tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71754777938099469052012-02-16T16:56:59.579-08:00Japanese media translations from a fan turned professional.tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.comBlogger961100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-88508471386995123092012-01-21T15:33:00.000-08:002012-01-21T16:07:13.734-08:00It's been a busy week, and it'll be a tiring weekend, and I doubt I'll have more scripts to show for a little while. Still, I have a few song translations that have been sitting around on my hard drive, and I'd like to post them up.<br /><br />Here we have a song by Fukuyama Yoshiki, perhaps best known nowadays as a leading member of JAM Project, but who previously rose to fame in anime fandom as the singing voice of Basara from Macross 7. <br /><br />It seems that he and Basara have a few things in common, as this song (from his album Jungle Lady), is just about the tree-huggin' hippiest thing I've ever heard sung in Japanese. The title is a reference to the ICUN <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUCN_Red_List">Red Data List</a>, which catalogs endangered and threatened species. As such, this is his ode to those animals.<br /><br />A few notes: <br /><br />Ifie is the name of Fukuyama's parrot, named after Australian musician Frank Ifield. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_(passenger_pigeon)">Martha</a> refers to the world's last known passenger pigeon, who passed away in captivity in 1914. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Crested_Ibis">Kin</a> refers to the world's last wild-born Japanese-crested Ibis (although on a happy note, it appears they're being <a href="http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2008/11/the-japanese-crested-ibis-flies-back-from-extinction/">re-introduced into the wild</a> after a successful breeding program!)<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George">Mr. George</a> refers to Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island tortoises of the Galapagos.<br /><br />I think that's it; there's a lot of animals listed below, but they're easy enough to wiki. Anyway, if you've never heard this awesome song before, check out this hypnotic YouTube video of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipyq6mLXwPM">a guy AudioSurfing to it</a>, and of course, see the lyrics below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><i>mushiatsu hi ore to AIFII aoi yane no ue<br />kaze ha nai shi nemurenai shi ikou bouken no tabi</i><br /><br />A hot and sweaty day, me and Ifie together on a blue roof<br />There's no wind, I can't sleep... it's time to take a trip<br /><br /><i>dokomade datte tsudzuku sekaijuu no sora wo daichi wo tsukamae ni</i><br /><br />To take in the skies and land of this endless world<br /><br /><i>moeagaru yuuhi ni nemuru CHIITAA no oyako<br />FURAMINGO no mure oozora someagete<br />furusato wo wasureta KOZAKURAINKO AIFII<br />kimi no shiranai AFURIKA no tomodachi OH dakishimetai</i><br /><br />Under a blazing sunset, the peacefully sleeping cheetah and cub<br />A flock of flamingos paints the wide sky<br />My sweet parrot Ifie, with no memories of your home<br />You have friends in Africa that you never knew... oh! I want to hold them all!<br /><br /><i>aozora ni kiete itta MAASAA to KIN no uta<br />hitori datte noroma datte nakanai ze Mr. JOOJI</i><br /><br />No more do the songs of Martha and Kin ring out from the blue sky<br />He's all alone (and a little slow) but you won't see Mr. George crying<br /><br /><i>kodomo no koro ni kiita chikyuu no mawaru oto mou ichido yomigaere</i><br /><br />As a child I heard the sound of the Earth turning; let me hear it again now!<br /><br /><i>hade na isgou wo tsuketa ETOPIRIKA ni TAMARIN<br />MANUKE na MANATII SUNAMIRI SHIROIRUKA<br />kaze wo kire FUKUROU yo hashiridase OOKAMI yo<br />koisuru KAKAPO daichi wo yobiokose OH dakishimetai</i><br /><br />Tufted puffin and tamarind, in your coats of fabulous colors<br />Dopey old manatee, porpoise and beluga <br />Take off, ural owl! Run free, Japanese wolf!<br />Wake up the land, lovesick kakapo! Oh, I want to hold you all!<br /><br /><i>tobenai tori no you ni kenmei ni habataite hakushi wo okurunda</i><br /><br />The earnest flapping of flightless birds will kick up a round of applause!<br /><br /><i>amari ni mo mabushiku inochi ha kakemeguru<br />wasurerarenai daiji na RED DATA FRIENDS<br />itsumademo hageshiku ikite ite hoshii kara<br />ore ha yuku no sa owari naki michi datte OH dakishimetai</i><br /><br />Life abounds all around us, so bright that it's blinding<br />Precious "Red Data Friends," I can never forget you<br />And because I want you to always live your lives to the fullest<br />I'm setting out on this road without end. Oh, I want to hold you all!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-8850847138699512309?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-8072357754354459542012-01-16T14:42:00.001-08:002012-01-16T14:46:52.170-08:00Here you go, all you patient people.<br /><br />This episode really runs the gamut between funny and sad in a way that I find very appropriate for the subject matter. I also continue to love the way they treat the ambiguity of a military occupation.<br /><br />And of course, because Da Garn is all about education, we also learn a valuable lesson about the pros and cons of sticking two guns together to earn a power-up.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: Our enemies are after Planet Energy, which is the source of all life on Earth! To get it, they're gonna hit the Earth's five Planet Energy Reservoirs, to turn it into a ball of fire! What's more, they just hit one of them... Da Garn is working to seal the chasm so that Africa won't get split in two. I tried to talk to the Global Defense Army about the situation, but it seems like it just made things worse!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Our Friend is a Witch!?<br /><br />MAID: My lady, recovered though you may be, is it not time for us to return home?<br /><br />HOTARU: The wind... <br /><br />HOTARU: The wind is changing.<br /><br />MISUZU: Midorigahama has been in a state of alert for a week now, but despite the Global Defense Army's frantic searching, no evidence of alien presence has been discovered. Local residents are cooperating, but with no idea of when life will return to normal, there is a clear unease among the population.<br /><br />HIKARU: I wonder if there really are more aliens hidden somewhere.<br /><br />PINK: I don't care about the aliens. I just want my sister back!<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry! I'm sure Pinky's just laying low in some other country.<br /><br />PINK: Some other country?<br /><br />HIKARU: What makes you think that?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, no particular reason. Just trust me on this one.<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't know why, but I'm sure I saw Pinky in Australia.<br /><br />0:03:39<br />PINK: Coming!<br /><br />MAN: You're Yamamoto Pinky's sister Pink, aren't you?<br /><br />MAN: We have business with your sister. Do you know where she might be?<br /><br />PINK: Oh, I just don't know!<br /><br />MAN: Really? So she hasn't been home at all?<br /><br />MAN: I think we'll have a look for ourselves.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang on! What do you think you're doing?<br /><br />MAN: We're with the army. We're looking for Ms. Pinky.<br /><br />HIKARU: The GDO!<br /><br />MAN: What's behind that door, I wonder?<br /><br />PINK: You can't!<br /><br />PINK: Nooo! Please don't look in my room!<br /><br />MAN: Be a good girl and let us through.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang on a minute! It's rude to look in a girl's room without asking!<br /><br />MAN: This is part of our job.<br /><br />MAN: If you get in our way, we'll bring you in, too.<br /><br />SEIJI: Are you sure you want to do that? My mom is a reporter, and my dad is a colonel with the GDO armed forces.<br /><br />MAN: A GDO colonel?<br /><br />MAN: What's your name?<br /><br />SEIJI: Takasugi Seiji. I'm her boyfriend.<br /><br />MAN: Takasugi Seiji... he might be Colonel Takasugi's boy.<br /><br />MAN: Well then, we apologize for the inconvenience.<br /><br />MAN: We'll check back later.<br /><br />HIKARU: That was a close one.<br /><br />PINK: Thank you, Seiji! I was so, soooo scared!<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry. They can send as many goons as they want. I'll drive 'em off one by one!<br /><br />PINK: What a man! Now have a reward... from me to you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sooo happy...<br /><br />SEIJI: We'll come back later to hang out!<br /><br />PINK: I'll be waiting! You come back too, Hikaru!<br /><br />HIKARU: Um... sure! Later!<br /><br />0:05:26<br />PINK: They're on to me. I'd better prepare for a launch, in case things get out of control.<br /><br />SEIJI: What is wrong with those army guys? They're way off the mark if they think Pinky's an alien.<br /><br />0:06:04<br />PINK: You can't!<br /><br />HIKARU: I hope you're right...<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, what are you guys doing in front of her house!?<br /><br />MAN: Stay back! Civilians aren't authorized here.<br /><br />SEIJI: You don't have to be a jerk about it! I just want to know what's going on.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji...<br /><br />MAN: Never you mind, just clear out!<br /><br />SEIJI: We're not dogs to be ordered around!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, let's just go!<br /><br />0:06:44<br />SECRETARY: Colonel Takasugi, you have a call from your son.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I'm busy at the moment. Tell him I'll call him back.<br /><br />SECRETARY: But he says that it's a matter of life and death.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Of life and death?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! So I was hoping you could take Pinky off your list. You can't just go spying on girls , dad!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: This is a your matter of life and death?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! So you'll do it?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I'm hanging up. These are grown-up matters; we don't need the opinions of children.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang on! Dad! Hey, dad!<br /><br />007:31<br />MAN: C'mon, you gotta be kidding!<br /><br />MAN: I've gotta take a three-hour detour just to get to the high school?<br /><br />SOLDIER: Just do as you're told!<br /><br />SEIJI: These jerks. They're just here to make life hard on us.<br /><br />HIKARU: Hey, Seiji. Have you ever wondered what Yamamoto was doing before she came here?<br /><br />SEIJI: What do you mean? Traveling the world with Butcho's circus, obviously.<br /><br />HIKARU: Before then! I've been thinking, we really don't know anything about the two of them, do we?<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't know anything!? Hikaru! Don't tell me you suspect Pink and Pinky, too!<br /><br />HIKARU: It's not that, I just...<br /><br />SEIJI: Fine, I get it! We're done here!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, where are you going?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'll protect Pink myself! See ya!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />0:08:22<br />GOJO: Too far?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yes. Sending men to a house full of minors, placing a surveillance van out front? Is it possible we're overstepping our boundaries?<br /><br />GOJO: Look at this. Hyper x-ray images of the mansion.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: This is...<br /><br />GOJO: As you can see, the images reveal nothing. The walls are built with some sort of special metal. Further investigation revealed something very interesting. That mansion receives no electricity, gas, or plumbing services.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Impossible. Then how do they live?<br /><br />GOJO: It means the mansion is entirely self-sustaining. Almost like a space ship.<br /><br />0:09:15<br />PINK: How can fate be so cruel? Not even Hikaru trusts me... what am I going to do?<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry! Even if the whole world turns against you, I'll fight for you to the last!<br /><br />PINK: Thank you... I guess you're the only one I can count on, Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: No problem.<br /><br />0:09:42<br />SEIJI: Huh? What was that?<br /><br />0:10:00<br />SEIJI: They're coming in!<br /><br />PINK: Seiji! You said you'd protect me to the end, didn't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, that's true, but...<br /><br />PINK: Please, Seiji! You're the only one I can count on!<br /><br />SEIJI: Time for me to step up and be a man! I'll take care of everything!<br /><br />PINK: This should buy me the time I need.<br /><br />0:10:32<br />MAN: What is with this place!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Go home! You won't go one step further!<br /><br />MAN: Who are you?<br /><br />MAN: Do you think you can stop us in our mission?<br /><br />SEIJI: If you insist on moving forward, I will oppose you by any means necessary!<br /><br />MAN: Let's go! This way!<br /><br />MAN: Hey! Let us in!<br /><br />MAN: Split up and find another way in!<br /><br />SEIJI: Do whatever you want! I'm gonna fight you to the very end!<br /><br />MAN: Set up the ladders! We'll go in from the back!<br /><br />SEIJI: Watch this!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hah! Bet you don't think kids are so helpless, now!<br /><br />PEOPLE: Nice job, kid! Keep it up!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no... I have to stop him!<br /><br />0:11:43<br />HIKARU: An elevator...<br /><br />HIKARU: What?<br /><br />HIKARU: What kind of elevator is this?<br /><br />0:12:04<br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:29<br />MAN: Final engine check complete.<br /><br />PINK: We need to launch before the Earthlings make it inside.<br /><br />HIKARU: Yamamoto...<br /><br />MAN: Standing by for outer space launch! We are ready at any time!<br /><br />PINK: At last! We can leave this filthy town behind.<br /><br />HIKARU: I have to tell Seiji!<br /><br />MAN: I'm afraid you've seen too much, my dear.<br /><br />0:13:08<br />GOJO: Status report.<br /><br />MAN: That boy is making it hard for us to act.<br /><br />SEIJI: Take this! Take this!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Seiji!<br /><br />MAN: You tell 'em kid!<br /><br />MAN: Show those perverts who's boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! I got this!<br /><br />MEN: We're all tired of your crap! Get out of our town!<br /><br />SEIJI: That won't stop them for long. Hey! Pink!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Seiji! Can you hear me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Dad!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Listen, Seiji! We have a great deal of evidence that this house is an enemy base! It's dangerous for you to stay there! You need to come out immediately!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is ridiculous... if this place is an alien base, what does that say about Pink?<br /><br />PINK: Seiji...<br /><br />SEIJI: Pink!<br /><br />PINK: What's wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: My dad's talkin' a lot of junk about this mansion being an alien base.<br /><br />PINK: My mansion?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, they say they got evidence, but I think they're bluffing.<br /><br />PINK: Really? So they finally realized.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Realized what?<br /><br />PINKY: Nice to see you again, Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: Pink... Pinky?<br /><br />PINKY: You never doubted, even for a moment? How naive you Earthlings are.<br /><br />SEIJI: You're...<br /><br />PINKY: My name is Lady Pinky! I stand by Lord Ohboss... fight for Lord Ohboss... as his devoted retainer!<br /><br />0:15:21<br />MAN: The mansion's falling to pieces!<br /><br />SEIJI: Why... why!? I thought we were friends! We went on field trips together... helped each other with our homework... we even went on a date! So why!?<br /><br />PINKY: It was all to find and kill the commander of those robots.<br /><br />SEIJI: To kill the robots' commander?<br /><br />PINKY: Yes, that's why I had to integrate myself into your ranks.<br /><br />SEIJI: To kill the robots' commander...<br /><br />PINKY: Otherwise I would never associate with insects like you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru!<br /><br />PINKY: She must have wormed her way in here to save you. Rather a plain girl, but she's not without charm.<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you gonna do to Hikaru!?<br /><br />PINKY: Let me see. She has a sweet face. I might fill her with clockwork and add her to my doll collection.<br /><br />SEIJI: You're disgusting... don't you touch Hikaru!<br /><br />0:16:57<br />SEIJI: I'll get you!<br /><br />PINKY: Know your place. You think an insect like you can stop me?<br /><br />PINKY: You Earthlings really are hopeless fools.<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon... come here, please, Gaon...<br /><br />0:17:30<br />TAKASUGI: See to the evacuation of the townspeople!<br /><br />MAN: Sir! <br /><br />MAN: Everyone, please evacuate calmly!<br /><br />GOJO: Launch aerial fighters immediately!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Seiji!<br /><br />0:17:52<br />PINKY: You don't have much longer, do you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Can't...<br /><br />PINKY: What's that robot doing here?<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! We're getting out of here!<br /><br />PINKY: You won't get away from me!<br /><br />0:18:38<br />PINKY: Fire!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, transform! They're gonna shoot us down!<br /><br />GAON: GAON!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's no good... the ship's just too big.<br /><br />SEIJI: Stay away! Those little planes can't do anything against this ship!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! Isn't there some way you can power up your weapons!?<br /><br />GAON: Power-up?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just stick two weapons together or something!<br /><br />GAON: Gaon will try.<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah! Can you fire it like that?<br /><br />GAON: Don't know. First time trying.<br /><br />SEIJI: We'll find out! Fire!<br /><br />GAON: I will.<br /><br />MAN: They've destroyed part of our propulsion system!<br /><br />PINKY: What!?<br /><br />MAN: Our output is already at maximum! Even if the ship remains intact, we can't defend ourselves!<br /><br />PINKY: Curses... we have no choice! Just take us out into space!<br /><br />MAN: They're running away!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky...<br /><br />0:20:58<br />HIKARU: Oh, no! Stop!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji...<br /><br />SEIJI: You're safe now.<br /><br />HIKARU: Where are we?<br /><br />SEIJI: Those hero robots saved us.<br /><br />HIKARU: So Yamamoto... and Pinky...<br /><br />SEIJI: You saw that, huh?<br /><br />SEIJI: I guess that alien woman ran off somewhere.<br /><br />SEIJI: Bet she won't be coming back.<br /><br />SEIJI: But it sure was a shock... she snuck into our class and had us fooled for a long time. Geez.<br /><br />HIKARU: Why... why did it have to come to this?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru...<br /><br />HIKARU: We... mom and dad... our teachers... everyone in class... we all... we all... loved Pink and Pinky... I just can't take it...<br /><br />HIKARU: Nothing makes sense anymore!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Even Pink turned out to be an alien! Who woulda thunk it! The only person I can count on now is Hotaru! Huh? The enemy is heading for Africa? Everyone! We gotta protect Da Garn! Woah, what's with this light!? Is the Earth giving us a new power!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! Da Garn Revived! I'm the commander... and I've been waiting for this!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-807235775435445954?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-9649904671120186662011-10-22T11:24:00.000-07:002011-10-22T11:40:32.225-07:00Everything about this episode is awesome. That is all.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of Brave Fighters who awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: Our enemies are after Planet Energy, which is the source of all life on Earth! To get it, they're gonna hit the Earth's five Planet Energy Reservoirs to turn it into a ball of fire! What's more, they just hit one of them... Da Garn is working to seal the chasm so that Africa won't get split in two. I tried to talk to the Global Defense Army about the situation, but it seems like it just made things worse!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Investigate the Commander!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! Find Pinky!<br /><br />GAON: No one is there.<br /><br />SEIJI: Seriously?<br /><br />GAON: No dead, either.<br /><br />SEIJI: That means... the Global Defense army's got her.<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh-oh...<br /><br />GOJO: Chieftan, please don't run from us this time. We still have much to ask you.<br /><br />SEIJI: I understand. I won't run anymore. But I have a condition!<br /><br />GOJO: What is it?<br /><br />SEIJI: First, conduct your investigation in a way that doesn't bother the townspeople.<br /><br />GOJO: Done. Next?<br /><br />SEIJI: Second, return the woman Pinky, who is in custody at your base.<br /><br />GOJO: Pinky? You're saying we have her in custody?<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't you dare -- attempt to deceive me. I'm referring to Magical Pinky, the circus girl you brought in for questioning.<br /><br />GOJO: Oh, I remember. I had her brought back to headquarters for further questioning.<br /><br />MAN: Colonel Gojo, that isn't exactly...<br /><br />SEIJI: If you agree to my conditions, then I will give the Global Defense Army my full cooperation.<br /><br />GOJO: Very well. But we can't do it immediately. Once we have proof that you will cooperate in good faith, we will fulfill all of your requirements. Can you agree to that?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yes.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: So, the Pest and the GDO military are joining forces. It seems I'll need to keep an eye on this.<br /><br />HIKARU: You mean it, Seiji? The army's really gonna leave Midorigahama?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, that's what they told m-- I mean, what I heard! They're definitely gonna leave!<br /><br />HIKARU: That's great! I can finally enjoy my summer break!<br /><br />HARUO: It seems the town will finally be quiet again, mama!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Yes! Let's go shopping for vegetables, papa!<br /><br />PINK: With those army fools out of my hair, I need to focus on accomplishing something. If Lord Ohboss turns his wrath on me...<br /><br />SEIJI: Yamamoto...<br /><br />PINK: What's wrong, Seiji? Why do you look so serious? Oh, I know! You're preparing to confess your love to me!<br /><br />SEIJI: You don't have to pretend, Yamamoto. I know you're worried about your sister, aren't you?<br /><br />PINK: That's true... I haven't heard from her in so long. I'm so... so worried.<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't be worried. She'll come back to you!<br /><br />PINK: Thank you, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Aw, don't be like that! I'm blushin', here!<br /><br />PINK: Idiot. She isn't coming back.<br /><br />0:05:20<br />TAKASUGI: Colonel Gojo. Did you trick him into coming here?<br /><br />GOJO: 'Tricked' is an uglier word than I'd prefer. The Information Bureau is merely taking all measures necessary to secure intelligence.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: But we haven't brought any of the townspeople here for questioning. And you don't have the authority to withdraw the investigative squadron from Midorigahama.<br /><br />GOJO: Obviously, the city blockade will remain in place.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: But you...<br /><br />GOJO: Colonel Takasugi! Our objective is to acquire all the information he possesses. We will do that by any means necessary! That's how we do things in the Information Bureau, and it's also an order from high command!<br /><br />GOJO: First, we'll take him to our Australian headquarters. We can use the equipment there to find out what he really is.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: If you're taking him to Australia, I request permission to accompany you.<br /><br />GOJO: Do as you like.<br /><br />0:06:25<br />SEIJI: Come out, Gaon!<br /><br />NEMOTO: I can't find it... I searched everywhere and can't find it... where did my patrol car go? There goes a lion... but it's not my patrol car.<br /><br />SEIJI: At least Midorigahama can breathe easy, now. I didn't think I'd have to go to their Australian headquarters, though. And dad's coming along, too... this ain't gonna be easy.<br /><br />0:07:13<br />GOJO: What's on your mind, Colonel Takasugi?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I was just thinking of my son back in Japan.<br /><br />GOJO: Oh?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I always tell my son that you shouldn't lie to people.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I was wondering what I'd tell him if he saw me now... that's all.<br /><br />GOJO: Just tell him you're doing your job.<br /><br />0:07:47<br />GOJO: Chieftan. May we?<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! They're gonna start doing some tests on you. No matter what happens, stay right here!<br /><br />GAON: Gaon will follow orders.<br /><br />GOJO: Good. Let's begin!<br /><br />GOJO: Now, shall we begin as well?<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh?<br /><br />GOJO: Investigating YOU, Chieftan.<br /><br />MAN: It's no good. The X-rays won't penetrate.<br /><br />SCIENTIST: Switch over to microwaves.<br /><br />MAN: Sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Another one? What a pain. But I gotta hold out... for the townspeople, and for Pinky.<br /><br />0:08:38<br />HIKARU: Seiji was so wrong... the army's not leaving, they're cracking down even harder!<br /><br />PINK: Huh? I still can't leave the town?<br /><br />MAN: Not without written permission from the Global Defense Army. Please return to your home for now.<br /><br />PINK: Violetche!<br /><br />PINK: He's planning something, isn't he.<br /><br />0:09:11<br />VIOLETCHE: So, the Pest is at the Global Defense Army's headquarters, eh?<br /><br />PINKY: Just where is he going?<br /><br />SCIENTIST: It's no good, Colonel. The device reflects everything -- X-rays, infrared light, microwaves... everything we send at it!<br /><br />GOJO: So we can't learn anything?<br /><br />MAN: Colonel Gojo. I have the results from the investigation on Gaon and the boy.<br /><br />GOJO: Nothing here, either?<br /><br />SEIJI: Man, I'm beat. That Gojo guy is one tough nut. I wish I hadn't given him the Director...<br /><br />SEIJI: Da-- um, Colonel Takasugi!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I thought you couldn't breathe in our atmosphere.<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, actually, it seems okay.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: There's something that I want you to see. Will you come with me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Something I need to see?<br /><br />0:10:31<br />MAN: Shoo, shoo!<br /><br />PINKY: Curse that Violetche!<br /><br />MAN: Shoo, shoo!<br /><br />MAN: Hey! Wait!<br /><br />MAN: Hey! Come on, it's just a cat!<br /><br />MAN: Where do you think you're going, kiddo?<br /><br />PINK: Come on, you can let one little kid through, right?<br /><br />MAN: Nope! <br /><br />PINK: Didn't think so.<br /><br />0:10:58<br />MAN: Wait!<br /><br />0:11:19<br />SEIJI: This is...<br /><br />TAKASUGI: We of the Global Defense Army have been recovering these mysterious machines from locations all over the world. I wanted to ask your opinion on what they might be.<br /><br />SEIJI: I think... they may be devices for locating Planet Energy Reservoirs.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Planet Energy? The 'life force' of Earth you mentioned?<br /><br />SEIJI: One of my allies saw a machine like this before.<br /><br />SEIJI: Colonel Takasugi... I think there might be data on Planet Energy Reservoirs hidden inside these things. If the enemy gets their hands on them...<br /><br />GOJO: That's quite enough, Chieftan.<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:15<br />SEIJI: What's going on here?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: What are you doing, Colonel Gojo!?<br /><br />GOJO: From now on, you and the Gaon robot will act under the strict supervision of the Global Defense Army.<br /><br />SEIJI: Supervision!?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Colonel Gojo!<br /><br />GOJO: Now then, Chieftan. Won't you submit to our authority?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, right. I'll just call Gaon and--<br /><br />GOJO: You need this to command your robots, don't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Colonel Gojo, this is too much! We're supposed to be cooperating with this boy--<br /><br />GOJO: Colonel Takasugi, you know very well that Gaon and this boy fall under my authority, not yours!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: But...<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What a delicate situation this is. But, oh well. I never knew the Global Defense Army were sitting on so many Redlone Eyes... I'll just have to take the lot of them.<br /><br />GOJO: Chieftan. There's something I should tell you... I'm afraid I've asked them to continue the occupation of Midorigahama.<br /><br />SEIJI: What a dirty trick!<br /><br />SEIJI: Is this how the Global Defense Army does things!?<br /><br />0:13:31<br />PINKY: Hi!<br /><br />PINKY: Bye, now!<br /><br />MAN: Hey, where are you going!? Get back here!<br /><br />0:13:58<br />GOJO: What's going on?<br /><br />MAN: What is it? Give me a visual!<br /><br />MAN: It's an enemy raid! It looks like an alien robot in the airspace above us!<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />GOJO: I thought I told you to hold still.<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't be an idiot! If I don't stop them, this whole base is history! Give me back my Director!<br /><br />GOJO: I think our forces can handle one little robot.<br /><br />0:15:16<br />MAN: It's not working! The enemy is absorbing our weapons and using them against us!<br /><br />SEIJI: So give back my Director! We'll all be killed at this rate!<br /><br />GOJO: You're not giving the orders here. I am!<br /><br />SEIJI: The hell with it!<br /><br />GOJO: What are you doing?<br /><br />SEIJI: I've had enough! Give back my Director!<br /><br />SEIJI: Dad...<br /><br />GOJO: Well done, Colonel Takasugi.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Colonel Gojo. Give back his device.<br /><br />GOJO: What!?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Calm down and think rationally. With invaders threatening the Earth, this is our time to unite. We must set aside these pointless quarrels and think only of our mission to protect the Earth.<br /><br />SEIJI: Dad!<br /><br />GOJO: Hey! What are you doing!? Did you not hear my order!?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Stand down, Colonel Gojo.<br /><br />0:16:59<br />TAKASUGI: I'm sorry for what happened. Please, protect this base!<br /><br />SEIJI: Of course! It was nothing-- uh, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Fight, Gaon!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! Transform!<br /><br />GAON: Yes, sir.<br /><br />0:17:55<br />GAON: GAON!<br /><br />GAON: Gaon Tomahawk!<br /><br />SEIJI: Crap! No matter what we do, it isn't enough!<br /><br />MAN: Someone... <br /><br />TAKASUGI: Hang in there.<br /><br />SEIJI: What happened?<br /><br />MAN: There's... there's a monster in the base...<br /><br />SEIJI: A monster?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Look at that!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no! He was after those machines!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: So many Redlone Eyes... the data stored in these will lead me to the remaining Planet Energy Reservoirs in a heartbeat.<br /><br />SEIJI: So this is what he's after! Hey, you alien freak! Step away from those machines!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Pity, but it's a bit late for that.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You two can just step aside and watch.<br /><br />SEIJI: Crud. Gaon, they're taking the machines! We need your help, here!<br /><br />GAON: Chieftan... I am not able to follow that order. I can not get closer to where you are.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Do take care.<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! Use your G-Vulcan to destroy the saucer!<br /><br />GAON: That would put Chieftan in danger!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, don't worry about us! Just fire!<br /><br />GAON: Yes, sir!<br /><br />GAON: G-Vulcan!<br /><br />SEIJI: Run!<br /><br />0:20:53<br />SEIJI: Are you alright... sir?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yes... you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just hurts a little.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What an awful blow to my pride...<br /><br />0:21:26<br />GAON: G-Cannon!<br /><br />SEIJI: We did it, dad!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: What did you say?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, nothing important.<br /><br />SEIJI: You were awesome, dad.<br /><br />GAON: GAOOON!<br /><br />0:22:00<br />SEIJI: Huh? For real?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yes. We never brought any citizens from Midorigahama toheadquarters.<br /><br />SEIJI: I see... Colonel Takasugi, please liberate Midorigahama as soon as you can!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I will try my best. As I know you will, for the sake of the Earth.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yes, sir!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: The Global Defense Army has come for Pink! They think Pinky might be an alien, too! You gotta be kidding! I'm gonna fight this to the end! Huh? Pink's transforming? It can't be... she was fooling us the whole time!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! Our Friend is a Witch!? I'm the commander... and she fooled me?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-964990467112018666?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-85067665579095058532011-10-22T09:03:00.000-07:002011-10-22T09:08:38.460-07:00Let's have a little more Da Garn today. Show of hands: who expected the toyetic kid's show to have a multi-episode plotline about a military occupation?<br /><br />I also notice by the blogger count that this is my 100th post to this blog. Hooray! <br /><br />(Actually that's kind of crummy, given that we've been around a year and a half. But life is life, I guess.)<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: Our enemies are after Planet Energy, which is the source of all life on Earth! To get it, they're gonna hit the Earth's five Planet Energy Reservoirs to turn it into a ball of fire! What's more, they just hit one of them... Da Garn managed to seal the chasm before Africa split in two, but now I've lost all contact with him! What am I supposed to do now!?<br /><br />TITLE: City Blockade<br /><br />0:02:27<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Come back to us soon!<br /><br />SEIJI: How long is Da Garn gonna be gone for? I'm too anxious to even enjoy my summer break.<br /><br />GAON: Chieftan, do not fret.<br /><br />SEIJI: Chieftan? Me?<br /><br />GAON: With Da Garn gone, there are things only Chieftan can do.<br /><br />SEIJI: Things only I can do? I guess you're right... we're gonna be in trouble if what happened in Africa happens again. If only we could find out where Ohboss's underlings are hiding, we could make a preliminary strike...<br /><br />SEIJI: That's it! They might still have a base somewhere in town! <br /><br />GAON: I will investigate.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait! You gotta stay there!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! <br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, hide!<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you doing here? Are you okay?<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you doing!?<br /><br />HIKARU: It's not normal to talk to the ocean, you know.<br /><br />SEIJI: Leave me alone.<br /><br />HIKARU: Don't be like that. I'm just worried about you.<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't need you to worry about me. I walk to the beat of my own drummer!<br /><br />HIKARU: Huh?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! What's that thing!?<br /><br />HIKARU: Hey! Wait for me! Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Geez, gimme a break already.<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, get out here! We're going!<br /><br />HIKARU: Where did he go? This is all very strange...<br /><br />HIKARU: It's him...<br /><br />0:04:24<br />GAON: Where do we go?<br /><br />SEIJI: The Japanese headquarters of the Global Defense Army! I'm gonna have a talk with my dad!<br /><br />GAON: Understood!<br /><br />0:04:38<br />MAN: Initiate scramble! We have an unknown object approaching from the east-northeast!<br /><br />OPERATOR: What's that? It's a lion!?<br /><br />MAN: Yes, a lion-shaped robot running on the water!<br /><br />OPERATOR: What is it doing? Is it friend or foe?<br /><br />MAN: Unable to discern!<br /><br />SEIJI: I am not your enemy!<br /><br />SEIJI: Umm... I have come seeking your aid! Anyway, I'll be dropping in... I mean, docking soon, so get my da... uh, I mean, umm... that is, I'd like to speak to one of your leaders. Maybe that Colonel Takasugi guy?<br /><br />MAN: Colonel Takasugi?<br /><br />0:05:15<br />MAN: Colonel Takasugi!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I know. I heard the transmission. But why does he want to speak with me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Thanks for agreeing to meet me!<br /><br />0:05:51<br />GOJO: So you are a child.<br /><br />SEIJI: Who are you, mister?<br /><br />GOJO: I am Colonel Gojo, director of the Information Bureau. Pleased to meet you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah.<br /><br />GOJO: Your name?<br /><br />SEIJI: Me? I'm...<br /><br />GAON: Chieftan.<br /><br />GOJO: Chieftan?<br /><br />GAON: Chieftan. What do I do?<br /><br />SEIJI: Stay right here until I call for you.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: The robot speaks?<br /><br />SEIJI: His name's Gaon!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Gaon?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah!<br /><br />GOJO: Anyway, Chieftan. Why don't you take off your helmet and let us see your face?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh... I can't! I'll die if I breathe Earth's air. I really have to talk to d... I mean, Colonel Takasugi. Is that okay?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: How do you know of me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Well, um... you're on TV! That's what it was, haha...<br /><br />SEIJI: Of course...<br /><br />0:06:50<br />GENERAL: What's that? You're saying this Ohboss creature is trying to steal the Earth's life energy?<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Oh... yeah, they call it Planet Energy, it seems. Anyway, I believe they may have a base located somewhere in Midorigahama.<br /><br />GOJO: We already knew that the enemy ship launched out of Midorigahama.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm not talking about that! I think there's still something there! I want your help to find it!<br /><br />SEIJI: Where are you going?<br /><br />GOJO: We need to discuss the matter privately for a moment. Wait here, please.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay...<br /><br />0:07:29<br />TAKASUGI: Confine him? Colonel Gojo, he came here to ask for our help. I can't approve of such strong-arm tactics.<br /><br />GOJO: No, it's clear from our data analysis that he is the one controlling those robots. This 'Chieftan' fellow is no doubt concealing something more. <br /><br />GENERAL: Ohboss, Planet Energy... we need more information on all of it. And I want to how a boy like that came to be in control of those robots. <br /><br />GOJO: One more thing. We should put a blockade on Midorigahama. <br /><br />TAKASUGI: A blockade? We already have a task force investigating the town. Why don't we just let them finish their work?<br /><br />GOJO: The operation's secrecy cuts down on its efficiency. It's time to begin a more thorough search of Midorigahama.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: But...<br /><br />GENERAL: Colonel Takasugi. I understand that you are concerned about your hometown. But I agree with Colonel Gojo. We can't afford to waste time on this. Begin the operation immediately!<br /><br />GOJO: Yes sir!<br /><br />0:09:00<br />GOJO: We know what happened in Africa. But, Chieftan, might I ask why you are fighting Ohboss and his robots? Why do you fight to protect our Earth?<br /><br />SEIJI: Isn't it obvious? Because the Earth's in danger.<br /><br />GOJO: But if you really are our ally, why won't you disclose everything to us?<br /><br />GOJO: Just where did the lot of you come from?<br /><br />SEIJI: What does it matter? Are you going to work with me or not?<br /><br />GOJO: Not until you work with us. Who built those robots? How do they function?<br /><br />SEIJI: Please, just bring Colonel Takasugi back here!<br /><br />GOJO: This is outside of his authority. I'm the one in charge of these matters.<br /><br />GAON: Chieftan. <br /><br />SEIJI: What is it?<br /><br />GAON: A group of humans is investigating me. Do I drive them away?<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say? Just what are you trying to do!?<br /><br />GOJO: Don't worry. We're just trying to find out more about you.<br /><br />SEIJI: We didn't come here so you could dissect us! We're going home!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, you hear? We're going home!<br /><br />GOJO: Wait, you!<br /><br />0:10:12<br />GOJO: Follow them! Don't let them get away!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sheesh! Never trust a grown-up.<br /><br />OPERATOR: We'll intercept them at Ohata Bay!<br /><br />OPERATOR: They disappeared!<br /><br />0:10:40<br />SEIJI: Gaon, stay hidden until I call for you!<br /><br />GAON: Understood.<br /><br />SEIJI: What is all this?<br /><br />0:11:05<br />SOLDIER: You! Where did you come from?<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't know what you're...<br /><br />SOLDIER: Haven't you heard about the lockdown?<br /><br />SEIJI: Lockdown?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto!<br /><br />NEMOTO: This kid lives next door to my station. He's no one suspicious.<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto, why's the town on lockdown?<br /><br />NEMOTO: You haven't heard? The Global Defense Army is mounting a search for invaders in this town.<br /><br />SEIJI: What?<br /><br />0:11:34<br />NEMOTO: You hear me? No more sneaking out to play, now. And if a soldier comes to talk to you, don't tell them anything, okay?<br /><br />SEIJI: About what?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Oh, nothing, nothing!<br /><br />SEIJI: What a weird guy.<br /><br />NEMOTO: No need to tell Seiji that my patrol car's missing again. But where did it go this time? It usually comes right back again... where could it be?<br /><br />0:12:02<br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />PINKY: Seiji! Please help me! I haven't done anything wrong!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky! <br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: What's going on, Mr. Kosaka?<br /><br />HARUO: Hikaru told them she'd seen the mystery boy several times. They decided to take her in for questioning.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: I don't know what to do with all these soldiers around, I hope she'll be alright.<br /><br />SEIJI: This is all my fault!<br /><br />0:13:00<br />TAKASUGI: It's me. Patch it through.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Oh, Seiji. How are you?<br /><br />SEIJI: How do you think I am, dad!? What the heck is going on!?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Calm down. Is this about the town?<br /><br />SEIJI: How could you let this happen? It's a huge pain in the neck!<br /><br />SEIJI: Everyone's trapped inside for summer break! We can't even go to the ocean!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I know it's hard. I would have avoided it if I could. But you've heard, haven't you? We've received information on the invaders.<br /><br />SEIJI: This isn't what I meant when I asked for your help, dad!<br /><br />0:13:34<br />TAKASUGI: Seiji, are you listening to me? We've instituted these measures to help protect the townspeople. If our intelligence is correct, terrible things could happen. We're doing this to ensure your safety. All we can ask is that you bear with it for now.<br /><br />SEIJI: Then what reason do you have for taking Hikaru in!?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: They took Hikaru in? <br /><br />0:14:15<br />GOJO: The lion robot called Gaon went off the radar in the vicinity of the city. I want a thorough search of the surrounding area!<br /><br />MAN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />GOJO: I hear we have one of the circus people in custody. <br /><br />MAN: Yes, she's being questioned in another room. There's also the girl who has met the boy in question.<br /><br />GOJO: I'll speak with her first.<br /><br />MAN: And when was your next meeting?<br /><br />HIKARU: I don't remember! I'm telling you, I barely know anything about him!<br /><br />GOJO: Are you the one who's had contact with the robots' Chieftan?<br /><br />HIKARU: Chieftan? They call him Chieftan?<br /><br />GOJO: You didn't know?<br /><br />HIKARU: He told me his name was Luke Skywalker...<br /><br />GOJO: So, he uses multiple aliases...<br /><br />HIKARU: At any rate, can I just go home? I really don't want to be here.<br /><br />GOJO: I'm sorry, my dear. You'll have to bear it a while longer. <br /><br />GOJO: There's someone I'd like you to see.<br /><br />0:15:18<br />WOMAN: The woman next door to me...<br /><br />MAN: I haven't done anything!<br /><br />BOY: He was totally radical!<br /><br />PINKY: How many times do I have to tell you? I'm just a trapeze artist.<br /><br />HIKARU: Pinky!<br /><br />GOJO: Friend of yours, eh?<br /><br />HIKARU: I wouldn't call her a friend, exactly, but her younger sister is in my class, and she worked at our restaurant for a little while...<br /><br />HIKARU: She's not a bad person, though.<br /><br />GOJO: Are you entirely sure about that?<br /><br />0:15:48<br />PINKY: I've had enough of this! Are you accusing me of something or not!?<br /><br />MAN: That's not exactly...<br /><br />PINKY: This is a joke! It's a violation of my human rights!<br /><br />MAN: Listen, please calm down. <br /><br />PINKY: Violetche?<br /><br />MAN: We just have a few more questions...<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Don't worry, I'll save you. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.<br /><br />0:16:28<br />VIOLETCHE: It's your turn. Let's grant a favor to our dear downtrodden Lady Pinky.<br /><br />GOJO: Kosaka Hikaru is a person of interest. We can't let her go yet.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: She's only a child. Don't you understand that?<br /><br />GOJO: This is the duty of the Information Bureau. It's not your place to get involved.<br /><br />MAN: Colonel! Bad news! An enemy has appeared in the middle of town!<br /><br />GOJO: What!?<br /><br />0:17:21<br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji, it's dangerous! Get inside!<br /><br />SEIJI: What's going on?<br /><br />NEMOTO: This monster tank just appeared in the town! C'mon, we gotta get you home!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Evacuate, everyone!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon, time to move out!<br /><br />0:18:03<br />MAN: Run!<br /><br />PINKY: Violetche's made his move... this is my chance!<br /><br />MAN: Huh?<br /><br />MAN: Hey, do you know what happened to the woman who was in here?<br /><br />PINK: No, sir!<br /><br />0:18:35<br />GOJO: Where did it come from!?<br /><br />MAN: We don't know. It just came out of thin air.<br /><br />GOJO: Thin air!?<br /><br />MAN: It's heading straight for us!<br /><br />MAN: Look there!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! Transform!<br /><br />GAON: Gaon!<br /><br />0:19:28<br />SEIJI: What's it doing? Is it trying to crush the building?<br /><br />GOJO: Chieftan!<br /><br />SEIJI: Colonel! Why did you fill the town with soldiers!? That's probably what brought this thing here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Anyway, it's dangerous here! You've all got to get to safety!<br /><br />MAN: I think he's right.<br /><br />GOJO: Withdraw, everyone!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! You've gotta protect the detention center! Hikaru and Pinky are still in there!<br /><br />GAON: Understood. But...<br /><br />HIKARU: It's you!<br /><br />SEIJI: You've got to get out of here! Huh?<br /><br />HIKARU: Yamamoto!<br /><br />HIKARU: Yamamoto, what are you doing here!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Who cares! Just get out of here!<br /><br />0:20:45<br />GAON: It is very durable.<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say? Pinky's still in there!?<br /><br />PINK: Yes, I came here looking for her!<br /><br />SEIJI: I see...<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon! What are you doing!? You've gotta break that thing to pieces!<br /><br />0:22:08<br />SEIJI: Gaon! Find Pinky!<br /><br />GAON: No one is there.<br /><br />SEIJI: Seriously?<br /><br />GAON: No dead, either.<br /><br />SEIJI: That means... the Global Defense Army's got her.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky is missing! Those army guys must have taken her... crap... I'll just have to make an exchange! If it means I can save Pinky, I'll let them do whatever tests they want! Huh? Dad's here, too? Huh!? What are you doing!? This wasn't the agreement!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Investigate the Commander!' Do not question the Chieftan!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-8506766557909505853?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-60266611465099147142011-10-19T17:15:00.000-07:002011-10-19T17:32:58.547-07:00It's time for more Zu-VATT!