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'''The Shinji Ikari Raising Project''' is an ''Evangelion''-based manga spin-off of the [[Shinji_Ikari_Raising_Project|video game]], which was set in the original series timeline. The series was created by Takahashi Osamu, but is ''actually'' set in a universe based on the Alternate Universe seen in [[Episode 26]]. This manga is also similar in concept to another ''Evangelion'' spin-off, [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] which also a video game based on Shinji's alternate reality dream-world from [[Episode 26]], which then spawned its own manga spin-off, [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days|Angelic Days]].<br />
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The series ran from June 2005 until February 2016 in Shōnen Ace, which was the same magazine the [[manga|Neon Genesis Evangelion manga]] was published in. The series has a total of eighteen Tankōbon volumes and is published in Japan by Kadokawa. The series final Tankōbon volume was published in May 2016. An English translated version of the manga is currently being published by Dark Horse Comics in the U.S., which has released all 18 of the Tankōbon volumes, with the final one being released (slightly behind schedule) in August 2018. On August 10, 2016 Dark Horse Comics released Volume 1 of the Shinji Ikari Raising Project Omnibus, which includes 3 volumes in one book.<ref>https://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/2219/dark-horse-publish-shinji-ikari-raising-project-om</ref> The omnibus is currently on Volume 5 (Volume 13 - Volume 15 of the normal series).<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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The series follows [[Shinji]], [[Rei]] and [[Asuka]] as they go through their junior high school life, with accompanying hormones, while also helping out helping out with research at the [[Artificial Evolution Laboratory|Artificial Evolution Research Lab]], headed by Shinji's parents, [[Gendo]] and [[Yui]]. A secret organization, named [[SEELE]] plans to disrupt the Artificial Evolution Research Lab's experiments in order to reach its goals. SEELE's main target is the MAGI System, and Shinji, because of his parental connections to the lab. SEELE uses computer viruses (which look and act like the [[Angels]] from the series) to try and infect the [[MAGI]] system. The three children are put into a virtual reality (with [[plugsuit|plugsuits]]) to stop the advancing computer viruses. SEELE tries to use [[Kaworu Nagisa]] to distract Shinji from being able to sync and defend the MAGI with either Asuka or Rei.<br />
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The links to the individual volumes of the manga are listed below:<br />
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| style="background: LightBlue; font-size: 110%;"|'''''The Shinji Ikari Raising Project Volumes'''''<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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</noinclude>==Differences Between the Original Series and ''Raising Project''==<br />
*The psychological issues present in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|anime]] and [[manga]] are not as prevalent.<br />
**However, personality wise, Shinji comes off as a clutz and a perv (as shown in briefly in [[Episode 26]]). This is especially so when it seems Shinji is lavishing his attention on Rei or one of the bridge bunnies.<br />
***Shinji also ends up in any compromising positions with the girls due to his excessive clumsiness.<br />
**Asuka can be neurotic and possessive of Shinji at times, (which may be based on [[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka%27s Relationship#Third exchange|her line]] from [[Episode 26'|End of Evangelion]]).<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] now have a much less antagonistic relationship, they are childhood friends, having met when they were both 4.<br />
*[[Yui Ikari|Yui]] is still alive, and is working alongside Gendo at [[NERV]] as head scientist, instead of Ritsuko.<br />
*[[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko]] is still alive, works at NERV and wants Asuka and Shinji to marry. Notably, she has long blonde hair, unlike her short, apparently red hair in [[Episode 22]] of the anime.<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is introduced as a distant relative of Shinji's from Yui's side of the family. She is wildly different from her character in the series, being more reminiscent of her alternate universe self from [[Episode 26]].<br />
**She is also one of Shinji's love interests (keeping in mind that Japanese or even European definitions of incest do not extend to cousins of various degrees; this is a common occurrence in various anime series).<br />
*[[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and Shinji's relationship is less negative and more complex, with each in competition with the other and always trying to outdo each other.[[File:3 techs.png|thumb|right|350px|Satsuki, Kaede, and Aoi]]<br />
*Gendo also acts like a clutz at times, with Yui making sure to keep him in line and focused.<br />
*[[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] is the homeroom teacher at Shinji's [[Class 2-A|school]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is the school nurse, although both still have some sort of connection with NERV.<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] also works at the school as a different homeroom teacher. Misato and him had dated in the past, and Misato ends up owing Kaji money, which leads to many atics in an attempt to pay him back.<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] has some sort of connection with Ritsuko, and seems attracted to Shinji. This forces Asuka and Rei to put aside their mutual differences to prevent Kaworu from stealing Shinji away.<br />
*[[Extracanonical Characters#Mana Kirishima|Mana Kirishima]] also appears in the manga as more competition for Shinji's affections, and another source of ire for Asuka and Rei.<br />
*[[Maya Ibuki|Maya]], [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]], and [[Shigeru Aoba|Aoba]] don't appear in the main story, However, the Bridge Bunnies from the game, [[Extracanonical Characters#Shinji Ikari Raising Project|Kaede Agano, Satsuki Ooi, & Aoi Mogami]], replace them as the main technicians.<br />
**Satsuki has a crush on Shinji (much like in the game) that she exploits several times during the story to very comical results.<br />
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==Differences Between ''Angelic Days'' and ''Raising Project''==<br />
*The series also diverges from [[Girlfriend of Steel 2 (manga)|Angelic Days]] where Rei is more recognizable as a character, being overly shy.<br />
*Rei moves in with Shinji's parents, while Shinji himself is moved to his homeroom teacher's apartment with Asuka.<br />
*Asuka and Rei are also rivals for Shinji's affections, but do team up to keep "outsiders" such as Mana or Kaworu away from their competition for Shinji's affections.<br />
*Angelic Days is overall more of a shoujo romance story, with more character drama and development, whereas SIRP is a sort of ecchi comedy story, with more of a shounen focus, and relies constantly on comedy, fanservice and absurd situations. This is also reflected in the very shoujo-esque art style in Angelic Days, whereas the art style in ISRP is quite similar to the one in Sadamoto's manga. Shinji also does end up with a girl in Angelic Days.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The series, while it carries the name ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Evangelions play no part in the story whatsoever. Instead, inside the Matrix-esque simulations the kids use to fight the Angels, they are directly equipped with weapons to attack, and have little protection from harm save for the fact they have digital avatars.<br />
**There do appear to be some stakes involved however that are explained in great detail, again similar to the Matrix.<br />
**Unit-01 and Zeruel do appear at one point commiserating that they aren't a part of the story.<br />
*Even though Shinji is the main character in the manga, he is featured on only three covers (1, 2, & 18).<br />
**Shinji is the only male character to feature multiple times on the cover. The only other time males are featured on the cover is on Volume 18 where the entire cast is present.<br />
**With the focus of the series being on fanservice, the covers more often than not feature Rei or Asuka on their own, or paired with each other or other female characters.<br />
*The manga is geared towards fanservice. The earlier volumes have more suggestive fanservice, while the later volumes become more explicit with what is shown.<br />
**For example Shinji has odd dreams of Asuka & Rei fighting over him that become more erotic as the story progresses.<br />
*While NERV and SEELE play a part in the plot, they do take a backseat to the love triangle of Shinji/Asuka/Rei.<br />
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=References=<br />
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These are characters found in the world of Evangelion that do not appear in the 26 episode TV Series, [[End of Evangelion]], or [[Rebuild of Evangelion]].<br />
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==Nerv: The White Paper==<br />
===Marie Vincennes===<br />
[[Image:Marie_Vincennes.gif|thumb|left|Marie Vincennes]]<br />
'''Marie Vincennes''' is an American pilot in the tabletop role-playing game [[Neon Genesis Evangelion RPG: The Nerv White Paper|Nerv: The White Paper]]. She's "an Eva pilot for the time being, but she has not participated in any actual fighting." Marie is 14 years old and a child prodigy who holds a Ph.D. She "acts meek and polite, but it's only superficial -- she's haughty and domineering." In this way, Marie sounds somewhat similar to [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] in Sadamoto's manga. Like so many other characters, she's named after a warship. Most likely it was the USS Vincennes (CA-44) that was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942, rather than its namesake Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG-49) that was involved in the infamous Iran Air shootdown incident.<br />
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==Girlfriend of Steel==<br />
===Mana Kirishima===<br />
[[Image:Mana kirishima.jpg|thumb|right|Mana introducing herself to the class]]<br />
'''Mana Kirishima''' (霧島 マナ) appears in the video game [[Girlfriend of Steel]], voiced by [[Megumi Hayashibara]], as [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji's]] love interest. She is characterized as an amalgamation of [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and pilots the [[The Geektionary T-Z#T-RIDEN-T Land Cruiser|T-RIDEN-T Land Cruiser]]. She is enrolled in Shinji's class, and Asuka is extremely jealous of her. As with many other Evangelion characters, her family name comes from a World War II warship; in this case, the [[Historical Warships in Evangelion#IJN Kirishima.28.E9.9C.A7.E5.B3.B6.29|Battlecruiser/Fast Battleship Kirishima]].<br />
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She also appears in the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project]].<br />
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===Musashi Lee Strasberg===<br />
'''Musashi Lee Strasberg''' (ムサシ・リー・ストラスバーグ) is one of Mana's fellow TRIDENT pilots from the Girlfriend of Steel game. He is voiced by [[Hiro Yuki]]. He is named after the mighty Yamato-class battleship Musashi and possibly acclaimed actor, director and founder of method acting, Lee Strasberg. Alternatively, his middle name and surname could have been derived from warships: the Battlecruiser/Light Battleship Strasbourg and the American destroyer USS Lee (the choice of middle name is unlikely, since the destroyer is obscure and Lee is a very common name).<br />
[[Image:musashi.jpg|center|thumb|Musashi]]'<br />
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===Keita Asari===<br />
'''Keita Asari''' (浅利 ケイタ) is one of Mana's fellow TRIDENT pilots from the Girlfriend of Steel game. He is voiced by [[Tetsuya Iwanaga]].<br />
[[Image:gos2kids.jpg|thumb|center|400px|Musashi, Keita and Mana]]<br />
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==Second Impression==<br />
===Mayumi Yamagishi===<br />
[[Image:Mayumi01.jpg|thumb|right|Mayumi Yamagishi]]<br />
'''Mayumi Yamagishi''' (山岸 マユミ) appears in the video game [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Second Impression]]. She wears glasses, likes to read books, and somehow has a core of an [[Angel]] inside of her. She is voiced by Kyoko Hikami. Her personality is a essentially female version of [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]].<br />
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==Shinji Ikari Raising Project==<br />
In the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] game and manga, three new Nerv technicians are given names:<br />
*'''Kaede Agano''' (阿賀野 カエデ), voiced by Ai Shimizu and named after the World War Two light cruiser Agano and possibly Matsu-class destroyer Kaede (female name or named after the warship, unclear)<br />
*'''Satsuki Ooi''' (大井 サツキ), voiced by Maria Yamamoto and named after the World War Two 'torpedo cruiser' Oi and possibly the Mutsuki-class destroyer Satsuki as well (here too, Satsuki is a common female name, adding to the confusion)<br />
*'''Aoi Mogami''' (最上 アオイ), voiced by Yui Horie and named after the heavy cruiser Mogami and possibly the cancelled Tachibana-class destroyer Aoi (it would be hilarious if it were three in a row - but it's perfectly possible!)<br />
[[Image:3_techs.png|400px|none|The three Nerv technicians]]<br />
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==Detective Evangelion==<br />
In the [[Detective Evangelion]] game, there are four named murder victims:<br />
*'''Natsuko Kako''' (加古ナツコ), the first murder victim. She is a 14 year old student in Tokyo-3 First Municipal Junior High School. Visually bears a striking resemblance to Nadia from Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. Named after IJN heavy cruiser Kako.<br />
[[Image:Natsuko.jpg|thumb|right|Natsuko Kako's corpse]]<br />
*'''Kyouko Nachi''' (那智キョウコ), the second murder victim. 29-year-old science teacher at the Tokyo-3 First Municipal Junior High School. Named after IJN cruiser Nachi.<br />
[[Image:Kyouko.jpg|thumb|right|Kyouko Nachi's character sheet]]<br />
*'''Erika Kashii''' (香椎エリカ), the third murder victim. 27-year-old Nerv staffer in the Forensics Department. Named after IJN cruiser Kashii.<br />
[[Image:Erika.jpg|thumb|right|Erika Kashii's character sheet]]<br />
*'''Mimi Satsuma''' (薩摩ミミ), the fourth murder victim. 23-year-old music teacher at the Tokyo-3 First Municipal Junior High School. Named after IJN battleship Satsuma.<br />
[[Image:Mimi.jpg|thumb|right|Mima Satsuma's character sheet]]<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production. However, after the early chapters Sadamoto, who prioritized other projects, maintained a very inconsistent release schedule, which caused multiple years-long hiatuses and significant portions of the story to be cut. As a result of this, the manga was only concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
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Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series and was continued thanks to the series' popularity. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as a reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
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The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half. Most of the Action Arc is removed, as well as several Angels. The manga also features much less introspective, psychological and philosophical scenes.<br />
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* The manga's first chapter includes a scene from the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal]] that ultimately did not make it into the TV series, namely introducing the concept of [[Evangelions]] (and [[Rei Ayanami]] as a character) by showing one engaging in battle with the Angel, but having said battle ending with the Eva having to retreat after being outmatched. The scene is also altered a bit from how the Proposal described it, most prominently in how the Proposal's version had Rei piloting [[Eva-00]] in the battle, but the manga has her in [[Eva-01]] instead.<br />
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*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' shounen mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime. He is a lot more juvenile and less introspective than in the series. <br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
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*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
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*[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is markedly more childish, and her "popular" façade is more pronounced. In particular, she puts on more of a show for the adults as a proper, responsible girl. She is more self-centered and is somewhat less aggressive towards Shinji but still teases him a lot, and he is still interested in her and Rei, just like the anime.<br />
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*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
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*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
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*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]], and Asuka defeats the Angel by herself.<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
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*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times. His Kansai dialect and "country manners" are also expanded upon.<br />
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*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her, and Asuka remains apathetic towards him.<br />
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*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
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*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
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*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
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*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
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*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight. He is much more alien and aloof than in the series, and Shinji constantly tries to avoid him.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
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*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
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*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
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*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
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*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions only existed long ago, with petrified Mass Production Evas treated as "relics", possibly eons after the events in the manga, or another reality entirely.<br />
**The overall ending is more less open-ended as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
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===Changes in character backstory===<br />
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*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the sibling of Yui.<br />
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*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains similar. <br />
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*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
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===Character design alterations===<br />
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*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
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*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has strawberry blonde hair.<br />
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*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
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* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
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*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
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==Supplemental material==<br />
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*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
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*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
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*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
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[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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|image2 = [[Image:Shinji, Rei, &amp; Asuka.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinji, Rei & Asuka in an [[Entry Plug]] together. Must be kinda cramped.]]<br />
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|image4 = [[Image:Toji, Kensuke, Hikari &amp; Shinji.jpg|thumb|250px|Toji, Kensuke, Hikari & Shinji.]]<br />
|image5 = [[Image:Pilots and Unit-01.jpg|thumb|250px|The three pilots with Unit-01.]]<br />
|image6 = [[Image:Young Misato &amp; Kaji.jpg|thumb|250px|A younger Misato & Kaji.]]<br />
|image7 = [[Image:Kaworu.jpg|thumb|250px|Kaworu and... a cat...]]<br />
|image8 = [[Image:Four Pilots.jpg|thumb|250px|Rei, Asuka, Kaworu, & Shinji in their [[Plugsuit|plugsuits]].]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production. However, after the early chapters Sadamoto, who prioritized other projects, maintained a very inconsistent release schedule, which caused multiple years-long hiatuses and significant portions of the story to be cut. As a result of this, the manga was only concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series and was continued thanks to the series' popularity. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as a reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half. Most of the Action Arc is removed, as well as several Angels. The manga also features much less introspective, psychological and philosophical scenes.<br />
<br />
* The manga's first chapter includes a scene from the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal]] that ultimately did not make it into the TV series, namely introducing the concept of [[Evangelions]] (and [[Rei Ayanami]] as a character) by showing one engaging in battle with the Angel, but having said battle ending with the Eva having to retreat after being outmatched. The scene is also altered a bit from how the Proposal described it, most prominently in how the Proposal's version had Rei piloting [[Eva-00]] in the battle, but the manga has her in [[Eva-01]] instead.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' shounen mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime. He is a lot more juvenile and less introspective than in the series. <br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is markedly more childish, and her "popular" façade is more pronounced. In particular, she puts on more of a show for the adults as a proper, responsible girl. She is more self-centered and is somewhat less aggressive towards Shinji but still teases him a lot, and he is still interested in her and Rei, just like the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]], and Asuka defeats the Angel by herself.<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times. His Kansai dialect and "country manners" are also expanded upon.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her, and Asuka remains apathetic towards him.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight. He is much more alien and aloof than in the series, and Shinji constantly tries to avoid him.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions only existed long ago, with petrified Mass Production Evas treated as "relics", possibly eons after the events in the manga, or another reality entirely.<br />
**The overall ending is more less open-ended as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the sibling of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains similar. <br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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|image3 = [[Image:Asuka and Unit-02.jpg|thumb|250px|Asuka & Unit-02.]]<br />
|image4 = [[Image:Toji, Kensuke, Hikari &amp; Shinji.jpg|thumb|250px|Toji, Kensuke, Hikari & Shinji.]]<br />
|image5 = [[Image:Pilots and Unit-01.jpg|thumb|250px|The three pilots with Unit-01.]]<br />
|image6 = [[Image:Young Misato &amp; Kaji.jpg|thumb|250px|A younger Misato & Kaji.]]<br />
|image7 = [[Image:Kaworu.jpg|thumb|250px|Kaworu and... a cat...]]<br />
|image8 = [[Image:Four Pilots.jpg|thumb|250px|Rei, Asuka, Kaworu, & Shinji in their [[Plugsuit|plugsuits]].]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production. However, after the early chapters Sadamoto, who prioritized other projects, maintained a very inconsistent release schedule, which caused multiple years-long hiatuses and significant portions of the story to be cut. As a result of this, the manga was only concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series and was continued thanks to the series' popularity. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as a reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half. Most of the Action Arc is removed, as well as several Angels. The manga also features much less introspective, psychological and philosophical scenes.<br />
<br />
* The manga's first chapter includes a scene from the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal]] that ultimately did not make it into the TV series, namely introducing the concept of [[Evangelions]] (and [[Rei Ayanami]] as a character) by showing one engaging in battle with the Angel, but having said battle ending with the Eva having to retreat after being outmatched. The scene is also altered a bit from how the Proposal described it, most prominently in how the Proposal's version had Rei piloting [[Eva-00]] in the battle, but the manga has her in [[Eva-01]] instead.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' shounen mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime. He is a lot more juvenile and less introspective than in the series. <br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is markedly more childish, and her "popular" façade is more pronounced. In particular, she puts on more of a show for the adults as a proper, responsible girl. She is more self-centered and is somewhat less aggressive towards Shinji but still teases him a lot, and he is still interested in her and Rei, just like the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]], and Asuka defeats the Angel by herself.<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times. His Kansai dialect and "country manners" are also expanded upon.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her, and Asuka remains apathetic towards him.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight. He is much more alien and aloof than in the series, and Shinji constantly tries to avoid him.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions only existed long ago, with petrified Mass Production Evas treated as "relics", possibly eons after the events in the manga, or another reality entirely.<br />
**The overall ending is more less open-ended as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the siblings of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains similar. <br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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|image3 = [[Image:Asuka and Unit-02.jpg|thumb|250px|Asuka & Unit-02.]]<br />
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|image7 = [[Image:Kaworu.jpg|thumb|250px|Kaworu and... a cat...]]<br />
|image8 = [[Image:Four Pilots.jpg|thumb|250px|Rei, Asuka, Kaworu, & Shinji in their [[Plugsuit|plugsuits]].]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production. However, after the early chapters Sadamoto, who prioritized other projects, maintained a very inconsistent release schedule, which caused multiple years-long hiatuses and significant portions of the story to be cut. As a result of this, the manga was only concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series and was continued thanks to the series' popularity. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as a reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half. Most of the Action Arc is removed, as well as several Angels. The manga also features much less introspective, psychological and philosophical scenes.<br />
<br />
* The manga's first chapter includes a scene from the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal]] that ultimately did not make it into the TV series, namely introducing the concept of [[Evangelions]] (and [[Rei Ayanami]] as a character) by showing one engaging in battle with the Angel, but having said battle ending with the Eva having to retreat after being outmatched. The scene is also altered a bit from how the Proposal described it, most prominently in how the Proposal's version had Rei piloting [[Eva-00]] in the battle, but the manga has her in [[Eva-01]] instead.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' shounen mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime. He is a lot more juvenile and less introspective than in the series. <br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is markedly more childish, and her "popular" façade is more pronounced. In particular, she puts on more of a show for the adults as a proper, responsible girl. She is more self-centered and is somewhat less aggressive towards Shinji but still teases him a lot, and he is still interested in her and Rei, just like the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]], and Asuka defeats the Angel by herself.<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times. His Kansai dialect and "country manners" are also expanded upon.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her, and Asuka remains apathetic towards him.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight. He is much more alien and aloof than in the series, and Shinji constantly tries to avoid him.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions only existed long ago, with petrified Mass Production Evas treated as "relics", possibly eons after the evens in the manga, or another reality entirely.<br />
**The overall ending is more less open-ended as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the siblings of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains similar. <br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by Evangelion character designer [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 26, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995 thanks to delays in its production. However, after the early chapters Sadamoto, who prioritized other projects, maintained a very inconsistent release schedule, which caused multiple years-long hiatuses and significant portions of the story to be cut. As a result of this, the manga was only concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
Unlike it is sometimes assumed, the manga is in fact '''not''' the original version of the story, but instead it was created as a supplemental designed to promote the TV series and was continued thanks to the series' popularity. Sadamoto has also repeatedly stated that the manga is his own individual work and should never be used as a reference for anything in the anime.<ref>http://www.evamonkey.com/writings/sadamoto-yoshiyuki-my-thoughts-at-the-moment.php</ref><ref>All About Kaworu Nagisa interview</ref> He has also denied links to the Rebuild movies.<ref>[http://wavemotioncannon.com/2017/02/21/the-current-status-of-gainax-interview-hiroyuki-yamaga-yoshiyuki-sadamoto-september-2016 Interview with Sadamoto], includes his confirmation that the Mari bonus chapter was just fanservice.</ref><br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half. Most of the Action Arc is removed, as well as several Angels. The manga also features much less introspective, psychological and philosophical scenes.<br />
<br />
* The manga's first chapter includes a scene from the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Proposal]] that ultimately did not make it into the TV series, namely introducing the concept of [[Evangelions]] (and [[Rei Ayanami]] as a character) by showing one engaging in battle with the Angel, but having said battle ending with the Eva having to retreat after being outmatched. The scene is also altered a bit from how the Proposal described it, most prominently in how the Proposal's version had Rei piloting [[Eva-00]] in the battle, but the manga has her in [[Eva-01]] instead.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' shounen mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime. He is a lot more juvenile and less introspective than in the series. <br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in-depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] is markedly more childish, and her "popular" façade is more pronounced. In particular, she puts on more of a show for the adults as a proper, responsible girl. She is more self-centered and is somewhat less aggressive towards Shinji but still teases him a lot, and he is still interested in her and Rei, just like the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]], and Asuka defeats the Angel by herself.<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times. His Kansai dialect and "country manners" are also expanded upon.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her, and Asuka remains apathetic towards him.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight. He is much more alien and aloof than in the series, and Shinji constantly tries to avoid him.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with what appears to be a world where the Evangelions only existed long ago, with petrified Mass Production Evas treated as "relics", possibly eons after the evens in the manga, or another reality entirely.<br />
**The overall ending is more less open-ended as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the siblings of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains similar. <br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has black hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver-colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
* [[Toji Suzuhara]] - In the anime, Toji was depicted with black hair. In the manga, he has light brown hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|center|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 8<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 8.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 19, 2002<br />
US: March 3, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 9 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 9]]<br />
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The eighth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This eighth volume is subtitled ''Mother'' (''MOTHER'') and is comprised of Stages 49 to 56.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume eight adapts [[Episode 20]] and [[Episode 21]] of the anime series.<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 49: …Kiss (''•••Kiss'')===<br />
<br />
It's been thirty days since [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] was absorbed into [[Eva-01]]. Shinji is seeing himself as a child during the time that [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] relinquishes him to live at his uncle's house. This is after [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] was absorbed into Eva-01. Gendo tells Shinji that his mother is dead after young Shinji asks where his mother is. The idea of the death of his mother manifests as the test Evangelion during the first ever contact experiment with Project E. <br />
<br />
Gendo instructs Shinji to pilot the Eva, to which Shinji says, "You didn't want me! You can't have me now! You can't come back for me now!" Shinji at this time remembers the death of Toji by the Dummy Plug System's control of Eva-01, and in exasperation Shinji knifes his father, who falls dead to the floor. Back in reality, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] gives Maya a plan to salvage Shinji from the plug. Maya shows amazement that Ritsuko could come up with the plan so fast, but Ritsuko explains it was her mother's plan. She said the same thing happened ten years ago during the development of the Evangelion. However, that time they failed to salvage [[Yui Ikari]] from the Eva. Ritsuko ends her explanation with "...I think Commander Ikari used to be different..."<br />
<br />
[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] visits [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who just found out that all the children in Shinji's homeroom are pilot candidates. She begins to ask Kaji about Adam, and about the Instrumentality Project, but he quiets her with a kiss. Misato breaks away from him and he leaves, saying "Today was our eighth anniversary, you know. I'm sorry, but I'm still in love with you."<br />
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===Stage 50: Into the Heart… (心の中へ… / ''Kokoro no Naka e...'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji sees the form of what he thinks to be his mother in a placid sea of fish. She calls to him, and tries to relax him in her arms. Shinji tells her that he must fight, that he must go back, but she tells him that he's done enough, and that he can rest with her for forever. He gives in to her and begins to rest with her watching over him. In the common reality, [[Rei]] comes out of the tube in a room deep in [[NERV]] she is sometimes seen in. Gendo is waiting for her. She asks about Shinji and what will happen to him. Gendo doesn't know, and he starts to put his hand on her face but Rei brushes it off. She leaves while thinking about the emptyness that was inside her. She would fill it by thinking about Gendo, but then Shinji came and filled that void with something more satisfying and pure. She hopes for Shinji's return to them.<br />
<br />
