The Evangelion Omnibus is a real thing.

By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, November 14th, 2012 in Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga).

As I said previously, Viz reissued volumes 1-3 of the Evangelion manga in an omnibus format which many retailers are referring to as “3-in-1”.  Previously, I couldn’t find a photo of the book, or the book itself for that matter, so I was kind of weary.  It’s an odd philosophical thing (like the tree falling […]

Get caught up with the Evangelion manga

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 in Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga).

One of the biggest weaknesses Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s Evangelion manga has is its sporadic progress over a long length of time.  The series has had 13 volumes in about 18 years.  Keeping an ongoing series of that age in print can be a difficult task for a publisher.  Many of the old volumes, especially volume 9, […]

Evangelion Manga Volume 13 released

By The Eva Monkey on Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 in Manga, Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga).

Today, Viz Media released volume 13 of the Evangelion manga, and for the first time, released it simultaneously with the release in Japan. Usually, we wait a good 6-12 months to get an English version here in North America, so I’m pleased, as they apparently pushed very hard to get it out sooner rather than […]