What the hell is going on? It's like the story went from one thing and suddenly turn into whatever it is now. Halfway through this episode, the entire thing feels so all over the place that I no longer knows what the writers have in mind for ending. I just hope that they somehow manage to sort this thing out and not draw it out further into a third season. Maybe my joke about the show going into The End of Evangelion territory wasn't so far off after all. We now have: a mother who willingly puts her children in anguish for the sake of a plan, a crazed father willing to do anything to kill the old Gods, there's a weapon floating in the sky and pillars coming out looking like they are DNA strands. I wonder if the so-called rumor about how Code Geass not turning exactly how Taniguchi envisions it is true after all. It'd be unfortunate if that's the case and I would like to know how far back into the past these changes happened.
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<spoilers ahead,="" so="" please="" be="" cautious.=""> This episode reminded me of Evangelion in so many ways. The method they use to control mecha is exactly the same. Even the fact that they have a test simulator inside LCL green liquid is similar. When that Xam'd..글 전체보기
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Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link. Sunshine Buddies Gift -- Honey White, Cherry Pink. Spread some love with these two new solar powered Sunshine Buddies (aka Hidamari no Tami) toys, which lazily move their heads from side to side in a relaxing manner, a great item to remind you to slow down and take it easy. Since they run through the miracle of solar power, they never need batteries! Yoko / Yomako Hug Pillow Case. We love Gurren Lagann, the ultimate giant robot mecha series from Gainax, the fine folks who created Evangelion, Nadia and Aim for the Top. This is the ultimate dakimakura, or Hug Pillow cover, that lets you sleep with the gorgeous Yoko...or her teacher alter ego, Yomako. COWBOY BEBOP ~ Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Blu-ray Disc). Here's a fabulous treat for anime fans: the gorgeous Cowboy Bebop movie brought to you in full Blu-Ray glory! Enjoy every 1080p frame of this fabulous movie in your living room. Myojo July 2008. The handsomest and best-looking guys in Japan can be seen in Myojo, the magazine for people who like the "Johnny's" look. We've gotten the newest issue, filled with Japanese heartthrobs like Kinki Kids, Arashi, and more. Figure King No. 124. Got another issue of Figure King for you, the awesome perfect bound magazine that documents all the best toys and figures in Japan right now. Special on Saint Seiya this issue, too! Animal ONIGIRI Bento Box ~ Black Cat. Then we've got another bento box for you, which features a space to put your favorite onigiri (as triangle shaped rice balls are known) inside the cute cat ears. Kawaii! On top of everything, this series of bento box is issued at a very reasonable price. Secret Flavors Hi-Chew Collection. This is a treat from Morinaga, a bag of Hi-Chew soft candies with flavors that are all secret! What mysterious tastes await you when you to go open the next candy? Classic Hello Kitty Bento Trio Set. A "trio set" is a sturdy plastic case featuring spoon, fork and chopsticks, and it's a great accessory to go with your favorite bento lunchbox. This is the classic 1970s Hello Kitty design, really cute! Lucky Cat Candle Stand Display. Then check out this Lucky Cat item, a ceramic cat that invites good luck into your home by holding a candle for you. A unique and fun item from Japan! Zero no Tsukaima Visual Collection. Zero no Tsukaima, or the Familiar of Zero, is a great anime about a magic school in an alternate world, and the poor girl who can't make any of her spells work properly. This great artbook (which features illustrations that can be removed and displayed separately if you wish) is back in stock. Clear New Spiral Ball Pointed Pen. Back to school season is right around the corner, and J-List is well stocked with Japanese pens, pencil cases, notebooks and other useful tools to help your or those close to you study effectively. This is a new pen from Zebra, a high quality Spiral Ball Pointed Pen, made writing over long hours. Onnanoko Database 2008 ~ Fashion ver. - How to Draw Manga Girls. Next, see fresh stock of this popular How To Draw Manga series book, which presents you with excellent examples of some of the cutest and easiest-to-draw manga girls to help you improve your manga eye. Japanese School Bookbag. If you've ever wanted to own your very own Japanese school bag, well, now you can! This high quality school bag is used by Japanese students all throughout Japan to carry their books to school, and you can do the same. In stock today! Sakura Key Chain Medicine Case. Another innovative product from Japan, these are sakura-printed pill boxes which you can use to store the important medicine you need need to take each day. Back in stock. Restocked Lucky Cat, Kokeshi. Other traditional items back in stock include our smash hit Lucky Cat tea cups (pink and yellow), along with a great wooden Kokeshi doll themed for summer. Totoro Bento, Too. Totoro fans, the popular