Square Enix has announced a new crossover with the Evangelion will be coming to Final Fantasy XIV in the form of a new Alliance Raid.
The content will be developed by Square Enix and completely unique to Final Fantasy XIV, but will be supervised by Studio Khara.
Related: Final Fantasy XIV Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August of 2026
During the announcement, Final Fantasy XIV Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida, Yoshi-P, had the following to say:
So many of you may know, already that I am a massive Evangelion otaku, so I reckon your expectations will be through the roof, but I’m more than confident that we can bring you something that will both surprise and— (the translator was cut off by Yoshi-P being nervous.)
Yoshi-P went on to explain that more information will be revealed in the near future at the upcoming Tokyo Fan Fest. The raid will not be a one-off, and will span an entire series.
About Evangelion:
The television series NEON GENESIS EVANGELION became an immediate and widespread sensation upon its first broadcast in 1995.
In 2007, the series was relaunched as the Rebuild of EVANGELION film series. Conceived, written and directed by Hideaki Anno, EVANGELION: 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 were all hugely successful, captivating new fans and garnering much praise from a wide range of audiences.
The fourth and final film in the series, EVANGELION: 3.0 + 1.0, was released on March 8, 2021, after having been postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It recorded 6.73 million admissions, earning 10.2 billion yen at the box office.
March 8, 2023, the long-awaited Blu-ray and DVD, EVANGELION: 3.0 + 1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME was released.
October 2025 marked 30 years since the television series debuted, and a celebratory event titled EVANGELION: 30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION was held in Yokohama Arena between February 21 and 23, 2026. Though such an anniversary event was a first for the series, it proved to be a resounding success, attracting a great many visitors from Japan and around the world.
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