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{{short description|2009 Japanese animated film}}
{{redirect|Evangelion 2|the 2003 video game|Neon Genesis Evangelion 2}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.
| image          = RoE20Poster.jpg
| alt            = An stairwell from the same scene as its previous film (1.0), with the same arrangement and characters that appeared in the film. Two Additional characters, Asuka and Mari, also appear on the stairwell.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Hideaki Anno]]
* [[Masayuki (animator)|Masayuki]]
* [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]
}}
| producer       = <!--No one credited as Producer (プロデューサー)-->
| screenplay     = Hideaki Anno
| based_on       = {{based on|''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''|Hideaki Anno}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Megumi Ogata]]
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]
* [[Yuko Miyamura]]
* [[Maaya Sakamoto]]
* [[Fumihiko Tachiki]]
* [[Kotono Mitsuishi]]
* [[Kouichi Yamadera]]
}}
| music          = [[Shirō Sagisu]]
| cinematography = Toru Fukushi
| editing        = Hiroshi Okuda
| studio         = [[Khara (studio)|Studio Khara]]
| distributor    = The KlockWorx
| released       = {{Film date|2009|06|27}}
| runtime        = 108 minutes
| country        = Japan
| language       = Japanese
| gross          = $44 million{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance''}}
{{nihongo|'''''Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.'''''|ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破|Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha|lit. "Evangelion New Theatrical Edition: Break"}} is a 2009 Japanese [[Anime|animated]] [[science fiction action film]] written and chiefly directed by [[Hideaki Anno]]. It is the second of a [[tetralogy]] of films released in the ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]''. The tetralogy is based on the original [[anime]] series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. It was produced and co-distributed by [[Hideaki Anno]]'s [[Khara (studio)|Studio Khara]] in partnership with Gainax.
The film continues the story of ''[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]'', with [[Shinji Ikari]] continuing his role as a pilot of one of the gigantic [[Evangelion (mecha)|Evangelion]] as part of NERV's ongoing fight against the mysterious creatures known as Angels. While replicating many scenes and plot elements from the original series, the film also introduces new ones, including newly designed creatures and new characters, such as [[Mari Illustrious Makinami]], and integrates newly available [[Computer-generated imagery|3D CG technology]]. Its ending paves the way for the significant storyline departures from the original series in ''[[Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo]]''.
== Plot ==
<!--Thus far in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, Angels don't have names and are only referred to as "nth Angel"-->
<!-- Per WP:FilmPlot, plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 and 700 words! -->
The [[List of Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion#In Rebuild of Evangelion|Third Angel]]<!--Director Kazuya Tsurumaki stated it was the Third Angel.--> escapes its confinement and tries to break out of NERV's arctic [[Bethany (biblical village)|Bethany]] Base, but [[Mari Illustrious Makinami]], a new pilot, launches [[Evangelion (mecha)#EVA Provisional Unit 05|Evangelion Provisional Unit-05]] and destroys the Angel by self-destructing the EVA and safely ejecting at the last moment.
Meanwhile, [[Shinji Ikari]] and his father [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] visit mother and wife [[Yui Ikari|Yui's]] grave. Shortly after, the [[Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#In_Rebuild_of_Evangelion|Seventh Angel]] attacks, but is quickly dispatched by the newly arrived [[Eva Unit-02|Unit-02]] and its headstrong pilot, [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka Langley Shikinami]]. [[Ryoji Kaji]] delivers to Gendo a suitcase containing the mysterious "Key of Nebuchadnezzar" and notes that the destruction of Unit-05 went as planned. Gendo and [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]] then visit NERV's lunar compound, [[Tabgha]] Base, to view the construction of [[Evangelion (mecha)#Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima|Evangelion Mark.06]], which is noted as being different from the other EVAs. They are denied permission to land, but briefly see [[Kaworu Nagisa]] sitting in space without a space suit. During Gendo's absence, the [[List of Angels in Neon Genesis Evangelion#Sahaquiel|Eighth Angel]] attacks Tokyo-3. Shinji, Asuka, and Rei kill it in an improvised plan devised by [[Misato Katsuragi]]. Both [[Evangelion (mecha)#Evangelion Unit 00 (Zerogōki: 零号機)|Unit-00]] and [[Eva Unit-01|Unit-01]] are damaged. Gendo returns and asks to have them both repaired, but SEELE only allows the repair of Unit-01.
In an attempt to heal the relationship between Gendo and Shinji, Rei prepares a dinner party. At the same time, Mari arrives in Tokyo-3. Later, [[Evangelion (mecha)#EVA Unit 04|Unit-04]] and NERV's U.S. branch are destroyed during an experiment, prompting the U.S. government to send [[Evangelion (mecha)#EVA Unit 03|Unit-03]] to Tokyo-3. Due to an international agreement that allows no more than three functioning Evangelions per country at a time, NERV seals away Unit-02 and schedules a test of Unit-03 on the same day as Rei's dinner party; Asuka volunteers to take Rei's place as the test pilot, to prevent the party from getting cancelled. Once Asuka activates Unit-03, the [[Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Bardiel|Ninth Angel]] possesses the EVA and goes on a rampage. Shinji pilots Unit-01, but refuses to fight the Angel for fear of harming Asuka, who is still trapped inside. Gendo orders the activation of the Dummy System, which makes Unit-01 autonomous, and allows it to savagely destroy Unit-03, crushing the cockpit in its teeth.<!--Do not use the word entry plug, as it is not a term non-fans would understand.--> Emotionally wounded by his father's cold decision, Shinji leaves NERV.
Asuka survives, but is grievously injured and placed in quarantine for fear of mental contamination by the Angel. Shinji heads out of the city, but the [[Angels_in_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Zeruel|Tenth Angel]] attacks, so he flees to an emergency shelter. Gendo fails to activate Unit-01 without Shinji, so Mari hijacks Unit-02 and heads out to fight the Angel alone. She removes Unit-02's limiters and launches an all-out attack, but the Angel severely damages Unit-02. Rei joins the fight with the damaged Unit-00 and charges at the Angel with a missile. The missile detonates, but fails to destroy the Angel. The Angel consumes Unit-00 and integrates it with its own body, allowing it to bypass NERV's defenses.
