EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.)

EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.) is a one-shot manga prequel to the events of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. It was written by director Kazuya Tsurumaki and illustrated by character designer Hidenori Matsubara and director Mahiro Maeda, with Hideaki Anno credited for "planning, original story and supervision",^[1] and created at his initiative.^[2]^[3] It was published in EVA-EXTRA-EXTRA, a 36-page booklet that included the 17-page manga and various illustrations^[4] by the staff of the film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time. It was given to the audience of the 3.0 + 1.01 re-release.

On 08 March 2023, on the second disc of the film's home video release, it was adapted into the anime short EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.).

Story[]

In the Pacific Ocean, Asuka is waiting for Operation US, an attempt to recover Unit-01, to launch. Looking at the Moon, she recites a poem^[5] before being surprised by Mari, asking her if she agrees the Moon is beautiful,^[6]^[7] Mari asks Asuka if she agrees that the Moon is beautiful, wearing her school uniform from Evangelion: 2.0. Mari explains she wants Shinji to be able to easily recognize them once he has recovered. They reflect on the operation, but Asuka insists Shinji himself is dead and unrecoverable, as WILLE believes he has been dissolved in the LCL.^[8]

Mari insists and teases Asuka on what she will do upon meeting him, but Asuka seems dismayed at her "cursed" non-aging body.^[9] Misato's plan is for Mari to lead the operation with Asuka in support, as her Unit-08 is less damaged than Asuka's Unit-02, but Mari suggests Asuka take the lead instead for Shinji's sake. Looking back on memories of Shinji and Misato before the Third Impact, Asuka changes her mind, and puts on her old plugsuit from the previous film and improvises a repair with duct tape. As Mari sings,^[10]^[11]^[12] they prepare to launch into space.^[13]

Characters[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

When Director Anno spoke about the 14-year timeskip at the final stage greeting, he addressed why Kaworu was wearing a commander's uniform. Fuyutsuki and Gendo were removed from power at NERV following the end of 2.0. Kaworu became commander, and Kaji became Vice-Commander.
Anno said "3.0 was originally supposed to be a film about how this happened. 3.0 was originally meant to be about the 14-year timeskip, and Anno planned to not have Shinji in the entire film. Shinji's voice actor, Ogata Megumi, was surprised at this. In the end, that idea was set aside, and 3.0 became the film we got."
"There are no details for the lost 14 years but a scenario for them exists. Preview at the end of Ha is from that story." - Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Assorted Translations#July 11 stage greeting|July 11 stage greeting for 3.0+1.0
Later, Anno detailed he might come back to the franchise to work on that scenario or others: Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Assorted Translations#Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Assorted Translations|'Evangelion' Creator Hideaki Anno Reveals 'Evangelion 3.0+1.0' Might Not be the End]

External Links[]

Translation at Evageeks by Rotoscopic/Nuclear Lunchbox

References[]

