How to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion in order – including the Rebuild movies

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At face value, figuring out how to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion in order seems pretty easy: watch all 26 episodes and you’re done. Boom.

Unfortunately, as you might have guessed from hearing about the legendary (and legendarily cryptic) anime, it’s not that simple.

There are director’s cuts, movies, recaps, and then even more movies to factor in. If you dig a little deeper, there are even differences between certain releases on certain platforms. Some purists will tell you one thing, while another set of diehards will tell you to watch Evangelion in another order entirely. It can get… confusing.

That’s why we’re here to clear things up. First, we’ll run through the most straightforward method of watching Neon Genesis Evangelion in order from start to finish, then we’ll dive into a more comprehensive look at the overall saga. That includes a look at a semblance of a chronological order (or as close you can get with the series) what you can and can’t skip, and even a look at the differences between 1.0 and 1.11 Rebuild movies.

Watching Neon Genesis Evangelion in release order is undoubtedly the best way to do things. That’s helped enormously by Netflix acquiring the worldwide streaming rights to the mainline series, including the director’s cuts of episodes 21-24.

The original versions of those episodes are harder to track down and, honestly, not worth it. The director’s cuts are far more comprehensive. One thing to note is the subtitles for the Netflix versions have been tweaked slightly – and led to some controversy over the relationship between two of the characters. The choice is yours, but Netflix is far more accessible.

So, that makes it quite easy: watch all 26 episodes on Neon Genesis Evangelion. Then, you’ll need