{"product_id":"neon-genesis-evangelion-ritsuko-maya-original-japanese-promotional-poster-1996-b2-size-51-73-cm-o157a","title":"“Neon Genesis Evangelion \/ Ritsuko \u0026 Maya”, Original Japanese Promotional Poster 1996, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) O157A","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"548\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"126\" data-end=\"212\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 promotional poster issued in 1996 for Neon Genesis Evangelion\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring \u003cstrong data-start=\"224\" data-end=\"256\"\u003eRitsuko Akagi and Maya Ibuki\u003c\/strong\u003e. Produced during the series’ original first wave of popularity, the poster is associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"351\" data-end=\"359\"\u003eSEGA\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eGAINAX \/ Project Eva\u003c\/strong\u003e, and belongs to the formative period when Evangelion was first establishing itself as one of the most important anime franchises of the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"550\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eSeries background\u003cbr data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eFirst broadcast in 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion rapidly became one of the defining anime series of its generation. Combining mecha action, psychological tension, religious and philosophical imagery, and unusually complex character writing, it changed the direction of televised anime and remains one of the most influential Japanese animated works ever produced. Ritsuko Akagi, NERV’s chief scientist, and Maya Ibuki, her loyal technical assistant, are central to the series’ institutional and psychological world, representing the human machinery behind the Evangelion project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1624\"\u003ePoster design\u003cbr data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1167\"\u003eThis is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1229\"\u003estrikingly clean and design-led character poster\u003c\/strong\u003e, showing Ritsuko and Maya together in a composed studio-style arrangement. Maya is seated in her NERV uniform, holding the small penguin figure associated with Pen Pen, while Ritsuko stands behind her in a white lab coat. The pale background and soft pink rectangular field give the poster a restrained, elegant atmosphere, very different from more action-heavy Evangelion promotional material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"2102\"\u003eThe left side is dominated by the tall vertical typography \u003cstrong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1705\"\u003e“RITSUKO \u0026amp; MAYA”\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1725\"\u003eSEGA\u003c\/strong\u003e logo appears at the upper right. The lower-left credit line identifies the work as connected to Neon Genesis Evangelion, with printed rights information for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1926\"\u003eGAINAX \/ Project Eva, TV Tokyo, and NAS\u003c\/strong\u003e. A further point of interest is the printed illustration credit to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2016\"\u003eKatsuichi Nakayama\u003c\/strong\u003e, whose crisp character rendering gives the poster its polished mid-1990s anime style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2528\"\u003eRarity and significance\u003cbr data-start=\"2127\" data-end=\"2130\"\u003eBecause this poster was issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2214\"\u003e1996, during Evangelion’s original release era\u003c\/strong\u003e, it belongs to the franchise’s most desirable collecting period. Early Japanese promotional posters connected to SEGA campaigns, game tie-ins, and related merchandising were produced in more limited quantities than later mass-market Evangelion material, and surviving examples are increasingly sought after today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2530\" data-end=\"2888\"\u003eFor collectors of 1990s anime, original Evangelion paper from this first phase of the phenomenon holds particular importance. This example is especially appealing for its focus on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2710\" data-end=\"2730\"\u003eRitsuko and Maya\u003c\/strong\u003e, two important supporting characters who appear far less frequently on standalone promotional posters than Shinji, Rei, Asuka, or the Evangelions themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2890\" data-end=\"2986\"\u003eCondition\u003cbr data-start=\"2899\" data-end=\"2902\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2988\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003eIt is over \u003cstrong data-start=\"2999\" data-end=\"3016\"\u003e30 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3056\"\u003eIt is not a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3058\" data-end=\"3095\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3326\" data-start=\"3284\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-end=\"3325\" data-start=\"3290\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"3369\" data-start=\"3328\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"3369\" data-start=\"3328\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56898668593530,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-05-19T075115.340.jpg?v=1779144691","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/neon-genesis-evangelion-ritsuko-maya-original-japanese-promotional-poster-1996-b2-size-51-73-cm-o157a","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}