Genesis comic books issue 2

REGULAR EDITION. by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto DESPERATE HOURS? Eva pilots Asuka and Rei fight desperately to halt the relentless advance of the mighty Angel Zeruel as it smashes its way ever nearer NERV HQ. Shinji, on his way out of Tokyo-3 after resigning, takes cover with Kaji in a secret underground chamber. There, Kaji relates a story never told in the EVANGELION anime: his life when he was Shinji's age, a life even more brutal and violent, as a survivor of the Second Impact. Two versions available ? a Regular Western format edition, or the Special Collectors' Edition (printed in the original right-to-left Japanese format with Sadamoto's original sound effects!). REGULAR ED.?b&w, 32pg (2 of 7)$2.95 COLLECTOR'S ED.?b&w, 48pg (2 of 7)$2.95 Cover price $2.95.

RIGHT-TO-LEFT COLLECTOR'S ED by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto DESPERATE HOURS? Eva pilots Asuka and Rei fight desperately to halt the relentless advance of the mighty Angel Zeruel as it smashes its way ever nearer NERV HQ. Shinji, on his way out of Tokyo-3 after resigning, takes cover with Kaji in a secret underground chamber. There, Kaji relates a story never told in the EVANGELION anime: his life when he was Shinji's age, a life even more brutal and violent, as a survivor of the Second Impact. Two versions available ? a Regular Western format edition, or the Special Collectors' Edition (printed in the original right-to-left Japanese format with Sadamoto's original sound effects!). REGULAR ED.?b&w, 32pg (2 of 7)$2.95 RIGHT-TO-LEFT COLLECTOR'S ED.?b&w, 48pg (2 of 7)$2.95 Cover price $2.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project TPB (2009- Digest) Vol. 4-6.

Story and art by Osamu Takahashi.

Book Two introduces Mana Kirishima, the mysterious transfer student who might be more capable than even Rei and Asuka . . . and who's definitely more capable when it comes to making moves on Shinji!

The four of them will get a chance to show their elders what they can do (and hopefully not kill each other in the process) when Yui takes them all on a field trip to a facility run by her greatest rival from school-to see Japan's newest, nuclear-powered giant robot! What could possibly go wrong?

Recently featured in a Nerd Block custom gift pack of 25,000 copies! Evangelion celebrated its twentieth anniversary in 2015, with a new movie coming soon!

Softcover, 552 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Story and Art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Original concept by Gainax. Double-sized issue! He never wanted to be part of the war between men and "Angels," but when Shinji's friend Toji is selected to be the Fourth Child, his tough-guy demeanor cracks and he turns to Shinji of all people, for reassurance. Meanwhile, an increasingly lovestruck, yet desperate Asuka throws herself at Kaji in a manner that could only be called age appropriate. Available in the regular western format, and as a special Collector's Edition, which reads from right to left in the original Japanese Format. Cover price $3.50.

Story and Art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Original concept by Gainax. Double-sized issue! He never wanted to be part of the war between men and "Angels," but when Shinji's friend Toji is selected to be the Fourth Child, his tough-guy demeanor cracks and he turns to Shinji of all people, for reassurance. Meanwhile, an increasingly lovestruck, yet desperate Asuka throws herself at Kaji in a manner that could only be called age appropriate. Available in the regular western format, and as a special Collector's Edition, which reads from right to left in the original Japanese Format. Cover price $3.50.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Yushi Kawata. Art and cover by Yukito.

Shinji! Rei! Asuka! And of course . . . Kaworu!

Four elite students of the National Defense Middle School . . . otherwise known as NERV! They're training to prevent the "New Century Apocalypse" . . . but will all their training help them when they're demoing dating sims on the main stage at Tokyo's largest game show?

Full of video game parodies - it's Evangelion meets Let's Play!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 168 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Osamu Takahashi.

Even as Gendo plots to submit his entire staff to aerobics training, the sinister SEELE has sent Kaworu Nagisa to sabotage Gendo and Yui's more private objectives . . . which means he's soon enrolling in Shinji's class! Such a pretty boy starts turning heads inside homeroom 2-A . . . even Shinji's-which causes Rei and Asuka to agree to join forces, on the grounds that Kaworu's presence could cause trouble for NERV. The irony is that, even if that's just their excuse-they're right! Since it first hit Japanese TV screens in 1995, the multimedia Neon Genesis Evangelion phenomenon has never faded. The phenomenon has only spread further in the last decade with the North American release of the Evangelion series on DVD and its subsequent airing on Adult Swim. Each volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion features bonus color pages, your Evangelion fan art and letters, and special reader giveaways!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $9.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Osamu Takahashi.

