In the future angels are attacking earth. The only people that can stop them are a group of children that posess the power to control giant robots.

The manga revolves around the story of these children and a mysterious organization they are working for. What are the angels? What are they here for? These are some of the questions that are brought to question.

This closely follows the animation and was a thouroughly enjoyable volume. ( )

Not bad. Sometimes the action was hard to make out, I suspect in part due to the fact I'm still getting used to looking at it from right to left. I suspect while it doesn't take too long to get used to reading the text but there's something more subtle going on with processing movement. I might read the next one or two, although I'm not terribly compelled to do so yet.

Evangelion remains my favorite anime, and the manga offers, at this point, a more succint telling of the beginning of the story, including some added foreshadowing to future events and revelations. ( )

I originally watched the anime series and fell in love with the complexity of the plot and the singular uniqueness of the Evas. However, it left me with more questions.

This manga offers succinctness and clarity in all the places where the anime did not. The quality of the art is top notch and consistent with the feel of the anime version. Also, this edition offers a phonetic glossary of the katakana and hiragana FX text along with the sound it is meant to represent. This became increasingly interesting and helpful as many of the characters are a vague memory for me. I am anxious to see how the remainder of the currently available 10 volumes will stack up, but this first installment is pleasantly encouraging. ( )