Danica Davidson
January 27, 2021 
Electronic billboards at the Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station, Fukuoka city subway and the Tenjin station have been airing COVID messages with writing and font that looks as if it came from Evangelion. Tenjin Site, which gives information on the area, shared a tweet of the electronic billboard, along with a message for people to wash their hands and wear masks.
https://twitter.com/tenjinsite/status/1352101859666898947
So is it actually based on Evangelion? A representative for the electronic billboard initiative told the press, “We proposed this so that it would pull the eyes of the young demographic that gathers in the Tenjin area. We are extremely grateful that it has spread through social media.” This seems to imply that they wanted the similarities, but it’s not an official Evangelion initiative.
If you want to make a withdrawal in Japan and talk to some Evangelion characters at the ATM, though, that is an official initiative.
Source: Anime News Network
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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