Guides:Episode 23 OA vs. DC

Comparison between the On-Air and Director's Cut version of Episode 23.

Scene 01: That phone that won't ring

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
001			The OA fades-in from black.
002			Redrawn for the DC, adding more details and better shading.
003
004				Redrawn. The real-life photo of a car (an Alpine A110) in the OA has been replaced with a drawing of a different car. The framing is slightly wider in Renewal.
011			The DC version has a different background. (Shinji and Pen-Pen are facing the other way around compared to the OA)
013			The camera pans slightly from left to right in the DC. Renewal OA: follows the DC.
021			The TV shutdown sequence has been replaced in the DC.
022			Audio changes: the siren is much louder in the DC.
023			Audio changes: in the DC, the sound of cicadas continues until cut 033.
024
025
026
027			Redrawn for the DC.
029
029
030
031
032
034			Completely redone. Red blinking lights have been added to Nerv's buildings. Audio changes: sound effects redone.
035			Much more detail in the DC.
036			Redrawn. The DC also adds a few frames of Ritsuko crossing her legs.
037			Redone with different lightning.

Scene 02: I don't care anymore

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
041				The image is cropped more tightly in the OA. There are black bars on both the upper and the right side of the picture in the DC. The black borders have been removed in Renewal.
054			Renewal: redubbed with a different voice actor.
059			Redone for the DC.
061			Audio changes: the DC adds an enhanced stereo effect.
075
076			Audio changes: Renewal adds the sound of Armisael snapping up in two parts.
077			Redone for the DC, removing Misato's sweat drops.

Scene 03: First Contact

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
086			Redrawn for the DC, adding a background.
087 (OA) 087A 087B (DC)			Maya's stock footage from the OA is replaced by two different cuts in the DC.
089			Almost all of the shots where EVA-00 appears have been redrawn in the DC.
090
091			Audio changes: the biofusion noise has been redone for the DC.
092
093
094			A completely different graph in the DC.
099
100			Audio changes: new biofusion noise.
113			Asuka stands still in the OA, while she moves and trembles in the DC. Also, the DC zooms out faster.
116			Audio changes: again, the new biofusion noise.
117
118

Scene 04: Loneliness

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
126			All the shots of Rei's face in this scene were redrawn for the DC to make her look more adult and less cartoonish.
127			Armisael-Rei was redrawn as well. There's a difference in the level of the LCL (?) behind her. Audio changes: Armisael's voice (according to the the script, Rei's voice) has much more echo and reverb added to it in the DC when she speaks in this scene.
128				This cut was completely redone for the DC adding a kind of fisheye effect and moving the two "Reis" closer. Interestingly, Renewal goes back to the original shot (redrawn, of course).
129			View is closer up. The biofusion is more subtle.
130
131			In the OA, we see the biofusion progressing. In the DC, the shot is stationary.
132			Armisael-Rei moves her mouth in the DC while she speaks.
133			Audio changes: the biofusion noise has been removed from the DC.
134
137				Completely redone. Rei moves her mouth in the OA while the entire cut is affected by a warping effect in the DC, echoing the "Old Hag" scene from Episode 21. The black bands across the top and bottom of the picture were removed in Renewal.

Scene 05: Tears

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
139			Audio changes: the DC adds the biofusion noise in the background.
140
141
142			Completely redone for the DC, adding the infamous Angel Tower sequence.
143
155			Audio changes: EVA-01 makes noise as she moves in the DC.
159			Audio changes: redubbed for the DC.
335			The DC adds a lot of new cuts in this scene and renumbers the ones it reuses without any change from the OA.
165 (OA) 336 (DC)			The DC moves this cut a lot earlier than in the OA.
337
338
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349
350
351				The original DC fades to white at the end of the cut, but Renewal removes the effect.

Scene 06: Become one

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
164 (OA) 352 (DC)			Audio changes: redubbed for the DC.
353
166 (OA) 354 (DC)			Audio changes: redubbed for the DC.
167 (OA) 355 (DC)			Lightning effects redone for the DC.
356
168 (OA) 357 (DC)
169 (OA) 358 (DC)
359
360
361
362
363
364
365
170 OA 366 DC			Redrawn and redubbed. The DC zooms in.
171 OA 367 DC
172 OA 368 DC			Audio changes: redubbed.
173 OA 369 DC
174 OA 370 DC			Slight color changes between OA and DC.
175 OA 371 DC
372
176 OA 373 DC
177 OA 374 DC
178 OA 375 DC			The DC fades to white faster. Audio changes: the music stops in the OA, while it keeps playing in the DC. Renewal OA: the soundtrack follows the original OA.
179 OA 376 DC			Audio changes: this cut is silent in the OA, but DC has Rei sobbing. Renewal OA: the soundtrack follows the original OA.
180 OA 377 DC			Completely redone for the DC. This smaller form of GNR appears only in the DC.
181 OA 378 DC			Redone. DC fades to white.
183			The DC fades in from white.
187			Redone. The DC adds the "EVA-00: MISSING" overlays.
188			Redone. Zooms out faster in the DC.

