Underplayed Gems

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time poster
Original title
シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:||
Directed by
Katsuichi Nakayama, Mahiro Maeda, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
Genre
science fiction film, Action, Drama, Mecha, Psychological, Sci-Fi
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 962 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young man confronts his past and a final conflict in a post-apocalyptic world. Giant robots and deep personal struggles collide as the story reaches its conclusion.

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What happens

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Japanese: シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版: 𝄂, Hepburn: Shin Evangerion Gekijō-ban: 𝄂; lit. 'Shin Evangelion Theatrical Edition: 𝄂') is a 2021 Japanese animated epic science fiction film co-directed and written by Hideaki Anno. Produced by Studio Khara, it is the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion film series, part of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. After a protracted development and multiple delays, Thrice Upon a Time was released on March 8, 2021, and received critical acclaim, with praise given to the screenplay, animation, directing, themes, production design, voice-performances, emotional weight and satisfactory closures and answers. The film also was a box-office success, becoming the highest-grossing film of the franchise and the second-highest-grossing Japanese film of 2021 at ¥10.28 billion. It was released internationally on August 13 the same year via the Amazon Prime Video streaming service. On June 17, 2022, it was announced that GKIDS had acquired the North American rights to the film. The film was released to theaters in December 2022 and on home video in October 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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