Analog Housou Radio — Attack on Final Eva Part I
Posted On September 19, 2021
In my most auspicious (and most likely temporary) return to podcasting, I sit down with OG Analog Housou writer “The” Bonertown, seasoned anime fan Jeremy, and the ultimate Eva expert–The Eva Monkey–to chat about the final installment of the Rebuild of Evangelion series, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, or FINAL EVA.
Listen below
Or listen directly on SoundCloud here.
Some notes —
- We probably recorded the (now unavailable, for good reasons) Mistakes of Youth podcast on the second Rebuild film in 2009, and not 2008… since the film was not out in 2008.
- This is the site that has the news from Anime News Service (RIP) with the rough translation of the initial Rebuild announcement.
- This is the artwork I was referring to when mentioning the generic, early-2000s style of the initial promotional material for the Rebuild series.
Eva Monkey can be found at EvaMonkey.com and at his Twitter account. “The” Bonertown can also be found on Twitter here. Jeremy can be found if you know me and want to sit down with us for a drink.
You can read Analog Housou’s initial review of FINAL EVA here, written just weeks after its theatrical release in Japan.
5 Comments
Great podcast. Really liked the takes the panel had, especially with the 3rd movie which is definitely polarizing. Just a few questions I would like to address.
-Thoughts on Hideaki Anno in Kingdom of Dreams and Madness and his performance in The Wind Rises?
-No mention of V guy in this podcast but would like to get your take on the guy. Wonder what he is doing now and if he ever ended up watching 3.0+1.0.
-Think the depiction of Anno in Aoi Honō is an accurate representation of him?
-Expectations for Anno’s next works of Shin Ultra Man and Shin Kamen Rider?
Can’t wait for the next parts and hope to hear more soon.
Ever end up buying Eva on Bluray back in 2015 or you buying the much cheaper one coming out by GKids this November?
Think Khara will fix some of the clunky CG on the Bluray of 3.0+1.0?
Thanks for the comment! Answers below —
– Haven’t actually seen Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, but his performance in The Wind Rises was definitely… unique. I only saw the film once when it came out in theaters, but I do remember it taking a while for my mind to adjust to his voice and that character design. Personality-wise, it does fit though.
– Yeah, V Guy. I am sad he hasn’t made a grand return, TBH.
– Yes, the character of Anno in Aoi Hono is super on point. Yasuda Ken’s performance is amazing.
– Looking forward to seeing a similar political drama out of Shin-Ultraman based on the trailers that have dropped. As far as Shin-Kamen Rider is concerned, I have never seen a Kamen Rider in my life, so I have no idea what to expect! I guess it would be closer to what he did for Cutie Honey.
As far as the Blu-Ray release is concerned, we actually mentioned this but I cut it out. I personally have the priced-down Japanese Blu-Ray that came out a few years ago. It’s a barebones release that has everything, but no extras. Was about 200 bucks.
With regards to the clunky CG, if you’re referring to the Unit 1 VS Unit 13 battle, I think that’ll stay the same because it seems intentional. But who knows!
I feel bad that the next thing I did after hearing the “go outside already” moral of Eva 4 was to buy those BDs. But I’ve never bought an Eva before in my life, so might as well make up for my first ever anime piracy…
> This is the artwork I was referring to when mentioning the generic, early-2000s style of the initial promotional material for the Rebuild series.
This looks like Tsukihime-era JC Staff art. Terrifying.
Eva is a good thing to buy! And yes, that initial art is uh… special.