recurring visual imagery: supine + boy to man
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

i never noticed until recently, but the episodes where ritsuko forgoes her signature red lipstick (ep 5, 8, 12) coincide with the days gendo is off-post, conducting business overseas, or otherwise awol. 

end of evangelion begins with a nameless NERV officer standing guard, wearing a beret that resembles misato katsuragi’s - since no other character has worn this hat it’s safe to say the semblance isn’t mere coincidence. a JSSDF soldier stabs the officer in the back just minutes before misato is shot in the back by another member of the JSSDF. the man collapses in his own pool of blood. so does mudstone. both the man and other beret-wearing officers are then blown to shreds in a manner evocative of misato’s horrific and untimely death. 

belladonna of sadness, dir. eiichi yamamoto (1973)
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

recurring visual imagery: downward escalator
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

recurring visual imagery: coming to + coreferent
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
*note the placement of the blood/gauze on misato’s cheek.

Misato’s slap geared back, and an exit sign flashing in interval. I mustn’t run away. What an awesome cut - blink and you’ll miss it.

recurring visual imagery: misato + commanding
evangelion: 2.22 you can (not) advance, dir. hideaki anno (2009)
evangelion: 3.33 you can (not) redo, dir. hideaki anno (2012)

recurring visual imagery: rooftop encounter
evangelion: 1.11 you are (not) alone, dir. hideaki anno (2007)
evangelion: 2.22 you can (not) advance, dir. hideaki anno (2009)

recurring visual imagery: charge + spilled blood
end of evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1997)