After the 2nd Impact, Tokyo-3 is being struck by giant animals called Angels that look for to eradicate humankind. The youngster Shinji's purpose is to combat the Angels by piloting one of the mystical Evangelion mecha devices. A remake of the initial 6 episodes of GAINAX's renowned 1996 anime collection. The movie was retitled "Evangelion: 1.01" for its DVD release as well as "Evangelion: 1.11" for a launch with added scenes.