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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Japanese theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay byHideaki Anno
Based onNeon Genesis Evangelion
by Hideaki Anno
StarringMegumi Ogata
Megumi Hayashibara
Yuko Miyamura
Maaya Sakamoto
Akira Ishida
Kotono Mitsuishi
CinematographyToru Fukushi
Edited byEmi Tsujita
Music byShirō Sagisu
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Toei Company Ltd.
Release date
  • March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)[1]
Running time
155 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版𝄇, Shin Evangerion Gekijōban) is a 2021 Japanese animated science fiction film written and co-directed by Hideaki Anno and produced by Studio Khara. It is the fourth film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, based on the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was released on March 8, 2021.[1]

Plot

In Paris, a team from the Wille organization, led by Maya Ibuki, descends from the ship Wunder and lands on top of a black pillar. As they work on a system designed to restore the city to its previous state, they are attacked by Nerv forces consisting of EVA series. They are defended by the Wunder fleet and Mari Illustrious Makinami in Unit-08. At the cost of Unit-08's legs, Mari is able to defeat the attacking forces. The Wille team is able to successfully activate the device and recover a large cache of resources. Meanwhile, Asuka Shikinami Langley, Rei Ayanami and Shinji Ikari, still despondent, are walking across the outskirts of Tokyo-3.

They eventually arrive at a settlement composed of survivors, and encounter Toji Suzuhara, Hikari Horaki and Kensuke Aida, now adults. Toji is a doctor and has a child with Hikari, while Kensuke is a technician, and are all friendly to Shinji. Asuka expresses frustration at Shinji's lack of reaction to her body and force-feeds him. As Shinji slowly recovers, Rei explores the village and settles down, going to school and working as a farmer. Shinji meets Ryoji Kaji, the son of Misato Katsuragi and the late Ryoji Kaji. Rei requires constant exposure to LCL and cannot maintain herself, decomposing in Shinji's presence.

Wunder arrives to pick up Asuka, and Shinji decides to go with her, despite protests. Sakura Suzuhara attempts to stop him from boarding by firing at him. Shinji is placed in isolation. Asuka complains about Shinji's immaturity to Mari, while the Wunder crew discusses their situation and how to thwart Nerv's plans. Meanwhile, Kozo Fuyutsuki, distressed over Shinji's treatment by Gendo Ikari in forcing him to experience the same loss as him, helps Gendo to restart Unit-13. In response, Wunder heads to Antarctica. Before the mission, Asuka expresses her feelings for Shinji, recognizing he is growing up.

Upon arrival, Wunder is attacked by three Nerv ships and a swarm of EVA units. Asuka and Mari sortie in their repaired EVAs and defend the Wunder. Unit-13 appears and forms an A.T. Field. Asuka removes her eyepatch, revealing the Ninth Angel contained within, converting Unit-02 to a new state. Unit-13 overpowers and destroys Unit-02. Moments before she dies, Asuka is approached by her "original", revealing her as a clone of the Shikinami series. Meanwhile, the Wunder is attacked by a new EVA, Unit-07.

In the Nerv vessel restraining the Wunder, Misato and Ritsuko Akagi confront Gendo, and Ritsuko shoots him to no effect as Gendo has used the Key of Nebuchadnezzar to transcend humanity, becoming the Final Angel. Gendo reveals the purpose of the Human Instrumentality Project and enters Unit-13. Shinji is now determined to stop Gendo and asks Misato to let him pilot Unit-01. Sakura and Midori Kitakami try to kill Shinji, but Misato takes the bullet instead. Misato apologizes to Shinji, saying that she was wrong for blaming him and will take responsibility for his actions, asking him to take care of her son. Mari takes Unit-08 and merges it with Units 09 through 12. Inside Unit-01, the original Ayanami clone, appears before Shinji, apologizing for not being able to spare him from having to get into an EVA, but Shinji thanks her, saying that he will take care of the rest.

Gendo and Shinji fight in a surreal "minus space", and Gendo shows Shinji an "imaginary Evangelion", a "Black Lilith". Misato prepares to attack a giant naked Rei using the Wunder, while Mari battles the Nerv EVAs. Wunder is destroyed attempting to prevent Gendo's "Additional Impact". Shinji meets Gendo and sees a vision of his past experiences, and how Yui's loss traumatized him. Shinji talks with and provides closure to Gendo; to Asuka, returning her feelings; to Kaworu Nagisa, who also talks with the elder Kaji and agrees to become a farmer at the settlement; and finally Rei. Shinji decides upon a complete reset of the world, a "Neon Genesis", a world without Evangelions. Shinji returns all Evangelions and Failures of Infinity back into their original forms, restoring the world. The Children are all present as adults at a train station, and the film ends with footage of the real world.

