The Criterion Collection‘s streaming service Criterion Channel announced on Thursday that it will add the Neon Genesis Evangelion television anime and the Evangelion: Death (True)² (also known as Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth) and The End of Evangelion films on September 1.

GKIDS licensed the original television series and the two above-mentioned films in 2020. The company recently screened the two films in theaters on July 21 and 22.

The original anime and films are some of the most influential and critically acclaimed works in the history of the medium, but had long remained out of print and unavailable in North America. ADV Films‘ last release of the anime was the “Platinum Edition” DVDs in 2004 and 2005. The company shut down in 2009.

Netflix began streaming the 1995 television anime in June 2019, and it describes the story:

A.D. 2015. Tokyo 3 is under attack by powerful creatures known as the Angels. The protagonist, Shinji Ikari, is chosen to pilot the Humanoid Decisive Weapon Evangelion — the only way for humanity to fight against the Angels. The battle for the fate of humanity starts now. What exactly are the Angels? What fate awaits the young pilots and humanity itself?

The franchise has inspired numerous spinoffs, merchandise, and collaborations. Hideaki Anno, the director of the anime, founded Studio Khara in 2006. He and the studio began producing a new tetralogy of films titled Rebuild of Evangelion, which reinterprets the events in the series. The tetralogy began with Evangelion 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone in 2007, followed by Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo in 2009 and 2012, respectively.

Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the final film of Hideaki Anno‘s Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, opened in Japan on March 8, 2021, and ranked #1 in its opening weekend. The film surpassed 10 billion yen (about US$74 million) in the Japanese box office. The film’s Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 version began playing in June 2021 for the film’s “last run.” The new version contains “minor revisions” to some animation sequences, but does not change the film’s story. The film debuted on the Amazon Prime Video service worldwide in August 2021. GKIDS and Fathom Events screened the film in Japanese with English subtitles in U.S. theaters in December 2022.

The franchise is getting a new series.

A new anime short premiered at the “Evangelion:30+;” festival on February 21, and officially started streaming on March 8.

Criterion Channel began adding anime to the service in August 2025. The service added Gunbuster: The Movie and the first season of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex in March, added Gatchaman The Movie in April, and began streaming the K-ON! film in May.

Source: Press release

Osaka-based game development studio GPTrack50 revealed in a new video on Wednesday that its Stupid Never Dies action game will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam on October 21 (October 22 in some regions). Sega will distribute the game.

GPTrack50 also streamed a video for the “TickTock Teddies: Nonsense Overload Pack” DLC.

Finally, the company streamed music videos for the opening theme song “Stupid Never Dies” by DAVY & JULIA, and the ending theme song “Restless, Reckless, Never Die, Fearless” by DAVY.

The company describes the game:

Julia has frozen to death. Monsters roam the streets. How did the world end up like this…?

Davy, the timid zombie protagonist, has one dream: to bring Julia back to life and take her on a date.
To make that dream come true, he ventures into a dangerous otherworldly dungeon.

There will be times when powerful enemies leave him completely battered—but with the support of his eccentric companions, Davy keeps pushing forward.

Bite, Rip, Rise to your way to the top!

Stupid Never Dies—the underdog adventure of the weakest zombie rising against all odds.

Former CAPCOM producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi established GPTrack50. Kobayashi produced such titles as the first six Resident Evil games, Dino Crisis, Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 4, and the Sengoku Basara series at CAPCOM.

Source: GPTrack50’s YouTube channel

The official YouTube channel for the BanG Dream! franchise began streaming a new trailer for the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora anime film project on Thursday, and it reveals that the film will open in Japan on October 16. The video also shows a new visual:

The BanG Dream! Ave Mujica television anime premiered in Japan in January 2025. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. 

The BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!!/Ave Mujica sequel television anime series will premiere in January 2027. The series will air on NTV and 29 affiliated channels in Japan.

BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!! premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX and streaming service ABEMA with three episodes in June 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired.

The anime has two compilation films. Haru no Hidamari, Mayoi Neko (A Sunny Spot in Spring, A Stray Cat), the first film, opened in September 2024. The second film, titled Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta (Sing, the Song That Can Define Us), opened in November 2024.

Bushiroad launched the BanG Dream! multimedia project in January 2015. The main BanG Dream! television anime’s first 13-episode season premiered in January 2017. The BanG Dream! 3rd Season television anime debuted in January 2020.

The franchise also includes the BanG Dream! FILM LIVE and BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage films, the two-part BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia films, as well as several web anime spinoff series.

Sources: BanG Dream! franchise‘s YouTube channel