1 Season
26 Episode
Neon Genesis Evangelion - Season 1 Episode 8 Asuka Strikes!
Mankind's greatest fear is mankind itself.
Misato brings Shinji, along with Touji and Kensuke, to a massive UN naval convoy transporting Evangelion Unit-02 and its fiery German pilot, Asuka Langley Souryuu, to Japan. Escorting Asuka is Misato's old boyfriend, Ryouji Kaji. After some awkward introductions and reunions, the fleet is attacked by a massive aquatic Angel. Asuka powers up Eva-02, and decides that she will defeat the Angel by playing "hopscotch"...
- Year: 1996
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation, Drama
- Studio: TV Tokyo
- Keyword: angel, depression, symbolism, loss, love, mecha, piloted robot, self love, self-loathing, alien attack, anime, psychological, suspense, depressed
- Director:
- Cast: Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Fumihiko Tachiki