Stealing a joke from /r/anime: Tsurumaki directs a Gundam and the anime fanbase is like "hey guys, look! Hideaki Anno's making a Gundam!" Tsurumaki comes back to Eva as a vehicle to mentor a new...
Tsurumaki directs a Gundam and the anime fanbase is like "hey guys, look! Hideaki Anno's making a Gundam!"
Tsurumaki comes back to Eva as a vehicle to mentor a new up and coming director and the anime fanbase is like "hey guys, look! Yoko Taro's making an Eva!"
I don't have a strong affinity for Evangelion and haven't seen the rebuilds yet, but it's interesting that they're making a push for it to be a franchise beyond Anno's original vision. To some degree that's already been the case outside of anime with a number of spinoff entries over the years in manga and the like, but either way it seems like something he's wanted for a while:
For the future, he wishes Evangelion will become a cultural icon, one of the cornerstones of anime, much like Gundam, which has become an institution in and of itself. Like Gundam, where many creators can play around with the elements and create their own worlds, it is Anno's hope that Evangelion can also be set free, to be reconstructed and reinterpreted in many ways by many other artists.
My initial reaction was that Evangelion had been done so many times already that I'd wish they'd just assembled this staff to do something completely new, but I'd be more optimistic if this was...
My initial reaction was that Evangelion had been done so many times already that I'd wish they'd just assembled this staff to do something completely new, but I'd be more optimistic if this was the equivalent of a new Gundam series set in a different universe with only a few returning motifs.
Evangelion has been done twice (although the end of Evangelion has been done thrice), and the second time is largely a reaction to the first. Unless you count all the Japan-only video games, in...
Evangelion has been done twice (although the end of Evangelion has been done thrice), and the second time is largely a reaction to the first.
Unless you count all the Japan-only video games, in which case, it's been done a bunch of times.
Also, this guy said that NieR: Automata is just a retelling of Eva, so I guess that and Franxx is a ripoff of Eva too?
The story is actually highly conducive to other tellings, and we don't even know if this version will have similar characters.
This is promising! Hopefully Taro can do something interesting with this fascinating IP and finally give it the instalment that it deserves by not spending half of the time zooming in on its...
This is promising! Hopefully Taro can do something interesting with this fascinating IP and finally give it the instalment that it deserves by not spending half of the time zooming in on its teenage characters’ chests like its creator did…
Edit: I have been informed that Mr Taro, who I only knew from his work on Drakengard for the PlayStation 2, has a similar reputation to Anno in this regard. God help us all.
man, that string orchestra got messed up. Or maybe it was a full one but the brass and woodwinds made it out okay. excited for "Depression 2: Acoustic Androids Version"
man, that string orchestra got messed up. Or maybe it was a full one but the brass and woodwinds made it out okay.
excited for "Depression 2: Acoustic Androids Version"
Over on EvaGeeks.org there is speculation going on about the instruments pictured. Shinji was a cellist, Kaworu was a pianist. I feel like the cello is definitely intentional symbolism here, but...
Over on EvaGeeks.org there is speculation going on about the instruments pictured. Shinji was a cellist, Kaworu was a pianist. I feel like the cello is definitely intentional symbolism here, but what about the second cello? It's been a while since I've seen Death (or Death & Rebirth for that matter), but some people are attributing the instrument references to the depicted quartet.
Edit: Someone posted this in relation to the text shown in the teaser video:
He's known for writing really sad stories. One of the main fan reactions to Nier: Automata was "Wow! He actually wrote something with a happy ending for once," because that was a happy ending...
He's known for writing really sad stories. One of the main fan reactions to Nier: Automata was "Wow! He actually wrote something with a happy ending for once," because that was a happy ending compared to his previous games. Shinji is not going to have fun.
Eva is kind of tied to Anno and his expectation of adding yet another bit to the Evangelion canon, I'm curious about what a new installment would entail, if it tries to match with canon, or...
Eva is kind of tied to Anno and his expectation of adding yet another bit to the Evangelion canon, I'm curious about what a new installment would entail, if it tries to match with canon, or themes, or the anxiety around adding something new. I guess Nier gives sort of an idea for the vibe, but it would still feel like them driving someone else's car if that would make any sense.
IIRC, Anno said he was already done with the series after telling the same-ish story 3 times and wanted to pass the torch to other directors to continue building on the same universe. Similar to...
IIRC, Anno said he was already done with the series after telling the same-ish story 3 times and wanted to pass the torch to other directors to continue building on the same universe. Similar to what he and orhers did with Gundam.
Yes, the Nier guy.
• Tsurumaki Kazuya and Yatabe Touko to direct
• Music by Okabe Keiichi (also Nier)
• Animation by Khara and Cloverworks
Stealing a joke from /r/anime:
Tsurumaki directs a Gundam and the anime fanbase is like "hey guys, look! Hideaki Anno's making a Gundam!"
Tsurumaki comes back to Eva as a vehicle to mentor a new up and coming director and the anime fanbase is like "hey guys, look! Yoko Taro's making an Eva!"
I don't have a strong affinity for Evangelion and haven't seen the rebuilds yet, but it's interesting that they're making a push for it to be a franchise beyond Anno's original vision. To some degree that's already been the case outside of anime with a number of spinoff entries over the years in manga and the like, but either way it seems like something he's wanted for a while:
My initial reaction was that Evangelion had been done so many times already that I'd wish they'd just assembled this staff to do something completely new, but I'd be more optimistic if this was the equivalent of a new Gundam series set in a different universe with only a few returning motifs.
Evangelion has been done twice (although the end of Evangelion has been done thrice), and the second time is largely a reaction to the first.
Unless you count all the Japan-only video games, in which case, it's been done a bunch of times.
Also, this guy said that NieR: Automata is just a retelling of Eva, so I guess that and Franxx is a ripoff of Eva too?
The story is actually highly conducive to other tellings, and we don't even know if this version will have similar characters.
This is promising! Hopefully Taro can do something interesting with this fascinating IP and finally give it the instalment that it deserves by not spending half of the time zooming in on its teenage characters’ chests like its creator did…
Edit: I have been informed that Mr Taro, who I only knew from his work on Drakengard for the PlayStation 2, has a similar reputation to Anno in this regard. God help us all.
I would say Yoko Taro is more of a butts and lingerie kinda guy, judging by Nier and Nier:Automata.
A teaser video has also been released.
Not a lot of information on the story, but nice music.
man, that string orchestra got messed up. Or maybe it was a full one but the brass and woodwinds made it out okay.
excited for "Depression 2: Acoustic Androids Version"
Over on EvaGeeks.org there is speculation going on about the instruments pictured. Shinji was a cellist, Kaworu was a pianist. I feel like the cello is definitely intentional symbolism here, but what about the second cello? It's been a while since I've seen Death (or Death & Rebirth for that matter), but some people are attributing the instrument references to the depicted quartet.
Edit: Someone posted this in relation to the text shown in the teaser video:
He's known for writing really sad stories. One of the main fan reactions to Nier: Automata was "Wow! He actually wrote something with a happy ending for once," because that was a happy ending compared to his previous games. Shinji is not going to have fun.
Eva is kind of tied to Anno and his expectation of adding yet another bit to the Evangelion canon, I'm curious about what a new installment would entail, if it tries to match with canon, or themes, or the anxiety around adding something new. I guess Nier gives sort of an idea for the vibe, but it would still feel like them driving someone else's car if that would make any sense.
IIRC, Anno said he was already done with the series after telling the same-ish story 3 times and wanted to pass the torch to other directors to continue building on the same universe. Similar to what he and orhers did with Gundam.
Come on, dude! Surely Anno is rich enough.