I have been seeing a whole host of folks talking about #NeonGenesisEvangelion on my timeline lately on #Instagram.

Well, I don't own the main Evangelion manga. However, I do actually own the spinoff series Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project. Based very loosely on the #VideoGame of the same name, the Shinji Ikari Raising Project takes place in an alternate universe to the mainline Evangelion universe. In this one, however, there are no angel attacks; they are not piloting Eva units; and Yui Ikari is alive. Also, Gendo is an actual...present parent. Imagine if they took the characters and personalities of the cast of Evangelion and put it into a school romantic comedy with some occasional ecchi elements - that's the Shinji Ikari Raising Project.

In effect, this series takes place in one variation of the alternate universe Shinji nearly imagined into existence in Episode 26 of the mainline Evangelion anime.

If that sounds interesting to you and you would like to check out an AU version of Evangelion where Shinji has a present Dad & the cast is mostly happy, check it out!

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