This is by far a religious experience, a work of art, and simply put,a fanwork that even goes beyond the original series. RE-TAKE is a multi-volume doujinshi produced by Studio Kimigabuchi which presents an alternate storyline and ending to Neon Genesis Evangelion (and, by extension, The End of Evangelion). Due to its art and story (not to mention the adult content), it has become one of the most popular fan-created works among the international Evangelion fan community; it is likely the most famous Eva doujinshi in existence. RE-TAKE is comprised of six volumes, published in the following order: RE-TAKE 1, RE-TAKE 2, RE-TAKE 3, RE-TAKE 0 (which provides the experiences of the first three volumes from a different perspective), RE-TAKE 4, and RE-TAKE After. (This is condensed into three volumes for the All Ages version, which eliminates the doujinshi's sex scenes.) There is also what could be considered an "omake" volume, known as RE-TAKE 1.5, which is comprised almost exclusively of adult content.
After seeing visions of a horrible future (which actually happened), Shinji Ikari wakes up just before Bardiel attacks. Armed with the knowledge of his potential fate, Shinji aims to prevent every problem leading up to it; his new determination allows him to single-handedly defeat three Angels after his synch-levels skyrocket.
Over time, Shinji falls in love with Asuka, and he dedicates himself to being with her. Asuka learns to share his affection, and the two plan to spend the rest of their lives with each other. Unfortunately for Shinji, there's a problem — he's seeing visions of a ghost who looks exactly like Asuka, and she isn't happy to see them both together...
On a side note,It is somehow managed to make Shinji's father an even greater jerk than he was in the original series and yet has the most surprising ending to his character that I can guarantee no one would see coming.
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Awesome, there's already a thread about this. I suppose I'll just bump it back up then.
This manga is every Evangelion fans dream. I just finished reading it, and god, it was bloody amazing. Everything about it is just so perfect, from start to finish, and it's probably the only case that I'm familiar with in which a fanfic surpasses the actual series. Seriously, if you're an Evangelion fan and you haven't read this, you are missing out big time. Drop everything and look it up, you won't regret it. It's really that good.