Red Lacquered Bento Box is back in stock, too. It features a stackable design with removable sections for the ultimate bento experience. Also, we've gotten the Totoro "Forest" Airtight Bento Box for you. Niko Niko Punch 2, Hello Kitty Onigiri Decoration. Bento enthusiasts know that J-List has the best selection of rare items for making traditional Japanese boxed lunch special, and today we're adding a deluxe new nori punch that makes cute faces in sheets of seaweed,. Also, see fresh stock of the Hello Kitty Onigiri Decorate Set, for making rice balls in the shape of that familiar Sanrio character! New Pinky Street Figures *Preorder*. Enjoy the stylish Pinky Street girls, who can change clothes as easily as popping the heads off one body and moving it to another. See three new upcoming Pinky Street (also written Pinky:St.) figures, which you can order now. Restocked Japanese Pretz, Gum & More. You know that J-List sells the best selection of Japanese snacks outside of Japan. Today we're restocking Glico Bakery Pretz Melon Bread and Honey and Butter flavor, gothic-style Lotte Glamatic Gum in Muscat and Lychee flavor, and a very popular item, Ramune Bottle Candy. Downhill Night 1-3 *Preorder*. The newest PC dating-sim games to be announced are the Downhill Night trilogy (Japanese title, Moero Downhill Night), an exciting series of "H" games in which you must help beautiful female drivers win fast-paced races. Unfortunately the games weren't posted to the site as they should have been last weekend, but they're up now, ready for preorder! Sabra DVD Mook ~ YukoReal -- Yuko Ogura. Yuko Ogura is the #1 Japanese cute idol, and it's easy to see why with an amazing body like that. See limited stock of her Sabra Mook (a cross between a magazine and a book) that comes with a DVD. Queen's Blade / Queen's Gate Restocked. For fans of the Queen's Blade combat game (which is really an excuse for otakus to buy some really affordably priced color art books and enjoy the art), see various restocked books, including Cattleya (with her son in tow, as always), the sexy Claudette, Erina who was created by the character designer for Mai Hime, and the Moetan / Ink Nijihara crossover. Joso Shonen Collection - Boys Dressed as Girls ~ Game ver. This is, ahem, one of the most innovative ideas we've seen in a while. Instead of super-cute girls, the game presents super cute...boys, dressed as super-cute girls. It's quite a twist. This is the official art book for the popular game.
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I’ve always thought that the Evangelion X BEAMS line of clothing was overpriced, despite their innovative designs. Then came along RADIO EVA, boring designs and overpriced cloth. Why, this looks like any dull Polo Tee. Guess how much it’s going to cost. It will blow your mind away. EVA RADIO hits Eva fanboy wallet for 10290 hp. Eva [...]
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We’ve been talking about anime properties such as Cowboy Bebop, Neon Genesis Evangelion and more getting the ‘Hollywood Treatment’. So which ones are you most excited about? Place your vote, then tell us what you’re most excited about…and what you’re most afraid will happen once it leaps to live action. If yours isn’t on the list, [...]
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Personally we would have called it EVA-ball.  Regardless this is one of our favorite new videos, its a mash up of Drangon ball Z and Neon Genesis Evangelion - with Trunks staring as Shinji.  Personally we don’t think Trunks has the right level of emo-ness to pull off Shinji.  We would recast it as follows…. [...]
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Here are today's "really cool products" that I've picked out for you, out of the 30+ new items we've added to the J-List and JBOX.com sites today. Note that some products may be "not safe for work" but that all links will allow you to redirect yourself either to the J-List or JBOX.com websites. To see all the J-List products, check out J-List or the JBOX.com updated products link. Space Invader Magnet Collection. Space Invaders, or "Invader Game" as it's known in Japan, is a true bit of pop culture history, and you can make your own space wars with these cool magnets, portraying the alien invaders, the UFO that flies across the top, and the canon defending the Earth. Doki Doki Majo Shinpan Duo. One of the most popular games for the Nintendo DS is the Doki Doki Majo Shinpan (Thump-Thump Witch Judgment, or more accurately, Heart-Pounding Magical Investigation) in which you must discover the secret witches who have snuck into the school. Of course, this involves touching all the girls with the stylus until you touch the right spot on one of the girls to discover if she's the witch. A surprisingly naughty new game for the Nintendo DS! KEI's GALLERY ~ Kei Garou. Enjoy the gorgeous works of Japanese artist Kei Garou, who is the creator of Miku Hatsune as well as her sisters and many other beautiful works. A fabulous artbook you will love to own. INNOCENCE ~ ABSOLUTE EDITION (Blu-ray Disc). Prepare for the most incredible anime experience ever, with the release of Ghost in the Shell: Innocence on Blu-Ray. The master work by Mamoru Oshii and Shirow Masamune is