To Love-Ru Creator Kentaro Yabuki Draws Evangelion Unit-08 For His Son
The illustration is a rare public robot drawing from a creator best known for romantic comedy manga, and the father-son story behind it has resonated with fans.
Key Facts
- Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki, creator of To Love-Ru, drew an illustration of Evangelion Unit-08 for his preschool-age son.
- The boy requested the pink mecha after seeing it on Yabuki's collection shelf.
- Yabuki shared the anecdote and drawing on his sub-X account.
- Yabuki had been drawing Doraemon characters in a handmade sticker book for two consecutive months before the request.
- Social media reactions called the father kind and noted the unusual sight of Yabuki drawing a robot.
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Manga artist Kentaro Yabuki, known for To Love-Ru, drew an illustration of Evangelion Unit-08 for his preschool-age son. The boy requested the pink mecha after seeing it on Yabuki's collection shelf. Yabuki shared the anecdote and drawing on his sub-X account, where it drew comments about the father-son moment and the rare robot art.
Kentaro Yabuki, the manga artist behind To Love-Ru, posted an illustration of Evangelion Unit-08 on his sub-X account this week. The drawing was a response to a request from his young son, who loves pink and had spotted the Unit-08 figure on Yabuki's collection shelf. Yabuki had been drawing characters from Doraemon in a handmade sticker book for two consecutive months. When he asked what to draw for June, his son answered, 'Eva Unit-08!!' Yabuki wrote that he found the request a high hurdle but delivered the mecha art anyway. Social media reactions called the father kind and noted the unusual sight of Yabuki drawing a robot.
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