Evangelion “E:Project” Esports line announced

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 in Merchandise.

Every day, it seems like there’s some new Evangelion thing, sometimes it’s a new figure or model, sometimes it’s Evangelion needlessly slapped onto something, like instant ramen, or even an entire promotional campaign for a major car line. Occasionally it’s something that really has nothing to do with Evangelion, but well, why not? You needed a […]

Evangelion News Roundup for Fall 2017

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 16th, 2018 in Eva Monkey, Eva Monkey Videos, Evangelion 3.0+1.0, Merchandise, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

Watch this video on YouTube, and please be sure to subscribe! Stories covered: Eva 3.0+1.0 December 2017 – Random bits of social media: https://twitter.com/khara_inc2 December 19, 2017 – khara revealed that development of Eva 3.0+1.0 was parallel to Shin Godzilla, and apparently an initial draft of the film existed around January 2017. https://twitter.com/khara_inc2/status/943015777506025473 Eva 3.0+1.0 […]

Japan Animator Expo coming to Blu-ray in Japan

By The Eva Monkey on Thursday, November 30th, 2017 in Merchandise, News.

From November of 2014 through October of 2015, Hideaki Anno’s Studio khara partnered with Niconico’s parent company Dwango to produce Japan Animator Expo, an anthology series intended to provide exposure to animation talent in Japan.  During the series, several Evangelion shorts were produced, and several more made brief homages to Evangelion.  These shorts were however […]

Evangelion ANIMA to be published in book form

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, October 16th, 2017 in Merchandise, News.

It was announced that Kadokawa will be releasing Evangelion ANIMA in book form on November 30th in Japan, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the series.  Both volumes, Evangelion ANIMA 1 and Evangelion ANIMA 2, will be released the same day. Evangelion ANIMA was a serialized light novel by series mecha designer Ikuto Yamashita that […]

Evangelion Shinkansen Transformer by Takara Tomy

By The Eva Monkey on Saturday, September 9th, 2017 in Japan, Merchandise, News.

Takara Tomy, who produces Transformers toys in Japan, is releasing an Evangelion Shinkansen Transformer, referred to as a “Shinkalion”.  The Shinkalion transforms from the 500 Type Eva Shinkansen into a robot, with one locomotive serving as a shield, and also wields a Spear of Longinus.  For added measure, the Shinkalion can also combine with the […]

Tokyo Otaku Mode’s Evangelion x Full Graphic Kimono Project Available for Order

By The Eva Monkey on Saturday, November 19th, 2016 in Evangelion 3.0, Merchandise, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

Last month I posted about Tokyo Otaku Mode’s Evangelion x Full Graphic kimono project taking votes on six designs featuring scenes from Evangelion 3.0. It looks like the winner ended up being the design focused on various dramatic moments featuring the Eva Units.  The design is now available for prorder, although they refer to the […]

Evangelion’s distinctive typography will be sold on CD-ROM in the Evangelion Store.

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 in Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

Neon Genesis Evangelion was striking and bold in a number of different ways.  People often focus on the characters, the use of symbolism, and the action between Evas and Angels, but the show was also very unique in its use of typography.  From episode title cards to display readouts, typography is used heavily in Evangelion. […]