Protagonist rises up.
From Gainax, all directed by Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明)
- Gunbuster (1988-1989)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990-1991)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
kōshoku ichidai otoko/the sensualist, dir. yukio abe (1991)
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
recurring visual imagery: head shake + disbelief
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
end of evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1997)
recurring visual imagery: mother + draping
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
recurring visual imagery: door sign + home alone
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
recurring visual imagery: crossed arms + sidelong glance
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: supine + boy to man
neon genesis evangelion, dir. hideaki anno (1995)
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.
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.