Offical Neon Genesis Evangelion Info/Update Thread

[Lambadelta]

Noticed this while ripping my BD set. Why are the mastering timestamps on the Standard BD Box in 2019. I thought they'd just reuse the 2015 disc masters.

[Bolo Seagull]

You guys have probably already seen this or it was posted somewhere else I didn't notice. But just in case, here are the original English dub voice actors of Evangelion who played Shinji and Asuka doing an AIDS PSA in the 90's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h1lFlKsppo

[gloomranger]

Originally Posted by InuYashaCrusade

I hope we get a full redub of the Rebuild movies using the Netflix VAs. Only thing that would suck is being without a physical release of the fourth film for a few years.

I highly doubt this would ever happen. The Funimation dubs are more than serviceable and would be a waste of money on Netflix’s behalf. Now what I could see happening, is Netflix licensing 3.0 + 1.0 and using the Netflix dub cast.

But I actually would prefer Funimation to acquire the license because we’ll actually see the movie get a physical release this decade.

[Zeether]

Originally Posted by BlackDevil

I’m hoping GKids licenses 3.0+1.0, their theatrical presentations have been great and very widely released. Funimation no longer even seems interested in theatrical releases.

One Piece Stampede has something to tell you.

[BigOnAnime]

FUNimation will still do theatrical releases if they license movies. However, anime movies have gone under a strange trend this past decade, many you'd expect to get licensed simply don't get licensed, and if they do, they end up in the hands of who you'd least expect. Promare, Mirai (a Momoru Hosoda film, didn't FUNi LOVE his stuff?), Perfect Blue, and Tokyo Godfathers with GKIDS? Millennium Actress, Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden, A Silent Voice, and Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise with Eleven Arts?

Some movies that have been outright skipped this past decade: Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku, Star Driver: The Movie, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case (and then the rest of the franchise ends up with Amazon rather than FUNimation....), Heaven's Lost Property: Final, Girls und Panzer das Finale, Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement, Sound! Euphonium compilation movies, Full Metal Panic! compilation movies.

Others took an unusually long time to get licensed. Ex: Tamako Love Story, Chu2koi Rikka Version, Space Brothers #0, Free! movies (timing on these was bad as some are needed to understand Dive to the Future (S3), mainly High Speed! and Take Your Marks, FUNi's movie box set came out months after Dive to the Future aired).

[BlackDevil]

Originally Posted by Zeether

One Piece Stampede has something to tell you.

You're right, big Shonen movies still get theatrical releases like MHA, One Piece, and Dragon Ball from Funimation, but I still greatly prefer GKids distribution. In my area at least, GKids showings were much more widely available thanks to their strong connections with AMC and their showings were also a lot more fun since they would usually have bonus interviews with the production team, early fan screenings, and sometimes even posters and goodies with the tickets, their Blu-rays also follow pretty quickly after the JP release. (Promare was released 2/4 in Japan, 5/17 in the US)

Funimation loves to slap their logo on everything and change all the credits for their titles and after the fiacso with 3.0 I can't imagine Studio Khara wanting to work with them again. But also something I think to keep in mind that Funimation released the Violet Evergarden film in theaters while Netflix released it on their platform a few weeks later.

But none of this matters now anyway since we won't be going to theaters anytime soon in the US and I don't know how 3.0 + 1.0 makes its June 27 release in Japan either

[gloomranger]

Originally Posted by BlackDevil

But none of this matters now anyway since we won't be going to theaters anytime soon in the US and I don't know how 3.0 + 1.0 makes its June 27 release in Japan either

It won’t.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by BlackDevil

I can't imagine Studio Khara wanting to work with them again.

Exactly. After the problems with 3.0 and then Gen Fukunaga blasting Netflix for acquiring the rights to Eva.

[professorwho]

I hope it isn't GKids, though. They have many issues, and I think they wouldn't be the best fit for Eva.

They won't do Sentai, as remember when ADV sued them?

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by professorwho

I hope it isn't GKids, though. They have many issues, and I think they wouldn't be the best fit for Eva.

They won't do Sentai, as remember when ADV sued them?

Sentai and Funimation (possibly) both ruled out. I'm sticking with Viz as my guess. They've been releasing Netflix titles like Castlevania and Blame!, there's some sort of partnership between the two. Viz no longer has to worry about Sailor Moon so they've probably got some extra money laying around to shell out for Eva.

[gloomranger]

Originally Posted by InuYashaCrusade

Exactly. After the problems with 3.0 and then Gen Fukunaga blasting Netflix for acquiring the rights to Eva.

Aside from the hiccup that was Funimation's theatrical run of 3.33, I highly doubt Studio Khara would bar them from licensing the final film. Japanese companies are typically pretty loyal unless there's bad blood like the ADV/Sojitz deal.

Originally Posted by professorwho

I hope it isn't GKids, though. They have many issues, and I think they wouldn't be the best fit for Eva.

They won't do Sentai, as remember when ADV sued them?

