Idea Channel on Evangelion, the Death of the Author, and the Overthinking of Pop Culture

By The Eva Monkey on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Neon Genesis Evangelion, The End of Evangelion, Video.

PBS’s Idea Channel is coming to a close after five years of diving deep into and sharing ideas about pop culture on YouTube.  One of their final few videos, on the overthinking of popular culture, is a topic that has always been a concern of mine.  Quite often I find myself, as an Evangelion fan, concerned about society’s […]

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 Panel at Anime Expo

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 in Conventions.

If you’re heading to Anime Expo this weekend, be sure to stop by Dark Horse’s Evangelion panel on Sunday.  It will be helmed by the illustrious Carl Horn, a veteran of Evangelion in the English language.  Before joining Dark Horse, Carl served as editor for Viz’s English release of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga.  […]