18 volumes : 19 cm Based on the alternate world glimpsed in the final episode of the famous Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, this manga series explores the characters through love, comedy and a new set of adventures. Stunning, hotheaded Asuka Langley Soryu has been friends with Shinji Ikari since they were little. And she always assumed they'd stay together--until the day the beautiful, brilliant Rei Ayanami showed up in class. When Shinji starts to get curious about Rei, Asuka needs to decide if she wants to be friends with Shinji, or something more. But why are so many of the adults around her keeping a close eye on these relationships? Originally published in Japan as Neon Genesis Evangelion Ikari-Shinji Ikusei Keikaku in 2006 by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd., Tokyo