Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone is the first film in the Rebuild of Evangelion movie series. It will premiere in Japan on September 1st, 2007.

Overview

Evangelion 1.0 will be an alternate retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series, covering material up to the battle against the Angel Ramiel in Episode 06 of the original series.

Known details about the film

• The film roughly covers the plot of the first six episodes of the original series.
• The overall quality of the animation has been improved, using modern digital animation techniques.
• The first trailer for the film was released online on July 13th, 2007. It revealed that:
  • Evangelion Unit-01's design will have several minor changes, including a slightly different chest plate design and shoulder plyon shape, as well as having more green stripes in its paint scheme than it did in the original series. Evangelion Unit-00's color scheme will also be different: instead of being solid orange, the bottom half of its body is colored white, while the top remains orange.
  • The Angels Sachiel, Shamshel, and Ramiel will appear in the film, with updated designs.
  • Several iconic shots from the original series have been recreated almost shot for shot, using updated animation.
  • Toji Suzuhara beating up Shinji in retribution for his sister being hurt in Eva Unit 01's first battle will be included, as well as Rei appearing bandaged after the accident with Eva Unit 00 (these events happened in Episode 03 of the original series.