Tags: Animanga Character, Comics Character.
Shinji Ikari (碇 シンジ Ikari Shinji) is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise created by Hideaki Anno. He was first introduced as the protagonist from the television anime series from 1995. Shinji Ikari is a young boy who is requested by his distant father Gendo Ikari to pilot a mecha known as the Evangelion Unit 01 to protect the city of Tokyo-3 from creatures known as Angels that threaten to destroy mankind.