Netflix adds Evangelion Anime Worldwide on June 21 – News

The anime has remained exhausted in North America since ADV Films closed in 2009

Netflix announced at its event at AnimeJapan 2019 on Saturday that it would debut Hideaki Anno and Gainaxof Neon Genesis Evangelion TV anime on its service on June 21 around the world. While NetflixThe first announcement of last November indicated that the service would also add the Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Renaissance and Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion movies, Netflix It has not been specified whether these films will be available at the same time as the series on June 21st.

Netflix describes the anime:

After 2015. Tokyo 3 is attacked by powerful creatures called the Angels. The protagonist, Shinji Ikari, is chosen to pilot the Humanoid Decisive Evangelion – the only way for humanity to fight the Angels. The battle for the destiny of humanity begins now. What exactly are angels? What destiny awaits young pilots and humanity itself?

Original cartoons and films are among the most influential and critically acclaimed works in the history of the medium, but they have long been exhausted and untraceable in North America. ADV Films"The latest version of the anime was the 2004 and 2005 Platinum Edition DVDs. The company closed in 2009.

the franchise has inspired many spinoffs, goods and collaborations. Anno, the director of the anime, founded Khara Studio in 2006. He and the studio started producing a new tetralogy of films titled Reconstruction of Evangelion, which reinterprets the events of the series. The tetralogy started with Evangelion: 1.0 you are [Not] Only in 2007, followed by Evangelion: 2.0 you can [Not] Advanced and Evangelion: 3.0 You can (not) redo in 2009 and 2012, respectively. Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban: || (Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0), the final film, is currently in production.

Source: Netflix event on stage at AnimeJapan 2019