Behind Eva-01, you could see Earth, entirely red. A lot of people once they get over a depression episode can often feel aimless, lost. But it is from there that you can actually move forwards, and in this brave new world Shinji is finally willing to accept himself and life as it is presented. There are several pieces of wood of an unexplained nature. There are no people. The names of all main Eva characters are written on them, except for "Ayanami Rei". There are a lot of versions... My interpretation is more literal and simple. Odds are they'll die in a week from being unable to find food. End of Evangelion has two discarded endings, Last A and Last B. If you haven't watched Evangelion: Yes, that is how it actually ends. Existence is a mystery to them, and their constant state of "Why am I here or doing any of this?" Shinji then gets a brief glimpse at, There are also unconfirmed claims that the EoE poster is canon (see the image below, as it does parallel. Then, we see the graves Shinji made (it's stated by Anno it was _he_ who made them). This page was last edited on 25 September 2020, at 03:32. The fact that Asuka and Shinji will have to work in other to achieve happiness and even survival is reflected even in other ways: it could take a while before civilization can rebuild, if anyone even comes back in the first place, so they will inevitably have to deal with each other and at least come to terms with one another in other to survive: ultimately, whether Shinji and Asuka can grow and be happy also depends on whether the viewer thinks humanity can go back and learn from its mistakes - it is entirely possible that no one will come back, or that very few will. Because Asuka is now able to accept herself, she is now able to accept him as well, instead of pushing him and other people away out of fear of intimacy and rejection, much like Shinji, unable to accept himself, ran away from people in order to avoid the pain inherent to human connections. It would feel kind of dishonest if the world was immediately all better, since that simply communicates the flawed idea that good intentions are enough. Like Traeyze, I'm fully on board with embracing NGE's allegorical aspects, particularly with regard to its various commentary on how to cope with the condition of being human. Does It mean that Shinji discovered the value of life too late? Instead of waking him up, kicking him or yelling at him, she decides to sit and sleep by his side. No, they aren't. Here's why they were wrong on Reddit, From Devs to Westworld: The 21 sci-fi shows we're most excited to see in 2020, 20 times superhero movies actually scared the heck out of you. It is a culmination of the story's themes and narrative in just a few, earth-shattering minutes, with Shinji's attempt to choke Asuka contrasted with her unexpected response. We were to see Eva-01 lying on the Moon, and woman's hair showing from its broken mask (but her face remains unseen). Strip away all the mecha and religious symbolism, and Evangelion is a story about depression. NGE has never been about finding happiness. Now, I think people are mainly disappointed with this for two reasons: 1) It kind of eschews what seems to be the main plot for a journey through Shinji's mental state, and 2) it is not the dramatic "Third Impact" that seems to have been foreshadowed. "Anywhere can be paradise as long as you have the will to live. In the ending, only Shinji and Asuka have returned but maybe more people will rise from the LCL sea. 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. The moon cycles change between the first post-Impact scene when Lilith is dying to the ending scene. You feel so empty, and there's nothing to live for, but you are so unmotivated to do anything that you can't kill yourself. However, the fact that Asuka imagines herself with her arm bandaged seems to indicate she is not completely healed yet, much like Shinji's fraught mental state does. Shinji thanks everyone and Evangelion ends. By submitting your information, you agree to our, People really hated the ending of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Then we find his alternate reality, where everything has become a part of a goofy, school-age comedy and Shinji is no longer an EVA pilot but instead inhabits a much more "normal" role. The draft clearly mentions "Asuka's tombstone" being kicked, it seems we would have even seen her actually kicking it. To Shinji, this actually sounds kind of great, as his entire reality is one of depression, loneliness, and pain. The world that Shinji returns to is not one worth living in. In the following scene, Shinji sees Rei, and seems shocked to see her there, and even more so when he realizes Asuka is there. They seem to indicate at least two weeks have passed between those scenes. It might also be interpreted as how strange it feels for her to finally accept another person, something which so far has terrified her. That's a very, very concise 'spark notes' summary of the ending. And so on. The sky looks quite clear to me (note how the ring of blood and even the Milky Way are visible), so I don't think there are any problems with the atmosphere. (you can still see these graves in the actual ending... no names, but there is Misato's pendant nailed on one of them, and another has been kicked down ^^ ) You already know the beginning of this one (a beach, petrified headless Evas, etc). Credits end. Believe me, there's a whole host of other stuff operating under the surface, enough to keep the fandom debating for nearly fifteen years , but on a general level that's it. It's far too easy to imagine Shinji finding out soon afterward that accepting himself is only the first step in a series of many brutal, painful steps toward maturation and self-actualization; and the smiling and clapping becomes a somber parody of itself. We then see Shinji and Asuka on the beach... and you know that scene, too (but this draft demonstrates that Shinji and Asuka didn't just wake up there after Third Impact... they've been living here for some times... meaning they _could_ be the two only humans willing to return, after all... ^^; ) It's purposeless happiness. Instead, Shinji seems somewhat unstable and fraught, as attempting to strangle Asuka again seems like quite an extreme action. That's just about the worst thing you can do when your anime series doesn't end how you want it to. There are no other people because your actions have pushed them all away; you're so convinced you'll never undo the damage that you've declared these relationships dead. As a chronic depression sufferer, the TV ending felt empty and far too pat. Depression and confusion dominated them for so long that being free of it really can feel like waking up in a desert. Gainax studio went through a huge financial crisis near the ending of evangelion. The film was edited into an episodic format for the VHS/Laserdisc releases of Genesis 0:13, 0:14, and DVD volume 7 but the theatrical version was released alongside it in each format. While the Last B ending was far bleaker than the ending present in the final movie, Last A is still very similar to the one in EoE, with the most noticeable difference being Asuka's final line being altered. In that sense I concur that the series ending provides an emotional conclusion that makes it one of the more interesting endings of any series I have seen. In fact, Second Impact was an Impact of a very different nature, with an actual physical explosion caused by, Interview with Yuko Miyamura (BS AnimeYAWA), https://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Theory_and_Analysis:Final_Scene_in_End_of_Evangelion&oldid=104161, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. Then, finally, we get Shinji deciding to love himself while the cast stands around and tells him "Congratulations." There are, however, several details present in this scene that can help elucidate Shinji's state of mind.