The second installment of the popular anime "Evangelion" series revival screening project, "Monthly Eva EVANGELION 30th MOVIE Fest. 2025-2026," "Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion," began screening on October 24th, and it has been reported that it grossed 125 million yen and attracted over 79,000 viewers in three days. In the weekend audience rankings for October 24-26 (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha), it ranked fifth despite only being shown in 89 theaters. This is the extraordinary achievement of this film, which was released in 1997, making it into the top five some 28 years later.
The first film in the series, "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth," which began screening on October 10th, achieved great success, grossing 200 million yen and attracting an audience of over 120,000 people.
"Monthly Evangelion" will screen one film per month (two films in October) for one week each month from October through February 2026. "Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1.0 You Can (Not) Redo" will be screened from October 10-16, "Neon Genesis Vangelion Air: The End of Evangelion" from October 24-30, "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone" from November 14-20, "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance" from December 12-18, "Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo" from Getsuku, 2026, and "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" from February 13-19.
