5 results for "Hideaki Anno"
Hideaki Anno has said that he made Neon Genesis Evangelion because he wanted to understand why he couldn't get out of bed. What emerged was one of the most psychologically honest works in animation history.
18 days ago
Hideaki Anno made Evangelion while in the depths of clinical depression, nearly bankrupted Gainax finishing it, and produced something so strange and so resonant that it permanently altered what anime is allowed to be.
about 1 month ago
Anime has a complicated relationship with mental health. At its best, it depicts psychological damage with honesty and care that mainstream media rarely achieves. Here's how the medium handles grief, trauma, and illness — and where it falls short.
about 2 months ago
When Tezuka's Mushi Production needed to bring "Astro Boy" to television on a tiny budget in 1963, the workarounds his team invented accidentally became the defining visual language of anime.
27 days ago
The Original Video Animation format, sold directly on VHS without TV or cinema release, gave 1980s anime studios a creative sandbox with no censors, no broadcast restrictions, and no rules.
25 days ago