In the year 2015, entities called the "Angels" appear in Tokyo-3. Mankind's only hope for survival is EVANGELION, the multi-purpose humanoid fighting machine developed and constructed by NERV, a United Nations special agency. Summoned by his father, the supreme commander of NERV, 14-year-old Shinji Ikari climbs aboard EVANGELION, and finds himself thrown willy-nilly into a maelstrom of battle.