Wow

[Eva_Yojimbo]

"The article also states that the Evangelion franchise has generated 6,000 types of merchandise since its 1995 debut, earning roughly 150 billion yen."

Holy crap! My currency conversion may be a bit rusty, but I think that would come out to about 1.5 BILLION dollars. Can anyone confirm this? That's a buttload of money for anything, much less an anime franchise.

[Tidusauron12]

^A little less... I think...

[Defiled one]

And Anno didnt even get 15 percent of it....maybe he is trying to take revenge on Gainax and making them the bad guys in the new movies..

What happened in before 1995

Anno: "Yes, you see it's about Relationships and Communication. I was thinking of having the main character pilot his father's robot, who's actually his mother. Sort of a representation of his..."

Marketing_Scum:"Teens piloting big big robots!! I like it!!"

Anno:"We'll it's not about..."

Marketing_Scum:"...yeah it's not about this wimpy kid. There are other kids right?"

Anno:"Yes but they're..."

Marketing_Scum:"...Pilots as well, right!?! Man! Kids'll love it! The chick pilots will fall for our boy like bowling pins right? Chick's will pilot too, right?"

Anno:"Some of them. I was thinking more about..."

Marketing_Scum:"...the hot older mommas going for our boy?!"

Anno:"...ahh... sort of... I was going to..."

Marketing_Scum:"GENIUS!! GENIUS!! You are a godsend Anno! We'll all be millionares!"

Anno:"Wait. You've got the wrong..."

Marketing_Scum:"Throw a sketch together of all them little angst ridden teens in action and you'll get your funding. Older chicks and big robots... genius. You'll have our wimp boy be a man and save the world by the end as well right? Classic, classic. Can't fail.

Anno: (Quietly)"...Or have him liquify life as we know it in a moment of cosmic despair..."

Marketing_Scum:"What was that?"

Anno:"Nothing! Yeah! Happy teens saving the world in big mechas. You betcha..."

Marketing_Scum:"Perfect, perfect. I'll get to head of planning for this... You'll probobly get a bigger budget to. Say, maybe the animation department will even get that new coffee machine you've been asking for! Ha, ha! Just kidding. New pencils will do fine. Now get out. I'm sure you can throw something together without me having to hold your hand."

*Scum gleefully rubs hands at prospect of promotion. Anno walks out, grinning softly to himself.*

Own by..Whoever posted this first probably knows who he or she is

[DarthMigit]

^A little less... I think...
$1,258,653,270 according to Yahoo.

[Defiled one]

And it was all by prostitution!!!! pimping Anno creations I tell you!!!! You got to believe me!!! :eek:

[CanonRAP]

Awww, I was expecting some footage.

Meh, I guess it's better to be spoiled later, I guess.

Yeah, I was kinda on the edge of my seat for the whole 36 seconds. Ow.

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And it was all by prostitution!!!! pimping Anno creations I tell you!!!! You got to believe me!!!

Average episode budget: $100
Prostitution fees: $98
The end of Wevangeliwon? Priceless.

I'm high on sugared Pepsi (not my idea) at the mo.

[Polaryzed_123]

Personally, I'm really excited for these movies to come out. The fact that the story is going to be a little different, with some new story archs and new characters makes it more likely for me to view it as a new anime as opposed to a repackaged film like "Death". Also, I'm excited to see where the animation goes. Especially since they have more money and the proper tools do it. I mean, look at how much visually imporved EoE was than the rest of the series/films. If these movies are gonna be better than that, then I'll be first in line! :)

The teaser leaves something to be desired, but that's how teasers are. Minimal.

[Reichu]

Especially since they have more money and the proper tools do it. I mean, look at how much visually imporved EoE was than the rest of the series/films.
:screams and frantically points at the Evas:

The end of Wevangeliwon? Priceless.
Don't you mean, "Wend"? Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

[KatayokuのTenshi]

new anime as opposed to a repackaged film like "Death".

B.but I wanted a retcon! :'(

:naughty:

[YoshiSato]

It will be interesting to see how they animate the Evas. I'm kind of hoping they will have a more horrorfying apperance.

