When machines of peace are used as weapons of war, does the creator bear responsibility? That’s the question underpinning The Wind Rises , the first film from master filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki since 2008’s Ponyo . Unlike Ponyo, this is definitely not a kids’ film. The …Read more »
The promotional madness between the Evangelion films and Japanese razor company Schick continues with a new campaign: Operation: Refresh 10,000 . So what does the giveaway entail? Schick will be offering up Hydro 5 razors—the razor personally and enthusiastically endorsed by Gendo Ikari—to 10,000 randomly …Read more »
The 2013 Japanese Film Festival of San Francisco runs from Saturday, July 27 through Sunday, August 4, and it's bringing with it a very special premiere event. The fest is partnering with FUNimation to host the US premiere of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo …Read more »
Manga series can’t last forever – although they can certainly try – which leads us to the news of two long-running manga series meeting their inevitable ends: Atsushi Ohkubo’s Soul Eater and (gasp) Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Neon Genesis Evangelion . Soul Eater has been running in …Read more »
It seems like not a week goes by when we don’t feature an article about some new Evangelion merchandise. Hey, we’ll stop reporting on it just as soon as they stop making the stuff (but considering it’s been coming out in a pretty much constant …Read more »
Has Japan been bombarded by enough Evangelion merchandise? No way, Jose, says Evangelion copyright holder studio Khara, for whom Eva continues to be a golden goose regardless of the critical reaction to the films themselves. April 24th will see the latest deluge of Evangelion products, …Read more »
Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is still playing in Japanese theaters as of this writing. The film has been out since mid-November, which means that it has been playing for about 3½ months now. Weekday showings were apparently still sold out at the end …Read more »
Hot on the heels of the recently released Evangelion move Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is the announcement of a new Evangelion-related exhibit, set to run from August 7-26 on the 8th floor of the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo. Announced in the …Read more »
Whoa, it's that time again already! The latest issue of the Otaku USA newsletter has arrived for subscribers, and this one's a doozy. If the word doozy already has you tingling with excitement, you can skip the formalities and subscribe here for free to have …Read more »
There was a moment of awkward silence once the house lights came up in the theater after the end credits of Evangelion 3.0 : You Can (Not) Redo . To Evangelion veterans who were there the first time around, it was probably a familiar feeling. …Read more »
Since it's officially November 17 in Japan, Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo is ready to make its theatrical debut! While we'll have to wait to see the movie in English, a newly uploaded clip offers over six minutes of footage from the feature. There's …Read more »
Residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan District continue to face a barrage of advertising in the face of the impending release of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo . The latest and greatest promotion comes at the hands of the high-end department store chain Lumine, which …Read more »
Anticipation for the third chapter in Hideaki Anno and Khara's series of four Evangelion rebuild films is high, so even the quick, 30-second burst of animation that recently debuted on niconico should excite fans. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ( Evangelion Shin Gekijō-ban Q …Read more »
For the last ten years, Studio Ghibli (who really need no introduction, but just in case: Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro ) have been holding exhibitions at Tokyo’s Museum of Contemporary Art. This year, the studio invited famed anime director Hideaki Anno ( …Read more »
Though the release of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo , the latest in the series of Evangelion reboot films, is months away, the hype machine is in full swing here in Tokyo. On August 21st, toymaker Banpresto released a new series of Evangelion figurines …Read more »
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