EvaMonkey.com launched seven years ago. Ahhh… it only seems like yesterday, doesn’t it?
Eva Monkey Turns Seven
January 31st, 2010 by Aaron ClarkManga no longer has movie licenses
November 19th, 2009 by Aaron ClarkIt’s been an assumption for a while, given that DVDs for Death & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion have been out of print for some time now, but it’s finally official, according to Steve Sargent of Manga Entertainment on the Anime News Network podcast, Manga no longer has the licenses for the Evangelion movies. This is good news for Evangelion fans, as it means that the licenses will transfer to a new company, who will hopefully put out a superior anamorphic DVD that Manga promised back in the Summer of 2006. Who knows, maybe we’ll even get a Blu-ray, or the real Rebirth!
Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 out on DVD early
November 12th, 2009 by Aaron Clark
A couple of days, a user on our forum made an outlandish claim that he had in his possession a legitimate store-bought version of Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0, published by Funimation. Being the skeptic I am, I laughed at him, and then proceeded to take several days to find time to go to my local urbanite deathtrap Best Buy in order to attempt to verify that Rebuild was in fact released to stores earlier than was previously advertised. The trip was fruitful, and I was able to purchase the DVD for the small sum of $24.95 and another small portion of what remains of my dignity. So despite what you’ve read, the domestic release of Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 is out before its November 17th release date, and believe me, if I can find it at that particular Best Buy, which has a small, messily stocked anime section, you should be able to find it anywhere. Happy hunting!
Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 to be released Summer 2010?
September 21st, 2009 by Aaron ClarkAccording to a recent Newtype interview, as discussed on tokyo3cn, reposted to the Evangelion ML, and once more reposted here for your delight and consumption, Rebuild of Evangelion 3.0 is due out in the Summer of 2010. This is earlier than expected, as it took nearly two years between 1.0 and 2.0. Apparently, the films have been so successful that they’re not limiting the budget on 3.0, and with the staff from the previous two films, they’ll be adding new staff, maintaining the same level of quality, and pushing the film out much earlier than expected. The only downside is that the directors/supervisors won’t be able to do interviews/press conferences. I’d say that’s a pretty fair trade, wouldn’t you?
Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 on Mistakes of Youth Blog
June 27th, 2009 by Aaron Clark
Wildarmsheero has done a series of blog entries about his outing to see Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0. His Japanese isn’t spectacular, so you won’t be getting tons about the dialogue:
http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2009/06/27/evangelion-2-0-prelude-to-terror/
http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2009/06/27/evangelion-new-theatrical-version-division/
http://blog.mistakesofyouth.com/2009/06/27/evangelion-2-0-you-can-not-advance-spoilers/
Funimation Releases Dubbed Trailer of Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0
June 14th, 2009 by Aaron ClarkFunimation has released a trailer for Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0. It has people speaking English in it. It also has stock trailer music that you’ll never hear in Evangelion. If that interests you, you can find it at the following location.
Evangelion’s Misato Hosts Realtime News Show on PS3s in Japan
May 28th, 2009 by Aaron Clark
This is just too weird to escape mention. On June 6th, Bandai Namco Games will be providing a program for PS3 owners in Japan that will create a live real time updated news channel, hosted by one Misato Katsuragi. Using the voice synthesis from the Cellius software, and some quantum magic, it will even talk to you in Misato’s voice. You can even customize the set and her attire. How’s that for a crazy promo?
Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 Trailer Leaked
March 15th, 2009 by Aaron ClarkJust as before, our first real look at Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0 is from a cellphone camera. This time, we don’t even have sound, and I think the quality is actually less. If I could pick apart everything that happens in this movie, it would amount to a mind boggling amount of stuff. Bardiel, Zeruel, Sahaquiel, Ireul, Leliel, Matarael, Sandalphon… just how many episodes and Angels do they plan to cram into this movie? Furthermore, how long is this movie? I am pleased to see that this movie has almost entirely new animation from what I can tell. That may just be the trailer for all we know, we’ll just have to wait until July 27th, when the film is released to know for sure.
Evangelion USB Memory Drives
March 6th, 2009 by Aaron Clark
So, the entry plug one is apparently kind of big, comes in Eva 01 and Eva 00 varieties, and is only 2GB. But the Rei Ayanami drive on the other hand, is like an over sized Lego person that poops up to 4GB of data onto your computer. Isn’t that brilliant? And who doesn’t want their favorite anime character hanging off the side of their computer? Also comes in new school outfit version. Both based off of that Petit Eva thing.
Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 playing at Seventh Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon
March 4th, 2009 by Aaron ClarkSeventh Annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Anime Marathon
Date(s): Mar 28, 2009 – Mar 28, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM – Marathon finishes
Location: Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art – 1050 Independence Avenue, SWDescription: In celebration of this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, the Freer, in conjunction with the Japan Information and Cultural Center and Otakorp, Inc., presents a day-long festival of four Japanese Anime films:
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
1:30 PM
This sci-fi tale co-directed by Hideaki Anno, Masayuki and Kazuya Tsurumaki is set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, where the population defends itself from alien invaders with the help of human/mechanical hybrid battle robots. Its hero, Shinji, is a shy 14-year-old boy mysteriously chosen to save the planet from the aliens for good. Rated PG. (2007, 98 min., Japanese with English subtitles, video)
This won’t be the first time Rebuild of Evangelion 1.0 will screened in the US, but it’s the first time it will be screened in my own backyard, so I’m going to make the effort to make the trip down to DC. Who knows, maybe an Evangelion fans meetup will transpire?
More information can be found at the Cherry Blossom Festival website:
http://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/events/eng/event_display.php3?event_id=320
See you there!