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On
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_episodes)
and a bunch of other sites, we are given the names of a number of Angels, such
as Sachiel and Ramiel. Yet at least in the subbed version of the original 26
episodes that I've been watching - I just got to episode 12 - I haven't seen
much (if any) mention of the Angels' names. (Comparatively, I remember seeing
the names of new monsters being listed as they appear in-episode in shows such
as _Ultraman Max_. It's of course possible that I might have missed something
similar in EVA, but I feel like it's hard to get through this many episodes
without noticing at some point.)

Where are the names from? From sites such as [this
one](http://www.evamonkey.com/platinum-booklets/angel-profiles.php), it seems
that there is definitely official information out there, but at least in this
case, this is only information for a "platinum DVD release", which would
probably be quite a bit later from the original broadcast.

Thus: When and where did viewers _first_ learn of the Angels' names? Was this
within the original broadcast, or was this perhaps in something like an
artbook?


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Where were we first given the Angels' names?


Aside from the episode 14 "Weaving of a Story" where there is a quick recap of
the show up to that point (up to the 11th Angel, although Ireul's name wasn't
given in episode 14), and the proper names of the Angels are listed in the
eye-catch text, there is also episode 23 where there's a recap of all the
angels up to that point, including a picture of the Angel, the number, and
name. It occurs right after the halfway point, see:
<https://wiki.evageeks.org/FGC:Episode_23_Cut_198> for the entire sequence.

This appeared during the original airing of the series on TV, and would be the
first time the names are given for all the Angels to the viewer. Note that
"Lilith"'s second Angel designation never appears in the TV series, "Kaworu"
doesn't appear until episode 24, and the name "Tabris" never appears in the TV
series either.


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