In similar fashion, the Evangelion Shinkansen project has grown into something bigger than it originally was.
So now the question remains, with another year of life, which will come first: the final run for the Evangelion bullet train, or the final film in the Evangelion theatrical series?
Follow Casey on Twitter, where he’s got mixed feelings about Shin Iwakuni Station being left off the list of stations announced by Kaworu.
Since entering service last November, the team-up with Japan’s high-speed bullet train has given birth to a themed cafe and souvenir shop.