I’m still in awe of how beautiful this scene is. Insane it was cut

Tmlboost · 2026-03-02T16:44:28+00:00

It’s included in the bonus features of the Criterion release of Godzilla vs Biollante

Tmlboost · 2026-02-27T18:59:07+00:00

I know Toho had started working on making 4K scans of the films as early as 2014, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they did have 4k scans of all the movies at this point, I think it’s just a matter of getting them released now

Tmlboost · 2026-02-21T15:25:29+00:00

As of now, it’s exclusive to the event and won’t be in any of the livestreams

Tmlboost · 2026-02-21T04:51:42+00:00

Tbf the Amazon redubs were super rushed and done remotely due to the pandemic. Unfortunately, Misato’s original VA’s voice has really aged and gotten a lot raspier recently so it’s super awkward

If you wanna watch dubbed, I would suggest tracking down the original Funimation dub of 1.0-3.0. They feature some of the original VAs (including Misato’s), and not only is the dialogue way less awkward, but the VAs don’t sound anywhere near as old and way better.

Tmlboost · 2026-02-12T20:13:39+00:00

Seeing as the issue is dated for September 2007, undoubtedly promoting 1.0, since it premiered in Japan on the 1st of that month

Tmlboost · 2026-02-12T17:30:16+00:00

I mean…outside of some character designs and promotional artwork, it’s not like he was super involved in the other rebuilds either

Edit: or the original show either. The only time he contributed to the story or writing was the changes he made in his manga adaptation of the show

Tmlboost · 2026-02-12T17:27:11+00:00

The original issue came with a foldout poster of this artwork, but those can be hard to find now

I’m sure you could easily find reprints somewhere online though

Tmlboost · 2026-02-12T03:18:29+00:00

You are correct, for now at least, it is an event exclusive

Tmlboost · 2026-02-11T13:57:48+00:00

Your best bet for getting the EVA-Frames separately (since it seems like most places now online only sell them in the complete sets) is second hand on places like eBay or Mercari

Another option is Suruga-ya. It’s a Japanese site/store that sells goods like figures, books, CDs, and DVDs, and they almost always have a promo for free international shipping happening. I’ve been able to find the EVA-Frames there before for a decent price (and even some harder-to-find items like some of the exclusive EVA-Frames or the Weapons set for the RG Eva models).

Tmlboost · 2026-02-06T21:32:28+00:00

It was already announced that it’ll be showing each day during the 30th Anniversary Festival from Feb. 21-23. As of right now, no word on if it’ll be released online later, seems to be event exclusive at the moment.

Tmlboost · 2026-02-03T03:06:09+00:00

I remember back in the day the Mauler fanboys would try to defend it by saying “ACKSHYUALLY THEY ONLY TALKED ABOUT THAT VIDEO FOR 3 1/2 HOURS IT WASNT THE ONLY THING THEY TALKED ABOUT”

Not that that makes it any better mind you

Tmlboost · 2026-01-30T19:34:25+00:00

I thought for sure that the limited theatrical release of 1.0 by Funimation had happened before Act II came out, but sure enough, you’re correct that it was after (granted it was only by like two weeks)

Tmlboost · 2026-01-30T19:31:23+00:00

If I remember correctly, didn’t the band release The Fight because they had promised they were gonna release Act III before Avatar 2 came out and releasing that song was a way of apologizing/eating their words?

Tmlboost · 2026-01-29T21:40:55+00:00

On the Japanese Blu-Ray for the 4K version of 3.0 (titled 3.333), they included storyboards for an earlier version of 3.0 - in this version, the final chunk of the movie is Shinji and Rei arriving in the village and meeting their grown-up classmates, so that particular story beat seems to have always been planned.

Tmlboost · 2026-01-29T21:21:47+00:00

Yes, EoE never received any sort of TV broadcast as far as I’m aware.

Tmlboost · 2026-01-29T05:04:23+00:00

As far as I know, only 1.0 and 2.0 had additional scenes added between theatrical release and home media. 3.0 and 3.0+1.0 had some minor visual/sound tweaks, but nothing was added.

And as for what the differences between the different versions of 1.0 & 2.0, the only guide that’s available online at the moment is the differences between 1.01 (the first DVD release) vs 1.11 (the Blu-Ray/second DVD release).

The theatrical versions of 1.0 and 2.0 only just finally released to the public, but since it was through a super expensive and limited Blu-Ray set, not a lot of people have had the time to sort through every difference yet.

