Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 [Deluxe Edition] [Paperback]

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 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: 168 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1st edition (August 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156931344X
• ISBN-13: 978-1569313442
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #694,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Thought-Provoking Manga in a long time..., October 14, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

How to do justice to Neon Genesis Evangelion? I'm not entirely sure it's possible to describe this book with words. Yes, it's a comic book--but not in the sense most Westerners will think of them, or even the style of most manga.

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese "Shinseki Ebangerion") was one of the most controversial manga in Japan for the very reason it's so enjoyable. Unlike most comics, which are focused on action and little else, Evangelion involves heavy character development. The story centers around the introverted, socially inept 15-year-old Shinji Ikari. He works (so to speak) for NERV, a government agency devoted to repelling the attacks of the Angels--mechanical beasts seemingly bent on destroying humanity.

With Shinji is the First Child Rei Ayanami. Together, they pilot huge robots known as Evas (short for Artificial Human Evangelion). Close to Shinji is Misato Katsuragi, his 20-something commanding officer, whom he also lives with, not having anywhere else to stay.

Do not be fooled, Evangelion doesn't skimp on the action. But where this story really shines is the characters--per traditional manga, each one has deep character flaws. But they interact somehow much more naturally than most characters in such stories seem to. Each has his or her own set of confounding problems to deal with.

This volume in particular deals with Shinji's conflicting concepts of who he is and who he is told to be, and his more outward battles both with the Angels and with schoolyard bully Toji Suzuhara. The entire feel of Evangelion is enrapturing: the world is a dark reflection of our own situation, and despite the abnormal circumstances under which Shinji exists he still manages to come across as a very human character, something which can at times be almost frightening.

I reiterate, it is difficult to put in words how compelling this manga is. Whether or not you normally look at comics, Evangelion is more than worth the time and money.

~Kei

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C'mon Shinji, take that prozac, March 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

What's there to say, Shinji just isn't having the best of luck. The 2nd addition to the much loved Neon Genesis Evangelion gives us some humor and some more hardcore EVA/Angel fighting. It's Shinji's first day in his new school, and someone's already looking for trouble. Misato kicks back a few cold ones about when, every day? To Shinji's suprise she has a full refrigerator just full of beer! Pen-Pen and Shinji still have to do some bird/boy bonding, and stealing the jerky doesn't help. Shinji continues training in EVA-01 and wages battle with the one wierd Angel, while Touji and Aida come along for the ride, and then, whoopsies!, the power cord gets sliced. Can Shinji save the day again? Shinji then decides to jump ship on Nerv. Misato, now's your time. In this book we see the compassionate side of Misato, as well as Shinji's utter lack of self confidence. The emotions just shown with facial expressions is incredible. I fell in love withthe art as soon as I saw it. What I think was one of the most important parts of the book was just one sentence. Through Ritsuko, we actually see just how cold Gendo Ikari really is. See if you can find it. A must-have addition to any manga or anime fan's collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great but not as good as the first!, July 23, 2000

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jason noto - See all my reviews

This review is from: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

out of all the neon genisis mangas, I like the third the best but you can't get to the third without the second. this was a realy cool book though. there was fewer battle scenes than in the first book but they were still great. shinji is more rebelius in this one, he refuses to follow misatos orders and fights the angel to the end. some cool new weponds and charactors await you as shinji takes on another dreaded angel and an angry misato afterwards. the art is incredibale and the characters are still great in NEON GENESIS EVANGELION vol.2 (p.s. the only reason I gave it 4 stars is beacause they don't have a 4 and a half star rating.)