Neon Genesis Evangelion

S01E20: Weaving A Story (2): Oral Stage

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.

Overview

At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen years later, that day has come... but this time, humanity is ready to fight back with terrifying bio-mechanical weapons known as the Evangelions. Watch as Shinji, Rei, Asuka and the rest of the mysterious shadow agency Nerv battle to save earth from total annihilation.

Episodes

Angel Attack

S01E01 Angel Attack

October 4, 1995 7.2 25 min
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:...
The Beast

S01E02 The Beast

October 11, 1995 7.5 25 min
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,...
A Transfer

S01E03 A Transfer

October 18, 1995 7.1 25 min
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,...
Hedgehog's Dilemma

S01E04 Hedgehog's Dilemma

October 25, 1995 7.3 25 min
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...
Rei I

S01E05 Rei I

November 1, 1995 7.5 25 min
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...
Rei II

S01E06 Rei II

November 8, 1995 7.7 25 min
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...
A Human Work

S01E07 A Human Work

November 15, 1995 7.4 25 min
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...
Asuka Strikes!

S01E08 Asuka Strikes!

November 22, 1995 7.5 25 min
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....
Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

S01E09 Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

November 29, 1995 8.0 25 min
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...
Magma Diver

S01E10 Magma Diver

December 6, 1995 7.0 25 min
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...
The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

S01E11 The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

December 13, 1995 7.3 25 min
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.
She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'

S01E12 She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'

December 20, 1995 7.5 25 min
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...
Lilliputian Hitcher

S01E13 Lilliputian Hitcher

December 27, 1995 7.2 25 min
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...
Weaving A Story (1)

S01E14 Weaving A Story (1)

January 3, 1996 6.8 25 min
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...
Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses.

S01E15 Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses.

January 10, 1996 7.4 25 min
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...
Splitting of the Breast

S01E16 Splitting of the Breast

January 17, 1996 8.1 25 min
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...
Fourth Children

S01E17 Fourth Children

January 24, 1996 7.2 25 min
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.
Ambivalence

S01E18 Ambivalence

January 31, 1996 7.8 25 min
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...
Introjection

S01E19 Introjection

February 7, 1996 8.1 25 min
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...
Weaving A Story (2): Oral Stage

S01E20 Weaving A Story (2): Oral Stage

February 14, 1996 7.9 25 min
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...
He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

S01E21 He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

February 21, 1996 7.9 25 min
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...
Don't Be.

S01E22 Don't Be.

February 28, 1996 7.6 25 min
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...
Rei III

S01E23 Rei III

March 6, 1996 7.8 25 min
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...
The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'

S01E24 The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'

March 13, 1996 7.7 25 min
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...
Do You Love Me?

S01E25 Do You Love Me?

March 20, 1996 6.7 25 min
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...
Take Care of Yourself.

S01E26 Take Care of Yourself.

March 27, 1996 7.2 25 min
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.

Cast

Megumi Ogata
Megumi Ogata
Shinji Ikari (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi
Kotono Mitsuishi
Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Megumi Hayashibara
Rei Ayanami (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Yuko Miyamura
Asuka Langley Soryu (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki
Fumihiko Tachiki
Gendo Ikari (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
Motomu Kiyokawa
Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa
Miki Nagasawa
Maya Ibuki (voice)

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