Evangelion Fanfiction
Hideaki Anno's landmark mecha deconstruction about traumatized teenagers piloting biomechanical giants against incomprehensible Angels while the adults around them fail spectacularly. Eva fanfic has a decades-deep tradition of sprawling canon rewrites and Third Impact aftermath stories, with Shinji/Kaworu's fifteen minutes of canon kindness sustaining an enormous body of tender, grief-soaked fic. Writers come here to give Shinji, Asuka and Rei the therapy, parenting, and gentler endings the show withheld.
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What is Evangelion fanfiction?
Evangelion fanfiction is fan-created stories set in the Neon Genesis Evangelion universe. With over 15,000 works on Archive of Our Own, Evangelion is one of the most popular fandoms in the fanfiction community.
These stories explore beloved characters like Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley Soryu, Rei Ayanami, Kaworu Nagisa, and many more. Writers create everything from short one-shots to epic novel-length adventures, exploring relationships, alternate universes, and "what if" scenarios.
Most Popular Evangelion Fanfics
These are the highest-rated Evangelion stories on AO3, ranked by kudos from readers.
Fiction Ficlets
by WestOrEast
A collection of prompts from readers, for Worm, The Owl House, PMMM, Kill la Kill, Ranma 1/2, Sailor Moon, ATLA/LOK, NGE and RWBY, but not for Magia Record. Send in your own prompts as well, and you may get a ~500 word ficlet out of it.
But It's Better With You Here
by WindupChronicle
'...but what surprises Misato the most is the overwhelming amount of trust that she seems to have suddenly inputted into the Creepy Kid with Mysterious Past Kaworu Nagisa Fund.' Four different people look at Kaworu and Shinji's relationship. Kaworu and Shinji are too busy being smitten with each oth
To Find Heaven
by morthael
Despite his best efforts, Kaworu just can’t seem to get Shinji to smile for him. He’s about to rectify that. He hopes.
Marriage Law Rejection Letters
by sakura_lisel
When the Ministry of Magic enacts a Marriage Law some time after the final battle against Voldemort, this is the reaction from most of the population who’s against the idea.(The Marriage Law Rejection Letters can also be found over at fanfiction.net under the author name Sakura Lisel.)Taking submiss
Welter
by Budinca
One day, Shinji inadvertently finds himself in a coffee shop. Then the next day too. Then the next. Then the next. He's probably doing some work along the way, but that hardly makes a difference.Featuring: sweater enthusiasts, big cats, 367 date ideas, macaroni & cheese, Christmas Spirit, 3 days of
Bringing You Happiness
by morthael
Three ways that Nagisa Kaworu manages to make Shinji happy. A fic in three parts, spanning the three canons, shameless smut involved.
Maybe
by TGP
Tabris is the angel of free will. He thinks maybe it's time to use it.
made it to the coastline
by lisettedelapin (rushes)
Their time together gets closer and closer to seeming an awful lot like the dates he hears the girls at school talking about.
Flash Fiction Fuckings
by DraceDomino
A collection of short flash fiction requested through my tumblr. I'm going to do a flash fiction day at least once every month, and keep all the results here organized by date! If you wanna join in on next month's fun, come follow me on Twitter!Please keep in mind that these stories are extremely va
graduation day
by phollie
Two time-travelers meet at the in-between of two different worlds, but their purpose is forever the same - to make their precious person happy. [Kaworu and Homura form an unlikely friendship. Evangelion+Madoka crossover. Kawoshin, Madohomu. Mentions of self-harm.]
On the Courting Rituals of Angels
by lady_daedalus
In which the reader may observe the Angel Tabris in his efforts to attract a sad boyfriend that he can turn into a happy boyfriend. Put on your David Attenborough pants and marvel at this rite of nature.Or: An Alternate Qniverse in which Shinji learns his lesson, everything is Kawoshin, and nothing
Artificial
by WoodlandAsh
When his father's strange company, NERV, contacts Shinji to test an artificially intelligent android, Shinji finds himself deep in a web of secrets and a bizarre romance.
meteoric
by forgotthemilk
Steeling himself, Shinji blurted out, “Can I walk you to your room? It wouldn’t… It wouldn’t be a very good date otherwise.”--Smut set in the middle of 3.0.
Awake Forever
by tsutsuji
Kaworu makes Shinji nervous, only not in the usual way.
Clarity
by OftheWind
Coffee shop AU! Shinji struggles with depression and his troubled past until he meets Kaworu, a painter with his head in the clouds. One would imagine calamity would ensue. However, there is beauty to be found between those who seek love and a sense of clarity. Rated E for language, violence, and ex
seed of life
by jurassicmolasses
Shinji finds out the hard way that his boyfriend being part-Angel comes with some very unexpected side effects.
Shinji, you dirty boy. I didn't know you were into that!
by Anonymous
A series of disconnected smutty kawoshin oneshots, all of which I am deeply ashamed of. sorry mom
seeing him for the first time (again)
by machinamuros
Hopped up on anaesthesia after a wisdom teeth operation, Kaworu falls for Shinji all over again. Shinji is embarrassed.
Tired.
by SinisterAmix
It had always been the same. Another loop = another failure. There was no way out of this dead end.
To Fly Away
by TGP
Tabris is a memory Kaworu would like to shelve, but life has other plans. Sequel to Maybe
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Popular Evangelion Ships
KawoShin
Nagisa Kaworu/Ikari Shinji
The Fifth Child appeared for a single episode, told history's loneliest boy that he was worthy of love, and asked Shinji to kill him — a cycle the Rebuild films reveal Kaworu has repeated across countless loops just to make Shinji happy. Anime's most famous one-episode romance has been canon-adjacent since 1996.
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AsuShin
Souryuu Asuka Langley/Ikari Shinji
Two motherless children sharing an apartment and an apocalypse, weaponizing pride and passivity against each other because honesty is unbearable. From the synchronized dance routine to the beach at the end of the world, their barbed-wire bond is Evangelion's most dissected relationship.
4,000 works →
KajiMisa
Katsuragi Misato/Kaji Ryouji
College lovers who split because Misato saw her father in him, reunited at NERV as a tactician and the spy double-crossing everyone around her. Kaji's final answering-machine message — asking her to learn the truth he died for — turns their messy second chance into the show's adult tragedy.
1,500 works →
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many Evangelion fanfics are on AO3?
There are over 15,000 Evangelion fanfiction works on Archive of Our Own, making it one of the platform's largest fandoms.
What are the best Evangelion ships?
Popular Evangelion pairings include KawoShin, AsuShin, KajiMisa. Each ship has thousands of dedicated stories exploring their relationship.
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