↑ https://www.evangelion.co.jp/news/210607-2/
↑ Maeda: "The decision to make a booklet was made on the day of the stage greeting on April 11. In the waiting room, Mr. Anno (Hideaki) (general director) came up with the idea, and we decided to make it. We decided to produce the booklet. The box-office revenue is not just about the success or failure of the business, but it also affects the director's future activities, so we all wanted to make it happen. At the same time, a lot of people came to the movie theater despite the headwind of the Corona disaster. I was also very grateful for that. I wanted to make a souvenir that would make the people who supported us happy. That feeling was really strong." - Mahiro Maeda on the prequel manga
↑ Character designer Hidenori Matsubara commenting on Asuka and Kensuke's relationship, translation by Richitzer: "I was just talking with Kazuya Tsurumaki, the director, about Eva...He said he loves Asuka. He was still annoyed over the Asuka and Kenken thing." This tweet is from 23 April 2021, one day after they started work on the EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.) one-shot manga prequel at Anno's suggestion.
↑ Note: while the manga's events are canon, its illustrations are not and are, instead, simply promotional like any other. This was re-confirmed by Megumi Ogata during the ANN radio talk.
↑ From the Manyoshu, about a spouse returning home, specifically the Somonka, the "song of love between men and women." Asuka is looking at the Moon, and the Manyoshu states that "looking at the moon always indicates the missing feeling/lovesick."
↑ The book Mari is carrying is called You Too Can Write Sci-Fi (But Not Really) by Toyota Aritsune. It is a retrospective of the early days of Japanese sci-fi TV series and animation in the 1960s. This is yet another instance of the hints at Mari's age.
↑ The book Mari is holding has, in its introduction, an anecdote about the phrase "the moon is beautiful": "Natsume Soseki tells students to translate 'I love you' in English class. The students thought of translations such as "I love you" (我、汝を愛su) or "I seem to love you" (僕ha、そなたを、愛Shou思U). "You guys, are you still Japanese?" Soseki continued to talk to each other. "Japanese don't speak such suggestive wording. It should be translated as 'The moon is very beautiful'". Indeed, when men and women in the Meiji period met in public, saying "the moon is very beautiful" would mean "I love you". After this, in Japanese, the phrase, 月が綺麗ですね, "the moon is beautiful" has since been regarded as a representative romantic line in which a man and a woman confess their love in a romantic situation." Mari is prompting Asuka to express these feelings herself.
↑ This situation is similar to Shinji's in Episode:20 of the TV series.
↑ Note: this is a more accurate translation of the expression that Asuka uses. Mari also employs no Macbeth reference in the original; this is an addition by the translator. See an alternate translation here.
↑ Mari also sings Youngsters, a song about a lost loved one, to Asuka. These are the remaining lyrics:
"That man of yours is no longer with us.
So why are you looking for him?
You're going without a clue."
↑ SAKAMOTO: They called me in for Mari’s role without an audition and without telling me anything about the character beforehand. There wasn’t even a clear idea of how Mari was going to be. That day, there were a lot of people listening to my recording, and I really felt the pressure because of that. But, it was also very fun. I acted freely and I was told that I was doing great, but I wasn’t too sure about that.SAKAMOTO: Anno provided me with one little “hint” to better understand Mari: “Showa no Oyaji” [Father of the Showa Period/the “typical” Japanese parent from the 1970s and 1980s]. After realizing what he meant, I managed to improve my performance totally. - Evangelion 3.0 theatrical booklet interviews
↑ All of the songs that Mari sings are from the 1960s and 1970s. Evangelion 2.0 might not take place in 2015, but in 2018 instead. She also uses a number of slightly antiquated Japanese expressions and mannerisms associated with the mid-Showa era.
↑ "The manga itself is emotional and precious. I worked at Wille day in and day out, not knowing when I was going to pick up Shinji, although it was probably sometime in the future. In the midst of all this, I watched him thinking, 'Oh no, I've already done that...' The feelings before finally going into that kind of operation. When I played that role, I was happy, and I thought, "Finally, the time has come. It's complicated. Part of me is happy and part of me wants to punch him in the face. But I want to see him one more time.... I think that was probably the same feeling that was in everyone's heart. Asuka's state of mind also changed, but Miyamura said, "She is subtle, as if she is opening her heart to Mari or hiding it, but she trusts her. She is prepared to make her own decisions, but she is also a maiden..." - March 8, 2023 stage greeting
↑ https://www.eva-info.jp/14206
↑ https://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1403005669792391176
↑ https://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1404279568081448962
↑ https://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1404584226498834432
↑ https://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1482758424979177474

Visual Works
Neon Genesis Evangelion	01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth	Evangelion: Death • Evangelion: Death (true) • Evangelion: Rebirth
Revival of Evangelion	Evangelion: Death (true)² • The End of Evangelion (25' • 26')
Evangelion: New Theatrical Edition	Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo • Evangelion: 3.0 (-120 min.) (anime) • Evangelion: 3.0 (-46h) • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time
Making of	Rebuild of EVANGELION: 1.01 • Rebuild of EVANGELION: 2.02 • Rebuild of EVANGELION: 3.33 • EVANGELION: 3.333 Breakdown • Imageboards by Mahiro Maeda • Rebuild of EVANGELION: 3.0+1.11 • Rebuild of EVANGELION: 3.0 (-46h) • THE FINAL CHALLENGE OF EVANGELION • (Making of ) evangelion: Another Impact
Others	Evangelion Symphony • NEON GENESIS EVANGELION MUSIC DVD • NEON GENESIS EVANGELION MUSIC remix • Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) • Beautiful World • until You come to me. • One Last Kiss • Neon Genesis IMPACTS • Petit Eva: Evangelion@School • Evangelion: Hakata Angel Attack Alternative • Stage Evangelion Beyond • S.J.H.U. PROJECT Shin Universe Robo • Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA (audiobook)

	Chronology of EVANGELION franchise
Universe	Characters • Evangelion Units • Angels
Anime & Films	Neon Genesis Evangelion (episodes) • Evangelion: Death and Rebirth • The End of Evangelion • NEON GENESIS EVANGELION MUSIC DVD • NEON GENESIS EVANGELION MUSIC remix • Petit Eva: Evangelion@School • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon A Time • Evangelion: Hakata Angel Attack Alternative • Evangelion: Another Impact (Confidential) • Neon Genesis IMPACTS • Until You come to me. • EVANGELION 3.0: (-46h) • EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.) (anime)
Manga & Novels	Neon Genesis Evangelion manga (chapters) • Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA (chapters) • the Iron Maiden 2nd (chapters) • Shinji Ikari Raising Project • Gakuen Datenroku • Piko Piko • Shinji Ikari Detective Diary • Detective • It's A Miraculous Win • Petit Eva • Petit Eva Bokura Tanken Dōkōkai • Comic Tribute • Tony Takezaki’s Neon Genesis Evangelion • Transformers Mode “Eva” • Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.)

