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{{Infobox film
| name = Rebuild of Evangelion
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| director = [[Hideaki Anno]] (chief)<br />[[Masayuki Yamaguchi|Masayuki]] <br />[[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]
| producer = [[Toshimichi Otsuki]]<br />[[Hideaki Anno]]
| writer = [[Hideaki Anno]]
| starring = [[Megumi Ogata]]<br />[[Megumi Hayashibara]]<br />[[Yuko Miyamura]]<br />[[Kotono Mitsuishi]]
| music = [[Shiro Sagisu]]
| cinematography = Susumu Fukushi
| editing = Hirofumi Okuda
| studio = [[Studio Khara]], KlockWorx & [[Gainax]]
| distributor = KlockWorx and Khara (Japan)
| released = 2007-TBA
| runtime =
| country = [[Cinema of Japan|Japan]]
| language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| budget =
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{{Dablink|''This article is about a series of animated films. For the proposed live action film(s), see [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (live-action movie)]].''}}
{{nihongo|'''''Rebuild of Evangelion'''''|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版|Evangerion Shin Gekijōban|lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Edition"}} is a series of animated films that [[remake]] the original [[anime]] series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. It is being produced by [[Studio Khara]] and [[KlockWorx]] in partnership with [[Gainax]]. <!-- Note that the exact relationship between Khara and Gainax is unclear right now. However, they do seem to be separate and Khara is the one producing the films. Remember that Anno wrote "I have set up a production company and studio, and it is in this new setting that we will start again. Without looking back, without admiration for the circumstances, we aim to walk towards the future." --> [[Hideaki Anno]] is writing the films and will serve as general director and manager for the entire project, with [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]] and [[Masayuki Yamaguchi|Masayuki]] directing the films themselves. [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]], [[Ikuto Yamashita]], and [[Shirō Sagisu]] are returning to provide character designs, mechanical designs, and music respectively.

The intention is for the series to be four films, a [[tetralogy]], with the first three films providing new scenes, settings, and characters as well as newly available [[Computer-Generated Imagery|3D CG technology]] and the fourth presenting a completely new conclusion to the story.

Another stated intention of the series is for it to be more accessible to non-fans than the original TV series and films were.<ref>{{cite web|title=Evangelion: New Cinema Edition|quote=It will be a work that can be enjoyed even if you have not seen the TV series. I want old hard-core fans and even fans who just know Eva from pachinko to view it as a single (i.e. stand-alone) movie. We welcome first-time viewers…|publisher=[[Newtype Magazine]]|month=October|year=2006|url=http://www.evaotaku.com/html/neweva.html|accessdate=2007-08-17}}</ref> <!-- Instead of using passive "is intended", do you think the quote supports imputing the intention to Anno himself? -->

==Film titles==
{| class="wikitable" width="825px"
|-
! width="18%"| '''Episode (international title)''' !! width="23%"| '''Original Title''' !! width="20%"| '''English translation''' !! width="12%"| '''Release date in Japan''' !! width="10%"| '''Initial Running Time'''
|-
|[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 序<br>(Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Jo)
|Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Prelude
|September 1, 2007
|98 minutes<br>
|-
|[[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破<br>(Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha)
|Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Break
|June 27, 2009
|108 minutes
|-
|Evangelion: 3.0
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: Q Quickening<br>(Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Q Quickening)
|Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Q Quickening
|TBA
|TBA
|-
|Evangelion: Final
|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: ?<br>(Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: ?)
|Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: ?
|TBA
|TBA
|}

The concept of "序,破,急([[jo-ha-kyū]])", which roughly corresponds to "beginning", "middle", and "end", originated in classical [[gagaku]] music and is best known to describe the acts of a [[Noh#Jo.2C_Ha.2C_Ky.C5.AB|Nō]] play. In lieu of the traditional classification,  the production team has chosen to represent 急(kyū, {{pron-en|ˈkjuː}}, lit. bursting) with the roman letter Q, for "quickening."

The film titles, in contrast to the normal [[katakana]] spelling of {{nihongo|''Evangelion''|エヴァンゲリオン}}, replace the {{nihongo|''[[E (kana)|e]]''|エ}} and {{nihongo|''[[O (kana)|o]]''|オ}} characters with the obsolete {{nihongo|''[[We (kana)|we]]''|ヱ}} character and the infrequently used katakana {{nihongo|''[[Wo (kana)|wo]]''|ヲ}}, respectively. The change is purely a stylistic one, as there is no change in pronunciation and all appearances of the Latin spelling of "Evangelion" remain the same.

As was done with episode titles in the original series, each film has an original Japanese title and a separate international title in English picked out by the Japanese studio itself.

==Production==
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Work on Rebuild of Evangelion initially began in the autumn of 2002, with Hideaki Anno himself spending nearly six months on pre-production before being delayed by various other projects (the live action [[Cutie Honey (film)|Cutie Honey]] film, the animated [[Re: Cutie Honey]] [[original video animation|OVA]], assistance with other projects, and even a few movie roles).<ref>{{Cite web | title = Personal Biography: Hideaki Anno - Scriptwriter, director, etc. | publisher = Khara | url = http://khara.weblogs.jp/hideakianno/personal-biography.html | accessdate = 13 October 2010}}</ref> This included watching the entire original series back-to-back.<ref name="NewtypeUSA dec2006">{{cite journal  |year=2006 |last=Otsuki |first=Toshimichi |authorlink=Toshimichi Otsuki |month=December |title=Second Impact |journal=Newtype USA |volume=05 |issue=12  |pages=30–31 |publisher=[[ADV Films]]  |issn=1541-4817 }}</ref> In the December 2006 issue of Newtype, Anno revealed he was happy to finally recreate Eva "as he wanted it to be" in the beginning and that he was no longer constrained by technological and budget limitations.<ref name="Recreate">{{cite web| title= Anime News Service Archive December 2006 | publisher= Animenewsservice.com| date= 2008-12-31| url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/decx.htm| accessdate= 2009-01-26}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Gainax]]
* [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV series)|''Neon Genesis Evangelion'']]
* [[The End of Evangelion]]

==References==
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* {{cite journal|title=Rebuild of Evangelion|journal=[[Newtype (magazine)|Newtype (Japan)]]|month=October|year=2006}}
* {{cite web|publisher=Anime News Service|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxxxx.htm|title=September 4–8 Anime News|year=2006|accessdate=2007-08-17}}
* {{cite web|publisher=Anime News Service|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxo.htm|title=September 9–22 Anime News|year=2006|accessdate=2007-08-17}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*{{ja icon}} [http://www.evangelion.co.jp/ Rebuild of Evangelion website]
*{{ja icon}} [[Yahoo! Japan]]: [http://eva.yahoo.co.jp/gekijou/index.html The statement by Hideaki Anno and the bulletin movie]
*{{en icon}} Anime News Network: [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-20/hideaki-anno-releases-statement-about-new-evangelion-movies Translation of Anno's statement]
* {{imdb title|0923811}}

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