I know the concept art for the Live Action verion looks promising.

[ElDusto]

It will be interesting to see how they animate the Evas. I'm kind of hoping they will have a more horrorfying apperance.

I know the concept art for the Live Action verion looks promising.

Yeah, the concept drawings for the live action movie are awesome. So, is there any new talk about the live action movie, or is it doomed for the round filing cabnet?

[Reichu]

Yeah, the concept drawings for the live action movie are awesome.
Evas in gimp suits = DO NOT WANT.

So, is there any new talk about the live action movie, or is it doomed for the round filing cabnet?
No, nothing. It's all about Anno, his heaping stacks of money, and Weva now.

[DarthMigit]

Evas in gimp suits = DO NOT WANT.

You had no problems with kinky Santa garb, would you prefer the Evas fight naked than sport rubber body-socks?

No, nothing. It's all about Anno, his heaping stacks of money, and Weva now.

"Woll on Weva" (I reserve the right to this: the 1,258,653,270th Wevangelion joke as up untill now I had yet to comment). I hypothesise that the Webuild Evas will don either:


Sadamoto manga-esque armour.

Promotional FLCL gear.

Silver wigs.

[Reichu]

You had no problems with kinky Santa garb
No -- it's kinky.

would you prefer the Evas fight naked than sport rubber body-socks?
http://www.evacommentary.org/forums/images/smiles/whistle.gif

Silver wigs.
:P

...does the D-Cup Armor come with that?

[Yukito Kunisaki]

Defeats the purpose of "END of Evangelion"

[DarthMigit]

Not at all. In the same way that "End of Evangelion" provided an alternate conclusion to the television series, the last Webuild movies shall provide a third ending.

Spoiled for choice eh?

[Defiled one]

Evas with a new appearence....Maybe more feminine looking, you knows. Gainax made a while ago a picture of unit one...as a female human like. Dont know but Gainax likes to "rei"nvent new types of fanservice.

I personaly think they kept their word...The End of Evangelion was, the "End of Evangelion"

this one has a new name, Wevangelion or whatever, probably an alternative universe created by Shinji in the cosmic despair of the end of evangelion. New universe etc. Which leaves us to the new character "Crosses fingers and toes" let it be a femme Shinji, a femme Shinji, femme Shinji!! Or a female Kaworu, Im not picky!!

[Dragonaire]

Or a female Kaworu, Im not picky!!

Uh...


http://www.absoluteanime.com/eva/_rei.jpg


:P

[Reichu]

Rei =/= Female Kaworu,
Rei = Rei

[Defiled one]

Uh...


http://www.absoluteanime.com/eva/_rei.jpg


:P

Damm it!! Curse you Lilith!!:P

[Mr. Tines]

Uh...

I think you mean

http://www.ravnaandtines.com/eva/kaworu-true2.jpg

where she dresses in the more appropriate school uniform.

[Reichu]

Fem-Kaworu, even one with T&A, would likely insist on dressing in the boys' uniform and using boku.

Nebukawa no Sensei "Nagisa, I know this is your first day, but why aren't you wearing the uniform you were sent?"
Kaworu "Is there anything in the school rules saying I can't dress like the boys?"
N.n.S. "........."
Kaworu "Never thought of that one, did ya?"
N.n.S. "But, you're a gi--"
Kaworu "Ja ne!!"
Random Girls "Ohayou, Kaworu-sama!!!"
Kaworu "Ohayou!!!"

Nevermind.

[Mr. Tines]

Fem-Kaworu, even one with T&A, would likely insist on dressing in the boys' uniform and using boku.

...

Nevermind.

But who would fit the role marked W here?

W: It's late...
W: Man, how much longer should I have to wait?
W: I'm not going to be late the beginning of the new term.
Girl: W---!
Girl: What are you doing over there?
W: Waiting to see my boyfriend!
Girl: Boyfriend?

[Reichu]

Are you insinuating that Kaworu and Wakaba would make a good couple?

