Evangelion Movie Trailer is Hollywood Quality
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jul 4, 2009 00:42 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Evangelion, Funimation, Hollywood, Marketing, USA, Video Gallery
Funimation has released the trailer for the English dubbed American edition of the first of the Rebuild of Evangelion movies, “You are (Not) Alone”, the second of which recently hit Japanese theaters.
Fans who have watched the original trailers cannot help but notice the stark contrast in style between the two, and many are not amused…
The all-American version:
Original Japanese versions:
(More detail of the recently re-remastered Blu-ray version is visible in the previous article)
The original Japanese trailers basically shows scenes that would evoke memories of the TV series, coupled with the song Fly Me to the Moon, a much appreciated element of the original series.
The US version meanwhile focuses on the giant robot action, complete with the mechanical crotch shots seen in the posters above, making it look rather like typical Hollywood fare…
Even source Gigazine can barely contain their scorn, and fans are generally scathing, though of course the reaction of the wider cinema going public is what will be of ultimate concern to the distributors, for better or for worse…
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Okay, I don't see the problem. So the promo has more of an emphasis on the action rather than the nostalgic and sentimental value. Die hard fans were probably going to go see the movie either way, so Funimation's main goal would obviously be to pull in new viewers, and how do you do that? By getting them interested in the movie. I'm fairly certain most people, or at least Americans, wouldn't look twice at a movie promo if it just had some pretty music and vague shots of some scenes. It's more acceptable in Japan as the Otaku culture over there is very wide spread, but here in America anime is almost non-existent in the mainstream other than Shounen like Naruto. If Funimation wants to make a profit off of this then making it "Hollywood quality" is the obvious route to go.
Who the fuck cares? Its just a trailer. Its not like they altered the movie itself
Yeah there has been evangelion 1.0 to evangelion 1.01 then to evangelion 1.11
Did the US people do that? No.
OH NO THE MOVIE MIGHT BE A SUCCESS HOW TERRIBLE ITS MY ANIME ONLY I'M ALLOWED TO LIKE IT
Is this american trailer supposed to be new? I saw it like two months ago.
So that people know evangelion 1.0 is out now and will have a showings around july, august and september
http://www.funimationfilms.com/events.html
Never trust a trailer.
The trailer is fine for it's democratic...You can imagine how people that are new to Eva watching the Japanese trailer would and probably think "...eeeettooo...MOU ICHIDO!..."
and liking Naruto or GTO is fine! I'm not a big fan but I'm not going to be put off just cause a bunch of fans that aren't Hard Core otaku but think they are, get in the way. They are plenty of people who fawn over it that ARE. Thats why it's still one of the major attractions in the lovely weekly shounen!!
when 1.0 was aired on the big screen here, the poster they used was not what the japanese had.
what they used were well you probably could already guess.
i really like the original poster much much much more. the whole picture with them on the stairs just seems much nicer. it was a poster truly worth getting. cant say the same for what they used locally .......
You know, those 2 U.S Poster are like:
"Its all about Action Baby"
Which isnt really true.
Assuming for a second that that trailer wasn't really well done(which I thought it was), there's no point in being angry about it...that's just the way north american cinema is. We don't get angry at final fantasy characters when their hair is physically impossible, that's just the way Japanese character design is:P
.. Ah.. tell me people, why 1.0?
They could also take a bit more time and release 1.11 right away in the Cinemas.. Why not?
Milking the Cash Cow later with dozen Releases?
1.0, then 1.1 and then 1.11?
well as those f'ers at anime expo said last night they plan to release 1.01 on dvd this year and 1.11 on dvd and blu next year around spring time. but i have to say they really f'ed up the dub, its like they didn't even try to get anyone that worked on the original dub by adv or manga entertainment. the only returning voice actors i notice were the ones that played sinji and misato. at lest they come with the jap audio track....THOSE FUCKERS!
I don't really see why people feel a need to be up in arms about the US trailer. Evangelion has had a prominent place in the Japanese (at least otaku, if not popular) culture for over a decade. Whereas the series is only really well known in the US among the first couple generations of anime fans.
The Japanese audiences that see it will be more receptive to the imagery and memories the original trailers evoke, while American audiences unfamiliar with the franchise might have been intrigued, but would walk away not having a single clue as to what's going on.
I know what you mean, you can't truly appreciate this show unless you've seen the movies and the original series. If you just watch the movie you'll understand it, but you'll that the foundation of epicness the original show and movie gave you
but you’ll lack the foundation of epicness the original show and movie gave you
It seems like the Japanese versions were geared toward appealing to the long time fans of the show, focusing on the nostalgic elements. Meanwhile, the USA version will draw attention from the new generation of anime fans that probably never saw the original show.
I'd favor the USA version, mostly because it builds upon the audience, bringing in new blood. The effect being both old and new fans coming to see it. New-generation Japanese fans might be perplexed by their trailer, since only the old fans would get it.
I like it. And I refuse to be butthurt about the changes or whatever. The new trailer will help attract new fans to the series, even if it is misleading. The old fans will bitch no matter what so why even try to please them?
because they are the ones who keep making this series a total success even after all the yeas that have passed.
I agree they need to attract new followers, but the old fans are very important
yup you are right!! it's actualy the old fans who still make this anime alive!!
That's one of the reasons wich make stuff coming!!
And when the old fans die, anime dies with them?
Sort of. The old fans are very important, but no series can stay a success if it only please old fans. If you are going to update a series, there is a whole new generation by now that needs to be exposed to it for it to be a true success.
And the movie itself is what does that. Pleasing the old fans with a trailer is really not going to do much.
All the true Evangelion fans are already following everything. They're aware of it. They don't need the trailer. I understand the disappointment some felt, but you can already hear it. Most hate the dub, tons never cared about the American version anyway, and many were following it in Japan (or, at least, every single Eva fan I know is already on the second movie).
There's a new generation of fans out there that barely know Evangelion. This helps reel them in. The savvy American fans seem to not care about the American version anyway, except to bitch about when it's not up to their standards. I'm sick of hearing all of it.
If Evangelion ever hits an American theater, I am so going. End of story. And if I see that trailer in a theater, I will lose my mind. Because I can actually enjoy myself.
There is nothing wrong with the U.S. trailer. All you fags need to stop whining.
You're the small time fag.
nice
Epic... ^^
I hate to admit but the US version is still accept for the Western audiences taste. but still if we all follow on how Eva's story works than it's not just about big things hitting other big things and blow it up. Thats why for this case, I'll prefer the JP version cause the trailer has meaning and brings back memories from the old series for the fans.
Live action? This will turn out like the old Gundam live action...
REMAKES ARE FOR FAGGOTS AND THE GULLIBLE.
the end.
Protip: The Japanese trailer doesn't tell you shit, unless you were already a raving otaku. The American trailer tries desperately to make it an all-action blockbuster. Both are failures because the story didn't need to be rewritten in the first place.
It could've been better if Don La Fontaine did voiced it:p
"In a world constantly attacked by beings from a another dimension, a young boy struggles to save his city... and earn his father's respect."
"Toby Maguire as Shinji Ikari..."
"...Miley Cyrus as Asuka Shikinami..."
"...and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the voice of EVA-01."
"One boy... one giant robot. Neon Genesis Evangelion."
XD XD XD XD
I lol'ed
Um, whats the problem with the US trailer?
Honestly, weeaboos need to stop being such bitches. Obvious the US version is better than the Japanese version, which looks like a shit quality AMV.
Please go back to sucking the dicks of the R1 industry and leave anime watching to people with a brain.
Please go back to sucking the dicks of the Japanese people who you think are your god.
I really don't understand people's whining about the English dub. I saw it, it was pretty good - hardly anything worth complaining about. All these people saying there's no emotion and they could do better - really? I mean, how do you expect it to sound? Identical to the Japanese? All the lines are read just fine for what they are. My only real complaint was that they didn't bring back more of the voice actors from the original ADV dub, and altered some of the better lines from that version. (Like the unfortunate exclusion of "Feel free to take advantage of everything here - except me, that is!")
The American one is better. The Japanese ones assume that you already know what the series is about. Honestly, if I didnt know anything about Eva, seeing the Japanese trailers would not make me want to whatsoever whereas with the American one, I at least get some idea of what the hell its about.
+ I fucking hate "Fly Me to The Moon"
I'm going to have to agree with a lot of people here. I'm pretty sure Hollywood has been much more successful than the Japanese movie industry, therefore would have a better understanding of enticing their respective cultures. Meaning, mimicking the way Hollywood promo's their movies isn't a bad idea; and frankly, I thought it was a good trailer, even in spite of the fact is lacked any indication of the internal conflict present in the series.
