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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

In the War Between Heaven and Earth, Salvation is Machine.
2009 | 112m | Japanese

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Popularity: 3 (history)

Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
Staring:
Megumi Ogata Megumi Hayashibara Yuko Miyamura Maaya Sakamoto Kotono Mitsuishi Yuriko Yamaguchi
Details
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.
Release Date: Jun 26, 2009
Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki
Writer: Hideaki Anno
Genres: Action
Keywords post-apocalyptic future, mecha, tragedy, giant robot, piloted robot, anthropomorphism, alien invasion, angst
Production Companies khara
Box Office Revenue: $44,339,362
Budget: $10,000,000
Updates Updated: Jan 11, 2026
Entered: Oct 01, 2025
Trailers
EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. Official Trailer [Subtitled]
EVANGELION 2.22 Theatrical Trailer
Extras

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Full Credits
Name Character
Megumi Ogata Shinji Ikari (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara Rei Ayanami / Yui Ikari (voice)
Yuko Miyamura Asuka Shikinami Langley (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto Mari Illustrious Makinami (voice)
Kotono Mitsuishi Misato Katsuragi (voice)
Yuriko Yamaguchi Ritsuko Akagi (voice)
Koichi Yamadera Ryoji Kaji (voice)
Fumihiko Tachiki Gendo Ikari (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa Kozo Fuyutsuki (voice)
Miki Nagasawa Maya Ibuki (voice)
Takehito Koyasu Shigeru Aoba (voice)
Hiro Yuuki Makoto Hyuuga (voice)
Tomokazu Seki Toji Suzuhara (voice)
Tetsuya Iwanaga Kensuke Aida (voice)
Junko Iwao Hikari Horaki (voice)
Mugihito Keel Lorenz (voice)
Joe Fria Makoto Hyuga (voice)
Name Job
Tomohiro Hirata Key Animation
Shiro Sagisu Original Music Composer
Hikaru Utada Theme Song Performance
Sachiko Okumura Key Animation
Akemi Hayashi Key Animation
Tatsuya Tanaka Key Animation
Hideaki Anno Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation, Screenplay, Original Story
Shigeto Koyama Key Animation
Takashi Hashimoto Key Animation
Ikuo Kuwana Key Animation
Hitomi Hasegawa Key Animation
Yasuo Muroi Key Animation
Hiroaki Goda Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Kiyotaka Oshiyama Key Animation
Iwao Teraoka Key Animation
Shunji Suzuki Animation Director, Key Animation
Shinpei Kamata Key Animation
Kazuchika Kise Key Animation
Takeshi Honda Animation Director, Key Animation
Shoichi Masuo Key Animation
Masafumi Yokota Key Animation
Kazuhiro Takamura Key Animation
Atsushi Tamura Key Animation
Katsuichi Nakayama Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Assistant Director
Naoko Yamada Background Designer
Michie Suzuki Background Designer
Atsushi Nishigori Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
Masayuki Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Yuka Hirama Background Designer
Aya Sato Background Designer
Hiroshi Okuda Editor
Huynh Vui Background Designer
Nguyen Phong Background Designer
Shinji Higuchi Storyboard Artist, Assistant Script
Ryotaro Yoshikawa Assistant Script
Hiroshi Kato Art Direction
Akiko Asaki Key Animation
Tetsuya Nishio Key Animation
Takeshi Takakura Key Animation
Yoh Yoshinari Key Animation
Takashi Mukoda Key Animation
Kenichi Konishi Key Animation
Akira Takata Key Animation
Masaharu Uemura Key Animation
Makiko Suzuki Key Animation
Sushio Key Animation
Meiju Maeda Key Animation
Kazuya Tsurumaki Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
Katsuhiko Kitada Key Animation
Atsushi Okuda Animation Director, Key Animation
Daizen Komatsuda Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Assistant Director
Ryota Furukawa Key Animation
Akihiko Yamashita Key Animation
Atsushi Ikariya Key Animation
Koji Haneda Key Animation
Hideki Kakita Key Animation
Kazuko Kikuchi Color Designer
Soichiro Matsuda Key Animation
Hidenori Matsubara Animation Director, Key Animation
Mahiro Maeda Key Animation
Fumio Iida Key Animation
Ikuto Yamashita Mechanical Designer
Sayaka Koiso Animation
Tatsuya Kushida Art Direction
Junichi Sato Storyboard Artist
Soichi Masui Storyboard Artist
Ryouka Kinoshita Background Designer
Nguyen Cuc Background Designer
Yu Wakabayashi Compositing Artist
Toru Fukushi Director of Photography
Tadashi Hiramatsu Key Animation
Nguyen Giao Background Designer
Ikki Todoroki Assistant Director
Taiki Sakurai Assistant Script
Truong Thuy Background Designer
Sayo Yamamoto Storyboard Artist
Masaki Tachibana Storyboard Artist
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Character Designer
Nguyen Dao Background Designer
Yoji Enokido Assistant Script
Akio Satsukawa Assistant Script
Hiroyasu Kobayashi CGI Director
Makoto Sumiya Sound Recordist
Daisuke Onitsuka CGI Director
Toru Noguchi Sound Effects
Shin Inoie Special Effects
Name Title
Toshimichi Otsuki Executive Producer
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