The salvage procedure commences, and in Shinji's reality images of the people he knows appear, along with a "secondary" Shinji, the Shinji that recieves the criticism while the other Shinji rests with his mother. The people who come into his reality are just images in Shinji's mind that represent the things he has learned from them. The image of Kaji tells him to "Look reality in the face." Gendo tells him "Don't turn away." Shinji reacts violently to all these statements, saying "I'm going to stay right here! She said I could stay forever!" The salvage procedure fails, and Shinji's clothes are released from the entry plug along with LCL. Rei, watching, prays, "Please, come back. Ikari-Kun, I don't want to be made of straw anymore." The image Shinji has of his mother combined with his wishes starts to rot, and her true form is exposed. She is the embodiment of the vague memories repressed in Shinji of his mother's 'death' in the test Evangelion. It is also the wrong dependency on his mother that creates that image and is that image. He was woken up and now confronts that image and his dependency on her.<br />
<br />
===Stage 51: Mother (''MOTHER'')===<br />
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Rei focuses her prayers on that false image, and says "I am you. You are myself. You are what used to be me." The test Evangelion says "Yes, you are me...Why? Why do you interfere?" Rei prays "Give him back to me." Shinji is frightened by the image of the test Evangelion and tries to free himself. He calls for his mother, and a bright form of a woman with long hair, the true embodiment of his mother, comes from behind the test Evangelion. After a bright flash Shinji finds himself lying in the shallow surf of a beach. When he gets up he sees his mother and father standing under a tree, with him as a baby. His mother is nursing, and as she nurses she says that "If he has the will to live...he can make a Heaven wherever he is." Shinji wants to go over to her, but he is frozen in place. His mother, Yui, looks over at him and says "You can come to me if you want, you know. Is it that you can't move? Or is it that where you really want to go...isn't where I am?...I'll always watch over you, Shinji. You can go wherever you want, and I'll still be watching over you."<br />
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Shinji begins to swim in the sea towards a "scent," to which he questions, "Ayanami? Misato?" He rematerializes from the core of the Eva-01, drenched in LCL. Rei in response kneels to the floor and sits to rest, saying "I feel...happy." Behind her Kaji looks at his NERV card and says, "Never noticed before. It's pretty much the color of blood."<br />
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===Stage 52: Flashback (回想 / ''Kaisō'')===<br />
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Rei visits Shinji in the hospital, and Shinji thanks her. He doesn't know why. They both say that they are glad to see each other again. SEELE has Kaji kidnap [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]. Fuyutsuki is taken to [[SEELE]] where they question him. They bring up Eva-01's acquisition of an [[S² Engine]], and how Shinji should not be made a child of God (his absorption into Eva-01 was proof of this to SEELE). They do not agree with Gendo trying to make a god. They make Fuyutsuki tell him everything he knows, from the beginning. Fuyutsuki begins. A flashback starts, and it is the year 1999 in Kyoto, Japan. Fuyutsuki is in the Metaphysical Biology Laboratory, reviewing a paper with Yui Ikari that she wrote. He questions her on her plans for the future, citing lab work as one of the options. She tells him that there's another option. She would like to start a family if she meets the right person.<br />
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The scene changes to Fuyutsuki getting a call from someone asking him to post bail for a Gendo Rokubungi. Fututsuki meets Gendo at the police station, and learns he was arrested for getting in a fight. Gendo tells him "Well...I'm used to getting bad reactions." Fuyutsuki replies with "I think you're going to get another one from me." Another scene change happens. This time Fuyutsuki and Yui are hiking in the woods, and it is fall in Japan. Fuyutsuki knows Yui has been going out with Gendo, and asks her, "...I can't imagine you spending your life with him...What do you ''see'' in him?" She replies with, "He hates being alone. And I find him very endearing. Other people just don't understand him...that's all." Here, Fuyutsuki removes his hand that he had placed on her shoulder. Fuyutsuki's finishing thoughts are "...Everyone I knew who had an opinion said the same thing: Gendo Rokubungi married Yui Ikari for two reasons: Access to her groundbreaking theories...and to the patron supporting her work. Eventually I heard the esoteric name of the organization. SEELE-in German, the "Soul."<br />
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===Stage 53: A Giant Made of Light (光の巨人 / ''Hikari no Kyojin'')===<br />
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Fuyutsuki's flashback continues, and glances into the day of Second Impact in the year 2000 on Mt. Albert Markham, Shackleton Coast, Antarctica. Another flashback takes place in 2002 on a ship, where Gendo tells Fuyutsuki that he has been married to Yui, and that he now has a son. Fuyutsuki questions Gendo's safe return to Japan a day before Second Impact occured. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that he is there on the ship to make observations and to lend some credibility to the official report on Second Impact. Fuyutsuki turns in his data along with Gendo. The official report didn't include the image of the Giant of light. What the UN published told of a meteorite that hitting earth and causing the Second Impact. The Giant of Light photo was not published, but an image of the government giving the official public announcement was. In the backround was a man named Kiel and Gendo, and from this Fuyutsuki knew there were some strings being pulled.<br />
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Another flashback goes to 2003 in Hakone, Japan. It takes place at the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratories. There, Fuyutsuki confronts Gendo. He begins with telling Gendo of how he left the photo of the Giant of Light out of the report. He also brings up the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how Gendo has a large sum of money in his bank account for a college professor. He also brings up the fact that Gendo left the expedition in Antarctica a day before Second Impact, and that he had brought all his files with him even though research hadn't been completed. Gendo acknowleges all this and is impressed and amused with Fuyutsuki, though Fuyutsuki vows to go public with his knowledge of how Second Impact was caused by "You people."<br />
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In response, Gendo says "As you wish. I want you to see one more thing, though." Gendo takes Fuyutsuki down deep underground, and shows Fuyutsuki the Geofront, which Gendo says was built by some other civilization. He calls it "A vast underground chamber, spherical in shape," a portion (over a thousand cubic kilometers) of which is still buried. They go inside Gehirn (soon to be NERV) headquarters, and meet Naoko Akagi, who is working on the MAGI super computers. She describes them as a computer system that will be able to make connections on it's own. Then Fuyutsuki is shown the Evangelion prototype, which reminds him of the Giant of Light. Gendo reveals that the Giant of Light has been dubbed "Adam," and that this Evangelion prototype, [[Eva-00]], is a copy of Adam. He calls Project E the "plan to regenerate Adam." Gendo ends with, "Prophecy has led us this far. But it's time for mankind to start writing his own."<br />
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===Stage 54: The Birth of NERV (ネルフ誕生 / ''Nerufu Tanjō'')===<br />
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Another one of Fuyutsuki's flashbacks is shown. This time, the year is 2004 in Hakone Underground Experimental Facility 2. Yui is in Eva-00, and [[Gehirn]] is about to start an experiment with the prototype. Young Shinji is present. The experiment fails and Yui disappears in Eva-00. Fuyutsuki says that Gendo had changed then. That time is when "[[Instrumentality|The Instrumentality Project]]" was conceived, and the regeneration of Adam was pushed to just the prominence a side project would have. SEELE was withdrawn behind the "Committee for the Instrumentality of Man."Gehirn was reformed into NERV, but without Naoko Akagi. She had thrown herself off of the MAGI systems to die from the impact of hitting the floor.<br />
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Back in present time, Kaji helps Fuyutsuki escape (though he was the one to kidnap him for SEELE). His reasoning is "I'm trying to get the truth. This is my way of getting it. And I just realized, whatever it is... NERV is closer to it now than SEELE." Fuyutsuki is delivered back safely to NERV. In present time, Ritsuko and Maya are looking at Eva-01 in the cage. Maya informs Ritsuko that Rei didn't come for her test when she was called, and that they can't find her. Shinji had taken her to a garden on the grounds with a large fountain. Rei places her hand in the water and says to Shinji, "The first time we touched...I didn't feel anything." To which Shinji says, "Huh?" She replies with, "Your hand. The second time, it felt a little queasy (when Shinji fell on her in her room). I think. The third time...I felt warm inside. It was the heat from your hand, even through the suit (when Shinji came to her in the plug after they defeated [[Ramiel]]). But the fourth time...I was just happy. Happy that you were concerned about me (the time when Shinji put her hand under water when she burned it making tea)." Then she asks him, "Could I...hold your hand again?" They hold hands.<br />
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===Stage 55: Message (伝言 / ''Dengon'')===<br />
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Kaji is seen in an undisclosed area. He's bleeding. He's shot a second time, probably by a member of SEELE. As he's dying he sees a vision of the city children he led to death crowding around him. Misato listens to a message from Kaji that was recorded on her answering machine. He tells her, "You have the truth. Get on with it." Misato understands that Kaji is gone, and Asuka comes home to MIsato sobbing and also surmising something has happened to Kaji. As Shinji comes home form the hospital and is confronted by Asuka he beleives he will not be seeing Kaji ever again. Hyuga tells Misato while they're sitting outside NERV headquarters that construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|Eva-08 through Eva-13]] has started. Misato thinks that [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]] has a plan that she is unaware of. She takes out a capsule of data that Kaji slipped into her pocket as he was kissing her earlier. She's ready to use it to find the information that was kept hidden from her.<br />
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===Stage 56: Of Jealousy (ジェラシー / ''Jerashī'')===<br />
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At Misato's apartment, Shinji, Asuka, and Misato are in the middle of a meal when the phone rings. It's Asuka's stepmother. After the talk with her stepmother Asuka yells at Shinji after she tells him "It's not like I hate her or anything...I just...don't feel comfortable..." She hurries into her room and begins to think of her real mother. At NERV, Ritsuko looks at a picture of her young self with Gendo and her mother, then heads to give Rei her test. After giving Rei a shot, Ritsuko says "I saw you yesterday out walking with Shinji. ...Is that why you've started to look...more like a human being?" She then says she though Rei was just a doll, and that she's impressed that Rei has Gendo and Shinji wrapped around her finger. Rei denies that she's a doll, and says "It's true that I only liked Commander Ikari...but...isn't that the same for you, Dr. Aka-" At this time Ritsuko in a fit of anger begins to strangle Rei with a plastic cord, but stops herself when she realizes what she's doing. She says to herself while thinking of her mother, "It's exactly...what she did."<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*Kaji's death in the manga is far more explicitly shown than it was in the anime. Whereas the anime has a gunshot ring out, whereas the manga has Kaji bleeding out on the ground while the specters of his brother and friends coming to greet him as he passes on.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*Rei's pleading is interesting on two levels:<br />
**Rei converses with Eva-01, having found that their connection is that they are parts of a whole; one was what the other used to be, but they recognize one is the other. While the conversation is brief, it helps reinforce the connection between Rei and Yui.<br />
**Rei's feelings for Shinji become clearer. She clearly cares for him, whether its love or friendship is not explicitly stated, but she does want him back, and flatly tells Yui she cannot keep him which spurns Yui to give Shinji the choice to stay with her or return to the others who care for him.<br />
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| number = 9<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 9.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: April 3, 2004<br />
US: November 24, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 8]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 10 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 10]]<br />
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The ninth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This ninth volume is subtitled ''The Fifth Child'' (フィフス・チルドレン / ''Fifusu Chirudoren'') and is comprised of Stages 57 to 63.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Volume nine roughly corresponds to [[Episode 22]] and [[Episode 23]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 57: The Fifth Child (フィフス・チルドレン / ''Fifusu Chirudoren'')===<br />
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[[Asuka]] recounts the time she was officially assigned the title of “Second Children” and how her mother failed to recognize her even with this achievement. Asuka’s confidence sinks to an all-time low, and questions is she really is special enough to pilot as she takes account of her recent losses in the Eva which leads to difficulty in her synchronizing with [[Eva-02]]. <br />
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[[Shinji]] on the other hand has been avoiding school for months, mainly to avoid the awkwardness of facing his remaining friend after [[Toji|Toji's]] death, which he still blames himself for and assumes that his friends will feel the same way. Misato tells him that they all must face their jobs while still trying to retain some normalcy. Shinji relunctanty leaves and instead of heading to school, Shinji ruminates among the rubble of what was once a churchyard. He finds a hungry, lost kitten that he finds he can’t help. He begins to hear a piano playing, and out of curiosity searches for the source of the sound. As a result he comes into contact with [[Kaworu Nagisa]], who later tells Shinji he is the Fifth Children.<br />
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The two start to leave for school after Shinji relinquishes the starved kitten. It follows them, and Shinji pleads with it to stop, feeling guilty that he cannot provide for it. In response to Shinji’s pleas, Kaworu takes the kitten up in his hands and kills it while Shinji begs him to stop. When Shinji, disturbed and panicked, fails to stop Kaworu, he asks why he did it. As Kaworu casually discards the kitten's corpse, he replies, “If it had a mother, it would be fed. If we both left, who else would come? He’d slowly starve to death on his own. And if that’s all there is, then what I do is kinder.” The chapter ends with Shinji drawing a parallel between when he and Rei first met to his encounter with Kaworu. Shinji thinks to himself, “…The feeling from him, I’ve felt it once before. It’s…like when I first met her ([[Rei]]).” Then Shinji, a cross between mystified and disturbed, asks Kaworu his name.<br />
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===Stage 58: Rejection (拒絶 / ''Kyozetsu'')===<br />
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[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] sits in a mostly empty class, and thinks that Shinji, Asuka, and Rei have more important things to worry about than coming to school. He sees [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] staring out the window wondering if she knows why Toji never returned. He goes over to talk to Hikari at the and they see Shinji and Kaworu arguing outside. Kensuke looks at Kaworu and has a feeling that Kaworu is something inhuman. Shinji sees the two of them and runs off. Hikari remarks that she's glad he left because things wouldn't be like they were before. <br />
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Kaworu follows Shinji as he runs off, much to Shinji’s frustration. Kaworu asks Shinji to take him to NERV, even though he hasn't officially been assigned yet. After arriving, Shinji loses track of Kaworu and goes searching for him.<br />
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Meanwhile at NERV, Asuka's synchronization rate continues to drop, with the score hovering just above the startup index. Misato suggests her period is the cause while [[Ritsuko]] discounts this theory and suggests a deeper psychological issue, and if her score drops any lower she will no longer be able to activate Eva-02. After she finishes testing she goes to the bathroom and laments her current condition and slipping sync score when Kaworu appears behind her. Asuka shouts for "the pervert" to leave where he tells Asuka Eva-02 won't move unless she opens her heart to it, Asuka retorts that Evangelions are nothing but dolls while Kaworu refutes her argument Shinji overhears them and intervenes, begging both of them to stop arguing. Misato overhears the arguing just as Asuka faints while confronting Shinji. Misato tells Shinji to escort Kaworu away while Misato takes Asuka to the infirmary.<br />
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While taking Asuka to the infirmary, Misato thinks about how Kaworu's birthrate coincides with [[Second Impact]], and is worried about Kaworu becue he was sent directly to NERV by the committee. Asuka then tells Misato she doesn't need her help and feels fine as an alarm klaxon goes off. NERV has identified and confirmed the presence of the 10th Angel ([[Arael]]), who is in orbit above Earth.<br />
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===Stage 59: Pride===<br />
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The 15th Angel is sighted to be in orbit above Earth. [[Unit-00]] is scheduled to head out into battle with Unit-02 as backup, but Asuka, stil feeling sick launches Unit-02 against Misato's orders. Shinji is put on backup (because of his suspension) and heads to Central Dogma with Kaworu.<br />
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The 15ht Angel is in orbit outside of the Eva's firing range, which renders conventional weapons useless. Nevertheless, Asuka attempts to fire at the Angel. In response the Angel projects a ray similar to an AT Field in compostion. The ray comes into contact with Unit-02, and has a profound effect on Asuka's pyschograph. It is erratic. Kaworu comments, "This is getting interesting," much to the chagrin of Shinji.<br />
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The Angel's ray ends up acting as a link from the Angel to Asuka's mind, and it begins its mental probe.<br />
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===Stage 60: Doll===<br />
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The 15th Angel's mental probe persists. Its rays shine a pure light into the recesses of Asuka's mind, and uncover images and scenes that Asuka had worked to suppress. <br />
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Rei unsuccessfully tries to destroy the Angel with a beam from a positron rifle. All efforts come to nothing as the Angel is too far out of an Eva's range.<br />
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Asuka's childhod is examined and picked apart by the Angel. [[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu]], Asuka's mother, had recieved substantial pyschological damage from the contact experiment with Unit-02. Asuka would visit her mother in the hospital after the contact experiment, but her mother would cherish the doll she held as her real daughter while neglecting Asuka as a stranger. After a painful visit where Asuka's mother tried to strangle her, Asuka is reminded of the image forever implanted in her memory of her mother's death. The day Asuka was officially assigned the role of Second Children Asuka had gone to the hospital to tell her mother. When she reached her mother's room she witnessed the dead body of her mother hanging from the ceiling.<br />
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The visions progress to the most painful experience of Asuka's childhood, and cause her to fail physically and mentally as the 15 Angel continues to orbit the Earth.<br />
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===Stage 61: The Spear of Longinus===<br />
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Shinji appeals to his father to let him go out in Unit-01. Kaworu asks him why he is upset and tells him that the same thing that happened to Asuka would happen to him. Gendo agrees with Kaworu and denies Shinji's request. Gendo orders Rei to retrieve the Spear of Longinus from Lilith's body, which hangs in Terminal Dogma.<br />
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Kaworu questions what seems to him to be an audacious maneuver ("Do they truly dare use it"-Kaworu). <br />
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Misato believes that they shouldn't go through with the order because she thinks contact between an Evangelion and Adam would cause Third Impact. When Gendo does not react to her opinion, she knows the truth is being held from her.<br />
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Rei retrieves the lance and by Unit-00 throws it at the 15th Angel, destroying it.<br />
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Later, Shinji sees Asuka in the hospital. She is unresponsive and lies in a comatose-like state.<br />
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Kaworu is officially assigned to Unit-02 as the Fifth Children.<br />
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===Stage 62: Distance===<br />
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Gendo is reprimanded by Seele for using the Spear of Longinus too early, but he dismisses their anger.<br />
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Kaworu is called by Seele next, and they admonish him for not reporting Gendo's choice to use the Spear to them. Kaworu counters this by saying it would have been awkward for him to stop them, and to continue to report to them since he's been accepting into Nerv. Kaworu remarks that he's still keeping tabs on the Third (Shinji) adn he wonders out loud why humans show so much concern for the state of things outside themselves. After, Kaworu says somberly and pensively, "It's fascinating to watch." Seele says that that is what humans will be free from (emotions and interest in things outside oneself) when their plan is completed.<br />
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Shinji continues to see Asuka in the hospital and berates himself for being no help to her. Rei stands hidden outside the open door to the hospital room and listens in on the scene.<br />
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[[Image:Wearethesame.jpg|thumb|left|Rei confronts Kaworu]]<br />
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When Rei starts to leave the hospital she is stopped by Kaworu. He tells her that they are the same. Rei denies this and says that they may be very similar, but they are not the same. <br />
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During a sync test Kaworu is discovered to be able to sync with Unit-02 before its core has been reconfigured to accomodate him. This fact arouses Misato's suspicion.<br />
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After the sync test, Kaworu disturbs and angers Shinji by invading his shower cell in pursuit of soap. Shinji tells Kaworu to stay away from him, and Kaworu questions this seriously. He says, "...Whenever you get upset, you lay your hand upon me. It's weird." Shinij then says to him that if someone you don't like comes closer than necessary it's uncomfortable. Kaworu replies with "You don't like me?" and Shinji says "I'm sorry, but I don't think that I could ever like you." Kaworu looks solemn. <br />
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Shinji finishes up in the shower room quickly, and sees Rei on the escalator. He meets up with her. They both acknowledge that a wall has separated them. However, Shinji still seeks to connect with Rei and wonders if that connection they had will grow no further.<br />
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Misato has been trying to find information on Kaworu, but none besides his birthdate exists. The Marduk report on him doesn't exist. As she returns from her snooping she spots the 16th Angel.<br />
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===Stage 63: Returning Fire===<br />
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Unit-00 goes into battle with Unit-02 (Kaworu piloting) as back-up. Shinji is still on suspension, and as he sits ready in [[Unit-01]] he wonders what he'll do it something happens to Rei and he isn't able to help her.<br />
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Kaworu shows off amazing piloting skills as Ritsuko says "Asuka was amazing, but he's better."<br />
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Kaworu says to himself in reference to the Angel that "The plan is against you."<br />
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Weapons are useless against the Angel and soon Unit-00 is invaded by it.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 5<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 5.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 17, 1999<br />
US: August 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 4 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 4]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
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The fifth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This fifth volume is subtitled ''Cenotaph'' (墓標 / ''Bohyō'') and is comprised of Stages 27 to 33.<br />
==Overview==<br />
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Volume 5 features the battle with [[Sahaquiel]], and a blackout in Tokyo-3, roughly adapting the events of [[Episode 11]] and [[Episode 12]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 27: The Party (パーティー / ''Pātī'')===<br />
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Volume 5 starts off with Kaji investigating the 106th firm said to be involved with the Marduk Institute, the group said to select the Eva pilots, only to find in is yet another dummy company. Fast forward back to Tokyo-3 where Shinji, Toji, and Kensuke return home to find Asuka has moved into his room after being 'forced' to move in. When Shinji goes to ask Misato why she made her move in he learns that it was actually Asuka's own idea for her to move in. In Shinji's shock Kensuke notices Misato's promotion from Captain to Major and insesits on having a party. Hikari and Kaji show up to celebrate the party. While trying to warn Kaji of Asuka's mean nature, Toji gets punched by her even though she claimed she slipped. Kaji tells Asuka that it's ok to be herself around adults and she swiftly beats up on Shinji.<br />
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===Stage 28: Follow Back Along Your Scar (傷跡をたどれば / ''Kizuato o Tadoreba'')===<br />
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After everyones passed out, Kaji and Misato go out on a walk where Misato reflects her past and her relationship with Kaji. Just as they're about to kiss Asuka finds them and breaks it up. Meanwhile, Rei is having a sync test with Unit-01 in which she recites a simplified version of her poem heard in episode 14. The next day at school Hiakari asks Shinji to deliver papers to Rei's house.<br />
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===Stage 29: Centopath (墓標 / ''Bohyō'')===<br />
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Upon arrival to her house she requests he come in for tea, but asks him to make it because she has never done it before. Shinji asks her about his father and she told him he should say what he thought to his father. He goes home and calls his father to ask him if he remembers what tomorrow is in which he responds coldly by saying "Don't call unless it's important." The next day Shinji goes to his mother's grave for the anniversery of her death to find that his father is already there placing flowers on her grave.<br />
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===Stage 30: Catch The G-Shock (受け止めろ 重力攻撃! / ''Catch The G-Shock!'')===<br />
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Meanwhile, Sahaquiel makes itself apparent to Nerv and is slowly making it's way over Tokyo-3 where it will drop from the sky and destroy Nerv. Misato creates a plan in which all three Evas will try and catch the Angel with their hands. Once the Angel is within sight, Misato yells go in which Shinji hesitates thinking of his father. They manage to catch the Angel and it is destroyed in the process. While the battle is taking place, Commanders Ikari and Fuyutsuki are in the South Pole recovering the [[Lance of Longinus]].<br />
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===Stage 31: NERV Blackout (ネルフ、停電 / ''Nerufu, Teiden'')===<br />
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Shinji is chewed out by Misato for hesitating and almost blowing the entire mission. The pilots then start walking back when the power goes out. Locked in an elevator, Misato and Kaji talk about their past relationship with each other and what happened. Asuka and Shinji go off to find Misato and Kaji. While trying to find them Asuka asks Shinji if he's ever kissed a girl before. Asuka continues to ask if he would be man enough to kiss her. Saying he would he goes in for the kiss when the power comes on. The elevator next to them opens and Kaji and Misato find them almost kissing.<br />
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===Stage 32: The Abyss of Truth (真実の深淵 / ''Shinjitsu no Shin'en'')===<br />
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Ritsuko, Maya, and Misato discuss what caused the power to go out and Kaji is suggessted as the reason even though he was with Misato the entire time. Asuka is embarresed by Kaji finding her almost kissing Shinji and writes and letter explaining why, she also expects Shinji to deliver it because it was all his fault. Shinji goes to find Kaji when he sees Misato walking he tries to catch up to her and follows her to where she points a [[Personnel_Weapons#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP|gun]] at Kaji's head at the LCL Plant. He then opens the door revealing Lilith who they think is Adam. Shinji wanders in and Misato yells at him and tells him to "Forget everything you see!"<br />
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===Stage 33: Aquarium (アクアリウム / ''Akuariumu'')===<br />
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After a sync test, Shinji gives Asuka back the letter telling her to deliver it herself. He starts to walk home when he's picked up by Kaji and told to take a ride. They drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about Nerv, Seele, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He also reminds him that he was watching the moment his mother died and that he does remember but he's blocking out the truth. He tells Shinji he has a duty to know the truth because he is the son of Yui Ikari. The last page shows Rei and Unit-00 putting the Lance of Longinus into Lilith.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*The events of [[Episode 10]] are not covered by the manga.<br />
*However, the events of Episode 11 and Episode 12 are covered, albeit in reverse order, and without the addition of [[Matarael]].<br />
**Part of [[Episode 15]], the scene in the graveyard, is also adapted in this volume.<br />
*The manga includes many scenes that are not included in the anime. In order, they are...<br />
**Kaji investigates a building in the middle of nowhere<br />
**An 'after party' where Misato and Kaji talk about their past<br />
**Shinji visits Rei's apartment and has tea<br />
**Misato yells at Shinji for hesitating during Sahaquiel's attack<br />
**Asuka demands Shinji gives Kaji a note<br />
**Kaji picks Shinji up in his car and they drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about everything<br />
*The events of Episode 7 are not covered in the manga.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*Shinji is more upset than the anime because he doesn't think his father remembers the anniversery of his mom's death.<br />
*Shinji knows about his mom's death but he blocked it from his memory.<br />
*Misato is extremely concerned over Shinji seeing "Adam."<br />
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| number = 4<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 4.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: October 17, 1997<br />
US: June 9, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 3 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 3]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 5 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 5]]<br />
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The fourth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This fourth volume is subtitled ''Asuka Comes to Japan'' (アスカ、来日 / ''Asuka, Rainichi'') and is comprised of Stages 20 to 26.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Volume 4 retells the arrival of [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and the battle with [[Israfel]], and roughly corresponds to [[Episode 08|Episode 8]] and [[Episode 09|Episode 9]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 20: Asuka Comes To Japan (アスカ、来日 / ''Asuka, Rainichi'')===<br />
Shinji and Rei watch a giant screen where Asuka defeats [[Gaghiel]] with Eva-02 at sea with assistance from The Pacific Fleet. Later, Toji, Kensuke, and Shinji start heading home from school when they run into Asuka at the arcade. Not knowing who she is, the three are amazed over how beautiful she is until she freaks out and demands money from them. While arguing, Asuka bumps a big thuggish guy who wants to beat her up for making him lose his game. Asuka proceeds to beat him up and all of his friends. Shinji manages to get punched in the scuffle. The arcade owner calls the cops and everyone runs away. On Shinji's way to Nerv he runs into Asuka at the gates.<br />
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===Stage 21: The Uninvited (招かれざる者 / ''Manekarezarumono'')===<br />
Shinji and Asuka learn that each other are pilots. Asuka is introduced by Misato and Ritsuko where Asuka apologizes for Shinji getting punched. She lies and says that Shinji was protecting her. In Gendo's office, Kaji presents Gendo with the 'first human', [[Adam]]. All the children and Misato are having lunch when Kaji walks in and introduces himself. Misato, appalled by seeing him, yells at him to go away. Back at school, Asuka shows up for class and everyone starts to gossip about her. Shinji drops his pencil and Asuka returns it with a piece of chewed gum stuck to it. After school, Asuka reveals the real truth about Second Impact to Shinji while walking to Nerv. Rei walks by and blows off Asuka. Asuka is annoyed by this and grabs Rei's shoulder. Shinji defends Rei, and Asuka gets mad and runs away.<br />
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===Stage 22: Asuka Attacks (アスカ攻撃 / ''Asuka Atakku'')===<br />
Kaji reintroduces himself to Ritsuko. Misato is still disgusted with him. The alarm goes off signaling the arrival of another Angel. Tokyo-3's Angel Intercept System is still down so the Evas must meet the Angel at the ocean's edge. Asuka criticizes Shinji and tells him not to get in her way. Israfel appears and Asuka runs in and cuts in in half. Everyone's impressed until it turns into two separate Angels.<br />
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===Stage 23: Try, Try Again (トライ・アゲイン / ''Torai Agein'')===<br />
Both halves of the Angel continue to attack. Shinji and Asuka discover that the Angel can heal itself almost instantly and they both suffer defeat. Back at Nerv, a briefing is being conducted to review everything. The UN dropped an N² bomb and temporarily stopped the Angel. After the briefing, Asuka yells at Shinji for screwing up the battle when Kaji walks in. Asuka then claims Shinji was picking on her. Kaji invites both of them to dinner. Misato discovers all the paper work she has to deal with because of the lost battle. She says the Evas need 5 days for repair but the Angel will also take 5 days to heal. Ritsuko gives a plan to defeat the Angel from Kaji to Misato. At dinner with Kaji, Asuka and Shinji are called to report to the Second Conference room where Misato directs them to their new living quarters. They are disgusted to have to live together.<br />
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===Stage 24: Dissonance (不協和音 / ''Disonansu'')===<br />
Misato proceeds to tell them that their lives must be synchronized with each other. Once Misato leaves, Shinji asks to use the shower first and Asuka tells him to use some chivalry and let her use it first. Alone, Shinji thinks about Rei. Asuka comes out of the shower in just a towel and tries to seduce Shinji. Asuka goes to take off the towel to show him her breasts and underneath the towel she is wearing clothes. Asuka laughs about how nervous Shinji got. The next day Asuka and Shinji practice a dance to defeat the angel but they both fail on their first day. They run into Gendo and Shinji invites him to lunch but he refuses and says he's busy. Back at the apartment Asuka figures out Shinji has a father complex. Shinji finds out that Asuka is a test tube baby and that she never had a father. During the night, Shinji hears Asuka cry out about her mother and that she died.<br />
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===Stage 25: Shall We Dance? (''Shall we dance?'')===<br />
