NEON GENESIS EVANGELION GN (2025)

"Japan's most controversial anime series is over - but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Not simply a retelling, this manga is anime co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story - sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. The human race nearly ended in 2000 A.D. when a top- secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named 'The Angel' triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father Gendo, and forced without warning to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the fearsome power of the Angels. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re- start a 'normal' life in school... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim hit FLCL. Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 contains a special bonus interview with Sadamoto himself!"

"Japan's most controversial anime series is over... but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike! In 2015, the 'Angels' have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen-year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo - commander of the secret organization NERV - to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the Angels' fearsome power. But the frontline is everywhere in Shinji's life; not only at home, but in the school and on the battleground he shares with his fellow pilot - the distant, pale-yet-beautiful Rei Ayanami. One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim smash, FLCL. This volume includes a Japanese sound FX glossary plus a special bonus commentary by the voice of Rei, superstar Megumi Hayashibara!"

"Japan's most controversial anime series is over...but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. In 2015, the 'Angels' have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo-commander of the secret organization NERV-to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the Angels' fearsome power. As a carrier fleet steams towards Japan carrying a mysterious embryonic form linked to the true origins of the human race, a hurricane is about to blow down Shinji's momentary peace: the wind through the red hair of Asuka Langley Soryu, the new Eva pilot arriving in Tokyo-3... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim smash FLCL. EVA Vol. 4 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus a special bonus interview with the voice of Asuka, Battle Royale's Yuko Miyamura!"

"Japan's most controversial anime series is over... but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. In 2015, the 'Angels' have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo-commander of the secret organization NERV-to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the Angels' fearsome power. One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim smash FLCL. Evangelion Vol. 5 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus Part I of a special bonus dossier on the mysterious and occult sources of the Evangelion story! SC, 200pg, b&w"

"Let me go, for the day breaketh Japan's most controversial anime series is over...but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. In 2015, the 'Angels' have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo-commander of the secret organization NERV-to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the Angels' fearsome power... Double agent Kaji has revealed to Shinji the terrible knowledge Gendo and his erstwhile secret masters have long possessed-and awakened Shinji's memory of the price his mother paid to create the Evangelion. Now the next sacrifice demanded to the program is Shinji's best friend...One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim smash FLCL. NGE Vol. 6 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus Part II of a special bonus dossier on the mysterious and occult sources of the Evangelion story! SC, 200pg, b&w"

"Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. In 2015, the 'Angels' have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo-commander of the secret organization NERV-to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called 'Evangelion' to match the Angels' fearsome power. Shinji's breaking point has now come, and he resigns in fury, making to depart even as the mighty Angel Zeruel smashes towards NERV HQ. Kaji, who has put such doubts in his mind, may also be the only one who can convince Shinji to return; for his own, and very dark personal reasons... NGE Vol. 7 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus a special bonus essay on the intriguing Biblical references of Evangelion! SC, 5x7, 200pg, b&w"

"As a disembodied Shinji drifts in visions, merged with the esoteric fluids of the EVA, his father's long-serving lieutenant, Fuyutsuki, is kidnapped for interrogation by Seele-in German, the 'Soul' - the council of superiors whom NERV has been double-crossing for some time now. Volume 8 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus a special bonus guide to help U.S. fans discover the best of the many import books available on Evangelion! "

"Pride in being an Evangelion pilot--that is the essence of the Second Child, Soryu Asuka Langley. But the day she was chosen to be so was the most horrible of her life--and as that truth rises to consume her, Shinji finds a new comrade in the strange, beautiful and disturbing Kaworu Nagisa. Born on the day of the Second Impact, he has been sent directly by SEELE, which alone knows him by his real name--Tabris, the Angel of Free Will. Eva Vol. 9 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus a special bonus article on Kaworu, the mysterious stranger of the Evangelion story."

"After a profoundly disturbing vision leads Rei to sacrifice herself in combat against the penultimate angel, Armisael, Kaworu takes the opportunity to try to get closer to his own target. But Shinji's anger and confusion at Kaworu's advances develop into even darker feelings when events rapidly force him to come to grips with the secret behind the origin of Rei - a secret kept by the cold, brilliant mind of NERV's soul-sold genius, Dr. Ritsuko Akagi. Rating: T+"

"Once Shinji didn't care about anything; then he found people to fight for--only to learn that he couldn't protect them, or keep those he let into his heart from going away. As mankind tilts on the brink of the Third Impact, human feelings are fault lines; good, for cracking the world open, or bad, to be welded forever shut. Kaworu, the Angel of Free Will, now offers Shinji his own two choices--but what if neither is the right one...?"

"Government forces directed by SEELE have penetrated NERV and are heading for the command center. Outside, Asuka hurls Unit-02 against a relentless assault by mass-produced Evas. Inside the base, Shinji confronts his father Gendo for what may be the last time and learns the terrifying truth of his father's motivations. Misato may be able to help Shinji escape momentarily, but Shinji is trapped by fate--only he can pilot Unit-01 in the climactic battle for the fate of humanity!"

"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun. The world hangs in the balance as Asuka fights to survive an onslaught of Evas determined to destroy her. Shinji rushes to help, but he may be too late. Deep inside the NERV command center, Dr. Ikari is about to set in motion the last act of the Instrumentality Project. Everything has gone according to Ikari's plans so far, but even he cannot foresee the role Shinji will play in determining the future!"

"The Third Impact has come. As the unbelievably massive form of Ayanami towers over the Earth, the Instrumentality Project enters its last stages. While the world shudders in terror as it is engulfed in a sea of LCL, Shinji's consciousness merges with Lilith's, and he searches his memories for a final understanding of himself and the fate of humanity."