The poster for The End of Evangelion directly parallels this scene, except that this time Asuka and Shinji are close to one another, and seem much more relaxed and at ease with each other, the barrier between them, physical and otherwise, gone. Perhaps a sign of better things to come....
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) Masami Kikuchi Takeru Itabashi (voice) Tenchi Muyo! (1992) Jûrôta Kosugi Naoyuki Takagi (voice) Samurai Warriors (2004) Yasunori Matsumoto Ogata Kousaku (voice) Ultraman X (2015) Toshihiko Seki Todoroki Kouhei (voice) Ninja Scroll (...