Back in August, it was revealed that Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno would be tackling a new Shin Ultraman film. Like Shin Godzilla before it, this project has Anno teaming up with director Shinji Higuchi, and we now have the first design sketch for …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 …Read more »
Back in August, we learned Shin Godzilla’s Hideaki Anno would be helming Shin Ultraman, a reboot of the director’s favorite tokusatsu franchise. Now we’ve learned a large number of cast members who will be appearing in that film. The cast members announced today are: Koji …Read more »
The oft-rumored plans for Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno to helm a Shin Ultraman movie have finally come to fruition. Before we go any further, though, don’t fret. Anno will only be joining the crew of the new Shin Ultraman project after his work …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 »
After a ten-year hiatus, Godzilla is suddenly finding himself pretty busy. First came the 2014 Gareth Edwards-directed Hollywood version, then the upcoming Japanese reboot from Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. Now it’s been announced Godzilla will face off against King Kong for the first time …Read more »
Anime News Network's ANNCast podcast recently had some folks from FUNimation on the show, and of course the topic of the long-awaited Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo release was brought up. Everyone wants to know when to expect it, and according to FUNimation the …Read more »
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