-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Literal Translation Series, "Top wo Nerae -- GunBuster -- Vol. 1" Translated Speech Script with Many Many comments Written by Kentaro ONIZUKA Comments by Kentaro ONIZUKA Edited by Matthew Opel (mro93001@uconnvm.uconn.edu) Introduction Top wo Nerae! GunBuster is a masterpiece OVA. This primed the OVA(OAV) market and led to it as it is today. So I have tried to translate all of GunBuster for people outside Japan. It is, however, quite difficult to understand GunBuster without knowing Japanese culture and the way of life in Japan. I added, therefore, as many comments as possible, to help non-Japanese people understand GunBuster, and have fun. Before I wrote this, I read "The encyclopedia of GunBuster" included in the final CD box released 1995. The encyclopedia explains almost all the parodies contained in GunBuster. I tried to translate as literally as possible. In many cases the expressions are not quite natural in English. This is because it is a literal translation. Anyhow, please have fun watching GunBuster with this script. And please translate this into your native language if your mother tongue is not English. This script is based on GunBuster Okaerinasai Box released in 1994, which include two extra science lessons which are not in the original three volumes. Comments are welcome. Email: onizuka@nisiq.net ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Avant Title, The voice of a little girl reading her composition, My Daddy Takaya Noriko No.2 4th class 3d year. I think my daddy is a great man. Daddy's job is to protect the earth in outer space. "Daddy's ship is the fastest in the universe." Daddy is proud of his ship. Daddy is the captain of the space battle ship "Luxion." Like my daddy, I want to be a space pilot , and go to space with my daddy. Newspaper says, "First Man-Made Super-Light-Speed Space Ship Luxion" Launched 11:00 AM yesterday, Announces Chairman Lipton. Admiral Takaya Yuzo appointed as Captain. Reading a diary, Dec. 20th 2015 A.D., Cloudy, and Rain. My father died. Precisely speaking, he died 19th of Dec. News paper says, "The Space Force's First Super-Light-Speed Fleet Annihilated!" Luxion Sunk? The Fleet Missing in Cygnus Constellation Area, 250 Light Year Away. Cause of Destruction being Investigated. Next news paper says, "536 Hopeless, 47 Petty Officers Survived and Returned" Defeat due to Admiral's Mistake? Extraterrestrial Creatures Encountered? # Notice one of the survivor's name is "Anno Hideaki," the name of # the director of GunBuster! Reading a diary, My father's space ship was attacked by cosmic monsters in deep space. Although I know he died, I don't actually feel his death. I feel like my father is still alive somewhere in space. Form says, Post-graduation questionnaire -- The third municipal junior high school of Osaka city. --- Graduation season will arrive in three months. You will soon decide what you will do after graduation. Check the most appropriate one out of those below, High school, professional school, company, others... The high school to which you wish to enter, Okinawa Space force girl's high school for astronauts.. # Written by pencil ..... ...... An envelope with application form inside, from "Okinawa Space force girl's high school for astronauts " 1-chome Kanahashira, Kadena city, Okinawa 904-02 Phone: 0808-9157-36182 ...... Reading the diary, I will go to space where my father is. I will be a space pilot! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Opening Song... "Active heart" sung by Noriko Sakai. Following you, I run up the slope. Burning Sun that I pass by. with a big jump, I catch up to you. And I feel your body temperature. * Running in the wind is so nice. With great hopes, and great ambition. High High High High * I wanna be embraced in an easy manner. The distance between us is going to zero. I love you! ---------------------------------------------------------------- Top wo Nerae (Aim for the TOP) GunBuster ----------------------------------------------------------------- Episode 1 Shock! Big Sister and I, space pilots! ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kimiko tries to surprise Noriko, # Higuchi Kimiko, the name of an animator and a cartoon writer engaged in # the production of GunBuster. Her surname is "Akai" after the marriage. # The pictures appear at the ending song is drawn by her. # Takaya Noriko, the name of a staff member for harmony processing in the # production. # The voice actress for Noriko is Hidaka Noriko, and the # singer who sings the opening and ending song is Sakai Noriko. # All Noriko! # Sakai Noriko, idol-singer/actress/comic-writer. # She is well known to people in Taiwan and in Hong Kong. # She is also known as a comic writer, and has published several comics. Noriko: Oh, Kimiko, it's you. Kimiko: What are you staring at with that blank look? Ah, Big Sister. # Big sister.... Japanese "Oneesama" (literally a polite form of "Ane # (elder sister)." This word is only used in high society families, # or those schools for high society girls only. Used as a # form of address for an elder sister in the family and elder/senior # girl student in schools. # You can see how ridiculous for Noriko to use the term. # In Japanese anime, there is a tendency to use overly polite words. # So be very careful if you are going to learn Japanese from anime. # At all times, Big sister -- Kazumi -- uses very polite way of speaking. # So, I add extra "Please" and "Would you?" or something to her speech. # Noriko is also very polite in many cases when she thinks about big sister # or Coach, while she is not so polite when she is talking with Kimiko and # other classmates. This kind of switching plays an important role to # inform audiences the relationships among people. # I am still looking for an appropriate word for "Oneesama" that is used # in a high class rich ecclesiastic girls' mission high school in traditional # places in England or Scotland. "Big sister" is too cheap. # I considered to use "Your/her highness" instead of "Big sister." Noriko: Yes! my beloved senior. I wanna be like she is! well... is it possible? I am not that talented... Kimiko: Why do you say that? This is our first month as beginners. We are making progress now! Noriko: (What about) Virgo this week? Kimiko: 6th will be a lucky day. A happy meeting expected. Noriko: I see. Kimiko: How long are you going to mope! The next class is machine practice. Every student in this school will be there. A new coach is expected to come. Let's change clothes and get ready for practice! Noriko: Alright.. ------------------------------------------------------------------ In the school ground, Kimiko: 188,189........ 200!(counting noriko's rope-skipping ) Noriko: Ah,, Kimiko: Your body is so perfect physically, so why are you so bad at controlling machines? Noriko: I don't like mechanical things. Doing two things simultaneously, watching the monitor and moving hands and legs, I'll pass on those kinds of things. Robots: Oh you are too smooth! You're training yourself by jumping rope, (instead of on the machine). Kimiko: Ignore them! Noriko: I'm used to that. Robots: You're special because you are that admiral's daughter! You are someone apart from us, we envy you so much! You intend to take advantage of connections to get yourself selected, Noriko: How rude! (I'll do it) on my own merit! Robots: Is that so, eh? NewRobot: Stop that! Robots: Big Sister! NewRobot: If you wish to become a pilot, be proud of yourself! Robots: Excuse us! Big sister reads the name on Noriko's shirt. Sister: Miss Takaya Noriko ? Noriko: Yes! Sister: That means, you're Admiral Takaya's daughter, aren't you? How sad it must have been. Has it been hard for you? Noriko: Well, I've become used to living with it. ---------------------- Sister: To control the machine, pay attention to the six balancers and the feedback from your arms and legs. Then there will be no problems. Noriko: Oh! That's so much! How can you operate the monitor? Sister: Well, I watch, contemplate, and then I realize that my body moves automatically in response. Noriko: Wow! that's because of your talent. Sister: No, it isn't, Miss Takaya. It has taken my effort to do this. Noriko: Effort... then you have the talent to make an effort? Sister: When I drove a machine for the first time, I also fell. So, starting the next day, I made an effort not to fall. It's up to your efforts. You can do it! Noriko: Eh? oh, really? Sister: ..... Oh, your hair is getting in the way a little. ... here, I'll give you this. Noriko: really! Sister: Please do your best, Miss Takaya. Noriko: Yes! ...... # Noriko is so happy that she does not respond to Kimiko. Kimiko: No good (no reaction.) Noriko: Kimiko, (What's) Virgo this week? Kimiko: 6th is a lucky day, A happy meeting expected. Noriko: Absolutely true! Today is the best day of my life! