33 'End of Evangelion' Quotes: Science Fiction and Cinematic Mastery

While Human Instrumentality begins to take hold, Shinji Ikari goes up against it to preserve the importance of individuality, all while battling severe internal struggles. Read his and the other characters' 33 quotes in the show below.

The 1997 film "End of Evangelion" is a science fiction anime movie that forms part of the "Neon Genesis Evangelion" tetralogy.

The show revolves around the ideas of humans completely merging with this consciousness, essentially becoming a hive mind, with this process beginning to take hold. Protagonist Shinji Ikari is the main character of the film and one of the individuals fighting against this phenomenon.

Learn more about Ikari and the other characters by reading the 33 quotes below.

Shinji Ikari’s quote: “It would be better if I never existed. I should just die too.” | Source: AmoDays

Shinji Ikari Quotes

"Goodbye... Mother." — Shinji Ikari

"I'm incapable of doing anything good for anybody else. I did something terrible, though. I killed Kaworu. I'm a horrible person. I'm dishonest and a coward. All I ever do is hurt people. So I'd rather do nothing at all." — Shinji Ikari

“Living alone is fine with me. I’m alone anyway.” — Shinji Ikari

"No one understands me." — Shinji Ikari

"Asuka, help me! Please! Asuka, you're the only person that can help me!" — Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari’s quote: “Nobody cares whether I live or die. Nothing will change…so they can all just die…” | Source: AmoDays

"No, I need you to help me..." — Shinji Ikari

"Help me. Somebody...please, help me. Help me. Help me...somebody...please help me. Somebody, help me! Don't leave me alone! Don't abandon me! Please don't kill me!" — Shinji Ikari

“I still don’t know where to find happiness. But I’ll continue to think about whether it’s good to be here…whether it was good to have been born. But in the end, it’s just realizing the obvious over and over again. Because I am myself.” — Shinji Ikari

“I’m the one who deserved to be hit. Not you! I’m a coward. I’m dishonest. I’m sneaky. And a wimp!” — Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari’s quote: “Don't come near me. All you ever do is hurt me." | Source: AmoDays

“I thought this was supposed to be a world without pain and without uncertainty.” — Shinji Ikari

“It would be better if I never existed. I should just die too.” — Shinji Ikari

“I mustn’t run away! I mustn’t run away! I mustn’t run away!” — Shinji Ikari

“Nobody cares whether I live or die. Nothing will change…so they can all just die…” — Shinji Ikari

“I’m not worthy of piloting an EVA, because I don’t understand anything. I’m incapable of doing anything good for anybody else!” — Shinji Ikari

Asuka Langly Soryu’s quote: “You really think you can ever know me? You think you can even help me? Don't make me laugh!” | Source: Amo

“I didn’t have a choice! They made me pilot the stupid thing!” — Shinji Ikari

Asuka Langly Soryu Quotes

"Anyone will do. You don't care who it is. You're afraid of Misato and the First Child —you're afraid of your mother and father, too. So now you come running to me." — Asuka Langly Soryu

"How pathetic." — Asuka Langly Soryu

"But—if I can't have you all to myself, then I don't want anything from you." — Asuka Langly Soryu

Misato Katsuragi’s quote: "Giving up halfway is worse than never trying at all." | Source: AmoDays

"I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die. I don't want to die!" — Asuka Langly Soryu

“Don't come near me. All you ever do is hurt me." — Asuka Langly Soryu

“You really think you can ever know me? You think you can even help me? Don't make me laugh!” — Asuka Langly Soryu

Rei Ayanami Quotes

"Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire." — Rei Ayanami

Rei Ayanami’s quote: "Man fears the darkness, and so he scrapes away at the edges of it with fire." | Source: AmoDays

"You never understood anything." — Rei Ayanami

"That's because you thought that everyone else felt the same as you do." — Rei Ayanami

Misato Katsuragi Quotes

"Stop talking like a stubborn little brat! Like it or not, you're still alive. Get moving and do something! You can die later!" — Misato Katsuragi

"I'm not gonna feel sorry for you. If you don't like feeling pain, then you can just sit here and let them kill you! Crying isn't going to solve anything, either!" — Misato Katsuragi

"Hey, no offense taken." — Misato Katsuragi

Misato Katsuragi’s quote: “You hate yourself, don't you? That's why you hurt others.” | Source: AmoDays

"Giving up halfway is worse than never trying at all." — Misato Katsuragi

“You hate yourself, don't you? That's why you hurt others.” — Misato Katsuragi

Kôzô Fuyutsuki Quotes

"The Fruit of Life is held by the Angels. The Fruit of Wisdom is held by Man. EVA Unit 01 now possesses them both, and therefore becomes God. Now the source of all souls; The Tree of Life; has been formed again. Will it be an Ark to save Mankind from the vacuum of Third Impact? Or is it a demon that will destroy us all? The fate of Mankind now lies in Shinji's hands." — Kôzô Fuyutsuki

Kôzô Fuyutsuki’s quote: "The Fruit of Life is held by the Angels. The Fruit of Wisdom is held by Man.” | Source: AmoDays

What is interesting about this film is that it received a different ending in the movie compared to the series version of the same name. This move was a controversial decision at the time.

Even so, the film managed to grab two awards from the Japanese Academy: the 1998 Popularity Award for Most Popular Film and a Special Award for those who produced the movie. To get your fill of anime, read these 30 Dazai Bungou Stray Dogs quotes for the depressed and disturbed.

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