I. Written out in Japanese Kanji, her name is 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー. Both her middle and last names (Langley and Soryu, respectively) are the names of World War II aircraft carriers. It may be worth noting that both carriers were sunk in combat. In Japanese, Soryu means "blue dragon". Her first name, Asuka, is written with the Japanese characters for "tomorrow", as well as "smell, incense, perfume". It roughly translates to "Smell of Tomorrow". As an interesting side note, the first part of her mother's name, "Kyo" (from "Kyoko") translates to "today".
II. Asuka is an avid video game player. Most of her gaming takes place on consoles and like most things, she's rather good at them. Her favorite genres include racing games, JRPGs, First Person Shooters, and aircraft simulators.
III. Asuka graduated from the Technical University of Munich at the age of thirteen with a bachelor's degree. Her major was in Physics, with a minor in Mechanical Engineering.
IV. Asuka is a fan of football (European) and followed the German Football Association, rooting for and supporting FC Bayern Munich.
V. Asuka's relationship with her father is distant, as it is with her step-mother. After her mother's death, she resolved to be an "adult" and not rely on anyone. As such, she doesn't give more than a lip-service amount of affection to her parents. Her own smarts may have contributed to this.
VI. Asuka was born in and spent much of her early life in Berlin, Germany. She went through various Eva training programs there before transferring to Munich to attend university.
VII. She didn't have many friends growing up. In fact, she didn't really have any "friends". She had people she hung out with, people she knew from her schooling (both at university and before). She was popular enough (although thought a bit odd, for being eleven and in university), but she never opened up to any of them and they remained merely "acquaintances".
VIII. During university, tutored a few of her older classmates.
IX. Asuka's favorite type of movies are military or war dramas, which usually end with the hero (or heroine) being congratulated and celebrated by their home nation (or planet, if it's a sci-fi). She scorns "giant robot" anime.
X. Science-fiction novels are a guilty pleasure - after all, only nerds are into science-fiction. She prefers "hard" science-fiction over the soft stuff. Ray Bradbury, however, remains one of her preferred science-fiction authors.
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I. Written out in Japanese Kanji, her name is 惣流・アスカ・ラングレー. Both her middle and last names (Langley and Soryu, respectively) are the names of World War II aircraft carriers. It may be worth noting that both carriers were sunk in combat. In Japanese, Soryu means "blue dragon". Her first name, Asuka, is written with the Japanese characters for "tomorrow", as well as "smell, incense, perfume". It roughly translates to "Smell of Tomorrow". As an interesting side note, the first part of her mother's name, "Kyo" (from "Kyoko") translates to "today".
II. Asuka is an avid video game player. Most of her gaming takes place on consoles and like most things, she's rather good at them. Her favorite genres include racing games, JRPGs, First Person Shooters, and aircraft simulators.
III. Asuka graduated from the Technical University of Munich at the age of thirteen with a bachelor's degree. Her major was in Physics, with a minor in Mechanical Engineering.
IV. Asuka is a fan of football (European) and followed the German Football Association, rooting for and supporting FC Bayern Munich.
V. Asuka's relationship with her father is distant, as it is with her step-mother. After her mother's death, she resolved to be an "adult" and not rely on anyone. As such, she doesn't give more than a lip-service amount of affection to her parents. Her own smarts may have contributed to this.
VI. Asuka was born in and spent much of her early life in Berlin, Germany. She went through various Eva training programs there before transferring to Munich to attend university.
VII. She didn't have many friends growing up. In fact, she didn't really have any "friends". She had people she hung out with, people she knew from her schooling (both at university and before). She was popular enough (although thought a bit odd, for being eleven and in university), but she never opened up to any of them and they remained merely "acquaintances".
VIII. During university, tutored a few of her older classmates.
IX. Asuka's favorite type of movies are military or war dramas, which usually end with the hero (or heroine) being congratulated and celebrated by their home nation (or planet, if it's a sci-fi). She scorns "giant robot" anime.
X. Science-fiction novels are a guilty pleasure - after all, only nerds are into science-fiction. She prefers "hard" science-fiction over the soft stuff. Ray Bradbury, however, remains one of her preferred science-fiction authors.