>>2632627>I'm pretty sure Ep. 25/26 are part of the second half of EoE, just another side/universe that Shinji is cycling through during Instrumentality.I'm with you there, I was just recognizing that others might disagree.
>>2632630Which is why I never bought the argument that detractors make that the TV ending was just because of budget reasons since the second part of EoE becomes the same kind of thing too, just with nicer animation as you say. I'm sure budget meant they had to cut the parts that would have looked like Rebirth/Air, but both endings feel like the proper ending.