The Blu-ray and DVD edition of the final Rebuild of Evangelion film is now on sale. Alongside previously detailed extras, one more thing comes with it. In the Evangelion 3.0+1.11 Blu-ray and DVD package, there’s also a special motion comic. [Thanks Famitsu!]
The motion comic is titled EVA-EXTRA-EXTRA. It is based on an exclusive 36-page booklet that was published in 2021. It was distributed exclusively to fans that attended a showing of Evangelion: 3.0+1.01, a reissued version of the movie with corrected cuts. The content of EVA-EXTRA-EXTRA consisted mainly of illustrations by various Khara staffers, but also contained a short manga prequel to Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, titled Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.). Its story follows a scene that takes place before the beginning of Evangelion 3.0. It’s a conversation between Asuka and Mari shortly before they begin Operation US, the orbital mission that opens the film.
In addition to the EVA-EXTRA-EXTRA motion comic, the Evangelion 3.0+1.11 Blu-ray and DVD includes Evangelion: 3.0 (-46h), a deleted scene from the production of 3.0+1.0. Preview shots show images of Midori Kitakami who is the subject of the short. As suggested by the title, the timing of the scene takes place 46 hours before the beginning of Evangelion 3.0. It includes images of the events that were only alluded to in the main Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo and Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
The Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0+1.11 Blu-ray and DVD is on sale in Japan. International releases have not yet been detailed.
