Evangelion: Death and Rebirth is comprised of two parts: Death, a recap of the
24 TV episodes; and Rebirth, which shows us what happened after the last TV
episode. For more information, also see "Neon Genesis Evangelion".
Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
If you haven't seen the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, you'd best forget
about watching Death and Rebirth because it's totally useless as an
independent anime feature.
As I've described in the synopsis, Evangelion: Death and Rebirth consists of
two parts, which are as the title states, Death and Rebirth.
Death is like one big flashback. It's a collation of key scenes and events
from the TV series, with some additional backgrounders interjected here and
there. It's all presented along with about a zillion thought-provoking, uh,
captions.
There were so many flashing words that I can't remember them enough to give
you an example. However, those who've watched (Evangelion Death and Rebirth Netflix) the series would know what I'm talking about
(TV eps 23 and 24 have lots of those).
The flashbacks range anywhere from 6 months to 12 years ago, and they are set
against a school quartet practice session for the pilots. Sound bizarre? Personally, I hate it when Evangelion overdoes the philosophical drama and
profundity.
Fortunately, since Death is simply a recollection more than anything else,
this kind of presentation works.
Now let's move on to Rebirth. Rebirth shows us exactly what happened after the
series -- after Shinji kills the last angel.
Seele is now out to eliminate NERV and the Evangelions, a mission which
includes killing all the EVA pilots and basically everyone who gets in the
way. Although it's very exciting, don't count on Rebirth to give you anything
definite.
Rebirth ends in the middle of Seele's onslaught against NERV, and the last
thing I remember seeing is Asuka regaining her synchronization ability and
going on a rampage with her Unit 02 -- wiping out what Seele forces she can
get her hands on.
The art and animation are superb, as is the case with the TV series.
The Japanese language version features a lot of really renowned seiyuus, among
them Megumi Ogata
(Princess Emeraude in "Magic Knight Rayearth", Sailoruranus in
"Sailormoon") as Shinji Ikari; Megumi Hayashibara
(Faye Valentine in "Cowboy Bebop", Lina Inverse in "Slayers") as Rei
Ayanami; and Mitsuishi Kotono
(Sailormoon herself, also Juri in "Revolutionary Girl Utena") as Misato
Katsuragi.
To sum it up, Evangelion: Death and Rebirth gives you a sneak preview of
what's to come in "End of Evangelion". It reveals certain things that
may have been overlooked in the TV series, yet at the same time it also poses
more questions for viewers to ponder on. It's not the best EVA has to offer
but it's definitely a must-see for fans of the series -- myself included.
Miscellanies: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
You just have to see "End of Evangelion" after this...
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth | |
| Genre | Drama, Sci-Fi |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 1 |
| Status | Finished Airing |
| Aired | Mar 15, 1997 |
| Producers | Movic, Sega, TV Tokyo Music, Audio Tanaka |
| Studio | Gainax, Production I.G |
| Rating | R - 17+ (violence & profanity) |
| Themes | Mecha, Psychological |
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