新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (2003) (Season 1)

  • Poster for Angel Attack

    Angel Attack (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1995-10-04

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Shinji Ikari is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his estranged father Gendo, commander of the special agency NERV, to defend the city from a giant Angel by piloting the only weapon capable of battling the monster: Evangelion Unit-01.

  • Poster for An Unfamiliar Ceiling / The Beast

    An Unfamiliar Ceiling / The Beast (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1995-10-11

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Shinji wakes up in the hospital, with no memory of defeating the Angel the night before. Rejected by his father, Misato decides to take Shinji with her to live in her apartment. Later that night, memories of the battle against the Angel come flooding back to Shinji.

  • Poster for The Phone That Never Rings / A Transfer

    The Phone That Never Rings / A Transfer (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1995-10-18

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Shinji begins attending his new school in Tokyo-3, and has a difficult time dealing with the fame of being an Evangelion pilot. Touji Suzuhara, who's little sister was injured in Shinji's fight against the Angel, is angry at Shinji. A new Angel appears, and Shinji must once again pilot EVA-01 to defeat it.

  • Poster for Rain, and After Running Away / Hedgehog's Dilemma

    Rain, and After Running Away / Hedgehog's Dilemma (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1995-10-25

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Misato is upset with Shinji for ignoring her orders in the last Angel battle, and he is so overcome by the stress of being an EVA pilot that he runs away. After wandering around Tokyo-3 for several days, Shinji is faced with the choice of quitting or staying in his new home.

  • Poster for Rei, Beyond the Heart / Rei I

    Rei, Beyond the Heart / Rei I (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1995-11-01

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: EVA-00 is finally repaired, and Shinji tries to get to know its enigmatic pilot, Rei Ayanami, better. However, he is confounded because she is extremely insular, has no friends at all, and the entire record of her past has been erased. In the midst of this, a very powerful Angel, the floating monolith Ramiel, attacks Tokyo-3.

  • Poster for Decisive Battle in Tokyo-3 / Rei II

    Decisive Battle in Tokyo-3 / Rei II (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1995-11-08

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Continuing from the previous episode, the Angel Ramiel is drilling down into the GeoFront to attack NERV HQ directly. After Shinji barely survived a direct confrontation with it, Misato devises a plan to have EVA-00 and EVA-01 defeat the Angel by sniping it from a distance using a positronic rifle which requires the total electric output of Japan to power up.

  • Poster for A Human Work

    A Human Work (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1995-11-15

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Ritsuko briefs Shinji on the real nature of Second Impact, the Angels, and the Evangelions' mission to defeat them. Misato and Ritsuko attend the public demonstration of a new Angel-fighting robot, Jet Alone, built by a rival defense contractor to NERV. However, the nuclear-powered robot quickly runs out of control, and Shinji must use EVA Unit 01 to load Misato onto Jet Alone so she can she can enter in its automatic shutdown code, before it melts down in a nuclear explosion.

  • Poster for Asuka's Arrival in Japan / Asuka Strikes!

    Asuka's Arrival in Japan / Asuka Strikes! (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1995-11-22

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Misato brings Shinji, along with Touji and Kensuke, to a massive UN naval convoy transporting Evangelion Unit-02 and its fiery German pilot, Asuka Langley Souryuu, to Japan. Escorting Asuka is Misato's old boyfriend, Ryouji Kaji. After some awkward introductions and reunions, the fleet is attacked by a massive aquatic Angel. Asuka powers up Eva-02, and decides that she will defeat the Angel by playing "hopscotch"...

  • Poster for Moment and Heart Together / Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

    Moment and Heart Together / Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1995-11-29

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Asuka joins Shinji’s class at school, and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to Japan (or rather, everyone else adapts to her...), a new Angel attacks which is capable of splitting itself into two identical copies. EVA-01 and EVA-02 are defeated, and NERV is publicly humiliated. With the Angel in a week-long regeneration period after an N² Mine attack by the JSSDF, Asuka and Shinji must learn to "synchronize" with each others movements combat, in order to defeat it once and for all.

  • Poster for Magma Diver / Magmadiver

    Magma Diver / Magmadiver (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1995-12-06

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: The EVA pilots are disappointed to find out that they are not allowed to go on their class trip to Okinawa, because they have to stay at Tokyo-3 to stay on-call in case of an Angel attack. Meanwhile, a new Angel is discovered in a chrysalis-like developmental stage deep within the magma of the volcano Mount Asama.

  • Poster for In the Still Darkness / The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

    In the Still Darkness / The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1995-12-13

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Tokyo-3 comes to a standstill when sabotage knocks out all power, and the personnel must scramble to launch the EVAs manually when an Angel appears in the middle of the blackout.

  • Poster for The Value of Miracles / She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'

    The Value of Miracles / She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.' (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1995-12-20

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Misato has been promoted to Major, but the celebration does not last long. A monstrous Angel appears in Earth orbit right when Gendo and Fuyutsuki are away, leaving her and the children to deal with a colossal kamikaze threatening to drop itself right on top of Tokyo-3.

  • Poster for An Angel's Invasion / Lilliputian Hitcher

    An Angel's Invasion / Lilliputian Hitcher (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1995-12-27

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A routine test involving the EVA pilots turns into a struggle for survival when a wholly new type of Angel appears and spreads inside NERV HQ. This new, computer-like angel threatens to set off the self-destruct for the entire facility, leaving Dr. Ritsuko Akagi in a race against time to save the GeoFront and destroy the Angel.

  • Poster for SEELE, the Throne of Souls / Weaving a Story

    SEELE, the Throne of Souls / Weaving a Story (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1996-01-03

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: In the first half of the episode, a clip show is presented to the Human Instrumentality Committee of Seele, reviewing the attacks of all Angels up to this point. The second part includes a poem in which Rei contemplates her own existence, and a cross-compatibility test between Rei's and Shinji's EVAs.

  • Poster for Lies and Silence / Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses.

    Lies and Silence / Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1996-01-10

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: It seems like it's an important day for nearly everyone at NERV. Misato and Ritsuko are going to a wedding; Shinji and Gendo are visiting Yui's grave; Asuka has a date. However, important things will spring from these seemingly mundane events.

  • Poster for The Sickness unto Death, and... / Splitting of the Breast

    The Sickness unto Death, and... / Splitting of the Breast (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1996-01-17

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Shinji beats Asuka in a synch test, much to her annoyance. Not too long after, the EVAs are dispatched to deal with a mysterious apparition, and EVA-01 is sucked into a shadowlike blackness that materializes out of nothingness from under it. While an emergency operation to rescue the captured EVA is concocted, Shinji goes on a trip into the depths of his own consciousness...

  • Poster for The Fourth Child / Fourth Children

    The Fourth Child / Fourth Children (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1996-01-24

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: A NERV branch in Nevada is obliterated in a catastrophic accident, and NERV headquarters prepares to station a new Evangelion in Japan. The Fourth Child is selected, unbeknownst to Shinji.

  • Poster for The Choice of Life / Ambivalence

    The Choice of Life / Ambivalence (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1996-01-31

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Evangelion Unit-03 arrives from the United States. However, its activation experiment brings out NERV's worst nightmare when it turns out to have been infected by the Thirteenth Angel. The other EVAs are dispatched to battle the Angel-infected abomination... even at the risk of killing its helpless pilot.

  • Poster for A Man's Battle / Introjection

    A Man's Battle / Introjection (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1996-02-07

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Enraged over Touji's near-death at the hands of his own EVA, Shinji refuses to pilot an Evangelion again and prepares to leave Tokyo-3 for good. He is forced to reconsider that decision when an immensely destructive new Angel attacks just as he is about to leave...

  • Poster for Shape of Heart, Shape of Human / Weaving A Story: Oral Stage

    Shape of Heart, Shape of Human / Weaving A Story: Oral Stage (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1996-02-14

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Shinji achieved an unprecedented 400% synchronization ratio with EVA-01 during the battle with Zeruel, to horrible effect. With the EVA having ascended to the status of a living God and Shinji absorbed inside it, Ritsuko unsuccessfully attempts to recover him.

  • Poster for The Birth of NERV / He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

    The Birth of NERV / He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1996-02-21

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Kouzou Fuyutsuki is kidnapped and interrogated by Seele, who are horrified over the results of the last encounter with an Angel. He recounts his past, providing flashbacks into the creation of Nerv. The pasts of Misato Katsuragi, Ritsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami and Yui Ikari are also revealed. Ryouji Kaji, meanwhile, decides to find out the truth, no matter the cost.

  • Poster for The Birth of NERV / He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. (Director's Cut)

    The Birth of NERV / He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. (Director's Cut) (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1996-02-21

    Runtime: 29 min

    Overview: Kouzou Fuyutsuki is kidnapped and interrogated by Seele, who are horrified over the results of the last encounter with an Angel. He recounts his past, providing flashbacks into the creation of Nerv. The pasts of Misato Katsuragi, Ritsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami and Yui Ikari are also revealed. Ryouji Kaji, meanwhile, decides to find out the truth, no matter the cost.

  • Poster for At Least, Be Human / Don't Be.

    At Least, Be Human / Don't Be. (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1996-02-28

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Asuka's synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, and her frustration with Rei, Shinji, Misato and Ryouji is on the rise. Angrier and more disturbed than ever, she is forced to relive her dark, traumatic past during the encounter with the Fifteenth Angel, Arael.

  • Poster for At Least, Be Human / Don't Be. (Director's Cut)

    At Least, Be Human / Don't Be. (Director's Cut) (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1996-02-28

    Runtime: 28 min

    Overview: Asuka's synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, and her frustration with Rei, Shinji, Misato and Ryouji is on the rise. Angrier and more disturbed than ever, she is forced to relive her dark, traumatic past during the encounter with the Fifteenth Angel, Arael.

  • Poster for Tears / Rei III

    Tears / Rei III (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1996-03-06

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Asuka sinks into deep depression after Arael's mental probing, and is unable to pilot when the new Angel Armisael arrives. Armisael begins physically fusing with EVA-00 and threatens to do the same to EVA-01, prompting Rei to sacrifice herself to save Shinji, only to appear alive soon afterwards.

  • Poster for Tears / Rei III (Director's Cut)

    Tears / Rei III (Director's Cut) (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1996-03-06

    Runtime: 25 min

    Overview: Asuka sinks into deep depression after Arael's mental probing, and is unable to pilot when the new Angel Armisael arrives. Armisael begins physically fusing with EVA-00 and threatens to do the same to EVA-01, prompting Rei to sacrifice herself to save Shinji, only to appear alive soon afterwards.

  • Poster for The Final Messenger / The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'

    The Final Messenger / The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1996-03-13

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Too frightened to face Misato or Rei, Shinji runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with Kaworu Nagisa, the replacement pilot for EVA-02. Kaworu's openness and friendliness provide much-needed comfort for the disturbed Shinji. However, suspicions abound over Kaworu's incredible synchronization abilities.

  • Poster for The Final Messenger / The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' (Director's Cut)

    The Final Messenger / The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' (Director's Cut) (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1996-03-13

    Runtime: 26 min

    Overview: Too frightened to face Misato or Rei, Shinji runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with Kaworu Nagisa, the replacement pilot for EVA-02. Kaworu's openness and friendliness provide much-needed comfort for the disturbed Shinji. However, suspicions abound over Kaworu's incredible synchronization abilities.

  • Poster for A World That's Ending / Do You Love Me?

    A World That's Ending / Do You Love Me? (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1996-03-20

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Instrumentality has begun, and now its inner process, the joining of all souls into one, will be depicted. The episode is primarily driven by dialogue, the background usually complete darkness. White text often appears on a black screen, an omniscient voice questioning the characters.

  • Poster for The Beast that Shouted 'I' at the Heart of the World / Take Care of Yourself.

    The Beast that Shouted 'I' at the Heart of the World / Take Care of Yourself. (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1996-03-27

    Runtime: 23 min

    Overview: Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to shape their world, and how the self cannot exist without others to define it.

  • Poster for Air / Love is Destructive

    Air / Love is Destructive (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1997-07-19

    Runtime: 45 min

    Overview: NERV headquarters is invaded by the JSSDF, as SEELE makes its final move. Asuka awakens from her despair and battles the Mass Production Eva Series to the death.

  • Poster for Sincerely Yours / One More Final: I Need You.

    Sincerely Yours / One More Final: I Need You. (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1997-07-19

    Runtime: 44 min

    Overview: Shinji comes face to face with Lilith, who grants him the decisive voice in the world's destiny. As his demons continue to torment him, a choice is made that shakes the world.

新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (2003)

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