Neon Genesis Evangelion: 3-in-1 Edition, Vol. 3
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- Author：Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
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Summary
The manga adaptation of the landmark animated series that changed the mecha genre。 Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels and includes pages of stunning， full-color art。
Once Shinji didn’t care about anything; then he found people to fight for—only to learn that he couldn’t protect them or keep those he let into his heart from going away。 As mankind tilts on the brink of the apocalyptic Third Impact， human feelings are fault lines leading to destruction and just maybe， redemption and rebirth。
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for teen plus audiences。
Once Shinji didn’t care about anything; then he found people to fight for—only to learn that he couldn’t protect them or keep those he let into his heart from going away。 As mankind tilts on the brink of the apocalyptic Third Impact， human feelings are fault lines leading to destruction and just maybe， redemption and rebirth。
Reads R to L （Japanese Style） for teen plus audiences。
Reviews
Philippe Potvin
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Ce volume était absolument incroyable。 Rei， Kaji et Misato ont droit à une histoire qui rend leur rôle dans le manga bien plus intéressant encore。 Ce qui me semble le plus marquant avec ce volume est sa manière d'annoncer tranquillement， mais sûrement la fin d'Evangelion。 Dans l'anime， la fin va beaucoup trop vite。 Le manga lui prend le temps de bien montrer qu'un projet nommé « Human instrumentality » existe。 Ce volume était absolument incroyable。 Rei， Kaji et Misato ont droit à une histoire qui rend leur rôle dans le manga bien plus intéressant encore。 Ce qui me semble le plus marquant avec ce volume est sa manière d'annoncer tranquillement， mais sûrement la fin d'Evangelion。 Dans l'anime， la fin va beaucoup trop vite。 Le manga lui prend le temps de bien montrer qu'un projet nommé « Human instrumentality » existe。 。。。more
Virgil
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2。5/5 rounded down because there was to much naked 14 year old
Curtis Mullins
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This has been a real interesting read。 The Manga so far has remained fairly faithful with some time messed with and added and removed scenes and angels。 This saw a lot more change。CharactersAll the characters are good。 None are as interesting or good as their anime and Rebuild counterparts， but they aren't bad。 Rei is a character that might be equally as good， but I will wait and see the manga handles the rest of her arc。 I do heavily enjoy the added scenes with Rei， I love both Eva girls， but R This has been a real interesting read。 The Manga so far has remained fairly faithful with some time messed with and added and removed scenes and angels。 This saw a lot more change。CharactersAll the characters are good。 None are as interesting or good as their anime and Rebuild counterparts， but they aren't bad。 Rei is a character that might be equally as good， but I will wait and see the manga handles the rest of her arc。 I do heavily enjoy the added scenes with Rei， I love both Eva girls， but Rei is my favorite and to see more of her and more scenes of her with Shinji is nice。 Manga Shinji has grown on me， I think he is not as good as his animated counterparts， but he is still fine。 At times he's just too much of an asshole and it takes me out of the story。 Kaji gets his backstory fleshed out and it is very good。 In my mind， Anime Kaji now has the same past。 It is so far the one thing that I think the manga did better。 Ritsuko is pretty much the same， but a little crazier than the anime。 Misato is pretty much unchanged。 The elephant in the room for this volume is Kaworu， and they really messed him up。 I get Sadamoto wants to do his own thing， but making Kaworu into a psychopath is not the way to go。 Manga Shinji is an idiot。 He sees Kaworu murder a kitten in front of him and is like "I guess I should show this crazy mad man where the school is。" Kaworu！ This isn't Ryo Asuka from Devilman， but Kaworu Nagisa， a Christ figure pretty much。 PlotThe plot follows the anime， more loosely this time around。 I will just go over what is different as that is what matters the most。 The watermelon field scene is replaced with a scene in a bunker。 During this scene Kaji explains his backstory。 Backstory is great， getting rid of the watermelon field scene is not。 Rei/Shinji is pushed pretty hard， with Rei having much more screen time。 I personally like this， I love both Rei/Shinji and Asuka/Shinji， just a performance for the former。 Kaworu is introduced earlier。 I would say this defeats the purpose of Kaworu， but Manga Kaworu is a completely different character from his anime and Rebuild counterparts。 The biggest letdown is Shinji's time absorbed by the Eva。 Episode 20 is one of my favorite episodes， and its version of it was a real letdown。 ArtThe art is great as always。 。。。more
Riley
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i hate that i like this so much becuase this volume is where it starts to get real frikin' weird 。。。 i hate that i like this so much becuase this volume is where it starts to get real frikin' weird 。。。 。。。more
Inno
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A kitten dies。 Broke my heart so bad I couldn't keep reading for weeks。 It was brutal。 A kitten dies。 Broke my heart so bad I couldn't keep reading for weeks。 It was brutal。 。。。more
Chi
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It is safe to say that this 3rd collection （comprising of the original volumes 7， 8 and 9） is where things are starting to come to a head， and things are becoming more and more troubling。Spoilers under the tag:（view spoiler）[The original volume 7 opens with Shinji， undergoing sync tests with EVA-01， but fighting it every step along the way （recall that the previous volume ended up in a traumatic manner， with the death of one of his close friends）。He leaves NERV once again， refusing to ever pilot It is safe to say that this 3rd collection （comprising of the original volumes 7， 8 and 9） is where things are starting to come to a head， and things are becoming more and more troubling。Spoilers under the tag:（view spoiler）[The original volume 7 opens with Shinji， undergoing sync tests with EVA-01， but fighting it every step along the way （recall that the previous volume ended up in a traumatic manner， with the death of one of his close friends）。He leaves NERV once again， refusing to ever pilot EVA-01， after another dramatic confrontation with his father， Gendo Ikari。 It's at this point that Kaji takes him aside， and explains to Shinji， his tragic story after he was left an orphan along with his brother and other children， after the events of the Second Impact。As much as I appreciated the insight into Kaji's survivor guilt， what struck me most was his comment and understanding that the Second Impact occurred because an Angel made contact with Adam （which will be made clear later）。While discussions were taking place， EVA-00 （Rei） and EVA-02 （Asuka） are busy fighting off an Angel， that very quickly incapacitated both EVA units， and EVA-01 has rejected the Dummy Plug， which had previously worked。 It becomes very quickly apparent， that EVA-01 has a mind of her own。。。Stories and the overarching idea start coming to the fore once Shinji becomes absorbed into EVA-01。 There's a complex， high-level discussion of the human psyche， breaking through physical barriers （as if that wasn't already obvious with both the Angels' and EVA units' use of AT fields）， what the LCL liquid is （potentially an alternative to amniotic fluid）， and even what （or more accurately， who） Rei is。Volume 8， Fuyutsuki's flashbacks with his discussions with Yui Ikari （and even those with Gendo） are incredibly telling。 Volume 8 also signals the end of a character， and his death fuels Misato's passion in sifting fact from fiction。 It also leads into volume 9， where the flashback sequences start revealing Asuka's troubled relationship with her mother， ultimately leading to a mental breakdown during a confrontation with an Angel。 Kaworu makes his appearance too。。。 which means that the end is nigh。 （hide spoiler）]Rei's denial that she and Kaworu were the same， is very interesting - potentially signalling that while their composition / shell may be the same， she still has a soul somewhere。 Interesting too， was Asuka's history， which goes a ways towards explaining her motivations， and why she chooses to act the way she does。 Her prime motivations has always been for attention and praise， very much like how Shinji's always wanted his father's praise and attention。 I wonder if this is a commentary of a child's desire to please， and desire to seek a connection with their emotionally （and even physically） distant parents， and likewise， their growing desire to seek a connection with someone else if that parent is absent？I am fascinated too， in Shinji's desire to become close to Rei while being likewise uncomfortable with Kaworu's desire to be physically （and otherwise？） closer to himself too。 I suspect that the manga and the translation， is a slightly less vague and obscure about what is going on， given that we are allowed into Kaworu's thought processes？Anyways - onto the fourth collection！ 。。。more
Trevor Garrity
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Another beautiful installment in the series。 Not my favorite section， everyone is sad， and lots of sad things happen to them。 Despite the depressing chapters， still 5 stars。
Alex
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Jesus christ so much shit is going down
Steffany 。O （coffee over apples）
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Intense is an understatement。We learned more about life after the 2nd impact， the apocolypse which wiped out 3/4 of all life on earth and how the powers at large took advantage of this to control resources in order to revitalize the programs needed to realize human instrumentality。This issue delved deeper into explanations of the systema sephiroticum in relation to the plans for the human instrumentality project， what happened to shinji and asukas parents， what is the marduk institute and what i Intense is an understatement。We learned more about life after the 2nd impact， the apocolypse which wiped out 3/4 of all life on earth and how the powers at large took advantage of this to control resources in order to revitalize the programs needed to realize human instrumentality。This issue delved deeper into explanations of the systema sephiroticum in relation to the plans for the human instrumentality project， what happened to shinji and asukas parents， what is the marduk institute and what is gendo's relation status with rei？ Relationships are explored more intesly than in the anime and the coming of the 5th child brings many questions for those in command who begin to realise just how far they are from the inner circle than previously understood。 This is the issue where events differ from the newer movie reboot。 so if you are familiar with the events of the anime， cast aside all expectations as you will be shocked by the amount of information dumping that is completely necessary。In summary， this volume spends a lot of time in the past （or present depending on which dimension you are in） answering questions on how everyone and everything came to be where they are at this point。 。。。more