so visually beautiful that it cries out to be watched in this amazing format. True 1920x180p HD visuals! This is Animation -- Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea. Ponyo on the Cliff by Sea (Japanese title: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, or Ponyo On The Cliff) is the hit new animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. This is the great This Is Animation book filled with art and character info from the movie, now in stock. Totoro Music Box -- Sleeping Totoro. One of the coolest ceramic Totoro music boxes we've ever sold, this features a great diorama of the giant Totoro sleeping inside his hollow tree, while the other two Totoros and the Cat Bus peer in at him. Amazing detail! Shipped in a protective box to you. Figure King No. 125. Figure King is the excellent magazine detailing the best prepainted anime figures available. While this is normally only available as a revolving subscription, we've got a limited number of issues in stock today. Fraulein Revoltech Mami & Ami ~ IdolM@sters. The Fraulein Revoltech line is great because they can be posed in so many ways. Today we're posting the kawaii idol singers Mami and Ami from Idolm@sters. Darn, they're cute! Lotte Toppo for Men. Toppo is one of our favorite snacks, a delicious baked pretzel stick with chocolate inside, that's great to munch on. This is the new Toppo for Men, with a great taste that's not too sweet. Japanese Gum, Wasabi Cheetos. Then enjoy the amazing new Wasabi Cheetos (!) from Frito Lay Japan, sold only in Japan, so hot and spicy they're "Rated R." Also, we've got some new Whiteen P.S. Gum in Peach flavor, which will whiten your teeth and bring you "Happy x Lucky." Cure 2008 vol. 60. You can't really find a better perfect bound magazine for documenting Japan's amazing J-ROCK scene with its visual-key culture elements and cool gothic scene. This issue is available in limited stock -- of course, regular subscriptions of cool music magazines from Japan are also available. Bridget 1/7 Figure ~ Guilty Gear XX. Fantastic figure of Bridget from Guilty Gear, the incredibly effeminate bishounen male character from the game. Really, this is one of the most incredible figures I've seen in an age. Fair warning: this figure is really a guy who was raised in a convent. (Cue Admiral Ackbar saying, "It's a trap!") Back in stock today! Neon Genesis EVANGELION Stamp Set *Rare Limited Edition . The popular Japanese EVANGELION stamps sold out in a short time, but we're happy to announce we've got a few more in stock. Get 'em while we still have 'em! R2-D2 Soy Sauce Bottle, Shampoo Bottles. Look for fresh stock of the runaway hit R2-D2-shaped soy sauce bottle and pepper grinder, which sold out in record time despite a huge shipment we'd gotten in. We've got a few left in stock, as well as the popular R2-D2 shampoo bottles for Star Wars fans, sold only in Japan. Creators' Labo CL#016 Ignis Figure ~ Jingai Makyou *Preorder*. We were floored by how good this new figure of Misato from the popular game Chaos Gate. Oh-so-nice detailing with that flowing anime hair going all over the place. Totoro *Jumbo* Playing Cards. These are great traditional playing cards for large or small hands that make playing cards all the more fun. Features Totoro art by Hayao Miyazaki himself! More Bento Stuff. See more stock of the Retro Trading Mark Bento Box that's been a top seller more than a year, as well as the cute Bear Paws and Black Cat Paws animal-themed bento lunchboxes. Restocked EVANGELION Head Interface ~ Rei Ayanami ver. Next, see fresh stock of the Eva anime hair clips, which let you become Asuka or Rei for instant cosplay. We've managed to get both versions back in stock for you. Gekkan -- Akane Suzuki. Wow, the lovely Akane-chan looks darned nice, lazing around her apartment and showing you her beautiful body. A delightful woman with a slender and shapely body, this is one photomagazine you will look at often. Restocked DVDs. Then enjoy restocked DVDs, including Beautiful Gymnastics AV Debut Chika Nitta, New Half Miki, Aquarium - Twelve Angels in Water (yes, it's anime cosplay filmed under water), Alice Pink File with Mai Hagiwara (!), Moodyz Beautiful Jukujo 4 Hours, and more.
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When we look back on a series, rationalising and explaining its appeal, we inevitably embrace the experience which surrounds it. Think of a Cowboy Bebop/Evangelion/Gurren Lagann review which doesn’t measure the show in terms of its popularity, or its ground breaking impact. To really examine the emotional experience of a story we have to be [...]
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Fan rejoice! A live action remake of of the popular series is currently in the works and will be released as early as end September.
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From ANN - Eva: 1.0, Afro Samurai to Run in German Film Fest …Two anime films and a live-action spinoff of a popular manga will be screened in the Focus Asia program of Germany’s Fantasy Filmfest,… After its September 2007 Japanese opening, the new Evangelion movie traveled to film festivals in… Ray’s take: I think I can imagine [...]
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