Well... it was actually ADV that sued Gainax over the film rights to Evangelion. I believe once Hideaki Anno left Gainax to establish Khara and create the Rebuild films, he didn't really want to compete against his own creation. But that's just my own speculation on why the deal went sour.

Originally Posted by InuYashaCrusade

Viz no longer has to worry about Sailor Moon so they've probably got some extra money laying around to shell out for Eva.

Has the Sailor Moon thing been confirmed yet? I figure if that were the case, Viz's stockpile would have sold like hotcakes (not unlike Fullmetal Alchemist) by now.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Originally Posted by gloomranger

Has the Sailor Moon thing been confirmed yet? I figure if that were the case, Viz's stockpile would have sold like hotcakes (not unlike Fullmetal Alchemist) by now.

Chances of Viz coming out and admitting that they've lost the rights are slim to none. Especially because this is Viz we're talking about. We got no communication when Bleach Blu-rays went on a year and a half hiatus and InuYasha went a year without getting a release date.

[BigOnAnime]

VIZ to my knowledge has never given an advanced notice of something going OOP. It's only after the license has expired they'll say anything, if at all. It should be standard as it benefits everyone, the NA and JP companies make more money, and the fans don't miss out, it's a win-win, yet historically most shows go OOP without advanced notice.

[gloomranger]

Boom.

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...ncerns/.158693

The official website for the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise announced on Friday that Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), Studio Khara's new Evangelion film, is delayed due to concerns over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its spread inside and outside of Japan. The film was scheduled to open in Japan on June 27. The staff have not yet revealed a new release date.

[MOONPHASE]

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

FUNimation will still do theatrical releases if they license movies. However, anime movies have gone under a strange trend this past decade, many you'd expect to get licensed simply don't get licensed, and if they do, they end up in the hands of who you'd least expect. Promare, Mirai (a Momoru Hosoda film, didn't FUNi LOVE his stuff?), Perfect Blue, and Tokyo Godfathers with GKIDS? Millennium Actress, Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden, A Silent Voice, and Sound! Euphonium: Our Promise with Eleven Arts?

Some movies that have been outright skipped this past decade: Mushishi Zoku Shou: Suzu no Shizuku, Star Driver: The Movie, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case (and then the rest of the franchise ends up with Amazon rather than FUNimation....), Heaven's Lost Property: Final, Girls und Panzer das Finale, Date A Live: Mayuri Judgement, Sound! Euphonium compilation movies, Full Metal Panic! compilation movies.

Others took an unusually long time to get licensed. Ex: Tamako Love Story, Chu2koi Rikka Version, Space Brothers #0, Free! movies (timing on these was bad as some are needed to understand Dive to the Future (S3), mainly High Speed! and Take Your Marks, FUNi's movie box set came out months after Dive to the Future aired).

I think GKids wants as many non-franchise movies as they can get. I think when Funimation licensed the Hosoda movies, they were Distributed by GKids for Theaters but GKids wasn’t a big enough company yet. But do think GKids and Eleven Arts are the ones constantly trying to compete on who will license what first.

[gloomranger]

https://mobile.twitter.com/khara_inc...22490322554880

A MESSAGE FROM HIDEAKI ANNO
by his handwriting in original Japanese version
#eva #Evangelion

[GeoffOliver]

I hope there’s a chance of FUNi getting the final Rebuild movie, if anything so we can have a theatrical release, and so the dub can bring back the original English cast. There’s a few decent voices in the Netflix redub (Casey Mongillo as Shinji, Ray Chase as Gendo), but I’ll always consider the original cast the true English voices, even if the original ADV TV series dub hasn’t aged the best; I think the cast really shined in the Rebuild films (the original Death/Rebirth and End of Eva dubs were solid too IMO).

I also think there’s the chance the original series/films will make it onto Blu-ray here. Netflix doesn’t own the show. They just have the streaming license. Plenty of other Netflix anime are on physical media from other companies. I think it’s possible it might even come from FUNimation because I’m not convinced that their relationship with Khara is completely soured. In any case, I was able to pick up ADV’s platinum holiday collection at 2nd & Charles for $2.78 with store credit, and I found the original two movies on DVD new and sealed for about $12 each on eBay (although the quality of those discs is atrocious), so at least I own the whole franchise on physical media in some form.

[gloomranger]

Originally Posted by GeoffOliver

I also think there’s the chance the original series/films will make it onto Blu-ray here. Netflix doesn’t own the show. They just have the streaming license. Plenty of other Netflix anime are on physical media from other companies.

I think it's going to be some time before we see that though. Netflix wants their "Originals" to be exclusive and you can't do that with physical media releases. Only time will tell...

[professorwho]

[The Collector FX]

Originally Posted by gloomranger

I think it's going to be some time before we see that though. Netflix wants their "Originals" to be exclusive and you can't do that with physical media releases. Only time will tell...

How long did Netflix have Parasyte The Maxim and Knights of Sidonia before Sentai released their physical BD counterparts?