Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version: || [After] [Complete Theater]

Finally completed, Evangelion!
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I've seen Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version: || !

The fourth part, the final story, "Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version: ||", was repeatedly postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but it was finally released on March 8, 2021. .. This time, the editor who went to the theater on the first morning of the release will introduce the synopsis commentary and consideration with spoilers.

On July 20, 2018, the special newsletter for "Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version: ||" was lifted at theaters nationwide. The sudden good news makes Eva fans noisy!

The "New Theatrical Version" series has been silent for a long time after the first work "Introduction" was released in 2007, the second work "Break" in 2009, and the third work "Q" in 2012. I continued. The fourth work, "Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version: ||", is the long-awaited final edition for fans.

"Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version" "Q: 3.333" Version Notice / Revised 2 [Official]

This work, which had been postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, was finally released on March 8, 2021. This time, I will introduce the outline and consideration of this work.

What is the "Neon Genesis Evangelion" series in the first place?
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Let's review the previous "Eva" series

Let's review the "Evangelion" series once again.

The TV anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is usually abbreviated as "Evangelion" or "Eva". This is an original animation produced by GAINAX / Tatsunoko Production, and all 26 episodes were broadcast on TV Tokyo from 1995 to 1996.

In 1997, the day after the anime broadcast ended, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Theatrical Version" released "Sito Shinsei" and "Air / Magokoro to Kimi ni". The pros and cons of the 25th and 26th episodes of the TV anime were produced as completely new works, which became a big topic.

Ten years later, in 2007, the "New Theatrical Version" series was newly "rebuilt". In 2021 (planned), 14 years after the first release of "Introduction", the final fourth work "Shin Evangelion" will finally be released.

Anime "Evangelion" & old movie version & new movie version list

1. Anime "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (26 episodes) 1995
2. Old Theatrical Version "Neon Genesis Evangelion Theatrical Version Shito Shinsei" 1997
3. Old Theatrical Version "The End of Evangelion Theatrical Version Air / Magokoro to You" 1997
4. New Theatrical Version "Evangelion New Theatrical Version: Introduction" 2007
5. New Theatrical Version "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance" 2009
6. New Theatrical Version "Evangelion New Theatrical Version: Q" 2012
7. New movie version "Shin Evangelion Movie version: ||" 2021

"Evangelion" has released five movies in addition to the TV animation broadcast in 1995.

The old movie version "Sito Shinsei" was produced with the intention of digging deeper into the 25th and 26th episodes (final episode) of the anime series, while "Air / Magokoro wo Kimi ni" was the edited version of the anime.

The new movie version (Introduction, Destruction, Q) released from 2007 is different from the anime version & old movie version while condensing the flow of the first half of the animation because it was produced by remaking the animation series from 1. The story unfolds.

「エヴァンゲリオン」and「ヱヴァンゲリヲン」

Although the TV anime version and the so-called "old movie version" are written as "Evangelion", in the "new movie version" series, only the title is written as "Evangelion" in the old font.

This seems to indicate that the old and new series are different. In fact, the TV broadcast version, the old movie version, and this "Shin Eva" have different endings, so it's safe to think of them as almost separate works rather than remakes.

Glossary of terms to keep in mind for watching "Shin Evangelion"

Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls are a mysterious ancient document written in angel characters (Enochian) possessed by Zele. Since it is different from the actual Dead Sea Scrolls, it is called the basic "Ura Dead Sea Scrolls" for the sake of distinction. In the new movie version, the name was changed to "Dead Sea Scrolls Apocrypha".

The Ura Dead Sea Scrolls is a book that guides all of Seele's actions. It is said that the appearance of the apostle and the prophecy of the third impact are recorded here. The apostle invasion and EVA construction were all carried out according to the scenario in this document.

First impact
First Impact is a collision between the primordial Earth and a small celestial body, which is said to have occurred about 4 billion years ago. The giant impact, which is one of the causes of the formation of the moon, is said to correspond to this.

The small body that collided with the Earth at this time was carrying the "black moon" carrying Lilith. After the celestial body collides with the earth, the "black moon" will fall to the place under the present 3rd New Tokyo City. Also, this series of shocks caused Adam and the apostle to fall asleep for a long time.

