By The Eva Monkey
on Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Hardcore Evangelion collectors and/or generous Evangelion fans might be interested to know that Funimation is currently auctioning off a number of items on eBay for Japan relief. Amongst the items is a packaging printer proof of the sleeve for the Evangelion 1.01 DVD. As of right now, the auction is currently at about $100 and has six days to go. That will no doubt rise significantly, but if you’d be interested in getting your hands on a one of a kind collector’s item while benefiting a good cause, you should definitely take a look at the auction.
UPDATE: .
Posted in: Evangelion 1.0, Rebuild of Evangelion. Tagged: eBay, FUNimation.
By The Eva Monkey
on Thursday, May 5th, 2011
If you like Happy Hardcore/Hardcore, or what some may refer to lovingly as “candy raver music”, you should check out DJ S3RL. He’s a musical artist from Brisbane Australia, who not only makes his own tracks, but also samples from things in popular culture, including anime. He has one such track called “Neon Genesis” which features samplings of Cruel Angel’s Thesis, as well as English dub audio of Spike Spencer and Tristan MacAvery as Shinji and Gendo Ikari, respectively. A lot of people may find this style of music incredibly repetitive or possibly annoying. I personally think it’s kind of cool for what it is, and I’m definitely not one to turn down free music, especially when it’s borrowing from something that I’m into.
For some reason, I can’t seem to find an official posting of the track by DJ S3RL. Perhaps he got hit by a copyright claim for sampling from Evangelion, I’m not really sure. At any rate, as you all know, once something is on the internet, it’s on the internet. You can find plenty of videos using the track by searching for it on YouTube. Otherwise, I suggest checking out this posting of the video on YouTube, or this posting on Tumblr. I wish I had a kosher direct download of an MP3 handy for you, but you’ll just have to figure that out on your own. But do check it out. It may be 6 and a half minutes long, but it’s worth giving a listen to, just to check out.
Official DJ S3RL sites:
Posted in: Audio, Fandom, Music. Tagged: Cruel Angel's Thesis, Gendo Ikari, Shinji Ikari, Spike Spencer, Tristan MacAvery.
By The Eva Monkey
on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011
Now, I don’t want to get anyone excited prematurely, but the June issue of Newtype is going on sale in Japan a week from today, and it has been said to have a prominent feature for Studio Khara. And now, thanks to this commercial for the issue with voice over by Kotono Mitsuishi (Misato Katsuragi), we can now see that the cover features a nice image of Asuka from none other than Evangelion 3.0. I don’t know about you, but it looks pretty certain that this will finally give us a title, and a release date for Evangelion 3.0. The timing is right, as it has been an awful long time since we’ve heard anything from Studio Khara, and it will soon be a solid two years since 2.0 was released to theaters. I’m looking forward to that information and more. It’s amusing, we’re getting excited about a release date, only to have more waiting to look forward to, as it will be a good while before many of us can actually see the movie.
Posted in: Evangelion 3.0, Rebuild of Evangelion. Tagged: Asuka Langley Soryu, khara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Newtype.
By The Eva Monkey
on Sunday, May 1st, 2011
After the tree of life descends into a in The End of Evangelion, we’re treated to a minute-long sequence of single frame stills from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series that are scratched, painted on, distorted, and layered over top of one another in interesting ways. All told, it’s about 1800 frames. Naturally, very few people are willing, or patient enough, to frame through the entire sequence. But, if you do, you’re bound to find something interesting. Username on Eva Geeks pointed out on the forums, that buried within that epileptic mess are several stills of Evangelion figures. Yes, that’s right, inserted into the film are photographs of Evangelion merchandise.
Now, I doubt this was a sincere attempt at subliminal advertising. I think by this point, most reasonably intelligent people are well aware that subliminal messages are not the magic bullet of brain washing that fiction likes to portray. And I’m fairly certain that this was not Gainax or Hideaki Anno’s attempt to get people to buy more Evangelion merchandise. If anything, it’s just an attempt at making a film as experimental and unconventional as possible.
But what I draw most about this is that even after a decade, people are still discovering new and interesting things about this film. I know my mind was kind of blown by this, was yours?
More images:
Posted in: Merchandise, The End of Evangelion.
By The Eva Monkey
on Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Yuko Miyamura, Tiffany Grant, and Matt Greenfield will once again be appearing at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo courtesy of Madman Entertainment. Yuko Miyamura and Tiffany Grant, as you know, are the voice of Asuka in Japanese and English, respectively. Matt Greenfield was the senior ADR Director for the Neon Genesis Evangelion television series, as well as the video versions (“Director’s Cuts”) of episodes 21′-24′. He also played the voice of Makoto Hyuga in those two productions. The three will be appearing in Sydney (June 17-19) and Perth (June 24-26). If you’re one of my readers from Australia, New Zealand, or Indonesia (I know you guys exist!), and are going to attend, be sure to join Eva Geeks’ resident Aussie, Fazmotron, in asking them a bunch of super-nerdy questions for us. For everyone else, be sure to check Supanova’s Podcasts section in the weeks and months to follow for audio highlights from the event.
Posted in: Conventions. Tagged: Asuka Langley Soryu, Matt Greenfield, Supanova, Tiffany Grant, Yuko Miyamura.
By The Eva Monkey
on Thursday, April 28th, 2011
Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series recently conducted Card Games For Charity 4, a donation drive to raise money for the Red Cross’ Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Fund. There were quite a few items available for auction on eBay, predominantly Yu-Gi-Oh cards and items. But of interest to Evangelion fans was a direct-donation component through Paypal, to select a title for a one-shot parody by Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series. Evangelion managed to beat out the likes of Tenchi Muyo, Riding Bean, Animal Crossing: The Move, and Inuyasha in a landslide. And no, I had nothing to do with that, I didn’t discover the charity drive until after it had all closed. That said, I am looking forward to seeing the resulting video.
Posted in: Fandom, Video.
By The Eva Monkey
on Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
I do this panel at conventions… sometimes it’s called “The Evangelion Omake Box”, and sometimes it’s called “Evangelion, WTF?”. And essentially what it is is an emceed clip show featuring a bunch of ridiculous bullshit from Evangelion and it’s fandom. Amidst the video files and audio clips, there’s this video, by an Eva Geeks user named SenorSquiid, singing Cruel Angel’s Thesis (badly I might add) whilst playing a ukulele.
As it turns out, “Dr. Shoggoth“, as he goes by on YouTube, has done a bit more than just that, including a cover of Fly Me to the Moon, which works remarkably well on ukulele. Granted, the singing leaves much to be desired, but that’s really part of the charm. But what I want to focus on primarily are his two original songs based upon Evangelion. The first is called “TANG!”, which (not surprisingly) takes an absurd stab at The End of Evangelion. The other is called “Clone Girl”, which focuses on Rei Ayanami.
They’re all pretty absurd, and kind of fun. I recommend checking them out.
Posted in: Fandom, Music. Tagged: Eva Geeks, Rei Ayanami.
By The Eva Monkey
on Saturday, April 16th, 2011
I am really looking forward to Anime Boston this weekend. I’ve been wanting to attend for a few years now, so I’m really pleased to be attending as a featured panelist on the subject of Evangelion, when there are already so many Evangelion-related events on the schedule.
Please join me for:
Saturday – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Hynes-Panel A
Evangelion Is Serious Business
Saturday – 4:00 – 5:00 PM in Hynes-Panel 306
The Evangelion Omake Box
I am not involved in this panel, but if you are also familiar with Gurren Lagann, you should check it out:
Friday – 6:00 – 7:00 PM – Hynes-Panel A
Tengen Toppa Evangelion
Finally, there are a number of other things to check out, including showings of Evangelion 1.11, Evangelion 2.22, as well as panels/autographs for some names you might recognize from Evangelion, including Spike Spencer, Greg Ayres, Brina Palencia, and Trina Nishimura.
If you’re going to be at Anime Boston, please come out to my Evangelion panels, and say hello.
Posted in: Conventions. Tagged: Anime Boston.
By The Eva Monkey
on Friday, April 15th, 2011
Mandarake just auctioned off an apparently authentic production cel from Neon Genesis Evangelion, featuring Misato from the show’s opening animation. Bidding opened at 80,000 yen ($962), and ended at 326,100 yen ($3,923). That’s definitely too rich for my blood, even if it is a unique, tangible piece of the show’s history. What’s interesting about this auction is that (as I understand it) most, if not all, of the cels from Evangelion are in the private ownership of Gainax and its members, and there are only a small number of legitimate cels used in the production of the show that are floating around out there. There are of course reproductions, but this one claimed to come with a guarantee. Trusting it’s authenticity, I’m sure this one will make the buyer very happy. Me on the other hand, . If you’re interested in Evangelion cels, a user at Eva Geeks noticed an eBay auction for a supposedly legitimate cel from The End of Evangelion. I can’t vouch for its authenticity, but if you’re into collecting cels, or really just want to own a part of the show (literally), you should look into it. If you know a thing about cels, be sure to share your knowledge with us in the Eva Geeks Forums.
Posted in: Neon Genesis Evangelion. Tagged: Misato Katsuragi.
By The Eva Monkey
on Monday, April 11th, 2011
I was revising some slides for my upcoming Evangelion panel at Anime Boston, and I thought I would head over to eBay and check to see what it would cost to purchase a copy of The End of Evangelion. I was astonished to find the price ranging from $23 to $150, with the average price in the 80s. The lower prices were predictably copies still in bidding, so their final price will actually be higher. I realize Manga Entertainment allowed their Evangelion licenses to expire, but I hadn’t realized that it had gotten so costly and difficult to acquire. I actually feel kind of bad for owning several copies of both Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion.
So if you’re a latecomer to this wonderful series, I’d like you to know that I’m thinking of you, and I would like you to know of one particular fansub. Now, before you berate me about piracy, I want you to know that you should earnestly try to acquire a legitimate copy of The End of Evangelion. It is a wonderful film worth owning. But if you simply cannot (reasonably) get your hands on a copy, there is an alternative. Quite a few years back, a group called Zhentarim DivX created a fansub for The End of Evangelion, which was essentially the Japanese Renewal release of the film, combined with the Manga Entertainment Dub Audio and Subtitles. For better or worse, they even included the audio commentary track from the Manga Entertainment DVD.
TLDR: If you’re simply unable to get your hands on a legitimate DVD, and have to resort to a fansub, you should look into this one:
http://www.zhentarim.net/zx/shownfo.php?nfo=zx.end.of.eva.renewal.nfo
Posted in: The End of Evangelion. Tagged: Fansub, Manga Entertainment.
Hardcore Evangelion collectors and/or generous Evangelion fans might be interested to know that Funimation is currently auctioning off a number of items on eBay for Japan relief. Amongst the items is a packaging printer proof of the sleeve for the Evangelion 1.01 DVD. As of right now, the auction is currently at about $100 and has six days to go. That will no doubt rise significantly, but if you’d be interested in getting your hands on a one of a kind collector’s item while benefiting a good cause, you should definitely take a look at the auction.
