Translated by Wada Mitsuhito (Wada-kun)
Timed by: Todd Perkins
Edited by: Todd Perkins, Hiroaki Fukuda, Dave
NEON GENESIS
Like a cruel angel...
...young boy, become a legend.
Even though the blue wind knocked at the door of your heart...
...you kept looking and smiling only at me.
Lost while searching for something soft...
...your honest eyes show that you haven't realized your fate.
But someday, you'll recognize that on your back...
...you have the wings to fly to the distant future.
A cruel revelation from the angels will fly out from a window soon.
When you deny your memory with your spurting and burning pathos...
Shine and hold up the sky. Young boy, become a legend.
Good morning, Shinji. How are you ?
I've gotten used to it... I think nothing's wrong.
That's fine. Exit points, emergency power source...
...locations of armed buildings and recovery spots.
Can you remember all of them ?
Maybe...
Well, I'll review the lesson again.
Eva usually works off an electric power supply cable.
If Eva uses its internal battery in an emergency...
...it'll only function one minute at full strength or five minutes at most, even with Gain.
You understand ?
Yes.
Now, let's resume the Induction Mode lesson where we left off yesterday.
Aim at the target in the center of the sights...switch on.
Stay calm. Aim at the center of the target.
Switch...
Next !
Say, I wonder how Shinji brought himself to pilot it.
He goes along with what others say obediently...
...it's how he copes with his life, isn't it ?
Aim at the center of the target, switch...
Aim at the center of the target...
Episode 3: A Phone That Never Rings.
Misato, it's morning already.
I was on night duty until a little while ago.
I don't have to go to the office until this evening.
So, please let me sleep.
Then, I...
Is it Thursday ? Burnable garbage, please.
Okay.
Have you gotten used to school ?
Yes.
Good. Take care.
See you later.
Yes, hello.
Oh, it's you, Ritsuko.
How have you been ? Are you getting along with him ?
Him ? Oh, Shinji. It's been two weeks since he transferred schools.
He's still the same. He never gets any telephone calls.
Telephone calls ?
As it's a necessity, I gave him a portable one a long time ago.
He doesn't seem to have used it or received a phone call from anyone.
I wonder if he has any friends.
He seems to have a poor personality for making friends, doesn't he ?
Have you heard the story of the ``Hedgehog's Dilemma'' ?
Hedgehogs ? The thorny ones ?
Even if they want to warm each other, the closer they get, the more they hurt each other.
Humans are the same.
Shinji must be afraid of getting hurt, so he acts timid.
After he grows up and gets closer to and stays away from someone...
...he'll learn the proper distance to maintain to avoid hurting each other.
What is it, Class Rep ?
Did you take care of yesterday's printout ?
Ah, well, there didn't seem to be anybody at Touji's house.
Aida, you're on good terms with Suzuhara, aren't you ?
Why aren't you worried about him ?
I'm not sure, but he may have been hurt.
In that robot incident ? The TV said that nobody was hurt...
No way ! You saw the center of the explosion, didn't you ?
Not only the units of Iruma and Komatsu but also Misawa and Kyushu were sent out.
I'm sure that there were more than 10 or 20 people injured. Some might've been killed...
Touji !
Suzuhara !
Yo ! The number of students seems to have dropped drastically.
Evacuation, evacuation. Many have transferred to other schools.
It's not surprising. There was a real battle within the city.
You're the only guy who's happy to see real battle.
I guess. How have you been ?
You've been absent a long time. Were you involved in the incident ?
My younger sister...
She was buried under a heap of rubble.
She survived, but has been in the hospital since then.
My father and grandfather work for the research center.
They can't leave work. If I didn't stay with her she'd be all alone.
Anyway, the pilot of that robot really sucked !
I'm really pissed.
A robot on our side destroyed the city ! What was he doing ?!
Did you hear the rumor about the transfer student ?
Transfer student ?
Him. He transferred to this school while you were gone.
It was just after the incident.
Don't you think that's strange ?
All rise !
The hardest trials for the human race began then.
In the last year of the 20th century...
...a massive meteor, from deep space, fell on the Antarctic Continent.
It caused the continent's ice to melt rapidly.
As the result, the water level of the oceans rose...
...the Earth's axis fluctuated and abnormal weather...
...which threatened the existence of all living things occurred around the world.
We call this the Second Impact.
Economic collapse, racial disputes and civil wars. The survivors suffered all kinds of hell.
``Is it true that you're the pilot of that robot ? Y/N''
But 15 years later...only 15 years, we have revived the world a great deal.
This result is not only due to the excellence of the human race...
``It's true, isn't it ? Y/N''
...but to the blood, sweat, tears and effort of your fathers and mothers.
In those days, I lived in Nebukawa. It is already...
Hey, everybody ! We're still in class, aren't we ? Take your seats !
You're always trying to take control !
It's okay, it's okay.
No, it's not !
How were you selected ?
Did you have any examinations ?
Were you frightened ?
What's the cockpit like ?
Well, uh, I have to keep such things secret...
What's the name of the robot ?
I'm not sure, but they call it Eva or Unit 01...
Eva ?
What's its deadly attack ?
It's some knife and the vibrations... like an ultrasonic wave...
Anyway, that's amazing ! He's the pride of our school, isn't he ?
Great !
Consequently...
Well, so much for today.
All rise ! Bow !
Hey, everybody ! At least do it properly at the end of...
Sorry, transferee. But I had to hit you. I couldn't be satisfied unless I hit you.
Sorry, but his younger sister got hurt in the battle. That's the reason.
Speaking for myself, I'm not doing it by choice.
