The End of Evangelion
This 1997 movie supplies the theatrical conclusion to the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Netflix carries it, and newcomers should finish the series before pressing play. Its 87-minute runtime moves from a violent attack on NERV into the psychological and metaphysical conflict promised by the television ending. Production I.G. and Gainax turn that shift into a film that feels deliberately overwhelming rather than tidy. It suits viewers who want difficult science fiction, raw drama, and an ending that asks for interpretation. Anyone looking for a self-contained mecha movie should begin elsewhere, since the emotional stakes depend on what came before.
About
The Angels are gone, but NERV has no chance to recover. SEELE moves against the organization and pushes the Human Instrumentality Project toward completion while Shinji can barely respond to the crisis and Asuka remains incapacitated. The assault forces the remaining people inside NERV to confront both an immediate military threat and the collapse of the world they know. As events grow stranger, the film turns inward, examining isolation and the painful risk of living alongside other people. This is a bleak, intense continuation of the series rather than a fresh adventure, and the larger outcome is best encountered without further detail.
Information
- Japanese
- ζ°δΈη΄γ¨γ΄γ‘γ³γ²γͺγͺγ³εε ΄η Air/γΎγγγγγεγ«
- Premiered
- July 19, 1997
- Episodes
- 1
- Duration
- 87 min per ep.
- Status
- Finished Airing
- Studio
- Production I.G., Gainax
- Source
- Original
- Themes
- primarily teen cast, angst, drama, female protagonist, japanese production, present
Seasons & Watch Order
Finish the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series first, then watch this movie as its alternate, expanded conclusion running alongside the final two episodes. The later Rebuild films form a separate retelling, so they are not required beforehand.
- Shinseiki Evangelion(1995)prequel
- Evangelion Movie 1: Jo(2007)sequel
For the whole franchise, see the Evangelion Watch Order
FAQ
Netflix is the service carrying the movie. No other platform is listed for this page.
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