The fifth installment of the popular anime series "Evangelion," the "Monthly Eva EVANGELION 30th MOVIE Fest. 2025-2026," began screening on Getsuku, and it has been revealed that it grossed 98.5 million yen and attracted over 61,000 viewers in three days. In the weekend audience rankings for Getsuku 9-11 (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha), it ranked sixth despite only being shown in 89 theaters.
The screening was held in Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka, and included "audience screenings." At the beginning, Maaya Sakamoto and Akira Ishida's comments looking back on the time were played, which elicited loud applause, and there was even a moment when Mari's humming sang in the prequel motion comic "EVANGELION: 3.0 (-120min.)." During the film, there were many warm cheers and shouts of sympathy for Shinji, who was confused throughout the film, and Kaworu also received loud cheers.
"Monthly Evangelion" will screen one film per month (two films in October) for one week from October 2025 to February 2026. So far, "Neon Genesis Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone," "Neon Genesis Evangelion Air/The End of Evangelion," "Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone," and "Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(Not) Redo" will be screened until January 15th. "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" will be screened from February 13th to 19th.
The first film, "Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth," grossed 200 million yen and attracted over 120,000 viewers. The second film, "Neon Genesis Evangelion Air: The End of Evangelion," grossed 220 million yen and attracted over 140,000 viewers, both of which were very successful.
