Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996): Season 1, Episode 3 - A Transfer - full transcript

Shinji transfers into a new school within Tokyo-3, catching the fascination of his classmates - and igniting the ire of one student whose sister was injured in the EVA's last battle. Meanwhile, a second Angel makes its way into the city.

Good morning, Shinji. How's it going?

No problems.

l'm getting used to it.

That's good.

Have you memorized the positions of
all the Eva emergence points,

emergency power junctions, armament
equipment buildings and recovery zones?

l guess so.

Well, let's review it now.

Normally the Eva runs off electricity
provided by an umbilical cable.

ln emergencies, it can switch
to a built-in battery,

with an active life of one
minute at full power,

and no more than five minutes in
the minimal activity gain mode.

This is due to our current limits
in battery capacity technology.

Do you understand?

Yes.

Now let's continue from where we left
off yesterday. lnitiate lnduction Mode.

Position the target in the center,

then switch "on".

Take it easy. Position the target
in the center.

Then pull the switch.

Next!

You know, l wonder why Shinji agreed to
be a pilot after what happened.

lt would seem that he simply does
what he's told to do.

l suppose that's just his way
of getting through life.

Target in the center, pull the switch.

Target in the center, pull the switch.

Target in the center, pull the switch.

Target in the center, pull the switch.

Target in the center...

And now, from Tokyo we go to
Natsuko Shinohara in Matsuzaki.

Good morning, this is Shinohara.
Guess what?

Today l'm in Matsuzaki in West lzu
for a little scuba diving!

Miss Misato, it's morning already.

Miss Misato, it's morning already.

l just got back from night duty.

l just got back from night duty.

l just got back from night duty.
Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter.

l don't have to go to work until this
evening, so please, let me sleep.

l don't have to go to work until this
evening, so please, let me sleep.

l see. l'll go.

Hey, isn't today Thursday?

Hey, isn't today Thursday?

Take the burnable trash to
the garbage, please.

Yes, Ma'am.

Yes, Ma'am.

So, how's school?

Fine.

Oh, okay. Take care.

Oh, okay. Take care.

l'll see you later.

Yes? Hello?

Oh, it's you, Ritsuko.

How's it going? Are you getting
along with him?

Him?

Oh, Shinji.

Well, he transferred into school two
weeks ago and he hasn't changed.

No one ever calls him.

Calls him?

Well, since l figured he'd be needing
one, l gave him a cellular phone.

l don't think he's ever used it though,
or received any calls.

l'm not sure, but l don't think
he has any friends.

Well, l would guess that Shinji's not
the sort who makes friends easily.

Do you know the fable of the
"Hedgehog's Dilemma"?

Hedgehog? You mean those animals
with the spiny hair?

Even though a hedgehog may wish to
become close with another hedgehog,

the closer they get, the more they
injure each other with their spines.

lt's the same with some humans.

The reason he seems so withdrawn is
because he's afraid of being hurt.

Well, he's going to have to learn
someday that part of growing up

means finding a way to interact with
others while distancing pain.

What's up, class rep?

Did you give him the printout
l gave you yesterday?

What? Well...

Well, there wasn't anybody
home at Toji's place.

Mr. Aida, aren't you
Mr. Suzuhara's friend?

Aren't you worried about him?

Do you suppose he's injured?

What? ln that robot incident?!

The television report said
that nobody was injured!

No way, you saw where the explosion
was on Mount Takanosu, didn't you?

There were fighters scrambled
from lruma and Komatsu,

and there were also troops
from Misawa and Kyushu.

l'll bet at least ten or twenty
people were injured,

and there had to be some killed, too.

Toji!

Suzuhara!

Wow, has the class population
dropped or what?

They've all been evacuated or
transferred to other schools.

After all, no one wants to stay after
that last battle inside the city.

Yeah, you're probably the only one

who's actually enjoying the
chance to see a real war.

Yeah, l am.

And speaking of which,
where have you been, Toji?

Why were you absent so long?
Did you get involved in the war?

My little sister did.

She was crushed under a pile of debris.

She survived but she's been in
the hospital ever since.

