“The End of Evangelion” (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1997, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O502
This is an original Japanese B2 poster printed in 1997 for the first theatrical release of The End of Evangelion—the feature‑film conclusion to Neon Genesis Evangelion, written and co‑directed by Hideaki Anno and animated by Gainax and Production I.G. The sheet carries the ©1997 GAINAX / EVA製作委員会 credit and the NOT FOR SALE notice at the bottom, confirming it as an authentic theatrical promotional poster rather than a commercial reprint.
Film background
The End of Evangelion is a psychological science‑fiction epic that serves as a parallel ending to the original TV series. Picking up where episode 24 leaves off, it depicts the Human Instrumentality Project and the apocalyptic final battle around Evangelion Unit‑01. While Shinji Ikari struggles with grief, guilt, and the desire to connect, the film re‑stages and reframes the events hinted at in TV episodes 25 and 26 with harrowing, concrete detail. Initially divisive yet award‑winning—including the 1997 Animage Anime Grand Prix—it has since been hailed as one of the greatest animated films ever made and a cornerstone of late‑20th‑century anime.
Poster design
This B2 is the infamous “red sea” teaser sheet—arguably one of the most striking Evangelion posters. The entire field is drenched in crimson, with ghostly human forms suspended upside‑down as if sinking through LCL, lit only by the full moon above. Massive white typography runs down the left side with the chilling copy 「だからみんな死んでしまえばいいのに…」 (“So I wish everyone would just die…”) followed by a cascading list of words—despair, loneliness, hypocrisy, self‑loathing—evoking the film’s psychological themes. Near the center a second line asks 「では、あなたは何故、ココにいるの？」 (“Then why are you here?”), leading to the closing tagline at the bottom: 「…ココにいても、いいの？」. The English title THE END OF EVANGELION dominates the lower band, with the full Japanese title 「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 Air/まごころを、君に」 beneath. It’s a minimalist yet emotionally overwhelming design that perfectly anticipates the film’s nihilistic beauty.
This poster is in excellent condition (please refer to the imagery—front and back—of the exact poster for sale).
It is over 27 years old.
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
