Evangelion Rebuild Tarot Cards

By Aaron Clark on Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

From crab meat to windshield visors, Gainax has put Evangelion on everything you could possibly imagine. So Evangelion tarot cards are not that unusual once you stop to think about it. In fact, I recall a time on the former Eva Monkey Forums when we mused over producing an Evangelion tarot deck. Ultimately, nothing came of it, but it’s interesting going back and comparing the old list to the set that Gainax produced. With the exception of Gendo as The Emperor, the lists are totally different. I know very little about Tarot, so I can’t say whether Gainax put sufficient thought into which characters would best represent the meanings associated with each card.

These cards are a limited edition set of 22 cards, slated for release on March 19th for a price of 2,940 yen. The set comes with a case and guide.

The Cards:

O – The Fool – Rei I, II, and III

I – The Magician – Ritsuko Akagi

II – The High Priestess – Yui Ikari

III – The Empress – Asuka Langley Soryu

IV – The Emperor – Gendo Ikari

V – The Hierophant – Kaworu Nagisa

VI – The Lovers – Hikari Horaki and Toji Suzuhara

VII – The Chariot – Eva Unit 01 with Sniper Rifle

VIII – Strength – Lilith

IX – The Hermit – Seele

X – Wheel of fortune – Systema Sephiroticum

XI – Justice – Shinji Ikari

XII – The Hanged Man – Ryoji Kaji

XIII – Death – Kaworu/Tabris

XIV – Temperance – Maya Ibuki

XV – The Devil – Eva Unit 01

XVI – The Tower – Tokyo-3/Geofront (?)

XVII – The Star – Rei Ayanami (?)

XVIII – The Moon – Kaworu Nagisa

XIX – The Sun – Misato Katsuragi

XX – Judgement – The Magi

XXI – The World – Rei/Lilith

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