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EvaUnit03's

Review for Death and Rebith

(A Chinese subtitled version)

Thanks to MegaAnime Fansubs

[ Death | Rebirth ]

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Evangelion Death is basicly a review of the entire series up to Episode 24. Using the rap around device of the first four children playing classical pieces on stringed instruments. For each kid who joins in, his story is told and through Shinji we also learn the story of Misato and Ritsuko. Since I don't know Japanese as well as I thought, maybe that hurt my view on the editing. Maybe I just prefer chronological order. There are a few enhancements to the animation to set up the second film, Rebirth, but everything else is from the T.V. series besides for the rap around device. If your like me and saw Eva through A.D. Vision, they did a lot of unreasonable editing so we missed a lot via this company meaning every flash back in the film is in the series. If you enjoyed the series you'll enjoy this, but if you're overly anxious for the conclusion like I was since I felt the T.V. series ending was perfect, you could get bored with the Death.

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Well all the angels have been destroyed, so what is there left for Nerv to do? On that thought, Seele decides its time to take Nerv back by hacking in and taking over the Magi. Luckily, Ritsuko creates the 666 program through Casper which stops this invasion. Before this occurred, Misato had been searching for answers on the concept of the Third Impact, Shinji is looking for sympathy after killing Kaworu, and Asuka has become almost totally unreceptive to anything. Unfortunately, the cast can't go back to these plans because Seele has launched an assault force to kill everyone in Nerv to make sure Seele is absolutely in control. Asuka is placed in Unit 02 and sent to the Geofronts lake's bottom, Ikari is looking after Rei near terminal dogma, but Shinji is in Nerv parking garage waiting for Seele to end his misery. Death charges are being used to try and destroy the virtually crippled Unit 02, but unluckily for them Asuka doesn't want to join her mother while Misato is going to try and save Shinji alone.

Obviously this film sets its self up for a sequel, especially since we find out what Seele now has as their secret weapon. I've made it clear I don't support why the films were made, but this is a beautiful piece of animation which surpasses the quality of Gainax's last big film Wings on Honneamise. The story is superb and I was actually impressed in the emotional performances of the voice actors. It has some of the most superb sequences I've ever seen in an anime and its sound track lives up to the series's. Love the end of the T.V. series or not, this 45 minute film will blow you away.

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