# E1 - The Man Who Became a Kaiju
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GZ7UVG338/the-man-who-became-a-kaiju)
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**[00:07] Alpha 2**
*CP, this is Alpha 2.*
**[00:09] Alpha 2**
*Nothing unusual to report at Point 1.*
**[00:12] CP**
*Alpha 2, this is CP.*
**[00:14] CP**
*Continue your observation mission.*
**[00:28] Announcer**
*Emergency Kaiju alert. Emergency Kaiju alert.*
**[00:28] Male Voice**
* An emergency Kaiju alert*
* has just been issued. I repeat...*
**[00:31] Sign**
Emergency Kaiju Alert
**[00:32] Announcer**
* An emergency Kaiju alert*
* has been issued for the South, Central,*
***SIGN*** Yokohama Gate
***SIGN*** Emergency Evacuation Shelter
**[00:35] Soldier**
Stay calm and head for the shelter!
**[00:36] Announcer**
* and Isogo wards in Yokohama City,*
* Kanagawa Prefecture.*
**[00:41] Announcer**
* Citizens in the designated areas are*
* to seek refuge in a shelter immediately.*
**[00:49] Announcer**
*The epicenter's projected route is...*
**[00:56] Konomi**
* Target is currently en route*
* from Yatobashi to Yamashita-cho.*
**[00:59] Konomi**
* Its estimated body length is 60 meters.*
* Fortitude 3.5. Over.*
**[01:15] Pilot**
* No one on thermals*
* within a 3 kilometer radius.*
**[01:17] Commander**
*Roger.*
**[01:18] Commander**
*All units, open fire.*
**[01:20] Commander**
*I repeat. Open fire.*
**[01:23] Pilot**
*Roger. Luring target to the TO.*
**[01:26] Pilot**
*Fire.*
***SIGN*** Special
Kaiju Alert
***SIGN*** Kaiju Alert in
Yokohama City
**[01:33] Officer**
Will we succeed in getting its attention?
**[01:35] Girl**
Which division will come, you think?
**[01:37] Haruichi**
Since this is Yokohama,
it'll be the Third Division.
**[02:58] Kafka**
Man, they got its guts over *everything*!
**[03:03] Kafka**
Looks like it'll be overtime
for me for a while.
**[03:08] Mizoguchi**
Okay, time to get to work.
**[03:10] All**
Yes, sir!
**[03:14] Announcer 2**
The members of the Third Division
have successfully defeated the Kaiju,
**[03:17] Sign**
Thank you, Defense Force
**[03:17] Announcer 2**
and they return to
raucous cheers from the citizens.
**[03:21] Announcer 2**
They have once again taken down
a Kaiju with no casualties.
**[03:24] Announcer 2**
The Third Division are
the protectors of our future!
**[03:25] Girl**
I heard Captain Ashiro is here!
**[03:26] Girl**
She's so awesome!
**[03:28] Announcer 2**
These cheers are a sign
of the people's gratitude!
**[03:32] Director**
Hey, get some footage of the victims, too.
**[03:32] Announcer 2**
Those of you in Yokohama's affected areas,
please be on the lookout for Yoju.
**[03:35] Director**
Oh, sorry.
**[03:37] Director**
Come give me a report when you're done!
**[03:39] Cameraman**
Sure.
**[03:55] Kafka**
* After all the other battles*
* are over, our battle begins.*
**[04:01] Kafka**
*Nobody's here to cheer us on.*
**[04:04] Kafka**
*Nobody's particularly grateful, anyway.*
**[04:08] Kafka**
*But this is our...*
**[04:16] Kafka**
*unsung battle against the Kaiju.*
***SIGN*** Kafka Hibino
**[04:19] Drone**
*Kafka, Izumo Tech says they want a sample.*
**[04:25] Drone**
*Thanks.*
**[04:27] Kafka**
I can't cut through this!
The fat's jamming the saw!
**[04:29] Kafka**
Bring me the heat chainsaw!
