Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (1997)

Directors:

Hideaki Anno
Kazuya Tsurumaki

Writers:

Hideaki Anno (writer)
Shinji Higuchi (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

...Do you really want to stay here?

Plot:

Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series "Shin Seiki Evangelion" (1995).

Plot Keywords:

Apocalypse | Shot In The Head | Father Son Relationship | Hopeless Cause | Dream Like

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Megumi Ogata	...	Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Yûko Miyamura	...	Asuka Langley Sôryû (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Gendô Ikari (voice)
Akira Ishida	...	Kaworu Nagisa (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Kôzô Fuyutsuki (voice)
Mugihito	...	Keel Lorentz (voice)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Hiro Yuuki	...	Makoto Hyûga (voice)
Miki Nagasawa	...	Maya Ibuki (voice)
Spike Spencer	...	Shinji Ikari (voice: English version)
Amanda Winn Lee	...	Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice: English version) (as Amanda Winn)
Tiffany Grant	...	Asuka Langley Sohryuu (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (USA)
New Century Evangelion Theatrical Edition: Air/Sincerely Yours (Japan) (literal English title)
The End of Evangelion (Japan: English title) (short title)
The End of Evangelion: Episode 25': Love is Destructive/One More Final: I Need You (Japan: English title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | Italy:T (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Canada:18A (DVD rating) (2007) | South Korea:18 (cable rating) | Japan:R-15 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Germany:16

Company:

Gainax

Trivia:

The entire flash card set for all the previous episodes appears just after the crayon drawing sequence.

Quotes:

Misato Katsuragi: Giving up halfway is worse than never trying at all. Come on! Get up! MOVE IT!
Shinji Ikari: I want to die. Just leave me here.
Misato Katsuragi: Stop talking like a stubborn little brat! Like it or not, you're still alive. Get moving and DO something! You can die later!

Movie Connections:

References Gekido no showashi: Okinawa kessen (1971)

Soundtrack:

Taikyou e no Kinkyuuhihan

The best movie ever.

Never before has a movie put me through so many emotions. Anger, joy, fear, depression, hope, all flowed through me as the epic film unfolded before me. I was left emotionally wrung out the first time I watched it, and my view of life has been changed forever because of it. Just be warned, if you haven't seen all the TV episodes, you will be totally lost by this movie. Oh, and hope you haven't developed too much of an emotional attachment to the characters.