Ok, I'm able to digest this and most of this news doesn't excite me.
The good:
Higuchi!!!! This means that chances are, the special effects will be a combination of CGI and live-action. Higuchi also likes to use more than just suits for his monsters. The Colossal Titan is a big puppet and not just a man in a suit. He also knows how to use CGI.
The bad:
Hideaki Anno. I know nothing about Evangelion, but when this news broke a few hours ago, a friend of mine linked me to this video.
http://channelawesome.com/anime-abandon ... d-rebirth/ Dare god help us!!!! If you don't know anything about Eva like me, just watch the first 5 minutes summing up Eva and you have every reason to be scared.
Rushed production. Surprise!!! Production in the fall and release in the summer. So about 9 month production! Yes, the plot does seem to be written some time ago, but the effects and everything still needs time to polish. Whether it's CGI or puppets or suits, you need time to build them. Post production takes a long time to do, and Toho is just forcing it out as quickly as possible.