Erik
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The poor TV show got to feeling like a first draft by the end。 This feels like a polished story。 Lots of pacing fixes， and it makes more time for the characters， too。
Katherine。A。Fitzwater
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I'm readingThe story keeps you on the seat reading。 The manga is different from the anime。 I think it makes a lot more sense， but the mood is darker more urgent。 A good read that I recommend。 I'm readingThe story keeps you on the seat reading。 The manga is different from the anime。 I think it makes a lot more sense， but the mood is darker more urgent。 A good read that I recommend。 。。。more
Ed Brenegar
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It is a fascinating story。 Read the whole series during a two-and-a-half month road trip last summer。
John
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Still great。
Matt Midlock
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Whew！
Craig Little
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This is a darker section of the Evangelion story than the prior volumes。 Because of that I don't want to get into spoilers， so I can't share too much of what happens here。I can say that this volume deviates from the anime in a few significant ways。 Most notably， Kaworu is introduced to NERV before Arael attacks。We get more hints about the true nature of the Evas， and LCL。 This is a darker section of the Evangelion story than the prior volumes。 Because of that I don't want to get into spoilers， so I can't share too much of what happens here。I can say that this volume deviates from the anime in a few significant ways。 Most notably， Kaworu is introduced to NERV before Arael attacks。We get more hints about the true nature of the Evas， and LCL。 。。。more
Ronald Light
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I don't think this volume is significantly better than the previous two， but it was with this book that I started to appreciate the depth of characters and also the religious themes more fully。 Maybe this volume retroactively makes the previous volumes even better， but at the very least， the quality of this one is superb。 The flashbacks and character points-of-view were particularly effective story-telling techniques。 I don't think this volume is significantly better than the previous two， but it was with this book that I started to appreciate the depth of characters and also the religious themes more fully。 Maybe this volume retroactively makes the previous volumes even better， but at the very least， the quality of this one is superb。 The flashbacks and character points-of-view were particularly effective story-telling techniques。 。。。more
Ernesto Juárez
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Simplemente Evangelion， un dibujo hermoso， ya se separa aún más de la historia del anime y le da su propio toque。
Luke Mosher
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So loving this series。 It's a little back-loaded though。 I wish Sadamoto hadn't cut some of the stuff from the earlier episodes; he seems to be including everything from the end of the series。 I don't think the series is quite lighthearted enough before it turns heavy。 BUT still this series is amazing， and I love all the detail and reinterpretation of characters and events， and a lot of backstory that's not there in the series。 So loving this series。 It's a little back-loaded though。 I wish Sadamoto hadn't cut some of the stuff from the earlier episodes; he seems to be including everything from the end of the series。 I don't think the series is quite lighthearted enough before it turns heavy。 BUT still this series is amazing， and I love all the detail and reinterpretation of characters and events， and a lot of backstory that's not there in the series。 。。。more
Lucas
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My mind was Blown after reading the first six volumes， but now that the theme has dropped to a more depressing level。 I cannot wait until I can buy and finish the rest of the series。 I appreciate the dramatic and depressed scenarios that the series protagonist is going through more than any gory action scene。 As I feel that this can speak out to more readers who escape the problems of the real world by sitting down or laying in bed and read about stories with characters they know are going throu My mind was Blown after reading the first six volumes， but now that the theme has dropped to a more depressing level。 I cannot wait until I can buy and finish the rest of the series。 I appreciate the dramatic and depressed scenarios that the series protagonist is going through more than any gory action scene。 As I feel that this can speak out to more readers who escape the problems of the real world by sitting down or laying in bed and read about stories with characters they know are going through things that may not only be similar， but even worse than they are。 That is why this series has been such a beautiful masterpiece of a story which I would obviously recommend to those who enjoy hearing about harsh back stories and far yet impending doom for not only one person， but for the whole worlds just like Yoshiyuki Sadamoto created in the Neon Genesis Evangelion。*I read the whole thing in one day 。。。more
Colton
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It is in this volume that everything starts to come to light。 Past histories， repressed memories， forgotten emotions - all are brought painfully to the forefront。 This volume may contain some of my favorite moments of the series。 We also get the introduction of a new character who is not all that he seems （view spoiler）[ and another tragic death of one of the more likable characters， which hurt just as much as it was supposed to。 （hide spoiler）] It is in this volume that everything starts to come to light。 Past histories， repressed memories， forgotten emotions - all are brought painfully to the forefront。 This volume may contain some of my favorite moments of the series。 We also get the introduction of a new character who is not all that he seems （view spoiler）[ and another tragic death of one of the more likable characters， which hurt just as much as it was supposed to。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Mark Mass
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Still as much fun and as entertaining， action-packed and thought provoking as both the anime and the earlier manga volumes。 This omnibus， however， is very cool--depending on your personal views about canon--because we're really seeing the story and the characters diverge and evolve into similar， yet different creatures。 The manga， as opposed to the anime， has the breathing room to spend more time dealing with our characters thoughts， actions and psyches giving us greater insight into character d Still as much fun and as entertaining， action-packed and thought provoking as both the anime and the earlier manga volumes。 This omnibus， however， is very cool--depending on your personal views about canon--because we're really seeing the story and the characters diverge and evolve into similar， yet different creatures。 The manga， as opposed to the anime， has the breathing room to spend more time dealing with our characters thoughts， actions and psyches giving us greater insight into character decisions， secrets and intentions。 That said， if you're a fan of the anime exclusively， there's not too much here that will offend。 。。。more
Eric
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4 1/4 stars
Jaime
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WHAT
Adam
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By far， my favorite of the set so far。 The deviation from the anime is nice。 I like that they decided to go in a different direction。 the style is great and the story is actually making sense。 The added sections between the volumes add so much insight and knowledge。 I think that is my favorite part。
Noemi
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I wonder if Shinji wacks the weasel in the next volume。 The story can only get more depressing from here on out。 Last Friday night was the closest I ever came to actually killing myself。
Charles
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Stuff I Read - Neon Genesis Evangelion vol。 7， 8， & 9 ReviewNot gonna lie， I rather like reading this series in omnibus form。 For all that there's a lot of action and a ton of angst， things just seem to move better having all of these together。 Though maybe that has more to do with the fact that I'm super slow and it would have taken me a year or more to read these all separately。 So I am quite glad that they are collected here。 Of course， most of this volume is dealing with the aftermath of dea Stuff I Read - Neon Genesis Evangelion vol。 7， 8， & 9 ReviewNot gonna lie， I rather like reading this series in omnibus form。 For all that there's a lot of action and a ton of angst， things just seem to move better having all of these together。 Though maybe that has more to do with the fact that I'm super slow and it would have taken me a year or more to read these all separately。 So I am quite glad that they are collected here。 Of course， most of this volume is dealing with the aftermath of death。 Not death on the grand scale that it's been happening。 I mean， with each Angel attack people die。 But this death has rocked Shinji and put him on the outs with his dad。 Real shocker， I know。 These volumes explore that death， though， and how it has basically undone all the progress Shinji has made。 He can't face school， he can't really connect。 Pair that with Asuka's deterioration following the disappearance of the man she was interested in and continuing to underperform， and the series in general is really hitting its stride。There was a moment there when this series seemed like it could be a high school drama。 Where Shinji could almost be normal。 That was shattered at the end of the last omnibus and here things are back to bleak bleak bleak。 The Angels are continuing to attack and Shinji gets a few pep talks as normal， but the scope of the story starts to shift to show what's happened around the drama。 What Shinji's dad is doing。 What happened to Shinji's mom。 What happened to Asuka's mom。 All of these things are revealed， and the story is richer for them。 It can't quite escape the tropes from earlier， but my god does it subvert some of them， especially by the arrival of Kowaru。 I love how things get flipped there， with a more sexually aggressive character who is a man and so puts Shinji in a lot of awkward situations。 He's like a mix of Rei and Asuka and Shinji really can't deal with it while it also seems like he might be into it too。 It's crazy and still kinda funny but it represents things starting to come apart。The plot behind the Angels intensifies， with bigger battles and some really interesting plots and counterplots behind the scenes。 Finally a lot of the shadows are clearing and the reader is allowed to see the mysterious council and learn a bit about it all。 Of course， it comes at a price， but that works too。 For most of this omnibus， things are just being set up。 Shinji is restricted here the entire time， not allowed to fight， really， until the end， and things there are。。。not going well。 But it being an omnibus means the slower sections， those dealing with the past， don't dominate， and there's still a nice momentum building， things really starting to shatter from before。 The happiness and hope that was present when Shinji was fitting in at school is here gone， and there is a strong sense that it is not coming back。In the end， the series continues to keep my attention， and I'm liking it even more than the show。 The mood has definitely fallen but I've been waiting for Kowaru to show up and now that he's here it's amazing。 Naked showers！ The way that the series is going， and there there's still give volumes to go， means that there's a lot to happen yet。 Which is great。 Hopefully it will continue to be fun and dark and deep。 These volumes， for me， get an 8/10。 。。。more
Andres Halden
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Deviates somewhat from the original show， but very compelling on its own。
Nicola Mansfield
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No spoilers for this volume。 However minor spoilers from previous volumes can't be helped。Vol。 7 - Can I just start my opinion of each volume with "Oh， Wow！" Shinji is wracked with guilt but he takes on his father and quits！ Go Shinji！ Meanwhile an Angel attacks and Mr。 Kaji finds Shinji。 We're given Kaji's heartbreaking background and he fills us in on the final missing pieces of Misato's equally tragic background that has slowly been revealed through the last few volumes。 Shinji learns he is l No spoilers for this volume。 However minor spoilers from previous volumes can't be helped。Vol。 7 - Can I just start my opinion of each volume with "Oh， Wow！" Shinji is wracked with guilt but he takes on his father and quits！ Go Shinji！ Meanwhile an Angel attacks and Mr。 Kaji finds Shinji。 We're given Kaji's heartbreaking background and he fills us in on the final missing pieces of Misato's equally tragic background that has slowly been revealed through the last few volumes。 Shinji learns he is like these two and of course returns to Nerve。 Its a loosing battle for all the pilots until Shinji turns up then the Eva shocks everyone by becoming sentient and running on its own with Shinji inside。 Is he still alive or has he been consumed by the Eva？ The book ends with a peek at the next pilot that the （bad guys？ Seele have in their possession。 Seems they are fed up with Shinji's dad too at this point but still find him useful enough to keep him around。 So some mystery still exists as to whether the dad is the user or is being used。 Very Interesting！！！ （5/5）Vol。 8 - Stunning！ This volume concentrates a lot on the intrigue and secret agencies doings， both Nerv and Seele。 We are finally really understanding what is going on， but it's way too complicated for me to try to detail。 That's why you have to read it yourself！ This volume is full of reveals and surprises。 Another death of a major character and another one tries to murder another！ Wow， that was unexpected。 The weird story of Shinji's mother has pretty much been revealed and a kidnapping took place。 No battles this volume but who needs one with all that action！ BTW， I just love Rei！ Her character is developing so much; she is my favourite by far。 A page-turning volume！ （5/5）Vol。 9 - Well the fifth child joins the team as the next pilot and he comes from Seele。 He's not human and we learn more about what makes him tick， understanding Rei much better。 However， something is changing Rei as she is becoming more human。 Nobody likes Nagisa and neither will you when you see the first thing he does！ Asuka's mysterious background is pretty much revealed in this volume so now we know where her heartache stems from。 Lots of battle scenes where the new guy proves himself to be a superior pilot but Asuka is dangerously injured by a psychological attack from an Angel。 The new kid appears to be the new bad guy and the volume ends with another one of our characters in serious danger！ Is anybody going to be left fit to fight？ Bring on vol。 10！ （5/5） 。。。more
Kelly Spoer
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God's in his heaven/All's right with the world。 God's in his heaven/All's right with the world。 。。。more
Kirsten
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