Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 4

Book Description

First serialized in Newtype USA, Angelic Days takes the angst-ridden Eva pilots and sets them in the lighter, brighter world of high school. With comedy, action and romance (plus a fair share of fan service), Angelic Days is the manga NGE fans have been waiting for!

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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 4.......2007-06-14

It's very good I think they could make a new anime of this manga

As interesting as the 3rd volume compared to the 1st..........2007-03-16

First off, I've enjoyed this manga since day one. Mainly cause I'm a huge Evangelion fan but partly because of how the characters are more driven by there feelings for other people than themselves. Second, the art is pretty well drawn, I admit it's lighter than the original manga but it's that way to set the mood. Lastly, if your not into teen love drama's then don't bother with this, ain't enough action to hide all the "love love".

SO! Even though I gave this 4 stars, I highly recommend this series. Not just if your into Evagelion or if you played the game but simply cause its a good read.

Oh and only reason why I gave this volume 4 stars was for how it ended. Don't wanna spoil anything but you'll get what I mean when you finish it.

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Engaging
Worth The Wait
A great book! Yes wonderful indeed
At Long Last!

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 10
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
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ASIN: 1421511606

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In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo--commander of the secret organization NERV--to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to match the Angels' fearsome power...

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Engaging.......2007-05-25

The short and simple review. If youve read the other volumes this will not disapoint. Continues the manga story and introduces some new insights into the story you dont get from the anime along with some new scenes and information to shed light on ALOT of unanswered questions from the anime. Overall I wish they would fit more on one volume but they all are pretty much standard so cant complain too much. Also a good section on the sound effects and a great article on the New EVA movies coming out from Gainax with alot of information.

Worth The Wait.......2007-05-15

I'd been waiting forever for this latest volume to come out, and it did not disappoint! Shinji experiences more creepy, (to him, at least) yaoi-ish encounters with the mysterious boy, Kaworu, Ryoko remembers her dark past and decides to go against Gendo's will, and Misato and Shinji learn the terrible and horrifying secret behind the first child's identity. Will Shinji ever be able to think of Rei the same way again...?

A great book! Yes wonderful indeed.......2007-05-14

This Manga was great. As it nears the ending of the series it just gets better and better. For those of you who have seen the anime it is very nice to be able to read/see the difference between the manga and the anime. I liked the manga a lot better. It keeps your attention and in the end leaves you wanting more. It was a very enjoyable book!

At Long Last!.......2007-04-12

We who have followed this series have waited a long time for this installment of the manga version of the Evangelion saga. Similarities to the anime are still there, but differences make themselves felt. In some ways, we get a greater view into the psyches of the characters -- what they are thinking and feeling at points in the story. The focus on the relationships between Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and even Kaworu, even as they battle the latest Angel, underplays the action. Oh, yes, and deep secrets of Nerv and the Evangelions are revealed.

The artwork continues to be outstanding, and my anticipation for the next volume grows. To fans of the anime and manga, I hardly need recommend it - to the curious, please give it a reading... but start at the beginning to enjoy it all. Having torn through this volume to see what happened, I will probably reread from the start to enjoy it all again.

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Excellent
eva vol.9 rock on!!!!!
Where the differences sock you in the face

Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 9

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ASIN: 1591167078

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Excellent.......2006-03-18

Sadamoto-sensei has produced yet another great volume in this amazing story. It seems to have finally delved into the Psychological aspects of the original storyline, and is beginning to become more deep. I now realize that the 10th volume is finally being developed, and will be released soon. I can't wait!

eva vol.9 rock on!!!!!.......2005-08-14

The evangelion story makes a turn.As Kaworu Nagisa[Tabris]greets Shinji in the ruins of buildings.Kaworu is the 5th child,chosen by SEELE who knows him as Tabris the angel of free will.I reccommend this book to all ANIME fans!!!

Where the differences sock you in the face.......2005-01-31

This is a review for the evangelion manga, vol 9. Because it appears as if Borders is being a little lax about including pictures or information, I'm going to add a little extra information before getting on with the review.

The cover features Kaworu in the foreground, and Asuka in the background. For you who don't know whose those characters are or what they look like, Kaworu is a pretty boy with albino-like features (like Rei.) Asuka is a redheaded teeange girl with blue eyes. In the picture, Asuka appears to be floating upside down with the head of Evanglion unit 02 behind her. She has somewhat of a dazed/hypnotized expression, and is in her plugsuit. Kaworu in sitting with his elbow propped up on his knee, wearing the school uniform, and smiling out at the viewer For those familiar with the anime, he looks somewhat thinner and larger eyed.The main color is red.

This is the blurb that was on the back:
Pride in being an Evangelion pilot-that is the essence of the second Child, Soryu Asuka Langley. But the day she was chosen to be so was the most horrible of her life-and as that truth rises to consume her, Shinji finds a new comrade in the strange, beautiful, and distrubing Kaworu Nagisa. Born on the day of the Second Impact, he has been sent directly for SEELE, which alone knows him by his real name-Tabris, the Angel of Free Will.

