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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

1997 · 87 min

A harrowing, surreal plunge into a broken mind, blending apocalyptic action with abstract imagery and raw emotional agony.

Tagline: The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.
Overview: SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
grief
madness
survival
Places: fantasy world
single country house
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
anthology
animated
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	6
Horror	8
Humour	1
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	9
Darkness	10
Complexity	9
Emotional weight	10

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Genres: animation, science fiction, drama, fantasy, action
Directed by: Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
Written by: Hideaki Anno
Starring: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuko Miyamura, Fumihiko Tachiki, Miki Nagasawa, Takehito Koyasu, Hiro Yuuki
Music: Shiro Sagisu
Cinematography: Hisao Shirai
Runtime: 87 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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