New 'Evangelion' Series Announced

TV & Film

Feb 26

The 30th Anniversary Celebration of the hit anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion continued this February with the Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion Festival in Japan, with exhibits, live performances, and the premiere of a short film starring fan-favorite character Asuka Langley Soryu. Something that nobody expected from this event was the announcement of a brand new anime series.

The final announcement from the festival included a teaser for the franchise’s ‘Next Genesis’, a brief, cryptic first look at this new anime, and the announcement of who’s involved. This Next Genesis will be the first animated Evangelion project not helmed by creator Hideaki Anno, who completed his plans for the series in 2021 with Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time.

Taking over is an unexpected, yet incredibly impressive trio of creatives. Writing this new story is Yoko Taro, creator of the NieR: Automata franchise, a game and anime series that’s no stranger to philosophical themes and mecha action. In the director's seats are Kazuya Tsurumaki and Toko Yatabe. Tsurumaki previously directed Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX, and is the creator of Fooly Cooly (FLCL). Yatabe previously served as Assistant Director on Thrice Upon a Time and as an Episode Director on GQuuuuuuX and Chainsaw Man. Keiichi Okabe of NieR: Automata will compose the music for this series, taking over for previous Evangelion composer Shiro Sagisu. The project will be a co-production between Studio Khara and Cloverworks, the studio behind hit anime like Bocchi the Rock and SpyxFamily.

There is no word on a release window for this new anime or what exactly it entails, but fans of this mecha classic are losing their minds at the fact that, after five years, Evangelion is coming back again.

In the meantime, you can see the teaser for this new series here: