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If it's on iTunes Japan, I guess that's how they'd release it internationally!

Darn and I thought they were going to make a Q/3.0 Manga.

Wait I'm confused and forgive me for being ignorant.

So they are releasing a book based around/retelling 3.0? Or am I completely mistaken?

Sicarius VI wrote:So they are releasing a book based around/retelling 3.0? Or am I completely mistaken?

This seems to be kind of like the Groundwork books, showcasing the drawings used for the animation process, but digital. Not sure why there are screencaps, though.

Anybody preordering this from the U.S. iTunes link on Minna no Eva Fan? Curious on people's thoughts about this!

Thanks Reichu.

If that's the case then it would be pretty cool if there are any deleted scenes of 3.0 in storyboard format or just in general shots they didn't use.

Just in general it seems like a cool Behind the Scenes book.

Groundwork books have neither deleted scenes nor storyboards. It's only animation with the occasional layout.

Reichu wrote:This seems to be kind of like the Groundwork books, showcasing the drawings used for the animation process, but digital. Not sure why there are screencaps, though.

The Q GroundWorks introduced small screencaps to help with orientation.

E-SAKUGA allows users to see key frames serially according to the trailer.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo3WbUAk1sg

Pretty cool!

Pity it's iPad/Mac only. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if I could use it on my phone.

Same here. I may negotiate for my wife's old iPad (I bought her a new iPad Air last birthday).

I have an iMac, and an iPhone. Why don’t I have this yet? CURSE YOU BILLS!!!!

You should be able to get it on the iMac.

$20 isn’t bad for this. I still want the book edition of it, though. But I’ll also buy this.

I'm actually the translator for E-SAKUGA. I will be presenting in Fanimecon coming Sunday May 24 from 2pm to 3pm at Room 4 if anyone of you are interested to learn more about us and E-SAKUGA. You can ask us questions through twitter and FB too! Or, we try to follow this forum post too.

FB: https://www.facebook.com/esakuga?notif_t=fbpage_admin
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESAKUGA

Feedback is welcome!! The book version is great as a collectible, but the interactiveness of E-SAKUGA gives you a more intuitive understanding of how the key frames are animated. In that sense, the two are quite different. (plus, for personal use, you can print) Our goal is to help anime fans enjoy the techniques of creating anime alongside the story and design.

If you get E-SAKUGA, I'd like you to check out the first "About SAKUGA" page. It's the first time SAKUGA was defined by people in the anime industry and then translated into English:) Researchers and animators were involved, and a translator who understands anime (me) translated it. If these books sell well, we will be able to create more. We just started making these and your support is... well... essential. Our primary target is YOU, or anime fans abroad:) If you can help us get known to people outside of Japan, you will be our hero. We believe in the product. We just don't know how to reach out to you yet.

I hope iPhone support iBooks soon...

Thank you! And hope you keep enjoying anime and perhaps E-SAKUGA! And Evangelion, of course:)

EvaQ is actually our second and newest E-SAKUGA. Giovanni's Island was our first one. Giovanni's Island may be more interesting in terms of key frames and techniques employed.

EvaQ
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/book/anime-e-sakuga-evangelion/id991487083?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Giovanni's Island
https://itunes.apple.com/jp/book/anime-giovannis-island-e-sakuga/id952136583?mt=11&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

ありがとう。

Thank you very much for both your efforts and reaching out to the community.

This would be a lovely product if not for the fact that it's stuck on Apple devices.

Thank you very much for contacting us--we contacted you on the Evageeks Twitter, too.

I myself don't have a smart phone, but agree that multiple platforms (iPhone, Android) would be a wonderful idea for the future--whenever possible.

ありがとうございます！

Thank you for your encouraging comments!:)

I could see how the platform is a big issue... As far as I know the primary concern is the cost for building a new app opposed to using the iBooks features. But with enough demand, it may happen. Currently, this is like a probono project trying to save anime related art in digital format and helping fans to enjoy the techniques in anime. If we get more traction, we could do more. That's our hope!

よろしくお願いします。

Even though I already own the physical Q Groundwork books, I would gladly buy them again in the interactive digital format if it was available on platforms I already own.

I wish you the best of luck with these projects. It's very nice to see people care about the often tedious creative process and not just the final product.

I'm bumping this because apparently they released volume back on Aug 28.

[url]http://www.esakuga.net/press-release/e-sakuga-evangelion-3-0-you-can-not-redo-2-aug-28th-fri-global-release/[/url]