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Drunk
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Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0: You Can (Not) Release
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GeorgeC
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With all the delays, does ANYONE care if this film releases anymore?!?
I would much rather get an authorized Blu ray release of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series with the original English dub plus the compilation films AND End of Evangelion than wait for the last of the reimagined quartet films by this point. The delays killed most of the interest in the film series aside from questionable screenwriting. |
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Zeino
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Can't say this wasn't expected. Though it's nice to know that Hideaki Anno possibly watches Doctor Who: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_Upon_a_Time_(Doctor_Who)
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Ryuji-Dono
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This one is not their fault though. They really had it ready but COVID happened. |
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LadyKuzunoha
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Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if some folks argued that it wouldn't have been hit by the COVID-19 delay if Anno/Khara had released it any of the other times it could have been and therefore it's still their fault. The problem with that logic being that of course no-one can predict the future. |
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GeorgeC
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You miss the point completely. COVID is beside the point. The first film in the Rebuild series premiered in 2007! Since then, every film in this series has been delayed for one reason or another. The delays AND the aftermath of the third film (which was clumsily handled) have killed a lot of people's desire to finish this series. In anime fandom terms, this is at least the third generation that IF they bother, would be seeing a new film. Well, since they didn't grow up with the original TV series -- which was difficult for many people to see until last year(!) -- and they don't have good feedback from many people who saw the previous films in this cycle --, why should they bother with the fourth Rebuild feature? I can assure you that if The Lord of the Rings, probably the biggest and most critically and commercially successful fantasy series franchise of the last 20 years, had been handled this way, it would not be as fondly remembered as it is today. The difference between LOTR and Evangelion Rebuild was that LOTR was planned well and released timely. |
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Connor Dino
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So all you complainers are SO disinterested in this film you're writing massively long paragraphs saying how you don't care. Uh huh. Because people who get that frustrated definitely aren't still invested in a IP.
At the end of the day, it will be box office numbers in Japan that will decide this and I have seen ZERO evidence indicating Japan is losing interest in Eva. If it hasn't happened with Berserk or HxH, I doubt it will happen here with a series as popular internationaly and domestically as Eva. And before anyone tries to make a "no one in the US will care" argument, I must remind you that Evangelion was put on netflix, exposing a lot more people to the series, and then there are people like me who are still talking and thinking about the series, who have all the rebuild DVDs and are very excited for the film (and then there are you people who say you don't care but definitely still do shh I won't tell.) So spare me this absurd idea that no one cares. Is it annoying that the film was delayed for years? Sure. But let's be adults about it and wish the production team the best during this stressful time. |
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Erufailon4
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Considering all the references to western media in the original series' episode names, it's probably not unintentional. Edit: There's also an 1980 sci-fi novel of the same name. Last edited by Erufailon4 on Fri Apr 17, 2020 8:09 am; edited 1 time in total |
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ZeetherKID77
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I don't mind the delay, I just hope to god Funimation is getting it because I don't want discontinuity with the dub cast.
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AkumaChef
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I consider myself a huge Eva fan. I got into anime right around the time the original TV came out and it was one of the major titles which got me fully hooked on anime. Your last sentence firmly nailed it for me: between the delays and the questionable re-writing of one of my favorite shows I find it difficult to care about the 4th movie. I own many hundreds of anime LDs and DVDs, including the original LDs of Eva TV & End of Evangelion, as well as ADV's DVDs. I have all the soundtracks too. I don't own any of the re-imagined films in any format. |
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Punch Drunk Marc
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That would be ideal, but I feel whichever company did the last dub (Im blanking on the name) will more than likely get it. I hope not though |
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Greed1914
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Hard to say. A new movie would mean a new contract, so it would be up for grabs. I'd prefer Funimation since a totally new cast for the last part would be weird, and presumably, they would be very motivated to license it. Gen was pretty salty about not getting the series, but he also is in a more limited role than he was at the time, so he might not be as much of a factor. I could see Netflix going after it, though. They've licensed sequels to things licensed by other companies before, like Saiki K. and Takagi-san. Saiki didn't get dubbed (at least last I checked) and Takagi-san had an entirely new cast. The Kabeneri sequel had the same cast, but that was recorded in LA in the first place. |
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Ushio
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It's the Avatar of film saga's oh wait Avatar is still waiting for the 2nd film to release not it's 4th. |
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TarsTarkas
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Yes I do and I am betting plenty more people do too. Despite the delays, despite the questionable plot of the third movie, and despite all the production drama. Even if all those thing have really gotten your goat, it is still EVA. You are still gonna watch. Just like I am going to watch all the Avatar sequel movies, despite the years long span, and the constant delays. Also, just like the other poster hinted at, I believe you are going to watch it also. @Ushio - You beat me to the Avatar plug. |
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ZeetherKID77
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I do NOT want Netflix getting it. That would mean no chance of a home video release ever. Only about 4 of their shows have gotten released here and the rest seem to be stuck in purgatory, plus if Sevakis' article is true they may never get releases with the dub included. Funimation getting it would mean a lock for video. |
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