[1] ttps://www.evangelion.co.jp/news/210607-2/

[2] Maeda: "The decision to make a booklet was made on the day of the stage greeting on April 11. In the waiting room, Mr. Anno (Hideaki) (general director) came up with the idea, and we decided to make it. We decided to produce the booklet. The box-office revenue is not just about the success or failure of the business, but it also affects the director's future activities, so we all wanted to make it happen. At the same time, a lot of people came to the movie theater despite the headwind of the Corona disaster. I was also very grateful for that. I wanted to make a souvenir that would make the people who supported us happy. That feeling was really strong." - Mahiro Maeda on the prequel manga

[3] Character designer Hidenori Matsubara commenting on Asuka and Kensuke's relationship, translation by Richitzer: "I was just talking with Kazuya Tsurumaki, the director, about Eva...He said he loves Asuka. He was still annoyed over the Asuka and Kenken thing." This tweet is from 23 April 2021, one day after they started work on the EVANGELION 3.0 (-120 min.) one-shot manga prequel at Anno's suggestion.

[4] Note: while the manga's events are canon, its illustrations are not and are, instead, simply promotional like any other. This was re-confirmed by Megumi Ogata during the ANN radio talk.

[5] From the Manyoshu, about a spouse returning home, specifically the Somonka, the "song of love between men and women." Asuka is looking at the Moon, and the Manyoshu states that "looking at the moon always indicates the missing feeling/lovesick."

[6] The book Mari is carrying is called You Too Can Write Sci-Fi (But Not Really) by Toyota Aritsune. It is a retrospective of the early days of Japanese sci-fi TV series and animation in the 1960s. This is yet another instance of the hints at Mari's age.

[7] The book Mari is holding has, in its introduction, an anecdote about the phrase "the moon is beautiful": "Natsume Soseki tells students to translate 'I love you' in English class. The students thought of translations such as "I love you" (我、汝を愛su) or "I seem to love you" (僕ha、そなたを、愛Shou思U). "You guys, are you still Japanese?" Soseki continued to talk to each other. "Japanese don't speak such suggestive wording. It should be translated as 'The moon is very beautiful'". Indeed, when men and women in the Meiji period met in public, saying "the moon is very beautiful" would mean "I love you". After this, in Japanese, the phrase, 月が綺麗ですね, "the moon is beautiful" has since been regarded as a representative romantic line in which a man and a woman confess their love in a romantic situation." Mari is prompting Asuka to express these feelings herself.

[8] This situation is similar to Shinji's in Episode:20 of the TV series.

[9] Note: this is a more accurate translation of the expression that Asuka uses. Mari also employs no Macbeth reference in the original; this is an addition by the translator. See an alternate translation here.

[10] Mari also sings Youngsters, a song about a lost loved one, to Asuka. These are the remaining lyrics:
"That man of yours is no longer with us.
So why are you looking for him?
You're going without a clue."

[11] SAKAMOTO: They called me in for Mari’s role without an audition and without telling me anything about the character beforehand. There wasn’t even a clear idea of how Mari was going to be. That day, there were a lot of people listening to my recording, and I really felt the pressure because of that. But, it was also very fun. I acted freely and I was told that I was doing great, but I wasn’t too sure about that.SAKAMOTO: Anno provided me with one little “hint” to better understand Mari: “Showa no Oyaji” [Father of the Showa Period/the “typical” Japanese parent from the 1970s and 1980s]. After realizing what he meant, I managed to improve my performance totally. - Evangelion 3.0 theatrical booklet interviews

[12] All of the songs that Mari sings are from the 1960s and 1970s. Evangelion 2.0 might not take place in 2015, but in 2018 instead. She also uses a number of slightly antiquated Japanese expressions and mannerisms associated with the mid-Showa era.

[13] "The manga itself is emotional and precious. I worked at Wille day in and day out, not knowing when I was going to pick up Shinji, although it was probably sometime in the future. In the midst of all this, I watched him thinking, 'Oh no, I've already done that...' The feelings before finally going into that kind of operation. When I played that role, I was happy, and I thought, "Finally, the time has come. It's complicated. Part of me is happy and part of me wants to punch him in the face. But I want to see him one more time.... I think that was probably the same feeling that was in everyone's heart. Asuka's state of mind also changed, but Miyamura said, "She is subtle, as if she is opening her heart to Mari or hiding it, but she trusts her. She is prepared to make her own decisions, but she is also a maiden..." - March 8, 2023 stage greeting

[14] ttps://www.eva-info.jp/14206

[15] ttps://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1403005669792391176

[16] ttps://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1404279568081448962

[17] ttps://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1404584226498834432

[18] ttps://twitter.com/HideMatsubara/status/1482758424979177474

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