Neon Genesis Evangelion Chapter 25 Discussion

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                        Shinji handled himself really well in this chapter; he never lost his cool and did he best to work with Asuka who is very hard to work with.

Manga version of Shinji is much more outgoing and says what's on his mind more than in the anime. Which is a really nice change. Can't wait to see the end result of all their training.

I'll say it right now, the episode that these last few chapters have adapted is one of my favorites and I'll be god damned if this isn't even better. I think one of the reasons is that Sadamoto is spending quite a bit of time on Shinji and Asuka's interactions. I guess he's taking advantage of the manga format and developing their relationship more in depth.



Then again, maybe it's that I'm really enjoying this version of Asuka. She isn't showing her arrogant, rude self to the adults and that adds a new, interesting dynamic to her character. I'm not sure if she doesn't mind showing this side of herself to Shinji she somehow trusts him, or because he knows about her from their first meeting,  or she only plays the "good little girl" around adults. But, I like it just the same.



The scene where he tried to talk to her was really good, not rushed like it's anime counterpart and seems that some of Asuka's buttons were most definitely pushed. However,  Shinji's relating to her trying to be miss perfect, Which is I think how he tried to be around his aunt and uncle, shows that these two characters do indeed have things in common. Which is good, because it always intrigued me how their anime counterparts had their parallels yet different ways of handling themselves.



Also, as an aside, after Asuka broke the camera I was thinking "that will be took out of her paycheck". But do Eva pilots even get paid?

Another great chapter. The upside to Asuka not moving in with Misato is finally revealed, with her breaking the camera. She's still not willing to show the adults her foul side yet is far more willing to co-operate with Shinji, even in her aggressive way,  so switching them to a controlled environment allowed them to facilitate her relationship with Shinji, without yet breaking that character trait. Which also allows for some more insight into Kaiji and Misato, both individually and as a couple. As for visual highlights as I'm show prone to mention, I love how Shinji's hair lightened up as he "gained the will" to train thanks to Asuka's drive. Reflecting the shift of his own feelings in the drawing itself.

Great characterization this chapter. Asuka is shown to be complex behind her superficial persona

Why does she hate Rei so much? Does she see her as a potential threat to take away Shinji? lol

I really wanna keep reading but I think I'm gonna call it a night

Of all the things I've assumed Shinji was capable of doing, giving someone advice was certainly not one of them. Not that he isn't capable of, but his reluctance to open himself in front of others is what stops him from doing so. So it was a really nice change to see from him.

Asuka had to finally take some humble pie, and the whole way with how she took to Shinji's advice and showed a different side was really commendable. At this point of time, its hard to ignore how good the manga is compared to the anime .Not that the anime is bad. In fact its pretty good on its own. But the manga has just that bit extra, which makes so much of a difference.

lol Kaji keeps teleporting from one place to another