Shinji Ikari

Shinji Ikari steps into the Western comics world through Bonnier Carlsen's 2004 Swedish-market edition of Neon Genesis Evangelion, bringing with him the full weight of one of manga's most celebrated and psychologically rich narratives. Crafted by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and GAINAX, this Modern Age debut places Shinji at the center of a story populated by compelling figures — Rei Ayanami, Gendo Ikari, and Kouzou Fuyutsuki among them — whose presence alone signals the epic, emotionally charged world he inhabits. His appearances across Neon Genesis Evangelion and Manga Mania represent a fascinating intersection of Japanese storytelling and Scandinavian comics publishing, a reminder of just how far great sequential art travels. For collectors with an eye for international editions and culturally significant manga adaptations, these eleven catalog appearances are a genuinely distinctive find.