UBE, Yamaguchi Prefecture--This local city facing the Seto Inland Sea was a bit of a backwater until anime director Hideaki Anno found fame with the runaway success of the "Evangelion" franchise.

Hideaki Anno is best known among anime fans as the original creator of one of the most iconic mecha anime of all time, Neon Genesis Evangelion. However, the acclaimed director also has a number of ...

KYOTO--The world's first attraction that lets fans climb inside the Evangelion Unit-01 robot of the Evangelion anime franchise was unveiled with much fanfare at the Toei Kyoto Studio Park in the ...