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Neon Genesis Evangelion S1E24 — The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'
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Neon Genesis Evangelion•Season 1•Episode 24

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

8.8/10 · 4,305 votesMar 13, 199626 min

Ranked #7 of 26 in Season 1•+0.6 vs season avg

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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 the disturbed Shinji. However, suspicions abound over Kaworu's incredible synchronization

Directed byMasayuki
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

Masayuki

Masayuki

Director

Y

Yutaka Nakamura

Key Animation

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Tadashi Hiramatsu

Key Animation

Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

Storyboard Artist

Masayuki

Masayuki

Key Animation

K

Keiko Shimizu

Key Animation

Yoh Yoshinari

Yoh Yoshinari

Key Animation

Shunji Suzuki

Shunji Suzuki

Key Animation

Shinya Hasegawa

Shinya Hasegawa

Key Animation

K

Katsuichi Nakayama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'" is episode 24 of Neon Genesis Evangelion season 1. It scored 8.8/10 from 4,305 votes, ranking #7 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Masayuki and written by Akio Satsukawa, it aired on March 13, 1996.

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