“June 1996 NewType Interview With Hideaki Anno”, 2012-06-14 (; backlinks):
English translation of French translation of Hideaki Anno’s controversial NewType interview at the end of the TV broadcast
The 1996-06 issue of NewType (published 10 May) included an interview by Shinichiro Inoue with Hideaki Anno, the director of the controversial TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion which had just finished with 2 unusual episodes on 20 & 1996-03-27, sparking a national discussion & backlash. This interview has been widely alluded to in Eva discussions as Anno gave his initial thoughts on how Eva turned out, what he & Gainax were trying to do, and their reaction to the public reaction.
We translate an unofficial French fan translation into English, providing access to the full interview for the first time.