Hideaki Anno

April 15th 2022

Shin Ultraman‘s New Trailer Teases Kaiju Catastrophe and Alien Drama

Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's latest "Shin" Toku collab takes a page out of Shin Godzilla 's playbook, and keeps looks at its giant-sized characters brief.

Trailers James Whitbrook Apr 15 '22

February 14th 2022

Image: Mahiro Maeda/Shin Japan Heroes Universe Project

Hideaki Anno’s Hero Movies Are Crossing Over for… Something

Anno's "Shin" takes on Evangelion , Ultraman , Kamen Rider , and Godzilla will come together for a nebulous project some time this year.

Movies James Whitbrook Feb 14 '22

December 24th 2021

Heroes From Real-Life and Fiction Who Had a Great 2021

Sure, most of 2021 has been a bit of a weird one to say the least—but some sci-fi and fantasy stars, fictional or otherwise, made the most out of it.

io9 James Whitbrook & Cheryl Eddy & Germain Lussier & Rob Bricken Dec 24 '21

December 10th 2021

Image: Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Sony Pictures Animation, A24, and Tsuburaya

The Best Sci-fi, Horror, and Fantasy Trailers of 2021

Sure, there were actual movies to watch in 2021 that were really good. But isn't a jaw-dropping trailer part of the fun?

io9 James Whitbrook & Germain Lussier & Charles Pulliam-Moore & Rob Bricken & Cheryl Eddy Dec 10 '21

October 21st 2021

Hideaki Anno’s Thunderbirds Compilation Movie Is Getting an HD Remaster

Also: Hideaki Anno did a Thunderbirds compilation movie?

Television James Whitbrook Oct 21 '21

September 30th 2021

In Shin Kamen Rider‘s First Trailer, Hideaki Anno Is Just Living His Best Life

The creator of Evangelion has said goodbye to his world of mecha, and hello to one of his lifelong loves.

Trailers James Whitbrook Sep 30 '21

September 18th 2021

Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Wouldn’t Work Without Its Quiet, Contemplative Opening

The muted opening arc of the long-awaited end to Evangelion 's rebuild movies offers some of the series' greatest moments of bittersweet catharsis.

Movies James Whitbrook Sep 18 '21

August 30th 2021

Finally, Evangelion Blu-rays You Can Actually Buy

You Can (Now) Afford to buy the anime masterpiece on Blu-ray and digital.

Television Rob Bricken Aug 30 '21

August 20th 2021

The Radical Sincerity of Evangelion‘s Final End

Neon Genesis Evangelion has always been a series about hope. But Thrice Upon a Time presents that hope in an incomparably earnest light.

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 20 '21

July 28th 2021

The Nerd’s Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in August

io9 picks the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and HBO Max in August 2021.

Movies Germain Lussier Jul 28 '21

July 23rd 2021

Evangelion 3.0+1.0‘s SDCC 2021 Footage Prepares Us for the End

Shinji, Asuka, Mari, and Rei all have their own ways of dealing with the near-end of the world.

Trailers James Whitbrook Jul 23 '21

July 1st 2021

Screenshot: Amazon Prime Video/Studio Khara

The ‘Final’ Evangelion Movie Will Be Finally Available Outside of Japan Next Month

Brace for (Third) Impact—all four Evangelion Rebuild movies are coming to streaming.

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 1 '21

May 13th 2021

Netflix Is Making a New Animated Ultraman Movie

Ultraman’s global plans just keep getting bigger and bigger, appropriately. Tsuburaya Productions has announced that it is teaming with Netflix and Industrial Light and Magic to create an entirely original Ultraman animated movie at Netflix, separate from the streaming service’s current anime series. Directed by Shannon Tindle and John Aoshima, the movie follows a young…

Movies James Whitbrook May 13 '21

April 5th 2021

Kamen Rider Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a New Movie, Anime Series, and More

It’s been 50 long years since Takeshi Hongo put on the grasshopper-themed mask and fought the terrorist organization Shocker. Since there, that have been more than 30 TV Kamen Rider series, over 60 movies, and countless specials, videos, and more. Now, for the Japanese superhero franchise’s 50th anniversary, Kamen Rider is doing something new—or should…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 5 '21

