More Evangelion Merchandise: Summer Drink Bottle
The golden age of Evangelion merchandise continues. This time Japanese fast food restaurant Lotteria is releasing Evangelion themed coasters and reusable drink cups. This is the kind of news that makes me wish that I lived in Japan. Sure in the United States we get Star Trek and Pokemon at Burger King. But getting a cup with Rei in a sexy pose is a completely different experience.
The full set of coasters:
Hit the jump for more images.
Misato reads the news to you!
A new Playstation 3 program will allow Neon Genesis Evangelion heroine Misato Katsuragi to personally read the news to any Otaku willing to drop the 800 Yen a monthly subscription fee. Misato will read all types of news, including Anime Industry news, by pulling it from real world news sites and passing it through a voice synthesizer.
I suppose the key feature is that the end user is able to customize the backgrounds, music, and even Misato’s hair and clothes. I guess the next best thing to having Misato read the news is to have Misato read the news in whatever outfit you choose.
Source: Kotaku
Evangelion Asuka Langley Soryu Maid figure!
Kotobukiya is releasing a 1/7th scale Asuka Langley Soryu maid figure from the hit series Neon Genesis Evangelion. Asuka looks like she has taken a part time job in a maid cafe. She is dressed in a red gothic maid outfit carrying a tray of tasty treats. The figure will be released at the end of June and will retail for 7,149 Yen ($77). Check it out over at HimeyaShop or any of your favorite importers.
Hit the jump for more images of this great model.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance trailer proves you can’t have too much of a good thing
When the original Evangelion reboot movie came out I wasn’t extremely excited. It seemed like the original six or so episodes with better animation. The second of the four movies is coming and the trailer looks amazing. They seem to be skipping around in the anime, or at least covering only the most important plot points, because some of the scenes in this trailer are from episode 16 and beyond. The first movie ended around episode six. (or so I heard, I haven’t seen it yet)
The new character also has me worried. The trailer only shows a quick look at her and gives no information about her role in the story. Hopefully she’ll fit into the cast smoothly and enhance the original story as opposed to revising it.
Whatever these movies end up being they are the new Evangelion canon. If I had to judge just from this trailer I’d say we’re in for a long awaited treat.
