Kadokawa Shoten serialized the series in Monthly Asuka and collected the series into six tankōbon volumes. The series finally concluded with its 95th chapter in June 2013.Īdditionally, Fumino Hayashi authored the spin-off series called Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, which focuses on the romantic relationships between the main characters. The series was serialized in Shōnen Ace from Kadokawa Shoten starting in 1995, but it was put on hiatus until July 2009 when it resumed in the first issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace. The manga closely follows the anime story with few changes made to the characters or certain events. The first manga from the series is entitled simply Neon Genesis Evangelion, written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, who also worked in the character designs from the anime.
While the first manga is a direct adaptation of the anime series, the following ones are spin-off series with several differences. Several manga series have been developed based on the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series created by Gainax. Cover to the first English edition of the Neon Genesis Evangelion manga, published by Viz Media in 1998.
