Neon Genesis Evangelion
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monocle_wearing_hyrax
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Since we are already talking about evangelion. Does anyone know if the original series and movies are going to be released on blu ray. Has there been any news about that.
Rewatching the TV series now for the 6th or 7th time... I don't remember.
Evangelion is probably one of my favorite series of all time now that I think about it. I'm really enjoying REBUILD as well even though it's taking forever between releases.
So hype for 3.0...
Anyway, the TV series, End of Eva, 1.11 and 2.22 are all worthwhile imo. I wish they'd put the TV series out on blu-ray but I haven't heard if or when that would even happen.
Evangelion is probably one of my favorite series of all time now that I think about it. I'm really enjoying REBUILD as well even though it's taking forever between releases.
So hype for 3.0...
Anyway, the TV series, End of Eva, 1.11 and 2.22 are all worthwhile imo. I wish they'd put the TV series out on blu-ray but I haven't heard if or when that would even happen.
Eva wasn't made digitally, so it should look very good on blu-ray
I'm pretty sure that's the reason why it would NOT look good on blu ray. Just look at Dragon Ball kai.
Late to the party in this thread, but watch the series first, Death and Rebirth (if you'd like), and End of Evangelion.
I just finished watching 1.11 yesterday, I'll be watching 2.22 tonight, then the series and End of Evangelion afterwards.
I like the Rebuild series, despite 1.0 basically having it gloss over the first few episodes of the series. 2.0 is where the Rebuild series becomes separate from simply being a remake (there are theories suggesting something more to it than that). 3.0 and FINAL should be completely different.
I didn't really like the final two episodes of the series, but I appreciate them in the grand scheme of things, after watching End of Evangelion.
I just finished watching 1.11 yesterday, I'll be watching 2.22 tonight, then the series and End of Evangelion afterwards.
I like the Rebuild series, despite 1.0 basically having it gloss over the first few episodes of the series. 2.0 is where the Rebuild series becomes separate from simply being a remake (there are theories suggesting something more to it than that). 3.0 and FINAL should be completely different.
I didn't really like the final two episodes of the series, but I appreciate them in the grand scheme of things, after watching End of Evangelion.
In episode 26 of Games Dammit!, Jeremy Parish, Christian Nutt, Bob Mackey, and Jose Otero discuss Evangelion if any of you want to listen to it.
shadyspace
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Video games did it.
Bookmarking thread to remind me to watch the whole series after finals.
Had so much interest in watching it since middle school and never bothered to watch the tv series completely.
It's time to fix that after finals
Dub terrible by any chance? If its decent I'm going dub+subs since I can't stand watching anything without subtitles.
Had so much interest in watching it since middle school and never bothered to watch the tv series completely.
It's time to fix that after finals
and find the buddy with the DVD collection
Dub terrible by any chance? If its decent I'm going dub+subs since I can't stand watching anything without subtitles.
Yep. I think I remember it. Not sure I'd play it if I had it at my disposal. Something about it seems pretty unappealing.
I'm okay with it for the most part. It's a bit awkward when they say each other's names.
Shinji's Japanese voice actress has a terrifying scream.
Something I realized when I was watching End of Evangelion a few months ago is that NGE has always been one of the only anime shows where I feel like I can only watch it dubbed. Anything else sounds weird to me. I guess it's because that's how I started watching the series so now the English voices are pretty much stuck with me.
I think it's a fine dub though, all things considered, but that's just my thoughts.
I need to get my Platinum collection back from one of my buddies. He's had them for years. :|
I think it's a fine dub though, all things considered, but that's just my thoughts.
I need to get my Platinum collection back from one of my buddies. He's had them for years. :|
I watched Eva in Japanese first, so I always liked that cast; anata baka still plays in my mind to this day.
The English cast is a bit goofy sounding, but overall it's not bad. I actually enjoy certain characters, like Ritsuko, because her voice is very cynical.
It sucks that the English cast is different for some roles in the Rebuild movies, because I miss Ritsuko's tone. Also, the new Rei doesn't sound as morose or as comatose. :'(
The English cast is a bit goofy sounding, but overall it's not bad. I actually enjoy certain characters, like Ritsuko, because her voice is very cynical.
It sucks that the English cast is different for some roles in the Rebuild movies, because I miss Ritsuko's tone. Also, the new Rei doesn't sound as morose or as comatose. :'(
But Shinji's a really horrible, terrible person, so it fits.
Regulus Tera
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Eva is one of those cases where I prefer whatever I heard first. For the tv series, I watched the dub first, so I prefer it dubbed; for EoE and Rebuild, I saw those subbed first, so I prefer them subbed.
Canis lupus
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Komm süsser todd is <3
I've seen the whole show a couple of times. I know it's got some backlash in some circles, and I've heard most of the big criticisms (and agree with many of them.)
I still like the show a lot anyway. Kinda want to watch it again sometime. My girlfriend's pretty familiar with it but I don't think she's ever seen more than a couple of episodes.
I still like the show a lot anyway. Kinda want to watch it again sometime. My girlfriend's pretty familiar with it but I don't think she's ever seen more than a couple of episodes.
Liquidsnake
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I agree follow this man.
Funimation owns all of ADV's old stuff. I'm certain they have a reasonably priced set available now.
Don't know if it's the best OP ever but sure is fantastic
kiunchbb
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Rebuild is an average movie by itself, people just like it because it is a big fan service to the original TV series. Rebuild took away the character development for most of the adult casts, and focus all the resources to robot fighting and full body plug suit. You really need to experience the original to appreciate the characters.
sixteen-bit
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I enjoy it. Makes me watch the intro sequence every episode.
