Mike Crandol.Understanding Evangelion. Anime News Network (11 июня 2002). — «By opening their hearts to one another Shinji and Asuka at last have a chance at happiness. Unfortunately the brutality of this scene obscures its tender meaning, and the Evangelion saga ends on a dour note despite reprising the positive message from its television conclusion.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано 17 июля 2012 года.
Review - The End of Evangelion. Anime News Network. — «...the movie takes itself very seriously, and the sometimes over-the-top dialogue undermines the mood of the film. Then of course there is Asuka's highly-subjective final line which closes the movie....no matter how it was translated it was destined not to please everyone.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано 5 апреля 2016 года.
Mike Crandol.Understanding Evangelion. Anime News Network (11 июня 2002). — «By opening their hearts to one another Shinji and Asuka at last have a chance at happiness. Unfortunately the brutality of this scene obscures its tender meaning, and the Evangelion saga ends on a dour note despite reprising the positive message from its television conclusion.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано 17 июля 2012 года.
An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla. Patrick Macias (18 ноября 2006). — «The new issue of Japanese film magazine CUT is about to street....Anyways, here is CUT's list of the 30 Greatest Anime Films of all-time, forever, always, never changing, no arguments. And for the record, I agree with about 5 of them....3. End of Evangelion». Дата обращения: 11 сентября 2009. Архивировано из оригинала 2 марта 2007 года.
Thoughts on Stuff - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion. Patrick Meaney. — «But, as we saw in the series finale, there are many worlds, many possible people that each individual person can be, and we choose and guide our lives towards different ends as time passes. I find it hard to reconcile the Shinji here, who dismisses Instrumentality, with the Shinji we saw in the series, who embraced it....It's impossible to choose a definitive conclusion because it's all real, it all exists and it all tells us something about the essential being that is Shinji Ikari. Shinji chokes Asuka as they lie on a postapocalyptic beach. Why? I honestly don't know for sure at this point.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано из оригинала 5 июня 2012 года.
An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla. Patrick Macias (18 ноября 2006). — «The new issue of Japanese film magazine CUT is about to street....Anyways, here is CUT's list of the 30 Greatest Anime Films of all-time, forever, always, never changing, no arguments. And for the record, I agree with about 5 of them....3. End of Evangelion». Дата обращения: 11 сентября 2009. Архивировано из оригинала 2 марта 2007 года.
Review - The End of Evangelion. Anime News Network. — «...the movie takes itself very seriously, and the sometimes over-the-top dialogue undermines the mood of the film. Then of course there is Asuka's highly-subjective final line which closes the movie....no matter how it was translated it was destined not to please everyone.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано 5 апреля 2016 года.
Thoughts on Stuff - Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion. Patrick Meaney. — «But, as we saw in the series finale, there are many worlds, many possible people that each individual person can be, and we choose and guide our lives towards different ends as time passes. I find it hard to reconcile the Shinji here, who dismisses Instrumentality, with the Shinji we saw in the series, who embraced it....It's impossible to choose a definitive conclusion because it's all real, it all exists and it all tells us something about the essential being that is Shinji Ikari. Shinji chokes Asuka as they lie on a postapocalyptic beach. Why? I honestly don't know for sure at this point.» Дата обращения: 29 августа 2011. Архивировано из оригинала 5 июня 2012 года.