<br /><br />Well, actually, Zubat.<br /><br />When I started this series I thought the Z-V romanization would be a good way to reflect the fact that he named himself after a sound effect, especially as it appears in his catchphrase. Unfortunately that aspect seemed to have been lost on most people I talked to, who just wondered why I was monkeying with the "official" spelling. If a translation leaves 90% of people who see it feeling confused and unsatisfied, well, it's not much of a translation, no matter how clever you may think you were being.<br /><br />So! From now on it will be Zubat. I've also altered the translation of the OP song and his catchphrase to at least reflect the meaning of what he's saying, even if the pun itself can only be heard through listening.<br /><br />Anyway, I can't say I'm terribly fond of this particular episode of the show. On the one hand, it features a guest appearance by series creator Ishinomori Shotaro and a pretty fine live instrumental arrangement of Futari no Chiheisen. On the other hand, it features one of Dakkar's lamer bodyguards in recent memory, and definitely one of its lamer schemes. Seriously, guys, why does an organized crime organization care about crushing the dreams of small children? There's no money to be made off that!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">0:00:30<br />TITLE: The Magnificent Zubat<br /><br />[Opening Theme]<br /><i>In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The only wind that I feel on my face<br />Is a wind of revenge, a burning wind!<br />Hunt them down! Hunt them down, and corner them!<br /><br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, please watch my howling whip!<br /><br />I am the Magnificent Zubat!</i><br /><br />0:01:50<br />TITLE: Knock Baseball's Enemies Out of the Park<br /><br />0:02:20<br />DIRECTOR: Good, it's sounding nice. Mr. Ishimori's birthday party is the day after tomorrow. Let's do our best.<br /><br />0:03:48<br />HAYAKAWA: I'm sorry for intruding on the session.<br /><br />MAN: Not at all. But how do you know this song? <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: It was my best friend's song.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: You're Asuka's friend?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Yes.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: I'm so surprised. How is Asuka doing now?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: He's dead.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: Dead?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: No... he was murdered! I'm trying to find the man responsible.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: I see.<br /><br />MAN: What was that!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Wait!<br /><br />0:04:30<br />TOMMY: Better stay back. Passing this way might be bad for your health.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Now I see. Might you be Tommy, the Black Gecko's bodyguard?<br /><br />TOMMY: So you know I'm the greatest trumpet-player in Japan, eh?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I'm afraid you're mistaken. You're the second-greatest in Japan.<br /><br />TOMMY: What's that? Who else could be the greatest in Japan?<br /><br />TOMMY: You wanna prove that? You must know that my trumpet isn't exactly standard-issue.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I'd like my turn, now.<br /><br />TOMMY: You idiot. Where do you think you're pointing that?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Looks like I win this one.<br /><br />0:06:28<br />DIRECTOR: He was such a good man...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I understand how you feel... when Asuka was killed...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Asuka!<br /><br />DIRECTOR: I want to find the man who did this! But I know that his dying wish would have been... to make Mr. Ishimori's party a success! That's all he would have wanted!<br /><br />0:07:10<br />HOST: We now offer this brief presentation to all the good boys and girls out there in television land. It's Mr. Ishimori's birthday party! The White Goggles will be performing!<br /><br />HOST: The legendary third baseman Mr. Ishimori is also the top home run hitter in Japan. He's well-known for his saying, "the glorious Big Hands will never know defeat." Let's all give him a round of applause and a shout of encouragement. <br /><br />ISHIMORI: Someone help me!<br /><br />GANG: Great work!<br /><br />0:08:10<br />BOSS: This will be a great success! Do it just that way on the night of the broadcast, Black Gecko! <br /><br />GECKO: It is all guaranteed, Boss L. I murdered the White Goggles' trumpet player with my own hands. Now we just need to get them to hire my personal hitman, the trumpet-player Tommy, in his place.<br /><br />TOMMY: The plan's foolproof, I tell you!<br /><br />BOSS: And make sure you don't just kill him. You must make him suffer! The TV cameras must capture the unsightly death of the national idol baseball player Ishimori! We'll crush the dreams of the youth of this country!<br /><br />0:09:01<br />TOMMY: What did you say!? I came here because I heard you were looking for a trumpet player!<br /><br />DIRECTOR: I'm sorry to bring you all the way out here. But I've already decided who'll be filling in on trumpet.<br /><br />RYUICHI: You're going to use me?<br /><br />TOMMY: Just a minute. At least hear me play first.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: There's no need for that. Ryuichi here is the only trumpet-player I need.<br /><br />TOMMY: Fine!<br /><br />0:09:26<br />RYUICHI: I did it!<br /><br />RYUICHI: Tetsuo, they made their decision! I'm going to be on TV! I'm going to play trumpet in front of Ishimori!<br /><br />TETSUO: Really? That's great, big brother!<br /><br />RYUICHI: I'm going to do my best. You do your best, too, and get that operation you need!<br /><br />0:10:14<br />TETSUO: My big brother is the best in Japan.<br /><br />RYUICHI: What? What did I do to you?<br /><br />GANG: Pipe down. We're just gonna kill you. After we torture you a little, anyway.<br /><br />0:10:<br />GANG: Who the hell are you?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: A traveler from hell.<br /><br />GANG: What was that?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Just a minute. I think the scenery is upside-down.<br /><br />GANG: Quiet, you. Take him!<br /><br />GANG: You bastard!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: How's the view, now?<br /><br />0:11:37<br />HAYAKAWA: Your life is in danger. It would be better if you didn't visit your brother for a while.<br /><br />RYUICHI: But what about Tetsuo?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: It would be harder on him if you were killed.<br /><br />TETSUO: Big brother! Big brother!<br /><br />RYUICHI: Tetsuo! You're not supposed to be out of bed!<br /><br />TETSUO: But I was so worried...<br /><br />RYUICHI: Tetsuo... Tetsuo...<br /><br />TETSUO: Big brother...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Tetsuo, you don't have to cry. I promise to keep your brother safe.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: So you also need to be brave and have your operation. Okay?<br /><br />TESTUO: Okay!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />OSAMU: We've been looking for you everywhere!<br /><br />0:12:36<br />DIRECTOR: What? You'll be playing trumpet instead?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Yes. We can't let their plan go through. They're after Mr. Ishimori. <br /><br />OSAMU: No, mister, you can't! Please! Mr. Hayakawa told you not to go!<br /><br />RYUICHI: Let me go! I have to be at the rehersal!<br /><br />OSAMU: Mr. Hayakawa said he'd play in your place! <br /><br />RYUICHI: But then what about Tetsuo? He's looking forward to seeing me on TV! If he sees me playing trumpet for Mr. Ishimori, he said he'd find the courage to have his operation!<br /><br />OSAMU: You can't! If you go out, they'll kill you!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />GUY: Hey Toji, bring those chairs over here!<br /><br />GUY: Got it!<br /><br />GUY: I'm not sure I can get it up... <br /><br />GUY: Don't worry.<br /><br />GUY: Bring that up here.<br /><br />GUY: How's it look?<br /><br />0:13:35<br />OSAMU: No, you can't! <br /><br />RYUICHI: Forgive me, Osamu. But I have to be on TV today, for my brother's sake!<br /><br />RYUICHI: I have to make it to the station... before the party starts!<br /><br />GANG: I'm afraid you'll be dying today.<br /><br />GANG: Wait!<br /><br />GANG: Get him!<br /><br />MIDORI: They'll be ready to start your operation soon. Do your best, okay?<br /><br />TETSUO: I'm not gonna do it until I see my brother on TV.<br /><br />MIDORI: But...<br /><br />DIRECTOR: But Mr. Hayakawa. What if Tetsuo realizes it's not Ryuichi playing the trumpet?<br /><br />OSAMU: Terrible news! Ryuichi's been ambushed!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: What?<br /><br />0:14:29<br />HAYAKAWA: I thought I fixed this. But now I can't even see the upside-down scenery.<br /><br />GANG: You again...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Have a nice little nap, now.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Ryuichi!<br /><br />MAN: Have a seat.<br /><br />ISHIMORI: Thank you.<br /><br />0:15:19<br />TOMMY: As long as I'm wearing these goggles...<br /><br />DIRECTOR: Mr. Hayakawa! We didn't think you'd make it.<br /><br />RYUICHI: Just you wait, Tetsuo! Your brother will play for Mr. Ishimori, just like he said!<br /><br />DIRECTOR: Please listen as the White Goggles express the emotion of 300,000 fans around the country through this song for Mr. Ishimori.<br /><br />TETSUO: It's my brother! My brother is playing for Mr. Ishimori!<br /><br />TETSUO: You're great, big bro!<br /><br />0:17:06<br />RYUICHI: Wait!<br /><br />TETSUO: That's my brother! There's two of them!<br /><br />RYUICHI: That trumpet player is a fake! <br /><br />TOMMY: This way, sir!<br /><br />ISHIMORI: Wait!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Mr. Ishimori!<br /><br />GECKO: Mr. Ishimori will now be executed by firing squad.<br /><br />ISHIMORI: Let me go! Stop this!<br /><br />0:18:20<br />HAYAKAWA: Flight switch on!<br /><br />GECKO: Do it!<br /><br />GECKO: Now...<br /><br />GECKO: What's that!?<br /><br />0:19:03<br />GECKO: Who the hell are you!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case! They call me the wandering hero... the Magnificent Zubat!<br /><br />GECKO: The Magnificent Zubat!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: You murdered a blameless trumpet-player and attempted to kill Ishimori, the idol of innocent children everywhere. Black Gecko... you will pay!<br /><br />0:19:47<br />TOMMY: You can't beat this!<br /><br />[Opening Song]<br /><i>In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The only wind that I feel on my face<br />Is a wind of revenge, a burning wind!<br />Hunt them down! Hunt them down, and corner them!<br /><br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, please watch my howling whip!<br /><br />I am the Magnificent Zubat!</i><br /><br />0:20:58<br />GECKO: Damned Zubat...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Black Gecko!<br /><br />[Opening Song/3rd verse]<br /><i>In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br /><br />Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The song that I play, the song that I sing<br />Is a melody of rage, in the language of hell<br />Cry out! Cry out, until this is done!<br /><br />In a flash, I'm on the scene! In a flash, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, can you hear my victory song?<br />I am the Magnificent Zubat?</i><br /><br />0:21:11<br />HAYAKAWA: You killed Asuka Goro, didn't you!?<br /><br />GECKO: I didn't!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Tell me who did!<br /><br />GECKO: I have no idea!<br /><br />GECKO: I really don't know...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Just one minute left...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Zubat Attack!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Asuka... I swear I'll find the true culprit.<br /><br />0:22:32<br />CARD: This is the man behind the murder.<br /><br />TOJO: Hayakawa... you again?<br /><br />OSAMU: Mr. Hayakawa! Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />RYUICHI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />OSAMU: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>There is a road that a man must walk<br />That road is his to walk alone<br />When he devotes his life to a burning wish<br />He seeks what lies beyond the mountains<br /><br />Through love and truth and suffering<br />The way of battle is like the fires of hell<br />And though he does not know what lies beyond...<br />That road is his to walk alone</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: Tojo is caught in a trap! He's in danger! Let your burning friendship guide you to his side, Hayakawa Ken! Fight, our hero! The Magnificent Zubat! <br /><br />NARRATOR: Next time on The Magnificent Zubat: Don't Die, Dear Friend! One Second To Execution<br /><br />NARRATOR: Zubat's stunts are dangerous, so please don't try them at home!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-6026661146509914714?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-75673580665469283622011-10-19T15:29:00.000-07:002011-10-19T15:33:51.271-07:00Whoops, that month got away from me a little, didn't it? Well, let's try to finish it off with a bang!<br /><br />For now we've got a little more Da Garn, capping off the badassness of the Africa mini-arc. The arc upcoming is also encapsulated badass, followed by the next arc, which... well, you see where this is going. If I ticked off a list about everything awesome about the remaining 21 episodes of Da Garn, I'd be here all day, so let's move on to the script, shall we?<br /><br />(It's below the cut!)<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: Our enemies are after Planet Energy, which is the source of all life on Earth! To get it, they're gonna hit the Earth's five Planet Energy Reservoirs to turn it into a ball of fire! What's more, they just hit one of them! This is bad! Africa's gonna be torn in two!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Brave Fighter of Kilimanjaro<br /><br />SKY: This is Sky Saber... the damage is greater than we could have imagined. There's no sign of it slowing down...<br /><br />HAWK: This is Hawk Saber! Commander, the damage is getting worse here, too. The land's split open as far as the eye can see!<br /><br />BISON: This is nuts. Boss, can't we do something? The land is breaking in half!<br /><br />0:03:25<br />MORISAWA: Should we take her to the hospital?<br /><br />NURSE: Let's wait a little while longer. Did you contact her parents?<br /><br />MORISAWA: I spoke with her housekeeper. She should be here soon.<br /><br />SEIJI: It's bad here, too... Africa's gonna get ripped in half at this rate.<br /><br />HAWK: Isn't there something we can do to stop the explosions?<br /><br />SEIJI: How am I supposed to know that!? Da Garn, can you think of anything?<br /><br />DAGARN: I'm still weighing our options.<br /><br />SEIJI: Got it. Everyone, continue investigating the extent of the damage while Da Garn thinks things over!<br /><br />ROBOTS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, there are people down there! I think they're traveling somewhere along with those animals!<br /><br />0:04:25<br />SEIJI: Hey! Don't worry, I'm not a bad guy! I just wanted to know where you're going. It seemed like the animals were going to the same place.<br /><br />ELDER: We go to the sacred mountain of Kilimanjaro.<br /><br />SEIJI: Kilimanjaro? You're going to that mountain?<br /><br />ELDER: The animals, too, are going to Kilimanjaro.<br /><br />SEIJI: Why? There are plenty of other places to run.<br /><br />ELDER: It is because of a legend passed down amongst all the peoples of this land.<br /><br />SEIJI: A legend?<br /><br />ELDER: Yes, my mysterious friend. Within the ice atop Kilimanjaro sleeps a great lion. When great danger threatens Africa, he will revive, answering the people's prayers and saving them from harm.<br /><br />SEIJI: So that's why you're going there?<br /><br />ELDER: Yes. At this moment, Africa is being turned into an ocean of fire. We need the help of that sleeping lion. The animals, too, instinctively seek out Kilimanjaro with no one to guide them.<br /><br />SEIJI: Instinctively, huh?<br /><br />ELDER: Come, no waiting around! We must press onward!<br /><br />ELDER: Take care, mysterious friend.<br /><br />SEIJI: Ah! Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Let's get back to our recon!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:06:33<br />VIOLETCHE: I do amaze myself, sometimes. Poor Lady Pinky won't have a leg to stand on after this. <br /><br />PINKY: Someone's spreading rumors about me! It must be Violetche! Yes... it is him! He found a Planet Energy Reservoir and now he's mocking me behind my back! I can't stand it...<br /><br />PINKY: How dare he! I'll make him pay for laughing at me!<br /><br />ROBOT: Lady Pinky! Please forgive me!<br /><br />PINKY: If this gets back to Lord Ohboss, I'll be a laughingstock...<br /><br />PINKY: No, I'll be lucky to just be laughed at... if Lord Ohboss turns his anger on me, it could be something much worse...<br /><br />0:07:39<br />BISON: It's the same thing no matter where we go!<br /><br />HAWK: And the divide just keeps growing wider!<br /><br />DAGARN: In that case, there's only one thing we can do.<br /><br />SKY: You have a plan, Da Garn?<br /><br />DAGARN: We'll have to close the divide.<br /><br />BISON: Close the divide? Is that even possible?<br /><br />DAGARN: We won't know until we try. <br /><br />HAWK: But who's going to do it?<br /><br />DAGARN: I will.<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn?<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, please give me the order.<br /><br />SEIJI: What? How are you gonna close the divide!?<br /><br />DAGARN: I will attempt to close it from within.<br /><br />SEIJI: You gotta be kidding! It's spewing lava down there! What happens if you die down there!?<br /><br />DAGARN: I am prepared for that eventuality. Seiji, I am a robot born to protect the Earth. The Earth is now in danger. To allow this to continue would be more painful to me than death.<br /><br />SEIJI: But... we don't even know if it's gonna work! And if it does work, we don't know if you'll make it out alive!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, whether or not it works, we have no choice but to try! It is for the sake of all life on Earth.<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji. Give me the order!<br /><br />0:09:07<br />SEIJI: I understand, Da Garn. Do everything in your power to try to save everyone. But... you've got to come back safely! That's an order!<br /><br />DAGARN: Thank you, Seiji.<br /><br />SKY: Captain, please allow us to assist Da Garn. <br /><br />BISON: We can't just sit here while Da Garn puts himself in danger!<br /><br />HAWK: Don't forget that I'm in this, too.<br /><br />DAGARN: In that case, you can support me from out here. I'm the only one who needs to enter the divide. If we work together from within and without, we will surely be able to close it!<br /><br />SEIJI: While you do that, I'm gonna follow those animals! Hawk Saber, will you take me to Kilimanjaro?<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Let's go!<br /><br />ROBOTS: Yeah!<br /><br />SEIJI: The legend aside, I trust the animals' instincts... there's gotta be something there!<br /><br />0:10:20<br />SEIJI: Da Garn, wait for me! I know I'll have good news for you, soon!<br /><br />BISON: Da Garn, I'm going to start work here. <br /><br />DAGARN: Good. Thank you, Land Bison.<br /><br />BISON: Just leave it to me!<br /><br />DAGARN: I'll descend from here and attempt to close it from within.<br /><br />SKY: Good luck, Da Garn. I'll go down further and start my work there.<br /><br />DAGARN: Understood.<br /><br />0:11:20<br />DAGARN: Traction Beam!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth... all life on Earth... grant me the power...!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:21<br />MORISAWA: She seems to have settled.<br /><br />MAID: Dear doctor, my duty compels me to return my lady to the mansion. May I?<br /><br />NURSE: By all means.<br /><br />BISON: More of Ohboss's lackeys!?<br /><br />BISON: Blast it... oh no! They're after Da Garn and Sky Saber!<br /><br />0:13:11<br />SEIJI: There's nothing here! I don't see any lion sleeping in ice!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber! What's wrong? What's going on? Is Da Garn okay?<br /><br />SKY: We're under attack, Captain! Ohboss's underlings have sent robots after us!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber! Are you okay!?<br /><br />0:14:22<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Hawk Saber, go save Da Garn!<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Land Bison! Are you okay?<br /><br />BISON: Boss! What's wrong!? Boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's erupting! Kilimanjaro is erupting!<br /><br />0:14:49<br />PINKY: This will definitely restore my good name!<br /><br />HAWK: Take this!<br /><br />HAWK: Change!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's no good... Africa's gonna be ripped in half.<br /><br />SKY: Saber Boomerang!<br /><br />0:16:23<br />SEIJI: Is... is there no way to save the Earth!?<br /><br />SEIJI: The lion... the lion sleeping in ice! So the legend was true!<br /><br />SEIJI: No way... are you serious? That lion is a Brave Fighter, too?<br /><br />SEIJI: Awaken, Brave Lion! Arise from your long slumber and fight again! Join your comrades in protecting the Earth! Da Garn and the others need your help! Awaken, Brave Lion!<br /><br />0:18:12<br />SEIJI: What are you doing!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, watch where you're going!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's just like Da Garn's cockpit!<br /><br />BISON: Thanks for the save! Take this!<br /><br />HAWK: A new ally!?<br /><br />SEIJI: This guy's really strong!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber!<br /><br />0:19:27<br />SEIJI: Do something! We gotta get rid of them!<br /><br />GAON: GAOOOOON!<br /><br />SEIJI: Gaon? I see! Your name is Gaon?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm counting on you, Gaon!<br /><br />DAGARN: Gaon?<br /><br />SEIJI: That's right, Da Garn! We got a new ally!<br /><br />PINKY: You have got to be kidding me! How could we lose to that lion in such an unsightly fashion!?<br /><br />PINKY: Just what is going on here?<br /><br />0:21:08<br />SEIJI: That's amazing! The fissure's really closing!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! You did it, it's closed! Everything's fine now, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn? Can't you hear me? Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber! I can't get through to Da Garn! What's wrong?<br /><br />SKY: Don't worry. Da Garn is still alive beneath the surface. He's working too hard to respond to you. If he releases his hold, the fissure would immediately open again.<br /><br />SEIJI: How long does he have to stay down there?<br /><br />SKY: Until the fissure in Africa is mended.<br /><br />SEIJI: But how long is that going to take!?<br /><br />SKY: I have no idea. We'll just have to wait and see.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait and see... Da Garn! Hang in there! Da Garn!<br /><br />0:22:23<br />VIOLETCHE: They truly are fools if they think they've won here. There are five Reservoirs in total. Once I've learned where they all are, I can tap them any time I want.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: With Da Garn out of the picture for now, it's up to me and Gaon! First, I gotta search the town for bad guys! Okay! I'm sure the Global Defense Army will be glad to lend a hand! Huh? The town's on lockdown? They're taking Hikaru and Pinky in for questioning... what's going on here!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time on Brave Fighter of Legend, Da Garn! 'City Blockade'! I'm the commander... and this isn't what I wanted!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-7567358066546928362?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-87787746801509452912011-09-23T23:24:00.001-07:002011-09-24T00:14:36.710-07:00So, while my brain tries to catch up with my body in terms of exhaustion, let's get today's post out of the way.<br /><br />Violetche may be an evil dickhead, but you can't deny, the dude brings the education. Without question, this is one of the best 'monologuing' supervillain scenes I've ever seen. Why that is, I'll leave for you to see.<br /><br />(It's beneath the cut, of course.)<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: We beat Butcho and Redlone, who "came to take the planet's life," so I guess me and my Brave Fighters are unbeatable! ... or so I thought, but now more enemies are showing up! Now it's this pink-haired woman in skin-tight latex! She trapped me inside this doll robot and I really thought I was a goner! Now I hear Seven Changer's making trouble in Africa... geez, I never get a minute's rest!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: A Continent Divided<br /><br />0:03:07<br />MORISAWA: Look lively, kids! You can't be tired yet! <br /><br />KID: My body's about to give out! I didn't sign up for a marathon!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, I would like a rest, too!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm exhausted!<br /><br />HIKARU: Come on! Be a man! If I can do it, so can you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Even men get tired, sometimes!<br /><br />0:03:33<br />MORISAWA: Hang in there, Sakurakouji! <br /><br />MORISAWA: What's wrong, Sakurakouji? Are you feeling ill?<br /><br />0:04:13<br />MORISAWA: Hey! Are you okay?<br /><br />HIKARU: Sakurakouji!<br /><br />BOY: She's not moving!<br /><br />SEIJI: Stay with us!<br /><br />0:04:18<br />SIGN: Health Room<br /><br />NURSE: Children these days have so little stamina. She needs to eat more protein and put a little weight on.<br /><br />SEIJI: It's because Morisoba pushed her too hard. <br /><br />HIKARU: I agree. Sakurakouji's always been delicate.<br /><br />NURSE: Back to class with you, now.<br /><br />HOTARU: The Earth... will be ripped to pieces...<br /><br />HOTARU: The Earth...<br /><br />SEIJI: The Earth will be ripped to pieces?<br /><br />MISUZU: Repeating the news from earlier: The entire east half of the African continent has begun experiencing seismic activity on a massive scale.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, come here. Your mom's on.<br /><br />SEIJI: Mom? At a time like this?<br /><br />MISUZU: The power and scale of earthquakes, surface rupturing, and volcanic eruptions in the area have been steadily increasing throughout the day. We go now to special correspondent Tabata who is live at the scene.<br /><br />HOTARU: Someone... help us...<br /><br />SEIJI: The Earth will be ripped to pieces...<br /><br />0:05:23<br />SEIJI: I gotta hurry!<br /><br />HIKARU: Hang on! You're on cleaning duty!<br /><br />SEIJI: Can't stay, gotta go! I ain't got time for cleaning!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh please! Where is he going when he runs off like that?<br /><br />BISON: Hey boss, you really think the enemy's behind this stuff in Africa?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just trust me! I'm sure I'm right this time! ... at least I hope so. Sakurakouji's predictions tend to be on the money, after all...<br /><br />SKY: Captain! We're nearing the African continent!<br /><br />0:05:56<br />PINKY: Seven Changer! What is going on in Africa!? Tell me plainly!<br /><br />SEVEN: Violetche has discovered a Planet Energy Reservoir.<br /><br />PINKY: So why are you just letting it happen!? I thought you were supposed to be helping me!<br /><br />SEVEN: I don't recall agreeing to that.<br /><br />PINKY: What?<br /><br />SEVEN: I have things to do. Goodbye.<br /><br />PINKY: Seven Changer!<br /><br />PINKY: I didn't ask for this! Come on! I'm surrounded by idiots!<br /><br />0:06:35<br />MAN: It seems to have settled for now.<br /><br />WOMAN: But what happens a few minutes from now?<br /><br />MAN: Come on, calm down! The earthquake's over! Calm down, I said!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is amazing. Wish I'd brought my camcorder!<br /><br />SKY: Captain, we're nearing the epicenter of the seismic activity.<br /><br />BISON: Looks like the earthquakes have settled for now.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Make for land, everyone!<br /><br />ROBOTS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:07:03<br />VIOLETCHE: At last, my guests have arrived.<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SEIJI: They've gotta have a digging device or a base somewhere around here! Everyone, split up and search for it! If you find it, destroy it immediately, then meet back here as soon as possible! Understand?<br /><br />ROBOTS: Sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Set out immediately! Da Garn, set me down here a minute.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang on a sec!<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain! Where are you going?<br /><br />SEIJI: Nature calls, nature calls!<br /><br />JUMBO: Nature calls?<br /><br />BIG: Hey Da Garn, what does 'Nature calls' mean?<br /><br />DAGARN: I have never heard the term myself.<br /><br />SEIJI: I sure wish this thing had a zipper sometimes.<br /><br />SEIJI: Good boy, good boy! You don't want to eat me, so go on now!<br /><br />SEIJI: Someone help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Help me!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Pitiful. How is it that neither Redlone nor Pinky ever thought of this?<br /><br />BIG: Where'd the boss go? He's been gone for ages.<br /><br />DRILL: Nature must've really been calling. <br /><br />JUMBO: What do we do, Da Garn?<br /><br />BIG: Well complainin' here ain't gonna fix anything.<br /><br />DAGARN: Let's execute the commander's orders for now. Sabers from the air, Landers from the ground. Let's find and destroy the enemy base. If you locate the commander, contact the others immediately.<br /><br />ROBOTS: Okay!<br /><br />0:09:23<br />SEIJI: Where am I!? Da Garn, respond! Da Garn!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Give it up. Your transmitter is useless here.<br /><br />SEIJI: Who's there!? Where are you!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Now, now. Remote communication is so impersonal. Please, come this way. <br /><br />VIOLETCHE: No need to be so tense. I won't bite, you know. Please, do come in.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Welcome, welcome.<br /><br />SEIJI: Who are you!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: My name is Violetche. It's an honor to finally meet you, Da Garn's commander.<br /><br />SEIJI: Did you see my true face!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: I don't have the slightest interest in your face. Come, now. Don't stand there all day, have a seat.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Do help yourself. I haven't poisoned it, you know.<br /><br />SEIJI: You think I'm gonna fall for that?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: So you're a savage, after all. Just as Redlone's data suggested.<br /><br />SEIJI: Redlone? I knew it! You're on his side!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What? You didn't even know that?<br /><br />SEIJI: Then Butcho and the woman who attacked the school are part of your gang, too!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: But of course. I'm astonished. Are you saying you've been muddling through this whole time not knowing ANYTHING?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Well, it hardly matters. I'm not as distractable as Redlone and Butcho; I prefer to be efficient in my work. Now, why don't you just submit and work with me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Submit to you!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: That's right. Be a good little boy.<br /><br />SEIJI: You gotta be kidding!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What a fool you are. Soon you'll have no choice, you know.<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain! Respond, Captain!<br /><br />BIG: Hey Boss! Where'd you get off to!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Where did you go, Seiji? We can't move on without your order.<br /><br />DRILL: This is Drill Lander! I think you guys'd better see this!<br /><br />DAGARN: What?<br /><br />0:12:06<br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />BIG: Is this it? The enemy base the boss was talkin' about?<br /><br />JUMBO: Da Garn, do you think our captain might be in there?<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, it does seem possible.<br /><br />SEIJI: See? You're finished now, jerk.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: A fine chance to demonstrate the limits of your so-called power.<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />BIG: Okay! Let's go, buds!<br /><br />LANDERS: Right!<br /><br />0:12:51<br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Hmm. They're softer than I thought. <br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! What's wrong! Hang in there!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Well? Now do you feel like giving in and assisting me in my work?<br /><br />SEIJI: Your work?<br /><br />SEIJI: What the heck!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Pitiful. But with such weak subordinates, I suppose it's to be expected.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: My job is to go from planet to planet, stealing Planet Energy.<br /><br />SEIJI: Planet Energy? What's that?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It is raw, undiluted power, found in abundance on all life-bearing planets. You might call it the life force of the planet itself.<br /><br />SEIJI: Is that the Earth!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: No. Just an insignificant world roughly two million light years from here. It once harbored a great deal of intelligent life. Now, watch carefully...<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Every planet of this type possesses a certain number of Planet Energy Reservoirs. Tapping one stimulates Planet Energy activity in the local vicinity. As you can see, tapping all of them at once causes the planet's entire energy payload to burst forth. Our job is then to collect this energy.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: The people of this planet refused to work with us, and in the end, they all died. You backwater denizens can be unbelievably slow on the uptake.<br /><br />SEIJI: How could you do this... it's terrible! It's inhuman! How can you think this is a good thing!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: But it is a good thing! You see, the entirety of this universe belongs to our great Lord Ohboss! Thus, it is his to do with as he wishes.<br /><br />SEIJI: Ohboss? So this Ohboss guy is your ringleader!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Yes. He is the strongest, wisest, most beautiful being in the universe! Everything in the universe -- even the smallest hydrogen atom -- exists at the service of Lord Ohboss.<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Now, do you see how fruitless it is for your little ragtag band to try to oppose us?<br /><br />0:15:27<br />DAGARN: Earth Cannon!<br /><br />DAGARN: Now, charge!<br /><br />TURBO: Turbo Launcher!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Blast!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sounds like my guys are fighting back!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It's a bit late for that. I've already located one of this planet's Reservoirs. Now it's just a matter of reaching it.<br /><br />SEIJI: Where is it!? This P... Planet Energy Reservoir thing!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It's right here.<br /><br />SEIJI: There's nothing there!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Goodness, you're thick. It's directly under the place we're standing. You can hear the Planet Energy activator working, can't you?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It's currently boring its way toward a certain underground point. The local seismic activity is a mere side effect of its movement. Look! <br /><br />VIOLETCHE: The Earth's mantle flows beneath the crust, causing your continents and oceans to drift across long eons. Of course, you knew that, didn't you? It is YOUR planet, after all.<br /><br />SEIJI: I had no idea...<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: When our activator strikes the point in question, it will stimulate this process, thus ripping the continent in half.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: There's no way you can stop it now. Accept that, surrender, and join me in my work! What's wrong? Too scared to run your mouth anymore?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, right! I'm sick of sitting back while you spew that crap! The Earth belongs to us, and I'm not gonna let you break it!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: 'Us?' And just who is this 'us' it belongs to?<br /><br />SEIJI: Um... everyone on the Earth!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Only until we take it from them.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm not gonna let you!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It appears you're beyond all help. I have no interest in debating with such an obstinate peasant. You can met your end along with this continent.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait, Violetche! Violetche! You've gotta stop that drill!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Tornado!<br /><br />BIG: Spike Shoot!<br /><br />0:18:13<br />VIOLETCHE: What a shame. I thought they might be of use to me, but there's just no reasoning with that commander of theirs.<br /><br />SEVEN: So that is the Planet Energy activator...<br /><br />DRILL: Take that!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Respond, Da Garn!<br /><br />DRILL: Hey, it's the boss!<br /><br />DAGARN: What? Seiji!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Change!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji! Do you read me!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! I know what the enemy's after! They're trying to steal the planet's life!<br /><br />DAGARN: The planet's life!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry, please! Africa's gonna be split in two!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:19:21<br />HOTARU: Someone... someone save us, please...<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />HOTARU: Hurry... hurry!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, are you alright?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, you gotta destroy this thing, quick! If you don't, it's gonna unleash all this Planet Energy stuff!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir! Drill Lander!<br /><br />DRILL: I got it! Boss, the device is just below us!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Go smash it!<br /><br />DRILL: Gotcha!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, hurry!<br /><br />DAGARN: I will!<br /><br />SEIJI: It'll be okay... we've gotten out of bad spots before... we'll definitely stop it in time...<br /><br />DRILL: Found it, Boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: Good! Destroy it, quick!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry! Sabers, Landers, help him out!<br /><br />0:21:03<br />SEIJI: We stopped it...<br /><br />SEIJI: Check it out! Of course we made it! Take that, you jerk! Yeah! No problem!<br /><br />SEIJI: No way, it can't be...<br /><br />DAGARN: Oh no! All units, withdraw!<br /><br />MAN: Run, hurry!<br /><br />0:22:07<br />DAGARN: Seiji... what do we do now?<br /><br />JUMBO: Orders, Captain!<br /><br />HAWK: Orders, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Stop asking me! How am I supposed to know what to do!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: That's one down.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Africa is breaking in half! Da Garn and the others are doing all they can to keep it together, but Ohboss's underlings keep ambushing us! Dang it, that's fightin' dirty! Huh? A lion sleeping in the ice? So the legend was true!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'The Brave Fighter of Kilimanjaro!' I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-8778774680150945291?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-14364348946400071932011-09-23T16:07:00.001-07:002011-09-23T16:17:11.260-07:00I'm getting into a pretty good groove with these posts, so let's see if I can keep it up.<br /><br />The monster in today's episode of Ultraman Gaia is named Gan-Q, a pun on the word Gankyuu (眼球), the Japanese word for eyeball, and (supposedly) the Q from Ultra Q, the Twilight Zone-esque show from which the first Ultraman originated.<br /><br />Fortunately, for once, the literal translation of the name in English makes for an equally pithy and appropriate pun, so Eye-Q he becomes.<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><i>Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When crisis comes time and again<br />And there's no end in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Believe in your power and take a leap of faith<br />That's when you'll seize the light of courage<br />Don't underestimate us, evildoers!<br />We won't give you one inch of ground...<br />Not as long as there's strength in our bodies!<br /><br />Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When you've exhausted all possibilities<br />And there's no hope in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Ultraman Gaia!</i><br /><br />0:01:40<br />TITLE: The Mocking Eye<br />SUBTITLE: Enter: Enigma Beast Eye-Q<br /><br />NARRATOR: As predicted by the group of young scientists, Alchemy Stars, the Earth is now at risk of destruction. The Earth Defense Alliance, GUARD, was founded in secret to stop to these 'Bringers of Fundamental Destruction.' But one of the Alchemy Stars, Takayama Gamu, acquired Ultraman's power and joined GUARD's special squadron, XIG. Still, one challenging enemy after another appears, and now there is a second Ultraman... who may be friend or foe.<br /><br />0:02:30<br />KITADA: Team Falcon's leader is as good as they say...<br /><br />YONEDA: Falcon 2 and 3 to point 105... draw them out.<br /><br />HAYASHI: Roger.<br /><br />TSUKAMORI: Roger.<br /><br />KAJIO: You're not gettin' away!<br /><br />OGAWARA: Kitada, I'll follow your lead!<br /><br />KITADA: Please do!<br /><br />HAYASHI: Tsukamori, Ogawara's trying to get around in front of me. Take care of him!<br /><br />TSUKAMORI: Roger!<br /><br />0:03:19<br />OGAWARA: Damn you!<br /><br />KITADA: Sorry to do this, Mr. Yoneda!<br /><br />HAYASHI: Nice try.<br /><br />KITADA: Dammit!<br /><br />YONEDA: Well done. If you take a hit, you should return to base.<br /><br />YONEDA: Hayashi! On your tail!<br /><br />KAJIO: Gotcha now!<br /><br />HAYASHI: Damn! I'm out.<br /><br />0:04:03<br />YONEDA: Damn...<br /><br />KAJIO: There you are!<br /><br />YONEDA: This again?<br /><br />YONEDA: Damn!<br /><br />0:04:33<br />GAMU: Within 17 minutes of practice start, Lightning 2 and 3 were shot down. Less than five minutes later, Falcon 2 and 3 joined them.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: So it's down to a duel between aces.<br /><br />GEORGIE: You wanna bet who will win?<br /><br />ATSUKO: Team Leader Kajio.<br /><br />GEORGIE: One stick of gum on Team Leader Yoneda.<br /><br />KAJIO: You're not getting out of this one, sir.<br /><br />KAJIO: Mr. Yoneda, sir, I'm afraid you're a rat in a trap.<br /><br />YONEDA: I've got to shake him, quick...<br /><br />YONEDA: Kajio! We need to stop the practice!<br /><br />KAJIO: Oh? Giving in, sir?<br /><br />YONEDA: Enough of that. There's something moving up ahead.<br /><br />YONEDA: We've spotted a large eye-like object at Point 752-J8.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: What is this?<br /><br />GAMU: I'll begin analysis.<br /><br />0:06:08<br />KAJIO: It's laughing at us...<br /><br />GAMU: What? What's going on here?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: What do you see?<br /><br />GAMU: I'm not sure...<br /><br />GAMU: It has no heat signature. In other words, it's not alive. There's nothing to distinguish it from the surrounding rock. But... from the outside, it definitely seems to be alive.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: What does it all mean?<br /><br />KAJIO: We've got a hail of rocks shooting up at us! <br /><br />KAJIO: How are we supposed to fight it!?<br /><br />GAMU: The rocks are floating because their composite molecules are being uniformly pulled in a single direction by an outside source.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Are you saying the eye is doing this?<br /><br />GAMU: But the eye isn't emitting any physical energy... which means it's acting in defiance of the laws of physics... but that's impossible...<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Let's call them back to base for now. It doesn't look like we'll be able to identify what they're fighting.<br /><br />GAMU: Think... just think... what is he? What could he possibly...?<br /><br />0:07:53<br />KID: Just 'cause you're good at school don't mean you're better than us.<br /><br />KID: Yeah!<br /><br />KID: He's always walkin' around like he knows everything.<br /><br />KID: Yeah, bet he's glad he's not a dummy like us.<br /><br />KID: Yeah!<br /><br />0:08:18<br />GAMU: Attack the eye!<br /><br />GAMU: At the most basic level, that eye-like thing must have a molecular structure. That means physical attacks should have some effect. Attack the object at Point 752-J8!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: What?<br /><br />GAMU: Chief Tsutsumi!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Kajio, Yoneda. Open fire on the object at Point 752-J8.<br /><br />KAJIO: Yes, sir!<br /><br />KAJIO: It absorbed the missiles!<br /><br />YONEDA: Did that attack have any effect?<br /><br />0:09:35<br />KAJIO: It's gone?<br /><br />DOCTOR: Team Leader Yoneda injured his leg while ejecting and is being treated here in the medical center. We don't have the official results of his exam just yet, but it's probably not broken.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Understood.<br /><br />ATSUKO: You choked, didn't you.<br /><br />GAMU: Huh? <br /><br />ATSUKO: You told them to attack because you were afraid.<br /><br />GEORGIE: Akko!<br /><br />0:10:15<br />GAMU: I didn't know what to do. His existence... defies all known logic, yet he exists for all to see... <br /><br />GAMU: I can't analyze him scientifically. I just... don't know what he is.<br /><br />KAJIO: No matter what enemy we face, we must fight it and win! That is our mission. I don't know what it is about this enemy that 'defies logic'... but I'll tell you one thing. This is no place for people who crack under pressure.<br /><br />0:11:22<br />GAMU: Umm... is it... broken, sir?<br /><br />HAYASHI: Was that order based on your analysis? This is all--<br /><br />YONEDA: It's only a light break. It should heal in a month's time.<br /><br />GAMU: It's because I made a bad call. I'm so sorry!<br /><br />YONEDA: No... I injured myself in the landing. It's my own fault. <br /><br />YONEDA: But tell me... just what is that creature? What did it mean to accomplish by absorbing my missiles?<br /><br />0:13:15<br />MAKOTO: Gamu! Hey! Hey!<br /><br />MAKOTO: Are you okay? You were moaning in your sleep.<br /><br />GAMU: No, I'm okay.<br /><br />MAKOTO: Here you go. The blueprints for the Remote Flying System.<br /><br />GAMU: Oh, how was it.<br /><br />MAKOTO: I made a couple of modifications, but it's mostly nitpicks. You did a great job.<br /><br />GAMU: Thanks.<br /><br />GAMU: What's that?<br /><br />MAKOTO: Oh, this? Check it out.<br /><br />MAKOTO: Eye-Q.<br /><br />GAMU: Eye-Q?<br /><br />MAKOTO: Yeah. It's the name this newspaper is using for the giant eye. They're saying it on TV, too.<br /><br />MAKOTO: We're seeing a lot of these things lately. It's freaking me out.<br /><br />GAMU: You scared the hell out of me.<br /><br />MAKOTO: Hey! That's not nice...<br /><br />0:14:14<br />GEORGIE: I feel a little sorry for him.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Eh?<br /><br />GEORGIE: Gamu. It must have been a blow to his pride.<br /><br />ATSUKO: You're right. He's not used to things like that. To meet an enemy he couldn't identify, even with his high intelligence...<br /><br />GEORGIE: Hey, you wanna bet? Whether Gamu will quit or not.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Sure.<br /><br />GEORGIE: Then I bet he won't give up.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Well, then... I'm not betting.<br /><br />0:14:43<br />MAKOTO: It defies both biological and physical logic? Maybe it's a ghost?<br /><br />GAMU: Maybe...<br /><br />MAKOTO: But ghosts and spirits still follow their own internal logic.<br /><br />GAMU: That's true. Like how ghosts appear to settle some score with the living.<br /><br />MAKOTO: But speaking hypothetically...<br /><br />GIRL: See you later.<br /><br />MAKOTO: Oh, sure. <br /><br />MAKOTO: Hypothetically, if we say that ghosts and spirits do exist, even if we don't understand their biological or physical makeup, we can still understand how they came to be and what they're after.<br /><br />GAMU: What they're after?<br /><br />YONEDA: What did it mean to accomplish by absorbing my missiles?<br /><br />GAMU: What it's after ... that's it! Makoto! <br /><br />MAKOTO: Uh?<br /><br />GAMU: Can I borrow your car?<br /><br />MAKOTO: Well, actually, I have a date in Yokohama today...<br /><br />GAMU: Please!<br /><br />MAKOTO: Please? Hey, Gamu!<br /><br />0:15:48<br />ATSUKO: We're receiving an urgent data transmission from the Geo Base's Geological Research Team.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: The Geological Research Team? <br /><br />ATSUKO: They're detecting powerful electromagnetic waves beneath Makuta City, 80km southwest of the Yawatari Mountain Range.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Makuta City?<br /><br />GEORGIE: Commander, we have a transmission from Gamu.<br /><br />GAMU: Commander, I'm the one who asked the Geo Research Team to investigate. Please tell the people of Makuta and the surrounding area to evacuate immediately.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: I'm going to need an explanation.<br /><br />GAMU: My doubts about the eye's existence had me so out of sorts, I forgot the most important thing. What happened to the missile it absorbed? I still don't know what that eye really is, but if it absorbed that missile into its body, we can trace it.<br /><br />GEORGIE: The electromagnetic signal we detected beneath Makuta point 208-S2 is rapidly approaching the surface!