The HIDEAKI ANNO PROBLEM 

S O U R C E S (video & audio below) docs.google.com/document/d/1v42akz0dcpeRaKKHoG5NFATYnsHxMgMB4OaEL3G1sWk/edit?usp=sharing Video Footage Daicon era Return of Ultraman H.Anno Shorts daicon 3 daicon 4 macross otaku no video daicon sentai 1981 return of ultramam (fanfilm) RSF nausciaa Macross Do you Remember Love? anno montage royal space force pilot royal space force gunbuster project a ko aim for the ace movie bladerunner space battleship yamato anno cinema interview with VO princess maker 1 cyberernetic high school 3 NADIA futureboy conan nadia ai city godzilla 84 nadia the movie 1985 daicon movie EVA Death and Rebirth Gundam 0079 youtuber montage Gigguk reupload anime zone NGE IGN top 25 anime characters Espacist EVA comic Bennett the Sage Death and Rebirth Glass Reflection Evangelion EVA abridged 2.0 michael bays eva Simpsons (Japanese) Eva TV SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY END nhk documentary end of eva making of end of eva www.flickr.com/photos/ozkai/4099991036/ (deleted poster) space ideon movie ultraseven ep 39 hayao miyazaki and anno talk tv special evangelion Alternative ending EoE L&P the making of L&P Japanarama (BBC) "Japan's Original Adult Video Queen" The documentary of director Katsuyuki Hirano and adult film actress Yumika Hayashi's 41-day biking trip. love & pop audition KARE KANO tsujingo 23 fight da puit K K totoro RITUAL anno's ghibli short ritual toprunner 2004 cutie honey 1973 cutie honey 2004 re cutie honey 1.0 MGS 4 EVA 1.0 BR BHS breakdowns Astroboy Space Battleship Yamato Pokémon Princess Mononoke voice of a distant star Hanshin-Awaji_earthquake_1995_Chuo-ku_Kobe_city_Hyogo_prefecture - 松岡明芳 Neon Genesis Evangelion 2 Reichu ps2 plythrough Eva 1.1 Recognition of the Japanese Zero Fighter, 1943 Q 3.3 3.3 sakuga book 3.0 Image Boards Count of Monte Cristo Anime panty and stocking NHK documentary on Animator expo Suzuki Interview clip ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tPlbrfg5HF0.html ANIMATION EXPO SHORTS ME ME ME EVA SHORT DRAGON DENTIST The Wind Rises Panchiko Eva FLCL DIEBUSTER FLCL Progressive Trailer Toonami adult swim NHK - Fascinating Tokusatsu Museum The Soul & Craft of Japanese SFX god warrior over tokyo godzilla final wars godzilla godzilla 2014 king of the monster shin gojira BR BHS shin godzilla Anno Exhibition Book robert england interview photos 1984 Godzilla 3.3 previz shin godzilla previz reel gits stand alone complex the mysterians higuchi interview clip Japans longest day densha otoko shin eva 10th anniversary short mobile suit gundam 3rd movie ghibli assistance clip darling in the franz m u s i c Daicon era Ultraman OP steel python nmh flower sun rain bolero twilight - elo R S F macross op one night in neo kobe snatcher panzr dragoon synth version (flight) smt iv black market rsf ost gunbuster ost Bladerunner theme nadia ost Gymnopedie no 3 satie by Kevin MacLeod where am i ? (YT audiolibrary) mongrel dance dan bodan e v a track tribe lost at sea cruel angle thesis gnossienne 4 satie 9th symphony mgs2 arsenals guts e o e GAIA VIRUAL SPACE SMT 9 Lost In Prayer - Doug Maxwell Ravel -avane_pour_une_infante_défunte - David_Hernando_Vitores_-_Kayoko_Morimoto_ L & P chopin c major prelude Gymnopedie 1 satie Claude Debussys Clair de Lune Laurens Goedhart Kare Kano kare kano ost miyazawa familys Shotarous March clean op kare kano peace reigns in the land horse song play girl ost partyhorn ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Cq0Xdd80TPg.html Aurora Borealis Expedition - Asher Fulero r i t u a l flower sun & rain F.S.R Gitaroo Man the legendary theme tekken 4 laboratory 1.1 Tekken tag tournament results theme 1.0 ost 2.2 2 ost 3.3 3 ost IMSLP261334-PMLP265053-Komm._süßer_Tod shin goji 1812 Overture by Tchaikosvky Killer7 - Blackburn (Alternate Version) shin eva icelandic arpeggio Flower Sun and Rain OST - Gymnopédie No. 1 NGE2 ost maya theme persona 2 nhm3 results theme Gymnopedie No 2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100786 Artist: incompetech.com/

