Huang Hai Studio apologizes for plagiarizing EVA final poster

"Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 You Can (Not) Redo" recently announced that it will be broadcast on domestic video platforms on January 20, and also released a special edition poster "designed" by domestic designer Huang Hai. However, netizens recently discovered that the poster designed by Huang Hai is suspected of plagiarizing the work of a French illustrator NICO.

Yellow Sea version poster

Works by French illustrator NICO

After the news was exposed, Huang Hai Studio Zhuye Culture and Neon Genesis Evangelion_China's official Weibo both issued statements.

Huang Hai Studio Zhuye Culture issued an apology statement for the "EVA Final Chinese version poster suspected of plagiarism". Zhuye Culture stated that in the design process of the poster, there were indeed improper use of materials, lack of authorization from overseas artists, and lax review by the team. The studio is currently contacting the plagiarized artist through channels, hoping to compensate for his economic losses.

The official blog of Neon Genesis Evangelion_China stated that it has paid attention to the controversy surrounding the poster of Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 You Can (Not) Advance, and deleted the controversial poster immediately, while urgently contacting the poster designer Huang Hai. The official blog also forwarded the apology statement of Takeya Culture.

Earlier, the Japanese official version of Evangelion released a statement saying that it was not involved in the production of the posters in mainland China and was investigating the details through its agent.