14 images (& sounds) of the Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone cast of characters. Photos of the Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (Movie) voice actors. Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone directly follows the plot of the original series in some ways, but drastically diverges in others, focusing even more on the cryptic and symbolic nature of the story's religious themes.Cammila Collar. Mahius Aug 2, 2015 Evangelion: 1.0 You are (not) alone is the first of a modern movie remake of the cult classic 90s anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, equivalent to the first few episodes. The original anime is one of my favourite anime of all time, being joint second in my top 3 anime. The final word on Evangelion 1.0.1, then, is that it provides a new layer of polish on the surface (along with English dialogue) but lies largely unchanged at its core.
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Official AX Site: anime-expo.org
Official Movie Site: Evangelion 1.0
Special Thanks to Chase Wang
Official AX Site: anime-expo.org
Official Movie Site: Evangelion 1.0
Special Thanks to Chase Wang
FUNimation Entertainment has announced that it will premiere the English dubbed version of Hideaki Anno’s EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE at Anime Expo, held this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center July 2-5, 2009.
EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE is the film sequel to the sci-fi animated series blockbuster NEON GENESIS EVANGELION (also written and directed by Hideaki Anno) which aired on Japanese television in the mid 1990’s.
Director in Chief Hideaki Anno and the creative staff of this film made a complete rebuild of the design and visuals rather than magnifying the original 16 mm film from the series. The team was also able to employ 3D computer graphics to enrich the depth and breadth of the Evangelion world as well as digital photography and composite nonlinear editing.
About EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE
There was no foreseeable warning before it happened— a catastrophe of unparalleled scale and magnitude overwhelmed the entire globe. This event, recorded in history as “The Second Impact,” caused half the population of the Earth to perish and devastated the world. All that remains of Japan is Tokyo-3, a city that is now being attacked by giant creatures of an unknown origin bent on destroying mankind and laying waste to anything they find.
Fourteen year old schoolboy Shinji Ikari is called to Tokyo-3 by his estranged father Gendo Ikari, who he hasn’t seen in more than eight years. The tearful reunion he was hoping for does not materialize as his father has a far more nefarious reason for wanting his son by his side again. Led down into the underground labyrinth of NERV headquarters, he is shown a gigantic humanoid weapons system that the special governmental agency has secretly developed to fight the Angels. Gendo reveals that Shinji is one of only a few children that can pilot one of these enormous Evangelions against the terrifying Angels, and orders his son to pilot Evangelion Unit One.
With the fate of the world resting on his shoulders, how will the boy Shinji fight? What is the truth behind “The Human Instrumentality Project,” an operation somehow related to the “Second Impact”? And who is the true enemy? The Angels, NERV, the mysterious SEELE, or the demons held within the hearts of all involved?
Gendo Ikari, a man who holds many answers to these questions, watches silently and attentively as his son fights a desperate battle…
FUNimation has veteran producer Mike McFarland leading production of the US dub of the film as line producer. John Burgmeier is head writer on the team.
English Voice Cast
MISATO: Allison Keith-Shipp
SHINJI: Spike Spencer
RITSUKO: Colleen Clinkenbeard
IBUKI: Caitlin Glass
GENDO: John Swasey
REI: Brina Palencia
HYUUGA: Mike McFarland
FUYUTSUKI: Kent Williams
KENSUKE: Greg Ayres
TOJI: Justin Cook
AOBA: Phil Parsons
KIEL: Bill Jenkins
HIKARI: Leah Clark
KAWORU: Jerry Jewell
YUI: Stephanie Young
EVA: Mike McFarland
MISATO: Allison Keith-Shipp
SHINJI: Spike Spencer
RITSUKO: Colleen Clinkenbeard
IBUKI: Caitlin Glass
GENDO: John Swasey
REI: Brina Palencia
HYUUGA: Mike McFarland
FUYUTSUKI: Kent Williams
KENSUKE: Greg Ayres
TOJI: Justin Cook
AOBA: Phil Parsons
KIEL: Bill Jenkins
HIKARI: Leah Clark
KAWORU: Jerry Jewell
YUI: Stephanie Young
EVA: Mike McFarland
Funimation Entertainment will premiere EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE Friday, July 3, in room LP1 at Anime Expo.
About Anime Expo
Located in Los Angeles, California – Anime Expo, the nation’s largest anime/manga convention, serves to foster trade, commerce and the interests of the general public and animation/ comics industry. This event serves as a key meeting place for the general public to express their interest and explore various aspects of anime/manga, as well as for members of the industry to conduct business. AX 2009 will be held July 2 - July 5, 2009 a the Los Angeles Convention Center in Southern California. More information can be found at its website anime-expo.org.
