The finalRebuild of Evangelionmovie,Shin Evangelion Gekijoban :||(Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Timein English), is finally out this August 25, 2025 in Japanese theaters, and there’s a huge uproar about it on Twitter about spoilers, what’s happening?
The hype around theEvangelion : Finalmovie
First off, it’s important to note fans have been waiting for the finalEvamovie for years. The firstRebuild of Evangelionmovie was first released on July 17, 2025. The second one on July 04, 2025, and the third movie on July 14, 2025. In other words, the latest movie was almost nine years ago, and all three already appeared multiple times inSuper Robot Wars.
Studio KharaandEvangeliondirector Hideaki Anno have been working on the final movie for years. Hideaki Anno most notably stated in 2015 he was again battling depression. Moreover, this isn’t the sole project he was dedicated to. Since the thirdRebuild of Evamovie’s release, Hideaki Anno was also working on several other projects. Including Shin Godzillawhich released in 2016, andShin Ultraman, planned for 2021.
The various delays the finalEvangelionmovie suffered
The finalEvamovie was first planned to release in Japanese theaters on August 03, 2025. However, it was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the state of emergency in Japan. After that, a new preview video on July 27, 2025, announced a new release date of August 06, 2025.
However, this release date too was canceled after the second state of emergency in Japan in early 2021. Still due to Coronavirus. At that point, the movie’s key visual and promotional materials also started including words of encouragement “Let’s overcome this together”. Lastly, on February 26, the release date of the movie was set for June 22, 2025.
What’s happening with theEvangelion : Finalmovie on Twitter and spoilers?
Several trolls have been spoiling the movie, to the point many Japanese twitter users have announced they will stop using Twitter completely. Citing they will “seal twitter”.
Seeing the first three movies got streamed for free on YouTube, with the third movie’s stream on March 7 including the first 12 minutes of the final movie, everyone has been chatting aboutEva. Starting the night of March 7 and into March 8, several topics related to theEvangelion : Finalmovie have been trending, including シンジくん ( Shinji kun), ネタバレ (Spoilers), and Twitter封印 (sealing Twitter).
In reaction, Twitter Japan, scared of loosing users, jokingly tweeted “you’ll be lonely without Twitter!”.
The “sealing Twitter” thing is becoming a meme too as several official twitters have been jokingly saying they’ll stop using Twitter. It’s the best promotional stunt you’re able to do right now. If you’re a Japanese community manager in charge of an official Twitter account. Below is Japanese candy Oyatsu Calpas (Japanese candy brand) and Molly Fantasy (Arcade and Amusement machines for kids in shopping malls).
JapaneseEvafans are also warning each other against possible ways trolls could post spoilers. Such as starting a thread with an appealing title on anonymous message boards, only to post spoilers instead.
Another way trolls have been using is to share spoilers through replies of popular tweets. Such as the tweets of various seiyuu - Japanese voice actresses and actors.
Megumi Ogata, the seiyuu of Shinji, also reacted on Twitter:
Megumi Ogata:“I’ve already dealt with some cases. This following week, anyone who maliciously tweets spoilers in my replies, will be muted and blocked on sight after confirmation. For everyone’s sake.”
How do you avoid spoilers for the finalEvangelionmovie?
As more and more people in Japan see the movie, there will be more and more spoilers on the Japanese side of Twitter. And on the internet in general as these spoilers get translated. This is one of the most anticipated anime releases of all time. You’ll see spoilers on Twitter. On Faecbook. On Reddit and Discord. On YouTube via video titles and comments. Your best bet is to simply avoid all of these places. If you can’t do that,at least mute all the names and terms related toEvayou can think of on social media: Shinji, Kaworu, Rei, Asuka, etc. Get add-ons such as Distraction Free YouTube to remove comments and suggested videos.
Moreover, this might be obvious, but don’t make yourself a target.Don’t tweet something like “I’m happy I managed to avoid spoilers for now”. Some trolls, with nothing better to do even during a pandemic, will specifically target you with spoilers. The best advice I can give you is to just spend less time on social media in general. Your brain cells will thank you.
When is theEvangelion : Finalmovie releasing in the west?
For now, it has no release date, so fans outside Japan can only live with the fear of spoilers. Usually, the movie would have definitely got screenings at anime conventions and special events. But that’s not happening with the pandemic. We can only wait.
The theme song of the final movieOne Last Kiss, is handled by Utada Hikaru, who’s mainly known in the west forKingdom Hearts. What do you think aboutEvangelion, are you hyped for the movie, scared of spoilers? Tell us in the comments, or reach out to me directly onTwitter @A_iyane07.
Fans have also been sharing their hype by retelling their history with theEvafranchise, tweeting goods, cosplay and fanart, contributing toEvangeliontrending. Theaters are also sharing photos of their decorated halls through Japanese news outlets. Studio Khara shared some too. you’re able to find some of those tweets below.
