Evangelion Movie Trailer is Hollywood Quality

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

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 .......

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?

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.

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?

There is nothing wrong with the U.S. trailer. All you fags need to stop whining.

nice

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

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.

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.

Who cares about the trailer, it's still the same fucking movie.

Looks pretty good, I approve :3