与沉默寡言的Ayanami（由Hyumi Lin配音）不同，Akira自信，甚至有些傲慢。在和真嗣在一起的那段时间里，她开了很多关于彼此的玩笑。他们分别驾驶零号、一号和二号飞机，抵抗了第八使徒的猛烈攻击。在这个过程中，一种淡淡的情绪在这三位年轻男女的心中悄然发芽。不久之后，第九和第十使徒相继抵达，真嗣和他的同伴们面临着残酷的生死考验。。。这部电影是新剧场版《福音战士》三部曲的第二部分。
某一日，对生活毫无干劲，只知道在网上购物的颓废男樱田纯（真田麻美 配音）收到了一封写着“上发条”和“不上发条”的信，好奇的他选择了前者，没想到，就因为这无意中的选择，一个充满神奇和争斗的残酷世界向他打开了大门。
A former aristocratic family faces financial hardship and their daughter is introduced to a nice man in the auto repair business, the hope being that a marriage might be of economic assistance to the family. The daughter's family finds it hard to accept this kind of idea and the young man is uncomfortable with the difference in their social standing. However, everything works out in the end and a happy marriage takes place.
