So, we all know Evangelion has two official titles for each episode, but which titles are actually better...

So, we all know Evangelion has two official titles for each episode, but which titles are actually better, more relevant to the episode or just plain cooler - the Japanese ones, or the international ones? I'll post the list below, and highlight my favourite of the two with greentext. Anons are welcome to do the same, and please explain your choices.

>Apostle Approach (使徒、襲来 "Shito, shūrai")
"Angel Attack"

An Unfamiliar Ceiling (見知らぬ、天井 "Mishiranu, Tenjō")
>"The Beast"

>The Phone That Never Rings (鳴らない、電話 "Naranai, denwa")
"A Transfer"

Rain, and After Running Away (雨、逃げ出した後 "Ame, nigedashita ato")
>"Hedgehog's Dilemma"

>Rei, Beyond the Heart (レイ、心のむこうに "Rei, kokoro no mukō ni")
"Rei I"

Decisive Battle in Tokyo-3 (決戦、第3新東京市 "Kessen, daisan shin Tōkyō-shi")
>"Rei II"

A Human Work (人の造りしもの "Hito no tsukurishimono")
"A Human Work"

Asuka's Arrival in Japan (アスカ、来日 "Asuka, rainichi")
>"Asuka Strikes!"

Moment and Heart Together (瞬間、心、重ねて "Shunkan, kokoro, kasanete")
>"Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!"

Magma Diver (マグマダイバー "Magumadaibā")
"Magmadiver"

In the Still Darkness (静止した闇の中で "Seishishita yami no naka de")
>"The Day Tokyo-3 Stood Still"

The Value of Miracles (奇跡の価値は "Kiseki no kachi wa")
>"She said, 'Don't make others suffer for your personal hatred.'"

An Angel's Invasion (使徒、侵入 "Shitō, shinnyū")
>"Lilliputian Hitcher"

>SEELE, the Throne of Souls (ゼーレ、魂の座 "Zēre, tamashii no za")
"Weaving a Story"

>Lies and Silence (嘘と沈黙 "Uso to chinmoku")
"Those women longed for the touch of others' lips, and thus invited their kisses."

>In sickness unto death, and... (死に至る病、そして "Shi ni itaru yamai, soshite")
>"Splitting of the Breast"

The Fourth Child (四人目の適格者 "Yoninme no tekikakusha")
"Fourth Child"

>The Choice of Life (命の選択を "Inochi no sentaku o")
"Ambivalence"

>A Man's Battle (男の戰い "Otoko no tatakai")
>"Introjection"

>Shape of Heart, Shape of Human (心のかたち 人のかたち "Kokoro no katachi, hito no katachi")
"WEAVING A STORY 2: oral stage"

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The Birth of NERV (ネルフ、誕生 "Nerufu, tanjō")
>"He was aware that he was still a child."

>At Least, Be Human (せめて、人間らしく "Semete, ningen rashiku")
>"Don't Be."

Tears (涙 "Namida")
>"Rei III"

>The Final Messenger (最後のシ者 "Saigo no shisha")
"The Beginning and the End, or 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'"

A World That's Ending (終わる世界 "Owaru sekai")
>"Do you love me?"

>The Beast that Shouted 'I/Love' at the Heart of the World (世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの "Sekai no chūshin de 'ai' o sakenda kemono")
"Take care of yourself."

>Air (エア "Ea")
"Love is Destructive"

Sincerely Yours (まごころを、君に "Magokoro o, kimi ni")
>"ONE MORE FINAL: I need you."

So, does Yea Forums like the Japanese or the International titles better? Which fit the best?

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I’ve always looked at Eva’s episode titles as if they were designed to be used together.

They definitely are. But it's fun to split them up, to compare and contrast. But yeah, they work best together.

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>"Owaru sekai"
This has always been my very favourite of the bunch. "The Ending World" being my favoured translation.
The kind of dull acceptance in those words perfectly fits the tone. It's the literal apocalypse, and almost everyone is just accepting it. It's like how when Instrumentality sweeps the globe in EoE, the sound produced is somewhere between a scream of terror and a cheer of triumph. The sense of the entire globe surrendering all at once is so palpable here.

>The Beast that Shouted 'I/Love' at the Heart of the Worl
Definitely the best one.

OP here, i agree. Sums up the theme of Evangelion totally. I also really like ''Splitting of the Breast'', ''A Man's Battle'' and ''The Choice of Life''

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