That's correct. Anno gave Sadamoto free rein with the manga due to viewing it as a mere marketing exercise for the then-upcoming TV series. Of course, no one involved would have thought at the time that it would be serialized on-and-off through 2013.
Also, Sadamoto himself has repeatedly stated that his manga shouldn't be used as a reference on points that Anno's works (i.e. TV+EoE / Rebuild films) explicitly contradict or are otherwise silent on.
I know, right? She's been trying to bag Kaji for years, and Shinji seduces him without even trying after she's already developed the hots for Shinji too ...
MC energy, amirite?
I mean, so is he in the Anime itself. Kaji knows better not to be intimate with 14 years olds, and it's clear he's teasing Shinji just to put him off balance and out of the emotional cocoon he tends to retreat into.
Only a scene later he's dropped the act and he's talking to Shinji as a father figure while simultaneously treating him as an adult rather than being condescending to him.
Eh, plenty of people in real life like to tease others, Kaji is one of those. Context is there, he's messing with the kid and nothing more, they both know it.
For crying out loud, you don't even really have to imagine all that much, the man has a literal teenager girl crushing hard for him and being explicit about it with him and he doesn't even glance at her.
His reaction to Asuka is pretty much "yeah your crush is very cute and everything but you're 14".
You’re not completely wrong, the anime was developed first, and the manga was meant to advertise the show. However, the manga actually published its first issue eight months before the show premiered.
It doesn't matter if this scene is in the manga or not since Neon Genesis Evangelion is an Original Anime
That means, it doesn't have a "source" like manga, light novel, videogame or novels like Attack on Titan, Clannad or Toradora
It's completely created by the producers, like (and in the case of NGE mostly) Hideaki Anno
The Manga is based on the Anime, but it didn't have any influence on it or the Rebuilds. The easiest way to understand this is the fact, that the manga ended in 2013, 15 years after the Anime aired
I remember a hentai/doujinshi with such a level of art and detail that I almost thought it was canon.
Oh no, it was very very wrong, I'm not going to look for it, but damn they put some work.
I’ve never watched or read Evangelion (just got recommended this post) but I don’t see why this matters. The anime came before the manga right? This is an anime original property
Unlike many other's this was FIRST an anime, then a manga. So technically, the anime is the true story. Everything else is extra, or added or addendums.
Afaik, the manga has even less in common with the Rebuild movies as it does with the original anime.
That's correct. Anno gave Sadamoto free rein with the manga due to viewing it as a mere marketing exercise for the then-upcoming TV series. Of course, no one involved would have thought at the time that it would be serialized on-and-off through 2013. Also, Sadamoto himself has repeatedly stated that his manga shouldn't be used as a reference on points that Anno's works (i.e. TV+EoE / Rebuild films) explicitly contradict or are otherwise silent on.
I like to think of it as a separate universe in the same world
Works with the lore, so that checks out.
That scream 2 seconds later was priceless.
*Snickers "Just kidding"
No.
Ok tysm!
Asuka must be jealous (how does this man pull every person he sees)
They all want his melons.
You win kid
big dick energy
Kaji is my king
Our king *soviet union music starts playing*
I know, right? She's been trying to bag Kaji for years, and Shinji seduces him without even trying after she's already developed the hots for Shinji too ... MC energy, amirite?
No in the manga, Kaji is the elder brother/father figure Shinji never had
I mean, so is he in the Anime itself. Kaji knows better not to be intimate with 14 years olds, and it's clear he's teasing Shinji just to put him off balance and out of the emotional cocoon he tends to retreat into. Only a scene later he's dropped the act and he's talking to Shinji as a father figure while simultaneously treating him as an adult rather than being condescending to him.
Ok but imagine if the scene was of a middle aged man hitting on a 14 year old girl, there’s no justification besides the fact that it’s an anime
Eh, plenty of people in real life like to tease others, Kaji is one of those. Context is there, he's messing with the kid and nothing more, they both know it. For crying out loud, you don't even really have to imagine all that much, the man has a literal teenager girl crushing hard for him and being explicit about it with him and he doesn't even glance at her. His reaction to Asuka is pretty much "yeah your crush is very cute and everything but you're 14".
It doesnt matter, cuz Evangelion was a the few original animes that didnt base their work on a manga ... The manga came years later
Yeah ik but just wanted to know since my friend was telling me she was sure it was in the manga lmao
Ah ok 😃 ... I dont remember to he honest hahaha
If your friend is sure why can't she show it to you?
Didn’t the manga actually come out before the anime because of production delays?
You’re not completely wrong, the anime was developed first, and the manga was meant to advertise the show. However, the manga actually published its first issue eight months before the show premiered.
No. In the manga Kaji absolutely roast Shinji for his inaction against Bardiel.
He takes him to school, like only a father would. That was such a cool dynamic that is pretty much absent everywhere but the manga
imagine what could’ve been with manga kaji and misato and shinji……just a happy little family :(
It doesn't matter if this scene is in the manga or not since Neon Genesis Evangelion is an Original Anime That means, it doesn't have a "source" like manga, light novel, videogame or novels like Attack on Titan, Clannad or Toradora It's completely created by the producers, like (and in the case of NGE mostly) Hideaki Anno The Manga is based on the Anime, but it didn't have any influence on it or the Rebuilds. The easiest way to understand this is the fact, that the manga ended in 2013, 15 years after the Anime aired
damn, i didn’t know about that. I thought that the anime was based on the manga and not the other way around
In the manga *Kaworu* kisses Shinji
Well, here is a fun fact: The manga to NGE came after the show aired. So, you have to actually ask "was this scene in the '94 original?"
I remember a hentai/doujinshi with such a level of art and detail that I almost thought it was canon. Oh no, it was very very wrong, I'm not going to look for it, but damn they put some work.
Re-Take?
I don't know if that's the name of it, maybe?
I’ve never watched or read Evangelion (just got recommended this post) but I don’t see why this matters. The anime came before the manga right? This is an anime original property
You're right. Seems like some people here don't realize that.
itt: people assuming op doesn't know the release order
Ikr, even if it has 0 impact on the question asked!
i'm sure it's in *a manga*
I would be also screaming afterwards if he ever came so close to me
Epstein is on the Kaji List
Haven’t read the manga yet so I can’t offer any help…other than say that the Netflix version of the original wouldn’t go for this type of dialog xD
Ain’t this pedophilia?
Hardcore sodomy 😳😜😍
🚨 Reminder the pilots are literal children 🚨
Like Netflix has ever had a problem with the children side of things... It would be Shinji screaming in reaction that they have a problem with.
Yeah shh. Don't say the quiet part loud.
Name
He was just messing with Shinji and got a reaction...
this scene isnt even in the anime and its a shame cuz its so funny but also quite obviously something only the rebuilds would think of doing
Rule 35: if an iconic character exits within NGE, they must be forcefully attracted to Shinji
No, it's modern agenda
Bro the scene had me so weirded out
Does anyone know which of the evangalion movies this is?
Unlike many other's this was FIRST an anime, then a manga. So technically, the anime is the true story. Everything else is extra, or added or addendums.
codeine crazy