Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
The film primarily explores universal themes of human connection, responsibility, and the psychological toll of conflict, without explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies, thus earning a neutral rating. Its central conflict and the nature of its 'solution' are driven by personal will and emotion rather than a political stance.
The movie features a cast predominantly of East Asian descent, consistent with its Japanese origin, without engaging in explicit racial or gender recasting of roles. Its narrative focuses on complex psychological and existential themes, portraying diverse character types without explicitly critiquing or promoting traditional identities from a DEI perspective.
The film briefly introduces Kaworu Nagisa, a character known for his queer-coded relationship with the protagonist in the broader franchise. However, his role in this specific film is minimal, serving primarily as a teaser for future events without developing or explicitly exploring LGBTQ+ themes, resulting in a neutral impact.
The film extensively recontextualizes Christian iconography (Angels, Adam, Lilith, crosses) within its sci-fi apocalyptic narrative, associating these symbols with destructive entities, existential threats, and manipulative schemes. The narrative uses these elements to evoke dread and impending doom rather than affirming any religious virtues.
The film primarily features female characters piloting giant mecha (Evangelions) in battles against non-human entities (Angels). There are no scenes depicting female characters engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat, martial arts, or melee weapon fights against one or more male opponents outside of their mecha.
This film is a retelling of an existing anime series. All major characters carried over from the original source material maintain their established genders. New characters introduced in this installment do not constitute gender swaps.
The film is a sequel/reimagining of the original anime series. All established characters maintain their original racial depictions. New characters introduced in this film do not constitute a race swap as per the definition.
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