You know the video is gonna be good when it's about Anno and it's longer than Endgame.

it just blows my mind how they were able to draw and animate so well when so young. like BRUH what do I have to do to draw like this besides being blessed by gods

Didn't realise until the very end that your beard was getting longer and longer, the amount of commitment in this video is INSANE. Well done!

As a decades-long Eva and Anno stan I wanna commend you for your effort. You've helped dispel a bunch of misinformation I'd long believed regarding End of Evangelion's intentions and the death threats and all of that. I also really appreciated your special emphasis on describing Anno's eclectic directorial style, which I feel gets glossed over when discussing Eva. I pray this video didn't send you into a spiraling depression and now you have to make a Godzilla movie to revive you. Well done sir, keep up the good work.

I was not able to get a sponsor on the video unfortunately, so if anyone would like to see the channel chug along or see the behind the scenes of this video check out my Patreon patreon.com/stevemmmmm or paypal.me/stevemmmmm

NGL, I’m a little envious of Anno that even while his mental health was plummeting, he still managed to create works that we’re still watching and discussing. It shows that mental illnesses don’t have to be an impassable obstacle

There's so much effort and research in this video that really makes this a definitive retrospective into Anno's career. My friends have recently gotten into Anno's works and this has helped in consolidating all the major details. Navigating decades of shows and films in and then explaining them in entirely different language is no easy feat. For me the source document is a gold mine, there's a lot I've never read and wouldn't have if not for this project of yours. Absolutely amazing work dude!

The Shinji hate definitely did come from people's insecurity. Because you had a character who felt helpless and was trying to figure things out but was in a situation where he wasn't allowed to. That creates real fear within people. It's why I always liked Shinji.

I luckily saw EOE in my early 20's. If I had seen that movie when I was a child, I would have been irreparably scarred. I freaked me out to say the least.

It’s so crazy just how intensely involved and intense these animators are. Miura, Anno, Miyazaki, Ito, these artists always placed their art so beyond themselves and what is normally physically allotted. Their stories really reflect how much they invest into their art;

I have to say man, I admire your work so much, the things that stand out to me are the insane immersion into the absolute molecules of the subject matter you're presenting, the integrity of the presentation in sticking to the researched facts rather than pushing some absurd and completely forced ideas with the sole purpose of proving to the viewer how clever you are (like some of your peers do, unfortunately) and the fluidity of the storytelling. I really hope you'll get the recognition you so clearly deserve. Congratulations!

Man you're one of the most under appreciated content creator on this platform. Love your work.

this is incredible work. better production than most documentaries i’ve seen, better research… you’ve really met the standards of the subject. congratulations, it’s more than edutaining your commitment is inspirational. hats off

Dude literally put his rage, all his depressive thoughts and what he thinks is wrong with humanity into one anime. And it created one of the best anime of all time. It's honestly insane how much these producers were against this sort of writing and depressive material considering it saved their entire company and maybe even the entire anime industry. The writing, depressive material and the lack of explanations made you question everything and interpret it based on your own feelings and that's exactly why the anime was so f*cking good and still is.

