It goes without saying that the Evangelion franchise has a well-established fan base in Mexico, but perhaps no one knew that translator Yoko Takahashi came to the capital to please some of her fans with the anime’s opening theme.
Whoa?!!! As it happened, a news program in Japan shared a surprise performance by Yoko Takahashi at Friki Plaza located in downtown Mexico City (CDMX).
The singer is now an icon and, through her talent, has marked several generations who still know what else the Evangelion saga has to offer. Thus, a lucky few were able to record this meeting with the translator of one of the most iconic discoveries in the entire anime industry.
This opening was used as the entrance theme to the 1995 Neon Genesis Evangelion animated series, episodes of which can be found on the Netflix platform with the following synopsis.