GKIDS is screening Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion on back-to-back nights — July 21 and July 22 — at multiplexes across all five Bay Area counties.

GKIDS is bringing the Evangelion 30th Movie Fest to 18 Bay Area theaters on July 21 and 22, both nights at 7 p.m. The event marks the franchise's 30th anniversary with theatrical screenings of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (Monday, July 21) and The End of Evangelion (Tuesday, July 22). Both films screen in the original Japanese with English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now through each theater's box office or ticketing site.

The footprint is unusually wide for an anime theatrical event: coverage hits all six Bay Area counties. In San Francisco, you've got AMC Metreon 16 (135 Fourth St) and Regal Stonestown Galleria (3251 20th Ave). In the East Bay, AMC Bay Street 16 in Emeryville (5614 Bay Street) is the closest option for Oakland and Berkeley folks; Regal Hacienda Crossings in Dublin also shows both nights. South Bay has the most screens — six total, including Cinemark Century Oakridge 20 in San Jose and AMC Mercado 20 in Santa Clara. San Mateo County carries three Cinemark locations (Daly City, Redwood City, San Bruno); Contra Costa gets Pleasant Hill and Brentwood; Solano County gets the Regal Edwards in Fairfield.

If you've been streaming the Netflix dub and want the original theatrical version on a proper screen, this is the only window. The End of Evangelion in particular benefits from a dark room and loud speakers — it's a film designed to overwhelm.

The practical call: skip the San Jose strip-mall options if you're coming from the city. AMC Bay Street in Emeryville has parking, sits five minutes off the Bay Bridge, and the walk from the 12th Street BART is manageable. Buy in advance — GKIDS events at this scale tend to sell through at the closer-in locations.