The Force Impact in the new movie version is an impact triggered by Kaworu Nagisa. EVA No. 13 who came to collect Cassius and Longinus's spear absorbs the 12th Apostle and awakens. Unit 13 opens the door of Guf, but stops working due to Kaoru's death and Shinji's escape. The force impact ends in an attempted manner.

Second impact
The second impact was a global catastrophe that occurred in Antarctica in 2000. It was called the Second Impact because it was the largest meteorite impact since the Giant Impact.

As a result, the earth's axis moves and Antarctica disappears. The waters near Antarctica turned into a red sea of ​​death, and many cities were submerged by the tsunami and rising sea levels.

It's a cover story, and it's said that Adam actually caused a mysterious explosion. However, the truth was the man-made disaster by the investigation team (used by Seele and Ikari Gendo). They stab a longinus spear in an attempt to return Adam to an egg before the apostle awakens. However, at that time, a huge amount of energy was generated, causing a big explosion.

Near third impact
Near third impact is a catastrophe caused by the first awakened machine. After the 10th Apostle War, Unit 1 opened the door of the guff, but Cassius's spear stopped the third impact. However, after that, a third impact occurred, so this event was called a near third impact.

Third impact
The third impact is a global catastrophe that is said to occur when the apostle comes into contact with Adam. The scale is considered to be the same as the second impact, and all humankind will undoubtedly be destroyed. NERV uses EVA to fight the apostles, all to prevent this third impact.

However, the third impact was actually about to be artificially triggered. Zele and Ikari Gendo were secretly pursuing the plan to achieve the human complementation plan.

Force impact
Force impact is an impact triggered by Kaworu Nagisa. EVA No. 13 who came to collect Cassius and Longinus's spear absorbs the 12th Apostle and awakens. Unit 13 opens the door of Guf, but stops working due to Kaoru's death and Shinji's escape. The force impact ends in an attempted manner.

Final impact
The final impact is the impact that can occur after the force impact. Misato Katsuragi and others are trying to stop it.

White moon
The White Moon is Adam's egg, where the soul of the apostle is born and returned. Geofront, located in Antarctica, is the white moon itself, where Adam is found. The second impact occurred during the investigation of the White Moon and Adam.

Black moon
The black moon is a Lilith egg and has the same characteristics as the white moon. However, while the white moon is the place where the apostle's soul returns, the black moon is the place where the human (= 18th apostle) soul returns. It is the Geofront itself where the NERV headquarters is located, and Lilith sleeps in the deepest part.

Tree of life
The Tree of Life is the appearance of the first EVA machine being reduced to the embryo of life. The first machine has both the fruit of the apostle's life and the fruit of human wisdom, and is equal to God. It was eroded by the spear of Longinus and became like a cross.

Tree of life
The Sephirot tree is the tree of life in the Jewish Kabbalah. It is a graphic representation of the spiritual world, and it is said that it even depicts the path that humans follow. With the fruit of life and the fruit of wisdom in hand, the first EVA machine, which became like a god, drew this pattern in the sky.

MAGI
MAGI is a supercomputer system that operates the NERV headquarters and supports EVA. The first personality porting OS equipped with the three thinking patterns of the developer Naoko Akagi. The three personalities act as an independent system, and decisions are made by system council.

Instrumentality of Mankind Plan
The Instrumentality of Mankind Plan is the most important keyword in this work. One of the three major plans recommended by NERV, the most important of them.

The human race (Lilin) ​​born from Lilith was a group of imperfect beings with only "the fruit of wisdom." The human complementation plan is to artificially evolve such human beings into a complete single organism. For that purpose, the "fruit of life" possessed by Adam (Apostle) is required. It was the true purpose of Zele to meet these conditions and generate a third impact.

However, Seele's plan and Ikari Gendou's plan were different. Eventually, the two will confront each other, and Gendou will proceed with his own human complementation plan.

L.C.L.
L.C.L. is an orange liquid that fills the cockpit of Evangelion. It acts as a barrier to aircraft operations, nerve connections, and attacks. Within L.C.L., you can move and talk freely, and precision equipment does not interfere.

The true identity of L.C.L. is Lilith's body fluid, which will be described later, and is the result of life losing the A.T. field and being reduced.

Sync rate
The synchronization rate is the synchronization rate of the neural circuit between Evangelion and the pilot. The higher the rate, the more freedom the pilot has in manipulating the EVA body. On the other hand, the recoil is also large, and the pain such as damage to the aircraft is increased accordingly.

