A short review of Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, March 10th, 2014 in Reviews.

As a boy, Jiro dreamed of flying, however due to his near-sightedness, he would never be a pilot.  He resolved that if he couldn’t fly planes, he would design them instead.  Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises tells the fictionalized story of Jiro Horikoshi, who designed a number of Japanese fighter planes during World War II. […]

The Notenki Memoirs

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 11th, 2005 in Merchandise, Reviews.

Memoirs of madness Yasuhiro Takeda reveals the secrets of a world-famous anime production studio in this tell-all account of the horrors and hopes that accompanied GAINAX’s rise to fame. From beginners’ luck to the edge of defeat, this journey through the life and mind of one witness sheds light on the production of Neon Genesis […]

I feel like I’ve been in a coma….

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 19th, 2004 in Fandom, Merchandise, Reviews.

Two weeks skipped. I feel like Sadamoto… I’ve probably been spending the time I would ordinarily spend working on the site by reading stuff in the forums. And as great as they’ve been doing, I think I’m going to spend a bit less time posting, and more time working on the site. I’ve been neglecting […]