GKIDS revealed it has licensed Shin Godzilla, which was written and co-directed by Hideaki Anno of the Evengelion franchise and co-director Shinji Higuchi of Shin Ultraman, who also took care of the visual affects. GKIDS will offer the movie in a Deluxe Collector’s Edition, limited …Read more »
Gundam news alert! Let’s get into it: There’s a new Gundam series on the way It’s called Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX It features scripts co-written by Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno Scripts are supervised/co-written by Yoji Enokido (Bungo Stray Dogs) It’s animated at Anno’s …Read more »
The Agency for Cultural Affairs, which is a section of the Japanese government’s larger Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, is interested in putting anime and manga art materials in an official national archive. When we say materials, the archive would mostly be …Read more »
The anime movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time was advertised as the end of the Evangelion franchise, and its poster even said, “Bye-bye, all of EVANGELION.” Then in March 2022, creator Hideaki Anno was asked during a Twitter interview, “Mr. Anno, are you truly …Read more »
The city of Ube in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan is the birthplace of Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, and now it has a new tourist attraction related to his work. An actual Spear of Longinus — which is more than seven meters long, or more …Read more »
Sometimes famous people get recognized in public, and it appears that happened to Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. A clerk working for the Eneos gas station chain in Japan saw a man he thought looked like Anno getting gas for his car. Then, when the man …Read more »
Neon Genesis Evangelion mastermind Hideaki Anno is getting ready to take on the Rider-kickin’ world of classic Kamen Rider with the hotly-anticipated Shin Kamen Rider, which Anno both wrote and directed. Now a new trailer is here for the film, which is officially set to …Read more »
Hideaki Anno has a number of job titles under his belt, including creator, director, and writer. And he also likes to do actor cameos from time to time. He has previously cameoed in the movies Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan, Funky Forest: The First Contact, …Read more »
The winners of the spring 2022 Medal with Purple Ribbon have been announced! These medals are given out by the Japanese government and are meant for “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” This year both Hideaki Anno and founder …Read more »
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time hit Japanese theaters one year ago yesterday, and on the anniversary creator Hideaki Anno answered fans’ questions on Twitter. One fan wondered, “Mr. Anno, if someone actually commanded you to pilot Evangelion Unit-01, would you?” To which Mr. Anno …Read more »
It’s a great time to be Hideaki Anno. He’s just put a cap on his magnum opus, and now he’s remaking all his favorite shows. Just like he wanted to back in college. And we’re here for it, too. From Shin Ultraman to Shin Kamen Rider and …Read more »
Fans of Ultraman and other Tsuburaya Productions properties have been treated to an overflowing of news from an event in Japan, including more on the Shin Ultraman movie that’s being written by Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. With collaborator Shinji Higuchi at the helm, …Read more »
First there was Shin Godzilla, then the upcoming Shin Ultraman, but Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno isn’t stopping there. Shin Kamen Rider was previously announced for a March 2023 premiere, and the first footage has Anno going for pure nostalgia with a dead-on recreation of the …Read more »
If you’re anything like me, you could just sit around and listen to Hideaki Anno talk about Evangelion all day. If the recent NHK documentary on the director didn’t sate you, here’s another opportunity to hear from the Eva creator himself. Starting tomorrow in Japan, …Read more »
Earlier this month, the Japanese website Daily Shincho published an article claiming that an anonymous person working at Studio Khara confirmed that Hideaki Anno is working on another movie. According to this report, it’s a “new version” or remake of an already existing and very …Read more »
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