As the synchronization rate continues to rise, the pilot's consciousness gradually becomes assimilated into EVA. By the time it reaches 400%, the pilot loses his ego and is reduced to L.C.L.

Longinus Spear
The Longinus spear is two giant bifurcated spears. It is a set with Adam and Lilith, and the spear itself is said to be an autonomous life form.

By using it for the ancestors who have the same soul and body, it is possible to reduce the ancestors to eggs. However, for the ancestors who do not have all of them, the reproduction is temporarily suppressed. The second impact was a man-made disaster caused by the use of a spear on Adam in Antarctica.

Cassius Spear
Kaworu Nagisa threw from the satellite orbit using Evangelion Mark.6, which was completed on the Bethany base of the moon at the end of the defeat, and awakened to the first form of pseudo-thinning "beyond humans" and activated the third impact. It was used to freeze the first EVA unit.

Also, in Evangelion New Theatrical Version: Q, Kaworu Nagisa says that the two spears of Longinus and Cassius are the keys to the supplementary plan, and that if you use them together with Unit 13, you can "redo" everything.

Controls the Longinus spear "Anti-AT Field"
Controls Cassius's spear "AT Field"

SEELE
Zele is a secret society that has manipulated the world behind the scenes since ancient times. Since discovering the "Ura Dead Sea Scrolls," we have acted according to the prophecies written in the document. He manipulated the United Nations behind the scenes as a cover and built the current United Nations-led era for the apostles.

The decision-making meeting is held by 12 members via the monolith icon. The central figure is Keel Lorenz, who is also the chairman of the Human Complementary Committee.

Adam
Adam is a giant of light with a core in the center called the First Apostle. In ancient times when the earth was formed, it flew on the "white moon". Adam, who fell into what is now Antarctica, then spawns the 3rd to 16th Apostles.

After the second impact, Adam's body and soul are separated, and the body degenerates. The fetal body is owned by Ikari Gendou, and the soul is revived as Nagisa Kaworu.

Lilith
Lilith is a white giant called the Second Apostle. In the basement of the NERV headquarters, it is crucifixed with a longinus spear stuck in it. Initially, this was supposed to be Adam. The soul has been removed and transplanted to Rei Ayanami's body.

Lilith is the source of all life forms on Earth, except those from Adam. Mankind is born from Lilith as the 18th Apostle = Lilin.

Anti A.T. field(Anti Absolute Terror FIELD)
The anti-A.T. field is a concept that has the opposite property to the A.T. field. It is mainly developed by apostles who are the origin of life, such as Adam and Lilith.

The anti-A.T. field has the property of melting substances. When individual life forms receive this interference, the death drive works and the A.T. field is weakened. Eventually, the body cannot be maintained and the body returns to L.C.L.

A.T. field (Absolute Terror FIELD)
The A.T. field is the ego boundary and exclusive spiritual realm of all living organisms. It is for individual life forms to form a body and maintain it as an individual so that it can distinguish itself from others.

EVA and the apostles are using this A.T. field as a barrier. Its defense power is high, and it can hardly be broken through with conventional weapons. However, only EVA can be defeated because it is neutralized by the interference between A.T. fields.

S² Institution (S2 Kikan)
The S² engine is a perpetual motion engine called the super solenoid engine. It is also called the fruit of life that the apostle has in his body.

Proposed by Dr. Katsuragi, the discovery of Adam confirmed its existence. NERV will repair the S² engine from the apostle's wreckage and successfully install it in EVA mass production. The first EVA unit preyed on the 14th Apostle and took it directly into the body.

Geofront
Geofront is a huge hemispherical cavity in the basement of Tokyo-3. It is actually a part of the upper cavity of a huge sphere, and there is a cavity of the same name in Antarctica. A place where important parts of the work are gathered, such as the NERV headquarters and the Central Dogma described below.

Central dogma
Central dogma is the name given to the center of Geofront. It is a place that can be said to be the center of NERV, where many experimental facilities related to EVA are concentrated. In addition, the terminal dogma described later exists in the deepest part.

Terminal dogma
The terminal dogma is the innermost part of the central dogma. It is said that the first apostle Adam is imprisoned, and when the apostle invades, it self-destructs. In the new movie version, it is called EEE (Triple E), and the positional relationship with the Central Dogma is reversed.

E plan
The E plan is one of NERV's three major plans, along with the Human Complementary Plan and the Adam Plan. It was the earliest of the three plans.