I genuinely struggle to understand how much work was required for you to actually create this video, its been a good while since I have been able to pleasantly watch a 3 hour video without at any moment wanting to divert my eyes from the screen, great work man, keep it coming

this is a documentary film. There is SO much effort put into this. Custom animations, voice actors for interviews, excellent editing, silky smooth voice (per ushe) and finally, amazing research. Honestly, I can't thank you enough. Also you work is inspiring to me as a, uh, struggling artist. I just want you to know your work is awesome sir.

Exceptionally well done; as someone succinctly stated already; this may well be the best piece of content on Anno I’ve ever seen. Your content on Miyazaki and Ghibli is of the same caliber as well. If one weren’t already a fan of Anno; they would be after seeing this.

Are you prepared for your work to become the definitive video on Anno? 😉

This has to be the best retrospective I’ve ever watched on RU-vid. The amount of care and effort that must have gone into this is mind-boggling. Thank you for this

This is probably going to be the most definitive Anno retrospective for a long while. Seriously, this was such a tremendous effort. While Anno is associated most popularly with Eva, I'm very happy that there was a sizable amount of this video dedicated to his involvement with Kare Kano, which is something that hasn't been covered to this degree on RU-vid I think.

i’m only halfway through but i’m so glad youtube recommended this to me. absolutely marvelous work. the solid research, the arrangement of the material, the visuals chosen, the editing, all of it is wonderful, but there is undeniably a personal touch to it that speaks of true love for the media, and i just want to bask in that forever.

End of Evangelion is still one of my all time favorite movies. That ending was so depressing yet exhilarating, like holy shit this is something I've never seen before and it's awesome. I can get why some people don't like it, but goddamn watching it back in the day it was the fookin shib.

My favourite footnote in Anno's career is his cameo appearances in Katsuhito Ishii's films, The Taste of Tea and Funky Forest. In the BTS doc for Funky Forest, you can see when Ikki Todoroki first meets Anno. He's a bundle nerves, meeting his hero and scene partner all at once, and gets Anno to sign his copy of Evangelion. Years later, he becomes Anno's personal assistant and is deeply involved with the rebuild films.

I'm glad there's a dude on the internet this dedicated to Anno and the olden days that are responsible for the passion in the industry. Reminds me what my goal is in a world full of tiring and distractions. Thank you Stevem for being you.

The Captions may take a while YT deleted my first version last night because their system sucks, hopefully at least some automated subs will be available for now.

Been a big fan of eva and always wanted to learn more about the man himself. This documentary has been very insightful and managed to keep me hooked all the way through it's 3 hour runtime! I'm for sure going to check out more of his works now, keep up the great work mate.

This is a really really great essay. I know a lot of 70s/80s anime history but there's a whole bunch of stuff I still learned here. I REALLY enjoyed how much you talked about the director/producers' relationships with each other across studios, even to the point of juxtaposing clips together to show inspiration (i.e. Nausicaa/Shin Gozilla at 2:46:05 brilliant!)

The Daicon 4 video stunned me and somehow powerfully moved me when I first saw it back in the 90s. It stayed with me all this time. It's something really special.

I think this is the video I needed right now. Weird how things work out. And it’s a bit frustrating realizing how much my own work has been influenced by EVA. Even if it’s been about a decade since I last watched it

Holy shit, everything about this video is amazing. This is honestly one of my favorite videos on this site! I knew the vague skeleton outline of Anno's career, but your inclusion of the interviews and choices of clips from these shows combines so well with chronicling the history of one of my favorite animators of all time. Easy like and subscribe from me!

I'm simply in awe of the quality end detail of this. It took me almost a week to watch it and I enjoyed every second of it! this is one of my favorite channels!

Three hours!? Wow, gonna be working my way through this video the next few days. There's nothing I can say that does justice to the amount of work and time you put into this project. I'll make sure to share this around in hopes it gets the recognition and views it deserves!

This is phenomenal!!! So well-researched Well-paced Perfectly handled and very atmospheric with your touches. Thank you for making this and putting so much work into it!

