The End of Evangelion[a] is a 1997 Japanese anime apocalyptic science fiction film written by Hideaki Anno, directed by Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki, and animated by Gainax and Production I.G. It serves as an ending to the television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, which aired from 1995 to 1996 and whose final two episodes were controversial for their atypically abstract direction.

The story follows the teenagers Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami and Asuka Langley Soryu, who pilot mechas called Evangelion to defeat enemies who threaten humanity named Angels. Shinji is subjected to the Human Instrumentality Project, a process in which human souls are merged into a single divine entity. The film features the voice actors of the original series, including Megumi Ogata as Shinji, Yuko Miyamura as Asuka, and Megumi Hayashibara as Rei.
The End of Evangelion

Theatrical release poster

Japanese name
Kanji 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に
Literal meaning New Century Evangelion Theatrical Edition: Air/Sincerely Yours

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Directed by
Kazuya Tsurumaki
Hideaki Anno
Written by Hideaki Anno
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Starring
Megumi Ogata
Megumi Hayashibara
Yūko Miyamura
Kotono Mitsuishi
Fumihiko Tachiki
Yuriko Yamaguchi
Motomu Kiyokawa
Akira Ishida
Cinematography Hisao Shirai
Edited by Sachiko Miki
Music by Shirō Sagisu

Production
companies
Eva Committee
Kadokawa Shoten
Project Eva
Gainax
Production I.G
TV Tokyo
Sega
Toei Company
Distributed by Toei Company

Release date
July 19, 1997 (Japan)

Running time 87 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office ¥2.47 billion