Evangelion Seq.... erm, Remake!!!

[TwinchaosX]

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=9464


I really don't know what to think right now..... on the one hand it could be cool...but on the other it may just be a ploy for Anno and Gainax to make money......

[Corpse]

IMO, either it's gonna be shinji doing naughty things on camera again(you know what im talking about) or it's just gonna be Anno doing that proverbially to the viewer, again.

[Blue Audio]

As if they really need to suck any more out of such a profitable franchise.

Livin' the American Dream.

[loner]

GAINAX is out of money again.

[fugupinkeye]

is it possible that they are making these as less 'confusing' source material from which to refer fans (non asian fans in particular) when they start pumping the live action version?

[Two-twenty]

End of Eva, almost literally, became a steaming pile of wank. With these four new movies, I expect much of the same.

[PsychoSaiya-jin]

It'd be nice if this set of movies were to put a final end to this story.
Then we can all look forward to Evangelion Z!

[Grasshopper]

I enjoyed End of Evangelion so I'm looking forward to these. I don't reallly see the need for them to make four though. The prequel sounds most interesting though.

[Tremolo]

I'm not the massive Evangelion whore I once was a few years back, but it was one of the first anime series I saw all the way through and I have very fond memories of it as a result. And yes, I'm afraid to say The End of Evangelion is still one of my all-time favourite movies. >_>

As such, I'm very much looking forward to this new cycle of movies - I'd love to see the Evangelion world expanded on more. Bring 'em on I say, cynical money-making exercise or not.

[soundchazer]

GAINAX is out of money again.

My thoughts exactly. After 6 years of horrible material and perennial money losing projects, they turn to their cash cow once more.

[AqueousMessage]

Even though we all know like 2-20 said that they'll be a "steaming pile of wank", we will still feed the cow by either renting them or even buying them. We'll all be curious to see what psychosomatic antics Shinji gets himeself into this time! :collective audience sigh:

edit: name change! my bad Trem.

[Tremolo]

Even though we all know like Trem said that they'll be a "steaming pile of wank"...

Not me, squire! That was 2-20; I un-ashamedly love EOE. >_>

My thoughts exactly. After 6 years of horrible material and perennial money losing projects, they turn to their cash cow once more.

As much as I'm looking forward to these, I have to agree. GAINAX have been the pits since FLCL and haven't had a hit in years. I just hope the movies are actually, genuinely good and rise above their mildly cynical, money-grubbing nature. At least Anno is onboard, although that doesn't really mean much.

[kLaUS]

If its true that they're out of money , then i dont think they are gonna screw this franchise. Probably this is gonna become something really great. Well, i loved the end of evangelion, so thats what i hope...

[Roark]

I just hope they focus more on the instrumentality between Rei, Asuka, and Misato this time.

Or am I thinking of the wrong Eva "sequel".

[Zelkiiro]

I just hope they focus more on the instrumentality between Rei, Asuka, and Misato this time.

Or am I thinking of the wrong Eva "sequel".
I was thinking the exact same thing...

[Erigion]

A sequel? What? We gonna see Shinji and Asuka run around in that world of orange crap for and hour and 30 minutes?

Then a "final" movie? So a sequel to the sequel? More Shinji and Asuka running around? I mean they're the only ones there so it'd be them running around, killing each other, or having sex. It sounds awesome.

[Phate]

ROFL.

[ant]

Bukake on Asuka again! Can't wait.

[KiraraKim]

Personally I think this is just Gainax just milking the fans once again. Now they can release another super duper collection that all the fans can buy. How many releases have there been?

I am just glad I never got into Evangelion.

[Mana]

Eva hentai jokes aside.... I've got nothing. Honestly, it may have been smarter to just make another hentai >_>; After all, the figure sales seem to be doing well.

[Emeraldas]

Ugh. I've been officially done with this show ever since the only decent/interesting character was killed (unfortunately it took me until episode twenty-four to realize I was wasting my life with these characters). I couldn't've cared less about End of Eva or Death and Rebirth and I'm sure as hell not going to participate in this sham.

Seriously, are they honestly going to make four new movies that do nothing other than summarize parts of the story?

I guess Gainax is taking a page from Squaresoft's book after watching them stir up FF7 fanboys to bring home some more bacon. Someone should inform J.K. Rowling that even killing off your characters doesn't stop greedy bastards from milking money out of your work.

[NausicaaBoy]

iono if im gonna make it......*visions of dragging self to TV to watch more eva...*


they shoulw just keep the hentai ball rolling that seemed to be working out for them

[Ender]

Ara ra,

I think one thing that needs to be made clear. The Ocotber Newtype issue that Anime News Network is citing also had this bit of information that ANN seems to have left out. I figure this will clarify things a bit more...

