The recent “Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion” festival event has revealed that a new Evangelion anime from Yoko Taro is in development. The series is described as the “Next Genesis” for the beloved franchise.
While there are little details about the anime’s story, cast, and release date, the recent Evangelion event did confirm some of its staff members. Yoko Taro, most known for his work on the NieR franchise, is the series script supervisor and scriptwriter. The directors are Kazuya Tsurumaki and Tōko Yatabe, both of whom have worked on the Rebuild of Evangelion films. The music composer will be Keiichi Okabe, who has also worked on the NieR franchise. The studios developing the anime will be Studio Khara (Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX and Rebuild of Evangelion films) and CloverWorks (My Dress Up Darling and SPY X FAMILY).
Update: February 25 – Studio Khara is now streaming the anime’s teaser trailer:
Recently, a new Neon Genesis Evangelion anime short from series creator Hideaki Anno premiered during the festival event. The event took place at the Yokohama Arena from February 21 to 23. The new anime short, played on the arena’s massive 59 feet x 49 feet LED screen, featured an alternate reality where beloved character Asuka married protagonist Shinji and had a daughter.
The original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime premiered from 1995 to 1996. The manga of the same name released in 1994. The anime is available to watch on Netflix, while the manga is available via Viz Media. Lastly, Viz describes the manga as follows:
In 2015, the “Angels” have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo–commander of the secret organization NERV–to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called “Evangelion” to match the Angels’ fearsome power…