<br /><br />0:17:03<br />GAMU: Can you tell what the monster's made out of now?<br /><br />ATSUKO: Granite and limestone... we're reading some metals at its joints, too. There are also signs of combustion occurring in its chest area.<br /><br />GAMU: I knew it! He absorbed that missile on purpose. He's using the missile's munitions and rocket propellants as power sources to give himself a body that can move on its own.<br /><br />GAMU: Concentrate your attacks on the metallic parts of the monster's body!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: The metallic parts?<br /><br />GAMU: He's probably using the metal to fuse together the rock parts of his body.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: So if we strip off the metal, the monster should fall apart?<br /><br />GAMU: That's right!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Roger that. Team Lightning, sortie!<br /><br />KAJIO: All units, open fire!<br /><br />PILOT: I've lost control!<br /><br />0:18:43<br />GAMU: I'm not afraid anymore. There's no reason for me to be afraid of you.<br /><br />PILOT: I've regained control!<br /><br />0:21:20<br />TSUTSUMI: If we hadn't detected the monster's approach in advance, the casualties from Makuta could have been in the thousands.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: I see...<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: It looks like Gamu pulled through.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Of course he did. He's a member of XIG, after all.<br /><br />0:21:53<br />GAMU: May I join you?<br /><br />GAMU: I'm sorry I worried you. I won't be afraid like that ever again.<br /><br />YONEDA: Hey. I heard you beat it. <br /><br />GAMU: Yes... are you okay?<br /><br />YONEDA: Yes. You training starts next week.<br /><br />KAJIO: I think you got the wrong idea. I don't have time to worry about you.<br /><br />GAMU: I guess that's true.<br /><br />KAJIO: Wipe off that goofy smile.<br /><br />GAMU: Woah! I thought they were gonna ram each other.<br /><br />KAJIO: What are you talking about?<br /><br />GAMU: Nothing...<br /><br />KAJIO: Team Crow is practicing, they're not going to ram each other.<br /><br />GAMU: Does Team C--<br /><br />KAJIO: What are you doing? Spit it out!<br /><br />GAMU: Does Team Crow always practice that way?<br /><br />KAJIO: Don't act so surprised. You start training yourself next week.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Loving you, I'm still running on<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself<br /><br />There's an endless blue sky out there <br />Shining through a break in the clouds<br />We all feel the same anxiety<br />When we think about the future<br />But I want to become stronger<br />So I can see to it that you never cry<br /><br />Loving you, I'm still running on<br />Because all the answers lie within<br />Loving me, I know surrender is not an option<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: What is this new threat!? A typhoon? A tornado? Or is it...?<br /><br />NARRATOR: Can Gaia face it? Next time on Ultraman Gaia: The Washing of Earth. Take a trip to the wonder zone!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-1436434894640007193?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-22919621562994073652011-09-22T07:15:00.000-07:002011-09-22T07:29:45.773-07:00I'll be running out the door in a few minutes, but let me first throw up a new episode of Zu-VATT.<br /><br />This is probably one of my favorite episodes of the show so far. The villain scheme is a new level of evil for Dakkar -- which is saying a lot for a show that inflicts routine tortures on women and children -- and the trap-ridden action scene is a tense change of pace from the (admittedly awesome) usual.<br /><br />(Sure, Hayakawa's narrow escape makes even less sense than usual, but I'll forgive it since the buildup was so good.)<br /><br />The boss of this episode is Tetsu no Tsume (鉄の爪), which I would usually translate to "Iron Claw," except that his organization -- TTT -- would appear to have taken his initials. Thus, he is Titanium Talon, and that's a pretty bitchin' name, too.<br /><br />Script below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">0:00:30<br />TITLE: The Magnificent Zuvatt!<br /><br />[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The only wind that I feel on my face<br />Is a wind of revenge, a burning wind!<br />Hunt them down! Hunt them down, and corner them!<br /><br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, please watch my howling whip!<br /><br />I am the Magnificent Zuvatt!</i><br /><br />0:02:16<br />OSAMU: Hey, mister! Are you okay? Stay with me! <br /><br />NAKANE: Thank you...<br /><br />OSAMU: Don't worry, I'll bring you some water!<br /><br />NAKANE: No... I don't need water... have you seen this girl, by chance?<br /><br />OSAMU: Oh, I have!<br /><br />NAKANE: You have! Where is she!? Tell me! I've been searching for her for three days! Tell me, please! Where is she!? Tell me!<br /><br />OSAMU: You're hurting me, mister! What's going on!? <br /><br />NAKANE: That girl is my daughter who ran away from home! I beg you, tell me where she is! Please, tell me! Hurry! Please!<br /><br />OSAMU: She's right over there! In that boat!<br /><br />NAKANE: It's her! Hey!<br /><br />0:03:29<br />TITLE: Turn Back to the River of Tears<br /><br />OSAMU: I told you, I don't know anything!<br /><br />TOJO: I think I believe you.<br /><br />OSAMU: What did that old man do?<br /><br />TOJO: I don't know... but this is the third homicide incident he's been involved in. It began last month when a girl was pushed from the roof of a building. Then a car accident a week later. And then the boat explosion you just witnessed.<br /><br />TOJO: Just before all three incidents, that man appeared with a photo of the child, searching for him or her.<br /><br />0:04:11<br />NAKANE: What... what am I supposed to do?<br /><br />0:04:22<br />NAKANE: Stay away! Stay away!<br /><br />GANG: Calm down. Our boss has something for you, is all.<br /><br />GANG: Who are you? Show your face! <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: This face, you mean? You want to have a staring contest?<br /><br />GANG: What was that? Take this!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Come on, now.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Have yourselves a little race to shore. Just don't catch cold.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Ah, it's old Jubei the Angler. Still playing bodyguard for TTT's boss, Titanium Talon?<br /><br />JUBEI: If you know my name, you will also know that I am the greatest fisherman in Japan.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I'm afraid you've got it wrong, Jubei. It's true that you are a skilled assassin with the hook and line... but your skill is only second-best in Japan.<br /><br />JUBEI: What's that? <br /><br />JUBEI: You claim there is a more skilled fisherman in Japan?<br /><br />JUBEI: In all of Japan you will not find one man who can duplicate this feat. I could fish out your eye if I wished it. Here.<br /><br />0:06:57<br />HAYAKAWA: It seems I could fish out your heart if I wished it. Eh, Jubei?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Now, why don't you tell me what's going on here?<br /><br />NAKANE: My daughter ran away from home... I need to find her.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Don't stay in hiding. Come out, Osamu!<br /><br />OSAMU: Mr. Hayakawa... have you got eyes on the bottom of your feet?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Why were you hiding down there?<br /><br />OSAMU: Because this guy is up to something! He keeps saying he's looking for his daughter, but they all end up dying!<br /><br />OSAMU: Hey, wait!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Hey, Tojo. Go easy on him.<br /><br />TOJO: Fool! Do you know what you're saying? Doctor... aren't you Doctor Nakane?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Doctor?<br /><br />0:08:20<br />TOJO: So TTT is after the formula that Dr. Nakane developed...<br /><br />NAKANE: I was searching for a cure for cancer, but I ended up creating a horrible poison. <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Poison?<br /><br />NAKANE: Somehow, TTT found out about it. Their boss, Titanium Talon, came to me asking for the formula.<br /><br />TOJO: And then...?<br /><br />NAKANE: He said that until I gavei t to him, he would start killing innocent children, one by one.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: What did you say!?<br /><br />NAKANE: They send me the photograph, then kill the child the next day. The deaths of so many innocent children are on my head. I keep trying to save them. But... I only have their photographs. I never know who they are or where to find them. <br /><br />NAKANE: They said they'd kill me if I went to the police. I can't take it anymore... this time, I have to save this girl!<br /><br />0:09:34<br />MAN: Yes, I'll tell her. <br /><br />MAN: You there!<br /><br />MIDORI: Yes? <br /><br />MAN: You know a man named Hayakawa Ken?<br /><br />MIDORI: Oh, Mr. Hayakawa? What about him?<br /><br />MAN: He just called. Said he'd meet you at the bridge over the Tama River. Go on, now.<br /><br />MIDORI: Yes sir!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />MIDORI: So that phone call...<br /><br />GANG: ... was just to lure you here.<br /><br />NAKANE: Wait a minute! Wait, please! Wait! Don't hurt her! If you want to kill someone, kill me! Please!<br /><br />GANG: Shut up!<br /><br />NAKANE: Enough! Please, stop this! I give in! Just stop killing these innocent children!<br /><br />NAKANE: Please stop! <br /><br />MIDORI: Let me go! Help me!<br /><br />NAKANE: Stop! Please stop!<br /><br />0:10:55<br />HAYAKAWA: Enough!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Mr. Nakane!<br /><br />0:11:11<br />HAYAKAWA: Mr. Nakane!<br /><br />MIDORI: Let me go! Help me!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Mr. Nakane! <br /><br />NAKANE: Don't worry about me... just save Midori! Save her, please!<br /><br />NAKANE: Please, save Midori!<br /><br />0:11:32<br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />TALON: Have a look, Boss L. There's no doubt Hayakawa will come looking for this girl. I've informed him of the time and location of her execution.<br /><br />BOSS: Titanium Talon! Members of evil organization Dakkar must not lose to the likes of Hayakawa!<br /><br />TALON: I hear and obey, Boss L.<br /><br />0:12:40<br />TALON: There you are, Hayakawa. <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Titanium Talon. I'm here, as promised. Now free Midori.<br /><br />TALON: And the poison?<br /><br />TALON: That's a fake. The real stuff is white.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Oh, this is real... real blasting powder, that is!<br /><br />TALON: You've got guts, Hayakawa. But now, I'll kill you!<br /><br />TALON: Run! Fly! But the moment you stop to rest, the ground you stand on will become your grave! This is Titanium Talon's Machine Gun Gauntlet!<br /><br />0:15:15<br />TALON: Look here, Hayakawa!<br /><br />0:15:55<br />TALON: Stay right there, Hayakawa!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />TALON: What do you think, Hayakawa? When that rope burns through, Midori will plummet to her doom! Waiting below is my Torment of Spikes!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Stop this, Titanium Talon!<br /><br />TALON: Yes, cry! Scream in agony!<br /><br />0:17:46<br />TALON: We've done it! Hayakawa is dead. Now let's finish the girl.<br /><br />MIDORI: Save me!<br /><br />TALON: What's that?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Flight switch, on!<br /><br />0:18:55<br />HAYAKAWA: Get to safety.<br /><br />MIDORI: I will.<br /><br />TALON: Who are you!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case! They call me the wandering hero... the Magnificent Zuvatt!<br /><br />TALON: The Magnificent Zuvatt!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: You committed multiple murders to obtain a poison for nefarious purposes... and killed three innocent children. Titanium Talon... you will pay!<br /><br />0:20:00<br />JUBEI: Wait a moment. I cannot allow you to pass.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Out of my way!<br /><br />JUBEI: You'll pass only over my dead body. Look at that!<br /><br />JUBEI: DIE!<br /><br />0:20:33<br />HAYAKAWA: Only three minutes left!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Come back here!<br /><br />TALON: Please spare me! I give in!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: You! Did you kill a man named Asuka Goro!?<br /><br />TALON: I didn't! I've never heard of him! <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Then who did!?<br /><br />TALON: I don't know!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Tell me!<br /><br />TALON: I don't know!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Zuvatt Attack!<br /><br />0:22:07<br />HAYAKAWA: Then... it wasn't this man, either.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: This is the man behind the murders.<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Tojo... where's Mr. Hayakawa?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Asuka... I saved your little sister. I will find the man who killed you, too.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>There is a road that a man must walk<br />That road is his to walk alone<br />When he devotes his life to a burning wish<br />He seeks what lies beyond the mountains<br /><br />Through love and truth and suffering<br />The way of battle is like the fires of hell<br />And though he does not know what lies beyond...<br />That road is his to walk alone</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: A celebrated star baseball player is attacked during a TV broadcast! Series creator Ishinomori Shotaro guest stars!<br /><br />NARRATOR: Next time on The Magnificent Zuvatt: Knock Baseball's Enemies Out of the Park!<br /><br />NARRATOR: Zuvatt's stunts are dangerous, so please don't try them at home!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-2291962156299407365?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-76710290182936907692011-09-21T17:50:00.000-07:002011-09-21T18:59:43.118-07:00I've got more episodes coming soon, but for now I want to post a couple songs I did a while back and have been sitting in my backlog. This one was a SPECIAL REQUEST from Luurah of the ending theme of Mirai Robo Daltanious. I previously posted the opening theme I translated for him, so I figure I should post the ED as well.<br /><br />The ED is sung by the chorus Koorogi '73, who are also known for singing a lot of Ban-ban-bara backup in songs for shows like Goranger and Steel Jeeg. Here they sing a song more or less in the "voice" of the show's main character, Kento, who... well, the song basically explains what his deal is, doesn't it?<br /><br />The first two verses of the song use plays on Japanese proverbs used to connect two events as inevitable. In order to make it work in English (where only one of the proverbs has a direct translation anyway) I had to rewrite them a little bit; hopefully this will come through.<br /><br />If you haven't heard the song, check it out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19mNF28t9Q4">here</a>; translation based on kanji found <a href="http://www.jtw.zaq.ne.jp/animesong/mi/mirairobo/kento.html">here</a>. As always, translation lies below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">Song Title: Kento: A Guy With Guts<br />Artist: Koorogi '73<br />Series: Mirai Robo Daltanious<br /><br /><i>inu ga nishi mukya o ha higashi<br />oira ga soramukya hoshi ga chiru<br />otokoiki da yo edokko dai<br />waka to yobareru gara de ha nai ga<br />dodekai yume mo motteru ze<br />ginga wo matometa kunizukuri<br />KURURI to mawareba KURURI to mawareba<br />yo ga kawaru</i><br /><br />A dog can't face west without his tail facing east<br />I can't face the sky without the stars raining down<br />I got lots of guts 'cause I'm a real city boy<br />I might not look like the heir to the future<br />But I got the biggest dream you can imagine<br />To unite the whole galaxy under one nation<br />'cause this world is turning, turning<br />And it never stays the same<br /><br /><i>warau kado ni ha fuku ga kuru<br />oira ga warau to teki ga kuru<br />otokoiki da yo edokko dai<br />teki wo kechirashi tsukare ha senu ga<br />futo yume ni miru chichi no kuni<br />ginga no hate no furusato wo<br />KURURI to mawareba KURURI to mawareba<br />yo ga kawaru</i><br /><br />When a home is merry, happiness follows<br />Whenever I'm merry, enemies follow<br />I got lots of guts 'cause I'm a real city boy<br />I'll thrash any enemy that stands in my way<br />But sometimes I dream about my fatherland<br />And my home at the end of the galaxy<br />'cause this world is turning, turning<br />And it never stays the same<br /><br /><i>ashi no muku mama omou mama<br />oira ha jiyuu ni ikiru no sa<br />otokoiki da yo edokko dai<br />kata de kazekiru tsumori ha nai ga<br />kitte miseru ze chi no enishi<br />ginga no kuniguni sakaeare<br />KURURI to mawareba KURURI to mawareba<br />yo ga kawaru</i><br /><br />I do what I like, whenever I like<br />Going wherever my feet might take me<br />I got lots of guts 'cause I'm a real city boy<br />I'm not trying to throw my weight around<br />But I swear I'll claim my birthright <br />And bring prosperity to the nations of the galaxy<br />'cause this world is turning, turning<br />And it never stays the same</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-7671029018293690769?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-2783845992303853732011-09-20T17:39:00.001-07:002011-09-20T17:46:55.743-07:00Woo-hoo! Halfway through the series. This is the kind of wacky episode concept where you'd expect it to be filler, but seeing as this is Da Garn, of course it's not! Hey, remember that thing that happened back in episode 9 that just seemed to be a setup to another one of Redlone's wacky harebrained schemes? <i>Turns out it's extremely relevant!</i><br /><br />The next run of episodes gets pretty crazy and then the fast-paced plot developments revelations pretty much don't stop until the end of the series. I hope you're looking forward to it! I know I am.<br /><br />Script below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: We beat this robot-crazy guy named Redlone who said he was here to 'take our planet's life,' and this animal freak named Butcho! No one can beat my Brave Fighters! ... or so I thought, but now more enemies are showing up! Now it's this pink-haired woman in skin-tight latex! She stole my Director and tried to use it to give orders to Da Garn! Come on... like I'm really gonna let you get away with that!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Dance of the Spy Dolls<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: No reaction here, either.<br /><br />SEVEN: Redlone Eyes?<br /><br />PINKY: Then he was telling the truth about the Redlone Eyes?<br /><br />SEVEN: At this rate, there is no question that Violetche will find a Reservoir.<br /><br />PINKY: Why are you telling me this?<br /><br />SEVEN: You seemed curious about his actions.<br /><br />PINKY: Then you'll continue to report to me?<br /><br />SEVEN: I'm going to follow him a little longer. If there are any new developments, I'll let you know.<br /><br />PINKY: I wonder what this means for me?<br /><br />0:03:28<br />SEIJI: So hot today...<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, no. Your sister's out of work?<br /><br />PINK: Yeah...<br /><br />SEIJI: What's up with Pinky?<br /><br />HIKARU: Ever since the circus went away, she's been out of work.<br /><br />SEIJI: Darn, that's rough.<br /><br />PINK: I hope there's a good job for her somewhere.<br /><br />PINK: She said she'd like a job where she can meet a lot of people.<br /><br />HIKARU: What about a make-up salesman?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, Hikaru! Why don't you guys hire her?<br /><br />HIKARU: Us? <br /><br />0:04:01<br />HARUO: It's a fine idea! Tell her to come work for us right away.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: We'd be just thrilled to have her here.<br /><br />PINK: Really?<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you sure? We haven't been that busy lately.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: But she really needs the work.<br /><br />HARUO: That's right. We're all in this together.<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! This is great!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, I'm so touched!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm also touched! Now Pinky will be here all the time! <br /><br />HIKARU: This has nothing to do with you, Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: Feh.<br /><br />0:04:30<br />PINKY: Everyone! Today at All-Natural Restaurant Tsukushi, we're giving away a nice stuffed animal with every meal! <br /><br />PINKY: Please come on in.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey Pinky, what are you doing?<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, Seiji! It's a new advertising strategy!<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? You're doing a stuffed animal giveaway?<br /><br />PINKY: It was my idea. I have a lot of old stuffed animals the Ringmaster gave me. So I decided to give them away to the customers.<br /><br />SEIJI: From THAT Ringmaster? Are you sure that's okay?<br /><br />PINKY: Why wouldn't it be? They're only stuffed animals...<br /><br />SEIJI: I hope so, but...<br /><br />PINKY: You want one, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: No way! I ain't a girl!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, it seems to be working!<br /><br />PINKY: Yes! The owners are so happy. Well, I have work! See you later!<br /><br />HARUO: Thank you for coming!<br /><br />SEIJI: Stuffed animals, huh?<br /><br />WOMAN: Do you like your present, Mami dear?<br /><br />0:05:50<br />VIOLETCHE: Finally! It's showing a reaction.<br /><br />MAN: How long has this been here?<br /><br />MAN: I don't know. No one ever comes back here.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Oh my. An unexpected obstacle.<br /><br />SEVEN: Hey! What are you doing there?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: My, is that Seven Changer I hear?<br /><br />SEVEN: The Redlone Eye is reacting, isn't it?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Yes, but there seems to be something in my way.<br /><br />SEVEN: Don't worry. I'll take care of it. <br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Wait a minute, you!<br /><br />MAN: We're in trouble! Some kind of flying monster has appeared! Call the Global Defense Army, hurry!<br /><br />0:06:43<br />SEVEN: Violetche, I've cleared the area! Investigate the Redlone Eye, quickly!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Your help was most unwelcome, you know.<br /><br />SEIJI: One kid's meal, and one "Tsuku" lunch special! Here you go!<br /><br />SEIJI: How did you rope me into this?<br /><br />HIKARU: Pinky's been out all day so we need your to substitute! Here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Feh!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: What was that?<br /><br />SEIJI: I didn't hear anyting.<br /><br />HIKARU: Liar! I heard a voice!<br /><br />HIKARU: What is it?<br /><br />SEIJI: My stomach's killin' me! Sorry, I gotta go!<br /><br />HIKARU: Wait a minute, Seiji!<br /><br />0:07:30<br />SEIJI: What is it? I'm in the middle of somethin', here!<br /><br />DAGARN: I've received word that a bird-shaped robot is attacking people in Africa.<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Shoot... it's that robot guy we fought before, right?<br /><br />DAGARN: Based on what the Sabers have picked up from Global Defense Army transmissions, it is very likely to be him.<br /><br />SEIJI: I see. If the Sabers are nearby, I'll have them investigate.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers, move out!<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir! We've been waiting for that order!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers! Combine!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Combine! Pegasus Saber!<br /><br />0:08:50<br />HIKARU: Seiji! What are you doing out here!?<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you okay?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey! What's wrong, Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: He said his stomach hurts.<br /><br />NEMOTO: That's awful! I'll call an ambulance! <br /><br />SEIJI: It's not that bad! C'mon, I'm fine! <br /><br />SEIJI: I know! I'll go find Pinky for ya!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry!<br /><br />HIKARU: Is he really okay?<br /><br />0:09:22<br />WOMAN: Miki, it's time for your snack!<br /><br />MIKI: Okay!<br /><br />PINKY: Just where does that little Pest live!? One of these residences must be hiding the robots!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: I can't concentrate with all this noise!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What do you think you're doing!?<br /><br />SEVEN: Just keeping you on your toes.<br /><br />SEVEN: It's them!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Wait! Come back here!<br /><br />SEVEN: I wasn't running.<br /><br />SEVEN: I'm glad you're here, I was getting bored.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Wait a minute! I'm still here, you know!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Please, stop this!!<br /><br />0:10:47<br />PINKY: What does he want?<br /><br />SEIJI: I guess she's not here...<br /><br />PINKY: Oh no! I forgot to lock the door!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Are you here, Pinky?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's not safe to leave it like this... maybe I'll let myself in?<br /><br />SEIJI: Comin' in!<br /><br />PINKY: The nerve of him!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey Pinky, you in here?<br /><br />SEIJI: I guess she's really out...<br /><br />SEIJI: What's with this? What a weird house...<br /><br />PINKY: Oh no... I can't let that idiot learn my secrets. I need to cover somehow.<br /><br />SEIJI: Maybe it's not finished yet? It must be hard on the girls. Well, guess I better stick around. What if a burglar comes, after all?<br /><br />PINKY: Don't make yourself at home, you little brat! <br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:15<br />NEMOTO: What's that!?<br /><br />WOMAN: Help me!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What's going on!?<br /><br />WOMAN: The stuffed animal...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Stuffed animal!?<br /><br />0:12:37<br />NEMOTO: Ow! Ow!<br /><br />PINKY: Oh no! We've been exposed! In that case...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Get off!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What are these things!?<br /><br />0:13:15<br />HARUO: Stay away!<br /><br />HIKARU: What's going on here!?<br /><br />PINKY: Now, all of you, gather together!<br /><br />MAN: It's getting bigger!<br /><br />0:13:42<br />SEIJI: Sheesh. Wonder where they got off to?<br /><br />PINKY: He is such a thorn in my side!<br /><br />NEMOTO: A doll monster is rampaging through the residential district! Requesting backup!<br /><br />PINKY: Help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky!<br /><br />PINKY: Help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: You said those were Butcho's dolls, didn't you!?<br /><br />PINKY: Can't... breathe...<br /><br />SEIJI: Someone help me!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji!<br /><br />0:14:51<br />NEMOTO: Seiji!<br /><br />NEMOTO: It took him...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Are you okay!?<br /><br />PINKY: That boy...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji, you mean? He was eaten by that monster...<br /><br />PINKY: Oh no...<br /><br />SEIJI: Where the heck am I?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Help me! I don't know where I am, but I can't get out!<br /><br />DAGARN: What!?<br /><br />0:15:50<br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />NEMOTO: It's Da Garn!<br /><br />PINKY: He just couldn't stay away.<br /><br />NEMOTO: What?<br /><br />PINKY: I mean, of course he's come to save us! Good luck!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji! Do you see this?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! It's a monster that Butcho left behind!<br /><br />DAGARN: Where are you!?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's so dark, I can't tell... but you gotta destroy that thing!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's seriously hot in here...<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Bomber!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, what's wrong!?<br /><br />SEIJI: I keep getting thrown back and forth. Wait a minute... am I inside that thing?<br /><br />0:16:46<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Stop it!<br /><br />DAGARN: What's wrong, Seiji!?<br /><br />SEIJI: I think I'm inside that thing!<br /><br />DAGARN: Inside it!? What should I do?<br /><br />SEIJI: I have no idea!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Shoot. Landers, come here!<br /><br />BIG: What's wrong, boss? Hey, you bums! Let's roll!<br /><br />LANDERS: Gotcha!<br /><br />0:17:29<br />VIOLETCHE: What are you doing!? Go fight somewhere else!<br /><br />SEVEN: I'm attempting to protect you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Pegasus Saber!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Commander?<br /><br />SEIJI: Come here! We need you!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Yes sir!<br /><br />SEVEN: You won't get away!<br /><br />PEGASUS: We'll finish this later!<br /><br />SEVEN: And I was just about to finish him...<br /><br />0:18:05<br />NEMOTO: He's a goner at this rate!<br /><br />BISON: Combine! Land Bison!<br /><br />BISON: Take this!<br /><br />BISON: Oh no!<br /><br />BISON: Are you okay?<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes... but Seiji is sealed inside that thing!<br /><br />BISON: What!?<br /><br />0:18:50<br />BISON: What do we do!?<br /><br />DAGARN: We need to temper our attacks until we find out exactly where Seiji is!<br /><br />DAGARN: Just where are you, Seiji!?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's so hot... I'm gonna suffocate in here!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's got fur! No wonder it's hot in here.<br /><br />BISON: If we attack it, it'll break into pieces, right? Let's just bust it up and find him then!<br /><br />DAGARN: It's too risky!<br /><br />SEIJI: Listen to me! I don't care about the risk! You gotta get me out of here!<br /><br />BISON: You heard the boss.<br /><br />DAGARN: I understand... then let's go!<br /><br />BISON: Okay!<br /><br />DAGARN: Don't let up! It's returning to its normal form!<br /><br />BISON: Boss! Where are you!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji!<br /><br />0:19:52<br />DAGARN: There he is!<br /><br />BISON: I got this!<br /><br />BISON: Crap!<br /><br />BISON: What are they doing!?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm gonna barf...<br /><br />PEGASUS: Commander! I'm here to support you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Great... now help out Da Garn and Land Bison!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Yes, sir! This might get a little cold, but try to hang on!<br /><br />SEIJI: Great! Now combine, Da Garn!<br /><br />0:20:57<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />BISON: I can still beat you down!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Saber Arrow!<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Buster!<br /><br />0:21:54<br />NEMOTO: He did it!<br /><br />PINKY: I almost had him...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Are you okay, Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: I hope you don't have heatstroke...<br /><br />SEIJI: I might. That thing was hotter than summer in Africa.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait, Africa!?<br /><br />HIKARU: What about Africa?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Maybe we should call an ambulance.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no! I completely forgot!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: It's here. The Reservoir is just below us.<br /><br />SEVEN: It would be Redlone's accomplishment if he hadn't blundered his plan.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Yes... but now we'll pick up where he left off.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Bom-bom-bom-bom! I'm in AF-RI-CA! But I didn't come here for fun! I'm about to find out what they're after when then this femmy guy shows up and starts spoutin' all this crazy stuff at me! Ohboss? Planet Energy Reservoirs? Africa's gonna split in two!? <br /><br />SEIJI: Next time on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! A Continent Divided! I'm the commander... and I was totally clueless!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-278384599230385373?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-77821495150962539792011-09-19T17:56:00.001-07:002011-09-21T16:36:20.184-07:00Episode 5 of Gaia takes place mostly in Chiba Prefecture, which is east of Tokyo by about an hour or two by train. It's also not full of quantum physics babble, so it was actually pretty easy to finish. Who knew?<br /><br />Next episode: a creepy eye!<br /><br />Script below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When crisis comes time and again<br />And there's no end in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Believe in your power and take a leap of faith<br />That's when you'll seize the light of courage<br />Don't underestimate us, evildoers!<br />We won't give you one inch of ground...<br />Not as long as there's strength in our bodies!<br /><br />Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When you've exhausted all possibilities<br />And there's no hope in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Ultraman Gaia!</i><br /><br />0:01:40<br />TITLE: Another Giant<br />SUBTITLE: Enter: Sea Creature Boklag<br /><br />[Spanish]<br /><br />GEORGIE: Huh?<br /><br />GEORGIE: You there! What do you think you're doing!?<br /><br />GAMU: Ow!<br /><br />GAMU: Oh, just you, Georgie. Don't scare me like that.<br /><br />GEORGIE: You're not supposed to be here, are you.<br /><br />GAMU: I was having a look out of pure scientific interest.<br /><br />GEORGIE: Oh? Pure scientific interest?<br /><br />GAMU: Like I said, I was just looking.<br /><br />GEORGIE: You shorted it out, didn't you.<br /><br />GAMU: What?<br /><br />GEORGIE: Pay me to keep my mouth shut.<br /><br />0:02:43<br />ATSUKO: What's that?<br /><br />GEORGIE: The fruits of blackmail.<br /><br />ATSUKO: From who?<br /><br />GEORGIE: You know I can't tell you that.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Gamu.<br /><br />GAMU: Sir?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: The commander wants you to meet him in his quarters.<br /><br />GAMU: Yes, sir.<br /><br />0:03:27<br />ISHIMURO: Enter.<br /><br />GAMU: Excuse me, sir. It's me, Takayama.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Just a minute, if you please.<br /><br />GAMU: Sir.<br /><br />GAMU: Umm... you've got children, sir?<br /><br />ISHIMURO: And where is your family?<br /><br />GAMU: Back home. In Chiba.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Do they know where you are?<br /><br />GAMU: No... but it's okay. My parents give me a long leash.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: You're my responsibility, you know. I went out on a limb to make sure you could stay here.<br /><br />GAMU: Thank you, sir.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: You have to tell them.<br /><br />GAMU: I can do it over the phone--<br /><br />ISHIMURO: The Dove Liner can get you there this afternoon. See them in person and tell them.<br /><br />GAMU: Yes, sir. I'll be going, then...<br /><br />0:05:10<br />GAMU: Sheesh, everyone treats me like a kid. I'm 20 years old, here! What a life...<br /><br />GAMU: What's that thing? Aerial Base!<br /><br />ATSUKO: This is Aerial Base Control. What do you want, Gamu?<br /><br />GAMU: A large object is moving off the coast of Chiba!<br /><br />ATSUKO: There's nothing there.<br /><br />GAMU: That can't be!<br /><br />ATSUKO: Are you that afraid of facing your parents?<br /><br />GAMU: No way! But still...<br /><br />0:06:48<br />[Passengers chatter]<br /><br />0:07:05<br />GIRL: Hey, do you remember the guy who went to Tokyo... Ando, wasn't it?<br /><br />GIRL: Oh, I remember!<br /><br />GIRL: Why do you ask?<br /><br />GIRL: It just sounds like it's getting dangerous over there.<br /><br />GIRL: I actually had a huge crush on him!<br /><br />GIRL: No way! Why?<br /><br />0:07:24<br />[Girls chatter]<br /><br />0:07:34<br />GIRL: Are you getting off here?<br /><br />GAMU: Yeah.<br /><br />0:08:48<br />KID: Just 'cause you're good at school don't mean you're better than us.<br /><br />KID: Yeah!<br /><br />KID: He's always walkin' around like he knows everything.<br /><br />KID: Yeah, bet he's glad he's not a dummy like us.<br /><br />KID: Yeah!<br /><br />KID: Let's go.<br /><br />KID: Yeah, enjoy your books.<br /><br />0:09:43<br />ATSUKO: Just tell me!<br /><br />GEORGIE: I told you, I can't!<br /><br />ATSUKO: Traitor.<br /><br />GEORGIE: But I already took the hush money!<br /><br />ATSUKO: That doesn't matter! It was only ice cream, anyway.<br /><br />GEORGIE: But it was good! Gamu really went all out.<br /><br />ATSUKO: I knew it was him!<br /><br />GEORGIE: Whoops.<br /><br />0:10:05<br />GEORGIE: Moving object detected in the open sea off Chiba.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Is it alive? How large?<br /><br />ATSUKO: We've lost the signal.<br /><br />GEORGIE: What?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Commander. We can't be too careful about this.<br /><br />COMMANDER: You want to send Team Marlin?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: No. We can't track it in the ocean, so we'll have to wait until it makes landfall.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: XIG, move out!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Yes, sir!<br /><br />GEORGIE: Peace Carrier, prepare for launch.<br /><br />0:11:05<br />GAMU: It's all so depressing.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: Gamu?<br /><br />GAMU: Mom!<br /><br />SHIGEMI: What are you doing here?<br /><br />GAMU: Here! It's the espresso coffee that you like best! And a cheesecake! You can't get this stuff around here, right?<br /><br />SHIGEMI: What are you saying? Get inside already. <br /><br />SHIGEMI: Come on, hurry!<br /><br />0:11:30<br />TSUTSUMI: We can't get visual confirmation of the target from above. We'll continue monitoring the situation.<br /><br />ATSUKO: We read you here in Aerial Base Control.<br /><br />0:11:45<br />SHIGEMI: Why didn't you call first?<br /><br />GAMU: Can't I drop in my own house for a visit?<br /><br />SHIGEMI: But I would have made a nice dinner.<br /><br />GAMU: Just make the usual.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: I don't cook much now that it's me and your father.<br /><br />GAMU: Speaking of which, where's dad?<br /><br />SHIGEMI: He's at the government office. It's a weekday, after all.<br /><br />GAMU: Oh, I see.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: Did you drop out of school? Your father got a letter about it.<br /><br />GAMU: Sorry, I should have asked.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: No, I want you to follow your heart.<br /><br />0:12:26<br />GAMU: These watermelons are so sweet!<br /><br />SHIGEMI: Aren't they? It's been a good year for them, they say! Here, salt?<br /><br />GAMU: No, it's great as-is.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: Oh?<br /><br />GAMU: So good.<br /><br />SHIGEMI: What's wrong?<br /><br />GAMU: Oh, nothing.<br /><br />0:13:20<br />TSUTSUMI: The monster has made landfall and is heading west. I'm launching the Fighters.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Roger that.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Chiba Prefecture? Gamu...<br /><br />0:13:44<br />NEWS: Monster Attacks Chiba Prefecture<br /><br />ATSUKO: Where are you now? The monster's made landfall in Chiba!<br /><br />GAMU: Yes. I'm going there now. Why couldn't you stop it before it got here?<br /><br />ATSUKO: We don't know! Our scanners couldn't pick it up.<br /><br />GAMU: I wonder why not?<br /><br />GAMU: I'll check things out from down here.<br /><br />GAMU: Mom, I...<br /><br />SHIGEMI: It's okay. I'll get to safety.<br /><br />GAMU: Mom! I... I never much liked this town. But right now, I'm really glad I came back.<br /><br />0:15:14<br />KAJIO: We need to stop it before it reaches the city!<br /><br />KITADA: Why does the fire go out immediately?<br /><br />GAMU: Mr. Kitada. Could you get a sample of the fog the creature's emitting?<br /><br />KAJIO: Kitada. Get a sample and transmit to base.<br /><br />KITADA: Sir.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Gamu. The fog is a potassium chloride solution that acts as a flame retardant.<br /><br />GAMU: I see...<br /><br />ISHIMURO: How is it emitting it?<br /><br />GAMU: The monster itself is almost entirely seawater, and its body temperature is fairly low. That's why the scanners wouldn't pick it up.<br /><br />GAMU: It can also easily extinguish light attacks like missiles.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: So how are we supposed to deal with it?<br /><br />GAMU: A strong enough flame could evaporate it, but something like that... would destroy the town, too.<br /><br />GAMU: That means I'll have to...<br /><br />0:17:01<br />TSUTSUMI: I remember him...<br /><br />GEORGIE: Akko! It's Ultraman Gaia!<br /><br />ATSUKO: That isn't Gaia.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: There's more than one Ultraman?<br /><br />GAMU: It's that other Ultraman... I can't believe... HE'S the other Ultraman?<br /><br />0:18:55<br />GAMU: GAIA!<br /><br />KAJIO: The other giant?<br /><br />ISHIMURO: What's going on here?<br /><br />0:21:10<br />OGAWARA: Is he going to catch Gaia in the blast?<br /><br />KITADA: He can't!<br /><br />AKIKO: Gaia!<br /><br />GAMU: Is it you? Was it you this whole time?<br /><br />0:22:07<br />KAJIO: Are we going to end up fighting one of them?<br /><br />KAJIO: Lightning, return to base!<br /><br />KITADA: Fighter two, check!<br /><br />OGAWARA: Fighter three, check!<br /><br />GAMU: Damn... I was sure I could have kept going!<br /><br />FUJIMIYA: Gamu... so you're the second one?<br /><br />GAMU: Fujimiya... you're Fujimiya Hiroya, aren't you? Why are you Ultraman--<br /><br />HIROYA: Those goody-goody Alchemy Stars don't stand a chance against the Bringer of Fundamental Destruction. That's why I quit. Humanity is a cancer on the face of the Earth! They exist only to breed and defile the Earth.<br /><br />GAMU: No...<br /><br />HIROYA: Ultraman exists to protect the Earth. But he has no obligation to protect the parasite that is humanity! Leave XIG! You were put here to work with me!<br /><br />GAMU: You're wrong! I know what you're saying is wrong!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Loving you, I'm still running on<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself<br /><br />There's an endless blue sky out there <br />Shining through a break in the clouds<br />We all feel the same anxiety<br />When we think about the future<br />But I want to become stronger<br />So I can see to it that you never cry<br /><br />Loving you, I'm still running on<br />Because all the answers lie within<br />Loving me, I know surrender is not an option<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: A creepy eye laughs at XIG. It laughs at Gamu -- at Gaia! Next time on Ultraman Gaia: The Mocking Eye. It will laugh at you, too.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-7782149515096253979?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-427175770882538012011-09-18T12:41:00.001-07:002011-09-18T12:43:06.253-07:00Nothing much to say about this episode... it's probably one of the sillier episodes in the show, but it's still really fun.<br /><br />Script below the cut!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: We beat this robot-crazy guy named Redlone who said he was here to 'take our planet's life,' and beat this animal freak named Butcho! No one can beat my Brave Fighters! What's even better is that my commander identity is getting super-popular! But now... more robots are showing up!? You gotta be kidding me! How many enemies are we gonna have to fight!? Well don't stay in hiding, get your butts out here!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Lost & Found Director!<br /><br />PINKY: This is heaven! There's no luxury greater than an early morning bath.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You seem very relaxed.<br /><br />PINKY: Violetche!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Are you well? I hate to interrupt your early morning leisure time.<br /><br />PINKY: When did you get in here?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: I'm afraid that while you were relaxing, I've beaten you to the punch.<br /><br />PINKY: What!? You're saying you found a Planet Energy Reservoir!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Yes. I've used the data left behind by Redlone and Butcho to discern its general area.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You realize that if I find a Reservoir immediately after arrival, it will completely discredit you. Lord Ohboss will not be pleased.<br /><br />PINKY: Lord Ohboss will...<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Lady Pinky, why don't we join forces? I don't mind splitting the credit between us, after all.<br /><br />PINKY: That's a very kind offer. So, what are your conditions?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: I just want you to say 'you won.'<br /><br />PINKY: I refuse.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: I see.<br /><br />0:03:55<br />SEVEN: You want me to join forces with you?<br /><br />LADY: Yes. We can split the credit fifty-fifty, on defeating Da Garn or finding a Reservoir.<br /><br />SEVEN: And eliminating Violetche?<br /><br />LADY: What a thing to say! Why should I wish harm on Violetche? Why, he's Lord Ohboss's most trusted subordinate.<br /><br />SEVEN: Give me time to think about it.<br /><br />LADY: I guess I'll just have to do it myself, then.<br /><br />PINK: Oh well. Back to looking for information like always!<br /><br />0:04:45<br />SEIJI: Oh no! I'm late! Why didn't Hikaru wake me up this morning!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Crap!<br /><br />0:05:07<br />SEIJI: Safe!<br /><br />SEIJI: Whatcha doin'?<br /><br />HIKARU: Hey Seiji, look at this! We're all reading the article about the robots' commander! He's really popular!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, is he really that popular?<br /><br />HIKARU: He's the hottest thing around right now!<br /><br />PINK: I'm awfully interested in him! It would be so sexy to date that Pest-- I mean, that commander!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, yeah? Really? The hottest thing around, huh?<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you laughing about? You're so weird, Seiji.<br /><br />KIDS: Look out! Morisoba's here!<br /><br />MORISAWA: I'd like to hear who broke the rules by bringing this non-study-related item to school.<br /><br />0:06:05<br />HIKARU: Wait a minute... that's...<br /><br />PINK: That thing belongs to the Pest...<br /><br />MORISAWA: Okay! Whoever brought this toy in violation of school policy, please raise your hand now!<br /><br />SEIJI: Thank goodness! Morisoba thinks the Director's just a toy!<br /><br />PINK: Could the Pest be here in this class?<br /><br />SEIJI: If he thinks it's just a toy, there's no harm in my raising my hand...<br /><br />PINK: Come, you vile Pest! Raise your hand!<br /><br />SEIJI: Time to raise my hand!<br /><br />HIKARU: Sir! That isn't a toy! It's the device that the robots' commander carries with him!<br /><br />KID: Now that you mention it...<br /><br />KID: I wonder if you could control Da Garn with that?<br /><br />MORISAWA: Quiet! Be quiet, everyone!<br /><br />HIKARU: Sir, I've seen it before with my own eyes! I'm sure it's his!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Let's give it a try, then. Come here, Da Garn!<br /><br />0:07:03<br />SEIJI: Like he'd really come.<br /><br />PINK: He just doesn't know how to use it. I think... you have to open it first!<br /><br />MORISAWA: You see? It's clearly just a toy.<br /><br />HIKARU: I guess you're right...<br /><br />MORISAWA: Anyway, I'm holding onto this until the owner comes forward. Understand? Anyway, it's time for arithmetic.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, I'm sure that's the real thing. I bet only the commander can use it.<br /><br />SEIJI: This ain't good. I can't come forward if Hikaru thinks it's the real thing. What do I do?<br /><br />PINK: This is it! Who cares about identifying the Pest! If I can take control of those robots...!<br /><br />LADY: Now, Da Garn! Cast all who oppose me into the abyss!<br /><br />DAGARN: As you command, Lady Pinky.<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />LADY: Your robots are now mine!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Yamamoto... do you need to go to the nurse?<br /><br />0:08:40<br />SEIJI: What's wrong, Pink? You need to talk to Morisoba?<br /><br />PINK: Oh, well... what about you, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, kinda...<br /><br />MORISAWA: What is it, you two? Our lunch break won't last long.<br /><br />SEIJI: You go first, Yamamoto.<br /><br />PINK: Oh no! You first, Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no! Ladies first!<br /><br />PINK: But I think you should...<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't hold back on my account!<br /><br />MORISAWA: What's the matter with you two?<br /><br />0:09:12<br />MORISAWA: If you don't need anything, please return to your classroom.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, I just remembered! There was something in the lesson I didn't understand... umm... oh, here, this problem!<br /><br />PINK: I need to find a way to be alone with the instructor...<br /><br />0:09:31<br />WOMAN: I'm Furusawa Ichiro's mother... thank you for teaching my son.<br /><br />PINK: That's it!<br /><br />SEIJI: Here! This fourth line here!<br /><br />0:09:48<br />SEIJI: So like, right here... what's the proper participle to use when you're trying to conjugate mitochondria!?<br /><br />MORISAWA: What are you even talking about?<br /><br />PINKY: Hello there. Thank you for teaching my little sister.<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Well, well. You're Yamamoto's sister, aren't you? What do you need from me?<br /><br />PINKY: The truth is, I need to speak with you about my sister... is there any way we can be alone?