When Shinji ultimately triggers the Third Impact ... Both the show and film reflect Anno's struggles with depression, ...

Shinji Ikari, the 14-year-old protagonist of "Neon Genesis Evangelion," is a stark, brutal portrayal of depression. In this scene, he sits in an almost-empty movie theater contemplating his reason ...

Shinji was an anime protagonist like no other. He didn't face danger with a brave face and a desire to protect his friends; he was depressed and paralyzed by fear, but forced to act anyway.

In the four-film Rebuild of Evangelion series, lonely, depressed teenage protagonist Ikari Shinji (Ogata Megumi) listens to his father’s old Walkman on repeat, shuffling back and forth between ...

The original creator of the franchise, Hideaki Anno, suffered from severe depression himself ... It’s very clear that Shinji’s problems can be attributed to the same ordeals that Anno faced ...