"The title for the new film series is 'Evangelion Shin Gekijou Ban', it will consist of 4 parts (First volume, Second part, Latter part and Final story) with the first part arriving in Japanese theaters in early summer, 2007."

Also...

"It will be a remake, however, it is not a re-creation but a 'new work'."

And here's the spread ("spread" hee hee hee!) as it appears in Newtype...
http://pages.prodigy.net/newtypex/evaconfirmed.jpg

The one thing that upsets me -- other than the fact that it's EVA, a show I have never had any problems relating my disgust for -- is the line not a re-creation but a new work. Right. Isn't that the same b.s. Tim Burton tried to feed us when he made his "don't call it a remake" remake of "Planet of the Apes?"

[Grasshopper]

iono if im gonna make it......*visions of dragging self to TV to watch more eva...*




You make it sound like watching Eva is a chore. Bad taste?

[Emeraldas]

"It will be a remake, however, it is not a re-creation but a 'new work'."

How about, "It is not a re-creation, but an idea we had to desperately rejuvenate the insanely unwarranted hype that is Eva."

You make it sound like watching Eva is a chore. Bad taste?

I don't think that's what he was trying to get across, but in any case, not liking Evangelion is definitely not a sign of bad taste in anime.

[Grasshopper]

I don't think that's what he was trying to get across, but in any case, not liking Evangelion is definitely not a sign of bad taste in anime.

If you have to drag yourself to watch an anime show then why watch it? I'm guessing you don't like Eva then?

[KiraraKim]

If you have to drag yourself to watch an anime show then why watch it? I'm guessing you don't like Eva then?


He was being sarcastic. :)

[Emeraldas]

If you have to drag yourself to watch an anime show then why watch it? I'm guessing you don't like Eva then?

You don't have to do a close-reading of my posts to figure out that no, I'm not too crazy about Eva :P.

He was being sarcastic. :)

Exactly. He was saying that, even though he wants to resist the new movies, he won't be able to.

[Shadowmage]

As much as I'm looking forward to these, I have to agree. GAINAX have been the pits since FLCL and haven't had a hit in years. I just hope the movies are actually, genuinely good and rise above their mildly cynical, money-grubbing nature. At least Anno is onboard, although that doesn't really mean much.

Ironically, FLCL wasn't much of a financial success for GAINAX either. The company hasn't made much money even when they rip out good anime, so I guess that would describe the inevitable return to fanservice.

I just hope these Evangelion movies do not follow the path of Gunbuster 2...

[Suta]

Even though it is a sad attempt to make more money, I am still an EVA fan and I am still interested in seeing what they do with the movies. Oh and by the horrible ending in the series it does sort of make it sound like a chore to watch...Congratulations youv'e sat through this whole series.

[7Raven7]

Why stop now?

After buying endless "special editions" what fan can resist these new movies adding potentially hours to a story we know by heart with yet another take at that crazy ending that's already been done twice!

*drools

[NausicaaBoy]

You make it sound like watching Eva is a chore. Bad taste?

haha no i love eva - i just thought it was over...i ment i dont think ill survive eva...itll outlive me!:sweatdrop

[loner]

Ironically, FLCL wasn't much of a financial success for GAINAX either. The company hasn't made much money even when they rip out good anime, so I guess that would describe the inevitable return to fanservice.

I just hope these Evangelion movies do not follow the path of Gunbuster 2...

You know, they could have easily made a lot of money off their good anime. KareKano was a financial disaster, but it didn't have to be. Honey & Clover showed that there is a very large market for this kind of anime. H&C managed to spawn a live action movie and a cafe, and made the Noitamina into an instant success. GAINAX could've easily gotten the same success years ago with KareKano if it managed to market the series well enough and managed their money well. Same thing with FLCL. If only they had managed to find someone who really knows what he's doing to manage their business accounts instead of a pair of circus monkeys, they would be up there with Bones and Kyoto Animation. Instead, they can't even compete with Gonzo right now. For all its inconsistency, GONZO can still keep on churning out a few winners. GAINAX has not been churning out any at all. In fact, they are afraid of churning out any good anime at all. They are afraid of taking risks and add any originality to their works now, since they seem to think that would result in instant failure. So we end up with "crowd-pleasers" like He is My Master. So we end up with Eva remakes.

*end GAINAX rant

[Major Tom]

I'm no hug Eva fan, but to be honest I am slightly interested in a prequel movie. That could be interesting.

