Every day, it seems like there’s some new Evangelion thing, sometimes it’s a new figure or model, sometimes it’s Evangelion needlessly slapped onto something, like instant ramen, or even an entire promotional campaign for a major car line. Occasionally it’s something that really has nothing to do with Evangelion, but well, why not? You needed a pair of wireless earbuds, and you might as well accessorize them with your favorite cartoon.
The latest in Evangelion wares that no one asked for, but some may actually really want is Evangelion E:PROJECT, an Evangelion-themed esports line by Jammy. I’ve never heard of them before, but among their licenses you may be familiar with is MTV, which includes other brands like Jackass and Beavis and Butt-Head. Another is Rody, makers of those horses that kids can hop and bounce on. By the way, there are Evangelion versions of those too.
According to Jammy, they plan to develop professional, high-performance items to give players a competitive edge, and contribute to and grow the esports scene through players’ enthusiasm with the Evangelion brand.
The current line up includes a headset, keyboard, keypad, two PC cases, pc fans, and a t-shirt. It was pointed out to me by @IfyNwadiwe on Twitter that one of the two cases is actually a SPEC-OMEGA (or SPEC-ALPHA) by Corsair. It doesn’t surprise me terribly that a company with no history of making PC components would source from other companies and simply apply a brand like Evangelion. If you recognize any of the other items, drop me a line.
No details on pricing or availability at this time.
Evangelion 3.0+1.0, which was slated for release June 27th, has been officially delayed until further notice. It’s unfortunate, but to be expected. Like many of you, I’ve been dreading it for a while now. I took it as good news that the recent collaboration with Honda was still using the June release date, but it looks like Eva 3.0+1.0 is the latest to fall victim to the weird times that we’re living in currently.
In addition to the official release, Hideaki Anno also issued a personal message regarding the situation. In it, he expressed his sympathies to those affected, gratitude to the healthcare workers, and his apologies for having to delay after what is already eight years of waiting. In closing, he said that in this difficult time, he would work hard with us with an “indomitable and unyielding spirit”.
Seemingly to make up for the postponement, khara simultaneously released two other bits of news that may also interest you.
First, they released a new poster featuring the English title for Evangelion 3.0+1.0. In contrast to the first poster, an abstract, mostly dark red poster looking up through the Eiffel Tower, the updated poster features a bright daytime scene of Shinji standing at a railroad crossing, in a seemingly restored Japan. The poster bears the film’s English title “Thrice Upon a Time”, and also includes an additional English heading reading, “Bye-bye, all of EVANGELION”. The exact meaning of which will no doubt be made clear later on, but for now, I suppose it’s time to start speculating.
The second bit of consolation is that from April 18th through 30th, khara will be making all three of the prior Rebuild films available for free on their official YouTube channel, along with an additional audio commentary option. No word at this time if English captions will be included for the films, but it’s fairly safe to assume English captions will not be produced for the audio commentary. For what it’s worth, YouTube does have automated transcription and translation, questionable though it may be, so you will have that option.
The decision to delay the film was no doubt a difficult, and unfortunate one to make, so I don’t hold it against them, and neither should you. Many of us are currently faced with circumstances that range from inconvenient, to downright impossible. Hopefully the additional time they’ll gain will be an opportunity to further polish the film, and make it the best it can possibly be.
It was announced yesterday that the first 10 minutes and 40 seconds of Evangelion 3.0+1.0 will screen July 6th in Paris, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and several places in Japan.
The main event, “Yoko Takahashi x Evangelion Stage” will feature the first 10 minutes and 40 seconds of Evangelion 3.0+1.0, which is the opening up to the movie’s title card. Yoko Takahashi, who you may know as the vocalist for Neon Genesis Evangelion’s theme song, “Cruel Angel’s Thesis”, will be appearing as a guest only at the Paris, France event.
The screenings are part of the “Operation 0706” promotional campaign to promote the 2020 release of Evangelion 3.0+1.0. Additionally, there will be an “EVA-EXTRA” smartphone app for iOS and Android that will release additional content to support the campaign. The app will be available for free on July 1st.
Development on Evangelion 3.0+1.0 began during post-production of Shin Godzilla in 2016, and khara began hiring production staff in April 2017. Since then, they’ve trickled out small morsels to remind us that they were still working on the film, until July 2018, when they released a brief teaser announcing that the film would release in 2020.
You may recall that to promote Evangelion 3.0, Nippon Television Network screened Evangelion 1.0, 2.0, and the first 6 minutes and 38 seconds of Evangelion 3.0 on November 16th, 2012, just one day prior to its November 17th release.
I should hope that given that they’ve actually been working on it for two full years, and given that dialogue recording began in March of this year, and given that they’ll be showing us 10 minutes and 40 seconds of Evangelion 3.0+1.0, that they should hopefully be releasing the film in early 2020, rather than late 2020.
I, for one, look forward to seeing this chapter in Anno’s life finally come to a conclusion.
It’s official. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 has been announced for a 2020 release. Yesterday’s premiere of Mamoru Hosoda’s “Mirai of the future” included a special teaser announcing that Evangelion 3.0+1.0 will be released to theaters in 2020. The teaser features Mari operating Unit-08 with Aliens-esque power loader arms somersaulting through the air. The official Evangelion website was updated with the new date, as well as a news post with the date, and Unit-08’s new design was posted to khara’s secondary Twitter account.
Responses from fans have been bittersweet. On one hand, fans are excited to see the film progressing and being given a date. On the other hand, many people are disappointed that (depending on the exact release) they have another two years to wait. And given the way things go, the home video release (and decent fansubs) won’t be out for a number of months later, and then the official English release will be even further down the road.
December 19, 2017 – khara revealed that development of Eva 3.0+1.0 was parallel to Shin Godzilla, and apparently an initial draft of the film existed around January 2017. https://twitter.com/khara_inc2/status/943015777506025473
Young Ace magazine revealed in its August issue (released July 4th) that the September issue (to be released August 4th) will include the final installment of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Legend of the Piko-Piko Middle School Students by Yushi Kawata and Yukito. The fifth and final volume of the Evangelion parody manga will be released on October 4th, 2018. The first two volumes are currently available in English from Dark Horse Manga.
Episode 7, “A Human Work”, of Neon Genesis Evangelion, with the rampaging Jet Alone, is a severely underrated episode of Evangelion. Let’s take a look at some things you might have overlooked about this episode!