<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky is as pretty as ever. But what are they talking about?<br /><br />MORISAWA: What do you need to discuss with me?<br /><br />PINKY: Pink is just such a good girl. So pretty and well-mannered and popular with the boys.<br /><br />MORISAWA: Yes...<br /><br />0:10:43<br />PINKY: Mr. Morisawa, won't you have a look at this?<br /><br />PINKY: Now, show me the thing you found this morning.<br /><br />PINKY: Hurry, now.<br /><br />PINKY: Soon, Da Garn will be my slave!<br /><br />PINKY: Now, give that to me!<br /><br />0:11:28<br />SEIJI: Huh? What was I doing, just now?<br /><br />MORISAWA: Takasugi... Sakurakouji... what are you doing here? I was having an important conversation with Yamamoto Pink's sister... wasn't I?<br /><br />HOTARU: Return that to its rightful owner.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hotaru...<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:18<br />SEIJI: After Hotaru made such a big deal about it, I couldn't just say it was mine...<br /><br />SEIJI: But I gotta get the Director back from Morisoba, ASAP.<br /><br />PINK: That lousy little party-pooper! I was just about to make Da Garn my slave! Well then, I'll just have to take it by force! And I'll make those impudent little brats suffer for what they did!<br /><br />0:12:59<br />SERVANT: My Lady Pinky. You called?<br /><br />LADY: Send the Killer Doll V-Vuitton to the school. <br /><br />SERVANT: But we haven't finished waxing it.<br /><br />LADY: I don't care! Send it here at once!<br /><br />SERVANT: Prepare Killer Doll V-Vuitton for launch!<br /><br />0:13:24<br />KID: Attention! Bow! Take your seats!<br /><br />MORISAWA: So, where is Yamamoto? Has anyone seen her?<br /><br />HOTARU: There.<br /><br />SEIJI: An enemy attack! That's right... I forgot, Morisoba's got the Director!<br /><br />KID: We gotta get out of here!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Wait a minute, everyone! Remember our evacuation drills! Form two lines and proceed calmly!<br /><br />0:14:09<br />LADY: I'll just pull the device from the pile of corpses.<br /><br />MORISAWA: Keep calm, everyone!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Everyone... this way!<br /><br />MORISAWA: This way!<br /><br />GIRL: That robot... it must be after our class!<br /><br />MORISAWA: But why!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Shoot... if only I had the Director!<br /><br />LADY: Looks like class is out forever! V-Vuitton!<br /><br />SEIJI: We're in trouble, Da Garn... you gotta come help us!<br /><br />PINKY: There it is!<br /><br />SEIJI: The Director!<br /><br />PINKY: I'll just be taking this.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wh-Who are you!?<br /><br />LADY: Listen well, you little insect. Da Garn, the robot who protected you, is about to become my loyal slave.<br /><br />LADY: Now come to me, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Idiot. Like he'll really come. Da Garn only listens to MY orde--<br /><br />SEIJI: No... no way...<br /><br />LADY: Thank you for coming, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no... is Da Garn really following to the enemy's order's!?<br /><br />LADY: Now, Da Garn! Let's begin by casting these unsightly little brats into oblivion!<br /><br />SEIJI: Stop it, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! You had me worried for a minute, there!<br /><br />LADY: Why!? Da Garn, listen to my orders!<br /><br />0:16:24<br />DAGARN: Even if the sun were to set in the east... I would never listen to your orders! <br /><br />LADY: What!? You impudent fool! Destroy him!<br /><br />DAGARN: Oh no!<br /><br />0:16:49<br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />LADY: That's what you get for rejecting my orders!<br /><br />LADY: V-Vuitton! Teach him the true meaning of suffering!<br /><br />0:17:18<br />KID: Oh no! Da Garn's in trouble!<br /><br />SEIJI: Crap... He's done for if he doesn't combine into Da Garn X...<br /><br />SEIJI: But the enemy's got the Director... everyone in class is watching... how am I supposed to give the order to combine!?<br /><br />0:17:58<br />KID: Oh no! Da Garn's finished!<br /><br />SEIJI: Am I gonna have to reveal my secret identity!?<br /><br />HOTARU: Keep going!<br /><br />HIKARU: That's right! Don't lose, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: That's it! That's how I can give the combine order!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay, everyone! Let's all work together to cheer Da Garn on!<br /><br />SEIJI: All together, then! Keep going, Da Garn! Don't lose, Da Garn! Combine and fight back! Okay!<br /><br />ALL: Keep going, Da Garn! Don't lose, Da Garn! Combine and fight back!<br /><br />DAGARN: That's the order I've been waiting for!<br /><br />PINKY: What happened!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next! Earth Formation, Da Garn X!<br /><br />ALL: Earth Formation, Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Formation! Da Garn X!<br /><br />0:19:28<br />HIKARU: But this is strange! How did he combine without the commander here?<br /><br />SEIJI: It must be...<br /><br />MORISAWA: It must be a miracle! Da Garn responded to your pure, untainted hearts! Oh, my sweet, innocent children! This is why I dedicate my life to you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sure, let's leave it at that.<br /><br />PINKY: That little Pest! Where's he giving orders from!? Anyway, finish him!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Vulcan!<br /><br />0:20:15<br />PINKY: That's enough! This thing is useless!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay, Da Garn! Let's finish this!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Buster!<br /><br />0:21:08<br />PINK: Mr. Morisawa!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Yamamoto, you're safe!<br /><br />PINK: Oh Mr. Morisawa, I was so scared!<br /><br />HIKARU: Huh? But where did Seiji get off to?<br /><br />0:21:37<br />HIKARU: Here you go!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, don't mind if I do!<br /><br />HIKARU: But why was that robot after our class?<br /><br />SEIJI: How should I know?<br /><br />HIKARU: Welcome!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky!<br /><br />PINKY: Let's see. One large vegetable curry, one large seaweed salad, three orders of pumpkin soup... and for dessert, five orders each of chocolate coffee and fruit gelatin. And one of your daily dinner specials. <br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky, you gonna eat all that yourself?<br /><br />PINKY: I just might. I always get a big appetite after a bad day.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, I see!<br /><br />HIKARU: I'll get started!<br /><br />PINKY: And another water, please!<br /><br />HIKARU: Yes ma'am!<br /><br />PINKY: Accursed Da Garn! Next time, I'll destroy both you and your Pest!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky is always pretty, even when she's angry.<br /><br />HIKARU: Dad, we've got a customer! Stop watching baseball and help me out, here! You too, mom!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: This is great! Pinky's working part-time at Hikaru's restaurant! That means I'll get to see her every day! But it looks like trouble's brewing... the Ringmaster's old dolls are smashing up the town! Hey, where am I... it's all dark and cramped and hot!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! Dance of the Spy Dolls! I'm the commander... and I'm in here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-42717577088253801?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-56888100498957839342011-09-18T11:53:00.001-07:002011-09-18T12:10:48.318-07:00This episode opens with the single greatest thing you will ever see. Not in tokusatsu, not in Japanese entertainment -- the greatest thing anywhere, <i>ever</i>.<br /><br />The boss of this episode is named Mickey Hebiyama, whose name literally means "Snake Mountain." I gave real thought to calling him "Mickey Snakes" since he's such a gangster type and Hayakawa ends up punning off the name, but it seemed a little over the top even for this show.<br /><br />As a compromise, I left it so that most of the time he's Mickey Hebiyama, but Hayakawa and Shinkichi occasionally refer to him derisively as "Mickey the Snake" to help the meaning of his name come through in English.<br /><br />The bodyguard in this episode is Jigoku-ichi, who is a pretty obvious parody of the famous blind swordsman Zatoichi. The "Jigoku" in his name means "hell," but since no one puns off that part of his name, and the Zatoichi reference is more important than the "hell" part, I just left it intact.<br /><br />Also, for those wondering about the little round statue Hebiyama's leaning on in the first scene where he appears: it's a daruma. In Japanese tradition, you blacken in one of the eyes when you start in on a new ambition, then blacken in the second eye when you achieve it. It's a pretty standard thing to see in a political candidate's office.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">0:00:30<br />TITLE: The Magnificent Zuvatt!<br /><br />[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The only wind that I feel on my face<br />Is a wind of revenge, a burning wind!<br />Hunt them down! Hunt them down, and corner them!<br /><br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, please watch my howling whip!<br /><br />I am the Magnificent Zuvatt!</i><br /><br />[Hayakawa's Song]<br /><i>Burning red in the setting sun<br />Lies the horizon on which we made our vow<br />But whether I love it now, or hate it...<br />La la la, la la la...<br />Like you, I will never return...</i><br /><br />0:02:38<br />SIGN: Put an end to violence<br /><br />SIGN: Drive out the Viper Peace Society!<br /><br />SHINKICHI: You eat just like a little wolf, don't you!<br /><br />OSAMU: Well, I haven't eaten anything all day!<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Sorry to hear that.<br /><br />MIDORI: Thank you for all your help.<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Just help yourself. It's the least we can do.<br /><br />0:03:00<br />TITLE: Propane Explosion of Sorrow<br /><br />SIGN: Viper Peace Society Headquarters<br /><br />SIGN: Candidate for Mayor<br />SIGN: Mickey Hebiyama<br />SIGN: President, Viper Peace Society<br /><br />MICKEY: So all went well, eh?<br /><br />GANG: Yes. Just as you ordered, boss.<br /><br />MICKEY: Hey, call me President! I'm gonna be mayor come next election, y'know.<br /><br />GANG: And soon, those little idiots conspiring against you in their rusty shack will be gone.<br /><br />MICKEY: With that shack filled up with propane, the minute someone strikes a match...<br /><br />GANG: Boom!<br /><br />0:03:52<br />MIDORI: Are these Viper Peace Society really such bad men?<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Yes. They may act like civilized men, but they can't fool us. Their boss, Mickey Hebiyama, is a gangster!<br /><br />WOMAN: They're not going to turn our town into a gangster town!<br /><br />MAN: That's why we're fighting back! Right?<br /><br />SHINKICHI: That's right. I'm gonna take a picture of the shack!<br /><br />MAN: Silly Shinkichi. He just has to show off his new telephoto lens!<br /><br />WOMAN: He wants to get a shot of the Viper Peace Society doing something illegal!<br /><br />WOMAN: Hey, does something smell funny in here?<br /><br />OSAMU: Sorry! I haven't taken a bath for a month!<br /><br />MAN: What!?<br /><br />WOMAN: I should make us some tea, right?<br /><br />MAN: If you would.<br /><br />MIDORI: Hey, it's Mr. Hayakawa! There, on that bulldozer!<br /><br />OSAMU: It is him!<br /><br />OSAMU: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />WOMAN: Hey, do you still want tea?<br /><br />MAN: Light the burner!<br /><br />WOMAN: Okay!<br /><br />0:04:57<br />NEWS: Mysterious explosion in prefab shack<br />NEWS: Accident or Sabotage!?<br />NEWS: A friend's tragic on-site photograph<br /><br />SHINKICHI: I can't believe my camera caught the moment of their death...<br /><br />MIDORI: Please, Mr. Tojo! Arrest Mickey Hebiyama now!<br /><br />TOJO: I'm sorry you're upset, Ms. Midori, but we have to run a proper investigation.<br /><br />MIDORI: But their bright smiles... I can't... I can't...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Shinkichi, follow me!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Where are the negatives for this picture?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Take a close look at this. Do you see something there behind the shack ruins?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: If this is a human being, they might have seen who planted the propane bomb. But we'll need to check the negatives. Let's go.<br /><br />0:06:02<br />SHIN: They're gone! Mr. Hayakawa, the negatives have been stolen!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: It must be the Viper Peace Society.<br /><br />0:06:11<br />MICKEY: Who the hell are you!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Well, Mr. Snake. Won't you return the negatives?<br /><br />MICKEY: What's that? Return negatives? I don't know who you are or where you came from, but I won't stand for your slanderous talk! I, Mickey Hebiyama, will soon be mayor of this town!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: If your part in the bombing gets exposed, you'll lose the election.<br /><br />MICKEY: That would be a nice story. But you've got no proof!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I intend to get you by the tail.<br /><br />MICKEY: Do it.<br /><br />GANG: Take this!<br /><br />0:07:15<br />MICKEY: Master! Master! Master!<br /><br />JIGOKU: Yes, yes, yes. <br /><br />JIGOKU: Yes, yes... I'm right here.<br /><br />JIGOKU: So you're the famous Hayakawa. Aren't you?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Do you intend to stand in my way... Jigoku-ichi?<br /><br />JIGOKU: Oh... you know my name, sir?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I've heard you're the master of the cane sword. However... your skill is only second in Japan.<br /><br />JIGOKU: Then you are saying... there is another better than I?<br /><br />0:08:26<br />HAYAKAWA: Right before your eyes.<br /><br />JIGOKU: Shall we settle this then, sir?<br /><br />JIGOKU: Mr. Hayakawa. Could you do this?<br /><br />JIGOKU: President! Check it.<br /><br />MICKEY: You're right! This is the negative of the moment of the explosion! You're a master, as always, Jigoku-ichi.<br /><br />GANG: President! <br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Midori!<br /><br />GANG: This girl has been spying on us!<br /><br />MICKEY: This is what you get!<br /><br />JIGOKU: President. President, sir. I think this could make things interesting. Would you let me borrow the woman?<br /><br />MICKEY: Oh, have you got use for her?<br /><br />JIGOKU: Well, maybe. Hand me some cloth.<br /><br />JIGOKU: Mr. Hayakawa. Can you take the negative using only this?<br /><br />MICKEY: Now this IS interesting! One little mistake and this girl's pretty face gets split in two!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa...<br /><br />MICKEY: Wait, Hayakawa! We want this to be a fair competition! You should wear a blindfold, too!<br /><br />MIDORI: Mr. Hayakawa. I'll be alright. I believe in you.<br /><br />0:11:40<br />MICKEY: Hey! Where's the negative? Where's the negative!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Try opening your eyes. Well, Snake? As promised... I'll be taking the negative and Midori as well.<br /><br />MICKEY: Damn you!<br /><br />0:12:14<br />SHIN: It's Miki!<br /><br />MIKI: Listen... about the man I saw arming the propane bomb...<br /><br />MAID: My Lady! You must not speak of such things. Do you understand? If you tell anyone of this, you will surely be killed!<br /><br />MIKI: But... the man who killed those people... I can still remember his face! I'm sure he was from the Viper Peace Society.<br /><br />MAID: Be quiet! If those men should happen to hear you speaking that way...<br /><br />GANG: I'm afraid we already have.<br /><br />MIKI: My eyes! My eyes!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Miki!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />MICKEY: The witness, Nagisa Miki, has been blinded and can no longer serve as an eyewitness! I'm now guaranteed success in the next mayoral election!<br /><br />BOSS: To think, Dakkar will produce its first mayor!<br /><br />MICKEY: My fellow citizens! Please cast your vote for Mickey Hebiyama -- Mickey Hebiyama, ally of justice!<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Everyone! Please, don't be deceived! This man is a murderer! If you elect this man, he'll turn the town over to gangsters!<br /><br />GANG: And just where is your proof!?<br /><br />GANG: Just who are YOU, anyway!?<br /><br />GANG: Get this punk outta here!<br /><br />WOMAN: Mr. Hebiyama is a wonderful person!<br /><br />SHINKICHI: You're all being deceived!<br /><br />GANG: Shut up! He's an instigator! Get him!<br /><br />MICKEY: Listen, everyone, please! These charges leveled against me are false! Just as you all bravely expelled those two gangsters, I too will fight against immorality, violence, and organized crime! I am the president of the Viper Peace Society, Mickey Hebiyama!<br /><br />0:14:48<br />SHINKICHI: Mr. Hayakawa... is there nothing we can do? Are we just going to let him become the mayor of our town!?<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Mickey the Snake! I'll never let you become our mayor!<br /><br />MICKEY: I'm sick of this kid's whining. Do as you like with him. Make sure no one finds the body.<br /><br />MICKEY: Hayakawa... you again.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I heard you, Mr. Mayor-to-Be. I heard you order those men to kill him. Now what? Do you feel like confessing to setting the propane bomb and blinding the only witness?<br /><br />MICKEY: You're a fool if you think you can stand against the 5,800-member Viper Peace Society alone! I'll show you the suffering of hell, Hayakawa. Just as you deduced, it was I who destroyed those meddling kids and their shack! It was me!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Mickey Hebiyama!<br /><br />0:16:37<br />HAYAKAWA: I've been waiting to hear you confess!<br /><br />MICKEY: Hold it!<br /><br />0:17:05<br />MICKEY: No less than he deserves. Goodbye! Die with your guitar, little wanderer!<br /><br />SHINKICHI: Mr. Hayakawa!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Flight switch on!<br /><br />MICKEY: What's that thing!?<br /><br />0:18:03<br />MICKEY: Who the hell are you!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case! They call me the wandering hero... the Magnificent Zuvatt!<br /><br />MICKEY: The Magnificent Zuvatt!?<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: You used a propane explosion to murder a group of young people... and blinded the young girl who was witness to it! Mickey the Snake... you will pay!<br /><br />[Insert Song]<br /><i>Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!</i><br /><br />0:18:50<br />MICKEY: Master! Master! Come here! Master Jigoku-ichi!<br /><br />JIGOKU: Yes, yes, yes... I'm right here.<br /><br />MICKEY: There, master!<br /><br />JIGOKU: Not bad... I thought I had you there.<br /><br />[Opening Song/2nd Verse]<br /><i>Since the day when I saw that view of hell<br />The only flame that burns in my heart<br />Is a blue-red flame, the fire of hate<br />Burn! Burn higher, and higher!<br /><br />Zu-VATT, I'm on the scene! Zu-VATT, I solve the case!<br />My friend, my dear friend!<br />My friend, do you see this shower of sparks?<br />I am the Magnificent Zuvatt!</i><br /><br />JIGOKU: You seem to have some skill. Now, I will open YOUR eyes!<br /><br />0:19:59<br />MICKEY: Yeah! Get him!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Only three minutes left...<br /><br />JIGOKU: Die!<br /><br />MICKEY: You did it! Master, you got him, didn't you!?<br /><br />JIGOKU: Mr. President... I've lost.<br /><br />MICKEY: That guy didn't come cheap!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Hebiyama, you must pay!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Flight switch on!<br /><br />0:21:45<br />HAYAKAWA: Hebiyama! You killed Asuka Goro, didn't you!<br /><br />MICKEY: I didn't! I didn't!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Then who did!?<br /><br />MICKEY: I swear, I don't know!<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Just one minute left...<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: Zuvatt Attack!<br /><br />0:22:17<br />HAYAKAWA: Asuka... I've avenged the young people who were murdered just like you.<br /><br />HAYAKAWA: I swear I will find the man who killed you, too.<br /><br />CARD: This man was behind the propane gas explosion<br /><br />DOCTOR: Now slowly, open your eyes. <br /><br />MIKI: I can see! I'm healed!<br /><br />MIDORI: I'm so glad, Miki!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>There is a road that a man must walk<br />That road is his to walk alone<br />When he devotes his life to a burning wish<br />He seeks what lies beyond the mountains<br /><br />Through love and truth and suffering<br />The way of battle is like the fires of hell<br />And though he does not know what lies beyond...<br />That road is his to walk alone</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: Dakkar tries all methods to achieve their goals! This time, innocent children are their targets! Don't let them go, Zuvatt! Snap the whip of justice!<br /><br />NARRATOR: Next time on The Magnficent Zuvatt: Turn Back to the River of Tears!<br /><br />NARRATOR: Zuvatt's stunts are dangerous, so please don't try them at home!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-5688810049895783934?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-17675832432954676122011-09-16T21:49:00.000-07:002011-09-20T17:38:27.358-07:00Hey, look! <i>Another character I love translating for!</i> As if the show didn't have enough of those already. Incidentally, this is the episode that broke me the first time I tried to translate this series, so I'm really glad I have the chance to do it over again and this time make all the awesome villain banter not sound awkward as butt.<br /><br />I had a strong urge to translate this episode title "Troll Cat is Troll." I would never actually do something like that, of course, but watch the episode and I think you'll understand why the urge was so strong.<br /><br />Check out the script beneath the cut!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They awoke from their long slumber to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: We beat this robot-crazy guy named Redlone who said he was here to 'take our planet's life,' then destroyed the spaceship of this animal freak named Butcho! Me and my Brave Fighters are unbeatable! It sure was a shock to learn that Butcho was the ringmaster of the local circus, but with him gone, I guess my town's safe again!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Cat in the Darkness<br /><br />NEMOTO: Stay back! Stay back, please!<br /><br />0:02:34<br />MISUZU: Investigators from the Global Defense Army have just arrived on the scene. Are you seeing this, everyone? This massive sinkhole opened at the center of the residential district of Midorigahama just hours ago. This hole is the only race remaining of the presence of the invaders' spaceship. This string of incidents in Midorigahama may be only the first signs of an unprecedented threat facing our entire planet.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: It really is worrisome. I can't believe that big scary spaceship was hiding underneath the circus tent. <br /><br />SEIJI: No kidding. Not to mention that the Ringmaster was was an alien, and that he was that Butcho guy!<br /><br />PINKY: What a fool I was. I spent all that time with him and never even realized. <br /><br />HIKARU: He was a real jerk for tricking you that whole time, Pinky.<br /><br />HARUO: There are men in the world who have no qualms about lying to a woman!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Don't look glum, Miss Pinky. It's nothing a little fishwort cake won't cure.<br /><br />PINKY: Thank you ma'am.<br /><br />HIKARU: So just what happened to that Butcho guy?<br /><br />SEIJI: How is Pinky s'posed to know that? C'mon.<br /><br />0:04:08<br />PINKY: How did you get in here? Get out of here. <br /><br />PINKY: You impudent creature!<br /><br />PINKY: Get out of here, I said!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Goodness, how cold you are.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Don't look at me like that. You've seen stranger things, haven't you?<br /><br />PINKY: You... you're Violetche!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: How have you been? It was quite uncooperative of you to come to Earth without telling me, you know. <br /><br />PINKY: So when did YOU get to Earth? Did you come here... with Lord Ohboss?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What a charming room you have. Why don't we work together on this one?<br /><br />PINKY: I asked how long you've been on Earth.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: That hardly matters, don't you think? But it should interest you to know that Lord Ohboss is making his way to Earth. <br /><br />PINKY: Lord Ohboss... are you serious!?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Why would I lie about that?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You seem quite calm... despite having achieved nothing in your time here.<br /><br />PINKY: I don't have to make excuses to you.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Allow me to give you a piece of advice. My job is to report to Lord Ohboss. <br /><br />PINKY: So what?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Just take care that you don't end up like that fool Butcho.<br /><br />PINKY: Wait, you're saying... you killed Butcho?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: A lady never tells.<br /><br />0:05:55<br />PINKY: This is bad. This is very bad. If Lord Ohboss has sent his Auditor here, that means he's taken a personal interest in the conquest of Earth.There's no question that he eliminated Butcho. I have to think of something, quickly. <br /><br />LADY: I have an urgent mission for all of you! The search for those filthy robots and their leader will restart from square one, and this time we'll be thorough! It is time for us to take an active role in this battle!<br /><br />SERVANT: If I may, Lady Pinky, I acquired some interesting information earlier.<br /><br />LADY: What is it? Spit it out, man.<br /><br />SERVANT: Our Lord Butcho's--<br /><br />LADY: Don't call him Lord! Call him Filthy Butcho!<br /><br />SERVANT: Yes ma'am. It appears that part of Filthy Butcho's base still remains. <br /><br />LADY: What?<br /><br />SERVANT: Shall I begin an investigation?<br /><br />LADY: I will go with you.<br /><br />0:07:38<br />LADY: This appears to be the sub-computer room.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Welcome, Hysterical Pinky.<br /><br />SERVANT: It appears the computer survived.<br /><br />LADY: We'll see if he makes it through the night.<br /><br />LADY: You. Give me all the information Filthy Butcho was keeping from me. <br /><br />COMPUTER: I can give nothing without Lord Butcho's permission.<br /><br />LADY: My pathetic subordinate, Filthy Butcho, is no longer living. If you don't want me to unplug you, you'll turn over the information now!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Providing information! Providing information! Please do not be violent with me!<br /><br />SERVANT: The can be no mistake. There is quite a bit of information here. Some of it may be useful.<br /><br />PINKY: We're done here, then. Let's go. <br /><br />PINKY: Destroy this place so it can't be used against us.<br /><br />SERVANT: Yes ma'am.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Wait! Do not touch that! Please! That is my self-destruct button! Wait! Save me! Please, My Lady!<br /><br />COMPUTER: You are the cat-man, Lord Violetche!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Give me all the data you have, little one.<br /><br />COMPUTER: If you save me, I will give you anything you want!<br /><br />0:09:12<br />SOLDIER: What happened!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright, my doria's done!<br /><br />REPORTER: Last evening, we reported on an explosion at the site of the alien space craft. Following the explosion, a piece of what is believed to have been the invaders' base was discovered. Unfortunately, the room was so badly damaged in the explosion that its original layout and purpose cannot be identified at this time.<br /><br />REPORTER: Further, a large, tunnel was discovered leading to the room from outside. It is thought to be man-made.<br /><br />SEIJI: That means some of those aliens might still be in town.<br /><br />MISUZU: I don't know. Either way, I don't want you going near that dangerous place, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know.<br /><br />REPORTER: We now take you live to a statement from the Japanese branch of the Global Defense Army.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, it's dad. When did he get back to Japan?<br /><br />MISUZU: Four days ago. Because of all the strange things that have been happening here, the Australian high command decided to make Japan their main defense priority.<br /><br />0:10:26<br />SEIJI: It's almost like we've got the whole family around the table, isn't it?<br /><br />MISUZU: Yes, it is.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Next, I would first like to express my sincere gratitude to the robots, including Da Garn, who have worked so hard to protect us from these invaders' attacks. I humbly ask for all of your number to come forward and identify yourselves. I believe that we are on the same side, and that if you come forward, we can all work together.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: What a ridiculous display. They're just on top of the world, aren't they? I guess I'll have to restart the whole operation from scratch.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I am now addressing the mysterious commanding officer who appears alongside Da Garn! If you are watching this broadcast, I urge you to come forward!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: You have done a fine job of protecting our Earth. You are all our heroes.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh gosh, I dunno about heroes!<br /><br />MISUZU: Seiji. What are you acting so bashful about?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh nothing, It's just... weird seein' dad like this!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Allow me to repeat! If the mysterious commanding officer--<br /><br />LADY: You've got to be kidding me! It's like they think we're powerless! If word of this gets out to Lord Ohboss, I'm as good as dead... if only it weren't for that impudent fool, I could talk my way out of it... that accursed cat-man. How can I rid myself of him?<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:30<br />VIOLETCHE: What luck. My very first day of searching and I've already found the robots' commanding officer.<br /><br />KID: What're you doin', let go 'a me!<br /><br />KID: It's my turn to be the hero, you take yours off!<br /><br />KID: Nyah nyah!<br /><br />KID: Wait up!<br /><br />0:12:54<br />MERCHANT: It's our newest big seller! The 'captain suit' of the robot army's commander! Wear it and become a real superhero! Gather 'round, gather 'round! We've got helmets in all sizes!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Not quite the commander I was looking for.<br /><br />LADY: Show me the cat-man.<br /><br />SERVANT: Ma'am!<br /><br />LADY: Don't worry, Violetche. I'll grant you a glorious death in battle!<br /><br />0:14:49<br />HIKARU: That's where they discovered the underground room.<br /><br />SEIJI: It's crazy. Someone dug there way in there and blew it up, huh?<br /><br />PINKY: It's scary to think... Butcho's allies might still be here in town.<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you okay, Pinky? No one's after you?<br /><br />PINKY: I don't know, that's why I came! That Butcho's really caused problems for a lot of people.<br /><br />HIKARU: I wonder what's going on?<br /><br />PINKY: Where's Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, yeah... where did he go?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! What's going on?<br /><br />DAGARN: Enemy robots have surfaced in Midorigahama!<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say!? Get out there!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />KIDS: Let's go! Yay! Da Garn's gonna show up!<br /><br />0:16:02<br />SEIJI: Uh-oh! I better hurry!<br /><br />0:16:56<br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />KID: It's Da Garn!<br /><br />0:17:17<br />KID: Two on one's no fair!<br /><br />SEIJI: This place is dangerous, everyone! Return to your homes!<br /><br />KID: Hey! It's the real commander!<br /><br />KID: No way, I'm the real one!<br /><br />KIDS: What are you talking about!? I'm the real one!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, geez.<br /><br />0:17:32<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! You gotta stay away from this area!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers! We need you here! Protect the kids!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />KID: That's amazing.<br /><br />KID: He's the real thing!<br /><br />KID: So cool!<br /><br />SEIJI: My friends! Stay here and watch how a true hero fights! Farewell!<br /><br />KIDS: Awesome!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />DAGARN: What!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Combine!<br /><br />0:18:29<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Vulcan!<br /><br />JET: That's enough of that!<br /><br />DAGARN: Sabers!<br /><br />0:19:14<br />JET: Change!<br /><br />JUMBO: Change!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Change!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: So, it's down to me and you.<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers, three-part combination!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />0:20:12<br />VIOLETCHE: Who put you up to this? Confess!<br /><br />SKY: Saber Boomerang!<br /><br />0:20:34<br />SERVANT: For My Lady...<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Cannon!<br /><br />DAGARN: Prepare yourself!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Ya can't beat Da Garn X!<br /><br />SEIJI: V!<br /><br />PINKY: A toast to our dear, departed Violetche. Cheers.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Dear departed WHO, did you say?<br /><br />PINKY: Violetche!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You tried to have me killed, didn't you?<br /><br />PINKY: Of course not! Why would I do that?<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: Then, who could it have been? Someone was after me.<br /><br />PINKY: It wasn't me! I swear, it wasn't!<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: This is the cheap stuff.<br /><br />PINKY: I was so worried you might have been killed in the battle... I'm just glad you're safe.<br /><br />VIOLETCHE: You're a very poor liar, my dear. Don't worry. I'll overlook it just this once. If you try this again, though... you're dead. Understand?<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no! I dropped the Director! This crazy lady picked it up and now I'm in a real jam! ... haha, as if. Da Garn won't take orders from anyone but me! Hey... wait a minute! Da Garn, what are you doing!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! Lost & Found Director! I'm the commander, here... for real, you guys!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-1767583243295467612?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-83516956493052540492011-09-14T19:53:00.000-07:002011-09-14T20:32:18.742-07:00Some episodes of Da Garn are so perfectly like Super Robot Wars missions that it's hard to believe they were not made specifically in loving homage to the venerable game series -- though, since the first games only came out a year before this series, that seems highly unlikely.<br /><br />At any rate, this episode features two of our robots holding off the enemy for X number of turns while our SS-sized hero settles things in a cutscene. It also features some delightful adherence to terrain types, of which I will say nothing but that I once again adore this show's attention to detail.<br /><br />The script is beneath the cut. But you knew that, right?<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They rose up to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: However! It turns out they've been hiding right here our town! The ringmaster of the circus turned out to be that Butcho guy! He had a space ship hidden underneath the tent, even! Man! He's SO gonna pay for betraying our friendship! I'm gonna get my hands on him, and we're gonna finish this!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Butcho's Last Stand<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no! What is that thing!?<br /><br />MISUZU: People of Japan! This is a true sight to behold! A massive space ship was hidden beneath Midorgahama!<br /><br />DAGARN: Pegasus Saber, be prepared for anything.<br /><br />PEGASUS: Right!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is that?<br /><br />MISUZU: The spaceship is retreating! It's been forced to retreat by Da Garn and the robots!<br /><br />0:03:11<br />DOLL: I knew that you were a useless piece of trash, but I have to commend you for sinking to a new low.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Please don't be angry, My Lady. I've never been suited to your more subtle strategic style...<br /><br />LADY: Are you saying that I'm not suited to be your commanding officer?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, no! That's not what I meant!<br /><br />LADY: Oh, but I agree. I've thought that was the case for a long time now. I'm so glad we agree.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Forgive me, My Lady! I'll finish them off properly now! Forgive my failure just one last time! <br /><br />LADY: You don't need to apologize to me. You no longer work for me, after all. <br /><br />BUTCHO: My Lady! I beg you!<br /><br />LADY: 'My Lady, My Lady'... I'm sick of your groveling!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Forgive... me...<br /><br />LADY: I never want to see your ugly face again! Crawl under a rock and die, like the toad you are!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Wait, please, M'Lady! Just... just one more chance, please!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Of all th' luck... Seven Changer! Seven Changer! Respond, please!<br /><br />SEVEN: What is it now? <br /><br />RINGMASTER: Lady Pinky has abandoned me! Please, speak t' her on my behalf! Please, I beg ya!<br /><br />SEVEN: I can't do that. Lord Ohboss has ordered me not to assist you anymore.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: He did!?<br /><br />SEVEN: So there's no one left to help you anymore. Nothing personal.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Ah, wait! Seven Changer! Seven Changer!!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho, pull yourself together.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: They all think I'm useless... from now on I'm doing whatever I want! <br /><br />BUTCHO: I'll show them what the great Butcho can do!<br /><br />0:05:29<br />MISUZU: The massive spaceship that appeared over Midorigahama has evaded all detection since escaping from the atmosphere. The Global Defense Army is currently taking measures to...<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: What a shock it was. I can hardly believe the Ringmaster could be such a bad man.<br /><br />PINKY: It's all my fault. If only I had paid more attention...<br /><br />HIKARU: It's not your fault. You didn't know.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'll get that guy for betraying our friendship!<br /><br />HARUO: Look... look outside!<br /><br />0:06:15<br />PILOT: E-Eject!<br /><br />0:06:33<br />NEMOTO: Everyone, take shelter inside! Quickly!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now, it's only a matter of time until Da Garn shows up.<br /><br />HOTARU: Please stop. Return to your own worlds. This is not where you belong.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Hey... it's that girl again. Just as gloomy as ever, I see.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Quite your type, isn't she, Lord Butcho?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Don't say it like that, you're making me blush!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Lillian dear, Lauren dear... go fetch her for me.<br /><br />0:07:34<br />POLICE: It's no use! Withdraw!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, you gotta clear out those monsters!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers, Landers, combine and come here!<br /><br />BIG: We're coming, boss!<br /><br />JUMBO: Roger!<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />HAWK: Da Garn! The enemy boss is heading this way!<br /><br />0:08:14<br />SEIJI: So he's back...<br /><br />HAWK: Commander, look there!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hotaru!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pegasus Saber, save Hotaru! She's the reason you're here!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that!?<br /><br />0:08:54<br />PEGASUS: What!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, Geraldine m'dear! Sorry if th' ride was bumpy.<br /><br />HOTARU: Geraldine?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: It's th' name I thought up for you! I had quite a time thinking up a good one! No, no, no need to thank me! Step right this way, m'dear! <br /><br />PEGASUS: Saber Arrow!<br /><br />BISON: Land Cannon!<br /><br />SEIJI: We did it!<br /><br />0:09:54<br />SEIJI: They're back!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, they're combining with the aid of the carrier's beam!<br /><br />SEIJI: So we need to destroy that thing first!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Time to combine!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Try to lead them over the ocean! They'll destroy the town at this rate!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pegasus Saber, carry Land Bison and me onto the carrier!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, it's too dangerous!<br /><br />SEIJI: We've gotta strike 'em at the source! Besides, I gotta save Hotaru!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Whaddya think, Geraldine dear? When I pull out th' stops, even Da Garn can't stand against me.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Some day, I'll be th' ruler of the whole Universe! They might all be ignoring me now... but I'll climb up all th' ranks, and make m'self an empire of Armored Beasts!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: And the only inhabitants will be my sweet li'l pets! To them, I am th' supreme ruler! I am God himself! <br /><br />RINGMASTER: My pets'll never turn against me! If I tell 'em to die, they'll die for me! They'll never insult me or say mean things! Then, using them, I'll built m'new empire across the whole universe!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: That's m'grand dream for the future! Whaddya think? Exciting, isn't it?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho. The enemy robots are approaching rapidly.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, I see! I was hoping they would!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:15<br />PEGASUS: Hold on tight, Commander!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Vulcan!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Are you okay, Da Garn?<br /><br />DAGARN: I'm just fine, Pegasus Saber.<br /><br />0:13:04<br />BISON: Let's go, boss!<br /><br />BISON: What!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Land Bison!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Struggle all ya like! You'll never leave this ship alive!<br /><br />HOTARU: You poor thing.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Eh? Didja say something, dear?<br /><br />HOTARU: I feel so sorry for you.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: What was that?<br /><br />0:13:48<br />SEIJI: Big Lander!<br /><br />BIG: Go on without me, boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: But...<br /><br />BIG: You don't have time to save me. Get moving already!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang in there! We'll be back soon!<br /><br />0:14:20<br />BUTCHO: You'd better be careful what you say to me! You know what will happen if you make me angry!?<br /><br />HOTARU: You don't understand the value of life.<br /><br />BUTCHO: The value of life?<br /><br />HOTARU: Those who treat lives as toys will become the toys of others.<br /><br />BUTCHO: What a useless thing to say. <br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho! Please input your next attack order!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'm in the middle of something, here! Shaddap!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Hotaru! Where are you!?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />0:15:18<br />SEIJI: Where are we?<br /><br />TURBO: It's a map of the ship, boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: Great! What a break!<br /><br />MACH: Make it quick, boss.<br /><br />SEIJI: I know, I know!<br /><br />SEIJI: There they are!<br /><br />0:15:40<br />DRILL: It looks like the firing mechanism for the combination device is at the center of the ship!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Drill Lander, Mach Lander, you go destroy the firing mechanism! Turbo Lander, you're with me!<br /><br />LANDERS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:16:00<br />BUTCHO: The strong exist to control the weak! The weak exist to be tools for the strong! That's the law of the universe!<br /><br />HOTARU: And so you've been tossed out like a broken tool.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut up! Shut up! This is why I hate you smart-mouthed humans! You're always telling me what to do! <br /><br />BUTCHO: Stop it! Don't look at me like that!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Didn't you hear me!? I said stop it!<br /><br />0:16:52<br />RINGMASTER: You're a curious person, m'dear.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho, the Pest is heading straight for the bridge!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: What was that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry it up, Turbo Lander!<br /><br />TURBO: Got it!<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />TURBO: Boss, leave 'em to me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Thanks!<br /><br />TURBO: Good luck gettin' past me, clowns!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: You idiot! Junk! Useless trash! What were you doing this whole time!? Well don't worry. I still got m'trump card.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Guess this is just th' kinda guy I am. 's nothing personal. <br /><br />SEIJI: Hotaru!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Welcome, m'brave little Pest! I've been waiting t' see you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster! Return Hotaru to me!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: You want 'er, come get 'er!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I thought I could tame 'er and make 'er mine, but I'm all through! C'mon, Pest, if you don't want 'er hurt, best surrender to me!<br /><br />0:18:17<br />DRILL: So this is what's firing that beam? If we smash this, the monsters can't combine anymore.<br /><br />MACH: So let's break it good!<br /><br />DRILL: Yeah!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What's that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hotaru!<br /><br />0:18:48<br />SEIJI: Hotaru!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji did it!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Okay! <br /><br />PEGASUS: Do it, Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: I will! Breast Earth Flash!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: You... y' got me this time, Pest...<br /><br />SEIJI: I'd say this makes us even, Ringmaster.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Even? <br /><br />BUTCHO: Are you sure about that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait, time out!<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's too late for that!<br /><br />0:19:54<br />SEIJI: What do we do?<br /><br />BUTCHO: You're not going anywhere!<br /><br />0:20:12<br />SEIJI: Someone save me!<br /><br />SEIJI: We're safe. Thanks, Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: You'll pay for this, Pest... <br /><br />TURBO: Think you maybe went too far?<br /><br />DRILL: Like you coulda done it better.<br /><br />0:20:55<br />BUTCHO: Curse you! Answer me! Why won't you answer me!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: My kingdom... my dream... it wasn't supposed to be this way...<br /><br />VIOLECHE: Such an unrealistic dream could have no other outcome.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You! What are you doing here!?<br /><br />VIOLECHE: Lord Ohboss sent me... to dispose of a certain useless underling. <br /><br />BUTCHO: D-Dispose of me!?<br /><br />HOTARU: Those who treat lives as toys will become the toys of others.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Wait... wait! I'm not ready! I'm not ready yet!!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Take that, punk!<br /><br />HOTARU: Poor thing...<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: We won! We beat Butcho and the Earth is safe again! The commander who protected the Earth is now a famous superhero! Gosh, I'm blushing... huh? Another robot is attacking the town? No way! So there's someone else hiding here!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'The Cat in the Darkness'! I'm the REAL commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-8351695649305254049?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-61051652812340316802011-09-13T21:00:00.001-07:002011-09-13T21:14:18.931-07:00Aaaand let's finish the night off with our Daily Dose of Da Garn. In this episode, Seiji's mom proves herself to be the smartest character in the show, and Seiji infringes on some Lucasfilm copyrights. Good thing they're not litigious (towards Japanese TV shows made in the 90s)!<br /><br />Check out the script. Beneath the cut, as always!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They rose up to destroy invaders from space! <br /><br />SEIJI: However! Butcho and Seven Changer set a trap for us, and they hurt Sky Saber real bad! It was looking bad for a while there, but justice won in the end! A mysterious bird led me to a place called the Cave of Light where a new Brave Fighter, Hawk Saber, awoke from his slumber! We got the Sabers back, too! Let's keep up this momentum!