Viz Announces final Evangelion manga omnibus

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 in Manga, Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News.

Viz announced yesterday on Twitter that they will be releasing a final volume of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Omnibus edition.  Slated June 2016, the omnibus volume will include the final two individual volumes of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Evangelion manga, volumes 13 & 14.  I anticipate there will be some bonus content produced to help pad out the […]

Evangelion 3.33 release date revealed by FUNimation at New York Comic Con

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, October 12th, 2015 in Conventions, Evangelion 3.0, Merchandise, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

FUNimation announced Saturday at its industry panel at New York Comic Con that it will be releasing Evangelion 3.33 to home video February 2nd, 2016.  Exact details are forthcoming, however it appears that it will be sold as a Blu-ray/DVD combo.  It would seem that this is it, finally, after nearly two full years of […]

Neon Genesis IMPACTS short released on Animator Expo

By The Eva Monkey on Friday, September 18th, 2015 in News, Rebuild of Evangelion, Video.

The third short dedicated to Evangelion in the Animator Expo series has been released.  Titled “Neon Genesis IMPACTS”, the short revolves around a trio of female high school students who, as a musical group, go by “Impacts”.  The story opens with one member, Ayako, leaving with her family to avoid the danger of life in Tokyo-3. […]

Evangelion Panel at Otakon 2015

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 20th, 2015 in Conventions.

If you’re going to be attending Otakon 2015 this weekend, please stop by my Evangelion panel commemorating the 20th anniversary of Evangelion, as well as 2015, its year of significance.  It’s currently scheduled for Friday, July 24, from 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM in Panel 1 (BCC 314-315).  This year I will be joined by fellow Eva […]

Anime Expo’s NGE 20th Anniversary Event: Nothing much to report.

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 6th, 2015 in Conventions, Neon Genesis Evangelion, News.

This past weekend at Anime Expo, there was a Neon Genesis Evangelion 20th Anniversary Event featuring a concert with Yoko Takahashi, who you’ll know for singing Cruel Angel’s Thesis from the television series, as well as Soul’s Refrain from Death & Rebirth.  It was a premium ticketed event costing an additional $35-$45 dollars, and advertised […]

Evangelion shorts on Animator Expo

By The Eva Monkey on Friday, February 13th, 2015 in Evangelion 3.0, Rebuild of Evangelion, Video.

Late last year, Studio Khara teamed up with Dwango (which operates the video site Niconico) to create Animator Expo, a serialized project that provides a venue for animation producers.  The site, which is bilingual (Japanese and English) describes its mission: Original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc… Various omnibus animations […]

Final volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion manga released.

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 in Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News.

While some fans managed to get their hands on it a little bit early, the fourteenth and final volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga had its official release today.  It’s been a long-awaited conclusion for some, having begun in December of 1994, and concluding in June of 2013.  I for one have been […]