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In 1997 Japan, Neon Genesis Evangelion was at the center of national debates and became a social phenomenon. It thus attracted to theaters a large number of people intrigued by the controversy surrounding the original ending. The film version also drew the attention of journalists, as well as people who were not normally interested in animation.
A parody radio drama, Neon Genesis Evangelion – After the End, was released in 1996 as part of the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION ADDITION album. The story features the anime's original cast reuniting to star in a new Evangelion series, while attempting to change various themes of the series to make it more popular/accessible than it already is.
Rebuild of Evangelion was originally presented as an alternate retelling of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series: the first three movies were intended to be an "alternate retelling" of the series. [4] Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone is a nearly line-for-line, shot-for-shot remake of episodes 1–6. [5]
Anno had planned to work on the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise again since the release of the DVD box set of his series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. [7] He officially began working on a Neon Genesis Evangelion-related project in November 2005, considering it a suitable franchise he could work on without rights issues or interference. [8]
In 1997 Japan, Neon Genesis Evangelion was at the center of national debates and became a social phenomenon. It thus attracted to theaters a large number of people intrigued by the controversy surrounding the original ending. The film version also drew the attention of journalists, as well as people who were not normally interested in animation.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Hepburn: Shinseiki Evangerion, lit. ' New Century Evangelion ' in Japanese and lit. ' New Beginning Gospel ' in Greek), also known as Evangelion or Eva, is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax, animated by Tatsunoko, and directed by Hideaki Anno.
Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno. In 1993 Gainax produced a presentation document of Neon Genesis Evangelion named New Century Evangelion (tentative name) Proposal (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン (仮) 企画書, Shinseiki Evangelion (kari) kikakusho). [1] [2] The Proposal document was then published in 1994.
During the making of Neon Genesis Evangelion, the production staff decided to set the work on a battle between gods and humans. [6] [7] In one early draft, which was published about two years before airing, Gainax included enemies named Apostolos (アポストロ, aposutoro), which they conceived as ancient relics scattered all over the globe and left in hibernation by a species called "First ...