Both my dad and grand-dad
are working at the lab,

and there's no way they
can leave their posts.

So, if l'm not with her,
she's all alone.

That robot's pilot was really dumb!
lt makes me so angry!

How could he wreck our own city?
What was he doing?

Oh, about the pilot, have you heard the
rumor about the new transfer student?

What transfer student?

Him, over there.

He transferred here while
you were absent.

He came right after the incident.
Don't you think that's odd?

All rise!

And so, humankind was about to
face its greatest trial.

ln the last year of the 20th century,

the massive meteor from space slammed
into the continent of Antarctica.

The continent's ice cap was melted
almost instantaneously.

The water level of the oceans
increased dramatically,

the Earth was thrown off its axis,

and new, devastatingly abnormal,
weather patterns were spawned.

The lives of all living things on
the planet were threatened.

Several thousand species and half
of the world's human population

were lost in the immediate aftermath.

That was the so-called "Second lmpact".

The survivors still had to
live through the hell

of worldwide economic collapse,
ethnic conflicts, and civil wars.

However, it has been fifteen
years since then.

ln only fifteen years,
we have restored ourselves.

This is certainly proof of the human
race's resilience, but even more so,

it is the fruit of the blood,
sweat and tears

your fathers and mothers have
dedicated to this cause.

What?!

Really?! Oh, wow! Cool!

Really?! Oh, wow! Cool!

Really, the new student was?

Really, the new student was?

Hey, you guys!

We're still in class, you know!

Sit down now!

Aw, you're always so bossy!

Hey, come on! Forget her!

Now cut that out!

Cool, it's awesome!

Well, umm...

Hey, how were you chosen?

Were there any tests?

Weren't you scared?

What's the cockpit look like?

Well, l'm not supposed to
talk about secret stuff.

Oh, come on! Don't be mean!

Hey, what's the name of the robot?

l don't know much, but everyone
calls it Eva or Unit 01:

Eva?

And what's its ultimate attack mode?

Some kind of vibrating knife.

An ultra-sonic wave.

That's amazing! We're so proud of you!

Yeah, right! Cool! Yeah.

And thus...

Oh...

That's all for today.

lkari, where do you live?

ln the older part of the city?

Hey, you guys, why don't you at least
show some manners at the end?

Sorry, newcomer, but l've
got to beat you up!

l've got to work off my anger.

Sorry, his sister was injured
because of the incident.

That's his excuse, anyway.

l didn't pilot it by choice.

We've got an emergency call.

l'll go.

A special state of emergency
has been declared

for the Kanto and Chubu regions
surrounding the Tokai district.

All residents must evacuate to their
designated shelters immediately.

Repeating: a state of emergency
has been declared...

The target has been sighted
by our cameras.

lt's already penetrated into
our territorial waters.

Assume battle stations, level one.

Roger, prepare for
anti-aircraft interception.

Tokyo 3 transforming to
battle formation.

lnitiate accommodation of
the central block.

Accommodation of central block

and the first through seventh
districts has been completed.

Notification of the government and
other related ministries, completed.

Present effective rate of
anti-aircraft interception: 48%.

What's the status of
noncombatants and civilians?

We've already received reports that the
evacuation has been completed.

Attention elementary school and
junior high school students.

Please form groups with your
individual classes.

Area residents, please group according
to your block numbers.

Not again!

Just text messages again?

lt's news censorship. They won't
show any of it to us civilians.

Even though it's an incredible event.

The fourth Angel would show up while
Commander lkari is away.

lt's a lot sooner than we expected.

The last time they gave us
a fifteen year break.

This time it's been only three weeks.

They never care about our
situation, do they?

They're the type we women hate the most.

lt's a waste of the taxpayers' money.

The committee is demanding that we
dispatch an Evangelion again.

Oh, they get on my nerves.

lf they hadn't asked for it,
l'd have mobilized it anyway.

Entry procedure initiated.

LCL oxygenated.

Releasing airlock.

Why am l piloting this thing again,
even though my father's not here?

Even though l got beat up?

Hey, l need to talk to you,
privately, you know?

What for?

Just give me a second, okay?

Well, okay.

Class rep!

What?

We've both have to go to the bathroom!

You were supposed to use the
bathroom before you came here.

So, what's this about?

l've got to see it,
at least once in my life.

You mean the battle up there?

Nobody knows when the enemy
will come the next time.

Kensuke, are you serious?

lf we let this opportunity escape us,
we may lose it forever!

Please, help me unlock the gate.

But you could get killed
if you go out there.

lf we stay here in the shelter, who's
to say that the risk isn't the same?

lf l could be killed anyway,
l'd rather see it first.

You idiot. What do you
think NERV's for?

And what is NERV's most
important weapon?

lt's the robot the new kid pilots.

He protected us the other day,

but you hit him pretty hard. Twice!

lf he refuses to fight,
we're all going to die.

Doesn't that make it your
obligation to watch him fight?

Okay, you're not leaving
me any options!

You'll do anything to get what
you want, won't you?

Shinji, are you ready?

Yes.

First, neutralize the enemy's
AT field, then fire a volley.

Do it just like we practiced.
Can you handle that?

Yes.

Launch!

Cool! All my efforts really paid off!
l've been waiting for this all my life!

Oh! This is it!

There it is!

The AT field has been deployed.

Do it just as planned, okay, Shinji?

Right.

You idiot! You hid the enemy
with your own smoke!

l can't believe it!
He's already losing!

Not a problem.

l'm sending you a spare rifle.

Take it!

Shinji? Hey, Shinji?

Jeez...

Being beaten up must have
really messed him up.

Shut up!

The umbilical cable's been snapped off!

Eva has switched to its internal
battery power source.

4 minutes, 53 seconds of
activation remaining.

lt's coming this way!

Shinji, are you all right? Shinji!

Damage report?

No problems detected. He can make it.

Shinji's classmates?

What are they doing there?

Why won't he fight?

Because we're here?

He can't move because of us!

Activation time remaining:
3 minutes 28 seconds.

Shinji, let them into the cockpit!

Once you've got them,
make a temporary retreat.

We'll start again later!

How can you think unauthorized civilians
can be allowed into the entry plug?!

l'm authorizing it.

You're exceeding your authority,
Captain Katsuragi!

Unit 01's remaining activation
time: 3 minutes.

Hold Eva on your current commands and
eject the entry plug. Hurry up!

You two! Get in! Now!

What the... lt's water?

My camera! My camera!

Abnormal conditions occurring
in the nervous system.

Of course. lt's because you've allowed
two foreign bodies into the matrix!

They're being detected as noise
in the nerve impulse systems!

Retreat! Now!

Utilize recovery route 34, retreat
to the east side of the mountain.

Hey, new kid, she said, "Retreat!"

l mustn't run away. l mustn't run away.

l mustn't run away!

Progressive Knife engaged!

Obey my orders, Shinji!
You've got to retreat!

Shinji!

That idiot...

Unit 01, activation time
remaining: 30 seconds!

28... 26...

26... 25...

14... 13...

12... 11...

10... 9...

8... 6...

6... 5...

4...

3...

2...

1...

Eva Unit 01, activation ceased.

The target is completely silent.

lt's been three days.

You mean, since we were chewed out?

No, since he stopped
coming to school.

Who's "he"?

The new kid, of course.

l wonder what he's been
doing since then?

Are you worried about him?

No, not exactly worried.

Toji, for someone who's so tactless,
you're pretty stubborn.

lf you had apologized to him back then,

you wouldn't have had to agonize
over it for three days.

Here, this is the new
kid's phone number.

lf you're so worried, why
don't you call him?

As the dreary rain pours down,

Shinji, overwhelmed and unable
to overcome his weaknesses,

tries to run away from Misato.

lt's acceptable, however, considering
that he's only fourteen.

The organization brings the aimlessly
wandering Shinji back.

There are no kind words waiting
to ease his feelings,

except from the two boys.

Next Evangelion:
"Rain, Escape and Afterwards"

And of course, l'll give you lots
of fan service next time too!