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

User Rating:

7.9/10   

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:

Childhood Memory | Splatter | Depression | Surrealism | Despair

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: 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 red dummy plugs we see injected into the Mass Production Eva series before they launch are labeled "Kaworu".

Quotes:

JSSDF Soldier: [the JSSDF army is completely overwhelming NERV HQ, when suddenly a crucifix-shaped burst of energy comes from the lake outside] What the hell is that?
JSSDF Commander: [EVA-02, piloted by Asuka, rises from the lake lifting a battleship in its hands, its eyes glowing like a demon's] Dear God!
Asuka Langley Sohryuu: Schwein-hund!
[Asuka flings the battleship at the JSSDF, resulting in a massive explosion that wipes out an entire artillery battalion]
Asuka Langley Sohryuu: Moma! Moma! Now I understand! The meaning of the AT field! You were always protecting me! Always watching over me!
[Two large missiles hit EVA-02 but Asuka shrugs them off harmlessly]
Asuka Langley Sohryuu: Always, we were always together moma!
Maya Ibuki: [over the radio inside NERV HQ] EVA Unit-02 has activated! Asuka is okay! She's alive!
Shinji Ikari: Asuka?
JSSDF Commander: [EVA-02 is wading through a barrage of fire from JSSDF tanks and hoverjets] The cable! Focus on the cable! Use whatever you can to sever it!
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Michael Clayton (2007)

Soundtrack:

Munashiki Nagare

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.