(above) Advance ticket designs for the upcoming Evangelion : 2.0 You Can(Not) Advance, due to hit theatres here on the 27th of June. Now if any EV fan can tell me the meaning of that cryptic tagline I’ll be much obliged, though at any rate it reeks suspiciously of Engrish.
Nitpicking aside, Tokyo is all geared up for Evangelion fever with the theatrical release round the corner, and the first wave is all set to invade the ubiquitous combinis ( convenience stalls ) :
“Good Coffee Smile !” Come next week UCC’s Evangelion project, a product tie-up with six collectable can designs (and mini figures) will see hundreds and thousands of EV fans descend upon the many convenience stalls throughout the country in a frenzy bid to collect them all. Hurry up while stocks last ! (below) Some designs released for the previous film Evangelion 1.0.
And now a quick glimpse of what to expect in 2.0 :
I’ll probably skip the cinema and rent this on dvd or blu-ray later on. Anyone else keen on catching this ? :]
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Evangelion: 1.0 Endorsements are (not) alone
The Art of Evangelion : 2.0 You Can(not) Advance – The Complete Records Art book Boxset
Evangelion Galore
Thoughts on Evangelion : 2.0
Evangelion 3.0 Character And Mecha Designs
May 14th, 2009 at 1:47 am
Hmmm… I dunno, the series is pretty much dead to me. I haven’t even watch 1.0 yet, but I doubt watching it again with updated visual will have the same impact as when I watched it back in 1997. I probably will buy it on dvd just for collection.
…that is if they ever gonna release it here.
May 14th, 2009 at 7:03 am
Loved the first eva, even though I’m not much of an anime fan. This is 2.0, so does that mean there was another movie before this other than the 2 main movies that complete the first series?
May 14th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Hi, i watched 1.0 last year and is great, the look is different, much more rich in terms of composition, scenarios, and animation, new 3d adds, plus more scenes, also the last episode was completely rebuild. I watched the original series and can tell the improvements are great, hope to see 2.0 soon.
Bad luck the only chance to see it here in mexico is through amazon.jp, play-asia or e-bay, a little expensive, but is worth every dollar.
The tagline don`t really know, i supposed it´s beacuse the plot regarding that compilation of episodes.
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May 14th, 2009 at 10:15 am
nice blog it’s already bookmarked, as to the movie i wouldn’t mind to see if it will someday reach theather in portugal, maybe i’ll try to buy it or rent it so…
May 14th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
definitely.
hope singapore don’t have to wait 1 year like for 1.0.
May 14th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
looking forward to this
(feel bad for NGE otaku right now – they’re probably going to dish out lots of $$$…)
May 14th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I’d say that I’m a pretty big fan of Evangelion. There’s no time in my life where I could refuse to watch it if someone suggested it. So I’m looking forward to 2.0 a lot!
May 14th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Been seeing alot of hype for this. I’m not sure, probably will catch it. I think i have mixed feelings about this and no i have no idea what can(not) advance means!
May 15th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Maybe the tag line “You Can(Not) Advance” is about the feeling of the characters in that particular moment of the history, like 1.0 was “You Are(Not)Alone” and is more about Shinji and Rei and their feeling of loneliness, 2.0 is about Asuka and the sensation she start to developed about be compared with Shinji… nothing official that i know anyway.
But a meaning is there of course.
May 16th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
I hope it makes it to the big screen in Singapore 🙂
May 17th, 2009 at 8:18 am
the all new Asuka looks lovely!
May 18th, 2009 at 1:05 am
There’s a joy in seeing Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s work. His style influenced so much anime faces but it still stands out from the crowd every time I see his work.
We here in the States arent lucky enough to see the movie yet. Hopefully it’ll get a semi-major cinema release (if we’re lucky that is).