With one day left until the battle practice still isn't going well. Rei takes the place of Asuka, just to try it out, and Rei does much better than Asuka. Asuka runs off and Kaji tells him to go after her. Shinji ends up trying to counsel Asuka about putting up a fake front around everyone. She yells at him and Shinji proceeds to say he's leaving now. During the entire time, Kaji is listening from behind a pillar. Misato doubts Asuka's ability but Kaji tells her to give it a little more time. Asuka returns to their apartment and smashes the security camera Misato is watching them from. When Misato wonders what happened, Kaji tries to hit on her but fails. For the rest of the night Asuka and Shinji practice and perfect the dance.<br />
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===Stage 26: One Moment, One Heart (瞬間、心、重ねて / ''Shunkan, Kokoro, Kasanete'')===<br />
The Angels are proceeding but the pilots are nowhere to be found. Misato rushes to their apartment where she finds Asuka and Shinji asleep on the floor. She drags them to their Evas. Misato is extremely worried but Asuka, Shinji, and Kaji are confident. The Evas preform a marvelous battle and defeat the Angel. Misato hugs Kaji but quickly lets go once she realizes what she was doing. The Evas end up on top of each other but Asuka tells Shinji she'll forgive him this time. Both pilots immediately fall asleep.<br />
==Notes==<br />
*The events of [[Episode 07|Episode 7]] are not covered in the manga.<br />
*The battle scene in the anime series between Gaghiel and [[Eva-02]]/[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] was not featured in the manga series of Evangelion.<br />
*[[Israfel]] has two cores in the manga, but only one in the anime.<br />
*During Asuka and Shinji's training, they are in Nerv, in the anime they are in Misato's apartment.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*In this volume of the manga, Asuka tries to hide her real personality, especially around Kaji. She stops doing this after the first chapter of the following volume.<br />
*Shinji finds out about Asuka's mother dying and that she really is a child inside by her sleep talking.<br />
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| number = 8<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 8.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 19, 2002<br />
US: March 3, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 9 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 9]]<br />
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The eighth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This eighth volume is subtitled ''Mother'' (''MOTHER'') and is comprised of Stages 49 to 56.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Volume eight adapts [[Episode 20]] and [[Episode 21]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 49: …Kiss (''•••Kiss'')===<br />
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It's been thirty days since [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] was absorbed into [[Eva-01]]. Shinji is seeing himself as a child during the time that [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] relinquishes him to live at his uncle's house. This is after [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] was absorbed into Eva-01. Gendo tells Shinji that his mother is dead after young Shinji asks where his mother is. The idea of the death of his mother manifests as the test Evangelion during the first ever contact experiment with Project E. <br />
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Gendo instructs Shinji to pilot the Eva, to which Shinji says, "You didn't want me! You can't have me now! You can't come back for me now!" Shinji at this time remembers the death of Toji by the Dummy Plug System's control of Eva-01, and in exasperation Shinji knifes his father, who falls dead to the floor. Back in reality, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] gives Maya a plan to salvage Shinji from the plug. Maya shows amazement that Ritsuko could come up with the plan so fast, but Ritsuko explains it was her mother's plan. She said the same thing happened ten years ago during the development of the Evangelion. However, that time they failed to salvage [[Yui Ikari]] from the Eva. Ritsuko ends her explanation with "...I think Commander Ikari used to be different..."<br />
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[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] visits [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who just found out that all the children in Shinji's homeroom are pilot candidates. She begins to ask Kaji about Adam, and about the Instrumentality Project, but he quiets her with a kiss. Misato breaks away from him and he leaves, saying "Today was our eighth anniversary, you know. I'm sorry, but I'm still in love with you."<br />
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===Stage 50: Into the Heart… (心の中へ… / ''Kokoro no Naka e...'')===<br />
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Shinji sees the form of what he thinks to be his mother in a placid sea of fish. She calls to him, and tries to relax him in her arms. Shinji tells her that he must fight, that he must go back, but she tells him that he's done enough, and that he can rest with her for forever. He gives in to her and begins to rest with her watching over him. In the common reality, [[Rei]] comes out of the tube in a room deep in [[NERV]] she is sometimes seen in. Gendo is waiting for her. She asks about Shinji and what will happen to him. Gendo doesn't know, and he starts to put his hand on her face but Rei brushes it off. She leaves while thinking about the emptyness that was inside her. She would fill it by thinking about Gendo, but then Shinji came and filled that void with something more satisfying and pure. She hopes for Shinji's return to them.<br />
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The salvage procedure commences, and in Shinji's reality images of the people he knows appear, along with a "secondary" Shinji, the Shinji that recieves the criticism while the other Shinji rests with his mother. The people who come into his reality are just images in Shinji's mind that represent the things he has learned from them. The image of Kaji tells him to "Look reality in the face." Gendo tells him "Don't turn away." Shinji reacts violently to all these statements, saying "I'm going to stay right here! She said I could stay forever!" The salvage procedure fails, and Shinji's clothes are released from the entry plug along with LCL. Rei, watching, prays, "Please, come back. Ikari-Kun, I don't want to be made of straw anymore." The image Shinji has of his mother combined with his wishes starts to rot, and her true form is exposed. She is the embodiment of the vague memories repressed in Shinji of his mother's 'death' in the test Evangelion. It is also the wrong dependency on his mother that creates that image and is that image. He was woken up and now confronts that image and his dependency on her.<br />
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===Stage 51: Mother (''MOTHER'')===<br />
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Rei focuses her prayers on that false image, and says "I am you. You are myself. You are what used to be me." The test Evangelion says "Yes, you are me...Why? Why do you interfere?" Rei prays "Give him back to me." Shinji is frightened by the image of the test Evangelion and tries to free himself. He calls for his mother, and a bright form of a woman with long hair, the true embodiment of his mother, comes from behind the test Evangelion. After a bright flash Shinji finds himself lying in the shallow surf of a beach. When he gets up he sees his mother and father standing under a tree, with him as a baby. His mother is nursing, and as she nurses she says that "If he has the will to live...he can make a Heaven wherever he is." Shinji wants to go over to her, but he is frozen in place. His mother, Yui, looks over at him and says "You can come to me if you want, you know. Is it that you can't move? Or is it that where you really want to go...isn't where I am?...I'll always watch over you, Shinji. You can go wherever you want, and I'll still be watching over you."<br />
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Shinji begins to swim in the sea towards a "scent," to which he questions, "Ayanami? Misato?" He rematerializes from the core of the Eva-01, drenched in LCL. Rei in response kneels to the floor and sits to rest, saying "I feel...happy." Behind her Kaji looks at his NERV card and says, "Never noticed before. It's pretty much the color of blood."<br />
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===Stage 52: Flashback (回想 / ''Kaisō'')===<br />
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Rei visits Shinji in the hospital, and Shinji thanks her. He doesn't know why. They both say that they are glad to see each other again. SEELE has Kaji kidnap [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]. Fuyutsuki is taken to [[SEELE]] where they question him. They bring up Eva-01's acquisition of an [[S² Engine]], and how Shinji should not be made a child of God (his absorption into Eva-01 was proof of this to SEELE). They do not agree with Gendo trying to make a god. They make Fuyutsuki tell him everything he knows, from the beginning. Fuyutsuki begins. A flashback starts, and it is the year 1999 in Kyoto, Japan. Fuyutsuki is in the Metaphysical Biology Laboratory, reviewing a paper with Yui Ikari that she wrote. He questions her on her plans for the future, citing lab work as one of the options. She tells him that there's another option. She would like to start a family if she meets the right person.<br />
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The scene changes to Fuyutsuki getting a call from someone asking him to post bail for a Gendo Rokubungi. Fututsuki meets Gendo at the police station, and learns he was arrested for getting in a fight. Gendo tells him "Well...I'm used to getting bad reactions." Fuyutsuki replies with "I think you're going to get another one from me." Another scene change happens. This time Fuyutsuki and Yui are hiking in the woods, and it is fall in Japan. Fuyutsuki knows Yui has been going out with Gendo, and asks her, "...I can't imagine you spending your life with him...What do you ''see'' in him?" She replies with, "He hates being alone. And I find him very endearing. Other people just don't understand him...that's all." Here, Fuyutsuki removes his hand that he had placed on her shoulder. Fuyutsuki's finishing thoughts are "...Everyone I knew who had an opinion said the same thing: Gendo Rokubungi married Yui Ikari for two reasons: Access to her groundbreaking theories...and to the patron supporting her work. Eventually I heard the esoteric name of the organization. SEELE-in German, the "Soul."<br />
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===Stage 53: A Giant Made of Light (光の巨人 / ''Hikari no Kyojin'')===<br />
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Fuyutsuki's flashback continues, and glances into the day of Second Impact in the year 2000 on Mt. Albert Markham, Shackleton Coast, Antarctica. Another flashback takes place in 2002 on a ship, where Gendo tells Fuyutsuki that he has been married to Yui, and that he now has a son. Fuyutsuki questions Gendo's safe return to Japan a day before Second Impact occured. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that he is there on the ship to make observations and to lend some credibility to the official report on Second Impact. Fuyutsuki turns in his data along with Gendo. The official report didn't include the image of the Giant of light. What the UN published told of a meteorite that hitting earth and causing the Second Impact. The Giant of Light photo was not published, but an image of the government giving the official public announcement was. In the backround was a man named Kiel and Gendo, and from this Fuyutsuki knew there were some strings being pulled.<br />
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Another flashback goes to 2003 in Hakone, Japan. It takes place at the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratories. There, Fuyutsuki confronts Gendo. He begins with telling Gendo of how he left the photo of the Giant of Light out of the report. He also brings up the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how Gendo has a large sum of money in his bank account for a college professor. He also brings up the fact that Gendo left the expedition in Antarctica a day before Second Impact, and that he had brought all his files with him even though research hadn't been completed. Gendo acknowleges all this and is impressed and amused with Fuyutsuki, though Fuyutsuki vows to go public with his knowledge of how Second Impact was caused by "You people."<br />
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In response, Gendo says "As you wish. I want you to see one more thing, though." Gendo takes Fuyutsuki down deep underground, and shows Fuyutsuki the Geofront, which Gendo says was built by some other civilization. He calls it "A vast underground chamber, spherical in shape," a portion (over a thousand cubic kilometers) of which is still buried. They go inside Gehirn (soon to be NERV) headquarters, and meet Naoko Akagi, who is working on the MAGI super computers. She describes them as a computer system that will be able to make connections on it's own. Then Fuyutsuki is shown the Evangelion prototype, which reminds him of the Giant of Light. Gendo reveals that the Giant of Light has been dubbed "Adam," and that this Evangelion prototype, [[Eva-00]], is a copy of Adam. He calls Project E the "plan to regenerate Adam." Gendo ends with, "Prophecy has led us this far. But it's time for mankind to start writing his own."<br />
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===Stage 54: The Birth of NERV (ネルフ誕生 / ''Nerufu Tanjō'')===<br />
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Another one of Fuyutsuki's flashbacks is shown. This time, the year is 2004 in Hakone Underground Experimental Facility 2. Yui is in Eva-00, and [[Gehirn]] is about to start an experiment with the prototype. Young Shinji is present. The experiment fails and Yui disappears in Eva-00. Fuyutsuki says that Gendo had changed then. That time is when "[[Instrumentality|The Instrumentality Project]]" was conceived, and the regeneration of Adam was pushed to just the prominence a side project would have. SEELE was withdrawn behind the "Committee for the Instrumentality of Man."Gehirn was reformed into NERV, but without Naoko Akagi. She had thrown herself off of the MAGI systems to die from the impact of hitting the floor.<br />
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Back in present time, Kaji helps Fuyutsuki escape (though he was the one to kidnap him for SEELE). His reasoning is "I'm trying to get the truth. This is my way of getting it. And I just realized, whatever it is... NERV is closer to it now than SEELE." Fuyutsuki is delivered back safely to NERV. In present time, Ritsuko and Maya are looking at Eva-01 in the cage. Maya informs Ritsuko that Rei didn't come for her test when she was called, and that they can't find her. Shinji had taken her to a garden on the grounds with a large fountain. Rei places her hand in the water and says to Shinji, "The first time we touched...I didn't feel anything." To which Shinji says, "Huh?" She replies with, "Your hand. The second time, it felt a little queasy (when Shinji fell on her in her room). I think. The third time...I felt warm inside. It was the heat from your hand, even through the suit (when Shinji came to her in the plug after they defeated [[Ramiel]]). But the fourth time...I was just happy. Happy that you were concerned about me (the time when Shinji put her hand under water when she burned it making tea)." Then she asks him, "Could I...hold your hand again?" They hold hands.<br />
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===Stage 55: Message (伝言 / ''Dengon'')===<br />
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Kaji is seen in an undisclosed area. He's bleeding. He's shot a second time, probably by a member of SEELE. As he's dying he sees a vision of the city children he led to death crowding around him. Misato listens to a message from Kaji that was recorded on her answering machine. He tells her, "You have the truth. Get on with it." Misato understands that Kaji is gone, and Asuka comes home to MIsato sobbing and also surmising something has happened to Kaji. As Shinji comes home form the hospital and is confronted by Asuka he beleives he will not be seeing Kaji ever again. Hyuga tells Misato while they're sitting outside NERV headquarters that construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|Eva-08 through Eva-13]] has started. Misato thinks that [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]] has a plan that she is unaware of. She takes out a capsule of data that Kaji slipped into her pocket as he was kissing her earlier. She's ready to use it to find the information that was kept hidden from her.<br />
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===Stage 56: Of Jealousy (ジェラシー / ''Jerashī'')===<br />
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At Misato's apartment, Shinji, Asuka, and Misato are in the middle of a meal when the phone rings. It's Asuka's stepmother. After the talk with her stepmother Asuka yells at Shinji after she tells him "It's not like I hate her or anything...I just...don't feel comfortable..." She hurries into her room and begins to think of her real mother. At NERV, Ritsuko looks at a picture of her young self with Gendo and her mother, then heads to give Rei her test. After giving Rei a shot, Ritsuko says "I saw you yesterday out walking with Shinji. ...Is that why you've started to look...more like a human being?" She then says she though Rei was just a doll, and that she's impressed that Rei has Gendo and Shinji wrapped around her finger. Rei denies that she's a doll, and says "It's true that I only liked Commander Ikari...but...isn't that the same for you, Dr. Aka-" At this time Ritsuko in a fit of anger begins to strangle Rei with a plastic cord, but stops herself when she realizes what she's doing. She says to herself while thinking of her mother, "It's exactly...what she did."<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*Kaji's death in the manga is far more explicitly shown than it was in the anime. Whereas the anime has a gunshot ring out, whereas the manga has Kaji bleeding out on the ground while the specters of his brother and friends coming to greet him as he passes on.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*Rei's pleading is interesting on two levels:<br />
**Rei converses with Unit-01, having found that their connection is that they are parts of a whole; one was what the other used to be, but they recognize one is the other. While the conversation is brief, it helps reinforce the connection between Rei and Yui.<br />
**Rei's feelings for Shinji become clearer. She clearly cares for him, whether its love or friendship is not explicitly stated, but she does want him back, and flatly tells Yui she cannot keep him which spurns Yui to give Shinji the choice to stay with her or return to the others who care for him.<br />
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===Currently working on===<br />
*Creating [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Raising Project Manga]] main page and separate volume pages.<br />
**Need to fill out synopsis sections.<br />
*Fixing [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|NGE Manga]] main and volume pages.<br />
**Through Volume 8, now onto Volume 9!<br />
**Add subtitles of each volume to volume page info box<br />
*Continue editing [[Rei and Shinji (Relationship)]]<br />
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===To Work On In Future===<br />
*Update [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: Record of Heaven's Descent|Campus Apocalypse]] pages to match other Manga Pages.<br />
**Add page for fourth volume<br />
**Discuss changing page names from to Campus Apocalypse<br />
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*Created Raising Project Manga volume pages.<br />
*Uploaded covers for Raising Project Manga.<br />
*Uploaded higher res covers for NGE Manga.<br />
*Updated publishing dates for NGE and Raising Project manga.<br />
*Created [[Rei and Shinji (Relationship)]] page.<br />
*<s>Update [[Asuka and Shinji (Relationship)]] page</s><br />
*Shinji Ikari Raising Project Manga<br />
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| number = 18<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 碇シンジ育成計画<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangerion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku<br />
| image = [[File:Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Eng. Vol 18).jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = Takahashi Osamu<br />
| publish_date = JP: May 26, 2016<br />
US: August 29, 2018<br />
| prev = [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]]<br />
| next = None<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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The eighteenth and final volume of the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] manga. It was first published in Japan May 26, 2016, and released by Dark Horse in the US on August 29, 2018. It consists of two Extra Stages (placed rather peculiarly at the beginning of the manga), followed by Stages 104–110, and the Final Stage. This volume features the entire cast on the cover with Rei, Shinji, and Asuka in the forground.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
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===Extra Stage 1===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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===Extra Stage 2===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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===Stage 104===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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===Stage 105===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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===Stage 106===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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===Stage 107===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 108===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 109===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 110===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Final Stage===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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| number = 18<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 碇シンジ育成計画<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangerion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku<br />
| image = [[File:Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Eng. Vol 18).jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = Takahashi Osamu<br />
| publish_date = JP: May 26, 2016<br />
US: August 29, 2018<br />
| prev = [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]]<br />
| next = None<br />
}}<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
The eighteenth and final volume of the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] manga. It was first published in Japan May 26, 2016, and released by Dark Horse in the US on August 29, 2018. It consists of two Extra Stages (placed rather oddly at the beginning of the manga), followed by Stages 104–110, and the Final Stage. This volume features the entire cast on the cover with Rei, Shinji, and Asuka in the forground.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
<br />
===Extra Stage 1===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Extra Stage 2===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 104===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 105===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 106===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 107===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 108===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 109===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Stage 110===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
<br />
===Final Stage===<br />
Extra Stage 1, Extra Stage 2, Stages 104-111<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 18<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 碇シンジ育成計画<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangerion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku<br />
| image = [[File:Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Eng. Vol 18).jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = Takahashi Osamu<br />
| publish_date = JP: May 26, 2016<br />
US: August 29, 2018 (Tentative)<br />
| prev = [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]]<br />
| next = None<br />
}}<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
The eighteenth and final volume of the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] manga. It was first published in Japan May 26, 2016, and released by Dark Horse in the US on August 29, 2018. It consists of two Extra Stages (placed rather oddly at the beginning of the manga), followed by Stages 104–110, and the Final Stage. This volume features the entire cast on the cover with Rei, Shinji, and Asuka in the forground.<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
<br />
===Stage 104===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
<br />
===Stage 105===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
<br />
===Stage 106===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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<div>[[File:Raising_Project_Manga_English_Title.jpg|500px]] [[Image:42515 939950.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Japanese Volume 1 cover]]<br />
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'''The Shinji Ikari Raising Project''' is an ''Evangelion''-based manga spin-off of the [[Shinji_Ikari_Raising_Project|video game]], which was set in the original series timeline. The series was created by Takahashi Osamu, but is ''actually'' set in a universe based on the Alternate Universe seen in [[Episode 26]]. This manga is also similar in concept to another ''Evangelion'' spin-off, [[Girlfriend of Steel 2]] which also a video game based on Shinji's alternate reality dream-world from [[Episode 26]], which then spawned its own manga spin-off, [[Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days|Angelic Days]].<br />
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The series ran from June 2005 until February 2016 in Shōnen Ace, which was the same magazine the [[manga|Neon Genesis Evangelion manga]] was published in. The series has a total of eighteen Tankōbon volumes and is published in Japan by Kadokawa. The series final Tankōbon volume was published in May 2016. An English translated version of the manga is currently being published by Dark Horse Comics in the U.S., which has released all 18 of the Tankōbon volumes, with the final one being released (slightly behind schedule) in August 2018.<br />
==Summary==<br />
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The series follows Shinji, Rei and Asuka as they go through their junior high school life, with accompanying hormones, while also helping out helping out with research at the [[Artificial Evolution Laboratory|Artificial Evolution Research Lab]], headed by Shinji's parents, Gendo and Yui. A secret organization, named [[SEELE]] plans to disrupt the Artificial Evolution Research Lab's experiments in order to reach its goals. SEELE's main target is the MAGI System, and Shinji, because of his parental connections to the lab. SEELE uses computer viruses (which look and act like the [[Angels]] from the series) to try and infect the [[MAGI]] system. The three children are put into a virtual reality (with [[plugsuit|plugsuits]]) to stop the advancing computer viruses. SEELE tries to use Kaworu Nagisa to distract Shinji from being able to sync and defend the MAGI with either Asuka or Rei.<br />
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The links to the individual volumes of the manga are listed below:<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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{{-}}[[File:Awkward Situations.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Another Compromising Position]]<br />
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</noinclude>==Differences Between the Original Series and ''Raising Project''==<br />
*The psychological issues present in the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|anime]] and [[manga]] are not as prevalent.<br />
**However, personality wise, Shinji comes off as a clutz and a perv (as shown in briefly in [[Episode 26]]). This is especially so when it seems Shinji is lavishing his attention on Rei or one of the bridge bunnies.<br />
***Shinji also ends up in any compromising positions with the girls due to his excessive clumsiness.<br />
**Asuka can be neurotic and possesive of Shinji at times, (which may be based on her [[Theory and Analysis:Shinji and Asuka%27s Relationship#Third exchange|line]] from [[Episode 26'|End of Evangelion]]).<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] and [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] now have a much less antagonistic relationship, they are childhood friends, having met when they were both 4.<br />
*[[Yui Ikari|Yui]] is still alive, and is working alongside Gendo at [[NERV]] as head scientist, instead of Ritsuko.<br />
*[[Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu|Kyoko]] is still alive, works at NERV and wants Asuka and Shinji to marry.<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is introduced as a distant relative of Shinji's from Yui's side of the family.<br />
**She is also Shinji's love interest (keeping in mind that Japanese or even European definitions of incest do not extend to cousins of various degrees; this is a common occurrence in various anime series).<br />
*[[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] and Shinji's relationship is less negative and more complex, with each in competition with the other and always trying to outdo each other.[[File:3 techs.png|thumb|right|350px|Satsuki, Kaede, and Aoi]]<br />
*Gendo also acts like a clutz at times, with Yui making sure to keep him in line and focused.<br />
*[[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] is the homeroom teacher at Shinji's [[Class 2-A|school]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] is the school nurse, although both still have some sort of connection with NERV.<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] also works at the school as a different homeroom teacher. Misato and him had dated in the past, and Misato ends up owing Kaji money, which leads to many atics in an attempt to pay him back.<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] has some sort of connection with Ritsuko, and seems attracted to Shinji. This forces Asuka and Rei to put aside their mutual differences to prevent Kaworu from stealing Shinji away.<br />
*[[Extracanonical Characters#Mana Kirishima|Mana Kirishima]] also appears in the manga as more competition for Shinji's affections, and another source of ire for Asuka and Rei.<br />
*[[Maya Ibuki|Maya]], [[Makoto Hyuga|Hyuga]], and [[Shigeru Aoba|Aoba]] don't appear in the main story, However, the Bridge Bunnies from the game, [[Extracanonical Characters#Shinji Ikari Raising Project|Kaede Agano, Satsuki Ooi, & Aoi Mogami]], replace them as the main technicians.<br />
**Satsuki has a crush on Shinji (much like in the game) that she exploits several times during the story to very comical results.<br />
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==Differences Between ''Angelic Days'' and ''Raising Project''==<br />
*The series also diverges from [[Girlfriend of Steel 2 (manga)|Angelic Days]] where Rei is more recognizable as a character, being overly shy.<br />
*Rei moves in with Shinji's parents, while Shinji himself is moved to his homeroom teacher's apartment with Asuka.<br />
*Asuka and Rei are rivals for Shinji's affections, but do team up to keep "outsiders" such as Mana or Kaworu away from their competition for Shinji's affections.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*The series, while it carries the name ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', Evangelions play no part in the story whatsoever. Instead, inside the Matrix-esque simulations the kids use to fight the Angels, they are directly equipped with weapons to attack, and have little protection from harm save for the fact they have digital avatars.<br />
**Unit-01 and Zeruel do appear at one point commiserating that they aren't a part of the story.<br />
*Even though Shinji is the main character in the manga, he is featured on only three covers (1, 2, & 18).<br />
**However, the manga seems to have decided on the best girl, featuring Rei on 13 covers, while only featuring Asuka on 12.<br />
*The manga is geared towards fanservice. The earlier volumes are very suggestive with the fanservice, while the later volumes are more explicit with what is shown.<br />
*While NERV and SEELE play a part in the plot, they do take a backseat to the love triangle of Shinji/Asuka/Rei.<br />
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<div>'''Tokyo-3''' is the fortress-city underneath which [[Nerv Headquarters]] is built, meant to serve as a bastion against attacks by the [[Angels]].<br />
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Originally intended to be a replacement third capital of Japan (after [[Tokyo-2]], formerly Nagano City), the city was built on the location of the pre-[[Second Impact]] towns of Ubako and Sengokuhara within [[Hakone]], in Kanagawa prefecture, on the northern shore of [[Ashinoko|Lake Ashinoko]]. <br />
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However, its true purpose is to coordinate the interception of Angels heading for Japan, covertly using [[Lilith]] as a means of attracting their attention.<br />
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==Features==<br />
Tokyo-3 spans roughly 1.5 km in length from one end of the city to the other, arranged in 5 "blocks," with each "block" section being 300 meters long. It is apparently composed of a "central block" and seven "districts." <br />
<br />
The city's current population consist mostly of Nerv personnel and their dependents, as well as migrant workers and the original inhabitants.<br />
<br />
Local government comprises of a city mayor and a council, all elected to office by popular vote, but most city operations and decision-making functions are made by Nerv's [[MAGI]] supercomputer.<br />
<br />
Below the city lies the [[GeoFront]], a massive semi-spherical cavernous formation which also houses Nerv Headquarters.<br />
<br />
The waterfront district at the southern part of the city includes the massive solar energy collection blocks, which provides natural lighting and electrical power for the city and the Nerv HQ complex.<br />
<br />
<br />
==As a Fortress City==<br />
For protection against damaging Angel attacks, most of the city's buildings are capable of quickly being retracted beneath the surface, using massive hydraulic actuation systems bringing them down and holding the buildings in place. They are then protected by layers of heavy armor plating that rapidly slide over.<br />
<br />
Prior to any Angel attack, residents are immediately directed to emergency civil defense shelters located around the city perimeter; each shelter is fortified with thick ferro-concrete walls and large enough to keep thousands of anxious residents protected and supplied with ample amounts of food, water, sanitation, ventilation and heating.<br />
<br />
Some buildings are constructed as automated defensive emplacements, with multiple auto-cannon and guided missile turrets, used to provide suppressive heavy fire against any attacking Angel.<br />
<br />
Nerv's [[Evangelions|Evangelion Units]] are also launched from under the city, using access gates disguised as buildings, to fight the Angels. Furthermore, Evangelion support facilities, including power sockets and cords, and weapons caches are located throughout the city at strategic locations, all disguised as buildings.<br />
<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Tokyo-3 was damaged for the first time (to unknown but most like a very limited extent) by 3rd and 4th Angels, [[Sachiel]] and [[Shamshel]]. The first significant damage to the city came with the arrival of the 5th Angel, [[Ramiel]]. Ramiel was able to breach all the armor plating before being neutralized by [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. Its body was subsequently removed over the course of the next three episodes. The city was heavily damaged by the arrival of the 14th Angel, [[Zeruel]]. The Angel tore through the city in short order, breaching all the armor plating protecting Nerv HQ in two shots though extensive repairs were made after the Angel was dispatched.<br />
<br />
Not long after Zeruel's attack, in a despirate attempt to defeat [[Armisael]], the 16th Angel, [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] self-destructed [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], resulting in a massive explosion which destroyed a large central portion of the city, creating a new artificial lake in the blast crater, and weakening the protective armor plating between the surface and the Geofront (although the section containing [[Misato's Apartment|Misato's]] and [http://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Flat_402.jpg Rei's] apartments survived).<br />
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During [[The End of Evangelion]], [[Seele]] working through the [[United Nations|UN]], orders the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]] to assault the city, culminating in an all out assault with all remaining [[N² Mine|N² Bombs]], destroying the entire city, and leaving the GeoFront below, including Nerv HQ, completely exposed. <br />
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However, once [[Third Impact]] came into being, with the combined Rei/[[Adam]]/[[Lilith]] hyper-being raising the Geofront and the entirety of the [[Black Moon]] from out of the Earth, whatever was left of the city and the surrounding countryside was obliterated, leaving nothing but a giant crater in its place.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* It is said that Shinji lives in "the old part of town."<br />
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* Misato's "Comfort 17" apartment is located at the northern city district, nearby Route 138 and also closer to Tokyo-3 City First Junior High School.<br />
