Evangelion: Death and Rebirth is the first cinematic release premiered in 1997. Death, is a recap of the TV series, with the reanimation of some scenes the addition of new footage. The latter provides a new backstory, including two plot points not originally in the series that would become important to the story that would come next. There have been three versions of Death: the original, an edited version called Death (true), broadcast on Japanese TV in early 1998, and a second edit called Death (true)^2, considered the final version. The second part, Rebirth, is an all-new animation that picks up where episode 24 left off.