This is proving to be a good year toEvangelionfans. Earlier this month, Amazon Prime brought all theRebuild of Evangelionmovies to streaming for the first time, including the very last film, and now GKIDS is bringing the original legendary show,Neon Genesis Evangelionto Blu-Ray for the first time in the United States. But you have to hurry up and pre-order fast, because there will only be 5000 copies in North America.
Directed byHideaki Anno,Neon Genesis Evangeliontells the story of Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy chosen to pilot a mysterious Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon, also called an Eva, in order to defend Tokyo-3 from extra-dimensional beings that threaten to destroy mankind. But things are not what they seem, and to save the world, Shinji and the other Eva pilots must first save themselves.
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TheNeon Genesis EvangelionUltimate Editionmarks the first time fans in North America can simply but the iconic and hugely influential series on Blu-Ray, without having to pay an arm and a leg for outrageously priced bootlegs, and it includes not only the original 26 episodes of the series, but also the compilation filmEvangelion: DEATH (TRUE)2andThe End of Evangelion.
The set includes seven hours of bonus features spread over 11 discs, which are sure to keep you busy from wanting to initiate the Human Instrumentality Project and turn the entire world into Tang. Perhaps the most exciting part of the set will be the inclusion of the classic ADV dub and subtitled version of the show in addition to the new official dub and subtitled version, so fans ofSpike Spencer’s take on Shinji, Shinji saying “I’m so fucked up” inThe End of Evangelion,or simply those who repulse at the sound of the words “worthy of my grace” should be happy with the choice of going back to the old translations.
Sadly, the release does not contain the iconic “Fly Me To The Moon” covers that play over the end credits of every episode.
Check out all the bonus content coming withNeon Genesis Evangelion Ultimate Edition:
Neon Genesis Evangelion Ultimate Editionis now available to pre-order through theGKIDSstore in North America, andAll the Animein the U.K. and it will be released on December 8. The show is also streaming on Netflix while theRebuild of Evangelionmovies are streaming on Prime Video. Check out images of the box art and new trailer below:
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