Evangelion: Hakata - Angel Attack Alternative
エヴァンゲリオン 使徒、博多襲来 (Evangelion Shito, Hakata Shuurai)
- Sci-Fi
- Mecha
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
In the wake of the Fourth Angel's assault on Shin Fukuoka City, a group of young pilots must confront both external threats and their own inner turmoil. Shinji Ikari finds himself at the center of this crisis, joined by his enigmatic teammates Asuka Langley Soryu, Rei Ayanami, and Mari Illustrious Makinami. Together, they must harness their piloting skills and personal struggles to combat the formidable Angel.
As the battle unfolds, the pilots grapple with the weight of their responsibilities and the complex relationships that bind them. Set against a backdrop of advanced technology and existential challenges, the fight for humanity's survival reveals deeper themes of connection, identity, and the sacrifices that come with protecting the world they know.
Otaku Consensus
Evangelion: Hakata - Angel Attack Alternative lands as a niche franchise curio rather than a major Evangelion text, with its strongest asset being the compressed, one-episode mecha presentation from Khara and Project Studio Q. Its 6.41 MAL score and low popularity ranking reflect the main fan complaint: the format is too brief and continuity-dependent to satisfy viewers looking for the psychological density or feature-length escalation associated with Evangelion.
Why You Should Watch
Watch this if you want Evangelion as a compact alternate-scenario artifact, not another full commitment to the TV series or Rebuild films. It is best suited to franchise completists, mecha-animation spotters, and viewers curious about how Khara-era Evangelion can function in a single-episode package with the later roster intact. The appeal is closer to the bite-sized experimentation of Japan Animator Expo-adjacent anime culture than to a conventional sequel: a concentrated hit of Angels, Evas, and city-scale sci-fi iconography. If Rebuild of Evangelion is the main course, Hakata - Angel Attack Alternative is a regional side dish, useful for seeing how the franchise’s visual language travels outside its most famous Tokyo-3 framework.
Key Characters
- SShinji Ikari
Shinji remains the franchise’s defining reluctant pilot figure, and his inclusion anchors this short in Evangelion’s familiar tension between mecha spectacle and adolescent emotional pressure.
- AAsuka Langley Soryu
Asuka brings the confrontational energy fans associate with Evangelion’s pilot dynamics, making her presence instantly legible even in a compressed side entry.
- RRei Ayanami
Rei’s quiet, unreadable affect gives the cast its classic counterweight, preserving the eerie emotional distance that has made her one of anime’s most discussed pilot archetypes.
- MMari Illustrious Makinami
Mari marks the project as drawing from the later Evangelion roster, since she is a Rebuild-era addition rather than part of the original 1995 TV trio.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
It is a single-episode Evangelion entry, which makes its structure closer to a concentrated side scenario than to the franchise’s usual TV-cour or theatrical-film formats.
- 2
The production is credited to Khara and Project Studio Q, tying it to the post-Gainax Evangelion ecosystem rather than the original TV-series production pipeline.
- 3
The Hakata and Shin Fukuoka framing gives the Angel-attack setup a regional identity, distinguishing it from the Tokyo-3 setting most associated with Evangelion’s core story.
- 4
Its character roster combines Shinji, Rei, and Asuka with Mari Illustrious Makinami, placing the short in conversation with Rebuild-era Evangelion rather than only the original series.
- 5
Its MAL footprint is notably small for an Evangelion-branded title, with 2,029 votes and a popularity rank of #8779, making it one of the more obscure items casual franchise viewers may miss.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- The Japanese title is Evangelion Shito, Hakata Shuurai, which foregrounds Hakata in the title and signals the regional angle before the story even begins.
- Fun fact 2
- MAL lists the anime as Sci-Fi with a Mecha theme, but its one-episode length makes it an unusually compact example of both labels within the Evangelion catalog.
- Fun fact 3
- The anime is marked Finished Airing and consists of only one episode, so it functions as a closed micro-entry rather than an ongoing spin-off.
- Fun fact 4
- Khara is one of the credited studios, connecting the project to the studio best known as the modern home of the Rebuild of Evangelion films.
- Fun fact 5
- Its MAL score sits at 6.41/10 with a rank of #7979, indicating a reception closer to specialist curiosity than broad franchise favorite.
Studios
- Khara
- Project Studio Q
