Revival of Evangelion
A psychologically fracturing anime apocalypse in which traumatized pilots confront the collapse of identity, intimacy, and humanity itself.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- surreal
- disturbing
- anime deep dive
- science fiction marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The compilation moves among character memories, psychological interiors, and overlapping accounts of the Evangelion crisis.
Evangelion units, ritual imagery, human instrumentality, and cosmic transformation dominate the film's visual language.
The Evangelion program and NERV's institutional machinery place traumatized young pilots inside an impersonal apocalyptic system.
Shinji, Asuka, and Rei confront abandonment, parental control, identity instability, and the pressure of saving humanity.
Films like Revival of Evangelion, and why
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
psychological anime science fiction, apocalyptic stakes, existential themes, and emotionally intense character conflict
Ghost in the Shell
ambitious anime science fiction with biomechanical spectacle, metaphysical ideas, and fractured identity
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
anime science fiction blending giant-robot action with traumatic adolescence and philosophical questions
Paprika
surreal psychological animation, unstable reality, and dense thematic symbolism
Movie Details
- Directors
- Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shoichi Masuo, Minoru Ohara, Hiroyuki Ishido, Tetsuya Watanabe, Ken Ando, Naoyasu Habu, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Akira Takamura, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Masahiko Otsuka, Hideaki Anno, Keiichi Sugiyama
- Release Date
- 1998-03-07
- Runtime
- 160 min
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 (63)
Cast
- Megumi Ogata
- Kotono Mitsuishi
- Megumi Hayashibara
- Yuko Miyamura
- Akira Ishida
- Fumihiko Tachiki
- Koichi Yamadera
- Yuriko Yamaguchi
- Motomu Kiyokawa
- Tomokazu Seki
Common questions
- What is Revival of Evangelion about?
- A psychologically fracturing anime apocalypse in which traumatized pilots confront the collapse of identity, intimacy, and humanity itself.
- What is Revival of Evangelion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Revival of Evangelion as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Revival of Evangelion violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Revival of Evangelion as graphic.
- Which films are like Revival of Evangelion?
- Films with a similar feel include Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion, Ghost in the Shell, RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio, and Paprika.
- How long is Revival of Evangelion?
- Revival of Evangelion runs 160 minutes.
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