[merylsilverburg]

Ah, I am no good with plot summaries (as anyone here will tell you ) so I got this off of Anime Pocket Guide:
( https://community.animearchive.org/amdb/plot.html?44 )

Shinji Ikari arrives in Tokyo-3 to find an empty city. The 14
year old boy doesn't have much time to ponder this before he
finds himself in the middle of a battle between the Self Defense
Forces and an "Angel". In the middle of this, his ride arrives
in the form of Misato (the girl that Shinji was told to wait
for). Shinji is here because he was summoned by his father..the
commander of NERV. Shinji is the chosen pilot for a great robot
called Evangelion. Thrust into the middle of the battle, the
unprepared and frightened Shinji will have to use EVA-01 to
defeat the Angel. This is a series which pulls together such
diverse elements as giant robots, secret experiments, child
psychology, great monster battles, and the Dead Sea Scrolls,
among other things, to create an extraordinarily complex and
involving epic story. Shinji is the "3rd Child", one of a very
special group of 14 year olds who are the ONLY ones who can
pilot Evangelion. This aspect is only part of the mystery and
helps to illustrate the complexity present in this series.
Besides, this series has Misato...a beautiful woman who is the
NERV combat commander...*and* she owns a penguin! :-)
NOTE: The word "Angel" is used extensively throughout the series
in English, but in Japanese, shito (Disciple) is used (i.e.
the Disciples present with Jesus at the Last Supper).
NOTE: If you think I got even a tenth of what this series is
about in this entry...you have GOT to be kidding :-). There
are many action episodes, but also a lot of important dialogue
throughout. Watching with a script, or a subtitled/dubbed
version is highly recommended.

You are able to find this anime in your local Blockbuster for rental on DVD. The VHS version (in my town) have only dubs and I highly recommend you watch the SUB version. It's so much better.

This anime is pretty good if you like mecha and dramatic plots. It's filled with mystery and odd events and the ending is questionable, but this is one of those you-can't-miss types. A majority of people on here like this anime so you might want to ask them for a better opinion. I like this anime, but it's not one of my favorites. I hope this helps.