Evangelion 30th Anniversary Short Film

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of 'Evangelion," a new animated short film (nearly 15 minutes) was screened in-person at the dedicated exhibition space in Japan, and was initially planned to be ONLY watchable at said venue ... until now...!



As of this time, there are no official English subtitles.
Hideaki Anno planned, wrote the script and supervised the project, while Naoyuki Asano (who was the animation director for "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time") served as the director. You can check out further details via 30th.evangelion.jp.

And WHY do we get to watch this online now?

“EVANGELION 30th Anniversary Special Screening”

The short animation screened at the 30th anniversary festival “EVANGELION:30+ ;”is now available on khara’s official YouTube channel.

We are currently making every effort to prevent the further spread on social media of illegally recorded and leaked footage from the event.

We would be very grateful if you could watch it on khara official YouTube channel." (@evangelion_co)

The following are some select snaps of the exhibit...!

「EVANGELION:30+；」
展示周遊エリア「EVA EXTRA 30」初日の様子をご紹介！
２日目・2/22(日)のご来場もお待ちしています。

STAGE AREAはオンライン配信も実施中#エヴァフェス https://t.co/Fdip4YxaVf pic.twitter.com/LBCl1KjMzB

— エヴァンゲリオン公式 (@evangelion_co) February 22, 2026

【EVANGELION:30+；】開幕！ 展示周遊エリア「MATERIAL of EVA」の展示に #ATAC も協力。ATAC研究員たちが約3年間整理し続けたセル画や、美峰さまのご協力で整理した背景画など多数展示。
23日まで開催。ぜひお越しください！https://t.co/qKOg5R4YkV #エヴァフェス　#エヴァ30@eva30th_fes pic.twitter.com/lzgf5hzqb8

— 認定NPO法人アニメ特撮アーカイブ機構（ATAC） (@Info_ATAC) February 21, 2026