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* How they are stowed and stored in this way is considered an engineering feat in itself, as these buildings weigh hundreds of thousands of tons of ferro-concrete, but they are shown positioned down into the Geo-front, with only powerful hydraulic actuation systems and locks securing them in place.<br />
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<div>[[Image:Tokyo3 producion sketch.gif|thumb|right|Production sketch of Tokyo-3, viewed from the North-east]]<br />
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'''Tokyo-3''' is the fortress-city underneath which [[Nerv Headquarters]] is built, meant to serve as a bastion against attacks by the [[Angels]].<br />
<br />
Originally intended to be a replacement third capital of Japan (after [[Tokyo-2]], formerly Nagano City), the city was built on the location of the pre-[[Second Impact]] towns of Ubako and Sengokuhara within [[Hakone]], in Kanagawa prefecture, on the northern shore of [[Ashinoko|Lake Ashinoko]]. <br />
<br />
However, its true purpose is to coordinate the interception of Angels heading for Japan, covertly using [[Lilith]] as a means of attracting their attention.<br />
<br />
==Features==<br />
Tokyo-3 spans roughly 1.5 km in length from one end of the city to the other, arranged in 5 "blocks," with each "block" section being 300 meters long. It is apparently composed of a "central block" and seven "districts." <br />
<br />
The city's current population consist mostly of Nerv personnel and their dependents, as well as migrant workers and the original inhabitants.<br />
<br />
Local government comprises of a city mayor and a council, all elected to office by popular vote, but most city operations and decision-making functions are made by Nerv's [[MAGI]] supercomputer.<br />
<br />
Below the city lies the [[GeoFront]], a massive semi-spherical cavernous formation which also houses Nerv Headquarters.<br />
<br />
The waterfront district at the southern part of the city includes the massive solar energy collection blocks, which provides natural lighting and electrical power for the city and the Nerv HQ complex.<br />
<br />
==As a Fortress City==<br />
For protection against damaging Angel attacks, most of the city's buildings are capable of quickly being retracted beneath the surface, using massive hydraulic actuation systems bringing them down and holding the buildings in place. They are then protected by layers of heavy armor plating that rapidly slide over.<br />
<br />
Prior to any Angel attack, residents are immediately directed to emergency civil defense shelters located around the city perimeter; each shelter is fortified with thick ferro-concrete walls and large enough to keep thousands of anxious residents protected and supplied with ample amounts of food, water, sanitation, ventilation and heating.<br />
<br />
Some buildings are constructed as automated defensive emplacements, with multiple auto-cannon and guided missile turrets, used to provide suppressive heavy fire against any attacking Angel.<br />
<br />
Nerv's [[Evangelions|Evangelion Units]] are also launched from under the city, using access gates disguised as buildings, to fight the Angels. Furthermore, Evangelion support facilities, including power sockets and cords, and weapons caches are located throughout the city at strategic locations, all disguised as buildings.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Tokyo-3 was damaged for the first time (to unknown but most like a very limited extent) by 3rd and 4th Angels, [[Sachiel]] and [[Shamshel]]. The first significant damage to the city came with the arrival of the 5th Angel, [[Ramiel]]. Ramiel was able to breach all the armor plating before being neutralized by [[Evangelion Unit-01|Eva-01]]. Its body was subsequently removed over the course of the next three episodes. The city was heavily damaged by the arrival of the 14th Angel, [[Zeruel]]. The Angel tore through the city in short order, breaching all the armor plating protecting Nerv HQ in two shots though extensive repairs were made after the Angel was dispatched.<br />
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Not long after Zeruel's attack, in a despirate attempt to defeat [[Armisael]], the 16th Angel, [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] self-destructed [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], resulting in a massive explosion which destroyed a large central portion of the city, creating a new artificial lake in the blast crater, and weakening the protective armor plating between the surface and the Geofront (although the section containing [[Misato's Apartment|Misato's]] and [http://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Flat_402.jpg Rei's] apartments survived).<br />
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During [[The End of Evangelion]], [[Seele]] working through the [[United Nations|UN]], orders the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]] to assault the city, culminating in an all out assault with all remaining [[N² Mine|N² Bombs]], destroying the entire city, and leaving the GeoFront below, including Nerv HQ, completely exposed. <br />
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However, once [[Third Impact]] came into being, with the combined Rei/[[Adam]]/[[Lilith]] hyper-being raising the Geofront and the entirety of the [[Black Moon]] from out of the Earth, whatever was left of the city and the surrounding countryside was obliterated, leaving nothing but a giant crater in its place.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* It is said that Shinji lives in "the old part of town."<br />
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* Misato's "Comfort 17" apartment is located at the northern city district, nearby Route 138 and also closer to Tokyo-3 City First Junior High School.<br />
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* How they are stowed and stored in this way is considered an engineering feat in itself, as these buildings weigh hundreds of thousands of tons of ferro-concrete, but they are shown positioned down into the Geo-front, with only powerful hydraulic actuation systems and locks securing them in place.<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>[[Image:Tokyo3 producion sketch.gif|thumb|right|Production sketch of Tokyo-3, viewed from the North-east]]<br />
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'''Tokyo-3''' is the fortress-city underneath which [[Nerv Headquarters]] is built, meant to serve as a bastion against attacks by the [[Angels]].<br />
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Originally intended to be a replacement third capital of Japan (after [[Tokyo-2]], formerly Nagano City), the city was built on the location of the pre-[[Second Impact]] towns of Ubako and Sengokuhara within [[Hakone]], in Kanagawa prefecture, on the northern shore of [[Ashinoko|Lake Ashinoko]]. <br />
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However, its true purpose is to coordinate the interception of Angels heading for Japan, covertly using [[Lilith]] as a means of attracting their attention.<br />
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==Features==<br />
Tokyo-3 spans roughly 1.5 km in length from one end of the city to the other, arranged in 5 "blocks," with each "block" section being 300 meters long. It is apparently composed of a "central block" and seven "districts." <br />
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The city's current population consist mostly of Nerv personnel and their dependents, as well as migrant workers and the original inhabitants.<br />
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Local government comprises of a city mayor and a council, all elected to office by popular vote, but most city operations and decision-making functions are made by Nerv's [[MAGI]] supercomputer.<br />
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Below the city lies the [[GeoFront]], a massive semi-spherical cavernous formation which also houses Nerv Headquarters.<br />
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The waterfront district at the southern part of the city includes the massive solar energy collection blocks, which provides natural lighting and electrical power for the city and the Nerv HQ complex.<br />
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==As a Fortress City==<br />
For protection against damaging Angel attacks, most of the city's buildings are capable of quickly being retracted beneath the surface, using massive hydraulic actuation systems bringing them down and holding the buildings in place. They are then protected by layers of heavy armor plating that rapidly slide over.<br />
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Prior to any Angel attack, residents are immediately directed to emergency civil defense shelters located around the city perimeter; each shelter is fortified with thick ferro-concrete walls and large enough to keep thousands of anxious residents protected and supplied with ample amounts of food, water, sanitation, ventilation and heating.<br />
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Some buildings are constructed as automated defensive emplacements, with multiple auto-cannon and guided missile turrets, used to provide suppressive heavy fire against any attacking Angel.<br />
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Nerv's [[Evangelions|Evangelion Units]] are also launched from under the city, using access gates disguised as buildings, to fight the Angels. Furthermore, Evangelion support facilities, including power sockets and cords, and weapons caches are located throughout the city at strategic locations, all disguised as buildings.<br />
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==History==<br />
Tokyo-3 was damaged for the first time (to unknown but probably limited extent) by 3rd and 4th Angels [[Sachiel]] and [[Shamshel]], and heavily damaged by the attack of the 14th Angel [[Zeruel]], though extensive repairs were subsequently made.<br />
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However, not long after those incidents, in order to defeat the 16th Angel [[Armisael]], [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] self-destructed [[Evangelion Unit-00|Eva-00]], resulting in a massive explosion which destroyed a large central portion of the city, creating a new artificial lake in the blast crater, and weakening the protective armor plating between the surface and the Geofront (although the section containing [[Misato's Apartment|MIsato's]] and [http://wiki.evageeks.org/File:Flat_402.jpg Rei's] apartments survived).<br />
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During [[The End of Evangelion]], [[Seele]] working through the [[United Nations|UN]], orders the [[Japanese Strategic Self Defense Force|JSSDF]] to assault the city, culminating in an all out assault with all remaining [[N² Mine|N² Bombs]], destroying the entire city, and leaving the GeoFront below, including Nerv HQ, completely exposed. <br />
<br />
However, once [[Third Impact]] came into being, with the combined Rei/[[Adam]]/[[Lilith]] hyper-being raising the Geofront and the entirety of the [[Black Moon]] from out of the Earth, whatever was left of the city and the surrounding countryside was obliterated, leaving nothing but a giant crater in its place.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* It is said that Shinji lives in "the old part of town."<br />
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* Misato's "Comfort 17" apartment is located at the northern city district, nearby Route 138 and also closer to Tokyo-3 City First Junior High School.<br />
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* How they are stowed and stored in this way is considered an engineering feat in itself, as these buildings weigh hundreds of thousands of tons of ferro-concrete, but they are shown positioned down into the Geo-front, with only powerful hydraulic actuation systems and locks securing them in place.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
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[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Places]]</div>DarkBluePhoenixhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Talk:Volume_10_(Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)&diff=101397Talk:Volume 10 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)2018-05-04T05:16:28Z<p>DarkBluePhoenix: </p>
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<div>I'm going to add an analysis part after, since there are multiple sides to things. I went into a lot of detail but I think it makes the page more useful to do so. Some of the information I took from character's facial expressions, so if you see any weird comment I wrote you'll know where it came from --[[User:Oedipusfoot|Oedipusfoot]] 00:56, 11 February 2009 (PST)<br />
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Would it be better if the theory and analysis was moved to a separate page? Something longer than the synopsis would probably warrant its own page IMO... thoughts? --[[User:DarkBluePhoenix|DarkBluePhoenix]] ([[User talk:DarkBluePhoenix|talk]]) 05:16, 4 May 2018 (UTC)</div>DarkBluePhoenixhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Volume_8_(Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)&diff=101396Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)2018-05-04T05:06:26Z<p>DarkBluePhoenix: </p>
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 8<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 8.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 19, 2002<br />
US: March 3, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 9 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 9]]<br />
}}<br />
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The eighth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This eighth volume is subtitled ''Mother'' (''MOTHER'') and is comprised of Stages 49 to 56.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Volume eight adapts [[Episode 20]] and [[Episode 21]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 49: …Kiss (''•••Kiss'')===<br />
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It's been thirty days since [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] was absorbed into [[Eva-01]]. Shinji is seeing himself as a child during the time that [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] relinquishes him to live at his uncle's house. This is after [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] was absorbed into Eva-01. Gendo tells Shinji that his mother is dead after young Shinji asks where his mother is. The idea of the death of his mother manifests as the test Evangelion during the first ever contact experiment with Project E. <br />
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Gendo instructs Shinji to pilot the Eva, to which Shinji says, "You didn't want me! You can't have me now! You can't come back for me now!" Shinji at this time remembers the death of Toji by the Dummy Plug System's control of Eva-01, and in exasperation Shinji knifes his father, who falls dead to the floor. Back in reality, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] gives Maya a plan to salvage Shinji from the plug. Maya shows amazement that Ritsuko could come up with the plan so fast, but Ritsuko explains it was her mother's plan. She said the same thing happened ten years ago during the development of the Evangelion. However, that time they failed to salvage [[Yui Ikari]] from the Eva. Ritsuko ends her explanation with "...I think Commander Ikari used to be different..."<br />
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[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] visits [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who just found out that all the children in Shinji's homeroom are pilot candidates. She begins to ask Kaji about Adam, and about the Instrumentality Project, but he quiets her with a kiss. Misato breaks away from him and he leaves, saying "Today was our eighth anniversary, you know. I'm sorry, but I'm still in love with you."<br />
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===Stage 50: Into the Heart… (心の中へ… / ''Kokoro no Naka e...'')===<br />
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Shinji sees the form of what he thinks to be his mother in a placid sea of fish. She calls to him, and tries to relax him in her arms. Shinji tells her that he must fight, that he must go back, but she tells him that he's done enough, and that he can rest with her for forever. He gives in to her and begins to rest with her watching over him. In the common reality, [[Rei]] comes out of the tube in a room deep in [[NERV]] she is sometimes seen in. Gendo is waiting for her. She asks about Shinji and what will happen to him. Gendo doesn't know, and he starts to put his hand on her face but Rei brushes it off. She leaves while thinking about the emptyness that was inside her. She would fill it by thinking about Gendo, but then Shinji came and filled that void with something more satisfying and pure. She hopes for Shinji's return to them.<br />
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The salvage procedure commences, and in Shinji's reality images of the people he knows appear, along with a "secondary" Shinji, the Shinji that recieves the criticism while the other Shinji rests with his mother. The people who come into his reality are just images in Shinji's mind that represent the things he has learned from them. The image of Kaji tells him to "Look reality in the face." Gendo tells him "Don't turn away." Shinji reacts violently to all these statements, saying "I'm going to stay right here! She said I could stay forever!" The salvage procedure fails, and Shinji's clothes are released from the entry plug along with LCL. Rei, watching, prays, "Please, come back. Ikari-Kun, I don't want to be made of straw anymore." The image Shinji has of his mother combined with his wishes starts to rot, and her true form is exposed. She is the embodiment of the vague memories repressed in Shinji of his mother's 'death' in the test Evangelion. It is also the wrong dependency on his mother that creates that image and is that image. He was woken up and now confronts that image and his dependency on her.<br />
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===Stage 51: Mother (''MOTHER'')===<br />
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Rei focuses her prayers on that false image, and says "I am you. You are myself. You are what used to be me." The test Evangelion says "Yes, you are me...Why? Why do you interfere?" Rei prays "Give him back to me." Shinji is frightened by the image of the test Evangelion and tries to free himself. He calls for his mother, and a bright form of a woman with long hair, the true embodiment of his mother, comes from behind the test Evangelion. After a bright flash Shinji finds himself lying in the shallow surf of a beach. When he gets up he sees his mother and father standing under a tree, with him as a baby. His mother is nursing, and as she nurses she says that "If he has the will to live...he can make a Heaven wherever he is." Shinji wants to go over to her, but he is frozen in place. His mother, Yui, looks over at him and says "You can come to me if you want, you know. Is it that you can't move? Or is it that where you really want to go...isn't where I am?...I'll always watch over you, Shinji. You can go wherever you want, and I'll still be watching over you."<br />
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Shinji begins to swim in the sea towards a "scent," to which he questions, "Ayanami? Misato?" He rematerializes from the core of the Eva-01, drenched in LCL. Rei in response kneels to the floor and sits to rest, saying "I feel...happy." Behind her Kaji looks at his NERV card and says, "Never noticed before. It's pretty much the color of blood."<br />
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===Stage 52: Flashback (回想 / ''Kaisō'')===<br />
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Rei visits Shinji in the hospital, and Shinji thanks her. He doesn't know why. They both say that they are glad to see each other again. SEELE has Kaji kidnap [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]. Fuyutsuki is taken to [[SEELE]] where they question him. They bring up Eva-01's acquisition of an [[S² Engine]], and how Shinji should not be made a child of God (his absorption into Eva-01 was proof of this to SEELE). They do not agree with Gendo trying to make a god. They make Fuyutsuki tell him everything he knows, from the beginning. Fuyutsuki begins. A flashback starts, and it is the year 1999 in Kyoto, Japan. Fuyutsuki is in the Metaphysical Biology Laboratory, reviewing a paper with Yui Ikari that she wrote. He questions her on her plans for the future, citing lab work as one of the options. She tells him that there's another option. She would like to start a family if she meets the right person.<br />
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The scene changes to Fuyutsuki getting a call from someone asking him to post bail for a Gendo Rokubungi. Fututsuki meets Gendo at the police station, and learns he was arrested for getting in a fight. Gendo tells him "Well...I'm used to getting bad reactions." Fuyutsuki replies with "I think you're going to get another one from me." Another scene change happens. This time Fuyutsuki and Yui are hiking in the woods, and it is fall in Japan. Fuyutsuki knows Yui has been going out with Gendo, and asks her, "...I can't imagine you spending your life with him...What do you ''see'' in him?" She replies with, "He hates being alone. And I find him very endearing. Other people just don't understand him...that's all." Here, Fuyutsuki removes his hand that he had placed on her shoulder. Fuyutsuki's finishing thoughts are "...Everyone I knew who had an opinion said the same thing: Gendo Rokubungi married Yui Ikari for two reasons: Access to her groundbreaking theories...and to the patron supporting her work. Eventually I heard the esoteric name of the organization. SEELE-in German, the "Soul."<br />
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===Stage 53: A Giant Made of Light (光の巨人 / ''Hikari no Kyojin'')===<br />
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Fuyutsuki's flashback continues, and glances into the day of Second Impact in the year 2000 on Mt. Albert Markham, Shackleton Coast, Antarctica. Another flashback takes place in 2002 on a ship, where Gendo tells Fuyutsuki that he has been married to Yui, and that he now has a son. Fuyutsuki questions Gendo's safe return to Japan a day before Second Impact occured. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that he is there on the ship to make observations and to lend some credibility to the official report on Second Impact. Fuyutsuki turns in his data along with Gendo. The official report didn't include the image of the Giant of light. What the UN published told of a meteorite that hitting earth and causing the Second Impact. The Giant of Light photo was not published, but an image of the government giving the official public announcement was. In the backround was a man named Kiel and Gendo, and from this Fuyutsuki knew there were some strings being pulled.<br />
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Another flashback goes to 2003 in Hakone, Japan. It takes place at the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratories. There, Fuyutsuki confronts Gendo. He begins with telling Gendo of how he left the photo of the Giant of Light out of the report. He also brings up the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how Gendo has a large sum of money in his bank account for a college professor. He also brings up the fact that Gendo left the expedition in Antarctica a day before Second Impact, and that he had brought all his files with him even though research hadn't been completed. Gendo acknowleges all this and is impressed and amused with Fuyutsuki, though Fuyutsuki vows to go public with his knowledge of how Second Impact was caused by "You people."<br />
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In response, Gendo says "As you wish. I want you to see one more thing, though." Gendo takes Fuyutsuki down deep underground, and shows Fuyutsuki the Geofront, which Gendo says was built by some other civilization. He calls it "A vast underground chamber, spherical in shape," a portion (over a thousand cubic kilometers) of which is still buried. They go inside Gehirn (soon to be NERV) headquarters, and meet Naoko Akagi, who is working on the MAGI super computers. She describes them as a computer system that will be able to make connections on it's own. Then Fuyutsuki is shown the Evangelion prototype, which reminds him of the Giant of Light. Gendo reveals that the Giant of Light has been dubbed "Adam," and that this Evangelion prototype, [[Eva-00]], is a copy of Adam. He calls Project E the "plan to regenerate Adam." Gendo ends with, "Prophecy has led us this far. But it's time for mankind to start writing his own."<br />
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===Stage 54: The Birth of NERV (ネルフ誕生 / ''Nerufu Tanjō'')===<br />
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Another one of Fuyutsuki's flashbacks is shown. This time, the year is 2004 in Hakone Underground Experimental Facility 2. Yui is in Eva-00, and [[Gehirn]] is about to start an experiment with the prototype. Young Shinji is present. The experiment fails and Yui disappears in Eva-00. Fuyutsuki says that Gendo had changed then. That time is when "[[Instrumentality|The Instrumentality Project]]" was conceived, and the regeneration of Adam was pushed to just the prominence a side project would have. SEELE was withdrawn behind the "Committee for the Instrumentality of Man."Gehirn was reformed into NERV, but without Naoko Akagi. She had thrown herself off of the MAGI systems to die from the impact of hitting the floor.<br />
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Back in present time, Kaji helps Fuyutsuki escape (though he was the one to kidnap him for SEELE). His reasoning is "I'm trying to get the truth. This is my way of getting it. And I just realized, whatever it is... NERV is closer to it now than SEELE." Fuyutsuki is delivered back safely to NERV. In present time, Ritsuko and Maya are looking at Eva-01 in the cage. Maya informs Ritsuko that Rei didn't come for her test when she was called, and that they can't find her. Shinji had taken her to a garden on the grounds with a large fountain. Rei places her hand in the water and says to Shinji, "The first time we touched...I didn't feel anything." To which Shinji says, "Huh?" She replies with, "Your hand. The second time, it felt a little queasy (when Shinji fell on her in her room). I think. The third time...I felt warm inside. It was the heat from your hand, even through the suit (when Shinji came to her in the plug after they defeated [[Ramiel]]). But the fourth time...I was just happy. Happy that you were concerned about me (the time when Shinji put her hand under water when she burned it making tea)." Then she asks him, "Could I...hold your hand again?" They hold hands.<br />
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===Stage 55: Message (伝言 / ''Dengon'')===<br />
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Kaji is seen in an undisclosed area. He's bleeding. He's shot a second time, probably by a member of SEELE. As he's dying he sees a vision of the city children he led to death crowding around him. Misato listens to a message from Kaji that was recorded on her answering machine. He tells her, "You have the truth. Get on with it."She knows that he has died. Shinji comes home and knows that Kaji has died. Hyuga tells Misato while they're sitting outside NERV headquarters that construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|Eva-08 through Eva-13]] has started. Misato thinks that [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]] has a plan that she is unaware of. She takes out a capsule of data that Kaji slipped into her pocket as he was kissing her earlier. She's ready to use it to find the information that was kept hidden from her.<br />
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===Stage 56: Of Jealousy (ジェラシー / ''Jerashī'')===<br />
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At Misato's apartment, Shinji, Asuka, and Misato are in the middle of a meal when the phone rings. It's Asuka's stepmother. After the talk with her stepmother Asuka yells at Shinji after she tells him "It's not like I hate her or anything...I just...don't feel comfortable..." She hurries into her room and begins to think of her real mother. At NERV, Ritsuko looks at a picture of her young self with Gendo and her mother, then heads to give Rei her test. After giving Rei a shot, Ritsuko says "I saw you yesterday out walking with Shinji. ...Is that why you've started to look...more like a human being?" She then says she though Rei was just a doll, and that she's impressed that Rei has Gendo and Shinji wrapped around her finger. Rei denies that she's a doll, and says "It's true that I only liked Commander Ikari...but...isn't that the same for you, Dr. Aka-" At this time Ritsuko in a fit of anger begins to strangle Rei with a plastic cord, but stops herself when she realizes what she's doing. She says to herself while thinking of her mother, "It's exactly...what she did."<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*Kaji's death in the manga is far more explicitly shown than it was in the anime. Whereas the anime has a gunshot ring out, whereas the manga has Kaji bleeding out on the ground while the specters of his brother and friends coming to greet him as he passes on.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*Rei's pleading is interesting on two levels:<br />
**Rei converses with Unit-01, having found that their connection is that they are parts of a whole; one was what the other used to be, but they recognize one is the other. While the conversation is brief, it helps reinforce the connection between Rei and Yui.<br />
**Rei's feelings for Shinji become clearer. She clearly cares for him, whether its love or friendship is not explicitly stated, but she does want him back, and flatly tells Yui she cannot keep him which spurns Yui to give Shinji the choice to stay with her or return to the others who care for him.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 8<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 8.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 19, 2002<br />
US: March 3, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 9 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 9]]<br />
}}<br />
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The eighth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This eighth volume is subtitled ''Mother'' (''MOTHER'') and is comprised of Stages 49 to 56.<br />
<br />
==Stage Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume eight adapts [[Episode 20]] and [[Episode 21]] of the anime series.<br />
<br />
===Stage 49: …Kiss (''•••Kiss'')===<br />
<br />
It's been thirty days since [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] was absorbed into [[Eva-01]]. Shinji is seeing himself as a child during the time that [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] relinquishes him to live at his uncle's house. This is after [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] was absorbed into Eva-01. Gendo tells Shinji that his mother is dead after young Shinji asks where his mother is. The idea of the death of his mother manifests as the test Evangelion during the first ever contact experiment with Project E. <br />
<br />
Gendo instructs Shinji to pilot the Eva, to which Shinji says, "You didn't want me! You can't have me now! You can't come back for me now!" Shinji at this time remembers the death of Toji by the Dummy Plug System's control of Eva-01, and in exasperation Shinji knifes his father, who falls dead to the floor. Back in reality, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] gives Maya a plan to salvage Shinji from the plug. Maya shows amazement that Ritsuko could come up with the plan so fast, but Ritsuko explains it was her mother's plan. She said the same thing happened ten years ago during the development of the Evangelion. However, that time they failed to salvage [[Yui Ikari]] from the Eva. Ritsuko ends her explanation with "...I think Commander Ikari used to be different..."<br />
<br />
[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] visits [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who just found out that all the children in Shinji's homeroom are pilot candidates. She begins to ask Kaji about Adam, and about the Instrumentality Project, but he quiets her with a kiss. Misato breaks away from him and he leaves, saying "Today was our eighth anniversary, you know. I'm sorry, but I'm still in love with you."<br />
<br />
===Stage 50: Into the Heart… (心の中へ… / ''Kokoro no Naka e...'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji sees the form of what he thinks to be his mother in a placid sea of fish. She calls to him, and tries to relax him in her arms. Shinji tells her that he must fight, that he must go back, but she tells him that he's done enough, and that he can rest with her for forever. He gives in to her and begins to rest with her watching over him. In the common reality, [[Rei]] comes out of the tube in a room deep in [[NERV]] she is sometimes seen in. Gendo is waiting for her. She asks about Shinji and what will happen to him. Gendo doesn't know, and he starts to put his hand on her face but Rei brushes it off. She leaves while thinking about the emptyness that was inside her. She would fill it by thinking about Gendo, but then Shinji came and filled that void with something more satisfying and pure. She hopes for Shinji's return to them.<br />
<br />
The salvage procedure commences, and in Shinji's reality images of the people he knows appear, along with a "secondary" Shinji, the Shinji that recieves the criticism while the other Shinji rests with his mother. The people who come into his reality are just images in Shinji's mind that represent the things he has learned from them. The image of Kaji tells him to "Look reality in the face." Gendo tells him "Don't turn away." Shinji reacts violently to all these statements, saying "I'm going to stay right here! She said I could stay forever!" The salvage procedure fails, and Shinji's clothes are released from the entry plug along with LCL. Rei, watching, prays, "Please, come back. Ikari-Kun, I don't want to be made of straw anymore." The image Shinji has of his mother combined with his wishes starts to rot, and her true form is exposed. She is the embodiment of the vague memories repressed in Shinji of his mother's 'death' in the test Evangelion. It is also the wrong dependency on his mother that creates that image and is that image. He was woken up and now confronts that image and his dependency on her.<br />
<br />
===Stage 51: Mother (''MOTHER'')===<br />
<br />
Rei focuses her prayers on that false image, and says "I am you. You are myself. You are what used to be me." The test Evangelion says "Yes, you are me...Why? Why do you interfere?" Rei prays "Give him back to me." Shinji is frightened by the image of the test Evangelion and tries to free himself. He calls for his mother, and a bright form of a woman with long hair, the true embodiment of his mother, comes from behind the test Evangelion. After a bright flash Shinji finds himself lying in the shallow surf of a beach. When he gets up he sees his mother and father standing under a tree, with him as a baby. His mother is nursing, and as she nurses she says that "If he has the will to live...he can make a Heaven wherever he is." Shinji wants to go over to her, but he is frozen in place. His mother, Yui, looks over at him and says "You can come to me if you want, you know. Is it that you can't move? Or is it that where you really want to go...isn't where I am?...I'll always watch over you, Shinji. You can go wherever you want, and I'll still be watching over you."<br />
<br />
Shinji begins to swim in the sea towards a "scent," to which he questions, "Ayanami? Misato?" He rematerializes from the core of the Eva-01, drenched in LCL. Rei in response kneels to the floor and sits to rest, saying "I feel...happy." Behind her Kaji looks at his NERV card and says, "Never noticed before. It's pretty much the color of blood."<br />
<br />
===Stage 52: Flashback (回想 / ''Kaisō'')===<br />
<br />
Rei visits Shinji in the hospital, and Shinji thanks her. He doesn't know why. They both say that they are glad to see each other again. SEELE has Kaji kidnap [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]. Fuyutsuki is taken to [[SEELE]] where they question him. They bring up Eva-01's acquisition of an [[S² Engine]], and how Shinji should not be made a child of God (his absorption into Eva-01 was proof of this to SEELE). They do not agree with Gendo trying to make a god. They make Fuyutsuki tell him everything he knows, from the beginning. Fuyutsuki begins. A flashback starts, and it is the year 1999 in Kyoto, Japan. Fuyutsuki is in the Metaphysical Biology Laboratory, reviewing a paper with Yui Ikari that she wrote. He questions her on her plans for the future, citing lab work as one of the options. She tells him that there's another option. She would like to start a family if she meets the right person.<br />
<br />
The scene changes to Fuyutsuki getting a call from someone asking him to post bail for a Gendo Rokubungi. Fututsuki meets Gendo at the police station, and learns he was arrested for getting in a fight. Gendo tells him "Well...I'm used to getting bad reactions." Fuyutsuki replies with "I think you're going to get another one from me." Another scene change happens. This time Fuyutsuki and Yui are hiking in the woods, and it is fall in Japan. Fuyutsuki knows Yui has been going out with Gendo, and asks her, "...I can't imagine you spending your life with him...What do you ''see'' in him?" She replies with, "He hates being alone. And I find him very endearing. Other people just don't understand him...that's all." Here, Fuyutsuki removes his hand that he had placed on her shoulder. Fuyutsuki's finishing thoughts are "...Everyone I knew who had an opinion said the same thing: Gendo Rokubungi married Yui Ikari for two reasons: Access to her groundbreaking theories...and to the patron supporting her work. Eventually I heard the esoteric name of the organization. SEELE-in German, the "Soul."<br />
<br />
===Stage 53: A Giant Made of Light (光の巨人 / ''Hikari no Kyojin'')===<br />
<br />
