Anno already chose not to use the Mari/Shinji kiss proposal.

So (apparently) instead of releasing any sort of actual trailer they're just going to show part of the movie the day before. That is just sad. Only thing more sad is seeing people laud this as anything other than pitiful, much less calling it 'genius'. I don't see what's...

I don't know if this can contribute to the discussion but: The only aspect in which i cared, really cared, for concurrency was in how it affected the meaning and themes of the series, or their treatment of such things. Personally i don't care as much for how it fits on a logical aspect as i...

I hope they don't release any more trailers, and that any marketing from here on out is totally vague and bizarre.

Fair enough. Hell, it still causes plenty of hissy fits today!

hey now c'mon, he didn't mean it in the negative way you're implying. He just meant this show pushes the limits and includes a lot of things people may be uncomfortable with. I get that, but it was still wildly out of place in a list of things any reasonable person would find morally ob...

lol at the inclusion of 'homosexuality' in that list.

'Depersonalised'...well put. It's an odd feeling.

I think the general interpretation of that ending has turned over the years. As SSD says, the TTGL comparison was to be taken at face value. It was just a counter point to the idea that Shinjj had evolved into a badass Simon like hero. It's much more complicated than that. Jornophelanthas' p...

Q is certainly going to be Kaworu's big movie, (tough I say he's still doomed (because honestly, as much as I like him, that's his very role in the plot: to be doomed.. Such a "perfect" character would resolve the plot in 5 min if he didn't die, that's why he&#...

^ Too plain, I'm sure that it's way more grandiose than that, I think that it should be like "Kaworu and Shinji's love reshapes the world" or something. Sounds like the worst movie ever. Oh my god...that's how these movies end. Shinji gets with Kaworu. Think about it, he&#...

Reminder: this was the theatrical trailer for The End of Evangelion.

beecass#557612 wrote: you only need to see what other renowned filmmakers come out with when constraints are taken off of them: Spielberg, The Wachowskis, Francis Ford Coppola (and to a lesser extent, Kubrick)

...their best work?

Great interview. Thanks for the translations. Anno is looking sharp these days. Interesting to compare him to the neckbearded, unkempt, baggy clothed, scared man he appeared to be back in the 90s. And as long as Anno & Co. deliver the goods creatively & commercially with the last two parts -...

Not only will there be an alternate ending, they will also produce a lower-animated quality, TV ending that shows everything going inside one of the characters minds. (Here's hoping it Kaji, if he doesn't die again... but It'll probably be Mari.) Rebuild Focus on someone other t...

I thought the ending actually detracts from the power of Gunbuster.

All this 'omfg plizzz mindfuck' for 3.0 is getting pretty annoying. I'd be happy if we got a solid properly told story, I dont see the point in jizzing over gratuitous rapid frame shifts and close ups of Shinji's eyeball over and over again. We had EoE and episodes 25&26, that&#...

I'd bet "kimochi warui" has lost none of the context intended for the original line and has mostly to do with Shinji breaking fown like he does. Just because she feels some compassion/sympathy for the guy doesn't mean her personality (or feelings toward Shinji) have change...

cd603#547958 wrote:This has me interested. Why does an ad campaign for eye drops need a countdown timer??

Because Eva fans are fun to tease.

Jayfive#547968 wrote:Oh for the love of...

Well as least Asuka will only need to buy half as much as everyone else...

Alright. I laughed.

Well, yeah. I just hope it's a true indicator of the direction for the film.

Yeah but I think things will be more subtle this time round. EoE was very camp and "in your face" about Third Impact and what not. My hope would be that Third Impact plays out in more of an artful way (maybe this is where the piano comes in). Dude, that's like, the entire appe...