All 26 Episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion to Stream Free on ABEMA
The marathon puts the full TV run back in front of viewers at no cost during the same week a licensed line of Evangelion-branded power tools goes on sale, showing how far the franchise's merchandise reach now extends.
Key Facts
- ABEMA will stream all 26 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion free on October 4 and October 5, 2026.
- The October 4, 2026 block runs from 12:00 noon to 25:00 (1:00 a.m.), and the October 5, 2026 block runs from 11:00 a.m. to 24:00 midnight.
- All 26 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion remain free to watch on ABEMA for one week after the broadcast.
- The listed cast for the marathon is Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, and Yuko Miyamura.
- AERO TOOLS released an Evangelion collaboration MK-2 blower in Unit-01 and Unit-02 colorways on October 6, 2026 for 31,680 yen each, tax included.
Reporting from 2 sources: Inside, Nijimen.
ABEMA will stream all 26 episodes of the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series in a free marathon across October 4 and 5, 2026. The Anime SPECIAL Channel runs the first block on Sunday, October 4 from 12:00 noon to 25:00 (1:00 a.m. the next morning), and the second block on Monday, October 5 from 11:00 a.m. to 24:00 midnight. Both days carry no charge. The schedule is built so a viewer can follow the series from Episode 1 through the final episode in one pass, and every episode stays free for one week after the broadcast ends. The cast listed for the run includes Megumi Ogata, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, and Yuko Miyamura. October 4 is the anniversary of the series' first broadcast, which is the occasion for the marathon.
ABEMA slots the run on its Anime SPECIAL Channel, and the event carries the formal title "First Broadcast Anniversary! Free Marathon of All 26 Episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion." Viewing details are posted through abema.tv, where the listing repeats the free price and the one-week catch-up window.
The marathon lands in the same week that Evangelion-branded hardware reaches store shelves. Shade's power tool brand AERO TOOLS released an MK-2 Special Collaboration Model blower with A.T.FIELD EVANGELION WORK, a workwear and tools brand that translates the series' A.T. Field into protection, cold resistance, waterproofing, and impact resistance.
- Unit-01 Model: one of two colorways on sale at 31,680 yen each, tax included.
- Unit-02 Model: the second colorway, sold at the same price.
The base MK-2 is a cordless rechargeable handheld blower with a rated airspeed of 75 meters per second and a weight of about 415g. Shade says the model has sold over 33,000 units. The collaboration version is sold on the AERO TOOLS official site, the EVANGELION STORE Online, Amazon, Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping, au PAY Market, and Qoo10.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.