List of Neon Genesis Evangelion episodes

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a Japanese animated television series that aired from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996 on TV Tokyo. WOWOW aired the series again during 2003. It was written and directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Gainax and Project Eva, which included TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems (NAS). Evangelion is an apocalyptic mecha action series which centers around the efforts by the paramilitary organization Nerv to fight monstrous beings called Angels, primarily using giant mecha called Evangelions which are piloted by select teenagers, one of whom is the primary protagonist.

The series was first aired in North America on San Francisco-area PBS member station KTEH in 2000. Later, the first two episodes saw nationwide broadcast on Cartoon Network as part of Toonami's Giant Robot Week on February 24–25, 2003. Later, the entire series then aired on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block from October 21, 2005 to April 21, 2006.

In 2004, A.D. Vision, the English language licenser, released a director's cut versions of episodes 21 through 24 with its Platinum Edition DVDs. The director's cuts included several new and reworked scenes to better explain the events that occurred in The End of Evangelion.

Episodes
Each episode has 2 titles: one is the original Japanese title, and the second is an English title that was chosen by Japanese studio Gainax itself. Most often, the direct translation of the Japanese title is not the same as the official English title that was chosen. For example, the direct translation of the original Japanese title of episode 2 is "An Unfamiliar Ceiling", but the English title chosen was "The Beast". Sometimes, however, the two titles are either similar or exactly the same, as was the case with episode 10 "Magmadiver". Many tracks on the original soundtracks are named after the English episode names in which they are first used.

Reception
While the entire series has received wide attention, individual episodes have also earned praise and occasionally been recipients of awards.

Animage: Anime Grand Prix awards
The following episodes were awarded placement in the Anime Grand Prix, an annual reader's choice award contest hosted by Animage magazine. The 19th Annual Anime Grand Prix in Animage (June, 1996), volume 228, was held shortly after the conclusion of the original broadcast.

Note:
 * Evangelion Episode 17 tied with two others in 41st place with 33 votes.
 * Evangelion Episode 15 tied with three others in 49th place with 28 votes.
 * Evangelion Episode 14 tied with two others in 74th place with 20 votes.