The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' 1996
8.6 588 A despondent Shinji encounters a kind-hearted boy named Kaworu, who quickly becomes his close friend. However, Kaworu (selected earlier as the replacement pilot for EVA-02) is soon revealed to be the final Angel. This turn of events leaves Shinji with a cruel dilemma: saving humanity will mean he must kill his only true friend in the world.
Runtime: 26
Starts: Megumi Ogata, Spike Spencer, Megumi Hayashibara, Allison Keith
Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki