Image Board Collections is an image gallery of the various characters and development of the design work that can be paused but not navigated through.
The show includes some commentary from the creators about their intent and development of all aspects of the show. It’s Essentiallyea clip show, it’s designed to give an audience all the details of the characters, EVAs, the Angels, the characters and much more.
Genesis 0:0 IN THE BEGINNING is an archival recap program produced for Japanese TV. There are Five Audition Tapes for the various Japanese Actors Megumi Hayashibara (Rei), Yuko Miyamura (Asuka), Kotono Mitsuishi (Misato), Yuiko Yamaguchi (Ritsuko), and Fumihiko Tachiki (Gendoh).
There is the TV Commercial promoting the Soundtrack release in Japan during its original run, the TV Commercial promoting the video game adaptation of the series, The TV Commercials for different Anime/Manga Magazines that had Evangelion content, and there are also TV Premiere Promos for the the premiere of the Anime series in Japan. There’s the 30 Second Next Episode Previews included on 20 of the 26 episodes, there are TV Commercials from the Japanese VHS Release, including 4 ads promoting both VHS and LASERDISCS in Japan during its original run. The exhaustive extras includes Title-free Opening, without any of the Burned in Titles. Included are EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)2, and THE END OF EVANGELION, all in their complete, uncut form. The five disc release includes most extras in Japanese with English subtitles and comes with the pair of films that continue the saga. It’s easy to see why a series like this is being given such buzz and rabid reaction, now that it’s officially on Blu-Ray in both massive Deluxe and Standard Editions. Hell, new fans might just end up enjoying the original so much more. With the reboot now showing streaming, it’s a benefit to see the original article. The series perfectly establishes the Angels as threats that Earth is simply unprepared to fight, and the welfare of civilization is sadly pushed on to children. There are also some very menacing villains, all of whom have so much more going on with them than what they initially seem at first glance. Even if you’re not much of an anime fan, the series garners rich drama and unique characters that we can root for. “Neon Genesis Evangelion” hasn’t aged a bit since its initial run in 1995, with all twenty six episodes of the show flowing seamlessly together beautifully. Slowly they along with the people that hurt and protect the Children begin to realize there is something larger and more complex going on. As this group of Children grows in number and skill the toll is taken on them. As these Children are pushed and prodded by their “Government Minders,” the various Politicians and Scientists whose motives are shadowy. The series follows a group of Children Test Pilots of EVA, Mechas designed to defend Earth from “the Angels,” a nearly indestructible extra-terrestrial race whose motivations for destruction are unknown and seemingly inexplicable. While I’ve never been big on this kind of anime before, sitting through “Neon Genesis Evangelion” was a unique and entertaining experience. Particularly, it can be found in Western pop culture from children’s animated series to right up to cinema. While it hasn’t endured a long shelf life like, say, “One Piece,” its elements can be found in much of pop culture. Hideaki Anno’s “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is one of the most iconic and influential anime series ever created.