Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 [Deluxe Edition] [Paperback]

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2002

This best-selling Manga version of Japan’s most controversial anime series is now available for the first time in a special collector's edition that preserves the original right-to-left orientation of the artwork.

Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1st edition (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569313253
• ISBN-13: 978-1569313251
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,533,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Psychologically disturbed characters try to save the world, December 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Having never seen the anime, my perspective on the book is probably different from the average reader. Upon first reading, I found Volume 1 to have a relatively simple plot hiding behind the complex scenes and characterizations. Perhaps this is the beauty of Evangelion: it seems so difficult to understand, but at the most basic level it's just another case of humanity trying to preserve itself. And yet this series presents the classic dilemma with such a unique twist.

Shinji obviously has some major issues, and with a father like Gendo Ikari, it's understandable. The tension between father and son is so strong; in fact the interactions/conflicts between all the human characters provide a quiet turbulence throughout the story.

One complaint, however: Evangelion is Sadamoto's first full-length manga, and it shows. Although most of the artwork is certainly up to par, the fight scenes between the evangelion and the angel in Vol. 1 were difficult to follow. Perhaps for someone who had seen the anime, this would be not so much of a problem, but since I'm not too familiar with the Who's-Who of Big Honkin' Robots, I couldn't always figure out who was hitting who. Otherwise, Neon Genesis Evangelion is an excellent story and highly recommended for those who like something that's stretch their minds.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting., December 28, 2001

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Aaron Newlands "Sithgod" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

I own the DVD series and when I saw this volume of manga I had to pick it up. It is interesting and the artwork is excellent. But I found that it didn't really offer alot new. A few scraps here and there, much of which was hinted at during the series.
If you don't want the DVD series but want to know all about it then this is a good buy, if you are a evangelion nut then buy it. But if you own the series and are just happy with it then I would not buy this as well.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neon Genisis, January 29, 2000

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tigger (Seattle, Washington,USA`) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Are you bored of looking at tiring anime? well I was until I luckily stumbled upon this book. Neon Genesis Evangelion is definatly a mixture of origonality and pure genius. All you thrill seakers in the anime world this is your exit have a pit stop in the world where angel's the distroyers of our world are over come by the infamous evangelions extreamly advanced technological robots made to syncronize with teen agers to save the human race. If any more is told then you would be mad at me after reading the first book but don't think I told you all of the first book I just told you .001% of it.