Thread: Which ending?

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When 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' was first being broadcast on TV, some 'difference of opinion' developed between GAINAX Studios and the major corporate sponsor that was funding the broadcast of the series, to such an extent that the corporate sponsorship was cut halfway through the showing of the series. This created immediate cash flow problems for GAINAX Studios, which resulted in the quality issues of the late series episodes, as well as the infamous episodes 25 and 26...

Incomplete Animatics used to time scenes were released for episode 25 as a part of the ADV Films 'Platinum' release for the series, with all of it's signficant scenes showing up in the 'End of Evangelion' movie. This is enough proof to show that the movies actually are the original intended ending for the series...

Originally Posted by LenMiyata

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This is enough proof to show that the movies actually are the original intended ending for the series...

Yes that's true. I don't know anyone who can come up with a real conclusion from the series ending. The End of Evangelion movie was the original ending to the series but was edited and cut to fit the time frame of a movie. Due to reasons LenMiyata mentioned. Death and Rebirth was the "lead in" to EoE. Once again editing to fit. Tiz a shame GAINAX Studios had to make all those changes.

Just leave it those "big wig" corporate sponsors to mess up something that so many people world wide hold dear. It's unfortunate that money holds all the cards, so to speak. That's just the way the corporate world works. It sucks, but there's not much the fans can do about it.

I much more prefer the movie ending. I felt like the move could slide right in between the last two episodes. The last two episodes left way too much out as far as the story goes.

The last two episodes kindof confused me - although it was midnight when I was whatcheing it - and I never saw the "end of Evangelion" movie. So the only ending I really know is the "Death to Rebirth" ending, which was a good enougth ending for me.

I would say the movie's ending is definitely more entertaining of not for its blood and gore althought the last 2 episodes are valuable in their own way since it showed the inner struggles of shinji.. But i still like EoE, at least for Asuka's fight =D

Originally Posted by Count Saint Germain

The last two episodes kindof confused me - although it was midnight when I was whatcheing it - and I never saw the "end of Evangelion" movie. So the only ending I really know is the "Death to Rebirth" ending, which was a good enougth ending for me.

yeah the last two episodes where about Shinji and how his memories have been portrayed and he can change what happens because of how he acts.

I’d choose the movie ending than its series counterpart but I really thought that the series contained the original ending until now. I thought the movie ending was just an alternate ending for the series because most fans felt unsatisfied with the series ending.