Asuka joins Shinji's class at school and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment. As Asuka adjusts to 日本 (and everyone else adapts to her), the 天使 Israfel attacks.
Misato brings Shinji and his 老友记 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 日本
Dr. Ritsuko Akagi, NERV's chief scientist, explains to Shinji 更多 of the classified real nature of 秒 Impact, the Angels, and the mission of the Evangelions to defeat them
