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4April 2010
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project #4

Dark Horse · April 2010 · on sale 2010-04-21

First appearance: Kyoko Zeppelin SoryuFirst appearance: Maya IbukiFirst appearance: Shigeru Aoba
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Identification plate

Series
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project (Dark Horse, 2009 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
April 2010
Key date
2010-04-00
On-sale date
2010-04-21
Indicia publisher
Dark Horse Manga
Price
$9.99
Pages
196
Barcode
978159582454750999
ISBN
978-1-59582-454-7

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Maya Ibuki - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Shigeru Aoba - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Makoto Hyuga - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi; colors: Osamu TakahashiAsuka Langley Soryu
1Stage 22comic story32script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; colors: Osamu Takahashi; letters: John ClarkRei Ayanami, Gendo Ikari, Shinji Ikari, Yui Ikari, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu
2Stage 23comic story28script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkKensuke Aida, Rei Ayanami, Hikari Horaki, Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Soryu, Kaworu Nagisa, Toji Suzuhara
3Stage 24comic story24script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkRei Ayanami, Gendo Ikari, Shinji Ikari, Yui Ikari, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu
4Stage 25comic story26script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkRitsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami, Gendo Ikari, Shinji Ikari, Yui Ikari, Ryoji Kaji, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu, Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu First
5Stage 26comic story28script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkKensuke Aida, Ritsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami, Shinji Ikari, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu, Toji Suzuhara
6Stage 27comic story28script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkKensuke Aida, Rei Ayanami, Hikari Horaki, Gendo Ikari, Shinji Ikari, Yui Ikari, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu, Kaworu Nagisa, Toji Suzuhara
7Bonus Pages - Part One: You Can Do It, Ibuki-Sensei!comic story5script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkKensuke Aida, Ritsuko Akagi, Rei Ayanami, Hikari Horaki, Maya Ibuki First, Shinji Ikari, Misato Katsuragi, Asuka Langley Soryu, Kaworu Nagisa, Toji Suzuhara
8Bonus Pages - Part Two: The Melancholy of Vice-Director Fuyutskicomic story2script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkRitsuko Akagi, Kouzou Fuyutsuki
9Bonus Pages - Part Three: Wait! We Have Another Appearance!comic story1script: Osamu Takahashi, Michael Gombos, Carl Gustav Horn; pencils: Osamu Takahashi; inks: Osamu Takahashi, John Clark; letters: John ClarkShigeru Aoba First, Makoto Hyuga First
10What Neon Genesis Evangelion Means to Metext article7script: Carl Gustav Horn

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