Ritsuko, who is seemingly used to this behavior on his part, smiles and points out that Misato is watching them. Asuka declares that they should be friends, and is perplexed and put off when an annoyed Rei reacts to the suggestion with cold indifference as she answers, "If I'm ordered to I'll do it." After witnessing this conversation, Toji asks if only weirdos are Eva pilots.īack at headquarters, Kaji comes on to Ritsuko. Spotting her, Asuka doesn't wait for Shinji to introduce her, instead taking matters into her own hands by introducing herself. Shinji arrives on campus and Asuka greets him with a cheerful "Guten Morgen," and asks if Rei isn't there.
We also see in this sequence that Asuka has a locker full of love letters from admirers from her new school (which she promptly crushes underfoot).
We then are shown that Toji and Kensuke have been photographing her and selling the photos. With the Angel in a week-long regeneration period after an N² Mine attack by the JSSDF, Asuka and Shinji must learn to "synchronize" with each other's movements in combat to defeat it once and for all.Įpisode 9 opens with a series of still shots of Asuka, accompanied by a clicking camera lens. Eva-01 and Eva-02 are defeated, and Nerv is publicly humiliated. As Asuka adjusts to Japan (or rather, everyone else adapts to her.), a new Angel attacks which is capable of splitting itself into two identical copies.
Asuka joins Shinji’s class at school, and moves in with Misato and him in their apartment.