Shiro Sagisu, the brilliant composer of Evangelion soundtracks, has won the award for Best Music category in this year’s Tokyo Anime Fair. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, character designer of Evangelion has won the award for Best Character Design, but it was for Summer Wars.
Source: ANN
February 22 2010 | News | No Comments »
Evangelion is truly considered a legend/classic in the land of the rising sun, just like Michael Jackson to the whole world.
Amazon.co.jp retail website has announced that it received 88,000 pre-orders for the Evangelion: 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha) film on Blu-ray and DVD within a week of February 8, the day it started accepting orders. 40,000 of those pre-orders came on the first day alone — topping the 30,000 that Michael Jackson’s This Is It film received on its first day of pre-orders. The BD/DVDs will not ship until May 26.
Source: ANN
February 22 2010 | News | No Comments »
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone and Evangelion 2.0: You can (Not) Advance will be screened in Glasgow Film Festival this coming February 15, 2010. The two movies will be shown consecutively starting with the first rebuild at 15:30 Time.
Yesterday (Feb. 07, 2010), Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki was screened at the festival.
Source: Glasgow Film Festival
February 08 2010 | News | No Comments »
The Japan National Tourism Organization has collaborated with GAINAX to create the “Evangelion Hakone Instrumentality Map: English Version.” For the English version, the JNTO translated the original map and re-edited the information to include points of interest for overseas anime fans. Gainax placed Tokyo-3, the fictional setting of Evangelion, in the Hakone area. A Lake Ashi poster featuring Rei Ayanami was also created to attract tourists:
February 08 2010 | News | No Comments »
Asuka fantasy magazine has announced that there’ll be a new Evangelion comedy manga to launced on February 24, 2010. The title is Shin Seiki Evangelion: Ikari Shinji Tantei Nikki (Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari’s Detective Journal). The project is in collaboration with both Gainax and Studio Khara, and Takumi Yoshimura will be the mangaka.
Source: ANN
I’m not really a big fan of Evangelion spin-off mangas, but if this one could be as good as Detective Conan then this should be very interesting.
January 26 2010 | News | No Comments »
Northwest Asian Weekly has released their Top 10 Asian films of 2009 and two Japanese animations were included. Ranking on the top spot was Miyazaki’s Ponyo, and at #7 was Evangelion 1.0: You Are [Not] Alone.
7. “Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone,” by Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, and Hideaki Anno. English voice cast includes Spike Spencer, Allison Keith, and John Swasey.
This is an essential Japanese anime. After the apocalypse, alien warriors continue to stalk and destroy humans. Only the pilots of the “mecha,” which are giant robots, can save what’s left of civilization. By focusing on the psychology of the warriors under tremendous stress, Hideaki Anno and his collaborators come up winners themselves.
The Top 10:
1. “Ponyo,” (directed) by Hayao Miyazaki. English voice cast includes Tina Fey, Noah Cyrus, and Frankie Jonas.
2. “Kabei: Our Mother,” by Yoji Yamada, starring Tadanobu Asano, Sayuri Yoshinaga, and Miku Sato
3. “Still Walking,” by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, starring Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, and Yui Natsukawa
4. “The Red Jacket,” by Yalin Zou
5. “The Betrayal,” by Thavi Phrasavath and Ellen Kuras, starring Thavi Phrasavath
6. “Late Bloomer,” by Go Shibata, starring Masakiyo Sumida and Mari Torii
7. “Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone,” by Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, and Hideaki Anno. English voice cast includes Spike Spencer, Allison Keith, and John Swasey.
8. “Thirst,” by Chan-wook Park, starring Kang-ho Song and Ok-bin Kim
9. “Daytime Drinking,” by Young-Seok Noh, starring Kang-hee Kim, Sam-dong Song, and Sang-yeop Yuk
10. “My Dear Enemy,” by Yoon-kid Lee, starring Do-yean Jean and Jung-woo Ha
Source: Northwest Asian Weekly
January 10 2010 | News | No Comments »
Evangelion 2.0 tied with WALL-E.
1 Rookies: Graduation – US$90.5 million
2 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – US$86 million
3 Okuribito – US$69.2 million
4 Red Cliff Part II – US$59.7 million
5 Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life – US$49.2 million
6 Michael Jackson’s This Is It – US$47.5 million
7 20th Century Boys 3: Redemption – US$46.7 million
8 (tie) WALL-E - US$43 million
8 (tie) Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance – US$43 million
10 Amalufi: Megami no housh – US$38.5 million
Source: ANN
Update: Top 10 Anime (Box Office)
1 Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life – US$50.2 million
2 Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha) – US$43 million
3 Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser – US$37.6 million
4 Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchuu Kaitakushi – US$26.3 million
5 Summer Wars – US$17.5 million
6 Major: Yuujou no Winning Shot – US$11.3 million
7 Naruto Shippuuden: Hi no Ishi o Tsugumono – US$11.0 million
8 Precure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou – US$10.9 million
9 Crayon Shin-chan: Otakebe! Kasukabe Yasei Oukoku – US$10.7 million
10 The Rebirth of Buddha – US$10.4 million
January 04 2010 | News | No Comments »
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