Neon Genesis Evangelion Returns With a New Series Amidst its 30th Anniversary
Written by Yoko Taro, the creator of the NieR:Automata games and in collaboration with Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara and Cloverworks, this new entry into the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise will draw back old fans and bring in new ones.
On February 23, 2026, it was announced that a new Neon Genesis Evangelion series is in the works.
This will be written by Yoko Taro, president and CEO of Bukkoro and the creator of the NieR:Automata games.
In an IGN interview alongside “Stellar Blade” developer Hyung-Tae Kim, Taro has noted that Evangelion was an inspiration behind his games, such as NieR: Automata and Drakengard.
The TV series will be a collaboration between Studio Khara, founded by Eva’s creator, Hideaki Anno, and CloverWorks (Spy x Family), both of which are successor studios of Gainax, which has fully shut down last year.
In time for its 30th anniversary, on February 21, Studio Khara hosted the 30th Anniversary Festival where a new “Evangelion” short film is shown.
There are no further details on the new series, including a release date, so this is mostly in the conceptual stage.
A key question fans might ask is where this would fit in the original series or in the Rebuilds, the latter being produced by Khara and is an updated take on Evangelion by Anno himself.
Staff
Written by Yoko Taro
Directors: Kazuya Tsurumaki & Toko Yatabe
Music: Keiichi Okabe
Animation Production: CloverWorks x Khara
This initial staff list feels like a collaboration between NieR: Automata and Neon Genesis Evangelion’s rebuild films.
Keiichi Okabe is the composer behind the NieR: Automata games and anime series.
Directors Kazuya Tsurumak is the director of the Rebuild of Evangelion films and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, which also involved Anno as a scriptwriter and storyboarder while Tōko Yatabe was involved in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time as assistant director and in Chainsaw Man Season 1 as storyboarder and episode director for Episode 2, as well as providing key animation for the Reze Arc film.
About Neon Genesis Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion began as a 26-episode television series created by Hideako Anno and produced by Gainax (Gurren Lagann) from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996.
With its ending facing much backlash, Evangelion would return via theatrical release through the 1997 film, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, that released on March 15 and features a 25-minute preview of the actual ending, The End of Evangelion on July 19 of the same year.
The two releases were together in March 8, 1998 as a compilation film called Revival of Evangelion.
The story would later be retold in the form of the Rebuild of Evangelion film series, beginning with the 2007 film, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.
Following it up is the 2009 film, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, the 2012 film, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, and concluding with the long-awaited 2021 film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
Neon Genesis Evangelion tells the story of Shinji Ikari, who joins the organization NERV, headed by his cruel father, Gendo, where he and other select youths pilot the Eva Units to fight the mysterious Angels threatening humanity.
Source: Twitter
『エヴァ』30周年を記念するフェス「EVANGELION:30+； 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION」最終日である2月23日(月・祝)Final Programにて『エヴァンゲリオン』完全新作シリーズの制作に関する初報を発表致しました。
シリーズ構成・脚本
ヨコオタロウ監督
鶴巻和哉、谷田部透湖音楽
岡部啓一制作…
— エヴァンゲリオン公式 (@evangelion_co) February 23, 2026
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