Neon Genesis - Evangelion The End Of Evangelion -1997-

The sky is the color of a bruise—purple and black, split by veins of red lightning. Asuka screams inside Unit-02, not from fear, but from the furious joy of being alive, even as the false Evas tear her apart. Shinji, trapped in Unit-01, listens to her final, silent moment. And he cannot move.

The film concludes on a beach of the Red Sea (LCL). Shinji and Asuka are the first to return. In a controversial and iconic scene, Shinji straddles Asuka and begins to strangle her. Asuka touches his cheek, and Shinji stops, weeping. Asuka delivers the final line of the film: "Kimochi warui" (translated variously as "I feel sick," "How disgusting," or "How unpleasant"). neon genesis evangelion the end of evangelion -1997-

The reaction was visceral. Hate mail was sent. Death threats were levied against Anno. The otaku culture, which Anno himself was a part of, turned on him. In a masterful act of artistic defiance—and catharsis—Anno co-wrote The End of Evangelion with Kazuya Tsurumaki. The tagline said it all: "So, anyone who is interested in the continuation of the TV series, come and see it. But those who are not interested had better not come." The sky is the color of a bruise—purple