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Before the fourth and final Rebuild of Evangelion film, Evangelion: Final, releases, fans can enjoy the “Evangelion Exhibit” being held on the eighth floor event square in the Ginza shopping district’s Matsuya department store. The exhibit began on Aug. 7 and will run through Aug. 26. The exhibit also includes the shop Evangelion Store Ginza that features numerous original goods exclusive to the exhibit.
The event features nearly 300 raw original pictures and material not yet made public of the latest Rebuild of Evangelion film, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo by Hideaki Anno, the founder of the production company Khara. The numerous original pictures affixed on the walls are quite overwhelming. Another 1,000 items are also on display, including storyboards, layouts, and animation, all truly irresistible content to Evangelion fans. In particular, there are many screenshots of famous scenes from the TV anime and new films which were thoughtfully chosen for fans to enjoy.
Opening day was a huge success with over 5,000 fans coming to visit the exhibit. Actress Natsuki Katō attended the event as a fan along with her close friend Miyuki Sawashiro, the voice of Suzuhara Sakura in Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, who revealed a secret portion of the work: “Redoing the same line hundreds of times was rough, but in doing so, we were able closer connect with the characters we portrayed.”
In October, this exhibit will be moved to Fukuoka, and in 2014 to Nagoya, Osaka, and Yokohama. General and high school student tickets cost 1,000 and 700 yen respectively. Middle school students and younger children can visit for free. The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and will close early at 5 p.m. on the final day.
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
