Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
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| Written By | TBA | ||||||
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| Theatrical Release | November 17, 2012 | ||||||
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| Video Release Date | TBA | ||||||
| Angel Appearances | 11th, 12th, 13th | ||||||
| Eva Sorties | Eva-02, Eva-08, Mark-09, Eva-13 | ||||||
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Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo (Japanese title: Evangelion New Movie Edition: Q Quickening) is the third film in the Rebuild of Evangelion movie series, released to Japanese cinemas on November 17, 2012. Initial press releases for the new film series announced that the third and fourth installments would be half-length and shown together[Source needed]. On January 1st 2012, the official Evangelion website revealed the movies would be released separately[1].
The working Japanese title was ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:急 (Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Kyū, Evangelion New Movie Edition: Rush). With the preview included in Eva 2.0, the Kyū was replaced with the identically-pronounced letter "Q" followed by the subtitle "Quickening", which has the same basic meaning as "Rush" with the added nuance of an unborn child's first movements. (Additionally, in Japan, the stylistic choice to substitute "Q" for the kanji 急 is not uncommon.[Source needed]) The full international title You Can (Not) Redo was announced on January 1st 2012[2].
Plot
The storyline departs markedly from where Evangelion 2.0 had ended. Very few of the story elements hinted at in the original preview from 2.0 remain in the final work.
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The story begins 14 years after the events of the previous film. Most of Nerv's original adult staff, sans Gendo and Fuyutsuki, now belong to an organization called Wille (German Wille, "will"), led by Captain Misato Katsuragi, and including Eva pilots Asuka (in Eva-02) and Mari (in the new Eva-08), Toji's sister Sakura, and several new characters. From their flying battle ship AAA Wunder, the two Evas launch a mission into low orbit to retrieve a giant tesseract wherein Eva-01 has been contained, with Shinji absorbed within all this time. The 11th Angel, a collection of mechanoid orbital drones, go on the offensive, with one ultimately revealing itself camouflaged on the tesseract. When measures against it fail, Asuka pleas for Shinji to do something, and Eva-01 rouses briefly to destroy the Angel through a crack in its container. Eva-02 and the tesseract fall to Earth, as Kaworu watches, and says, "Welcome home, Shinji Ikari. I've been waiting for you."
They return to the Wunder, currently positioned in polar waters with a fleet of warships and aircraft carriers. The crew salvages Shinji from Eva-01. Once his identity and memories are confirmed, he is brought before Misato, Ritsuko, and the bridge crew of Wunder. He is equipped with the Deification Safety Switch, a collar device meant to monitor his activities and prevent him from piloting an Evangelion, specifically by being able to terminate him. After Shinji is given some freedom to roam the ship, the 12th Angel attacks the Wille fleet. It is identified by Misato as one of the "Nemisis Series". Eva-01 is put in place as an energy source for the fleet at the core of the main ship, the ships become airborne, and Wunder's main weapons destroy the Angel.
After the battle, Shinji is given a formal explanation of events that transpired on earth during the 14 years that he was inside of the Evangelion unit. Afterwards, he is taken to a containment cell with Sakura. However, Evangelion Mark.09 breaks into Wunder in an attempt to rescue Shinji. Rei is the pilot of this strange new unit. In an attempt to stop Mark.09's rescue, Eva-08 engages the unit but fails to stop it from escaping.
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Updated Next Time Preview
The TV edition of Eva 2.0 which aired in Japan on August 26th 2011 revealed an updated Next Time Preview for Q, which gave a tentative theatrical release for Fall 2012. The updated (16 second) Next Time Preview included images of a bandaged and eye patch wearing Asuka flying through space in her slightly altered Eva-02. During this preview, Misato says: "Shinji Ikari awakens. Beside him stands a mysterious boy. And then, a new world waits for him."
Q posters
After the piano motif theme revealed on the Evangelion website in August 2012, October 2012 saw the release of new posters for 3.0.
References
| Episodes & Films | |
| Television Series | Episode 01 | Episode 02 | Episode 03 | Episode 04 | Episode 05 | Episode 06 Episode 07 | Episode 08 | Episode 09 | Episode 10 | Episode 11 | Episode 12 | Episode 13 |
| Movies | Death | Rebirth |
| Rebuild of Evangelion | Evangelion 1.0 | Evangelion 2.0 | Evangelion 3.0 | (-46h) | (-120min) | Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 |
