Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby BlueBasilisk » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:57 pm

View Original PostGendo'sPapa wrote: Mind you, for all the bitching people make the final not being out or Khara not releasing news or images or trailers - things that all do create a sense of anticipation & should absolutely not be released to the public if the film in question is in no way ready


Remember when they released the summer 2011 Newtype cover with Asuka and the Spear of Cassius? People got really antsy after that because there was no new information for a couple months, and then again later with the NTV teaser short came out.

Godzilla Resurgence DOES look incredible and I really hope there's some kind of US release for it. And it's not like everyone was sitting around idle before that. We got three seasons of the Animator Expo!

Reichu wrote:I dunno. To be perfectly honest, I don't feel any frustration regarding Shin's delay whatsoever.


It doesn't bother me anymore, honestly, but I can sympathize with the people who do feel that way because I remember being the same way waiting for 3.0. You're right that the best way to deal with it is to try and put it out of your mind and not dwell on it.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby pwhodges » Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:02 pm

View Original Postjcmoorehead wrote:I do understand the want to see it sooner rather than later though. That's one of the reasons I started writing Hand.Cannot.Erase, just so I could have fun filling in some blanks with headcanons while we wait. :P

Which is sort-of why I wrote my fic, too - though I guess that was originally more to diffuse the emotions generated by Q than because of the delay (which wasn't so apparent then). Perhaps I should write another...
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Sicarius VI » Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:20 pm

And it's the reason why the other fan-fictions exists like Reticence which while probably not following the themes Anno will show in 4.0, is pretty good "What if?" conclusion.
Having some fan fiction in your head does help I'll admit.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby jcmoorehead » Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:58 pm

View Original Postpwhodges wrote:Which is sort-of why I wrote my fic, too - though I guess that was originally more to diffuse the emotions generated by Q than because of the delay (which wasn't so apparent then). Perhaps I should write another...


You should go for it, getting back into writing fic for the past year has been really rewarding for me. Was a good way to relax on my lunch breaks and also when I got home after the long shifts.

I was actively avoiding doing anything in the Rebuild universe preferring to stick with the original, just because that's complete and there is still so much we don't know about Rebuild yet but after writing The Catalyst I had an idea for a short piece so settled down to write Hand.Cannot.Erase.

I actually need to settle down and read yours some time as well.

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Jurrasic » Fri May 13, 2016 3:01 am

I'd really not expect anything in this year except -POSSIBLY- an official teaser for a 2017 release.

I'd dearly love to be wrong about that (in a shortened duration way, not a longer one!) but it's been proven that Khara is not beholden to any production schedule, and what was initially going to be a 3-4 year project of retelling Eva has ballooned out to 10 years with presumably no real backlash for the studio except from the curses from beyond the grave by fans who have died waiting for this retelling of their favourite animated story to be finished!
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby FreakyFilmFan4ever » Fri May 13, 2016 8:15 am

^ I like that. In a world where executives thought that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 or Batman v Superman was a good idea to rush because money, it's nice to see a franchise take its time and not depend on the next reboot to try and solve any of any problems rushing it might have caused to begin with.

View Original PostSicarius VI wrote:Like I'm getting impatient now just being almost 2 year into the fan-base. But I don't want to imagine like how long someone like Eva Monkey has been waiting for this entire series to be complete.

I can't speak for EvaMonkey, but for me personally the waiting process has become more of a moment of zen rather than it is an intense, ridiculously elongated wait. It'll get here when it gets here. In the meantime, Godzilla Resurgence will be the best Godzilla movie since both the 1954 film and the 1975 The Terror of Mechagodzilla.

View Original PostLightDragonman wrote:Are you seriously comparing Anno to Wagner?

Absolutely. The best way to find the differences and similarities in two artists is to compare them to one another.

And my point still stands, regardless of how much you guys worship everything Anno does.

Both Wagner and Anno are gods that need my worship? Why didn't you inform me of this sooner?! I could have been smote by the Valkyries and their AT Fields!

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Jurrasic » Fri May 13, 2016 9:47 am

View Original PostReichu wrote:Why did you pick Eva Monkey, as opposed to any number of veterans (like, say, me...) who have not only ALSO been here the whole time, but have actually been participating in the Rebuild subforum's discussion? :p


I'm gonna guess he just went with the first name that stood out in his head as 'long timer', it surely wasn't personal.

Now i would have chosen you were I making his post, if it makes you feel any better. ^_^ Hell I haven't been active on this forum for over a year now and I still remember you and a few others as being tireless vets working on this place.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Sicarius VI » Fri May 13, 2016 10:37 pm

I already apologized to Reichu. But I explained that I was trying to bait him into this conversation. But personally I haven't seen in on the forum for a while.

A teaser of 3+1 might come once Shin Zilla is released, which is approaching and that movie will be here soon.

Still it's a little saying I have.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Yaywalter » Sun May 15, 2016 2:20 am

A teaser accompanying the theatrical release of Godzilla seems like a reasonable possibility. It would arguably be the best outlet for Anno to tease 3+1, and it's far enough in the future for it to seem plausible that 3+1 would be in good enough shape from a production standpoint for them to be able to put together a teaser trailer.

