{"id":358920,"date":"2025-01-01T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T15:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/?p=358920"},"modified":"2025-01-01T12:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T17:23:20","slug":"mcdonalds-japan-announces-new-evangelion-collab-with-new-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/mcdonalds-japan-announces-new-evangelion-collab-with-new-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald&#8217;s Japan announces another Evangelion collab with new burgers and toys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-358921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1.jpg\" alt=\"Evangelion\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s Japan has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/McDonaldsJapan\/status\/1872032069359939643\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> yet another collaboration with Evangelion, complete with new sandwiches and EVA-themed toys.<\/p>\n<p>The new Evangelion-themed burgers are all assembled in buns that are made to look like an A.T. Field like from the anime. Featured above, the three new burger offerings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mashed Potatoes &amp; Thick Beef with Rich Garlic Mayonnaise<\/li>\n<li>Mexican Cheese Chicken<\/li>\n<li>Cheese Double Teriyaki (this one is returning after debuting last year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All of the new EVA-themed burgers and the related toys will be available nationwide in Japan starting January 6th. It&#8217;s worth noting even the packaging for the burgers are Evangelion-themed:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-358920 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-1-1.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-3.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-2.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Alongside the new burgers is the reveal of the new Evangelion Unit-M, which is prominently shown in the various commercials and even with standalone artwork McDonald&#8217;s Japan also shared:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1syQXFMMA4Y?si=_8o_dxLDZWT3-Fxj\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358927\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/media.nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/evangelion-01-01-25-4-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>McDonald&#8217;s Japan naturally released other new commercials for the new collaboration, featuring more footage from the recent <em>Evangelion Rebuild<\/em> films, complete with voice actors reprising their roles. Here&#8217;s a look:<\/p>\n<p><strong>McDonald&#8217;s x Eva: Miracle Robot (shows off the EVA toys)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_icuIJxOCc?si=cM9BV7J7RsdG28VG\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Evangelion Burger &#8220;Instant, Meat, Layered&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4KabzEcvGEU?si=UrCjeNKt3T4KT7Fs\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Evangelion Burger &#8220;Stranger Burger&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMxci2qPZn8?si=_IavKT4Qkxxna1JP\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Evangelion Burger &#8220;The Shape of the Heart, the Shape of the Potato&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MSSaFpKPP_s?si=Agg30PHgE6dJCbij\" width=\"730\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first commercial shows off the Evangelion-themed toys, which all three are designed in the shape of the actual sandwiches and transform into their respective EVA units.<\/p>\n<p>The second commercial features Misato Katsuragi asking Makoto Hyuga what he&#8217;s looking at (it&#8217;s the delicious Cheese Double Teriyaki burger), which then shows off all three burgers.<\/p>\n<p>The third commercial features Ryoji Kaji confronting the double agent, who then starts rambling on about the new burgers, much to Kaji&#8217;s confusion.<\/p>\n<p>The final commercial features the secretive members of NERV asking Gendo Ikari if he got the recipe for the various McDonald&#8217;s Japan x EVA burgers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McDonald&#8217;s Japan has announced yet another collaboration with Evangelion, complete with new sandwiches and EVA-themed toys. The new Evangelion-themed burgers are all assembled in buns that are made to look like an A.T. Field like from the anime. Featured above, the three new burger offerings include: Mashed Potatoes &amp; Thick Beef with Rich Garlic Mayonnaise [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":358921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20237,4542],"tags":[20031,20506],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358920"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358930,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358920\/revisions\/358930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}