Neon Genesis Evangelion
Japanese anime television series
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| May 2024 | Gainax declared bankruptcy, with Studio Khara subsequently gaining full copyright of the Evangelion franchise. |
| March 8 2023 | Home media release of the final film includes two new original video animations: 'Evangelion: 3.0 (-46h)' and 'Evangelion: 3.0 (-120min)'. |
| March 8 2023 | Home media release of Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time includes a re-release of the Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.) manga in full color with original cast voice acting. |
| 2022 | Evangelion-Vox album distributed internationally by Milan Records outside of Japan. |
| July 25 2022 | Slashfilm confirmed that Jordan Peele's movie Nope's monster Jean Jacket was specifically inspired by the Angels of Neon Genesis Evangelion, with Peele noting their 'hyper minimalism' and 'biomechanical design flair'. |
| February 2022 | Studio Khara, Toei Company, Toho Company, and Tsuburaya Productions announced the 'Shin Japan Heroes Universe' collaborative project, uniting properties created by Hideaki Anno, including Evangelion films, Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, and Shin Kamen Rider. |
| 2021 | Anno described Evangelion as something surprising, which caught the attention of Shinji's voice actress Megumi Ogata during an event. |
| 2021 | Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University published a study on a liquid oxygen delivery technique dubbed the 'EVA method', inspired by Evangelion's terminology. |
| 2021 | A special Evangelion-themed event was held at the Tokyo Sky Tree, with the tower's lights illuminated in the colors of the Evangelion units from the Rebuild series. |
| December 2021 | Became the highest-grossing movie of the year in Japan, with total earnings of over ¥10.2 billion. |
| December 8 2021 | Collector's/Ultimate edition of Neon Genesis Evangelion was released by GKIDS, featuring the Classic Dub and Subtitled Version. |
| November 9 2021 | Standard edition Blu-ray of Neon Genesis Evangelion was released by GKIDS, containing only the Netflix English dub and sub. |
| August 31 2021 | Release of the single 'What if?' alongside Shin Evangelion on Amazon Prime Video. The song was composed and arranged by Shiro Sagisu, sung by Yoko Takahashi with backing vocals by Gina Foster and Derk Green, and lyrics written by Mike Wyzgowski. |
| August 30 2021 | GKIDS announced Collector's Edition and Standard edition releases, with the Collector's/Ultimate edition featuring the Classic Dub and Subtitled Version including ADV and Manga English dubs and subs. |
| August 3 2021 | Physical release of the final Anima book in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. |
| July 21 2021 | Released Evangelion Infinity, a three-disc album with arrangements of classic soundtrack songs, including a version of "Decisive Battle" used in Shin Godzilla. The album charted seven times on Oricon, peaking at number fourteen. |
| July 21 2021 | Concluded theatrical run with ¥10.23 billion and 6.69 million attendees. |
| June 24 2021 | Digital release of the final Anima book in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. |
| June 12 2021 | Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time is released in Japanese theaters, including the 17-page prequel manga Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.) in the Eva Extra-Extra booklet. |
| June 12 2021 | 3.0+1.01 updated release was launched, causing the film to jump back to the top of the box office charts. |
| April 11 2021 | Production begins on the Evangelion 3.0 (-120 min.) prequel manga, initiated by Hideaki Anno and written by Kazuya Tsurumaki, with illustrations by Hidenori Matsubara and Mahiro Maeda. |
| March 2021 | Album 'Evangelion Finally' continued to peak in popularity, coinciding with the release period of the last Rebuild installment. |
| March 17 2021 | Release of the soundtrack album for 'Shin Evangelion' Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, featuring unedited tracks composed by Shirō Sagisu for the film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time. |
| March 10 2021 | Utada Hikaru releases 'One Last Kiss' in Japan, reaching number two on the Oricon charts and number 37 on the Billboard United States Album Sales chart. |
| March 9 2021 | Utada Hikaru releases 'One Last Kiss' in the United States, a theme song composed for the final installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion saga. |
| January 2021 | Album 'Evangelion Finally' peaked in popularity, coinciding with the release period of the last Rebuild installment. |
| January 22 2021 | Conclusion of special screenings for Revival of Evangelion across Japan. |
| January 8 2021 | Start of special screenings of Revival of Evangelion across Japan, running until January 22. |
| 2020 | Nagoya launched the Evangelion Chukyo Area Project to celebrate the release of Evangelion 3.0+1.0, unveiling a golden statue of Eva-01 at Chūbu-Centrair Airport and a six-meter-high reproduction of the unit at the city's Global Gate Complex. |
| 2020 | A new Eva-01 themed train was produced and departed from Nagoya's Chubu Centrair International Airport. |
| 2020 | The film receives a re-release in Japan, grossing an additional $433,850. |
| December 4 2020 | Announcement made for a new run of Revival of Evangelion in special screenings across Japan. |
| October 7 2020 | King Records released 'Evangelion Finally' compilation album to coincide with the series' 25th anniversary, featuring nine tracks and six bonus tracks, including a new version of 'Fly Me to the Moon' sung by Takahashi. |
| August 6 2020 | Anno unveiled the Mark.08 Evangelion unit at the Bonbori Matsuri festival, revealing a black, red, and white colored Eva that appears in the 3.0+1.0 film. |
| May 13 2020 | Original planned release date for 'Evangelion Finally' compilation album, which was postponed for production reasons. |
| April 2 2020 | Mobcast and Takara TOMY Arts released Evangelion Battlefields, a player-vs-player mobile battle game for Android and iOS based on Rebuild of Evangelion, introducing two new characters: Hitomi Amagi and Kotone Suzunami. |
| March 25 2020 | Original planned release date for the 25th Anniversary Box, which was later changed to October 7th. |
| 2019 | The audiodrama from Addition was made available on the official Eva-Extra app for a limited time, commemorating the broadcast date of the first episode of Evangelion. |
| 2019 | Tiffany Grant revealed that the live-action Evangelion project was abandoned, with no shooting script or signed crew, as Hideaki Anno had shifted focus to the Rebuild films and moved the franchise to his new studio Khara. |
| 2019 | Republication of Evangelion Anima concludes with 5 tankōbon volumes completed. |
| December 2019 | Tracks from Evangelion Extreme were used in a game release. |
| October 29 2019 | Seven Seas Entertainment releases the first volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novel in North America. |
| June 21 2019 | Netflix premiered Neon Genesis Evangelion with a new translation and English dub, which received mixed reception - praised for voice acting but criticized for script changes, particularly regarding the relationship between Shinji and Kaworu. |
| May 2019 | Evangelion Wind Symphony concerts were scheduled to take place in multiple Japanese cities. |
| May 22 2019 | Release of 'Evangelion Extreme' album featuring songs for Evangelion pachinko games, including an unreleased song 'Akaki Tsuki'. Takahashi created new songs reflecting on Evangelion's theme of motherhood |
| April 24 2019 | King Records digitally released the single '0902 The Final Decision....alterna orchestra' on various platforms including iTunes to promote Evangelion Wind Symphony concerts. |
| March 30 2019 | Kadokawa Shoten releases the last two books of the Anima print volume series. |
| March 22 2019 | Netflix officially announced June 21, 2019 as the premiere date for Neon Genesis Evangelion and its related films, with a new translation by Dan Kanemitsu and a new English-language cast selected by Studio Khara. |
| 2018 | A transformable train called 500 Type Eva, piloted by Shinji, appears in an episode of the anime Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. |
| December 31 2018 | The official Japan Animator Expo website closed, ending public access to the Evangelion: Another Impact anime short. |
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