Another wildly expensive piece of Neon Genesis Evangelion merchandise is on the way, however, this piece is above the rest. A 2-meter Neon Genesis Evangelion Unit-01 statue will be available to purchase for ¥1.75 million or roughly $16,808. The statue itself is roughly 2 meters and 10 centimeters and will weigh around 36kg. A steel pedestal is also included in this purchase.[Thanks, Famitsu!]
This product will be made to order, with the retailer mentioning that returns and cancelations of this product will not be available once the order has been made. Additionally, due to reasons revolving around shipping this expensive and extremely large statue, this item cannot be purchased with other products.
You can take a look at images of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Unit-01 statue below. This includes images with size comparison, so you’ll know just how large it actually is.
As you can see, the Neon Genesis Evangelion Unit-01 statue is quite large and detailed. This product can only be shipped within Japan, so collectors will need to find other means of acquiring this statue.
Neon Genesis Evangelion originally began its run in Japan in October 1995. Evangelion: Death (True)2, the edit of 1997’s Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, appeared in 1998. The End of Evangelion appeared in 1997. The Rebuild of Evangelion films, which offer a different take on the story, began airing in Japan in 2007 with Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance and Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo appeared in 2009 and 2012.
Neon Genesis Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 will release on January 23, 2021. The film received numerous delays due to the situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