March 15th 2021

Studio Khara Casually Tells Evangelion Fans It Will Lock You in Jail if You Leak Thrice Upon a Time

When tentpole movies release, it’s become de rigueur for creatives to reach out and, while thanking fans for their support, casually remind them to respect their fellow fans and not leak and/or spoil anything online. Studio Khara’s taking a…more blunt approach when it comes to the final Evangelion rebuild film. After multiple delays—a diplomatic description…

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 15 '21

March 2nd 2021

Every Version of Godzilla, From 1954 to 2023

Godzilla's been tearing up cities for nearly 70 years—and he's boasted plenty of makeovers in the process from his '50s debut all the way to Godzilla Minus One .

Movies James Whitbrook Mar 2 '21

November 3rd 2020

An Up-Close Look at the Shin Godzilla Team’s New Ultraman Design

Hideaki Anno, the man who gave us Neon Genesis Evangelion, has already taken a wild spin on tokusatsu in his work with Shinji Higuchi on Shin Godzilla—and now he’s about to do the same for another icon of the genre with Shin Ultraman. But a new up-close look at the movie’s design of Japan’s famousgiant-sized…

Movies James Whitbrook Nov 3 '20

July 31st 2019

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

Hideaki Anno gave us one of the most interesting Godzilla films in years with Shin Godzilla. Now, he’s turning his attentions toward another Tokusatu icon: the legendary size-changing superhero Ultraman. Tsuburaya Productions and Toho, alongside animation studio Khara, have just formally announced Shin Ultraman, a new movie project re-imagining the Ultraman mythos in a similar…

Movies James Whitbrook Jul 31 '19

July 6th 2019

The First Footage For Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Is Here, and It’s Bonkers

When it rains LCL, it pours. Just scant weeks after the original series and its attendant films appear on streaming for the first time, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s rebooted movie series, the Rebuild films, are finally showing signs of life for the first time in a while. (Some background: in 2007, a new four-film adaptation of…

Trailers Julie Muncy Jul 6 '19

April 2nd 2015

Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno To Co-Direct Japan’s New Godzilla Movie

Although this news dropped in Japan yesterday, it does not appear to be any sort of April Fool’s Day nonsense. Variety is reporting that Toho Studios’ new Godzilla movie will be co-directed by anime legend Hideaki Anno, along with the art above. But it’s Godzilla’s other director that has us really excited. Shinji Higuchi will…

io9 Rob Bricken Apr 2 '15

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Shin Ultraman‘s New Trailer Teases Kaiju Catastrophe and Alien Drama

Hideaki Anno’s Hero Movies Are Crossing Over for… Something

Heroes From Real-Life and Fiction Who Had a Great 2021

The Best Sci-fi, Horror, and Fantasy Trailers of 2021

Hideaki Anno’s Thunderbirds Compilation Movie Is Getting an HD Remaster

In Shin Kamen Rider‘s First Trailer, Hideaki Anno Is Just Living His Best Life

Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Wouldn’t Work Without Its Quiet, Contemplative Opening

Finally, Evangelion Blu-rays You Can Actually Buy

The Radical Sincerity of Evangelion‘s Final End

The Nerd’s Watch: Best Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Streaming in August

Evangelion 3.0+1.0‘s SDCC 2021 Footage Prepares Us for the End

The ‘Final’ Evangelion Movie Will Be Finally Available Outside of Japan Next Month

Netflix Is Making a New Animated Ultraman Movie

Kamen Rider Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a New Movie, Anime Series, and More

Studio Khara Casually Tells Evangelion Fans It Will Lock You in Jail if You Leak Thrice Upon a Time

Every Version of Godzilla, From 1954 to 2023

An Up-Close Look at the Shin Godzilla Team’s New Ultraman Design

The Mind Behind Neon Genesis Evangelion Is Helping to Make a New Ultraman Movie

The First Footage For Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Is Here, and It’s Bonkers

Evangelion Creator Hideaki Anno To Co-Direct Japan’s New Godzilla Movie

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