Shin Godzilla Director Begins Work On Evangelion Movie 

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, do not despair! Creator Hideaki Anno hasn’t forgotten you in the wake of

. The creator is making good on his recent apology to anime fans and getting started on a long-awaited Evangelion movie.

During a recent interview with Yahoo! Japan, Hideaki said he is already working on the fourth and final entry of the Rebuild of Evangelion film series. “I’ll work hard [on it],” he said. “I mean, I’m already working hard [on it].”

, will complete the on-screen tetralogy that Hideaki has been working on since 2007. The first installment

debuted to critical praise and helped the series roll out its next two films. Fans have been waiting for the fourth film since the third debuted in 2012, but they were asked to be patient in light of Hideaki’s other projects.

. Hideaki directed the kaiju flick which features the King of Monsters, and the film has done extraordinarily well in Japan. However, Hideaki said he’s ready to return to

and doesn’t think he will be asked to helm another

When asked if he’d consider doing a sequel, Hideaki said that it’s up to Toho to decide. “I’ve had enough,” he confessed. “It’d be more interesting if they changed directors. Toho wouldn’t let me do it anyway, because it was so hard.”

fans have been waiting to hear. Anime lovers were disappointed when they learned the franchise’s fourth film had been indefinitely delayed due to

, and Hideaki pleaded for those fans to forgive him.

fans, I’m really, really keeping you all waiting,” he lamented. “I am truly sorry.”

The creator went on to describe Evangelion as his “soul” and something that “chips off” pieces of him. Hideaki admitted the film franchise had drained him and left him feeling trapped without a chance to recharge.

, I thought I wasn’t going to make any more,” Hideaki said before saying that

gave him the break he desperately needed. “I went into talks with Toho, and it saved me. I think this is how I’m able to keep making

. However, since it is a fact that I’m making everyone wait, I deeply apologize for that.”

swing, U.S. fans are preparing for Godzilla to head West.

will be coming to the U.S. for a limited theatrical release between October 11-18.

to theaters across North America this October,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and president of Funimation. “Toho established

as one of the most iconic monsters in science fiction history and we’re honored to now be a part of that history with the theatrical release of this new movie. Fans will not want to miss this limited theatrical event."

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