I don't even think you could consider the two Japanese trailers to even be trailers; there is no narration or coherent plot illustration. If anything, they are just industry-backed AMV's.
it's a trailer, so i can ignore it.
my problem with american trailers is that it's spelling out the story for me through key events. key events that i'd rather be nicely surprised by than spoilt. I do watch these things ALSO for the animation.
and as for the faggots who hate on naruto and GTO, don't be so elitist. Just because it's popular doesn't make it not good, learn how to have fun.
Plus, if you guys watch TV shows like Heroes, Lost and such, that takes away your right from hating on Naruto since it's written and directed better than a lot of the typical american shows you'd watch instead so you can pretend you're more socially acceptable.
Just saw it at anime expo. It was great, except some of the voices didn't really match the characters. The original voice actors were better.
One is a commercial for Evangelion, one is a commercial for Utada Hikaru's Beautiful World.
The American trailer made me want to watch Evangelion until I remembered that Evangelion was completely boring.
The Japanese trailer caused me to buy Beautiful World on ITunes.
did they changed eva's roar?
US usually butchers things up, but it was the only trailer that made sense. The other two are just freakin' AMVs.
GAWD I hate when americans bastardize stuff...
For all the good stuff they do, they mess up alot aswell...
That song on the JP trailer is Hikaru Utada right? I know I've heard it before.... *just checked* Glad I can still recognise her voice lol.
Nobody wants a dub. Nobody wants *any* dub, let alone a dub with Spike Spencer in it.
Weeaboo faggot.
SPIKE SPENCER HATES YOU TOO
Weeaboo faggot.
Who cares about the trailer, it's still the same fucking movie.
I wouldn't worry much about American, it's not like this movie is getting a very wide release. Much to my annoyance. Even though I think I might enter the theatre with some sort of portable device and the Japanese audio just so I wouldn't have to listen to those atrocious, wooden-sounding dubs.
What is the appropriate term for this situation... Oh, yes. I believe it is...
"This."
Looks pretty good, I approve :3
So this means... HOLLYWOOD IS FINALLY DOING SOMETHING RIGHT WITH ANIME!? Holy shit, holy shit! I never thought I'd see the day.
Whatever gave you that idea?
No.
Ahem, American Ghibli releases.
Well, until they start having the EVAs sound like offensive stereotypes and make them look like a random collection of triangles, you can't accurately call it Hollywood quality.
J-pop for the first one just screams eva doesnt it? And that butchered version of fly me to the moon? Simply fantastic.
yeah... fuck that Jpop shit... plus they fucking butchered the "fly me to the moon." LEAVE FRANK SINATRA's MASTERPIECE ALONE YOU JAPS!
Did the woman singing Fly Me to The Moon SOUND Japanese to you? Dipshit.
she is japanese. She just speaks english too. Her name is Utada Hikaru
Bart Howard composed it and Felicia Sanders interpreted it first you moron.
Evangelion's "original" version (interpreted by Claire Littley) is easily the best out of them all from a musical standpoint, and easily pwnz even Frank Sinatra's interpretation. Listen to the full piece sometime, instead of just the TV edit...
Well still Frank's is the heart of it...
it juast depends on the context ya put it!
On NGE it realy suits it (Claire's version)!
So the problem is were you put it iamgine Sinatra voice on NGE? Well that ould really look bad!!
Also the other version's are quite good and some even cute! X3
Indeed. Claire's jazzy pop version was haunting, and I think it's due to her voice. while Sinatra's version was good, it doesn't have that haunting feeling that the Claire version had, especially the piano solo part
dood they created like 25 versions of it onot only pop!! ya ever watched NGE??
It's like that British woman who made a more modern version of an Christmas song and made it to the top of the charts.
And they ALL sucked.
lol this trailer makes Evangelion looks like a pure action anime... Isn't bad but this is not Evangelion.
Also, voice acting is fail.
Maniacs are retarded anyway. The American trailer is obviously targeted at a new audience who are unfamiliar with the story. What is the use of showing this MV with random images which probably means shit to the unschooled audience? It will probably just go over their heads and leave zero impressions. Ask yourself if you would watch a movie if you watch a trailer like so? Watch the Japanese version again and be honest. Fans might not like it but it serves its purpose in bringing new fans to the magic of Evangelion.