**[04:31] Staff**
Sure.
**[04:32] Kafka**
Hey, don't start lifting that yet!
**[04:40] Staff**
Oww...
**[04:43] Kafka**
Over here! Bring a stretcher!
**[04:45] Kafka**
Don't worry. It only got on your skin.
**[04:49] Kafka**
I've had it happen to me a bunch of times.
**[04:50] Kafka**
Make sure you file for workers' comp!
**[04:52] Staff**
Will do!
**[04:54] Kafka**
Things always get messy
when the Third Division's involved.
**[04:58] Kafka**
Hard to tell what's organs and what's not.
**[05:00] Kafka**
Anyway... do they really expect us
to finish this by the end of the week?
**[05:09] Mizoguchi**
Kafka, got a new job for you.
**[05:11] Mizoguchi**
We have an opening elsewhere on-site.
**[05:13] Kafka**
Where?
**[05:15] Mizoguchi**
The intestines.
**[05:20] Mizoguchi**
I've already got permission from management.
**[05:23] Miike**
Have fun!
**[05:25] Yoshimura**
I've heard people talking about it,
but is intestine work that bad?
***SIGN*** Growl
***SIGN*** Growl
***SIGN*** How the Body Works
***SIGN*** How the Body Works
**[05:29] Miike**
Think about what's in those
intestines, and then you tell me.
**[05:34] Miike**
Every time you get stuck
on intestine duty...
**[05:38] Miike**
It takes a while before
you're ready to eat again.
**[05:50] Kafka**
I'm so tired!
**[05:52] News**
*That baby panda was so cute!*
**[05:56] News**
*I can't wait to see it grown up!*
**[05:58] Kafka**
I can still smell it...
**[06:00] News**
*And now, tonight's feature story.*
**[06:03] News**
* Today, the Kaiju that appeared*
* in Yokohama was defeated*
**[06:06] News**
* thanks to the heroic efforts of*
* the Defense Force's Third Division.*
***SIGN*** Third Division Greeted With Cheers
***SIGN*** Special Report: The Third Division
**[06:11] News**
* And the division's leader is none*
* other than the famous Captain Mina Ashiro.*
***SIGN*** Captain Mina Ashiro
**[06:17] News**
* Not only is she captain*
* at the young age of 27,*
**[06:21] News**
*she's also defeated several hundred Kaiju.*
***SIGN*** An Up-Close Look at The Third Division
***SIGN*** Special Report: The Third Division
***SIGN*** Captain Mina Ashiro
**[06:26] Kafka**
Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!
**[06:35] News**
* Her cool, elegant demeanor makes her*
* the most popular of all the division captains!*
**[06:42] News**
* They say she's in the running*
* to be corps commander, too.*
***SIGN*** Special Report: The Third Division
***SIGN*** Future Corps Commander
**[06:45] News**
*She's definitely one to keep an eye on.*
**[06:56] Kafka**
How'd I wind up on this side of things?
**[07:01] Kafka**
Gaah! Just don't think about it!
**[07:03] Kafka**
Cleaning up is an important job!
I'm helping society!
**[07:08] Kafka**
I get to live in a nice apartment
and eat whatever I want!
**[07:13] Kafka**
Isn't that good enough?
**[07:24] Kafka**
*God, my head hurts...*
**[07:26] Kafka**
*It's because of that damn news story.*
**[07:36] Kafka**
Morning...
**[07:37] Toku-san**
Oh, good, you're here!
**[07:38] Toku-san**
Kafka!
**[07:39] Toku-san**
Come here for a second!
**[07:41] Miike**
I'll go get things ready.
**[07:43] Toku-san**
Thanks.
**[07:44] Miike**
Morning, Kafka.
**[07:46] Toku-san**
We've got a new part-timer starting today.
This is Ichikawa-kun.
**[07:50] Toku-san**
He says he's aiming
to join the Defense Force!
***SIGN*** Reno Ichikawa
**[07:54] Toku-san**
This guy was once like you!
