Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.

Directed by Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki and Seiji Mizushima and Minoru Ohara and Akira Takamura and Tensai Okamura and Shoichi Masuo and Naoyasu Habu and Masahiko Otsuka and Tsuyoshi Kaga and Tetsuya Watanabe and Ken Ando and Hiroyuki Ishido and Keiichi Sugiyama