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Introducing Pegasus Saber<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, mom's home.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm home! Mom, you're here, right! I'm--<br /><br />SEIJI: What's wrong? You look a little mad...<br /><br />SHIMIZU: I don't just look mad. I AM mad. Look at this mess! I can leave you here alone because I trust you! What are you trying to do? And what happened to your desk?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, that...<br /><br />SHIMIZU: You've started hanging with a bad crowd, haven't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: That's ridiculous...<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, someone's here! Coming!<br /><br />SHIMIZU: Seiji, wait a minute!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Whew, that tired me out!<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Isn't it obvious? 's a desk!<br /><br />SHIMIZU: Who is it?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Is this your mama? Nice t' meet you! I'm th' ringmaster of a circus known as th' Mystery Circus!<br /><br />SHIMIZU: The ringmaster of a circus?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Seiji here saved me when I was almost eaten by a monster! I brought him a new desk to thank 'im.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, he's right!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Well, I'll just leave this here, use it at you like. Anyway, I gotta get to work!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, so busy busy busy!<br /><br />MISUZU: Is that man a friend of yours?<br /><br />SEIJI: We hang out sometimes. He's got weird hobbies, but he's not a bad old guy.<br /><br />MISUZU: You are forbidden from ever seeing him again.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? But why?<br /><br />MISUZU: It's a mother's instinct. I can tell that man is a bad influence on you. <br /><br />CAMERAMAN: Miss Misuzu, what about the story?<br /><br />MISUZU: I'll be there in a minute.<br /><br />MISUZU: Anyway, listen to your mother. Understand?<br /><br />SEIJI: See ya!<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't mind not seeing the Ringmaster anymore... but Pinky's at the circus, too...<br /><br />0:04:29<br />HIKARU: What are you up to, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, Hikaru. Where ya goin'?<br /><br />HIKARU: I'm making a delivery to the circus.<br /><br />SEIJI: To Pinky!?<br /><br />HIKARU: No, to the Ringmaster!<br /><br />SEIJI: Aw, shucks.<br /><br />0:04:47<br />SIGN: Closed today<br /><br />0:05:04<br />DOLL: De Butcho! <br /><br />DOLL: I do hope you're not slacking off. Have you come up with a plan, yet?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh yes, have a look at this! I've been able to create an Armored Beast of size and power never seen before! I discovered a new genetic activator.<br /><br />DOLL: A new genetic activator?<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's this! In just one hour, my lovely Misery will be born, a creature capable of casting those blockheaded robots straight to the abyss!<br /><br />DOLL: I wonder about that. They've become more powerful since acquiring their new ally. If this plan fails, it might be your head on the block.<br /><br />DOLL: That means I won't accept any more failures.<br /><br />DAGARN: Someone's coming?<br /><br />HIKARU: Why are you coming along?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's the matter?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Hey, how're you guys doing? Oh, Seiji's with y' too?<br /><br />HIKARU: Hello! <br /><br />SEIJI: Thanks for the desk, Ringmaster.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Don't even mention it, Seiji! That's what friends're for!<br /><br />HIKARU: Here's your lunch! Thanks for waiting!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Thanks! Ah, smells like heaven! Your restaurant makes th' best lunches! Say hello t' your mom and pop for me! Bye!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, can we hang out for a bit?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, sorry. I got some urgent business today. Sorry. Feel free t' stop by later!<br /><br />SEIJI: Meh. I'll have just to hang out with Hikaru, then.<br /><br />0:06:45<br />MISUZU: Seiji's life started falling apart around the time that ringmaster person came to town. I'm sure of it.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: Miss Misuzu, where should we go next?<br /><br />MISUZU: The circus.<br /><br />DIRECTOR: The circus?<br /><br />MISUZU: It's a mother's intuition.<br /><br />0:07:23<br />SEIJI: Huh? Oh hey, Sakurakouji.<br /><br />HIKARU: What's wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's going on?<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, the trees are all dying... what could have done this?<br /><br />HOTARU: I'm... scared...<br /><br />SEIJI: When Sakurakouji gets like that... it means another attack's coming, doesn't it?<br /><br />HIKARU: Ah!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is it?<br /><br />HIKARU: I forgot to get paid!<br /><br />SEIJI: What!?<br /><br />0:07:57<br />HIKARU: Mr. Ringmaster! Sorry, but I forgot to give you your bill!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: No! I refuse t' give an interview!<br /><br />MISUZU: Why? We just want a statement about the time you were eaten by a monster!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I don't want to offend you, but I'm very busy! We're done! Goodbye!<br /><br />MISUZU: It'll only take a moment! Please, just a few words!<br /><br />0:08:20<br />NEMOTO: Hey, it's Seiji's mom! Been a while since I saw you around! You out here on business?<br /><br />SEIJI: What is that?<br /><br />HIKARU: Maybe the beginnings of a new routine?<br /><br />HIKARU: Mr. Ringmaster! Mr...<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I'm too busy t' give interviews today!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Can't a man even enjoy a quiet lunch!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: You saw it!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Come back here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru!<br /><br />0:08:59<br />HIKARU: Save me!<br /><br />BUTCHO: You won't get away now!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's you!<br /><br />HIKARU: Th... th... th...<br /><br />SEIJI: What is it!? Calm down and tell me!<br /><br />HIKARU: The Ringmaster turned into that!<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: That's right! I am...<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Th' Ringmaster!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: But m' true form is...<br /><br />BUTCHO: The great De Butcho!<br /><br />MISUZU: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mom!<br /><br />MISUZU: What is that!?<br /><br />PINKY: Gross!<br /><br />DIRECTOR: What a scoop!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Blast it...<br /><br />SEIJI: Take this!<br /><br />0:09:43<br />SEIJI: Woah... let's get out of here, Hikaru!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Get back here, you brats!<br /><br />MISUZU: Aren't you a police officer? Go help them!<br /><br />NEMOTO: R-Right! Stop right now! Stop, or I'll shoot!<br /><br />MISUZU: Just fire already!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yes ma'am!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Genetic activator overload! Genetic activator overload! Unable to create intended Armored Beast!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What!?<br /><br />HIKARU: What is this!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: What!?<br /><br />DIRECTOR: Don't stop! Keep filming!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no!<br /><br />0:10:32<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Save us!<br /><br />DAGARN: What's going on, Seiji!?<br /><br />SEIJI: The enemy base was the circus all along! You've gotta save us or we're all gonna die!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir! I'll be with you soon! Sabers, assist me!<br /><br />0:11:06<br />HIKARU: Oh no!<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: What is that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: The others are stuck in the goo! You've gotta save them!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />HAWK: Da Garn, back us up! We'll go in from above!<br /><br />DAGARN: I understand!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />NEMOTO: We're saved!<br /><br />JUMBO: Let's join them!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Yes sir!<br /><br />JET: Yes sir!<br /><br />HIKARU: Save me!<br /><br />JUMBO: You're safe, now!<br /><br />DIRECTOR: This story just keeps getting bigger!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji!<br /><br />0:11:53<br />HAWK: Are you alright, Commander?<br /><br />SEIJI: My mom's still in there!<br /><br />HAWK: What!?<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:13<br />MISUZU: Someone help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: She's there!<br /><br />HAWK: Okay!<br /><br />MISUZU: Help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Grab on, hurry!<br /><br />0:12:30<br />SEIJI: Okay! Da Garn, Sabers! Time to combine!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Sky Saber! Take 'em all out!<br /><br />MISUZU: Thank you so much.<br /><br />SEIJI: Why are you thanking me, m--<br /><br />0:13:34<br />SEIJI: Mmmmy duty is to protect people! No thanks necessary!<br /><br />HIKARU: It's you again!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hi!<br /><br />MISUZU: What about Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: Now that you mention it, he might still be...<br /><br />MISUZU: What!? But then...<br /><br />0:13:56<br />DAGARN: What is this!?<br /><br />WOMAN: Save us!<br /><br />MISUZU: Seiji! Seiji, where are you!?<br /><br />HIKARU: You're the leader of those robots, aren't you? You have to help Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't think that's really...<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you talking about!? You have to do something!<br /><br />MISUZU: Unless, you are... <br /><br />MISUZU: You ARE Seiji, aren't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Umm...<br /><br />MISUZU: You ARE Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Not at all! Seiji is not my name!<br /><br />MISUZU: Don't lie.<br /><br />SEIJI: It is not a lie! My name is... Luke Skywalker!<br /><br />HAWK: Hawk Darts!<br /><br />DAGARN: Stop!<br /><br />HAWK: Why?<br /><br />DAGARN: Look at that!<br /><br />HAWK: What the--!?<br /><br />SKY: Blast. Can we do nothing to stop it!?<br /><br />0:14:56<br />SEIJI: I... I have... no mother such as you. Fear not. Your Seiji lives! He shall return to you! I, Luke, ensure it! Farewell! I have much to do!<br /><br />HIKARU: He seems like he's been through a lot...<br /><br />MISUZU: That is not Seiji. Seiji's not that strange.<br /><br />0:15:23<br />SEIJI: R-R-Run away, everyone!<br /><br />0:15:47<br />SEIJI: Sakurakouji?<br /><br />MAID: My Lady! We must hasten you to safety. The fiends draw near! Come quickly!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, ma'am.<br /><br />MAID: It is thou!<br /><br />HOTARU: As long as there is life in the Earth...<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh?<br /><br />HOTARU: As long as there is life in the Earth, that monster will not die.<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you talking about!?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's wrong? Are you okay!?<br /><br />MAID: My Lady! Take thy hands from her, base peasant!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, c'mon, that's going too far...<br /><br />MAID: So thou hast returned, beast of the black!<br /><br />SEIJI: You idiot! You can't fight it with a weapon like that!<br /><br />MAID: Insolent man! Call me not a fool!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Save us, please!<br /><br />0:16:45<br />SEIJI: Thanks! You've gotta destroy those monsters, quick!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, they cannot be killed.<br /><br />DAGARN: The more we attack them, the more they divide and grow.<br /><br />SEIJI: So you're saying we can't attack them at all?<br /><br />DAGARN: That's correct.<br /><br />SEIJI: What do we do?<br /><br />HOTARU: As long as there is life in the Earth, that monster will not die...<br /><br />SEIJI: Life in the Earth... so if it doesn't have life to feed on... I know! You've gotta get it off the planet!<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's not quite the sweet little Misery I had in mind, but it's not bad at all! <br /><br />COMPUTER: This Armored Beast's growth rate doubles approximately every hour. If it continues at its current rate of division and growth, it will cover the entire Earth within one week.<br /><br />BUTCHO: So what's the problem? A win is a win.<br /><br />DOLL: A win is NOT a win! What kind of fool takes pleasure in making a monster he can't control?<br /><br />BUTCHO: But... my darling Misery is beating the robots...<br /><br />LADY: Silence. If that thing drains the Earth dry, what will become of our plans? <br /><br />DOLL: Useless creature! I've no more need for a frog like you! If this plan is a failure, it will be your last. Prepare yourself!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Lady! Wait a moment! My Lady...<br /><br />0:18:28<br />DAGARN: Bring it into space? But how? <br /><br />SEIJI: Just lift it out!<br /><br />DAGARN: But it's too big to grab hold of, and there are too many of them.<br /><br />HAWK: Leave it to us!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hawk Saber! Sky Saber!<br /><br />HAWK: Sky Saber and I can combine!<br /><br />SEIJI: Really? So if you combine, you can get it to work, right!?<br /><br />SKY: Yes! Just leave it to us, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Hawk Saber! Sky Saber! Combine!<br /><br />0:19:13<br />PEGASUS: Combine! Pegasus Saber!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! That's amazing!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Foul creatures who defile the Earth! Feel the might of Pegasus Saber's arrow! <br /><br />DAGARN: Let's go, Pegasus Saber!<br /><br />PEGASUS: Okay!<br /><br />DAGARN: This place shall be your graveyard! Earth Graser!<br /><br />HAWK: Saber Razor!<br /><br />0:20:26<br />HAWK: We did it!<br /><br />DAGARN: No -- the enemy still remains.<br /><br />0:20:47<br />SEIJI: Mom!<br /><br />MISUZU: Seiji! You're alive! Thank goodness! I was so scared, I thought my heart would stop!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mom, the camera's rolling! Be a pro!<br /><br />MISUZU: People of Japan, the sight you have just witnessed is not fiction. It is reality. A confrontation has just taken place between the robot group and the mysterious monsters, here in the provincial city of Midorigahama.<br /><br />MISUZU: Look! The heroic robots have returned!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What is it!?<br /><br />HIKARU: It's an earthquake!<br /><br />PINKY: Someone help me!<br /><br />0:21:40<br />MISUZU: What is this new development!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: This is the last straw!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Last straw, last straw!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I am going to murder every last one of them with my own hands!<br /><br />MISUZU: A massive object is rising up from under the circus tent. Could it be some new alien weapon? <br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: What the heck... the Ringmaster was hiding that huge ship here this whole time! And now he's sending monsters all over town... he is gonna pay for this! Huh!? He's kidnapped Hotaru!? Just what is he after! Well once I'm out of this trouble, I'm gonna finish him once and for all! <br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Butcho's Last Stand'! I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-6105165281234031680?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-73721732865191098702011-09-13T19:49:00.001-07:002011-09-26T12:37:43.905-07:00Hey, how's about we break up the Da Garn rush for a few words from another gigantic, ass-kicking manifestation of the planet's will? That's right, it's time for Ultraman Gaia!<br /><br />It's been a while since I've felt cognizant enough to work on this show, and when you see the script, you'll probably understand why. To paraphrase a Japanese review I read of this episode: <i>what is up with the super-complicated quantum physics monsters in this show?</i><br /><br />(My personal theory is that Tsubaraya is reverse-trolling Anno for the whole Evangelion thing, but we'll have to see how that bears out in episodes to come.)<br /><br />Fortunately, the episode is awesome and badass and the super-accurate technobabble serves to make it all the more compelling. Let's try to get back to one of these a week, okay?<br /><br />Script beneath the cut!<br /><br /><b>Edit 9/24/2011: Fixed Atsuko's line after 06:44, because I'm a moron. Thanks to Zaido for pointing it out!</b><br /><br /><b>Edit 9/26/2011: Fixed Gamu's line just before 09:00. Thanks to Hal9000 for pointing out the error; no thanks to quantum physics for being a jerk.</b><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When crisis comes time and again<br />And there's no end in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Believe in your power and take a leap of faith<br />That's when you'll seize the light of courage<br />Don't underestimate us, evildoers!<br />We won't give you one inch of ground...<br />Not as long as there's strength in our bodies!<br /><br />Keep on for as long as you can!<br />Stand fast for as long as you can!<br />When you've exhausted all possibilities<br />And there's no hope in sight...<br />That's when we need Ultraman!<br /><br />Ultraman Gaia!</i><br /><br />0:01:40<br />TITLE: Gamu of the Heavens<br />SUBTITLE: Enter: Hyperspace Wave-Beast Mezard<br /><br />0:01:54<br />GAMU: Another giant? Who are you? Are you on our side? Or are you...<br /><br />0:02:33<br />ATSUKO: Don't forget, this isn't an arcade.<br /><br />GAMU: Huh? Ugh...<br /><br />0:02:50<br />ATSUKO: Don't you think you're going to wear out the simulator?<br /><br />GAMU: I just thought the pitch trim needed fine-tuning before it's ready for action.<br /><br />ATSUKO: For action? You are not a pilot!<br /><br />GAMU: I know that, but I still...<br /><br />ATSUKO: Still what?<br /><br />GAMU: The sky is beautiful, isn't it?<br /><br />0:03:43<br />SATO: Hey, thanks a lot!<br /><br />SATO: Thank you! Thanks so much!<br /><br />SATO: Hey, it's hot out here. Let's get some ice cream!<br /><br />GIRL: Great idea!<br /><br />SATO: Yeah! Let's get ice cream!<br /><br />0:03:51<br />SATO: Sorry, the weather's just so nice. I just looked at my watch and realized I'd lost track of time!<br /><br />MAKOTO: For pity's sake. With Gamu gone, we're already struggling to make the report deadline!<br /><br />SATO: Don't be so mad! I want a good grade, too.<br /><br />MAKOTO: What are you talking about!?<br /><br />SATO: I'll be back in 30 minutes. Bye! Sheesh.<br /><br />0:04:16<br />GIRL: It's like every time you turn on the TV these's some other weird incident going on.<br /><br />GIRL: They say those kids predicted it... the Alchemy something-or-other... you know?<br /><br />GIRL: Yeah...<br /><br />GIRL: I see...<br /><br />GIRL: Ah! What is this!? Where is that sand falling from!?<br /><br />GIRL: Sato...<br /><br />SATO: You've gotta be kidding me! Let's get out of here!<br /><br />0:05:31<br />TSUTSUMI: Show it to me. Point 440 C-3.<br /><br />GEORGIE: I see you're both late. Nice going.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't go for little boys.<br /><br />ATSUKO: I'm putting up a video of the destruction.<br /><br />CHIBA: What is that?<br /><br />ISHIMURO: That's point C-3, isn't it.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Yes. it's a live feed from the coastal subcenter.<br /><br />GEORGIE: The Fighters will be arriving momentarily.<br /><br />KAJIO: This is Team Lightning. A section of the office park approximately one kilometer in diameter has been completely turned to sand. We cannot confirm any survivors from the air. What's more, the area of effect seems to be spreading.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Losing an entire city without even getting a chance to defend it...<br /><br />CHIBA: What's going on here?<br /><br />GAMU: It appears the entire city has been disintegrated at an atomic level.<br /><br />CHIBA: What I want to know is... why!?<br /><br />GAMU: Yes, sir.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: XIG is heading out.<br /><br />0:06:44<br />GEORGIE: Air hatch open. Peace Carrier standing by.<br /><br />PILOT: Peace Carrier is cleared for takeoff.<br /><br />GEORGIE: The Peace Carrier has left the base.<br /><br />ATSUKO: GUARD ground forces will arrive shortly. Beginning rescue maneuvers--<br /><br />ISHIMURO: What is it?<br /><br />ATSUKO: There's something there.<br /><br />0:07:50<br />SOLDIER: Move out!<br /><br />CHIBA: That's the monster turning the city into sand?<br /><br />ATSUKO: It looks like... a jellyfish.<br /><br />GEORGIE: Commander Ishimuro. Team Lightning is requesting permission to open fire.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Go ahead.<br /><br />KAJIO: Commencing maneuvers now!<br /><br />KAJIO: Launch!<br /><br />KITADA: The monster... disappeared!<br /><br />KAJIO: It's west of us!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: What's that? That wasn't the real thing?<br /><br />GAMU: Analyzing now.<br /><br />GAMU: A discontinuous existence... it can't be... a quantum jump?<br /><br />0:09:00<br />KAJIO: Dammit... I can't get a lock on it!<br /><br />GAMU: There's no point in attacking as it is now.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: No point?<br /><br />GAMU: We need to regroup and rethink our strategy.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Very well. Have the Fighters return to base.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Yes, sir.<br /><br />CHIBA: Commander. Are you sure you should be planning strategy based on what that child says?<br /><br />ISHIMURO: He's our official head of scientific analysis.<br /><br />0:09:28<br />TABATA: What's going on?<br /><br />TABATA: Reiko! You're makeup's fine, get going!<br /><br />REIKO: Yes sir!<br /><br />TABATA: Rimbun, ready?<br /><br />RIMBUN: Sir!<br /><br />0:09:44<br />GAMU: That creature is a waveform being.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Waveform?<br /><br />GAMU: Have a look at this.<br /><br />GAMU: When I analyzed the creature using a slit scan, it registered this interference phenomenon. When the energy level at any point within its existence becomes compatible with the potential field...<br /><br />CHIBA: Excuse me, could you come to the point?<br /><br />GAMU: In other words, the monster is like a wave.<br /><br />CHIBA: A wave?<br /><br />GAMU: He exists in all these places simultaneously.<br /><br />GAMU: What we perceive is like a shadow of his existence showing itself at our point of observation.<br /><br />GAMU: We're dealing with a hyperspace entity existing on an extremely microscopic scale.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Hyperspace? As in, from another dimension?<br /><br />GAMU: In classical physics terms, yes... but if we can draw him to the macroscopic world where we can reach him, we can attack him. If we can interfere with the waves' rebound, we can collapse his existence into a single point.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Is that possible?<br /><br />GAMU: I made all the preparations on our way back.<br /><br />0:11:10<br />SATO: It's a living hell out there! Everything's turning into sand!<br /><br />GUY: Sato! You made it!<br /><br />SATO: Hey. What's that?<br /><br />MAKOTO: It's something Gamu asked us for. This way.<br /><br />SATO: Gamu did?<br /><br />MAKOTO: It's a pilot-wave emission system.<br /><br />SATO: This has something to do with that jellyfish, doesn't it?<br /><br />MAKOTO: We don't have much time. We need you to pick up the materials.<br /><br />SATO: Okay!<br /><br />0:11:48<br />KAJIO: You're leaving the development of our new weapon to students?<br /><br />GAMU: The quantum interference wave emitter we need to destroy the monster can be made easily, using the same principle as the photonic accelerator in the university lab.<br /><br />KAJIO: The only question is, will it actually work?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: The Alchemy Stars are backing up his plan. It will be here in thirty minutes.<br /><br />KAJIO: Just like ordering a pizza. Fine. When it arrives, just have it attached to my Fighter-SS.<br /><br />GAMU: No. The weapon is best suited to the EX machines.<br /><br />KAJIO: In that case, I'll pilot the EX Machine.<br /><br />0:12:32<br />GUY: Makoto! You really got the whole department in here, didn't you?<br /><br />MAKOTO: Who's going to refuse a request from the Alchemy Stars?<br /><br />SATO: Besides, we're saving lives!<br /><br />MAKOTO: Stop talking and get to work!<br /><br />REIKO: The massive hovering organism has not taken any further actions since the previous incident. The disintegration process has stopped for the moment, but GUARD has not taken any concrete countermeasures yet, either.<br /><br />TABATA: Okay! I've sent the video to the station. But it all seems so absurd. Why is the monster just sitting there?<br /><br />RIMBUN: We're reporting on a giant monster and you think <i>that's</i> absurd?<br /><br />REIKO: Hey, Rimbun. Rimbun! Could you get a shot of that man?<br /><br />RIMBUN: Miss Reiko, could you please stop calling me Rimbun?<br /><br />REIKO: Enough of that, come on! There's a person standing--<br /><br />RIMBUN: Where?<br /><br />REIKO: It can't be...<br /><br />TABATA: What happened?<br /><br />REIKO: I'm sure I saw... a man.<br /><br />RIMBUN: Come on, who would be walking out in that desert?<br /><br />RIMBUN: And Miss Reiko, stop calling me Rimbun already!<br /><br />0:14:03<br />SATO: 'scuse me! <br /><br />SATO: Woah...<br /><br />SATO: Woo-hoo!<br /><br />SATO: It's really here!<br /><br />MAKOTO: It's done!<br /><br />GUY: We made it just in time!<br /><br />SATO: Alright! Thank you all for your help!<br /><br />0:14:47<br />GEORGIE: Fighter SG has arrived in the hangar. <br /><br />GAMU: It's got the system the guys made!<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Prepare for launch.<br /><br />GEORGIE: Air hatch open. Peace Carrier standing by.<br /><br />0:15:12<br />TSUTSUMI: Gamu. We'll reach the target in about five minutes.<br /><br />GAMU: Don't worry. I'm sure we'll make it.<br /><br />NOTE: Good luck, Gamu! The peace of Earth is in your hands!<br /><br />GAMU: You guys...<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Gamu, is everything in place?<br /><br />GAMU: Yes, sir.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Once it's set up, get back up here. Leave the fighting to Kajio.<br /><br />ATSUKO: The monster is moving!<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Order an evacuation along its trajectory.<br /><br />ATSUKO: Yes, sir!<br /><br />CHIBA: Are you sure we made it in time?<br /><br />COMMANDER: Get back! Get back!<br /><br />0:16:16<br />TABATA: What's it doing now!?<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Hurry up. What are you doing, Gamu?<br /><br />GAMU: I'm going out in the EX.<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Going out... what's that, Gamu!?<br /><br />GAMU: E-Hatch... open.<br /><br />0:16:43<br />TSUTSUMI: You damn fool...<br /><br />GEORGIE: Gamu has launched in the EX Fighter!<br /><br />GAMU: The sky... this is the real sky...<br /><br />GAMU: I feel sick...<br /><br />KAJIO: What does that kid think he's doing!? Get back! This is not a game!<br /><br />GAMU: I built this plane to fight those who would threaten the peace of Earth.<br /><br />KAJIO: I understand that! <br /><br />GAMU: To protect the people who can't fight for themselves... I'm going to make him pay!<br /><br />ATSUKO: The monster's attacking the Fighter!<br /><br />GEORGIE: The EX is in a nose dive!<br /><br />0:18:10<br />KAJIO: Pull back on the control stick. You have to right the pitch! Do it, now!<br /><br />KAJIO: Don't just give up! Now that you're up here, you have to see this through!<br /><br />GAMU: Yes, sir...<br /><br />GAMU: No more hide-and-seek!<br /><br />GAMU: We did it!<br /><br />KAJIO: Great job!<br /><br />OGAWARA: Here we go!<br /><br />ATSUKO: The Fighters have shot down the target!<br /><br />CHIBA: We did it!<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Don't celebrate yet. We can't be sure it's over.<br /><br />0:19:36<br />KAJIO: You're still around!?<br /><br />OGAWARA: Dammit! Eject!<br /><br />GAMU: I won't let you hurt anyone else!<br /><br />TSUTSUMI: Ultraman Gaia!<br /><br />KAJIO: Okay!<br /><br />0:21:27<br />KAJIO: Fire!<br /><br />0:22:40<br />GEORGIE: The monster's life signs have ceased!<br /><br />ISHIMURO: What happened to the EX?<br /><br />ATSUKO: It's idling on autopilot.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: Send someone to retrieve it.<br /><br />ISHIMURO: I'll repremand Gamu for taking off with the EX later.<br /><br />0:23:03<br />REIKO: I heard there were almost no casualties.<br /><br />TABATA: Most of the missing have been found and taken to the hospital.<br /><br />REIKO: I can hardly believe it. It's a miracle.<br /><br />TABATA: What bugs me, though, is that all the survivors gave almost the same statement.<br /><br />REIKO: What did they say?<br /><br />TABATA: They said it felt like someone was peeking into their minds.<br /><br />REIKO: What?<br /><br />RIMBUN: C'mon, let's roll!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Loving you, I'm still running on<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself<br /><br />There's an endless blue sky out there <br />Shining through a break in the clouds<br />We all feel the same anxiety<br />When we think about the future<br />But I want to become stronger<br />So I can see to it that you never cry<br /><br />Loving you, I'm still running on<br />Because all the answers lie within<br />Loving me, I know surrender is not an option<br />On a quest for the light<br />I'll head out by myself</i><br /><br />NARRATOR: The hand of God, or the devil's envoy? Gaia and Agul face off against a new monster in a violent battle! <br /><br />NARRATOR: Next time, on Ultraman Gaia: Another Giant. Who are your passioned cries for!?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-7372173286519109870?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-19378906111375379622011-09-11T18:04:00.000-07:002011-09-11T19:30:00.220-07:00Well, I just drove five hours and can't think of anything to say here, so... here! Have more Da Garn!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: But then, Butcho and Seven Changer set a trap for us, and they hurt Sky Saber real bad! He was injured so badly, the Sabers went back to their Brave Stone forms! At this rate they're all gonna die! What am I gonna do!?<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Be Reborn, Brave Fighters!<br /><br />SEIJI: Tell me, Da Garn! What do I do!? How can I bring Sky Saber back to life!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Why won't you tell me!? Answer me, Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: I don't know the answer to that.<br /><br />SEIJI: Land Bison, you don't know either?<br /><br />BISON: I don't. Sorry, boss.<br /><br />SEIJI: So you're telling me Sky Saber's just...<br /><br />0:03:10<br />DOLL: You shameless fool! Saved by Seven Changer once again... I'll be readying the rack for your punishment. Prepare yourself!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Wait a moment, please! I've just begun preparing a new plan! <br /><br />BUTCHO: We've already taken out that flying robot of Da Garn's. If I send a flying Armored Beast to attack them now...<br /><br />SEVEN: I'll be taking care of Da Garn.<br /><br />BUTCHO: That voice!<br /><br />DOLL: Seven Changer?<br /><br />SEVEN: I may have my orders from Lord Ohboss, but I'm getting tired of bailing you people out. I'm sending myself into battle this time to relieve my boredom.<br /><br />DOLL: Very well. But I'll only allow it on the condition that you tell Lord Ohboss that I was the one who defeated Da Garn.<br /><br />SEVEN: I'm just fighting to relieve my boredom. I don't mind giving you the credit.<br /><br />LADY: What an accomodating man. Then I'll leave it all to you.<br /><br />BUTCHO: But... what about me?<br /><br />LADY: If you think you can handle the human junk fighter crafts...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Handle them!? You don't have to be so negative!<br /><br />DOLL: If we can take command of Earth's skies, searching for Planet Energy Reservoirs will become even easier. Don't you even realize that? You crude little toad!<br /><br />BUTCHO: But...<br /><br />DOLL: Silence!<br /><br />0:05:00<br />BUTCHO: Curse that Seven Changer. Now he's undermining my position! Well, I've got my own ideas!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Armored Beast Annette, dear, continue your rampage here above the clouds. Carve the name of Butcho into the skies of this planet! In the meantime, I will...<br /><br />0:06:00<br />SEIJI: I know! I'll ask Hotaru! She seemed to know that Sky Saber would be hurt. Maybe she'll know something!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is this!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Cut it out! I don't have time to play today!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! I'm heading back to Japan.<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'll be back soon! Watch over Sky Saber until then! If anything happens, contact me immediately!<br /><br />ROBOTS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Land Bison, did you feel that just now?<br /><br />DAGARN: It was faint, but I sensed a power similar to our own.<br /><br />0:07:03<br />SEIJI: Isn't that...<br /><br />SEIJI: Ugh! He's taking advantage of Sky Saber's condition to attack us from the air! I've gotta hurry!<br /><br />SEIJI: Accelerate and break away!<br /><br />0:07:40<br />HIKARU: Mom, dad, it's that superhero jet!<br /><br />HARUO: What's that?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: I wonder if something's going on?<br /><br />0:07:55<br />MAID: I welcome thee.<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, hi.<br /><br />MAID: Thou must make haste. My mistress awaiteth thee.<br /><br />SEIJI: She's waiting... for me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, are you saying Sakurakouji knew I was coming?<br /><br />MAID: Of course. She informed me that a visitor dressed such as thee wouldst pay a call to her.<br /><br />SEIJI: Did she mention my name or anything?<br /><br />MAID: I did not ask.<br /><br />SEIJI: I see. So you weren't surprised by my appearance or anything?<br /><br />MAID: No, I am surprised. I have ne'er been so shocked since the Black Ships came to our harbors.<br /><br />SEIJI: What's all this!? <br /><br />0:08:59<br />HOTARU: An evil being is trying to take control of our untainted sky.<br /><br />HOTARU: They all came here to tell me that...<br /><br />HOTARU: Haven't you realized it yet?<br /><br />SEIJI: Realized what?<br /><br />SEIJI: Umm...<br /><br />BISON: Bad news, boss! That Seven Changer punk is back!<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say!?<br /><br />0:09:37<br />DAGARN: At this rate, Sky Saber will be completely destroyed! We have to hurry!<br /><br />SEIJI: We can talk about this later! Please, come with me!<br /><br />MAID: Take care, my lady.<br /><br />0:09:55<br />HIKARU: Hey! That's Sakurakouji up there!<br /><br />HARUO: I'm so jealous. I wish he'd take me with him.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: So do I. <br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Hold on until I get there!<br /><br />DAGARN: Whatever it takes, we will protect Sky Saber!<br /><br />BISON: That's right! Come if you dare!<br /><br />SEIJI: If I just retrace the route I took here, it should be fine, right?<br /><br />HOTARU: Yes.<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />HOTARU: That bird is here to guide you.<br /><br />SEIJI: What? Then earlier...<br /><br />SEIJI: Cut it out! I don't have time to play with you today!<br /><br />SEIJI: You're saying he was trying to tell me something?<br /><br />SEIJI: Please, hurry! Da Garn and Land Bison will be in danger if I don't get back soon!<br /><br />BISON: Where'd he go!?<br /><br />SEVEN: I'm right here.<br /><br />BISON: What!?<br /><br />0:11:34<br />DAGARN: Land Bison!<br /><br />SEVEN: Da Garn. You're next.<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:30<br />SEIJI: Where is he trying to take me?<br /><br />HOTARU: The Cave of Light.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh?<br /><br />HOTARU: The bird spoke into my mind. That's what it told me.<br /><br />SEIJI: Cave of Light?<br /><br />SEIJI: Is this... the Cave of Light?<br /><br />SEIJI: So I just... put the Brave Stones over there, right?<br /><br />SEIJI: Awesome! You read me, Da Garn? It looks like we can bring Sky Saber back soon!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji... we're struggling!<br /><br />SEIJI: What did you say!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no... at this rate, Da Garn and Land Bison will be destroyed before I can revive the Sabers! What do I do!?<br /><br />HOTARU: What's wrong? Hold on!<br /><br />SEIJI: What happened!?<br /><br />HOTARU: The poor thing... it worked so hard to come here, even though it was injured...<br /><br />SEIJI: I remember...<br /><br />SEIJI: If only I could have listened to him back then, he never would have gotten hurt...<br /><br />0:14:30<br />SEIJI: And Da Garn and the others wouldn't be in this mess now...<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm sorry. If only I could have understood you the way Hotaru does...<br /><br />HOTARU: If you wish for it, a miracle will happen.<br /><br />SEVEN: Fool. Do you intend to throw your life away?<br /><br />DAGARN: If it means protecting a friend... protecting my Earth... even if it costs me my life, I will not fail!<br /><br />SEVEN: If you insist!<br /><br />SEVEN: Then I'll send you all to oblivion!<br /><br />SEVEN: I don't need your help, Butcho.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You think I'm gonna let you take all the glory!?<br /><br />SEVEN: That idiot.<br /><br />0:16:00<br />SEIJI: Is this right?<br /><br />0:17:03<br />SEIJI: The bird turned into a robot?<br /><br />HAWK: My name is Hawk Saber. Commander, that bird was a physical projection of my own spirit.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hawk Saber? So you're another Brave Fighter protecting the Earth?<br /><br />HAWK: That is correct.<br /><br />SEIJI: But Da Garn said there were only eight Brave Fighters protecting the Earth.<br /><br />HAWK: Long before humanity was born, I served as a Brave Fighter, protecting the skies of Earth and my winged bretheren. When my soul detected the new threat to the skies of Earth, it awakened from its long slumber.<br /><br />SEIJI: So that's what that strange bird was?<br /><br />HAWK: Your sincere desire to understand the unspoken hearts of animals restored me in full. Now, Commander. Give me your orders.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay. Hawk Saber! Go save Da Garn and Land Bison!<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:18:14<br />SEIJI: Thank you, Hotaru.<br /><br />SEIJI: Here we go!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Suicidal, eh? Go on, Annette dear!<br /><br />0:18:47<br />BUTCHO: What was that!?<br /><br />DAGARN: That's...<br /><br />SEIJI: Hawk Saber! Destroy them!<br /><br />HAWK: Yes, sir!<br /><br />HAWK: Change! Hawk Saber!<br /><br />BISON: I don't believe it! The ancient Brave Fighters are awakening!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Could this be Hawk Saber? The Brave Fighter who protected the skies of antiquity?<br /><br />HAWK: Hawk Anchor!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Where'd you go, Seven Changer!? Get down here and help me, Seven Changer!<br /><br />SEVEN: A new Brave Fighter?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Land Bison! I'm so glad you're okay!<br /><br />BISON: This is nothing! I can still fight, boss!<br /><br />DAGARN: I am still capable of fighting, as well. Give us your orders, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Combine, Da Garn!<br /><br />0:19:58<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Don't forget about me!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Time for a strategic retreat!<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't let him get away, Land Bison!<br /><br />BISON: Yes, sir!<br /><br />HAWK: This is what happens to those who defile our beautiful skies! Hawk Gimlet!<br /><br />SEIJI: Finish it, Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Buster!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Yeah!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Seven Changer, you fickle fool! If you're gonna help me, do it before they shoot me down!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'll pee if you squeeze me that hard! Let go!<br /><br />SEVEN: Hawk Saber, eh? I'll remember this...<br /><br />0:21:26<br />SEIJI: So... you don't remember anything that happened in the cave?<br /><br />HOTARU: Yes... it's all a blank.<br /><br />SEIJI: I see.<br /><br />HOTARU: Now that you mention it... what happened to that mysterious bird, I wonder?<br /><br />SEIJI: He hasn't gone anywhere. He'll be protecting our skies from now on!<br /><br />SEIJI: That's... the Brave Stones!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber's back to life!<br /><br />HOTARU: Hey, look!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Mom's back for the first time in ages! And for some reason she's being really strict with me! She says 'you can't be friends with that Ringmaster anymore!' But... I still wanna be friends with Pinky! Huh!? The Ringmaster's transforming!? The Circus was an enemy base this whole time!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Introducing Pegasus Saber'! I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-1937890611137537962?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-13564748735700273072011-09-11T11:04:00.001-07:002011-09-11T11:16:35.880-07:00This episode is really the first solid evidence as to why a chipper song called "Hallelujah Papaya" featuring dancing giraffes was perhaps not the best ED theme for a show written by Gobu Fuyunori. It is the first, but it won't be the last.<br /><br />Script below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: As it turns out, there's more than one guy after us. I found out all the giant monsters lately have been sent by a guy named Butcho, and there's also a guy named Seven Changer hanging around! We gotta find out where they're hiding, and take 'em all down!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Sabers, Dead?!<br /><br />DOLL: You fool, incompetant, good-for-nothing! Why are you so content to lose to Da Garn!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Forgive me, my lady! Forgive me, please!<br /><br />DOLL: You can't find Planet Energy Reservoirs. You can't identify the Pest. And you've even put us in debt to that mercenary vagrant! Do you really enjoy embarrassing me? DO YOU!?<br /><br />DOLL: ANSWER ME!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I promise, I won't rely on Seven Changer again! Please forgive me! <br /><br />DOLL: You certainly will not!<br /><br />DOLL: But seeing as we owe him our gratitude, I'll have no choice but to thank him.<br /><br />DOLL: Hello, Seven Changer. You are well, I trust? Hello! Hello Seven Changer. Do you read me out there? <br /><br />SEVEN: What is it? If you need something, get to the point.<br /><br />DOLL: I don't need anything. I just wanted to thank you for the service you provided my underling.<br /><br />SEVEN: I don't need your thanks. I was only following Ohboss's orders as a professional.<br /><br />DOLL: Now, now, don't be so cold. This job will be more fun for all of us if we can get along.<br /><br />SEVEN: Unlike you people, I don't confuse business and pleasure. Don't contact me pointlessly ever again.<br /><br />DOLL: My, what a boorish little roughneck he is.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: He sure is!<br /><br />DOLL: Silence! You must not allow him to upstage you again. Do you understand!?<br /><br />0:04:19<br />BUTCHO: Trying to make a fool of me, are you!? Well, if that's the way you want it, I'll take out Da Garn, the Pest, and the Planet Energy Reservoir all at once! Just you wait!<br /><br />SEIJI: What nice weather! This is the kinda day I'd like to just skip school and take off somewhere.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sheesh...<br /><br />SEIJI: Sakurakouji! Can't you pick a less dramatic way to show up?<br /><br />HOTARU: You mustn't go anywhere today. Something terrible will happen to you and your friends.<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you talkin' about?<br /><br />HOTARU: No matter who calls you, you mustn't go anywhere today.<br /><br />SEIJI: I get it, I get it, just quit lookin' at me like that!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! Morning! You're up early today!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, Hikaru!<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you doing here?<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, Sakurakouji and I were just...<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? She's gone...<br /><br />0:05:55<br />PINK: What was that sound?<br /><br />HIKARU: You brought a game system to school, didn't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Of course not!<br /><br />MORISAWA: What's wrong, Takasugi? What's all the ruckus?<br /><br />SEIJI: Umm... my stomach hurts! Can I go to the health room?<br /><br />MORISAWA: Sure. Kosaka, you go with him.<br /><br />HIKARU: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's okay, I can go myself!<br /><br />HOTARU: No!<br /><br />KIDS: What was that? What's up with her?<br /><br />SEIJI: Anyway, I'll just be going.<br /><br />GIRL: What's wrong with Sakurakouji?<br /><br />GIRL: I think this is the first time I've heard her speak.<br /><br />0:06:45<br />SEIJI: What are you doing? Are you tryin' to get me in trouble?<br /><br />DAGARN: Shuttle Saber has sighted what appear to be enemy robots in South America.<br /><br />SEIJI: In South America?<br /><br />DAGARN: We'd like the order to follow them.<br /><br />SEIJI: Nice timing! I was just thinking I'd like to go traveling today.<br /><br />HOTARU: No! You mustn't go anywhere today.<br /><br />SEIJI: She couldn't be serious.<br /><br />DAGARN: What is it, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: Nothing! Come here and get me right away!<br /><br />0:07:27<br />JUMBO: This is the image Shuttle Saber took on his patrol.<br /><br />SEIJI: What're they up to?<br /><br />JUMBO: We have no way of knowing at this time, but they have been sighted in four locations.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hmm. I don't really know what's going on. But... full speed ahead to the Amazon!<br /><br />0:08:11<br />COMPUTER: The Planet Energy Reservoir probes are proceeding on schedule. We have also finished preparations for the plan to trap Da Garn.<br /><br />BUTCHO: We can search for the Reservoirs and use that as bait to snatch Da Garn. Two birds with one stone. It's a genius plan! That lamebrain Seven Changer could never have thought of something like this!<br /><br />COMPUTER: I question that statement.<br /><br />BUTCHO: What was that!? Are you insulting my intelligence!?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Four flying objects approaching! Identified as Da Garn and his allies!<br /><br />BUTCHO: So, they're here.<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />0:09:05<br />SEIJI: Guess I can't pick up a souvenir for Pink in a place like this.<br /><br />BUTCHO: That idiot. You'll be begging for mercy soon enough.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Initiating Operation: Capture Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Beautiful. <br /><br />0:09:36<br />DAGARN: Why are they digging holes here? Drilling for oil or something?<br /><br />JUMBO: What do we do?<br /><br />SEIJI: Get in closer to investigate.<br /><br />JUMBO: Yes, sir.<br /><br />SEIJI: What's this stuff!?<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain!<br /><br />JUMBO: Oh no! It's a trap!<br /><br />SEIJI: Careful, everyone! The enemy's set up a trap for us!<br /><br />DAGARN: What!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber... do something, please...<br /><br />JUMBO: One moment, sir! I'm coming to save you!<br /><br />JUMBO: Watch out! Jumbo Arrow!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />JUMBO: No good... but at least... at least I can save you, Captain! Come on! Grab ahold, sir! Save yourself!<br /><br />SEIJI: What about you!?<br /><br />JUMBO: The rope won't hold my weight! Captain, please, go off without me!<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you talking about!? I order you to come with me!<br /><br />JUMBO: Forgive me, sir... I cannot follow that order.<br /><br />0:11:21<br />JET: Jet Disposer!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Blast!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, help us! Jumbo Saber is sinking!<br /><br />DAGARN: What!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji! Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />DAGARN: Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:17<br />BUTCHO: In the end, I was only able to recover this one. <br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho. All of our probes were destroyed by the enemy robots before we could locate a Planet Energy Reservoir.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut your yap! We still achieved something. Hey, scrap heap!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'll make you a deal. Tell me Da Garn's weak point and the Pest's identity, and I might show you some mercy.<br /><br />JUMBO: Do you really think I'd betray my allies?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Then we'll do this the hard way!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho! The robots are regrouping on the surface!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Good! Time for the second stage of our plan.<br /><br />0:13:25<br />SEIJI: Landers! Jumbo Saber's been captured by the enemy!<br /><br />BIG: What!? <br /><br />SEIJI: Just get here as fast as possible!<br /><br />LANDERS: Yes sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />DAGARN: How dare you...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Don't touch it! If you try anything funny... I'll do this!<br /><br />SEIJI: That's dirty!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Don't do anything to get your buddy ripped in half, now! <br /><br />BUTCHO: Good boys. Now, I'll show you how it feels to be on the losing side!