Kafka Hibino has almost abandoned his dream of joining the anti-Kaiju "Defense Force." He now works in Kaiju clean-up, disposing of the bodies of slain Kaiju and thinking back with regret to the days he spent with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, captain of Defense Force's Third Division. 
Ichikawa! It's me! It's me!
!إيتشيكاوا! هذا أنا! هذا أنا
Ich bin’s, Ichikawa!
¡Ichikawa, soy yo! ¡¿No me reconoces?!
¡Soy yo, Ichikawa!
Ichikawa ! C’est moi, regarde !
Ichikawa! Sono io! Io!
Ichikawa! Sou eu! Sou eu!
Итикава! Это я, Кафка!