Neon Genesis Evangelion Film Books (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン フィルムブック?) are a collection of books published by Kadokawa Shoten that ran from 1995 until 1997.
Overview[]
It provide sanctioned commentary and some background info for each episode. They include images and dialogue from the series with some additional explanation and notes, and sometimes background and production information like character and mechanics settei.
They mostly state the obvious but can be useful in clearing up some things that aren't completely clear or ambiguous.[1] A notable example is how they mentioned the then common theory that Misato had killed Kaji in Episode 21, which would later be retconned in the Director's Cut version. [2]
This example page from volume five deals with Asuka and Shinji's kiss in Episode 15. This is from the Chinese version.
These are not made by Gainax themselves and only in consultation with them, not unlike other materials such as Evangelion Chronicle.[3] They consist of 9 volumes for the original series, as well as one for Evangelion: Death and two for End of Evangelion.
Staff[]
- Publisher: Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
- Structure & Text: Osamu Kishikawa
- Art Director: Makoto Shonai
- Cover Illustration: Hideyuki Morioka, Katsuichi Nakayama, Tadashi Hiramatsu
- Finishing Coat: Harumi Takahoshi, Kumiko Komine (Artmic), Artmic
- Photographer: Akinori Nakajima
- Cover BG Photograph: Entaniya
- Editors: Makoto Funatogawa, Misuzu Kubo, Jack Pot
- Editorial Operation: Yoshitaka Suzuki, Takashi Horiguchi
- Editorial Cooperation: Hideyuki Ebihara, Tomoko Daibo
- Proofreading: Adlib
- Cover Logo Design: Tetsuya Asakura
- Cover Copy: Scott T Hards
- Thanks: GAINAX, Voss Products, Studio Sun, Kensho Ikeda, Satoshi Sasaki, Yukihisa Fujira, Hiromi Mizohata, Keiko Yano
- Supervision: Hiroyuki Shigenobu, Shinichiro Inoue
- Publisher House: Kadokawa Shoten
- Language: Japanese
Publications[]
Original[]
| Volume | Episode Covered | Publication Date | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 01 | Episode 1-2 | 20 December 1995 | ISBN 4-04-852608-1 | ISBN 978-4-04-852608-1 |
| Volume 02 | Episode 3-6 | 20 January 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852609-X | ISBN 978-4-04-852609-8 |
| Volume 03 | Episode 7-9 | 20 February 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852610-3 | ISBN 978-4-04-852610-4 |
| Volume 04 | Episode 10-12 | 20 March 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852611-1 | ISBN 978-4-04-852611-1 |
| Volume 05 | Episode 13-16 | 20 April 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852612-X | ISBN 978-4-04-852612-8 |
| Volume 06 | Episode 17-18 | 20 May 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852613-8 | ISBN 978-4-04-852613-5 |
| Volume 07 | Episode 19 | 20 June 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852614-6 | ISBN 978-4-04-852614-2 |
| Volume 08 | Episode 20-22 | 20 July 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852615-4 | ISBN 978-4-04-852615-9 |
| Volume 09 | Episode 23-26 | 20 August 1996 | ISBN 4-04-852722-3 | ISBN 978-4-04-852722-4 |
| Death | Death | July 1997 | ISBN 4-04-852835-1 | ISBN 978-4-04-852835-1 |
| Air | Episode 25' | October 1997 | ISBN 4-04-852881-5 | ISBN 978-4-04-852881-8 |
| Magokoro o, kimi ni | Episode 26' | November 1997 | ISBN 4-04-852882-3 | ISBN 978-4-04-852882-5 |
Compilations[]
| Volume | Episode Covered | Publication Date | ISBN-10 | ISBN-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neon Genesis Evangelion Remix I | Episode 1-11 | 26 November 1999 | ISBN 4-04-853128-X | ISBN 978-4-04-853128-3 |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion Remix II | Episode 12-26 | 30 March 2000 | ISBN 4-04-853141-7 | ISBN 978-4-04-853141-2 |
| Neon Genesis Evangelion Remix III | The End of Evangelion | 27 November 2000 | ISBN 4-04-853142-5 | ISBN 978-4-04-853142-9 |
References[]
- ↑ This is also commented by the editor of the Filmbooks:
"The difficult thing [when creating filmbooks] is to establish rules as to how much to write -- How much information which is not explicitly stated in the work (secret settings, etc.) can be released? How far is allowed? This is because these criterion are rather subtle and vague. For example, there are cases where it is okay to publish facts (settings) that are public knowledge among staff, and other cases where these facts absolutely must not be made public." - Filmbook Remix, Vol.II - ↑ The theory that Misato had killed Kaji is one of the oldest misconceptions in Eva fandom. This theory shocked Anno so much at the time that he'd later rectify it in the Director's Cut version of Episode 21 by changing the previous "evidence" for this, a shot of her room's door with her name on it, which was changed to just a shot of her apartment complex. This is one of the few cases of a straight-up retcon in Evangelion. This was controversial enough to be addressed by Newtype at the time: "While a lot of fans think that it was done by Misato, Director Anno raised the possibility that it could have been done by Japan government or Seele agent". The film-book also states that the killer was not a main character.
- ↑ Credits for Vol.1 clearly only mentions Gainax as "Thanks"