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Rebuild of Evangelion (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版, Evangerion Shin Gekijōban^?, lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Edition") is a series of four movies by the creators of Neon Genesis Evangelion, which form an alternate retelling of the original TV series. "Rebuild of Evangelion" constitutes a separate continuity from the continuity of the original TV series and associated movies, Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion. The first film in the series was released in Japan on September 1, 2007; the second on June 27, 2009; and the third on November 17, 2012. The fourth and final film is planned to release in 2020.

The Rebuild movie series is intended to be more accessible and understandable to non-fans of the original series, even if new viewers have never seen the original series at all, while at the same time satisfying fans of the original series.

Production History

On February 17, 2007 series creator Hideaki Anno released an official statement in a form of a movie poster that was shown in 50 cinemas in Japan, providing an explanation for his motivations in creating a new version of the franchise, and stating that the release date for the first film in Japanese theaters was September 1, 2007.

Many who worked on the original Evangelion production team returned to work on Rebuild. Hideaki Anno has written the script for the first movie and will be the general director and manager for the entire project. Kazuya Tsurumaki and Masayuki directed the movies while Yoshiyuki Sadamoto provides character designs and Ikuto Yamashita provides mechanical designs. Shinji Higuchi and Tomoki Kyoda provided storyboards for the first movie.

Films

There are four films in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. The first is titled “Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone”, the second "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance", the third is called "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo". The last film is known as “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0” (working title).

Episode	Japanese Title	English Translations	Release date
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone	(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序, Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Jo^?)	Evangelion New Theater Edition: Preface	September 1, 2007 (Japan)
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance	(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破, Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Ha^?)	Evangelion New Theater Edition: Breaking Up	June 27, 2009 (Japan)
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo	(ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:Q, Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Kyu^?)	Evangelion New Theater Edition: Quickening	November 17, 2012 (Japan)
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0	(シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:\|\|, Shin Evangelion Gekijōban: \|\|^?)	New/True Evangelion Theater Edition: \|\|	July 20th, 2020 (Japan)

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.

Major differences include that while Kaworu Nagisa was originally introduced very late in the series in Episode 24, in Rebuild of Evangelion he was present in the first film. In addition, a new girl named Mari appears starting from the second film.

The plot of the first Rebuild film ends with “Operation Yashima”, the battle against the Angel Ramiel in Episode 06 which concluded the introductory story arc. The plotline of the second film ends in the battle against Zeruel in Episode 19, but the story greatly differs from that of the original series.

Notes & Trivia

The titles of the first three movies don't use the normal spelling of Evangelion (エヴァンゲリオン, Evangerion^?) but rather use the we (ヱ^?) and wo (ヲ^?) characters in place of the e (エ^?) and o (オ^?) characters, respectively. There is no change in pronunciation though.
The 0 in the titles for the first three movies (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0) is stylized as ∅, which symbolizes the empty set in mathematics. It is also the symbol used by Ancient Romans to mark dead gladiators on mosaics.

External links

(Japanese) Rebuild of Evangelion website
(Japanese) Yahoo! Japan: The statement by Hideaki Anno and the bulletin movie
Anime News Network: Translation of Anno's statement

	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 • After the End
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)

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-{{nihongo|'''''Rebuild of Evangelion'''''|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版|Evangerion Shin Gekijōban|lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Edition"}} is a series of four movies by the creators of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', which form an alternate retelling of the original TV series. "''Rebuild of Evangelion''" constitutes a separate continuity from the continuity of the original TV series and associated movies, ''[[Death and Rebirth]]'' and ''[[The End of Evangelion]]''. The first film in the series was released in Japan on September 1, 2007; the second on June 27, 2009; and the third on November 17, 2012. The fourth and final has a released date of july 20 2020.
+{{nihongo|'''''Rebuild of Evangelion'''''|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版|Evangerion Shin Gekijōban|lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Edition"}} is a series of four movies by the creators of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', which form an alternate retelling of the original TV series. "''Rebuild of Evangelion''" constitutes a separate continuity from the continuity of the original TV series and associated movies, ''[[Death and Rebirth]]'' and ''[[The End of Evangelion]]''. The first film in the series was released in Japan on September 1, 2007; the second on June 27, 2009; and the third on November 17, 2012. The fourth and final film is planned to release in 2020.
 The ''Rebuild'' movie series is intended to be more accessible and understandable to non-fans of the original series, even if new viewers have never seen the original series at all, while at the same time satisfying fans of the original series.