The End of Evangelion (1997; anime)

The End of Evangelion (1997; anime)
a.k.a Shin Seiki Evangerion Gekijō-ban: Ea/Magokoro o, Kimi ni/Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Director: Hideaki Anno & Kazuya Tsurumaki
== Plot Synopsis ==
NERV face off against the Eighteenth Angel, humanity itself, but in the end the fate of the world depends upon Shinji (Megumi Ogata/Spike Spencer)'s choices.
== Male Deaths ==
* Tom Booker [Keel Lorenz] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Johnny Yong Bosch [Toji Suzuhara] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Keith Burgess [Makoto Hyuga] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Ray Chase [Gendo Ikari] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Daniel MK Cohen [Makoto Hyuga] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Ben Diskin [Kensuke Aida] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* D.C. Douglas [Keel Lorenz] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Tetsuya Iwanaga [Kensuke Aida] (Japanese Voice)
* Billy Kametz [Shigeru Aoba] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* JP Karliak [Kozo Fuyutsuki] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Motomu Kiyokawa [Kozo Fuyutsuki] (Japanese Voice)
* Takehito Koyasu [Shigeru Aoba] (Japanese Voice)
* Jason C. Lee [Shigeru Aoba] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Guil Lunde [Kozo Fuyutsuki] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Tristan MacAvery [Gendo Ikari] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Mugihito [Keel Lorenz] (Japanese Voice)
* Tomokazu Seki [Toji Suzuhara] (Japanese Voice)
* Kurt Stoll [Kensuke Aida] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Fumihiko Tachiki [Gendo Ikari] (Japanese Voice)
* Brett Weaver [Toji Suzuhara] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Hiro Yūki [Makoto Hyuga] (Japanese Voice)
== Female Deaths ==
* Ryan Bartley [Rei Ayanami & Yui Ikari] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Christine Marie Cabanos [Maya Ibuki] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Tiffany Grant [Asuka Langley Soryu] (English Dub) (revived) [ADV Dub]
* Megumi Hayashibara [Pen Pen, Rei Ayanami & Yui Ikari] (Japanese Voice)
* Junko Iwao [Hikari Horaki] (Japanese Voice)
* Allison Keith [Misato Katsuragi] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Carrie Keranen [Misato Katsuragi] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Amanda Winn Lee [Pen Pen, Rei Ayanami & Yui Ikari] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Cherami Leigh [Pen Pen] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Erica Lindbeck [Ritsuko Akagi] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Stephanie McKeon [Asuka Langley Soryu] (English Dub) (revived) [Netflix Dub]
* Kotono Mitsuishi [Misato Katsuragi] (Japanese Voice)
* Yuko Miyamura [Asuka Langley Soryu] (Japanese Voice) (revived)
* Miki Nagasawa [Maya Ibuki] (Japanese Voice)
* Amy Seeley [Maya Ibuki] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Abby Trott [Hikari Horaki] (English Dub) [Netflix Dub]
* Sue Ulu [Ritsuko Akagi] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
* Yuriko Yamaguchi [Ritsuko Akagi] (Japanese Voice)
* Kimberly Yates [Hikari Horaki] (English Dub) [ADV Dub]
== Trivia ==
# A screenshot of an email death threat to Hideaki Anno from angry fans and a picture of the vandalized Gainax office building are among the random images played toward the end of the film.
# According to Misato, the computer screen she is viewing near the beginning of the film is a file which reveals the truth of Second Impact. In reality (from what is legible) it is nothing but a short bio on Gainax and its films.
# The film was based on the scripts Gainax originally intended to use for episode 25 of the TV series, but were unable to due to budget and production problems, and TV Tokyo's refusal to allow the episode to be produced for television broadcast. The second half of the film builds upon the script to create an ending concurrent to the one shown in the TV series.
# Gendo Ikari's muted final words to Ritsuko were never scripted. There was originally meant to be an explosion in the background making the line inaudible, but even after it was cut Anno still wanted the line to be unheard. Yuriko Yamaguchi (voice of Ritsuko Akagi) had difficulty delivering the subsequent line "Liar" without knowing what Gendo had said. Anno gave her one small hint as to what the line was, and she instantly knew exactly how to delivery the line. To this day, only Anno and Yamaguchi know what that hint was.
# Wes Anderson included this in his list of top 10 animated films.
# The red dummy plugs we see injected into the Mass Production Eva series before they launch are labeled "Kaworu".
# An alternate sequence was originally planned for the live-action portion of the film. In it, Shinji dreams of a world that exists without him. The sequence follows live-action versions of Asuka, Misato, and Rei in various stages of their daily lives, without NERV, Angels, or Evangelions. It ends with Asuka being followed by an "invisible" Shinji, who realizes in monologue that this is not reality. As the transition from live-action back to animation is made, Rei and Shinji discuss the nature of dreams vs. reality, as seen in the final cut of the film. Portions of this alternate sequence can be seen in the original theatrical trailer, which is shown on the R1 DVD before the movie plays.
# Much like Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side of the Moon" is rumored to synchronize with The Wizard of Oz (1939), this film is said to match with Nine Inch Nails' album "The Downward Spiral". If played together, "Hurt" will coincide with Third Impact. For this to work properly you must start the album on the opening slate with the vertical, white characters and you must pause the album during the intermission credits.
# "Arschloch", as in Asuka's line "Eat this Arschloch!", is German for "a**hole".
# 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.
== Gallery ==
Misato's Death (The End of Evangelion).png|Allison Keith/Carrie Keranen/Kotono Mitsuishi about to die
Misato's Death 2 (The End of Evangelion).png|Allison Keith/Carrie Keranen/Kotono Mitsuishi
File:Ritsuko's Death (The End of Evanglion).png|Erica Lindbeck/Sue Ulu/Yuriko Yamaguchi
Asuka's Death in The End of Evangelion.png|Tiffany Grant/Stephanie McKeon/Yuko Miyamura
Asuka corpse (The End of Evangelion).png|Tiffany Grant/Stephanie McKeon/Yuko Miyamura (corpse)
Makoto's Death (The End of Evangelion).png|Keith Burgess/Matt Greenfield/Daniel MK Cohen/Hiro Yūki
Shigeru's Death (The End of Evangelion).png|Billy Kametz/Jason C. Lee/Takehito Koyasu
Kozo's Death (The End of Evangelion).png|Guil Lunde/JP Karliak/Motomu Kiyokawa
Maya's Death (The End of Evangelion).png|Christine Marie Cabanos/Amy Seeley/Miki Nagasawa
Keel Lorenz's death.png|Tom Booker/D.C. Douglas/Mugihito
Gendo Ikari's death (The End of Evangelion).png|Ray Chase/Tristan MacAvery/Fumihiko Tachiki
Rei's Head (The End of Evangelion).png|Ryan Bartley/Amanda Winn Lee/Megumi Hayashibara (head)
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