Gainax, don’t ever change.

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, August 31st, 2005 in Merchandise.

  Well, it looks like those Eva edition iPods were such a hit that Gainax has licensed another such device. That’s right, you can be the proud owner of a Kenwood Digital Audio Player in Rei White, or Asuka red! Looks to go on sale December 24th, for the low low price of 59,640 yen […]

Eva Movie Boxset

By The Eva Monkey on Thursday, July 28th, 2005 in Death and Rebirth, Merchandise, The End of Evangelion.

I don’t quite understand creating a boxset for any fewer than three DVDs, but nevertheless, you may now purchase the Evangelion movies in a snazzy little set. For those that have already kindly supported Manga Entertainment, you need not run to the store and buy this two disc set, for this is merely the previous […]

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 […]

Manga and other Amusements

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, December 15th, 2004 in Manga, Merchandise, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga).

Eva Manga Volume 9 on shelves That’s right, its been due out for some time now, and it should now be available in local book stores, and available for order online. This volume is either good or bad, depending on whether you’ve enjoyed Sadamoto’s take on Eva. Volume 9 is one of the volumes that […]

Platinum Volume 1 missing dialogue.

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, December 8th, 2004 in Merchandise, News.

While searching for info on Platinum Volume 4 on Anime On DVD, I came across this. Apparently, the English dialogue track of episode 3 is missing some lines of dialogue just before Shinji goes into battle against the fourth Angel Shamshel. The line “Why am I piloting this thing again, even though my father’s not […]

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 […]