[EVA] Original Last Line of EoE

[david mankins]

   From: "christian nutt" <ferricide at hotmail.com>
   Subject: Re: [EVA] Original Last Line of EoE
   Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 20:14:19 +0000
   
   >In the Story Board Collection from the Evangelion movie boxset (Japan)
   >there is an alternate line listed for the final dialogue of the film,
   >The End of Evangelion, spoken by Asuka. The line says, "I'll be damned
   >if I'm to be killed by the likes of you." (which, in my opinion, worked
   >okay [Asuka's asserting herself... again :P] - but I like the nuances of
   >"Kimouchi warui." better).
   
   the original line i think doesn't seem to work as well because it
   ...  implies an ongoing conflict, i guess? kimochi warui of course
   still asserts something, but it seems more resigned. it works
   better as denoument. this is my intepretation, anyway. =)
   
Yes, it can be a fairly nuanced phrase.  Many anime characters in the
throes of a hangover will say ``kimochi warui''.  *That* sort of
``kimochi warui'' makes sense at that point, too: Asuka's just been on
a trip that makes a night of serious drinking look like a teaparty.