{"rewrite":{"id":"r_bd89ec2e148338c3e646a9c1","clusterId":"c_7ee693bfe56752d277ece432","slug":"evangelion-films-hit-u-s-theaters-for-30th-anniversary-movie-fest","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Evangelion Films Hit U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary Movie Fest","summary":"GKIDS announced the EVANGELION 30th Movie Fest, screening Evangelion: Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth on July 21 and The End of Evangelion on July 22 in U.S. theaters. Tickets are now on sale via GKIDS' website. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the original TV series.","whyItMatters":"The two theatrical films, which have been out of print in North America for years, return to U.S. screens for a brief two-day event tied to the franchise's 30th anniversary.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eGKIDS will host the EVANGELION 30th Movie Fest on July 21 and 22, screening two key theatrical films from the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. \u003ci\u003eEvangelion: Death (True)² \u0026amp; Rebirth\u003c/i\u003e plays on July 21, and \u003ci\u003eThe End of Evangelion\u003c/i\u003e follows on July 22. Tickets are available now through GKIDS\u0026#39; website. The event celebrates 30 years since the original TV series aired from 1995 to 1996. GKIDS licensed the original series and these two films in 2020, after they had been out of print in North America since ADV Films\u0026#39; Platinum Edition DVDs in 2004 and 2005.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"GKIDS is betting that 30-year-old Evangelion films still draw a theatrical crowd, but the two-day split asks whether audiences will turn out for Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth alone or wait for The End of Evangelion.","twitterPost":"GKIDS splits the two Evangelion films across separate days, testing whether 30-year-old theatrical events still pull a crowd.","threadsPost":"GKIDS is screening Evangelion: Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth and The End of Evangelion on separate days for the 30th anniversary. The two-day split puts a question to the audience: does the first film draw its own turnout, or is The End of Evangelion the real draw?","newsletterBlurb":"GKIDS announced the EVANGELION 30th Movie Fest, screening two classic Evangelion films in U.S. theaters on July 21 and 22. The event marks the 30th anniversary of the original TV series. Tickets are on sale now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-29/evangelion-death-2-and-rebirth-the-end-of-evangelion-films-hit-u.s-theaters-for-30th-anniversary-/.239014\",\"title\":\"Evangelion: Death (True)² \\u0026 Rebirth, The End Of Evangelion Films Hit U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary Movie Fest on July 21-22\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4399,"outputTokens":610,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1782756053,"createdAt":"2026-06-29T17:50:07.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-29T17:54:50.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T17:54:50.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7ee693bfe56752d277ece432","canonicalTitle":"News\nEvangelion: Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth, The End Of Evangelion Films Hit U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary Movie Fest on July 21-22","representativeArticleId":"a_269be4b7c106ad4f76a50f7f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Evangelion: Death (True)²\",\"Evangelion: Rebirth\",\"The End of Evangelion\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Studio Khara\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-29T17:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-29T17:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-29T17:54:50.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-06-29/evangelion-death-2-and-rebirth-the-end-of-evangelion-films-hit-u.s-theaters-for-30th-anniversary-/.239014","title":"News\nEvangelion: Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth, The End Of Evangelion Films Hit U.S. Theaters for 30th Anniversary Movie Fest on July 21-22"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Evangelion: Death (True)²","Evangelion: Rebirth","The End of Evangelion"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Khara"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["GKIDS will screen Evangelion: Death (True)² \u0026 Rebirth on July 21 and The End of Evangelion on July 22 in U.S. theaters.","Tickets for the EVANGELION 30th Movie Fest are on sale now via GKIDS' website.","The event marks the 30th anniversary of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, which aired from 1995 to 1996.","GKIDS licensed the original series and these two films in 2020, after they had been out of print in North America since ADV Films' Platinum Edition DVDs in 2004 and 2005."]}