Franchise leveled up With Mari and the Breast Mode… Oops, I meant Beast Mode.
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I finally got the chance to watch Evangelion 2.22: You Can (Not) Advance. This film received quite a lot praise from fans and critics when it was first released in theaters. I really was trying to ignore the hype around this film and to go with my own judgment. Evangelion 2.22 is a masterpiece.This review will not contain spoilers, it is more of an analysis. In Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone, it was pretty much the first 6 episodes of the original series condense to a 90 minute film. There was nothing wrong with that but for a fan of the original show who have viewed it over 25 times, it was a little boring. Evangelion 2.22 is a complete revamp of the original series with brand new material. 2.22 feels like an alternate universe that branched out to it own thing.The character development is vastly improved than the original series. The character's personal growth is somewhat realistic, so far. Shinji is portrayed as a normal kid who does not runaway from fear but is angry that he is being used as a weapon. Gendo is a little less cold towards Shinji and the reason why he does it, is to cope with the painful lost of his wife. Rei is more human but suffers from loneliness.The battles are greatly improved. I'm glad that the problem of here's Angel of the week battle is gone. The battles in this film look like the characters have a slim to no chance of survival. And the Eva take a lot of damage.I will say it, the last 40 minutes of this film is cinematic perfection. I really would like to talk about how great the ending is but, I don't want to spoil it for those who have not watched it. Let me just say that I was trembling and breathing hard when the film ended. If you're an anime fan, you need to watch this movie as soon as possible to witness pure greatness. <script type="text/javascript">tweetmeme_url = '<data:post.url/>';</script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://tweetmeme.com/i/scripts/button.js"> </script>
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I wasn’t expecting the Evangelion 2.22 BluRay to land on my doorstep for another few days but CDJapan surprised me once again with a swift and superbly packaged delivery. Dropping everything I was holding at the time and making noises akin to a monkey crossed with a teenage girl, I tore open the parcel, slit [...]
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A few weeks back, I reported on the debut of the Evangelion Racing Team at the Japanese SuperGT. Now we have some close-up photos of the two race queens Mizutani Noa (Rei) and Yuuna Chiba ...
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Alter is going to release the Shikinami Asuka Langley ( 式波・アスカ・ラングレ ) Test Plug Suit Ver. ( テスト用スーツVer.) 1/8 PVC figure from the Official Neon Genesis Evangelion movie “Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) Advance” ( 新劇場版エヴァンゲリオン「破」 ). Will be released in October 2010. Around 235mm [...]
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Got to tip my hat off the sugoi-ness of Amazon.jp and DHL International Express, my Blu-Ray arrived right on the morning of May 26th even though I am like a whole hemisphere away from Japan! Pretty much smaller than Evangelion 1.01. No idea how it compares to 1.11 since I didn’t buy it. After carefully [...]
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This is the first of three reviews of films I caught at the BFI’s Anime Weekend. They run the weekend every couple of years and it’s well worth paying attention to as you’ll get a chance to see films you won’t at UK anime conventions (i.e. Mind Game in 2006, The Girl Who Leapt Through [...] Related posts:22. Neon Genesis Evangelion Are You An Anime Expert? HATE FUN 2002! Pocket Monster Advance Generation
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I unexpectedly got a knock on my door earlier and it was the mail man, with my copy of the Evangelion 2.22 “First Press” BluRay. I didn’t have much time to play around with the disc, but I managed to get some pictures on my mobile phone. I ordered mine from CD Japan and was surprised [...]
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Anime chain store Animate is offering this official limited editionNERV Taimeshi Bento at a hefty price of 1,300 yen. [...]
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Although the official release date for Evangelion 2.22, You can (not) advance, was slated at May 26th, some online retailers have shipped pre-orders of the DVD and BluRay. Rips of the DVD have already appeared online and hopefully, we can start seeing some pictures of the film strips soon. There’s a few new scenes so [...]
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The longevity and impact of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise is nearly without peer in anime, and a large part of its lasting popularity is due to its iconic characters, particularly Rei and Asuka. And what’s not to like about them? Both are young, sexy girls who are curiously well-developed for their age [...]
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Yeeeeaaaah…. just when you thought things couldn’t get any more moe worse… In this week’s episode of Angel Beats… no, Today, we’re covering a special, never-before-seen Episode of Neon Genesis...
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Yeeeeaaaah…. just when you thought things couldn’t get any more moe worse… In this week’s episode of Angel Beats… no, Today, we’re covering a special, never-before-seen Episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion… Where the crew of Nerv, now in the afterlife after being turned into piles of Orange Juice,  encounter Angels once again. This time, they’re More >
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Following the success of last month's gallery of 5 Centimetres Per Second wallpapers, I'm hoping to make larger wallpaper galleries a monthly feature. The concept is simple: from a high definition source, an entire movie or series can be mined for images at a resolution suitable for many desktops. This month, I've quite thoroughly run through Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone to bring you 165 wallpapers!
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Japan have done it again! Last time it was a Life size RX-78-2 Gundam station in Tokyo at an immense height of 59 feet tall that can squash anything in its way. Now, come an Evangelion version of Unit-01 near the feet of Mt. Fuji-san. Japan! A country that can’t stop to amaze me all this time. I know it’s a bit late of this but my college life was rolling back at 10th of this month. Anywhoo, The pavilion will also have a life-size cockpit, a life-size figure of the character ... Related posts:College Life Start Tomorrow [AMV] Life is Beautiful Nishinogi
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Kaiyodo is going to release the Fraulein Revoltech 019 Ayanami Rei ( 綾波レイ ) 1/10 action figure from the anime movie “Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) Advance” ( 新劇場版エヴァンゲリオン「破」 ). Will be released on June 01, 2010. Around 150mm tall, 2,762 yen. This is REALLY last minute. Kaiyodo just announced this Fraulein Revoltech [...]
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The R2 Japanese release of Evangelion 2.22, You can (not) advance, will be out in a few days (May 26th). Of course, it’s not going to have English subtitles. For those who want a hard media copy of 2.22 with English subtitles can pre-order a copy of the Hong Kong Region 3 release (BluRay Region [...]
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Neon genesis Evangelion is an anime which needs no introduction and is also one which I have a bit of a past with. It was Evangelion which brought me back kicking and screaming into the world of anime after a long hiatus back when ADV released the series on VHS. This was long before the [...]
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It should come as no surprise that the upcoming BD/DVD release of Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance is accompanied by a wave of advertisement and merchandising. UCC (a coffee company that's no stranger to Evangelion cross-promotion) and Kotobukiya have teamed up to release this trio of coffee-plus-figure sets featuring three of the film's characters: Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Shikinami and the brand new character Mari Illustrious Makinami. Though the partnership of Evangelion, UCC and Kotobukiya is a somewhat strange one, when you consider each brand separately there is certainly potential for great results. Let's have a look and see if the novel idea of packing figures of the Eva girls holding UCC cans with real UCC cans was a good one.
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Move aside giant Gundams it’s time for a giant Evangelion figure. One of Japan’s amusement parks, has announced that it will be opening a new pavilion called; Evangelion: World – Life-Size EVA-01 Construction Project” on July ...
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