Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA (Light Novel) Vol. 5 by Yasuo Kashihara, Ikuto Yamashita, Khara

3.3 AVERAGE

kurando's review against another edition

1.0
Man these books are bad. Confusing, out of character and with such a poor ending. It's only my love of NGE that kept me going but I very much wish I hadn't.

cschinke's review against another edition

3.0
I couldn't stop reading the story once it really got going, which is surprising because it's not a great story and one that certainly didn't need to exist. People who know me know that I like the world is Evangelion and of course appreciate returning to it anyway. This is comfort food in book form. Familiar, not challenging, but with some slight changes to the ingredients to make it *a little* more exciting. Sure, why not?

Will I read the other 4 volumes? Uncertain. I got this one on extreme discount, and the price in the long run felt appropriate. Yes, $10 feels like too much for what you get here. Nothing against the author. The whole story, which wasn't an independent project, just seems different for the sake of being different without the heart that drove the original story for me. (Accidentally phrasing it that way it's appropriate considering a key plot element.) Maybe I'll get them others from the library sometime. They're just not a priority.

But it's Eva. So, y'know, I'll get to them at some point.