Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni (original title)

Directors:

Hideaki Anno
Kazuya Tsurumaki

Writers:

Hideaki Anno (screenplay) and
Amanda Winn Lee (adaptation)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone would just die?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Classical Music | Loneliness | Psychological Trauma | Nonlinear Timeline | Dream

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)
Allison Keith	...	Misato Katsuragi (voice: English version)
Sue Ulu	...	Ritsuko Akagi (voice: English version)
Tristan MacAvery	...	Gendo Ikari (voice: English version)
Aaron Krohn	...	Ryoji Kaji / Kaoru Nagisa (voice: English version)
Amy Seeley	...	Maya Ibuki (voice: English version)
Laura Chapman	...	Dr. Akagi (voice: English version)
Brett Weaver	...	Toji (voice: English version)
Kurt Stoll	...	Kensuke (voice: English version)
Kimberly Yates	...	Hikari (voice: English version)
Tom Booker	...	Keel Lorenz (voice: English version)
Keith Burgess	...	Makoto Hyuga (voice: English version)
Riley Barber	...	JSSDF Commander (voice: English version)
Jason Lee	...	Shigeru Aoba (voice: English version)
Taliesin Jaffe	...	JSSDF Soldier (voice: English version)
Michael Ross	...	Professor Fuyutsuki (voice: English version)
Dave Wittenberg	...	Seele (voice: English version)
Maria Kawamura	...	Sohryu Kyouko Zeppelin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Thomas Greene	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ryan Paregien	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Traci Shannon	...	Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Directed by
Hideaki Anno		(segment "Magokoro o, kimi ni")
Kazuya Tsurumaki		(segment "Air")

Writing credits
Hideaki Anno		(screenplay)
Amanda Winn Lee		(adaptation)

Produced by
Margo Coughlin Zimmerman	....	line producer (as Margo Coughlin)
Marvin Gleicher	....	executive producer (english version)
Norio Ikeguchi	....	executive producer
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa	....	producer
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa	....	executive producer
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa	....	producer
Takuma Kuramasu	....	executive producer
Jason Lee	....	producer (english version)
Miyuki Nanri	....	line producer
Amanda Winn Lee	....	producer (english version)
Hiroyuki Yamaga	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Shirô Sagisu

Cinematography by
Hisao Shirai

Film Editing by
Sachiko Miki

Art Direction by
Hiroshi Kato

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masayuki	....	assistant director

Art Department
Hideaki Anno	....	storyboard artist
Shinji Higuchi	....	storyboard artist
Jun'ichi Satô	....	storyboard artist (as Kiichi Hadame)

Sound Department
Jason Lee	....	adr director
Hideyuki Tanaka	....	sound director
Amanda Winn Lee	....	adr director

Visual Effects by
Mitsuharu Haibara	....	opticals
Masao Shibata	....	opticals

Camera and Electrical Department
Tarou Ibusuki	....	film director
Yoichi Kuroda	....	assistant director of photography
Takahide Shibanushi	....	assistant camera: live action
Rokuro Terada	....	assistant camera: live action

Animation Department
Hideaki Anno	....	animation director
Hideaki Anno	....	animator
Naoya Furukawa	....	assistant animation director
Takayuki Gorai	....	animator
Takayuki Goto	....	animator
Shinya Hasegawa	....	animator
Takashi Hashimoto	....	animator
Masaaki Hino	....	animation finisher
Keiko Hiraga	....	animation finisher
Hisashi Hirai	....	animator
Tadashi Hiramatsu	....	animation director
Tadashi Hiramatsu	....	animator
Kazunobu Hoshi	....	animator
Akemi Hosoya	....	animation finisher
Hiroyuki Imaishi	....	animator
Izumi Inomata	....	animation finisher
Satoru Iriyoshi	....	animator
Akihiko Isozaki	....	animation finisher
Kohko Itoh	....	animation finisher
Kanta Kamei	....	animator
Toshio Kawaguchi	....	animator
Makiko Kawahata	....	animation finisher
Emiko Kimura	....	animation finisher
Kôji Kitamura	....	animation finisher
Harumi Kiyono	....	animation finisher
Makoto Kogawa	....	animation finisher
Makiko Kojima	....	animation finisher
Chiyomi Koyama	....	animation finisher
Mamoru Kurosawa	....	animator
Masayuki	....	animator
Shôichi Masuo	....	animator
Ryou Miyata	....	animation finisher
Manami Miyazaki	....	animation finisher
Yûji Moriyama	....	animator
Atsuko Nakajima	....	animation finisher
Katsuichi Nakayama	....	animator
Kimika Narita	....	animation finisher
Eiko Nishi	....	animation finisher
Takehiro Noda	....	animator
Fujie Obara	....	animation finisher
Nobutoshi Ogura	....	animator
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	character designer
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	....	layout assistant
Akiko Sasaki	....	animation finisher
Mamoru Sasaki	....	animator
Jukki Shinoda	....	animation finisher
Chie Shirakawa	....	animation finisher
Katsuhiko Shirato	....	animation finisher
Kôji Sugiura	....	animator
Shunji Suzuki	....	animation director
Hideki Takahashi	....	animator
Chie Takaya	....	animation finisher
Manabu Tanzawa	....	animator
Kigen Tokura	....	animator
Katsuyuki Tsubouchi	....	animator
Hidenobu Watanabe	....	animation finisher
Maiko Yamazaki	....	animation finisher
Naoya Yoshida	....	animator
You Yoshinari	....	animator
You Yoshinari	....	assistant animation director

