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What is Eva:R? To state it plane and simple, Eva:R is an original "fan fiction" or "Novel" based on Gainax's original television series Shinseiki Evangelion, taken to a creative extreme. Eva:R is our way, as fans, to pay Homage to the talented and creative people behind NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, on both areas of the globe. This is the most sincere form of expression, for us, of our gratitude and respect for GAINAX co. Ltd, Mr Hideaki Anno, Mr Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, and for the Cast and production Crew of ADVision. Our intention? To better understand the creative process it takes to realize so vast and complex a vision as GAINAX undertook, while exploring the unanswered and sometimes unasked questions that lay within the original series itself. We wish to reiterate, for the record, that this is merely an exercise in expression and exploration, nothing more. The concepts and characters contained within, save for those created by us, are the property of GAINAX co. Ltd.. We also ask that you take the time to view the disclamer on the previous page, where this information is spelled out in full. The Story: The story takes place after the death of the 17th angel (Tabris, a.k.a. Kaoru) and leads the Eva world through new twists and turns. Eva:R brings light onto old mysteries, unanswered in the television series, and brings new ones into the spotlight in a complex structure of mystery, secrecy, comedy, and tragedy. New ingredients are added into the pot with the introduction of the chosen 6th child, Lyn Anouilh, newer, different angels, and the silent war between the group known as Seele, and their former servant, Gendo Ikari.
The Characters: The original characters, Shinji, Asuka, Rei, Misato, Ritsuko, and others, are portrayed effectively with their continuing internal battles as they strive to live their day-to-day lives in the manmade fortress of Tokyo 3. The addition of the new characters, Lyn Anouilh, Aoi Tamashii, Seyoko Okazaki, and others spreads the horizon of the Eva world even further, bringing new questions into the fore.
The EVAs & Angels: The highlight and centerpiece of the Eva series and Eva:R; The mysterious angels and the equally as unknown EVAs. Now, along with the recently fabricated Eva 06, there are new, different angels, with more powerful abilities and new mysteries held within. But these are not the same as the first 17 presented in the first series--a strange new force drives these beings who seek to merge with Adam, as the prophecy of the Dead Sea Scrolls is brought ever closer to completion . . . What makes Eva:R different?: Eva:R is different from many fan fictions in that it seeks to present an original slant on EVA, while retaining as authentic and as logical a presentation as is possible. Often, writers fear to try to put in what they don't know. They fear the boundaries of what is known of a character or thing and don't dare to stray out from them. That is not the case with Eva:R. The story does not fear the unknown but rather, tries to bring it into the spotlight. Eva:R also brings out small 'background' things that most would not think twice about, and concepts that seem right in place, things that were never covered or brought up in the original series, but seem like they were always there, just not shown. Also, the small things in Eva:R are wonderful. How many people knew the number on Rei Ayanami's apartment door before reading this series? I for one didn't even realize it was there until it came up. Eva:R also brings in modern day things that make the character's seem more real; people with real lives, instead of actors who sit back stage until their cue. Within the story the reader is given a tangle of mysteries, some yet to be answered, but many may not be at all. One thing the original series taught was that some questions won't be answered. Not that they shouldn't or couldn't or weren't important, just that they wouldn't. But still, the hunger to know more drives one to think, "what would happen next?", "what's in store for the characters?", "what's in store for humanity?" The never ending parade of questions and answers which haunt a reader's mind can only be invoked by a involved story such as this. Eva:R, perhaps, is one such worthy successor of Evangelion. --Charles Caranam,
Japanese Consultant/correspondant
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