Premiering 20 years ago, Neon Genesis Evangelion triggered a fan boom in Japan and became a mega-hit around the world. But for one group, the world is not enough. Their plan is to replicate a scene from the original series and plant a replica of …Read more »
We previously posted about some of the 4D attractions that have hit Universal Studios Japan, including some for Neon Genesis Evangelion , Attack on Titan , and more. Now we have video from the Mainichi Shimbun 's MaiDiGi service, showing off both Evangelion the Real …Read more »
It took nearly two decades, but Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s manga adaptation of Neon Genesis Evangelion finally concluded last month with the release of volume 14. Sadamoto of course, is best known for his character designs for the original anime, along with designs for works such as …Read more »
With Evangelion 1.11 and 2.22 airing on Toonami this weekend, people want to know: when’s Evangelion 3.33 coming out in the States? Funimation, who own the rights to the U.S. release, can’t tell us quite yet, but they did comment on the release on their …Read more »
Evangelion The Real 4D is, you may recall, an upcoming attraction at Universal Studios Japan that promises to immerse guests into the world of Evangelion . It’s set to open alongside Attack on Titan , Resident Evil and Monster Hunter events as part of USJ’s …Read more »
While we’re all still waiting (not with bated breath, or we’d all be dead by now) for any word on Evangelion 4.0 (or is it 3.0 +1.0 ?), a bit of new(ish) Evangelion content is out this week in the form of what is essentially …Read more »
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Evangelion manga finally ended earlier this year, and the 14th and final volume hit bookstores in Japan just a few days ago. So why not celebrate with some Eva -themed sneakers? We’ve already talked about stuff like those amazing Jojo’s sneakers , and …Read more »
Anno and Hikawa speak at an earlier panel at TIFF. Acclaimed director Hideaki Anno of Evangelion fame held a special panel entitled, “Anno and Hikawa’s Collection of Showa TV Manga Openings” at movie theater Wald 9 in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on November 8. …Read more »
If you’ve been watching Aoi Hono , the TV show about manga author Kazuhiko Shimamoto’s college days, you might remember a scene in which Hideaki Anno, future anime director and creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion , draws an incredibly detailed piece of animation on a …Read more »
If you’re a giant Evangelion fan and planning to visit Japan in the near future, may we humbly suggest sometime next year between January 23 and May 10? That’s when Universal Studios Japan will be running “Evangelion The Real 4D,” a new attraction based on …Read more »
This week the Tokyo International Film Festival teamed up with the World Cosplay Summit for a live show featuring some of the world’s best cosplayers. The World Cosplay Summit, a yearly cosplay contest held in Nagoya, attracts contestants from 22 participating countries. 44 of the …Read more »
Hideaki Anno, director of Neon Genesis Evangelion , announced Sunday at the Tokyo International Film Festival his company, Khara, would be teaming up with media company Dwango to launch a new site called Animator Expo. Animator Expo is a website devoted to showing animated shorts …Read more »
A television broadcast of Evangelion 3.33 last Friday served up a brief teaser of the fourth and final film in the Evangelion remake series. And we do mean brief. After the credits rolled, the words “Next” and “Evangelion 3.0+1.0” appeared on screen. The image subsequently …Read more »
The Tokyo International Film Festival, one of Asia’s most important film fests, will devote a section to Hideaki Anno, creator and director of Evangelion . Anno, a co-founder of studio Gainax, is one of the most influential and important anime directors of the last twenty …Read more »
With the recent success of Edge of Tomorrow and the release of Godzilla , it’s clear Japan’s pop culture franchises can be adapted into big-budget Hollywood films. While neither Edge of Tomorrow or Godzilla were based on anime or manga properties, Japanese cartoons and comics …Read more »
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