The Essential Evangelion Chronicle: Side B

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The development of the Neon Genesis Evangelion series ran close to deadlines throughout its production run. Critics have compared several pieces to Beatles songs and soundtracks from earlier animes, such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato. Both sets were released on August 26, 2015, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the TV series. King Records also included a phone card and a booklet containing explanations and lyrics of the songs with the album.

The song reached number two on Oricon's weekly charts, [124] and received platinum certification for selling 250,000 physical copies [125] and diamond certification for one million certified digital sales. The song was later included in the various soundtrack albums [83] and reused for some promotional videos of the feature films Evangelion: 1.CD Journal wrote that: "The chemistry between Yoko Takahashi's mysterious and poignant voice and the song's music is a delight to the ears". Also lots of people seemed to be dissatisfied and even outright hate the last two episodes of Evangelion. Azuma Hiroki has said that the original Evangelion story was "too close to reality" from Anno's point of view.

It was sold as a first press release with the Blu-Ray and DVD of the movie and was released on 24 April 2013. In May 1996, Gainax announced an Evangelion film [94] in response to fan dissatisfaction with the series finale.The album was 95% finished when we came into the studio, but Joe added some details, and subtleties that pushed the songs further. For the closing theme song, staff decided to use an existing song, " Fly Me to the Moon" by Bart Howard, with original arrangement and interpretation.

Eva-B: We presented that album on tour for a long time at big festivals all around Europe, in Japan, China, Indonesia, Taïwan, Hong Kong, Russia. The final version of the story reflects inspiration drawn from numerous other anime and fictional works. By 2015, more than two million Evangelion pachinko and pachislot machines had been sold, generating ¥700 billion in revenue. The ladybird's samba'), a 1973 song popular at Japanese weddings, recording for the series during dubbing by Junko Iwao, Miki Nagasawa, Yuko Miyamura and Megumi Ogata.The series also incorporates tributes to Childhood's End, [42] the novels of Ryū Murakami, [34] [43] The Andromeda Strain, The Divine Invasion, the poem Pippa Passes, [44] The Hitcher, and several television series including The Prisoner, Thunderbirds, Ultraman [34] [45] and Ultra Seven. It features music composed by Shirō Sagisu and performed by the London Studio Orchestra as well as a choir of four. The soundtracks of Neon Genesis Evangelion were produced for the 1995 anime series of the same name and its sequels, remakes and spinoffs.

For example, to give the Eva's cockpit the feel of a mother's womb, Anno asked him to compose a melody that would accentuate a feeling of nostalgia. The album, originally scheduled for release on 25 March, [233] comprised several tracks from the classic series and the 1997 film, including a new version of Takahashi's "Fly Me to the Moon", and came with a special booklet. Although it decreases the maneuverability of the unit because of its weight, the equipment makes up for it by making extensive use of the deflection of the A.For the track, performed by Arianne, Anno wrote Japanese lyrics [122] that were later translated into English by Mike Wyzgowski. This reinforces the armor, adds extra power to propel the unit when it jumps or even enables the use of antiphase weapons like the Impact Bolt (used to paralyze an enemy or tear through its A.