All mysteries revealed.... good or bad?

[System Shocker]

I guess you could call Redeath another person's point of view.

[Reichu]

I guess you could call Redeath another person's point of view.

Considering it features Gendo as the Uber-Pimp and Kaji as Shinji's uncle, that would indeed be so.

If you're talking about "DEATH", that's as canon as any other part of the series. Masayuki (one of Anno's top two henchmen) directed it, but Anno was most certainly involved, and even had a direct hand in the overhauled scenes*, quite literally.

Approximately 30 minutes of "DEATH" were newly produced. These contents can be divided into the following three patterns. First is the series of image scenes where Shinji and the others play instruments in the school gymnasium. This is original film shown only in "DEATH". Second is retakes of the TV series film. Third are the scenes scheduled to be added as new cuts to the video release versions of episodes 22 to 24.

The second type -- retakes of the TV series film -- were done to improve the image quality. This included not only redoing the drawings, but also repainting the backgrounds and filming again. There are many subtle revisions, and many cuts where probably not even hard-core fans would notice that it is a retake.

... Director Masayuki himself undertook the art direction work for these retakes. Chief Director Hideaki Anno and Character Designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto also participated in the original drawing work for these retakes. Incidentally, the sketch of the fallen Rei was done by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.

* Those include, of course, the shot Mr. Tines mentioned earlier.

[Phaze]

ctd.

Wow, that was a great catch.