Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
"Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha" (original title)

Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and ... See full summary »

Directors:

Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki,

Writer:

Hideaki Anno (screenplay)

Stars:

Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kotono Mitsuishi	...	Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Megumi Ogata	...	Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Rei Ayanami / Pen Pen / Yui Ikari (voice)
Yûko Miyamura	...	Asuka Langley Shikinami (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki	...	Gendo Ikari (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi	...	Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
Miki Nagasawa	...	Maya Ibuki (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Kouzou Fuyutsuki (voice)
Hiro Yuuki	...	Makoto Hyuga (voice)
Takehito Koyasu	...	Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga	...	Kensuke Aida (voice)
Tomokazu Seki	...	Toji Suzuhara (voice)
Mugihito	...	Kiel Lorenz (voice)

Storyline

Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed the secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

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Plot Keywords:

impalement | secret agent | post apocalypse | father son relationship | conspiracy | 

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Taglines:

In The War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese German

Release Date:

27 June 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$1,185 (USA) (11 February 2011)

Gross:

$113,926 (USA) (11 February 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

FUNimation Entertainment, Gainax, Khara Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min 112 min (extended cut) 108 min (theatrical)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Misato now holds the rank of colonel in this film, instead of the rank of captain who ascends to the rank of major that she has in the television series.

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Goofs

Azuka is cooking, in the scene there is a pot on the stove, Misato comes to see what happens, from the Misato's POV, Azuka is holding the pot, but in the next shot, the pot is in the same position.

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Quotes

Mari Illustrious Makinami: [She walks over to Shinji and she sniffs him] You smell like LCL, you smell good.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits, there is a scene where EVA-01 is pierced with the LLance of Longinus, thrown by Kaworu Nagisa piloting the Evangelion Mark.06, who says that he will show Shinji "true happiness."

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Connections

Remake of Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Beautiful World -PLANiTb Acoustica Mix"
Performed by Hikaru Utada

User Reviews

Very good "rebuilds" 1.0 and 2.0

First let me state that I was not a fan of the Neo Genisis Evangelion series. I found the main character's constant self pitying weak and annoying. Hence I couldn't connect with the character which of course affected the story and the philosophy behind the story. Out of boredom I decided to watch the rebuilds 1.0 and 2.0 (this a review for both). The rebuilds basically takes story archs from the series to make into a new movie with some new graphics, new characters and new story arch. I found the new graphics and the new story arch very interesting as its faster pace and of course with new graphics. It also left out a lot of Shinji's self pitying patheticness which allowed me to actually connect with the story instead of trying not to throw up with disgust. The battle scenes are superb. I cant wait for rebuild 3.0 and 4.0