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers... please, hurry!<br /><br />DRILL: How long until we get there!?<br /><br />TURBO: Who knows!?<br /><br />BIG: Just keep going!<br /><br />LANDERS: Yeah!<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain... forget about me, just give the attack order!<br /><br />SEIJI: If I could do that, I'd have done it already!<br /><br />BUTCHO: That's right! I almost forgot you were there.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Why don't you show me your true face? <br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, you don't want to? Then watch this!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait! I'll show you my face!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Captain!<br /><br />JET: Captain! You can't!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know that, but...<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'm losing my patience...<br /><br />SEIJI: Just a minute! What am I supposed to do...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Just do it already!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait! I get it! Please, stop!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers! Please, get here quick!<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Rain?<br /><br />0:15:55<br />KID: Was Seiji in there?<br /><br />HIKARU: The nurse says she never saw him.<br /><br />KID: Where'd that crazy guy get off to?<br /><br />HIKARU: Sheesh. Every time I turn my back!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, Sakurakouji!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I can't see!<br /><br />SEIJI: Now's our chance! Da Garn, attack!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />BUTCHO: No more games! I'm through waiting! I don't need to see your face if I just kill you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait, time out!<br /><br />JET: Captain! <br /><br />0:16:55<br />BUTCHO: Fools. Are you so eager to rush to your doom!? Die!<br /><br />JET: Captain!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jet Saber! Shuttle Saber!<br /><br />DRILL: Boss! Sorry we're late!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers!<br /><br />MACH: Change! Wing Cutter!<br /><br />LANDERS: Change!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Not again!<br /><br />SEIJI: Now's our chance! Da Garn! Time to combine!<br /><br />0:17:43<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber! Are you okay?<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain! Forgive me for troubling you. But don't worry... I didn't tell them any of your secrets.<br /><br />SEIJI: Jumbo Saber...<br /><br />TURBO: Turbo Launcher!<br /><br />MACH: Mach Storm!<br /><br />DRILL: Drill Cannon!<br /><br />0:18:13<br />BUTCHO: This is bad! I'll have to withdraw and try again!<br /><br />DAGARN: You won't get away! Breast Earth Flash!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey. You think you can do that to my precious soldiers and get away with it?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Wait! I'll do anything! I'll give up all my secrets! Just save me, please!<br /><br />SEIJI: Well now, let me think about that. Hmm...<br /><br />DAGARN: Look out!<br /><br />0:19:06<br />SEIJI: It's him again!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Seven Changer! If you were going to come, why didn't you do it earlier!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Ah, I offended you! I apologize! Just save me, please!<br /><br />SEVEN: Let me show you how a professional does things.<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Flash!<br /><br />SEVEN: Insufficient!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers! Combine!<br /><br />LANDERS: Combine! Land Bison!<br /><br />0:20:03<br />SEIJI: He's so strong...<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain! Please let us combine, too!<br /><br />SEIJI: What are you talking about!? You can't fight in your condition!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: But... at this rate...<br /><br />JET: We might stand a chance in the air! Please, sir!<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain!<br /><br />SEIJI: Just get out as soon as it gets rough!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />0:21:04<br />SKY: I'll show you!<br /><br />SEVEN: I don't think so!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Save me, please!<br /><br />0:21:40<br />SEIJI: Sky Saber!<br /><br />BISON: Sky Saber! Speak to me! Hey!<br /><br />BISON: The...<br /><br />DAGARN: The Brave Stones...<br /><br />SEIJI: This... this can't be...<br /><br />HOTARU: Something terrible will happen to your friends.<br /><br />SEIJI: No...<br /><br />SEIJI: Sky Saber!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Crap! What am I supposed to do with Sky Saber dead!? Not even Da Garn knows of any way to bring him back! I know! Maybe Hotaru knows something! Wait for me, guys! I'll save you, I promise!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Be Reborn, Brave Fighters'! Your commander... is begging you!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-1356474873570027307?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-77734509497973571222011-09-10T22:23:00.001-07:002011-09-11T10:13:26.330-07:00Well, here's our last Da Garn for the day (for reals -- I'm not starting the two-parter). Seven Changer is almost as fun to write for as Redlone. That's about it! I'm tired.<br /><br />Script beneath the cut!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: As it turns out, there's more than one guy after us. I found out all the giant monsters lately have been sent by a guy named Butcho. Plus, this MEGA-strong guy named Seven Changer just showed up, too! We're gonna be in real trouble if we don't take these guys down!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Who do You Suspect?!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What's that!? Ohboss sent you here personally!?<br /><br />SEVEN: That's right. It appears Lord Ohboss doesn't have much faith in you.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I can defeat those fools without your help.<br /><br />SEVEN: If only that were true. It would spare me the work.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut up! I could have made it out of that even without your help! I don't need your help! So just butt out!<br /><br />SEVEN: If you insist. Why don't we see what you can do?<br /><br />BUTCHO: You WILL see! I'll finish them off without your help!<br /><br />BUTCHO: See what I can do, huh!? Lord Ohboss knows I don't need that fool...<br /><br />COMPUTER: Accepting his aid would make our job easier.<br /><br />BUTCHO: What was that? Are you doubting me again!? I'll demolish you!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Sorry.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Anyway, we know that they're hidden in this town. Let's run another investigation of the locals.<br /><br />0:03:31<br />SEIJI: Just what was up with that robot that saved Butcho? He called himself Seven Changer, I think...<br /><br />SEIJI: Things sure have been weird lately. This last one was in China, but almost all the monsters have shown up in this town...<br /><br />MORISAWA: Takasugi.<br /><br />SEIJI: Does that mean they know about Da Garn?<br /><br />MORISAWA: Takasugi! Are you listening?<br /><br />SEIJI: Wha!?<br /><br />MORISAWA: 'Wah'? Are you a baby, now?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yes sir!?<br /><br />MORISAWA: Read page 23. <br /><br />SEIJI: Plants undergo photosynthesis, which--<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, we're in Language Arts now!<br /><br />0:04:20<br />HIKARU: You think there's something suspicious about the circus?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah. Those monsters only appeared after the circus came to town.<br /><br />HIKARU: That's true, now that you mention it...<br /><br />SEIJI: Even the name is suspicious! The 'Mystery Circus'!?<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you suggesting? That the Ringmaster and Pinky are somehow involved?<br /><br />HIKARU: They're regulars at our restaurant. No one who likes all-natural food can be all bad.<br /><br />SEIJI: I dunno... <br /><br />HIKARU: Well, I do! Now stop thinking about that and help me clean!<br /><br />SEIJI: No thanks. I'm not on cleaning duty this week.<br /><br />HIKARU: Then you're in the way of my cleaning!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, I'm not trash!<br /><br />HIKARU: Bye-bye!<br /><br />SEIJI: Later!<br /><br />0:05:02<br />GIRL: Oh, wow!<br /><br />HIKARU: What is it?<br /><br />GIRL: Look at this book! It's called 'Earth: Its Geology and Features.'<br /><br />HIKARU: Whose is it?<br /><br />GIRL: It fell out of Yamamoto's desk.<br /><br />HIKARU: She must have left it here.<br /><br />GIRL: Could Yamamoto be reading such a difficult book?<br /><br />HIKARU: I don't know...<br /><br />0:05:25<br />WOMAN: You know how I told you Mrs. Kato is eight years older than she claims? Well, it's really TEN years!<br /><br />WOMAN: Oh my!<br /><br />MAN: You skipped work to play pachinko!?<br /><br />MAN: Technically, it was pachinko slots...<br /><br />0:05:39<br />MAN: You idiot! Watch where you're going!<br /><br />MAN: Shut up! You cut me off!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shoot. Not a single lead.<br /><br />0:05:47<br />DAGARN: The Sabers are still searching for the robot's whereabouts, but they haven't found anything.<br /><br />SEIJI: I see. <br /><br />DAGARN: But you're correct that the monsters are appearing primarily in this area.<br /><br />SEIJI: I know! It's weird, isn't it?<br /><br />DAGARN: If you suspect the circus, why don't you investigate them?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'd like to try. But I'm not sure how to--<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey, Seiji! Whatcha doin'?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, I think I dropped 10 yen around here!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What? Where?<br /><br />BUTCHO: What, that little brat again? Don't show me that little brat! He's a waste of time!<br /><br />COMPUTER: As you command, sir.<br /><br />0:06:30<br />SEIJI: Don't sweat it, Mr. Nemoto. It's only 10 yen.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji. There's no such thing as ONLY 10 yen. All money has value! Haven't you ever heard the saying, 'He who scoffs at a penny will cry for a penny'? Anyway, I'll get it back to you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, that's too much. It's fine! If you find it, you can keep it. I've got somewhere to be.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Wait, Seiji! C'mon, 10 yen is enough to make a phone call...<br /><br />SEIJI: I'd like to investigate. The Ringmaster worries me, but I don't like thinking that Pinky's involved.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh, they're taking today off?<br /><br />0:07:27<br />BUTCHO: What's wrong with these Earthlings? They never stop jabbering on and on and on... it gives me a headache.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You stand watch. I'm taking a breather.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Very well.<br /><br />0:07:48<br />SEIJI: There's gotta be something implicating around here.<br /><br />0:08:20<br />RINGMASTER: What are you doing here!? You saw, didn't ya!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Y-Y-Yes, I saw!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: You'll pay for that! You brat!<br /><br />PINKY: What's wrong? <br /><br />PINKY: What did you see?<br /><br />SEIJI: That! <br /><br />SEIJI: Just what is that animal?<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, that weird thing? I can't say I know, but it appears to be a very rare creature. Ringmaster?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh yes, that's m'darling Audrey the Chame-lion! She's a special hybrid I bought from an animal trader! <br /><br />SEIJI: Audrey the Chame-lion?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I'm positive this fool saw my transformation.<br /><br />SEIJI: I've never heard of a Chame-lion.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I bought this creature to train it and put it in m'show!<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, I can't wait to see it!<br /><br />PINKY: What's wrong with you two?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Well, I've got things t' do!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pinky, this way!<br /><br />0:09:30<br />PINKY: What's going on here?<br /><br />SEIJI: What kind of person is the Ringmaster, usually?<br /><br />PINKY: What do you mean?<br /><br />SEIJI: Is there anything suspicious about him?<br /><br />PINKY: Suspicious?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, like he's up to something.<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, what are you talking about? He's a good man, deep down. He's just got bad taste.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Get that idiot under surveillence!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Which idiot?<br /><br />BUTCHO: The brat we were just talking about!<br /><br />PINKY: You want me to leave the Mystery Circus?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! I think that Ringmaster's got more against him than just his taste!<br /><br />PINKY: More against him than just his taste?<br /><br />PINKY: That's true! There's also his breath and his fashion sense.<br /><br />SEIJI: This is no laughing matter! If he's up to something, you could end up in trouble!<br /><br />PINKY: Why are you so suspicious of him all of a sudden?<br /><br />SEIJI: All these weird monsters have been appearing in town lately, right? I was thinking maybe...<br /><br />PINKY: ... they're connected to the circus? <br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! That's what my gut's telling me!<br /><br />PINKY: So, you think I'm involved?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no, I trust you. If I didn't, I wouldn't be telling you this. It's the Ringmaster I'm suspicious of. Plus, he seemed so happy about getting that weird Chame-lion thing...<br /><br />BUTCHO: I dismissed this brat as a hopeless idiot... could he be the Pest after all?<br /><br />COMPUTER: That probability is a mere 3%, sir.<br /><br />BUTCHO: No, there's something strange about him!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Where are you going?<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'm gonna search his room!<br /><br />0:11:11<br />HIKARU: They said it was in this area, but... could this be it? What an odd building.<br /><br />PINKY: I think you're over-thinking it.<br /><br />SEIJI: I sure hope so. Oh, hey Hikaru!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! Oh, and... Pinky's with you. <br /><br />PINKY: Is there something you need at my house?<br /><br />HIKARU: What? This is your house?<br /><br />PINKY: Yes.<br /><br />HIKARU: I came here to speak to Yamamoto Pink...<br /><br />PINKY: Pink is my little sister.<br /><br />HIKARU: Huh? You're Pink's sister?<br /><br />PINKY: That's right. Do you need to speak with Pink?<br /><br />HIKARU: Yeah. She left this at school...<br /><br />PINKY: Well, since you came all this way, might I offer you some tea?<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, I never realized Pink and Pinky were sisters.<br /><br />HIKARU: Me either.<br /><br />PINKY: Well, come on in.<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:12<br />PINKY: Come on in.<br /><br />SEIJI: Thanks!<br /><br />PINKY: Sit right there, I'll go fetch Pink. Pink! Your friends are here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, even the room is kinda pink.<br /><br />PINKY: Pink! Your friends are here!<br /><br />PINK: My friends?<br /><br />PINKY: That's right. Hurry up, now.<br /><br />PINK: Okay!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, Takasugi and Kosaka!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey!<br /><br />HIKARU: Thanks for having us.<br /><br />PINK: You're always welcome.<br /><br />HIKARU: You left this in the classroom.<br /><br />PINK: Oh, how silly of me! Thank you so much.<br /><br />HIKARU: I'm impressed! Do you like studying geology?<br /><br />PINK: Oh, yes! Learning about the Earth is so sexy! I get all hot and bothered just thinking about it! <br /><br />HIKARU: Uh... really?<br /><br />0:13:05<br />RINGMASTER: So this's where th' brat lives, eh?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh me, oh my! A burglar!<br /><br />0:13:29<br />HARUO: Mr. Nemoto!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh? He's not here?<br /><br />HARUO: Of all the times!<br /><br />HARUO: Then we have no choice! As caretakers of the Takasugi residence, we must go ourselves!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: My love!<br /><br />HARUO: Yes! Let's go!<br /><br />0:14:47<br />NEMOTO: Hey, was someone calling me? I still can't find that 10 yen!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: M-Mr. Robber!<br /><br />HARUO: Come out, wherever you are!<br /><br />BUTCHO: His room is nothing but useless junk. Hmm? This drawer is locked. There must be something important in here! Something I can use to destroy those robots!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh, pardon me.<br /><br />HARUO: Was someone in there?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Someone I've never seen before.<br /><br />HARUO: Hey, you burglar!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What was that?<br /><br />0:14:27<br />HARUO: He stole a desk!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Get outta my way!<br /><br />DAGARN: That man...<br /><br />NEMOTO: You thief! Come back here and get what's coming to you!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Catch me if you can!<br /><br />NEMOTO: He's fast! Then it's time for my patrol car!<br /><br />0:14:49<br />PINK: Oh, I never told you Pinky was my sister?<br /><br />HIKARU: Not at all.<br /><br />PINK: I'm sorry! I just assumed everyone knew already. Goodness, I'm such a space case!<br /><br />HIKARU: So, where is she now?<br /><br />PINK: Pinky? She's probably taking a shower.<br /><br />SEIJI: Ah? A shower?<br /><br />PINK: Ah? What was that sound just now?<br /><br />HIKARU: What happened?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, my stomach! Can I use your bathroom?<br /><br />PINK: It's at the end of the hall. Are you okay?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm fine! Just need to use the bathroom.<br /><br />HIKARU: He can't be!<br /><br />SEIJI: That was close. What's that... a shower? Pinky must be in there!<br /><br />0:15:39<br />SEIJI: What is it, Da Garn?<br /><br />DAGARN: Trouble, Seiji! That Butcho character is back.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Butcho!? <br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! I knew you were trying to peep into the bath!<br /><br />SEIJI: I was not!<br /><br />HIKARU: Then what were you doing!?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm just...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Wait up! You FATTY!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Did you call me fat!?<br /><br />0:16:08<br />BUTCHO: If you think I'm fat now, wait'll you see this!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Ah! He got huge!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now I'll crush you, stupid policeman!<br /><br />SEIJI: I told you, you got the wrong idea!<br /><br />HIKARU: Then what were you doing!?<br /><br />PINK: What is that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: What is it?<br /><br />PINK: Over there!<br /><br />HIKARU: It's a monster! Seiji?<br /><br />0:16:43<br />SEIJI: Da Garn, what are you doing!? Transform and beat that thing!<br /><br />DAGARN: I can't do it now.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Everyone, please evacuate calmly!<br /><br />0:16:58<br />BUTCHO: Hey! You down there! You said Mrs. Kato was ten years older than she said she was, right!? But you're lying about your ages, too! And you! Stop skipping work to play pachinko slots!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Oh no!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh hey, there's that idiot policeman!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Someone help me!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Run away, run away!<br /><br />DAGARN: Now's my chance! Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What!?<br /><br />0:17:49<br />DAGARN: Those who threaten the peace of Earth must answer to Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Nice work, Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shoot. Fun's over.<br /><br />SEIJI: That's the Chame-lion! I knew the Ringmaster was behind this!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now's my chance!<br /><br />0:18:24<br />RINGMASTER: I got his secret documents!<br /><br />0:18:41<br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />SEIJI: Get him, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster! Wait! Stay right there!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: You knew that was a monster when you bought it, didn't you!?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I didn't! I was tricked by th' animal trader!<br /><br />SEIJI: Liar! Then why were you running away!?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Everyone runs when they're being chased!<br /><br />DAGARN: What?<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Save me! Save me, please!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster!<br /><br />0:19:32<br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: He... he ate the Ringmaster!<br /><br />SEIJI: Time to combine, Da Garn!<br /><br />0:20:15<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />BUTCHO: So the stupid Da Garn has combined! However! I now have all your secrets! Huh? What's this!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: 10 points, 9 points, 0 points, 2 points, 0 points...<br /><br />BUTCHO: I guess he is just an idiot.<br /><br />SEIJI: Take out that Chame-lion and avenge the Ringmaster!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Take him out, Audrey dear!<br /><br />BUTCHO: How do you like that!?<br /><br />0:21:09<br />BUTCHO: My darling Audrey's beloved horn!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, and now I'll set the pace!<br /><br />DAGARN: This ends now! Earth Cannon!<br /><br />SEIJI: We did it!<br /><br />0:21:53<br />SEIJI: Ringmaster!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ringmaster! Hang in there... are you alive?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Where 'm I? Oh! Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm so glad you're alive! I was so worried when that monster ate you!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh yes! I had no idea my Chame-lion would turn out t' be a monster!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm sorry I ever doubted you! But I'm glad you got out before you got digested!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh you're such a good guy!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm so glad!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! These are my tests! What are they doing out here!? Stop it! Don't look at them!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: I got another prophecy from Sakurakouji! She said 'you mustn't go anywhere today.' But... enemies have shown up! I can't just sit here and do nothing! Huh? It's a trap by Butcho? Oh no! They'll all be killed!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! The Sabers, Dead!? I'm the commander, here... but I can't say that now!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-7773450949797357122?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-85599427484821506182011-09-10T19:00:00.000-07:002011-09-14T20:17:58.336-07:00In this episode of Da Garn, as promised, the plot comes back in a big way. There are developments, there are fights... basically, the arc heats up and it's awesome. Said it before, will say it again, but I love this show's pacing.<br /><br />Check the script below the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: Anyway! We thought the Earth was safe after we defeated the enemy boss Redlone, but it turns out it's not! I go on a picnic and the forest dies, I go on a date and a monster attacks! Why do these things always happen in my neighborhood!?<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Secret of the Circus<br /><br />FARMER: What's this bug? I've never seen it before.<br /><br />FARMER: What are these things?<br /><br />FARMER: When did they get here?<br /><br />0:02:41<br />MISUZU: The bizarre insect swarms that have been plaguing fields in southeast China have become more and more frequent in recent days.There is concern over the effect it might have on the farming industry.<br /><br />MISUZU: Some believe that the incidents may be connected to destruction of local environments.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yes? Takasugi residence.<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you still eating, Seiji!? Hurry up! The circus is gonna start without us!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know! At least let me have one meal in peace!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I know those robots are hiding somewhere in this town.<br /><br />COMPUTER: As you requested, I have acquired images of local vehicles and machines that appear suspicious.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Great! Let's pick one. <br /><br />BUTCHO: One of these must have the ability to turn into that pesky robot...<br /><br />COMPUTER: What is the basis for this conclusion?<br /><br />BUTCHO: My superior instinct, of course!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Then it is no doubt incorrect.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Don't run your mouth at me! I can throw you out any time I want to!<br /><br />0:04:20<br />HIKARU: Hello, it's Hikaru! May we come in?<br /><br />PINKY: Please do.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hello!<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, it's nice to see you.<br /><br />HIKARU: We thought we'd take you up on your invitation.<br /><br />PINKY: Make yourselves at home. You're always welcome here.<br /><br />SEIJI: Umm... here, this is from the both of us...<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, they're beautiful! Thank you!<br /><br />SEIJI: And, umm... could I get your autograph! <br /><br />HIKARU: Come on, you promised you wouldn't bother her!<br /><br />SEIJI: C'mon, it's just one autograph! Right?<br /><br />PINKY: Certainly. I don't mind.<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Yeah, yeah, yeah!<br /><br />HIKARU: Please excuse him. He's always like this.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey Pinky! Can I try this thing out?<br /><br />PINKY: Oh, you want to ride it? If it's not too much for you to handle.<br /><br />HIKARU: You'd better not, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: C'mon, I got this! I'm better with my body than my brain!<br /><br />SEIJI: Check it out, Hikaru, I'm good at this!<br /><br />HIKARU: Look out, Seiji!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Look out! Clear the way! Look out! Make way!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji!<br /><br />0:05:45<br />SEIJI: That hurts... I banged my nose.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: What're you brats doing back here!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Sorry, just wondering what this was...<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Shut that door right now!<br /><br />HIKARU: Shall we go?<br /><br />PINKY: I'm sorry. That place is forbidden for anybody but the Ringmaster to enter.<br /><br />HIKARU: It's not your fault. Seiji's the one who got carried away.<br /><br />PINKY: But still, he didn't have to yell at you...<br /><br />HIKARU: I'm sorry we bothered you. We'll come back another time.<br /><br />PINKY: Oh?<br /><br />HIKARU: Let's go, Seiji. <br /><br />SEIJI: Okay. Bye!<br /><br />0:07:17<br />RINGMASTER: I came as y' called me.<br /><br />DOLL: You are late! What were you doing?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: I just ran into a little trouble, is all.<br /><br />DOLL: Silence! Haven't you realized? <br /><br />RINGMASTER: Realized what?<br /><br />DOLL: You spread these bugs across the planet to discover Planet Energy Reservoirs, didn't you?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh yes, I spread the eggs! The eggs thrive in places where Planet Energy discharge is high, and they breed! This means that places with large populations of bugs are more likely t' house Planet Energy Reservoirs!<br /><br />DOLL: So, this image indicates...?<br /><br />RINGMASTER: That th' location is likely to have a Planet Energy Reservoir!<br /><br />DOLL: You fool! Can you do nothing right!?<br /><br />DOLL: The bugs are multiplying so fast that the news is reporting on them... and yet you do nothing! You dolt! Imbecile! Leech! Are you good for nothing but getting fat? You fool!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Say whatever you like! I'm not just playing around, here! I've just been focusing on learning the robots' identity! If I had known that the bugs were on the move, I would have set out myself! You just wait!<br /><br />BUTCHO: How dare she... I'll show her what I can do. It's time to deploy! Prepare my darling Diane for use!<br /><br />COMPUTER: More time is required for full completion.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You fool! You think I care about that!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'll just have to finish it myself!<br /><br />0:09:37<br />COMPUTER: Accelerating production speed is inadvisable. Will cause molecular deterioration!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut up! Don't argue with me! If I say I can do it, I'll do it!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Look, it's finished! It's so beautiful...<br /><br />COMPUTER: Rate of completion is only 70%! Too dangerous to deploy at this level! Plan cannot possibly succeed!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut up! If you say one more word, I'm unplugging your power cord!<br /><br />0:10:20<br />HIKARU: It's true! We barely glanced inside and he screamed his head off at us!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh my, that sounds very troubling.<br /><br />HARUO: I guess everyone has their bad days.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Here, two seaweed lunch specials! Thank you for waiting.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh, I do love seaweed! It's packed with calcium, iodine, beta-carotene, Vitamin A, and potassium! Just forget your troubles and eat up!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sure! Let's eat!<br /><br />HIKARU: Let's do!<br /><br />0:10:58<br />HIKARU: What's wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: Gotta use the john!<br /><br />HIKARU: Come on, we're just about to eat! Why couldn't you do that first?<br /><br />SEIJI: Right, sorry. Anyway, be back soon!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: This is Shuttle Saber. There's something I would like to show you, Captain. <br /><br />SEIJI: What is it you want to show me?<br /><br />SHUTTLE: I'm forwarding the image now.<br /><br />SEIJI: That's...<br /><br />SHUTTLE: I saw it while I was on patrol, sir. It appears to be heading for the Chinese land mass.<br /><br />SEIJI: Got it! I'm on my way. Keep an eye on it for now.<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Yes, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, let's head out! There's a monster headed for China.<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, I can't move.<br /><br />SEIJI: Why not? Is there something wrong?<br /><br />DAGARN: I can't escape the feeling that I'm being watched.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay, hang on! I've got an idea. <br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:19<br />SEIJI: Hey there!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey, Seiji! What's up?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just some lunch for the hard day ahead. You're gonna be here all afternoon, right?<br /><br />NEMOTO: You're planning something, aren't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh c'mon, Mr. Nemoto! Is that all you think of me?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Am I wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: You sure are! I just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you do.<br /><br />NEMOTO: All my hard work? I see what you mean, Seiji! <br /><br />NEMOTO: Guess I better get eatin'!<br /><br />SEIJI: Here it comes! Good luck, guys!<br /><br />0:13:04<br />SEIJI: Woah! A traffic violation!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Wh-What!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: W-Wait!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto, use your patrol car!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Oh, that's right!<br /><br />NEMOTO: You won't get away from me! No one breaks traffic laws in my town!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Attention, unknown jet pilot! Please pull over immediately!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What!? That patrol car moved? I see! I knew my instinct was right!<br /><br />COMPUTER: It is currently pursuing a jet operating in violation of traffic laws.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Traffic laws?<br /><br />COMPUTER: It is blaring its siren and chasing it down the main thoroughfare.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You idiot! A jet driving down a street!? If watching that car is going to make you report such stupid things, you can just watch a different machine! You big dolt!<br /><br />NEMOTO: HEY!! What are you thinking, driving a jet down the middle of the street!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Show me your license.<br /><br />0:14:37<br />NEMOTO: Hey, wait up!<br /><br />NEMOTO: My car! My patrol car, no!<br /><br />SEIJI: Shuttle Saber!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Do you remember me, my sweet little Carolines? We haven't seen each other since you were eggs...<br /><br />BUTCHO: I see, I see. There might be a Planet Energy Reservoir below this field, you say?<br /><br />BUTCHO: You hear that, Diane my dear? It's time to get digging!<br /><br />SEIJI: There it is! Everyone, transform and destroy it!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Change! Shuttle Saber!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Saber!<br /><br />JET: Jet Saber! Jet Typhoon!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Blast!<br /><br />BUTCHO: My precious Carolines!<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's that infernal Da Garn again...<br /><br />BUTCHO: And the Pest is with him!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What's wrong, Diane my dear? Why won't you do as I say!? <br /><br />BUTCHO: Wh-What was that!? Why is this happening!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: I knew this was a mistake!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Bomber!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Arrow!<br /><br />DAGARN: This is bad! Jumbo Saber, it seems to be absorbing our attack energy to grow bigger!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's dividing...<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, give us the order to combine!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Da Garn! Sabers! Time to combine!<br /><br />0:18:13<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's the Pest!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I've found you... I've finally found you! You don't know how long I've been waiting to meet you! You've been quite the thorn in my side, you know...<br /><br />BUTCHO: I wonder what you look like under that mask? Show it to your old friend Butcho!<br /><br />SKY: What!?<br /><br />DAGARN: Sky Saber!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Wait up, Pest!<br /><br />SEIJI: Catch me if you can! Just who are YOU, anyway!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: I can hear your voice... you must be a man under there!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh my, what a thing to say! You big fat dear.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I am not fat! I'm Butcho. So you're a woman, eh? Then let me hold you tight!<br /><br />BUTCHO: A futile act...<br /><br />SEIJI: Ow, ow...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Gotcha!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Curses...<br /><br />0:20:25<br />SKY: Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: It's no good. We can't get close to it, we can't use beam weapons...<br /><br />SKY: What do we do, Da Garn!?<br /><br />DAGARN: We only have one option. Sky Saber, back me up!<br /><br />SKY: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Energy inversion! Breast Freezing Attack!<br /><br />SABER: Saber Wing Cutter!<br /><br />0:21:15<br />SEIJI: Oh no!<br /><br />BUTCHO: This is the end for you... I'm going to take off that helmet of yours!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn, save me!<br /><br />DAGARN: You'll pay for defiling our planet!<br /><br />SKY: You will also pay for assaulting our Captain!<br /><br />BUTCHO: S-Someone, save me!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Save meeee!<br /><br />0:22:09<br />DAGARN: Who are you!?<br /><br />SEVEN: My name... is Seven Changer!<br /><br />SEIJI: Seven Changer!?<br /><br />SEVEN: I'll be taking Butcho now. Nothing personal.<br /><br />DAGARN: Wait!<br /><br />SEIJI: A new enemy?<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: What's up with that Butcho guy! He's all green and fat and rubbery! Can you get any creepier than that? I don't like the idea of him snooping around my town. Guess I better mount an investigation of my own. Let's see, who's suspicious around here... I know! The Ringmaster of the circus!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Who do You Suspect?!' I'm the commander... but that's a secret!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-8559942748482150618?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-24794811708182919362011-09-10T17:37:00.001-07:002011-09-10T17:53:46.365-07:00Here we go with part 2 of today's Da Garn rush. <br /><br />For those wondering what the Ringmaster's carrying in the scene in Hikaru's family restaurant, it's Konjac, a gelatin-like substance I talked about in the script for <url="http://j2epro.blogspot.com/2010/12/translation-daimajin-kanon-episode-17.html">this episode of Daimajin Kanon</url>. It's extremely firm and rubbery on the outside, so... well, you'll see.<br /><br />This is another "filler-like" episode, but as with the last one, the relationship dynamics it establishes are important. More importantly, it's completely hilarious. If that's not enough for you, well, we're back to plot next episode, so don't worry!<br /><br />Script beneath the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br />Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future<br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: Anyway! We thought the Earth was safe after we defeated the enemy boss Redlone, but it turns out it's not! Weird monsters keep appearing and forests are dying day by day! Looks like the Earth still needs our help! <br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: A Heart-Pounding Date With Pink!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Now analyzing subject data.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Cross-referencing with data from human locals.<br /><br />COMPUTER: These are the town residents with attributes most similar to the subject.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now, my dear Francois. Which of them looks suspicious to you?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, so he's the most suspicious?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, him!<br /><br />BUTCHO: I see, I see! He is very suspicious!<br /><br />0:03:20<br />HIKARU: Oh, please. Just because the teacher didn't see you doesn't mean you can sleep all day. Come on, wake up! Come on, Seiji! <br /><br />PINK: Wait. I'll wake Seiji up for you.<br /><br />PINK: Seiji... wake up. Your darling Pink... needs you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Still in class?<br /><br />PINK: WOAH!<br /><br />PINK: Did I scare you? But you just look so cute from up close.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, really? Well, I guess so... actually, girls say that to me all the time.<br /><br />HIKARU: Yamamoto, you just moved here so you don't know... but Seiji is the biggest wannabe player in our class.<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't tell her that, you shemale.<br /><br />HIKARU: Sh-Shemale!? Fine words from the biggest PERVERT in our class!<br /><br />SEIJI: Then you're the biggest BLOCKHEAD in the whole town!<br /><br />HIKARU: And you're the biggest wannabe in the whole COUNTRY!<br /><br />SEIJI: Shut up! You're the manniest man-woman in the whole WORLD!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, what do I do?<br /><br />0:04:55<br />HIKARU: Call me a shemale, will he? I don't have to take that from a playboy pervert like h--<br /><br />HIKARU: Is that what I think it is?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey Yamamoto, what did you want to talk to me about?<br /><br />HIKARU: I knew it!<br /><br />PINK: I was wondering... would you like to go out with me this Sunday?<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? How come?<br /><br />PINK: I thought... we could go on a date together.<br /><br />SEIJI: D-D-Date!?<br /><br />PINK: Oh please do it. Your darling Pink... needs you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh sure... sure...<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no! What is Seiji turning so red for? I can't believe this!<br /><br />0:05:53<br />RINGMASTER: Hey, Misser Kosaka! Got th' latest report from th' commerce association.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh thank you, Mr. Ringmaster!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Th' next meeting'll be next week. I brought this for ya!<br /><br />HARUO: Oh, thank you very much. <br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Mr. Ringmaster, won't you stay for a cup of our famous dandelion coffee?<br /><br />HARUO: On the house, of course!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh really? Here we go!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, darn th' luck!<br /><br />SEIJI: Heyyy, y'all feelin' the love in here?<br /><br />SEIJI: 'sup, Hikaru! I'm here for dinner.<br /><br />SEIJI: What, you still pissed or somethin'?<br /><br />HARUO: What is it, Seiji? You seem rather cheerful today.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh yeah? Can you tell? The truth is, this Sunday, I--<br /><br />SEIJI: The rest is a secret. Goodness, it's hard being popular. I can't even take a nap without ladies throwing themselves at me.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, but I mustn't say more. Not another word about my date.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, Takasugi! Got a date, have you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Goodness, did you figure it out?<br /><br />HIKARU: You idiot.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: That reminds me. We used to date all the time before we got married. Right, papa?<br /><br />HARUO: Yes. I remember it well.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: It seems like only yesterday.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: You old lady-killer! Nice work!<br /><br />HIKARU: It's just a date. Why's he acting like such a grinning idiot?<br /><br />0:07:34<br />SEIJI: Okay, perfect! This is the first date of my entire life! Let's start it off with a bang!<br /><br />HIKARU: Mom! Dad!<br /><br />HARUO: Oh! It's just you, Hikaru!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: You frightened us!<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you two doing, sneaking around out here?<br /><br />HARUO: Your mother and I talked it out. We've decided to watch over Seiji's date in secret! <br /><br />TSUKUSHI: It isn't stalking, though.<br /><br />HARUO: After all, Seiji's mother asked us to watch over him.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: That's right! So it's not stalking.<br /><br />HARUO: By the way, Hikaru, where are you off to?<br /><br />HIKARU: Umm... well, I'm worried about Seiji as a classmate!<br /><br />HARUO: Oh, I see, I see! In that case, why don't you come with us, Hikaru?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: What a good idea! Then let the Kosaka family watch-over-Seiji's-date plan... commence!<br /><br />HARUO: Yeah!<br /><br />0:09:03<br />TSUKUSHI: I bet the girl he's waiting for will be a cutie!<br /><br />HARUO: I bet so, too!<br /><br />HIKARU: Shh, she's coming! Look!<br /><br />PINK: Thanks for waiting, Seiji! I wanted to dress up for our big date... what do you think? Does it suit me?<br /><br />SEIJI: I-I-I-It really suits you very much, madame!<br /><br />PINK: I'm so veeeery happy to hear that.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh my God she's so cute.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: This is very strange, papa.<br /><br />HARUO: You're right. I didn't think Seiji would go for someone so forward.<br /><br />HIKARU: Really? I happen to think they're perfect for each other.<br /><br />HARUO: Do you think so? I found it very unexpected.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: So did I.<br /><br />HIKARU: We'll see.<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no! They're gone!<br /><br />0:10:21<br />PINK: Seijiiii...<br /><br />PINK: Why did you move away? You don't like me?<br /><br />SEIJI: I-I-It's not that! It's just... I've never been on a date before... so I'm pretty nervous...<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, the minute I take my eyes off him!<br /><br />HARUO: Goodness, what a bold move!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Children these days are so liberated!<br /><br />SEIJI: I just saw a frog monster!<br /><br />PINK: There's nothing there.<br /><br />SEIJI: S-S-Sorry! I didn't mean to go there!<br /><br />PINK: Don't worry. Oh my, you're blushing! You're so innocent, Seiji. <br /><br />0:11:25<br />BUTCHO: That was a close one, Francois my dear. Don't let them see you again.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now, then... I wonder what kind of modified Armored Beast I can make using these Earth materials?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Tasty!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Let's just see...<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:23<br />SEIJI: Geez, dates aren't very much fun...<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm not good at this part, either...<br /><br />HIKARU: What are they doing? Don't you think you're getting a little close there, Seiji?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Watching Seiji and his girlfriend made us feel so nostalgic. We decided to rent a boat and have a date of our own.<br /><br />HIKARU: Fine, do whatever.<br /><br />HARUO: Hey, Hikaru. I've been meaning to ask you this, but are you in a bad mood for some reason?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Now that you mention it, she does seem that way.<br /><br />HIKARU: Not at all! Don't be silly! Anyway, shouldn't you be getting back to your date?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh, that's right! Shall we be off, papa?<br /><br />HARUO: Yes, mama.<br /><br />PINK: Seiji... you'll stay with me all day no matter what happens, won't you? Promise me.<br /><br />0:13:51<br />BUTCHO: The time has come! Armored Beast Jennifer, go forth!<br /><br />GIRL: What's that thing!?<br /><br />PINK: Seiji, I'm so scared!<br /><br />SEIJI: Stop it, Pink! This is not the time to get clingy!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now, transform! If you're the one who controls those robots, you'll have to transform soon! Now, transform!<br /><br />PINK: Where are you going!? Seiji!<br /><br />HIKARU: What is Seiji doing?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Is he about to transform?<br /><br />SEIJI: Get out there, Da Garn! Protect the town!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:15:21<br />PINK: Seiji! <br /><br />PINK: Why did you leave me back there?<br /><br />SEIJI: Um, well...<br /><br />SEIJI: This is SO not the time for this...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Darn. I thought he was about to transform.<br /><br />DAGARN: Change!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />0:16:03<br />BUTCHO: Curious...<br /><br />BUTCHO: The robot's here, but his little playmate is nowhere in sight... what's going on? But that guy is definitely suspicious...<br /><br />SEIJI: I just remembered something I've gotta do.<br /><br />PINK: Oh, you can't! You promised, Seiji! You promised you'd stay with me all day!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know. I'm really sorry!<br /><br />PINK: But... I'm scared.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yamamoto...<br /><br />PINK: Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: What am I supposed to do?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Trans-form! Trans-form!<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't have time for this!<br /><br />PINK: Seiji, why can't you just walk me home?<br /><br />SEIJI: The thing I've got to do is REALLY important!<br /><br />PINK: Then kiss me.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wh-wh-what!?<br /><br />PINK: If you kiss me, I just know I'll find the courage to go home on my own. So... pleeeease kiss me.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wait! We're just kids, here!<br /><br />HIKARU: A kiss!? I just can't stand it! If Seiji kisses a girl while he's still in grade school he's the world's most perverted perv--<br /><br />0:17:33<br />PINK: YUCK!<br /><br />PINK: Gross! I can't believe this! I'm going home!<br /><br />SEIJI: That was lucky! Now Yamamoto won't see me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! How are things on your end?<br /><br />DAGARN: I'm struggling! I need help as soon as possible!<br /><br />SEIJI: Got it! Sabers, go support him!<br /><br />SABERS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:18:20<br />JUMBO: The captain ordered us to assist you!<br /><br />JET: We'll take it from here!<br /><br />DAGARN: The enemy is made of something that deflects my attacks! Be careful! <br /><br />SABERS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />BUTCHO: That Pest isn't here, yet more robots have shown up... this kid hasn't transformed, either... we're done here, Francois dear! Stop watching that boy and seek out the Pest!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Tornado!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Blast!<br /><br />JET: Jet Disposer!<br /><br />SEIJI: Did you get it!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers!<br /><br />DAGARN: Sabers!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Combine and save them!<br /><br />0:19:39<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What? It's him... where's he been hiding all this time?<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />DAGARN: The Da Garn Blade won't work either!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! How are we supposed to hurt something that rubbery!?<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Captain! We might try freezing him.<br /><br />SEIJI: I get it! Turn the rubber into ice! Sabers, combine!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />0:20:39<br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />SKY: Saber Blizzard!<br /><br />SEIJI: Now, Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Buster!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Jennifer dear!<br /><br />SEIJI: Great job!<br /><br />BUTCHO: My darling Jennifer... I'll make them pay for this.<br /><br />BUTCHO: After I find this little punk's identity...<br /><br />0:21:47<br />SEIJI: Hikaru! Don't spy on someone else's date!<br /><br />HIKARU: You're right. You sure were doing things you wouldn't want people to see. Weren't you, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey Yamamoto! Sorry about yesterday. I'll take you on a proper date this Sunday.<br /><br />SEIJI: C'mon, Yamamoto! This time I swear I'll kiss- I mean, stay with you all day, just like you wanted!<br /><br />PINK: Shah, as if.<br /><br />PINK: Hey! There's something I need to talk to you about. I'll be waiting in the library...<br /><br />HIKARU: That's the best medicine for a perv like Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: Seiji's not feeling well...<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br />Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you<br /><br />SEIJI: Monsters are showing up in China! I was gonna send Da Garn out, but he thinks he's being watched! I don't want anyone to find out our secret... but who's behind all this? Huh!? Who's that guy!? Is he the one behind all the monster attacks?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'The Secret of the Circus'! I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-2479481170818291936?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-53790943804427512992011-09-10T15:32:00.000-07:002011-09-10T15:53:09.209-07:00Let's get started on today's kekeke Da Garn rush.<br /><br />No notes about this one. It's about as close to "filler" as Da Garn ever comes... which, really, isn't very fillery at all. I like seeing Land Bison get to play to his strengths, and the gradual bonding between Seiji and Hotaru.<br /><br />It's also fun to hear Matsumoto Rica singing, long before singing was her thing. Even playing a goofy 12-year-old boy singing karaoke on a bus, she just can't bring herself to suck!<br /><br />Script is below, as always.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br />Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future<br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: Their miracle power made short work of the enemy boss, Redlone! But just when I thought the Earth was safe, suddenly this huge monster appeared! Plus, we've got cherry trees withering overnight, and these weird animals attacking people... this is gettin' a little dangerous!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Hotaru in the Forest<br /><br />BUTCHO: Very nice. This will make a fine Armored Beast.<br /><br />0:02:55<br />COMPUTER: Energy insufficient to complete Armored Beast synthesis. Please refill Planet Energy. Repeat: Please refill Planet Energy.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Just when it was getting good. Curse you!<br /><br />0:03:17<br />SEIJI: Hurry up and finish, Hikaru! We're gonna be late!<br /><br />HIKARU: Hold your horses! I'm making art, here!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: You're such a fine cook, Seiji. I'm proud of you.<br /><br />SEIJI: Aw, it's nothing. I'm used to it.<br /><br />HARUO: You've chosen an excellent combination of meat and vegetables! I can tell you really think about your cooking!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, yeah. I get it!<br /><br />MISUZU: Good morning, everyone. I am Sakamoto Misuzu, and this is Morning Scoop. With more and more forests around the world experiencing sudden, unexplained ecosystem collapse, Global Defense Organization Headquarters has decided to form a committee to investigate the cause of the incidents.<br /><br />HARUO: The cause is obviously humanity's disregard for the environment. It's a deplorable state of affairs.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: It really is.<br /><br />HARUO: The damage we do to nature can't be easily undone! We know that, yet we continue to destroy our own forests and dump toxins into our oceans and rivers! We're tying the rope around our own necks! Humans are truly despicable creatures.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh, look! I peeled the whole thing in one piece!<br /><br />0:04:33<br />HIKARU: I hope the mountain we're going to won't be brown all over like that...<br /><br />SEIJI: Instead of worrying about that, you'd better finish your lunch and get going!<br /><br />HIKARU: But I'm making lunch for you too, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: If I wait for you, who knows how long I'll be stuck here?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm off!<br /><br />HIKARU: Wait up, Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, Da Garn! How ya doin' this fine morning?<br /><br />DAGARN: You appear to be in a good day today.<br /><br />SEIJI: That's 'cause today's our class picnic!<br /><br />DAGARN: Picnic? What is a picnic?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's the biggest event in a grade schooler's life!<br /><br />SEIJI: See ya later!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, I said wait up!<br /><br />[Song]<br />Toda-ay is<br />Our class picnic<br />All to-gether<br />Our class picnic<br />So let's all join hands<br />And march out together!<br /><br />KID: Go, Seiji, go! You're the Casanova of the classroom!<br /><br />KID: Nice job, Yamamoto!<br /><br />KID: I wish she'd sing with me!<br /><br />GIRL: Yamamoto's gotten very popular, hasn't she?<br /><br />GIRL: The boys are just hanging off her constantly.<br /><br />KID: Great job!<br /><br />0:06:03<br />SEIJI: Peace, peace! Yay, ya--<br /><br />SEIJI: So gloomy.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sakurakouji, when you're at a picnic, it's okay for us kids to get a little rowdy!<br /><br />HOTARU: I feel a deep sense of foreboding.<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh?<br /><br />0:06:32<br />ALL: Let's eat!<br /><br />SEIJI: Ta-daaa!<br /><br />PINK: It looks so good! Did you make it all yourself, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't like to brag, but I do work hard at my cooking.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, THIS is your lunch.<br /><br />SEIJI: What? I told you I didn't want it.<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you saying you don't want to eat the food I made?<br /><br />SEIJI: But then who's gonna eat my lunch?<br /><br />PINK: I'd love to eat your lunch, Seiji.<br /><br />SEIJI: Really? That's a great idea! Here ya go! Eat up!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, thank you!<br /><br />HIKARU: Yamamoto, won't you eat this lunch I made?<br /><br />PINK: But...<br /><br />HIKARU: Go on, eat it. Please?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just what are you trying to do?<br /><br />HIKARU: Never mind.<br /><br />KID: Hey Yamamoto, eat my lunch, too!<br /><br />KID: Shut up! My lunch is way better.<br /><br />KID: My lunch has crab in it!<br /><br />PINK: I'm so happy! Thank you!<br /><br />0:07:38<br />HIKARU: Sakurakouji... hey, didn't the teacher tell us not to go into the forest because we would get lost?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh yeah, think he said somethin' like that.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji, you have to bring Sakurakouji back here.<br /><br />SEIJI: Why do I gotta do it? You do it. <br /><br />HIKARU: You run faster than I do. Now stop slacking off and get out there!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, Sakurakouji! Sakurakouji! Hotaru! Answer me if you're there!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm calling you, Sakurakouji! Wait up!<br /><br />SEIJI: Come back!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Hotaru!<br /><br />0:08:39<br />SEIJI: I... guess I'd better go back...<br /><br />SEIJI: But which is the way back?<br /><br />0:09:03<br />SEIJI: This place is no joke...<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm seriously lost, here.<br /><br />SEIJI: No good. Guess I better call Da Garn.<br /><br />0:09:24<br />SEIJI: Just play dead... just play dead...<br /><br />SEIJI: Another?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's going on here?<br /><br />SEIJI: Some kind of animal gathering or something?<br /><br />0:10:19<br />SEIJI: Hotaru!<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh-oh...<br /><br />HOTARU: Takasugi?<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, hey! What're you all doin' here?<br /><br />SEIJI: H-Help me!<br /><br />HOTARU: It's okay. He doesn't mean any harm.<br /><br />HOTARU: It's okay now.<br /><br />HOTARU: Takasugi, why did you come here?<br /><br />SEIJI: That's what I was gonna ask you!<br /><br />HOTARU: I'm here because... they're all so scared.<br /><br />SEIJI: The animals are scared?<br /><br />HOTARU: It's not just the animals. The trees, the grass, the land, the wind... they all tremble in fear of what's to come.<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />SEIJI: Dead leaves?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's going on here?<br /><br />SEIJI: There it is!<br /><br />0:12:00<br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:33<br />COMPUTER: Planet Energy absorption at 50%. If we absorb all of this forest's planet energy, we will be able to synthesize the ultimate armored beast. <br /><br />HOTARU: This way, everyone!<br /><br />SEIJI: Damn... Da Garn, Landers, this is Seiji!<br /><br />DAGARN: What is it, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: A monster's attacking the woods near Midorigahara field! I need you to beat it, ASAP!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir. I'll come as quickly as I can!<br /><br />0:13:20<br />BIG: The woods near Midorigahara field? <br /><br />MACH: It's like a trip around the corner with my speed! Eat my dust, punks!<br /><br />TURBO: Yeah right! Like you're gonna get away with that!<br /><br />BIG: Stop, you two! This isn't a race!<br /><br />0:13:41<br />SEIJI: Enjoy your little rampage while you can! Da Garn and the Landers will be here soon!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, wait for me!<br /><br />0:14:05<br />SEIJI: Hey, are you sure this is the way to go?<br /><br />HOTARU: Yes.<br /><br />SEIJI: If we get any more lost, we won't be able to get back. I sure hope they know the way.<br /><br />SEIJI: I get it, I get it! You don't hafta push me!<br /><br />0:14:32<br />BUTCHO: You've got guts to think you can stop me with those pea-shooters...<br /><br />SEIJI: This ain't good...<br /><br />0:15:07<br />BUTCHO: Think you can get away from me?<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: Your rampage ends here!<br /><br />HOTARU: Calm down, everyone! We're going to be okay!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Come on out, everyone.<br /><br />DAGARN: Blast...<br /><br />BUTCHO: Squeeze the life out of him, my dear Victoria.<br /><br />0:16:08<br />HOTARU: It's okay, everyone. Don't be afraid.<br /><br />SEIJI: We're in trouble here, Da Garn! Clear them up quick and help us out here!<br /><br />DAGARN: I'm sorry. The situation has changed for the worse.<br /><br />SEIJI: You gotta be kidding!<br /><br />0:34<br />SEIJI: Sakurakouji! Could you ask them if there's some way out of here? This is their home, after all!<br /><br />HOTARU: No. They're all too scared.<br /><br />SEIJI: Geez, what are we gonna do!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Not bad... way to go! You've the king of the forest, Mr. Bear!<br /><br />0:17:18<br />SEIJI: Keep going, everyone! Hotaru!<br /><br />SEIJI: Look out!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hotaru! Speak to me! Hey!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no!<br /><br />SEIJI: Someone, save me!<br /><br />DRILL: Change!<br /><br />SEIJI: Drill Lander!<br /><br />DRILL: Sorry for the wait. Looks like I made just it in time.<br /><br />MACH: Mach Lander, on the scene!<br /><br />BIG: Are you okay, boss?<br /><br />TURBO: Ah crud, I was sure I'd get here first!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is no time to argue about that! I need you to put out that fire!<br /><br />LANDERS: Gotcha!<br /><br />TURBO: Change, Turbo Lander!<br /><br />BIG: Change, Big Lander!<br /><br />MACH: Change, Mach Lander!<br /><br />0:18:26<br />SEIJI: Take care of her, okay Mr. Bear? I've gotta get in there!<br /><br />BIG: Boss! We've put out the last of the fire!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Now go save Da Garn! Combine, Landers!<br /><br />LANDERS: Okay!<br /><br />BISON: Combine! Land Bison!<br /><br />DAGARN: It's incredibly strong!<br /><br />BUTCHO: When my dear Victoria is full of Planet Energy, she'll beat anyone in strength!<br /><br />BISON: Hang on one second! You'd better be able to back that up!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What!?<br /><br />BISON: Da Garn! Are you okay?<br /><br />DAGARN: Land Bison! Is Seiji alright?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! I'm just fine, as you can see!<br /><br />BUTCHO: So he's back, eh?<br /><br />BISON: Stay right there!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Hey, let go of her!<br /><br />BISON: Boss, now's your chance!<br /><br />SEIJI: Triple Formation!<br /><br />0:20:30<br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />BISON: Let's go, Da Garn X!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />BUTCHO: If that's how you wanna play it...<br /><br />BISON: This ends now!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright!<br /><br />0:21:45<br />SEIJI: You okay, Hotaru?<br /><br />HOTARU: How are the animals?<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry, your friends are all just fine!<br /><br />HOTARU: The forest...<br /><br />HOTARU: The forest... is coming back to life!<br /><br />0:22:26<br />BUTCHO: I won't be able to realize my plans until I eliminate him.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I've got my eye on you... and I'm going to find out who you are.<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: Yahoo! I'm goin' on a date! And the girl is that super-cutey from my class, Yamamoto Pink! She said she wants to stay with me all day, no matter what! Ah, it's so hard being popular... oh no! Another monster! Why do you have to come out on today of all days!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter Of Legend Da Garn! 'A Heart-Pounding Date with Pink'! Nevertheless, I remain the commander!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-5379094380442751299?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-28260226823901198292011-09-10T00:01:00.001-07:002011-09-10T00:28:50.431-07:00Okay, I lied! One more post. This completes the first case from the DVD box set, marking 1/4 progress through the series. Hooray! (For the record, I'll probably slow down posting to one a day or so once I power through to episode 20.)<br /><br />In this episode we learn a little bit about Sakurakouji's home life and meet her family maid, who has clearly lived a very long life and has the archaic speech style to prove it. The only time I've heard this manner of speech spoken in real life was during a kabuki performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, hence I feel fully justified in going the whole hog with the fruity quasi-RenFaire-speak.<br /><br />For those curious, the term Butcho uses to refer to Seiji is an onomatopoeia, "chorochoro," which is the sound of a small creature (like a mouse or a child) scurrying about. Since English doesn't usually use onomatopoeia as nouns the way Japanese does, I thought "the Pest" worked acceptably well for the cases where the term is invoked.<br /><br />Now, go get the script! (It's beneath the cut!)<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 6th grade! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: Their miracle power made short work of the enemy boss, Redlone! But just when I thought the Earth was safe, suddenly this huge monster appeared! I don't think that thing's from Earth! It's spring and there's a cute new transfer at my school, but... I've got a bad feeling about all of this!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Spies on the Corner<br /><br />BUTCHO: Show me the little pest we caught scampering around the robots. <br /><br />COMPUTER: The pest you requested, sir.<br /><br />BUTCHO: What does your analysis show?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Height: 155cm. Weight: 47kg. Gender: Unknown. Age: Unknown. Nationality: Unknown. Ethnicity: Unknown. <br /><br />BUTCHO: Show me the list of candidates.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Data insufficient, sir.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Just do it!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Candidate A-Pattern.<br /><br />BUTCHO: So this is the man in that suit?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Candidate B-Pattern.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Candidate C-Pattern.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You've got awful taste, computer. <br /><br />COMPUTER: That is entirely irrelevant.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Well, what can we do. Need more data, eh?<br /><br />BUTCHO: How about this? Gotten any data from the town?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Nothing yet.<br /><br />BUTCHO: You've got wiretaps on every house in town, right?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Of course, sir.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Patch me in. I want to hear what these people are talking about on their phones!<br /><br />COMPUTER: As you wish.<br /><br />MAN: Kiriko... I've loved you since the moment I saw you.<br /><br />WOMAN: Please stop, Ichiro! I have a husband and children!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What is this? Next one!<br /><br />WOMAN: Haven't you heard? Mrs. Kato is eight years older than she says!<br /><br />WOMAN: I knew she wasn't as young as she claims, but eight years? Really?<br /><br />WOMAN: Oh yes, eight whole years! She's really let herself go, too!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Well excuse me for letting myself go!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Ridiculous. It's like they're mocking me.<br /><br />0:04:10<br />BUTCHO: Hey. Show her to me.<br /><br />BUTCHO: She's so cute! Now, let's name you, little dear. We'll call you... Elizabeth!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Beginning final examination.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Camera... check. Memory banks... check. Drive gear... check. <br /><br />BUTCHO: Good, good.<br /><br />0:04:41<br />BUTCHO: Have we all staked out nice spots? Let's see now...<br /><br />BUTCHO: This level of surveillance might be a little much... but I'm sure I'll need it if I want to locate those unsightly robots and their little Pest.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Hmm? Who's watching there?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, Sofia dear!<br /><br />0:05:14<br />SEIJI: Those crows are so loud. How am I supposed to study like this?<br /><br />HIKARU: Yeah, right. How are you supposed to sleep, you mean?<br /><br />SEIJI: What's that supposed to mean?<br /><br />HIKARU: Nothing.<br /><br />HOTARU: I hope it's not a bad omen...<br /><br />PINK: Moooorning!<br /><br />PINK: Hey, what's going on?<br /><br />HIKARU: We're talking about the noisy crows out there.<br /><br />PINK: What? Where?<br /><br />PINK: Wow, they're so black and cute!<br /><br />PINK: Hey! Don't you think they're cute?<br /><br />BOY: I guess so.<br /><br />BOY: As cute as you, Pink!<br /><br />PINK: Don't you think they're cute, Takasugi?<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, yeah, super-cute. Sweet, black, creepy, adorable li'l crows.<br /><br />PINK: We just like all the same things, Takasugi!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh yeah, I guess we do!<br /><br />HIKARU: You idiot.<br /><br />0:06:17<br />HOTARU: I feel a little ill.<br /><br />PINK: That's weird. You get sick just from looking at crows?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, that Sakurakouji's a pretty weird kid.<br /><br />HOTARU: Kosaka. Please tell the teacher that I was feeling sick and went home.<br /><br />HIKARU: What were you thinking!? You hurt her feelings! Why can't you ever watch that big mouth of yours!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, I didn't mean to...<br /><br />0:07:24<br />BUTCHO: What a disgustingly adorable little girl...<br /><br />HOTARU: What are you trying to do... here in this town?<br /><br />HOTARU: What evil are you planning here?<br /><br />HOTARU: Just... what are you?<br /><br />BUTCHO: It takes someone special to identify my spy beast at a glance... that's it! Maybe she's the Pest!<br /><br />BUTCHO: A perfect plan... no one would suspect her in such a guise.<br /><br />COMPUTER: Unable to confirm her identity as the Pest.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Shut up! I'm relying on instinct, here!<br /><br />0:08:33<br />HIKARU: Wait up! Are you running from me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Sorry! I got somethin' to take care of, so go on ahead of me!<br /><br />HIKARU: Come on! You never tell me where you're going!<br /><br />SEIJI: Let's see... it should be somewhere around here.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sakura-ko-uji...<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah, this is Hotaru's house!? It's a huge traditional mansion! <br /><br />SEIJI: But it looks pretty run-down... maybe that's why she's so gloomy all the time?<br /><br />SEIJI: Let's see... the doorbell is... non-existent, so... I guess these old mansions wouldn't have doorbells... <br /><br />SEIJI: Well then... excuse me!<br /><br />SEIJI: This yard is way bigger than the one at my house...<br /><br />0:09:39<br />SEIJI: Excuse me! EXCUSE ME!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's such a big mansion, how can there be no one here?<br /><br />SEIJI: EXCUSE ME!!<br /><br />MAID: And who might thou be, young master?<br /><br />SEIJI: Thou? --Oh, uh, I'm Takasugi Seiji from Midorigahama Elementary. Is Hotaru here?<br /><br />MAID: Ah, art thou Lady Hotaru's schoolmate? I pray thee come enter and proceed within.<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, yes ma'am.<br /><br />MAID: Allow me to present thee fresh tea.<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh, right. Thanks.<br /><br />MAID: My lady hath deigned speak with thee. Wait here but a moment.<br /><br />MAID: I pray thee come this way. My lady awaiteth thee.<br /><br />HOTARU: What do you want to talk to me about?<br /><br />SEIJI: Well... I feel like maybe I offended you earlier... so I guess I came to apologize.<br /><br />HOTARU: You have a kind heart.<br /><br />SEIJI: Gosh, I dunno what to say to that.<br /><br />HOTARU: I wasn't offended.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm glad to hear that... I mean, Hikaru was totally pissed at me!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:14<br />HOTARU: You really need to be careful, Takasugi. I think something's going to happen to this town...<br /><br />HOTARU: I saw it.<br /><br />SEIJI: Saw what?<br /><br />HOTARU: A creature like a cross between a cat and a rabbit.<br /><br />SEIJI: A cat-rabbit? Are you sure it wasn't just a bobtail cat or something?<br /><br />HOTARU: No, it wasn't anything like that.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, are you sure you're not just gettin' overstressed? Maybe you were just seeing things.<br /><br />SEIJI: I know! Why don't you come to the circus with me? It'll help you unwind!<br /><br />0:13:08<br />HIKARU: So you only invited me because Sakurakouji turned you down?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, more or less. I guess she was busy or somethin'. She accepted my apology, though.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Now here's what you've all been waiting for, folks! It's time for the flying trapeze show! Allow me to present th' first lady of th' skies, Magical Pinky!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah! Magical Pinky!<br /><br />HIKARU: Can't you ever control yourself in front of a beautiful woman?<br /><br />SEIJI: What're you talking about? Look, it's starting!<br /><br />SEIJI: She's amazing! And she does it all without a harness or a net!<br /><br />SEIJI: Woo! Great job!<br /><br />0:14:40<br />MAID: My lady. There is a phone call for you.<br /><br />HOTARU: Who is it from?<br /><br />MAID: A young lady calling herself Yamamoto Pink, I believe.<br /><br />HOTARU: Tell her I'm not here.<br /><br />MAID: My Lady...<br /><br />HOTARU: You already told her I was here?<br /><br />MAID: I did.<br /><br />HOTARU: I see.<br /><br />0:15:17<br />PINK: I'm sorry to call you all the way out here.<br /><br />HOTARU: What do you need to talk to me about?<br /><br />PINK: I feel so bad about offending you at school. I wanted to make it up to you.<br /><br />HOTARU: That's alright. I wasn't offended.<br /><br />PINK: Oh, but I just feel awful about it! I really want to apologize to you.<br /><br />HOTARU: I'm really not offended at all. So please... don't worry about it.<br /><br />PINK: But still...<br /><br />HOTARU: It's really okay!<br /><br />PINK: What are those things!?<br /><br />PINK: Get away! Shoo, shoo!<br /><br />0:16:13<br />BUTCHO: My dear Elizabeths, sharpen your claws and get ready to kill! If she's backed into a corner, there's no question that she'll put on her battle uniform! Now, take them!<br /><br />PINK: Someone help me!<br /><br />HOTARU: Stop it... please... stop it...<br /><br />PINK: Someone help us!<br /><br />0:16:57<br />PINK: Someone help us!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey! What are you doing!? Get out of here, you lousy cats!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Wait, those aren't cats! Just what are you things?<br /><br />NEMOTO: That's it! I don't know who you are, but I'll teach you for turning against humanity!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Transfoooorm!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Wait a minute. Are you telling me that man is going to transform into the Pest!?<br /><br />0:17:50<br />NEMOTO: Get out of here quick, you two!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji! There's trouble!<br /><br />SEIJI: What!? What trouble could there be?<br /><br />DAGARN: Something's afoot in Midorigahama.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, that's Yamamoto and Sakurakouji! Da Garn! Transform and go save them! I'll meet you there!<br /><br />0:18:26<br />NEMOTO: These things just don't quit...<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: What's with that guy?<br /><br />BUTCHO: When did that robot get here!?<br /><br />0:18:59<br />BUTCHO: That accursed robot... combine, my dear Elizabeths! Combine, and show them your true power!<br /><br />DAGARN: You need to get as far from here as possible.<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Bomber!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Napalm!<br /><br />SEIJI: That's enough!<br /><br />BUTCHO: There he is! Elizabeth dear, tear his clothing! Rip that costume off him and show me who he really is!<br /><br />0:20:14<br />SEIJI: Let's go, Da Garn!<br /><br />SEIJI: What was that!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Wait up!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Crud... those stupid monsters...<br /><br />NEMOTO: I'll get you!<br /><br />0:20:40<br />SEIJI: Earth Liner! Earth Fighter!<br /><br />NEMOTO: It's the superhero boy!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Triple Combination!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />0:21:19<br />DAGARN: Earth Vulcan!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />0:21:52<br />SEIJI: I'm starving! Dinner, please, and make it a large!<br /><br />HIKARU: Would you mind keeping your voice down? We've got customers.<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! It's the Ringmaster and Magical Pinky!<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Oh, I'm a big fan 'f all-natural food! We'll be by here all the time!<br /><br />PINKY: It's nice to meet you. I hope we can be friends.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'd be thrilled. Please, call me Seiji. And since you insist, I'd be happy to join you...<br /><br />HIKARU: Stop acting like an idiot! Your seat is right here!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br />Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you<br /><br />SEIJI: It's the most important event in a grade schooler's life, the class picnic! Everyone's real excited, but Sakurakouji ran off into the forest! Hey! It's not safe in there, y'know! Uh... what was the way back, again? Huh!? what are all these animals doing here!? Is Hotaru... talking to them?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Hotaru in the Forest'! I'm the protector of Earth, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-2826022682390119829?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-47775357739565788272011-09-09T22:12:00.000-07:002011-09-09T23:08:37.344-07:00Here we are, the last Da Garn of the night.<br /><br />In this episode the world starts to broaden and we get a whole host of new characters, including the members of the Mystery (Ayashi) Circus, which I swear must have been designed with the weird Fushigi Band from Shaider in mind. Listen to their themes and tell me they're not slightly reminiscent.<br /><br />The Ringmaster speaks in a very pronounced Osakan accent, which is often interpreted as "southern" or "country" to western speakers, but is used specifically here for its association with merchants and entertainers. Just imagine him speaking like Harold Hill, or perhaps Grandpa Simpson in the episode about the Simpson & Son Revitalizing Tonic, and you'll have the right idea.<br /><br />Anyway, now that I've dated myself terribly, check out the episode below!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br />Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future<br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm starting 6th grade today! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! Brave Fighters are like avatars of the planet's will. They've been scattered all around the world since ancient times, sleeping in the form of Brave Stones. But then they rose up to destroy invaders from space!<br /><br />SEIJI: Their miracle power made short work of the enemy boss, Redlone! He was makin' a lot of noise about 'taking the planet's life' or whatever, but no one touches Earth while we're around! You think you can take us on!?<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Attack of the Space Plant<br /><br />OHBOSS: Because that fool, we lost a valuable Planet Energy Extractor. I will send you a new extraction device. In the meantime, I wish you to find the precise location of Earth's Planet Energy Reservoirs. In addition, you are to discover the identity of the Earth robots who dared to oppose myself -- the great Ohboss -- and punish them accordingly.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Leave it to me.<br /><br />OHBOSS: You understand what will happen if you fail, the way the fool Redlone did?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Absolutely, sir.<br /><br />OHBOSS: I await notification of your success.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Right! Time to get to work!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Lord Butcho. Where shall we begin?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Show me the general area where the enemy robots might be hiding.<br /><br />BUTCHO: What is this supposed to be?<br /><br />COMPUTER: The third planet from the sun, known as Earth.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I already know that! Can't you make a more precise estimate?<br /><br />COMPUTER: The only data Redlone left us is what was inside his memory! Shall I make a prediction based on that?<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's better than nothing!<br /><br />COMPUTER: These points mark the locations of his encounters with the enemy robots. First and second contact were made in this location.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I see...<br /><br />0:04:12<br />CLOCKS: Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Hurry up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Hurry up!<br /><br />SEIJI: SHUT UP!!<br /><br />SEIJI: Nighty-night...<br /><br />DAGARN: Wake up, Seiji! Wake up!<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? Is there an attack?<br /><br />DAGARN: No. The new school year starts today. You asked me to wake you up at this time.<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, that's right. I'm starting sixth grade today.<br /><br />HIKARU: Hey Seiji, are you up yet? Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, I'm up! I'm up already!<br /><br />HIKARU: Your mother just called me! Get dressed and eat your breakfast, or you're going to be late!<br /><br />SEIJI: Mom worries about me way too much.<br /><br />MISUZU: Good morning. I am Sakamoto Misuzu and this is Morning Scoop.<br /><br />SEIJI: Morning, mom.<br /><br />MISUZU: Investigations are still being conducted into the invaders who were driven into space by the unidentified robot group during an attack on Los Angeles. With no ability to track where the invaders went, the Global Defense Army remains on full alert.<br /><br />SEIJI: But everything's fine now.<br /><br />HIKARU: What was that?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, nothing.<br /><br />0:05:33<br />MISUZU: Now for our next story. An entire remote mountain forest has withered overnight for reasons unknown.<br /><br />HARUO: Oh, this is just terrible. <br /><br />MISUZU: We have reports that the site was green and thriving until late last night. The environmental protection agency is mounting an investigation into the cause of the incident.<br /><br />HARUO: Seiji, humans are behind this! It's humanity's disregard for the environment that results in atrocities like this!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: That's we need to think about ecology.<br /><br />SEIJI: Ecology?<br /><br />HARUO: The relationship between humans and their environment! What will happen to the planet if we don't protect the fragile ecosystem?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: He's right. At this rate, we're in for dreadful things.<br /><br />0:06:28<br />SEIJI: Morning!<br /><br />HOTARU: Morning.<br /><br />HIKARU: It's so beautiful!<br /><br />HOTARU: It's crying. The cherry tree... is crying.<br /><br />HIKARU: The cherry tree is crying? The petals are falling, you mean?<br /><br />HOTARU: No... the petals falling is a part of its life. It isn't that... it's just... so sad, I...<br /><br />HIKARU: Sakurakouji! What's wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, she's just like that, y'know?<br /><br />0:07:11<br />RINGMASTER: Come one, come all, to th' grand debut of th' Mystery Circus! Girls and boys, c'mon by after school! Have we got a show for you! That's th' grand debut of th' Mystery Circus!<br /><br />KIDS: Good morning, teacher!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Good morning! I see you're all looking well. We have a new student with us today. This is Yamamoto Pink.<br /><br />PINK: It's nice to meet you, everyone! My name is Yamamoto Pink!<br /><br />BOY: What a weird name!<br /><br />GIRL: She's cute!<br /><br />MORISAWA: Miss Yamamoto just transferred here from overseas.<br /><br />KID: Woah, from overseas?<br /><br />PINK: I've been living abroad for a very long time, so I know very little about your native ways!<br /><br />GIRL: Native ways?<br /><br />SEIJI: You probably mean to say our local customs!<br /><br />PINK: Oh, I'm so sorry... your country's language is so very difficult. I hope you'll help me with it.<br /><br />MORISAWA: Anyway, let's all try to get along.<br /><br />MORISAWA: Please take that empty seat back there.<br /><br />PINK: Yes sir!<br /><br />PINK: Nice to meet you.<br /><br />HOTARU: Mr. Morisawa! I...<br /><br />MORISAWA: What is it, Sakurakouji?<br /><br />HOTARU: I don't.. feel well...<br /><br />MORISAWA: You don't? That's no good. I'll take you to the nurse. Wait until I get back, everyone.<br /><br />PINK: What's wrong with her?<br /><br />SEIJI: She gets sick a lot.<br /><br />0:08:41<br />BOY: But I think it's AWESOME that you've traveled overseas! What kinda places have you been?<br /><br />PINK: Oh, all over, really...<br /><br />BOY: All over? So, like, America and Europe?<br /><br />PINK: Oh, yes.<br /><br />BOY: You been to Africa, too?<br /><br />PINK: Yes!<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, that's awesome.<br /><br />GIRL: Hey, Hikaru, don't you think that girl is peculiar? Calling Japan 'your country' and talking about our 'native ways.'<br /><br />HIKARU: It's probably because she's lived abroad so long.<br /><br />GIRL: Maybe so, but...<br /><br />0:09:26<br />BUTCHO: Grow big and strong, Joanna dear!<br /><br />PINK: It was all over so quickly. What are we supposed to do here at school?<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh?<br /><br />PINK: They just gave us all these books... do we go somewhere else to learn?<br /><br />HIKARU: These are our new sixth grade textbooks! Class starts for real tomorrow.<br /><br />PINK: But the math problems all look so easy...<br /><br />SEIJI: We haven't studied them yet, so they're not easy to us.<br /><br />PINK: Really?<br /><br />HIKARU: Are you saying you studied them at your old school or something?<br /><br />PINK: Oh? Well... more or less.<br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, you're ahead of the curve!<br /><br />0:10:19<br />SEIJI: What's that?<br /><br />HIKARU: That wasn't here yesterday.<br /><br />SEIJI: Can a tree really grow that fast?<br /><br />HIKARU: And it's growing around the cherry tree...<br /><br />PINK: There's nothing strange about that. We have these everywhere abroad.<br /><br />SEIJI: For real?<br /><br />PINK: Yes, I see it all the time in other countries. It's nothing to worry about.<br /><br />PINK: Anyway, do you want to go to the circus?<br /><br />SEIJI: That's right! I forgot the circus was in town!<br /><br />PINK: We can get in for free for its grand opening. Let's go!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, sure, let's go! Coming, Hikaru?<br /><br />HIKARU: Okay...<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, I heard that the mountain forests have been abruptly withering.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, because of 'ecology' or something, right? I wonder if that's what destroyed the cherry trees, too.<br /><br />SEIJI: All the cherry trees around school suddenly withered, and a new tree is growing there instead.<br /><br />DAGARN: Really?<br /><br />SEIJI: I hear it happens all the time in other countries, though.<br /><br />DAGARN: All the time?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's nothing to worry about. Anyway, I promised some people I'd meet them at the circus! Send me a message if something goes down.<br /><br />PINK: I'm here! <br /><br />SEIJI: You're back already? I haven't even gone inside yet.<br /><br />PINK: Really? What were you doing?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, nothing... but seriously, that was fast.<br /><br />PINK: Come on, let's go to the circus!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay... just hang on, I'll get ready!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Time to go, Joanna dear. It's showtime!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah, they sure got this tent up fast.<br /><br />HIKARU: They really did. I didn't even notice.<br /><br />PINK: Let's go inside!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Let's go!<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah...<br /><br />HIKARU: This is more like a magic show than a circus...<br /><br />PINK: I've never seen anything like it!<br /><br />SEIJI: Are they even human? How do they do it?<br /><br />PINK: I just don't know!<br /><br />0:13:16<br />RINGMASTER: Welcome to m' circus, one and all! Hold onto your hats, boys and girls, because that was just the warmup! The real surprises are yet t' come! Prepare yourselves as we raise th' curtain on th' greatest show in the universe!<br /><br />0:14:00<br />COMPUTER: None of these vehicles possesses the internal structure needed to transform into a humanoid robot.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I get it! No more sneaking around, then. Let Joanna know it's time to play!<br /><br />COMPUTER: Yes, sir.<br /><br />0:14:26<br />SEIJI: Where are you going?<br /><br />PINK: Just going to powder my nose.<br /><br />SEIJI: Powder her nose?<br /><br />HIKARU: She's going to the bathroom.<br /><br />RINGMASTER: Now it's time for our circus's star attraction, th' high-flying trapeze act! Here t' perform the act is our very own shining star, Magical Pinky! <br /><br />SEIJI: Wow, what an entrance!<br /><br />HIKARU: Watch where you're looking!<br /><br />0:15:00<br />NEMOTO: Good evening, everyone! I hope you're all preparing for a fine evening! Your friendly neighborhood officer, Nemoto, is on patrol! Just call me if you need anything!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Ow!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What is that!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Now, let's see if Joanna's enjoying herself.<br /><br />BUTCHO: Oh, looking good! I wonder if he'll show up soon?<br /><br />SEIJI: Great job! That was amazing!<br /><br />HIKARU: What's wrong?<br /><br />SEIJI: I gotta powder my nose, too!<br /><br />HIKARU: What an idiot.<br /><br />SEIJI: What is it? We were just getting to the good part!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, look at this.<br /><br />SEIJI: What is that thing!?<br /><br />DAGARN: I don't know. What do we do?<br /><br />SEIJI: What do you think!? Smash it up!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:16:30<br />SEIJI: You all have to get out of here! There's a monster coming!<br /><br />MAN: What a funny costume!<br /><br />MAN: What kind of monster is it, now?<br /><br />SEIJI: You've got it all wrong! This isn't an act! This is for real!<br /><br />HIKARU: It's him...<br /><br />DAGARN: Change! Da Garn!<br /><br />BUTCHO: It's him!<br /><br />DAGARN: You! I don't know where you come from, but those who cause trouble here must answer to Da Garn! Prepare yourself!<br /><br />SEIJI: Get out of here, everyone! Now's your chance!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />0:17:50<br />HIKARU: Yamamoto! Seiji! Where are you!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Are you okay?<br /><br />DAGARN: That thing is not from Earth!<br /><br />SEIJI: So it's from outer space?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just what is it!?<br /><br />BUTCHO: Who is that?<br /><br />DAGARN: Look out, Seiji!<br /><br />0:18:18<br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Time to combine!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />BUTCHO: Joanna dear! No need to hold back anymore!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Vulcans!<br /><br />SEIJI: Great job, Da Garn! Get that thing!<br /><br />HIKARU: Save me! Someone save me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hikaru?<br /><br />HIKARU: Please! Help me!<br /><br />SEIJI: Are you okay?<br /><br />HIKARU: It's you...<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry. I've got you.<br /><br />HIKARU: You can't do it alone...<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry! Crawl out!<br /><br />HIKARU: It looks like you saved me again. Thank you.<br /><br />SEIJI: You're... welcome...<br /><br />HIKARU: Just who are you, anyway?<br /><br />SEIJI: It's dangerous for you to remain here! Flee, while you have the chance!<br /><br />SEIJI: Seriously, let's get out of here!<br /><br />0:20:23<br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />DAGARN: Earth Cannon!<br /><br />DAGARN: This ends now!<br /><br />0:21:15<br />BUTCHO: How dare he uproot my precious Joanna!<br /><br />NEMOTO: What an awful mess. Just what was it after?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey, it's Seiji!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey!<br /><br />HIKARU: Where did you go? We were scared to death!<br /><br />SEIJI: We were all in trouble, right? I was scared for you guys, too!<br /><br />PINK: But it was a lot of fun, too.<br /><br />HIKARU: Fun?<br /><br />PINK: Oh yes! You don't even see moves like that in pro wrestling!<br /><br />SEIJI: Pink, are you a wrestling fan?<br /><br />PINK: Yes!<br /><br />HIKARU: I'm worried. Do you think nature is taking revenge on humanity, or something? <br /><br />SEIJI: No way! That plant wasn't even from Earth!<br /><br />HIKARU: Really?<br /><br />NEMOTO: What!? It's my patrol car! What's it doing here!?<br /><br />SEIJI: ... but whatever it is, it's bad!<br /><br />0:22:16<br />COMPUTER: Analysis results: there is an 85% chance that the hostile robots are hiding out in this region.<br /><br />BUTCHO: So you're saying this town is worth investigating, eh?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Correct.<br /><br />BUTCHO: And this one?<br /><br />COMPUTER: Chance that he is working with the robots: 100%.<br /><br />BUTCHO: I'll find out who you are and make you pay for this!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br />Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you<br /><br />SEIJI: Sakurakouji had to go home early because of me! I came to her house to apologize... check out this crazy mansion! There's this weird old lady here, and the doors all open by themselves! It's like a haunted house! Huh? Rabbit monsters are attacking the town? Maybe that's what Hotaru was talking about!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'The Spies on the Corner'! The commander is a sixth grader, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-4777535773956578827?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-27132662475476571012011-09-09T20:42:00.000-07:002011-09-09T21:01:20.324-07:00More Da Garn, because it's fun and easy. I'm not gonna say anything about this one, because it's so awesome it just has to be seen. Everything about it is just fantastic.<br /><br />Click the cut for YES.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br />Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future<br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 5th grade at Midorigahama Elementary! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! I only just got the gang back together, though. They were scattered all around the world in the form of Brave Stones, and I had to go all over looking for them! It was such a pain in the neck!<br /><br />SEIJI: But something AWESOME just happened! I found out the Sabers and Landers can both combine! How come no one ever tells me these things!? Redlone keeps talking about taking our planet's life or some nonsense, and lately it seems like he's looking for something. But whatever he's planning, I'm gonna stop him! <br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: The Great Combo Breaker<br /><br />MAN: We are holding at 1500 meters below sea level. No anomalies found. We will begin scanning for resources shortly.<br /><br />MAN: What is that?<br /><br />0:02:45<br />SEIJI: Back for the first time in ages and you go right for the cleaver... what are you doing?<br /><br />SHIMIZU: I have to be a mother sometimes, you know. You miss your mother's home cooking, don't you?<br /><br />SEIJI: Come on, let's just skip it.<br /><br />SHIMIZU: What? Why? Don't you know that making dinner for her son is a mother's expression of love?<br /><br />SEIJI: I just don't want you to get hurt...<br /><br />SEIJI: Hello, Takasugi residence. Just a minute. Hey, mom! You've got a call from the station!<br /><br />SHIMIZU: I told them I was taking the day off...<br /><br />SHIMIZU: Yes, it's me. What? Come in today? But I'm... what? Really!? That sounds bad...<br /><br />SEIJI: What happened?<br /><br />SHIMIZU: But I told you, I'm...<br /><br />SHIMIZU: What? They just hung up on me!<br /><br />SEIJI: What happened?<br /><br />SHIMIZU: A deep-sea exploration vessel sent a message that it was under attack.<br /><br />SEIJI: A deep-sea exploration vessel? Where?<br /><br />SHIMIZU: The Japan Trench, they said. They can cover the story without me, though.<br /><br />SEIJI: What're you talking about!? You've got work! You should go!<br /><br />SHIMIZU: But I wanted to have a nice mother-son talk today. It's like we never talk anymore. Are you getting your schoolwork done without me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Who cares about that right now! Come on, let's get you changed!<br /><br />SEIJI: C'mon, get in the car, quick!<br /><br />MISUZU: Are you trying to get me out of the house?<br /><br />SEIJI: It just sounds like the station really needs you.<br /><br />MISUZU: You're acting strange. Is there something you're hiding?<br /><br />SEIJI: Not at all! Just get going!<br /><br />SEIJI: Good luck!<br /><br />0:04:50<br />SEIJI: Da Gar-- huh?<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Where are you?<br /><br />DAGARN: I'm out on police business with Officer Nemoto.<br /><br />SEIJI: I heard that a deep sea exploration vessel got attacked! I'm a little worried!<br /><br />DAGARN: What are you worried about?<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, the bad guys have been digging a lot of big holes lately, right? It's kinda like they're studying the Earth.<br /><br />DAGARN: That is true. Perhaps you should have the Landers investigate.<br /><br />SEIJI: Great idea! Let's do it! <br /><br />SEIJI: Landers!<br /><br />BIG: What is it? Spit it out already!<br /><br />DRILL: Whatever it is, we got this!<br /><br />MACH: We'll find that deep sea exploration thing!<br /><br />TURBO: Even underwater, we're at full throttle! <br /><br />MACH: Change!<br /><br />0:05:50<br />MISUZU: He's definitely acting strangely. I just know he's hiding something.