Anno doing what he does best: iterative foreshadowing. Misato, Ritsuko, and Kaji are the only characters that die by the gun, and these two scenes hint at all three deaths with laserpoint exactness. Look at the position of Misato’s gun: she aims at the back of Kaji’s head and the crown of Ritsuko’s spine. Ritsuko later dies from a gunshot wound through the spine, and well – Kaji’s corpse isn’t shown, but you can make the required leaps of imagination. 

Misato confronts both Kaji and Ritsuko in the deepest belly of NERV, which is where she will eventually die. Both Kaji and Ritsuko cross-reference each other as they double-cross. Consider the history between the trio and you have what is best summed up by Kureishi: “Soon we will be strangers. No, we can never be that. Hurting someone is an act of reluctant intimacy. We will be dangerous acquaintances with a history.”

#ritsuko akagi#ryoji kaji#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#analysis#ship: just like old times#evacinematography#rvi series

recurring visual imagery: distance + gendo’s office
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

#not only did kaji violate ikari office decorum but he sat his whole ass on gendo's desk... thats when u know he's dead!#evacinematography#gendo ikari#kozo fuyutsuki#nge: that's different than being weak#rvi series

recurring visual imagery: sleepover + aerial view
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

#kaworu nagisa#evacinematography#nge: look at me!#nge: that's different than being weak#nge: i can learn to love myself#rvi series

these are all official. thanks anno

#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#ship: just like old times

it’s been a while since i’ve dropped some freebies! here’s all 4 volumes of the official evangelion LINE stickers, full sized and transparent. feel free to use for just about anything. 

all 167 stickers are sorted by character/pairing. this post will be updated if any new stickers are released – enjoy!

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#ur welcome ya'll#kaworu nagisa#nge: i can learn to love myself#nge: who am i?#nge: look at me!#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: three steps forward two steps back#nge: that's different than being weak#gendo ikari#kozo fuyutsuki#maya ibuki

mourn for what could have been
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#ritsuko akagi#ryoji kaji#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#ship: just like old times#that m/r/k scene is the emo orgy of the heart that took place sometime during 2.0 offscreen that's my onion

fixation (german: fixierung) is a concept in human psychology to denote object relationships with and attachments to things in general persisting from childhood into adult life.

neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)

#analysis#myedits#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: look at me!#nge: who am i?#nge: i can learn to love myself#nge: that's different than being weak#nge: it's illogical#rvi series

Anno Hideaki has often admitted to drawing much of his Evangelion inspiration from vintage UK sci-fi and media (check out the character comparisons charts for Gerry Anderson’s UFO or The Avengers British original, to name a few) but this one takes the cake.

#i spent forever on those charts so appreciate them#gendo ikari#kozo fuyutsuki#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#midori kitakami#analysis

katsuragis:

‘ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴛʀɪᴏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ.  ’

HOMEOSTASIS/TRANSISTATIS. ( listen )
a two-face for everyone in the threesome. an eight year long metamorphosis from budding friendship, to separation, to reunion, to betrayal, and then a final deceit. vague polyamorous undertones. 

#beer mom+wine aunt+vodka uncle sadness#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#ship: just like old times#mixes

who needs enemies with friends like these?

#nge: cycles of hollow joy#nge: it's illogical#nge: that's different than being weak#ship: just like old times#barely™#myedits
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