'Evangelion: 3.0+1.0' Japan Release Date Postponed Indefinitely

As Japan goes under nationwide state of emergency due to COVID-19 coronavirus, Khara Inc. has announced the postponement of Japan release date of final Evangelion film in the Rebuild series, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 indefinitely.

Creator and director Hideaki Anno also posts a hand-written letter giving thanks to the medical workers and others who are on the front-line in this pandemic battlefront and apologising to the fans who have waited for 8 years for this new film. (3.0 You Can (Not) Redo was released in 2012.)

The first three films of the Rebuild series, 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance and 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, will be available to stream for free on the official Evangelion app, EVA-Extra (iOS and Android) from April 18 12:00 to April 30 23:59 (JST) and Khara Inc's YouTube channel in the week of April 20.