Fuyutsuki's flashback continues, and glances into the day of Second Impact in the year 2000 on Mt. Albert Markham, Shackleton Coast, Antarctica. Another flashback takes place in 2002 on a ship, where Gendo tells Fuyutsuki that he has been married to Yui, and that he now has a son. Fuyutsuki questions Gendo's safe return to Japan a day before Second Impact occured. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that he is there on the ship to make observations and to lend some credibility to the official report on Second Impact. Fuyutsuki turns in his data along with Gendo. The official report didn't include the image of the Giant of light. What the UN published told of a meteorite that hitting earth and causing the Second Impact. The Giant of Light photo was not published, but an image of the government giving the official public announcement was. In the backround was a man named Kiel and Gendo, and from this Fuyutsuki knew there were some strings being pulled.<br />
<br />
Another flashback goes to 2003 in Hakone, Japan. It takes place at the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratories. There, Fuyutsuki confronts Gendo. He begins with telling Gendo of how he left the photo of the Giant of Light out of the report. He also brings up the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how Gendo has a large sum of money in his bank account for a college professor. He also brings up the fact that Gendo left the expedition in Antarctica a day before Second Impact, and that he had brought all his files with him even though research hadn't been completed. Gendo acknowleges all this and is impressed and amused with Fuyutsuki, though Fuyutsuki vows to go public with his knowledge of how Second Impact was caused by "You people."<br />
<br />
In response, Gendo says "As you wish. I want you to see one more thing, though." Gendo takes Fuyutsuki down deep underground, and shows Fuyutsuki the Geofront, which Gendo says was built by some other civilization. He calls it "A vast underground chamber, spherical in shape," a portion (over a thousand cubic kilometers) of which is still buried. They go inside Gehirn (soon to be NERV) headquarters, and meet Naoko Akagi, who is working on the MAGI super computers. She describes them as a computer system that will be able to make connections on it's own. Then Fuyutsuki is shown the Evangelion prototype, which reminds him of the Giant of Light. Gendo reveals that the Giant of Light has been dubbed "Adam," and that this Evangelion prototype, [[Eva-00]], is a copy of Adam. He calls Project E the "plan to regenerate Adam." Gendo ends with, "Prophecy has led us this far. But it's time for mankind to start writing his own."<br />
<br />
===Stage 54: The Birth of NERV (ネルフ誕生 / ''Nerufu Tanjō'')===<br />
<br />
Another one of Fuyutsuki's flashbacks is shown. This time, the year is 2004 in Hakone Underground Experimental Facility 2. Yui is in Eva-00, and [[Gehirn]] is about to start an experiment with the prototype. Young Shinji is present. The experiment fails and Yui disappears in Eva-00. Fuyutsuki says that Gendo had changed then. That time is when "[[Instrumentality|The Instrumentality Project]]" was conceived, and the regeneration of Adam was pushed to just the prominence a side project would have. SEELE was withdrawn behind the "Committee for the Instrumentality of Man."Gehirn was reformed into NERV, but without Naoko Akagi. She had thrown herself off of the MAGI systems to die from the impact of hitting the floor.<br />
<br />
Back in present time, Kaji helps Fuyutsuki escape (though he was the one to kidnap him for SEELE). His reasoning is "I'm trying to get the truth. This is my way of getting it. And I just realized, whatever it is... NERV is closer to it now than SEELE." Fuyutsuki is delivered back safely to NERV. In present time, Ritsuko and Maya are looking at Eva-01 in the cage. Maya informs Ritsuko that Rei didn't come for her test when she was called, and that they can't find her. Shinji had taken her to a garden on the grounds with a large fountain. Rei places her hand in the water and says to Shinji, "The first time we touched...I didn't feel anything." To which Shinji says, "Huh?" She replies with, "Your hand. The second time, it felt a little queasy (when Shinji fell on her in her room). I think. The third time...I felt warm inside. It was the heat from your hand, even through the suit (when Shinji came to her in the plug after they defeated [[Ramiel]]). But the fourth time...I was just happy. Happy that you were concerned about me (the time when Shinji put her hand under water when she burned it making tea)." Then she asks him, "Could I...hold your hand again?" They hold hands.<br />
<br />
===Stage 55: Message (伝言 / ''Dengon'')===<br />
<br />
Kaji is seen in an undisclosed area. He's bleeding. He's shot a second time, probably by a member of SEELE. As he's dying he sees a vision of the city children he led to death crowding around him. <br />
<br />
Misato listens to a message from Kaji that was recorded on her answering machine. He tells her, "You have the truth. Get on with it."She knows that he has died. Shinji comes home and knows that Kaji has died.<br />
<br />
Hyuga tells Misato while they're sitting outside NERV headquarters that construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|Eva-08 through Eva-13]] has started. Misato thinks that [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]] has a plan that she is unaware of. She takes out a capsule of data that Kaji slipped into her pocket as he was kissing her earlier. She's ready to use it to find the information that was kept hidden from her.<br />
<br />
===Stage 56: Of Jealousy (ジェラシー / ''Jerashī'')===<br />
<br />
At Misato's apartment, Shinji, Asuka, and Misato are in the middle of a meal when the phone rings. It's Asuka's stepmother. After the talk with her stepmother Asuka yells at Shinji after she tells him "It's not like I hate her or anything...I just...don't feel comfortable..." She hurries into her room and begins to think of her real mother. At NERV, Ritsuko looks at a picture of her young self with Gendo and her mother, then heads to give Rei her test. After giving Rei a shot, Ritsuko says "I saw you yesterday out walking with Shinji. ...Is that why you've started to look...more like a human being?" She then says she though Rei was just a doll, and that she's impressed that Rei has Gendo and Shinji wrapped around her finger. Rei denies that she's a doll, and says "It's true that I only liked Commander Ikari...but...isn't that the same for you, Dr. Aka-" At this time Ritsuko in a fit of anger begins to strangle Rei with a plastic cord, but stops herself when she realizes what she's doing. She says to herself while thinking of her mother, "It's exactly...what she did."<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 8<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 8.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 19, 2002<br />
US: March 3, 2005<br />
| prev = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 9 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 9]]<br />
}}<br />
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The eighth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This eighth volume is subtitled ''Mother'' (''MOTHER'') and is comprised of Stages 49 to 56.<br />
<br />
==Stage Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume eight adapts [[Episode 20]] and [[Episode 21]] of the anime series.<br />
<br />
===Stage 49: …Kiss (''•••Kiss'')===<br />
<br />
It's been thirty days since [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] was absorbed into [[Eva-01]]. Shinji is seeing himself as a child during the time that [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] relinquishes him to live at his uncle's house. This is after [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] was absorbed into Eva-01. Gendo tells Shinji that his mother is dead after young Shinji asks where his mother is. The idea of the death of his mother manifests as the test Evangelion during the first ever contact experiment with Project E. <br />
<br />
Gendo instructs Shinji to pilot the Eva, to which Shinji says, "You didn't want me! You can't have me now! You can't come back for me now!" Shinji at this time remembers the death of Toji by the Dummy Plug System's control of Eva-01, and in exasperation Shinji knifes his father, who falls dead to the floor. Back in reality, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] gives Maya a plan to salvage Shinji from the plug. Maya shows amazement that Ritsuko could come up with the plan so fast, but Ritsuko explains it was her mother's plan. She said the same thing happened ten years ago during the development of the Evangelion. However, that time they failed to salvage [[Yui Ikari]] from the Eva. Ritsuko ends her explanation with "...I think Commander Ikari used to be different..."<br />
<br />
[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] visits [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]], who just found out that all the children in Shinji's homeroom are pilot candidates. She begins to ask Kaji about Adam, and about the Instrumentality Project, but he quiets her with a kiss. Misato breaks away from him and he leaves, saying "Today was our eighth anniversary, you know. I'm sorry, but I'm still in love with you."<br />
<br />
===Stage 50: Into the Heart… (心の中へ… / ''Kokoro no Naka e...'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji sees the form of what he thinks to be his mother in a placid sea of fish. She calls to him, and tries to relax him in her arms. Shinji tells her that he must fight, that he must go back, but she tells him that he's done enough, and that he can rest with her for forever. He gives in to her and begins to rest with her watching over him. In the common reality, [[Rei]] comes out of the tube in a room deep in [[NERV]] she is sometimes seen in. Gendo is waiting for her. She asks about Shinji and what will happen to him. Gendo doesn't know, and he starts to put his hand on her face but Rei brushes it off. She leaves while thinking about the emptyness that was inside her. She would fill it by thinking about Gendo, but then Shinji came and filled that void with something more satisfying and pure. She hopes for Shinji's return to them.<br />
<br />
The salvage procedure commences, and in Shinji's reality images of the people he knows appear, along with a "secondary" Shinji, the Shinji that recieves the criticism while the other Shinji rests with his mother. The people who come into his reality are just images in Shinji's mind that represent the things he has learned from them. The image of Kaji tells him to "Look reality in the face." Gendo tells him "Don't turn away." Shinji reacts violently to all these statements, saying "I'm going to stay right here! She said I could stay forever!"<br />
<br />
The salvage procedure fails, and Shinji's clothes are released from the entry plug along with LCL. Rei, watching, prays, "Please, come back. Ikari-Kun, I don't want to be made of straw anymore." The image Shinji has of his mother combined with his wishes starts to rot, and her true form is exposed. She is the embodiment of the vague memories repressed in Shinji of his mother's 'death' in the test Evangelion. It is also the wrong dependency on his mother that creates that image and is that image. He was woken up and now confronts that image and his dependency on her.<br />
<br />
===Stage 51: Mother (''MOTHER'')===<br />
<br />
Rei focuses her prayers on that false image, and says "I am you. You are myself. You are what used to be me." The test Evangelion says "Yes, you are me...Why? Why do you interfere?" Rei prays "Give him back to me." Shinji is frightened by the image of the test Evangelion and tries to free himself. He calls for his mother, and a bright form of a woman with long hair, the true embodiment of his mother, comes from behind the test Evangelion.<br />
<br />
After a bright flash Shinji finds himself lying in the shallow surf of a beach. When he gets up he sees his mother and father standing under a tree, with him as a baby. His mother is nursing, and as she nurses she says that "If he has the will to live...he can make a Heaven wherever he is." Shinji wants to go over to her, but he is frozen in place. His mother, Yui, looks over at him and says "You can come to me if you want, you know. Is it that you can't move? Or is it that where you really want to go...isn't where I am?...I'll always watch over you, Shinji. You can go wherever you want, and I'll still be watching over you."<br />
<br />
Shinji begins to swim in the sea towards a "scent," to which he questions, "Ayanami? Misato?" He rematerializes from the core of the Eva-01, drenched in LCL. Rei in response kneels to the floor and sits to rest, saying "I feel...happy." Behind her Kaji looks at his NERV card and says, "Never noticed before. It's pretty much the color of blood."<br />
<br />
===Stage 52: Flashback (回想 / ''Kaisō'')===<br />
<br />
Rei visits Shinji in the hospital, and Shinji thanks her. He doesn't know why. They both say that they are glad to see each other again. Seele has Kaji kidnap [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]]. Fuyutsuki is taken to [[SEELE]] where they question him. They bring up Eva-01's acquisition of an [[S² Engine]], and how Shinji should not be made a child of God (his absorption into Eva-01 was proof of this to Seele). They do not agree with Gendo trying to make a god. They make Fuyutsuki tell him everything he knows, from the beginning.<br />
<br />
Fuyutsuki begins. A flashback starts, and it is the year 1999 in Kyoto, Japan. Fuyutsuki is in the Metaphysical Biology Laboratory, reviewing a paper with Yui Ikari that she wrote. He questions her on her plans for the future, citing lab work as one of the options. She tells him that there's another option. She would like to start a family if she meets the right person.<br />
<br />
The scene changes to Fuyutsuki getting a call from someone asking him to post bail for a Gendo Rokubungi. Fututsuki meets Gendo at the police station, and learns he was arrested for getting in a fight. Gendo tells him "Well...I'm used to getting bad reactions." Fuyutsuki replies with "I think you're going to get another one from me."<br />
<br />
Another scene change happens. This time Fuyutsuki and Yui are hiking in the woods, and it is fall in Japan. Fuyutsuki knows Yui has been going out with Gendo, and asks her, "...I can't imagine you spending your life with him...What do you ''see'' in him?" She replies with, "He hates being alone. And I find him very endearing. Other people just don't understand him...that's all." Here, Fuyutsuki removes his hand that he had placed on her shoulder. Fuyutsuki's finishing thoughts are "...Everyone I knew who had an opinion said the same thing: Gendo Rokubungi married Yui Ikari for two reasons: Access to her groundbreaking theories...and to the patron supporting her work. Eventually I heard the esoteric name of the organization. Seele-in German, the "Soul."<br />
<br />
===Stage 53: A Giant Made of Light===<br />
<br />
Fuyutsuki's flashback continues, and glances into the day of Second Impact in the year 2000 on Mt. Albert Markham, Shackleton Coast, Antarctica. Another flashback takes place in 2002 on a ship, where Gendo tells Fuyutsuki that he has been married to Yui, and that he now has a son. Fuyutsuki questions Gendo's safe return to Japan a day before Second Impact occured. Fuyutsuki tells Gendo that he is there on the ship to make observations and to lend some credibility to the official report on Second Impact. <br />
<br />
Fuyutsuki turns in his data along with Gendo. The official report didn't include the image of the Giant of light. What the UN published told of a meteorite that hitting earth and causing the Second Impact. The Giant of Light photo was not published, but an image of the government giving the official public announcement was. In the backround was a man named Kiel and Gendo, and from this Fuyutsuki knew there were some strings being pulled.<br />
<br />
Another flashback goes to 2003 in Hakone, Japan. It takes place at the UN Artificial Evolution Laboratories.<br />
<br />
There, Fuyutsuki confronts Gendo. He begins with telling Gendo of how he left the photo of the Giant of Light out of the report. He also brings up the Dead Sea Scrolls, and how Gendo has a large sum of money in his bank account for a college professor. He also brings up the fact that Gendo left the expedition in Antarctica a day before Second Impact, and that he had brought all his files with him even though research hadn't been completed. Gendo acknowleges all this and is impressed and amused with Fuyutsuki, though Fuyutsuki vows to go public with his knowledge of how Second Impact was caused by "You people."<br />
<br />
In response, Gendo says "As you wish. I want you to see one more thing, though." <br />
<br />
Gendo takes Fuyutsuki down deep underground, and shows Fuyutsuki the Geofront, which Gendo says was built by some other civilization. He calls it "A vast underground chamber, spherical in shape," a portion (over a thousand cubic kilometers) of which is still buried.<br />
<br />
They go inside Gehirn (soon to be NERV) headquarters, and meet Naoko Akagi, who is working on the MAGI super computers. She describes them as a computer system that will be able to make connections on it's own.<br />
<br />
Then Fuyutsuki is shown the Evangelion prototype, which reminds him of the Giant of Light. Gendo reveals that the Giant of Light has been dubbed "Adam," and that this Evangelion prototype, [[Eva-00]], is a copy of Adam. He calls Project E the "plan to regenerate Adam." Gendo ends with, "Prophecy has led us this far. But it's time for mankind to start writing his own."<br />
<br />
===Stage 54: The Birth of NERV===<br />
<br />
Another one of Fuyutsuki's flashbacks is shown. This time, the year is 2004 in Hakone Underground Experimental Facility 2. Yui is in Eva-00, and [[Gehirn]] is about to start an experiment with the prototype. Young Shinji is present. The experiment fails and Yui disappears in Eva-00. Fuyutsuki says that Gendo had changed then. <br />
<br />
That time is when "[[Instrumentality|The Instrumentality Project]]" was conceived, and the regeneration of Adam was pushed to just the prominence a side project would have. Seele was withdrawn behind the "Committee for the Instrumentality of Man."Gehirn was reformed into NERV, but without Naoko Akagi. She had thrown herself off of the MAGI systems to die from the impact of hitting the floor.<br />
<br />
Back in present time, Kaji helps Fuyutsuki escape (though he was the one to kidnap him for Seele). His reasoning is "I'm trying to get the truth. This is my way of getting it. And I just realized, whatever it is... NERV is closer to it now than SEELE." <br />
<br />
Fuyutsuki is delivered back safely to NERV.<br />
<br />
In present time, Ritsuko and Maya are looking at Eva-01 in the cage. Maya informs Ritsuko that Rei didn't come for her test when she was called, and that they can't find her. <br />
<br />
Shinji had taken her to a garden on the grounds with a large fountain. Rei places her hand in the water and says to Shinji, "The first time we touched...I didn't feel anything." To which Shinji says, "Huh?" She replies with, "Your hand. The second time, it felt a little queasy (when Shinji fell on her in her room). I think. The third time...I felt warm inside. It was the heat from your hand, even through the suit (when Shinji came to her in the plug after they defeated Ramiel). But the fourth time...I was just happy. Happy that you were concerned about me (the time when Shinji put her hand under water when she burned it making tea)." Then she asks him, "Could I...hold your hand again?" They hold hands.<br />
<br />
===Stage 55: Message===<br />
<br />
Kaji is seen in an undisclosed area. He's bleeding. He's shot a second time, probably by a member of Seele. As he's dying he sees a vision of the city children he led to death crowding around him. <br />
<br />
Misato listens to a message from Kaji that was recorded on her answering machine. He tells her, "You have the truth. Get on with it."She knows that he has died. Shinji comes home and knows that Kaji has died.<br />
<br />
Hyuga tells Misato while they're sitting outside NERV headquarters that construction of [[Mass Production Evangelions|Eva-08 through Eva-13]] has started. Misato thinks that [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]] has a plan that she is unaware of. She takes out a capsule of data that Kaji slipped into her pocket as he was kissing her earlier. She's ready to use it to find the information that was kept hidden from her.<br />
<br />
===Stage 56: Of Jealousy===<br />
<br />
At Misato's apartment, Shinji, Asuka, and Misato are in the middle of a meal when the phone rings. It's Asuka's stepmother. After the talk with her stepmother Asuka yells at Shinji after she tells him "It's not like I hate her or anything...I just...don't feel comfortable..." She hurries into her room and begins to think of her real mother. At NERV, Ritsuko looks at a picture of her young self with Gendo and her mother, then heads to give Rei her test. After giving Rei a shot, Ritsuko says "I saw you yesterday out walking with Shinji. ...Is that why you've started to look...more like a human being?" She then says she though Rei was just a doll, and that she's impressed that Rei has Gendo and Shinji wrapped around her finger. Rei denies that she's a doll, and says "It's true that I only liked Commander Ikari...but...isn't that the same for you, Dr. Aka-" At this time Ritsuko in a fit of anger begins to strangle Rei with a plastic cord, but stops herself when she realizes what she's doing. She says to herself while thinking of her mother, "It's exactly...what she did."<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 7<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 7.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 1, 2001<br />
US: October 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 8]]<br />
}}<br />
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The seventh volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This seventh volume is subtitled ''A Man's Battle'' (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'') and is comprised of Stages 41 to 48.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Volume 7 adapts [[Episode 19]] of the anime series. <br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 41: Fist (フィスト / ''Fisuto'')===<br />
<br />
Immediately following the revelation of [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji's]] death at the hands of the [[Dummy System|Dummy Plug]] controlled [[Eva-01]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is enraged and inconsolable. While docked in the cage, Shinji has taken complete control of his Eva and refuses to hand the control back over to the bridge staff in retaliation for Toji's death, preferring to have died rather than being forced to kill his freind. Eva-01 rips free of its restraints with Shinji intending to exact revenge with the one minute of [[Evangelion Power Sources#Internal Batteries|battery power]] he has left. Shinji is begged to stop, but does not respond, and his revenge is cut short when [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders his [[LCL]] pressure raised to knock Shinji out. As Shinji loses consciousness, Shinji's last thought is of Toji.<br />
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Shortly thereafter, [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] are surveying the site of the [[Eva-03|decimated Eva-03]] discussing Shinji's current situation and also lamenting that they've been hung out to dry. [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] discuss Shinji's status as a pilot, with Asuka saying that Shinji is far more fragile than the two of them. While resting in the hospital, Shinji has a guilt ridden dream of [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] asking where Toji is, and then accusing him of killing Toji. As Shinji screams his father killed Toji, he awakens with [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] watching over him, under orders from Gendo to bring Shinji to him the moment he awakens. Shinji is brought in front of his father, Gendo reads the charges Shinji has against him for commandeering Eva-01, and Shinji's only response is to ask if his father has anything to say, and then charges Gendo when he does not like the response. Kaji pulls Shinji off just as his fist is about to make contact with Gendo's shocked face. He refuses to be a pilot anymore and declares he never wants to see his father's face again. Gendo expresses his disappointment in Shinji and dismisses him back to Atsugi.<br />
<br />
As Shinji is about to leave again, he thanks Misato for everything she has done for him. After a weak pep talk from Misato, Shinji asks how many people need to die for world peace, and asks if every life is worth the same to NERV. Misato says she'll keep his password to HQ in case he decides to come back, and Shinji says he'll never pilot an Eva again.<br />
<br />
===Stage 42: Ashen Skies (灰色の空 / ''Hai-iro no Sora'')===<br />
<br />
After bidding Shinji farewell, Misato thinks back on [[Second Impact]] and now questions everything she has done at her time at NERV. As the same time, Shinji waits at the train station to go back to Atsugi, he thinks on his time in [[Tokyo-3]], thinking of the rage he feels for his father now, the unbelievable things he's done while he was there, the missteps he's made along the way, and all the different people he's met, and then thinks of Toji before silently apologizing as a state of emergency is declared signifying another [[Angel]] attack.<br />
<br />
[[Zeruel]] floats in, and like all other Angels thus far, is impervious to conventional attack. However, NERV was no longer dealing with just an average Angel. Zeruel is the most powerful Angel to attack the city, and shows off his impressive power by sending a powerful blast through 18 of the armor layers protecting the [[Geofront]]. Misato responds by deploying Asuka in [[Eva-02]], and Gendo orders Rei be deployed in Eva-01. Shinji watches helplessly as [[Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOL|VTOLs]] are deployed against the Angel's onslaught. Kaji appears behind Shinji and takes him to a "safe place" to talk. Shinji asks if his father is behind it, but Kaji says its his own idea, as it may be the only time he'll be able to talk to Shinji about Second Impact.<br />
<br />
===Stage 43: Cross-Examination (尋問 / ''Jinmon'')===<br />
<br />
Rei's [[Entry Plug]] is being loaded into Eva-01, and as the Evangelion comes online, Eva-01 rejects the nerve linkup. Gendo believes Eva-01 is rejecting him and his will, and orders Rei to be launched in [[Eva-00]] instead, despite its missing arm. With Rei delayed in the switch over of Evas, Asuka must face the Angel alone. As Zeruel breaks into the Geofront, he is met with an attack from Asuka, confident that they don't need Shinji's help, and that she can take the Angel all on her own.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Kaji brings Shinji somewhere safe and explains his reasons for spying on NERV. He explains his experiences in the aftermath of Second Impact. The world was in chaos, or as Kaji puts it, the world was hell. Disease, starvation, and war ran rampant, until the final death toll was three billion people, including Kaji's parents. He and his younger brother survived, as two of the scores of orphans left behind by the death of half the world's population. They lived in a cramped shelters where there was hardly enough blankets and food to go around. After enduring these conditions, Kaji, his brother, and five other kids broke out and did what they had to do to survive, including stealing. With all the other less guarded locations having been picked clean, the kids scouted out a military supply warehouse and took turns raiding for small amounts of food. When it was Kaji's turn to run in and steal, he was caught. As he interrogated and beaten for the location of the rest of group, Kaji has a gun held to his head and told that deadly force is authorized against any intruders, and he gives in. As he is left with a single solider while the rest speed off. Kaji escapes and arrives at the hideout just as the soldiers leave and walks inside to see his slaughtered friends and brother lying lifeless on the floor. Kaji admits he's alive today because he took the lives of his friends and brother. Shinji is visibly shocked by this story.<br />
<br />
===Stage 44: Atonement (贖罪 / ''Shokuzai'')===<br />
<br />
Asuka continues her fight with Zeruel, having switched from a single [[Evangelion Ranged Weapons#Pallet Gun|pallet rifle]] to a pair of pallet rifles. She has yet to neutralize his [[A.T. Field]], and has yet to do any damage to the Angel, but Asuka remains defiant and refuses to give up.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Kaji continues to explain his past, having traded his brother's life for his own, and explains that he even tried to kill himself over it. But when he got to thinking, we wondered how the world had ended up that way. He never believed the story behind Second Impact, and knew people were behind the devastating event, and that they needed to be punished for their actions. Kaji thought the only way to atone for taking his brother's life was to uncover the truth. He explains that he found family to take him in and went to college where he met Misato. They fell in love right away, though Kaji wondered if he deserved to be happy considering he'd killed his own brother. He explains the guilt over his brother led him to break up with her. Kaji hen explains Misato is the only survivor of Second Impact's [[Antarctica|ground zero]], and that she is only person alive who saw the what really happened. [[Dr. Katsuragi|Her father]] discovered [[First Ancestral Race|the being]] "[[Adam]]" in Antarctica, and conducted a test on it leading to the beast awakening and causing Second Impact. Kaji says that neither he or Misato deserve to be happy, and neither does Shinji. Shinji protests, saying his father is cause of Toji's death, but Kaji counters that Shinji just sat there and watched, as Shinji had a chance to save Toji had he decided to fight in the first place. Kaji says Shinji is no different from him, and that he needs to stop pretending nothing happened. Shinji asks what he can do, and Kaji implores him to fight to stop Third Impact, and to not look away from the truth, because the Evangelions are the ''only'' things that can stop the Angels.<br />
<br />
As Asuka continues her attacks, now with a bazooka and pallet rifle, Zeruel's arms unfold like paper and shoot towards Eva-02. Eva-02 loses its arms with one swift attack as Asuka screams in agony until she composes herself and focuses her pain into rage and charges headlong towards Zeruel with reckless abandon. Misato urges her to stop and orders the nerve connections severed just in the nick of time as Zeruel strikes again at Eva-02's neck, taking the head clean off. As Eva-02 falls to its knees, Zeruel continues towards NERV HQ. Asuka is alive, but there is another problem, the Dummy Plug is rejected by Eva-01.<br />
<br />
===Stage 45: A Man's Battle (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'')===<br />
<br />
As Eva-01 is rendered inoperable by rejecting both Rei and the Dummy Plug, NERV has no viable defense left against the Angel. Gendo excuses himself and leaves [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] in charge so he can deal with Eva-01. As Zeruel attacks NERV's pyramid directly, blowing a massive hole in the shaft that leads to Terminal Dogma, Eva-00 launches with an [[N² Weapon|N² Bomb]] under its remaining arm and Rei charges the Angel, trying to shove the N² Bomb through Zeruel's A.T. Field. Just as the N² Bomb penetrates the field, Zeruel covers its [[Core]] and the bomb detonates, doing no damage to the Angel, and Eva-00 is flung aside.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Eva-01 is still rejecting Gendo's pleas to accept the Dummy Plug, asking what [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] is thinking. All the display screens around Gendo then flash to an image of Shinji, and Gendo asks if this is really what she wants. before Eva-01 can reply, Shinji calls out to his father and asks to be let into Eva-01 because he is the Evangelion's pilot. Gendo contemplates this as Zeruel gets inside NERV itself, and just as Zeruel is about to attack the [[Command Center]] directly, Eva-01 and Shinji come charging through another wall and slam Zeruel to the ground, much to everyone's surprise and relief.<br />
<br />
===Stage 46: The Awakening, Part 1 (覚醒・前編 / ''Kakusei, Zenpen'')===<br />
<br />
As Eva-01 crashes through NERV HQ causing extensive damage, Shinji gains the upper hand with the Angel through brute strength and rage. Zeruel fights back with its eye beam, costing Eva-01 its left arm, but this does not slow Shinji down, and his resolve is strengthened through the pain. Gendo watches from the catwalk as Shinji pilots Eva-01, getting covered in blood as Eva-01's arm slams into the wall above him. He watches in awe as Shinji moves the Angel to one of the launch elevators, and Misato fires the pair to the Geofront's surface. As Shinji reaches the surface he looks around and sees the disabled Eva-00 and Eva-02 and becomes even more enraged. Zeruel is slammed into the ground and Shinji beats and then attempts to pull Zeruel's face from his body, but runs of power before he can kill the Angel. Now defenseless, Zeruel gains the upper hand and throws Eva-01 around like a rag doll. Shinji begs Eva-01 to move, otherwise their entire fight would have been for nothing. Just as Zeruel attacks with its eye beams and exposes Eva-01's Core and begins to mercilessly pummel it with its ribbon arms, Shinji continues his pleas and is answered. Eva-01 awakens, raising its remaining arm and splitting one of Zeruel's ribbon arms, and uses the arm to pull Zeruel in close, only to kick him away and rip off his arm. Eva-01 jams Zeruel's wrecked arm where its missing arm once was, and it is reformed. [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] reports that Eva-01's sync score is over 400% as Eva-0 breaks its jaw restraints and roars. <br />
<br />
===Stage 47: The Awakening, Part 2 (覚醒・後編 / ''Kakusei, Kōhen'')===<br />
<br />
Zeruel gets back up to counter attack Eva-01, but its arm attack is deflected, and Eva-01 throws the shreds of Zeruel's arm back at him, tears through his A.T. Field, and finally causes the Angel to bleed. Eva-01 presses its attack and get down on all fours, looking like some sort of primal/feral beast. It runs up to Zeruel, and as Zeruel charges an eye beam, Eva-01 slams its hand onto Zeruel's face and begins pulling at it and gnawing on the exposed flesh.As the bridge crew watch helplessly in the distance at what's happening, Eva-01 devours Zeruel's [[S² Engine]], and howls into the night sky triumphantly. Ritsuko explains that the restraints on Eva-01 are going, and explains that the armor is not to protect the Evangelion, it is to protect them ''from'' the Evangelions, but now Eva-01 has revered that process, putting it beyond their control. Kaji watches and says that [[SEELE]] can no longer stay quiet, and Fuyutsuki, in the Commander's office asks Gendo if this was his plan all along, to which Gendo replies that this is only where it begins.<br />
<br />
===Stage 48: Eradication (消滅 / ''Shōmetsu'')===<br />
<br />
In the aftermath of Zeruel's attack, the Command Center has been destroyed, Eva-00 and Eva-02 are heavily damaged, and Eva-01 is restrained in nothing more than bandages and the basic cage restraints, and is completely lifeless and showing no signs of activity. Due to its awakening, the Angel intercept system had to be deployed to reign in the rampaging Evangelion, and Misato wonders if that was the system's true purpose all along.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, SEELE are meeting in person to discuss the events unfolding in Tokyo-3. The scenario they had planned for has been heavily diverged from, and now they are going to intervene directly. Kaji is meeting with Gendo and Fuyutsuki, also discussing how the incident will be explained to [[Human Instrumentality Committee|the committee]]. Gendo replies that Eva-01 was beyond their control, and that it will remain shut down until further notice. Kaji agrees that's the best course of action, but wonders what will be done about Shinji considering he's still trapped inside his Entry Plug. As the Misato, Ritsuko and Bridge Bunnies continue trying to free Shinji from his Entry Plug, they finally bring the visual feed online and find that Shinji has vanished. Ritsuko laments that Shinji has been absorbed by the will of the Eva, and Misato slaps her, telling her to do her job and deal with what she's created instead of just watching what's happening. Ritsuko now must formulate a plan to reconstruct Shinji from the LCL and reattach his psyche.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, Rei wakes up surprised that she's still alive sand senses something has happened to Shinji. Asuka is back at the apartment, upset with herself about not being able to do anything, and having to be saved, once again, by Shinji. SEELE is previewing their trump card they will sending to interfere with Gendo's plans, and simultaneously put their own plans for [[Instrumentality]] back on track, [[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]].<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
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*A special edition of this volume with a 'Christmas' cover came packaged with Asuka and Rei Christmas figures.<br />
<br />
==Analysis==<br />
<br />
*Kaji's explanation of what occurred after Second Impact is a unique view on the events that occurred, and show the brutality of the human spirit with the soldiers murdering kids for stealing food to survive in a time of world wide turmoil. This also gives us deeper insight into Kaji's character and motivations, by showing how the environment of Second Impact shaped him, similar to how Misato's experiences shaped her. Unfortunately, this backstory was never included in the anime series.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 7<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 7.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 1, 2001<br />
US: October 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 8]]<br />
}}<br />
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The seventh volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This seventh volume is subtitled ''A Man's Battle'' (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'') and is comprised of Stages 41 to 48.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
Volume 7 adapts [[Episode 19]] of the anime series. <br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
===Stage 41: Fist (フィスト / ''Fisuto'')===<br />
<br />
