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Neon Genesis Evangelion Wind Symphony Comes to N. America with Singer Yoko Takahashi

Sony Music, Studio Khara, Kashamara Productions, and 54 Entertainment announced on Monday that they will bring the "Evangelion Wind Symphony" concert for the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime and Rebuild of Evangelion films to North America in August. The concert will feature a performance by the anime's opening theme song artist Yoko Takahashi for "select parts" of the show.

The tour stops include:

• Meridian Hall in Toronto, Canada – August 26
• The Pavilion in Irving, Texas – August 28
• Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California – August 30

Tickets go on sale on Monday at Kashamara Productions. The first 1,000 people in each city who purchase a ticket will receive a limited edition badge at the concert, which unlocks a "secret surprise" that the company will unveil in the coming weeks.

The tour commemorates the series' 30th anniversary.

The Evangelion Wind Symphony debuted at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's concert hall in September 2018. The line-up included a total of 10 tracks from the original anime series and new films.

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?

Evangelion: Death (True)2 is the updated 1998 edition of the 1997 compilation of the television series with some updated footage. The End of Evangelion film provided an alternate ending to the story in 1997.

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+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, the final Evangelion film, opened in Japan on March 2021 and ranked #1 in its first weekend. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the new version of the final Evangelion film, opened in Japan in June 2021.

The franchise has inspired numerous spinoffs, merchandise, and collaborations.

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