
And because we're made like this there's meaning in the way we seek each other. Misato channeling the Symposium: "We were made incomplete.

Clearest explanation so far of what Seele is up to and how the Second Impact actually came about. Listening to the 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th while reading the Kaworu-Shinji fight in Terminal Dogma was almost too powerful. Ritsuko gives the most non-cagey explanation yet of what the Katsuragi expedition was really doing in Antartica.

Along with Thrice Upon A Time, I think this volume most effectively conveys how tragic Rei's story is. Kaworu shows he's a good friend by helping Shinji breathe better with some mouth to mouth.

For volumes 10-12, I got this gorgeous omnibus edition. I read volumes 1-9 in the individual editions.
