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Shinkalion's Evangelion Episode Preview Teases Rei and Asuka
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
I think we can finally say the whole Eva gang is back together. The next episode preview for kids' sci-fi Kotono Mitsuishi. Mitsuishi delivers her character's signature episode preview line, promising 'service, service' while the footage teases appearances by Rei and Asuka.
Rei and Asuka's voice actresses Megumi Ogata.
The August 11 episode will include musical cues from Gainax's ultra-popular mecha series. The anime's official website is currently in the midst of an Eva take-over. The site's color scheme matches Unit 01 and protagonist Hayato Hayasugi is replaced in the key visual with Shinji Ikari and Evan Shinkansen.
Originally the anime was aired on May 5.
Neon Genesis Evangelion director Hideaki Anno welcomed the collaboration when it was first announced and said he especially wanted to watch the transformation. Anno is a train fan himself, and he and original mecha designer Ikuto Yamashita worked directly on the 500 TYPE EVA train project.
The Shinkalion anime series premiered in Japan on January 6. The anime may just be fulfilling its self-titled destiny. The title "Shinkalion" written in katakana is "シンカリオン" while Evangelion is "エヴァンゲリオン". Despite different pronunciations in English, both share "lion" in the title. Shinkalion could simply be a portmanteau "shinkansen" and "Evangelion."
[Via Nijimen]