What I have an issue with is the shit house dubbing. Even the way they say Evangelion grates.
Try recording yourself saying 'evangelion' and tell me if it grates. It's just a strange sounding word. You're just used to hearing it in a japanese accent. You should hear japs trying to speak english and see how much it grates... watch the japanese dub of Beck.
I have seen Beck and have no problems with Japanese speaking English with an accent, if the character is a Japanese speaking English. The problem is their shit grammar and engrish. The script should have been corrected. The Caucasian roles should have been done by Caucasians.
But that does not mean I shouldn't find the dubbing for the American release shit house when it is shit house. I look at the things objectively, my aim is not looking for some worst case scenario versus some other equally terrible solution. Yes, the word is weird but it isn't all that difficult to pronounce. I can say it exactly like how the people who invented the word say it, I am sure the voice actors can too. But the way they say Evangelion is only the tip of the iceberg of how terribly stiff the acting sounds. I am not some purist that is against things being dubbed, just employ people who don't sound like robots.
As long as they stay and hold that way - the whites i mean - then it's all right. Just not try to attempt to make another horrifying issue or news of attempting a live adaptation movie of it or any other animes , again. PLEASE~!
The US trailer is actually not bad , except a li'l effort from voice acting and the narration..
However , the Jap's version is also not bad at all too , the only thing i see that's disturbing is that they'd use a j-pop idol song for it , w/c kinda breaks the feeling into it.
Amerikkan pigdog trailer = explosions
Glorious Nipponese trailer = characters
Time for Japan to nuke Amerikkkkkka y/n?
No, you're a weeaboo.
Just horrible.
I don't like this Holywood-like promo but το be objective it's not bad. At least it can sell well at the mainstream market without ruin a lot from the original. And I have seen a lot of anime trailers much worse than this.
Really though? Why would they need to sell Eva to Eva fans? I figured they'd be checking this out already.
I've already seen V1.0 -- which is a misnomer, it just rehashes the entire storyline and compresses most of the first half of the series into one movie. Oh, and Asuka doesn't appear anywhere in the first movie.
It's probably great for people who never saw the original series, but the movies contain little of interest if you know the storyline already.
Personally I've always seen 1.0 as being like seeing an old friend after a very long time.
No, it contains a lot of interest to those who saw the original series -- especially to those that didn't like it. 1.0 is a marvelously expedient and visually stunning take on the first few episodes and there's a lot of mysterious changes that point towards a different resolution from the original ending(s).
Consider the world's oceans turning red, Kaworu apparently on the moon with a Lillith-like figure, and another Child, Mari, introduced in 2.0.
Eventually we'll get another new ending though and it couldn't be worse
I really don't see the issue here.
The American trailer seems much more suitable to an American audience.
I personally like both the Japanese and US versions of the trailer. The US movie posters on the other hand....
There is no commercial issue. The concern seems to be with the portrayal of the original story, always a sensitive topic with fans...
But the "fans" will bitch about anything that isn't the original version from the glorious land of nippon, unless of course it has wonderfully obnoxious sing-along subs because everyone knows that the animators intended to have groups of ameteurs throwing three lines of text over their work. Not to mention the fact that a fair chunk of "fans" have already seen it subbed and have no intention of seeing a domestically produced version. The trailer is honestly fine for what it is: a movie trailer to generate attention for a movie and drum up interest.
Agreed. It's not a concern about the story, just mindless ranting about how the trailers differ due to cater to differing audiences. This should have been expected. There's no need to stir the hot pot and get people riled up.
You show the original Japanese trailer in the US and it won't have as greater an effect on interests than one specifically made to do so.
I enjoyed the US trailer personally. I would have liked it more if they ghosted Beautiful World in the background but overall it was good.
People who actually care can just watch the original trailer anyway. :P
I'm defiantly watching it
The US trailer makes Sinji looks like he's [not] spineless...
The ocasional watcher will have a little surprise, when they see the real focus of the history.
Shinji looked like an average mecha anime "I will protect this world and all humans!!" main pilot in that trailer, wow...
so practically they (Funimation) miss the point of Evangelion XD
Dutch angle sounds better than crotch shots (picked that term up from the channel(
Those aren't really Dutch angled though... More "look at the big sexy CG robot".
