the second half of end of evangelion is titled “magokoro, wo kimi ni” which is the japanese title of the movie charly (1968), which of course, is the film adaption of the 60s sci-fi book flowers for algernon. (par the course for anno; episode 26′s title “the beast that shouted ai at the heart of the world” is taken from the 60s sci-fi harlan ellison novel of the same name, and the final episode of nadia is named after the 70s sci-fi novel inherit the stars by james p. hogan.)

magokoro, wo kimi ni translates into “my purest heart for you”. for those who’ve read the book, flowers for algernon ends with charlie’s dying wish to alice kinnian - that she water his flowers and place them on algernon’s grave. we can probably trace the inspiration from kaji’s dying wish of misato - that she water his flowers - to flowers for algernon as well. (it’s worth noting the book saw immense popularity with japanese audiences, so much that it was adapted into two stage plays in 1987 and 1990, and a j-drama in 2015.)