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Question: Do modern Gundam shows owe anything to the success of Evangelion? Answer: The staff of Tokyo’s Sunrise animation studio probably knows better than anyone what, if any, influence or benefit contemporary Gundam anime has received from the success of Evangelion. In the absence of a statement from them, I’ll have to speculate. I can’t [...]
Reportedly the issue of Young Gangan magazine scheduled to go on sale in Japan on Friday will formally announce that Oh! Edo Rocket & Gundam OO director Seiji Mizushima will next be directing an anime adaptation of Yuto’s slice-of-life comedy manga Hanamaru Kindergarten (Hanamaru Yochien). Gainax (Evangelion, Gurren Lagann) will animate. I am almost disturbingly [...]
During this past weekend’s Anime Boston convention, FUNimation announced plans for a September 22 premiere release of Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso) season 1 part 1. The series’ numerous references to other anime, particularly Mobile Suit Gundam, will not be censored. FUNimation hasn’t yet decided if these references will be explained in liner notes or on-disc [...]
On April Fools Day, Yahoo Japan launched a webpage encouraging Japanese site visitors to vote on an ideal cast for a live action Evangelion film. Whether or not the April 1st poll was intended as a gag, ITmedia now reports that Yahoo and Japanese television network TV Asahi are planning to proceed with the development [...]
A poor quality handicam recording of the 93 second long first trailer for this summer’s Evangelion 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance motion picture has turned up online. The movie is scheduled for Japanese release on June 27th. Source:animenation.net
On Saturday, March 28, 2009 the Freer Gallery located in Washington, D.C. will host the seventh annual National Cherry Blossom Anime Marathon in cooperation with the Japan Information and Culture Center and Otakorp Inc. The daylong event, beginning at 11 a.m. will feature a costume show, exhibition and dancers. Anime scholar Frederik Schodt will be [...]
The official Japanese Evangelion homepage reports that the long awaited Evangelion: 2.0 You Can [Not] Advance motion picture is now scheduled for a theatrical opening on June 27. Furthermore, the official site has also announced the release of a third version of the first film in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [...]