7.5/1020 votes#1 - Rei III
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1996
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.
Director: Hideaki Anno
Writer: Hiroshi Yamaguchi
6.7/103 votes#2 - The Story So Far: Part 2
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1999
Arima's absence has been hard on Yukino, but she's not the only one. Asaba's had it tough as well...
Director: Hideaki Anno
Writer: Hideaki Anno
6.3/103 votes#3 - The Story So Far: Part 1
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1998
Yukino and Arima's story up to this point is revisited.
Director: Hideaki Anno
Writer: Hideaki Anno
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"Rei III" is the best rated episode directed by Hideaki Anno. It scored 7.5/10 based on 20 votes. It was written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi. It aired on 3/6/1996 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Story So Far: Part 2".