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Summary: A Comparison Between the Two.
Review: A question frequently asked by those familiar with Evangelion is whether the manga is better, or the anime. I've bought 2, 3, 4, and 8 of the manga, and read a considerable amount of those I don't own. I've also watched the entire anime series several times, as well as the two movies. With most animes, most people swear to either the animated series or the manga, but in this case, i completely recommend both.
The differences are HUGE, which is why I think its important to point them out. The anime is directed and written entirely by Hideaki Anno, who came up with the idea of Evagelion. Yoshiuki Sadamoto was also a key developer, but he is credited for only charater design in the anime. The manga is his retelling the sotry in his own way.
Anno and Sadamoto obviously have very different personalities, as seen in their works. Anno has a very somber style and in the anime, there is always tension due to human complexes. The presentation is more metaphorical and atmospheric, and uses sounds as well as visuals to relay unseen messages. More time is spent discussing the techinicals of the sciences, while Sadamoto quickly glosses over such explanations so he can get back to character development. Evangelion the animated series has religious overtures that have a deep link between events and the characters, but Sadamoto seems to just ignore that altogether. Fans of manga might find the complexity of the anime too moody, although it's highly sucessful as a psychological action anime.
Sadamoto, on the other hand, spends almost every page of the manga on character development. He inserts humor and gags, and gives the characters somewhat more generic personalities. Generic might even be considered preferable in this case, as many people complain about how subdued or bratty the characters were in the anime. As an artist, he uses body position to express things the anime never did. The storyline is pretty much reconstructed in a way that readers will say "cool!" where viewers of the anime would analyze for implications. Those who want a fun story should read the manga, and those who want to think should buy the anime.
I did both.
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Summary: Hullarious! Action Packed!
Review: As a huge evangelion fan this book is just hullarious! This is book 4 of the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION manga. The Generals of Evangelion are Sci-fi, Drama, Humor, Action, Suspence. There really isn't much humor but its in here and there. The main general with evangelion is the Sci-fi and Suspence.. Really Extrordenary (excuse me for the spelling errors.). I recomend this manga for ages 13 and over. It has cursing, brief nudity, adult situations, and sci-fi graphic violence.
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Summary: Excellent Art, but I want more!
Review: I bought all 4 volumes of this manga series. I absolutely love the artwork throughout the series. However, it seems that the manga could have been continued significantly. The fourth volume ended very abruptly. I really would have liked to see a complete manga retelling of the story, and that's what I was expecting when i bought these books. I was honestly a little disappointed. I can't really afford to pay $25 each for all 13 volumes of the anime...
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Summary: Complexity And Simplicity At It's Finest
Review: I found this anime series very unique and refreshing. I usually am not as much as a manga fan as I am a video anime fan, but this one passed my test. (I'm trying not to give it away) Since I'm following both the tapes and the books I say both are worthwhile. The storylines are almost the same, but the manga deals more about the characters and how they react and the anime is more about the fighting. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto did a good job of developing the personalities of each character, and the art is beautiful. I would recommend this series to anyone, every time you read it over you learn something new and exciting. There are tons of hidden layers, and it takes some time to find them all.The Storyline: (In brief with no spoilers) A 14-year-old boy is beckoned by his estranged father that left him with his family before. He has to pilot the new Angel-fighting machines, handle the stress of saving the world, get along with not-so-easy to get along with people, and fight his own child-ish teenage emotions. It's a nice story showing the mature side of Shinji as wells as his adolescent side.
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Summary: Complexity And Simplicity At It's Finest
Review: I found this anime series very unique and refreshing. I usually am not as much as a manga fan as I am a video anime fan, but this one passed my test. (I'm trying not to give it away) Since I'm following both the tapes and the books I say both are worthwhile. The storylines are almost the same, but the manga deals more about the characters and how they react and the anime is more about the fighting. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto did a good job of developing the personalities of each character, and the art is beautiful. I would recommend this series to anyone, every time you read it over you learn something new and exciting. There are tons of hidden layers, and it takes some time to find them all. The Storyline: (In brief with no spoilers) A 14-year-old boy is beckoned by his estranged father that left him with his family before. He has to pilot the new Angel-fighting machines, handle the stress of saving the world, get along with not-so-easy to get along with people, and fight his own child-ish teenage emotions. It's a nice story showing the mature side of Shinji as wells as his adolescent side.
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Summary: An Excellent Manga
Review: I just had to write a review for this particular manga book, because it has my favorite character in it: Asuka. I know a lot of people don't like her, but i just love her character. And I must say that i was impressed with how well she came out in the manga. I'm a huge fan of the anime, but the manga goes even more in depth itno the characters and the workings of the world. Sadamoto's view of Evangelion is just as good, if not better in some respects, than the anime. Being able to see the character's thoughts helps a lot in understanding them, and I think that Sadamoto did an excellent job in showing the emotional depths of all the characters. I'll definetly be buying the rest of the manga as it comes out.
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Summary: An Excellent Manga
Review: I just had to write a review for this particular manga book, because it has my favorite character in it: Asuka. I know a lot of people don't like her, but i just love her character. And I must say that i was impressed with how well she came out in the manga. I'm a huge fan of the anime, but the manga goes even more in depth itno the characters and the workings of the world. Sadamoto's view of Evangelion is just as good, if not better in some respects, than the anime. Being able to see the character's thoughts helps a lot in understanding them, and I think that Sadamoto did an excellent job in showing the emotional depths of all the characters. I'll definetly be buying the rest of the manga as it comes out.
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Summary: GREATEST MANGA EVER!
Review: I must say that Neon Genesis Evangelion is absolutely the best manga ever! I was completely amazed mainly by the personality the characters had you could actually feal their feelings they where like real people. The art was also extremeley well done the plot was kind of generic but the interaction between the characters covered that up. I used to think Moble Suit Gundam Wing was the best anime and manga but I have found something much better it is the perfect mix of action and fighting on an extaordanary level that no one will ever experiance and the problems of everyday life such as the main character says quote "I hate him. So much that I wonder why he's my father. but... I don't really want to hate him." Now how many people have felt those emotions when you where a teenager? I bet alot especial if you father or parents always seemed disopointed with everything you did no matter how hard you tried, and that's why I would recomend it to any science fiction or anime fan. It's becouse of as I said before the perfect merging of these elements that make it a perfect buy.
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Summary: The best between Science, action, and comedy
Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion continues to be the premire anime manga for the science geeks. Along with the amazing drawing and mecha design, the story remains top-notch and introduces elements not seen in the series.
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Summary: Great Manga for Excellent Anime
Review: This book was a great read. I am a huge fan of the anime so I naturally would love this. But I would reccommend this to anyone. It is a truly wonderful anime. But anyway, this manga is great. The only thing that I find strange with this book is that the events that happen between Asuka and Shinji are VERY different. Same thing with how Asuka kills the Angel in the ocean. It happens much differently in the anime. But nevertheless, still a great book.
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