I don't have many things to say that haven't already been said already but this video, this whole project, is a definite masterpiece and the work and effort put into this is more than obvious. Truly an incredible video. As someone who has also sifted through countless interviews with Anno and other people he has worked with I only have a smidgen of understanding of how long collecting all these quotes must of taken, especially trying to understand what people meant. Again, this is a beautiful retrospective on Anno and I hope others see that too :)

Imagine trying to pitch some of the angel designs to toy companies. Ramiel, Matariel and Leliel immediately come to mind.

Man you did an amazing job made me so emotional throughout. I'm glad to see Eva has impacted others like it has impacted me. Literally saved my life thank you for just making me appreciate the work they do even more!

You really deserve 3x the credit and attention for all the effort you put into these videos. This style of delivery and presentation is one of the best on YT. It's been awesome seeing your stuff grow and evolve, man. Hope that wrist is doing well!

Its here…its actually here. Seeing this process over your livestreams and all you’ve been through to make this. Great job!!

I'm on the eva segment (god that Anno eoe0looking avant-garde depression sequence!) and I honestly adore the work you have put into this. Not only an impressive, highly detailed and fact-filed dive into Anno's oeuvre but a historical look into otaku culture in Japan then. A window to the anime industry's turbulent. Mad respect for just the hard-work and research of this. Truly a video essay many anime fans need to see

I can’t believe how you turn out a 3 hour masterpiece like this. I’ll be watching this for days.

One of the finest filmmaker retrospectives on this platform.

That was an incredibly informative piece about not just an artist, but what it means to be an artist, and someone in the industry in general. I feel like I've gained a lot of new insight on what they go through in that part of the entertainment world. This was really incredible production and you should be exceedingly proud of how awesome this is because I felt like I just watched something made by an entire Hollywood documentary team.

Probably the best video I've ever seen on RU-vid. It gave me a whole new dimension of appreciation for the works of Hideaki Anno and I'll certainly remember it every time I discuss something related to Eva. Your work is simply amazing

I can't believe 3 hours of content went by so quick! I like your style of presenting, keep doing this great work!

I’m so thankful I was randomly recommended your Ryo Fukui video all those years ago. Your research and presentation has only improved with every video and I love being able to learn about the minds behind my favorite anime’s. Just fantastic!

You're really knocking it out of the park with your content, this is basically professional level

It feels illegal to watch such a good video for free. Extremely well done from start to finish. From the animations to the indepth analysis of Hideaki's psyche and even small details like the numbers on the top right corner to keep a sense of which era of time we are on really adds a great touch. The editing, sound design, animation and writing are all 10/10. Thank you for such a detailed video essay. Forgot to add this, also the part that you grew out your beard the whole video was also a great touch of kind of showing how you also grew as the video kept going but also stated how long it took you to make it in the first place.

I could never know just how interesting the process of animation and its industry workings were if I had not stumbled across your channel. Long time EVA fan, long time Ghibli fan, had literally zero clue they were so close! And learning that Hideaki Anno animated the best scene in Nausicaä, a movie I've seen like a dozen times, freaking blew my mind.

I didn't realize it until the end but you didn't start off with a beard that long. this project must have taken you A LONG TIME. good work, sir. Props to keeping at it.

Props on all the animations you worked on for this video they were amazing, especially the ending bit, I think they really captured Anno's essence from the beginning of his career to now, and probably that overworked exhausted state too. I also love all the extra B roll you scavenged for this, like the daily life footage of 90's to early 2000's Japan, behind the scenes interviews, cells, early animations, and articles! Congratulations. Now get back to work, you have more essays to make 😈

Absolutely brilliant! Depth of research completely unexpected. Empathy levels swole. Finishing this up after having watched NGE Rebuild 4 (Shin Eva) in the big screen theater, and I'm deeply moved. Thank you.

Thank you for this amazing documentary. I'm a new member to the NGE saga, I've literally just scratched the surface of it, and with this insight, I can now understand almost everything. There were some questions about Anno, that I wasn't even sure of what could make sense. Thank you Steve!