Anime Expo 2009 Official Guests of Honor include Yun Kouga, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Daisuke Ishiwatari, Yosuke Kuroda, Toshimichi Mori, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Morning Musume, Yasuhiro Nightow, Atsushi Nishigori, Satoshi Nishimura, Takashi Okazaki and Kari Wahlgren.
About the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation
The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) is a non-profit organization with a mission to popularize and educate the American public about anime and manga, as well as provide a forum to facilitate communication between professionals and fans. This organization is more popularly known by its entertainment property Anime Expo. More information can be found at its website spja.org.
About FUNimation Entertainment
FUNimation Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, is the leading company for home video sales of Japanese animation in the United States. FUNimation has a proven formula for launching and advancing brands, and manages a full spectrum of rights for most of its brands including broadcasting, licensing, production, internet, and home video sales and distribution. For more information about FUNimation Entertainment and its brands, visit funimation.com.
For more information on Anime Expo 2009 please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan:
Source: Funimation
There is a popular adage that states, 'If it isn't broken, don't fix it.' Most people in entertainment industry generally live by these words, normally leaving their pet projects alone once they are completed. Of course, there are always exceptions. As we know, George Lucas believes that his films are 'never' finished and in the case of Japanese director Hideaki Anno, he believes that his popular animated series, 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' should get a complete face-lift every decade or so.
In 2007 Anno set out to remake the first six episodes of 'Evangelion' a re release them as four separate theatrical features. It was not the film makers intention to 'change' the series in any serious way, just to update the animation with modern techniques and add some computer graphics.
Some may consider such a time consuming venture 'fool-hardy', due to the fact that the original series was such a hit, and also because the series still covets hordes of 'die-hard' fans that savour every 'unaltered' frame.
From a financial standpoint, however, Anno's relaunch of 'Evangelion' turned out to be a bonanza.
When the first installment, entitled 'Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone' hit Japanese theaters in September of 2007, it quickly became the number box office draw. In it's initial weekend, the film grossed an amazing Y280 million ($2.4 million) though it was only showing on 84 screens.
This success took the Japanese entertainment industry totally by surprise.
Likewise, the subsequent release of 'Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance' this past summer was also a huge hit, as should be the forthcoming 'Evangelion: 3.0' and 'Evangelion: Final'.
It is rumored that the last installment will feature a brand-new ending, the only substantial change that Anno had planned for his 'Rebuild of Evangelion' tetralogy.
American 'Evangelion' fans will finally get to see 'Evangelion 1.0' on November 17th when the anime distributor, Funimation Productions, will release the film on DVD.
As a promotion, Funimation has released the first eight minutes of 'Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone' and I have that clip for you below:
Plot:
Shinji Ikari is sent for by his estranged father, Gendo at the beginning of the film. As he wanders around the town, which has been shut down over an emergency announcement, he is caught in the crossfire between the U.N. army and the fourth Angel. Rescued by Lt. Colonel Misato Katsuragi, Shinji is brought to Tokyo-3 and NERV headquarters, where he is pressured by Gendo, NERV's Supreme Commander, into piloting the Evangelion Unit-01 against the Angel because the other Evangelion pilot, the mysterious Rei Ayanami, is too injured to do so. After the initial fight, Shinji is taken in by Misato as her new housemate and enrolled in middle school. The film portrays Shinji's attempts to 'settle in' with his newfound life alongside Misato, Rei, and the other characters while continuing to defend Tokyo-3 and the world from the coming Angels.
At the film's climax, the sixth Angel tries to drill into NERV headquarters. To motivate the despondent Shinji, Misato takes him down to the deepest level of the base and shows him a giant white entity crucified to a giant cross-like restraint: the second Angel, Lilith. Misato explains that reaching this area is the goal of the Angels and that any contact between them and Lilith would bring about the end of all life on Earth.
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With this information and the encouragement from his new friends in school, Shinji and Rei, piloting Unit-00, attempt to kill the Angel by sniping it using the Evangelions and an experimental positron rifle, which requires the entire electrical power output of Japan to function. Rei is nearly killed in the battle, though Shinji is able to save her by prying her out of her damaged Eva using Unit 01's Progressive Knife. Shinji and the normally cold Rei share an emotional moment and Rei eventually shares a warm smile with him.