**[07:57] Toku-san**
He gave up, though, and now
he's part of the furniture here!
**[08:00] Kafka**
*Well, this sucks...*
**[08:02] Kafka**
Toku-san... You're freaking the new kid out.
**[08:05] Reno**
Why?
**[08:08] Reno**
Why'd you give up?
**[08:15] Kafka**
I did do my best, you know, but...
**[08:19] Kafka**
No matter how good you are,
there's always somebody better.
**[08:21] Kafka**
I guess you could say I reached
the limit of how far I could go?
**[08:25] Kafka**
You'll understand when you're older.
**[08:27] Reno**
I won't.
**[08:30] Reno**
'Cause I'll never give up.
**[08:32] Reno**
So I won't know until the day I die.
**[08:34] Reno**
Not that I'd even want to.
**[08:37] Reno**
I'll go change.
**[08:40] Toku-san**
Huh... I thought you
and him would get along.
**[08:45] Kafka**
*That's not fair!*
**[08:46] Kafka**
* There's nothing I could've said*
* that wouldn't make me sound like a loser!*
**[08:51] Kafka**
*Is giving up that bad?*
**[08:59] Mizoguchi**
Okay, let's get started.
**[09:00] Girl**
Hey!
**[09:02] Mizoguchi**
Miike's team can stay on bone cleaning duty.
**[09:05] Mizoguchi**
Get the important ones ready for Izumo Tech.
**[09:07] Miike**
On it!
**[09:08] Mizoguchi**
Yoshimura's team can start
taking apart the legs.
**[09:10] Mizoguchi**
Dump all of it.
**[09:12] Yoshimura**
Okay.
**[09:12] Mizoguchi**
New kid, you're on intestines.
**[09:14] Mizoguchi**
Follow me.
**[09:15] Reno**
Yes, sir.
**[09:15] Kafka**
*Hah! That's what you get!*
**[09:18] Mizoguchi**
You too, Kafka.
**[09:19] Mizoguchi**
Follow me.
**[09:19] Kafka**
Me too?!
**[09:21] Kafka**
Two days in a row!
**[09:23] Mizoguchi**
You're good with intestine work, though.
**[09:25] Kafka**
Damn it! Fine, I'll do it!
**[09:30] Mizoguchi**
He complains, but he never says no.
**[09:34] Mizoguchi**
He would've done a great job
in the Defense Force if he'd passed the test.
**[09:42] Background**
You serious?
**[09:47] Kafka**
*Yeah, he's definitely feeling it.*
**[09:52] Kafka**
*And so am I.*
***SIGN*** Tea
**[09:55] Kafka**
You...
**[09:56] Kafka**
Is that lunch box all the food you brought?
**[09:59] Reno**
I don't feel up to eating it.
**[10:02] Sign**
Yeah, I bet.
**[10:04] Kafka**
Here.
**[10:05] Reno**
What?
***SIGN*** Multivitamin
**[10:09] Kafka**
You can have it.
**[10:11] Kafka**
You need to get *something* in your stomach,
**[10:13] Kafka**
or you won't last the afternoon.
**[10:14] Reno**
I'm fine...
**[10:15] Kafka**
And these. You can have these, too.
**[10:17] Kafka**
These help a lot.
**[10:19] Reno**
I can't understand what you're saying,
but I really don't need those.
**[10:25] Kafka**
Quit playing coy and put them in your nose!
**[10:28] Reno**
Stop it! Senpai, really...
**[10:30] Miike**
Yeah, everybody's like
that their first time.
**[10:50] Miike**
You're all responsible
for carrying your own stuff.
**[10:54] Miike**
Good work today!
**[10:55] Yoshimura**
Good work today.
**[10:56] Man**
See you tomorrow.
**[10:58] Kafka**
Sure, goodnight.
**[11:03] Kafka**
Well, at least the smelliest
part of the job is over.
**[11:15] Reno**
Senpai.
**[11:17] Kafka**
Oh, Ichikawa.
