Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Is Finally Coming to U.S. Theaters This December

The ultimate chapter within the Rebuild of Evangelion motion pictures—even perhaps the ultimate chapter of Neon Genesis Evangelion at massive—made its worldwide debut not on the large display, however at properties by means of Amazon Prime Video final yr, because of the pandemic. Now, in the end, you may go expertise each head-spinning second of it in a movie show.

GKids has introduced that Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time will obtain a restricted theatrical launch within the U.S. this December, lastly bringing the fourth entry in Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s film re-imagining on one of many most iconic anime collection of all time to the large display stateside.

Thrice Upon a Time picks up with Eva pilots Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Shikinami, Rei Ayanami, and Mari Illustrious Makinami as they grapple with the devastating cataclysmic extinction occasion referred to as Fourth Impact—and our heroes put together for one ultimate battle to keep away from the machinations of Shinji’s father, Gendo, and his plans to result in humanity’s ascension. The fourth and, if Anno can be believed, ostensibly ultimate act of his work on the Evangelion saga—together with the unique anime collection, its film epilogue End of Evangelion, and now the four-movie Rebuild saga—gives a shocking farewell to one of the enduring and influential animated collection of the previous 30 years.

Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time hits U.S. theaters for screenings on December 6, 8, and 11, with tickets out there from each Fathom Events and GKids straight beginning November 2.

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