Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

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Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
Poster of Godzilla vs. Evangelion, The Real 4-D.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa
Starring
Release date
  • May 31, 2019 (2019-05-31)
Running time
17 minutes
Country Japan

Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D (Japanese: ゴジラ対エヴァンゲリオン・ザ・リアル・4−D, Hepburn: Gojira tai Evangerion Za Riaru Fō Dī) is an extreme-motion theme park ride at Universal Studios Japan between May 31 and August 25, 2019. [1] [2] [3]

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The ride is a crossover between Godzilla and the characters from Neon Genesis Evangelion . It features a short 17-minute film directed by Kazuhiro Nakagawa where Godzilla from Shin Godzilla battles the Evangelion units. The ride also features a new incarnation of King Ghidorah based on ShinGoji's design.

Plot

Taking place in the universe of Evangelion and some time after the events of Second Impact, the capital of Japan is moved from the city of Tokyo-II to Osaka-III. In order to protect itself from another potential Angel attack, the city's buildings are equipped with turrets. Furthermore, electrical disturbances all over Japan have been sighted due to mysterious cosmic waves over the country. An observation team from the government takes a tour through the city in a GLAUX vehicle. At first, everything goes smoothly, but suddenly Godzilla appears and knocks the GLAUX out of the air. The vehicle is nearly crushed under Godzilla's foot, but it is saved just in time and picked up by Evangelion Unit-01 and its pilot, Shinji Ikari. Asuka Shikanami Langley and Rei Ayanami, piloting Evangelion Unit-02 and 00, respectively, arrive shortly after and the three pilots begin fighting the monster. However, Godzilla seems to be unaffected by their attacks, and swats them away with relative ease by shaking his body and swinging his tail at them.

Godzilla's body then unleashes his atomic breath; but instead of firing at the Eva Units, he instead fires it to the sky, where it hits an unseen force and combusts into flame. The explosion suddenly condenses into a new shape, King Ghidorah, the source of the cosmic waves. As it descends on the city and confronts Godzilla, Godzilla fires his atomic breath once again, but Ghidorah uses its gravity powers to deflect the beam in separate directions. Ghidorah then uses its gravity beams to lift several surrounding buildings into the air and throw them at Godzilla, incapacitating him. The Evangelion Units attempt to fight King Ghidorah themselves, but are unable to stop its rampage. As they counter the dragon, Godzilla rises back to his feet, and he and Ghidorah continue their battle. Ghidorah attacks Godzilla, but he uses his dorsal plate beams to counter Ghidorah's assault and knocking it back, before blasting Ghidorah with his atomic breath until he depletes himself and becomes immobilized.

As Ghidorah rises again, the three Eva Units continue their effort to fight the monster; Unit-00 and 02 jump on King Ghidorah's body but are blasted off by its gravity beams. Unit-01 pulls a sword off of a nearby building and thrusts it into Ghidorah's chest, causing it to crash into the city below. For a brief moment, the creature seems defeated, only for Ghidorah to rise completely unharmed from the rubble and turns his attention to the frozen Godzilla. Firing its gravity beams at him, Godzilla's body begins to glow again, seemingly using Ghidorah's attack to regain his energy. He awakens and fires his atomic breath at Ghidorah, causing to two kaiju's beams to lock. Godzilla's beam gradually begins to overpower Ghidorah's, moving closer until it strikes at Ghidorah, creating a blinding explosion. Once the smoke settles, the Evangelion Units are left completely intact and King Ghidorah is gone, seemingly destroyed by the blast. Having defeated the rival, Godzilla retreats back into the ocean, leaving Osaka-III and the EVA Units peacefully.

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