Neon Genesis Evangelion Girlfriend of Steel 2 (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン鋼鉄のガールフレンド, Shin Seiki Evangerion: Kōtetsu no Gārufurend, Girlfriend of Steel 2 or Iron Maiden 2nd) is a GAINAX-produced adventure anime game, and manga based on that game, set in the alternate universe seen in Episode 26 of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The player controls Shinji Ikari, the hero of the original Evangelion series, as he navigates his home, school and social life in now peaceful "Tokyo-3". A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates computer or video games. ... // DVD cover of North American release of Otaku no Video. ... Video game publishers are companies that publish video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. ... Broccoli is a plant of the Cabbage family, Brassicaceae (formerly Cruciferae). ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a listing of computer and video game genres with brief descriptions and examples from each genre. ... A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is the organization that rates videogame and computer software in Japan with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and for what age group it is suitable. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 (which is to be released in November 2006 in Japan and North America, and March 2007 in Europe). ... Mac OS X (officially pronounced Mac O S Ten) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... Mac OS, which stands for Macintosh Operating System, is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh line of computer systems. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... // DVD cover of North American release of Otaku no Video. ... Anime games are computer or video games that are based on anime or manga, or use an art style commonly stereotyped as anime in their presentation (technically, anime is not an art style, though many follow a certain trend), or upon which anime or manga have been made. ... 2nd English edition of InuYasha Vol. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Shinji Ikari (碇シンジ Ikari Shinji) is a fictional character from the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and The End of Evangelion movie. ...

Each character from the original Evangelion makes an appearance but some of their circumstances and personalities have radically changed. Misato is now a popular homeroom teacher, Ritsuko is the school nurse (however these two still have their posts at NERV from the original storyline), Asuka is Shinji's childhood friend and neighbor, Kaworu is an enigmatic playboy type who has known Shinji for years, and Rei is a hyperactive transfer student.

Although the game's name suggests it is a sequel to the previous Evangelion visual novel Girlfriend of Steel, the story is unrelated. A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... Girlfriend of Steel is a videogame/episode for the anime/manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion, released officially only in Japan. ...

The game

The game functions as a visual novel-style "additional episode". While this game features official art, backgrounds and music in the style of the original series and full-voice, it's fundamentally different from the first Girlfriend of Steel game. The artwork was done by a new team, and the voiceover was provided by a new group of voice actors, not the original Neon Genesis Evangelion series cast. Thus, while the first Girlfriend of Steel feels like a true "additional episode", Girlfriend of Steel 2 is more of an "alternative universe adventure". The game also has dating sim elements and includes 3 "dateable" characters (Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley, and Kaworu Nagisa). Reward CG for each character can be uncovered and collected in a CG gallery accessible from the game's main menu. A visual novel is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art. ... Dating simulations (or dating sims) are a genre of computer and video games, usually Japanese, with romantic elements. ... Rei Ayanami (綾波レイ Ayanami Rei) is a fictional character from the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and the films Evangelion: Death and Rebirth and The End of Evangelion. ... Asuka Langley Soryu ) is a fictional character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and The End of Evangelion movie. ... Kaworu Nagisa ) is a fictional character from the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion and The End of Evangelion movie. ...

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The game is available in Japanese for Mac OS, Mac OS X, Windows and PlayStation 2. Mac OS, which stands for Macintosh Operating System, is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh line of computer systems. ... Mac OS X (officially pronounced Mac O S Ten) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... The PlayStation 2 (PS2) (Japanese: プレイステーション2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3 (which is to be released in November 2006 in Japan and North America, and March 2007 in Europe). ...

Girlfriend of Steel 2 is an indirect sequel to the Windows/PlayStation/Sega Saturn game Girlfriend of Steel (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン鋼鉄のガールフレンド). While no plot-elements are connected, the gameplay is exactly the same. For other versions of PlayStation, please see PlayStation (disambiguation) The PlayStation (Japanese: プレイステーション) is a video game console of the 32/64-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-1990s. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, April 27, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ... Girlfriend of Steel is a videogame/episode for the anime/manga series Neon Genesis Evangelion, released officially only in Japan. ...

The manga

Main article: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days

A spin-off manga drawn by Fumino Hayashi, following roughly the same storyline as the game, was serialized in the Monthly Asuka and is available in volumes from the same publisher. It has been announced that the manga will be released in English in the magazine Newtype USA under the title: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days. It made its debut in the August 2005 issue of Newtype USA. Mangaka of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days, a manga based on the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion by Gainax). ... Asuka (月刊), also known as Monthly Asuka, is a monthly Japanese shojo manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed primarily at young girls, but with some crossover into young male audiences. ... Newtype USA, November 2004. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in August August 31: Michael Sheard August 26: Lord Fitt August 24: Jack Slipper August 24: Maurice Cowling August 24: Dr. Tom Pashby August 23: Brock Peters August 22: Lord Lane August 21: Robert Moog August...

External links

• Official Website
• IGN: PC PS2
• Girlfriend of Steel 2 screenshots
• serpent tale:web/Fumino Hayashi official blog(Japanese)