I don’t know that I would call the movie they were forced to make after everyone hated their original ending the “proper” one. More like the “you fucking assholes want more? are you sure about that?” ending.
When I watched it directly after finishing the anime, it seemed to me that End of Evangelion was meant to show what was literally going on during the final two episodes that are originally told from the perspective of Shinji’s subconscious.
So in the sense that people generally watch it after finishing the anime, and it is meant to more clearly tell the ending of the story, I’d call it the proper ending.
I don’t know that I would call the movie they were forced to make after everyone hated their original ending the “proper” one. More like the “you fucking assholes want more? are you sure about that?” ending.
When I watched it directly after finishing the anime, it seemed to me that End of Evangelion was meant to show what was literally going on during the final two episodes that are originally told from the perspective of Shinji’s subconscious.
So in the sense that people generally watch it after finishing the anime, and it is meant to more clearly tell the ending of the story, I’d call it the proper ending.