Japan’s June 27 opening date for the long awaited Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 anime film—which is the fourth and final entry in the Rebuild series—will be here before we know it. It’s a good thing it seems to be progressing smoothly, then, and according to voice actress …Read more »
To say that the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme song is a popular karaoke staple in Japan is an understatement. “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” isn’t just a hit, it managed to top the karaoke ranking for the entire Heisei era, and now fans can watch …Read more »
Kotono Mitsuishi has one of anime’s most well-known voices. She’s played iconic roles like Usagi in Sailor Moon, Misato in Evangelion and Juri in Utena. Now the veteran voice actress is taking on a new challenge: she’s making her first appearance on camera. Mitsuishi will have a guest role …Read more »
If you’re as excited as we are for the fourth and final Evangelion feature’s June 2020 debut, you’re likely looking for any excuse to connect with the series. Japan has no shortage of options, of course, and the latest comes in the form of an Asuka Shikinami …Read more »
SMALL WORLDS TOKYO is holding a special exhibition next spring in Ariake, Tokyo, and the star of this one is a miniature reproduction of Tokyo-3 from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The model recreates the area where Unit-01 is stored within NERV along with the above ground New …Read more »
Precious G.E.M. may be the name of the figure makers in question, but it also happens to be the perfect description for their new statue of Kaworu Nagisa from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The figure has a winged Kaworu posing in his plug suit with the Spear of Longinus …Read more »
It’s been a long time coming, but the release date has finally been narrowed even further for the final Rebuild of Evangelion anime film, Evangelion:3.0 + 1.0. Previously revealed for 2020, we now officially have less than a year to wait, because Eva 4.0 is set to open in Japan …Read more »
Nyanko Daisensou, AKA The Battle Cats, is a tower defense mobile game that PONOS first launched back in 2011. The folks behind it know that Neon Genesis Evangelion is all about strange collaborations, so the two are joining forces in Japan from July 18 to August 1. The …Read more »
Everyone needs a well-choreographed dance they can bust out at a summer festival in Japan, and what better song to serve as the backdrop than Neon Genesis Evangelion‘s “Cruel Angel’s Thesis” theme? A new version, “Cruel Angel’s Thesis MATSURI SPIRIT,” was recently released with some powerful …Read more »
Besides the whole “Fly Me to the Moon” absence, the real controversy surrounding Netflix’s streaming version of the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime has been the brand new translation. Specifically, this translation takes what was previously seen as a pretty direct admission of love from Kaworu to Shinji and …Read more »
It’s real. It’s really real. Neon Genesis Evangelion is on everyone’s mind thanks to its recent rerelease on Netflix, but let’s not forget what fans have been waiting for for years: the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. Now we’ve learned the first 10 minutes of …Read more »
With the release of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix, a whole bunch of younger millennials and Gen Zers are about to discover the series for the first time. A fitting coincidence, then, that two of the series protagonists, Asuka and Shinji, have been given a …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion and like to keep time with watches slung over your neck (wrists are so pre-Second Impact), we’ve got an item for you. Three items, rather: pendant watches based on Eva characters Rei, Asuka and Kaworu. On the watch face are images of the …Read more »
The new anime-based Universal Studios Japan attractions are officially here, including Godzilla vs Evangelion The Real 4D, Attack on Titan: The Real, and the second chapter of the 4D Sailor Moon attraction, Sailor Moon the Miracle 4D: Moon Palace Chapter. To mark the occasion, press preview videos have surfaced to …Read more »
On October 4, 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered on TV Tokyo and upended the anime world. The series was a revolutionary, once-in-a-generation work, an unusually literate and cerebral take on the mecha action genre. More importantly, it was wildly popular. Despite this, the series disappeared …Read more »
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