Japan Synopsis
ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破
“In the War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine.”
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
Audience Engagement
759 audience reviews — more than 96% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 89th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
7 sharedEvangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
★ 7.6 · Japan
5 sharedNeon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
★ 7.5 · Japan
4 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
4 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
4 sharedNeon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · Japan
4 sharedEvangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · Japan
Other Titles From khara
Animation + Science Fiction in Japan
314 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance itself).
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
★ 8.3 · 1997Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
★ 8.3 · 2021
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran 2
★ 8.2 · 2019
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya
★ 8.0 · 2013
Date A Live: Mayuri Judgment
★ 8.0 · 2015
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
Among 386 Japan films we catalog from this window, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance places #44 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2210th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alien monster · 3
- angst · 2
- post-apocalyptic · 2
- human enhancement · 1
- giant robot · 24
- alien invasion · 24
- anthropomorphism · 20
- piloted robot · 9
- apocalypse · 9
- father son conflict · 9
- anime · 711
- mecha · 68
- alien · 51
- post-apocalyptic future · 44
- shounen · 42
- based on tv series · 37
- tragedy · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #764 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.9 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #634 of 2,532 (top 25%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | khara |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | June 26, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt0860906 |
| Official Site | www.evangelion.co.jp |