CP, this is Alpha 2.
Nothing unusual to report at Point 1.
Alpha 2, this is CP.
Continue your observation mission.
An emergency Kaiju alert has just been issued. I repeat...
Stay calm and head for the shelter!
...and Isogo wards in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Citizens in the designated areas are to seek refuge in a shelter immediately.
The epicenter's projected route is...
Target is currently en route from Yatobashi to Yamashita-cho.
Its estimated body length is 60 meters. Fortitude 3.5. Over.
No one on thermals within a 3 kilometer radius.
Roger.
All units, open fire.
I repeat. Open fire.
Roger. Luring target to the TO.
Fire.
Will we succeed in getting its attention?
Which division will come, you think?
Since this is Yokohama, it'll be the Third Division.
Man, they got its guts over everything!
Looks like it'll be overtime for me for a while.
Okay, time to get to work.
Yes, sir!
The members of the Third Division have successfully defeated the Kaiju,
and they return to raucous cheers from the citizens.
They have once again taken down a Kaiju with no casualties.
I heard Captain Ashiro is here!
She's so awesome!
These cheers are a sign of the people's gratitude!
Hey, get some footage of the victims, too.
Oh, sorry.
Come give me a report when you're done!
Sure.
After all the other battles are over, our battle begins.
Nobody's here to cheer us on.
Nobody's particularly grateful, anyway.
But this is our...
unsung battle against the Kaiju.
KAFKA HIBINO
Kafka, Izumo Tech says they want a sample.
Thanks.
I can't cut through this! The fat's jamming the saw!
Bring me the heat chainsaw!
Sure.
Hey, don't start lifting that yet!
Ow...
Over here! Bring a stretcher!
Don't worry. It only got on your skin.
I've had it happen to me a bunch of times.
Make sure you file for workers' comp!
Will do!
Things always get messy when the Third Division's involved.
Hard to tell what's organs and what's not.
Anyway... do they really expect us to finish this by the end of the week?
Kafka, got a new job for you.
We have an opening elsewhere on-site.
Where?
The intestines.
I've already got permission from management.
Have fun!
I've heard people talking about it, but is intestine work that bad?
Think about what's in those intestines, and then you tell me.
HOW THE BODY WORKS
Every time you get stuck on intestine duty...
it takes a while before you're ready to eat again.
I'm so tired!
That baby panda was so cute!
I can't wait to see it grown up!
I can still smell it...
And now, tonight's feature story.
Today, the Kaiju that appeared in Yokohama was defeated
thanks to the heroic efforts of the Defense Force's Third Division.
And the division's leader is none other than the famous Captain Mina Ashiro.
Not only is she a captain at the young age of 27,
she's also defeated several hundred Kaiju.
Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!
Yeah.
Her cool, elegant demeanor makes her the most popular of all the captains!
They say she's in the running to be corps commander, too.
She's definitely one to keep an eye on.
How'd I wind up on this side of things?
Just don't think about it!
Cleaning up is an important job! I'm helping society!
I get to live in a nice apartment and eat whatever I want!
Isn't that good enough?
God, my head hurts...
It's because of that damn news story.
Morning...
Oh, good, you're here! Kafka!
Come here for a second!
- I'll go get things ready. - Thanks.
Morning, Kafka.
We've got a new part-timer starting today. This is Ichikawa-kun.
He says he's aiming to join the Defense Force!
RENO ICHIKAWA
This guy was once like you!
He gave up, though, and now he's part of the furniture here!
Well, this sucks...
Toku-san... You're freaking the new kid out.
Why?
Why'd you give up?
I did do my best, you know, but...
No matter how good you are, there's always somebody better.
I guess you could say I reached the limit of how far I could go?
You'll understand when you're older.
I won't.
'Cause I'll never give up.
So I won't know until the day I die.
Not that I'd even want to.
I'll go change.
Huh... I thought you and him would get along.
That's not fair!
There's nothing I could've said that wouldn't make me sound like a loser!
Is giving up that bad?
- Hey! - Okay, let's get started.
Miike's team can stay on bone cleaning duty.
Get the important ones ready for Izumo Tech.
On it!
Yoshimura's team can start taking apart the legs.
Dump all of it.
Okay.
New kid, you're on intestines.
- Follow me. - Yes, sir.
Hah! That's what you get!
You too, Kafka. Follow me.
Me too?!
Two days in a row!
You're good with intestine work, though.
Damn it! Fine, I'll do it!
