Why am i such a kid?
The Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise is more than 10 years old now, and i’m still raving over a new theatrical release spanning 4 new movies which provides (yet) another alternate conclusion to the series. The original had moments of pure joy, despair and even disgust which really kept it in the minds of all its viewers. No international release has been slated just yet, although most fans would be closely watching. I’ve let my guard down and only figured this morning, looking at wiki, checking out the trailers, just a week over before the Japanese release date (1/9/2007).
Differences include:
According to an article in the February 2007 issue of Newtype USA, the first movie will end with Operation Yashima, an incident that takes place during Episode 6 of the original Evangelion TV series. The article also states that a brand new character to the Evangelion universe will be introduced in the second installment and that some of the differences between the original series and the new movies will take advantage of 3D CG technology not available when the series was produced back in 1995. Another story change is that Kaworu will make a much earlier appearance; in the series, he was not introduced until episode 24. – source: wikipedia
Well now, if you’ve watched the original series, you probably would get excited all over again. It’s a real emotional roller-coaster as you dive deep into each character’s thoughts. Just when will this reach Malaysian shores?
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I did my best. Even after reading in TheStar how StarHub, a leading ISP in Spore was forced to blow on its users who have illegally downloaded animes and dampen the sales of Odex, Singapore’s largest anime retailer/provider who will take action with fines of around SGD5,000. I do not know if TMNet would ever do that, since its users can’t even use a BT client for more than 3 mins without causing all sorts of deathspells and plagues on your internet line, neither do i care. But being left in awe by Mind Game and Paprika reviews, not to mention a host of other non-mainstream animes which unluckily for this part of the world is not genuine appreciated, I have resorted to downloading both of those movies online. I swear i’ll purchase those dvds if they were available (affordably). If i atone for my downloading in that way, there’s no issue right?
