Evangelion Anima
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| Title | Neon Genesis Evangelion - ANIMA |
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| Author | Yamashita Ikuto + Utatane Hiroyuki + Takeru Kageyama |
| Original Publication Date | January 2008 and ongoing |
| Publisher | Media Works |
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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.
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.
Story
Every first page of the chapter has the following note
※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。
※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.
Characters
(Partially translated from the Japanese wiki by symbv)
SHINJI IKARI
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.
ASUKA LANGLEY SHORYU
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.
AYANAMI REI
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.
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.
REI No.QUATRE
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.
REI NO.CINQ
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Sinq). In order to distinguish from other clones, her hair was adjusted to be shorter. She shows growth beyond No.Quatre that was prepared at the same time, and even her original body - No.Trois. 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"
REI NO.SIX
One of the Rei clones. Pilot of EVA0.0 (Six). The last clone created in the Ayanami series. Body age is 7. 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 "Chiba-Nami".
Although she has a little girl body she has very good combat skill.
MISATO KATSURAGI
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".
MAYA IBUKI
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 Akgai, her former supervisor.
Chapters
Ikuto Yamashita Pre-release Interview
Ikuto Yamashita × Takeru Kageyama Special Talk
Section 2 - Special Chapter - Intermission
Links
Eva Geeks Forum discussion thread
Bland Life on Anima - features translated summaries and a few images from the first 7 chapters.
This article bears the unpleasant designation of "Stub." This is a Bad Thing. Provide a great service to NGE fan-geeks everywhere by making it awesomer!
