Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Hepburn: Shinseiki Evangerion, lit. ’New Century Evangelion’ in Japanese and lit. ’New Beginning Gospel‘ in Greek), also known as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production, and directed by Hideaki Anno.