So, How Will Occidental Audiences See It?

[NAveryW]

Rebuild comes out in Japan starting summer of 2007, but how will fans in the West see it? Will we all have to wait until it's licensed/fansubbed?

I'd love it if it were shown subtitled in limited American theaters in Japanese areas (a la the original Godzilla, and not the edited-for-America version), but I doubt that'll happen. The second best thing that I could think of doing (though it's also quite unlikely) is to find a translated script, and I'd try to fly to Japan and read the script along with the movie in theater... unlikely not only because of getting a translated script, but because I don't know Japanese and would have no idea what the frak I'm supposed to do once I arrive.

So, I'm assuming the actual summer 2007 release is not how I or most other people in my area will see it. The question is, then, how? :?

[Ornette]

Rebuild comes out in Japan starting summer of 2007, but how will fans in the West see it? Will we all have to wait until it's licensed/fansubbed?

I'd love it if it were shown subtitled in limited American theaters in Japanese areas (a la the original Godzilla, and not the edited-for-America version), but I doubt that'll happen. The second best thing that I could think of doing (though it's also quite unlikely) is to find a translated script, and I'd try to fly to Japan and read the script along with the movie in theater... unlikely not only because of getting a translated script, but because I don't know Japanese and would have no idea what the frak I'm supposed to do once I arrive.

So, I'm assuming the actual summer 2007 release is not how I or most other people in my area will see it. The question is, then, how? :?

I'm actually contemplating watching it in Japan. Depending on if I'll be able to get tickets to the Fuji F1 race, I'll probably be out there at the end of next summer.

I'm not sure how it works to show a foriegn movie in the theatres, doesn't there need to be a U.S. distributor? By the time it does get over here (took "Hero" over a year), there will probably be a DVD release in Japan. May have to rely on fansubs.

[MaggotMaster]

Does it make me an asshole that I'll just wait until a fansub torrent is available then download it?

[drinian]

Yeah, odds are that there will be a fansub release followed by an ADV DVD release a year later.

ADV has played with doing theatrical releases before for unremarkable fillms like the live-action Princess Blade, so it's possible they might try it again (even though that release was during the anime expansion bubble that popped a while back). However, I see a zero probability of simultaneous release, mainly because ADV would feel compelled to dub the thing first.

[Sailor Star Dust]

Rights-wise, I'm almost hoping a group like Geneon (Pioneer) (did a decent job on Sailor Moon S and SuperS (unlike ADV with season 1 & R!), so they're okay in my book) or rightstuf (seem to be a company that's for fans, by fans) gets it, but it'll probably be ADV (as long as it's not Mangle, okay! )
I'd just gonna wait until it's uploaded via bittorrent then watch it that way. Fansubbed or raw, I don't care. I WANNA WATCH SOME NEW EVA! :twisted:

[NAveryW]

ADV said that they didn't get the Eva movies because GAINAX was asking for a very large amount of money for the license that ADV wasn't willing to pay, but Manga was. So, Manga got the license. Now, for this release, I wouldn't be surprised if GAINAX asks for even more money. Because, hey, SOMEBODY'S going to buy it.

[Millions Livio]

I'll download the raw off bittorrent when it comes up, which will proabably be within two days of it's release. Then the fansubs when they come out. That might sound pointless to some, but I still got the gist of the Hellsing OVA episode one before the fansubs came out. It's not too hard to piece together what is going on if the voice actors are good.

[Sailor Star Dust]

Knowing even some nihongo helps, too.

I think it would be really cool if the movies would be released in theaters, subbed and hell even dubbed like what happened with that Ghost in the Shell 2 movie.

[brainDamage]

I'm guessing that it will come out on DVD to America shortly after it does in Japan. I doubt we will get an actual theatrical release.

[MaggotMaster]

So, How Will Occidental Audiences See It?

With their eyes.

[NAveryW]

So, How Will Occidental Audiences See It?

With their eyes.

You get the fudge out of my post right now.

[MaggotMaster]

So, How Will Occidental Audiences See It?

With their eyes.

You get the fudge out of my post right now.

No, U

[Six Winged Angel]

naaah, it will come to fansub like Advent Children,...few hours laters :twisted:

[NAveryW]

But aahh... since it's being released theatrically, won't the only fansub available be a shaky camcorded video of the movie screen?

[drinian]

But aahh... since it's being released theatrically, won't the only fansub available be a shaky camcorded video of the movie screen?

Depends. Sometimes there are very good pirated sources, direct transfers from screener DVDs or the 35mm itself. Given that it's Evangelion, that seems likely.

[master0rolando]

i give it about 5minuites before its subbed...

someone will probly get their crap rigged up to subb it WHILE it plays in theaters...

[MaggotMaster]

i give it about 5minuites before its subbed...

someone will probly get their crap rigged up to subb it WHILE it plays in theaters...

It would make sense, it happens with music a lot, I've seen albums by not-so-popular groups leaked one month or so before their actual release, so it's very likely to happen with something as freakishly popular as Evangelion.

[Reichu]

http://lazytorrents.ytmnd.com/

Glad I know some Japanese, just in case the early fansubs (you know more than one group is gonna do it; screw efficiency) suck ass.

[NAveryW]

http://lazytorrents.ytmnd.com/

Glad I know some Japanese, just in case the early fansubs (you know more than one group is gonna do it; screw efficiency) suck ass.

My God, I love that song. Whenever I find it, it's hard to close the page. XD

[the_seventh_child]

What can i say? I live in Europe!