Evangelion 2.0 to Premiere on June 27 in Japan

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance, the second film in Hideaki Anno and Khara’s theatrical remake of Gainax’s Neon Genesis Evangelion television anime series, will open on June 27 in Japan. Khara had already revealed the title and early summer release window for the second film last October.

The project’s official website and the second film’s teaser, which was shown with the first film, promised the fan-favorite character Asuka, the EVA-02 through -06 units with new designs for many of them, a new eyeglasses-wearing brunette girl character, more fan “service-service,” “a shocking new story, and new visuals.” The character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designed three Be@rbrick toys — one each for Asuka, the character Rei, and a mystery character — to be sold separately on March 14 or bundled with advance film ticket purchases.

In related news, the official Evangelion website has announced on Thursday that the first movie in the remake project, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone, will get a “1.11″ release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on May 27. The 1.11 release will include new cuts and digital mastering. More details on King Record’s news release will be made public on March 16. There was an earlier “1.01″ version that was first released on DVD last April and given a second theatrical run that same month.

Source: ANN

Wow …June, that’s still quite long (not like I’m going to see the premiere). For Evangelion collectors, go and pre-order that Evangelion 1.11 — or you can save your money ’cause of the worldwide crisis — you choose.

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February 22 2009 10:19 pm | News

2 Responses to “Evangelion 2.0 to Premiere on June 27 in Japan”

Nic on 27 Mar 2009 at 9:10 pm #

Wow…just realised I gonna be in Japan over that date…..hope I can get to see
wolf on 28 Mar 2009 at 8:29 am #

Lucky you, just a tip: go to the theatre as early as possible to get the best seat!