Nov 7, 2021
Alright despite this being an official Evangelion Manga, this was really hard to read through after like the millionth fanservice-lined chapter.
Story: 3
Honestly they had something going for the story I guess, but I feel like it was just there so Shinji could have his harem. The pacing for the story is really, reaally dragging at times, and this manga feels way longer than it should've been. If the manga wasn't evangelion and it only had the story holding it up, then it probably wouldn't be nearly as long with this many chapters. Overall the story doesn't have much going for it, so if you're
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here for some good story, I reckon you should sit this one out.
Art: 7
The art on the other hand was really good. Overtime through the chapters it just gets cleaner too. The fanservice panels are drawn nicely, albeit inconsistent at times, with some, *ahem* portions, varying in size. After some time though it gets really old after like the countless times Shinji falls on another girl, or she falls on him but accidentally falls on his crotch or something like that, it's alright the first few times, but with this manga's length, expect to see a LOT of that.
Character: 5
If you're expecting the characters to be the same as the anime, then this also isn't the manga for you. Almost every character's personalities are overhauled, for example Shinji isn't the quiet and depressed kid he is in mainline, but is instead a kinda perverted, blank insert-yourself character that has a talent for skillfully falling onto girls in the most lewd ways. Though overall there is some hint of Shinji in there, it's like a Shinji if he had loving parents and a harem basically. Asuka is somewhat the same, but this time she's Shinji's childhood friend, just like in that excerpt from that alternate universe episode. Characters that are completely different however without a hint of their canon personalities are Rei and Gendo. The only similarities these two have to their mainline characters is that they share the same name and appearance. Rei is a completely different person, and is Shinji's cousin in this manga (makes it weirder that she's part of the harem). There are like no similarities to normal Rei in this manga, so that might throw you off a bit. Gendo however is so much better in this manga. For starters, he's actually a father (good job gendo you did it) and he's also an absolute idiot. Any part of this manga with Gendo in it is the absolute highlight hands down, the best parts of this manga were any time Gendo was in panel.
Overall characters are completely changed, but it wasn't always a bad thing.
Enjoyment: 6
There's something about seeing these characters which were hurting so much and were depressed in mainline, be happy and chill in this manga that was really enjoyable for me. Though this manga is pretty generic, with almost nothing unique to bring to the table, I kinda enjoyed seeing them live such normal school lives albeit with a little NERV subplot that was barely important. Personally i enjoyed seeing the characters in a more lighthearted setting, though the fanservice was pretty jarring (since there's a LOT of it for 133 chapters), and any part with Gendo was an easy carry for this entire manga. My biggest complaint would have to be that Gendo was barely there, since those were clearly the best parts, I can't stress that enough.
Overall: 5
This manga really doesn't have much going for it, it's really generic and is basically your generic harem fanservice manga but with Evangelion characters. The beginning was good, but it falls off due to its length and bad pacing. Basically, if you want generic fanservice wholesomeness with Evangelion characters being happy, you can read if you want, though there's much better manga out there. If you're expecting a good story i'm sorry this isn't the one for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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