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Loo, Egan (September 8, 2007). "Human-Sized Eva Spear Auctioned for 13.7 Million Yen". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018 . Retrieved July 22, 2018. In May 1996, Gainax announced an Evangelion film [94] in response to fan dissatisfaction with the series finale. [61] On March 15, 1997, Gainax released Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, consisting of 60 minutes of clips taken from the first 24 episodes of the series and the first 30 minutes of the new ending due to production issues. [95] The second film, The End of Evangelion, which premiered on July 19, 1997, provided the complete new ending as a retelling of the final two episodes of the television series. Rather than depicting the series' climax within the characters' minds, the film provides a more conventional, action-based resolution to the series' plot lines. The film won numerous awards [96] [97] and grossed ¥1.45billion within six months of its release. [98] Ex.org ranked the film in 1999 as the fifth best 'All-Time Show', with the television series at the second. [99] In 2009, CUT magazine ranked it the third greatest anime film of all time. [100] In July 1998, the films were re-released as Revival of Evangelion which combined Death(true)² (the director's cut of Death) with The End of Evangelion. Martin, Theron (December 4, 2006). "Hayate the Combat Butler". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018 . Retrieved September 18, 2014. Evangelion: New Cinema Edition". Newtype. October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012 . Retrieved 17 August 2007. 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…

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Animation Kobe 1997: An Attendee's Report" (in Japanese). Gainax. Archived from the original on July 12, 2000 . Retrieved September 10, 2013. As an anime industry worker, for me Evangelion has been just another job, and I need to get work apart from Evangelion to keep going. It's a franchise I don't really want to work on anymore at this point – but it's an important in Japan and there are many fans, so I take it seriously. - Interview: Legendary Evangelion Illustrator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, ANN Sadamoto replied in the negative, as his only work as a mangaka is nothing more than a reworking of a pre-existing work." Milano Manga Festival: Reportage dei Sadamoto Days http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-21/kadokawa-to-launch-young-ace-magazine-with-eva-in-julySadamoto: It wasn’t and… since she appeared in Jo, Ha and Q, I wondered what her role in the story would be, and when I asked the staff, they told me that it won’t be possible to really go further in one film, so they had to tie the main story up, and that Mari may have almost no screen time. So I wondered what the point was, and decided to add a little bit of her story in the manga, on impulse. So it’s really not something the staff of the movies thought about or asked me to do, just something you can consider as a play of mine. The first Japanese DVD release was spread across seven volumes; all contained four episodes, with the seventh volume containing both the original and alternate versions of the last two episodes. This version was identical to the previous laserdisc and VHS release. The movies were also released as a special set, just like before. In 2000 and 2001, three box sets were released to commemorate the fictional Second Impact which occurred in the year 2000 in the series. The Second Impact Box contained the original episodes and both movies on nine DVDs — three per Box. The versions were the original broadcast and theatrical versions respectively and therefore different from the previous DVD release. In addition, the video game Girlfriend of Steel was included in the third box set. [121] [122] Kelts, Roland (February 17, 2012). "Shinkai engages intl anime fans". The Daily Yomiuri. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Pustan – Neon Genesis Evangelion COMPLETE Series LD's". Pustan. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016 . Retrieved October 22, 2013.