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Neon Genesis Evangelion S1E21 — He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.
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Neon Genesis Evangelion•Season 1•Episode 21

He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child.

8.8/10 · 4,037 votesFeb 21, 199629 min

Ranked #4 of 26 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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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 Misato Katsuragi, Ritsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami and Yui Ikari are

Directed byHiroyuki Ishido
Written byAkio Satsukawa
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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

A

Akio Satsukawa

Writer

H

Hiroyuki Ishido

Director

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Key Animation

I

Ikuo Shimazu

Key Animation

T

Toshiyuki Fujisawa

Key Animation

S

Satoshi Shigeta

Animation Director

Junichi Sato

Junichi Sato

Storyboard Artist

A

Atsuko Yamazaki

Key Animation

K

Koichi Taguchi

Key Animation

S

Senho Yoshioka

Key Animation

T

Tamami Yamada

Key Animation

S

Shinji Sowa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"He Was Aware that He Was Still a Child." is episode 21 of Neon Genesis Evangelion season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 4,037 votes, ranking #4 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Hiroyuki Ishido and written by Akio Satsukawa, it aired on February 21, 1996.

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