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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Ayanami Raising Project

Game

Ayanami Raising Project is a 2001 Windows raising sim from Gainax, modeled on the Princess Maker formula, that casts the player as a NERV guardian scheduling roughly a year of Rei Ayanami's study, work, and leisure toward one of many career and romance endings.

Genre: Raising sim / life simulation
Platform: Dreamcast / PS2 / Nintendo DS / PC
Developer: Gainax
Publisher: Gainax, Broccoli
Release Year: 2001
Japan Release Date: 2001-05-18
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Gameplay

Each in game week, the player fills Rei's schedule with study, NERV duties, part time jobs, and rest, building up stats that shape her personality and open different story branches. Outcomes range from career paths such as violinist, policewoman, or scientist to romance routes with the player character or, in later versions, with Shinji. A PlayStation 2 edition added a separate unlockable route built around Asuka instead of Rei.
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Story and Setting

The player takes the role of a NERV officer stationed in Tokyo-3 and responsible for Rei's upbringing over about a year, with events and references drawn from across the TV series and the film The End of Evangelion woven into her daily routine.
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Development, Ports, and Reception

Gainax released the original for Windows on May 18, 2001, with Broccoli co-publishing. A Dreamcast port handled by Westone Bit Entertainment followed on April 18, 2002, a PlayStation 2 version with the added Asuka route arrived December 11, 2003, and a Nintendo DS version came out August 28, 2008. The original Windows release sold about 8,998 copies in its first week in Japan.
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