Square Enix Releases Evangelion Collaboration Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV
Square Enix released the trailer for "Ghosts of Desire," a collaboration between Final Fantasy XIV: The Silver Wanderer and the Evangelion series, at the Fan Festival in Tokyo on October 31.
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Why it matters
Square Enix is treating the Evangelion crossover as a three-part story arc opening with Patch 8.1, which puts a licensed anime property into the game's main patch schedule rather than a side event.
Key Facts
- Square Enix released the Ghosts of Desire trailer on October 31 at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Tokyo.
- The collaboration is between Final Fantasy XIV: The Silver Wanderer and the Evangelion series.
- Misato Katsuragi, voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi, narrates the trailer, and Unit-01 appears dashing.
- Ghosts of Desire is scheduled for release in three parts, starting with Patch 8.1.
- The game is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC.
The trailer carries narration by Misato Katsuragi, voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi, and shows Unit-01 dashing. Producer Naoki Yoshida teased that Misato's voice "means that Misato also app..." before stopping himself.
The trailer ran on the first day of the Fan Festival, which occupies Makuhari Messe through November 1. Misato's narration sets the tone, and Unit-01 appears in motion. Producer Naoki Yoshida introduced the footage and cut his own hint short: "The fact that Misato's voice is included means that Misato also app... I said too much." The collaboration content arrives in three parts, beginning with Patch 8.1.
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- GAME Watch (Impress) 「FFXIV」と「エヴァ」コラボの予告編が公開！吉田P「ミサトさんも出r……」