The purpose of the plan, also known as the "Adam Revitalization Plan," is to produce a copy of Adam. And Evangelion was created there. However, EVA will not be replaced by Adam, and Ikari Gendou will start another plan at the same time.

Adam plan
The Adam project is one of the three major projects being promoted by NERV. This is a new plan that was launched based on the previous E plan.

Gendo Ikari, who failed to copy Adam, begins a different approach at the same time. It is to restore Adam who disappeared in the second impact. This plan, which is the cornerstone of the Human Complementary Plan, has succeeded in the resurrection of Adam's body and soul.

NERV / Euro branch
It is the European branch that controls the familiar NERV Europe. It will be a branch that appears only in the "new movie version" that does not appear in the "TV anime version" or "old movie version". The detailed location is unknown.

It owns the ownership of Unit 2 and is also the branch of the pilot "Makinami Mari Illustrious" who operates the Unit 2. The branch that Ritsuko Akagi and others visited to restore Unit 2 in "Operation 0706" is also the NERV / Euro branch.

In the new movie version so far, it will be a place that has an important role such as "a place where Mari and Ryoji Kaji got acquainted".

Red sea
The sea of ​​the Evangelion series is not always blue as it is in reality. In the old movie version, part of the sea is drawn in red, and in the new movie version, the entire range of the sea is drawn in red. In the new movie version, it is clear that the disaster of the meteorite impact caused the "second impact" (the meteorite impact was disguised by the secret society Seele), which is said to have killed half of humankind, but it still turned red. It is one of the mysterious phenomena.

Also, when the ocean changes color, most of the marine life is killed, leaving only a few creatures cultivated in an artificially constructed environment.

Therefore, there is a description in the work that Shinji and Asuka do not know familiar marine life such as penguins and turtles.

Core
Some Eva and the apostles have a red core.

"Coreing" is a phenomenon in which various things are dyed red, such as the core in Eva and the apostles. In the new movie version, it starts with the core of the sea explained earlier, and after the third impact, it cores to the earth, and the whole earth is bright red. Core formation occurs not only in nature such as the sea and the earth, but also in things and people.

And it is known that core formation does not just turn red, but explodes and disappears as it progresses. Touching something that has been cored or touching Eva that has opened the door of the guff is the cause of cored.

By the way, the term coreization has never been used in the play, and it was mentioned in the dubbing script and storyboard collection attached to the DVD / BD of EVANGELION: 3.33, so it appears in a different term in Shin Eva. It may come.

Guf door
"Guf's room" that creates the soul of a new born person and connects it to the body. The door of the room is the "guff door". Many of you may have heard it for the first time in Evangelion, but it was originally taken from the Guf's room, which is a Jewish folklore and is said to be the production factory for the souls of prenatal children.

There are two Guf rooms, "Adam's Guf's Room" and "Lilith's Guf's Room". Adam's Guf's room is where the apostles are born and returned, and Lilith's room is where the human soul is created and where humans return.

And when the guff door opens, it means that the room is ready to accept the soul.

Red sea
As the name implies, the red sea refers to the sea that is dyed bright red. In the new movie version, all the seas have turned bright red since the second impact. Marine life cannot live in the sea that has been dyed red. The sea that turned into a sea of ​​death turned into empty red water.

In addition, the red sea has occurred in some sea areas even in the old works before that. Here, only the sea near Antarctica, where the second impact occurred, was red.

Back code "The Beast"
The back code "The Beast" is the code that activates the "Beastification 2nd Form" of EVA Unit 2. The battle of Unit 2 in this battle form is wild, such as biting and tearing. In addition, the burden on the pilot is heavy, and the plug depth reaches just before entering the mentally contaminated area.

In addition, a new code 777 (Triple Seven) was added to the modified No. 2 machine after that. With this code, Kai Unit 2 will change to "Beastification Type 4 (Type 2)".

Marine Life Research Institute
The Marine Biological Research Institute is a research facility located off the coast of Tokyo-3. We are conducting research to restore the current red sea to the sea before the second impact. Here, the former sea is artificially reproduced, and it is possible to see critically endangered marine life.

ADAMS
ADAMS is a general term for the four giants of light that appeared when the second impact occurred. The light giant Adam that appeared in the old movie version was one, but in the new movie version it was four. The appearance is also very different from the old movie version, except for some features such as the location of the core.

