Is Pacific Rim based on anything?

Original, but it is inspired from Kaiju/Mech concepts. The design for the Jaegers themselves are original as possible though. There’s a “behind the scenes” snippet where Guillermo Toro said that any references or talk regarding another existing mech is avoided. A 100% original IP.

Are the Pacific Rim movies based on books?

The Pacific Rim book series by multiple authors includes books Pacific Rim Uprising: Ascension: The Official Movie Prequel, Pacific Rim Uprising: The Official Movie Novelization, Pacific Rim Uprising: The Junior Novel, and several more.

Is Pacific Rim a comic book?

Pacific Rim: Tales from the Drift is a four-issue comic book miniseries presented by Guillermo del Toro and published by Legendary Comics. Tales From The Drift was originally promoted as an ongoing series, but was later reduced to four issues released from November 2015 to May 2016.

Is Pacific Rim based off of Neon Genesis Evangelion?

Pacific Rim must be inspired by Evangelion. They both have this oppressive feel, synchronization of pilots and monsters created to fight aliens. The synchronization of the pilots are to each other rather than to the machines but it’s a minor difference as this creates the same tension in both works.

What is the plot of Pacific Rim?

Produced by Legendary Pictures, Pacific Rim is set the future of 2025 and follows the story of humanity on the brink of destruction after a fissure in the Pacific Ocean creates a portal that allows giant sea-dwelling creatures to wreak havoc across the Pacific Rim.

Will there be another Pacific Rim movie?

In March 2018 we got the long-awaited sequel of the magnificent and original Pacific Rim (2013), under the name Pacific Rim: Uprising. Despite being a sequel that was requested by most fans, particularly after the success of the first Pacific Rim, the movie was not well received, both critically and commercially, by the audience.

Is Pacific Rim on Netflix?

Netflix’s Pacific Rim Anime Will Have 2 Seasons, Premiere In 2020. Netflix’s Pacific Rim anime is confirmed to run for (at least) two seasons and will premiere on the streaming service sometime in 2020.

What is the definition of Pacific Rim?

DEFINITION of Pacific Rim. The Pacific Rim refers to the geographic area surrounding the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim covers the western shores of North America and South America, and the shores of Australia, eastern Asia and the islands of the Pacific. Much of the world’s shipping goes through the Pacific region,…