Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo is the third of four movies which make up the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy along with Evangelion: 1.0 You are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 (also known as Evangelion: Final) which are inspired by the original ‘90s anime phenomenon Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Produced and distributed by Studio Khara and directed by Hideaki Anno, Evangelion: 3.0 begins with EVA pilots Asuka Langley Shikinami and Mari Illustrious Makinami going into space to retrieve Evangelion Unit 01 and its pilot Shinji Ikari. After being rescued, Shinji is fitted with a collar bomb by paramilitary organization WILLE which is lead by ex-NERV personnel Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi and has the ultimate goal of eliminating NERV itself.
Rei Ayanami is still missing and even though 14 years have passed in real terms, none of the EVA pilots have aged a day. Shortly after, Shinji is taken to his father, Gendo, and introduced to Kaworu Nagisa who is to become his co-pilot in the new Evangelion Unit 13.