EVANGELION: 3.33 on Blu-ray and DVD in February 2014

: 19 November 2013

Source: FUNimation Entertainment Official Site: evangelion.co.jp (Japan), elevenarts.net/evangelion3.0, funimation.com/evangelion (US) Special Thanks to Tim Baxter FUNimation Entertainment has announced that EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO (?????????????Q, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Kyuu, 2012) will be released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America on February 18, 2014. The continuation of one of the most popular anime franchises ever, EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO is the third of four movies in the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series. The previous two movies -- EVANGELION: 1.11 (????????????: ?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Jo, 2007) and EVANGELION: 2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE (????????????:?, Evangerion Shin Gekijooban: Ha, 2009) -- have sold over 180,000 units to date in North America. EVANGELION: 1.11 and 2.22 drew 1 million and 1.2 million viewers, respectively, when they debuted on Adult Swim’s Toonami block during 2013; making the movies the #1 program in its timeslot for males 18-34. EVANGELION: 3.33 has been equally successful, earning Japan’s second highest weekend box office of 2012 with $13.9 million. Fourteen years after third impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn`t aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, Nerv has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters` struggles continue amid the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world. EVANGELION: 3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO Release Date: February 18, 2014 Running Time: 106 Minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9 enhanced) Rating: TVMA Languages: English, Japanese Subtitles: English Blu-ray Catalog #: FN-09888 UPC: 704400098888 SRP: $34.98 Discs: 2 DVD Catalog #: FN-09877 UPC: 704400098772 SRP: $29.98 Discs: 1 Special Features: tba

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For more information on "Rebuild of Evangelion" please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: