Neon Genesis Evangelion

Here's a sort of preview of our Neon Genesis Evangelion cosplay photoshoot, our first project for the year.

El ~rosiael and I oraganized this shoot, and gah, there were so many complications that I was scared it might not push through. Things seemed to have worked out in the end though, and I'm really glad they did. _{On a side note, congratulations to El and Chi for their first ever proper cosplays! (By that I mean it was their first time NOT crossplaying boys.) Great job, girls!} We won't lie... We're really quite nervous about this project considering how it's, well, Evangelion. Please don't dissolve and absorb our souls, Lilith.

This isn't a photomanip, by the way. We all just positioned ourselves that way around the field. Many thanks to our photographers who helped compose us. Speaking of composition, I kind of like the fact that there are electric wires cutting across my neck since... well, you know what happens to Kaworu.

Loon as Shinji Ikari
El as Asuka Langley Soryu
Chi as Rei Ayanami
Miguel as Toji Suzuhara
myself as Kaworu Nagisa
Mic as Misato Katsuragi
Kune as Ryoji Kaji
Jaimee as Gendou Ikari

photography by Erving Go
editing by me - for that sort of post-apocalyptic feel, though I kept listening to "Beautiful World" by Utada Hikaru

(Click on the Download link to see the higher-res version)

<sub>We dedicate this photoshoot to the late mother of our friend. She passed away last Christmas Eve. She loved seeing her daughter cosplay, and even crossplay. It broke our hearts when she said, "Mommy isn't going to see me cosplay anymore. She'll no longer be surprised to see that her little girl has turned into a boy again."

Neon Genesis Evangelion photoshoot series</sub>
Neon Genesis Evangelion
First Child: Rei Ayanami
Second Child: Asuka Langley
Third Child: Shinji Ikari
Fourth Child: Toji Suzuhara
Fifth Child: Kaworu Nagisa
Major Misato Katsuragi
Rei III
Asuka Strikes!
Delicate Like Glass
Children of Chaos

Evangelion Photoshoot Recap + bonus photos