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Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo...

I picked up Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo...
This is (not) the world you thought you knew. Shinji Ikari just woke up in his Eva unit fourteen years after starting the Third Impact. He hasn't aged, but everything else has changed. The earth is in ruins. Rei is missing. The people he once protected, treat him like a prisoner and threaten to kill him if he pilots another Eva.

When he escapes to the remains of NERV headquarters, Shinji meets pianist Kaworu, who is destined to be Shinji's copilot in a new dual-cockpit Eva. As the boys bond, NERV's true mission begins to come into focus. Lost in a labyrinth of deception, Shinji careens toward a mental breakdown that could bring about the end of humanity. Evangelion 3.33 continues the groundbreaking rebuild with stunning robot battles and mind-bending revelations. The end of every world has a beginning.
The latest installment of the rebuild of Evangelion, Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo, has certainly taken its time being released here in the U.S. And, this installment, like the previous two, does not disappoint.

At the start of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo, Shinji wakes up years after the events in the second installment with no memory of the intervening years. Everything and everyone he used to know has changed. NERV is being hunted and Shinji suddenly finds himself on the wrong side. Events quickly spiral out of control from there. This particular installment is a bit more introspective than the previous two and therefore, the pace in the middle is a bit slower. But, this small flaw does not detract from the whole. There's still plenty of action in this installment and a bit of a twist in the ending which seems to echo the failed ending in the original series. But, of course, this isn't the end...

In Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo, it's all about the new toys humanity has to play with. Eye candy abounds in this installment as in the previous two. This installment left me stunned and amazed. I can hardly wait to see how events unravel from where this installment ended.