GKIDS and Shout! Studios have announced plans for the release of an expansive 4K UHD Collector’s Edition Set, Standard Edition Blu-ray, and digital download-to-own version of the acclaimed Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time feature, which was a critical and popular success in Japanese theaters in 2001. The movie became the highest grossing film of the year in Japan with ¥10.28 billion (~85 million) in local box office.
The digital download version will be available for purchase on Oct. 3, while the Collector’s Edition 4K UHD and Standard Edition Blu-ray Disc will be out on Oct. 17.
Created by Hideaki Anno, the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise is considered one of the most influential animated sagas of all time. Since the 1995 premiere of the original television series, the story of teenager Shinji Ikari has remained one of the most iconic titles in animation history, and a global pop culture phenomenon. Following the conclusion of the popular 1995 television show, the legendary project received new life as the Evangelion movie series. The theatrical film series began with Evangelion:1.11 You Are (Not) Alone. (2007), followed by Evangelion:2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (2009), Evangelion:3.33 You Can (Not) Redo. (2012), and culminating with the finale Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time.
GKIDS previously released the original 26 episode TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as Evengelion: Death (True) 2 and The End of Evangelion on Blu-ray and Digital Download for the first time in N. America. Last year, GKIDS released Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time in U.S. Theaters.
The 4K UHD Collector’s Edition of Evangelion:3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon A Time is a three-disc set that includes one 4K UHD disc featuring the film, a Blu-ray of the feature film, and a disc of brand-new bonus features encased in a rigid box case. Featuring both the original Japanese language version and an English dub, the set includes a 28-page book, art cards, and a poster, as well as bonus features character promotion reels, stage greeting and trailers.
The official synopsis reads: “Misato and her anti-NERV group Wille arrive at Paris, a city now red from core-ization. Crew from the flagship Wunder land on a containment tower. They only have 720 seconds to restore the city. When a horde of NERV Evas appear, Mari’s improved Eva Unit 8 must intercept. Meanwhile, Shinji, Asuka, and Rei (Provisional Name) wander about Japan.”
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