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| Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 15, 1997 | 
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| Director: | Hideaki Anno, Akira Takamura, Shoichi Masuo, Masayuki, Minoru Ohara, Tensai Okamura, Masahiko Otsuka, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Hiroyuki Ishido, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Seiji Mizushima, Naoyasu Habu, Ken Ando, Tetsuya Watanabe, Keiichi Sugiyama | 
| Writer: | Hideaki Anno, Akio Satsukawa, Yoji Enokido, Mitsuo Iso, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Shinji Higuchi | 
| Genres: | Animation, Science Fiction, Drama | 
| Keywords | surrealism, mecha, giant robot, piloted robot, compilation, edited from tv series, anime, based on tv series | 
| Production Companies | Production I.G, GAINAX | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $15,877
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Oct 31, 2025 Entered: Oct 31, 2025  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
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| Megumi Ogata | Shinji Ikari (voice) | 
| Megumi Hayashibara | Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice) | 
| Yuko Miyamura | Asuka Langley Soryu (voice) | 
| Kotono Mitsuishi | Misato Katsuragi (voice) | 
| Fumihiko Tachiki | Gendo Ikari (voice) | 
| Koichi Yamadera | Ryouji Kaji (voice) | 
| Miki Nagasawa | Maya Ibuki (voice) | 
| Takehito Koyasu | Shigeru Aoba (voice) | 
| Tetsuya Iwanaga | Kensuke Aida (voice) | 
| Junko Iwao | Hikari Horaki (voice) | 
| Tomokazu Seki | Touji Suzuhara (voice) | 
| Motomu Kiyokawa | Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice) | 
| Yuriko Yamaguchi | Ritsuko Akagi (voice) | 
| Hiro Yuuki | Makoto Hyuga (voice) | 
| Tristan MacAvery | Gendo Ikari (English version) (voice) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Hideaki Anno | Storyboard Artist, Screenplay, Key Animation, Director, Animation Director, Original Story | 
| Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Animation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation | 
| okama | Production Design | 
| Akio Satsukawa | Screenplay, Writer | 
| Akira Takamura | Director | 
| Shoichi Masuo | Director, Key Animation | 
| Masayuki | Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Editor, Director, Animation Director, Assistant Director | 
| Shiro Sagisu | Original Music Composer | 
| Minoru Ohara | Director | 
| Tensai Okamura | Director, Key Animation | 
| Masahiko Otsuka | Director, Assistant Director | 
| Tsuyoshi Kaga | Director | 
| Yoji Enokido | Screenplay | 
| Hiroyuki Ishido | Director | 
| Takehiro Noda | Key Animation | 
| Takayuki Goto | Key Animation | 
| Akiharu Ishii | Key Animation | 
| Takeshi Ito | Key Animation | 
| Kazuchika Kise | Animation Director | 
| Kazuya Tsurumaki | Director, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Assistant Director | 
| Margo Coughlin Zimmerman | Line Producer | 
| Seiji Mizushima | Director | 
| Mitsuo Iso | Screenplay | 
| Naoyasu Habu | Director | 
| Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Screenplay | 
| Ken Ando | Director, Assistant Director | 
| Tadashi Hiramatsu | Key Animation | 
| Shigeki Sunada | Key Animation | 
| Yasushi Muraki | Key Animation | 
| Masayuki Sato | Key Animation | 
| Takuya Nonaka | Key Animation | 
| Hisao Shirai | Director of Photography | 
| Shinya Hasegawa | Animation Director | 
| Hiroshi Kato | Art Direction | 
| Shunji Suzuki | Animation Director | 
| Nobuhiro Hosoi | Animation Director | 
| Tetsuya Watanabe | Director | 
| Shinji Higuchi | Screenplay | 
| Hisaki Furukawa | Key Animation | 
| Kenji Shinohara | Key Animation | 
| Isamu Imakake | Key Animation | 
| Manabu Tanzawa | Key Animation | 
| Miyako Yatsu | Key Animation | 
| Kayoko Nabeta | Key Animation | 
| Sachiko Miki | Editor | 
| Hideyuki Tanaka | Sound Director | 
| Daisuke Chiba | Assistant Director | 
| Toshio Kawaguchi | Animation Director, Key Animation | 
| Satoshi Shigeta | Animation Director | 
| Takeshi Honda | Animation Director | 
| Hiroyuki Imaishi | Key Animation | 
| Katsuichi Nakayama | Key Animation | 
| Kenji Irie | Key Animation | 
| Hidenori Fukuoka | Key Animation | 
| Atsushi Takeuchi | Key Animation | 
| Kazuya Miura | Key Animation | 
| Yoh Yoshinari | Key Animation | 
| Masahiko Okura | Key Animation | 
| Masahiro Sekiguchi | Key Animation | 
| Keiichi Sugiyama | Director | 
| Youichi Kuroda | Assistant Director of Photography | 
| Tomonori Kogawa | Animation Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Marvin Gleicher | Executive Producer | 
| Hiroyuki Yamaga | Producer | 
| Mitsuhisa Ishikawa | Producer | 
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