Editing Neon Genesis Evangelion (section)

==Related media==
{{Main|Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise){{!}}''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (franchise)}}

===Films===
{{Main|List of Neon Genesis Evangelion movies{{!}}List of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' movies}}

In May 1996, Gainax announced an ''Evangelion'' film<ref>{{cite web|title=Gainax Official News|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/news.html|publisher=Gainax|access-date=September 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961018230645/http://www.gainax.co.jp/news.html#100103|archive-date=October 18, 1996|url-status=dead}}</ref> in response to fan dissatisfaction with the series finale. On March 15, 1997, Gainax released ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth]]'', consisting of 60 minutes of clips taken from the first 24 episodes of the series and the first 30 minutes of the new ending due to production issues.{{sfn|Tavassi|2012|p=275}} The second film, ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'', which premiered on July 19, 1997, provided the complete new ending as a retelling of the final two episodes of the television series. Rather than depicting the series' climax within the characters' minds, the film provides a more conventional, action-based resolution to the series' plot lines. The film won numerous awards<ref>{{cite web|first=Carl|last=Horn|url=http://j-pop.com/anime/a_13_theatrical/picks0.html|title=My Empire of Dirt|publisher=J-pop.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990129013330/http://j-pop.com/anime/a_13_theatrical/picks0.html|archive-date=January 29, 1999|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|publisher=Gainax|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000712142501/http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|title=Animation Kobe 1997: An Attendee's Report|archive-date=July 12, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> and grossed ¥1.45&nbsp;billion within six months of its release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/evangelion-1.0-is-now-top-grossing-eva-movie|title=Evangelion: 1.0 is Now Top Grossing Eva Movie|access-date=August 23, 2017|year=2007|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625065954/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/evangelion-1.0-is-now-top-grossing-eva-movie|archive-date=June 25, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Ex.org ranked the film in 1999 as the fifth best 'All-Time Show', with the television series at the second.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/news/1999_05.html|title=Press|date=May 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001003100535/http://www.ex.org/news/1999_05.html|archive-date=October 3, 2000|access-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2009, ''CUT'' magazine ranked it the third greatest anime film of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patrickmacias.blogs.com/er/2006/11/mama_inai.html|title=An Eternal Thought in the Mind of Godzilla|date=November 18, 2006|publisher=Patrick Macias|access-date=September 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222141227/http://patrickmacias.blogs.com/er/2006/11/mama_inai.html|archive-date=December 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 1998, the films were re-released as ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth#Revival of Evangelion|Revival of Evangelion]]'' which combined ''Death(true)²'' (the director's cut of ''Death'') with ''The End of Evangelion''.

A new animated film series called ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' by Gainax was made,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.evangelion.co.jp/|title=Rebuild of Evangelion|access-date=September 12, 2006|publisher=Gainax|date=September 10, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050316034206/http://www.evangelion.co.jp/|archive-date=March 16, 2005|url-status=live}}</ref> consisting of four films. The first film retells the first six episodes from the series but from the second film onward the story is different, including new characters, Evas and Angels. The first film, ''[[Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]]'', was released in Japan on September 1, 2007, with ''[[Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance]]'' released on June 27, 2009, and ''[[Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo]]'' released on November 17, 2012. The final film, titled ''[[Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time]]'', was released on March 8, 2021, after two delays.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=March 9, 2021|title=Final Evangelion Film's 1st Day Sells Over 530,000 Tickets for Over 800 Million Yen|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-09/final-evangelion-film-1st-day-sells-539623-tickets-for-over-802774200-yen/.170411|url-status=live|access-date=April 5, 2021|website=[[Anime News Network]]|archive-date=March 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313162316/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-09/final-evangelion-film-1st-day-sells-539623-tickets-for-over-802774200-yen/.170411}}</ref> In 2015, ''Evangelion:Another Impact'', a [[3D rendering|3D-rendered]] short film collaboration between the Khara studio and the media company Dwango was directed by [[Shinji Aramaki]], released and streamed as the twelfth anime short from the [[Japan Animator Expo]] on February 8. It depicts "the story of an Evangelion's activation, rampage and howling in another world".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/evangelion-another-impact-short-by-appleseed-aramaki-streamed/.84154|title='Evangelion:Another Impact' Short by Appleseed's Aramaki Streamed|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=June 2, 2015|access-date=November 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414103748/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/evangelion-another-impact-short-by-appleseed-aramaki-streamed/.84154|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Manga and books===
{{Main|Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga){{!}}''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (manga)|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days{{!}}''Neon Genesis Evangelion'': Angelic Days|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project{{!}}''Neon Genesis Evangelion'': Shinji Ikari Raising Project|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse{{!}}''Neon Genesis Evangelion'': Campus Apocalypse|Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima|Petit Eva: Evangelion@School}}
Ten months prior to the television broadcast of ''Evangelion'', the character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]] illustrated a [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga]] version of the story, initially a supplement meant to promote the anime series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alverson|first=Brigid|title=An Introduction to the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' Manga|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/an-introduction-to-the-neon-genesis-evangelion-manga/|website=[[Barnes & Noble]]|access-date=December 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204021249/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/an-introduction-to-the-neon-genesis-evangelion-manga/|archive-date=December 4, 2019|date=June 20, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The first installment of the manga was published in the February issue of ''[[Shōnen Ace]]'' in December 1994 with subsequent installments produced on an irregular basis over an eighteen-year period. The final installment was published in June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/eva/news/0379.html|title=貞本義行『新世紀エヴァンゲリオン』ついに完結!|access-date=February 18, 2014|publisher=Gainax|date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815041513/http://www.gainax.co.jp/anime/eva/news/0379.html|archive-date=August 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/04/20130703dog00m200048000c.html|title=新世紀エヴァンゲリオン ： 貞本版マンガ最終回が再掲載 安野モヨコらの祝福コメントも|access-date=February 18, 2006|publisher=Mantan-web.jp|date=July 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054810/http://mantan-web.jp/2013/07/04/20130703dog00m200048000c.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Several publishers were initially concerned at the selection of Sadamoto to develop the manga adaptation, viewing him as "too passé to be bankable".{{sfn|Takeda|2002|p=167}} The first ten volumes sold over 15&nbsp;million copies,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxo.htm|title=9–9–06 (8:55AM EDT)---- Further Evangelion Shin Gekijou Ban Details|website=Anime News Service|access-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615145909/http://www.animenewsservice.com/archives/septxo.htm|archive-date=June 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the eleventh volume reached number one on the Tohan charts,<ref name="animenewsnetwork.com">{{cite web|title=News: Japanese Comic Ranking, March 29 – April 4|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-07/japanese-comic-ranking-march-29-april-4|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=April 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812160203/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-07/japanese-comic-ranking-march-29-april-4|archive-date=August 12, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> selling an additional two million copies.<ref>Takasuka, S. "Grim, complex 'Evangelion' easier to digest in print form", in ''[[The Daily Yomiuri]]'' (Tokyo) March 7, 2008</ref> The manga series won the 1996 ''Comicker'' fan manga poll.<ref name="Viz-archive">{{cite web|title=Carl Gustav Horn explains how the Angels are coming to America|url=http://www.viz.com/eva/eva.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613050234/http://www.viz.com/eva/eva.shtml|archive-date=June 13, 1998|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 2, 2012}}</ref> The story has been adapted into several other manga series in addition to the original Sadamoto project, including ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse|Campus Apocalypse]]'', a mystery story that omits the Evangelion units, and ''[[Petit Eva: Evangelion@School]]'', a parody series which received its own [[original net animation]] serial show.

