Editing Neon Genesis Evangelion (section)

===Films===
{{Main|List of Neon Genesis Evangelion movies{{!}}List of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' movies}}

In May 1996, Gainax announced an ''Evangelion'' film<ref>{{cite web|title=Gainax Official News|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/news.html|publisher=Gainax|access-date=September 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018230645/http://www.gainax.co.jp/news.html#100103|archive-date=October 18, 1996|url-status=dead}}</ref> in response to fan dissatisfaction with the series finale. On March 15, 1997, Gainax released ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth]]'', consisting of 60 minutes of clips taken from the first 24 episodes of the series and the first 30 minutes of the new ending due to production issues.{{sfn|Tavassi|2012|p=275}} The second film, ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'', which premiered on July 19, 1997, provided the complete new ending as a retelling of the final two episodes of the television series. Rather than depicting the series' climax within the characters' minds, the film provides a more conventional, action-based resolution to the series' plot lines. The film won numerous awards<ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Horn|url=http://j-pop.com/anime/a_13_theatrical/picks0.html|title=My Empire of Dirt|publisher=J-pop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990129013330/http://j-pop.com/anime/a_13_theatrical/picks0.html|archive-date=January 29, 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|publisher=Gainax|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000712142501/http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|title=Animation Kobe 1997: An Attendee's Report|archive-date=July 12, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> and grossed ¥1.45&nbsp;billion within six months of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/evangelion-1.0-is-now-top-grossing-eva-movie|title=Evangelion: 1.0 is Now Top Grossing Eva Movie|access-date=August 23, 2017|year=2007|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625065954/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/evangelion-1.0-is-now-top-grossing-eva-movie|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Ex.org ranked the film in 1999 as the fifth best 'All-Time Show', with the television series at the second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/news/1999_05.html|title=Press|date=May 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001003100535/http://www.ex.org/news/1999_05.html|archive-date=October 3, 2000|access-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, ''CUT'' magazine ranked it the third greatest anime film of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patrickmacias.blogs.com/er/2006/11/mama_inai.html|title=An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla|date=November 18, 2006|publisher=Patrick Macias|access-date=September 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141227/http://patrickmacias.blogs.com/er/2006/11/mama_inai.html|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1998, the films were re-released as ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth#Revival of Evangelion|Revival of Evangelion]]'' which combined ''Death(true)²'' (the director's cut of ''Death'') with ''The End of Evangelion''.

A new animated film series called ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' by Gainax was made,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evangelion.co.jp/|title=Rebuild of Evangelion|access-date=September 12, 2006|publisher=Gainax|date=September 10, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316034206/http://www.evangelion.co.jp/|archive-date=March 16, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> consisting of four films. The first film retells the first six episodes from the series but from the second film onward the story is different, including new characters, Evas and Angels. The first film, ''[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]'', was released in Japan on September 1, 2007, with ''[[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]'' released on June 27, 2009, and ''[[Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo]]'' released on November 17, 2012. The final film, titled ''[[Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time]]'', was released on March 8, 2021, after two delays.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=March 9, 2021|title=Final Evangelion Film's 1st Day Sells Over 530,000 Tickets for Over 800 Million Yen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-09/final-evangelion-film-1st-day-sells-539623-tickets-for-over-802774200-yen/.170411|url-status=live|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313162316/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-09/final-evangelion-film-1st-day-sells-539623-tickets-for-over-802774200-yen/.170411}}</ref> In 2015, ''Evangelion:Another Impact'', a [[3D rendering|3D-rendered]] short film collaboration between the Khara studio and the media company Dwango was directed by [[Shinji Aramaki]], released and streamed as the twelfth anime short from the [[Japan Animator Expo]] on February 8. It depicts "the story of an Evangelion's activation, rampage and howling in another world".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/evangelion-another-impact-short-by-appleseed-aramaki-streamed/.84154|title='Evangelion:Another Impact' Short by Appleseed's Aramaki Streamed|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414103748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/evangelion-another-impact-short-by-appleseed-aramaki-streamed/.84154|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>