The BEST episodes written by Hideaki Anno

Introjection
star
8.56
749 votes

#1 - Introjection

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 19

Distraught after the battle, Shinji vows to never pilot an Eva again and quits NERV once more. Just as he's about to leave, another Angel attacks.

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Ambivalence
star
8.48
767 votes

#2 - Ambivalence

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 18

Unit 03 arrives from the United States, but Shinji still doesn't know who its pilot is. During testing, NERV learns Unit 03 is possessed by an Angel.

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Splitting of the Breast
star
8.41
745 votes

#3 - Splitting of the Breast

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 16

While in battle, Shinji and Unit 01 are engulfed in the spreading shadow of an Angel. As NERV fears them both lost, Shinji has a strange experience.

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Rei II
star
8.17
830 votes

#4 - Rei II

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 6

As the Fifth Angel drills toward NERV, Misato leads Operation Vashima: All of Japan's power will be diverted to take out Ramiel with a positron rifle.

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Weaving a Story 2: oral stage
star
8.16
701 votes

#5 - Weaving a Story 2: oral stage

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 20

After achieving an unheard of synchronization rate, Shinji merges with Unit 01. While he has an out of body experience, NERV works to salvage him.

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The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
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8.11
755 votes

#6 - The Beginning and the End, or "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 24

Kaworu Nagisa, the Fifth Child, comes to NERV to pilot Unit 02 in Asuka's place. He's friendly to Shinji, but he's shrouded in mystery.

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Rei III
star
8.01
748 votes

#7 - Rei III

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 23

Despite her struggles, Asuka is ordered to assist Rei in battle against Armisael. When she fails, Rei makes a desperate move in order to save Shinji.

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The Beast
star
8.00
1061 votes

#8 - The Beast

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 2

After piloting the Eva Unit 01, Shinji wakes up in the hospital with no memory of the battle. Feeling sorry for him, Misato lets him move in with her.

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Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses.
star
7.99
699 votes

#9 - Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 15

For the first time in years, Shinji meets his father at his mother's grave. Ritsuko, Misato and Ryoji attend a wedding and Asuka goes on a date.

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Asuka Strikes!
star
7.95
744 votes

#10 - Asuka Strikes!

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 8

Shinji and his friends accompany Misato to meet Eva Unit 02 and its pilot Asuka at sea. Misato's old friend Ryoji Kaji is aboard with his own agenda.

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Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!
star
7.95
771 votes

#11 - Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 9

Asuka and Shinji face another Angel but it gets the upper hand. They now have six days to learn synchronized moves to destroy it completely.

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He was aware that he was still a child.
star
7.93
757 votes

#12 - He was aware that he was still a child.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 21

Seele kidnaps Fuyutsuki and interrogates him about NERV and Gendo's true intentions, revealing events from the past. Ryoji goes missing.

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Don't Be.
star
7.92
756 votes

#13 - Don't Be.

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 22

Asuka's synchronization ratio continues to drop, undermining her self-confidence. Determined to show her worth, she ignores orders during battle.

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She said, "Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred."
star
7.90
738 votes

#14 - She said, "Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred."

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 12

With Gendo and Fuyutsuki in Antarctica, a newly promoted Misato is in charge when a new Angel appears about the Earth, aiming to bomb Tokyo-3.

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The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still
star
7.88
775 votes

#15 - The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 11

Tokyo-3 loses power just as another Angel is detected. The Eva pilots must enter the base from the surface while NERV preps the Units manually.

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Lilliputian Hitcher
star
7.85
743 votes

#16 - Lilliputian Hitcher

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 13

An Angel infiltrates NERV, quickly taking over the MAGI supercomputer, Ritsuko proposes writing a program to forcibly evolve Ireul to its extinction.

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Rei I
star
7.84
876 votes

#17 - Rei I

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 5

Unit 00's pilot Rei Ayanami appears to have recovered, but she has no friends, no records of her past, and no interest in getting to know Shinji.

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A Transfer
star
7.83
969 votes

#18 - A Transfer

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 3

Word gets around school that Shinji is the Eva pilot; his classmate Toji resents him for it. An Angel appears and Shinji must pilot in combat again.

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Angel Attack
star
7.82
1249 votes

#19 - Angel Attack

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 1

In the year 2015, an Angel returns to attack on Tokyo-3. Misato Katsuragi transports Shinji to the NERV base overseen by his estranged father, Gendo.

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A Human Work
star
7.80
778 votes

#20 - A Human Work

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 7

Ritsuko tells Shinji about the classified true cause of the Second Imapct. Then she and Misato attend the field test for an Eva competitor mecha.

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Magmadiver
star
7.72
776 votes

#21 - Magmadiver

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 10

NERV learns of an Angel in dormant embryonic form inside a volcano. Using equipment designed for magma, Asuka is sent to retrieve it with Unit 02.

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Fourth Child
star
7.59
745 votes

#22 - Fourth Child

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 17

NERV-02 in Nevada vanishes, along with the Eva Unit 04. With Unit 03 on the way, Gendo orders Ritsuko to assign a pilot to it.

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Weaving a Story
star
7.51
731 votes

#23 - Weaving a Story

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 14

As Seele reviews NERV and Gendo's actions with the Third through Eleventh Angels, Ritsuko conducts a test in which the Eva pilots switch Units.

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Take care of yourself
star
7.38
744 votes

#24 - Take care of yourself

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 26

The Human Instrumentality Project continues. Shinji must decide whether to accept a world alone, or embrace connections with others.

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Do you love me?
star
7.26
736 votes

#25 - Do you love me?

Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 - Episode 25

The Human Instrumentality Project begins, and the souls of humanity merge. The Eva pilots confront the nature of their existence as reality dissolves.