Pseudo-thinning
Pseudo-thinning is the stage when the first EVA unit awakens and changes to its original form. In the first form, the color of the aircraft changes and a halo is generated overhead. In the second form, red light like blood vessels passed through the body that glowed white. Beyond them, the 3+ form has double halos and wings on the shoulders.

Wille
Ville is an anti-NERV organization organized around former NERV staff. Centered around Misato Katsuragi, we are working to eliminate EVA owned by NERV. With the exception of Misato, it is characteristic that all personnel have a light blue scarf wrapped around their left arm or collar.

AAA Wunder
AAA Wunder (commonly known as Wunder) is an aerial battleship owned by Ville. The captain is Misato Katsuragi and the deputy captain is Ritsuko Akagi. The first EVA unit that was captured is used as the main mobility, and it has a powerful gravity control system. It is also possible to generate an A.T. field.

DSS choker
The DSS Choker is a collar designed to kill the wearer when he or she awakens the EVA. The curse of the apostle seal was engraved, and Misato was attached to Shinji Ikari's neck to prevent the awakening of the first machine. At the end, Kaworu Nagisa's neck, which awakened Unit 13, is blown away.

Eva's curse
Eva's curse means that EVA pilots do not see physical aging. The new movie version "Q" is 14 years after the previous work, but the appearance of Shinji and Asuka has not changed. It is considered that they got on EVA and changed into "beyond humans".

Explain the outline of "Shin Evangelion"
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"Operation 0706" started! Aiming to restore Paris

Ville, led by Misato and Ritsuko, heads to the city of Paris, which is dyed red, to get parts to repair Eva Units 2 and 8 that were wrecked in "Q". We will land at the Arc de Triomphe, where we will carry out a Paris restoration operation to remove parts from Euronerf.

Paris has a strong L-barrier density, and Ritsuko-led Ville operators are trying to restore and activate the anti-L system on the Euronerf No. 1 Seal Pillar. The operation time limit is 720 seconds.

However, a large number of Nerv's Eva invaded the restoration work. Mali uses Unit 8 to defeat them, but the "boss character" 4444C (Fortwo Sea) appears with a large amount of 44B (Fortwo Bee) and attacks the restoration team with a positron gun.

Ritsuko also said to NERV, who had launched an attack similar to Misato's "Operation Yashima" before, "I'm being tested by Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki." Make a shield using 6 battleships and manage to defend the first one.

Mali thrusts the tip of the Eiffel Tower into a positron cannon by repeating Unit 8 against the 4444C, which is about to shoot the second shot immediately. The restoration team also successfully activated before the time limit, the city of Paris was successfully restored and Ville succeeded in replenishing supplies.

Resumption of aphasia with Shinji and a friend
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Shinji realizes that he is responsible for many sacrifices. Shinji became aphasia because he lost Kaoru, who supported his heart. After the incident in "Q", Shinji Asuka Rei, who had been acting together, started living in "Third Village" where the survivors of Near Third Impact live with the help of old friend Kensuke Aida. To.

There was Toji Suzuhara, who is a doctor (although unlicensed), and the chairman who became his mother. In addition, Misato and Ryoji Kaji (cv. Koki Uchiyama), the son of Kaji, also appear, depicting people who survive in a difficult environment.

At first, Shinji closed his heart without showing any reaction when spoken to by Touji and Asuka. However, when he comes into contact with people and animals in the village, he is inspired by Ray, who remembers his emotions, and he recognizes his weaknesses and recovers.

Rei, who first learned about emotions, feels something wrong with her body. Ray, who couldn't control his emotions beyond the permissible range, liquefies in front of Shinji. Like the TV broadcast version and the old movie version, Ayanami Rei (tentative name) was a clone and programmed existence of Shinji's mother, Rei Ayanami.

It seems that Shinji decided to return to Wunder because of this event.

Asuka confronting the first Eva machine
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Shinji who returned to Wunder will be quarantined again.

Meanwhile, Asuka and Mali start advancing to Nerv at Eva to prevent the force impact that Gendou is trying to cause. Asuka discovers Eva Unit 1, which triggers the Force Impact, and attempts to stop it, but is blocked by her AT field.

Asuka who activated "Back CODE999" and released the limiter. I try to break through the AT field in exchange for my own life, but the first Eva machine starts on the verge.