Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days(新世紀エヴァンゲリオン 鋼鉄のガールフレンド2ndShin Seiki Evangelion Kōtetsu no Gārufurendo 2nd) is a manga by Fumino Hayashi based on an original story by Gainax. It is an adaptation of the video game Girlfriend of Steel 2, and dramatizes the actions of the Instrumentality from the final episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, which featured the show's cast in a high school romantic comedy in contrast to the dark, apocalyptic themes of the television show. It was serialized in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in Monthly Asuka from 2003 to 2005 and collected in 6 bound volumes.