Of course, possibility and probability aren't the same thing... it's also entirely possible Godzilla could come and go without so much as a whimper related to 3+1, so don't get all bent outta shape when that inevitably turns out to be the case. :lol:

View Original Postjcmoorehead wrote:I do understand the want to see it sooner rather than later though. That's one of the reasons I started writing Hand.Cannot.Erase, just so I could have fun filling in some blanks with headcanons while we wait. :P


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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby BlueBasilisk » Sun May 15, 2016 10:00 am

^Kharas gonna Khara. :tongue: We know they're working on it, so it's just a matter of time, really!

It would be a huge mistake financially, but from a fan pov, a Shin Eva/Shin Goji double feature under the Godzilla x Evangelion label would have been the coolest thing ever. Maybe they can release a limited edition two-pack when both movies are out on bluray. :lol:
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Sicarius VI » Sun May 15, 2016 12:24 pm

At the very least we know it's more than an April fool joke now.

I just hope that Godzilla doesn't screw with the Eva Rebuild canon till after 3+1 is released, or they start releasing new Evazilla content before this one comes out. Afterwards I would be down for Evazilla content, it would be pretty awesome to see.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby jcmoorehead » Sun May 15, 2016 2:41 pm

View Original PostYaywalter wrote:Hey... a fellow Steven Wilson fan! ^_^


Haha yup, huge fan of him and Porcupine Tree! The fic itself is actually influenced by that album and Pink Floyd's The Division Bell.

On topic though, I am hoping they release something soon but I won't be overly bothered if not. One thing I am wondering is when it does finally release is how long it'll take to make it to the west. It seems lately we've seen a much faster turnaround in this sort of thing. I suppose that's speculation for another topic though.

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Ray » Sun May 15, 2016 3:04 pm

Everytime I come here, and I see the rebuild forum lit up. I hope against all hope that maybe, a sneak peek or a trailer has dropped.

and everytime my hope is crushed. Just like Shinji's in 3.33.

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Arcadia's legacy » Sun May 15, 2016 3:37 pm

The movie will come when it comes. No need to act like your life depends on it
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby BlueBasilisk » Sun May 15, 2016 3:42 pm

View Original Postjcmoorehead wrote:Haha yup, huge fan of him and Porcupine Tree! The fic itself is actually influenced by that album and Pink Floyd's The Division Bell.

On topic though, I am hoping they release something soon but I won't be overly bothered if not. One thing I am wondering is when it does finally release is how long it'll take to make it to the west. It seems lately we've seen a much faster turnaround in this sort of thing. I suppose that's speculation for another topic though.


It should be faster than 3.0 was at any rate. On a podcast, the Funi reps attributed that delay in part to changes to their distribution methods (as well as the redubs and Khara subs, of course). Their first theatrical screening took only a couple months.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby KingXanaduu » Sun May 15, 2016 3:54 pm

View Original PostArcadia's legacy wrote:The movie will come when it comes. No need to act like your life depends on it


Yeah Ray, you seem to be investing and projecting a LOT on Shinji's fate in Evangelion. Maybe a bit too much. Don't get me wrong, I want Shinji to succeed as much as you do, but it's not like my life's priority.

And, nobody said that you had to depend on Rebuild to decide Shinji's fate. So what if Anno created Evangelion, you can still make Evangelion what you want it to be, that's why we have so many fanfictions. They're all viable stories in their own right. Anno may have created the idea, but we as well can bring these stories to life just as much as he does. It's like how there's so many authors of Batman. Bob Kane may have created Batman, but does that invalidate the various interpretations of Batman?

I don't think so. :) Maybe you need to take a break from Evangelion Ray. Try looking at more hopeful animes, like Toradora or something along those lines. Just because they're more "softer" than Eva doesn't make them less "realistic". Have we become so accustomed to the idea that "realism" is gritty and painful?

Joy and happiness are just as 'real' as that, so I think people think of Pain as "realistic" because it lingers a bit more, but joy and happiness is just as powerful.

Pain teaches us to fight for our lives, but joy reminds us why we fight in the first place. ^_^
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Stillborn » Sun May 15, 2016 4:31 pm

@Ray

I don't have any "happy" anime to recommend to you, but I can recommend VERY good Demon's Soul fanfic. It's dark, it's bleak and protagonists is flawed and often acts... unsightly. Actually he have a lot common element's with Shinji. But it doesn't feel forced or spiteful. When things get fucked up, it feels real and when the hopeful moments actually shine, it's so heartwarming that you can practically melt from joy.

If you want to check it out, I can link you. I won't spoil you, but I can tell you, that this fic actually feels more hopefull than Eva ever was. This is probably wrong thread for that, but if you really want to read a story, where there is a light in the darkness, I whole heartadly recommend it.
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Ray » Sun May 15, 2016 4:33 pm

Your approval fills me with the utmost shame.

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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Arcadia's legacy » Sun May 15, 2016 4:41 pm

View Original PostStillborn wrote:but if you really want to read a story, where there is a light in the darkness, I whole heartadly recommend it.

Never thought i'd see YOU of all people say that, but i wouldn't deem it unwelcome
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Re: Evangelion 3+1, No 2016 Release?

Postby Stillborn » Sun May 15, 2016 5:02 pm

View Original PostArcadia's legacy wrote:Never thought i'd see YOU of all people say that, but i wouldn't deem it unwelcome


That just means, you assumed you know how I think :P
I may be a bitter and cynic guy, but that doesn't mean I don't like hopefull stories. I just don't consider Evangelion hopeful.
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