{"id":44154,"date":"2025-02-13T11:43:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=44154"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T02:49:21","slug":"neon-genesis-evangelions-studio-reveals-unexpected-object-used-to-create-the-sound-effect-of-the-series-iconic-plugsuits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/neon-genesis-evangelions-studio-reveals-unexpected-object-used-to-create-the-sound-effect-of-the-series-iconic-plugsuits\/","title":{"rendered":"Neon Genesis Evangelion\u2019s studio reveals unexpected object used to create the sound effect for the series\u2019 iconic plugsuits\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Studio Khara, the Japanese animation studio responsible for the <strong>Rebuild of Evangelion<\/strong> film series, recently revealed the real-life item used to create the form-fitting sounds of the plugsuits worn by Shinji and the gang. A white Madison Square Garden sports bag made of what looks like leather was popped and scrunched to make the now-iconic sound effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E5%BA%B5%E9%87%8E%E7%A7%80%E6%98%8E%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E4%B8%89%E6%98%A7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u5eb5\u91ce\u79c0\u660e\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u4e09\u6627<\/a><br><br>\u30d7\u30e9\u30b0\u30b9\u30fc\u30c4\u306e\u97f3\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f<br>\u30de\u30b8\u30bd\u30f3\u30d0\u30c3\u30b0\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\uff08\u73fe\u7269\uff09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wlzKr7Zrtq\">pic.twitter.com\/wlzKr7Zrtq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; (\u682a)\u30ab\u30e9\u30fc 2\u53f7\u6a5f (@khara_inc2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/khara_inc2\/status\/1889247152360308788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Post translation: This is the Madison bag that became the sound of the plugsuit (actual item)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The small but surprising new piece of trivia caught many Japanese Neon Genesis Evangelion fans off-guard, as the Madison Square Garden sports bag was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nori_bomber\/status\/1889319508801962482\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a popular item in the country<\/a> back in the 1970s-1980s. Older fans were happy that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Motilalhingradr\/status\/1889253237510864936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a piece of their childhood made it into their favorite anime<\/a>, as some thought the sound effects came from other objects such as <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/imawanokiwa216\/status\/1889276634039279723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a big leather jacket<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9fPmEDbJ32\">pic.twitter.com\/9fPmEDbJ32<\/a><\/p>&mdash; kitasan (@kitasan14885830) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kitasan14885830\/status\/1889254086253650280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While real, life-size plugsuits are a thing, most Neon Genesis Evangelion fans might want to avoid wearing one. These skintight, full-body suits don\u2019t just look uncomfortable, but they can\u2019t be used in any working Evangelions to increase the wearer\u2019s synchronization rate. It might be best to stick to a Madison Square Garden bag, which is both functional and fashionable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studio Khara has shared an unexpected priece of trivia about the Evangelion series&#8217; iconic plugsuits and how they were made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":44158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[73,17],"class_list":["post-44154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-nongaming-news","tag-anime","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Neon Genesis Evangelion\u2019s studio reveals unexpected object used to create the sound effect for the series\u2019 iconic plugsuits\u00a0 - 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