seen original Evangelion series plus EoE twice, but it's been a couple years
just finally watched the first rebuild, feels like a fine introduction, hits some familiar stuff, makes Ramiel extra awesome, maybe skipped/rushed some things but I'm not religious enough about the og to complain. so i can't speak for anyone else but i am very satisfied.
If you haven't heard, pre-orders for the October 17th physical release of Evangelion:3.0+1.11 have gone live in various places, including Amazon, direct from @gkidsfilms, direct from @alltheanimeuk, and more. There are various collector's and standard editions available.
Among the extras worth highlighting, it would seem like all releases will be receiving the 17 page EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) oneshot manga and the 11 minute EVANGELION:3.0(-46h) short, both of which serve as pre/interquels to the events of Evangelion 3.0.
Product listings with further details:
NA: https://store.gkids.com/collections/evangelion
UK: https://alltheanime.com/collections/evangelion-3-1
Evangelion is probably, hands down one of my favorite franchises. If not one of the most formative series I was introduced to in late middle school (doctor who being the other). I rewatch it a lot. When 3.33+1.01 (Thrice Upon a Time) was released I rewatched the entire series in order starting with the orignal anime season.
I was introduced through the rebuilds. Around 2015, Adult Swim’s Toonami block did a special airing of 1.11(you are (not) alone), 2.22(you can(not) advance), and 3.33(you can(not) redo). I remember DVR’ing them because they showed at like 3am Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in order.
There’s not a lot of experiences from my early teens I actively wish to relieve, but sometimes I rewatch the Rebuilds late at night just to try. Just to, for 2 hours, feel like I’m 14, witnessing Shinji Ikari’s three movie mental breakdown for the first time again. It’s midnight and I have the volume way down and the subtitles on because I’m definitely not supposed to be up but I can’t look away. I understand for the first time, the appeal of mecha anime, a subgenre that up to then never interested me. I also think NGE played a significant part in why I like psychological horror (and what I like in psychological horror) with the way the series systemically picks apart each major character in a uniquely way tragic.
Shinji is a loser, and he has his father to blame and himself to blame and being human to blame. And the series is about giant robots and confusing plot lines but it’s also fundamentally about humanity and human connection and as someone who, at the time was the same age as the kids, who struggled with connecting with other people despite wanting to, Evangelion hit me in a way that I’ll likely never fully articulate.
📀 Queste sono uscite home video in programma per il 1 novembre (quelle in arrivo fra agosto e settembre le trovate già tutte nella guida stagionale estiva), ma visto che Dynit si baserà sui preordini per la tiratura, ve le segnalo subito, anche perché c'è poco tempo per piazzare l'ordine: la chiusura è fissata già per l'11 agosto!
FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST BROTHERHOOD (Edizione Gate of Truth) Blu-ray + Dvd Combo [Pre-ordina ora]
I dettagli sull'edizione li trovate QUA 🗒️
EVANGELION 3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME (Edizione First Press) Blu-ray [Pre-ordina ora] / Dvd [Pre-ordina ora]
I dettagli sull'edizione li trovate QUA 🗒️
🏪 Chiudo lasciandovi anche il link, se fosse necessario, ai vari rivenditori ufficiali elencati sul sito dell'editore.