This is the volume of Evangelion where the differences between the manga and animation really shines through. Saying too much would ruin the plot, but expect major differences in events- mostly due to the differences in personality that everyone already underwent in earlier books. which is better relies entirely on individual preference- I was displeased, but only because Kaworu is my favorite character and I feel he is no longer anything like the character in the anime. The alternate scenarios used, however, are surprising and enjoyable, and for those who are jadedly anticipating a simple repeat of the anime story, prepare to be stunned. Some huge key changes lie in Kowaru and Shinji's meeting, Asuka's past, and the level of devastation after a certain Angel Attack. An afterword by Carl Gustav Horn does a good job of summarizing and analyzing the what and why of Yoshiyuki Sadamoto changing what he did, as well as drawing connections to a mark twain novella, "The Mysterious stranger.

There is one major annoyance that has nothing to do with the quality of book, but with the author and publisher; reaching deadlines. I bought my manga from another seller because Viz, for some reason, had problems with reliable distribution until more than a month after the initial release date. Borders sold out quickly and could not restock for the longest time. At the same time, the next volume of a manga usually takes around a month to 3 months to be released. I think the time between 8 and 9 was about 5 months. And now according to the book itself, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto hasn't worked on the manga in japan for 8 months. That means it may take as long as a year to two years for the next book to be translated into english. But I guess most diehard Evangelion fans will endure the wait...

Joseph and His Brothers (Everyman's Library)

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AN OUTSTANDING BOOK
Beautiful!
Unsurpassed fiction, in any century!
Challenging and Sublime
no title - first volume of series

Joseph and His Brothers (Everyman's Library)
Thomas Mann
Manufacturer: Everyman's Library
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ASIN: 1400040019
Release Date: 2005-05-10

Book Description

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)

This remarkable new translation of the Nobel Prize-winner’s great masterpiece is a major literary event.

Thomas Mann regarded his monumental retelling of the biblical story of Joseph as his magnum opus. He conceived of the four parts–The Stories of Jacob, Young Joseph, Joseph in Egypt, and Joseph the Provider–as a unified narrative, a “mythological novel” of Joseph’s fall into slavery and his rise to be lord over Egypt. Deploying lavish, persuasive detail, Mann conjures for us the world of patriarchs and pharaohs, the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Palestine, and the universal force of human love in all its beauty, desperation, absurdity, and pain. The result is a brilliant amalgam of humor, emotion, psychological insight, and epic grandeur.

Now the award-winning translator John E. Woods gives us a definitive new English version of Joseph and His Brothers that is worthy of Mann’s achievement, revealing the novel’s exuberant polyphony of ancient and modern voices, a rich music that is by turns elegant, coarse, and sublime.

Customer Reviews:

AN OUTSTANDING BOOK.......2007-07-26

One of the greatest books ever written.

Also the kind of service / support rendered by Amazon, when the first copy did not reach me, was truly touching and amazing. Within a fortnight of not having received the original book sent to me, I had the book finally in my hands ! Great customer service.

Beautiful!.......2007-02-19

The new translation of Joseph and His Brothers is beautiful, as is the novel. Yes, it's long--about 1500 pages--but it's worth all the time it takes to read. Perhaps this isn't the place to start, if you haven't read Mann before, but if you already admire his work, you're going to love this book.

Unsurpassed fiction, in any century!.......2007-01-09

Anyone who has read my Listmania "Escape Mass Market Fiction" knows that I touted this novel (tertrology actually) as having ".... the most exquisite language since Shakespeare". But it is truly beyond that. After 30 years and over 3,000 books read I can affirm that there simply has been no greater work of fiction produced in any century by man or woman. One of the reviewers for the Lowe-Porter translation was dead-on saying you keep wanting to go back and reread the last 20 pages you managed to finish just to savor the experience. Original editions are a little rare and expensive, but, like any treasure, it's rewards are transcendental, and once read, you can consider yourself part of the most esoteric world of the true literati. NOTE-- Beginners who are easily scared off and prefer to sample before committing might want to skip the Preludes and go straight to the main chapters.

Challenging and Sublime.......2006-02-04

For all the great technological magic of our age we suffer the misfortune of living in a time where the depth of hyperbole rends the edge from language leaving us bereft when the time comes to describe something truly remarkable. Thus to say that John Woods' translation of Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers offers readers a gift of almost indescribable value may leave one wondering if I am making a literally true statement or simply wallowing in the common puff of our day. In this case the latter is the case for Mr. Woods' translation of Mann's great opus offers the reader an experience both challenging and sublime.

Readers unfamiliar with Mann's work may feel a sense of vertigo beginning this even more than his other works. Much of the style of narration, unique with its perspective shifting through time, seems almost purposely designed to leave one doubting their footing. Increasing the sense of dread is the books sheer heft, with over 1500 pages of small type and weighing in at almost two and half pounds. Yet those brave souls who resist the temptation to lay down this load in favor of a more easily digested work will come to in the end appreciate the feast to come. Mann's work rests on its own unique rhythm, and once the reader grows acclimated they will surely appreciate both the work and the great skill of Mr. Wood as translator. This series of four novels expounding on the biblical tale of Jacob, his son of Joseph of the famous robe, as well as his brothers, often comes when people engage in the entertaining and fruitless parlor game of determining the greatest literary work of the 20th century. While no single work can claim such a title, the complexity of the work and the Herculean task of translation should be evident that this is only the second instance of its translation into English in the more than 60 years since it first appeared.

