Re: OT: NGE (was Re: conlang greetings?)

On Friday, November 30, 2001, at 06:47 , Christophe Grandsire wrote:

> En réponse à Hiroshi Kato <hkato@...>:
>
>> From: "Christophe Grandsire" <christophe.grandsire@...>
>>
> :)) Well, we're not that far in France then! I understand now why it's so
> long
> now to see the new manga published in France, they just don't want to get
> too
> close to the Japanese :))) . I wonder if the story is much different from
> the
> anime. IIRC it should, but I really wonder how much, since I've never
> seen the
> series. Is it a little like Sailor Moon, where except for the characters
> and
> some correspondances, the story of the manga is completely different from
> the
> story of the anime (and IMHO much more adult)?
>
I've seen the anime and have read the manga through vol. 5.  The
plot-correspondence is high but not exact.  There's a brief overview of
differences here:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/eva/NeonGenesisEvangelionManga.php

I find it enjoyable since the manga does give different character
development, focuses more on Shinji, and in general seems to be more
upbeat...the interaction between Rei and Shinji in vol. 5 is great, for
example, and I don't recall it being explored in as much depth in the
series.  I once knew of another site that went into far more detail on the
manga but haven't been able to locate it again.

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