**[11:19] Kafka**
What, did you come to get back
at me for what I did at lunch?
**[11:24] Reno**
Thanks to you...
**[11:25] Reno**
Thanks to you, I made
it through my first day.
**[11:30] Reno**
Thank you.
**[11:37] Reno**
That's all.
**[11:39] Reno**
Goodnight.
**[11:43] Reno**
Oh, and...
**[11:46] Reno**
They're raising the age limit to 32.
**[11:49] Reno**
For applicants to the Defense Force.
**[11:53] Reno**
Not enough young people anymore, apparently.
**[11:56] Reno**
I can't tell you what to do
with your life, of course...
**[12:00] Reno**
But when you talked about
giving up, you looked so sad.
**[12:07] Reno**
Of course, I really don't care at all.
**[12:09] Reno**
So if I'm wrong, you can just give up
and I won't care.
**[12:14] Reno**
Goodnight!
**[12:16] Kafka**
Ichikawa!
**[12:20] Kafka**
Thanks.
**[12:21] Kafka**
You're a lot nicer than I thought you were.
**[12:26] Ichikawa**
I told you, I really don't—
**[12:37] Ichikawa**
Senpa—
**[12:46] Ichikawa**
A Yoju?
**[12:50] Kafka**
Ichikawa, run!
**[12:52] Kafka**
Get as far away from here as you can!
**[12:55] Kafka**
Once you're sure you're safe, call it in!
**[12:57] Reno**
You can't fight this thing alone!
**[12:59] Kafka**
Another body won't make any difference!
**[13:01] Kafka**
You want to join the Defense Force, right?
**[13:03] Kafka**
So why would you let
yourself get killed here?!
**[13:18] Kafka**
Over here! I'm the one you want!
**[13:48] Kafka**
*There!*
**[13:56] Kafka**
*Whew!*
**[13:58] Kafka**
*Now it can't follow me...*
**[14:03] Kafka**
Damn it all!
**[14:22] Kafka**
It's all gone...
**[14:24] Kafka**
Your place, my place, our school...
**[14:27] Mina**
Yeah...
**[14:29] Kafka**
I'll get you for this, Kaiju!
**[14:31] Kafka**
I was so close to beating *Guramon*!
**[14:34] Mina**
*That's* what you're sad about?
**[14:43] Mina**
I'm sad that Miiko died.
**[14:49] Kafka**
Miiko, your calico cat?
**[15:08] Both**
I'm going to join the Defense Force!
**[15:12] Sign**
For Miiko
**[15:12] Sign**
Kafka has arrived!
Mina has arrived!
**[15:12] Kafka**
That's dumb. You're just a little kid!
**[15:15] Mina**
You're in elementary school too, Kafka!
**[15:24] Kafka**
All right...
**[15:25] Kafka**
Let's see who can be
a cooler Defense Force officer!
**[15:29] Kafka**
Let's wipe out all the Kaiju together!
**[15:35] Kafka**
*Damn it all!*
**[15:36] Kafka**
*It wasn't supposed to be like this!*
**[15:42] Kafka**
*Damn it...*
**[15:48] Kafka**
*I ain't afraid of you, Kaiju!*
**[15:54] Kafka**
*Aim for the leg...*
**[15:55] Kafka**
*Aim...*
**[16:02] Kafka**
*How did it come to this?*
**[16:04] Kafka**
Let's see who can be
a cooler Defense Force officer!
**[16:38] Kafka**
Ichikawa...
**[16:41] Kafka**
You idiot!
**[16:42] Kafka**
Why?
**[16:43] Reno**
I called it in!
**[16:45] Kafka**
That's not what I meant!
**[16:49] Reno**
If I left you to die here...
**[16:53] Reno**
I'd never make it in the Defense Force!
***SIGN*** Application Result
***SIGN*** Mr. Kafka Hibino
***SIGN*** We regret to inform you that you have not passed
the first round of the recently concluded
Anti-Kaiju Defense Force selection tests.
