That dummy plug is nasty!
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Let’s continue the headspinning…
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[via ANN] Brian Ruh, the editor of Anime Research and author of “Stray Dog of Anime: The Films of Mamoru Oshii”, is putting together a collection of essays tenatively called “Terminal Dogma: Essays on Neon Genesis Evangelion”. That’s a pretty good title right there but there’s another interesting thing about this project: Ruh is soliciting submissions [...]
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Now my head is spinning from all the questions… What’s Rei doing in Central Dogma? What’s the secret behind Adam? Etc, etc, etc… I’m so baffled this is all I can comment about this episode right now…
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At first I thought this was recap episode. They also show the Angels and their names. Though I’m too lazy to research if their names mean anything. I think also that names like ‘Drilling Angel’ are easier to remember than a name like ‘Ramiel’. But what I’m more interested in would [...]
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While celebrating Misato’s promotion, Shinji asks “Why are we making such a fuss?” I can actually relate with Shinji on being not used to being around so many people–but only if they’re strangers or people I only get to be with rarely. The latter include relatives and acquiantances. But instead of being [...]
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Thermal expansion. I have no idea if it really holds true with Asuka’s teasing question to Shinji. But I’m pretty sure Asuka’s bloated suit shouldn’t have fit in the cockpit.
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Asuka is quite the opposite of Shinji. Confident and aggresive, she is a welcome addition to the stable of Evangelion pilots already in Tokyo-3. Things are more cheerful it seems when she’s around.
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Well, there's a trailer up and online for the upcoming PS2 game Detective Evangelion. The trailer is basically just the anime opening song with game footage spliced in. Honestly, it doesn't look terribly interesting, but I am sure an Eva fan will enjoy finally having a decent looking game to work with. It looks like [...]
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Sometimes I feel like I’m putting meaning on things that have no meaning/significance at all. Shinji has a guardian in Misato, whereas Rei doesn’t have any. Is it to show that Shinji is not independent-minded enough to live on his own or does Rei just want to be on her own? Both [...]
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I’m kind of shocked that Rei’s room is that awful, at least mine is not that messy. I’m puzzled at how could she not react more forcefully after Shinji entered her apartment; it seems the only thing she cared about that moment was the older Ikari’s damaged eyeglasses. An uninvited guest entered your [...]
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Ok, that was eerie. Shinji repeating the instructions mindlessly, that is. The screaming at the cockpit was sort of unsettling too. And the heavy breathing afterwards. I would have to disagree with what Shinji did though, admitting immediately that he was the pilot of Unit 01. Though it must be part of [...]
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I’m pretty happy that Gainax decided to milk the now-drying Eva enterprise one more time with their planned release of films that present the world of Evangelion in an alternate universe. Though I do know that great stories are timeless, cinematic techniques as well as animation do age, and with this remake, it will probably [...]
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As we all know, there’s going to be four new NGE movies – the first one coming as soon as summer 2007. With this announcement, I’ve decided to write up this guide to Evangelion. That can be found two posts down. It is not complete yet. I will be adding much more stuff such as [...]
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As we all know, there’s going to be four new NGE movies – the first one coming as soon as summer 2007. With this announcement, I’ve decided to write up this guide to Evangelion. It is not complete yet. I will be adding much more stuff such as characters, Angels, Evas and more information on [...]
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What’s with all of the remakes? Kanon is almost here (27 days and counting!), a new Kiminozo project is in the works, Shuffle (of all things) is getting a Director’s Cut, and now, more Neon Genesis Evangelion? I’d be lying if I didn’t say Evangelion was special to me as an anime fan - it’s [...]
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I swear, Gainax is doing everything it can to just make me as sad as humanly possible. Let an old horse die, guys, come on! But, alas, despite my embittered pleas to do otherwise, Gainax has announced that they'll be working on a new Evangelion film. Wait, make that four new Evangelion films. And here's [...]
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News has been circulating around about the new Evangelion films that Anime News Network has a translation for: The title for the new film series is "Evangelion Shin Gekijou Ban", it will consist of 4 parts with the first part arriving in Japanese theaters in early summer, 2007. Staff include General Supervisor: Hideaki Anno, Director: Tsurumaki Kazuya , Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Mecha Design: Ikuto Yamashita, Animation Production: Khara (Color) Studio. The scenario of the 1st part will be written by Hideaki Anno with storyboard by Shinji Higuchi. Key points of a supposed interview which may or may not appear in the forthcoming edition of Newtype attributed to Toshimichi Ohtsuki of King Records have also been circulating. According to that information: -The content is quite different though the time base of the story is the same as the original TV series. - It will be a remake, however, it is not a re-creation but a "new work". - The approach will be different than what Tomino-san did with the Gundam Z New Translation films, there will apparantly be a large amount of new material. - Even if the TV series has not be seen, the viewer will be able to enjoy it. Though the content becomes easy, it is not redundant to those already familiar with the series. - The technique that purposely scatters difficult words and phrases will not be used any longer. - As an antithesis to current animation industry segments. It is an attitude on the production side to pull the act in the age that started from Eva. There are some sketchy pictures floating around, but I dug up some decent scans (courtesy of ranobe.com): <a href="http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Miscellaneous/Rebuild of Evangelion - 01.jpg" target=_"blank"><a href="http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Miscellaneous/Rebuild of Evangelion - 02.jpg" target=_"blank"><a href="http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Miscellaneous/Rebuild of Evangelion - 03.jpg" target=_"blank"> What do I think? Well I wasn't ever a huge fan of the Evangelion series, though it is one of the very first animes I've seen. It'll be interesting to see what they decide to change in terms of the overall story and if the ending is radically different.
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Gathering all sources, gathering all sources… Moon Phase Diary reports: forget what the previous leaks had mentioned! This new Eva project will consist of 4 brand new theatrical films — where the first is scheduled to premiere next Summer 2007, tentatively titled, “Evangelion Shin Gekijou-ban” (Evangelion: The New Movie). All 4 films are said to be [...]
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Yet another one from Moon Phase Zasshi: [アニメ]「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 新劇場版」前編、中編、後編、最終話の4部作にて製作決定。 以前のタレコミ情報では、TVシリーズの総集編3部＋完全新作の全4部作という話だったけど、4部全てが新作という位置付けらしい。続編でもリメイクでもないとか。タレコミ情報を頂いた時は、正直まゆつば情報だと思ってたんだけど、本当に4部作で再映画化だったとは。 Un-moon-ed: "New Evangelion Theatrical Version" will be a 4-part project. According to previous leaks, it was thought that the new project consisted of 3 summary movies of the TV series and 1 new movie, but now it turns out that all 4 movies will be new productions. Also, the movies [...]
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