This video is like a documentary and an academic paper perfectly merged into one. The sheer amount of research this must have taken is staggering. This was a great film/documentary/video.

Wow, that video single-handedly made me appreciate anime a bit more This is probably one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen honestly, idk why but it’s just right, great job

I'm so glad to see how well this turned out. You did such a fantastic job, Steve. I really hope that you'll have some time to give your wrist a break.

i loved seeing the journey of them and you as you put countless hours into this video we also see the changes in you physically over these countless hours, in a short and sweet version. GoodJob!

this was absolutely incredible from the introspective look at his work to the animation effects in the background, this is amazing, well done

Wow this was very well produced and entertaining! Im not even an eva/anno fan but I bingewatched the whole video in a day

Finally got to see 3.0+1.0 during the recent screenings in the USA. Good timing sir, and well done. Thank you for the amazing video and sharing your sources!

Really loved this video. It was engaging and entertaining from start to finish which is impressive considering the length. I did wish you'd have talked more about Anno's influences. There were only a few seconds spent on Yamato, and Ideon was mentioned in name, but is very important to Eva and Anno. Still, this is one of the most important videos coming from anime content creators.

Super proud of ya, Stevem - way to stick it out! Feels like you spent half your life on this documentary!

what a wonderfully pleasant viewing experience. this was so much fun to watch. the amount of dedication put into the research and composition of this video is baffling. i have soooo much respect for you and your team for crafting such an amazing final product.

What a wonderful effort this was. So glad I got to watch this.

Sorry for the late comment but damn this is one of the best content that I've seen in not just your channel but in this side of RU-vid as well. I sincerely hope that Hideaki Anno would warch this video and be proud to not just in your dedication at your work but also be proud that there are people out there that appreciates the work he and his team has created throughout the years.

I've been following Eva since 1997. You have some notes and footage that I did not know of. Thank you.

What a impressive documentary, The points of view and commentary angles presented in some of video essay you make are much better than some RU-vid channel with a large number of subscribers.

the obsession with the concept of "masculinity" (see the popularity of characters in pop culture like Andrew T and the sudden rise in "masculinity" podcasts) in the west is what makes Shinji so important. He portrays the vulnerable side that everybody has to some degree, even if we are too pridefull to accept that. Some people hate Shinji because they hate that part of themself, they might feel exposed. Also, I suffer from mental illness (I'm medicated; I'm doing fine so far), and I feel that all of Shinji's trauma is easier to understand from that perspective than from someone who is considered "well-adjusted". My brother who does not suffer from mental illness doesn't hate Shinji, but he doesn't understand him as I do.

Thank you for the passion and hours you poured into this essay, it moved my heart and light up my brain

yesssss I didn't know how much I needed this video until now will definitely rewatch and go through the sources doc in the future. Wonderful animation work on your part as well :3

- An amazing look into so much of the great works and challenges that Hideaki Anno faced and went through. The amount of research and fine details in this documentary of Anno's career is amazingly in depth and well summarized neatly! - I especially liked the segment around Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. As a fan of the series myself it is always nice to hear about the series be talked about to this day! It's not a series that many would associate with Anno. but the series is definitely one that I always recommend to those who are fans of Anno's works and storytelling. Amazing work!

Incredible work on this documentary sir. It was not only learning so much about Anno and his body of work, but all the important people in his orbit as well. Great job and thank you for making this.

This was amazing holy fuck i respect you so much for compiling all this. Also you look really nice! You earned yourself a sub and also me sharing this video with a bunch of other people, hope this video gets millions of views.

This without a doubt is one of the most in-depth videos I have ever seen regarding this topic, Even after being an Anno and Eva fan half my life, the sourses you have found and compiled in such a beautifully edited way, its amazing, your channel truly deserves many subs, the amount of work and dedication that went into this is just crazy, tha k you for your service :')

wow. im only 1h/3 in, but i want to leave a comment in order to boost the video, even though i dont have anything better to say yet. amazing work, thank you for creating this

One of your absolute finest videos yet, thanks so much for your hard work and dedication!

