Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
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| Directed by | Hideaki Anno Masayuki Kazuya Tsurumaki |
| Produced by | Mitsuhisa Ishikawa |
| Written by | Hideaki Anno |
| Starring | Megumi Ogata Megumi Hayashibara Yuko Miyamura |
| Cinematography | Hisao Shirai Yōichi Kuroda |
| Editing by | Sachiko Miki |
| Distributed by |  Toei Manga Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | March 15, 1997 |
| Running time | 115 min. |
| Language | Japanese / English |
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Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 劇場版 DEATH & REBIRTH シト新生 Shin seiki Evangerion Gekijō-ban: Shi to Shinsei?) is the first movie in the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It consists of two parts, Death and Rebirth, respectively. It was released, along with the follow-up, The End of Evangelion, in response to the success of the TV series, and also of a strong demand of the fans for another ending. It has since been re-edited and re-released several times.
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[edit] Death
The first part, Death, is an hour-long re-edit of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion. New scenes were added to the film, which were eventually added in to the television show itself in the "Director's Cut" versions of episodes 21 through 24 which were released in the Japanese LaserDisc release, and the Platinum Collection DVD release.
Death was re-edited twice. The first edit was Death(true), which removed the new scenes and was shown with Rebirth on the Japanese Network WOWOW. The second edit was Death(true)², which reincorperated the image of Adam on Gendo Ikari's hand (because this scene was important for The End of Evangelion) and had a few small cuts. Death(true)² was the cut attached to Revival of Evangelion, the final edit of the Evangelion movies and the Video Release of Death and Rebirth.
[edit] Rebirth
See The End of Evangelion: Episode 25'
The second part, Rebirth, consists of an entirely new animation and storyline which follows episode 24, and is a remake of the final two episodes of the television series 25 and 26. Due to time constraints, the new animation wasn't fully completed when the movie was released: only the first 27 minutes out of the total 40 minutes were shown in Rebirth. Four months later, The End of Evangelion, the second Evangelion movie, featured the complete Rebirth animation, named as "Episode 25: Air". Originally Rebirth was intended to be the full The End of Evangelion Movie.
[edit] Death and Rebirth / The End of Evangelion
On July 26, 2005, a two disc set with both movies was released by Manga Entertainment Inc. in the United States.[1]
[edit] Ending theme songs
- Johann Pachelbel's "Canon in D" by Shiro Sagisu – Death
- Tamashii No Rufuran (Soul's Refrain)" by Yoko Takahashi – Rebirth
[edit] References
- ^ Death and Rebirth / The End of Evangelion box set Anime News Network announcement of release
[edit] See also
[edit] Reception
| Source | Reviewer | Grade / Score | Notes |
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| AnimeOnDVD | Chris Beveridge | Content: A- Audio: C+ Video: B+ Packaging: A- Menus: B+ Extras: A/F |
DVD/Anime Movie Review |
| THEM Anime Reviews | Robert Nelson | 3 out of 5 | Movie Review |
[edit] External links
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth at the Internet Movie Database
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth at MusicBrainz
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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