Cast

Main article: List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters
Character Japanese
Shinji Ikari Megumi Ogata
Asuka Langley Shikinami Yūko Miyamura
Rei Ayanami (tentative name) Megumi Hayashibara
Mari Illustrious Makinami Maaya Sakamoto
Misato Katsuragi Kotono Mitsuishi
Ritsuko Akagi Yuriko Yamaguchi
Toji Suzuhara Tomokazu Seki
Kensuke Aida Tetsuya Iwanaga
Hikari Suzuhara Junko Iwao
Maya Ibuki Miki Nagasawa
Ryoji Kaji (son)[*] Kōki Uchiyama
Gendo Ikari Fumihiko Tachiki
Kozo Fuyutsuki Motomu Kiyokawa
Kaworu Nagisa Akira Ishida
Rei Ayanami Megumi Hayashibara
Yui Ikari Megumi Hayashibara
Ryoji Kaji Kōichi Yamadera
Shinji Ikari (adult) Ryunosuke Kamiki
Midori Kitakami Mariya Ise
Sakura Suzuhara Miyuki Sawashiro
Shigeru Aoba Takehito Koyasu
Koji Takao Akio Otsuka
Hideki Tama Anri Katsu
Makoto Hyuga Hiro Yuuki
Sumire Nagara Sayaka Ohara

^ New character

Production

The film was announced alongside Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo for release in 2008 as the final part of the Rebuild series under the working title Evangelion: Final. After delays of the first three films, Evangelion: Final was expected for release in 2015.[2] Following the troubled production of the third film, director and producer Hideaki Anno became depressed and stated publicly in 2015 that he could not work on another film.[3] However, Toho (which co-distributes the film in Japan with Toei) approached him in an offer to direct a reboot of its Godzilla film series, Shin Godzilla, which Anno has cited as the reason work was delayed on 3.0+1.0.[4]

Production on Evangelion resumed after the production of Shin Godzilla ended in late 2016.[5][6] After a formal apology, animation director Takeshi Honda stated that the last film had resumed development.[7] Studio Khara tweeted on April 5, 2017, that development was going smoothly.[8] In May 2018, the studio put out a job listing for animation staff to work on 3DCG, VFX, and 2D animation starting on June 30, 2018.[9] Dialogue recording wrapped on November 19, 2020.[10] On December 16, 2020, Studio Khara announced that compositing and editing work had finished.[11]

Music

On December 9, 2020, it was announced that the theme song will be "One Last Kiss". The song, performed by Hikaru Utada and produced by A.G. Cook, was scheduled to be released for digital download on January 24, 2021, and as an extended play CD and LP record featuring remastered versions of the previous Rebuild of Evangelion theme songs on January 27, 2021.[12] However, it was later announced that these release dates are postponed "until further notice" due to the delayed of the film itself. [13]

A soundtrack album, titled Shiro Sagisu Music from "Shin Evangelion", was scheduled be released on February 10, 2021,[14] but was also delayed due to the delay of the film.[15]

Release

On July 6, 2019, Khara screened the first ten minutes of the film on Japan Expo in Paris, Anime Expo in Los Angeles and CCG Expo 2019 in Shanghai.[16] The film was originally scheduled for release on June 27, 2020.[17]

In April 2020, it was announced that the film has been removed from the schedule due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, later being rescheduled for January 23, 2021.[18][19] The theatrical release poster was revealed shortly afterwards with the tagline "Bye-bye, all of EVANGELION.", indicating that this would likely be Anno's final Evangelion-related project.[20] Anno released a statement via Studio Khara's Twitter in October apologizing for the delay while confirming the film was near completion. Khara suggested the run time of the finished film could be over two hours, with the "D-part" clocking in at 41 minutes. They also reported that as of October 2 the film was undergoing a "rush check", a final check of the animation before editing.[21] On January 14, 2021, the film was removed from the release calendar again.[15] On February 16, 2021, it was reported that the film would be 154 minutes long, making it the longest film in the tetralogy and one of the longest animated feature films ever (behind the films In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World, Final Yamato, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Revival of Evangelion).[22] [23]

On February 26, Utada Hikaru's staff account on Twitter reported that the film's feature song "One Last Kiss" would be released on March 8, 2021, with a link to her website with more information confirming a new release date for the film of March 8, 2021.[24] This was also confirmed on Studio Khara's website, along with a runtime of 155 minutes.[25][1]

Reception

Japanese reception to the film has been extremely positive, outdoing competitors such as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train on Japanese aggregator site eiga.com[26] However, Japanese reviewer Akihiro Koyama considered that Anno failed to reach the same depth as The End of Evangelion and its message to the audience was self-serving and insufficiently developed, as well as Mari's character.[27] In contrast to the negative receptions of its predecessor Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, American reception has also been positive. Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network noted the film's close connections with End of Evangelion on a thematic and narrative level and praised its characterization, while also noting its different themes, but criticised its worldbuilding, and also the lack of development given to Mari to justify her role in the plot.[28]

Box office

The film was released in Japan on March 8, 2021 earning ¥802,774,200 ($7,387,198) on its first day, outdoing its predecessor by 23.8%[29] and breaking the IMAX opening day record in Japan.[30] The film won ¥3,338,422,400 ($30,596,851) in its first week,[31] ranking #1 in Japan in its opening week.[32]

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