Haruka Ayase, real name Aya Tademaru, born March 24, 1985 in Asaminami, Hiroshima Prefecture is a Japanese actress and singer. In 2000, she won the 25th HORIPRO Talent Scout Caravan Grand Prix where she was given her stage name.
Evangelion is set fifteen years after a worldwide cataclysm, particularly in the futuristic fortified city of Tokyo-3. The protagonist is Shinji, a teenage boy who was recruited by his father Gendo to the shadowy organization Nerv to pilot a giant bio-machine mecha called an "Evangelion" into combat with alien beings called "Angels." The series explores the experiences and emotions of Evangelion pilots and members of Nerv as they try to prevent any and all of the Angels from causing another cataclysm, and as they deal with the quest of finding out the real truth behind events and organizational moves.
