Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Getting A New Anime After Ending Three Times, Because Nothing Ever Ends – SlashFilm

“Neon Genesis Evangelion” is likely one of the most iconic and legendary anime of all time, a present that continues to encourage debate 30 years after its launch. It’s not as a lot a deconstruction of mecha anime as it’s a love letter to it and to tokusatsu. Hideaki Anno’s “Neon Genesis Evangelion” is a bleak and miserable but finally hopeful and life-reaffirming masterpiece. It employs very broad concepts, themes, and tropes to ship one of the introspective, metaphysical, visually experimental tales in fashionable fiction.

“Evangelion” is ready 15 years after a worldwide disaster, in a world affected by assaults from big aliens often called Angels. We comply with a depressed teenage boy named Shinji who is continually coerced by his father to pilot an enormous mecha to combat stated Angels. At the least, that is the naked fundamentals of the premise, however as anybody who has tried to dive into the world created by Hideaki Anno is aware of, there may be a lot greater than that. If nothing else, there is no mistaken approach to interpret “Evangelion.”

The present begins as a monster-of-the-week sci-fi motion anime, earlier than evolving into an experimental exploration of the characters’ psyches. There’s loads of summary imagery and animation, culminating in a two-half finale that takes place completely inside Shinji’s thoughts. It’s horrifying, it’s sexy as hell, it may be fairly complicated and convoluted, and it’s a stunning and rewarding viewing expertise.

And now we’re about to do it once more. For the thirtieth anniversary celebration of “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” Studio Khara introduced a model new Evangelion anime collection (through Twitter). Sure, a narrative that has already ended 3 times is about to begin once more, as a result of “Evangelion” can by no means finish.

Essentially the most attention-grabbing factor in regards to the announcement is that Yoko Taro will likely be in command of writing the anime. Taro is finest identified for the extremely darkish and miserable video video games “NieR: Automata” and “Drakengard” so he’ll match proper in with the “Evangelion” universe. Kazuya Tsurumaki and Toru Yatabe will likely be in command of directing the brand new anime. Tsurumaki is taken into account Hideaki Anno’s protégé, serving as a longtime animator at Gainax, and directing the primary half of the 2-half finale of “Evangelion,” co-directing “The Finish of Evangelion,” and in addition the 4 “Rebuild of Evangelion” motion pictures.

Extra importantly, nonetheless, Tsurumaki additionally directed the “Gundam” collection “Cellular Swimsuit Gundam GQuuuuuuX,” which was co-produced by Studio Khara and felt very very like an “Evangelion” and “Gundam” crossover. Curiously, the mission is ready to be produced by Studio Khara and CloverWorks — the latter having co-produced the mecha anime “Darling within the Franxx.”

The concept of “Evangelion” coming again is a really bittersweet one. The final mission we received, “Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time,” was an ideal conclusion to the story, a pseudo remake, sequel, and reboot that served as not only a unbelievable movie but in addition a poignant finish to 25 years of “Evangelion.” There isn’t any have to proceed this story.

Then once more, we did not want any extra when “The Finish of Evangelion” was launched in 1997, or when Anno determined to do the “Rebuild of Evangelion” motion pictures. Each time Hideaki Anno is unable to withstand the urge to return to “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” he does it with a brand new lease on life and new concepts. That this time he is letting another person take the reins is a scary, but in addition thrilling prospect. Welcome again, “Evangelion,” you by no means actually left.