Tokyo Otaku Mode Launches Evangelion x Full Graphic Kimono Project

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 in Evangelion 3.0, Merchandise, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

Between now and October 31st, you can participate in Tokyo Otaku Mode’s Evangelion x Full Graphic Kimono project.  There are six designs featuring scenes from Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo to vote for.  Results will be revealed in November, and the winner will be part of a limited run of 100 full-graphic kimonos that […]

Godzilla Resurgence Coming to North American Theaters in October

By The Eva Monkey on Thursday, September 1st, 2016 in News.

It may not be the long awaited conclusion to the Rebuild of Evangelion film series, however we will soon be seeing the North American release of Shin Godzilla, aka Godzilla Resurgence.  Fandango has revealed that Funimation will be releasing the film in a limited engagement October 11-18.  Fans have been compiling an unofficial list of dates […]

Hideaki Anno apologizes for Evangelion delay.

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 in Evangelion 3.0, Evangelion 3.0+1.0, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

It’s been a long time since Evangelion 3.0 was released to theaters in 2012.  It may be hard to forget, given the puzzling series of delays before Funimation finally released it in English earlier this year.  However it’s approaching four years since the third installment was released in Japan.  In case you missed it, director Hideaki […]

Viz Announces final Evangelion manga omnibus

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 in Manga, Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News.

Viz announced yesterday on Twitter that they will be releasing a final volume of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Omnibus edition.  Slated June 2016, the omnibus volume will include the final two individual volumes of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Evangelion manga, volumes 13 & 14.  I anticipate there will be some bonus content produced to help pad out the […]

Evangelion 3.33 release date revealed by FUNimation at New York Comic Con

By The Eva Monkey on Monday, October 12th, 2015 in Conventions, Evangelion 3.0, Merchandise, News, Rebuild of Evangelion.

FUNimation announced Saturday at its industry panel at New York Comic Con that it will be releasing Evangelion 3.33 to home video February 2nd, 2016.  Exact details are forthcoming, however it appears that it will be sold as a Blu-ray/DVD combo.  It would seem that this is it, finally, after nearly two full years of […]

Neon Genesis IMPACTS short released on Animator Expo

By The Eva Monkey on Friday, September 18th, 2015 in News, Rebuild of Evangelion, Video.

The third short dedicated to Evangelion in the Animator Expo series has been released.  Titled “Neon Genesis IMPACTS”, the short revolves around a trio of female high school students who, as a musical group, go by “Impacts”.  The story opens with one member, Ayako, leaving with her family to avoid the danger of life in Tokyo-3. […]

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 […]

Final volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion manga released.

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, February 10th, 2015 in Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News.

While some fans managed to get their hands on it a little bit early, the fourteenth and final volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Neon Genesis Evangelion manga had its official release today.  It’s been a long-awaited conclusion for some, having begun in December of 1994, and concluding in June of 2013.  I for one have been […]

Final volume of Evangelion manga includes bonus story with new character

By The Eva Monkey on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 in Manga, Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), News.

The final volume of Yoshiyuki’s Sadamoto’s Neon Genesis manga is currently slated for simultaneous release this November.  A limited release in Japan will feature an original cover, bookends that will hold the entire 14-volume run, and some details have just been released at the Evangelion exhibit that it will include a bonus story that will […]