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 »
The life-size Gundam in Odaiba is cool and all, but was it made by a 74-year-old barber? Nah. For Gundam statues fitting that description, you’ll have to head to Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, where huge statues of various mobile suits from the Gundam series stand in the backyard of a barbershop. A …Read more »
Anime-inspired footwear is hit or miss. Sometimes it nails the source material, and other times it just looks like a cheap or tacky knockoff. When it comes to Chinese company 361º’s attempt at making Mobile Suit Gundam sneakers, though, you can’t say they didn’t give it their …Read more »
There’s a new Macross Delta movie on the way, and whoever named it appears to be very excited. The film, which comes out in 2020 is called: Macross Delta Zettai LIVE!!!!!! That’s no less than six exclamation points, folks. Zettai means “absolute” in Japanese. Very little is known …Read more »
Sometimes you want a complete series in one place, while other situations call for the best of the best in video mixtapes. Toei is looking to put the ultimate episode mash-up together in a collaboration with Ueno Royal Museum’s Go Nagai Art Exhibition. It’s up …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 »
The evil Kilokhan lives inside computer circuits! With the help of Malcolm Frink, he creates Megavirus Monsters to attack electronic systems! Meanwhile, a freak accident turns Sam Collins into Servo! His friends join forces in their samurized attack vehicles! Together, they transform into … Wait …Read more »
Yesterday we posted about Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino advising today’s Japanese animators to surpass the efforts of the Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. In the process, he mentioned his initial attempts to surpass George Lucas’s Star Wars, but there’s one renowned creator he was never able to defeat. …Read more »
What kind of merch do you come up with for a series that already has all the merch? That’s a big conundrum for the folks behind anime like Neon Genesis Evangelion, which has been plastered on pretty much everything over the years since its 1995 debut. So, …Read more »
Interested in repping your love for Gundam Narrative and standing out in a major way? This backpack may be for you. Modeled after the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam 03 Phenex, the bright gold backpack goes for 8,100 yen (about $75) and is up for preorder now. Just make …Read more »
Following up on last November’s tease, Netflix came through with an official release announcement for the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. Both the TV series and the movies—EVANGELION:DEATH TRUE and The End of Evangelion—will premiere on the streaming service on June 21. Netflix counted down the …Read more »
Singer Yoko Takahashi has a new mini album on the way called EVANGELION EXTREME, and the cover features an awesome new piece of Neon Genesis Evangelion art by Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo animator Yoshimichi Kameda. Due out on May 22, EVANGELION EXTREME features …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: A deep-rooted conspiracy is brewing and VOTOMS pilot Chirico Cuvie finds himself smack dab in the center of it. With spools upon spools of truth to unravel, you’ll want to see how it all goes down for yourself, and you can now do …Read more »
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, the new film sequel to the hit series, is hitting American shores in May. Now Funimation is streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for the film. Lelouch of the Re;surrection opened in Japan back in February, and will hit theaters …Read more »
Known for comics such as Saga, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Y: The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan has built quite a body of work over the years. He’ll soon be able to add a live-action anime adaptation to the list, because Sunrise and Legendary Entertainment …Read more »
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