

Hideaki Anno, director of the animated series, conceived her as a representation of his unconscious.

Rei appears in the franchise's animated feature films and related media, video games, the original net animation Petit Eva: the Rebuild of Evangelion films, and the manga adaptation by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. As the series progresses, she becomes more involved with the people around her, particularly her classmate and fellow Eva pilot, Shinji Ikari. At the beginning of the series, Rei is an enigmatic figure whose unusual behavior astonishes her peers. In the anime series of the same name, Rei is an introverted girl chosen as the pilot of a giant mecha named Evangelion Unit 00. Rei Ayanami ( Japanese: 綾波 レイ, Hepburn: Ayanami Rei ) is a fictional character from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, created by Gainax studio. Neon Genesis Evangelion chapter 2: "Reunion" (1995)Īmanda Winn-Lee (ADV dub and Rebuild series Prime Video dub)īrina Palencia ( Rebuild series Funimation dub) Rei with her Eva-00 (in the background) as a child (left), as a pilot (center) and as a student (right)