Scene 07: It doesn't matter who

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
Title2				The 23' designation for the DC episode was added in Renewal.
191			Audio changes: sound effects redone for Renewal.
192			Redone for the DC. Audio changes: a jet engine noise can be heard in the DC.
193			Audio changes: the DC adds a few voices in the foreground. Renewal keeps the same dialogue but uses a different voice actor.
194			Audio changes: the "Dr. Akagi!" line was moved from 194 OA into 195 DC.
195
197			Audio changes: the sound of the helicopter is much louder in the DC.
201
205
207
210
211
212			The infamous Big Irony Bomb Scene. Completely reanimated. In the DC, Shinji's bed bounces back slightly as Misato sits down.
213
215			A still shot in the OA, animated in the DC.
216
217			Misato moves slightly in the DC. Audio changes: redubbed for the DC.
218			An interesting change between OA and DC. Renewal OA: follows the original OA.
219			Audio changes: redubbed for the DC.
220			The cut is slightly longer in the DC. Audio changes: DC skips the first part of the background song. Renewal adds dialogue to the TV show we hear in the background.
221
222			The cut is slightly shorter in the DC.
223

Scene 08: Rei III

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
223B			New sequence for the DC.
223C
223D
223E
223F
224			Audio changes: sound effects redone for the DC.
226			The OA reuses cut 004 with different lightning, while the DC replaces it with a new cut drawn from scratch.
228
230			Audio changes: there's much more background noise in the DC.
232			Audio changes: Renewal adds Shinji's footsteps to the mix.
233				Replaced for Renewal.
235			A lot of cuts in this scene were redrawn for the DC. The hardsub seen on the OA cut is ADV's fault.
236			Audio changes: the timings of Shinji's lines were altered slightly in the DC for the following cuts. Renewal OA: follows the original OA's audio track.
237
238
239
240
244			Rei's bandages fall down in the DC. The OA pans around with no animation.
245
246
249			The whole cut is redrawn in the DC, but the shape of Gendo's old glasses looks especially different (and a lot closer to what we've seen in Episode 5).
251
252
253			Rei moves her head down in the DC.
254			Rei's eyes move slightly in the DC.
255			The DC zooms in slightly, while the OA remains stationary.
256			Redone. The shapes of the two people sitting at Gendo's table in the OA are replaced with the single shadow of Fuyutsuki. The Systema Sephiroticum can be seen much more clearly in the DC.
257

Scene 09: Someone who knows the truth

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
259				Renewal OA: looks like the original OA, but the shot is wider.
260				Renewal OA: uses a new cut, similar but not identical to the DC.
261			Ritsuko's reaction is slightly more marked in the DC.
263
265			Both OA and DC reuse their respective versions of Cut 003.
268
269
270			Misato's eye movements are much more detailed in the DC.
272
273			Audio changes: background noise redone for the DC.
274			Ritsuko moves her head nervously in the DC. She remains immobile in the OA. The background changes completely.
277			Audio changes: the sound of cicadas is different between OA and DC. It changes again for Renewal.
278			Redrawn from scratch for the DC, changing the foreground completely and adding a pan effect.
282			Ritsuko's reaction is much more marked in the DC.
283
284
285			Ritsuko moves her head slightly in the DC.
286			Audio changes: the DC adds the sound of the lights turning on.
287

Scene 10: The tragedy of the people possessed by the Evas

Cut	OA	DC	Comments
288			The Tron-like elevator from the OA is replaced by a slightly more realistic one. This is the only time we see that honeycomb structure in Terminal Dogma.
289
291			The DC adds a new effect as the lights turn on. Audio changes: sound effects redone for the DC. Renewal OA: follows DC.
292			Audio changes: new background noise for the DC.
295
296
298
299			Both OA and DC use an upside-down version of Cut 139 from Episode 21. Audio changes: sound effects redone for the DC.
300			Completely redone for the DC. The simple EVA "graves" from the OA are replaced by a much more complex system of pits and crosses reminiscent of the Systema Sephiroticum. Audio changes: new background sound for the DC.
301				Redrawn. The OA zooms out, while the DC zooms in towards Shinji's face. Shinji's mouth has been redrawn again for Renewal (open in the OA, closed in the DC and then open again in Renewal).
302
303
306			Looks like someone forgot Ritsuko's lipstick in the OA. Fixed in the DC.
307			The animation on Ritsuko's Apple Newton looks slightly different in the DC. New background. Audio changes: sound effects redone for the DC.
308			Same error as Cut 306.
310			The DC adds a lot more Rei dummies to the tank.
314
315
316			Misato's eyes shiver slightly in the OA.
317				The famous Reiquarium scene. The DC adds many mysterious images flashing slowly on the screen as the camera pans over the tank. Some of them are used elsewhere in the series or in related materials (such as the Extended Opening), but most of them remain unexplained. All of them were subsequently removed from Renewal. Follow the link for a detailed analysis of this sequence.
318			Same error as 306 OA.
319
320			Audio changes: in the DC, the noise covers the background music. Renewal is closer to the OA.
321			The DC shows a lot more guts and body parts.
322
323
324
325
326			Once again, Ritsuko lacks her lipstick in the OA.
327
329			Audio changes: the DC adds the noise of Ritsuko's PDA falling to the ground.
330
331
332
334			Audio changes: the timings of this scene are slightly different between OA and DC. As a result, the music in the OA stops a little earlier, cutting off the last note of the song. while DC plays it to the end. Renewal follows the OA.