These discs were primarily released for Windows and Macintosh platforms starting around February 1996. Today, they are considered rare collector's items. Fans looking to explore this piece of history can sometimes find them through:
“This was real too. You just forgot.” NEON GENESIS EVANGELION SLIDESHOW E -PD- ROM
: The UI/UX of these discs is peak 90s—clunky, loud, and incredibly stylish in a way that modern apps aren't. These discs were primarily released for Windows and
: Early digital "character books" with bios and concept art. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION SLIDESHOW E -PD- ROM
The lack of legal deposit for PD-ROMs means thousands of such discs are lost. Slideshow E exemplifies how commercial anime franchises were simultaneously expanded and fragmented through non-standard media.