May 18th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
rich8606 – I realize there are 2 schools of EV fans, the first who love it whether its the old or new one, and the 2nd group that says, “What’s new ?” – Not that anyone is right or wrong, of course. :]
Mike – Oh yes, this is the new “Rebuild” series, a spruced up version of the original films. :]
rulascalaca – Thanks for the kind words and for the explanation, you must be a big EV fan !
guilherme – Thanks for bookmarking ! :]
gordon/Stefan – Was it a full year ? In any case, I’m pretty sure it will be in theatres given that they’ve already bought in the first one.
helen – Haha…I might snag a couple of those coffee meself…
TDD – I’ve only started following EV recently, and the animation is amazing.
kunrong – Haha…its engrish I think…
tragic comedy – No arguments there. :]
weigy – Did they release the first one in the states ?
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:10 am
since 1997, i have become such a huge huge fan of Evangelion & i will remain one for ever. I actually own all of the series, the 2 movies & Evangelion 1.0. Evangelion 2.0 will be a excellent movie & i cant wait to see it. hurry up & release it in Australia as i am currently pacing around my town trying to find a copy. NEON GENESIS EVANGELION is the best anime series out of them all. Well done to the creator of this series & keep up the excellent work. I look foward to seeing the actual live action movie ( if it comes out) & Evangelion 3.0 next year.
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 am
Here in Mexico, Tower Records sells EV series standard and platinum, but not 1.0 and i don´t think it will arrive anytime soon, sooo….
jejejejejejejejeje…
i went to tokio last year and find the las copy -at least this guy told me that- of 1.0 in the Tower Records of Yodobashi-Akiba in Akihabara…. i have to insist to this guy like about half an hour… both with our awful english, was so fun!!!
and…. he agreed at the end!
yuppi!!!
May 26th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Hmm.. i cant wait for it to come out. And im even more excited to listen to its theme song, by Utada Hikaru, her latest coming this june! Have you listened to her english album yet? It’s really quite good!
June 9th, 2009 at 2:08 am
I am so looking forward for this one, i was quite young back in 97 so i hardly undersatnd the complexity of the original masterpeace.
For me this is another Interpretation of the original story, watching Evangelion rebuild is not the same as watching the original series. It has a totally different feel attached to ist (due to its “facelifting”
June 14th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I was about 10 years old when it first aired on television and as such, it left me thinking, “big robots are cool!”. Watching ‘The End of Evangelion’ and ‘Death and Rebirth’ at about age 15, in contrast, left me thinking, “big robots are scary – very, very scary.” (A reference to the mass production EVAs and what they did to Unit 02. I have not watched these movies since.)
July 14th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Having just seen Evangelion 1.0, I was well impressed with it. The animation and concepts were pretty incredible.
I will be looking out for 2.0 for sure.
August 16th, 2009 at 2:04 am
I believe that the tagline “YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE” is referring to the ending of the movie. Watch the movie, I shall not spoil it. They did not advance.
November 15th, 2009 at 4:57 am
oh, amazing, I just saw this movie in cinema tonight. I was so impressed by the ‘rebuild’ of the movie. they really did the best out of it. i like that there is also much time spent on the human relations. the synchro is so great as well. oh… I am still living in this EVA world… definitely looking forward to watch 3.0.
April 8th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Enserio vistes la peli en españa, que envidia aqui en México nunca la pasarian en algun cine, Bueno tengo el consuelo de que llega el dvd a mediados de mayo.
June 21st, 2010 at 5:37 am
Initial cam leaks online are awful, but yeah I’d see it in theatres. I’m fascinated how much milage Gainax is getting out of EVA. It’s like reliving/re-editing the same nightmare over and over.
June 8th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
I don’t know with you guys, but the movie was crap. I was and still am a big fan of the series but the movie’s plot feels a rushed. It looked great, no question about that, but the storyline was too predictable.
Morgan
June 10th, 2011 at 9:46 am
> Initial cam leaks online are awful, but yeah I’d see it in theatres.
I’ve seen the original on Ebay for $20 for the DVD. 🙂
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