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Japan · TV Series · Hard
What was the first late-night anime series to achieve mainstream popularity, breaking the daytime-only anime model?
Answer: Neon Genesis Evangelion — Evangelion's unexpected popularity in its late-night slot opened the door for the late-night anime (shinya anime) boom of the late 1990s.
- A Cowboy Bebop
- B Ghost in the Shell: SAC
- C Neon Genesis Evangelion ✓
- D Serial Experiments Lain
Evangelion's unexpected popularity in its late-night slot opened the door for the late-night anime (shinya anime) boom of the late 1990s.