{"id":17265,"date":"2026-03-09T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=17265"},"modified":"2026-03-09T03:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:34:18","slug":"evangelion-short-anime-record-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/evangelion-short-anime-record-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Evangelion Short Anime Hits 2.7 Million Views"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>30th anniversary celebration <em>franchise<\/em> legendary <em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> brought a big surprise to the fans. Studio Khara has just released the Evangelion short anime officially on YouTube, and viewers' enthusiasm has exploded since the first day of viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/evangelion-short-anime-record-views\/#Perilisan_Resmi_Evangelion_Short_Anime_di_YouTube\" >Official Release of Evangelion Short Anime on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/evangelion-short-anime-record-views\/#Rekor_Penayangan_Evangelion_Short_Anime\" >Evangelion Short Anime Viewing Record<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/evangelion-short-anime-record-views\/#Tim_Produksi_di_Balik_Short_Anime\" >The Production Team Behind the Short Anime<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perilisan_Resmi_Evangelion_Short_Anime_di_YouTube\"><\/span>Official Release of Evangelion Short Anime on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 15-minute video premiered on <em>channel<\/em> Studio Khara's official YouTube on March 8, 2026. This release date was specifically chosen to commemorate <em>anniversary<\/em> the fifth theatrical screening of the film <strong>EVANGELION:3.0+1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300e\u30a8\u30f4\u30a1\u30f3\u30b2\u30ea\u30aa\u30f3\u653e\u900130\u5468\u5e74\u8a18\u5ff5\u7279\u5225\u8208\u884c\u300f\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6ju8O7a89g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the show was only screened exclusively for festival-goers <strong>EVANGELION:30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION<\/strong> at the Yokohama Arena from February 21 to 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the organizers found that there were people who recorded and disseminated <em>footage<\/em> illegally on the internet. They later released an official statement asking fans not to spread the leaked material and to watch the official version directly on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> first aired in 1995 and quickly became a household name. <em>franchise<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/tag\/anime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">anime<\/a> most influential in Japan. The series has continued to grow through various movie adaptations, including the <em>Rebuild of Evangelion<\/em> which ended in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rekor_Penayangan_Evangelion_Short_Anime\"><\/span>Evangelion Short Anime Viewing Record<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within just 24 hours of its release, the Evangelion short anime garnered over 2.75 million <em>views<\/em>. This viewership figure proves that the popularity of the series has never faded even though it has been running for three decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"945\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/evangelion-short-views-800.webp\" alt=\"Evangelion\" class=\"wp-image-17268\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t6ju8O7a89g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">youtube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The video also received nearly 13,000 comments from viewers around the world. Many fans shared their nostalgic feelings about the experience of watching <em>TV series<\/em> original in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The topic that fans are talking about the most is the story's focus on Asuka. You can see the surprising interaction between the two versions of the character. This video features <strong>Asuka Langley Soryu<\/strong> from <em>TV series<\/em> classic together <strong>Asuka Langley Shikinami<\/strong> from the movie series <em>Rebuild of Evangelion<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tim_Produksi_di_Balik_Short_Anime\"><\/span>The Production Team Behind the Short Anime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Project<\/em> This special was done by big names in the anime industry. Series creator <strong>Hideaki Anno<\/strong> directly occupy the position as <em>planner<\/em>, <em>scriptwriter<\/em>, and <em>general supervisor<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Position <em>director<\/em> filled by <strong>Naoyuki Asano<\/strong>, who previously served as <em>animation director<\/em> for movies <strong>EVANGELION:3.0+1.0 THRICE UPON A TIME<\/strong>. He is assisted by the <em>supervisor<\/em> veterans Kazuya Tsurumaki, Shinji Higuchi, and Ikki Todoroki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 30th anniversary festival at Yokohama Arena was also enlivened by the performance of <strong>Yoko Takahashi<\/strong>. Singer of the iconic opening song <em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em> performed a special version of \u201cEva Fes Ver.\u201d from the spring concert \u201cBack to Neon Genesis\u201d. The event closed with <em>preview<\/em> stage production <strong>Kabuki Kokyokyoku Dai Kyu-ban Evangelion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the release of this short video, Studio Khara also announced <em>project<\/em> anime <em>Evangelion<\/em> a new, completely separate one.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EDIT-HD-HERE-83.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17267\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Project<\/em> This new one is particularly eye-catching because it collaborates with the creators of <em>game<\/em> Famous <strong>Yoko Taro<\/strong>. For those of you who want to know more details about <em>project<\/em> You can check out the full review at <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/new-evangelion-anime-yoko-taro\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perayaan ulang tahun ke-30 franchise legendaris Neon Genesis Evangelion membawa kejutan besar bagi para penggemar. Studio Khara baru saja merilis Evangelion short anime secara resmi di YouTube, dan antusiasme penonton langsung meledak sejak hari pertama penayangannya. Perilisan Resmi Evangelion Short Anime di YouTube Video berdurasi 15 menit ini tayang perdana di channel YouTube resmi Studio [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,162],"tags":[149,232],"class_list":["post-17265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-anime","tag-anime","tag-pop-culture"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1772876235-e6e919567251a9dd7cf980e8f95a4ef5-768x432-1.webp","author_info":{"display_name":"Tesla","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/zheilla\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17265"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17273,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17265\/revisions\/17273"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}