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The Subjectivity of Happiness
star
6.94
47 votes

#26 - The Subjectivity of Happiness

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 13

Tsubasa decides to go home, but her loathing for her father getting remarried is renewed upon meeting her future stepbrother... a punk-rocker named Kazuma. How could she ever possibly relate to someone so completely different?

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His Circumstances
star
6.88
51 votes

#27 - His Circumstances

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 3

Things have been good between Arima and Yukino for the past few weeks but lately Arima has been acting strange. He's been very distant and it almost seems like he's purposefully ignoring Yukino... what is it that's changed so suddenly?

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Her Difficult Problem
star
6.81
47 votes

#28 - Her Difficult Problem

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 4

Confessing your love for someone can be very tricky... and it's not any easier for Yukino!

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The Location of Happiness
star
6.74
46 votes

#29 - The Location of Happiness

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 12

Tsubasa has holed up at Yukino's house and refuses to go home. Tsubasa's father is remarrying and it's been hard for her to come to terms with the idea.

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Your Voice That Changes Me
star
6.70
46 votes

#30 - Your Voice That Changes Me

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 6

Arima and Yukino lead very similar lives despite their differences... but how will their bond stand against the test of time? While Yukino feels as if she's been liberated of her guise of perfection.

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Eternal Interspersion
star
6.63
43 votes

#31 - Eternal Interspersion

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 16

The Miyazawa family heads off to meet grandpa... an ill-tempered old man who's got it in for Yukino's father!

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Their Secret
star
6.63
51 votes

#32 - Their Secret

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 2

Yukino's inadvertently made a fool of herself in front of Arima and now he's blackmailing her! Getting her to do his work, act as his slave... she's just about at her wit's end!

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Her Day
star
6.59
44 votes

#33 - Her Day

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 8

Arima and Yukino both have the day off from school so they decide to meet up over at Arima's place. But that's not the whole story...

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Everything Starts Now
star
6.58
43 votes

#34 - Everything Starts Now

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 10

The class has sided with the scheming Maho and they all decide to give Yukino the "silent treatment." As time goes on and it appears that things won't change, Yukino knows that she'll have to confront her saboteur and put an end to the harassment... but how?

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Their Estrangement
star
6.56
43 votes

#35 - Their Estrangement

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 7

The newest test scores have been posted and Yukino and Arima's scores weren't up to their typical standard.

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Atonement for Postponed Debts
star
6.55
44 votes

#36 - Atonement for Postponed Debts

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 9

Two jealous rivals emerge to sabotage Yukino! The first girl, Maho, resents her popularity and attempts to unmask Yukino's superficiality to the whole school...

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At the End of the First Semester
star
6.55
44 votes

#37 - At the End of the First Semester

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 11

Summer has arrived and it's a time of separation. Arima is going away for a Kendo tournament while Yukino has made new friends. Even Tsubasa has taken a liking to Yukino, but something's not right... she's grown a little too attached.

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Progress
star
6.51
43 votes

#38 - Progress

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 18

Arima's feelings for Yukino are beginning to build up and he knows now, more than anything, he wants to take their relationship to the next level...

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Day of Labyrinth
star
6.49
45 votes

#39 - Day of Labyrinth

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 5

A new boy has just transferred to Yukino and Arima's school... Asaba. He's pretty handsome and charismatic, so it doesn't take long for him to rise in popularity, but he's got a real problem with Yukino.

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His Return
star
6.44
43 votes

#40 - His Return

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 17

Hearing from her friends that Arima has changed a lot over the summer, Yukino bemoans over the fact that she hasn't changed at all and that she can't seem to get her feelings sorted well when it comes to him.

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Her Circumstances
star
6.44
57 votes

#41 - Her Circumstances

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 1

Yukino Miyazawa is the model student and she absolutely craves all the attention and admiration it gets her.

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14 Days: Act 4
star
6.41
39 votes

#42 - 14 Days: Act 4

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 22

After reading the Aya's play, Yukino decides that she'd like to participate in it.

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14 Days: Act 3
star
6.38
40 votes

#43 - 14 Days: Act 3

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 21

Aya has finished her script for the culture fest play, but neither Yukino nor Maho are eager to participate. All the while, Tonami has begun to make his mark on Tsubaki. She begins to suspect who he really is.

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14 Days: Act 5
star
6.38
40 votes

#44 - 14 Days: Act 5

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 23

Yukino's organizational talents shine as the play really starts to come together. Meanwhile, Tonami's plot for revenge against Tsubaki isn't going as well as he'd hoped...

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A Different Story From So Far
star
6.32
41 votes

#45 - A Different Story From So Far

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 24

Yukino has changed a lot since meeting Arima, but Arima still feels that he himself hasn't changed much at all.

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14 Days: Act 1
star
6.27
41 votes

#46 - 14 Days: Act 1

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 19

Yukino isn't all that interested in the culture fest until she finds out that the class that puts on the best show gets the test notes of a student who went on to Tokyo University!

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14 Days: Act 2
star
6.17
40 votes

#47 - 14 Days: Act 2

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 20

Tonami had a tough childhood... he was constantly sick, being bullied, but the worst of it was all Tsubaki's fault. Now he's back and he's determined to throw it back in her face!

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The Story So Far: Part 2
star
6.14
42 votes

#48 - The Story So Far: Part 2

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 15

Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well...

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The Story So Far: Part 1
star
5.78
45 votes

#49 - The Story So Far: Part 1

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 14

Yukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.

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14 Days: Act 6
star
5.47
40 votes

#50 - 14 Days: Act 6

His and Her Circumstances - Season 1 - Episode 26

The final episode. As tensions rise over Arima's jealous and over-protective nature, Tonami begins to realize that his desire to get Tsubaki to notice him was one born out of an emotion different from hate.

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