===Soundtracks and music===
{{Main|Music of Neon Genesis Evangelion{{!}}Music of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion''}}
[[Shirō Sagisu]] composed most of the original music for the series. The soundtracks released to high rankings on the [[Oricon]] charts, with ''Neon Genesis Evangelion III'' reaching the number one slot for highest sales in 1997;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://j-pop.com/anime/archive/feature/03_evangelion/anno1.html|title=Anno Mirabilis|last=Horn|first=Carl Gustav|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010217062324/http://j-pop.com/anime/archive/feature/03_evangelion/anno1.html|archive-date=February 17, 2001|work=J-pop.com|access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref> that same year, Sagisu received the [[Kobe Animation]] award for "Best Music Score" for his work on ''Evangelion''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000712142501/http://www.gainax.co.jp/special/evamovie/kobe-e.html|archive-date=July 12, 2000|title=Animation Kobe 1997: An Attendee's Report|publisher=[[Gainax]]|access-date=February 14, 2010}}</ref> Classical music by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]],{{sfn|Napier|2002|p=428}} [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], [[Giuseppe Verdi]] and [[George Frideric Handel]]{{sfn|Camp|Davis|2007|p=249}} were also featured throughout the series and the movies.

Additional classical works and original symphonic compositions were used to score later movies produced within the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' franchise. In total, the series' discography includes twenty-one full studio, live, compilation and soundtrack albums and six CD singles. The series' opening theme is "[[A Cruel Angel's Thesis]]", performed by [[Yoko Takahashi]]. It ranked on two [[TV Asahi]] polls, reaching 55th for best anime theme songs of all time, and eighteenth for best anime theme songs of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema-de-pon.at.webry.info/201002/article_133.html|title=忘れられないアニメソングベスト100 シネマでぽん！Ｓ cinema-game-toy/ウェブリブログ|date=August 3, 2002|access-date=April 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001223436/http://cinema-de-pon.at.webry.info/201002/article_133.html|archive-date=October 1, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/best/updating_dex/ranking/013.html|title=決定！これが日本のベスト|access-date=April 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065332/http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/best/updating_dex/ranking/013.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Fifteen years after its release, the theme won [[JASRAC]]'s annual award for the royalties it continues to generate from its usage in [[pachinko]], [[pachislo]], [[karaoke]] and other venues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/songs-from-evangelion-other-anime-win-jasrac-awards|title=Songs From Evangelion, Other Anime Win JASRAC Awards – News|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 7, 2012|access-date=February 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527172158/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-25/songs-from-evangelion-other-anime-win-jasrac-awards|archive-date=May 27, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> The ending theme of the series is "[[Fly Me to the Moon]]", sung by Claire Littley and various other singers from the main vocal cast.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Neon Genesis Evangelion|others=ShiroSagisu|year=1995|page=8|type=booklet|publisher=[[King Records (Japan)]]|id=KICA 286|location=Japan}}</ref>

===Video games===
{{See also|List of Neon Genesis Evangelion video games{{!}}List of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' video games}}
Several [[List of Neon Genesis Evangelion video games|video games based on the series]] have been developed, ranging from [[role-playing video game|RPG]] and [[adventure game]]s to [[mahjong]] and [[card game]]s. The series has also spawned [[visual novel]]s, two of which inspired the romance and comedy-focused manga series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days|Angelic Days]]'' and ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]]''.