Evangelion Rebuild Tarot Cards
By The Eva Monkey on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
From crab meat to windshield visors, Gainax has put Evangelion on everything you could possibly imagine. So Evangelion tarot cards are not that unusual once you stop to think about it. In fact, I recall a time on the former Eva Monkey Forums when we mused over producing an Evangelion tarot deck. Ultimately, nothing came of it, but it’s interesting going back and comparing the old list to the set that Gainax produced. With the exception of Gendo as The Emperor, the lists are totally different. I know very little about Tarot, so I can’t say whether Gainax put sufficient thought into which characters would best represent the meanings associated with each card.
These cards are a limited edition set of 22 cards, slated for release on March 19th for a price of 2,940 yen. The set comes with a case and guide.
The Cards:
I – The Magician – Ritsuko Akagi
II – The High Priestess – Yui Ikari
III – The Empress – Asuka Langley Soryu
IV – The Emperor – Gendo Ikari
V – The Hierophant – Kaworu Nagisa
VI – The Lovers – Hikari Horaki and Toji Suzuhara
VII – The Chariot – Eva Unit 01 with Sniper Rifle
VIII – Strength – Lilith
IX – The Hermit – Seele
X – Wheel of fortune – Systema Sephiroticum
XII – The Hanged Man – Ryoji Kaji
XIII – Death – Kaworu/Tabris
XIV – Temperance – Maya Ibuki
XV – The Devil – Eva Unit 01
XVI – The Tower – Tokyo-3/Geofront (?)
XVII – The Star – Rei Ayanami (?)
XVIII – The Moon – Kaworu Nagisa
XIX – The Sun – Misato Katsuragi
XX – Judgement – The Magi
XXI – The World – Rei/Lilith