Immediately following the revelation of [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji's]] death at the hands of the [[Dummy System|Dummy Plug]] controlled [[Eva-01]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is enraged and inconsolable. While docked in the cage, Shinji has taken complete control of his Eva and refuses to hand the control back over to the bridge staff in retaliation for Toji's death, preferring to have died rather than being forced to kill his freind. Eva-01 rips free of its restraints with Shinji intending to exact revenge with the one minute of [[Evangelion Power Sources#Internal Batteries|battery power]] he has left. Shinji is begged to stop, but does not respond, and his revenge is cut short when [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders his [[LCL]] pressure raised to knock Shinji out. As Shinji loses consciousness, Shinji's last thought is of Toji.<br />
<br />
Shortly thereafter, [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] are surveying the site of the [[Eva-03|decimated Eva-03]] discussing Shinji's current situation and also lamenting that they've been hung out to dry. [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] discuss Shinji's status as a pilot, with Asuka saying that Shinji is far more fragile than the two of them. While resting in the hospital, Shinji has a guilt ridden dream of [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] asking where Toji is, and then accusing him of killing Toji. As Shinji screams his father killed Toji, he awakens with [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] watching over him, under orders from Gendo to bring Shinji to him the moment he awakens. Shinji is brought in front of his father, Gendo reads the charges Shinji has against him for commandeering Eva-01, and Shinji's only response is to ask if his father has anything to say, and then charges Gendo when he does not like the response. Kaji pulls Shinji off just as his fist is about to make contact with Gendo's shocked face. He refuses to be a pilot anymore and declares he never wants to see his father's face again. Gendo expresses his disappointment in Shinji and dismisses him back to Atsugi.<br />
<br />
As Shinji is about to leave again, he thanks Misato for everything she has done for him. After a weak pep talk from Misato, Shinji asks how many people need to die for world peace, and asks if every life is worth the same to NERV. Misato says she'll keep his password to HQ in case he decides to come back, and Shinji says he'll never pilot an Eva again.<br />
<br />
===Stage 42: Ashen Skies (灰色の空 / ''Hai-iro no Sora'')===<br />
<br />
After bidding Shinji farewell, Misato thinks back on [[Second Impact]] and now questions everything she has done at her time at NERV. As the same time, Shinji waits at the train station to go back to Atsugi, he thinks on his time in [[Tokyo-3]], thinking of the rage he feels for his father now, the unbelievable things he's done while he was there, the missteps he's made along the way, and all the different people he's met, and then thinks of Toji before silently apologizing as a state of emergency is declared signifying another [[Angel]] attack.<br />
<br />
[[Zeruel]] floats in, and like all other Angels thus far, is impervious to conventional attack. However, NERV was no longer dealing with just an average Angel. Zeruel is the most powerful Angel to attack the city, and shows off his impressive power by sending a powerful blast through 18 of the armor layers protecting the [[Geofront]]. Misato responds by deploying Asuka in [[Eva-02]], and Gendo orders Rei be deployed in Eva-01. Shinji watches helplessly as [[Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOL|VTOLs]] are deployed against the Angel's onslaught. Kaji appears behind Shinji and takes him to a "safe place" to talk. Shinji asks if his father is behind it, but Kaji says its his own idea, as it may be the only time he'll be able to talk to Shinji about Second Impact.<br />
<br />
===Stage 43: Cross-Examination (尋問 / ''Jinmon'')===<br />
<br />
Rei's [[Entry Plug]] is being loaded into Eva-01, and as the Evangelion comes online, Eva-01 rejects the nerve linkup. Gendo believes Eva-01 is rejecting him and his will, and orders Rei to be launched in [[Eva-00]] instead, despite its missing arm. With Rei delayed in the switch over of Evas, Asuka must face the Angel alone. As Zeruel breaks into the Geofront, he is met with an attack from Asuka, confident that they don't need Shinji's help, and that she can take the Angel all on her own.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Kaji brings Shinji somewhere safe and explains his reasons for spying on NERV. He explains his experiences in the aftermath of Second Impact. The world was in chaos, or as Kaji puts it, the world was hell. Disease, starvation, and war ran rampant, until the final death toll was three billion people, including Kaji's parents. He and his younger brother survived, as two of the scores of orphans left behind by the death of half the world's population. They lived in a cramped shelters where there was hardly enough blankets and food to go around. After enduring these conditions, Kaji, his brother, and five other kids broke out and did what they had to do to survive, including stealing. With all the other less guarded locations having been picked clean, the kids scouted out a military supply warehouse and took turns raiding for small amounts of food. When it was Kaji's turn to run in and steal, he was caught. As he interrogated and beaten for the location of the rest of group, Kaji has a gun held to his head and told that deadly force is authorized against any intruders, and he gives in. As he is left with a single solider while the rest speed off. Kaji escapes and arrives at the hideout just as the soldiers leave and walks inside to see his slaughtered friends and brother lying lifeless on the floor. Kaji admits he's alive today because he took the lives of his friends and brother. Shinji is visibly shocked by this story.<br />
<br />
===Stage 44: Atonement (贖罪 / ''Shokuzai'')===<br />
<br />
Asuka continues her fight with Zeruel, having switched from a single [[Evangelion Ranged Weapons#Pallet Gun|pallet rifle]] to a pair of pallet rifles. She has yet to neutralize his [[A.T. Field]], and has yet to do any damage to the Angel, but Asuka remains defiant and refuses to give up.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Kaji continues to explain his past, having traded his brother's life for his own, and explains that he even tried to kill himself over it. But when he got to thinking, we wondered how the world had ended up that way. He never believed the story behind Second Impact, and knew people were behind the devastating event, and that they needed to be punished for their actions. Kaji thought the only way to atone for taking his brother's life was to uncover the truth. He explains that he found family to take him in and went to college where he met Misato. They fell in love right away, though Kaji wondered if he deserved to be happy considering he'd killed his own brother. He explains the guilt over his brother led him to break up with her. Kaji hen explains Misato is the only survivor of Second Impact's [[Antarctica|ground zero]], and that she is only person alive who saw the what really happened. [[Dr. Katsuragi|Her father]] discovered [[First Ancestral Race|the being]] "[[Adam]]" in Antarctica, and conducted a test on it leading to the beast awakening and causing Second Impact. Kaji says that neither he or Misato deserve to be happy, and neither does Shinji. Shinji protests, saying his father is cause of Toji's death, but Kaji counters that Shinji just sat there and watched, as Shinji had a chance to save Toji had he decided to fight in the first place. Kaji says Shinji is no different from him, and that he needs to stop pretending nothing happened. Shinji asks what he can do, and Kaji implores him to fight to stop Third Impact, and to not look away from the truth, because the Evangelions are the ''only'' things that can stop the Angels.<br />
<br />
As Asuka continues her attacks, now with a bazooka and pallet rifle, Zeruel's arms unfold like paper and shoot towards Eva-02. Eva-02 loses its arms with one swift attack as Asuka screams in agony until she composes herself and focuses her pain into rage and charges headlong towards Zeruel with reckless abandon. Misato urges her to stop and orders the nerve connections severed just in the nick of time as Zeruel strikes again at Eva-02's neck, taking the head clean off. As Eva-02 falls to its knees, Zeruel continues towards NERV HQ. Asuka is alive, but there is another problem, the Dummy Plug is rejected by Eva-01.<br />
<br />
===Stage 45: A Man's Battle (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'')===<br />
<br />
As Eva-01 is rendered inoperable by rejecting both Rei and the Dummy Plug, NERV has no viable defense left against the Angel. Gendo excuses himself and leaves [[Kozo Fuyutsuki|Fuyutsuki]] in charge so he can deal with Eva-01. As Zeruel attacks NERV's pyramid directly, blowing a massive hole in the shaft that leads to Terminal Dogma, Eva-00 launches with an [[N² Weapon|N² Bomb]] under its remaining arm and Rei charges the Angel, trying to shove the N² Bomb through Zeruel's A.T. Field. Just as the N² Bomb penetrates the field, Zeruel covers its [[Core]] and the bomb detonates, doing no damage to the Angel, and Eva-00 is flung aside.<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Eva-01 is still rejecting Gendo's pleas to accept the Dummy Plug, asking what [[Yui Ikari|Yui]] is thinking. All the display screens around Gendo then flash to an image of Shinji, and Gendo asks if this is really what she wants. before Eva-01 can reply, Shinji calls out to his father and asks to be let into Eva-01 because he is the Evangelion's pilot. Gendo contemplates this as Zeruel gets inside NERV itself, and just as Zeruel is about to attack the [[Command Center]] directly, Eva-01 and Shinji come charging through another wall and slam Zeruel to the ground, much to everyone's surprise and relief.<br />
<br />
===Stage 46: The Awakening, Part 1 (覚醒・前編 / ''Kakusei, Zenpen'')===<br />
<br />
As Eva-01 crashes through NERV HQ causing extensive damage, Shinji gains the upper hand with the Angel through brute strength and rage. Zeruel fights back with its eye beam, costing Eva-01 its left arm, but this does not slow Shinji down, and his resolve is strengthened through the pain. Gendo watches from the catwalk as Shinji pilots Eva-01, getting covered in blood as Eva-01's arm slams into the wall above him. He watches in awe as Shinji moves the Angel to one of the launch elevators, and Misato fires the pair to the Geofront's surface. As Shinji reaches the surface he looks around and sees the disabled Eva-00 and Eva-02 and becomes even more enraged. Zeruel is slammed into the ground and Shinji beats and then attempts to pull Zeruel's face from his body, but runs of power before he can kill the Angel. Now defenseless, Zeruel gains the upper hand and throws Eva-01 around like a rag doll. Shinji begs Eva-01 to move, otherwise their entire fight would have been for nothing. Just as Zeruel attacks with its eye beams and exposes Eva-01's Core and begins to mercilessly pummel it with its ribbon arms, Shinji continues his pleas and is answered. Eva-01 awakens, raising its remaining arm and splitting one of Zeruel's ribbon arms, and uses the arm to pull Zeruel in close, only to kick him away and rip off his arm. Eva-01 jams Zeruel's wrecked arm where its missing arm once was, and it is reformed. [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] reports that Eva-01's sync score is over 400% as Eva-0 breaks its jaw restraints and roars. <br />
<br />
===Stage 47: The Awakening, Part 2 (覚醒・後編 / ''Kakusei, Kōhen'')===<br />
<br />
Zeruel gets back up to counter attack Eva-01, but its arm attack is deflected, and Eva-01 throws the shreds of Zeruel's arm back at him, tears through his A.T. Field, and finally causes the Angel to bleed. Eva-01 presses its attack and get down on all fours, looking like some sort of primal/feral beast. It runs up to Zeruel, and as Zeruel charges an eye beam, Eva-01 slams its hand onto Zeruel's face and begins pulling at it and gnawing on the exposed flesh.As the bridge crew watch helplessly in the distance at what's happening, Eva-01 devours Zeruel's [[S² Engine]], and howls into the night sky triumphantly. Ritsuko explains that the restraints on Eva-01 are going, and explains that the armor is not to protect the Evangelion, it is to protect them ''from'' the Evangelions, but now Eva-01 has revered that process, putting it beyond their control. Kaji watches and says that [[SEELE]] can no longer stay quiet, and Fuyutsuki, in the Commander's office asks Gendo if this was his plan all along, to which Gendo replies that this is only where it begins.<br />
<br />
===Stage 48: Eradication (消滅 / ''Shōmetsu'')===<br />
<br />
~<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
*A special edition of this volume with a 'Christmas' cover came packaged with Asuka and Rei Christmas figures.<br />
<br />
==Analysis==<br />
<br />
*Kaji's explanation of what occurred after Second Impact is a unique view on the events that occurred, and show the brutality of the human spirit with the soldiers murdering kids for stealing food to survive in a time of world wide turmoil. This also by gives us insights into Kaji's character and motivations, by showing how the environment of Second Impact shaped him, similar to how Misato's experiences shaped her. Unfortunately, this backstory was never included in the anime series.<br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
<br />
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[[Category:A to Z]]<br />
[[Category:Official NGE Manga issues]]<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 7<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 7.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 1, 2001<br />
US: October 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 8 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 8]]<br />
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The seventh volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This seventh volume is subtitled ''A Man's Battle'' (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'') and is comprised of Stages 41 to 48.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
Volume 7 adapts [[Episode 19]] of the anime series. <br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 41: Fist (フィスト / ''Fisuto'')===<br />
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Immediately following the revelation of [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji's]] death at the hands of the [[Dummy System|Dummy Plug]] controlled [[Eva-01]], [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] is enraged and inconsolable. While docked in the cage, Shinji has taken complete control of his Eva and refuses to hand the control back over to the bridge staff in retaliation for Toji's death, preferring to have died rather than being forced to kill his freind. Eva-01 rips free of its restraints with Shinji intending to exact revenge with the one minute of [[Evangelion Power Sources#Internal Batteries|battery power]] he has left. Shinji is begged to stop, but does not respond, and his revenge is cut short when [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] orders his [[LCL]] pressure raised to knock Shinji out. As Shinji loses consciousness, Shinji's last thought is of Toji.<br />
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Shortly thereafter, [[Misato Katsuragi|Misato]] and [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] are surveying the site of the [[Eva-03|decimated Eva-03]] discussing Shinji's current situation and also lamenting that they've been hung out to dry. [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and [[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] discuss Shinji's status as a pilot, with Asuka saying that Shinji is far more fragile than the two of them. While resting in the hospital, Shinji has a guilt ridden dream of [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] asking where Toji is, and then accusing him of killing Toji. As Shinji screams his father killed Toji, he awakens with [[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] watching over him, under orders from Gendo to bring Shinji to him the moment he awakens. Shinji is brought in front of his father, Gendo reads the charges Shinji has against him for commandeering Eva-01, and Shinji's only response is to ask if his father has anything to say, and then charges Gendo when he does not like the response. Kaji pulls Shinji off just as his fist is about to make contact with Gendo's shocked face. He refuses to be a pilot anymore and declares he never wants to see his father's face again. Gendo expresses his disappointment in Shinji and dismisses him back to Atsugi.<br />
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As Shinji is about to leave again, he thanks Misato for everything she has done for him. After a weak pep talk from Misato, Shinji asks how many people need to die for world peace, and asks if every life is worth the same to NERV. Misato says she'll keep his password to HQ in case he decides to come back, and Shinji says he'll never pilot an Eva again.<br />
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===Stage 42: Ashen Skies (灰色の空 / ''Hai-iro no Sora'')===<br />
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After bidding Shinji farewell, Misato thinks back on [[Second Impact]] and now questions everything she has done at her time at NERV. As the same time, Shinji waits at the train station to go back to Atsugi, he thinks on his time in [[Tokyo-3]], thinking of the rage he feels for his father now, the unbelievable things he's done while he was there, the missteps he's made along the way, and all the different people he's met, and then thinks of Toji before silently apologizing as a state of emergency is declared signifying another [[Angel]] attack.<br />
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[[Zeruel]] floats in, and like all other Angels thus far, is impervious to conventional attack. However, NERV was no longer dealing with just an average Angel. Zeruel is the most powerful Angel to attack the city, and shows off his impressive power by sending a powerful blast through 18 of the armor layers protecting the [[Geofront]]. Misato responds by deploying Asuka in [[Eva-02]], and Gendo orders Rei be deployed in Eva-01. Shinji watches helplessly as [[Heavy Fighter Jet-VTOL|VTOLs]] are deployed against the Angel's onslaught. Kaji appears behind Shinji and takes him to a "safe place" to talk. Shinji asks if his father is behind it, but Kaji says its his own idea, as it may be the only time he'll be able to talk to Shinji about Second Impact.<br />
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===Stage 43: Cross-Examination (尋問 / ''Jinmon'')===<br />
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Rei's [[Entry Plug]] is being loaded into Eva-01, and as the Evangelion comes online, Eva-01 rejects the nerve linkup. Gendo believes Eva-01 is rejecting him and his will, and orders Rei to be launched in [[Eva-00]] instead. With Rei delayed in the switch over of Evas, Asuka must face the Angel alone. As Zeruel breaks into the Geofront, he is met with an attack from Asuka, confident that they don't need Shinji's help, and that she can take the Angel all on her own.<br />
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Meanwhile, Kaji brings Shinji somewhere safe and explains his reasons for spying on NERV. He explains his experiences in the aftermath of Second Impact. The world was in chaos, or as Kaji puts it, the world was hell. Disease, starvation, and war ran rampant, until the final death toll was three billion people, including Kaji's parents. He and his younger brother survived, as two of the scores of orphans left behind by the death of half the world's population. They lived in a cramped shelters where there was hardly enough blankets and food to go around. After enduring these conditions, Kaji, his brother, and five other kids broke out and did what they had to do to survive, including stealing. With all the other less guarded locations having been picked clean, the kids scouted out a military supply warehouse and took turns raiding for small amounts of food. When it was Kaji's turn to run in and steal, he was caught. As he interrogated and beaten for the location of the rest of group, Kaji has a gun held to his head and told that deadly force is authorized against any intruders, and he gives in. As he is left with a single solider while the rest speed off. Kaji escapes and arrives at the hideout just as the soldiers leave and walks inside to see his slaughtered friends and brother lying lifeless on the floor. Kaji admits he's alive today because he took the lives of his friends and brother. Shinji is visibly shocked by this story.<br />
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===Stage 44: Atonement (贖罪 / ''Shokuzai'')===<br />
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Asuka continues her fight with Zeruel, having switched from a single [[Evangelion Ranged Weapons#Pallet Gun|pallet rifle]] to a pair of pallet rifles. She has yet to neutralize his [[A.T. Field]], and has yet to do any damage to the Angel, but Asuka remains defiant and refuses to give up.<br />
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Meanwhile, Kaji continues to explain his past, having traded his brother's life for his own, and explains that he even tried to kill himself over it. But when he got to thinking, we wondered how the world had ended up that way. He never believed the story behind Second Impact, and knew people were behind the devastating event, and that they needed to be punished for their actions. Kaji thought the only way to atone for taking his brother's life was to uncover the truth. He explains that he found family to take him in and went to college where he met Misato. They fell in love right away, though Kaji wondered if he deserved o be happy considering he'd killed his own brother. He explains the guilt over his brother led him to break up with her. Kaji hen explains Misato is the only survivor of Second Impact's [[Antarctica|ground zero]], and that she is only person alive who saw the what really happened. [[Dr. Katsuragi|Her father]] discovered [[First Ancestral Race|the being]] "[[Adam]]" in Antarctica, and conducted a test on it leading to the beast awakening and causing Second Impact. Kaji says that neither he or Misato deserve to be happy, and neither does Shinji.<br />
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===Stage 45: A Man's Battle (男の戦い / ''Otoko no Tatakai'')===<br />
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===Stage 46: The Awakening, Part 1 (覚醒・前編 / ''Kakusei, Zenpen'')===<br />
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===Stage 47: The Awakening, Part 2 (覚醒・後編 / ''Kakusei, Kōhen'')===<br />
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===Stage 48: Eradication (消滅 / ''Shōmetsu'')===<br />
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Following the destruction of [[Bardiel]]/[[Eva-03]] and the murder of [[Toji Suzuhara]], [[Shinji Ikari]] resigns from Nerv as pilot of [[Eva-01]] and decides to go back to his teacher's place. However, just as soon Shinji is at the train station, warnings emerge of a new [[Angel]] is approaching. <br />
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The new [[Angel]] is one of the most strongest Nerv has ever encountered and battled-[[Zeruel]]- the 14th Angel. With ease, Zeruel breaks through 18 of the 22 armor plates that protect the [[GeoFront]]. Because of such a rapid attack from Zeruel, Nerv has no choice but to battle the Angel in the GeoFront. With Shinji Ikari gone, and Eva-00 still in repair status, Evangelion Unit 02 is the only operational Evangelion able to battle the powerful Angel. Meanwhile back in Nerv HQ, Rei Ayanami fails to synchronize with Eva-01, and she chooses to pilot in her still damaged Evangelion, instead.<br />
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Asuka in Eva-02 was deployed with a full arsenal of weapons in the GeoFront; commencing her attack with a single Pallet Rile, which failed to neutralize the powerful A.T Field deployed by Zeruel. As Asuka's twin Pallet Rifles' failed to neutralize the Angel's A.T Field, Asuka is forced to use Hand Bazookas, which also failed miserably. Afterwards, Zeruel deploys its pair of razor sharp ribbons, which easily slices through Eva-02's armor, and amputates each of her arms. Groaning with pain, Asuka eventually charges towards the Angel, ending in only more destruction as Eva-02's head is cut off. <br />
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Meanwhile, Shinji meets up with Kaji, who eventually explains his past and brief relationship with Misato. This scene was never incorporated into Episode 19, but the scene gives a good indication of how Misato met Kaji and his past. Afterwards, Kaji manages to persuade Shinji to pilot the Eva again, and Shinji hurriedly runs towards Nerv HQ, right after Rei in Eva-00 managed to detonate an N2 bomb at Zeruel, to no effect. Shinji manages to get into the Eva quick enough so that he could thwart Zeruel's attack on Nerv HQ and out into the GeoFront. Desperately, Shinji manages to get the upper hand of the battle until his Eva's internal battery power runs out. <br />
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With her internal batteries depleted, Eva-01 is mercilessly suffering from Zeruel's torture until Eva-01 goes berserk once again. Eva-01 manages to kill the crippled Angel, and devours it, near its face. With an S2 engine, Eva-01 is able to activate without an external power source, essentially becoming a living god. <br />
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With Eva-01 on the loose, Nerv was forced to use its "Angel-trapping" cables to try to restraint Eva-01 to success. The following scenes practically follow the anime's plot, and Shinji is eventually back in Nerv's hands. Near the end of the Volume, we get a glimpse of Kaworu Nagisa, in his tube, smiling at Keel Lorenz while he talks.<br />
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Continued in Volume 8...<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*A special edition of this volume with a 'Christmas' cover came packaged with Asuka and Rei Christmas figures.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*Kaji's explanation of what occurred after Second Impact is a unique view on the events that occurred, and show the brutality of the human spirit with the soldiers murdering kids for stealing food to survive in a time of world wide turmoil. This also by gives us insights into Kaji's character and motivations, by showing how the environment of Second Impact shaped him, similar to how Misato's experiences shaped her. Unfortunately, this backstory was never included in the anime series.<br />
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| title = Neon Genesis Evangelion - ANIMA<br />
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| author = Yamashita Ikuto + Utatane Hiroyuki + Takeru Kageyama<br />
| pub_date = January 2008 and ongoing<br />
| publisher = Media Works<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA''' is a light novel currently being serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine. Initial announcement was presented in the November 2007 issue, with a short introduction by and interview with Ikuto Yamashita in December 2007. First chapter was published in the January 2008 issue. The chapters are accompanied by numerous illustrations of the characters and many redesigned and upgraded Evas. Anima is advertised as "[[Ikuto Yamashita]] presents," and he is credited as the supervisor of the entire work, mecha designer, and illustrator. Character design and character illustrations are done by [[Hiroyuki Utatane]], with coloring by Ryou Ramiya. Also features additional mechanical designs by [[Seiji Kio]] and in a few issues models built by some of the Dengeki Hobby modelers as well as Bandai prototypes. The Chōgōkin Super Evangelion toy was finally released in March 2010 after more than 2 years of development by Bandai and supervision by Yamashita.<br />
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In the June 2010 issue Dengeki Hobby Magazine the '''Neon Genesis Evangelion -ANIMA- Visual Book''' was announced for release in the summer. The August issue of the same magazine dated the book for July 24th 2010 release for 2,000 yen, subsequently delayed until August 11th.<br />
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==Story==<br />
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[[Image:ANIMA_logo_1000.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Original ANIMA logo used from November 2007 to October 2009]]<br />
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Every first page of the chapter has the following note<br />
<blockquote>※この物語はアニメーション作品「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン」の25~26話の人類補完計画が発動されず、異なる未来を迎えた碇シンジたちの世界を描いた作品です。</blockquote><br />
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<blockquote>※This story, in which the Human Instrumentality Project from episodes 25 and 26 of the anime production "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is never set in motion, is a work portraying a world where Shinji Ikari and the others greet an alternate future.<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima story|Main Story Article]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
(Translated from the Japanese wiki by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv])<br />
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===EVANGELION PILOTS===<br />
====SHINJI IKARI====<br />
A young man of 17 who attends The First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. In school he is the head student. Also pilot of EVA-01 Type-F and later Super Evangelion. Compared to 3 years ago, he is now taller and has long hair which he ponytails at the back. He has matured a great deal as a man, and is now the de-facto leader of the Eva Team.<br />
<br>When he battled with 0.0EVA (Quatre) which descended from satellite orbit out of a sudden after it suffered mind contamination, he was shot at point-blank range by the gamma-ray laser gun of 0.0EVA (Quatre), and it was thought that he died. However, his body and soul instead merged into EVA-01 and evolved into S.EVA. Although his body was later salvaged, his soul was always linked to S.EVA. Thus S.EVA could be said to be his second body.<br />
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====ASUKA LANGLEY SHORYU====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the same school (First High School of Neo Tokyo 3) as Shinji. Pilot of Eva-02 Type II, later Eva-02 Type II Allegorica. The experience when she fought Seele and survived cleansed her mental trauma and ill feelings, and she is now has a cheerful and happy self. She is now closer to Shinji compared to 3 years ago, but she is mindful of Rei who lost Gendou, the pillar to her mind, so she often tries to stay away from them.<br />
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====AYANAMI REI====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the same school (First High School of Neo Tokyo 3) as Shinji. Pilot of EVA-00 Type-F. She is The Third Rei in the TV series, and in contrast to other clones she is also called "No. Trois". In the novel, she has the exclusive name as "Rei No.Trois". She can link mentally with the other 3 Rei clones and if she concentrates she can extract the sensation information of any particular clone. It can also be said she forms the hub of the defense of Nerv Japan.<br />
<br>With 3 years of growth she now has an appearance like Yui Ikari, and she keeps a distance with Shinji. She always possesses a fear that she may one day become Yui Ikari herself. And there are also quite a lot of passages about her suffering and her own anguish over herself because, unlike her younger sisters, she has an established sense of individual.<br />
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====REI No.QUATRE====<br />
One of the clones of Rei. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Quatre). In order to distinguish from other clones her hair was adjusted to silver. She wears a black plugsuit.<br />
<br>By some reason she suffered mind contamination and descended on Earth as enemy with 0.0EVA. After she heavily damaged EVA-01 Type-F she disappeared. When she re-appeared, she seemed to take her hatred onto Shinji who had stopped Human Instrumentality Project and tried to kill him in order to restart the project. However, her inexplicable behavior like kissing Shinji while declaring she will kill him shows that there is something mysterious inside her besides hatred towards Shinji. Since she suffered mind contamination, something abnormal started to occur in other clones -- Individual personal identity started to emerge and this was not supposed to be possible.<br />
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====REI NO.CINQ====<br />
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Cinq). In order to distinguish from other clones, her hair was adjusted to be shorter.<br />
She shows growth beyond No.Quatre that was prepared at the same time, and even her original body - No.Trois.<br>There is expectation she may grow even beyond No.Deux (named "The Second Rei" in TV series) to become the "perfect entity in the Ayanami series".<br>During the battle against Armaros, when Asuka's EVA-02 Allegorica was locked up by the Longinus Sphere, she ventured out and pushed Asuka out of the barrier. She herself and her EVA got swallowed by the space and were destroyed.<br />
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====REI NO.SIX====<br />
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Six). The last clone created in the Ayanami series. Body age is 7.<br><br />
Possibly because she was developed to specialize for deployment in 0G, she has unstable mentality (and although she looks like a small girl she has a high-teen personality). Misato called her "Chibi-Nami".<br />
<br>Although she has a little girl body she has very good combat skill, when Angel Carrier came to attack Nerv Japan while the other pilots were not around, she succeeded in beating it back all by herself.<br />
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====HIKARI HORAKI====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. Since here Shinji is the class representative, she is not called "I-in-cho" (chair person).<br />
<br>She got involved when she lost Kodama, her elder sister, in the failed attacks by global countries against Longinus Sphere. After that she was brainwashed with drug by Euro Army and sent to confront Nerv Japan as the pilot of EVA EUROII Heurtebize.<br />
<br>Later when she was released from brainwash, she could have chosen the path to become entirely free, but she noticed the existence of soul inside Heurtebize (Hikari thought that it is the remnant of the soul of Asuka's mother) and she decided to stay within Euro Army as a "collaborator" without any brainwash treatment.<br />
<br>Her relationship with Touji has not changed much, although over 3 years they have reached the stage of having shared kisses.<br />
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====MARI====<br />
EVA pilot from Nerv USA. A girl who is at the same age as Rei No. Six.<br />
<br>She was created by US from merger of various animal genes and she has cat's ears (nekomimi) under her headset (she still has human ears too). Occasionally she shows inexplicable behavior like saying she is together with a group of creatures that are merged together. Rei No Six, who loves animals, commented "I envy her."<br />
<br>She has the same name as Mari Illustrious Makinami from Evangelion New Movie Edition 2.22 and her illustration also looks like a young Mari from NME, but it is not clear whether the two are related.<br />
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===MEMBERS OF NERV JAPAN===<br />
====MISATO KATSURAGI====<br />
At first the Commander-in-acting of Nerv Japan, later became its formal Commander. Age 32. Her rank in the Strategic Self-Defense Force is Major General. She believed in effort to prevent any restart of Human Instrumentality Project, and she reformed Nerv HQ which had started to collapse and transformed it into Nerv Japan which was stronger and more robust. She also named the evolved Eva-01 as "Super Evangelion".<br />
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====TOUJI SUZUHARA====<br />
A young boy of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. He assisted in the experiments over EVA test machine parts in Nerv Japan. Although there was a plan to graft the left arm and left leg onto his body with limbs grown from his body cells, just before the surgery signs of the renewed activities by the 13th Angel Bardiel was detected and so he got mechanic prosthetic limbs installed instead. Later he became the deputy commander because his communication ability with the Children was highly valued.<br />
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====KENSUKE AIDA====<br />
A young boy of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. While he was deeply mortified by not being chosen as an EVA pilot, he joined Nerv Japan as an agent in its Intelligence Department. He worked with Kaji to investigate any activities of Seele.<br />
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====MAYA IBUKI====<br />
Manager of the Department of Advanced Technology of Technology Development Council of Nerv Japan. Age 27. Her rank in the Strategic Self-Defense Force is Major. She now wears glasses and these seem to be from Ritsuko Akagi, her former supervisor.<br />
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====RYOUJI KAJI====<br />
Worked under counter-intelligence department of Nerv Japan. He could be described as the main factor behind the scene that stopped the Instrumentality Project, through works like stealing the invasion plan of the MPEs from Seele and leaked it to Nerv HQ. He worked with Kensuke later to track the move of Seele but due to miscalculation by Kensuke he fell into Seele's trap. His thinking was overwritten and he was taken away by Seele.<br />
<br>Since this work split from the Eva TV world at the point of the battle against the MPEs, it was assumed that he was already dead before this work begins, and at the beginning of the novel Shinji was also seen to take over his field and imitated his hairstyle so it looked as if he was already dead. However, later (without much explanation) he appeared in the novel.<br />
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====KOUZOU FUYUTSUKI====<br />
