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Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance

Play trailer Poster for Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance Released Jan 21, 2011 1h 53m Action Drama Sci-Fi Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mari Illustrious-Makinami pilots Provisional Unit-05 to defeat the excavated Third Angel. Asuka Langley-Shikinami and EVA-02 defeat the Seventh Angel. The Eighth Angel appears and attacks Nerv HQ. EVA-03 is taken over by the Ninth Angel during testing and Shinji deploys to stop it, but learns Asuka is aboard. Gendo switches EVA-01's controls over to the Dummy System and begins fighting EVA-03.

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Ethan Gilsdorf Boston Globe Like a surly teen pilot, you, too, might find yourself bored and muttering, "Honestly, maybe the fate of humanity and the world isn't important to me, either.'' Rated: 2/4 Mar 3, 2011 Full Review Simon Abrams Slant Magazine Sets the stage for new, apocalyptic changes in the next "Rebuild" feature, and they appear to be the kind of changes fans have been waiting on for years. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 22, 2011 Full Review Mike Hale New York Times It's strictly for the fans, who will furiously parse the changes in the narrative (including a new female pilot) and the nonsensical stew of philosophical and religious symbolism. Rated: 3/5 Jan 20, 2011 Full Review Ard Vijn ScreenAnarchy It is a fever dream for sure, but one that has been lovingly embellished with details and technically polished until it has become its own weird-yet-beautiful thing. Rated: 8/10 Jan 9, 2022 Full Review Chase Burns The Stranger (Seattle, WA) The Evangelion franchise is almost incomprehensibly dense, encompassing, among many things... Jan 5, 2022 Full Review Annalee Newitz io9.com You don't have to be a giant Evangelion fan to enjoy Evangelion 2.0...it asks whether it's possible to take on grown-up responsibilities and stay human at the same time. And the answer is as complicated as the mystery of the angels. May 23, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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THE NASHVILLE I Evangelion STILL wont offer any origin story or explanation for the hundreds of details in this fantasy world. It’s entertaining, but how about some character development? How about a story arc????? It’s rockem sockem robots at this point. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review O&R m Way better than the first rebuild entry. The visuals are stunning at the end. The animation is even cleaner also. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/08/25 Full Review OverRex E The best of the 4, holy moly guacamole, peak animation for 2009, wow. The story advances differently, and man, its amazing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review Ryan W Mostly the same as the show, but I liked the song near the end. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review aRandomShyGuy An absolute masterpiece of a film with the most tear-jerking and beautiful ending I've ever witnessed. It never ceases to make me cry. Make sure to watch Evangelion 1.11 before you watch this though. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Chanr3y k A huge improvement from it's prequel, with a visually stunning and beautiful ending, absolutely must watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Masayuki

Director

Kazuya Tsurumaki

Director

Kotono Mitsuishi

Misato Katsuragi

Megumi Ogata

Shinji Ikari

Megumi Hayashibara

Rei Ayanami

Yuko Miyamura

Asuka Langley Shikinami
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Synopsis Mari Illustrious-Makinami pilots Provisional Unit-05 to defeat the excavated Third Angel. Asuka Langley-Shikinami and EVA-02 defeat the Seventh Angel. The Eighth Angel appears and attacks Nerv HQ. EVA-03 is taken over by the Ninth Angel during testing and Shinji deploys to stop it, but learns Asuka is aboard. Gendo switches EVA-01's controls over to the Dummy System and begins fighting EVA-03.
Director
Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Screenwriter
Hideaki Anno
Distributor
Eleven Arts
Production Co
Khara, Inc.
Genre
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$113.9K
Runtime
1h 53m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital