Asuka's Father
Ex-husband of Asuka's mother; remarried to his current wife but rejected by Asuka
Ex-husband of Kyoko, the mother of Soryu Asuka Langley. Divorced his wife and remarried his current wife, but has not been able to build a good relationship with Asuka. Appears only by voice, having abandoned his former wife who became a vegetable.
Trivia
- Does not appear physically in the anime main story; only by voice.
- Planning documents had the setting that he died by 2015, but no mention in the anime.
- Manga version adds the setting that Kyoko bought sperm from a genius scientist at a sperm bank.
- Relationship with Asuka is extremely bad; rejected by Asuka.
- Current wife (Asuka's stepmother) is a doctor.
Alternate names
Asuka's Stepfather
Soryu Asuka Langley's Father
Kyoko's Ex-Husband
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Appears only by voice. Visual appearance unknown, but voiced by Toshihiko Seki.
Personality and abilities
- Detailed personality
- Abandoned his wife and remarried another doctor's wife, rejected by his daughter, etc.; family relationships are complex. Few direct depictions, details unknown.
- Keywords
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- Indifferent
- Complex Family Environment
- Family Relationship Problems
History
- Backstory
- Was married to Asuka's mother, Soryu Kyoko Zeppelin, but Kyoko became a vegetable due to mental contamination; he abandoned his wife and remarried his current wife who is a doctor. Relationship with Asuka is estranged and he is rejected by Asuka. In the planning documents, it is stated that he had already died by 2015, but there is no clear depiction in the work itself. The manga version provides more details, including the setting that Kyoko bought sperm from a genius scientist at a sperm bank.
- Work title
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Media type
- Anime
Kyoko's Mental Contamination and Vegetative State
- Significant event
- Kyoko's Mental Contamination and Vegetative State
- Description
- Kyoko, his wife at the time, failed the Evangelion contact experiment and became practically a vegetable due to mental contamination.
Abandoning His Wife and Remarrying
- Significant event
- Abandoning His Wife and Remarrying
- Description
- Abandoned Kyoko, who was in a mentally vegetative state, remarried his current wife who is a doctor, but is rejected by Asuka.
Planning Document Setting
- Significant event
- Planning Document Setting
- Description
- Stated in the planning documents to have died by 2015, but not explicitly mentioned in the anime main story.
Relationships
Soryu Kyoko Zeppelin
Mother
Ex-wife. Became a vegetable due to mental contamination; their marriage broke down once.
Soryu Asuka Langley
Child
Daughter. Relationship with him is extremely bad; rejected by her.
Asuka's Stepmother
Spouse
Current wife and doctor. Doctor at Kyoko's hospital and former lover. Appears friendly with Asuka on the surface, but rejected inwardly.
Media appearances
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Anime / Cameo
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Manga / Supporting
Voice cast and creators
Toshihiko Seki
- Voice actor
- Toshihiko Seki
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- TV Anime Version
- Notes
- Voice-only appearance
Hideaki Anno
- Creator name
- Hideaki Anno
- Role
- Original author
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
- Creator name
- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
- Role
- Character designer