Hideaki Anno in particular, who suffered depression and attempted suicide shortly after the conclusion of the series. Animage magazine Watanabe described it as a shishōsetsu (I-novel), Japanese confessional literature. Anno also described his self-exposure as a "masturbation" show in interviews. According to the interpretations of some fans, Shinji represents Anno and Asuka would represent Shinji's voice actor Miyamura, whom some had rumored was romantically involved with Anno. Fans also interpreted the violent scenes as a response to the criticism raised after the conclusion of the original series and as revenge against the fans. According to Kazuya Tsurumaki, the ending was conceived as violent and dark from the beginning; "It wasn't a bitterness toward the fans. A lot of people think anime should always have happy endings, but that's not always the case. We wanted to educate the fans that anime can have bitter endings." The last scene In the last scene of The End of Evangelion, Shinji awakens with Asuka on a deserted beach; Shinji strangles Asuka, who caresses his cheek. The boy begins to cry, loosening his grip, as she closes the play by saying, "I feel sick". Academic Mariana Ortega has interpreted the two characters, who escaped the Third Impact, as two Adam and Eve of a new humanity. According to Hiroyuki Morioka, everyday life will begin again. Asuka's final sentence has also become a subject of debate among fans of the series, along with Shinji's strangulation of her. The website Anime Nation considered the phrase "I feel sick" as Asuka's realization of the existence of another human being, Shinji. Asuka says the same phrase in a scene of the director's cut of the twenty-second episode; disgusted by human contact, she refuses to share space and her existence with Shinji or Misato. According to Anime Nation, Shinji strangles Asuka to prove to himself she is a distinct being, the Other, while Asuka's final words may be a reworking of Jean-Paul Sartre's quotation; "Hell is other people". In the official figurine game of the series, a similar explanation is given: Shinji renounced the world where all hearts had melted into one and accepted each other unconditionally. His desire to live with 'others'—other hearts that would sometimes reject him, even deny him. That is why the first thing he did after coming to his senses was to place his hands around Asuka's neck. To feel the existence of an 'other'.