An emergency call... I'll go on ahead...
A special state of emergency now exists...
...for the Kanto and Chubu districts around the Tokai area.
Please take refuge in designated shelters. I repeat....
NEON GENESIS
The target has been acquired optically. It has invaded territorial waters.
All hands to battle stations !
Roger. Prepare anti-aircraft batteries !
Tokyo-3 is transforming to battle formation.
House the central block !
The central block and District 1 to 7 have been housed.
The government and all ministries concerned have been notified.
Present anti-aircraft interception system effectiveness is 48%.
What's the status of noncombatants and civilians ?
The evacuation has been reported complete.
Primary and junior high school students, please stay in your class.
Residents, please stay in your block.
Again ?!
There're only letters on the screen again.
News blackout. They won't show us civilians anything at all.
Although this is such a big event...
The 4th Angel shows up when Commander Ikari is absent. It's sooner than I expected.
The last one came after a 15 year interval. This one after only 3 weeks.
They never think about our circumstances, do they ? They're the type women hate.
They're just wasting taxes.
The committee is requesting that we mobilize Evangelion again.
How annoying. We'd mobilize it even if they didn't ask.
Entry has begun.
Charge LCL.
Release Arrival/Departure Lock.
My father isn't here, so why am I still piloting it ?
I was hit, too...
Hey, I have something to talk to you about...
What is it ?
Yeah, well...you know.
Oh, alright.
Class Rep !
What ?
Both of us are going to the toilet.
Come on ! You should have done that earlier.
Well, what is it ?
I want to see it, even if it's only once before I die.
The battle ?
I don't know if the next enemy will come...
Kensuke, you're something else !
If I miss this chance, I might never... Say, help me unlock the gate.
If you go out, you'll be killed.
We don't know if we're safe here, so I want to go see it.
You moron. What do you think Nerv is for ?
What do you think the fighting machine of Nerv is ?
The robot which the transferee pilots.
Last time, he protected us. But you hit him. Twice at that.
If he doesn't want to pilot the robot, we'll all be killed.
You have a duty to watch his battle, don't you ?
There's no other choice.
You have a one track mind, don't you ?
Shinji, time to launch, okay ?
Alright.
Alright, neutralize the enemy's AT-field and fire the rifle just like you practiced.
Are you ready ?
Yes.
Launch !
Amazing ! It was worth the effort. Wow, this's what I've been waiting for !
There it is.
Aim at the center of the target, switch, aim at the center of the target, switch...
Develop an AT-field according to the plan. OK ?
Okay.
Idiot ! The enemy is hidden by the explosion's smoke !
Look, he's already beaten.
He's all right.
I'll send you a spare rifle !
Take it !
Shinji, Shinji...
Damn !~~I wonder if being punched affected him as badly as I thought.
S...shut up !
Umbilical cable was cut !
Eva has switched over to internal batteries.
Active time remaining is 4 minutes 53 seconds !
It's coming this way !
Shinji, are you all right ?! Shinji !
Damage report.
No problem. It's operational !
They're Shinji's classmates !
Why are they there ?!
Why doesn't he fight ?!
Because we're here... he can't move freely.
Unit 01, active time remaining, 3 minutes 28 seconds !
Shinji, let them into the cockpit.
After they're in, retreat. Then come back later !
Do you think civilians are permitted into the entry plug without authorization ?!
I'll permit it.
You're exceeding your authority, Captain Katsuragi.
Unit 01, active time remaining, 3 minutes !
Maintain Eva under present orders and extend the entry plug ! Hurry up !
You two, get inside ! Quickly !
What ? It's water !
My camera. Oh, my camera !
Trouble in the nervous system !
It's because foreign bodies have been inserted.
Noise detected in the nervous pulses.
Now, retreat !
Recovery route is No. 34.
Go to the east side of the mountain !
Transferee ! She said ``Run away,'' transferee.
Don't run away, don't run away, don't run away...
Progressive Knife drawn !
Shinji, obey my orders ! Retreat !
Shinji !
That idiot !
Unit 01. Active time remaining, 30 seconds...
Eva Unit 01 has stopped.
The target is silent.
Three days have already passed...
Since we were really raked over the coals...
Since he's been absent from school, I mean.
Who's he ?
The transferee, the transferee.
I wonder how he's been ?
Are you worried about him ?
I'm not especially worried...
For being so tactless, you're stubborn, aren't you ?
Afterwards, if you'd said to him you're sorry...
...you wouldn't have suffered mental agony for three days.
Here's the transferee's phone number.
If you're worried, try calling him.
TO BE CONTINUED
Shinji: Megumi Ogata~~~ ~Misato: Kotono Mitsuishi Ritsuko: Yuriko Yamaguchi ~~~~~~Rei: Megumi Hayashibara
Fuyutsuki: Genmu Kiyokawa~~~ Makoto: Hiro Yuuki~~~~ ~Maya: Miki Nagasawa Shigeru: Takehito Koyasu Touji: Tomokazu Seki
Kensuke: Tetsuya Iwanaga Hikari: Junko Iwao~~~~ Teacher: Eiji Maruyama~~ Girl A: Yuko Miyamura~
Initial Translation Wada Mitsuhito
Additional Translation and song translation Hiroaki Fukuda
Editing Todd Perkins Hiroaki Fukuda Dave Brain
Timing Todd Perkins
Subtitled by Central Anime(Kansas)
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Preview
Shinji can't overcome the weakness in his mind and even runs away from Misato.
But the organization catches him easily. There aren't any kind words.
Next time, ``Rain, After He Runs Away.'' And, of course, fanservice !