Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion
Rebuild of Evangelion key visual
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版 (Evangerion Shin Gekijōban)
Genre	Mecha[1]
Anime film series
Directed by	Hideaki Anno (Chief director) Kazuya Tsurumaki Masayuki (films 1–3) Mahiro Maeda (films 3–4) Katsuichi Nakayama (film 4)
Written by	Hideaki Anno
Music by	Shirō Sagisu
Studio	Studio Khara
Licensed by	Funimation (formerly) Prime Video (streaming)
Released	1 September 2007 – 8 March 2021
Runtime	Theatrical edition: 457 minutes Uncut edition: 464 minutes
Films	4 (List of films)
Anime and manga portal

Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan and on Amazon Prime Video as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版, Evangerion Shin Gekijōban), is a Japanese animated film series and a retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime television series, produced by Studio Khara. Hideaki Anno served as the writer and general manager of the project, with Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki directing the films themselves. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Ikuto Yamashita and Shirō Sagisu returned to provide character designs, mechanical designs and music respectively.

The film tetralogy uses digital ink and paint, some 3D CG animation, and provides new scenes, settings and characters, with a completely new conclusion in the fourth and final film. Another stated intention of the series is for it to be more accessible to non-fans than the original TV series and films were.^[2][3]

Storyline[]

“Rebuild of Evangelion” was originally presented as an alternate retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion: the first three movies were intended to be an “alternate retelling” of the series, while the fourth and final film is promised to be an entirely new, alternate ending to the series.

Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone adapts the first arc of the anime, ending with Operation Yashima, originally shown in Episode 6. Despite the great similarities, some differences are notable, like the introduction of Lilith and a mysterious apparition of Kaworu on the moon.

Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance continues the story of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. While replicating many scenes and plot elements from the original series, the film also introduces new ones, including newly designed creatures and new characters, such as Mari Illustrious Makinami. The first half of the film adapts "Action Arc": episodes 08 through 12. The second half adapts the primary conflicts of 18, and 19, while incorporating material up through 23, with an entirely new conclusion, starting the event known as Near-Third Impact. Asuka is introduced in this movie bearing a new surname, and some differences from her past incarnation.

Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo has shy connections with Episode 24 and the beginning of End of Evangelion. In it, a time-skip is established from the last film, taking place 14 years after previous events. A new organization called Wille is introduced and described as a Nerv rival. New types of Evas are introduced, as well as new characters such as Sakura Suzuhara, Toji's sister. Kaworu has a major role in this film, as does Mari.

Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time concludes the story. In it are presented some connections with End of Evangelion and some remarkable scenes from the original show. It shows the final conflict between Nerv and Wille, as well as between Gendo and Shinji, revealing some major points of the plot. Unlike the three previous movies, the title of this movie is rendered in Katakana as "Evangelion" in the same manner as the TV series. Starting with "Shin", just like Anno's involved live-action titles like Shin Godzilla or Shin Ultraman. The previous three movies had Katakana that spelled "Wevangeliwon". Thus marking a break with the previous structure and being a completely new piece.

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