Upon seeing Rei consumed along with Unit-00, Shinji rushes to Gendo and asks to pilot Unit-01 again. Shinji fends off the Angel, but before he can defeat it, Unit-01 runs out of power and shuts down. Unit-01 reactivates in berserk mode in response to Shinji's rage at the loss of Rei. It easily takes down the Angel, and Shinji uses the EVA to reach inside the Angel's core to save Rei. Unit-01 then starts transcending its physical boundaries to grant Shinji's wish. At the moment Shinji retrieves Rei, Unit-01 pulls Unit-00's core out of the Angel. As they embrace, Shinji thanks Rei for her attempt to reconcile him with Gendo. She apologizes that it was not realized, but Shinji assures her it was okay. The Angel explodes and its remains, along with Unit-00's core, are absorbed into Unit-01, fusing them all into one being. Unit-01 then sprouts giant wings of light, and Misato, who has been watching the battle, sees that they are identical to the ones she saw during Second Impact. Ritsuko realizes that the EVA has become a divine being, triggering Third Impact and declares this to be the end of the world.
In a [[post-credits scene]], a spear<!-- Kindly do not change this into Spears of Cassius unless have a reliable reference confirming that this one is. --> shoots down from the Moon and impales Unit-01 in the middle of its [[apotheosis]], neutralizing it and stopping Third Impact. Kaworu then descends from the Moon in Mark.06, saying that this time, he will show Shinji true happiness.
== Cast ==
{{Main|List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Character
! rowspan="2"|Japanese
! colspan="2"|English
|-
! [[Funimation]]/Okratron 5000 (2011)
! [[Dubbing Brothers]]/[[Amazon Prime Video|Prime Video]] (2021)
|- <!-- 2.22 closing credits, English version, Japanese cast for ordering -->
| [[Shinji Ikari]] ||  [[Megumi Ogata]] ||colspan="2"| <div style="text-align: center;">[[Spike Spencer]]</div>
|-
| [[Misato Katsuragi]] || [[Kotono Mitsuishi]] ||colspan="2"| <div style="text-align: center;">[[Allison Keith]]</div>
|-
| [[Gendo Ikari]]  || [[Fumihiko Tachiki]] ||colspan="2"| <div style="text-align: center;">[[John Swasey]]</div>
|-
| [[Asuka Langley Shikinami]] || [[Yūko Miyamura]] ||colspan="2"| <div style="text-align: center;">[[Tiffany Grant]]</div>
|-
| [[Rei Ayanami]] || [[Megumi Hayashibara]] || [[Brina Palencia]] || [[Amanda Winn-Lee]]
|-
| [[Mari Illustrious Makinami]] || [[Maaya Sakamoto]] || [[Trina Nishimura]] || Deneen Melody
|-
| [[Ritsuko Akagi]] || [[Yuriko Yamaguchi (voice actor)|Yuriko Yamaguchi]] || [[Colleen Clinkenbeard]] || [[Mary Faber]]
|-
| [[Ryoji Kaji]] || [[Kōichi Yamadera]] || [[J. Michael Tatum]] || Sean Burgos
|-
| [[Kaworu Nagisa]] || [[Akira Ishida]] || [[Jerry Jewell]] || [[Daman Mills]]
|-
| [[Kozo Fuyutsuki]] || [[Motomu Kiyokawa]] || [[Kent Williams (voice actor)|Kent Williams]]
|Michael Ross
|-
| [[Maya Ibuki]] || [[Miki Nagasawa]] || [[Caitlin Glass]]
|Amy Seeley
|-
| [[Shigeru Aoba]] || [[Takehito Koyasu]] || [[Phil Parsons (voice actor)|Phil Parsons]]
|[[Jaxon Lee]]
|-
| [[Makoto Hyuga]] || [[Hiro Yuuki]] || [[Mike McFarland]]
|Joe Fria
|-
| [[Toji Suzuhara]] || [[Tomokazu Seki]] || [[Justin Cook]]
|[[Brett Weaver]]
|-
| [[Kensuke Aida]] || [[Tetsuya Iwanaga (voice actor)|Tetsuya Iwanaga]] || [[Greg Ayres]]
|[[Alejandro Saab]]
|-
| [[Hikari Horaki]] || [[Junko Iwao]] || [[Leah Clark]]
|Kimberly Yates
|-
| [[List of Neon Genesis Evangelion characters#Keel Lorenz|Keel Lorenz]]||[[Mugihito]] || Bill Jenkins
| [[Tom Booker]]
|-
| [[Yui Ikari]] || Megumi Hayashibara || [[Stephanie Young]]
| Amanda Winn-Lee
|}
== Production ==
In September 2006, it was confirmed the second film produced as part of the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' series, with a release date tentatively set for January 2008 and a 90-minute running time.<ref name="September"/> In November 2006, the December edition of the Japanese anime magazine ''[[Newtype]]'' confirmed the second film was written during [[post-production]] on the first film. Anno stated the introduction of new characters and Evangelion units would begin from the second film onwards.<ref name="November">{{cite web|title=Anime News Service Archive December 2006|publisher=Animenewsservice.com|date=December 4, 2006|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/decx.htm|access-date=January 26, 2009|archive-date=August 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140817154956/http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/decx.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The release date was pushed back several times from the original announcement of January 2008:<ref name="September">{{cite web|title=Anime News Service Archive September 2006|publisher=Animenewsservice.com|date=September 26, 2006|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxo.htm|access-date=January 26, 2009|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615145909/http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxo.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> first, to a December 2008 release<ref name="December">{{cite web |title=Evangelion 2.0's Month of Release Confirmed? |publisher=furuanimepanikku.com |date=May 15, 2008 |url=https://furuanimepanikku.com/2008/05/15/evangelion-20s-month-of-release-confirmed/ |access-date=January 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205021859/http://www.furuanimepanikku.com/2008/05/15/evangelion-20s-month-of-release-confirmed/ |archive-date=December 5, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before an update on the official website on October 6, 2008 announced the official English title and an "early summer 2009" release date.<ref name="Summer">{{cite web|title=Evangelion 2.0 Film Set for Early Summer of 2009|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=October 5, 2008|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-05/evangelion-2.0-film-set-for-early-summer-of-2009|access-date=January 30, 2009|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228001005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-05/evangelion-2.0-film-set-for-early-summer-of-2009|url-status=live}}</ref> A final postponement revealed that the film would be released on June 27, 2009.<ref name="June">{{cite web|title= Anno's Evangelion 2.0 Film Slated for June 27 in Japan (Updated)|publisher= Anime News. Network|date= February 20, 2009|url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-19/anno-evangelion-2.0-film-slated-for-june-27-in-japan|access-date= April 28, 2020|archive-date= December 6, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181206171228/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-19/anno-evangelion-2.0-film-slated-for-june-27-in-japan|url-status= live}}</ref>
== Music ==
{{main|Music of Neon Genesis Evangelion#Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Original Soundtrack|l1=Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Original Soundtrack}}
In May 2009, [[Hikaru Utada]] returned to the series and provided the theme song for the film, "Beautiful World (Planitb Acoustica Mix)".<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103102705/http://www.evangelion.co.jp/themesong.html|archive-date=January 3, 2008|url=https://www.evangelion.co.jp/themesong.html|title=『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破』作品情報 -テーマソング-|publisher=evangelion.co.jp|access-date=2015-01-02}}</ref> Utada previously released "[[Beautiful World (Hikaru Utada song)|Beautiful World]]" for ''[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]'' in 2007.<ref name="Theme">{{cite web|title=Hikaru Utada to Sing Theme of Evangelion: 2.0 Film|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 15, 2009|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-15/hikaru-utada-to-sing-theme-of-evangelion/2.0-film|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206170948/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-15/hikaru-utada-to-sing-theme-of-evangelion/2.0-film|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Original Sound Track|soundtrack album]] featuring the film's score by [[Shirō Sagisu]] was released on July 8, 2009 in both the regular and special editions. The special edition contains a bonus disc featuring score selections not edited to fit into the film.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702005944/http://www.evangelion.co.jp/ost.html|archive-date=July 2, 2008|url=https://www.evangelion.co.jp/ost.html|title=『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破』オリジナルサウンドトラック|publisher=evangelion.co.jp|access-date=2015-01-02}}</ref> The film also inserted popular Japanese folk songs, "[[Tsubasa o Kudasai]]" and "Kyō no Hi wa Sayōnara", performed by Megumi Hayashibara.
