I first seen this on a viewer bump Thursday night, and just realized no one had made a thread on it.
Here's the article from [as]'s site.
Although no air date has yet been decided, Adult Swim will, in the near future, air the classic anime show Neon Genesis Evangelion. NGE is the story of Shinji Ikari, a teenage boy recruited by his estranged father to pilot the giant Evangelion Unit-01 to defend the earth against a horde of monsterous, invading alien creatures known as the Angels. A unique mix of exceptional battle scenes, religious symbolism, psychological storytelling and teenage angst, Neon Genesis Evangelion has been referred to by many as one of the greatest anime shows ever made.
I'm looking forward to it. I've never been able to watch NGE. :(
I expect to see atleast one comment on how terrible it will be compared to the Japanese version. Don't disappoint me, now. :)
I look forward to it. I don't think they will crap it up either. So hoorah.
I remember when they showed the first 5 episodes on Toonami a few years back. In fact, it was one of the first things that I saw when we first started getting CA. I liked it then, and I'm confident that [AS] will be a good home for it.
Oh, phooey. Let's hope Cartoon Network doesn't completely ruin this one...
lol, nvm. I already know they will. :(
Asuka turns out to be from Planet Gojerta Nine and has blonde hair in the Cartoon Network adaptation, right?
This news doesn't affect me as I live in France, have no TV connection, and own all the DVD's anyway.
Well, [adult swim] got it, not Toonami. Therefore, Cartoon Network isn't really doing anything with it. Far as I know, Williams Street is pretty independent. They just air on CN is all. Besides, I'm not one who sees a dub and thinks it's shit compared to the Japanese version, because I never take the time and effort to find and download Japanese episodes on my slow-ass DSL. Reading through a bunch of subs and missing half the show doesn't really appeal to me. :(
I've never seen it, but does anyone know how they're gonig to fit it in? I've just started watching the anime they have now (I got a little sick of Gungrave re-runs) and I don't want them to take any of it away. I doubt they will, though I know so little about anime.
What is adult swim? I've heard a bit about it, but I have no real idea what it is...
Late night block on Cartoon Network that runs from 11 PM to 6 AM. It's about the only time of day when Cartoon Network is ever funny.
[url]www.adultswim.com[/url]
Eh, I won't be watching it. NGE is my favorite anime, but I have the DVD's, and I don't like [AS] that much anymore. Besides, if I want to hear it in English, my DVD's'll do. Unedited, at that.
You know it's not fair that there is adult swim. They need to make children swim! Then the childrin could watch Evangelion too!
It is very likely they will edit the series, since only a certain amount of animated violence and language are permitted in Adult Swim shows, so it is very likely that some people may not like the idea of it being aired on CN. So I for one am not looking forward to it. I did recieve loads of birthday cash however, so I'll be buying the whole series on DVD very sson and won't have to wait for it to be aired on CN.