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ReelAnime 2010: Evangelion 2.0 Australian Screening

Fazmotron — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:37:21 +0000

After announcing it 10 months ago, Madman has finally released information about their screenings of Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance in Australian theatres. The film is headlining their (almost) annual anime film festival, which will begin in September this year. King Of Thorn, Summer Wars, and Redline will also be screened during the festival. Madman has also stated that there will be limited screenings of Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone during the festival.

Its a bucket.

Fazmotron — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:34:43 +0000

That’s right, the Evangelion merchandising department has finally reached the bottom of the barrel, and have decided to sell that too. The “NERV pail” is 30cm (11.8in) in diameter and has a capacity of 20L (5.28gal). Suggested possible uses for the “NERV pail” include a housing for garbage, and with the addition of a few cushions, a simple chair. The “NERV pail” will be released in early August, and will sell for ¥4,980.

EvaStore link (possible spoilers)

Evangelion Race Car and Plug Suits

Fazmotron — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:31:59 +0000

Not only have the Evangelion team entered an Eva-01 inspired Toyota Corolla Axio into the Super GT300-class grand touring championship series, but they have also designed racing suits to resemble Shinji’s plug suit. Similarly, the models accompanying the team are wearing uniforms inspired by Asuka and Rei’s plug suits. The team entered this weekend at Fuji Speedway and are currently in 14th position after the first qualifying run.

The racing team, Run’a Entertainment, have previously decorated their cars in other popular culture, including a Toy Story design with the racing team wearing outfits inspired by the characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie.

Eva Themed Convenience Store in Tokyo-3

Fazmotron — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:36:31 +0000

An Evangelion themed Lawson convenience store has opened in Hakone, the site of Tokyo-3, to coincide with the screenings of 2.22. The store is filled with all kinds of Eva merchandise, including food products, snacks, and various other Eva merchandise such as Eva headphones and the Evangelion manga and DVD sets. The store will remain Eva themed up until May 17th, where it will then be returned to its normal form.

Lawson convenience stores are the second biggest chain in Japan, with 7-Eleven being the largest in the country.

Some Hakone residents have been complaining to their city council about the influx of otaku and are trying to get the screening cancelled because of this. There has been no information on whether or not the screenings will in fact be cancelled.

Update: According to the Evangelion blog, the Eva themed Lawson in Hakone is no more, due to the unexpectedly large influx of people.

Yuko Miyamura and Tiffany Grant Coming to Australia

Fazmotron — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:02:40 +0000

An anime convention based in Sydney has recently announced that both Yuko Miyamura and Tiffany Grant will be attending their next event as special guests. SMASH! will play host to the Japanese and English voice actors along with Grant’s husband and co-founder of ADV films, Matt Greenfield.

Miyamura and Grant are best known for voicing the character Asuka Langley Soryu, but have also played many other characters in their respective careers.

SMASH! 2010 will be held on Saturday August 7th in Sydney Town Hall for the first time since its beginning in 2007. The event was normally held across two days at the University of New South Wales, but only one day has been announced for this year.

Evangelion 2.0 DVD set for Spring Release

Fazmotron — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:21:35 +0000

In a recent interview one of the directors of Rebuild 2.0, Kazuya Tsurumaki, stated that they are aiming for a spring release of the DVD, with the mention of currently working on a retake (EDIT: as in touching up animation and possibly adding new scenes, not anything to do with the popular doujinshi series) for the DVD release.

There is still no word on a Blu-ray release, or any information about specific release details at this point.

Min Nano Evafan blogpost (Japanese, possible spoiler images)

UPDATE: More news has come to light courtesy of the Project Eva blog. They are saying that the Blu-ray as well as DVD for 2.0 will be going on sale in spring next year. They also have further excerpts from the Tsurumaki interview where he talks about the different versions of the film.

Project Eva blogpost (Japanese, possible spoiler images)

Evangelion Fender Guitars Sold

Fazmotron — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:38:12 +0000

The Evangelion Fender Guitars reported on in October have recently sold in an online auction for a combined total of ¥16,843,000.

With the bids starting at ¥500,000 on the 1st of December, the Telecaster eventually sold for ¥7,761,000 (US$88,258.70), and the Stratocaster sold for a staggering ¥9,082,000 (US$103,264.71).

Pictured: Creator Yuriy Shishkov with the Telecaster