{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f0bad44181656ada3894f396","clusterId":"c_1648ebccd29ff72b90701d37","slug":"new-evangelion-series-announced-with-nier-creator-yoko-taro-writing","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"New Evangelion Series Announced With NieR Creator Yoko Taro Writing","summary":"A new Neon Genesis Evangelion television series is in development, with NieR creator Yoko Taro attached as series composer and scriptwriter. Studio Khara announced the project during the final program of the Evangelion:30+ 30th Anniversary of Evangelion event over the weekend. The series will be co-produced with CloverWorks, known for Spy x Family. Story details, release timing, and cast have not been revealed. Kazuya Tsurumaki, a longtime Evangelion collaborator and director of FLCL, will direct alongside Toko Yatabe, who has worked extensively within the franchise. Keiichi Okabe, another key NieR creative voice, will compose the music. Original Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno is not listed among the lead creative credits. The announcement positions the project as the franchise's first completely new TV installment in years, fueled by the creative team's well-regarded profiles for atmosphere and story crafting.","whyItMatters":"The absence of Hideaki Anno from the lead creative credits and the appointment of Yoko Taro, a game writer known for bleak, philosophical narratives, signals a deliberate creative departure for the Evangelion franchise.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYoko Taro, best known for creating the NieR and Drakengard game franchises, will write and compose the series for the new Evangelion television project. The announcement came at the Evangelion:30+ festival, which celebrated the franchise's 30th anniversary. Studio Khara is co-producing the series with CloverWorks, the studio behind Spy x Family. Kazuya Tsurumaki, a longtime Evangelion collaborator and director of FLCL, will direct alongside Toko Yatabe, who has worked extensively within the franchise. Keiichi Okabe, another key NieR creative voice, will compose the music. The project marks the franchise's first completely new TV installment in years. No footage, synopsis, release timing, or cast have been revealed. The creative lineup has drawn significant attention, particularly Taro's involvement, which is another example of the thinning line between game and anime production in Japan.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hideaki Anno is absent from the lead creative credits. The first new Evangelion TV series in years proceeds without its founder in the writer-director seat.","twitterPost":"Hideaki Anno is absent from the lead credits. The first new Evangelion TV series in years proceeds without its founder.","threadsPost":"Hideaki Anno is not listed among the lead creative credits for the new Evangelion series. The franchise's first completely new TV installment in years moves forward without its founder in the writer-director role. Yoko Taro and Kazuya Tsurumaki step into those positions instead.","newsletterBlurb":"Studio Khara announced a new Evangelion television series at the franchise's 30th anniversary event. NieR creator Yoko Taro will write and compose the series, with Kazuya Tsurumaki directing. 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