Petit Eva: Evangelion@School

Synopsis

The Bandai Channel website has revealed that Petit Eva ~Evangelion@School~, described as the "first official super-deformed series" based on Neon Genesis Evangelion, is being turned into a video release. An official announcement will appear in the September issue of Newtype magazine in Japan, hitting shelves on August 10. This Gainax/Khara franchise spin-off takes a comedic approach to the psychological science fiction drama by placing the characters as students at Tokyo-3's Nerv School, under Principal Gendō Ikari and Misato-sensei. The student body features three distinct Rei "sisters," the EVA-01 mobile weapon reimagined as school bully Evanchō, and the ill-fated Jet Alone robot as JA-ko—a "hidden character" portrayed as a shy android girl. Ryuusuke Hamamoto provided the character designs, which inspired four-panel gag manga serializations across four different magazines: Monthly Shōnen Ace, Newtype, Dengeki Hobby Magazine, and Figure Oh. The Petit Eva project has also spawned merchandise ranging from super-deformed figurines to limited edition Doritos corn chips.