In his ongoing quest to take all of his favorite tokusatsu franchises and make them his own, Hideaki Anno secured another big one over the weekend. In the midst of the big Kamen Rider 50th anniversary celebration, it was revealed that Hideaki Anno will be …Read more »
What is Hideaki Anno really like? What inspired him to return to the world of Evangelion? What went into making the fourth and final Evangelion film? Those were some of the many questions probed in a long-form documentary that hit the airwaves in Japan March …Read more »
Hideaki Anno’s three-hour magnum opus, Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, hit Japanese theaters yesterday. The film features the single “One Last Kiss” by Hikaru Utada, who’s been supplying Eva themes since 1.0 back in 2007. So, for the music video, Utada tapped none other …Read more »
While the world continues to wait for the theatrical debut of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, another Hideaki Anno project has surfaced once again. This time it’s his latest collaboration alongside director Shinji Higuchi—with Anno as producer and screenwriter—in the form of Shin Ultraman, which is coming to …Read more »
Before Hideaki Anno made history with Neon Genesis Evangelion, he was known for the Nadia anime, AKA Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. His 39-episode directorial debut aired from April 1990 to March 1991, and it will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year with …Read more »
While we may not have been shocked by the recent delay of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, we were definitely disappointed. The anticipated finale was set to open in Japanese theaters on June 27, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the …Read more »
Everyone is still understandably on edge following the July 18 arson attack on Kyoto Animation, so all threats have to be handled with the utmost care. The latest came from a 35-year-old Okayama resident, who has been arrested for making death threats to Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara. …Read more »
In these troubled times, let us take solace in the fact that for a few moments, we can kick back with some footage of Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno sipping on a Sapporo. The 58-year-old director, who has also helmed projects like Gunbuster, Nadia and Shin …Read more »
Khara, the studio founded by Hideaki Anno that has animated all the Evangelion films since 1.0, is putting out the call for animators for a “new Evangelion film.” That refers, no doubt, to the long-awaited Evangelion 4.0 (or 3.0+1.0 or whatever it’ll eventually end up …Read more »
A user of Japan’s social media site 2channel has unearthed a 2012 interview with Evangelion / Shin Godzilla mastermind Hideaki Anno that’s stirring up a lot of passionate comments. In the interview, which was done to promote Anno’s then-running special effects exhibition , and the …Read more »
Left to right: Akihiro Yamauchi, Isshin Inudo, Kohei Ando Shin Godzilla , which opened way back in July, is still stomping its way through Japanese theaters. “I just met someone the other day who’s seen it 50 times,” said Akihiro Yamauchi, taking the stage after …Read more »
Hideaki Anno: the legendary animator and director of megahits Neon Genesis Evangelion and Shin Godzilla is, ostensibly, living pretty well these days. But that wasn’t always the case. In the wake of Shin Godzilla ’s success, a short autobiographical manga written by Anno in 1984 …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the Hideaki Anno-helmed reboot of the Toho Godzilla franchise, did gangbusters at the box office this past weekend, stomping the Japanese opening weekend record of 2014’s American Godzilla film. Critical and fan reaction to the film has also been largely positive, causing …Read more »
This may be the film Hideaki Anno was born to make. Make no mistake: though Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in 12 years, was technically directed by both Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno and Attack on Titan helmer and special effects …Read more »
Gainax is a familiar name, perhaps even a hallowed one. In the otaku realm, it’s a household name, in fact. It’s the studio that spawned such greats as Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL ; its name became synonymous with over-the-top animation, cerebral giant robot sagas, …Read more »
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