048 - Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 6

048 - Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 6

Author: We Appreciate Manga™ May 17, 2020 Duration: 41:11

In this volume characters start to come across points of no return, with plenty talk on quantum theory and Bento boxes! Skip plot summary @ 3:46

 

048: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 6

Chapters 34 to 40 ('the fourth child' to 'staining the twilight black')

By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

Adapted to English by Fred burke, Carl Gustav Horn, William Flanagan and David Ury

 

Topics:

  • Talk of s2 engine etc.

Super solenoid (electromagnetic coil)

  • Kaji to Toji Segue
  • Injured/nursing shinji segue (a lot of Segues!!!)
  • Asuka's confession and expressing love (Basically more Tsundere stuff)

 

Other references and Product Placement 

 

  • The Magi -

Within Zorastrianism or Mazdayasna they are mages.

Gospel of Matthew calls them kings and wise men.

Never named in the new testament but are known as the saints, Malchior, Casper and Balthazar.

 

  • Dirac sea -

Named after Paul Dirac who created the concept so to unify theories of relativity and quantum theory. It remains as a mathematically sound theory of infinity that exists in our universe. In Eva it's used as an explanation for why the American base vanished or imploded. " a hole in the sea of fermions".

 

  • "Armoured Gear"
  • Asuka's watermelon lollipop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfAfQiXqJGo

  • Bento boxes

 

 

Plot Summary

 

Shinji learns that his classmate Hikari has feelings towards his friend, Toji Suzuhara. Asuka intervenes and tries to help to help Hikari in getting Toji's attention. Later on, Asuka takes her own advice and confesses her love to Kaji, Kaji is quick to condescend but respectfully denies her. Asuka is angry but is more so angry when she discovers who the next eva pilot will be.

 

Toji is focused on other things, specifically his sister who is hospitalized after an angel attack on Tokyo-3 and the fact that he is chosen to be the new pilot for Eva 3.  On his first test run Toji becomes attacked by a new parasitic,

almost viral form of an angel which takes full control and assimilation of his eva unit.

The remaining Eva pilots gather to fight it until Shinji is left standing. Toji is uncommunicative whilst trapped inside his Eva and Shinji refuses to fight back so not to harm his friend. By his father's command, Shinji loses control of his

Eva as a dummy system takes over. A distraught Shinji can do nothing but be witness to the murderous assault on Toji. Hikari spends the night alone, cooking for Toji and being proud of how much he would love the recipe she made for him.

 

 

Instagram –  weappreciatemanga.co.uk

Twitter - @RealJamesFitton

Website – Weappreciatemanga.com

Email – Weappreciatemanga@gmail.com


There's a particular kind of magic that happens when a friend hands you a book they love, especially when that book is a manga. We Appreciate Manga captures that exact feeling, beginning each conversation with a personal recommendation before letting the discussion wander into deeper territory. Hosted by the team at We Appreciate Manga™, this series is less a formal review and more like eavesdropping on a thoughtful, sometimes rambling, chat between enthusiasts. You’ll hear them explore how specific stories resonate, why certain artistic choices matter, and the very real comfort these illustrated narratives can provide during difficult periods. It’s a celebration of the medium that goes beyond plot summaries to appreciate manga as a unique and powerful form of visual storytelling. Think of it as your audio companion to a vibrant, anime-adjacent book club where the panels come to life through conversation. New episodes of this podcast have been available since August 2022, offering a consistent space to connect with the art and heart of these stories.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

We Appreciate Manga
Podcast Episodes
086 - All You Need is Kill vol. 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:46
Takeshi Obata of Death Note fame does his take on 'All You Need is Kill', which spawned the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt Hollywood movie 'The Edge of Tomorrow' a.k.a. 'Live, Die, Repeat'. On this episode James and Steve ta…
085 - The Osamu Tezuka Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:31
Fans of Astro Boy, Buddha and Blackjack will be happy to know that today's episode is all about the manga god that is Osamu Tezuka! After reading his manga biography we talk about the precedent he set for the industry an…
084 - A Drifting Life [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:58
Today's episode is about Yoshihiro Tatsumi. The man who coined the term "Gekiga" and deliberately chose to make a new type of sequential art. One that explores the darkness and hardship of an adult, working class world.…
083 - I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow vol. 5 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:04
James and Will talk about the concluding volume of Shunju Aono's adult slice of life manga. Although the manga itself has some upsetting themes, and the genre isn't as popular compared to shonen stories, it however prove…
082 - I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow vol. 4 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:33
Today's episode makes an argument that villains in slice of life manga could be better than Shounen manga villains, and how high school toilets can be quite trepidatious! Skip the plot summary @ 4:36 and feel free to joi…
081 - I'll Give It My All… Tomorrow vol. 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:49
The boys continue reading Aono's slice of life manga, as the story explores the main character's impact on those around him. And after 80 episodes and reading 18 manga, we finally see our first instance of a trans-female…
080 - I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow vol. 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:39
James and will continue reading Shunju Aono's slice of life manga, reflecting on their own attitudes around women and their fathers. At the end of the episode, they review the conclusion to the Evangelion Rebuild movies…
079 - I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow vol. 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:20
Continuing with our season of manga about being a manga artist, we talk about the first volume of Shunju Aono's fictional story 'I'll Give It My All.. Tomorrow', (Orewamada Honkidashitenaidake). Where a 42 year-old Salar…
078 - DownFall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:06
James and Steven talk about Inio Asano's Downfall, a manga about a manga artist who is miserable with how their life has turned out. Can you be happy making a hit manga? Or is their a wrong way to do it? Throughout the e…
077 - Solanin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:10
Not for the light hearted. You ever felt like you don't know how to grow up or that you just don't want to? This maybe a manga for you, a cautionary tale about the pride of youth and the depression of letting your dreams…