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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9851: May 14th 2021 at 7:48:24 PM

Yeah that bit was related to it.

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Digitalhero93 Since: Jun, 2017
#9852: May 14th 2021 at 8:01:46 PM

Then yeah it looks like it was removed. I would know for sure when I get the physical version. I do know the Anima pages need a lot of work.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#9853: May 15th 2021 at 12:18:01 PM

The character illustrations, which is where most of Anima's fan service seem to come from, is not included in the version that is being translated.
That's unfortunate. Has anyone collected those illustrations and uploaded them somewhere?

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Bornstellar Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#9854: May 15th 2021 at 2:16:14 PM

There on the Eva wiki, that isn't run be Eva geeks. You have to search by character galleries though.

amitakartok Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9855: Jun 10th 2021 at 1:15:02 AM

Khara is releasing a 36-page artbook for 3.0, along with a 16-page manga taking place two hours before 3.0's intro.

amitakartok Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: Don't hug me; I'm scared
#9856: Jun 12th 2021 at 9:28:35 AM

The aforementioned 3.0 prequel manga is out.

  • WILLE genuinely didn't expect Shinji was recoverable from Unit 01 and told Asuka as such. She had already given up on him, hence why she couldn't emotionally handle suddenly having him back in the movie and why she reacted with surprise when Unit 01 actually did respond to her calling his name out.
  • Unit 08 was originally supposed to take point in the mission while Unit 02 provided covering fire. The events depicted in the movie's intro (Unit 02 goes solo because Unit 08 reentered the atmosphere too early) were not according to plan.
  • At one point, Mari puts on her old school uniform and when Asuka called her out on it, Mari replied that since Shinji only ever saw her in that, he might not recognize her if she looks different. This is why Asuka shoddily patches up her old plugsuit with a roll of duct tape immediately before the battle and dons it instead of the new suit seen later in the movie: tsundere sentimentality.
  • Mari is also wearing a DSS Choker, it's not just Shinji and Asuka.

Also, the illustration book that came out with 3.0+1.01 seems to hint at Kaworu/Rei being a thing now.

raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
Anka Aquila
#9857: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:45:12 AM

May I point out how weird is it that their kid just happens to look like Shinji? I used to joke that Kaworu was probably made using Gendo's DNA in the Advice and Thrust thread but I didn't think that would truly be the case.

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9858: Jun 12th 2021 at 4:08:38 PM

Kaworu/Rei really feels random in Rebuild.

Even when you consider Rei is just girl Shinji and how much of a mess the Parallels are between them, Shinji, and the three with his parents.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Jun 12th 2021 at 4:12:51 AM

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9859: Jun 12th 2021 at 9:41:09 PM

Twitter is having a field day with this. And seeing it in multiple languages including Japanese is partly amusing and partly me nodding my head in agreement.

And not just cause of who the both are typically paired with. Asuka/Kaworu is the most popular non-Shinji ship too.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Jun 12th 2021 at 9:41:28 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#9860: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:01:55 PM

So is this whole thing actually a disaster or just “Well it’s Eva so of course it’s divisive?”

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9861: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:04:52 PM

It’s a disaster, because Mari/Shinji and Kaworu/Rei don’t make sense as ships in Rebuild.

It’s the one things even happy reviews about the movie said about how Shinji with Mari doesn’t work because Mari doesn’t really have a character to her.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Jun 12th 2021 at 10:05:19 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#9862: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:07:32 PM

Well fuck. :/

Okay end-pairings aside, what about the rest of the movie as a whole?

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9863: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:11:06 PM

Oh okay there’s apparently even weirder context in that image too.

That’s supposed to be what Shinji wants in Instrumentality. Aka he wants Kaworu and Rei to be his daddy and mummy and that baby is supposed to be him

Freud Was Right has always been rampant in the series, but SHEESH.

[up] It was really well received, when people did criticize it, of which there were a few, they were pretty critical, but overall positive reviews all around.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Jun 12th 2021 at 10:12:40 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#9864: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:13:30 PM

Honestly I can buy that from Shinji.

[up] Well shit that’s good enough for me. Glad that the movie isn’t a train wreck.

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OmegaRadiance Since: Jun, 2011
#9865: Jun 12th 2021 at 10:28:25 PM

This and other art from the official boom are really good. NSFW as the kids are in their underwear and just jackets.

In the thread there’s also a really good one of Ritsuko and Maya on a farm and the animals wear Eva masks.

Edited by OmegaRadiance on Jun 12th 2021 at 10:28:47 AM

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Bornstellar Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#9866: Jun 13th 2021 at 12:18:59 AM

[up]I heard another person say that that was supposed to be Misato next to Ritsuko, since you can see Kaji in the background. Though, honestly, this woman next to her looks like both (same face) and neither (haircut is too different to be Maya or Misato) at the same time to me.

Digitalhero93 Since: Jun, 2017
#9867: Jun 13th 2021 at 6:43:57 AM

The illustrations that I have seen all looked nice so far. Not really uncommon for people to over analyze what the illustrations mean.I have seen alot of back and forth on the one with Rei, Kaworu, and the baby.

About the pairings in the end though, no one really knows who ends up with who for the most part except for Touji and Hikari. For the rest, nothing really confirmed, just implied. The ending is vague enough for people to make guesses, even when shipping is taken into account.

raziel365 Anka Aquila from South of the Far West (Veteran) Relationship Status: I've been dreaming of True Love's Kiss
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#9868: Jun 14th 2021 at 1:03:36 AM

Honestly, I think Mari/Shinji works more as a platonic ship rather than anything romantic given how she teased Asuka about Shinji in “3.33”.

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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#9869: Jun 14th 2021 at 5:32:57 AM

It’s the one things even happy reviews about the movie said about how Shinji with Mari doesn’t work because Mari doesn’t really have a character to her.
That's what happens when the one who pushed for her inclusion refuses to give any specifics on what she should be like because they're fixated on the idea that doing so would invalidate her intended purpose to help with "destroying Evangelion", leaving the director, the writer, the voice actress and several others to wrack their heads trying to come up with something that doesn't leaving her as a flat character and yet leaves enough wiggle room to implementing her aforementioned purpose when the time comes.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#9870: Jun 14th 2021 at 5:45:11 AM

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-14/final-evangelion-film-box-office-jumps-960.5-percent-over-previous-weekend/.173934

Holy fucking Hell, a 960/5% box office boost.

Jesus Christ almighty. [awesome]

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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#9872: Jun 27th 2021 at 11:49:59 PM

I've added an entry for Kotone Suzunami in Rebuild of Evangelion, since Evangelion Battlefields is set in the Rebuild continuity. Please help flesh it out if you can.

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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#9874: Jun 29th 2021 at 12:34:59 PM

... I don't see much resemblance, to be honest.

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Bornstellar Since: Oct, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#9875: Jun 29th 2021 at 2:04:46 PM

Take away the pigtails and make the hair blue. Maybe take away the smile too.


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