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For a limited time, you will be able to rent motorcycles resembling the EVAs from Neon Genesis Evangelion from Rental819 motorbike locations near all airports in Japan. The company announced pre-orders for the anime and manga-related promotion started on June 1, 2026.
Here are the dates and locations for the Evangelion Airport Tour 2026. The promotion will essentially run until the end of the year.
- New Chitose Airport Rental 819
June 6, 2026 – July 5, 2026 - Osaka Itami Airport Rental 819
September 5-27, 2026 - Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal Rental 819
October 10, 2026 – November 8, 2026 - Kumamoto Airport Rental 819
November 14, 2026 – December 6, 2026
There will be three Evangelion motorbikes to choose from and each motorcycle is based on EVA units that appeared in the original series and Rebuild films. You can rent a YZF-R7 (Yamaha) that resembles EVA Unit-01, a Ninja250 (Kawasaki) that resembles Unit-02, or a CBR250RR (Honda) that resembles Unit-00. The prices vary depending on the style. The Unit-01 YZF-R7 starts from 15,840 JPY ($99.20), the Unit-02 Ninja250 starts from 13,860 JPY ($86.80), and the Unit-00 CBR250RR also starts from 13,860 JPY ($86.80).
This is not the first time that Rental819 has had an Evangelion collaboration. The last time it did this was in the Fall 2025, when it allowed people to rent these motorbikes in the Odaiba area. This went viral, so for 2026 it expanded the service area and focused on the stores around airports, which are the starting points of vacations or tours.
You can rent Evangelion-themed motorbikes from Rental819 stores around Japan’s airports from June to December 2026. A new anime series in development, with Yoko Taro of NieR: Automata and Drakengard fame working on the story and script.
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