As a person who had close relation with Human Instrumentality Project, he received a prison sentence. Because of medical reason he was released on parole with condition of being placed under surveillance. After that he restarted the research on metabiology in Kyoto and returned to Nerv Japan.<br />
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====MAKOTO HYUGA====<br />
Responsible for EVA combat control at Nerv Japan.<br />
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====SHIGERU AOBA====<br />
Like Hyuga, responsible for EVA combat control at Nerv Japan.<br />
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====GENDOU IKARI====<br />
When Instrumentality Project was interrupted, he got swallowed by a mysterious black barrier released by Lilith. It is still not known if he is dead or alive.<br />
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==Mecha==<br />
[[Image:ANIMA_Eva-01_upgrades.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Eva-01 upgrades so far in ANIMA. Illustrations by Ikuto Yamashita.]]<br />
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(Partially translated from the Japanese wiki by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv])<br />
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===ASUKA-EVA-SYNTHESIS===<br />
It is the single living entity created during the battle against Armaros on the Moon surface when Asuka got traces of some very ancient living organisms attached onto her and she merged and mixed up with EVA-02.<br />
<br>Her design retains a lot of details that look human and her appearance is better described as "a female giant cosplaying Eva" instead of just an Eva. She also displays clear feminine looks like having a hip-line or apparently wearing boots with high-heels. Because the long hair was transformed from the Allegorica Unit, she can fly on her own. Although she is still fitted with entry plug, inside Asuka is already gone. The armor part is different from that of Armaros, and is draped in sharp red color like EVA-02. When Shinji saw it, he said "As expected she really likes red, doesn't she?". But contrary to her appearance, she behaves like a baby who has little knowledge of everything, and she shows interest to tanks or lights and treat them like toys. Combined this with her flying ability as mentioned earlier, these became the main reasons why she was such a headache to staff in Nerv Japan.<br />
<br>As a convenient nickname, she was named "Crimson A1" but Hikari objected saying that "In order to return Asuka back to her former self, please call her name as Asuka.". And now every staff treats her as if she is Asuka.<br />
<br>Following instructions from Maya, she participated an experiment using a newly discovered device but was pulled into another dimension by an object shaped like black tentacles appearing suddenly from the sea. After that, she appeared before Hikari as a Victor with part of her armor turned into black.<br />
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===EVANGELION EUROII HEURTEBIZE===<br />
An EVA made in Europe by basing on the body originally used as a testbed for Unit-02 and incorporating part of the technology used in Unit-02 Allegorica like N2 Reactor that was brought in by Kensuke. It was piloted by Hikari and its coloring was in white.<br />
It also made use of other technology like Angel Carrier's QR Signum. It could also generate A.T.Field from the tip of its Lance, its main armament. Its combat strength alone was weaker than other Eva's, but by working in combination of Euro's ground forces it put S.Eva at bay and wore down Shinji, eventually pushing to just one small step from snatching victory.<br />
At the end Hikari was able to be released from her brainwash status by hearing audible voices coming from inside its body. Hikari guessed that the voice could be part of the soul of Asuka's mother who had existed in the original Unit-02 and it wanted someone to help Asuka who had become an amalgamate synthesis-body. <br />
As of now, Hikari who had been released from brainwash, together with Rei No.Six of Nerv Japan and Mari of Nerv USA, were going through preparation to fight Armaros. <br />
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===ANGEL CARRIER===<br />
The mecha unit thought to be based on the remnants of the Mass-Produced Edition (MPE) of EVA that were captured at the battle over Nerv HQ and later went missing. It has a cocoon shaped container at the abdominal region, which has a part of angel inside, and it can summon the ability of that angel (e.g. flashes for Sachiel, Sea of Dirac for Leliel etc) Its main armament is a weapon with the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasumata sasumata].<br />
<br>It has been noted that its source of energy comes from a scaly engine called "QR Signum" on the surface of its body.<br />
<br>There are several individual entities of it with slightly different shapes. They are called Angel Carrier II, Angel Carrier III etc.<br />
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===ARMAROS===<br />
A mysterious EVA with gothic style decoration and is all black which appeared on the Moon surface.<br />
<br>The shape of its head closely resembles that of EVA-01 and a golden ring can be seen behind its head. It has two eyes like EVA-01 but its body is much larger than EVA-01. It transformed the original Longinus Spear that was stabbed on the Moon surface and created Longius Sphere.<br />
<br>Although it seems to be trying to return to void humans who had avoided Instrumentality, the machine itself does not seem to be doing it with intention. Because of that, when EVA's, its enemy, took over QR Signum, it continued to transmit power to it.<br />
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===VICTOR (TAUBERT)===<br />
2 black giants thought to work for Amaros. They are called Victor by Nerv Japan and Toburt by Nerv Euro. It has the ability to create dimensional openings and use them to appear anywhere.<br />
<br>Although one was destroyed after its battle with S.EVA, the other one appeared before humans who were preparing the campaign to eliminate Armaros.<br />
<br>This second mecha has Shinji's heart taken from S.EVA in its heart location and behaves as if it is Shinji. It calls on S.EVA/Shinji to "return my body". Also Asuka-EVA-synthesis recognizes that heart as Shinji and because of that starts to operate under their command.<br />
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==Extras==<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2007 12|Ikuto Yamashita Pre-release Interview]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2008 07|Intermission]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 01|Ikuto Yamashita × Takeru Kageyama Special Talk]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 07|Special Compilation Vol.1]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 08|Special Compilation Vol.2]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 01|Section 2 - Special Chapter - Intermission]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 08|Special Gallery]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 09|Section 2 - Interlude]]<br />
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==Visual Book==<br />
<br />
The Visual Book was published in August 2010. It features mechanical and character's data, model's pictures, the first two chapters followed by Ikuto Yamashita's postscripts and rough sketches.<br />
<br>Following are the translations of the postscripts regarding the characters made by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv]:<br />
<blockquote>Shinji-kun (age 17) managed to survive (?) by means of his mother giving EVA-01's body to him. Now the two people, EVA-01 and he, exist as one, though nobody knows how. Whether he, now reconstituted, is still human is not clear. Well, 'cause he does not have a heart! (it is located in EVA-01)</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>After quite some time, lady Asuka, who can always be relied on to get job done, got Eva-02 Allegorical, an Eva that can have almost infinite range by using N^2 Reactor made by human techonology instead of S^2 Engine. But since then she went through a sequence of hard work, doing things like force reconnaissance on Moon surface alone without any support or reinforcement. This is not some easy thing to have. So, please take your compensated leaves!<br />
But no matter what we would like her to shoot for a woman who can get things thoroughly done.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>It was the editor-in-charge who first gave the idea of having several "lady Rei" and giving them very complicated names. With different color for each, one point could be to make it easier to make model prototype if we want to produce figures. Well, no wholesaler is going to sell them.<br />
<br>For those girls who are now scattered, what is waiting for their feelings are ordeals they will encounter in the real world.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>Touji is a convenient character. At first I did not plan to get him to work, but in the world of Eva where there are so many who failed in maintaining their balance, he is a character who seems to be able to keep his own color, in a good way, no matter where you put him into.<br />
<br>------ and this is valuable.<br />
<br>How about Kaji? If we go as far as him, then it will be difficult for me to mess up with his cool style later....</blockquote><br />
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==Links==<br />
[http://forum.evageeks.org/viewtopic.php?t=7424 Eva Geeks Forum discussion thread]<br><br />
[http://sites.google.com/site/i2kthoughtrec/evangelion-anima Bland Life on Anima] - features translated summaries and a few images from the first 7 chapters.<br />
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| title = Neon Genesis Evangelion - ANIMA<br />
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| author = Yamashita Ikuto + Utatane Hiroyuki + Takeru Kageyama<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA''' is a light novel currently being serialized in Dengeki Hobby Magazine. Initial announcement was presented in the November 2007 issue, with a short introduction by and interview with Ikuto Yamashita in December 2007. First chapter was published in the January 2008 issue. The chapters are accompanied by numerous illustrations of the characters and many redesigned and upgraded Evas. Anima is advertised as "[[Ikuto Yamashita]] presents," and he is credited as the supervisor of the entire work, mecha designer, and illustrator. Character design and character illustrations are done by [[Hiroyuki Utatane]], with coloring by Ryou Ramiya. Also features additional mechanical designs by [[Seiji Kio]] and in a few issues models built by some of the Dengeki Hobby modelers as well as Bandai prototypes. The Chōgōkin Super Evangelion toy was finally released in March 2010 after more than 2 years of development by Bandai and supervision by Yamashita.<br />
<br />
In the June 2010 issue Dengeki Hobby Magazine the '''Neon Genesis Evangelion -ANIMA- Visual Book''' was announced for release in the summer. The August issue of the same magazine dated the book for July 24th 2010 release for 2,000 yen, subsequently delayed until August 11th.<br />
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==Story==<br />
<br />
[[Image:ANIMA_logo_1000.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Original ANIMA logo used from November 2007 to October 2009]]<br />
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Every first page of the chapter has the following note<br />
<blockquote>※この物語はアニメーション作品「新世紀エヴァンゲリオン」の25~26話の人類補完計画が発動されず、異なる未来を迎えた碇シンジたちの世界を描いた作品です。</blockquote><br />
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<blockquote>※This story, in which the Human Instrumentality Project from episodes 25 and 26 of the anime production "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is never set in motion, is a work portraying a world where Shinji Ikari and the others greet an alternate future.<br />
</blockquote><br />
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[[Evangelion Anima story|Main Story Article]]<br />
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==Characters==<br />
(Translated from the Japanese wiki by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv])<br />
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===EVANGELION PILOTS===<br />
====SHINJI IKARI====<br />
A young man of 17 who attends The First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. In school he is the head student. Also pilot of EVA-01 Type-F and later Super Evangelion. Compared to 3 years ago, he is now taller and has long hair which he ponytails at the back. He has matured a great deal as a man, and is now the de-facto leader of the Eva Team.<br />
<br>When he battled with 0.0EVA (Quatre) which descended from satellite orbit out of a sudden after it suffered mind contamination, he was shot at point-blank range by the gamma-ray laser gun of 0.0EVA (Quatre), and it was thought that he died. However, his body and soul instead merged into EVA-01 and evolved into S.EVA. Although his body was later salvaged, his soul was always linked to S.EVA. Thus S.EVA could be said to be his second body.<br />
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====ASUKA LANGLEY SHORYU====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the same school (First High School of Neo Tokyo 3) as Shinji. Pilot of Eva-02 Type II, later Eva-02 Type II Allegorica. The experience when she fought Seele and survived cleansed her mental trauma and ill feelings, and she is now has a cheerful and happy self. She is now closer to Shinji compared to 3 years ago, but she is mindful of Rei who lost Gendou, the pillar to her mind, so she often tries to stay away from them.<br />
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====AYANAMI REI====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the same school (First High School of Neo Tokyo 3) as Shinji. Pilot of EVA-00 Type-F. She is The Third Rei in the TV series, and in contrast to other clones she is also called "No. Trois". In the novel, she has the exclusive name as "Rei No.Trois". She can link mentally with the other 3 Rei clones and if she concentrates she can extract the sensation information of any particular clone. It can also be said she forms the hub of the defense of Nerv Japan.<br />
<br>With 3 years of growth she now has an appearance like Yui Ikari, and she keeps a distance with Shinji. She always possesses a fear that she may one day become Yui Ikari herself. And there are also quite a lot of passages about her suffering and her own anguish over herself because, unlike her younger sisters, she has an established sense of individual.<br />
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====REI No.QUATRE====<br />
One of the clones of Rei. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Quatre). In order to distinguish from other clones her hair was adjusted to silver. She wears a black plugsuit.<br />
<br>By some reason she suffered mind contamination and descended on Earth as enemy with 0.0EVA. After she heavily damaged EVA-01 Type-F she disappeared. When she re-appeared, she seemed to take her hatred onto Shinji who had stopped Human Instrumentality Project and tried to kill him in order to restart the project. However, her inexplicable behavior like kissing Shinji while declaring she will kill him shows that there is something mysterious inside her besides hatred towards Shinji. Since she suffered mind contamination, something abnormal started to occur in other clones -- Individual personal identity started to emerge and this was not supposed to be possible.<br />
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====REI NO.CINQ====<br />
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Cinq). In order to distinguish from other clones, her hair was adjusted to be shorter.<br />
She shows growth beyond No.Quatre that was prepared at the same time, and even her original body - No.Trois.<br>There is expectation she may grow even beyond No.Deux (named "The Second Rei" in TV series) to become the "perfect entity in the Ayanami series".<br>During the battle against Armaros, when Asuka's EVA-02 Allegorica was locked up by the Longinus Sphere, she ventured out and pushed Asuka out of the barrier. She herself and her EVA got swallowed by the space and were destroyed.<br />
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====REI NO.SIX====<br />
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Six). The last clone created in the Ayanami series. Body age is 7.<br><br />
Possibly because she was developed to specialize for deployment in 0G, she has unstable mentality (and although she looks like a small girl she has a high-teen personality). Misato called her "Chibi-Nami".<br />
<br>Although she has a little girl body she has very good combat skill, when Angel Carrier came to attack Nerv Japan while the other pilots were not around, she succeeded in beating it back all by herself.<br />
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====HIKARI HORAKI====<br />
A young girl of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. Since here Shinji is the class representative, she is not called "I-in-cho" (chair person).<br />
<br>She got involved when she lost Kodama, her elder sister, in the failed attacks by global countries against Longinus Sphere. After that she was brainwashed with drug by Euro Army and sent to confront Nerv Japan as the pilot of EVA EUROII Heurtebize.<br />
<br>Later when she was released from brainwash, she could have chosen the path to become entirely free, but she noticed the existence of soul inside Heurtebize (Hikari thought that it is the remnant of the soul of Asuka's mother) and she decided to stay within Euro Army as a "collaborator" without any brainwash treatment.<br />
<br>Her relationship with Touji has not changed much, although over 3 years they have reached the stage of having shared kisses.<br />
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====MARI====<br />
EVA pilot from Nerv USA. A girl who is at the same age as Rei No. Six.<br />
<br>She was created by US from merger of various animal genes and she has cat's ears (nekomimi) under her headset (she still has human ears too). Occasionally she shows inexplicable behavior like saying she is together with a group of creatures that are merged together. Rei No Six, who loves animals, commented "I envy her."<br />
<br>She has the same name as Mari Illustrious Makinami from Evangelion New Movie Edition 2.22 and her illustration also looks like a young Mari from NME, but it is not clear whether the two are related.<br />
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===MEMBERS OF NERV JAPAN===<br />
====MISATO KATSURAGI====<br />
At first the Commander-in-acting of Nerv Japan, later became its formal Commander. Age 32. Her rank in the Strategic Self-Defense Force is Major General. She believed in effort to prevent any restart of Human Instrumentality Project, and she reformed Nerv HQ which had started to collapse and transformed it into Nerv Japan which was stronger and more robust. She also named the evolved Eva-01 as "Super Evangelion".<br />
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====TOUJI SUZUHARA====<br />
A young boy of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. He assisted in the experiments over EVA test machine parts in Nerv Japan. Although there was a plan to graft the left arm and left leg onto his body with limbs grown from his body cells, just before the surgery signs of the renewed activities by the 13th Angel Bardiel was detected and so he got mechanic prosthetic limbs installed instead. Later he became the deputy commander because his communication ability with the Children was highly valued.<br />
<br />
====KENSUKE AIDA====<br />
A young boy of 17 attending the First High School of Neo Tokyo 3. While he was deeply mortified by not being chosen as an EVA pilot, he joined Nerv Japan as an agent in its Intelligence Department. He worked with Kaji to investigate any activities of Seele.<br />
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====MAYA IBUKI====<br />
Manager of the Department of Advanced Technology of Technology Development Council of Nerv Japan. Age 27. Her rank in the Strategic Self-Defense Force is Major. She now wears glasses and these seem to be from Ritsuko Akagi, her former supervisor.<br />
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====RYOUJI KAJI====<br />
Worked under counter-intelligence department of Nerv Japan. He could be described as the main factor behind the scene that stopped the Instrumentality Project, through works like stealing the invasion plan of the MPEs from Seele and leaked it to Nerv HQ. He worked with Kensuke later to track the move of Seele but due to miscalculation by Kensuke he fell into Seele's trap. His thinking was overwritten and he was taken away by Seele.<br />
<br>Since this work split from the Eva TV world at the point of the battle against the MPEs, it was assumed that he was already dead before this work begins, and at the beginning of the novel Shinji was also seen to take over his field and imitated his hairstyle so it looked as if he was already dead. However, later (without much explanation) he appeared in the novel.<br />
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====KOUZOU FUYUTSUKI====<br />
As a person who had close relation with Human Instrumentality Project, he received a prison sentence. Because of medical reason he was released on parole with condition of being placed under surveillance. After that he restarted the research on metabiology in Kyoto and returned to Nerv Japan.<br />
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====MAKOTO HYUGA====<br />
Responsible for EVA combat control at Nerv Japan.<br />
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====SHIGERU AOBA====<br />
Like Hyuga, responsible for EVA combat control at Nerv Japan.<br />
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====GENDOU IKARI====<br />
When Instrumentality Project was interrupted, he got swallowed by a mysterious black barrier released by Lilith. It is still not known if he is dead or alive.<br />
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==Mecha==<br />
[[Image:ANIMA_Eva-01_upgrades.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Eva-01 upgrades so far in ANIMA. Illustrations by Ikuto Yamashita.]]<br />
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(Partially translated from the Japanese wiki by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv])<br />
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===ASUKA-EVA-SYNTHESIS===<br />
It is the single living entity created during the battle against Armaros on the Moon surface when Asuka got traces of some very ancient living organisms attached onto her and she merged and mixed up with EVA-02.<br />
<br>Her design retains a lot of details that look human and her appearance is better described as "a female giant cosplaying Eva" instead of just an Eva. She also displays clear feminine looks like having a hip-line or apparently wearing boots with high-heels. Because the long hair was transformed from the Allegorica Unit, she can fly on her own. Although she is still fitted with entry plug, inside Asuka is already gone. The armor part is different from that of Armaros, and is draped in sharp red color like EVA-02. When Shinji saw it, he said "As expected she really likes red, doesn't she?". But contrary to her appearance, she behaves like a baby who has little knowledge of everything, and she shows interest to tanks or lights and treat them like toys. Combined this with her flying ability as mentioned earlier, these became the main reasons why she was such a headache to staff in Nerv Japan.<br />
<br>As a convenient nickname, she was named "Crimson A1" but Hikari objected saying that "In order to return Asuka back to her former self, please call her name as Asuka.". And now every staff treats her as if she is Asuka.<br />
<br>Following instructions from Maya, she participated an experiment using a newly discovered device but was pulled into another dimension by an object shaped like black tentacles appearing suddenly from the sea. After that, she appeared before Hikari as a Victor with part of her armor turned into black.<br />
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===EVANGELION EUROII HEURTEBIZE===<br />
An EVA made in Europe by basing on the body originally used as a testbed for Unit-02 and incorporating part of the technology used in Unit-02 Allegorica like N2 Reactor that was brought in by Kensuke. It was piloted by Hikari and its coloring was in white.<br />
It also made use of other technology like Angel Carrier's QR Signum. It could also generate A.T.Field from the tip of its Lance, its main armament. Its combat strength alone was weaker than other Eva's, but by working in combination of Euro's ground forces it put S.Eva at bay and wore down Shinji, eventually pushing to just one small step from snatching victory.<br />
At the end Hikari was able to be released from her brainwash status by hearing audible voices coming from inside its body. Hikari guessed that the voice could be part of the soul of Asuka's mother who had existed in the original Unit-02 and it wanted someone to help Asuka who had become an amalgamate synthesis-body. <br />
As of now, Hikari who had been released from brainwash, together with Rei No.Six of Nerv Japan and Mari of Nerv USA, were going through preparation to fight Armaros. <br />
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===ANGEL CARRIER===<br />
The mecha unit thought to be based on the remnants of the Mass-Produced Edition (MPE) of EVA that were captured at the battle over Nerv HQ and later went missing. It has a cocoon shaped container at the abdominal region, which has a part of angel inside, and it can summon the ability of that angel (e.g. flashes for Sachiel, Sea of Dirac for Leliel etc) Its main armament is a weapon with the shape of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasumata sasumata].<br />
<br>It has been noted that its source of energy comes from a scaly engine called "QR Signum" on the surface of its body.<br />
<br>There are several individual entities of it with slightly different shapes. They are called Angel Carrier II, Angel Carrier III etc.<br />
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===ARMAROS===<br />
A mysterious EVA with gothic style decoration and is all black which appeared on the Moon surface.<br />
<br>The shape of its head closely resembles that of EVA-01 and a golden ring can be seen behind its head. It has two eyes like EVA-01 but its body is much larger than EVA-01. It transformed the original Longinus Spear that was stabbed on the Moon surface and created Longius Sphere.<br />
<br>Although it seems to be trying to return to void humans who had avoided Instrumentality, the machine itself does not seem to be doing it with intention. Because of that, when EVA's, its enemy, took over QR Signum, it continued to transmit power to it.<br />
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===VICTOR (TAUBERT)===<br />
2 black giants thought to work for Amaros. They are called Victor by Nerv Japan and Toburt by Nerv Euro. It has the ability to create dimensional openings and use them to appear anywhere.<br />
<br>Although one was destroyed after its battle with S.EVA, the other one appeared before humans who were preparing the campaign to eliminate Armaros.<br />
<br>This second mecha has Shinji's heart taken from S.EVA in its heart location and behaves as if it is Shinji. It calls on S.EVA/Shinji to "return my body". Also Asuka-EVA-synthesis recognizes that heart as Shinji and because of that starts to operate under their command.<br />
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==Extras==<br />
<br />
[[Evangelion Anima 2007 12|Ikuto Yamashita Pre-release Interview]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2008 07|Intermission]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 01|Ikuto Yamashita × Takeru Kageyama Special Talk]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 07|Special Compilation Vol.1]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2009 08|Special Compilation Vol.2]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 01|Section 2 - Special Chapter - Intermission]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 08|Special Gallery]]<br />
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[[Evangelion Anima 2010 09|Section 2 - Interlude]]<br />
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==Visual Book==<br />
<br />
The Visual Book was published in August 2010. It features mechanical and character's data, model's pictures, the first two chapters followed by Ikuto Yamashita's postscripts and rough sketches.<br />
<br>Following are the translations of the postscripts regarding the characters made by [http://forum.evageeks.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5214 symbv]:<br />
<blockquote>Shinji-kun (age 17) managed to survive (?) by means of his mother giving EVA-01's body to him. Now the two people, EVA-01 and he, exist as one, though nobody knows how. Whether he, now reconstituted, is still human is not clear. Well, 'cause he does not have a heart! (it is located in EVA-01)</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>After quite some time, lady Asuka, who can always be relied on to get job done, got Eva-02 Allegorical, an Eva that can have almost infinite range by using N^2 Reactor made by human techonology instead of S^2 Engine. But since then she went through a sequence of hard work, doing things like force reconnaissance on Moon surface alone without any support or reinforcement. This is not some easy thing to have. So, please take your compensated leaves!<br />
But no matter what we would like her to shoot for a woman who can get things thoroughly done.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>It was the editor-in-charge who first gave the idea of having several "lady Rei" and giving them very complicated names. With different color for each, one point could be to make it easier to make model prototype if we want to produce figures. Well, no wholesaler is going to sell them.<br />
<br>For those girls who are now scattered, what is waiting for their feelings are ordeals they will encounter in the real world.</blockquote><br />
<blockquote>Touji is a convenient character. At first I did not plan to get him to work, but in the world of Eva where there are so many who failed in maintaining their balance, he is a character who seems to be able to keep his own color, in a good way, no matter where you put him into.<br />
<br>------ and this is valuable.<br />
<br>How about Kaji? If we go as far as him, then it will be difficult for me to mess up with his cool style later....</blockquote><br />
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|image3 = [[Image:Anima_Visual_Book_3.jpg|thumb|300px|EVA-01 with some [[Evangelion Weapons|new weapons]].]]<br />
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==Links==<br />
[http://forum.evageeks.org/viewtopic.php?t=7424 Eva Geeks Forum discussion thread]<br><br />
[http://sites.google.com/site/i2kthoughtrec/evangelion-anima Bland Life on Anima] - features translated summaries and a few images from the first 7 chapters.<br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 24, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995, and concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
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{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime.<br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]].<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with something far more interesting, a world where the Evangelions apparently never existed, or a world which is set eons after the Battle of the Geofront and everyone's rebirth.<br />
**The overall ending is more optimistic as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the sibling of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains the same.<br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with brown hair and blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has darker hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has a lighter, strawberry blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|right|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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|image7 = [[Image:Kaworu.jpg|thumb|250px|Kaworu and... a cat...]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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| number = 18<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 碇シンジ育成計画<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangerion: Ikari Shinji Ikusei Keikaku<br />
| image = [[File:Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Eng. Vol 18).jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = Takahashi Osamu<br />
| publish_date = JP: May 26, 2016<br />
US: August 29, 2018 (Tentative)<br />
| prev = [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]]<br />
| next = None<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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The eighteenth and final volume of the [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Shinji Ikari Raising Project]] manga. It was first published in Japan May 26, 2016, and has been scheduled for release by Dark Horse in the US on August 29, 2018. It consists of Stages 104–10?. This volume features the entire cast on the cover with Rei, Shinji, and Asuka in the forground.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
<br />
===Stage 104===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
<br />
===Stage 105===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
<br />
===Stage 106===<br />
Stages 104-???<br />
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|[[Volume 1 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 1 ]] | [[Volume 2 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 2]] | [[ Volume 3 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 3]] | [[Volume 4 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 4]] | [[Volume 5 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 5]] | [[Volume 6 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 6]] | [[Volume 7 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 7]] | [[Volume 8 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 8]] | [[Volume 9 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 9]]<br />
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|[[Volume 10 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 10]] | [[Volume 11 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 11]] | [[Volume 12 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 12]] | [[Volume 13 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 13]] | [[Volume 14 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 14]] | [[Volume 15 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 15]] | [[Volume 16 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 16]] | [[Volume 17 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 17]] | [[Volume 18 (Shinji Ikari Raising Project)|Volume 18]] <br />
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'''Neon Genesis Evangelion''' is a manga series by [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]. It is an alternate retelling of the story of the ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' TV series, constituting a separate continuity, with many subtle and obvious changes from the series on which it is based. The manga ran for almost two decades, and was serialized from December 24, 1994 to June 4, 2013 in ''Shōnen Ace'' (1994-2009) and ''Young Ace'' (2009-2013), and consisted of a total of 96 chapters and a bonus chapter spread across 14 Tankōbon volumes. The manga also ran before the series premiered and well after the series had ended, with its debut some 10 months ahead of the show's release in October 1995, and concluded some 17 years after the series' end in March 1996. Links to the summaries of each Tankōbon volume of the manga are listed below.<br />
<br />
{{-}}<br />
{{Volume List}}<br />
==Changes made from the anime series==<br />
[[Image:Shinji's Monologue.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Shinji's opening monologue (Click to Enlarge)]]<br />
===Plot changes===<br />
<br />
The plot of the manga follows the anime closely in its first half or so, with Sadamoto adding and changing significant elements in the second half.<br />
<br />
*Shinji acts more like the ''typical'' mecha protagonist, with a lot more sarcasm and backbone than he ever showed in the anime.<br />
**Shinji's past is also explored more in depth, including interactions with his [[Yui Ikari|mother]].<br />
<br />
*[[Rei Ayanami|Rei]] is also very different from her anime counterpart, even more so than Shinji. She comes across as more "human" than in the anime, opening up more to people through her complicated interactions with Shinji. The manga also displays more of Rei's thoughts and feelings, and even points towards some sort of affection for Shinji, perhaps even beyond the affection of just friendship.<br />
<br />
*[[Pen Pen]] is given a backstory; he was a penguin that was being experimented on, and was rescued by [[Misato]].<br />
<br />
*Shinji runs away because he finds a journal Misato had been keeping, which detailed Shinji's behavior while she was watching him.<br />
<br />
*Shinji, along with Toji and Kensuke, are not present for the fight with [[Gaghiel]]; Shinji watches it on tape at [[Nerv Headquarters|NERV HQ]].<br />
**As such, the circumstances of their meeting are changed: Shinji meets Asuka at an arcade, where he, Toji, and Kensuke watch her beat up some men.<br />
<br />
*[[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] is far more antagonistic and abusive towards Asuka, referring to her as a "bitch" several times.<br />
<br />
*[[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]] is smitten with Asuka, however, he never mentions it to her.<br />
<br />
*[[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]] approaches Shinji to ask for help in regards to [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]]<br />
**Shinji is also aware of Toji's status as the pilot of Eva-03 before the battle, as Toji made sure to tell him.<br />
<br />
*Toji dies in the battle, as opposed to surviving with a missing leg.<br />
<br />
*Thirteen of the Seventeen [[Angels]] are used, with the [[Lilin]] being the final Angel encountered, much like EoE.<br />
