Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

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 Gekijōban:𝄂, lit. 'Shin Evangelion Theatrical Edition: 𝄂') is a 2021 Japanese animated epic psychological science fiction action film co-directed, written and produced 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.

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiシン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版:𝄂
Literal meaningShin Evangelion Theatrical Edition:𝄂
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnShin Evangerion Gekijōban:𝄂
Directed by
Screenplay byHideaki Anno
Based onNeon Genesis Evangelion
by Hideaki Anno
Produced by
  • Hideaki Anno
    Tomoyuki Ogata
StarringMegumi Ogata
Megumi Hayashibara
Yuko Miyamura
Maaya Sakamoto
Akira Ishida
Kotono Mitsuishi
CinematographyToru Fukushi
Edited byEmi Tsujita
Music byShirō Sagisu
Production
company
Distributed by
  • Toho Co., Ltd
  • Toei Company
Release date
  • March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥3.26 billion ($29.7 million)
Box office¥10.28 billion ($93.67 million)

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.

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