== Release ==
The film's initial [[teaser trailer]], shown after the end credits of ''[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]'' in the style of the "next episode" previews in the original TV series, hinted at the adoption of Unit-02 and its pilot [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka Langley Shikinami]] and showed scenes inspired by the original series (the disappearance of Unit-04 upon the startup of its S<sup>2</sup> engine, the possession of Unit-03 by [[Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)#Bardiel|Bardiel]], Evangelion Units 01 and 02 fighting [[Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)#Zeruel|Zeruel]]) as well as new material (the newly designed Units 05 and 06 and the unintroduced new character of Mari Makinami). A full trailer was released on April 2, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-02/2-evangelion/2.0-film-teasers-streamed-by-yahoo-site |title=2 Evangelion: 2.0 Film Teasers Streamed by Yahoo! Site (Update 2) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=April 2, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=May 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506060602/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-02/2-evangelion/2.0-film-teasers-streamed-by-yahoo-site |url-status=live }}</ref> The character Makinami Mari Illustrious, teased in the teaser trailer and appearing in the Nintendo DS game {{nihongo|''Petit Eva: Evangelion@Game''|ぷちえゔぁ～EVANGELION@GAME～|Puchi Eva ~Evangelion@Game~}} as a character picture prize with the name of {{nihongo|Mari|マリ}} and the simple description of "Mysterious girl",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://neweva.web.fc2.com/ha.htm|title=ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 最新情報|work=fc2.com|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020348/http://neweva.web.fc2.com/ha.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> was introduced in the April 18 EVA-EXTRA01 paper magazine by her full name, following the Evangelion [[Ayanami class destroyer|naval naming]] convention, with [[Maaya Sakamoto]] as her [[Voice acting in Japan|voice actress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-17/maaya-sakamoto-to-play-new-character-in-eva/2.0-film |title=Maaya Sakamoto to Play New Character in Eva: 2.0 Film (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206173006/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-17/maaya-sakamoto-to-play-new-character-in-eva/2.0-film |url-status=live }}</ref> Similarly, theatrical posters revealed that the character Asuka's family name would be changed from [[Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū|Sohryu]] to [[Shikinami]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gigazine.net/news/20090314_eva/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710052432/http://gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090314_eva|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title=アスカは「式波・アスカ・ラングレー」に？「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破」の前売り劇場鑑賞券で衝撃の事実が明らかに|work=GIGAZINE|access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
''Evangelion 2.0'' made its International/US premiere at the [[Hawaii International Film Festival]] on October 24, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| last=Yadao| first=Jason| title=Cel Shaded: Isle film fest gets 'Eva 2.0' first in U.S.| date=October 6, 2009| newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin| url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/features/celshaded/20091006_Isle_film_fest_gets_Eva_20_first_in_US.html| access-date=October 30, 2009}}{{dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref><!--This link is not retrievable using Wayback Internet Archive.--> The film made its Canadian premiere at [[Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema]] on November 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eva 2.0, Musashi, First Squad to Premiere in Waterloo (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-04/eva-2.0-musashi-first-squad-to-premiere-in-waterloo|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206171925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-04/eva-2.0-musashi-first-squad-to-premiere-in-waterloo|url-status=live}}</ref>  On December 3, 2009, the film was released in Hong Kong<ref name="NeoVision Company Limited 新一影業有限公司">{{cite web |url=http://www.neovision.com.hk/ |title=NeoVision Company Limited 新一影業有限公司 |publisher=Neovision.com.hk |access-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721085417/http://www.neovision.com.hk/ |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> and South Korea. In Australia, the film made its premiere at the Reel Anime Festival in September 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.madman.com.au/news/real-anime-2010-%E2%80%93-theatrical-season-announced/ |title=REAL ANIME 2010 – THEATRICAL SEASON ANNOUNCED " Madman Entertainment News |publisher=Madman.com.au |access-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230170005/http://www.madman.com.au/news/real-anime-2010-–-theatrical-season-announced/ |archive-date=December 30, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.madman.com.au/reelanime/details/ |title=Reel Anime 2010 " Screening Details |publisher=Madman.com.au |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123145524/http://www.madman.com.au/reelanime/details/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film premiered in Ireland on March 20, 2010 as a part of the Irish Film Institute Anime Weekend.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ifi.ie/cinema/sdispfilm_07.asp |title=Irish Film Institute |publisher=Irishfilm.ie |access-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124848/http://www.irishfilm.ie/cinema/sdispfilm_07.asp?SID=194&filmID=6761 |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The film screened on July 10, 2010 as a part of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web |author=• 12:00 pm • Hall Theater help |url=https://fantasiafestival.com/en/archives/2010?id=288 |title=SCENE Presents Fantasia 2010 {{pipe}} Films & Schedule {{pipe}} Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance |publisher=Fantasiafestival.com |date=July 10, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306183512/http://fantasiafestival.com/2010/en/films/film_detail.php?id=288 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film made its European premiere at [[Lucca Comics & Games]] 2009 on November 1, 2009 and was screened at the Asia Filmfest in Munich on November 6, 2009. Despite former announcements,<ref name="Germany">{{cite web|title=Evangelion 2.0 visits Germany for Animotion 2009|publisher=Affenheim Theatre|date=May 18, 2009|url=http://blog.affenheimtheater.de/en/2009/03/26/evangelion-20-animagic-animotion-2009/|access-date=May 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512195651/http://blog.affenheimtheater.de/en/2009/03/26/evangelion-20-animagic-animotion-2009/|archive-date=May 12, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' was not screened at the Animotion festival in Bonn because of licensing problems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.affenheimtheater.de/en/2009/07/23/animagic-animotion-no-evangelion-2-0-gurren-lagann/ |title=No Evangelion 2.0 & Gurren Lagann on AnimagiC {{pipe}} Affenheimtheater |publisher=Blog.affenheimtheater.de |date=July 23, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727032858/http://blog.affenheimtheater.de/en/2009/07/23/animagic-animotion-no-evangelion-2-0-gurren-lagann/ |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The film also competed in the [[Festival de Cine de Sitges|Sitges Film Festival]] in Catalonia, Spain on October 4, 2009 in the ''Anima't'' category.