Evangelion Announces New Anime Movie For 2026

The official Evangelion festival website has announced that Hideaki Anno, the creator of the franchise, will be writing and overseeing a new animated short film. The film, titled “Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Performance,” is about 13 minutes long and was created specifically for the festival. Naoyuki Asano, who directed the animation for “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time,” will direct this short. Several other key figures from the Evangelion series, including Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shinji Higuchi, and Ikki Todoroki, are also serving as supervisors. The short will have its world premiere at the festival and will only be shown once each day.





