The End of Evangelion fansub by Zhentarim DivX
By The Eva Monkey on Monday, April 11th, 2011
I was revising some slides for my upcoming Evangelion panel at Anime Boston, and I thought I would head over to eBay and check to see what it would cost to purchase a copy of The End of Evangelion. I was astonished to find the price ranging from $23 to $150, with the average price in the 80s. The lower prices were predictably copies still in bidding, so their final price will actually be higher. I realize Manga Entertainment allowed their Evangelion licenses to expire, but I hadn’t realized that it had gotten so costly and difficult to acquire. I actually feel kind of bad for owning several copies of both Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion.
So if you’re a latecomer to this wonderful series, I’d like you to know that I’m thinking of you, and I would like you to know of one particular fansub. Now, before you berate me about piracy, I want you to know that you should earnestly try to acquire a legitimate copy of The End of Evangelion. It is a wonderful film worth owning. But if you simply cannot (reasonably) get your hands on a copy, there is an alternative. Quite a few years back, a group called Zhentarim DivX created a fansub for The End of Evangelion, which was essentially the Japanese Renewal release of the film, combined with the Manga Entertainment Dub Audio and Subtitles. For better or worse, they even included the audio commentary track from the Manga Entertainment DVD.
TLDR: If you’re simply unable to get your hands on a legitimate DVD, and have to resort to a fansub, you should look into this one:
http://www.zhentarim.net/zx/shownfo.php?nfo=zx.end.of.eva.renewal.nfo