Last weekend in Japan, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time saw a 960.5% increase in ticket sales. This sudden jump in viewers is due to a special present given out to anyone who sees the movie from June 12th on: a 36 page magazine called “Eva-Extra-Extra.” While half of it is filled with new, ful
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