Ritsuko Akagi

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Age	30
Birthday	November 21, 1985
Seiyū	Yuriko Yamaguchi

Ritsuko Akagi is Nerv's chief scientist, and is in command of the Technical branch of Nerv HQ, which is responsible for the research and development of the Evangelions, as well as their maintenance and repair.

Past

Ritsuko is daughter of famous Gehirn scientist Naoko Akagi, who headed the Evangelion project before her. Ritsuko met Misato in college at Tokyo-2, as well as Misato's boyfriend Ryoji Kaji. After graduating college, Ritsuko joined Gehirn, and worked directly under her mother Naoko at then-under construction Tokyo-3. In many ways, Ritsuko is living in her mother's shadow.

Tokyo 3

Dr. Akagi is the head scientist in charge of the Evangelion project, and is also involved in several of Gendo's clandestine plans. Secretly, Ritusko is having an affair with Gendo. Ritsuko and Misato met in college and are good friends, but as the series progresses they have a falling out as Misato's desire to protect the lives of the Eva pilots comes into conflict with Ritsuko's drive to accomplish the mission, no matter the human cost.

Notes

• Episode 01 reveals that Ritsuko's formal title at NERV is "Chief of Project E, Dr. Ritsuko Akagi of the Bureau of Technology's First Division."

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Characters

Main characters: Shinji Ikari | Rei Ayanami | Asuka Langley Soryu

Nerv staff: Misato Katsuragi | Gendo Ikari | Ritsuko Akagi | Kozo Fuyutsuki | Ryoji Kaji | Maya Ibuki | Makoto Hyuga | Shigeru Aoba

Classmates: Toji Suzuhara | Kensuke Aida | Hikari Horaki

Other characters: Kaworu Nagisa | Yui Ikari | Naoko Akagi | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu | Dr. Katsuragi | Keel Lorenz | Pen Pen

Rebuild of Evangelion: Asuka Shikinami Langley | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Sakura Suzuhara | Ryoji Kaji (Jr)

Miscellaneous: Minor Characters | Minor Characters (Rebuild) | Extracanonical Characters

Theory and Analysis: Name Origins (Warships) | Designs | Relationships | Profiles

Resources: 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji