Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered 30 years ago, bringing with it one of anime's most iconic theme songs. This year, singer Yoko Takahashi is celebrating the big anniversary with a new album, collecting Eva songs old and new. EVANGELION FLASHBACK will be released on October 29, commemorating three decades of the song across 15 tracks. "Cruel Angel's Thesis" and Death and Rebirth theme song "Soul's Refrain" will be in the mix. The album will also feature a newly recorded cover of "Kyo no hi wa sayonara," a song performed by Ryoko Moriyama in 1967 and covered by Megumi Hayashibara in 2009's Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance . The cover of the album features an original cel from the show's opening credits, provided by the Anime Tokusatsu Archive Center (ATAC). RELATED: Neon Genesis Evangelion Extended Reality Game in the Works for 2026 Two anniversary LPs will also be released on February 21, 2026 : one highlighting "Cruel Angel's Thesis" and one featuring "Soul's Refrain." The other tracks from EVANGELION FLASHBACK will be spread across both releases. On the same day, a special-edition portable record player will also go on sale: RELATED: Evangelion Anime Launches Transforming Fast Food Robots in McDonald's Collab Directed by Hideaki Anno and originally kicking off its broadcast in October 1995, the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime is currently available on home video through GKIDS and streaming on Netflix. Here's how GKIDS describes it: In 2015, Tokyo-3 is under attack from “Angels”, extraordinary beings that possess various special abilities. Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon Evangelion is the only method to counter these Angels, and Shinji Ikari is chosen as its pilot. The battle for the fate of humankind has begun. But exactly what are the Angels? What is destined for the young pilots? And what will become of humanity? Source: Comic Natalie
