This might be the only manga that I wasn't excited in leaving a review. I don't know what to say at all, I have no words to properly express what I feel towards this manga or how would I even start with all of my thoughts.I wanted to originally watch it, but there were scenes in the manga that weren't shown in the anime so I red it first. Now, I'm not sure if I still want to watch the anime.
The complexity of this manga is insane. I, for one love science and bible together. Combined, it makes an amazing and vast topic that is hard to understand yet thrilling. At first I thought it was just mechas fighting mechas, but dangg it runs so much more. The lore is definitely something I love. It runs deeply and it's association to bible figures and such is beautiful work. I've never red something like this, a fusion of angels and being a human- a tribulation of being a human, in fact.
Now, starting with Shinji. His whole mentality is valid. His crashouts and etc, they were all valid. A kid piloting an eva and having to undergo such things is sad to see. Plus the adults around him aren't that much of a help. It is only by him that he can heal. It was extremely heavy to see how he handles his emotions and his dialogues. Having to take such huge amount of expectation and responsibility from a young age makes me feel like I was in Shinji's position instead. It was sad, it was too much.
For the rest of the characters, they were beautifully executed. Rei and Asuka were also in my favourites. Asuka is strong, she's so strong. She's like peak femininity and fragile at the same time. While Rei is soo alluring. Especially when she fused with Lilith. She was so wonderful during those scenes, It definitely has to be my favorite moment of the overall story, something on the way she rises from the earth as human souls gather to her is beautiful. I don't think I can stop in praising it.
Another thing is also Shinji's parents. Yui died because she wanted to protect humanity, for the future generations and for her son. But Gendo didn't liked it. Yui was his light and his first and only love, so when she died, he strived for everything just to take her back. He was jealous of Shinji and was overpowered by his grief and his ideals hat he cannot dare to raise him. In order to become a great man, he had to forgot how to be a father. Now I can never forgive someone like Gendo, but he was a complex and well written character. Very much soo nice. Especially in the scene where he held Shinji as a baby. That scene made me cry, as if something had just touched inside the very depths of my heart.
Neon Genesis Evangelion