Genre Comedy, Parody Published by Kadokawa Shoten Magazine Shōnen Ace | Illustrated by Ryūsuke Hamamoto Demographic Shōnen | |
Original run May 26, 2007 – September 26, 2009 | ||
Petit Eva: Evangelion@School (Japanese: ぷちえゔぁ〜EVANGELION@SCHOOL〜, Hepburn: Puchi Eva ~Evangerion Atto Sukūru~) is a super-deformed-style parody series based on Neon Genesis Evangelion. First published in Shōnen Ace, it was adapted into a series of 3D CGI ONAs in 2007. There is no dialogue in the series. Another manga titled Petit Eva Bokura Tanken Dōkōkai (ぷちえゔぁ ぼくら探検同好会, lit. Petit Eva Explorers Club) was published by Kadokawa Shoten and released in Kerokero Ace magazine.
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Plot
The series is a parody of Neon Genesis Evangelion, in which the entire cast of the original series are now everyday students going to junior high school together at Tokyo-3; similar to the manga Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days. The series features three "Rei sisters": one is a child younger than the rest based on "Rei 1", the second is based on "Rei 2" (the Rei seen for most of the normal series), and the third Rei is actually based on the hyperactive and klutzy "Alternate Rei" seen in the alternate-reality dream sequence from the final episode of the original series). Further, Evangelion Unit 01 itself is one of their classmates, but this time as a human-sized robot.
Manga
The manga was illustrated by Ryusuke Hamamoto and was published by Kadokawa Shoten in Shōnen Ace magazine. Serialization began on May 26, 2007 and ended on September 26, 2009. The series has also been published in Newtype, Dengeki Hobby Magazine, and Figure Oh.
ONA
The ONA adaptation was initially directed by Shunichirō Miki and produced by Kanaban Graphics. However, since episode 10, the series has been directed by Hiroaka Sakurai and produced by Xebec.