Casting Department
Takeshi Ando	....	casting coordinator
Masahiko Otsuka	....	casting coordinator
Nobue Yoshinaga	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Katsumi Ishiyama	....	assistant editor
Chihiro Nakano	....	assistant editor
Yôko Tsuru	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Hideaki Anno	....	executive director
Masayuki	....	visual water artist
Haruki Nakayama	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Gainax
• Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.
• Movic
• Production I.G.
• Project Eva
• Sega
• Star Child Recording
• TV Tokyo
• Toei Animation

Distributors

• Madman Entertainment (????) (Australia) (all media)
• Manga Video
• Toei Company

Special Effects

• Production I.G.

Other Companies

• AIC  animation finishing
• AIC  animation
• Anime Spot  animation
• Artland  animation finishing
• Asia Do  animation
• Asuka Location Lease  collaboration
• Audio Tanaka  sound production
• Big Bang  animation
• Gainax  animation
• Gainax  development
• Imagica  collaboration
• Imagica  film development
• Kodak Japan  film stock supplied by
• NAC Image Technology  camera equipment supplied by (cut scenes)
• Nikkatsu Corporation  collaboration
• Oh Production  animation
• Popeye Art  collaboration
• Production I.G.  animation finishing
• Production I.G.  animation
• Production I.G.  digital ink and paint
• Samtack  animation
• Shinjuku Milanoza  collaboration
• Star Child Recording  music production
• Studio Ado  animation finishing
• Studio Biho  background art
• Studio Fantasia  animation
• Studio Junio  animation
• Studio One Pack  animation
• Studio Oz  animation finishing
• Studio Road  animation finishing
• Studio Takuranke  animation
• Studio Theta  animation
• Studio Wombat  animation
• TV Tokyo Music  music production
• Tokyo TV Center  adr recording studio
• Xebec  animation

Also Known As:

"Shin seiki Evangelion Gekijô-ban: Air/Magokoro wo, kimi ni" - Japan (original 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:

Australia:M | France:-12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Germany:16 | New Zealand:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (cable rating) | Japan:R-15 | USA:Not Rated

Company:

Gainax

Trivia:

While recording the scene in which Shinji strangles Asuka, Ogata Megumi (Shinji) became so frustrated and agitated that she actually pushed Miyamura Yuko (Asuka) to the floor and strangled her. Because of this, Miyamura had difficulty speaking her lines for a while.

Quotes:

Misato Katsuragi:This is it, Shinji. Do you want to run away, or do you want to pilot the EVA? It's your call. If you sit here and do nothing, then you're already dead!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Supermarket (2009)

Soundtrack:

Migawari no Shin'nyuu

Absolutely Amazing, My life is now complete

Being a fan of both Evangelion and Anime in general, this movie was the best I've ever seen. It takes the form of two episodes and serves as an alternate ending to the series. Everything about this piece amazed me, from the brilliant animation, to the subtle and deep storyline, to the feeling of dramatic climax the series was building up to in the first place. I have to say that Hideaki Anno managed to play my emotions like an instrument, and the effect is never lessened, no matter how many times I watch it.