Rebuild of Evangelion

Rebuild of Evangelion, known in Japan as Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition (エヴァンゲリオン新劇場版, 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.

Rebuild of Evangelion
Rebuild of Evangelion key visual
エヴァンゲリオン新劇場版
(Evangerion Shin Gekijōban)
GenreMecha[1]
Anime film series
Directed by
Written byHideaki Anno
Music byShirō Sagisu
StudioStudio Khara
Licensed by
Released 1 September 2007 – present
RuntimeTheatrical edition:
302 minutes (ongoing)
Uncut edition:
309 minutes (ongoing)
Films4

The film tetralogy uses 3D CG animation, and provides new scenes, settings and characters, with a completely new conclusion in the fourth 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]

To encourage staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the three released movies have been made available to watch for free at the official EVA-EXTRA app, and for a limited time, at the official YouTube channel of Studio Khara.[4][5]

The final film in the series, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, was scheduled for a January 23, 2021 release date after being delayed from a June 27, 2020 release date due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] but the film has been delayed to an unspecified release date.

Titles
Episode Release date Running time Box office gross revenue
JapanNorth America JapanOverseas
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.
(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 序,
Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Jo)		 1 September 2007 17 November 2009 98 minutes (theatrical)
101 minutes (uncut)		 ¥2,000,000,000 [7] $811,824[lower-alpha 1]
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.
(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破,
Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha)		 27 June 2009 29 March 2011 108 minutes (theatrical)
112 minutes (uncut)		 ¥4,000,000,000 [12] $858,409[13]
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo.
(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: Q,
Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Kyū)		 17 November 2012 2 February 2016 96 minutes ¥5,300,000,000 [14] $802,620[lower-alpha 2]
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: 𝄇)[16][17][18][19]		 TBA TBA TBA — —
Regional total 302 minutes (theatrical)
309 minutes (uncut)		 ¥11,300,000,000
($141,621,757)		 $2,472,853
Worldwide total $144,094,610

The concept of jo-ha-kyū (序破急), which roughly corresponds to "beginning", "middle", and "end", originated in classical gagaku music and is best known to describe the acts of a noh play. In lieu of the traditional classification, the production team has chosen to represent kyū (急, [ˈkʲɯː], "hurry") with the Roman letter Q, for "quickening." With the premiere of the third film, it was announced that the symbol to be used for the final film would be the musical symbol known as the final barline (𝄂 or ||).[16] However, according to an article published by Anime News Network, it is actually the end repeat sign (𝄇 or :||).[17] The intended Japanese pronunciation of this symbol has not been stated.

The film titles, in contrast to the normal katakana spelling of Evangelion (エヴァンゲリオン, Evangerion), replace the e (エ) and o (オ) characters with the obsolete we (ヱ) character and the infrequently used katakana wo (ヲ), respectively. The change is purely a stylistic one, as there is no change in pronunciation and all appearances of the Latin spelling of "Evangelion" remain the same. The final film reverts to the original katakana spelling, but adds Shin (シン) to the title; as it is written in katakana and not kanji, the meaning of shin is ambiguous and it can be alternatively translated as either "new" (新, Shin) (as in previous Rebuild films), "true" (真, Shin), or even something else entirely. As was done with episode titles in the original series, each film has an original Japanese title and a separate English international title picked out by the Japanese studio itself.

Production

Anno initially began work on Rebuild films in the fall of 2002, spending nearly six months on pre-production before being delayed by various other projects (such as Cutie Honey, the Re: Cutie Honey OVA, and even a few movie roles).[20] This included watching the entire original series back-to-back.[21] In the December 2006 issue of Newtype, Anno revealed he was happy to finally recreate Eva "as he wanted it to be" in the beginning and that he was no longer constrained by technological and budget limitations.[22]

The release schedule of the Rebuild films has experienced many delays, with the first film pushed from its original summer release date to fall 2007, and the second film's release date shifted from 2008 to summer 2009. The third film, initially announced as a simultaneous release with Evangelion: Final in the summer of 2008,[23] was released in the fall of 2012.

In 2012, the final film was briefly listed on Khara's website for a 2013 release.[24] Later, in the August 2013 issue of OtonaFami, it was announced that it would be released around winter 2015.[25] In October 2014, Anno announced that due to other commitments,[26] which was later revealed to be his involvement with Shin Godzilla,[27] the film will be further delayed to an unknown date despite the previous release date being echoed in the January 2015 issue of Weekly Bunshun.[28]

In contrast with the television series, Matisse Pro EB font was for Japanese and English texts, with Neue Helvetica, Futura, Eurostile also used for English texts.[29] On 10 November 2016, Fontworks began selling the Matisse EB TrueType edition family, which includes the television series and Rebuild of Evangelion versions of the font.[30][31]

See also

Notes
  1. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
    • South Korea – ₩502,646,348[8] ($456,102)[9]
    • United States, Canada, Turkey – $223,839[10]
    • Australia, New Zealand – $47,073[11]
  2. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
    • South Korea – ₩441,165,211[8] ($418,976)
    • Other territories – $383,644[15]

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  2. "Evangelion: New Cinema Edition". Newtype. October 2006. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2007. It will be a work that can be enjoyed even if you have not seen the TV series. I want old hard-core fans and even fans who just know Eva from pachinko to view it as a single (i.e. stand-alone) movie. We welcome first-time viewers…
  3. "Anime News Service - September 4th-8th Anime News". Animenewsservice.com. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. "Studio Khara: Stay at Home with Evangelion". www.khara.co.jp. 17 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Khara Releases First 3 Evangelion Rebuild Films For Free on YouTube". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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  24. "Final Evangelion Film No Longer Listed in 2013". Anime News Network. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  25. "OtonaFami Lists 4th & Final Evangelion Film in 2015". Anime News Network. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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