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is a 1997 anime film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno; it won the Japan Academy Prize for popularity. The film presents an alternate ending to the popular animated series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Many Japanese viewers felt unsatisfied by the series' two episode resolution, episodes 25 and 26, which take place completely in the psyche of the main characters. Only a few brief scenes hint at what happens outside of main character Shinji Ikari's mind, and viewers wanted a more satisfying explanation of these events. Additionally, episode 25 was originally planned to take place in the physical world; but it was changed due to time and budget restraints. This original script for episode 25 was then reused for the movie[1]. The film is divided into two parts, Episode 25: Air and Episode 26: まごころを、君に (Magokoro o, kimi ni, "My Purest Heart for You").