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sitges Film Festival – Evangelion 2.0: You can (not) advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha)|publisher=Sitges Film Festival|url=https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/film?id=10001249|access-date=September 23, 2009|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311041715/http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/film?id=10001249|url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, Cinema Asia Releasing, [[Eleven Arts]] and [[Funimation]] announced that ''Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance'' would premiere in the United States in January 2011. It was originally planned to premiere in 70–100 theaters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?evangelion_2_0_to_be_released_in_the_us_16162.aspx/|title=Asia Pacific Arts: Evangelion 2.0 to be released in the US|work=usc.edu|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121190933/http://asiapacificarts.usc.edu/article@apa?evangelion_2_0_to_be_released_in_the_us_16162.aspx%2F|archive-date=January 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Funimation released a statement in December 2010 confirming that it would be released in 22 theatres.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-12-15/evangelion/2.0-you-can-not-advance-attacks-north-america|title=Evangelion 2.0 Attacks North America|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=December 15, 2010|access-date=December 22, 2010|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208025232/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-12-15/evangelion/2.0-you-can-not-advance-attacks-north-america|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Singapore: November 12, 2009 at The Cathay/The Picturehouse.
* South Korea: December 3, 2009.
* Hong Kong: December 3, 2009.<ref name="NeoVision Company Limited 新一影業有限公司"/>
* Malaysia: March 4, 2010 at The Cathay Cineplex e@Curve and TGV at Sunway (after fans' petition in the forum and Facebook).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cinema.com.my/news/news.aspx?search=2009.msians_want_eva_3666 |title=Malaysians want Eva 2.0 |publisher=cinema.com.my |date=November 17, 2009 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227074009/http://www.cinema.com.my/news/news.aspx?search=2009.msians_want_eva_3666 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Belgium: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104115224/http://www.anima2010.eu/ Anima: Brussels Animation Film Festival 2010]. February 13 and 20, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animatv.be/movie.php?pageID=32&ln=3 |title=Anima 2011 |publisher=Animatv.be |access-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706132811/http://www.animatv.be/movie.php?pageID=32&ln=3 |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
* United Kingdom: Glasgow Film Festival on February 15, 2010 at 5:45pm.<ref>Glasgow Film Festival 2010</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk/films/381 |title=Glasgow Film Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102064045/http://www.glasgowfilmfestival.org.uk/films/381 |archive-date=January 2, 2010 }}</ref>
* Estonia: 4.JAFF (Japanese Animation Film Festival) in Tallinn and Tartu on April 4, 2010
* Indonesia: screening nationwide, beginning from July 16, 2010, only at Blitz Megaplex theaters. Distribution rights held by Pratama Film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://showbiz.vivanews.com/news/read/165215-para-pilot-muda-kembali-bertarung |title=VIVAnews – Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not ) Advance: Para Pilot Muda Kembali Bertarung |publisher=Showbiz.vivanews.com |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720220447/http://showbiz.vivanews.com/news/read/165215-para-pilot-muda-kembali-bertarung |archive-date=July 20, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715111445/http://pratamafilm.com/v1/viewcatalog.php?id=35 |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url=http://www.pratamafilm.com/v1/viewcatalog.php?id=35 |title=Movies, Films, Celluloids and More |publisher=Pratama Film |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blitzmegaplex.com/en/movie_detail.php?id=MOV1002 |title=Bioskop Blitzmegaplex – The Largest Cinema in Indonesia |publisher=Blitzmegaplex.com |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909050147/http://www.blitzmegaplex.com/en/movie_detail.php?id=MOV1002 |archive-date=September 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
''Evangelion 2.0'' was broadcast on [[Nippon TV]] on August 26, 2011 under the name ''Evangelion 2.02''.<ref>{{cite web|author=『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 TV版』 金曜ロードショーで放送決定 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415142904/http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2011/07/000156.html|archive-date=April 15, 2012|url=http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2011/07/000156.html |title=株式会社カラー：最新情報：『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 TV版』 金曜ロードショーで放送決定 |publisher=Khara.co.jp |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/07/01/109/ |title=『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破』、金曜ロードショーで8月26日放送決定 {{pipe}} ホビー {{pipe}} マイコミジャーナル |publisher=Journal.mycom.co.jp |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904225440/http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/07/01/109/ |archive-date=September 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Simultaneously, the TV edition was played in 5 Japanese theaters;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-07-25/eva-2.0-returns-to-theaters-on-same-night-it-airs-on-tv |title=Eva:2.0 Returns to Theaters on Same Night It Airs on TV – Interest |publisher=Anime News Network |date=September 21, 2011 |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207063653/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-07-25/eva-2.0-returns-to-theaters-on-same-night-it-airs-on-tv |url-status=live }}</ref> the TV broadcast of ''2.0'' received higher ratings than did ''1.0''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-29/evangelion/2.0-film-tv-debut-garners-13.1-rating |title=Evangelion: 2.0 Film's TV Debut Garners 13.1 Rating – News |publisher=Anime News Network |date=September 21, 2011 |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=February 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206192246/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-29/evangelion/2.0-film-tv-debut-garners-13.1-rating |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of the broadcast, a trailer for ''Evangelion 3.0'' was included, with an official release date of Fall 2012.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219095316/http://www.evangelion.co.jp/q.html|archive-date=December 19, 2011|url=https://www.evangelion.co.jp/q.html |title=ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：Q |publisher=Evangelion.co.jp |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>
=== Home media ===
