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…
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 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
REMAKES ARE FOR FAGGOTS AND THE GULLIBLE.
the end.
Protip: The Japanese trailer doesn’t tell you s♥♥t, 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.