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Here are Japan’s most-sung karaoke songs in 2022 from karaoke system Joysound
Want to know what people in Japan are singing? Joysound knows.
- Japan
- (A Cruel Angel's Thesis • COK • J-Pop • Joysound • karaoke • music • Neon Genesis Evangelion • ranking)
We visit the full-scale Evangelion statue in Kyoto and particularly delight in the food tie-ins
- Krista Rogers
Dec 13, 2022
Sure, testing your Eva synchronization rate in the entry plug is pretty cool, but so is the food faithfully recreated from the anime.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • entry plug • Evangelion • food • Kyoto • mecha • Neon Genesis Evangelion • robots • Saya Togashi • SNJO • theme park • Toei Eigamura • Toei Kyoto Studio Park)
All aboard the Rei Ayanami Line! Nagoya train line gets makeover to celebrate final EVA film
- Ingrid Tsai
Mar 19, 2021
Another reminder that anything can and will become Evangelion-ized.
- Japan
- (Aichi • anime • collaboration • Evangelion • limited edition • Maker's Pier • mecha • Nagoya • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Rei Ayanami • Tekuteku Life • train)
New dining out initiative enrols the Evangelion cast, stars themed dishes and merchandise
- Katy Kelly
Mar 8, 2021
Get in the restaurant, Shinji, or Rei will be forced to eat your portion.
- Japan
- (Big Boy • coco's restaurant • collaboration goods • Evangelion • Hamazushi • merchandise • Nakau • Neon Genesis Evangelion • restaurants • Saizeriya)
Evangelion joins the fight against COVID-19 with this amazing awareness campaign
- Katie Pask
Jan 24, 2021
If Shinji and the gang can fight Angels, surely they can fight coronavirus too!
- Japan
- (anime • awareness • awareness campaign • Billboard • cool • coronavirus • COVID-19 • Evangelion • Fukuoka • Neon Genesis Evangelion • safety • tenjin)
Is the final Evangelion movie going to be six hours long? Cryptic tweet has some fans worried
- Casey Baseel
Oct 7, 2020
Forget “I mustn’t run away,” and keep telling yourself you mustn’t drink a large soda before seeing how the anime franchise wraps up.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • crazy • Evangelion • movies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Rebuild of Evangelion • Thrice Upon a Time)
Over 130,000 Japanese netizens rank the Top 20 anime opening themes of all time
- Shannon
Sep 20, 2020
You’ll never guess what’s at the top, or maybe you will. (You probably will.)
- Japan
- (Anime Song Election • anime songs • Attack on Titan • City Hunter • Demon Slayer • Digimon Adventure • LiSA • Neon Genesis Evangelion)
Evangelion teams up with fashion brand glamb to bring us seriously cool street art apparel
- Katy Kelly
Jul 11, 2020
Rock T-shirts and hoodies emblazoned with graffiti-spattered prints of your fave pilot, EVA-01, or the second angel, Lilith.
- Japan
- (Anime Fashion • apparel • clothes • glamb. • hoodies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Premium Bandai • t-shirts)
Schick and Neon Genesis Evangelion team up to offer limited Eva, NERV-themed razor blades
- Krista Rogers
Jun 2, 2020
We thought that Shinji was done getting into close shaves but it appears he couldn’t run away this time.
- Japan
- (Asuka Langley Soryu • collaboration • Neon Genesis Evangelion • NERV • product • razor blades • Schick • Shinji Ikari)
Uniqlo’s latest collaboration both confuses and amuses Japanese Twitter
- Katie Pask
Apr 20, 2020
The future is here with this dystopian design.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • clothes • cool • dystopia • Evangelion • fashion • funny • Neon Genesis Evangelion • twitter • Uniqlo)
Anime and video game backgrounds now free to download for video conference calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 16, 2020
Final Fantasy, Pokémon, Godzilla, Evangelion and the Yakuza franchise are just some of the big names inviting you to step into their rendered environments.
- Japan
- (anime • background • Final Fantasy VII remake • Godzilla • manga • movies • Neon Genesis Evangelion • online chat • persona 5 • Pokemon • Shonen Jump • Square Enix • Super Mario • video conference • video games • wallpapers • yakuza • Zoom)
Happy New Year from NERV! We crack open the 2020 Evangelion fukubukuro lucky bag【Pics】
- Katy Kelly
Jan 4, 2020
Plenty of fanservice awaits in this end-of-year Evangelion package, and we didn’t even have to queue for one.
- Japan
- (anime merchandise • Evangelion Store Shinjuku • Fukubukuro Roundup 2020 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2020 • Neon Genesis Evangelion • SNJO • Takashi Harada)
Japanese Fans, Official Translator Weigh in on Netflix Evangelion English Subtitle Debate
- Anime News Network
Jun 30, 2019
Netflix subtitles translate Kaworu’s proclamation to Shinji as ‘I like you’ compared to ADV’s ‘I love you.’
- Japan
- (ambiguous • Evangelion • Kaworu • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Netflix • Shinji Ikari • translation)
Evangelion’s ‘Cruel Angel’s Thesis’ Gets New Taiko Drum Arrangement in July
- Anime News Network
Jun 22, 2019
On the other hand, there’s no ‘Fly Me To The Moon’ ED on Netflix outside Japan
- Japan
- (A Cruel Angel's Thesis • anime • Anime News Network • Evangelion • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Netflix • video)
Abysmal viewer ratings for Pokémon anime series does not worry its broadcaster the slightest bit
- Koh Ruide
Dec 20, 2018
After all, it’s been through worse before.
- Japan
- (Anpanman • broadcaster • history • Naruto • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Pokemon • TV Tokyo • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Japanese Twitter can’t stop laughing at this JLPT listening question straight out of Evangelion
- Scott Wilson
Oct 14, 2017
And my teachers said watching anime would never pay off!
- Japan
- (Japanese language • jlpt • Neon Genesis Evangelion • tests • video)
Tweezers of Longinus make mundane tasks 100 times more dramatic
- Shannon McNaught
Jul 13, 2017
Immobilize and eliminate even the mightiest of nose hairs.
- Japan
- (Evangelion • Neon Genesis Evangelion • personal hygiene • Spear of Longinus • tweezers • Tweezers of Longinus)
Get your hands on the Nanoblock version of Evangelion Unit-01, coming this month
- Krista Rogers
Apr 19, 2016
Spice up your work space with a model of Eva Unit-01 from the hit anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (wimpy teenage pilot not included)!
- Anime & Manga, Japan
- (anime • Evangelion Unit 01 • Nanoblock • Neon Genesis Evangelion • toy • toys)
Evangelion Unit-01 looks perfect reimagined as a knight in medieval Europe
- KK Miller
Dec 4, 2015
Whether the near future or the distant past, Evangelion Units look pretty fearsome in whatever era they appear.
500 Type Eva Cafe releases exclusive lineup of Evangelion-themed meals, sweets and drinks
- Oona McGee
Nov 7, 2015
November 7 means two things to Evangelion fans in Japan: the awesome Eva-themed bullet train makes its highly-anticipated inaugural run from Osaka to Fukuoka on the Sanyō Shinkansen line; and the eagerly awaited 500 Type Eva Café opens its doors to customers at JR Hakata Station for the very first time.
To add to all the excitement, Japan Rail West has just released the very first images of the café’s exclusive original menu. From specially marked toast to Eva sweets and an Angel curry, this themed collection of edible goods is the perfect way to celebrate the official launch of the Shinkansen Evangelion Project!
- Japan
- (anime • bullet train • cafe • cool • Neon Genesis Evangelion • Sanyo Shinkansen 500 Type EVA • shinkansen)
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