By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, February 17th, 2004
Eva Monkey Updates
Not a whole lot for this week, I had to restructure the entire site, and I was away for the weekend at Katsucon, so I don’t have much new. However I did begin work on the Eva Monkey FAQ, which as you can tell will be similar to that of Eva Otaku’s. I also did work on Kensuke’s profile, as well as Keel’s profile. I have a few additions to the written statements section, first of all, I finally wrote up an essay of sorts about my love for the Evangelion show, that goes into my own life, and how the show has affected me. And last but not least, another essay by Sarah Myer, about Shinji Ikari’s character.
I found this interview with Tristan MacAvery interesting, as it really goes into the negative views of the voice actors towards ADV. I also found some interesting essays on Evangelion I thought you might enjoy.
Also, this week’s featured site is a site called Multistasking, and it is to my knowledge the only Makota Hyuga shrine, which I find amazingly cool. Check it out.
Katsucon 2004
I picked up the Death and Rebirth program booklet, and the expanded edition of the booklet, as well as the Newtype 100% collection, so I’ll add them to the books section in the immediate future, and possibly find a way to have the content translated.
I got a Japanese issue of Newtype, which contains a side by side comparison of the original and Renewal edition of Eva, so I’ll see about capturing it and serving it up so people can see the difference for themselves. I also have a Poly-O String cheese commercial featuring Eva characters that will be served up in the near future.
I went to see Hidenori Matsuabara, and Takeshi Honda, and they had some interesting things to say about their work at Gainax, and the panels were recorded by an associate of mine, so I’ll have some video clips of that for you as well. But until then, I will say that one very interesting thing Takeshi Honda said was that there is indeed a possibility of seeing a sequel to Evangelion. Apparently Anno has been tinkering with the idea since Evangelion was completed, however he said Anno would have to get bored with Live Action enough to go back to animation. This does not mean that they are pursuing it, just that Anno has been considering it. I remain hopeful, but realize that this is rather unlikely.
Random Stuff
Go out and rent “One Hour Photo”, in it Robin Williams plays a murderer who gets tormented to some degree by an Eva Unit 05 figure. I also have this one image from a Japanese dojinshi. Don’t ask what this means, it just looks funny.