![]() ![]() Hideaki Anno the story of Eva to a story that repeats itself, and Thrice Upon a Time confirms that he meant that literally. This leads to a sort of reversal of the last two episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, this time with Shinji being the one giving his friends a therapy session to give them closure. Rather than dooming the entire planet to die so he cannot be hurt anymore, Shinji decides to help out his friends. In what is essentially a new retelling and a commentary on End of Evangelion, Shinji (voiced by Megumi Ogata in the Japanese version and Spike Spencer in the English) once again activates the end of times, and has to make a choice about the fate of mankind (think Mass Effect 3, but it actually pays off). Though Kaworu was always a bit of an enigmatic character, the Rebuild series doubles down on this by having him constantly refer to having met Shinji in the past several times, saying he never changes, or claiming that "this time" things will be different.īack when the Evangelion movies were announced, Hideaki Anno shared a statement comparing the story of Eva to a story that repeats itself, and Thrice Upon a Time confirms that he meant that literally. Then there's Kaworu, Shinji's never-to-be boyfriend and also an Angel turned into a human. ![]() Though the Rebuild movies started as a retelling of the show, in the story there are signs left around the globe of previous catastrophes in the series (like a bloodstain on the moon that looks like the one caused by Rei/Lilith in End of Evangelion). From the moment the Rebuild of Evangelion movies started being released, fans have noted references to the original series, as if that story had already happened by the time the Rebuild movies began. ![]()
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