GKIDS announced today it will bring The End of Evangelion to select theaters nationwide for event showings on March 17 & 20 — marking the film’s first bow in North American theaters. The film will be screened in its original Japanese language with English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now.
Created by Hideaki Anno, the Neon Genesis Evangelion television series is one of the most influential animated series of all time. Since its 1995 premiere in Japan, the story of teenager Shinji Ikari has emerged as one of the most iconic titles in animation history and a global pop culture phenomenon.
Originally released in 1997, this final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series. Since its release, much like its series predecessor, the theatrical alternative ending to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series has cemented itself in animation history, and has continued to awe new and returning audiences with every viewing.
Synopsis: This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the Neon Geneisis Evangelion TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the series.
SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact. After reaffirming both her own and her mother’s existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka’s EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?
In 2022, GKIDS released the original twenty-six episode television series, Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as the films Evangelion:Death (True)2 and The End of Evangelion on Blu-ray and digital download-to-own for the first time in North America. In 2022, GKIDS released the fourth and final installment of the new theatrical “Rebuild” editions of the Evangelion franchise, Evangelion:3.0+1.11 Thrice Upon a Time, in theaters and on Blu-ray and digital download-to-own. GKIDS also handles North American distribution for Anno’s prior series NADIA: The Secret of Blue Water.
Tickets and more info on The End of Evangelion viewing options in NorAm available at gkids.com/EOE.