**[17:01] Kafka**
*Damn it...*
**[17:03] Sign**
Anti-Kaiju Defense Force
**[17:03] Sign**
Accepting Applicants
**[17:06] Kafka**
*Damn it...*
**[17:09] Kafka**
*Damn it.*
**[17:11] Kafka**
*I'm so powerless...*
**[17:15] Kafka**
*Nothing's changed at all!*
**[17:17] Kafka**
* I can't protect anything.*
* Not my game console, or my friend's cat...*
**[17:20] Kafka**
*Or even the new kid at my job!*
**[17:25] Kafka**
Damn it!
**[17:42] Mina**
Target down.
**[17:44] Mina**
We have wounded.
**[17:47] Mina**
Initiating rescue operations.
**[17:50] Mina**
Igarashi. Takaragi.
***SIGN*** Anti-Kaiju Defense Force Third Division
**[17:52] Mina**
Take care of the wounded.
**[17:54] Mina**
Everyone else, follow me.
**[17:56] Ashiro**
We'll check the area for any other Yoju.
***SIGN*** Captain Mina Ashiro
**[18:03] Soldiers**
You okay?
**[18:04] Soldiers**
Don't move. Just stay there.
**[18:35] Kafka**
*Mina's incredible...*
**[18:38] Kafka**
* She took down that scary*
* thing in less than a second...*
**[18:44] Kafka**
*She's left me in the dust.*
**[18:49] Reno**
Senpai!
**[18:55] Reno**
When that Kaiju showed up
and you told me to run away...
**[19:00] Reno**
If you hadn't saved my life then,
**[19:04] Reno**
I would've died today.
**[19:08] Reno**
You were so cool.
**[19:13] Kafka**
Let's see who can be
a cooler Defense Force officer!
**[19:18] Reno**
You really should think
about joining the Defense Force.
**[19:23] Reno**
I mean, it's your call. Not my problem.
**[19:30] Kafka**
Yeah...
**[19:32] Kafka**
*I can't just keep running forever!*
**[19:39] Kafka**
Thanks, Ichikawa.
**[19:43] Kafka**
You really are a nice guy.
**[19:46] Kafka**
I don't think there's anything
wrong with giving up...
**[19:51] Kafka**
But it's not good to lie to yourself.
**[19:54] Kafka**
I'm going to give
the Defense Force another go—
**[20:08] Young Kaiju No. 8**
Found you.
**[20:11] Kafka**
A Kai... A Kai—
**[20:15] Reno**
Senpai?
**[20:20] Reno**
Are your wounds bothering you?
**[20:25] Reno**
Senpai!
***SIGN*** WHAAAT?!
**[20:44] Kafka**
Ichikawa! It's me! It's me!
**[20:48] Kafka**
Don't freak out like that, please!
***SIGN*** Aah...
**[20:55] Ichikawa**
He's calling you in.
**[20:57] Ichikawa**
Let's get out of here, Senpai!
***SIGN*** Episode 1
***SIGN*** The Man Who Became a Kaiju
**[22:40] Kafka**
If you encounter a Kaiju,
the first thing you do is target the legs.
**[22:44] Kafka**
You bind it so it can't move...
**[22:49] Mina**
I get a little scared.
**[22:51] Kafka**
Of what?
**[22:53] Mina**
When I imagine fighting a Kaiju
that's so much bigger than I am.
**[23:01] Kafka**
Don't worry!
**[23:05] Kafka**
Whenever you get scared...
**[23:09] Kafka**
I'll always be right by your side!
**[23:15] Mina**
Liar.
**[23:22] Mina**
Yes?
**[23:24] Mina**
A Kaiju has appeared at
Yokohama South General Hospital?
**[23:28] Mina**
Yes.
**[23:31] Mina**
No.
**[23:32] Mina**
It's fine.
**[23:34] Mina**
I'll get my team ready,
**[23:37] Mina**
and we'll eliminate it.