XANDER CAGE
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I wouldn't say Rebuild is better, but I do think it's a fun series so far. OG Eva is raw as fuck and Rebuild clearly improves on the visual clarity (and some of the animation, although there's too much CG for my taste) and the soundtrack. Still, the roughness of the original series gives us some really awesome and unique visuals (the heavy black shadows in episode 16, anyone?) as well as more shocking character development moments. The latter is probably to be expected, since the (so far) six hours of movies have to condense a lot of separate episodes worth into a more focused narrative. It helps that the second half of 2.0 onward seems to be all new stuff, which helps lessen the feeling I got after watching 1.0 that Rebuild is a dumbed-down version of the show.
I'd still recommend the series/EoE over Rebuild, but Rebuild is awesome in its own ways. The spectacle of some scenes is amazing, stuff that they could never do on a show's budget (although, again, sometimes the CG is incredibly irritating). Seeing some classic scenes again with crisper animation can be nostalgic. The soundtrack is great. Totally worth watching after you watch the original 90s stuff, imo.
Snowblindvictim
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I originally preferred the dub until I heard the Japanese dub for End of Evangelion.
I heard the voice actor blew out her vocal cords for a certain scream in the movie and that's the take they ended up using.
You can't fake that kind of dedication no matter the language.
I went back and rewatched the series in Japanese and its a whole lot better.
I heard the voice actor blew out her vocal cords for a certain scream in the movie and that's the take they ended up using.
You can't fake that kind of dedication no matter the language.
I went back and rewatched the series in Japanese and its a whole lot better.
XANDER CAGE
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I have a soft spot for the English dub of the show and EoE because it's what I watched first, but the Japanese dub is unquestionably better. There's other stories about the recording of EoE that are dramatic, to say the least.
That said, I will always love the ADV dub's original Gendo, Misato's smoker voice, and Kensuke's hilarious stereotypical nerd voice. The acting is pretty much inexcusably bad in some spots (jesus FUCK the council in the second episode cracks me up every time. It sounds like one guy doing six voices), but then again, subtlety isn't Evangelion's game in any language. I don't feel too bad about enjoying the dub.
AdmiralSnackbar
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tumbling down tumbling down tumbling doowwwwn
tumbling down tumbling down tumbling doowwwwn
tumbling down tumbling down tumbling doowwwwn
That sequence has to be one of the most fucked up things ever put to film. Ever. Anywhere.
I wish I could watch it again for the first time. The sense of dread and despair and bleakness was so unique.
DrForester
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Yeah, that was fucked up. Caught me off guard with the music.
No. Fucking. Way.
That's a fake, right?
Man I have no idea why, but each time I listen to that song I feel kinda happy, sad and nostalgic at the same time. I don't know if it's because of the song or EoE that I might associate with it, but it's really special.
Chuckie
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Haha, that is amazing. '90s VHS quality and all.
sixteen-bit
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incredible
Speaking of music, this hits right in the feels.
XANDER CAGE
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Yeah, that scene is great. Funnily enough that track is from another film called The Man Who Stole the Sun, if I remember right. Nothing hits me quite like this piece, though.
PairOfFilthySocks
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In all likelihood, at the very least, we'll have to wait till the Rebuild films are all out.
It's a bummer, but IIRC the original masters for the show aren't exactly in the best of shape, some of them are even lost for certain episodes.
Still, I'd kill for a pristine Blu Ray re-mastering of EoE.
Would be cool if they redo each episode with Rebuild's quality (dat HD). That would probably take a long time to come out on blu-ray/whatever the popular format will be by then. I can imagine them having to redo some audio work (VA, sound effects, etc.) to higher quality, too.
I definitely want a remaster of End of Evangelion. Funimation needs to get to it.
I definitely want a remaster of End of Evangelion. Funimation needs to get to it.
XANDER CAGE
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As long as they don't make all the Evas CG. Some shots in Rebuild are alright but for the most part the CG is way too jarring.
There's something must richer about cel animation that I prefer in general, as well. I mean aside maybe from frame count, I prefer the original over Rebuild here:
And yeah, Blu Ray End of Evangelion is probably one of my most desired things in life. That movie deserves to be seen in as pristine a print as possible. I'd also love for them to do a proper dub so that people who watch it in English aren't subjected to the pivotal translation mistake and farty sound effects ADV added. I mean I know subs are the way to watch foreign films, but like... the dub of EoE feels like a sick joke in spots, and I'm actually fond of some of the English cast.
I used to watch plenty of Anime (grew out of it for the most part), and I also concur that CG mixed in with proper animation looks weird and out of place.
The Rebuilds did it pretty well, I think. I liked how they did the command centre UI with keeping track of the pilots' sync ratio, stats, and the warnings. It looks slick as hell.
The Rebuilds did it pretty well, I think. I liked how they did the command centre UI with keeping track of the pilots' sync ratio, stats, and the warnings. It looks slick as hell.
JordanLMiller
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This was my experience.
XANDER CAGE
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Oh yeah, that's true. I do think all of the HUD/UI/computer porn in Rebuild is fucking awesome. But even then (excuse my tumblr searching)...
The old stuff looks baller.
I'm sure Funimation will get the TV series and End of Evangelion, eventually. Then, they'll redub both and release bad Blu-Ray upscales of the Renewal of Evangelion versions of the TV series, Death and Rebirth, and End of Evangelion!
I never realized how bad the official Region 1 release of End of Evangelion was until I saw a Renewal clip on YouTube.
Spoilers for anyone that hasn't seen End of Evangelion yet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG7b17XLz5Y
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