Well as it's used to increase 'the feeling' of the photo/movie I'd say it fits perfectly?
Look at it being really big?
lol That YOU R NOT Alone remind me of R.I.P. MJ...
After seeing those trailers... I hate to say this but i love that USA version better... ^^; Now, if only the trailer IS in USA version but WITH Japanese dialogue... That'll be Epic... ^_^
Goddammit, how did real life sneak into this site?
(Though I have renewed respect to the King of Pop and am pretty sure ALL OF JAPAN shed a tear that sad day.)
Back on topic, the music near the end of the English trailer made me half expect Jack Sparrow to show up and save the day.
Funimation is the dubfag's wet dream.
Dubs dont do it for me, the quality will be the same in the end, the quality of a trailer doesn't amuse me, they will end up being HD quality, and also i'm probably gonna download it of a fansubbing group so All's right with the world.
I liked the US trailer but the voice acting could use more work.
Yes but you have an avatar of Onizuka making a face which all Narutotards-turning-to-real-anime like so you can leave this site. Now.
Worst segue into a personal attack I've yet seen from you Narcissist. Pretty disappointing.
Is it okay that I liked GTO many years ago and still like it, while at the same time watching many kinds of drama anime? I mean, can't it ever be okay to like something?
Would liking Naruto exclude me from liking something like Clannad, H2O, or Elfen Lied? Why don't you go fuck yourself and pretend that your fandom is somehow more pure because you only watch 'grown-up' anime.
Mmm, while true, there are always elitists and in the Anime world, for the most part, Seinen anime with stronger messages are considered elite.
So with this established, obviously some shounen or kodomo anime will obviously get ripped upon.
On a side note: Naruto...come on...defending Naruto anime, really...?
Haha, slamed with with good words.
GTO was pretty funny when I saw it like 3 years ago and I'd watch it again to kill some spare time. I watch and enjoy all types of anime but I don't overly obsess over them either.
stuff 'grown-up' anime, its fun to watch things like Pretty Cure and and be apart of its child aimed audience once in a while. There is nothing wrong with cute or otherwise.
Hey, there's no need to be a snob. We all agree that anime is great, so instead of ragging on those of us who like naruto and onizuka's incredible faces (me included), can't we get along?
NO.
Okay, maybe.
And I have no idea if your avatar is a male or female.
hating on something because its popular does not unmake you a faggot, faggot.
You're retarded narcissist.
Ow, aren't u a cute fag. Stop such being an ass. We all have our own opinions man. Yours just doesn't agree to mine.
Definitely true
Just take an objective look at what the japanese trailer is.
...
*A penguin
*Girl who appears to be drowning
*Guy coming up elevator
*A couple shots of people looking disgruntled
...
No one is going to be able to tell what this movie is about unless they have prior knowledge of eva
Not to mention, the music barely goes with it (a few scenes are really good with the music, but the rest don't fit at all)
I've watched Evangelion since it started, It was even translated in Tagalog and i've watched it. I've also watched it on VHS when i was a kid. Death and Rebirth and End.
>>Weaboos who discovered anime in the 2000s. Awesome.
I was only born in 1990.
The Japanese trailer would be terrible for any international market, as it explains nothing of the plot or premise of the movie. It really just looks like a fan-made AMV.
But what is the target market for the U.S trailer? To "non-anime watchers" this is just a crappy version of Transformers, and surely none of you watch dubs?
You hit the spot.
They're targeting a bigger audience, outside the original U.S. fanbase, so they're trying to make it interesting and appealing for people new to the franchise.
On a personal note, the voice acting wasn't all that good.
I liked the American version more...the blu-ray version looks like the artists just didn't know when to stop hitting it with the blur tool. Though, if they did remove the constant blurring effects, the art for blu-ray would look better.
Weaboos who discovered anime in the 2000s. Awesome.
everyone started oneday ? Don't act like you invented it, twat.
Everyone just shut up, fap, and get on with your lives.
As for the American trailer, it was decent. It definitely is a good trailer to use to get non-anime watchers to want to see it.
As much as I like the Japanese trailer, it is meaningless if you don't know about Eva from before.
How about mine?
totally fapable
Perfectly lickable.