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To: Fedora

Uh, yeah, I believe Cartoon Network aired two very heavily edited episodes at one point. That's right up there with Fox's plan to air Escaflowne as a show for 10-year-olds. Didn't work.

Eva is, I understand, the most bizarre anime ever made. I've met one person who claims to understand what was really going on. Add Judeo-Christian religious symbolism as seen through Japanese eyes and a weird sci-fi plot - and giant robots (the EVAs)...

It's pronounced "Ay-vahn-jel-ee-on", but everyone calls it Eva (ay-vah).


3,449 posted on 07/23/2004 9:24:11 AM PDT by JenB (Colorado or Bust: 6 Days)
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To: JenB

"Uh, yeah, I believe Cartoon Network aired two very heavily edited episodes at one point. That's right up there with Fox's plan to air Escaflowne as a show for 10-year-olds. Didn't work."

It seems like some people here have a way of mismarketing Japanese manga/anime like that :)

"Eva is, I understand, the most bizarre anime ever made. I've met one person who claims to understand what was really going on. Add Judeo-Christian religious symbolism as seen through Japanese eyes and a weird sci-fi plot - and giant robots (the EVAs)..."

I've been seeing a surprising amount of allusions to Christianity in anime, though it seems to be viewed through a sort of neo-Buddhist context.

"It's pronounced "Ay-vahn-jel-ee-on", but everyone calls it Eva (ay-vah)."

Yep, that's how you'd pronounce it in the original Greek. Cool :)

I've gotta get ready for my movie here, so I'll be back tonight--have a good afternoon!


3,461 posted on 07/23/2004 9:47:39 AM PDT by Fedora (Halfliquid Astrologer (HLA))
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