Get ready, because what you are about to read could have completely changed your perception of the end of Evangelion. To celebrate the revival of the film series in Japanese theaters, the official account of Studio Khara he dropped a bomb: the director's original concept Hideaki Anno I had for the end of Rebuild of Evangelion it was radically different from what we saw in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
align="center"月１エヴァが『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版』の上映となりました。
— (株)カラー 2号機 (@khara_inc2) November 20, 2025
画像は最初に出した所信表明と言われている新劇場版の企画・製作意図です。
この元になっている原初の企画書となる「エヴァ劇場用編集版のメモ」を書いたのは、今から20年前の2005年11月20日でした。… https://t.co/gfFOC7EGs9 pic.twitter.com/2rVxiRcwOb
Gendo, Asuka and a nightmarish fusion
According to a document titled "Notes for the edited stage version of EVA", dated November 20, 2005 (20 years ago), the plot was going to take a much darker turn. In this draft, Gendo Ikari it merged with Asuka, the Adams and the Eva Unit-02. The actions of Gendo they would lead to that Kaworu Nagisa it would kill him, triggering a final confrontation between the EVAs of Kaworu and Shinji Ikari.
Forgiveness instead of reboot
Unlike the ending in the Ube-shinkawa Station where Shinji restart the world, this original outcome culminated with Shinji forgiving Kaworu after the battle. Anno he confessed: "After many twists and turns, I never imagined until September 2018 that the end would be at the station". Fans are shocked, imagining how epic (and traumatic) that fight would have been on the big screen.
