![]() Now this is where things get interesting. GKIDS and Madman eventually followed suit for the US & Canada and Australia & New Zealand territories not long after. That is, until Netflix picked up the streaming rights in November 2018 for a June 2019 release while Anime Limited acquired the home video rights for the UK & Ireland in May 2020 for a December 2021 release. Then eventually both the TV series and the films went out of print, and had remained unavailable for years. Both of these films were first distributed by Manga Entertainment on DVD in the UK, Ireland, US & Canada territories. This then led to a second film called The End of Evangelion that basically continues where Rebirth left off and offers a new ending to the series. ![]() There have been revisions over time with Evangelion: Death (True)² being the version many had probably seen the most. The first was Evangelion: Death and Rebirth which was intended to replace the final two episodes of the TV series while also recapping the events of the story, though budget issues resulted in the ‘Rebirth’ portion being incomplete. In addition to the TV series, there were two theatrical films released in Japan soon after the TV series. The Platinum Edition is probably the version that many had picked up before it went out of print. The series also had director’s cut versions for select episodes which were also released in English and eventually the series as a whole was then ‘remastered’ on DVD as a Platinum Edition. Neon Genesis Evangelion was first distributed by ADV Films during the late 90s to early 00s and was released on VHS and DVD in the UK, Ireland, US & Canada territories. Licensing is complicated and everyone knows that already. I’ve not watched every single one of his works but of the ones that I have seen ( Gunbuster vs Diebuster, Evangelion, Shin Godzilla), his direction is pretty interesting and I am very excited to see his Shin film projects that are in the works. ![]() To this day, especially with the recent release of Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time, Evangelion as a whole remains to be one of my favourite anime of all time.Īs many would know by now, the Evangelion franchise was directed by Hideaki Anno, who also directed Gunbuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water before the 2000s as well as a few live-action properties like Cutie Honey in 2004 and the recent ‘Shin’ films with Shin Godzilla in 2016 and the upcoming Shin Kamen Rider currently scheduled for 2023 (he’s also working on Shin Ultraman due for 2022 but not as director). Eventually I picked up the manga version of the story and also enjoyed it, as well as watching the Rebuild of Evangelion films that were available at the time to basically consume more of the franchise. While I didn’t exactly watch the series via legit means, it was still a series that kept me interested in the franchise even after finishing it. I first watched Neon Genesis Evangelion in 2012 and it was a series that I had wanted to check out due to its reception and sci-fi concept. Many were convinced it would be a long while before the series would come back in whatever shape or form, but eventually Netflix managed to spend millions acquiring the streaming exclusivity rights for the series as well as its two theatrical films. Getting straight to the point – Neon Genesis Evangelion is finally back in print! I remember how there was a legal issue between Studio Khara & Hideaki Anno versus GAINAX over the IP, followed by Anno’s main focus on the Rebuild of Evangelion film series that have been factors as to why the series hasn’t been relicensed since. Exactly what are the Angels? What is destined for the young pilots? And what will become of humanity?” Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited, December 2021. The battle for the fate of humankind has begun. Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon, Evangelion is the only method to counter these Angels, and Shinji Ikari is chosen as its pilot. “In 2015, Tokyo-3 is under attack from “Angels,” extraordinary beings that possess various special abilities. Produced by studio GAINAX, the series was first broadcast in Japan on October 1995 as part of the Autumn season. Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangerion) is a 1995 original television anime series by director and writer Hideaki Anno, character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and music composer Shiro Sagisu.
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