The DVD and Blu-ray release in Japan took place on May 26, 2010;<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-03/evangelion-2.22-film-digitally-remastered-dvd-listed |title=Evangelion 2.22 Film's Digitally Mastered DVD Listed (Update 2) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 3, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206171933/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-03/evangelion-2.22-film-digitally-remastered-dvd-listed |url-status=live }}</ref> unlike the 2 DVD versions of ''1.0'', it was released as ''2.22'' with "readjustments".<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com"/> [[Universum Film]]'s German release was on September 17, 2010. The Japanese release set an [[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.jp]] record for [[pre-order]]s, with more than 88,000,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-15/amazon-jp-gets-88000-eva-2.22-pre-orders |title=Amazon JP Gets 88,000 Evangelion 2.22 BD/DVD Pre-Orders |publisher=Anime News Network |date=February 15, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206174947/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-15/amazon-jp-gets-88000-eva-2.22-pre-orders |url-status=live }}</ref> and ultimately over 800,000 pre-orders in general;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-03/evangelion/2.22-film-dvd/bd-pre-orders-top-800000 |title=Evangelion: 2.22 Film's DVD/BD Pre-Orders Top 800,000 (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208004857/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-03/evangelion/2.22-film-dvd/bd-pre-orders-top-800000 |url-status=live }}</ref> upon release, it set first-day sales records (124,000 DVDs and 195,000 Blu-ray discs),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-26/eva/2.22-sells-124000-dvds-195000-bds-on-tuesday |title=Eva: 2.22 Sells 124,000 DVDs, 195,000 BDs on Tuesday |publisher=Anime News Network |date=May 26, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=July 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720214553/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-26/eva/2.22-sells-124000-dvds-195000-bds-on-tuesday |url-status=live }}</ref> <!-- I don't know if the 124k/195k figure includes the 800k preorders. Logically, it wouldn't, but the ANN article doesn't say. --> topping Blu-ray sales for 4 weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-23/eva-2-is-no.1-bd-in-4th-week-angel-beats-sells-15k+on-1st-day |title=Eva:2 is #1 BD in 4th Week, Angel Beats Sells 15K+ on 1st Day (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=June 23, 2010 |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005203314/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-23/eva-2-is-no.1-bd-in-4th-week-angel-beats-sells-15k+on-1st-day |url-status=live }}</ref>
At [[Otakon]] 2010, North American anime distributor [[Funimation]] announced that they had licensed ''Evangelion 2.0'' and would plan a theatrical release followed by a DVD and [[Blu-ray Disc|Blu-ray]] release on April 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-15/summer-wars-submitted-for-oscar-nominations |title=Summer Wars Submitted for Oscar Nominations |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509234202/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-15/summer-wars-submitted-for-oscar-nominations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-30/funimation-adds-eva-2.0-hetalia-film-summer-wars|title=Funimation Adds Eva 2.0, Hetalia Film, Summer Wars|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=July 30, 2010|access-date=April 28, 2020|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510012915/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-30/funimation-adds-eva-2.0-hetalia-film-summer-wars|url-status=live}}</ref> The release date was later brought forward to March 29, 2011 for the United States,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animecornerstore.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-set-of-funimation-date-changes.html|title=Robert's Anime Corner Blog|author=Robert|work=animecornerstore.blogspot.com|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=January 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121190933/http://animecornerstore.blogspot.com/2011/01/another-set-of-funimation-date-changes.html|url-status=live}}</ref> but the original release date was retained for Canada.<ref>[https://www.amazon.ca/Evangelion-2-22-Advance-Movie-Blu-ray/dp/B004EC5IUW Evangelion: 2.22 You Can Not Advance] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726043021/http://www.amazon.ca/Evangelion-2-22-Advance-Movie-Blu-ray/dp/B004EC5IUW |date=July 26, 2012 }}. [[Amazon.com|amazon.ca]]. Retrieved April 16, 2011.</ref> The film grossed over {{US$|7.6 million|long=no}} in DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangerion shin gekijôban: Ha (2011) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Evangerion-shin-gekijoban-Ha |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=28 March 2021 |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428234640/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Evangerion-shin-gekijoban-Ha |url-status=live }}</ref>
In May 2010, British anime distributor [[Manga Entertainment]] had announced plans to release ''Evangelion 2.0'' in the U.K. and were waiting on Funimation to announce production dates;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-23/manga-uk-indicates-plans-for-eva/2.0-eden-of-the-east|title=Manga UK Indicates Plans For Eva 2.0, Eden of the East|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 23, 2010|access-date=July 31, 2010|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423140642/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-23/manga-uk-indicates-plans-for-eva/2.0-eden-of-the-east|url-status=live}}</ref> in December 2010, the release dates for the Blu-ray and DVD of ''2.22'' were announced to be June 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-17/manga-uk-to-release-eva-2.22-dvd/bd-by-end-of-june |title=Manga UK to Release Eva:2.22 DVD/BD by End of June |publisher=Anime News Network |date=December 16, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206172429/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-17/manga-uk-to-release-eva-2.22-dvd/bd-by-end-of-june |url-status=live }}</ref> Later, the date was changed for an early release on May 30, but then finally pushed back to the original month, on June 20.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evangelion-2-22-You-Advance-Blu-ray/dp/B004L9ID9G |title=Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (Blu-ray) |date=June 20, 2011 |publisher=[[Amazon.com|Amazon.co.uk]] |access-date=June 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709031846/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evangelion-2-22-You-Advance-Blu-ray/dp/B004L9ID9G |url-status=live }}</ref> Australian distributor [[Madman Entertainment]] released ''Evangelion 2.22'' on Blu-ray and DVD on June 15, 2011 under exclusive license from [[Nippon Television|NTV]] & [[Manga Entertainment]].<ref>[https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14653/evangelion-2-22-you-can-not-advance- Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418160218/https://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/14653/evangelion-2-22-you-can-not-advance- |date=April 18, 2017 }}. [[Madman Entertainment|Madman.com.au]]. Retrieved April 16, 2011.</ref> This time, Madman's DVD included all special features on the one disc, unlike its DVD release of ''1.11'', which came with one disc (whereas the North American DVD releases of both movies have two discs) and missing some special features (the Blu-ray came with all intact).
