The album had a positive commercial response, [144] reaching number 12 on the Oricon album charts and remaining on the charts for 22 weeks. According to Heike Hoffer, the music reflects the psychology of the characters in the series; Misato's theme has a jazzy, laid-back sound, Asuka's has a Western sound, and Rei's has a Debussy-like harmonic piano.

on 9 December 2009 [269] [270] simultaneously with the first volume and with the same extra content. The Mainichi Times wrote that broadcast of the penultimate episode, "nearly all viewers felt betrayed . In the August 1996 issue of Animage, Evangelion characters placed high in the rankings of best characters with Rei ranked first, Asuka third, Kaworu fourth and Shinji sixth. The merging of all human souls into one through the Human Instrumentality Project at the end of the series has been compared to the Kabbalistic concept of tikkun olam.Rather than depicting the series' climax within the characters' minds, the film provides a more conventional, action-based resolution to the series' plot lines. Misato forces the scientist Ritsuko Akagi to reveal the dark secrets of Nerv, the Evangelion boneyard, and the Dummy Plug system, which operates using clones of Rei, who was created using the DNA of Shinji's mother, Yui Ikari. Against this background, Evangelion imposed new standards for the animated serial, ushering in the era of the "new Japanese animation serial", [208] characterized by innovations that allowed a technical and artistic revival of the industry. Okui's songs "Bay side love story -from Tokyo-", [73] [74] "Face", [75] [76] "Ryōte-ippai no yume" ( 両手いっぱいの夢, lit.

Only three staff members from Gainax were working on the series at any given time, and the majority of the series' production was outsourced to Tatsunoko Production. It does not appear visually different from the default equipment, and merely serves as an explanation for how the Evangelion were able to fight in space. In addition to Sagisu's compositions, the soundtracks include pieces by Masami Okui, Kotono Mitsuishi and a wide repertoire of classical music, including symphonies by Beethoven, Bach, Giuseppe Verdi and other composers. The first ten volumes sold over 15 million copies, [108] and the eleventh volume reached number one on the Tohan charts, [109] selling an additional two million copies.He is revealed to be the final foretold Angel, Tabris, and fights Shinji, realizing that he must die to allow humanity to survive. T. Field naturally emitted by the Unit-01 allowing it to augment it into very durable shields or even for use as a weapon. It was sold as a first press release with the Blu-Ray and DVD of the movie and was released on 24 April 2013. Multiple merchandising products were released during the Renewal Project, such as CDs, video games, cel-art illustrations and collectible models. However, after Shinji and Rei successfully defeat the Angel Ramiel, she takes a friendly liking to him.

On November 2, 2021, GKIDS released the TV series, Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion on all major digital download services six days ahead of the Standard Blu-ray release. The original composition, characterised by sounds similar to music of the second half of the 1980s, has also been remixed into various genres, such as techno, jungle [28] and traditional Japanese music.The characters of Evangelion struggle with their interpersonal relationships, their personal problems, [12] and traumatic events in their past. Some of the songs are two years old already and you actually need that time to know if you went too far into the song or if it sounds the way it should be and overall if after 2 years you still like the song, then it’s a good one. For example, to give the Eva's cockpit the feel of a mother's womb, Anno asked him to compose a melody that would accentuate a feeling of nostalgia. A six-disc version of the Platinum Edition, the Platinum Complete Edition, was released on November 22, 2005, and omitted several extras included in other versions, including commentary and trailers. The album entered Billboard charts; [159] it remained on the national Oricon charts for 15 weeks, reaching fourth place.