link the image to: http://afufu.net/freewillThe first movie of the Evangelion tetralogy won a couple of awards in the Tokyo Anime Award presented by The TAF Organizing Committing.
Here’s the complete list of the winners: (more…)
Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.0 was the number one most sold anime dvd in the first half of 2008, and ranked 4th overall in the Oricon list of the top 50 DVDs sold in Japan from December 24 of 2007 to June 16 of 2008. Released on April 25 at a retail cost of 5,985 yen (about US$56.10), the collector’s edition set sold 263,395 copies in sales tracked by Oricon. 219,000 of those were sold from its the first week. The package contained significant extras such as a 35mm film strip clipped from the theatrical release of the movie (which I guess some were auctioned on eBay), an exclusive booklet and box, and a second DVD of commentary, promotional videos, and other supplementary material.
The Top 5:
1) Transformers Special Collector’s Edition - 363,301 copies
2) Pirates of the Caribbean - At World’s End / 2-Disc Special Edition- 316,483 copies
3) 47 - 274,171 copies
4) Rebuild of Evangelion: 1.0 Special Edition - 263,395 copies
5) Resident Evil III Deluxe Collector’s Edition - 252,796 copies
The 40th Auckland International Film Festival will screen the Japanese animated films Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone and Vexille during the July 10-27 event in New Zealand. Hideaki Anno and Khara’s first film in a four-film remake of Gainax’s Evangelion science-fiction series will screen on July 19, 24, and 26. Vexille, Fumihiko Sori’s paramilitary drama about a future Japan in techno-political isolation, will run twice on July 11 and repeat on July 12 and 14.
It appears that the theatres haven’t closed its curtains yet for the first remake of the Evangelion series, well that’s good news. Hopefully some film fest here in the Philippines would also screen Eva: 1.0.
This is the preview at the end of the first rebuild movie.
Hopefully, the movie would be released this coming September ‘08.
Also, please check out the very first poll I made. TY.
Note: You can vote for more than one artist.
You Are [Not] Alone did it again for a second week in a row in the Japanese Animation DVD Ranking. Meet the Robinsons, and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #4 rounds up the top three respectively.
In the other news….
Have you ever wanted to know what an LCL tastes like? Well now you have the chance to have a glass of it.
The Cure Maid Café in Tokyo’s Akihabara otaku shopping district is updating and reviving its Eva Cafe menu until May 18 to mark the April 25 DVD release of the Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone film in Japan. One of the restored menu items is the LCL Drink orange juice served in a bonus Puka-Puka Rei-chan tumbler glass. It serves Sachiel Pasta (more…)
The first dvd from the Evangelion rebuild movies took the number one spot in the Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, just on its first week!
The top 10: (April 23–29, 08)
1 - Evangelion: 1.0 You Are [Not] Alone Special Equipment Edition
2 - Mobile Suit Gundam 00 #4
3 - Lucky Star #11
4 - Naruto Shipp?den the Movie (Complete, Limited Pressing)
5 - Meet the Robinsons
6 - Gintama Season 2 #10
7 - Aria the Origination Navigation. 1
8 - The Prince of Tennis Original Video Animation: National Championship Chapter Final #0
9 - Hakaba Kitar? 1
10 - Spice and Wolf 2 (Limited Pack)
featuring Shinji
