Long Lines Even Before Opening! "Evangelion" Hong Kong Exhibition Starts, Drawing Rave Reviews From Local Fans: "I Went to the Exhibition Today Too!"

Photos announcing the "Lines of EVANGELION" Hong Kong exhibition have been posted on the official "Evangelion" X account, becoming a hot topic.

The account reported the start of the "Lines of EVANGELION" Hong Kong exhibition, revealing its massive success by stating, "Long lines formed even before opening, with a wide range of visitors arriving." The exhibition allows guests to view around 500 items, focusing on precious reproduced original drawings from the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series, as well as layouts, image boards, and character and mecha designs. It also conveys the rich content of the event, including a message board filled with fan art and a highly popular merchandise area that even drew queues. The exhibition runs from May 23 to July 12. The venue is INCUBASE Arena B2, Chong Hing Square, Mong Kok.

The released photos show the signs installed near the escalators and long lines of visitors waiting to enter. They also capture character panels of Shinji Ikari (CV: Megumi Ogata), Asuka Shikinami Langley (CV: Yūko Miyamura), Mari Makinami Illustrious (CV: Maaya Sakamoto), Kaworu Nagisa (CV: Akira Ishida), and Rei Ayanami (CV: Megumi Hayashibara) displayed against vivid, neon-style backgrounds, along with views of a stylish merchandise section featuring black-themed items such as T-shirts and tote bags.

"Evangelion" is an anime series that depicts the battles between 14-year-old boys and girls who become pilots of giant Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapons, and the mysterious enemies known as "Angels." The TV series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" aired in 1995, causing a social phenomenon, and the franchise restarted in 2007 as the "Rebuild of Evangelion" series. With all four films released, the final installment in 2021, "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time," recorded a massive hit with box office revenues exceeding 10 billion yen, and the series continues to be loved worldwide today.

In response to this post, fans have shared various enthusiastic reactions, such as "The scale of the exhibition is amazing," and "I went to the exhibition today too! It was a great exhibition, and I really loved the original drawings."

(C)khara