Neon Genesis Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Shin Seiki Evangerion)is a 1995 original television anime series by director and writer Hideaki Anno, character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and music composer Shiro Sagisu. Produced by studio GAINAX, the series was first broadcast in Japan on October 1995 as part of the Autumn season.
Background: “In 2015, Tokyo-3 is under attack from “Angels, ” extraordinary beings that possess various special abilities. Multipurpose Humanoid Decisive Weapon, Evangelion is the only method to counter these Angels, and Shinji Ikari is chosen as its pilot. The battle for the fate of humankind has begun. Exactly what are the Angels? What is destined for the young pilots? And what will become of humanity?” Plot Synopsis via Anime Limited, December 2021.
Getting straight to the point – Neon Genesis Evangelion is finally back in print! I remember how there was a legal issue between Studio Khara & Hideaki Anno versus GAINAX over the IP, followed by Anno’s main focus on the
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Film series that have been factors as to why the series hasn’t been relicensed since. Many were convinced it would be a long while before the series would come back in whatever shape or form, but eventually Netflix managed to spend millions acquiring the streaming exclusivity rights for the series as well as its two theatrical films.
I first watched Neon Genesis Evangelion in 2012 and it was a series that I had wanted to check out due to its reception and sci-fi concept. While I didn’t exactly watch the series via legit means, it was still a series that kept me interested in the franchise even after finishing it. Eventually I picked up the manga version of the story and also enjoyed it, as well as watching the
Films that were available at the time to basically consume more of the franchise. To this day, especially with the recent release of
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Due for 2022 but not as director). I’ve not watched every single one of his works but of the ones that I have seen (
), his direction is pretty interesting and I am very excited to see his Shin film projects that are in the works.
Licensing is complicated and everyone knows that already. Neon Genesis Evangelion was first distributed by ADV Films during the late 90s to early 00s and was released on VHS and DVD in the UK, Ireland, US & Canada territories. The series also had director’s cut versions for select episodes which were also released in English and eventually the series as a whole was then ‘remastered’ on DVD as a Platinum Edition. The Platinum Edition is probably the version that many had picked up before it went out of print.
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In addition to the TV series, there were two theatrical films released in Japan soon after the TV series. The first was Evangelion: Death and Rebirth which was intended to replace the final two episodes of the TV series while also recapping the events of the story, though budget issues resulted in the ‘Rebirth’ portion being incomplete. There have been revisions over time with Evangelion: Death (True)² being the version many had probably seen the most.
This then led to a second film called The End of Evangelion that basically continues where Rebirth left off and offers a new ending to the series. Both of these films were first distributed by Manga Entertainment on DVD in the UK, Ireland, US & Canada territories.
Then eventually both the TV series and the films went out of print, and had remained unavailable for years. That is, until Netflix picked up the streaming rights in November 2018 for a June 2019 release while Anime Limited acquired the home video rights for the UK & Ireland in May 2020 for a December 2021 release. GKIDS and Madman eventually followed suit for the US & Canada and Australia & New Zealand territories not long after.
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Now this is where things get interesting. Anime Limited announced plans for an Ultimate Edition the day they announced the license, and what we got is another big box full of artwork and debatable design choices. They are no stranger to large box sets as seen with
Offering a Vinyl case. The ideas are very good, but it’s very hit or miss depending on the execution. For Neon Genesis Evangelion, we have the unexpected approach of having artwork and size based on the Japanese Laserdisc releases.
The packaging includes a large rigid-board shoulder box that houses a whole bunch of artwork never used in the UK & Ireland releases before. Inside the box are two fold-out disc carriers for the Blu-ray discs, a hardcover 156-page book with promotional artwork, information about the Angels and episodes and more, 11 double-sided 12×12” art boards also using Laserdisc artwork, and a few more physical items like a resin paperweight model of the show’s 3rd Angel Sachiel, and double-sided guest ID Card that has the NERV logo alongside a 450mm lanyard adorned with the Magi System’s “EMERGENCY” indicators.
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The artwork is free of any information or BBFC content and there’s no info sheet this time around. In terms of size, the height is 15”, the width is 14.3” and the depth is 4.3”. It’s basically just a bit taller than Anime Limited’s ultimate edition release of
Originally was supposed to have 1500 units, the set sold out in 12 hours so it was extended to 2500 units for an SRP of £299.99 which was available to order at £199.99 (or £180 if you have an Anime (Un)Limited membership like myself). A week later they eventually announced a collector’s edition Zavvi exclusive set for £124.99 and a standard edition Blu-ray for £69.99. All three versions were available on the same day.
Due to various circumstances, only the first 1000 units of the Ultimate Edition were shipped out before the Christmas holidays while the rest will be available in January 2022.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (ultimate Edition Blu Ray) Unboxing
This is another area that’s going to be pretty messy to explain. The ultimate edition Blu-ray release for Neon Genesis Evangelion comes with 11 Blu-ray discs, authored and encoded by MediaOCD, and there’s a reason why there’s a lot of discs involved.
Let’s start with the English dubs. Basically both the collector’s edition and ultimate edition include two English dubs for Neon Genesis Evangelion, and two English dubs for the theatrical films Evangelion: Death (True)² and The End of Evangelion. Many will be more familiar with the original dubs produced by ADV Films for the series and Manga Entertainment for the films.
But when the series and films were made available on Netflix, a new English dub was produced by VSI Group with Khara’s supervision. This meant a whole new cast and a mixed reception, some preferring the new cast while others still refer the original dub cast. I watched the original series and films subtitled so I had no attachment to the dubs, but I do think its important to preserve both regardless.
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Considering Netflix dubs have gotten harder to acquire and Khara not liking the original dub, having both is honestly pretty lucky for anime fans altogether. However, the standard edition Blu-ray only will not include the ADV & Manga dubs so that’s not going to please everybody.
Also worth noting is that the discs that include the original dubs also include Japanese audio with English subtitles, and those subtitles are based on the ADV translation and Manga Entertainment translations. The discs that include the Netflix dub use the Netflix translation for the Japanese audio.
The End of Evangelion Home Video Format Version. For those who don’t know what this version is about – it’s basically almost the same as the theatrical film but differs in presentation. Rather than one 90 minute film, it’s two 45 minute episodes (essentially the Episode 25′ and 26′ content split up with different credit sequences) as if they just came straight after the TV series. EvaGeeks has a pretty good rundown on the differences. It’s subtitled only and will not be included with the standard edition. Therefore the standard edition Blu-ray will only have 5 Blu-ray discs.
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Then we have the music licensing issue with Fly Me to the Moon. Saying that the song isn’t included in this release is technically not true. The instrumental version of the song was used as an insert for one scene in the anime (Episode 15 where Misato & Kaji are together walking home) and for the ADV dub it is still there probably due to the challenges of editing older masters perhaps. But in general, the Fly Me to the Moon song used for the ending credit sequence has been replaced by Rei’s theme.
On the plus side, we literally have every single bonus feature from the Japanese Blu-ray Disc Box in this set. Well except for a few things – the original versions of the select final few episodes are not included (the director’s cut is used instead), so the ADV English dub for those ones are now lost (as the director’s cut will be used instead), and the original
The discs are compatible with Blu-ray players set to Regions A & B, the white subtitles (Blue
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