Tag: Evangelion
Evangelion at 20 – That (Brutal) Age
Being young hurts. Never let anyone tell you different. We can wax nostalgic all we want, but youth is the place where all the muscles…
Sense Impressions: NGE 20th Anniversary Celebration at AX 2015
If you had asked me two weeks ago if I was headed out this year toward the Los Angeles Convention Center for the anime celebration…
The Anno Age: Moving On From Hideaki Anno (Part 2)
The second part of Gendomike’s meditation on the effect HIdeaki Anno’s anime had on his life: from Kare Kano until today’s Evangelion remake films.
The Anno Age: Hideaki Anno and My Early Fandom (Part 1)
I: Insufficient Depression The problem with Hideaki Anno these days is that he seems too happy. At least that’s the impression one gets from reading…
O Captain! My Captain! Wherefore Art Thou, Captain Earth?
The failure of Captain Earth may be a sign that the day of the ambitious, mystical mecha series is ending. Gendomike ruminates on the type of show that got him into anime in the first place.
Hidenori Matsubara: Interview at Otakon 2014
We had the privilege of interviewing longtime animator, character designer, and animation director Hidenori Matsubara. A longtime colleague of Hideaki Anno, he’s worked on most major…