‘Evangelion’ 30th Anniversary Short Film Is About Asuka

Before we meet something new Neon Genesis Evangelion From Yoko TaroStudio Khara and Hideaki Anno go back in time to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary.

After trying There is a leak. of a new anime short to celebrate the series’ success, Khara accidentally released the short and decided to officially release it to celebrate the series’ fifth anniversary. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Once upon a time. For those who haven’t seen the leaked news. The short will see Asuka Langley Soryu take the stage alongside her. Rebuilding Evangelion Asuka Shikinami Langley Partner After talking about their adaptation experience, Asuka confesses that she is not content to die. The End of Evangelion Then comes back to life when Shinji strangles her.

She wanted a better conclusion to her story. And that’s the point. rebuild Asuka enters, the two have to pass. There are many “what ifs” that lead to different outcomes. Including her accidentally killing or harming Shinji in some way (ouch), endless waves of Asukas. and only one machine-sized version. Many of these sequences are inspired by the aesthetics of the original Gainax adaptation, while one follows. rebuild modern style

Finally, as you’ve probably heard even if you haven’t watched the leaks, But the two Asukas encountered a possible version where she and Shinji fell in love and started a family. But even that doesn’t like her. So she stuck to the original that was closer to her story. Or at least this version. And with the highlights of Asuka’s scene playing behind them. Evangelion The performers performed an instrumental version of the song “Komm, süsser Tod.” The End of Evangelion And the “next episode” theme of the show, if you want to get meta about it. You could argue the inclusion of the latter hints that the “next episode” is an upcoming adaptation of Taro.

Even though Khara is keeping it a secret, it’s like a clip show full of shut-ups. But this short story is also an homage to one of Evangelion Main Character Anything more unconventional can (and probably will) happen in the future.

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