The illustration of "Evangelion" was used as the cover of the public relations magazine "Inakadate April issue" published on April 9 in Inakadate Village, Aomori Prefecture.

Inakadate Village is a village located in the center of the Tsugaru Plain with a population of 7720 (as of the end of March). From 1993 (Heisei 5), as part of the village revitalization, the first "rice field art" in Japan, where rice fields were used as canvases to make pictures and letters with rice of different colors, was held. At present, rice field art is shown at two venues, and it has become a tourist resource visited by more than 200,000 visitors.

"Evangelion" is a science fiction anime that was broadcast on television in 1995 and caused a social phenomenon. A new theater version series will begin in 2007, and the latest work, "Shin Evangelion Theatrical Version" will be released in June this year, the 25th anniversary of the start of television broadcasting.

The illustration uses a new movie version of the humanoid decisive weapon "Evangelion" that appears in the work. A spokesman explains that the reason for the appointment was that the theme of this year's rice field art was "Evangelion." It was the first time to use the rice paddy art theme image on the cover of a public relations magazine, and it was used to inform the villagers.

The person in charge said, "In the May issue, we were planning "Mona Lisa" with the same theme as this year, which was produced in 2003 (Heisei 15), but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the rice field art was canceled on April 2. The village announced that the April issue had already been printed, but the May issue was canceled, so we decided not to publish it."

At present, it is undecided whether the theme will be carried over to next year. The person in charge said, "The illustration in the public relations magazine is different from the one released as an image of rice field art, and there is a vacant mouth. The illustration used for the actual rice field art was also Evangelion."

A woman in her 40s living in Inakadate said, ``I was suspicious of the first moment because the entrance and graduation ceremonies of Spring's public relations magazine were on the cover. I heard that there are many fans of Eva but I heard that there are many fans, so it may be a luxurious villager. ". A man in his thirties says, "The rice field art has been canceled, so in the illusory public relations magazine. I wanted to see Evangelion's rice field art."

The circulation of the public relations magazine is 3000. 2700 copies will be distributed to households in the village.