| Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima | |
 Cover of the first English novel volume | |
| エヴァンゲリオン ANIMA (Evangerion ANIMA) | |
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| Created by | Khara |
| Light novel | |
| Written by |
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| Illustrated by | Ikuto Yamashita |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Dengeki Hobby |
| Demographic | Male |
| Original run | January 2008 – January 2013 |
| Volumes | 5 |
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Anima (Japanese: エヴァンゲリオン ANIMA, Hepburn: Evangerion ANIMA), shortened as Evangelion Anima, and formerly Neon Genesis Evangelion (3 Years After) -Anima-, is a Japanese light novel series written by Takuma Kageyama and later by Ikuto Yamashita, based on the Neon Genesis Evangelion series created by Khara. It was originally serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Dengeki Hobby Magazine from January 2008 to January 2013. It was later republished into 5 tankōbon volumes from 2017 to 2019. Set on an alternate timeline, three years after the events of the original Evangelion anime series, it focuses on the events where Shinji Ikari manages to avert the Human Instrumentality Project, the culmination of the plot of the original series. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the novels series for an English release from 2019 to 2021.