As for the rest.....I don't think I would bother. The cynic in me is too vocal on the other movies. Plus, it doesn't help when the press release about the nature of the films doesn't actually make sense. It's a remake, but it's not?

Oh, and on the Karekano issue, there was one factor not mentioned. The 'creative differences' between the author (whose name escapes me at the moment), and Gainax. If one or both parties didn't have such hard heads, then Karekano may not have ended so disatrously at ep.26 but continued and been the financial success it could have been.

[Drake]

didnt they all die in end of eva?

[Milkymagic]

Gainax has already made a sequel to Gunbuster (a personal fav of mine next to Evangelion, though I heard Gunbuster 2 sucked) and now they're stretching Eva like taffy. I would make a thread on this question, but I want to hear the plots of these movies before I completely jump the gun. Gainax should ask themselves:

What series of ours really needs a sequel? That's right, what really needs an extension? Evangelion ended itself twice (I was more for the original ending personally, but the End of Evangelion was a neat trip), Gunbuster just had one, Nadia is a possibility (but not essential, since it was 39 episodes, and was topped with a crappy movie), and then there's Kare Kano (which didn't have an ending). I think Kare Kano could use the sequel most, the manga's finished, and even if Anno doesn't want to direct, I'm sure the source material could be carried out by his protoge' Kazuya Tsurumaki (who did well on FLCL, and he even finished of Kare Kano when Anno left, so he would seem like the answer...as long as the man's left with a budget this time!).

I'm sure they could even make a more modern Otaku No Video if they wished to save money, and if they're on a bad streak, maybe it's for the better they don't touch The Wings of Honneamise again. Just my opinion, but I'm sure there's other properties worth persuing, and it would be unfortunate if they had to return to save their hides (can you tell I'm a little worried about Evangelion?).

[loner]

Kare Kano would probably never get a sequel unless the mangaka changed her mind and allow GAINAX to start touching her work again. And even if that happens, the show wasn't making any money when it was going on. It was a financial trainwreck, as exhibited by the huge cuts in budgets in the latter episodes of the series. And GAINAX apparently is only interested in series that will make money.

[Milkymagic]

You're probably correct Loner, I wouldn't doubt that. Hopefully our new "End of Evangelion" doesn't crap itself out, or hopefully they can make enough money to pound out something good in the coming years.

[f1rst children]

I'm no hug Eva fan, but to be honest I am slightly interested in a prequel movie. That could be interesting.

A prequel would be great. I hope they turn Gendo into a whiny little kid who yells "Yippee!" all the time.

As for this "re-imagining" I hope it's all talk. Not that it's a rumor, but that the new stuff is literally all dialogue, for all those fans who demand that every series end with a great big explosion. Just all the characters sitting on folding chairs holding various orchestral instruments talking about their interpretation of the first series, like a great big animated message board.

[Ghostmaster]

Enough with Eva already, it's not even that great of a show to begin with I don't know why they're making a live-action movie and now more movies. It's ridiculous.

[Milkymagic]

Ghostmaster, don't hide it, we all know you love Evangelion. It's a real tearjerker: all the drama, the mecha! All of it, waiting for you to experience in 26 episodes in a nice "Platinum" thinpak to call your own, and it wouldn't be much of a collector's item without those movies from Manga Entertainment to end off the puzzle. A big gap of Evangelion waiting to fill your shelf, all for the low price of $100! But wait! The 10th anniversary collection just came out! Now you can comemorate the Eva experience with a look back at the series that made us laugh, cry, and bang our heads in frustration. Who wouldn't want a piece of history this breathtaking, this constipation inducing, this...

lol, j/k! Nothing wrong with not liking Evangelion Ghostmaster, at least you like the one thing that really counts, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! If you didn't like Ninja Turtles, your childhood sucked!

lol! ok! ok! I'll stop! For real this time! Nobody has to like Ninja Turtles to say their childhood was worthwhile, as we also had G.I. Joe and Legos to open the fold. Hopefully the Turtles game by Ubisoft is better than the last three by Konami...

Now back to Evangelion!

[Zirilan]

I'll be looking out for the prequel that was mentioned, it could be interesting knowing the events that eventually lead to Eva. That would add to those quick references to the Impact much more meaningful, but only if they do a good job.

[Starwind Amada]

I don't know why they're making a live-action movie

Despite what Matt Greenfield says, that movie will never see the light of day, and rightfully so.

What ADV SHOULD fund, however, is a live-action Macross. With CGI Zentradi.

[Moe]

oh god... its come to this again... they might as well make a flcl sequel/prequel... and milk that...