<br /><br />MISUZU: What if he's started hanging out with the wrong crowd? Oh, I just know that's it... and what if it leads to domestic violence?<br /><br />SEIJI: Dammit! Dammit! Take that and that and that!<br /><br />MISUZU: I can't let it go on! I really need to take the day off...<br /><br />PEOPLE: C'mon! Just go!<br /><br />MISUZU: Be quiet! <br /><br />MISUZU: What's that? I'd better get to the station...<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no. Da Garn, get over here!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir. I'll make haste!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Oh no! It's gone again! Is that car thief stalking me!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Shuttle Saber, we need you here!<br /><br />0:07:24<br />JET: This is Jet Saber. I just sighted some flying machines here in the Alps.<br /><br />SEIJI: What? They're there, too?<br /><br />JET: Your orders, Captain?<br /><br />JUMBO: This is Jumbo Saber. I've sighted the enemy above the Amazon Jungle. I'm moving in pursuit!<br /><br />SEIJI: They're there too!?<br /><br />DAGARN: They must be planning something.<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah. I wonder if it's got something to do with what's going on in the Japan Trench.<br /><br />JET: Shall we attack them, sir?<br /><br />SEIJI: No, just stay on their tails! Let's find out what they're planning!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Saber, over and out!<br /><br />JET: Jet Saber, over and out!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Saber, over and out!<br /><br />SEIJI: Huh? We're passing over the Japan Trench now. Landers! How's it looking down there?<br /><br />DRILL: We're currently 7000 meters below sea level. <br /><br />MACH: Just how far down are we supposed to go, boss?<br /><br />SEIJI: You still aren't seeing anything?<br /><br />MACH: Nah, not even anglerfish live this deep.<br /><br />DRILL: C'mon, you guys can handle a couple thousand meters.<br /><br />TURBO: You might be used to it, digger boy, but we're not!<br /><br />BIG: Wait. I see something down there!<br /><br />0:08:52<br />MACH: That's one of their machines, alright!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright, I knew it. Sabers, what about the guys you're chasing?<br /><br />SHUTTLE: It appears we're also heading toward the trench.<br /><br />TURBO: We can take this guy out before the boss and the others get here!<br /><br />BIG: It's got the submersible, but it seems to be intact.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay. Landers, you save the sub! We'll follow the enemies up here!<br /><br />TURBO: Whadda we do about the enemy here? <br /><br />SEIJI: Smash it, of course!<br /><br />MACH: Alright, let's roll!<br /><br />BIG: Wait a minute, we need a plan first. We gotta make sure we don't break the sub.<br /><br />SEIJI: But what's the connection between the two incidents?<br /><br />0:09:51<br />REDLONE: Their weak point is the scant few seconds it takes them to combine.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Are you still watching that footage, sir? You've seen it so many times before.<br /><br />REDLONE: Silence! I want to make sure this plan goes perfectly!<br /><br />REDLONE: But I give you credit for finding their weak point. I'll treat you to the highest-grade energy next time.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Yes sir! I receive it most gratefully.<br /><br />REDLONE: Now, you'll get them all in one place, won't you?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: The machines we sent to lure them are bringing them together now.<br /><br />REDLONE: Very well! Let the plan commence, so that we may destroy those unsightly robots once and for all!<br /><br />SOLDIER: Report! We've discovered a Planet Energy Reservoir! Your Excellency! We've found a Reservoir!<br /><br />REDLONE: Silence! I am in the midst of preparing for battle! I don't want to hear about it!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Yes, Redlone, sir!<br /><br />REDLONE: At last, I'll send those bits of junk to the scrap heap where they belong.<br /><br />0:11:19<br />SEIJI: It's them! Da Garn, Shuttle Saber, transform!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: Change!<br /><br />SEIJI: Take 'em out!<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Magnum!<br /><br />REDLONE: At last, they're all assembled.<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:12<br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Flasher!<br /><br />JET: What's with these guys? They're all small fry.<br /><br />JUMBO: What are they thinking?<br /><br />DAGARN: Look at that...<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah, it's huge...<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay! Da Garn, Sabers, combine!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />DAGARN: It's no good... we can't combine!<br /><br />SEIJI: It's not possible!<br /><br />JET: They're tracking our formations!<br /><br />REDLONE: Amazing, isn't it? You require three Earth seconds to finish those unsightly combinations of yours! I've developed a radar to calculate that very moment! <br /><br />SCHOLAR: I am the one that developed the radar.<br /><br />REDLONE: Gentlemen! It's time to destroy them, once and for all!<br /><br />SOLDIERS: Yes! General Redlone!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: But I thought there were eight of them...<br /><br />REDLONE: I'm aware of that.<br /><br />REDLONE: I'll take my time beating on this group and rest should come flying to save them. Then, I can vanquish them all in one fell swoop!<br /><br />JET: Captain! What do you advise?<br /><br />SEIJI: I don't know... for now, just fight back!<br /><br />JUMBO: What the--<br /><br />DAGARN: Oh no!<br /><br />DAGARN: Are you okay?<br /><br />JUMBO: Yes. They're small, but they pack a punch.<br /><br />JUMBO: Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: We can't beat them like this!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: They're blocking our retreat, as well!<br /><br />SEIJI: Damn... we can't combine, we can't run...<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers! How are things in the Japan Trench?<br /><br />BIG: Now!<br /><br />BIG: Boss! We just finished up!<br /><br />TURBO: Got the sub safe, too!<br /><br />SEIJI: We need you here, quick! It's not going well!<br /><br />BIG: Gotcha! We're on our way!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Jet Saber!<br /><br />DAGARN: Jet Saber! Shuttle Saber!<br /><br />REDLONE: Gentlemen! Our victory is at hand! Those unsightly robots are on their last legs! With them gone, the Earth will at last be at my mercy!<br /><br />SOLDIERS: General Redlone! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers! Where are you!?<br /><br />BIG: Almost there! Just hang in there, boss!<br /><br />SEIJI: Please hurry. We can't hold out much longer!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, wait. Landers! Could you combine before you get here?<br /><br />BIG: Here? Why?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just do it! <br /><br />BIG: Got it! Time to combine!<br /><br />BISON: Land Bison!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Your Excellency, their allies have arrived.<br /><br />REDLONE: It's about time. Very well, destroy them all!<br /><br />REDLONE: What!?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: It seems they have already combined.<br /><br />REDLONE: No matter! Hit them with the heavy cannons!<br /><br />0:18:05<br />DAGARN: Careful, Land Bison! The enemy's got you in its sights!<br /><br />BISON: What!? <br /><br />REDLONE: You fool! How could you miss!?<br /><br />DAGARN: We need you to destroy its special radar. That's the reason we can't combine. <br /><br />BISON: Got it!<br /><br />BISON: Is that it?<br /><br />BISON: Land Cannon!<br /><br />REDLONE: Oh no!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright! Now's our chance!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />DAGARN: Breast Earth Flash!<br /><br />SKY: Saber Breaker!<br /><br />REDLONE: How... how could my plan have failed?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Excellency. Our ship is not designed to fight in atmosphere. We can not win here!<br /><br />REDLONE: Then launch immediately! Take us back into space!<br /><br />SKY: He's getting away!<br /><br />DAGARN: What do we do, Seiji!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Go after him! We'll make him pay for what he did!<br /><br />SKY: Let's go!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: They're following us.<br /><br />REDLONE: They can't beat me in a space battle. Return fire!<br /><br />DAGARN: Don't back down! Formation attack!<br /><br />SKY: Yes, sir!<br /><br />BISON: Ready when you are!<br /><br />REDLONE: What's that!?<br /><br />SOLDIERS: General Redlone! Banzai! Banzai!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Your Excellency, we must withdraw.<br /><br />REDLONE: But if I go back empty-handed, I...<br /><br />SCHOLAR: If you take back the data we acquired about Earth's Energy Reservoirs, you will surely be forgive. BZZT!<br /><br />0:21:15<br />SEIJI: Ya-hoo! We got 'em!<br /><br />SEIJI: We destroyed the enemy battleship! That means the Earth is safe, right?<br /><br />DAGARN: We can't be sure yet. I detected one life form escaping.<br /><br />SEIJI: You worry too much. Who cares about one survivor? He won't be back!<br /><br />DAGARN: I certainly hope not.<br /><br />REDLONE: I can't go back like this... my only hope is to flee to the end of the universe...<br /><br />REDLONE: Oh no...<br /><br />REDLONE: Please forgive me!!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br />Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you<br /><br />SEIJI: We beat Redlone and the world is safe again! As if that wasn't enough, now a totally cute girl is transferring into my class! Plus, she wants me to come see the circus with her! Uh-oh, a tree is busting up the town! Whaddya mean, it's not from this planet!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'Attack of the Space Plant'! I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-2713266247547657101?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-23427640683101435482011-09-09T19:45:00.000-07:002011-09-09T20:09:29.694-07:00In this episode of Da Garn, we get a little more expansion on the character of Officer Nemoto. This is about as deep as his character ever gets, but it's still really nice that they made the effort this early on. The poor guy goes through so much!<br /><br />A few notes for the ep: the old folks in Nemoto's home town all speak in a mild form of Yamagata Dialect, the same dialect featured in my other translation project, <a href="http://j2epro.blogspot.com/search/label/daimajin%20kanon">Daimajin Kanon</a>. It tends to be used as shorthand for "country" speech, so I tried to reflect that here without getting too far into unreadable eye-dialect.<br /><br />Also, the bit with the firefly after the eyecatch is a reference to Sakurakouji's first name; "Hotaru" is Japanese for "firefly."<br /><br />There's a few other puns in the episode, but I tried to acknowledge them directly in the script. So go on and enjoy! This episode features the debut of one of my favorite combinations in the show and (IMO) one of the best fight scenes in its first arc.<br /><br />Script beneath the cut!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 5th grade at Midorigahama Elementary! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! I only just got the gang back together, though. They were scattered all around the world in the form of Brave Stones, and I had to go all over looking for them! It was such a pain in the neck!<br /><br />SEIJI: But something AWESOME just happened! I found out the three Sabers can combine to become Sky Saber! What have I told you guys about keeping things from me? That Redlone guy said he's going to 'take our planet's life' or something, but our combinations will take him down!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: A Gift From Redlone<br /><br />ALL: Long live General Redlone! Long live General Redlone! Banzai! Banzai! Banzai!<br /><br />REDLONE: Gentlemen! It is time to move into the final stages of our ultimate objective. We are here to collect the Planet Energy stored within the Earth. To this end, we must discover the Planet Energy Reservoirs hidden at various locations across the globe.<br /><br />REDLONE: Now, behold! A probe mecha configured to locate those very Reservoirs! I call it the Redlone Eye!<br /><br />REDLONE: In mere moments, I will be sending ten thousand of these Redlone Eyes to be scattered across the Earth! With such numbers, those Reservoirs are as good as ours!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Preparing to commence launch of Redlone Eyes! Begin the countdown! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!<br /><br />REDLONE: Come to me, my Planet Energy.<br /><br />0:04:18<br />TSUKUSHI: Mr. Nemoto, would you like some pumpkin pie for your after-dinner snack? I fear it's leftover from yesterday.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yes ma'am! Gladly!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: And how about some carrot cake? I fear it's from two days ago.<br /><br />NEMOTO: I'll take that, too! And what's that tasty-looking thing?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: This? It's aconite gelatine.<br /><br />NEMOTO: I'll take that, too!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Here you are.<br /><br />HIKARU: So, Seiji, did you go anywhere for spring vacation?<br /><br />SEIJI: Not really. I guess if I wanted to go somewhere, Da Garn could--<br /><br />HIKARU: Huh? Da-gaa...<br /><br />SEIJI: Uh... I mean... I just have to think of... the doggone place I want to go. The doggone place... the doggone place... <br /><br />SEIJI: ... But I can't think of anywhere I'd like to go!<br /><br />HIKARU: I see. You too? I'd really like to go somewhere nice before school starts again...<br /><br />SEIJI: What're you talkin' about? Didn't your family just go on vacation to some island?<br /><br />HIKARU: But it was awful! There was a tsunami and all these robots showed up... it was a really bad time! Just the opposite of fun!<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, I see. I didn't know!<br /><br />NEMOTO: I got it!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Seiji, Hikaru, leave it all to me! I just had the best idea ever!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: The best idea ever?<br /><br />0:05:35<br />NEMOTO: Yes ma'am! The truth is, headquarters is rewarding my diligence in the field with a few days' leave!<br /><br />SEIJI: So where's the idea in that?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Just hear me out! <br /><br />NEMOTO: I'm gonna use my vacation days to return to Misato, the village where I was born! <br /><br />SEIJI: Misato?<br /><br />NEMOTO: That's right! I can see it now... ah, my sweet hometown...<br /><br />NEMOTO: The name means 'beautiful village', and my home town is just that... the water is clean, the air is pure, the land overflows with greenery... it was like a utopia.<br /><br />HIKARU: Like a utopia?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Well, Hikaru, Seiji? Won't you come and make some wonderful memories back in my old hometown?<br /><br />HIKARU: Really? Can we!?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: But... you don't mind?<br /><br />NEMOTO: No! Of course not! Providing guidance and leadership to our country's youth is a part of my duty!<br /><br />SEIJI: I think I'll pass. <br /><br />NEMOTO: Eh?<br /><br />SEIJI: As you can see, I'm a real city boy. I ain't suited to the backwater life. Yeah!<br /><br />NEMOTO: I see! That's a real shame. My village is full of sweet young girls who know nothing of the wider world. <br /><br />SEIJI: I think I'll come after all.<br /><br />HIKARU: You are such a pervert.<br /><br />0:07:10<br />SCHOLAR: General Redlone, we're receiving data from the Redlone Eyes!<br /><br />REDLONE: Put it on-screen. <br /><br />SCHOLAR: We've detected an unusual heat source within a thousand meters of this point. Incidentally, that point also lies on a large fault line. Earthlings refer to it as the Fossa Magna. <br /><br />REDLONE: I see! That heat source must be the Reservoir we're looking for! <br /><br />SCHOLAR: Well, we have no way of knowing until more data comes through...<br /><br />REDLONE: Once I take that Reservoir, victory will be in my grasp.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: That's why I believe we should investigate a bit more before...<br /><br />REDLONE: Prepare the drilling apparatus immediately! And ready my robot squadron!<br /><br />0:08:06<br />SEIJI: Hey, are we there yet?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Just a little longer.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'll be there soon, ladies!<br /><br />HIKARU: A utopia of greenery! I hope we get there soon!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey woah, Mr. Nemoto, are you sure this is the right way!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yeah, this is perfect! I've got things well in hand!<br /><br />HIKARU: Where are we going!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Just following the road to town!<br /><br />NEMOTO: By the way, you two!<br /><br />SEIJI: What now!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: We're approaching the entrance to the town! You two might wanna close your eyes.<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto! Can't you drive a little slower!?<br /><br />0:09:04<br />NEMOTO: Here we are! This is Misato, the town where I was born!<br /><br />SEIJI: This?<br /><br />NEMOTO: It's beautiful, isn't it! But it seems a little quieter than I remember it...<br /><br />OFFICER: Well shut my mouth! Is that who I think it is?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Well shucks, it's been a dog's age! You know me, I'm Tadashi!<br /><br />OFFICER: Well I'll be! It is you, Tadash'!<br /><br />NEMOTO: You got that right! And I become a police officer just like you, sir!<br /><br />OFFICER: Oh, is that right!<br /><br />SEIJI: So where the heck is the utopia of greenery?<br /><br />HIKARU: It's not at all like he described.<br /><br />SEIJI: It's all riding on the sweet young girls, then.<br /><br />HIKARU: What was that!?<br /><br />WOMAN: Shucks, Tadash', we sure missed you around here!<br /><br />NEMOTO: I'm tickled to see you folks again, too!<br /><br />MAN: And it's nice to see you too, young 'uns.<br /><br />WOMAN: It's been ages since we last had young people hereabouts.<br /><br />SEIJI: I knew it.<br /><br />MAN: Now then, what's your name, little filly?<br /><br />HIKARU: Um, I'm Kosaka Hikaru.<br /><br />MAN: What was that?<br /><br />HIKARU: KO-SA-KA HI-KA-RU!<br /><br />MAN: What was that?<br /><br />OFFICER: He's gone awful deaf lately. Oh! Miss Kiyo's back!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Oh, it's mama! Hey mama!<br /><br />HIKARU: No way.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama! I see you're still up and kicking!<br /><br />KIYO: That you, Tadash'? I reckon I can still handle a little field work.<br /><br />KIYO: By the way, Tadash'.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yes ma'am?<br /><br />KIYO: Our village needs you. How about you come back to live with us?<br /><br />NEMOTO: What are you saying, mama!?<br /><br />0:11:08<br />CHIEF: Buddha, guide his soul to rest.<br /><br />CHIEF: Tell you the truth, Tadash', the young folks like you have all left the village one way or another. Now it's just us old folks left.<br /><br />OFFICER: It's just as the chief says. The whole village is dying. We could bring it back to life if we had some nice mountains or a hot spring to bring in tourists. But there ain't no hope with the way things stand.<br /><br />KIYO: That's why we need you here, working to restore the village.<br /><br />NEMOTO: But...<br /><br />KIYO: No buts. Your father was buried right here in this village.<br /><br />SEIJI: What is Mr. Nemoto gonna do?<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:41<br />SEIJI: Do you put the happiness of your hometown first? Or your career? Dang, what a tough question...<br /><br />SEIJI: It's a firefly! I didn't think it was the season for them...<br /><br />SEIJI: I know! I'll catch it, and bring it back to Sakurakouji as a souvenir! <br /><br />SEIJI: Hey, wait up!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is this!?<br /><br />0:13:52<br />SCHOLAR: Redlone, sir. A life form has been detected at the drilling site. It appears to be human. <br /><br />REDLONE: Destroy it.<br /><br />SEIJI: What the...<br /><br />SEIJI: Come in, Da Garn!<br /><br />DAGARN: What is it, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm under attack from one of Redlone's robots! Get here ASAP!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:14:45<br />SEIJI: Oh, crap!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: It's that robot again!<br /><br />REDLONE: Bring the remaining Metal Battlers to the surface!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Time to combine!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />ELDER: What's this now? Something's flying all around, shooting fire from the sky!<br /><br />OFFICER: Must be those robots always making trouble in the city!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn! Make sure to keep your distance from the village!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir. But I'm struggling with the enemy's rapid-fire attacks.<br /><br />SEIJI: I got it. Landers! Support him!<br /><br />LANDERS: Got it!<br /><br />0:16:00<br />NEMOTO: What are you people doing!? Get out of here!<br /><br />OFFICER: Gosh, we plum forgot.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama! Where are you goin'?<br /><br />HIKARU: We can't find Seiji anywhere!<br /><br />KIYO: I'll defend this village with my own hands!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, it's him!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Who's he?<br /><br />HIKARU: He's the hero boy who controls the robots!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hero boy?<br /><br />NEMOTO: What the!?<br /><br />0:16:56<br />SEIJI: Landers!<br /><br />BIG: Hey boss! Whaddya want? Give us some orders already!<br /><br />SEIJI: You guys can combine like the Sabers, can't you?<br /><br />BIG: Sure can! You want a combination, boss?<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright!<br /><br />HIKARU: I hope he's okay.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Huh? I saw something fall down the slope.<br /><br />SEIJI: The director's gone!<br /><br />HIKARU: Something's wrong...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hang on a minute. That thing that fell might be the robots' remote control...<br /><br />SEIJI: Crap! They're all gonna get flattened!<br /><br />KIYO: Where you think you're going, Tadash'!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: I'm gonna save the hero boy!<br /><br />KIYO: You blind fool! You'll die if you go over there!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama, I'm a policeman! A policeman's duty is to protect the peace, even at the risk of his own life!<br /><br />KIYO: Tadash'!<br /><br />TURBO: Where's that combine order!?<br /><br />NEMOTO: I reckon this is it... wait for me, hero boy!<br /><br />0:18:32<br />KIYO: Keep at it, Tadash'!<br /><br />HIKARU: Mr. Nemoto!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Gotta give it all you got!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know it fell somewhere around here...<br /><br />NEMOTO: Hey! Hero boy! Are you looking for this!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Mr. Nemoto...<br /><br />DAGARN: Look out!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Here! Take it!<br /><br />SEIJI: Thanks!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay!<br /><br />SEIJI: Landers! Combine!<br /><br />LANDERS: Got it!<br /><br />BISON: Combine! Land Bison!<br /><br />0:20:07<br />NEMOTO: Yahoo!<br /><br />SEIJI: I couldn't have done it without you.<br /><br />SEIJI: OW!<br /><br />REDLONE: An ideal outcome.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Huh?<br /><br />REDLONE: Clearly, they think they've won. But the Reservoir drilling apparatus will soon reach that mysterious heat source.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! Where did you get off to?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji! I've been looking for you everywhere!<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji... did you hurt yourself?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just tripped a little.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama! You say I can go home?<br /><br />KIYO: I sure do.<br /><br />NEMOTO: But what about the village?<br /><br />KIYO: Nah, I know how ya feel. You're a man and you're risking your life for the job you picked. I'd be proud to have you stay a policeman.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama...<br /><br />KIYO: And I bet your daddy's smiling down on you from heaven.<br /><br />NEMOTO: Thanks, mama!<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm glad it worked out, Mr. Nemoto.<br /><br />OFFICER: But what will become of our village?<br /><br />REDLONE: At last! The Planet Energy will be mine!<br /><br />SEIJI: What was that!?<br /><br />HIKARU: Look at that!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: As I suspected, the heat source was not a Reservoir after all...<br /><br />REDLONE: What did you say!?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: It seems it was not an Energy Reservoir, but a hot spring.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: I am resigned to my punishment as ever, sir.<br /><br />0:22:13<br />PAMPHLET: The new hot spot: The Robot Springs of Misato<br /><br />SEIJI: The Robot Spring?<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yeah, mom says the town's prospering again now that tourists are coming by.<br /><br />HIKARU: And that means they can all stay in the village!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Yeah, it's a real load off my mind.<br /><br />SEIJI: That's right nice to hear, Tadash'!<br /><br />NEMOTO: Mama...<br /><br />KIYO: Good luck out there, Tadash'!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />SEIJI: A deep-sea exploration vessel was attacked!? I bet it's that Redlone guy again! We'll finish him off, this time! Huh? What's this new robot? Bigger's not always better, y'know! What? We can't combine? Attacking us during our stock footage is dirty pool, you guys!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn! 'The Great Combo Breaker'! I'm the commander, here... and I'll take care of everything!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-2342764068310143548?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-34001570205833113582011-09-09T17:04:00.000-07:002011-09-09T17:45:46.992-07:00Time again for some more Da Garn!<br /><br />I've always enjoyed Redlone as a villain, but somehow, going through the series this time, he's even more hilarious to me. I don't know whether it's being able to understand his lines more naturally after all these years so I can better appreciate Sawaki Ikuya's deadpan delivery, or just a product of my sense of humor changing as I get older; either way, I really enjoy his dialogue in these episodes.<br /><br />Check it out below the cut!<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br /><i>Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future</i><br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 5th grade at Midorigahama Elementary! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! I only just got the gang back together, though. They were scattered all around the world in the form of Brave Stones, and I had to go all over looking for them! It was such a pain in the neck!<br /><br />SEIJI: But while I was doing that, the enemy built a huge base on a southern island to conduct some kind of experiment! I flew down there and took on their leader, Redlone! He says he's trying to 'take our planet's life'. I don't know what that's all about, but I'm not gonna let him get away with it!<br /><br />TITLE: Big Battle in the South Seas<br /><br />0:02:22<br />HIKARU: Hey, Seiji! How ya doin'? I'm having a ball out here between the blue sky and blue sea of the South Pacific! I'm sorry you couldn't be here with us! It really sucks to be stuck at home during your spring break!<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, I bet you're real sorry.<br /><br />HIKARU: Mahika Island is an uninhabited island, so the air is clean and the sea is swimming with fish! Mom, dad and I spend all day swimming. Bet you're jealous, eh?<br /><br />SEIJI: What're you laughin' about, you old hag.<br /><br />0:02:58<br />HIKARU: What's that, an earthquake?<br /><br />HARUO: Hikaru! Don't panic! Stay calm! STAY CALM!!<br /><br />HIKARU: What are you talking about? You're the one panicking, dad!<br /><br />HIKARU: Sorry about that. Speaking of which, ever since we got here there's been a lot of earthquakes, and sometimes the sea changes color. They think a volcano might be about to erupt nearby. But we're just fine for now! So don't worry about us! Anyway, bye-bye!<br /><br />SEIJI: Man, I wanna go too. <br /><br />SEIJI: Ah! I CAN go!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is the life. How many kids my age got their own private jumbo jet?<br /><br />JUMBO: Are you comfortable back there, Captain?<br /><br />SEIJI: Just fine. I'm only missing a beautiful stewardess to wait on me hand and foot.<br /><br />JUMBO: I'm terribly sorry, sir. I should have prepared one.<br /><br />SEIJI: I'm kidding! It's just a turn of phrase.<br /><br />0:04:05<br />SEIJI: Hey. This is Seiji.<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji. You're certain about these reports of a disaster in the South Pacific?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah. I heard there's a lot of earthquakes and sometimes the sea changes color. There's gotta be something up!<br /><br />DAGARN: That evidence does not seem sufficient to...<br /><br />DAGARN: What is it, Seiji?<br /><br />SEIJI: Woah! Coral reefs! Hey, let's investigate down there!<br /><br />JUMBO: Yes, sir.<br /><br />0:04:35<br />SEIJI: Wow, it's so beautiful!<br /><br />JUMBO: I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary, sir...<br /><br />SEIJI: Now there! Fly over that guy!<br /><br />SEIJI: Man, he's big!<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain. You wouldn't be using this as a pleasure cruise, by chance?<br /><br />SEIJI: What're you talkin' about? We're investigating, I told you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hey! Is that Mahika Island?<br /><br />0:05:30<br />TSUKUSHI: I never expected to see lions and elephants here in the south seas!<br /><br />HARUO: It's painful to watch. Humans truly are selfish beings, keeping these animals locked up in such tight spaces.<br /><br />HIKARU: Dad, you're making a mountain out of a molehill.<br /><br />HARUO: It's also wrong to build such a big hotel on a beautiful island like this! It just brings in tourists who defile the beauty of nature!<br /><br />HIKARU: Aren't we tourists, too?<br /><br />HARUO: No, we are here to bask in the bounties of nature! We are nothing like those sheep over there in the--<br /><br />HARUO: Oh, a lion! I didn't know there was a lion!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh my, he's just like a little boy.<br /><br />HIKARU: He really is.<br /><br />0:06:20<br />SEIJI: We made it! We're here!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji, what should we do?<br /><br />SEIJI: You wait for me here.<br /><br />JUMBO: Captain, I propose inviting my comrades to continue our investigation.<br /><br />SEIJI: Sure, whatever! Be nice and thorough!<br /><br />JUMBO: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:06:47<br />SEIJI: Got it! My name is Seiji Takasugi. They call me the #1 Japanese handsome boy. Let's play together!<br /><br />GIRL: What a strange boy! <br /><br />GIRL: Sure, you can join us.<br /><br />SEIJI: Lucky me!<br /><br />0:07:10<br />SHUTTLE: Didn't the Captain say he was going to look around? He doesn't seem to be doing much investigating.<br /><br />JUMBO: It doesn't look that way to me, either. Da Garn, sir, what do you think?<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji is the chosen one. He does not make mistakes.<br /><br />0:07:36<br />SCHOLAR: General Redlone. We will make contact with the Planet Energy Reservoir in thirty seconds.<br /><br />REDLONE: You're certain it's the right place, this time?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Yes. If our data is correct, there can be no mistake.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Activating this Reservoir will spur violent activity across the planet's surface, producing bountiful Planet Energy for our harvest.<br /><br />REDLONE: And then we can finally bid farewell to this backwater planet.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: We are approaching the Reservoir!<br /><br />REDLONE: Yes! We've done it!<br /><br />REDLONE: When will we see an effect?<br /><br />0:08:16<br />SCHOLAR: Planet Energy Reaction... nil. It appears the data was incorrect and this wasn't a Reservoir.<br /><br />REDLONE: You fool! Then why did we come all the way to the bottom of this miserable black ocean!? <br /><br />SOLDIER: Flying objects detected above! <br /><br />REDLONE: What!? <br /><br />REDLONE: So they're back...<br /><br />SCHOLAR: What shall we do, Your Excellency?<br /><br />REDLONE: I just had an interesting idea. Adjust the angle of the drill. We're going to incite an eruption in the nearby volcano.<br /><br />0:09:02<br />JET: What was that!?<br /><br />SHUTTLE: An underwater volcano just erupted!<br /><br />DAGARN: What is it, Sabers?<br /><br />JUMBO: We've just witnessed an underwater volcanic eruption.<br /><br />0:09:12<br />JUMBO: What's that thing?<br /><br />JUMBO: Hey! Jet Saber! Shuttle Saber!<br /><br />DAGARN: What's wrong? What's happening!?<br /><br />JET: It's an enemy robot!<br /><br />JUMBO: Da Garn, find the captain! We can't fight back without his order!<br /><br />DAGARN: I understand!<br /><br />HARUO: What's a Japanese police car doing driving around here?<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: He must be very dedicated to his work!<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji! Where are you, Seiji!?<br /><br />GIRL: You can't hold your breath well, 'handsome boy.'<br /><br />SEIJI: What was that?! One more time!<br /><br />0:10:28<br />JUMBO: What!?<br /><br />0:10:43<br />REDLONE: Selene Alpa uses its wings to convert water pressure into energy. It is one of the finest pieces in my collection.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: If it receives enough pressurized water while holding those robots, the engine will overheat, causing a massive explosion...<br /><br />REDLONE: ...and blasting them into tiny little pieces.<br /><br />0:11:08<br />HIKARU: This is so nice... it's too bad Seiji couldn't be here.<br /><br />HIKARU: Seiji?<br /><br />HIKARU: It couldn't be... but it looked like him.<br /><br />WOMAN: Wow, the tide's really gone out.<br /><br />MAN: Yeah, wonder what's going on.<br /><br />HIKARU: The tide's gone out? <br /><br />0:11:40<br />HIKARU: It's a tsunami! <br /><br />HIKARU: Mom! Dad!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Hikaru, this way!<br /><br />HARUO: We have to get to high ground!<br /><br />LIFEGUARD: A tsunami is coming! Everyone, get to the top of the mountain!<br /><br />[Eyecatch]<br /><br />0:12:15<br />SEIJI: What a catch! We can fry these up later, huh ladi-- huh?<br /><br />DAGARN: Seiji. Where have you been?<br /><br />SEIJI: Check it out, Da Garn! All the fish we can eat!<br /><br />DAGARN: There's a tsunami. I must get you to safety.<br /><br />0:12:42<br />SEIJI: C'mon, it's still so far away! If we get in trouble we can just call the Sabers and beat a retreat!<br /><br />DAGARN: No, the tsunami is moving faster than it appears. And the Sabers are under attack from one of Redlone's robots.<br /><br />SEIJI: What? Then... Redlone's behind this tsunami, too?<br /><br />DAGARN: The Sabers can't make a move without your command. I suggest that you contact them quickly so that we can evacuate these people.<br /><br />SEIJI: Got it!<br /><br />SEIJI: Sabers! This is Seiji! Get back to the island, quick!<br /><br />SABERS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />JUMBO: He's grabbed Jet Saber, sir!<br /><br />SEIJI: What!? Da Garn, go help them!<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes, sir!<br /><br />0:13:41<br />DAGARN: Change!<br /><br />SEIJI: Earth Liner! Earth Fighter!<br /><br />DAGARN: Combine! Da Garn X!<br /><br />0:14:16<br />JUMBO: Jumbo Tornado!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Flasher!<br /><br />JUMBO: Oh no! He's going to be engulfed in the tsunami!<br /><br />0:14:42<br />SHUTTLE: Now!<br /><br />DAGARN: Leave this to me. You Sabers, hurry to the island!<br /><br />SABERS: Yes, sir!<br /><br />DAGARN: I'll deal with you, now!<br /><br />REDLONE: He's the leader of the robots. Let the small fry go.<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Your Excellency, I suggest we evacuate soon.<br /><br />REDLONE: Very well. Surface!<br /><br />REDLONE: Magnificent. Truly a thrilling spectacle. <br /><br />SCHOLAR: Your Excellency. Are you sure you want to let the worker robots be destroyed?<br /><br />REDLONE: By all means; and save the video. It will make a fine addition to my collection.<br /><br />0:16:10<br />SEIJI: It's a madhouse down there! Guess I better suit up.<br /><br />MAN: What's that?<br /><br />GIRL: They're coming here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Don't worry, you're all safe! The good guys are here to save you!<br /><br />SEIJI: Get on this plane! We'll take you out of here!<br /><br />0:16:58<br />DAGARN: Did that do it?<br /><br />SEIJI: Hang in there, Da Garn! Don't worry, we're almost finished!<br /><br />JET: Captain, you should board, too.<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay!<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh, I knew it was you!<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Do you know him, Hikaru?<br /><br />HIKARU: He saved me once before. It's funny how we keep running into each other!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is bad...<br /><br />HIKARU: Oh no! They're still trapped in there!<br /><br />0:17:42<br />SEIJI: Oh no... they've been left for dead!<br /><br />SEIJI: I gotta do it... Sabers, take everyone to safety, then save Da Garn!<br /><br />JET: But what about you, Captain?<br /><br />SEIJI: I'll get to safety after I save those animals!<br /><br />SEIJI: Okay...<br /><br />SEIJI: Come on, get out of here!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry!<br /><br />0:18:18<br />HIKARU: I hope that boy is okay...<br /><br />JUMBO: Change!<br /><br />JET: Change!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Change!<br /><br />JET: Jet Disposer!<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Shuttle Flasher!<br /><br />JUMBO: Jumbo Arrow!<br /><br />JUMBO: It's no use! Our weapons aren't strong enough!<br /><br />DAGARN: Enough! There's no reason for you to get dragged into this!<br /><br />SEIJI: Hurry! Don't get swept into the tsunami!<br /><br />SEIJI: This is crazy! Don't you have any way to get stronger!?<br /><br />JUMBO: We do, sir! We can get stronger!<br /><br />SEIJI: R-Really?<br /><br />SHUTTLE: Yes, sir! We Sabers can combine and become Sky Saber! It increases our power dramatically!<br /><br />SEIJI: Then why didn't you do that earlier!?<br /><br />SEIJI: Combine, Sabers!<br /><br />SABERS: Roger!<br /><br />SKY: Combine! Sky Saber!<br /><br />0:19:49<br />SEIJI: Oh, wow!<br /><br />SKY: Saber Boomerang!<br /><br />SEIJI: Da Garn!<br /><br />SKY: Are you alright, sir?<br /><br />DAGARN: Yes!<br /><br />SEIJI: Alright!<br /><br />SKY: Captain! Look out!<br /><br />0:20:15<br />SEIJI: Oh, crap! I forgot to get myself to safety!<br /><br />SKY: Captain!<br /><br />DAGARN: Oh no!<br /><br />REDLONE: How dare you foil my plans again! I offered you a beautiful end at the hands of Selene Alpa!<br /><br />DAGARN: Sky Saber, I'll take care of this. You save Seiji!<br /><br />SKY: Yes, sir!<br /><br />REDLONE: I don't think so!<br /><br />DAGARN: You stay out of this!<br /><br />0:20:53<br />SKY: Captain!<br /><br />SEIJI: That was a close one...<br /><br />HIKARU: Wow...<br /><br />HARUO: Just who is that friend of yours?<br /><br />HIKARU: That's what I'd like to know...<br /><br />DAGARN: Da Garn Blade!<br /><br />0:21:35<br />REDLONE: Return fire!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Course of action unadvisable!<br /><br />REDLONE: Silence!<br /><br />0:22:03<br />PEOPLE: Thank you! You saved us!<br /><br />SEIJI: We really did it!<br /><br />JET: Jumbo Saber. How is the Captain doing?<br /><br />JUMBO: He's sleeping peacefully. He must be exhausted. <br /><br />DAGARN: He's had a very long day. Let's let him sleep until we reach Japan.<br /><br />JET: Run your engines low. We don't want to wake our Captain.<br /><br />ALL: Roger that!<br /><br />[Ending Theme]<br /><i>Walking barefoot through the jungle<br />I flipped a switch<br />And all the giraffes and pretty girls<br />Linked arms in a dance routine<br />All the rules and manners my mother taught me...<br />Wah ha ha, blown away!<br />This is a paradise of the heart, not the head<br />Tomorrow will surely be 'hallelujah!'<br />So you've got to keep on winning<br />The sky and the sea are 'papaya!'<br />And I'll always love you</i><br /><br />0:23:42<br />SEIJI: A paradise of greenery, pure water and clear skies... oh, my sweet hometown! Mr. Nemoto's returning to his home in the country. Of course, a city boy like me cares nothing for such mundane pleasures... huh? You said there's cute girls there? Take me with you, please!!!<br /><br />SEIJI: Next time, on Brave Fighter of Legend Da Garn: 'A Gift From Redlone!' I'm the commander, here!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7175477793809946905-3400157020583311358?l=j2epro.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>tehkouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270256879338546326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7175477793809946905.post-75290325926213590942011-09-08T22:52:00.000-07:002011-09-08T23:44:01.059-07:00Here's one of my favorite episodes of the early series, which introduces us to the amazing character of Seiji's dad and reveals a hint of Redlone's true scheme for Earth. It also gives us a pretty amazing fight scene with a remarkable sense of escalation.<br /><br />A few notes: Kaihouten (解放点) literally translates to "Release Point" (and that is in fact how I translated it when I worked on the series some years ago), but this time around, I felt the term was too clunky and vague, given how often it gets used. This time around I decided to go with "Reservoir," which is not at all a literal translation but I feel sufficiently evokes what they really are and how they're used in the show.<br /><br />Also, during Seiji's sparring match with his dad, the two are shouting out the part of their opponent's armor they're aiming for, which is how you score points in kendo. Normally I wouldn't try to translate kendo terms -- they're referred to by their Japanese names even in the English practice of the art -- but I thought this way would make the scene feel a bit more explicable without a note, and allow for appropriately groan-worthy puns.<br /><br />So, enjoy the awesomeness! Translation beneath the cut.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost">[Opening Theme]<br />Just as the wind rushes for the sky<br />I'm gonna take to the air, some day<br />I know I can, I believe in it<br />There's a power out there that the grown-ups have lost<br />And I'm gonna take it back, right now<br />I think that you can do it, too<br />Hey, I'm not very strong all by myself, either<br />But maybe, if we helped each other out...<br />We can fly! The Earth is our great ship!<br />Say, "Da Garn, stand tall!"<br />And head for the light of our endless future<br /><br />SEIJI: My name's Takasugi Seiji, and I'm in 5th grade at Midorigahama Elementary! I'm the commander of the eight Brave Fighters who protect the Earth! I only just got the gang back together, though. They were scattered all around the world in the form of Brave Stones, and I had to go all over looking for them! It was such a pain in the neck!<br /><br />SEIJI: But lately, these enemy robots have been showing up everywhere I go! It's like they're investigating the Earth or something! Okay! I'm all fired up to do this, now! You better stay out of my way!<br /><br />0:02:12<br />TITLE: Redlone in Action<br /><br />SCHOLAR: General Redlone, as this simulation clearly shows, if we tap all of the Earth's Planet Energy Reservoirs at once, its energy will go critical and erupt.<br /><br />REDLONE: Then it's only a matter of using the Planet Energy Extractor loaded onto our ship to absorb all of Earth's Planet Energy.<br /><br />REDLONE: So, have you located the Planet Energy Reservoirs?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Yes, sir. Allow me to suggest the most likely candidate.<br /><br />REDLONE: I see. Then let us begin. It is time to pursue our true objective in coming to this planet.<br /><br />REDLONE: Prepare a toast!<br /><br />SOLDIER: Sir!<br /><br />REDLONE: Let us raise a glass in pity for this sad blue planet with no tomorrow.<br /><br />0:03:35<br />TSUKUSHI: Oh my! It's Seiji's father! I wonder when he got back to Japan?<br /><br />HIKARU: You have to do your homework!<br /><br />SEIJI: I know!<br /><br />HIKARU: I just don't want Morisoba to yell at you again.<br /><br />SEIJI: See you later.<br /><br />HIKARU: I'll come by later to help clean, okay?<br /><br />SEIJI: You really don't have to do that.<br /><br />HIKARU: Yes I do! I promised your mom I would.<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, do as you like.<br /><br />HIKARU: Okay. Later!<br /><br />SEIJI: Later.<br /><br />0:04:00<br />SEIJI: Huh? It's unlocked...<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh no! Dad's home!<br /><br />SEIJI: If I'd known he was coming, I would've cleaned up...<br /><br />SEIJI: How can he sleep in all this mess?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: You're back.<br /><br />SEIJI: Welcome home, dad. When did you get back to Japan?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yesterday afternoon. I've been in conferences since then.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: You look well. Taking care of yourself?<br /><br />SEIJI: Yeah, I am.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I see. So you are.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Well, shall we have a match?<br /><br />SEIJI: Oh, but I have to clean...<br /><br />TAKASUGI: You can clean up later.<br /><br />0:04:59<br />HARUO: Oh, it seems they've begun.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: I tip my hat to him. Such a busy man making time for sparring practice with Seiji.<br /><br />HARUO: He's his only son, so I'm sure he's worried about him.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Do you think I should bring them some coffee?<br /><br />HARUO: Now, you mustn't interrupt father-son time.<br /><br />TSUKUSHI: Oh yes, that would be terribly impolite.<br /><br />0:05:30<br />TAKASUGI: HEAD!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Does it hurt?<br /><br />SEIJI: Of course it hurts!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I see. So it hurts.<br /><br />SEIJI: HEAD!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: CHEST!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Does it hurt? Chest a little?<br /><br />SEIJI: Is that supposed to be funny?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Was it funny?<br /><br />SEIJI: Not at all.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I see. Not funny?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: WRIST!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Wrispect your elders, now.<br /><br />0:06:12<br />SEIJI: Hello? Yeah, he's here! Hey dad, mom's on the phone.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yes, it seems it's just a one-night stay. I'll be returning to Australia on the 3:00 flight.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Yes, it's unfortunate that we couldn't have more time together. Yes. Let us do that. Goodbye.<br /><br />SEIJI: Can't you take some time off?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Would you like to play a video game with me?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Look at that. Another game over.<br /><br />SEIJI: Dad, have you ever played a video game before?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I have not.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Hmm, another game over. Well, do you like playing with me?<br /><br />SEIJI: Not a bit.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I see. Well, I'm having fun.<br /><br />SEIJI: Well, it was your idea.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Oh, it's time. I must be going now.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Take care of your mother, please.<br /><br />SEIJI: I will.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I see. I'm sure you will.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: Look after the house.<br /><br />SEIJI: Have a good trip!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is it?<br /><br />TAKASUGI: V!<br /><br />SEIJI: What is with that guy? V?<br /><br />0:08:04<br />SCHOLAR: Look there, Your Excellency! We built it at lightning speed! The first base for our drilling ventures!<br /><br />REDLONE: What's this, now?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: It uses supersonic vibrations to stimulate Planet Energy.<br /><br />REDLONE: Have you tested it?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: We are just about to.<br /><br />0:08:50<br />TAKASUGI: I've done my bonding with Seiji.<br /><br />SHIMIZU: I worry he's growing up too fast. Thank you for coming.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: You'll be going home tonight?<br /><br />SHIMIZU: Yes, I intend to.<br /><br />TAKASUGI: I know you enjoy your work, but be careful of your health, as well.<br /><br />SHIMIZU: You too, dear.<br /><br />REDLONE: What is going on here!?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: The device's failsafes seem to have failed!<br /><br />REDLONE: You fool! Tests are to done to PREVENT a disaster!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Please forgive me, Redlone sir!<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Redlone, sir, please save yourself!<br /><br />TAKASUGI: What was that?<br /><br />0:10:20<br />SCHOLAR: Oh no, my precious base!<br /><br />REDLONE: You fool! How do you intend to stop this!?<br /><br />SCHOLAR: Please forgive me, Redlone, sir!<br /><br />0:10:39<br />HIKARU: This is ridiculous! How long has it been since you last cleaned u