Song: Cruel Angel Thesis
Performed by: angela and Chiaki Ishikawa

Chiaki is one-half of the duo “See-Saw”. The other member is Yuki Kajiura, who is now a very popular composer.

Product Details

Actors: Allison Keith-Shipp, Spike Spencer, Collen Clinkenbeard
Directors: Hideaki Anno
Format: Widescreen, Color, Special Edition
Language: English (Dolby TrueHD 5.1), Japanese (Dolby TrueHD 5.1)
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 1
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Funimation
Blu-Ray Release Date: March 9, 2010
Run Time: 98 minutes

Special Features

Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.01 (Shiro Sagisu Version, Joseph-Maurice Ravel Version)
“Angel of Doom” Promotional Music Video
News Flashes

Movie Previews:
Preview 1 – Color-corrected version
Beautiful World Version 2
Beautiful World Version 2A
Beautiful World Version 2B

Online Stores:

Amazon $19.99
Buy.com $19.99
Right Stuf $20.99
AnimeNation $26.24
Barnes and Noble $27.99
Best Buy $29.99

Sources: Amazon, ANN, Best Buy

Source: ANN

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

Yesterday (Feb. 07, 2010), Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki was screened at the festival.

Source: Glasgow Film Festival

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:

Sources: ANN and Hakone

Price: 5700yen (5985yen Tax incl.) | US$ 62.89

Release Date: 2010/06/27

DETAILS

Running Time: 108 minutes
Format: NTSC Format
Region Code: 2 (Japan, Europe, Middle East, and South Africa only)
Subtitles: None
Audio Track: Japanese: Dolby Digital 6.1ch Surround and Japanese: Dolby Digital 2.0ch Surround
Encoding: MPEG-2

DESCRIPTION

DVD release of Hideaki Anno’s theatrical anime “Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance. (Evangelion Shin Gekijoban: Ha)” featuring the digital remastering. This second film is based on TV anime series “Neon Genesis Evangelion” same as the previous film, additionally includes new characters, new enigmas, and original scenes. Shinji decides to fight against Angels using the biomechanical mecha Evangelions with other qualified girls, Rei, Asuka, and new character Mari. Includes description booklet and original DVD container box.

Special Features: AR script (2.22ver.), trailer, TV spots, and more.
Limited edition includes film of a frame.

Sources: evangelion.co.jp and CDJapan