Is End of Evangelion an alternate ending?

Is End of Evangelion an alternate ending?

Running Time. 87 mins. The End of Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に) is the second film in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, and the last anime release for the series until the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy. The film is an alternate ending to the TV series, taking place after episode 24.

What does the ending of End of Evangelion mean?

Shinji's decision to reject instrumentality in The End of Evangelion is an actualization of the claim he makes to his own agency in Neon Genesis Evangelion's finale. Despite Shinji seeming to find direction in life in Evangelion's final moments, he remains an indistinct part of a collective consciousness.

What happens at the end of end of Evangelion?

• The original conclusion of Evangelion eventually received a companion piece in The End of Evangelion, a film that covers the same broad strokes as the ending of its parent series. However, while the final episodes of Evangelion are lo-fi yet bizarrely uplifting, The End of Evangelion is lushly animated yet tonally bleak.

Why did Anno change the last line in Evangelion?

• Unlike Last B, Last A does not clash with the ending as present on EoE at all, except for Asuka's final line - changed when Anno asked for Yuko Miyamura's (Asuka's voice actress) suggestion, as he was still unsatisfied with this line, which lacks the ambiguity and duality of the final line.

Who is the protagonist in the end of Evangelion?

• In short, in both the series finale and End of Evangelion, Human Instrumentality begins, and at its center is protagonist Shinji Ikari. The End of Evangelion offers a sort of revised, definitive version of the final two controversial episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

How does Shinji die in the end of Evangelion?

• Lilith "dies", Shinji re-materializes in the Sea of LCL, he swims/walks to the beach, and spends some time there, enough time to gather some wood and erect these graves. He also finds a nail and uses it to fix Misato's cross on one of them.