It has been announced that the theatrical version of the popular anime series "Evangelion," "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" (general director: Hideaki Anno), will be broadcast on TBS from 7:00 PM on February 23rd. This will be the first time the film will be broadcast on terrestrial television, and it will be broadcast as "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time TV Version."
It was also announced that a special project called "Operation 0223" will be implemented ahead of the first terrestrial broadcast, and a visual depicting Shinji Ikari was released. Details of the project will be announced at a later date.
"Evangelion" is set in Tokyo-3, and follows the protagonist Shinji Ikari and his friends as they fight against mysterious "Angels" in the Evangelion, a humanoid decisive weapon. It has been adapted into an anime TV series and a movie, creating a social phenomenon. The TV series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" aired from 1995 to 1996, followed by the movie version. "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" is the final installment of the new movie series, and was released in 2021, becoming a massive hit, grossing approximately 10.28 billion yen and attracting an audience of approximately 6.73 million people.