Fantastic ‘documentary!’ I loved every minute

After rewatching this, i gotta say that this is one of the best videos ever put on this site, amazing work man

Thanks for so neatly dividing the video into his different works, I just came in for Kare Kano and it was very interesting, maybe I'll be back as I explore his other works.

Thank you so much for this big documentary covering the work! Especially the older stuff I got an insight I'd never had. Surprised there was no comment on the abundance of sexualized shots in Shin.

This is an insane amount of work, amazing job

You & your team did a great job on this video! Thank you very much for the content 🙏🏾

I’m so glad you added the Shin Kamen Rider teaser at the end. Admittedly I’m not the most dedicated viewer of yours but I sit down to watch your essays with intention, and I really love all your original animation and drawings. I think you really brought it to a whole new level here. I would too, for a retrospective dedicated to Anno. Thank you so much, for all your hard work. EDIT: I haven’t seen his latest live action stuff yet so I’m holding off on watching Anno Problem part 2.

I’ve been wanting a video just like this for so long. Absolutely excellent work

this is beautiful. the visuals and the silent 'blank' parts are tastefully executed. i never knew i needed this documentary so bad. chef's kiss all around.

this is insane production quality-- im so happy i can watch this for free online!! amazing documentary :]

I enjoyed this video so much. You gained a new fan

This is great, you already know. Sad that FLCL was glossed over so briefly (I’m still at Kari Kano while writing this) It’s not anno’s project, but it’s a parody of eva and many other things (you already know) and I would love a dossier like this one for FLCL. I have watched it more than anything else, over 50 times since I first saw it 20 years ago, and still find it fascinating, though that’s probably because it was so formative for me, but also because it’s so dense. No one talks about the original tv airing in Japan, or the VHS release. I wonder if there were other cuts.

I always love these animator/studio deep dives that you do, but damn is this one next level! Have you thought about shopping this around to any of the major paid streaming services?

This was simply amazing. Everything has already been said in the comments, I second every positive appreciation. Like Anno's projects, this was insanely inspiring, one of the best works ever done on this platform. Thank you so much!!

Deepest dive into this theme. Bro you are the best

I'm watching this when it has ~42k views and all I can say is this was phenomenal. Like most people, I know of Anno through Eva and while I knew of Kare Kano I had no idea he went on to make live-action films (other than Shin Godzilla). You did an amazing job on this and you should be incredibly proud. You've taken a director that has been part of my life since my early teens and explored his works through the ages and given proper time and respect for all of his works. I am just floored.

this is amazing, like its entertaining and so informative, the fact you chose to include a lot of conversations that people had amongst each other really stimulated my ADHD brain, i could probably listen to this Essay 10-100 times over and over again, thanks for this masterpiece

Absolutely incredible video. Great insight into both Anno and his teams over the years. Gives me an even greater appreciation for all their works.

I love this series so much. To have so many crucial voices narrate everything, makes it feel so immersive. These are very beautiful love letters to these artists.

At last. Lovin it so far. An impressive step up from everything before, which is in a sense pretty damn appropriate considering the trajectory of the man’s career. Digging the hair as well

It's finally here! I'm wondering if you would call it your magnum opus. I made sure that my work schedule made it so I could watch this the next night; and I can tell that by far and away, this will be the best video about evangelion's development, and it's director, as I've come to know from the master storyteller and best anime youtuber, Stevem. I hope you take a long, well-deserved rest after this video.

This essay/journey is impressive. Thank you for such dedication. I feel expanded.

First time I watch enterely a video this long on YT. This is so good! Thank you for your amazing work!

really incredible. I can only imagine how hard you had to push yourself to create something of this scale. I was fascinated by anno throughout this documentary. But I hope you can take some time off and relax after such a big release. Have an nice stroll outside, go out with friends or whatever is best for you to relax.