Even as Gendo plots to submit his entire staff to aerobics training, the sinister SEELE has sent Kaworu Nagisa to sabotage Gendo and Yui's more private objectives . . . which means he's soon enrolling in Shinji's class! Such a pretty boy starts turning heads inside homeroom 2-A . . . even Shinji's-which causes Rei and Asuka to agree to join forces, on the grounds that Kaworu's presence could cause trouble for NERV. The irony is that, even if that's just their excuse-they're right! Since it first hit Japanese TV screens in 1995, the multimedia Neon Genesis Evangelion phenomenon has never faded. The phenomenon has only spread further in the last decade with the North American release of the Evangelion series on DVD and its subsequent airing on Adult Swim. Each volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion features bonus color pages, your Evangelion fan art and letters, and special reader giveaways!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $9.95.

Preview of the revival of Night of The Living Dead from Double Take! 34 pages, Full Color.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Fumino Hayashi. Based on an original story by Gainax. An impromptu outing causes the students of class 2-A to learn the truth - that they are being groomed as pilots of enormous artificial beings called Evangelion. Before the day is through, two of these students will have to don their plugsuits and use the Evangelion in the first of many battle to come. But that's nothing compared to the angst in the air as Asuka and Rei grapple with their feelings for Shinji. Can these hormone-addled teens put aside the affairs of the heart long enough to save their city? Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Asaya Miyanaga.

A light novel series exploring an alternate ending to one of the most influential anime series of all time!

What would have happened if the Human Instrumentality Project - from the final two episodes of the original Neon Genesis Evangelion anime - had never reached fruition? This official light novel series explores just that, allowing Shinji Ikari and the pilots around him to age three years and face a different future. This alternate ending began serialization in Japan a decade ago, and remains the only light novel series for the legendary franchise.

With the original 1990s anime series having its very first streaming release on Netflix in Spring 2019, these light novels are a perfect expansion for fans new and old.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 280 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Ming Ming. Now that he's received his Eva, Shinji Ikari commits himself to doing battle with the Angels terrorizing the NERV Foundation Academy. However, when he finds out what's going on between Kaworu and Rei, Shinji begins to feel nagging doubts about truths, facts, relationships . . . even his own existence! Is he a burden to his teachers, friends, and family, or does he have a greater destiny? The second installment of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse presents Shinji with his toughest challenge yet! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, full color. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $10.99.

NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Episodes 12-26!" The second volume of this three-part Newtype Filmbook Extra series. This collection features cel art comics. Follow the story of the most enigmatic anime ever created through full-color and black-and-white art! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 190 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Books may or may NOT come with a cover sash. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. By Takumi Yoshimura. rom Dark Horse Comics. First rule of finding yourself in a hole: stop digging! Too bad Shinji can't seem to take that advice-not while he's in debt to the Kaji Detective Agency, while doing all the work of its lazy proprietors! And what should be a relaxing break with Rei at the aquarium turns into an embarrassing encounter with a rival. The most famous anime franchise of the last 20 years; aired on Adult Swim. New anime movie available from Funimation. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 184 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Special Collector's Edition- Volume 2- 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re-start a "normal" life in school. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Japan's most controversial anime series is over - but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Not simply a retelling, this manga is anime co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story - sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. The human race nearly ended in 2000 A.D. when a top-secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named "The Angel" triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father Gendo, and forced without warning to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the fearsome power of the Angels. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re-start a "normal" life in school... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim hit FLCL. Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 contains a special bonus interview with Sadamoto himself! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Japan's most controversial anime series is over - but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Not simply a retelling, this manga is anime co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story - sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. The human race nearly ended in 2000 A.D. when a top-secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named "The Angel" triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father Gendo, and forced without warning to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the fearsome power of the Angels. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re-start a "normal" life in school... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim hit FLCL. Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 contains a special bonus interview with Sadamoto himself! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 168 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $15.95.

Action/Viz Media Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Japan's most controversial anime series is over - but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Not simply a retelling, this manga is anime co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story - sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. The human race nearly ended in 2000 A.D. when a top-secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named "The Angel" triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father Gendo, and forced without warning to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the fearsome power of the Angels. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re-start a "normal" life in school... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim hit FLCL. Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 contains a special bonus interview with Sadamoto himself! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Action/Viz Media Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto. Japan's most controversial anime series is over - but not the manga version of Neon Genesis Evangelion! Not simply a retelling, this manga is anime co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto's personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story - sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. The human race nearly ended in 2000 A.D. when a top-secret encounter between an Antarctic expedition and an entity code-named "The Angel" triggered a global catastrophe. Now, in 2015, the Angels have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is summoned to the super-technological city of Tokyo-3 by his long-estranged father Gendo, and forced without warning to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the fearsome power of the Angels. Beaten unconscious in his first sortie, only to have the Eva defeat the Angel on its own, Shinji attempts to recover from an encounter he neither understands or remembers, still disregarded by the father from whom he desperately seeks approval. Moving in with his commanding officer, Capt. Katsuragi, Shinji sets out to try and re-start a "normal" life in school... One of the founding members of Gainax, Japan's most progressive anime studio, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was also the character designer for their recent Adult Swim hit FLCL. Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol. 2 contains a special bonus interview with Sadamoto himself! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.