I noticed there is a watch order for fate series but not Eva series in the pinned messages so i will mention both released order and correct chronological order as well

Released order

-->Neon Genesis Evangelion (Parent Story Tv series of 26ep) The story is about a paramilitary special agency(NERV) who are fighting with a mysterious creatures with their eva's (mecha robots) to prevent the 3rd impact from happening (what were the other 2 impacts & how does it affect the planet and what are these creatures? find out by watching the anime)

-->End of Evangelion (Sequel Movie) A shady higher organization decides to nuke the special agency(NERV) and the pilots of evagelions because they want the 3rd impact to start (why? what will it benefit them? find out by watching the anime)

Movie series

--> Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone This movie is mostly a recap of tv series till 10-12ep & runtime is upto 1hr 40min they improved the animation and its fast paced with very minor changes to the plot points (do i need to watch it? absolutely yes although its a recap there are some minor plot changes)

-->Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance This movie covers rest of tv series with a new character introduction and it will start to deviate from the actual plot with minor changes

--> Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Its an anime original movie it proceeds towards an alternate ending with a futuristic setup after 14years when most of the world has undergone through the 3rd impact

-->Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time This movie came out 10 years after the 3.0 movie dropped when i watched it for the first time i couldnt understand most of the things so i recommend you to rewatch 3.0 movie before starting this final one This movie gave a alternate ending to eva series, in my opinion this was the best & deserving ending

Chronological order

Watch Tv series till 24th ep and you need to watch end of evangelion till 1hr and finish the 25th and 26th ep of TV series and again watch the rest of end of evangelion movie or you can just finish the end of evangelion movie and get back to the 25 & 26th ep you will understand

for movie series you can just follow the release order but you will know there is a connection between last part of eva 3.0+1.0 & Neon genesis evangelion(Tv series).

I prefer y'all to watch it with release order, chronological order just spoon feeds you lmao and also i highly recommend to read https://evangelion.fandom.com/wiki/First_Ancestral_Race this article before starting the eva series it will help you better in understanding ,i had none of this when i watched eva and i hated this series after watching the last movie in 2022 i admire this series a lot.

Eva series has one of the best futuristic setup with advanced technology, post-apocalyptic settings, and psychological themes.

Rating : Tv series + sequel movie(end of evangelion) - 8/10 new movie series (eva 1.0,2.0,3.0,3.0+1.0) - 8.7/10 opening song : 10/10 ending song : 10/10 ost : 10/10

Always remember Evangelion isn't just a series to enjoy; it's a series to delve into, understand, and learn from.