Comments on: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

By: Aka

Aka — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:28:26 +0000

Pretty sure no one did. That’s Asuka Langley, one of the more iconic characters in anime fandom. Much more widely known and popular than my beloved Horo.

Horo in a plugsuit would be interesting…

By: That1Gai

That1Gai — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:12:33 +0000

I’m just wondering, that second girl from the left on the top picture; did anybody else think of her as a ROBOT HORO? idk, that was my first impression.

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Review: Kotobukiya’s Makinami Mari Illustrious | OMGWebsite — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:05:39 +0000

[...] perhaps not even look at the base all too carefully. After re-watching Evangelion 2.22 (saw 2.0 back in theatres in November ‘09), I’m reminded which Evangelion Mari ends up piloting and which Eva [...]

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Recent Purchases, April 2nd 2010 Edition | OMGWebsite — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:32:07 +0000

[...] Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0: You Can (Not) Advance, I missed out on seeing this in theatre at the Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema back in 2008, [...]

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Review: Kotobukiya’s Shikinami Asuka Langley (Eva 2.0) | OMGWebsite — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:33:42 +0000

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By: Zakenna

Zakenna — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:10:38 +0000

ooooh that’s awesome you got to see it so soon. You even got to see First Squad too.2009 was a good year for anime in the theaters.(EVA 2.0, Eden of the East movies, Summer Wars, First Squad, KnK 7) Wish I could see some of these in theaters rather than as fansubs/DVDs

By: Rico-sama

Rico-sama — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:59:56 +0000

The thing I noticed that was different about Misato is that she took charge of her surroundings (and the story) in the new movie a lot sooner than she did in the series: Misato is not so happy with naively dancing to Gendo’s or Seele’s tune and has her own goals.

It makes me think they’ve got great things planned for her.

By: Aka

Aka — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:13:36 +0000

I figured it was a loaded question but I had to know anyway

I was pretty interested in how Mari would turn out and why they would add her character. But I think I was more annoyed than anything at first, mainly due to her terrible terrible terrible name I think. But I think she proved herself decently. Though I have some annoyances with her that I can’t discuss yet.

Misato I felt seemed a lot the same but I guess I’m not very observant. Because talking with some people I met at the theatre they made comments about Misato as well. Though I do feel for Misato, her car keeps getting trashed, poor girl.

By: Rico-sama

Rico-sama — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:06:48 +0000

Now there is a loaded question to ask an Eva fan, lol.

Had you asked me before I saw Evangelion 1.0 I would’ve been like you and say Asuka without hesitation. I know her bitchy, self-serving attitude turned a lot of people off but to me that was a critical element that added to her complexity and made her such an engaging character. She did the most to hide her pain, but also ended up showing it the most.

Now it’s a toss up between Asuka and Misato. I might be riding the high after only seeing Eva 1.0 recently, but damn did I like how Misato rolled in the last 20 minutes. She’s taken charge of things sooner in this reboot than in the TV series and I can only imagine amazing things will come of it. :3

I can’t wait to see how Asuka is in the second movie; honestly I’m more interested in that than I am in Mari, lol.

By: Aka

Aka — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:15:52 +0000

It was quite something to see, but the theatre wasn’t your average cineplex type deal. It was a smaller single screen theatre which I have to say had poor seats and sound. I found the seats quite uncomfortable and squeaky, and the sound only came from in front of you as opposed to all around like a modern theatre.

That all said, I wasn’t really paying too much attention once the movie started and didn’t much care save for the odd time when I heard other peoples chairs squeak.

Curious though Rico, who’s your favourite character? I’ve always been a fan of Asuka myself. I think more so now as I found her more likable in this version. Or maybe that’s just the fanservice talking.