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With the End of Evangelion movie getting a surprise re-release in US cinemas, there's likely a fresh generation curious about getting in the robot and diving into Neon Genesis Evangelion for the first time.
But while the Neon Genesis Evangelion watch order looks simple, it's anything but: a 26-episode series peels away to reveal directors' cuts, movies, and bizarre reboots that aren't quite what they seem.
As such, it can be tough to get a handle on how to watch Neon Genesis Evangelion in order. To help, we'll clear up everything so you can experience Shinji's story from start to Impact-ful finish. That includes the full picture of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime, the four Rebuild movies, and everything else, skippable or otherwise.
For more, be sure to check out the best anime to watch right now (a certain Neon Genesis Evangelion makes the cut) as well as a larger look at the new anime in 2024. We also have guides to Demon Slayer season 4, Jujutsu Kaisen season 3, and One-Punch Man season 3.
TL;DR? Watch all 26 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix, then End of Evangelion, then the four Rebuild movies. Simple! The Neon Genesis Evangelion watch order looks like this.
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I'm not going to lie, that is pretty daunting, even if the live-action show was your favorite streaming series of last year. That's why the kind folks at Popverse have put together this One Piece anime watch order, to get you through what may be the longest binge of your life in either release or chronological order. Not only will this list include the anime series, but all the animated specials and movies too.
As of June 10, 2024, there are 1,108 episodes of the One Piece anime. Yes, that's amazing! That's on average 44 new episodes a year for the past 25 years and 21 seasons, with the current season - the 'Egghead' arc - going on since January 4. Read our thoughts on all the One Piece anime arcs, ranked.
There are 15 One Piece movies to date, all of which fit into the larger timeline of the One Piece anime franchise. The movies aren't integral to the One Piece anime episodes (and in some ways aren't even canon), but the stories are just as entertaining and build on the personalities and history of the episodes to date.
As one of the most popular anime series of all time, the streaming rights to One Piece are more valuable than pirate treasure. While you can invest in DVDs, it is probably more cost-effective to stream the episodes.
You can find every episode of One Piece in Japanese with English subtitles on Crunchyroll in most regions, with new episodes added within a few days of the original broadcast. Since July 2023, Crunchyroll has also had the English dub of One Piece, but only in select territories. Fans in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa can watch the dub - everyone else will need to wait a bit longer.
If you don't have a Crunchyroll subscription, you can catch every episode of One Piece on Netflix. Again, this is only available in the subtitled version and will depend on where you live. Fans in the UK will only have the latest episodes starting with One Piece season 21 to stream on Netflix.
In general, One PIece in both anime and live-action form is for a PG-13 audience, with most of the violence skewing cartoonish and the sexual content almost absent save a few jeuvenial jokes. If you want more information on this, though, head to Popverse's One Piece age rating guide.
Need is a strong word here. Many of the One Piece movies are very cool and rank among the highest grossing films in Japanese history. They are certainly worth watching if you are a fan of the anime and want more adventures with Luffy and the Straw Hat crew. However, because they are generally considered non-canon, you can easily get the whole story of One Piece without watching the movies.
Not content with just having their own live-action adaptation, Netflix are teaming up with Studio Wit to produce an adaptation of Oda's manga from the very beginning. Titled The One Piece, this new anime will adapt the early chapters of One Piece while the original anime from Toei is wrapping up the final chapters. However, with the benefit of hindsight and a more humane schedule for its animators, it might be able to fix many of the pacing and quality issues that crop up in the anime's long run.
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Defending the company's previous policy of mass-producing movies, Stuber suggested that Netflix "needed volume" in order to compete with the biggest studios on the planet. To that end, the initial business model saw the streaming giant set an ambitious target of pumping out one new original movie every week. However, that mass turnover of new Netflix movies, albeit aspirational, meant that for every Oscar winner like Roma, there were absolute duds such as The Kissing Booth.
Thankfully, Netflix has belatedly seen the error of its ways, and plans to reduce its film-based output over the next few years. Indeed, Stuber told Variety that the streaming company would almost cut production in half, with only 25 to 30 new movies debuting on Netflix annually from now on.
It's high time Netflix realized that its quantity-over-quality approach was detrimental. Obvious as it is to say, movies cost a lot of money, so not only was Netflix releasing films that its near-250 million-strong user base wasn't always interested in, it was also hemorrhaging cash. In an era where Netflix and its rivals, including Disney Plus, Max, and Prime Video, are trying to save money, churning out movie after movie is a waste of time and resources.
None of this is to say that Netflix is a mass producer of consistently bad films. In fact, some of the most acclaimed films of the last few years have debuted exclusively on the platform. His House, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Roma, The Irishman, They Cloned Tyrone, The Power of the Dog, Nimona, Hustle, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery... the list goes on and on.
There have, though, been plenty of costly misfires. Gal Gadot's Heart of Stone was ripped apart by everyone upon release in August. Pain Hustlers, the Emily Blunt and Chris Evans-fronted crime thriller that looked like a medical Wolf of Wall Street, was slammed by critics in late October. Add in other flicks starring big names including Reptile, Old Dads, and We Have a Ghost, and Netflix's 2023 hit rate hasn't been as good as the studio would've liked.
Of course, there are Netflix Originals that have bucked that trend in recent years. Red Notice, which stars Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot, was poorly received by critics in 2021. However, it's the most-streamed first-party Netflix movie of all time (per Netflix's Top 10 website) with almost 231 million views. The Mother, a Jennifer Lopez-led film, was also panned earlier this year, but it's been watched by 136 million users since its mid-May launch.
With overnight successes such as these, it's little wonder that Netflix continued to pump out movies of questionable quality. Now, it seems the streamer has finally realized it can't continue down that road, which hopefully means future in-house films will be of a higher standard than much of what's come before. And who knows, maybe its revised movie-making plan will help it achieve its burning ambition to finally win a Best Picture Oscar after five years of trying.
As TechRadar's senior entertainment reporter, Tom covers all of the latest movies, TV shows, and streaming service news that you need to know about. You'll regularly find him writing about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Wars, Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and many other topics of interest.
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