In 2021, [[Amazon Studios]] acquired the streaming rights to all of the ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' films. The ''2.22'' version of the film became available on the streaming service on August 13, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2021/08/12/you-can-now-finally-watch-evangelion-3010-on-amazon-prime/|title=You Can Now Finally Watch 'Evangelion: 3.0+1.0' On Amazon Prime|work=[[Forbes]]|date=12 August 2021|access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Amazon Prime Video to Stream Final Evangelion Film on August 13|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-01/amazon-prime-video-to-stream-final-evangelion-film-on-august-13/.174666|website=[[Anime News Network]]|first=Alex|last=Mateo|date=July 1, 2021}}</ref> It featured full re-dubbings of all ''Rebuild'' films, including several voice actors from the [[A.D. Vision]] and [[Manga Entertainment]] localizations of the original series and films, in place of the mostly new cast used in the [[Funimation]] adaptations of the ''Rebuild'' series and [[Netflix]]'s adaptation of the series. Like Netflix's release, it also included a full re-translation by Khara's in-house translator, Dan Kanemitsu.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=August 12, 2021|title=Amazon Prime Video Lists Final Evangelion Film's English Dub Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-12/amazon-prime-video-lists-english-dub-cast-for-final-evangelion-film/.176179|access-date=2021-08-14|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}</ref>
=== Merchandise ===
Character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] designed three [[Be@rbrick]] figures of Asuka, Rei, and Mari, which went on sale on March 14, 2009 and were also available as a bundle with advance film ticket purchases. [[NTT DoCoMo]] and [[Sharp Corporation|Sharp]] released a production model of the ''"SH-06A NERV"'' phone featured in the film, which Hideaki Anno and Studio Khara supervised in designing. The phone, only available in Japan between June and July 2009, was originally set for 20,000 pre-order units and 10,000 for retail sales.<ref name="May">{{cite web|title=Evangelion Films' 'Nerv Only' Phone to Be Sold in Japan|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 18, 2009|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-17/evangelion-films-nerv-only-phone-to-be-sold-in-japan|access-date=May 20, 2009|archive-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131010830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-17/evangelion-films-nerv-only-phone-to-be-sold-in-japan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Phone">{{cite web|title=Evangelion: 1.11 BD & DVD Commercial Streamed in Japan (Update 2)|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 18, 2009|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-19/evangelion/1.11-bd-and-dvd-commercial-streamed-in-japan|access-date=May 20, 2009|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411104351/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-19/evangelion/1.11-bd-and-dvd-commercial-streamed-in-japan|url-status=live}}</ref> After selling out all pre-orders in only five hours, NTT docomo announced they would be manufacturing an additional 7,500 units to meet all orders.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|title=20,000 Evangelion Mobile Phones Sell Out in 5 Hours|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 5, 2009|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-05/20000-evangelion-mobile-phones-sell-out-in-5-hours|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131010907/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-05/20000-evangelion-mobile-phones-sell-out-in-5-hours|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=Eva Phone Supplies Increased by 7,500 to Meet Demand|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 12, 2009|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-12/eva-phone-supplies-increased-by-7500-to-meet-demand|access-date=June 23, 2009|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724092323/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-12/eva-phone-supplies-increased-by-7500-to-meet-demand|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2009, ABC-Mart, King Records, and Achilles released sneakers based on the design of [[Evangelion (mecha)#Evangelion Unit 01 (Shogōki: 初号機)|Evangelion Unit-01]] as part of "The Footstep Instrumentality Project."<ref name="Theme"/> [[UCC Ueshima Coffee Co.|Ueshima Coffee Co.]], as with ''Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone'', released coffee cans decorated with ''Evangelion'' characters and their Evangelion units.<ref name="UCC">{{cite web|title= UCC Evangelion Coffee (Japanese)|publisher= UCC|date=May 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090521125331/http://ucc-evacan.jp/pc/top.html|archive-date=May 21, 2009|url=http://ucc-evacan.jp/pc/top.html|access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref> Medicon released "Real Action Heroes" action figures of Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and Kaworu in restyled plugsuits in August, September, and November 2009 and May 2010, while [[Bandai]] released its own line of action figures with Mari Illustrious Makinami and two separate sets of [[Gashapon]] figures in May and July 2009. Bandai also released several action figures from their Robot Damashii line of Unit-00 (Tamashii exclusive), Unit-01 (regular and night combat version) Unit-02 (regular and beast mode), and Unit-03. [[Lawson (store)|Lawson]] released Asuka, Rei, and Pen<sup>2</sup> PuchiEva figures to be sold with advance ticket purchases.<ref name="Lawson Website">{{cite web|title=Official Lawson Eva Page(Japanese)|publisher=Lawson|date=May 20, 2009|url=https://www.lawson.co.jp/sp/eva/index.html|access-date=May 20, 2009|archive-date=May 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516082148/http://www.lawson.co.jp/sp/eva/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Revoltech]] introduced several other action figures, including Unit-01 (normal and berserker modes), Unit-02, and Unit-05 (normal and repainted) as well as special exclusives available from magazine inserts (Unit-03) and [[7-Eleven]]s (Unit-00).<ref name="Revoltech">{{cite web|title=Revoltech Action Figure Lineup (Japanese)|publisher=Revoltech Express|date=May 20, 2009|url=http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2009/03/post-917d.html|access-date=May 20, 2009|archive-date=March 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327032824/http://bakaneko.way-nifty.com/revoltech/2009/03/post-917d.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
The 320-page [[art book]] for ''2.0'', ''Groundwork of Evangelion 2.0'', was released May 28, 2011 for ¥3,675.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.evastore.jp/products/detail/821 |title=ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 アニメーション原画集 上巻 – 新劇場版：破の原画集が遂に登場！:EVANGELION STORE |publisher=Evastore.jp |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305170552/http://www.evastore.jp/pc/index.php?toid=PC_ARTICLE&fromid=PC_STORE_TOP&article_id=8647 |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Reception ==
=== Box office ===
In its opening weekend in Japan, the film reached number-one at the box office with a revenue of {{¥|510 million}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=Evangelion:2.0 Opens at #1 with 512 Million Yen | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-29/evangelion-2.0-opens-at-no.1-with-510-million-yen | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=June 29, 2009 | access-date=July 1, 2009 | archive-date=June 24, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624023113/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-29/evangelion-2.0-opens-at-no.1-with-510-million-yen | url-status=live }}</ref> The film subsequently grossed {{JPY|4 billion}} ({{US$|43 million|long=no}}) at the Japanese box office in 2009, making it the year's second highest-grossing anime film.<ref name="ann">{{cite news |title=2009's Top Anime Movies at Japanese Box Office |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-04/2009-top-anime-movies-at-japanese-box-office |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=January 4, 2010 |access-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-date=June 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624000931/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-04/2009-top-anime-movies-at-japanese-box-office |url-status=live }}</ref> A 2020 Japan re-release grossed $433,850,<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance/Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone/Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1684308737/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=28 March 2021}}</ref> totaling {{US$|{{#expr:43000000+433850}}|long=no}} grossed in Japan.
