Asuka Langley Soryu
| Asuka Langley Soryu | |
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| Neon Genesis Evangelion character | |
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| First appearance | "Asuka Strikes!" |
| Created by |
Gainax Yoshiyuki Sadamoto |
| Voiced by |
Japanese: Yūko Miyamura English: Tiffany Grant |
| Profile | |
| Aliases | Asuka Shikinami Langley |
| Title | Second Child Captain (Rebuild) |
| Relatives |
Kyoko Zeppelin Soryu (mother) Ryoji Kaji (guardian) Misato Katsuragi (guardian) |
| Nationality | American (50%) Japanese (25%) German (25%) |
Asuka Langley Soryu (惣流・アスカ・ラングレー Sōryū Asuka Rangurē?, IPA: [soːɽju͍ː asu͍̥ka ɽaŋɡu͍ɽeː]) is a fictional character of the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Within the series, she is designated as the Second Child and the pilot of the Evangelion Unit 02. Her surname is romanized as Soryu in the English manga and Sohryu in the English version of the TV series, the English version of the movie, and on Gainax's website. Asuka is voiced by Yūko Miyamura in Japanese in all animated appearances and merchandise; Asuka is voiced by Tiffany Grant in English. In the Rebuild of Evangelion movies, Asuka's Japanese surname is changed to Shikinami (式波?).
In a Newtype poll from March 2010, Asuka was voted as the third most popular female anime character from the 1990s.
Asuka Langley Soryu is an American whose ethnic background is three-quarters German and a quarter Japanese. Asuka's surname comes from the Japanese World War II aircraft carrier Soryu, her German surname from the American World War II aircraft carrier Langley, and her Rebuild surname from the Japanese World War II destroyer Shikinami. Her first name comes from Asuka Saki (砂姫 明日香, Saki Asuka), the main character of the Japanese comic SuperGirl Asuka (超少女明日香 Cho-Shojo Asuka?), written by Shinji Wada.
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