Beyond simply outlining the work's subject matter, in many ways it seems written with the express intent of defying further description. With a complex web of interrelated stories, occasionally taking subjects that the bible reflects on for only a sentence and expanded on them for a hundred pages and at the same time seeking to place this seminal tale in its religious, historic, and cultural context, the work often leaves the reader gasping at the audacity of Man's enterprise. Yet almost every one of his efforts comes as a remarkable success, leaving one much to ponder. Indeed, any expectation that one can rush through this work will surely leave you with only a headache and little to show for the effort. Instead, one must take their time and slowly chew on Joseph and His Brother's digesting each piece in turn. Like many great works this one takes effort and diligence, but the reward comes as more than just bragging rights for having read it. Far more, it will offer an often eye opening new perspective and beckon from the book shelf to be taken down again so that you may reread this section or that.

One last point: to end where I began, Mann's attention to detail and word choice often gives pause, making each of us consider the harm done when we rain down words on a subject when a mere drop would do.

no title - first volume of series.......2006-01-23

This isn't really about Joseph and his brothers, but about his father, Jacob. An amazing achievement, taking the bare bones of the biblical story and adding research from Judaism and Egyptian and Near East mythologies and oral histories. Plus Mann went to the land covered in these histories to see it for himself. There is an ironic, slightly satirical tone which surprised me - I thought it would be so religious - not at all. He made everything matter-of-fact and plausible and made the biblical characters come alive as real people, always adding the small details of their way of life then. Jacob seems such a sympathetic man, as Rachel does a woman, but Joseph comes off as a tattle tale, and there is the one line in the bible to support this as in everything of which Mann writes. Such a sad and touching ending to this first book.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 2

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Nice series, but...
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Vol. 2
A good alternative to the anime.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 2
Fumino Hayashi
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ASIN: 1413903487

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Imagine a Neon Genesis Evangeliion where choosing the right girl is more important than saving the world! That's the gist of Angelic Days, the hit manga that fans have been waiting for!

Customer Reviews:

Nice series, but..........2006-11-14

The only reason "Angelic Days" has any cachet at all is because of the original anime series that it's based on, "Neon Genesis Evangelion". If you're looking for a manga series to read, start with either the "Eva" manga, or better still, the original anime.

The characters of "Angelic Days" are all from "Eva", but this is an alternate-universe where certain key events haven't happened yet. So the characters have grown-up in nearly a normal setting, except for the existence of NERV and the technology to create the giant robots known as Evangelion. It's hard to say more without divulging spoilers.

Point of fact, the characters of "Days" are taken from a Japan-only video game, which in turn was based on a dream-sequence from an episode of "Eva". Most of the storyline so far read like a stereotypical high school romance manga, which is to say there's nothing really to distinguish it from any other anime story set in a high school... unless you can compare it to the original anime.

I give "Days" as high a rating as I did because I appreciate the fanboy fantasy-premise where the characters are normal boys and girls ("Gee, wouldn't it be neat if Rei were, like, sociable and you could talk to her..."). I'm not sure a random reader would see more in the story than a tangled-tale of high-school hormones set in a sci-fi japanese high school.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Vol. 2.......2006-10-18

The first volume blew me away, this one just keeps getting better. I am more into the relationship development than the fighting, and this volume keeps giving you more information on the characters. Rei, with a personal side is one thing that I missed in the series and manga that I wanted more of. I am waiting for volume three, so I can reread up to the new volume. They did an outstanding job on this series and if you are an evangelion fan you will not want to miss it.

A good alternative to the anime........2006-08-16

First of all, let me just say I'm completely obsessed with Evangelion. I loved the series, read the manga, and am now waiting impatiently for Angelic Days Vol. 3.

At first, I approached Angelic Days with caution. The artwork doesn't seem that good at first and the mood was a sharp contradiction to that of the original series. However, I soon began enjoying it much more than I expected. The humor is pretty good, the original charaters are present and pretty much unchanged(except for Rei, who has become the exact opposite of the quiet, introspective Rei of the series), and at long last the relationship between Shinji and Asuka has been brought to the forefront.

Not much Eva action has been seen yet- only one battle has been fought- but the story thus far signals much chaos ahead. However, most of the story will probably stay centered on the numerous love triangles that exist between the characters, and I personally have no problem with that.

To all Eva-fans: Read this NOW.
To all critics: Accept it and love it.

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 3

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Yay! Love Triangles!
An enjoyable alternative to the mind-numbing series

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, Volume 3
Fumino Hayashi
Manufacturer: ADV Manga
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Binding: Paperback