Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga)

Neon Genesis Evangelion
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Shinji Ikari (front) and Gendo Ikari (back)
新世紀エヴァンゲリオン
(Shin Seiki Evangelion)
Genre
Created by
Manga
Written byYoshiyuki Sadamoto
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicShōnen, seinen
Original runDecember 26, 1994June 4, 2013
Volumes14
TV anime
Anime films
Spin-off manga

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Hepburn: Shin Seiki Evangelion) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and published by Kadokawa Shoten. It began in Monthly Shōnen Ace in December 1994 and later moved to Young Ace, finishing in June 2013. It consists of 14 volumes, each composed of several "stages" or chapters. It was initially released before the anime series of the same name by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production and was originally intended as a companion adaptation to that of the TV series.