Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and film director, co-founder of Gainax and founder of Studio Khara, best known for Neon Genesis Evangelion and for co-directing Shin Godzilla.

Co-founder of Gainax; founder of Studio Khara; creator/director of Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV series) and The End of Evangelion; co-directed Shin Godzilla with Shinji Higuchi.

Two DeBaser reviews examine Hideaki Anno's work: a praise-filled analysis of Shin Godzilla and a deep reading of Neon Genesis Evangelion/The End of Evangelion. Reviewers highlight Anno's homage to genre, his use of bureaucracy as drama, and the psychological/religious density of Evangelion. Both reviews are appreciative and analytical, valuing craft, effects, and thematic ambition. Recommended entry points and direct links to the works are provided below.

For:anime fans, film critics, kaiju enthusiasts, students of animation

 Godzilla returns home.

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 "Gospel of the New Genesis" is how one could interpret the title of Hideaki Anno’s complete work.

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