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The End of Evangelion

1997 film providing the alternate ending to Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Jenxi Seow Published 7 Mar 2025 Updated 7 Mar 2025
The End of Evangelion

The End of Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 THE END OF EVANGELION) is a 1997 Japanese anime film that serves as an alternate ending to the Neon Genesis Evangelion television series. Directed by Anno Hideaki and Tsurumaki Kazuya, the film was produced by Gainax and Production I.G and released in Japanese cinemas on 19 July 1997.

The film continues from the preview segment of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth and depicts SEELE’s assault on NERV, the activation of the Human Instrumentality Project, and the fates of Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu, and the other characters. It is widely regarded as the canonical conclusion to the original Evangelion timeline and preceded the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy by a decade.

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