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by Superwheeljack » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:14 am
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Sabrblade wrote:triKlops wrote:While I have no previous experience with NGE, my understanding that it is a Christian allegory anime that is wildly popular amongst fans, seems to be a really interesting crossover of universes.
Add to the fact that OPrime has died and been resurrected multiple times, provides for several cross continuity points that could be very intriguing.
Though it has plenty of religious symbolism, to call it an "allegory" would be far from accurate. It merely takes elements and references from assorted religions to create its own unique mythos and with the intention of making the series more "exotic and unique", rather maintain the original meanings behind the references it alludes to.
The Chronicles of Narnia would be a better example of a Christian allegory, whereas Neon Genesis Evangelion is something else entirely and very likely wouldn't be approved of by members of some of more conservative religious groups.
The creators of evangelion have repeatedly stated the religious symbols are only included because they "look cool". Nothing. MORE.
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by guarayakha » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:16 am
MAGNUS: Shinji, you better listen to your father and get inside that giant f**king robot, because I can't deal with it right now!
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by triKlops » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:08 am
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Superwheeljack wrote:Sabrblade wrote:triKlops wrote:While I have no previous experience with NGE, my understanding that it is a Christian allegory anime that is wildly popular amongst fans, seems to be a really interesting crossover of universes.
Add to the fact that OPrime has died and been resurrected multiple times, provides for several cross continuity points that could be very intriguing.
Though it has plenty of religious symbolism, to call it an "allegory" would be far from accurate. It merely takes elements and references from assorted religions to create its own unique mythos and with the intention of making the series more "exotic and unique", rather maintain the original meanings behind the references it alludes to.
The Chronicles of Narnia would be a better example of a Christian allegory, whereas Neon Genesis Evangelion is something else entirely and very likely wouldn't be approved of by members of some of more conservative religious groups.
The creators of evangelion have repeatedly stated the religious symbols are only included because they "look cool". Nothing. MORE.
Interesting background info; thanks for the info
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by Evil Eye » Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:08 am
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Goddamnit, just when I thought there were enough TFs I needed to get.
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by shajaki » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:46 am
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i love evangelion. whatever comes of this, ill be buying.
but im confused... what does any of this mean? are we getting toys? a cartoon? a manga? ......
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by Sabrblade » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:28 pm
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shajaki wrote:i love evangelion. whatever comes of this, ill be buying.
but im confused... what does any of this mean? are we getting toys? a cartoon? a manga? ......
I'd suspect at least a small story of some kind. Either a mini-manga or text story or something, at the very least.
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by El Duque » Thu May 08, 2014 6:26 am
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by Deathsanras » Thu May 08, 2014 6:27 am
That is not what I expected to happen.
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by fenrir72 » Thu May 08, 2014 6:42 am
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So will Asuka ride Optimus then? hubahuba
Tomy and Gainax sitting on a tree K, I, S, S, I, N, G!
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by shockblast2 » Thu May 08, 2014 6:43 am
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Is this a joke?
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by Jelze Bunnycat » Thu May 08, 2014 6:51 am
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shockblast2 wrote:Is this a joke?
I assure you, it's not.
This figure is called "Optimus EVA Prime" and, like some higher end S.H. Figurarts and S.I.C figures, will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive.
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by reluctantyouth » Thu May 08, 2014 7:09 am
Wow...Not diggin this at all.
The thing is so close to Prime Deluxe Starscream that they should have done Screamer in Prime colors with a slightly remolded head sculpt. That would have been pretty cool actually. I love that mold.
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by Bumblevivisector » Thu May 08, 2014 7:15 am
Due to the skinny proportions and the wheels just sort of being plonked onto the sides of the legs, I'm never going to be able so see this toy without thinking of this guy's artwork:
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by Emerje » Thu May 08, 2014 7:27 am
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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:shockblast2 wrote:Is this a joke?
I assure you, it's not.
This figure is called "Optimus EVA Prime" and, like some higher end S.H. Figurarts and S.I.C figures, will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive.
Wait, what? That's kinda hard to swallow. Wouldn't that mean Bandai made this (Tamashii is part of Bandai)? I have a hard time believing Takara would let them handle anything with a Transformers logo on it. Also, the quality of the joints is far inferior to what we'd see from Bandai in S.H.F. or Robot Damashii. I'm more likely to believe it's a Takara Tomy Arts mini figure with such simple joints.
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by Jelze Bunnycat » Thu May 08, 2014 7:32 am
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Emerje wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:shockblast2 wrote:Is this a joke?
I assure you, it's not.
This figure is called "Optimus EVA Prime" and, like some higher end S.H. Figurarts and S.I.C figures, will be a Tamashii Web Exclusive.
Wait, what? That's kinda hard to swallow. Wouldn't that mean Bandai made this (Tamashii is part of Bandai)? I have a hard time believing Takara would let them handle anything with a Transformers logo on it. Also, the quality of the joints is far inferior to what we'd see from Bandai in S.H.F. or Robot Damashii. I'm more likely to believe it's a Takara Tomy Arts mini figure with such simple joints.
Emerje
Evangelion is a Bandai property I believe, so using Tamashii Web makes sense.
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by Sabrblade » Thu May 08, 2014 8:12 am
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Optimus colors or not, EVA Unit-01 is still freaky no matter what colors it has.
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by #Sideways# » Thu May 08, 2014 8:33 am
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Huh. I was liking the purple-green MP, but this is a bit odd for Prime. It reminds me too much of Prime Soundwave. I mean, it looks cool, but I dunno.
This is [not] a buy for me.
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by guarayakha » Thu May 08, 2014 8:35 am
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by Sabrblade » Thu May 08, 2014 8:46 am
- Motto: "Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
- Weapon: Saber Blade
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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by Sabrblade » Thu May 08, 2014 9:35 am
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Uh oh.
We've been had!This is a FAKE!
These pics are of a fan custom made by this Twitter user -
https://twitter.com/ailakdmRobotKingdom must have seen the pics somewhere and jumped the gun on thinking they were real.
"When there's gold feathers, punch behind you!!"Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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by Jelze Bunnycat » Thu May 08, 2014 9:46 am
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Sabrblade wrote:Uh oh.
We've been had!This is a FAKE!
These pics are of a fan custom made by this Twitter user -
https://twitter.com/ailakdmRobotKingdom must have seen the pics somewhere and jumped the gun on thinking they were real.
OK, grab your torches and pitchforks!
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