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To longtimeEvafans, Gendo explaining himself feels monumental.
Without the company of others, the show tells us, Shinji feels literally empty.
The last images that flash onscreen in the TV series are a written message: Thank you, Father.
And to all the children: Congratulations.
But3.0 + 1.0seems to come from a different place.
Its defining thematic quote is a series of words Good night.
which evoke both finality and progress.
Its a farewell, but its also a promise that these characters will carry something forward.
And on the floors?
It recognizes thatEvangelionis both a cerebral meta-narrative and a mecha action anime.
Annos final annihilation comes inThrice Upon a Times last cut.
An animated Shinji and Mari now adults race up the stairs of a train station.
But if you look closely, youll notice that all the characters on the platform are animated.
