Asuka Langley (disambiguation)

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Asuka Langley
Asuka Langley SoryuAsuka Shikinami Langley
アスカ・ラングレー
Rank / Title Second Girl;[1]
Captain (of the European Air Force)[2]
Affiliation(s) Nerv
National Heritage Japanese, American, German[3]
Birthday 12/04/2001[4]
Height 157cm[5]
Seiyū Yuko Miyamura
Voice Actor English: Tiffany Grant

Asuka Langley[6] (アスカ・ラングレー) is one of the main characters in both the Original and Rebuild runs of Evangelion.

Asuka's name changes between the different canons. Furthermore, her character development and particular involvement in the story differs between the Rebuilds and the Original Series.

Asuka Langley may therefore refer to either of the following:


Notes & References

  1. Could also be the Second Child, or Second Children, depending on translation.
  2. Is mentioned in the Rebuild Series; her level of involvement with the European Air Force is not explicitly stated in the Original Series.
  3. Germany is her country of origin, according to the Official Website. Retrieved 2011/04/27. (Rebuild-Related Material)
  4. Based off of the Original Series.
  5. Rebuild figure, labelled as such in character height sketch by from Evangelion 2.0 Complete Records Collection, by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
  6. Langley is considered to be her middle name in both series, however it is presented here because it is common to both. Langley is taken from the U.S. Warship USS Langley. See Character Name Origins for more details.


Characters
Main characters: Shinji Ikari | Rei Ayanami | Asuka Langley Soryu
Nerv staff: Misato Katsuragi | Gendo Ikari | Ritsuko Akagi | Kozo Fuyutsuki | Ryoji Kaji | Maya Ibuki | Makoto Hyuga | Shigeru Aoba
Classmates: Toji Suzuhara | Kensuke Aida | Hikari Horaki
Other characters: Kaworu Nagisa | Yui Ikari | Naoko Akagi | Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu | Dr. Katsuragi | Mr. Langley | Keel Lorenz | Pen Pen
Rebuild of Evangelion: Asuka Shikinami Langley | Mari Makinami Illustrious | Sakura Suzuhara | Ryoji Kaji (Jr)
Miscellaneous: Minor Characters | Minor Characters (Rebuild) | Extracanonical Characters
Theory and Analysis: Name Origins (Warships) | Designs | Relationships | Profiles
Resources: 2015: The Last Year of Ryohji Kaji