He complains, but he never says no.
He would've done a great job in the Defense Force if he'd passed.
You serious?
Yeah, he's definitely feeling it.
And so am I.
You...
Is that lunch box all the food you brought?
I don't feel up to eating it.
Yeah, I bet.
Here.
What?
You can have it.
You need to get something in your stomach,
or you won't last the afternoon.
I'm fine...
And these. You can have these, too.
These help a lot.
I can't understand what you're saying, but I really don't need those.
Quit playing coy and put them in your nose!
Stop it! Senpai, really...
Yeah, everybody's like that their first time.
You're all responsible for carrying your own stuff.
Good work today!
Good work today.
See you tomorrow.
Sure, goodnight.
Well, at least the smelliest part of the job is over.
Senpai.
Oh, Ichikawa.
What, did you come to get back at me for what I did at lunch?
Thanks to you...
Thanks to you, I made it through my first day.
Thank you.
S-Sure...
That's all.
Goodnight.
Oh, and...
They're raising the age limit to 32.
For applicants to the Defense Force.
Not enough young people anymore, apparently.
I can't tell you what to do with your life, of course...
But when you talked about giving up, you looked so sad.
Of course, I really don't care at all.
So if I'm wrong, you can just give up and I won't care.
Goodnight!
Ichikawa!
Thanks.
You're a lot nicer than I thought you were.
I told you, I really don't——
Senpa——
A Yoju?
Ichikawa, run!
Get as far away from here as you can!
Once you're sure you're safe, call it in!
You can't fight this thing alone!
Another body won't make any difference!
You want to join the Defense Force, right?
So why would you let yourself get killed here?!
Over here! I'm the one you want!
There!
Whew!
Now it can't follow me...
Damn it all!
It's all gone...
Your place, my place, our school...
Yeah...
I'll get you for this, Kaiju!
I was so close to beating Guramon!
That's what you're sad about?
I'm sad that Miiko died.
Miiko, your calico cat?
I'm going to join the Defense Force!
That's dumb. You're just a little kid!
You're in elementary school too, Kafka!
FOR MIIKO KAFKA, MINA
All right...
Let's see who can be a cooler Defense Force officer!
Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!
Damn it all!
It wasn't supposed to be like this!
Damn it...
I ain't afraid of you, Kaiju!
Aim for the leg...
Aim...
How did it come to this?
Let's see who can be a cooler Defense Force officer!
Ichikawa...
You idiot!
Why?
I called it in!
That's not what I meant!
If I left you to die here...
I'd never make it in the Defense Force!
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT...
Damn it...
JAPAN DEFENSE FORCE RECRUITING NOW
Damn it...
Damn it.
I'm so powerless...
Nothing's changed at all!
I can't protect anything. Not my game console, or my friend's cat...
Or even the new kid at my job!
Damn it!
Target down.
We have wounded.
Initiating rescue operations.
Igarashi. Takaragi. Take care of the wounded.
ANTI-KAIJU DEFENSE FORCE THIRD DIVISION
Everyone else, follow me.
We'll check the area for any other Yoju.
You okay?
Don't move. Just stay there.
Mina's incredible...
She took down that scary thing in less than a second...
She's left me in the dust.
Senpai!
Y-Yeah?
When that Kaiju showed up and you told me to run away...
If you hadn't saved my life then,
I would've died today.
You were so cool.
Let's see who can be a cooler Defense Force officer!
You really should think about joining the Defense Force.
I mean, it's your call. Not my problem.
Yeah...
I can't just keep running forever!
Thanks, Ichikawa.
You really are a nice guy.
I don't think there's anything wrong with giving up...
But it's not good to lie to yourself.
I'm going to give the Defense Force another go——
Found you.
A Kai... A Kai——
Senpai?
Are your wounds bothering you?
Senpai!
What?!
Ichikawa! It's me! It's me!
Don't freak out like that, please!
AH.
He's calling you in.
Let's get out of here, Senpai!
EPISODE 1: THE MAN WHO BECAME A KAIJU
If you encounter a Kaiju, the first thing you do is target the legs.
You bind it so it can't move...
I get a little scared.
Of what?
When I imagine fighting a Kaiju that's so much bigger than I am.
Don't worry!
Whenever you get scared...
I'll always be right by your side!
Liar.
Yes?
A Kaiju has appeared at Yokohama South General Hospital?
Yes.
No.
It's fine.
I'll get my team ready,
and we'll eliminate it.