Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guests Graham Day and Bríd Martin, This Just In is a subset of The 250 podcast, looking at notable new arrivals on the list of the 250 best movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.
This time, Hideaki Anno’s Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion.
At time of recording, it was ranked 201st on the list of the best movies of all time on the Internet Movie Database.
Notes:
- Recorded 12th May 2019.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion at The Internet Movie Database.
- The IMDB 250 as it appeared at time of recording.
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- Mark Schreiber at The Japan Times discusses Hideaki Anno’s reimagining of the iconic Japanese monster in Shin Godzilla, September 2016.
- Mordicai Knode at Tor.com on the importance and legacy of Hideaki Anno’s “god warriors” from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, April 2013.
- Lawrence Eng at Cornell Japanese Animation Society on the revolutions within Japanese animation, December 2004.
- James Gates at Cultured Vultures on how Neon Genesis Evangelion became a vehicle for exploring Hideaki Anno’s depression, July 2014.
- Azuma Hiroki at InterCommunication offers a brief overview of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Autumn 1996.
- Mark Schilling at The Japan Times on the emotional deconstruction of Hideaki Anno, October 2014.
- Charles Solomon at The Los Angeles Times discusses the introverted nature of Neon Genesis Evangelion, April 2002.
- Joshua Rivera at GQ on the emotional trauma of Neon Genesis Evangelion, April 2018.
- Jake Cleland at the Special Broadcasting Service on the still-controversial ending on Neon Genesis Evangelion, March 2016.
- Nick Verboon at Unreality Magazine takes a look back at the reaction to the ending of Neon Genesis Evangelion, June 2013.
- Rob Bricken at io9 argues that the series finale of Neon Genesis Evangelion is the one true ending to the series, November 2013.
- George Crosthait at Animation Studies on the intrusion of live action footage into the final act of The End of Evangelion, May 2017.
- Whitney Nakayama at Anime Unleashed offers a helpful glossary of anime-related terminology, December 2004.
- Mike Hale at The New York Timeson the repackaged Rebuild movies revamping Neon Genesis Evangelion, September 2009.
- Mike Hale at The New York Times discusses the Rebuild series of Neon Genesis Evangelion movies, January 2011.
- Jen Glennon at Newsweek on the pending arrival of Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix, March 2019.
- Amelia Cook talks to The Japan Times on the issues with the presentation of women in anime, January 2019.
- Sean O’Neal at The A.V. Club on trying to get past some of the least flattering stereotypes of anime to enjoy it, October 2017.
- James Gates at The Culture Trip on Japan’s love of giant robots, August 2018.
- Jonathan Alexandratos at Tor.com on the history of Japan’s love of robots, February 2019.
- Paul Gaita at Tested on the legacy of Japan’s giant robot shows, August 2013.
- Jeff Blagdon at The Verge on what the giant robot genre owes to Mazinger Z, December 2012.
- Tim Hornyak at CNet on whether Pacific Rim is a reframing of Neon Genesis Evangelion, July 2013.
- “Get in the f!&king robot, Shinji!” at Know Your Meme, May 2015.
- Rachel Bloom talks to Fast Company about tackling her own struggles with mental illness in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, September 2018.
- Casey Baseel at Sora News reports on Hideaki Anno’s struggles with depression, April 2015.
- Amelia Cook talks to Kotaku about women and fan service in anime, October 2016.
- Amelia Cook at The Mary Sue on the infantalisation of women in anime, September 2016.
- Nicole Veneto at Anime Feminist on the paradox of Rei Ayanami in Neon Genesis Evangelion, February 2017.
- J.T. Quigley at Tech in Asia on advances in creating “responsive” body pillows adorned with female anime characters, August 2015.
- Scott Green at Crunchy Roll on advances in body pillows featuring anime characters, December 2012.
- Lesley M. M. Blume at Vanity Fair on how Gillian Jacobs pronounces her name, March 2017.
- Vrai Kaiser at VraiKaiser.com on the hypersexualisation of Neon Genesis Evangelion, January 2015.
- Helen O’Hara at The Telegraph on the controversial sex joke at the end of Kingsman: The Secret Service, September 2017.
- “Congratulations!” at Know Your Meme, February 2016.
- Mark Hamill discusses with Syfy Wire about how late Luke’s name was changed from “Starkiller” during the production of Star Wars, March 2018.
- The Artiface on the conflict between science and divinity in Neon Genesis Evangelion, October 2015.
- Marguerite Johnson at The Conversation on how misogyny informs even myths and legends, like Lilith and Eve, February 2015.
- Hershel Shanks at Biblical Archaeology Review on misogyny in the bible, March/April 2017.
- Sam Keeper at Storming the Ivory Castle on the queer coding of Shinji in Neon Genesis Evangelion, July 2014.
- David Mikkelson at Snopes on the urban legend about Japanese shopping centres depicting Santa Claus on a cross, December 2013.
- Rachel Hosie at The Independent on “nice guy syndrome”, December 2016.
- Rachel Hills at The Atlantic on the resentment that “nice guys” feel towards women, January 2013.
- Yiannis Baboulias at The New Statesman on how the alt-right claimed both Fight Club and The Matrix, April 2019.
- Justin Wu at The Artifice on the legacy of Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion, July 2013.
- Chris Hubbard on ComicsVerse on “harem anime”, March 2018.
- Seth Stephens-Davidowitz talks to Vox about what Google’s anonymised search data reveals about people, June 2017.
- Seth Stephens-Davidowitz follows up with Vox about what Google’s anonymised data reveals about sex and sexuality, June 2017.
- The Artifice on Shinji as a millennial, June 2017.
- Frank Fuller at Quartz on the apocalyptic echoes of the nuclear bomb in Japan’s anime and manga, April 2017.
- Matt Schley at Otaku USA Magazine reports on Hideaki Anno’s disparaging comments about certain kinds of fandom, January 2016.
- Rob Cain at Forbes on the angry fan backlash to The Last Jedi, December 2017.
- James Cooray Smith at The New Statesman responds to “fantitlement” over the ending of Game of Thrones, May 2019.
- Seonaidh Ceanneidigh at Strange Shapes on fandom’s response to Alien³, February 2016.
- Kevin Church on Twitter provides examples of advertisements Star Trek fans took out to protest The Wrath of Khan, February 2019.
- Actor Marina Sirtis discusses the “totally sexist” and “totally racist” early episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation with Geek Town, October 2018.
- Alex Martin at The Japan Times on how shows like Neon Genesis Evangelion defined and shaped modern fan culture in Japan, November 2018.
- Hideaki Anno discusses the modern generation of Japanese young men with The Atlantic, May 2007.
- A.O. Scott at The New York Times Magazine discusses the death of adulthood in American culture, September 2014.
- Hideaki Anno talks to high school students about listlessness and ennui in Mainichi Intermediate School News, April 1998.
- Casey Baseel at Sora News on the strange relationship between Hayao Miyazaki and Hideaki Anno, May 2018.
- Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency names Neon Genesis Evangelion the most important anime series ever, June 2007.
- The Japanese National Tourist Organisation offers maps touring the real-life inspirations for Neon Genesis Evangelion, February 2010.
- Rich McCormick at The Verge on the bullet train modelled on Neon Genesis Evangelion, October 2015.
- Tom Nanaway at The Japan Times on Netflix’s plans to use shows like Neon Genesis Evangelion to break into the Japanese market, December 2018.
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