Neon Genesis Evangelion - Ultimate Edition
Limited to 5,000 copies, sold exclusively at GKIDS' online shop.
Disc Format: 10x BD-50 (Discs 1-5 & 7-11) + 1x BD-25 (Disc 6). Region A.
Contains the original Japanese audio as well as both "official" (Netflix/VSI) and "classic" (ADV/Manga) English dubs & corresponding subtitle translations, albeit with each respective English version placed on separate discs. This set only has the longer "Director's Cut" versions of Episodes 21 - 24, and uses the original 15-second "Next Episode Previews" (except for 21'-24' which were originally created using 30-second previews). Also, the 4-minute intermission originally placed between Death(True)² and The End of Evangelion was not included in this set's presentation of Revival of Evangelion.
11-disc Blu-ray set:
- Discs 1-5: Episodes 1-20, 21'-24', 25-26, and Revival of Evangelion + additional bonus features. (Note: Uses the "official" English dub & subtitles)
- Disc 6: "Video Format" version of The End of Evangelion (Note: Originally from Japanese "Genesis 0:13" & "Genesis 0:14" VHS/LDs).
- Discs 7-11: Episodes 1-20, 21'-24', 25-26, and Revival of Evangelion. (Note: Uses the "classic" English dub & subtitles)
Technical Specs:
Discs 1-4: TV Series (Official Version)
- Video: 1080p @ 4:3 (AVC)
- Audio: Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit (Netflix/VSI dub)
- Subtitles: English, English SDH, "Songs and Signs" only
Disc 5: Revival of Evangelion (Official Version)
- Video: 1080p @ 16:9 (AVC)
- Audio: Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit (Netflix/VSI dub)
- Subtitles: English, English SDH, "Songs and Signs" only
-- Note: There was a replacement program for this particular disc due to one of the bonus features (i.e. the deleted live-action segment) inadvertently omitting English subtitles.
Disc 6: The End of Evangelion ("Video Format" Version)
- Video: 1080i @ 16:9 (AVC)
- Audio: Japanese DTS-HD MA 2.0 @ 24-bit
- Subtitles: English
Discs 7-10: TV Series (Classic Version)
- Video: 1080p @ 4:3 (AVC)
- Audio: Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit (ADV dub)
- Subtitles: English, English SDH, "Songs and Signs" only
Disc 11: Revival of Evangelion (Classic Version)
- Video: 1080p @ 16:9 (AVC)
- Audio: Japanese DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 + 2.0 @ 24-bit (Manga Entertainment dub)
- Subtitles: English, English SDH, "Songs and Signs" only
On-Disc Extras:
Disc 3:
- Clean OP [HD]
- 30-second "Next Episode Previews" for Episodes 2-21 [HD]
- TV commericals for Japanese VHS releases, original soundtracks, a Sega Saturn game, and print magazines [SD]
- 15-second and 30-second promos from before the TV series premiere [SD]
- Japanese voice auditions
- Genesis 0:0 - In The Beginning (Note: 29-minute promotional video for the TV series from 1995) [SD]
- Image board collection (Note: Originally from Japanese "Genesis 0:1" VHS/LD release) [SD]
- Japanese Blu-ray box set commercial [HD]
- Full-length music video of "Cruel Angel's Thesis" (Note: Originally from Japanese "01 Test Type" sampler DVD) [SD]
Disc 4:
- "Animatics" collection (Episodes 9, 15, and 18-26) [SD]
Disc 5:
- Movie Extras:
-- Deleted live-action scene and "making of" the live-action scene [SD]
-- Theatrical teaser, trailer, and TV spots [SD]
-- Final scene alternate audio take [HD]
-- Genesis 0:0' - The Light From The Darkness (Note: 27-minute promotional video for Death and Rebirth from 1997) [SD]
-- Mutsunde Hiraite (Note: Audio track from EoE's production)
-- "Animatic" excerpts from Episode 25' "Air" [SD]
- Music Videos from Japanese "Neon Genesis Evangelion Music DVD"
-- Soul´s Refrain (Yoko Takahashi) [SD]
-- Thanatos - If I Can't Be Yours (Loren & Mash) [SD]
-- Armageddon (Shiro Sagisu & Mash) [SD]
-- Memories of Heaven (Megumi Hayashibara) [SD]
Physical extras:
- 156 page art book
- Eleven double-sided Laserdisc-sized (12" x 12") art cards
- Sachiel resin paperweight
- NERV ID card and lanyard
