Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1995)

Cast

Megumi Ogata as Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Ogata

as Shinji Ikari (voice)

Kotono Mitsuishi as Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi

as Misato Katsuragi (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara as Rei Ayanami (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara

as Rei Ayanami (voice)

Yuko Miyamura as Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)
Yuko Miyamura

as Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)

Yuriko Yamaguchi as Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi

as Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)

Fumihiko Tachiki as Gendo Ikari (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki

as Gendo Ikari (voice)

Motomu Kiyokawa as Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa

as Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)

Miki Nagasawa as Maya Ibuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa

as Maya Ibuki (voice)

Episodes

Angel Attack poster

Angel Attack 7.1

October 4, 1995

Shinji Ikari is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his estranged father Gendo, commander of the special agency NERV, to defend the …

The Beast poster

The Beast 7.4

October 11, 1995

Shinji wakes up in the hospital, with no memory of defeating the Angel the night before. Rejected by his father, Misato…

A Transfer poster

A Transfer 7.2

October 18, 1995

Shinji begins attending his new school in Tokyo-3, and has a difficult time dealing with the fame of being an Evangelio…

Hedgehog's Dilemma poster

Hedgehog's Dilemma 7.4

October 25, 1995

Misato is upset with Shinji for ignoring her orders in the last Angel battle, and he is so overcome by the stress of be…

Rei I poster

Rei I 7.5

November 1, 1995

EVA-00 is finally repaired, and Shinji tries to get to know its enigmatic pilot, Rei Ayanami, better. However, he is co…

Rei II poster

Rei II 7.6

November 8, 1995

Continuing from the previous episode, the Angel Ramiel is drilling down into the GeoFront to attack NERV HQ directly. A…

A Human Work poster

A Human Work 7.2

November 15, 1995

Ritsuko briefs Shinji on the real nature of Second Impact, the Angels, and the Evangelions' mission to defeat them. Mis…

Asuka Strikes! poster

Asuka Strikes! 7.2

November 22, 1995

Misato brings Shinji, along with Touji and Kensuke, to a massive UN naval convoy transporting Evangelion Unit-02 and it…

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! poster

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! 7.7

November 29, 1995

Asuka joins Shinji’s class at school, and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to Japan (o…

Magma Diver poster

Magma Diver 6.9

December 6, 1995

The EVA pilots are disappointed to find out that they are not allowed to go on their class trip to Okinawa, because the…

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still poster

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still 7.2

December 13, 1995

Tokyo-3 comes to a standstill when sabotage knocks out all power, and the personnel must scramble to launch the EVAs ma…

She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.' poster

She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.' 7.3

December 20, 1995

Misato has been promoted to Major, but the celebration does not last long. A monstrous Angel appears in Earth orbit rig…

Lilliputian Hitcher poster

Lilliputian Hitcher 6.9

December 27, 1995

A routine test involving the EVA pilots turns into a struggle for survival when a wholly new type of Angel appears and …

Weaving A Story (1) poster

Weaving A Story (1) 6.8

January 3, 1996

In the first half of the episode, a clip show is presented to the Human Instrumentality Committee of Seele, reviewing t…

Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. poster

Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. 7.1

January 10, 1996

It seems like it's an important day for nearly everyone at NERV. Misato and Ritsuko are going to a wedding; Shinji and …

Splitting of the Breast poster

Splitting of the Breast 7.9

January 17, 1996

Shinji beats Asuka in a synch test, much to her annoyance. Not too long after, the EVAs are dispatched to deal with a m…

Fourth Children poster

Fourth Children 7.0

January 24, 1996

A NERV branch in Nevada is obliterated in a catastrophic accident, and NERV headquarters prepares to station a new Evan…

Ambivalence poster

Ambivalence 7.6

January 31, 1996

Evangelion Unit-03 arrives from the United States. However, its activation experiment brings out NERV's worst nightmare…

Introjection poster

Introjection 7.7

February 7, 1996

Enraged over Touji's near-death at the hands of his own EVA, Shinji refuses to pilot an Evangelion again and prepares t…

Weaving A Story (2): Oral Stage poster

Weaving A Story (2): Oral Stage 7.6

February 14, 1996

Shinji achieved an unprecedented 400% synchronization ratio with EVA-01 during the battle with Zeruel, to horrible effe…

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. poster

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. 7.8

February 21, 1996

Kouzou Fuyutsuki is kidnapped and interrogated by Seele, who are horrified over the results of the last encounter with …

Don't Be. poster

Don't Be. 7.3

February 28, 1996

Asuka's synch rate is on a downward spiral after her defeat at the hands of the Fourteenth Angel, Zeruel, and her frust…

Rei III poster

Rei III 7.5

March 6, 1996

Asuka sinks into deep depression after Arael's mental probing, and is unable to pilot when the new Angel Armisael arriv…

The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' poster

The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' 7.5

March 13, 1996

Too frightened to face Misato or Rei, Shinji runs away yet again, only to meet and strike a friendship with Kaworu Nagi…

Do You Love Me? poster

Do You Love Me? 6.9

March 20, 1996

Instrumentality has begun, and now its inner process, the joining of all souls into one, will be depicted. The episode …

Take Care of Yourself. poster

Take Care of Yourself. 6.8

March 27, 1996

Instrumentality continues. The focus is primarily on Shinji now, as he learns to accept the individual’s ability to sha…