{"rewrite":{"id":"r_351ea5d24584984f9604b885","clusterId":"c_6a7e241cbd6e0978dd35073a","slug":"criterion-channel-adds-evangelion-anime-and-films-on-september-1","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Criterion Channel Adds Evangelion Anime and Films on September 1","summary":"Criterion Channel will add the Neon Genesis Evangelion television anime and the Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion films on September 1. GKIDS licensed the titles in 2020. The original anime and films had long been out of print in North America.","whyItMatters":"The streaming addition brings the influential original series and films to a new platform after years of limited availability in North America.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Criterion Channel announced the September 1 addition of the 1995 Neon Genesis Evangelion anime and the two films, Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion. GKIDS licensed the original series and both films in 2020 and recently screened the two films in theaters on July 21 and 22.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original anime and films had long remained out of print and unavailable in North America. ADV Films last released the anime as the Platinum Edition DVDs in 2004 and 2005 before the company shut down in 2009. Netflix began streaming the 1995 television anime in June 2019.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Criterion Channel began adding anime to the service in August 2025, with titles including Gunbuster: The Movie, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Gatchaman The Movie, and the K-ON! film.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Criterion Channel adds Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: Death (True)², and The End of Evangelion on September 1. GKIDS licensed the titles in 2020. The original series and films had long been out of print in North America.","twitterPost":"Criterion Channel streams Neon Genesis Evangelion, Evangelion: Death (True)², and The End of Evangelion starting September 1. GKIDS licensed the titles in 2020. The original series and films had long been out of print in North America.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Criterion Channel will add the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime and the Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion films on September 1. GKIDS licensed the titles in 2020. The original series and films had long been out of print in North America.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-30/criterion-channel-adds-neon-genesis-evangelion-anime-evangelion-death-2-the-end-of-evangelion-films-/.240121\",\"title\":\"Criterion Channel Adds Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime, Evangelion: Death (True)², The End of Evangelion Films on September 1\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4666,"outputTokens":620,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1785952930,"createdAt":"2026-08-05T17:43:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-05T17:57:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T17:43:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6a7e241cbd6e0978dd35073a","canonicalTitle":"News\nCriterion Channel Adds Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime, Evangelion: Death (True)², The End of Evangelion Films on September 1","representativeArticleId":"a_27693b183fd5a2ba43cc30cb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Neon Genesis Evangelion\",\"Evangelion: Death (True)²\",\"The End of Evangelion\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Gainax\",\"Studio Khara\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-30T19:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-30T19:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-05T17:57:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-30/criterion-channel-adds-neon-genesis-evangelion-anime-evangelion-death-2-the-end-of-evangelion-films-/.240121","title":"News\nCriterion Channel Adds Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime, Evangelion: Death (True)², The End of Evangelion Films on September 1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Neon Genesis Evangelion","Evangelion: Death (True)²","The End of Evangelion"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Gainax","Studio Khara"],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}