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Neon Genesis Evangelion S1E16 — Splitting of the Breast
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Neon Genesis Evangelion•Season 1•Episode 16

Splitting of the Breast

9.0/10 · 4,519 votesJan 17, 199623 min

Ranked #3 of 26 in Season 1•+0.8 vs season avg

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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

Directed byKazuya Tsurumaki
Written byHiroshi Yamaguchi
Previous episodeE15 · Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses.Next episodeE17 · Fourth Children
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Season 1 Episodes26

Angel Attack stillE1 7.7

Angel Attack

The Beast stillE2 8.0

The Beast

A Transfer stillE3 7.7

A Transfer

Hedgehog's Dilemma stillE4 7.7

Hedgehog's Dilemma

Rei I stillE5 7.7

Rei I

Rei II stillE6 8.3

Rei II

A Human Work stillE7 7.5

A Human Work

Asuka Strikes! stillE8 7.8

Asuka Strikes!

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win! stillE9 8.2

Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!

Magma Diver stillE10 7.4

Magma Diver

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still stillE11 7.8

The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still

She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.' stillE12 7.9

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

Lilliputian Hitcher stillE13 7.6

Lilliputian Hitcher

Weaving a Story (1) stillE14 7.1

Weaving a Story (1)

Those Women Longed for the Touch of Others' Lips, and Thus Invited Their Kisses. stillE15 8.2

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

Splitting of the Breast stillE16 9.0Now viewing

Splitting of the Breast

Fourth Children stillE17 7.6

Fourth Children

Ambivalence stillE18 9.1

Ambivalence

Introjection stillE19 9.4

Introjection

Weaving a Story (2): Oral Stage stillE20 8.7

Weaving a Story (2): Oral Stage

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child. stillE21 8.8

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

Don't Be. stillE22 8.8

Don't Be.

Rei III stillE23 8.8

Rei III

The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' stillE24 8.8

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

Do You Love Me? stillE25 8.0

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Take Care of Yourself.

Cast8

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)

Crew12

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Director

H

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Writer

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Key Animation

Nobutoshi Ogura

Nobutoshi Ogura

Key Animation

Munenori Nawa

Munenori Nawa

Key Animation

Yoh Yoshinari

Yoh Yoshinari

Key Animation

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Storyboard Artist

Shinya Hasegawa

Shinya Hasegawa

Animation Director

Shinya Hasegawa

Shinya Hasegawa

Key Animation

K

Kenji Irie

Key Animation

S

Shigeki Sunada

Key Animation

T

Toru Takahashi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Splitting of the Breast" is episode 16 of Neon Genesis Evangelion season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 4,519 votes, ranking #3 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi, it aired on January 17, 1996.

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