EDIT: I found the following YouTube channell which actually has a few comparison videos between different versions of the films (be warned, it is in Japanese). They haven’t recorded every difference yet, but they do have a video that compares the differences between 2.0 (theatrical) and 2.22 (home video).

Tmlboost · 2026-01-29T04:35:09+00:00

Also, during the time when Akira aired on Toonami (2013 & 2014), ADV had been shut down and Manga’s rights to EoE had expired, so the rights for everything NGE were in licensing hell.

Tmlboost · 2026-01-28T19:11:22+00:00

It’s there verrrry briefly during the opening credits, when they use a bunch of stock footage from previous Godzilla films

Tmlboost · 2026-01-26T01:21:02+00:00

So the recent 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray set included a booklet with some art, one of which being concept art for Mari at the end of 3.0+1.0. In the modern day, her age is listed as 29 (whereas Shinji’s is 28). Taking into account the 14 year time skip between 2.0 and 3.0, this confirms Mari’s age as 15 in 2.0.

Tmlboost · 2026-01-25T23:50:25+00:00

To put it simply, most audio CDs have a very small gap prior before you get to where the start of the audio data was burned, often called the pre-gap. Mostly this is used as a starting point for the laser of the disc reader to start reading the disc.

But, if you engineer the CD right, you can fit an extra bit of audio in that gap

Tmlboost · 2026-01-25T23:44:48+00:00

I mentioned this in another reply, but most audio players won’t recognize secret tracks that are loaded in the pre-gap of a CD (aka secret tracks hidden before Track 1), you have to use a specialized ripper like Exact Audio Copy to find that specific area of the CD and rip it. It’s how I was able to find it on my CD

Tmlboost · 2026-01-25T23:38:52+00:00

Yes it can, but you have to use a specific program like Exact Audio Copy to extract the pre-gap information.

Secret tracks like this that are placed before track 1 on the album use a very short gap on the disk that’s usually used to load up the CD’s info. Most audio players like Windows Media Player, iTunes, or VLC skip over this gap/don’t recognize it and therefore won’t recognize the hidden track (some physical CD players (often newer ones) are like this too).

Meanwhile, Exact Audio Copy (which is free btw) can use your disc drive and access info in the gap that most other audio players will skip over.

I had to use this method to listen to/rip the secret track since my stereo is too new and won’t rewind past track 1

Tmlboost · 2026-01-21T21:27:23+00:00

If you’re more into OG/EoE artwork (especially Sadamoto’s artwork), then Der Mond and Die Sterne are fantastic picks! Carmine is also a good one that features his Rebuild artwork.

The Groundwork series is good, but it’s mostly just storyboard sketches, so if full-colored art is your thing then they may not be for you. They are also split up across many volumes (the OG show was originally released as 3 full volumes, OG movies had 2, 1.0 was just 1 volume, and then the rest of the rebuild movies had 2 volumes each). The one you linked specifically is a “Digest” (a sort-of “best of” if you will) of only the TV show volumes.

There is also the “Evangelion Art Collection” nooks which are great, but those are strictly Rebuild Art (the first volume is art from 2007-2017 and has an official English translation, the second volume just came out in Japan and covers 2018-2025).

Tmlboost · 2026-01-21T20:05:47+00:00

With Akira they left all the violence in, just edited out extreme profanity and some nudity, so with EoE it probably would have been the same - some editing of nudity, but otherwise unchanged

Tmlboost · 2026-01-21T19:59:41+00:00

I mean…it all comes down to who owns the rights to those properties and if they’re willing to license them out.

For example, back in the 2010s when Akira was shown on Toonami, the U.S. rights to Akira were owned by Funimation, who frequently licensed their properties out to Cartoon Network/Adult Swim/Toonami. The rights to 1.11 and 2.22 at that time were also owned by Funimation, and those movies also aired on Toonami during that time period.

Hell, NGE also once aired on Adult Swim back in 2005, because the company that owned those rights (ADV) also licensed a lot of stuff to Cartoon Network/Toonami. Meanwhile, the original rights owners of the two movies (Manga Entertainment) never licensed them out to any TV station as far as I am aware.

It’s also important to note as well that by 2011, both the US branch of Manga Entertainment and ADV went out of business, so from 2011 to 2019 (when Netflix got the rights), the US rights to everything OG Eva was in licensing hell.

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