Sunday, May 17, 2009

Evangelion Films' 'Nerv Only' Phone to Be Sold in Japan

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Phone designed specifically for Eva: 2.0 under director Anno's supervision.

A page on the official Japanese Evangelionrevealed that the mobile phone provider NTT docomo will offer a special "Nerv Only" phone model to tie into next month's Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance anime film. Director Hideaki Anno and his Studio KharaEvangelion films. Evangelion: 2.0 is the second of Anno and Khara's four theatrical remakes of Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion science-fiction television anime series, and Nerv is the secretive multinational organization of the main characters. NTT docomo will provide more details on the phone in the near future. website has company supervised and participated in all aspects of the phone's design (including the accessories and packaging), since the phone was specifically designed for use in the new Evangelion films. Evangelion: 2.0 is the second of Anno and Khara's four theatrical remakes of Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion science-fiction television anime series, and Nerv is the secretive multinational organization of the main characters. NTT docomo will provide more details on the phone in the near future.

Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine offered an official Evangelion cellular phone in the 1990s, but that earlier phone was just a regular model (already available on the marketplace) with a logo added on the case. The second film will open in Japan on June 27. Funimation announced on New Year's Eve that it will release the first film in the remake, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, in North America this year.

Source: 2channel