![]() ![]() ![]() Rei Ayanami Rei Ayanami is more of a "human" character in the manga, in that she is slightly more talkative and becomes more connected with the people around her, largely through her interactions with Shinji. Also, his cello playing is not a part of the story. ![]() He is also less introverted and expresses himself more, although he is still plagued by self-doubt and hatred for his father to the point where while dissolved in his Eva (episode 20), he imagines that he actually kills him. Shinji Ikari Shinji Ikari's eyes are brown instead of blue. Sadamoto was the original character designer for the anime with Hideaki Anno as the supervisor his versions of the characters and plot often differ in subtle ways from the TV series. In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father - Gendo, commander of the secret organization NERV - to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power. 7 Publishing history and critical success.3 List of Neon Genesis Evangelion chapters. ![]()
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