Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
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| Directed by | Hideaki Anno (chief) Masayuki Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| Produced by | Toshimichi Otsuki |
| Written by | Hideaki Anno |
| Starring | Megumi Ogata Megumi Hayashibara Kotono Mitsuishi |
| Music by | Shiro Sagisu |
| Cinematography | Susumu Fukushi |
| Editing by | Hirofumi Okuda |
| Distributed by |  KlockWorx & Khara Taewon Entertainment Red Ant Enterprises[1] Dybex[2] Dynit[3] |
| Release date(s) | September 1, 2007 January 24, 2008 March 13, 2008 April 3, 2008 April 18, 2008 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Gross revenue | ¥2.0 bil. ($18.7 mil.) |
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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序 Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Jo?, lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Version: The Beginning") is a 2007 Japanese animated film written and chief directed by Hideaki Anno. It is the first of four films released in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy based on the original anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. It was produced and co-distributed by Anno's Studio Khara.
After the end credits, a trailer for the next film, Evangelion: 2.0, was shown.
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[edit] Plot
The plot is for largely a point-for-point adaptation of episodes 1 through 6 of the original Evangelion series. While some events are portrayed in exactly the same way, often using the same storyboards from the television show, albeit newly redrawn; other events unfold differently, using new storyboards and/or 3D computer animation. Most notably, the fifth angel Ramiel (now renumbered as the sixth Angel), and the fight against it, has gone through a complete redesign.
Shinji Ikari arrives in Tokyo-3, sent for by his father Gendo. As he wanders about town, he is caught in the crossfire between the U.N. army and the fourth Angel (third in the original version), Sachiel. Rescued by Lieutenant Colonel Misato Katsuragi, Shinji is brought to NERV Headquarters and is guilted by Gendo, who turns out to be Supreme Commander of NERV, into piloting Evangelion Unit-01 against Sachiel when its primary pilot, the mysterious Rei Ayanami, is too injured to pilot. After the initial fight, Shinji is taken in by Misato as her new housemate and enrolled in middle school. The film portrays Shinji's attempts to "settle in" with his newfound life alongside Misato, Rei and the other characters while continuing to defend Tokyo-3 and the world from the coming Angels as the new pilot of Unit-01.
In the final scene, a naked Kaworu Nagisa is awakened by SEELE on the barren surface of an unknown terrain. He engages in brief, cryptic conversation with one SEELE monolith, saying that "the third one" hasn't changed at all and that he looks forward to meeting Shinji. Kaworu's coffin is flanked on each side by 4 open tombs (to the left) and 4 more yet unopened (on the right.) In front of him is an unknown white giant, strikingly similar to Lilith. The giant is surrounded by construction and scaffolding, and is wearing the purple SEELE "Seven-eyes-of-God" Mask seen in the original series. (It should be noted that Lilith's own mask has been changed in the remake to the same white, beaked mask of the Angels.)
[edit] Release
"Evangelion: 1.01 You Are (Not) Alone: Limited Design Edition" was released on DVD in Japan on April 25, 2008. The "1.01" release contains several minor fine tunings in picture, editing, and sound quality: Anno has stated that "266 shots" have received minor enhancements, though these were all animation refinements with no actually new scenes added. Only 300,000 of these special-edition DVD sets were released. The film was be released in a "Normal Edition" on May 21. A Blu-ray Disc release has not been announced at this time.
In less than one week of sales, by April 29 more than 219,000 DVDs of the film were sold, making it the best-selling DVD of 2008 in Japan so far.[4]
The 1.01 release consists of two disks. The first contains the movie and the script. The second disk contains the "Explanation of Evangelion" feature, which is the full-length movie with text overlays pointing to things and explaining what they are. The second disk also contains music videos and trailers.
Further, including with each of the limited edition DVD sets are films strips from the actual movie containing five frames of animation. These film strips can only be obtained in the limited edition DVD, and the "Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 All Collection" artbook set, making them desirable to collectors. Many are being auctioned off online, with prices varying depending on what scenes the frames contain. Some frames from important scenes have received bids of over 29,000 yen (over $200).[5]
[edit] Reception
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At the film's theatrical premiere on September 1, 2007, the film's official Bandai Channel news feed reported full houses and full applause from fans[6]. It took first place at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, with some 236,158 spending 280 million yen (about US $2.4 million) to watch it. This income can be considered unusual, considering the film was played at only 84 theaters in the country. [7]
The film was later released in South Korea (January 24, 2008), Singapore (March 13, 2008), Hong Kong (April 3, 2008), and Taiwan (April 18, 2008). Australian-based Red Ant Enterprises has announced Evangelion 1.0 as one of 35 titles they will bring to Australia throughout 2008 and into 2009. [8] French distributor Dybex has announced it will release Evangelion 1.0 in France, starting with an out of competition projection at the 2008 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[9][10]
It received the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair award for anime of the year; Anno received best director[11]. It was nominated for Animation of the year at the 2008 Japan Academy Prize.[12]
[edit] Soundtrack
Utada Hikaru provided the ending theme song "Beautiful World" from her single Beautiful World / Kiss & Cry. She also provided a reprised remix of the series original ending theme "Fly Me to the Moon", known as "Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) -2007 MIX-", from the version she released in 2000 on her Wait & See ~Risk~ single. It served as the soundtrack to the first full theatrical trailer.
The score for the film, composed and arranged by Shiro Sagisu, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios with performances by the London Studio Orchestra, as well as a choir. An album featuring full-track selections from the film's score, Shiro SAGISU Music from "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone", was released on September 26, 2007 with the catalog number KICA-887.[13] This album is akin to a symphonic suite, highlighting Sagisu's compositions without the editing required to fit the film's scenes. The Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Original Sound Track, with the complete score as heard in the film, including Utada Hikaru's "Beautiful World" and "Fly Me To The Moon," was released on May 25, 2008 with the catalog number KICA-886. Many of the tracks on both soundtracks are rearranged versions of songs from the original series, with piano arrangements being particularly numerous. Among the new compositions is "Angel of Doom" ("EM21_Premix#070705" on the Original Soundtrack), which was used in a promotional clip for the film and can be heard during the fight against Ramiel at the end of the film.
[edit] References
- ^ Australia's Red Ant to Release Evangelion 1.0 on DVD. Anime News Network (2008). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ Evangelion Rebuild 1:0 acquis par Dybex (French). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Dynit acquires the rights to distribute Evangelion: 1:01 in Italy (Italian). Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Eva:1.0 Film Sells Record 219,000 DVDs in First Week. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Evangelion Film Strips Auctioning for Up to Y152,000. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ 大ヒット御礼!! (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-09-01.
- ^ Japanese Box Office: August 25-26, September 1-2 (Updated). Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ^ Australia's Red Ant to Release Evangelion: 1.0 on DVD. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
- ^ France's Annecy to Show Piano Forest, Appleseed Sequel. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Evangelion Rebuild 1:0 acquis par Dybex (French). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year - Anime News Network
- ^ (Japanese) Animation of the year. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Shiro SAGISU Music from "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are(Not)Alone". Retrieved on 2007-08-09.
- "Rebuild of Evangelion" (October 2006). Newtype (Japan).
- September 4–8 Anime News. Anime News Service (2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- September 9–22 Anime News. Anime News Service (2006). Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone (movie). Anime News Service (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
- 2nd Eva Film Remake to Add Redesigned EVAs, New Girl. Anime News Service (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
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