Evangelion, Now The Waiting Begins

I just finished reading Neon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 9 and as I understand it right now, I’m in for a very long wait before the next volume. Sigh, I always get totally into things, so when the train stops things can get a little tough. I’ve gone through all of the TV episodes and movies, including the director’s cuts and just started reading Angelic Days. So I think that just leaves the manga, and the game upon which Angelic Days is based.

I doubt that the game, a dating sim essentially, will ever see U.S. shores, especially since Kaworu is one of the people you, as Shinji, can date. So that just leaves the manga which is similar to the anime, but has a refreshing new take on the plot and characters. On the whole, the manga has a darker tone that seems more consistent with the situations that the characters find themselves in. While I’m waiting, I’m going to take a look at The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain for some further insight into Kaworu. This will be particularly interesting to me after watching a History Channel program on Satan and Hell today (6-6-06).