Eva BESM cancelled

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, July 18th, 2005 in Merchandise, News.

Late last year, Guardians of Order was working on two Evangelion books for it’s BESM series in conjunction with ADV. However, recently the decision was made to cancel these books. President of Guardians of Order Mark C. MacKinnon says that the decision to cancel was entirely ADV’s, and that Guardians of Order would still like […]

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 […]

The Evangelion Style

By The Eva Monkey on Sunday, April 3rd, 2005 in Merchandise.

Over the years, I’ve collected quite a lot of books on Evangelion. From various incarnations of the manga, to script books, groundwork books, film books, storyboard books, and various guides and art collections. But none of them have made me envious of the ability to read and comprehend the Japanese language as this book has. […]

The Notenki Memoirs

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, December 22nd, 2004 in Merchandise, News.

There’s a very promising book being published next May called “The Notenki Memoirs: Studio Gainax And The Men Who Created Evangelion”. It looks to include quite a bit of inside info on the company and the Eva phenomenon, and a lot of what went on behind the scenes that has never been allowed into the […]

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 […]

Premature Installment

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, June 14th, 2004 in Eva Monkey, Merchandise.

“Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Unofficial Guide” Proofs Recieved I got proofs of Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Unofficial Guide in the mail today, and I’ve been going over them all day. I’m not quite ready to break down the book for you, or make any comments about content or quality. That may come in a day […]

Evangelion: Genesis Reborn, Manga, and Live Action Evangelion News

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, January 26th, 2004 in Audio, Conventions, Eva Monkey, Fandom, Live Action Evangelion, Manga, Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News, Site Updates.

Eva News I’ve got a slew of release dates for you. According to Anime on DVD, the second volume of the Evangelion director’s cuts will be released on March 9th by ADV. According to Viz’s corporate site, we have the following release dates: March 2004 Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 (2nd edition) Neon Genesis Evangelion, […]

Kodomo no Omocha Intros

By The Eva Monkey on Sunday, December 14th, 2003 in Merchandise, Video.

Something I should have posted awhile ago, is a zip file with a bunch of alternate intros for the anime “Child’s Toy” featuring characters from Eva instead of its own cast. Thanks go to Xanatose for submitting them to me. Also of interest, in the larger file, you can see a dancing Gendo cosplayer, and […]