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Evangelion (Page 3)
Awesome-looking Godzilla vs. Evangelion video is a real project, and a real monkey’s paw【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2022 - Tweet
The driving force behind this team-up isn’t nuclear power or existential angst, but little metal balls.
Evangelion’s final movie finally is finally coming out on Blu-ray, and it (won’t) be cheap
- Casey Baseel
Oct 4, 2022
Get in the damn Blu-ray player!
Why is Asuka standing next to Colonel Sanders? Because it’s Thursday of course!
- Master Blaster
Oct 1, 2022
Two legends at what they do, just hanging out.
- Japan
- (anime • Asuka • Colonel Sanders • Evangelion • fast food • Feliz jueves • fried chicken • KFC • memes)
Evas at work! Evangelion assist suit wants to protect your lower back【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2022
Workplace equipment aimed at the hearts, and lower backs, of anime fans.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Evangelion • Evangelion Unit 01 • fashion • health • weird • workwear)
Beautiful new Evangelion reveals key frame artwork from the anime series’ finale film【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2022
300-plus pages of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time artwork.
Would Hideaki Anno get in the damn robot if someone told him to? Eva creator holds Q and A
- Casey Baseel
Mar 9, 2022
Also says that Rei is not his favorite character.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • Hideaki Anno • Rebuild of Evangelion)
2021’s top stories in anime, manga, and Studio Ghibli news 【SoraNews24 Year in Review】
- SoraNews24
Dec 29, 2021
Sexy voice actors, the end of Evangelion, and a message from Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • Evangelion • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • manga • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • voice actors • voice actresses • year in review • Year in Review 2021)
Utada Hikaru announces new album, streaming concert
- SoraNews24
Nov 12, 2021
J-pop megastar’s new album is available for pre-order now, will include themes from Evangelion and To Your Eternity anime.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Hikaru Utada • J-Pop • music • To Your Eternity • Utada Hikaru)
Cosplayers make Japan Weekend feel like Spanish Comiket【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2021
This might be the year for Tokyo Revengers, but there are plenty of other well-known characters in this cosplay photo collection.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • COK • Comiket • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • Evangelion • manga • Naruto • otaku • SNJO • Tokyo Revengers)
Get in the damn drift car, Shinji? Evangelion Tomika toy brings D1 machine home in miniature form
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2021
Real-world Evangelion Racing team’s Supra inspires die-cast replica.
- Japan
- (cars • Evangelion • Evangelion Racing • motorsports • Supra • Tomika • TOYOTA • toys)
Voice actress warns “idiots” to not take bathroom breaks while streaming final Evangelion film
- Casey Baseel
Aug 17, 2021
Ordinarily our feelings would be hurt, but the language feels entirely appropriate when it’s coming from the voice of this character.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • Asuka • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • funny • Rebuild of Evangelion • voice actors • voice actresses)
Evangelion in 11 languages! Amazon releases multi-lingual preview for final Eva anime film【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2021
Finale for anime that became a global phenomenon is ready for its worldwide streaming debut.
- Global, Internet, Japan
- (Amazon • anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • linguistics • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • video)
Evangelion LCL ice cream is real and the new taste of summer in Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2021
We mustn’t run away from this bold new frontier in frozen desserts.
Final Evangelion movie streams on Amazon Prime in over 240 countries, subbed and dubbed, in August
- Casey Baseel
Jul 2, 2021
Creator Hideaki Anno thanks “every Eva fan in the world,” asks them to watch it on a big TV.
- Global, Internet, Japan
- (Amazon • Amazon Prime • anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • Hideaki Anno • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)
Dragon Quest at Olympics opening ceremony? Game theme, Eva-connected song heard coming from stadium
- Casey Baseel
Jun 30, 2021
Long-awaited start of the Tokyo Olympics might be a special treat for sports fans and otaku alike.
- Japan
- (2020 Olympics • 2021 Olympics • anime • Dragon Quest • Evangelion • music • Olympics • opening ceremony • sports • Tokyo Olympics • video games)
Let’s eat some official Evangelion emergency rations!【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 23, 2021
Ever wonder what Tokyo-3 does for dinner when they have to evacuate for an Eva-versus-Angel fight?
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • curry • curry rice • Evangelion • food • instant food • rations • SNJO • taste test)
Free official Evangelion coloring book-style art released, fans share new looks for Asuka
- Casey Baseel
Jun 17, 2021
What would Asuka look like if she jumped ship from Evangelion to Gundam or Demon Slayer?
- Japan
- (anime • Asuka • Asuka Shikinami Langley • Asuka Soryu Langley • coloring books • cool • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • fan art • movies)
Spooky dystopian “State of Emergency” ads make Hakata Station feel like the world of Evangelion
- Dale Roll
Jun 9, 2021
These ads make us wonder if we’re taking the state of emergency seriously enough!
- Japan
- (dystopian • Evangelion • Fukuoka • hakata • hakata station • spooky • state of emergency • warning)
You can now visit Evangelion’s Misato’s apartment dining room in real-life Tokyo
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2021
Dassai Instrumentality Project is a team-up between one of Japan’s favorite anime franchises and one of its best sake makers.
- Japan
- (alcohol • Dassai • drinks • Evangelion • Ginza • Misato Katsuragi • sake • Tokyo)
Rice-farming Rei figure is here to help recreate one of the most memorable scenes from Evangelion
- Casey Baseel
May 28, 2021
Stoic mecha pilot goes from the cockpit to the fields in posable figure.
- Japan
- (anime • Evangelion • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time • farming • figures • movies • Rebuild of Evangelion • Rei Ayanami • rice • Thrice Upon a Time)
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