Results Of The Favorite Asuka Poll

I added an Opinion Stage poll to this post where I talked about characters from two different series who happen to share the same first name. The name in question is "Asuka". The characters are Asuka Kazama from Tekken and Sohryu Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Neon Genesis Evangelion is a mecha anime series produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production and written and directed by Hideaki Anno. Sohryu Asuka Langley (#ad) is one of the main characters from this show. She is designated as the Second Child and the pilot of the Evangelion Unit 02.

She is 14 and was born in Germany to an American father and a Japanese-German mother, which makes her 3 quarters German and 1 quarter Japanese. She comes across as proud, vain, and arrogant. She is extremely confident, but she has insecurities and issues that she tries to hide from everyone else.

On the other hand, Tekken is a fighting game series, which can be played on several different platforms including PlayStation, Xbox, and Wii. The franchise was created, developed, and published by Namco or Bandai Namco Entertainment. Asuka Kazama (#ad) is one of the playable characters from this video game. She was first introduced in Tekken 5.

She is a 17-year-old high school student who is actually related to Jin Kazama, the main character of the Tekken series. Like Evangelion's Asuka, she has a very confident personality. She's a brilliant fighter who has no problems starting fights, but she does try to break fights between other people.

Anyway, for reasons that I'll talk about in another post on another one of my blogs, I've decided to delete the Opinion Stage poll and replace it with one from SurveyMonkey instead. The poll in question was created on 12 Jun 2015.

On my dashboard on the Opinion Stage site, the statistics page for this poll looks like this:

This is the new favorite Asuka poll from SurveyMonkey:


So, what about you? Who's your favorite Asuka? You can share your thoughts and opinions by voting or by leaving a comment below.

*Notes:
- Pics are screenshots from my Opinion Stage account
- Pics from the first screenshot and photos from the poll are from Amazon.com; links shown above

Sohryu Asuka Langley (Neon Genesis Evangelion) Versus Kazama (Tekken)

Neon Genesis Evangelion is an anime series that belongs to the mecha genre. It was produced by Gainax and Tatsunoko Production and written and directed by Hideaki Anno. It’s set in the future, and the story is about people who are able to pilot giant robots or machines. They are tasked to battle against beings known as Angels.

Tekken is a fighting game series that can be played in several different platforms such as PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The franchise was created, developed, and produced by Namco or Bandai Namco Entertainment. The main story is about the King of Iron Fist Tournament, which is hosted by the Mishima Zaibatsu Corporation, and the many characters who participate in this competition.

What the 2 series have in common?

If there’s one thing that the 2 aforementioned series have in common, it’s the fact that they each have a character that share the same first name. The name in question is "Asuka" and the characters are Asuka Kazama from Tekken and Sohryu Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Asuka Kazama from Tekken

Asuka Kazama (#ad) is a high school student. She’s actually related to Jin Kazama, the main character of the Tekken series. She was first introduced in Tekken 5.

She has a very confident personality. She is the type of person who has no problems starting fights though she does try to break fights between other people. She makes use of the Kazama Style Traditional Martial Arts as her fighting style and is rather adept at it.

Sohryu Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Sohryu Asuka Langley (#ad) is 14 and one of the main characters of Neon Genesis Evangelion. Her nationality is American, but she is three-quarters German and one quarter Japanese. She comes across as a vain, proud and even arrogant person.

She’s very confident and has a high opinion of herself and her capabilities. But, while she is very skilled as an Eva pilot, Langley hides behind her fiery temper and seemingly nasty personality. On the inside, she’s rather insecure and vulnerable.

Your favorite Asuka?

It’s interesting to note how highly different these two characters are, not just in looks but also in personality even though they share the same first name. So, which one do you like best then? You can share your thoughts and opinion by taking the quick poll below. Know another Asuka or like another one who isn't mentioned here? Feel free to tell us about this character. Mention their name and the series they're from in the comments section below.


Aside: this post is part of the Names Series, a series of short articles intended to showcase some characters who just happen to share the same name even though they’re from different shows and series.

*Notes:
- First pic is a screenshot of the favorite Asuka poll from my Opinion Stage account. It was created on 12 June 2015
- Pics from that screenshot and from the poll are from Amazon.com; links shown above
- This was previously published on my Tumblr blog on 15 June 2015