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Neon Genesis Evangelion S1E18 — Ambivalence
9.1
Neon Genesis Evangelion•Season 1•Episode 18

Ambivalence

9.1/10 · 4,851 votesJan 31, 199623 min

Ranked #2 of 26 in Season 1•+0.9 vs season avg

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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 the Angel-infected abomination... even at the risk of killing its

Directed byTensai Okamura
Written byShinji Higuchi
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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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Tensai Okamura

Tensai Okamura

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Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

Writer

Yoh Yoshinari

Yoh Yoshinari

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Manabu Tanzawa

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Kayoko Nabeta

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Yuriko Ikehara

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Tensai Okamura

Tensai Okamura

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Kazuchika Kise

Kazuchika Kise

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Ken Ando

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Hiroaki Motoigi

Key Animation

K

Kiichi Takaoka

Key Animation

M

Mamoru Sasaki

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Ambivalence" is episode 18 of Neon Genesis Evangelion season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 4,851 votes, ranking #2 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Tensai Okamura and written by Shinji Higuchi, it aired on January 31, 1996.

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