The film's North American box office take was over $130,000, an improvement over ''1.0''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance. | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl793806337/weekend/ | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=April 28, 2011 | archive-date=January 26, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012603/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=evangelion2.htm | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl542148097/weekend/ | work=[[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date=April 28, 2011 | archive-date=September 27, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927050220/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=evangelion1.htm | url-status=live }}</ref> The film grossed $858,409 overseas by 2011,<ref name="bom">{{cite web|title=Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance - International Box Office Results|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr353915397/|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127070615/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr353915397/|url-status=live}}</ref> and a further $47,103 in Australia and New Zealand in 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance/Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone/Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3808842245/ |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=28 March 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506082248/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3808842245/ |url-status=live }}</ref> for an overseas total of {{US$|{{#expr:858409+47103}}|long=no}}, bringing the film's worldwide box office gross to {{US$|{{#expr:43433850+905512}}|long=no}}.
=== Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Evangelion 2.0'' has an 82% with an average score of 6.4/10, based on 11 reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/evangelion_222_you_can_not_advance |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Fandango |access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the movie has a score of 45 based on 4 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=Evangelion: 2.0 You Can Not Advance Reviews - Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/evangelion-20-you-can-not-advance |website=Metacritic |publisher=A Red Ventures Company |access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
Justin Sevakis of [[Anime News Network]] praised the new character interactions and development, stating "''Evangelion 2.0'' feels as though the project has been put on mood stabilizers: it's not any happier, but it's more stable and certainly more focused. And in the end, it's a vast improvement."<ref name="eva_ann">{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/evangelion/2.0-you-can-not-advance |title=Review:Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance |access-date=January 19, 2010 |last=Sevakis |first=Justin |date=November 24, 2009 |work=[[Anime News Network]] |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617132106/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/evangelion/2.0-you-can-not-advance |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>See also ''[[Time Out Chicago]]'''s [http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/film/7556161/evangelion-20-you-can-not-advance review] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321021721/http://timeoutchicago.com/arts-culture/film/7556161/evangelion-20-you-can-not-advance |date=March 21, 2011 }}: "...more screen time is given to the characters' personal lives and professional agendas than in the first film. Lead character Shinji's emotional struggles in particular add some welcome human depth to a confounding and still-unfolding plotline..."</ref> Reviewing the US Blu-ray release for ANN, Theron Martin<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/evangelion-2.22/you-can-not-advance/bluray |title=Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance BLURAY – Review |publisher=Anime News Network |date=September 21, 2011 |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509193925/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/evangelion-2.22/you-can-not-advance/bluray |url-status=live }}</ref> wrote that ''2.0'''s Asuka is "distinct from the get-go, too, as she is less bratty and more aggressively antisocial than the first one. She may have initially seemed to be the most socially adjusted Eva pilot in the TV series, but here she makes no pretenses about liking anyone – not even Kaji, whom she hopelessly mooned over in the TV series but doesn't give a second thought here – and seems motivated as much by establishing herself in a future career path in NERV as she is by her personal pride" and praised Anno's technique where "the peak moments of the most gruesome [scene] are set to a gentle, vocalized children's song which, paradoxically, makes the scenes all the more horrific."
Mania.com reviewer Chris Beveridge wrote that "watching the second installment of Evangelion is more rewarding and more difficult than the first. It's more rewarding because you're seeing this interpretation taking on its own life fully, from the way Asuka is introduced, the new character of Mari and the larger scope of how the world works with Evangelion units...They go big here with a lot of changes, changes that could annoy and irk the faithful, but it's an interpretation that is doing something different at this point and it does it well, giving it all the kind of smoothness it needs, even if it does feel rushed sometimes when there are so many Angel fights throughout it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mania.com/neon-genesis-evangelion-movie-222-can-not-advance_article_124542.html |title=Neon Genesis Evangelion Movie 2.22 You Can [Not] Advance |publisher=Mania.com |access-date=November 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822135441/http://www.mania.com/neon-genesis-evangelion-movie-222-can-not-advance_article_124542.html |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Many reviews praised the action scenes (the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' criticizing their aesthetic as "exhausting");<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/03/04/in_anime_evangelion_sequel_teens_rule_the_hyperworld/ | work=The Boston Globe | first=Ethan | last=Gilsdorf | title=Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance | date=March 4, 2011 | access-date=April 28, 2020 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304233915/http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/03/04/in_anime_evangelion_sequel_teens_rule_the_hyperworld/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Toronto Star]]'' writes: "Sparing no time to get newbies up to speed, ''Evangelion 2.0'' will undoubtedly confound some viewers with its jam-packed narrative and jargon-heavy dialogue but the intricately designed, hyper-kinetic visuals more than compensate, especially when seen at the scale they deserve."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/921504--evangelion-2-0-getting-animated-on-a-grand-scale|title=Evangelion 2.0: Getting animated on a grand scale|date=January 14, 2011|work=thestar.com|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=January 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113004743/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/921504--evangelion-2-0-getting-animated-on-a-grand-scale|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>See also the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-evangelion-2-review,0,5882639.story review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303224622/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/reviews/la-et-evangelion-2-review,0,5882639.story |date=March 3, 2011 }}: "Trying to comprehend the jargon-rife storylines and high-minded philosophical talk is a demanding task when the pace is so unforgiving, which suggests that this new concentrated "Evangelion" might best be appreciated by those who remember the psychological nuances of the small-screen version. Amid the eye-popping bursts of spirographic CGI imagery there are dramatically interesting kernels, though, like the character of gung-ho pilot Asuka, and dehumanizing issues surrounding high-tech warfare."</ref> The  ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' likewise praised the action, but criticized the soundtrack for being "a weird array of elevator-style music."<ref>"When the soundtrack does not pound with computer-game cacophony, there is a weird array of elevator-style music. Clunky lines include: "Encroachment of a core-like substance confirmed near the entry plug area." By contrast, the mind-blowing look of the attacking angels indicates an intelligent designer far beyond the talent on board here." [https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/4317763-421/art-house-films-monogamy-nenette.html "Art-house films: 'Monogamy,' 'Nenette' "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010140200/http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/4317763-421/art-house-films-monogamy-nenette.html |date=October 10, 2012 }}</ref>
