Evangelion Returns: Rebuild Director Unveils New Anime Series

Strap in: Evangelion blasts back with an all-new series, revving up its apocalyptic saga for a new generation.

Evangelion is suiting up again. Three decades after Neon Genesis Evangelion scrambled brains and TV schedules, and five years after Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time closed out the Rebuild films, a brand-new anime series is officially happening.

Who is making this thing

The creative lineup is not subtle. It reads like someone rolled a grenade into the writers room and yelled, 'What if we went big.'

• Directors: Kazuya Tsurumaki, a key hand behind the Rebuild of Evangelion films, and Toru Yatabe, who worked on Chainsaw Man
• Writer: Yoko Taro, the mind behind Nier: Automata
• Studios: Khara partnering with CloverWorks

Yes, that Yoko Taro. Pairing his flavor of existential chaos with Evangelion is a wild swing in exactly the way you want a new Evangelion to swing.

What we know, what we do not

It is a fresh series set in the Evangelion world. Beyond that, the team is playing it close to the vest. No plot breakdown, no cast, no release window yet. More details are promised down the line.

For now, file this under: the next big anime announcement everyone will be arguing about until the first trailer lands.