Fifteen years after a global cataclysm reshaped the Earth, humanity stands on the brink of extinction, besieged by the monstrous Angels. The defense of the species falls to Nerv and its Evangelions, giant bio-machines piloted by a handful of teenagers. Into this fragile stalemate comes Warrant Officer Mao Nome of UN Spacy, piloting the flight-capable Evangelion Unit 03. Bringing with her the secrets of a vanished civilization and a fierce independence, she joins the pilots in Tokyo-3 as they face threats that defy the laws of physics.
But the Angels are not the only danger lurking in the shadows. As the legacy of a crashed alien starship stirs ancient enemies from beyond the solar system, the lines between duty and survival begin to blur. Amidst political maneuvering and the roar of variable fighters, the pilots must navigate a landscape of hidden agendas and secret histories. Facing the prospect of forced evolution and the dissolution of the self, they must find a way to bridge the distance between their hearts before the world is unmade.