Rebuild of Evangelion 1:0 Licensed
By The Eva Monkey on Thursday, January 1st, 2009
It’s no longer speculative, Rebuild of Evangelion 1:0 has indeed been licensed by Funimation, and now has a page on their official website. According to Funimation’s website, the release date has been set for November 10th, 2009. Details about English dub casting have not yet been released, but it has been suggested to me that part of the decision behind it being licensed by Funimation is that Anno/Khara wanted a new company to handle the property and provide a fresh voice cast, which makes sense. I imaging the process of tracking down actors from upwards of twelve years back could pose a special challenge. Those familiar with the dubbing for Manga’s release of the movies, as well as ADV’s release of the “director’s cuts” are well aware of the differences amongst the three phases of Evangelion’s dubbing, so whatever the case, it should prove interesting.