World Famous Comics: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1
Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1
From: VIZ Media LLC Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: VIZ Media LLC Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 184 Publication Date: March 24, 2004 Reading Level: Young Adult
Book Description: Evangelion, Vol. 1, contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus special bonus commentary by series mecha designer Ikuto Yamashita, as well as the famous "confession letter" written by director Hideaki Anno in the months before the original TV series premiere that laid out his deeply personal motivations to make Evangelion.
More of what we want to know At first when i bought the manga I expected either, a totally parallel story with no points in common or the same exact amazing story. Instead i a mixture of both as it is the same anime story but re-drawn and focusing a lot more in the psychologies of the characters and overall, on the human instrumentallity project, that is what remains the darkest after the anime
I loved Eva, the anime... the manga not so much This review is meant to summarize how I feel about the magna series in general after reading Vol. 1 and 3.
Now I loved Neon Genesis Evangelion, the anime, so I thought Neon Genesis Evangelion, the manga, would be worthwhile. I kind of regret my choice. Most of my problems come from the changes made. For instance Suzuhara seems to have gained a sort of Bronx accent that annoys me to no end... also (and more importantly to me) Shinji's personality is changed a bit. He goes from being quiet and unsure to more assertive and open. Though some people may like the change, I don't. I can't really explain why it bothers me so much, but I can only guess because to me the anime was just about perfect (I'm probably the only person who wasn't pissed about the ending to the series to put it in perspective). That accounts for 2 of the stars I took off.
The other star I took off was because at times the art work seemed kind of sloppy. A few times I had no idea what I was looking at. It doesn't take that much away, but I felt it was worth mentioning.
If that stuff wouldn't bother you, you'll probably enjoy the manga.
Great read. I was a fan of the television series before I purchased this, but didn't realize exactly how interesting everything was. There is a lot more information given in this that isn't given in the shows, which is great for someone like me because I love to read up on back story and stuff like that, and all the extra stuff gave me a lot to start with.
Anime vs Manga When I found out that Evangelion had a manga series, I was really excited. Because this was the series that really hooked me into the anime world.
The year is 2015, the Antarctica ice caps have melted and flooded most of he earth. Mysterious monsters, code named ANGELS, attack the small city of Tokyo-3. The world's only hopes against the ANGEL'S attacks are robotic life forms codenamed EVANGELION or `EVA' for short. The pilots... fourteen year old kids! (It's anime! They always rely on kids!)
After reading the book, I was very satisfied with it. However, watching the series and then reading the book, I found it very distraught for me. The story writer and illustrator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who worked on character design in the anime series, portrayed some of the characters in a different way than in the series. But the story itself was very original in some ways and also, in some parts, stays true to the anime series. But I suggest the series over the book. So if you had to decide between the book or the DVD, go with the DVD first, than the book.
The first volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion gets 4 stars out of 5.
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I'M A PILOT? 14 year old Shinji Ikari is being driven to a meeting with a father he hasn't seen in years. The problem is that on the way he has to make his way through an "Angel" a gigantic robotic monster who is destroying the city, trying to get to the base of "NERV", a shadow organization created by the United Nations, which is run by Shinji's father. NERV has constructed biomechanical semi-sentient mecha called "EVAs", and Shinji has been brought unwittingly to pilot one of them. He already has some anger issues because his father abandoned him and his mother but you can imagine his reaction when he is told he is one the "Third Children", adolescents who have a natural affinity to synch up with the EVA controls. Due to the wounds of another female pilot, the only one left to fight the Angel is Shinji. Talk about trial by fire!
The art by Yoshiyuki Sadamato is simply gorgeous and feels more like anime than manga. The things I have to complain about that were also in the anime is mainly the character of Shinji. He is such a loser! Everytime he has to do something difficult, he starts breaking down crying and yelling just like a....well, a fourteen year-old. If a kid of this age was thrust into the situation, this would most likely be how he would act. But there is something unseemly in the fact that the creator Hideaki Anno used the anime and manga to voice his own lack of courage in facing his problems. At times the plot oozes with Prozac and immature maleness.
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