Complete manga reading guide

Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)

Read every collected volume from the beginning, then use the story guide below to see how the chapters and sourced story sections fit together.

Volumes: 5
Chapters: 97
Status: Completed
Original run: 1994–2013

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Collected editions

All Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga volumes in order

5 collected volumes

Volume 1

Vols. 1, 2, 3

by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

1995

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Volume 2

Vols. 4, 5, 6

by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

1997

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Volume 3

Vols. 7, 8, 9

by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

2001

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Volume 4

Vols. 10, 11, 12

by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

2006

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Volume 5

Vols. 13, 14

by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

2012

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Story guide

Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga arcs and chapters

These five omnibus books collect the 14-volume manga; read straight through as the Angel battles give way to NERV’s revelations and the final crisis.

Story section 1
Complete reading sequence
This manga reads as one continuous numbered sequence from the first collected volume to the last volume shown above.
Chapters 1–97Volumes 1–5

Sources checked: VIZ Media — Neon Genesis Evangelion — checked July 20, 2026.

Series overview

Neon Genesis Evangelion Manga synopsis

In a future scarred by catastrophe, withdrawn teenager Shinji Ikari is summoned to Tokyo-3 by his estranged father and ordered to pilot an Evangelion against invading Angels. His reluctant alliances with fellow pilots Rei and Asuka become entangled with NERV’s hidden agenda, human identity, and apocalyptic stakes. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s manga retells and reinterprets the Evangelion story through Shinji’s fragile search for connection and purpose.