When commentator Eiji Ōtsuka sent a letter to the Yomiuri Shimbun, complaining about the end of the Evangelion series, the debate went nationwide. Their relationship was initially modeled on the one between Jean, Nadia's love interest and eventual husband in the earlier Nadia. Other artists have cited the series as an inspiration, including Makoto Shinkai [252] and Gege Akutami for their manga Jujutsu Kaisen. Anno himself stated that he identifies with Shinji in both a conscious and unconscious manner, [84] while Rei is Anno's "deepest part" and Kaworu his Jungian shadow.

Similar to Shinji, he is somewhat asocial and is afraid of being insulted by others and often runs away from such, often committing immoralities in the process. All music is composed by Shirō Sagisu except where otherwise noted Track listing: The End of Evangelion (CD5) No. Asuka loses her self-confidence following a defeat and spirals into depression, which is worsened by her next fight against an Angel who attacks her mind.You Are (Not) Alone Original Soundtrack (catalog number KICA 886) is the second soundtrack album of the 2007 film Evangelion: 1. in D Major [33] [34] and Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, [35] [36] Johann Pachelbel's Canon, [37] [38] Georg Friedrich Händel's Messiah, [39] Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem [40] and Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy. The first Japanese DVD release was spread across seven volumes; all contained four episodes, with the seventh volume containing both the original and alternate versions of the last two episodes.

Not only did the series suffer from scheduling issues, but according to Anno, despite Gainax being the lead studio for the series, the company itself had inadequate materials and staff for the full production of the series. T. Field naturally emitted by the Unit-01 allowing it to augment it into very durable shields or even for use as a weapon. Under the direction of Toshimichi Ōtsuki, a representative of King Records and one of the producers of the series, " A Cruel Angel's Thesis" was composed as the series' opening theme song. After witnessing his mother Yui Ikari's death as a child, Shinji is abandoned by his father, Gendo Ikari. The song was later included in the various soundtrack albums [83] and reused for some promotional videos of the feature films Evangelion: 1.The Japanese-only, nine-volume "Renewal of Evangelion" DVDs were released on June 25, 2003, [123] with improved acoustic effects, remixed dialogue and remastered soundtrack for 5.