So people have been pretty startled to see the latest casting announcement for the upcoming live-action Evangelion stage play accompanied by this promotional photo.
Like the anime, Evangelion Beyond deals with the repercussions of the arrival of alien invaders called Angels.
Instead, Evangelion Beyond, as the play is titled, is getting a brand-new protagonist named Soshi Tomori, played by actor Masataka Kumada.
When the cast is shown for a live-action adaptation of an anime franchise, usually the photos fall into one of two categories.