After a ten-year hiatus, Godzilla is suddenly finding himself pretty busy. First came the 2014 Gareth Edwards-directed Hollywood version, then the upcoming Japanese reboot from Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Now it’s been announced Godzilla will face off against King Kong for the first time …Read more »
Anime News Network's ANNCast podcast recently had some folks from FUNimation on the show, and of course the topic of the long-awaited Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo release was brought up. Everyone wants to know when to expect it, and according to FUNimation the …Read more »
We’ve been waiting on the edge of our seats over here at OUSA HQ for any word on the new Godzilla film, so we were thrilled this morning to get word of the film’s title – which, as it turns out, is literally New Godzilla …Read more »
Shooting for the upcoming Godzilla film co-directed by Evangelion director Hideaki Anno and live-action Attack on Titan director Shinji Higuchi has apparently started in Tokyo. Videos posted on Twitter and Vine by Japanese users shows a scene filmed near Kamata bus station featuring extras fleeing …Read more »
Despite the fact that most people would never want it to really happen, it's hard not to get at least a little curious about what director Michael Bay ( Transformers , Bad Boys , etc.) would do to Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. Thankfully, the …Read more »
Don't get too alarmed now, but anime is dying! Well, that's how Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno sees it, at least. Anno spoke with Russian news agency RIA Novosti , giving the industry about five to twenty years before it collapses. While Anno doesn't …Read more »
This past April 1, it was revealed Hideaki Anno ( Evangelion ) and Shinji Higuchi (live-action Attack on Titan ) would be co-directing the new Japanese Godzilla film due out 2016. Both men, who have a long history as tokusatsu professionals and fans , are …Read more »
Shirobako has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the anime season: a delightful office comedy about the work of actually putting together anime. This is a very meta premise, with more than its share of industry in-jokes and not one but multiple shows-within-the-show. …Read more »
I haven't had a chance to catch up on all the Animator Expo shorts, but it was worth jumping ahead to the latest, which briefly brings Neon Genesis Evangelion into the world of full CG animation. For those just joining us, the Japan Animator Expo …Read more »
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 »
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 »
Miyazaki with Pixar chief John Lasseter at the ceremony Legendary anime director Hayao Miyazaki received an honorary Oscar for his “years of contributions to the motion picture industry” at a ceremony on Sunday. Receiving the award, Miyazaki said, “my wife told me I’m a very …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 »
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