1. both shows are about a giant robot/humanoid, whose purpose was to cleans the world. the rah Xephon and the evangelion unit 1
2. both are run by a military organization, outside of the goverment. terra and nerv.
3. the main characters, they are very similar. both shinji and ayato both struggled to find out who they are. and if you watch both shows you will know what i mean about the other characters being similar as well.
another example is rei and quon.
4. the enemy. both the "angels" and the "d1" or dolums were very similar, in many ways. even the way they are drawn.
but still, both shows have a different story to tell. they are different in many ways too. were these two shows created by the same people? which one came out first?
i still recommend both animes to anyone looking for a good series to get into.
