. Years later, Gendo asks him to pilot a mecha called Evangelion Unit-01 to protect the city of Tokyo-3 from Angels, creatures that threaten to destroy humanity. Shinji appears in the franchise's feature films and related media, video games, the manga Petit Eva: Evangelion@School, the Rebuild of Evangelion films, and the manga adaptation by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Director Hideaki Anno conceived Shinji as a representation of himself, reflecting his four-year depression after the airing of his previous work, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. The series explores Shinji's insecurity and torment through streams of consciousness and inner monologues, with episodes...

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