''[[The Kansas City Star]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s reviewer wrote "The peripheral characters are hard to keep track of, and a medieval theologian would be weirded out by all the mystical gibberish", but also praised the "terrific battle scenes and gorgeous animation. Those elements don't compensate for every shortcoming, but they make a challenging genre much easier for novices to enjoy."<ref>[https://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/20/2595935/evangelion-20-gorgeous-but-confusing.html kansascity.com, Evangelion 2.0  gorgeous but confusing]{{dead link|date=October 2011}}</ref><!--This link can not be retrieved using Wayback Internet Archive--> ''[[Northwest Asian Weekly|NAW]]'': "Having introduced Mari so vividly, though, the film forgets about her for about 40 minutes....She doesn't reappear until halfway through the film. And her purpose remains elusive."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nwasianweekly.com/2011/01/%E2%80%9Cevangelion-2-0%E2%80%9D-worthy-of-its-predecessor/ |title="Evangelion 2.0" worthy of its predecessor {{pipe}} Northwest Asian Weekly {{pipe}} |publisher=Nwasianweekly.com |date=January 20, 2011 |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=July 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712083259/http://nwasianweekly.com/2011/01/%e2%80%9cevangelion-2-0%e2%80%9d-worthy-of-its-predecessor/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Fort Worth Weekly]]'''s reviewer, on the other hand, praised the mystical gibberish and otaku references: "this movie trafficks in [[Judeo-Christian]] symbolism and references that often lean toward the obscure. This, along with its meta-commentary on anime itself and the ways its fans relate to it, helps set the movie apart from its fellows."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fwweekly.com/?option=com_content&view=article&id=4496%3Aevangelion-dark-angels |title=Evangelion: Dark Angels {{pipe}} Fort Worth Weekly – News, Entertainment, Restaurants, Music |publisher=Fwweekly.com |access-date=October 21, 2011 |archive-date=March 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312171615/http://www.fwweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4496:evangelion-dark-angels |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Accolades ===
The film won first place in the Animation category of the French Lyon Asian Film Festival, narrowly beating ''Symphony in August'' in an audience vote.<ref>{{cite web | title=Eva 2.0 Wins 1st in Animation at Lyon Asian Film Fest | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-13/eva-2.0-wins-1st-in-animation-at-lyon-asian-film-fest | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=November 13, 2009 | access-date=November 15, 2009 | archive-date=November 7, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055711/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-13/eva-2.0-wins-1st-in-animation-at-lyon-asian-film-fest | url-status=live }}</ref> It won the award for Excellent Animation of the Year by being nominated for the [[Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-22/eva-2.0-summer-wars-win-japan-academy-awards|title=Eva 2.0, Summer Wars Win Japan Academy Awards|date=December 22, 2009|access-date=April 9, 2010|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=May 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510012849/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-22/eva-2.0-summer-wars-win-japan-academy-awards|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/summer-wars-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year|title= Summer Wars Wins Japan Academy's Animation of the Year|date= March 5, 2010|access-date= April 9, 2010|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]|archive-date= May 9, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190509152603/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-05/summer-wars-wins-japan-academy-animation-of-the-year|url-status= live}}</ref> Stills and draft materials from ''2.0'' by Hideaki Anno were exhibited at {{ill|Künstlerhaus Bethanien|de}} in Germany as part of the ''Proto Anime Cut'' exhibition in January–March 2011, with a European tour planned in summer 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2011/01/000013.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207145652/http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2011/01/000013.html|title=株式会社カラー：最新情報：ベルリン『Proto Anime Cut』展に庵野秀明が出品|archive-date=February 7, 2012|work=khara.co.jp|access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://anime-architecture.org/?p=412|title=Proto Anime Cut – Berlin — les jardins des pilotes|work=jardinsdespilotes.org|access-date=April 25, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://anime-architecture.org/?p=351|title=Proto Anime Cut – Berlin opening — les jardins des pilotes|date=January 20, 2011|work=jardinsdespilotes.org|access-date=April 25, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Sequel ==
{{main|Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo}}
The next film in the series, ''Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo'', was previewed in a post-credits [[film trailer|trailer]], continuing the story with Shinji and Rei still frozen within Unit-01, Tokyo-3 and the Geofront being abandoned, "NERV personnel [being] held in confinement," "Eva Mark-06 descend[ing] on Dogma," "the quickening Eva Unit-08 and its pilot," and the assembling of "the children chosen by fate." The film was released in Japan on November 17, 2012,<ref name="3rd Movie Release Date">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-26/3rd-evangelion-remake-film-to-open-fall-2012|title=3rd Evangelion Remake Film to Open Fall 2012|access-date=September 21, 2011|archive-date=March 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307014655/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-08-26/3rd-evangelion-remake-film-to-open-fall-2012|url-status=live}}</ref> but with a radically different plotline compared to the one teased in the preview. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on April 24, 2013 with the title ''Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2013/02/000272.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221004316/http://www.khara.co.jp/news/2013/02/000272.html|title=『ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：Q』 Blu-ray＆DVD 西暦2013年4月24日（水）発売決定|date=February 19, 2013|archive-date=February 21, 2013|work=khara.co.jp|access-date=April 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 12, 2021, the final film of the tetralogy, ''[[Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time]]'', received a re-release called ''3.0+1.01,'' that included a prequel manga set during the events ''3.0'' called ''[[List of Neon Genesis Evangelion chapters#Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.)|Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.)]]'', written by co-director [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]] at Hideaki Anno's initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 7, 2021|title=6月12日(土)より『シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版』ラストラン、感謝を込めて3つの大サービス！|url=https://www.evangelion.co.jp/news/210607-2/|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=www.evangelion.co.jp|language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 9, 2021|title=15年ぶりの漫画で、見たことのない「エヴァ」を描く／「シン・エヴァンゲリオン劇場版」特典冊子を描く監督・前田真宏インタビュー|url=https://webnewtype.com/report/article/1041222/|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=WebNewtype|language=ja}}</ref>
== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{anime News Network|movie|8421}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120627045422/http://www.gwern.net/docs/2010-crc ''The Evangelion 2.0 Complete Records Collection''] -({{ISBN|978-4-905033-00-4}}; production interviews with Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, etc.)
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