Neon Genesis Evangelion 2-in-1 Edition, Vol. 5: Includes vols. 13 & 14 (5) (Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1 Collection) Paperback – June 14, 2016

Neon Genesis Evangelion volume 5 is the conclusion of the Evangelion manga and adapting the End of Evangelion movie more specifically the Human Instrumentality Project. Where as before the manga was similar but ultimately the same. We have reached a new endgame as the manga spilts from the original series ending. We have an all new ending and a bonus chapter dealing with some rebuild material.The new ending is the star of the manga in the original movie it’s a bleak ending when the orange Fanta apocalypse occurs Shinji rejects humanity and proceeds to strangle Asuka as the waters turn red in this new world. The manga gives us the good ending or the very least a more optimistic ending. Where Shinji defeats the angels and stops STEELE human instrumentality giving humanity a chance to forge there own future. The ending was a surprise given how it’s a meme on how dark and edgy The End of Evangelion is. It perfectly captures the fact that the manga became its own thing separate from the anime.However, the characters arcs where given more focused and even surpassed the anime. That’s the heart of the adaptation the character development from Rei to Asuka and even Kaworu get more time and additional scenes to flesh out the characters all while the action takes a secondary role which it’s still there and beautiful drawn but it plays second fiddle to the slower dialogue focused scenes. This could have backfired if the writing sucked but the writing was top notch from start to finish. By far my favorite character to be enhanced from the additional writing is Shinji Ikari. In the anime Shinji is whiny and has daddy issues. In the manga he’s the same, however it goes in depth of why Shinji is the way he is it shows him living with his aunt and his father wanting nothing to do with him as soon as his mom passed away. He also acts differently in certain situations like when interacting with Tojj. Shipping Wars this manga is a W for Rei x Shinji I know saying that will cause a war but it is what it is.In conclusion, the Evangelion manga was fantastic from start to finish. The art never dropped in quality and the story changes worked for it and not against it. The extra features were nice the lore guides and explanations were a nice bonus in most of the volumes although volume 5 is the shortest and doesn’t have these bonuses. Neon Genesis Evangelion manga is a masterful adaptation of the original anime. It’s a perfect entry point to the franchise, it’s a great read for those who watched the anime and it’s one of the best adaptation I’ve ever read. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a magnum opus.

This book contains the final two chapters in the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga series (in English!). The quality of the product is outstanding and comes with extra pictures and even some personal notes from the voices and creators of the original TV show! In addition, there is a list in the back with the translation of any kanji used in the content (I found that to be helpful for sound effects).I personally enjoyed this entire series in that I was finally able to understand everything without having to watch a 26 episode TV show plus a movie--a movie, I might add, that made things more confusing (also my personal opinion).As a fan of the show, I recommend this for quality and content.

The conclusion of probably the loooongest manga in history in production time. A decidedly different version of the story of evangelion. However, it was ultimately worth the wait. I won't go into detail as you should read it the entire manga yourself, but it would be worth your time and understanding to have watched all of the other various evangelion related animes to get the full experience from this manga version. Since it took so long to finish Sadamoto was influenced by multiple versions of the anime as well as the fans reactions to them as well, but that just makes it all the more interesting. Anyway stop reading reviews and start reading this manga.

I finished rewatching Evangelion not that long ago and I wanted to see how the story was different and how things played out in the manga so I decided to buy the whole series. I know I could have just read it online for free but you see, I’m a physical copy kind of guy AND I’m bad at spending money. That’s why I’m here but back to the subject matter. The mangas came in on time. No damage on them and I read them within a span of a week or two (cause a guy can get busy) overall 10 out of 10 must buy if you love the series.

Showed up in good condition and was a real good read

Amazing series, beautiful manga edition, I liked the ending in the manga better than the original in the anime

If you like this sort of thing I have been told it’s a good book.

What a really awesome ending, I think this ending is better than the anime. Just freaking awsome😊😊😀😀😀 highly recommended. Fin