Asuka joins Shinji's class at school and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to 일본 (and everyone else adapts to her), the 앤젤 Israfel attacks.
Misato brings Shinji and his 프렌즈 Toji and Kensuke on a flight to a UN carrier battlegroup which is transporting Evangelion Unit 02 and its fiery German pilot, Asuka Langley Soryu, to 일본
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi, NERV's chief scientist, explains to Shinji 더 많이 of the classified real nature of 초 Impact, the Angels, and the mission of the Evangelions to defeat them