[Mr. Tines]

Are you insinuating that Kaworu and Wakaba would make a good couple?

If we transgress series boundaries, I'd vote for Shinji/Wakaba -- but, keeping within NGE, would Shinji be W?

[Reichu]

I dunno. I think you've gone and confused me, or something.

[Defiled one]

If we transgress series boundaries, I'd vote for Shinji/Wakaba -- but, keeping within NGE, would Shinji be W?


What boundaries? Everybody knows that "everything" prior or after Evangelion is a RIPOFF of Evangelion!:P Even Wevangeliwon!! or something like that!:P

[BLACKANGEL32076]

I think you mean

http://www.ravnaandtines.com/eva/kaworu-true2.jpg

where she dresses in the more appropriate school uniform.


Arrrrgh!!! My eyes!!!

Kill it with fire!!!!!!

[Defiled one]

Okay...at first I was going to post this on Go hikari but I guess this has better to do with this one.

I have to say...FREAKING HELL these stations work fast in making the anime popular in Spain.
As for Portugal...even though its on cable, one episode per week after 7 pm is good in comparison with the usual stuff...Althought, they are using the ones from 1995. Yes, with no remastered digital and no cutscenes but they said that..."NO CENSOR" or whatever they mean by that <_<

The commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBHZ_fN3ljo) that I saw at midnight when watching "Sic Radical"
Cheap bastards ripped it from the spanish ones!! And they didn`t have the money to get a digitaly enhanced one? IM PISSED and with good reasons! They used the old Locomotion commercials! I hate them.
At least they told the audience of 4 new movies, in those direct shows of them...but they won`t be bringing them when they come up to DVD
"What they are trying to say is there is 4 movies coming out, but you won`t be able to see it because, we wont be putting them on the market!! Ah!!:mad::$%&#!:

I want to kill...:angry: I hate priests.

[Defiled one]

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2702/ohmygodjn4.jpg

It has began...


My bad..false alarm, everybody keep the calm :lol::P

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/534/sodonotdm5.jpg

[Ornette]

From EMF, new logos:
http://www.maj.com/gallery/Zeraato/EVA/1176195435149.jpg

As for the German:
It's an excerpt from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy':

"above the starry canopy"
"God judges as we judged."

http://www.raptusassociation.org/ode1785.html

[hiroaki]

The advance ticket with the strap

Ticket
http://image.b-ch.com/contents/news/eva_news/news_eva_070411_01.jpg
Strap
http://image.b-ch.com/contents/news/eva_news/news_eva_070411_02.jpg

[Aletheia]

I have to admit that I really liked the old logos better, especially the NERV logo - now it is too complex.

[Tom Servo]

http://image.b-ch.com/contents/news/eva_news/news_eva_070411_01.jpg

That's quite cool-looking... there's a lot to be said of apples.

Is that dark band on the apple supposed to be spiral? It seems to start near the stalk and then wraps around the mid-section there. A bit like...
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/205c17ce.jpg
... or in a more geometric way like...
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l37/Corporeal/710dce16.gif
... if that is supposed to be a spiral then that would be interesting.

Also heard that the Fall is going to be a focus of the rebuild project, it'll be interesting to see where Anno goes with that - as meself has written on the subject many a time.

[kaos]

Latest update...



Evangelion Movie Remakes' Chapter Titles Confirmed (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-07/evangelion-movie-remakes-chapter-titles-confirmed)
The Japanese titles for the last three chapters of the Rebuild of Evangelion theatrical remake project were confirmed in previews that ran before the Dengeki Movie Festival and other showings. The second chapter is subtitled "Ha" ("Exposition"), the third one is subtitled "Kyū" ("Climax"), and the final one is currently subtitled just "?" Along with Evangelion:1.0 You Are (Not) Alone's "Jo" ("Introduction"), the subtitles are the names for the three classical movements (Jo-Ha-Kyū) of traditional Japanese music such as gagaku and Noh.

[Magami No ER]

I rather like the new Seele insignia, but Nerv...*sigh*