Neon Genesis Evangelion

Updated 8/5/2001

Introduction:

One of the biggest anime series' of the '90s, Evangelion was the involving story of teenagers trained to pilot large super robots to fight a series of "Angels" who threatened to destroy Japan.

** The following toys are here for display purposes, and are not for sale. **

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Neon Genesis Evangelion Plush Set 1 - 1995
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Rei Shinji Asuka Ritsuko
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Misato PenPen

This first set of plush catcher toys was available in 1995 and they were made by Sega Japan. The average size is about 8 inches tall. There were 9 plush toys in the series, including those pictured above, plus EVA-00, EVA-01 and EVA-02.

Neon Genesis Evangelion Plush Set 2 - 1997
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Rei Naoko Maya Kaji
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Asuka Kaoru    

The second plush set was also made by Sega, and were originally available in 1997. The average size is about 8 inches tall. There were 8 plush toys in the second series, including those pictured above, plus Shinji wearing shorts & a t-shirt, and PenPen with a towel around his neck.

 

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1997

 This rare plush was not available in crane games, it was produced by Sega as a bonus item included with a limited edition Evangelion Laserdisc box set. No hang tags on this one.

 

There were loads of keychains and figurines released between '95 and '97. There were a total of 21 plush keychains, measuring about 4" tall, and many more PVC keychains, which measure about 2". Here are just some of the keychains.
eva-sd-kc.jpg (63444 bytes) Superdeformed, hollow vinyl figures.
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EVA-00 & EVA-02 Rei / Asuka / Kaoru Angels

These little 2" figures come with a base with a nameplate. There are bootleg versions out there, which come with bases, but without the stickers with the names on them. The ones shown here are all authentic originals.

 

asuka-set-a.jpg (57277 bytes) I was pleasantly surprised to see that Sega decided to make more EVA catcher toys in 2001. The first new set is comprised of different verions of Asuka, plus her EVA-02 mecha. asuka-set-b.jpg (56075 bytes)
rei-set-a.jpg (48811 bytes) The second new EVA set is made up of variations of Rei, including one of her as a child, and one of her mecha. Also produced by Sega in 2001. rei-set-b.jpg (37547 bytes)

There were also new keychains this year. Just like with the plushes, there were sets with different versions of the popular Eva girls. I hope to add the keychains here, soon.

 

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