Take Care of Yourself (Neon Genesis Evangelion)

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"Take Care of Yourself", also known by its Japanese title "The Beast that Shouted 'I' at the Heart of the World" (世界の中心でアイを叫んだけもの), is the twenty-sixth and final episode of Hideaki Anno's anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, produced by Gainax. The episode was written by the series director Hideaki Anno and directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki. The episode follows the same abstract format as its predecessor, "Do You Love Me?", primarily focusing on the psychology of teenage protagonist and Evangelion Unit-01 pilot Shinji Ikari, as he deals with his self-hatred, fear of rejection, and uncertainty regarding his identity. "Take Care of Yourself" aired originally on TV Tokyo on March 27, 1996 and, like its predecessor, divided critics and audiences. Many criticized the abrupt narrative shift, the abstract imagery, and the unsolved character arcs, but others praised the focus on Shinji's path to self-acceptance and viewed it as the culmination to the series' long-running psychological...

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