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io9Get in…on Some Official Evangelion Glasses, Shinji
Neon Genesis Evangelion is so dense with symbolic meaning that it can be easy to overlook some of the smaller, simpler ways the series uses seemingly mundane objects the characters hold dear to convey their thoughts and feelings about ideas like love and pain in the story being told. Though Gendo Ikari’s the only core … Continued
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io9There Are Official Evangelion Dumbbells and Nothing Makes Sense Anymore
Do you like Evangelion? Do you like working out? Do you live in Japan? If you answered yes to all these questions, I’m pretty sure you still won’t want these utterly ridiculous, yet totally real Evangelion-branded dumbbells. Released by Army Dumbbell—which I believe is a brand in Japan, and not the actual Army’s hot new … Continued
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12 Angels Who Are Actually Enormous Assholes
In Judeo-Christian theology, angels are divine servants of God who live in Heaven. This is true of angels in pop culture as well… but sometimes they’re also dicks. For some reason, TV shows, movies, comics, and more are obsessed with the idea of these heavenly beings embodying humanity at its worst. How many angels can … Continued
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Tech NewsEvangelion Fans Want To Send The Lance Of Longinus To The Moon
The crazy and beloved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion turns 20 later this year, and Japanese Eva fans are looking to celebrate by literally embedding a teeny replica of a famous weapon from the show into the moon. Beats a birthday cake, I guess! Yes, fans want to replicate a scene in the anime where … Continued
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Why Marvel’s Civil War Movie Shouldn’t Be Anything Like The Comic
Greetings, my lascivious envelope-lickers! Uh, that sounded dirtier than I intended. Sorry. In today’s mailbag, I have the answers you seek — as long as you’re wondering where the hell Disney’s cartoons are hiding and whether Thor’s hammer has accidentally killed somebody. Three, two, one, let’s jam! Civil, Right Mad scientist13: Mr. Postman: I am … Continued
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Can The Force Awakens Live Up To The Insane Hype It’s Already Created?
So apparently some kind of Star Wars trailer dropped last week? I live in the future, so I’m not sure, but since I could do two whole PAs just on The Force Awakens questions, I feel pretty good about making the assumption. But don’t worry, we still have time for Marvel movies, DC TV, Evangelion, … Continued
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The Original Evangelion TV Series Is Finally Coming To Blu-Ray
The wait is almost over! Studio Khara — new owners of the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime franchise — have announced that they will finally be remastering the classic ’90s TV series in HD for the show’s first-ever Blu-ray release. Right now, this of course refers to a specifically Japanese release, but if you think if … Continued
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io912 Lunatics Who Shouldn’t Have Access To Giant Robots
Anime has taught us that teenagers are always the best giant robot pilots, but do they need to be crazy? Because it sure seems like a lot of insane people manage to get in the cockpits of Gundam, EVA Units, and the like. Here are a dozen maniacs who shouldn’t be trusted with scissors, let … Continued
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The Official Optimus Prime EVA Unit Revealed
Despite the initial art for the crazy Evangelion x Transformers crossover, which featured Optimus Prime looking truly badass in EVA Unit-01’s colors, the first figure of the collaboration has arrived, and it’s actually EVA Unit-01 decked out in Optimus Prime’s colors. Wacky! Meet Optimusn EVA Prime. I still have no idea how this is really … Continued
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Japan Is Making An Official Evangelion/Transformers Crossover
Oh my god. Toymaker Takara Tomy has announced that they’re doing… something that involves the Transformers invading the world of Evangelion, as evidenced by this phenomenal picture of Optimus Prime decked out like Shinji’s Unit-01. Since Takara Tomy is responsible, I think we can assume there’s going to be a special edition toyline at the … Continued
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io912 Aliens Who Came to Earth to Save Humanity
What with wars, destroying the environment, and general imbecility, humanity is constantly getting itself into trouble. More than a few kindly aliens have come to Earth trying to help us change our ways, and for the most part, we’ve tried to kill them. Here are a dozen aliens that, directly or indirectly, tried to save … Continued
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Anime Super Sale, Humble Sid Meier Bundle, The Walking Dead [Deals]
Once Amazon put up a ton of discounted anime, it wasn’t too difficult to decide what we’d headline io9 Deals with today. Evangelion, Akira, Miyazaki, Yamato… so much to choose from here, including movies, television, box sets, and lots of pre-order discounts that include pre-order price guarantee. We’ll drop a few picks below, but we … Continued
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Evangelion 3.33 changes everything you think you know about Evangelion
If you’ve watched the first two movies in Gainax’s movie retelling of their hit anime Evangelion, then you know the first movie was pretty much a straight-forward recap of the TV series’ first episodes. The second movie added new characters and new angels to fight, taking the story into new territory (our review is here). … Continued
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