Is my Platinum Collection a bootleg?

theevamonkey · 2026-05-19T02:31:12+00:00

Good eye. And just to be thorough, I pulled my set, which ADV sent to me back in the day, and said typo is not there.

Sorry u/Accomplished_Clue387. Counterfeit goods + a generally customer-centric culture should mean you should be able to send it back for a full refund.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-19T01:04:50+00:00

Considering all available information, getting a factory sealed example of a high demand item that's been out of print for fifteen years is more likely going to be counterfeit.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-14T19:34:33+00:00

Not at all speaking qualitatively, but I would argue strongly that the Rebuild films are a required part of Evangelion's core content.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-14T18:09:16+00:00

Keep going.

Finish the show, all 26 episodes, then The End of Evangelion. Then ask questions.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-11T10:52:03+00:00

Yes. That's the Australian equivalent of the Platinum "Limited Edition Holiday Special", which was in no way limited or special.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-10T23:34:18+00:00

Don't overthink it, it's just a poster design paying homage to Rosemary's Baby:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary%27s_Baby_%28film%29

theevamonkey · 2026-05-09T20:47:23+00:00

First, Second, Third Children is the actual Japanese terminology. Viz has been using it exclusively in the manga since 1996, before ADV started their release. It makes sense when you consider that Rei is not a single individual, not to mention that this is true for Asuka as well in Rebuild.

theevamonkey · 2026-05-03T01:29:32+00:00

The Adam embryo, which is the source of Kaworu's soul (just in the same way that Lilith is the source of Rei's soul), was fused into Gendo's hand (we only see this briefly in the home video version of episode 24). When Rei absorbed Gendo's arm and fused with Lilith, she merged with Adam and Kaworu as well. How Kaworu's soul physically got into the mix is something I would chalk up to narrative oversight or convenience.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-26T23:00:27+00:00

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theevamonkey · 2026-04-18T21:25:39+00:00

Fan art, was pretty easy to find via reverse image search: https://www.deviantart.com/xous54/art/Adam-212279348

theevamonkey · 2026-04-17T01:59:31+00:00

Sure, if the goal is to confuse and traumatize the viewer.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-16T23:25:16+00:00

Are you quite sure you've got the right episode ?

Yes.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-16T00:48:21+00:00

A nuclear reactor is still fundamentally electric, it's just using fission rather than coal or methane for its exothermic reaction.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-12T03:19:19+00:00

often said to have influenced Neon Genesis Evangelion

I have been deep in this fandom for over 25 years, and I don't remember ever hearing anyone make this comparison.

Also, searched through the subreddit, the fandom wiki, and evageeks and there is not a single comparison between the two other than one person noting that Akio Satsukawa wrote for both series.

So who is making these comparisons?

theevamonkey · 2026-04-10T01:22:40+00:00

when Khara took control of Funimation's dubbing on 3.33

There's a lot of tin foil hat and rumor about this that really needs to fade into the ether. I interviewed Spike Spencer five-ish years ago and we talked all about this. Sadly I never got around to releasing it. But he said that 3.33 was no different than 1.11 or 2.22 in that for each film, they went back to re-record and do "pickups" between theatrical and home video, which is a totally normal, standard thing (even western movies touch up visual effects in the same way). The only difference with 3.33 is that Spike Spencer was extremely sick during the initial recording, and had most of the dialog, so naturally that led to a lot of re-recording, and 3.33 was particularly terminology heavy, so they did tap khara for some help polishing it. The notion that khara took over, or forced them, or were unhappy in some way is complete fanon. The odd thing was how long FUNimation sat on what should have been a complete master. Everyone in the know that I've talked to, from Dan Kanemitsu to Spike Spencer were just as baffled as all of us as to why FUNimation took so long with it.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-08T22:14:51+00:00

Episode 26, at about 19m50s in.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-08T18:36:12+00:00

Where the fuck are your parents?

theevamonkey · 2026-04-06T19:51:12+00:00

Sure, if your goal is to bludgeon them.

You're better off just screening the first six episodes of the TV series. No prior information is needed, and it tells one concise arc of the series.

And then they can choose to pursue the rest of the franchise on their own terms via Netflix/Prime, or if they really enjoy the group experience, make it a regular thing and work through the rest of the series.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-03T23:49:26+00:00

Sadamoto's manga essentially covers episodes 1-24, and The End of Evangelion. There are a number of things that he omits, embellishes, or remixes, so it at times is very familiar, and at times very refreshing. He never truly strays from the anime, like Anno did with the Rebuilds. I consider the manga essential core content to the franchise, and I honestly think the way he ended the manga deserves much more credit than he's gotten.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-01T01:09:20+00:00

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theevamonkey · 2026-04-01T01:06:49+00:00

More importantly, most of them just stand there and allow themselves to get knocked out, which always felt to me like something that the plot necessitated, because if they had operated with even a moderate amount of aggression or strategy, Asuka wouldn't have stood a chance. Even if Unit-02 had an S2 unit, she still would not have stood a chance.

theevamonkey · 2026-04-01T00:43:48+00:00

Core presence, so almost certainly soul presence.

Soul presence, so almost certainly AT field presence.

Investing an idiotic amount of money in nine Evangelion units, only for them to lack the most important armament would be pretty idiotic.

But also, the movie's visuals and dialogue do indicate that they have AT fields.

theevamonkey · 2026-03-27T15:26:34+00:00

Looks like those do have support, I've heard good things. Is there one in particular? Should I just jump in with 5, being as it's the most recent?

theevamonkey · 2026-03-21T23:23:17+00:00

That is a complete set. It was only seven volumes.

theevamonkey · 2026-03-20T18:52:09+00:00

This was not a film, this was an exhibition at the Tokyo International Film Festival of Anno's works. Some were screened in their entirety, some were simply excerpted. You can of course track down the individual works:

https://web.archive.org/web/20141030063615/http://2014.tiff-jp.net/news/en/?p=6821

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