[EVA] Eva ChronicleS

[Gualtiero 'Shito' Cannarsi]

> >You are totally correct when you say that also Episode 1-20 has been
edited
> >for the original home video release. Neverless, the original 'tv version'
> >never made in any home video form, nor in Japan nor in the west.
>
> I was under the impression that the Second Impact DVD Box Sets had the
> original TV version of the series. Was I mistaken?

Both the Second Impact DVD Box Sets and the Renewal DVD Box Sets  had the
'short form edit' for peisode 21-24, yes, but that was not the original TV
master anyway I think, just has episode 1-20 had never been. :-)

> That's correct. The credit sequences were changed, and a next episode
> preview was created for Episode 26' which is pretty much the ancestor of
the
> KareKano ending credits. Episode 26' also had the alternate scene where
> Asuka doesn't speak but just has her words illustrated.

Not to mention 26' had a preview at its end... the preview for the Love&Pop
roadshow! :-)

The scene of Asuka not actually speaking you're referring about is most
likely the famous 'no' just before Shinji first start strangling her (and
Komm Suesser Todd starts as well).

> >2) 'short form' for Ep21-24 was NOT published, hence those episode were
> >actually 'ereased' from the series continuity and canon.
>
> Except in Genesis 0:X, which was available if you bought all the previous
> LDs or VHS.

Woah, I think I'm missing the Genesis 0:X thing. I thought that was the name
of the first game on the SegaSaturn (NGE First Impression) or something like
that. Can you tell me more about this topic? It seems like a bonus privilege
item in your words, but I've never seen it in any complete LD original box
set (of course you know LD boxes were given for free with the first pressing
of certain LD issues). Is this possible the infamous 'special releases with
Kaworu in plugsuit on the cover' I've always been missing?

> >You can spot the difference for the TV original version
> >have the furigana for the episode titles, of course. :-)

> And check the next episode preview length. It is interesting to note that
> episodes 21-26 were released by ADV before they were released by
> Gainax/Starchild/Whoever-else-was-involved. This apparently made Gainax
> quite angry.

Dunno, the same apply for any other Western country, such as Italy (were I
live and were I worked myself on Eva), France, etc. The masters for episode
21-26 we got from ADV were the original TV masters, of very poor quality I
must add.

> And as long as we're discussing the various permutations of the series, I
> suppose we should talk about Death.
>
> The original edit for Death was never released on homevideo. However, a
> filmbook of it was released, which to my knowledge might be the only
record
> of the original version of Death. Unless storyboards exist somewhere.

Correct.

> Then, when Death was to be aired on WOWOW, and it got edited into
> Death(true). This was the version used for the earliest fansubs, and thus
is
> still preserved to some extent.

Correct again.

> Death(true^2) was the variation that got released on home video. I am not
> sure if they have altered Death since then, but I wouldn't doubt it.

Death(True)^2 is the final edit of Death, and it's also the edit presented
in the thratrical release 'Revival of Evangelion', which was Death(True)^2 +
Air + Magoro.

Poor Rebirth. ;-)

G.