GKIDS announced on Wednesday that the 1997 anime sci-fi film The End of Evangelion will be making its way to the U.S., with a special screening occurring on two different dates.
The End of Evangelion will return to theaters for a special nationwide event on March 17 and March 20, 2024. The releases will mark the first time ever that the films have appeared in North American theaters, and will screen in Japanese language with English subtitles.
Tickets for the screenings are available now at participating theaters.
Check out a trailer for The End of Evangelion below:
What is The End of Evangelion about?
The End of Evangelion is written by Hideaki Anno — the creator of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series — and directed by Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki. The film acts as an ending to the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, remaking the final two episodes which, at the time, were seen as controversial for their abstract direction. The film was a smash hit upon its release, and is often cited as one of the greatest animated films ever made.
“SEELE plans an attack on NERV after failing to create a man-made Third Impact,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “After reaffirming both her own and her mother’s existence in a state of despair, Asuka returns and begins the counterattack. However, new enemies descend from the heavens. Meanwhile, Shinji witnesses the horrifying wreckage of Asuka’s EVA-02 while piloting EVA-01. Mass production models surround EVA-01 and perform a solemn ceremony. What does it mean to complete a human heart?”
