By YUKI SHIBATA/ Staff Writer
October 27, 2020 at 07:30 JST
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 city's Ukyo Ward.
Called the Evangelion Kyoto Base, it features a 15-meter-tall statue of the robot's upper body rising from a pool filled with red water.
Visitors can stand on its palm to take photos and hop into the "entry plug," a capsule-like cockpit for the robot's pilot.
Singer Yoko Takahashi, who provided the main theme song for the "Neon Genesis Evangelion" animated TV series, attended the grand opening ceremony on Oct. 3 at the movie studio's theme park.
Clad in a dress modeled after an "uchikake" kimono, she sang "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" while standing on Evangelion's palm.
The theme park is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (until November). Admission is 2,400 yen ($23) for adults, 1,400 yen for junior and senior high school students, and 1,200 yen for children aged 3 or older.
For inquiries, visit the park's official website at (https://www.toei-eigamura.com/global/en/).
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Singer Yoko Takahashi, third from right, and Toei President Osamu Tezuka, center, cut the ribbon during the ceremony to unveil the new attraction, the Evangelion Kyoto Base, at the Toei Kyoto Studio Park on Oct. 3. (Yuki Shibata)
