The First Descendant x Evangelion starts June 18 with Rei, Asuka and Mari skins

What matters most is that the collaboration has moved from mood-setting to an actual calendar event. June 18 is now a real checkpoint for players who had been waiting for a reason to reinstall or log back in.

What has been officially confirmed so far

The official trailer description says “The First Descendant meets EVANGELION!” and then immediately lists Rei, Asuka and Mari along with weapon skins, social motions and the line “Coming June 18th”. That is the cleanest confirmed fact set right now.

Because those details come from the game’s own official channel, the safest way to read this update is as a schedule-and-cosmetics notice first. The collaboration range is visible, but not every commercial detail is public yet.

Why this crossover lands as a return window

Live-service collaborations matter most when they give players a clear time to come back. That is exactly what this announcement now does. Instead of “Evangelion sometime later,” readers get an exact June 18 start point.

The named lineup also helps. Rei, Asuka and Mari make the crossover feel like a recognizable package, while the extra mention of weapon skins and social motions suggests more than a single outfit swap.

What still needs a follow-up check

The official material checked here does not yet settle the price of each skin, the full bundle structure or whether gameplay-side event rewards will sit alongside the cosmetics. Those are still follow-up items.

So the useful reader conclusion stays narrow and clean: the date is fixed, the character trio is fixed, and the item scope is partly visible. That is enough to track the comeback timing even before the store details arrive.