Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: Record of Heaven's Descent
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"Making something... Nurturing something is really great. You can see and learn so many things from the process." |
| 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 学園堕天録 Shin Seiki Evangelion Gakuen Datenroku | |
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| Author: | Min Min (眠民) |
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| Publish date: | September '07 |
Neon Genesis Evangelion Academy: The Records of Heaven's Descent (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 学園堕天録) is an officially licensed manga spin-off of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Authored by Min Min and published in Asuka magazine.
The story starts with Shinji losing a coin beneath a vending machine, when he seeks to retrieve it he discovers a marble-like stone which is later revealed to be a core. The core Shinji discovers acts as a key into a secret organisation of students (Asuka, Rei, Kaworu) within the school he goes to, Nerv's Academy, who battle the Angels who seek the cores for themselves.
The cores are needed to sustain the "World Tree," which has been withering. If the World Tree were to die all forms of existence would become one, and worlds would merge into one as well.
There are entities, called the Angels, who seek the cores and are in competition with the Guardians (Shinji, Kaworu, Rei, and Asuka), who will otherwise wipe them from existence. These Angels must take over the body of a human or animal in order to exist in the world. Otherwise they exist only as a mind.
The manga uses elements from the television series in new ways, while adding new ideas. The above about the use of cores and the World Tree being some examples of many.
Some other differences include...
'Evas' come in pods that get written into their DNA. They must focus their thoughts on their right hands to summon their Eva which varies as weapons depending on the character. Kaworu has a long sword with lettering on the hilt, Rei wields the Lance of Longinus, Asuka uses a whip and Shinji has a gun.
The Guardians attend a Catholic school called Nerv Foundation Academy. Shinji, Asuka, Rei and Kaworu's homeroom teacher is Misato Katsuragi.
Shinji does not live with his father, Gendo Ikari. He lives in an apartment with Kaji Ryoji, who says he is Shinji's guardian because Gendo is overseas. Yui Ikari is deceased, however.
Kaworu's body is unable to heal on it's own. He must be fixed with new body parts if they are bruised or bleeding. Rei's body can heal on it's own, however. She is often seen with bandages while Shinji has noted that Kaworu never has any scars.
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