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Steven and James talk about End of Eva, losing friends and canned coffee. Skip the synopsis @ 9:10 mark. Email: WeAppreciateManga@Gmail.com 053: Neon Genesis Evangelion vol. 11 Chapters 71 to 76, “Descendent of Adam” and “Final Enemy” By Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Translation by Lillian Olsen, William Flanagan and David Ury Topics: Pacing of Kaworu death and pros and cons of the two medias. In the anime Kaworu believes he is going to see Adam, not Lilith, his attack is made out of curiosity than it is an order from SEELE. In the anime Shinji loved Kaworu, he doesn’t in the manga but Sadamoto still manages to make Shinji feel guilty about his death. End of Eva and the anime series. That masturbation scene. Dead Friendships. The British attitude towards canned coffee. Other references: Coca Cola UCC (Japanese Coffee products) Synopsis: Shinji hears the last phone call from a schoolfriend, his whole relationships are dismantled before him but one Kaworu Nagisa insists on being his friend. Shinji however can’t reciprocate. Afterwards Kaworu is revealed to be Tabris, the final angel and a descendent of Adam, whereas the entirety of the human race only descended from Lilith. SEELE, being the keepers of the dead sea scrolls, believe that humanity are the false successors of earth. Shinji’s father, Gendo Ikari, consumes Adam and it attaches to him as a symbiotic body. Under orders from SEELE Tabris takes Asuka’s Eva and attacks the base of NERV so to contact Lilith and bring destruction to the human race. Shinji is sent to stop Tabris but struggles to do so, amongst the struggle an apparition appears to watch over them. Tabris explains to Shinji that the goal is not necessarily to destroy the human race but to the rebuild it as one single being, ascending humanity into godhood. Shinji begs Tabris to retreat but eventually Tabris chooses not to fight Shinji and instead gives his life to him, he tells Shinji that SEELE would want him dead either way but Tabris can find meaning in his life if Shinji fulfils his last request, which is to die by Shinji’s hands. Shinji hesitates but grants the angel’s wish. SEELE now plans to conduct their human instrumentality project and merge the human race as one. Gendo has plans of his own instrumentality by withholding Rei Ayanami, who is key to his success. Shinji has no friends. He visits the catatonic Asuka and tries to wake her up only for Asuka to attack him. He sees Rei, but being a clone, she has no real memory of Shinji’s friendship. When NERV HQ is under siege, threatening the life of everyone there, Shinji’s depressive state freezes him into doing nothing as he bears the guilt of Kaworu’s death. Facebook - facebook.com/weappreciatemanga/ Instagram – weappreciatemanga.co.uk Twitter - @RealJamesFitton Website – Weappreciatemanga.com Email – Weappreciatemanga@gmail.com