Anime

The ending in Evangelion isn't confusing. You just need to think about it and, ideally, rewatch the series. This method helped me. By the way, "End" isn't an alternative storyline at all. It simply shows the same events from a different perspective. And the original ending concludes during the Complemention (in "End," the original episodes 25 and 26 are almost entirely replaced by a fast-paced montage of Shinji's memories).

In EL, the meaning is obvious, and it's sentimental and nonsensical. Although, yes, yes, I'm just a heartless jerk :roll: