Potential Look At Yoko Taro’s Evangelion Plays At Weeknd Concert

This Yoko Taro man. What a card. By no means know when the following little bit of canonical story goes to drop in a proper recreation, a tv present or a banana sticker. Because the creator of the Nier video games ventures ahead into directing an upcoming run on Neon Genesis Evangelion, he’s going to be holding followers of the collection on their toes. Throughout his cease in Saitama, Canadian musician The Weeknd debuted a brand new track devoted to the legendary anime. Retaining issues fascinating, the debut was joined by visuals created by Taro himself.

Introduced by YOKO TARO ft. YOKO TAKAHASHI pic.twitter.com/a8wUBHV7k6

— The Weeknd (@theweeknd) September 19, 2026

On Saturday Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye debuted a new track. Unnamed, it takes loads of inspiration from Neon Genesis Evangelion, together with samples from its iconic theme Merciless Angel’s Thesis and a characteristic from its singer Yoko Takahashi. Including to the flashing depth are visuals directed by Yoko Taro, who introduced his Evangelion takeover again in July. Whereas the montage accommodates present footage from the anime, it additionally consists of seemingly authentic materials, floating neat questions in regards to the anticipated collection.

With related poetic copy throughout the display as the previous teaser, it raises the likelihood we simply caught a brand new glimpse of Taro’s upcoming collection in a really unusual method. Nicely, unusual for many. Likewise, the video features a nonetheless of Eva Unit-01 staring down Nier: Automata characters 2B and 9S. And whereas I’d wish to inform you that most likely doesn’t imply Taro’s idiosyncratic initiatives will likely be crossing over, you actually, actually by no means know with this man.

If I have been a betting man, I feel it’d be secure to wager that a few of The Weeknd’s music will emerge within the new Evangelion collection. By the summer season, Tesfaye has been grinding shoulders with many recreation making legends, together with FromSoft’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, Grasshopper’s Goichi Suda, a personal demo of Persona 6 and fan artwork from Final Fantasy dream weaver Yoshitaka Amano. Whether or not this marketing campaign of fandom is mounting in the direction of a brand new challenge, or merely ardour spilling out of the tube, has but to be seen. Possibly I’m just a bit itchy about it as a result of Tesfaye has even been edging into my weirdo little turf by championing the upcoming About Fishing. Get your individual GOTY, Abel, or it’s again to the Yorkdale American Attire for you!