Anno felt that people should be exposed to the realities of life at as young an age as possible, and by the end of the series all attempts at traditional narrative logic were abandoned, with the final two episodes taking place within the main character's mind.
Anno merasa bahwa orang harus terpapar oleh realitas kehidupan di usia yang semuda mungkin, dan pada akhir seri, semua logika narasi tradisional ditinggalkan, dengan dua episode terakhir yang terjadi di dalam pikiran tokoh utama.