The Evangelion thread

^ Is the reaction to this news one of "malding"? I wouldn't know as the only anime forum/space I use is this one so I've so far seen a total of about 5 reactions to this news and no malding. But you can't really blame people if their response is a little muted to the news of another 90s anime getting resurrected for the second time.

Anno may have been open about leaving Eva open to other creatives but it doesn't change the fact that that creativity might be better spent on creating great new IP than flogging tired old ones. I'm not denying that this could still be great, mind you.
 
Vashdaman said:
^ Is the reaction to this news one of "malding"? I wouldn't know as the only anime forum/space I use is this one so I've so far seen a total of about 5 reactions to this news and no malding. But you can't really blame people if their response is a little muted to the news of another 90s anime getting resurrected for the second time.

Anno may have been open about leaving Eva open to other creatives but it doesn't change the fact that that creativity might be better spent on creating great new IP than flogging tired old ones. I'm not denying that this could still be great, mind you.
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I'm seeing a lot of negative reaction to this on Bluesky. The reaction here actually seems pretty decent.

I wouldn't call this a resurrection though given it was always the plan to follow up 3.0+1.0 with more projects. I do get giving that film the tagline "bye-bye all of Evangelion" may be confusing but I always interpreted that as Anno's goodbye to the series rather than a full stop on the franchise as a whole.

As for new IPs I don't really see this as too big of an issue either. While I love a good original I think it's nice to also have some familiar shows in the anime landscape like Gundam for example. That too started out with a main narrative that eventually branched out into the many AU spinoffs we see today. While much of Khara's output is split between Evangelion and other adaptations they've also got a history of supporting originals as shown in their Japan Animator Expo, one episode of which was eventually expanded into their The Dragon Dentist movie. Wouldn't be surprised if we get something original at some point.
 
Yeah, I’ve seen a few negative comments, but mostly I would describe the reception as mixed to positive.

I’m completely fine with them doing other stories in the universe or as AU content, my only thought is that I’d rather they go for an all new cast of characters than coming back to Shinji, Asuka and Rei et al. Unless it’s Pen Pen.
 
ActionFaust said:
I'm seeing a lot of negative reaction to this on Bluesky. The reaction here actually seems pretty decent.

I wouldn't call this a resurrection though given it was always the plan to follow up 3.0+1.0 with more projects. I do get giving that film the tagline "bye-bye all of Evangelion" may be confusing but I always interpreted that as Anno's goodbye to the series rather than a full stop on the franchise as a whole.

As for new IPs I don't really see this as too big of an issue either. While I love a good original I think it's nice to also have some familiar shows in the anime landscape like Gundam for example. That too started out with a main narrative that eventually branched out into the many AU spinoffs we see today. While much of Khara's output is split between Evangelion and other adaptations they've also got a history of supporting originals as shown in their Japan Animator Expo, one episode of which was eventually expanded into their The Dragon Dentist movie. Wouldn't be surprised if we get something original at some point.
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Anno should move onto Rebuild of Nadia!
 
I absolutely hate the original Evangelion but like Yoko Taro; the only way this will have any appeal for me is if it's just something entirely different in the same universe, with none of the same characters and a completely different style of storytelling.

Yoko Taro is at his best when he can do 100% what he wants to do. I can't see that really being the case here.
 
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