30,000 Attendees! Evangelion 30th Anniversary Festival Concludes: "Thank You to All Evangelion Fans" [Final Day - DAY3]

From the Evangelion series, the festival event commemorating its 30th anniversary, "EVANGELION:30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION," was held at Yokohama Arena over three days from Saturday, February 21, 2026, to Monday, February 23, 2026 (national holiday). This article reports on the final day performance on Monday, February 23 (national holiday).

The series has sparked social phenomena since its TV broadcast in 1995, and the final film, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, released in 2021, surpassed 10 billion yen at the box office. This festival celebrating the 30th anniversary milestone attracted approximately 30,000 fans over the three days. The final day's "Final Program" featured a gathering of luxurious voice cast members on stage, including Megumi Ogata who plays protagonist Shinji Ikari, as well as Yoko Takahashi, Chief Director Hideaki Anno, Director Kazuya Tsurumaki, and Director Mahiro Maeda.

The three-day grand festival "EVANGELION:30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION," where voice cast, production staff, and fans came together to grandly celebrate the Evangelion series' 30th anniversary. With the deep afterglow of the recently performed Kabuki Kyosokyoku Daikyu-ban Evangelion enveloping the venue, the stage program was finally reaching its last. Great applause was sent to the speakers who had run through these three days.

In this atmosphere, when asked for final comments, Director Maeda called out to the venue, "Just one thing. Everyone, did you enjoy yourselves?" This was met with thunderous applause. Showing a smile at this response, Director Maeda added, "I'm glad. The entire staff worked incredibly hard to prepare, so if you enjoyed it, everyone should be happy." Director Tsurumaki also called out to the venue, "Thank you for these three days. I approached this 30th anniversary with feelings of disbelief, but I couldn't believe that so many people would come over these three days. I'm truly glad we did this, and I'm full of happiness. Thank you very much!"

Furthermore, Takahashi showed her moved feelings, saying, "So many people have truly worked hard to create this three-day event. I think it was all with the single-minded desire to make everyone happy. Just being able to stand here like this has become a new treasure in my life. Thank you so much for these three wonderful days."