The Acclaimed EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. and EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE On Blu-Ray Oct. 21

Acclaimed First & Second Installments of the “Rebuild of Evangelion” Franchise
Source: Shout! Studios press release
Special Thanks to Lauren Blum

GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation, has unveiled the details for October 21^st Blu-ray™ releases of the beloved, award-winning films EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. and EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. Each release contains several bonus features, including a 16-page booklet inside EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE., and a 20-page booklet inside EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. Both films will also be made available on all major digital platforms on September 16^th. The releases will be distributed by Shout! Studios, a Radial Entertainment company, and are available for pre-order.

Created by Hideaki Anno, the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION franchise is considered one of the most influential animated sagas of all time. Since the 1995 premiere of the original television series, the story of teenager Shinji Ikari has remained one of the most iconic titles in animation history, and a global pop culture phenomenon. Following the conclusion of the beloved 1995 television show, the legendary project received new life as the EVANGELION movie series. The theatrical film series began with EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. (2007), followed by EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. (2009), EVANGELION:3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO. (2012), and culminating in the finale EVANGELION:3.0+1.01 THRICE UPON A TIME. In addition to creating all the Evangelion titles, Hideaki Anno is responsible for SHIN GODZILLA, SHIN KAMEN RIDER, and SHIN ULTRAMAN and he was the key animator on NAUSICAÄ OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND.

EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. begins the thrilling REBUILD OF EVANGELION film project. Scarred by the Second Impact, the Fourth Angel attacks Tokyo III and humanity's fate is left in Special Government Agency NERV's hands. Young Shinji Ikari is forced to pilot EVA-01. He and EVA-00 pilot Rei Ayanami are tasked to fight, but EVA-01 is damaged by the Sixth Angel. Misato Katsuragi draws up a plan to focus all of Japan's electricity into EVA-01's positron cannon to defeat the Angel.

EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE., continues the thrilling REBUILD OF EVANGELION film project with a bold and unpredictable story. Mari Illustrious-Makinami pilots Provisional Unit-05 to defeat the excavated Third Angel. Asuka Langley-Shikinami and EVA-02 defeat the Seventh Angel. The Eighth Angel appears and attacks NERV HQ. EVA-03 is taken over by the Ninth Angel during testing and Shinji deploys to stop it, but learns Asuka is aboard. Gendoh switches EVA-01's controls over to the Dummy System and begins fighting EVA-03.

GKIDS previously released the original twenty-six episode television series, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, as well as the films EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² and THE END OF EVANGELION, and EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME.

Photo courtesy of Shout! Studios. © khara / Project Eva. © khara / EVA Production Committee © khara

EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. Bonus Features

Rebuild of EVANGELION: 1.01 (Shiro SAGISU version)
Rebuild of EVANGELION: 1.01 (Joseph-Maurice Ravel version)
Angel of Doom Promotional Music Video
Theatrical Teaser 1
Theatrical Teaser 2
Theatrical Teaser 2
Beautiful World Trailer A
Beautiful World Trailer B
Theatrical TV Spot A (15 sec)
Theatrical TV Spot B (15 sec)
Theatrical TV Spot A (30 sec)
Theatrical TV Spot B (30 sec)
Special Edition DVD TV Spot A (15 sec)
Special Edition DVD TV Spot B (15 sec)
Special Edition DVD TV Spot A (30 sec)
Special Edition DVD TV Spot B (30 sec)
Standard Edition DVD TV Spot A (30 sec)
Standard Edition DVD TV Spot B (30 sec)
Rental DVD TV Spot (15 sec)
Rental DVD TV Spot (30 sec)

Photo courtesy of Shout! Studios. © khara / Project Eva. © khara / EVA Production Committee © khara

EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. Bonus Features

Rebuild of EVANGELION: 2.02
Omitted Scene
C-0188A ~ C-0201
Omitted Scene
C-0711 ~ C-0720
Omitted Scene
C-0740 ~ C-0745
Omitted Scene
C-0821 ~ C-0823
"I Would Give You Anything" Scene NOGUCHI ver.
Trailer
Train Channel Spot
Trailer for Yahoo! Japan
Bluray/DVD TV Commercial A (15 sec)
Bluray/DVD TV Commercial B (15 sec)
Promotional Reel
TV Spot A (15 sec)
TV Spot B (15 sec)
TV Spot C (15 sec)
TV Spot D (15 sec)
TV Spot A (30 sec)
TV Spot B (30 sec)
TV Spot (12 sec)

About GKIDS, Inc. 

GKIDS is the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of artist-driven and award-winning animation from around the world. After an astounding 13 Best Animated Feature nominations, the company took home the Oscar in 2024 for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed feature, THE BOY AND THE HERON. The company’s previous nominations include THE SECRET OF KELLS in 2010, A CAT IN PARIS and CHICO & RITA in 2012, ERNEST & CELESTINE in 2014, THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA and SONG OF THE SEA in 2015, BOY AND THE WORLD and W HEN MARNIE WAS THERE in 2016, MY LIFE AS A ZUCCHINI in 2017, THE BREADWINNER in 2018, MIRAI in 2019, WOLFWALKERS in 2021, and THE BOY AND THE HERON in 2024.

For more than a decade, GKIDS’ influence on cinema has redefined the perception of animation as an artistic medium on par with live-action film through its stewardship of the Studio Ghibli catalog and by introducing American audiences to the critically-acclaimed films of other master filmmakers from around the world such as Makoto Shinkai (WEATHERING WITH YOU), Mamoru Hosoda (BELLE), Masaaki Yuasa (INU-OH), Tomm Moore (WOLFWALKERS), Hideaki Anno (NEON GENESIS EVANGELION), Nora Twomey (THE BREADWINNER), Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE) and Hiroyuki Imaishi (Promare), among countless others. GKIDS is also the founder and host of ANIMATION IS FILM, the annual LA-based film festival which embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form, and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of the medium to its fullest range of artistic expressions.

About Shout! Studios

Shout! Studios is a multi-platform media company specializing in film and TV distribution, development, and production. The company has evolved with the changing entertainment landscape to excel in all forms of content distribution, including theatrical, digital streaming, broadcast and in-flight licensing, physical media, and more. Shout! Studios owns and manages a large portfolio of contemporary and classic feature films, series, animation, and documentaries. The company’s creative acquisition mandate has established it as a leading independent distributor, with partners and properties including Aardman Animations, ALF, THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, the Roger Corman New Horizons Pictures Library, GKIDS, Studio Ghibli, ITV Studios, THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, LAIKA Studios, MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 (in partnership with creator Joel Hodgson), and SESAME STREET, alongside many others. Shout! Kids focuses on live-action and animated kids and family properties including anime, and the company releases genre and horror films and television shows under the Scream Factory imprint. Shout! Studios also operates the acclaimed streaming service Shout! TV and its family of FAST channels. The company produces, acquires, and distributes new films, including Shout! Studios’ original OLD HENRY (Tim Blake Nelson), LINOLEUM (Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn), WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT (Lily James, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif), THE KILL ROOM (Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson), DRUGSTORE JUNE (Esther Povitsky), and the upcoming Viggo Mortensen-directed western THE DEAD DON’T HURT (Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen). Shout! Studios is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Studios, visit ShoutStudios.com