**[[Sandalphon]], [[Matarael]], [[Ireul]], and [[Leliel]] are entirely absent.<br />
**[[Sahaquiel]] is present, but is not included in the numbering scheme used in the manga from that point onwards.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaji]] is much more present in the manga than in the anime, giving Shinji a lot more advice, and being there for Shinji on multiple occasions, including just before the battle with [[Zeruel]]. It is also made very clear that he is dead in the manga with him embracing his dead brother's spirit, as opposed to the anime's more ambiguous scene depicting his death.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa|Kaworu]] appears much earlier than in the anime, as a replacement pilot for Eva-02, when it appears that Asuka's synch ratio is dropping too low. This pushes Asuka to fight [[Arael]] in order to show she can still fight.<br />
**Kaworu is also present for the fight with [[Armisael]], after becoming Eva-02's pilot.<br />
<br />
*Like in the anime, in the manga Shinji shows no sexual attraction to Rei. But he is able to define their relationship when he says "What I feel for Ayanami, it doesn't go with words...like 'like' and 'want to go out with.' It's as if she's a part of me that was torn away a long time ago." (Volume 5 of the manga)<br />
<br />
*After Kaworu's death, Shinji openly acknowledges his need for human interaction and the bonds that come along with it, and exhibits his despondency when those bonds are severed. For example, when Shinji heads to see Asuka in the hospital he says, "The Asuka I want to protect isn't this empty shell!" Meaning, Asuka's distance from him represents the completion of his social estrangement, not that he had sexual feelings for her, which is a clear contrast to his masturbating over Asuka's body in End of Evangelion. Asuka then wakes up from her coma and attempts to strangle Shinji before she is subdued (where she proclaims her hate for everyone). After this, the manga begins to loosely follow [[End of Evangelion]].<br />
**However in a change from EoE, Asuka is not brutally dismembered as she was, with Shinji arriving just in time to protect her and fulfill his promise to Misato.<br />
<br />
*Unlike ''End of Evangelion'', Shinji is rescued from the JSSDF by Gendo; Misato only shows up later to escort Shinji.<br />
<br />
*The ending is drastically different, with the beach scene of Shinji and Asuka from EoE replaced with something far more interesting, a world where the Evangelions apparently never existed, or a world which is set eons after the Battle of the Geofront and everyone's rebirth.<br />
**The overall ending is more optimistic as well, with Shinji looking forward to the future.<br />
<br />
===Changes in character backstory===<br />
<br />
*Shinji Ikari - Instead of living with his sensei for the years after Yui's death, Shinji lived with his aunt and uncle. From Stage 90, it is made clear that his relatives are Yui's relatives, but it is left unknown from dialogue whether his aunt or uncle are the sibling of Yui.<br />
<br />
*Asuka Langley Soryu - Asuka was a test-tube baby, instead of being the child of Kyoko and Langley. Kyoko remains her mother, however, and the rest of her story remains the same.<br />
<br />
*[[Ryoji Kaji]] - Kaji is given a backstory in the manga. He lived with many children on the streets, stealing food to survive after [[Second Impact]].<br />
<br />
===Character design alterations===<br />
<br />
*[[Shinji Ikari]] - In the anime series, Shinji is always depicted with brown hair and blue eyes. However, in the manga, Shinji has darker hair and brown eyes.<br />
<br />
*[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] - In the anime, Asuka has dark red hair. In the manga, she has a lighter, strawberry blonde hair.<br />
<br />
*[[Kaworu Nagisa]] - Kaworu's hair and face became thinner and more angular, more mature in a way. His hair is shorter and silver colored, as opposed to a lavender gray. His pupils are more prominently depicted than they are in the anime.<br />
<br />
*[[Shigeru Aoba]] - His hairstyle is slightly different.<br />
<br />
==Supplemental material==<br />
<br />
*In the Japanese volumes of the manga there is usually an interview with one of the production team who made, or were otherwise involved in, the television series.<br />
<br />
*At the end of each volume a 4-koma called Angel Kiss was usually present.<br />
<br />
*This supplemental material was translated and published by Viz Media in their special edition release of Sadamoto's manga.<br />
<br />
[[Image:Manga Character Bios.jpg|thumb|right|550px|Official character bios from the manga.]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to an Interview from April 1996 which was published in the original Japanese Manga Volume 2, Sadamoto stated that he "wrote the script of the manga using the anime as a base", implying that the Evangelion anime was produced first (even though the manga was released first).<br />
<br />
*[[Mari Makinami Illustrious|Mari]] shows up in the bonus chapter of the final volume as a college schoolmate of [[Yui]] and [[Kyoko]], who is smitten with Yui, and jealous that she is in a relationship with Gendo.<br />
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===Currently working on===<br />
*Creating [[Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Manga)|Raising Project Manga]] main page and separate volume pages.<br />
**Need to fill out synopsis sections.<br />
**Volume 18 needs to be updated when its released.<br />
***English Cover needs to be uploaded.<br />
*Fixing [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|NGE Manga]] main and volume pages.<br />
**Through Volume 6, now onto Volume 7!<br />
**Add subtitles of each volume to volume page info box<br />
*Continue editing [[Rei and Shinji (Relationship)]]<br />
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===To Work On In Future===<br />
*Update [[Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: Record of Heaven's Descent|Campus Apocalypse]] pages to match other Manga Pages.<br />
**Add page for fourth volume<br />
**Discuss changing page names from to Campus Apocalypse<br />
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===Completed===<br />
*Created Raising Project Manga volume pages.<br />
*Uploaded covers for Raising Project Manga.<br />
*Uploaded higher res covers for NGE Manga.<br />
*Updated publishing dates for NGE and Raising Project manga.<br />
*Created [[Rei and Shinji (Relationship)]] page.<br />
*<s>Update [[Asuka and Shinji (Relationship)]] page</s></div>DarkBluePhoenixhttps://wiki.evageeks.org/index.php?title=Volume_6_(Neon_Genesis_Evangelion)&diff=101350Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)2018-03-31T23:56:21Z<p>DarkBluePhoenix: </p>
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| number = 6<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 6.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 15, 2000<br />
US: August 31, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 5 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 5]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 7 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 7]]<br />
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The sixth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This sixth volume is subtitled ''The Fourth Child'' (四人目の適格者 / ''Yoninme no Tekikakusha'') and is comprised of Stages 34 to 40.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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Volume 6 adapts [[Episode 17]] and [[Episode 18]] of the anime series.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 34: The Fourth Child (四人目の適格者 / ''Yoninme no Tekikakusha'')===<br />
<br />
[[Ryoji Kaji|Kaji]] in the aqaurium instructs [[Shinji Ikari|Shinji]] to think for himself, and to not just take the easy road and do what people tell him to do. Shinji believes that it's easier to look away, since the truth is often such a large burden that it is unshoulderable. At Nerv, the personnel are discussing the vanishing of the Nerv-02 branch in Nevada. It was due to them trying to install an S<sup>2</sup> engine into an Evangelion. The U.S. sent Nerv Eva-03 to be tested in Japan, but the pilot has yet to be found.<br />
<br />
Shinji, [[Kensuke Aida|Kensuke]], and [[Toji Suzuhara|Toji]] are walking home from school when Toji leaves them to see his sister in the hospital. Shinji asks Kensuke if he should go see Toji's sister just once. Kensuke tells him that Toji would have asked him to go, and that he hates it when people put sympathy on him. Shinji tells him that he understands Toji really well. Shinji then thinks that he doesn't understand anyone, not Rei, Misato, or Asuka, or his father. At Nerv, [[Ritsuko Akagi|Ritsuko]] and [[Gendo Ikari|Gendo]] are discussing the [[Dummy System|Dummy Plug System]]. Ritsuko tells him that Rei's thinking patterns were digitized, but a human soul is incapable of that treatment. Gendo says that the Dummy Plug just makes an Eva believe it has a pilot, and it syncs with that signal from the Dummy Plug. He orders the Dummy Plug System to be put into Eva-01 and Eva-02, despite what Ritsuko says about there being problems with the system. About Eva-03, there will be a sync test at the Matsushiro base, and the Fourth Child will be selected. Ritsuko says there is one person that can pilot if "physiologically enhanced." <br />
<br />
Shinji thinks back to the time when his mother disapeared into the Eva. He says that the memories are slipping through into his consciousness, but in pieces too small to put together. He wonders what truth is to him. At school, Shinji and Toji are on cleanup duty. Toji hatches a plan to look up girl's skirts, but ends up being caught by [[Hikari Horaki|Hikari]], who causes Shinji and Toji to fall down the stairs. Hikari apologizes and takes Shinji to clean up his scrape. She asks him if Toji ever talks about her, and if he likes [[Asuka]]. Shinji replies that he'd like a more "old fashioned" girl, to which Hikari smiles cheerfully in response. Shinji tells Asuka later while they're at home that Hikari questioned him about Toji, and Asuka tells says to a surprised Shinji that that was because she likes Toji. Misato finds out that the Fourth Child is Toji Suzuhara. She also thinks Ritsuko is hiding things from her since she didn't get a report from the Marduk Institute.<br />
<br />
===Stage 35: Light, Then Shadow (光、そして影 / ''Hikari, Soshite Kage'')===<br />
<br />
Toji is called to the principal's office where he meets Ritsuko, who gives him her card. Asuka brings Shinji along to confront Hikari. She says that Hikari should confess because she might lose the opportunity. Shinji says that Hikari should make Toji a bento, which would be a great icebreaker. Misato meets Kaji in a Nerv breakroom, and she questions him about the Marduk Institute. He tells her that it doesn't exist, and that Nerv is pulling the strings. Kensuke talks to Shinji about the Nerv branch in Nevada exploding, and about the startup test to take place in Matsushiro. Shinji is a little bothered that he was never told about these things, and then admits to having a bad feeling, that "...Something is stirring, somewhere...ominous..." Kensuke leaves to go home and Shinji meets Toji, who was waiting for him. Toji says to Shinji, "Wanna come...back ta my house? Sometin' I gotta ask."<br />
<br />
===Stage 36: Confession (告白 / ''Kokuhaku'')===<br />
<br />
Asuka finds Kaji at Nerv working. She removes her shirt to prove she is not a child, and tells him her feelings for him. Kaji says that as an adult he cannot return her feelings, and that she only sees the exterior of him. Angered, Asuka questions him about his relationship with Misato. She accidentally sees the sync data for the pilots, and finds out that the Fourth Child is Toji. Shinji finished eating at Toji's house, and they start to clean the dishes. Shinji tells Toji that he's a good cook thinking that that was what Toji wanted to ask him. Toji says that he forgot what he wanted to ask him. He sees Shinji to the door, but stops him at the last minute. <br />
<br />
Toji confesses to Shinji that he was chosen to pilot an Evangelion, and that he is afraid to do so. He only agreed to pilot so his sister could be transfered to the hospital at Nerv, where she'd recieve better care. Shinji tries to comfort him, saying you're safer in the Evangelion, but Toji breaks down and says, "I-I'm so sorry. I...I didn't even know how you felt...an' I hit you like I understood...anything." At home, Shinji shows anger to Misato that Toji was chosen as a pilot, saying, "Why...did it have to be Toji?" Misato says she'll be gone for four days. Also, it will just be the start-up test, so she says there will be no risk. The final frame shows Eva-03 being transported by plane to Japan.<br />
<br />
===Stage 37: The Gift (ギフト / ''Gifuto'')=== <br />
<br />
Hikari is nervously waiting for Toji so she can give him a bento she ade specially for him. She had waited all day for him at school, but he never showed back up. As Toji turns t leave, he says they should try and be friends when he gets back. Abnormally gloomy and pensive, Toji heads to the Matsushiro base. At Matsushiro, the activation test for Eva-03 is being prepped.<br />
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At school, Hikari finds Shinji on the roof and gives him the bento she made for Toji, saying she couldn't give it to him but "something good happened anyway." As she leaves, Kensuke comes to the roof, and he and Shinji share the bento Hikari dropped off. They find the little charature of Toji in the bento that Hikari made, and both of them are puzzled by it. The activation test for Eva-03 has begun, however, just after Eva-03 comes online, an Angel is detected - [[Bardiel]]. Bardiel causes a massive explosion at Matsushiro, causing Nerv HQ to lose contact. Shinji is contacted by [[Maya Ibuki|Maya]] and told something is wrong.<br />
<br />
===Stage 38: Ambush (迎撃 / ''Geigeki'')===<br />
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Shinji realizes what's wrong before Maya can tell him, and he is told that an Angel is moving away form the site, and that he needs to find Asuka and Rei and get to Nerv immediately. Gendo takes command of the Evas and launches Shinji, Asuka, and Rei to intercept the [[Angel]]. When Bardiel is spotted, and found to be Eva-03, all measures are taken to deactivate the rogue Evangelion. Gendo has Eva-03 marked as a hostile target, the Eighth Angel, and orders it destroyed. Shinji protests attacking Eva-03, knowing that Toji is inside. Asuka agrees they have to try and help him, but she and Eva-02 are defeated easily. Rei is ready to attack, but Shinji tells her not to because Toji is inside. Rei hesitates momentarily when she fins out Toji is piloting, and is then taken out by Bardiel in short order, with the Angel trying to infect Eva-00 as well. Eva-00's left arm is severed while the nerve connections are still active, causing Rei immense pain. With the others out of the fight, Shinji and Eva-01 are left to face Bardiel alone.<br />
<br />
===Stage 39: The Dummy System (ダミーシステム / ''Damī Shisutemu'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji expresses fear, and is hesitant to fight, even as Gendo orders him to attack. Bardiel strikes while Shinji shouts to Toji, hoping he will respond. Bardiel sends his arm thought he ground and begins to strangle Eva-01, while Shinji refuses to fight his friend. When his father demands to know why he won't fight, Shinji replied: "I can't... can't do it... can't fight... m' friend... m' friend is n' there... won't hurt him...!" Gendo tells Shinji he will die and Shinji shouts back: "Better than... killing my friend!" Gendo then orders Maya, against her objections about the incomplete and untested system, to activate the Dummy System, to override Shinji's control of Eva-01. Shinji notices the system come online and doesn't understand what's going on.<br />
<br />
===Stage 40: Staining the Twilight Black (黄昏を黒に染めて… / ''Tasogare o Kuro ni Somete...'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji and the Bridge bunnies watch in horror and disgust as they witness Eva-01 retaliate against Bardiel, by beginning to strangle him back. Eva-01 turns the tables and begins to brutally beat Bardiel. Once Eva-01 has the Angel on the ground, it begins to pummel Bardiel until blood is sprayed all over the surrounding area. Shinji begs his father to shut the system off, asking him what's he's done and is simply told to shut up. As Eva-01 begins ripping limbs off of Bardiel and tossing them aside, Shinji scrams for Eva-01 to stop. Eva-01 begins stomping the corpse of the defeated Bardiel, causing more unnecessary carnage until the Entry Plug is uncovered. Shinji screams in agony as Eva-01 crushes Toji's Entry Plug. Some time later,Kaji is at the remains of Matsushiro, as Misato is recovered and tells her what has transpired. Misato is horrified by what happened. Shinji watches as the medics pull Toji's corpse from what was left of his Entry Plug and pronounce him dead, leaving Shinji utterly devastated. Hikari, at home, is choosing what to make for Toji the following day, expecting his return, and imagines herself sharing a bento with him on the roof of the school.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
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*The events of [[Episode 13]], [[Episode 14]], [[Episode 16]], and the majority of [[Episode 15]] are not adapted in the manga.<br />
*The biggest change from the show is Toji dies from his injuries after Eva-01 crushes his [[Entry Plug]].<br />
*Unlike the anime, where Hikari tells Asuka about her feelings for Toji, here she confides in Shinji.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
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*With Toji's death, this begins a tonal shift in Shinji (and the manga itself), who becomes increasingly despondent and angry, especially towards his father.<br />
**Toji's death also separates Shinji from Hikari and Kensuke, and Shinji no longer believes he should be friends with them.<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 5<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 5.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 17, 1999<br />
US: August 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 4 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 4]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
}}<br />
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The fifth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This fifth volume is subtitled ''Cenotaph'' (墓標 / ''Bohyō'') and is comprised of Stages 27 to 33.<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume 5 features the battle with [[Sahaquiel]], and a blackout in Tokyo-3, roughly adapting the events of [[Episode 11]] and [[Episode 12]] of the anime.<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
===Stage 27: The Party (パーティー / ''Pātī'')===<br />
<br />
Volume 5 starts off with Kaji investigating the 106th firm said to be involved with the Marduk Institute, the group said to select the Eva pilots, only to find in is yet another dummy company. Fast forward back to Tokyo-3 where Shinji, Toji, and Kensuke return home to find Asuka has moved into his room after being 'forced' to move in. When Shinji goes to ask Misato why she made her move in he learns that it was actually Asuka's own idea for her to move in. In Shinji's shock Kensuke notices Misato's promotion from Captain to Major and insesits on having a party. Hikari and Kaji show up to celebrate the party. While trying to warn Kaji of Asuka's mean nature, Toji gets punched by her even though she claimed she slipped. Kaji tells Asuka that it's ok to be herself around adults and she swiftly beats up on Shinji.<br />
<br />
===Stage 28: Follow Back Along Your Scar (傷跡をたどれば / ''Kizuato o Tadoreba'')===<br />
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After everyones passed out, Kaji and Misato go out on a walk where Misato reflects her past and her relationship with Kaji. Just as they're about to kiss Asuka finds them and breaks it up. Meanwhile, Rei is having a sync test with Unit-01 in which she recites a simplified version of her poem heard in episode 14. The next day at school Hiakari asks Shinji to deliver papers to Rei's house.<br />
<br />
===Stage 29: Centopath (墓標 / ''Bohyō'')===<br />
<br />
Upon arrival to her house she requests he come in for tea, but asks him to make it because she has never done it before. Shinji asks her about his father and she told him he should say what he thought to his father. He goes home and calls his father to ask him if he remembers what tomorrow is in which he responds coldly by saying "Don't call unless it's important." The next day Shinji goes to his mother's grave for the anniversery of her death to find that his father is already there placing flowers on her grave.<br />
<br />
===Stage 30: Catch The G-Shock (受け止めろ 重力攻撃! / ''Catch The G-Shock!'')===<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Sahaquiel makes itself apparent to Nerv and is slowly making it's way over Tokyo-3 where it will drop from the sky and destroy Nerv. Misato creates a plan in which all three Evas will try and catch the Angel with their hands. Once the Angel is within sight, Misato yells go in which Shinji hesitates thinking of his father. They manage to catch the Angel and it is destroyed in the process. While the battle is taking place, Commanders Ikari and Fuyutsuki are in the South Pole recovering the [[Lance of Longinus]].<br />
<br />
===Stage 31: NERV Blackout (ネルフ、停電 / ''Nerufu, Teiden'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji is chewed out by Misato for hesitating and almost blowing the entire mission. The pilots then start walking back when the power goes out. Locked in an elevator, Misato and Kaji talk about their past relationship with each other and what happened. Asuka and Shinji go off to find Misato and Kaji. While trying to find them Asuka asks Shinji if he's ever kissed a girl before. Asuka continues to ask if he would be man enough to kiss her. Saying he would he goes in for the kiss when the power comes on. The elevator next to them opens and Kaji and Misato find them almost kissing.<br />
<br />
===Stage 32: The Abyss of Truth (真実の深淵 / ''Shinjitsu no Shin'en'')===<br />
<br />
Ritsuko, Maya, and Misato discuss what caused the power to go out and Kaji is suggessted as the reason even though he was with Misato the entire time. Asuka is embarresed by Kaji finding her almost kissing Shinji and writes and letter explaining why, she also expects Shinji to deliver it because it was all his fault. Shinji goes to find Kaji when he sees Misato walking he tries to catch up to her and follows her to where she points a [[Personnel_Weapons#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP|gun]] at Kaji's head at the LCL Plant. He then opens the door revealing Lilith who they think is Adam. Shinji wanders in and Misato yells at him and tells him to "Forget everything you see!"<br />
<br />
===Stage 33: Aquarium (アクアリウム / ''Akuariumu'')===<br />
<br />
After a sync test, Shinji gives Asuka back the letter telling her to deliver it herself. He starts to walk home when he's picked up by Kaji and told to take a ride. They drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about Nerv, Seele, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He also reminds him that he was watching the moment his mother died and that he does remember but he's blocking out the truth. He tells Shinji he has a duty to know the truth because he is the son of Yui Ikari. The last page shows Rei and Unit-00 putting the Lance of Longinus into Lilith.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
*The events of [[Episode 10]] are not covered by the manga.<br />
*However, the events of Episode 11 and Episode 12 are covered, albeit in reverse order, and without the addition of [[Matarael]].<br />
**Part of [[Episode 15]], the scene in the graveyard, is also adapted in this volume.<br />
*The manga includes many scenes that are not included in the anime. In order, they are...<br />
**Kaji investigates a building in the middle of nowhere<br />
**An 'after party' where Misato and Kaji talk about their past<br />
**Shinji visits Rei's apartment and has tea<br />
**Misato yells at Shinji for hesitating during Sahaquiel's attack<br />
**Asuka demands Shinji gives Kaji a note<br />
**Kaji picks Shinji up in his car and they drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about everything<br />
*The events of Episode 7 are not covered in the manga.<br />
<br />
==Analysis==<br />
*Shinji is more upset than the anime because he doesn't think his father remembers the anniversery of his mom's death.<br />
*Shinji knows about his mom's death but he blocked it from his memory.<br />
*Misato is extremely concerned over Shinji seeing "Adam."<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 5<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 5.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: December 17, 1999<br />
US: August 10, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 4 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 4]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 6 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 6]]<br />
}}<br />
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The fifth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This fifth volume is subtitled ''Cenotaph'' (墓標 / ''Bohyō'') and is comprised of Stages 27 to 33.<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume 5 features the battle with [[Sahaquiel]], and a blackout in Tokyo-3, roughly adapting the events of [[Episode 11]] and [[Episode 12]] of the anime.<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
<br />
===Stage 27: The Party (パーティー / ''Pātī'')===<br />
<br />
Volume 5 starts off with Kaji investigating the 106th firm said to be involved with the Marduk Institute, the group said to select the Eva pilots, only to find in is yet another dummy company. Fast forward back to Tokyo-3 where Shinji, Toji, and Kensuke return home to find Asuka has moved into his room after being 'forced' to move in. When Shinji goes to ask Misato why she made her move in he learns that it was actually Asuka's own idea for her to move in. In Shinji's shock Kensuke notices Misato's promotion from Captain to Major and insesits on having a party. Hikari and Kaji show up to celebrate the party. While trying to warn Kaji of Asuka's mean nature, Toji gets punched by her even though she claimed she slipped. Kaji tells Asuka that it's ok to be herself around adults and she swiftly beats up on Shinji.<br />
<br />
===Stage 28: Follow Back Along Your Scar (傷跡をたどれば / ''Kizuato o Tadoreba'')===<br />
<br />
After everyones passed out, Kaji and Misato go out on a walk where Misato reflects her past and her relationship with Kaji. Just as they're about to kiss Asuka finds them and breaks it up. Meanwhile, Rei is having a sync test with Unit-01 in which she recites a simplified version of her poem heard in episode 14. The next day at school Hiakari asks Shinji to deliver papers to Rei's house.<br />
<br />
===Stage 29: Centopath (墓標 / ''Bohyō'')===<br />
<br />
Upon arrival to her house she requests he come in for tea, but asks him to make it because she has never done it before. Shinji asks her about his father and she told him he should say what he thought to his father. He goes home and calls his father to ask him if he remembers what tomorrow is in which he responds coldly by saying "Don't call unless it's important." The next day Shinji goes to his mother's grave for the anniversery of her death to find that his father is already there placing flowers on her grave.<br />
<br />
===Stage 30: Catch The G-Shock (受け止めろ 重力攻撃! / ''Catch The G-Shock!'')===<br />
<br />
Meanwhile, Sahaquiel makes itself apparent to Nerv and is slowly making it's way over Tokyo-3 where it will drop from the sky and destroy Nerv. Misato creates a plan in which all three Evas will try and catch the Angel with their hands. Once the Angel is within sight, Misato yells go in which Shinji hesitates thinking of his father. They manage to catch the Angel and it is destroyed in the process. While the battle is taking place, Commanders Ikari and Fuyutsuki are in the South Pole recovering the [[Lance of Longinus]].<br />
<br />
===Stage 31: NERV Blackout (ネルフ、停電 / ''Nerufu, Teiden'')===<br />
<br />
Shinji is chewed out by Misato for hesitating and almost blowing the entire mission. The pilots then start walking back when the power goes out. Locked in an elevator, Misato and Kaji talk about their past relationship with each other and what happened. Asuka and Shinji go off to find Misato and Kaji. While trying to find them Asuka asks Shinji if he's ever kissed a girl before. Asuka continues to ask if he would be man enough to kiss her. Saying he would he goes in for the kiss when the power comes on. The elevator next to them opens and Kaji and Misato find them almost kissing.<br />
<br />
===Stage 32: The Abyss of Truth (真実の深淵 / ''Shinjitsu no Shin'en'')===<br />
<br />
Ritsuko, Maya, and Misato discuss what caused the power to go out and Kaji is suggessted as the reason even though he was with Misato the entire time. Asuka is embarresed by Kaji finding her almost kissing Shinji and writes and letter explaining why, she also expects Shinji to deliver it because it was all his fault. Shinji goes to find Kaji when he sees Misato walking he tries to catch up to her and follows her to where she points a [[Personnel_Weapons#Heckler_.26_Koch_USP|gun]] at Kaji's head at the LCL Plant. He then opens the door revealing Lilith who they think is Adam. Shinji wanders in and Misato yells at him and tells him to "Forget everything you see!"<br />
<br />
===Stage 33: Aquarium (アクアリウム / ''Akuariumu'')===<br />
<br />
After a sync test, Shinji gives Asuka back the letter telling her to deliver it herself. He starts to walk home when he's picked up by Kaji and told to take a ride. They drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about Nerv, Seele, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He also reminds him that he was watching the moment his mother died and that he does remember but he's blocking out the truth. He tells Shinji he has a duty to know the truth because he is the son of Yui Ikari. The last page shows Rei and Unit-00 putting the Lance of Longinus into Lilith.<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
<br />
*The events of [[Episode 10]] are not covered by the manga.<br />
*However, the events of Episode 11 and Episode 12 are covered, albeit in reverse order, and without the addition of [[Matarael]].<br />
*The manga includes many scenes that are not included in the anime. In order, they are...<br />
**Kaji investigates a building in the middle of nowhere<br />
**An 'after party' where Misato and Kaji talk about their past<br />
**Shinji visits Rei's apartment and has tea<br />
**Misato yells at Shinji for hesitating during Sahaquiel's attack<br />
**Asuka demands Shinji gives Kaji a note<br />
**Kaji picks Shinji up in his car and they drive to an aquarium where Kaji tells Shinji about everything<br />
*The events of Episode 7 are not covered in the manga.<br />
==Analysis==<br />
*Shinji is more upset than the anime because he doesn't think his father remembers the anniversery of his mom's death.<br />
*Shinji knows about his mom's death but he blocked it from his memory.<br />
*Misato is extremely concerned over Shinji seeing "Adam."<br />
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<div>{{Manga Infobox<br />
| number = 4<br />
| japanese_title = 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン<br />
| romaji_title = Shin Seiki Evangelion<br />
| image = [[Image:Sadamoto Volume 4.jpg|300px]]<br />
| author = [[Yoshiyuki Sadamoto]]<br />
| publish_date = JP: October 17, 1997<br />
US: June 9, 2004<br />
| prev = [[Volume 3 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 3]]<br />
| next = [[Volume 5 (Neon Genesis Evangelion)|Volume 5]]<br />
}}<br />
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The fourth volume of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)|manga adaptation]] of Neon Genesis Evangelion. This fourth volume is subtitled ''Asuka Comes to Japan'' (アスカ、来日 / ''Asuka, Rainichi'') and is comprised of Stages 20 to 26.<br />
<br />
==Overview==<br />
<br />
Volume 4 retells the arrival of [[Asuka Langley Soryu|Asuka]] and the battle with [[Israfel]], and roughly corresponds to [[Episode 08|Episode 8]] and [[Episode 09|Episode 9]] of the series.<br />
<br />
==Summary==<br />
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===Stage 20: Asuka Comes To Japan (アスカ、来日 / ''Asuka, Rainichi'')===<br />
Shinji and Rei watch a giant screen where Asuka defeats [[Gaghiel]] with Eva-02 at sea with assistance from The Pacific Fleet. Later, Toji, Kensuke, and Shinji start heading home from school when they run into Asuka at the arcade. Not knowing who she is, the three are amazed over how beautiful she is until she freaks out and demands money from them. While arguing, Asuka bumps a big thuggish guy who wants to beat her up for making him lose his game. Asuka proceeds to beat him up and all of his friends. Shinji manages to get punched in the scuffle. The arcade owner calls the cops and everyone runs away. On Shinji's way to Nerv he runs into Asuka at the gates.<br />
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===Stage 21: The Uninvited (招かれざる者 / ''Manekarezarumono'')===<br />
Shinji and Asuka learn that each other are pilots. Asuka is introduced by Misato and Ritsuko where Asuka apologizes for Shinji getting punched. She lies and says that Shinji was protecting her. In Gendo's office, Kaji presents Gendo with the 'first human', [[Adam]]. All the children and Misato are having lunch when Kaji walks in and introduces himself. Misato, appalled by seeing him, yells at him to go away. Back at school, Asuka shows up for class and everyone starts to gossip about her. Shinji drops his pencil and Asuka returns it with a piece of chewed gum stuck to it. After school, Asuka reveals the real truth about Second Impact to Shinji while walking to Nerv. Rei walks by and blows off Asuka. Asuka is annoyed by this and grabs Rei's shoulder. Shinji defends Rei, and Asuka gets mad and runs away.<br />
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===Stage 22: Asuka Attacks (アスカ攻撃 / ''Asuka Atakku'')===<br />
Kaji reintroduces himself to Ritsuko. Misato is still disgusted with him. The alarm goes off signaling the arrival of another Angel. Tokyo-3's Angel Intercept System is still down so the Evas must meet the Angel at the ocean's edge. Asuka criticizes Shinji and tells him not to get in her way. Israfel appears and Asuka runs in and cuts in in half. Everyone's impressed until it turns into two separate Angels.<br />
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===Stage 23: Try, Try Again (トライ・アゲイン / ''Torai Agein'')===<br />
Both halves of the Angel continue to attack. Shinji and Asuka discover that the Angel can heal itself almost instantly and they both suffer defeat. Back at Nerv, a briefing is being conducted to review everything. The UN dropped an N² bomb and temporarily stopped the Angel. After the briefing, Asuka yells at Shinji for screwing up the battle when Kaji walks in. Asuka then claims Shinji was picking on her. Kaji invites both of them to dinner. Misato discovers all the paper work she has to deal with because of the lost battle. She says the Evas need 5 days for repair but the Angel will also take 5 days to heal. Ritsuko gives a plan to defeat the Angel from Kaji to Misato. At dinner with Kaji, Asuka and Shinji are called to report to the Second Conference room where Misato directs them to their new living quarters. They are disgusted to have to live together.<br />
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===Stage 24: Dissonance (不協和音 / ''Disonansu'')===<br />
Misato proceeds to tell them that their lives must be synchronized with each other. Once Misato leaves, Shinji asks to use the shower first and Asuka tells him to use some chivalry and let her use it first. Alone, Shinji thinks about Rei. Asuka comes out of the shower in just a towel and tries to seduce Shinji. Asuka goes to take off the towel to show him her breasts and underneath the towel she is wearing clothes. Asuka laughs about how nervous Shinji got. The next day Asuka and Shinji practice a dance to defeat the angel but they both fail on their first day. They run into Gendo and Shinji invites him to lunch but he refuses and says he's busy. Back at the apartment Asuka figures out Shinji has a father complex. Shinji finds out that Asuka is a test tube baby and that she never had a father. During the night, Shinji hears Asuka cry out about her mother and that she died.<br />
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===Stage 25: Shall We Dance? (''Shall we dance?'')===<br />
With one day left until the battle practice still isn't going well. Rei takes the place of Asuka, just to try it out, and Rei does much better than Asuka. Asuka runs off and Kaji tells him to go after her. Shinji ends up trying to counsel Asuka about putting up a fake front around everyone. She yells at him and Shinji proceeds to say he's leaving now. During the entire time, Kaji is listening from behind a pillar. Misato doubts Asuka's ability but Kaji tells her to give it a little more time. Asuka returns to their apartment and smashes the security camera Misato is watching them from. When Misato wonders what happened, Kaji tries to hit on her but fails. For the rest of the night Asuka and Shinji practice and perfect the dance.<br />
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===Stage 26: One Moment, One Heart (瞬間、心、重ねて / ''Shunkan, Kokoro, Kasanete'')===<br />
The Angels are proceeding but the pilots are nowhere to be found. Misato rushes to their apartment where she finds Asuka and Shinji asleep on the floor. She drags them to their Evas. Misato is extremely worried but Asuka, Shinji, and Kaji are confident. The Evas preform a marvelous battle and defeat the Angel. Misato hugs Kaji but quickly lets go once she realizes what she was doing. The Evas end up on top of each other but Asuka tells Shinji she'll forgive him this time. Both pilots immediately fall asleep.<br />
==Notes==<br />
*The events of [[Episode 07|Episode 7]] are not covered in the manga.<br />
*The battle scene in the anime series between Gaghiel and [[Eva-02]]/[[Asuka Langley Soryu]] was not featured in the manga series of Evangelion.<br />
*[[Israfel]] has two cores in the manga, but only one in the anime.<br />
*During Asuka and Shinji's training, they are in Nerv, in the anime they are in Misato's apartment.<br />
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==Analysis==<br />
*In this volume of the manga, Asuka tries to hide her real personality, especially around Kaji. She stops doing this after the first chapter of the following volume.<br />
*Shinji finds out about Asuka's mother dying and that she really is a child inside by her sleep talking.<br />
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