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- On the grounds, robots are forming lines. Announce: about face! .... at ease. # Notice that the color of machine is different according the year. # Noriko is on a machine with a red stripe because she is a first year # student. This kind of coloring is quite common in high schools in Japan. # The colors are always green, red, and blue. Teacher : It's been six years since the tragedy of Luxion. Five years since we started the world wide project "Operation RX" in order to attack the cosmic monsters. StudentA: Two boy students have already been selected for the project. StudentB: From here, Big Sister is certain to be appointed. Kimiko : Yes. The question is, who will be the other. StudentC: Since all the students are candidates, we also have a chance. Noriko : If I went to space with Big Sister, I could die. Kimiko : Stupid! it's impossible! StudentB: It must have been decided to appoint Miss Kashiwara, the third year student, as well (as Big sister.) StudentA: I hear that the new coach is a commander. He came here just for the project! Kimiko : Be quiet! Coach is coming! ...... Coach : I am a coach who will instruct you on the machine control. I am Ohta. Those who cannot learn will be dismissed! # Ohta Koichiro, name of a famous animator engaged in the production of # GunBuster, as a mecha designer. Students: (Gasp)! Coach : To begin with, I'm switching off the automatic balancer. Students: (Gasp)! Coach : I won't allow you to use that from now on. Students: (Gasp)! .... Coach : In real battle conditions, manual operation is critical. Those who are unable to balance by themselves must take the classroom lectures again! Coach : Run around the grounds 50 laps! Run! Coach : Say "fight!" (say it loud!) Students: fight! fight! fight! fight! Noriko : Oh, how, how do you run? eh? Is this way to run? ah ah ah ... Coach : The first year student over there, YOU! Get off the machine. Run 50 laps on your own feet! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Announce: It's time to go home. Those students remaining in the school are strongly urged to go home immediately. # The motif of the second movement of Dovorak's "From the New World" is # usually used in schools for the announcement for "Going Home." The poster says: Keep locker room clean! --- one in a boy's school is cleaner --- Kimiko : Noriko, Noriko, let's go home now. Don't fall asleep here. Noriko : No, I can't move any more! Kimiko : That's because you actually ran 50 laps! Here you go, change clothes and go home! --------------------------------------------------------------------- In Noriko's room, The title of books.. "Wasniack tells about Macintosh" "Miss Rose Weeder, God bless you!" by K.Buchgad "Mathematics and Space" "The third municipal junior high school of Osaka city. 2020 (Student List)" "Physics I (High school text book)" "Mathematics I" "Chemistry I" "Modern National Language (=Modern Japanese Language)" "Knowledge Navigation (for Mac users)" "The dictionary of Degenerated Substances" "Fundamentals of Machine Weapons" "The Spring of Molfore" # From the titles, we can see Noriko loves ordinary books as well as # PCs and Anime .. Noriko takes the telephone. Noriko : Yes,.. well,,, hmm, Really? I made it? --------------------------------------------------------------------- In front of the bulletin board. The poster says, "Announcement" The two students below are appointed as ensigns for the machine weapon project. They are to be assigned to the space battle ship Exelion of the seventh fleet. They are to leave for Silver Star after the first semester. Girl's school 3d year Amano Kazumi Girl's school 1st year Takaya Noriko ---- Close up ----- .. appointed as ensigns... ---- Close up ----- Amano Kazumi Takaya Noriko ------ Close up ----- Takaya ------ Close up ----- Noriko ......... Student's voice : I can't believe it! ........ Kimiko : Look here. Noriko : Oh, it's true. Students: It's that girl. I hear that her father was the admiral of the utterly defeated fleet. Students: Then she took advantage of connections? Students: No doubt! She is hopeless. Students: The coach always treated her differently. Did she do something with the coach? That daughter of defeat dared that, in order to be with big sister? # Students suspect that Noriko offered herself to the coach. Poor big sister, the partner of the Daughter of Defeat. # Since her father's fleet suffered crushing defeat (zenmetsu), she is called # daughter of Defeat (zenmetsu musume = daughter of defeat) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In front of the door, Kimiko : Here you go,, Noriko : hmm, (exercising) I can't imagine what you're thinking. Sister : I can't imagine what you're thinking. That girl is a beginner who's been practicing machine control for only one month. I recommend the third year student Miss Kashiwara as well (as me.) .... I hear that she is only daughter of Admiral Takaya...so... Coach : I am a survivor from the Admiral's ship Luxion. Sister : Eh? Then, that's why you picked her... Coach : Silence! The project is more important than you think. The destiny of humanity is depending on this project. Sister : Then why? Coach : I am responsible. She may have that potential to do it. Sister : Do what? Coach : The Buster Machine! You will know when you go out to space. ..... Noriko : (Thinking) Coach is a survivor from my father's ship... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GunBuster!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- commercial film ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GunBuster!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimiko : And then, what did you do? Noriko : I'm now hated by Big Sister... The poster says, "You shall die! Daughter of defeat! Silly girl, go back to Osaka" Noriko : Now all students are against me because I took advantage of connections. Oh, there's no hope!! It's the worst! Kimiko : Virgo this week... Watch for misunderstandings and ... troubles. Kimiko : Nevertheless, since you have been appointed, you'd better practice machine control, so you can move at least. Noriko : You're right. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimiko : hang in there! Noriko : .... Noriko : Ouch! # It is an evil game among school children to put a pin on the chair. # I suffered several times in elementary school. Kimiko : What's the matter? Noriko : I can't, I can't take it! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Coach is walking, Noriko : Coach! please stop persecuting me! Coach : That I selected you...? Why do you think I am persecuting you? Noriko : Because, I am not talented, I have no future (as a space pilot) It's impossible. Everyone says the appointment is due to my father's connection. And, Senior Amano will be my partner! That's too harsh. Terrible! Cruel! Coach : Is it all that you want to say? Noriko : (crying) Coach : You say Amano has talent that you don't have. Follow me! # Amano Kazumi ... The pre-marriage name of Okada Kazumi, the wife of # main producer of GunBuster. She was also engaged in the production. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Coach : Look at that!! That's the appearance that you lack. Noriko : (surprised and thinking) Big sister uses iron shoes! # Iron shoes, Tetsu Geta. Tetsu geta appeared in the famous anime # "Star of Giants! (Kyojin no Hoshi)." GunBuster used the same thing # as a parody. Coach : She has talent, indeed. But that talent is created by her effort. Voice : Yes, in order to perform, I make an effort. Coach : Indeed, you don't have talent, because you lack effort. But you have the natural potential. So I selected you. Listen to me, Takaya,, You must make an effort, reach your potential! Don't ask for help. Perceive with your own body! Think with your own brain! Decide with your own heart! In space, no one will help you. # This scene is a parody of "Urtraman Leo" where Moroboshi and Ootori # make a decision. Noriko : Coach...! Coach : Go to space with Amano! There is something you must do in space! # Perceive with your own body! # Think with your own brain! # Decide with your own heart! # In space, no one will help you. # hmm, this kind of advice is quite common in sports anime. # These animes are called Spokon (Sport + Konjou ..Strong will) anime, # for example: "Aim for the Ace!"... yes, the title "Aim for the TOP" # is a parody of "Aim for the Ace!" and "TOP GUN." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Training scene. ....... ....... ....... Students: I thought she would give up soon, but she still hasn't! She's doing well! She's made progress with the basic operations. Well of course, since coach is always with her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the shed, Kashiwara: Coach, what about me is inferior to Miss Takaya? Please answer me, Coach! Coach : There is no need to explain. Kashiwara: Coach! Amano : You should stop this. Don't act dishonorably, Miss Kashiwara. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the shower room, The poster says, "Keep shower room clean!" On the door-pane "Contributed by a graduate at Moon Base" Kashiwara: Congratulations for being appointed to ensign, Miss Takaya. You are going to depart tomorrow. Before the departure, please meet me after class. Noriko : eh, ye.. yes. Kashiwara: Please be on your machine when you come. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the ground, Kashiwara: I always expected you would give up before leaving, But you are still going. If you won't give up, I'll make you give up! Here I come, Daughter of Defeat! Noriko : 9.5, 8.7 .... (measuring the distance) ah! Oh no!! Kashiwara: Fighting is too hard for you! Because running is hardest thing you can do. Kashiwara: Show ..... your...... skill ..... to ..... everyone .... here! # Anata no ..Jitsuryoku wo ..Minna ni....Mite ....Moraina...sai! # Your skill for all watch beg make ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kimiko : Noriko, Noriko, are you alright? Coach, stop them! that's enough. It's impossible. It's too hard for Noriko,, Kashiwara: No! what are you talking about! Actual battles are worse than this! Coach : Exactly! Kashiwara: No matter how many others would give up, I won't! Noriko :(Thinking) Coach, Coach, what shall I do. Coach! Voice : Don't ask for help. Perceive with your own body, Decide with your own heart. Noriko : I've got it! I pay too much attention to the monitor. I'll try it! Kimiko : Monitor off? Sister : What is she doing! Kashiwara: Y... You, You're making fun of me! Now is the end! Triangle Punch! Noriko : Now! Jump! # She cried "Toh," which was first introduced by famous "Kamen (Mask) Rider" # ... a classic SFX hero drama series. When he jumps he always cried "Toh!" Kashiwara: Ju... Jump!? Sister : Is that ...!? Noriko : Lightening... KICK! ......... Kashiwara: I lost! Sister : Unbelievable! That beginner, who has only practiced machine control for one month, has done the thunderbolt kick? -------------------------- View from the sky. Coach : Amano and Takaya, you two will be members of the first combat corps "TOP" At the airport. But, the true hardship will be from now on. To be a true member of TOP, To be a true warrior, who can protect people, To be a true fighter who can help others, practice your skill, make the effort, overcome difficulty, And fight! -------------------------- the view from the airplane window, Noriko : Oh, what a beautiful Mt. Fuji! Alright, "Aim for the TOP!" To be continued -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ending song "Try again" sung by Noriko Sakai. You said " You're like my younger sister" as your answer. My declaration of love was broken in the wind that Sunday. Because I lost love under the bright sunshine, the tears did not come out. I was only standing still, and saying good by to you. Oh, that's shameful. Since that day, it was dark days. despite that, Encore! the power to love! To my heart, Encore! the true fighting spirit. No matter how I lose love, I really love him. I cheer up myself! # When a boy rejects the love of a younger girl, it is typical to say # "You are something like my younger sister." # But when a girl says to a boy "You are something like my elder brother," # it does not always mean that she is rejecting love. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aim for the TOP" --- Science Lesson --- Section 1. "The theory of Ether Space" # "Ether space theory" was used before Einstein published his # "Theory of Relativity". # In order to understand and enjoy the science lessons, # you need at least a university level knowledge of basic physics. # I think there might have been an animator who majored in physics # in college. Noriko : Hi! I'm Takaya. Sister : I'm Amano. This is a special lesson after the episode. Together with Miss Takaya, who is a slow worker, all of you please study this lesson. This time, as the first lesson, I am going to discuss space, where we are going. Miss Takaya, what do you know about space? Noriko : Vacuum and Absolute Zero temperature! Did you expected me to say that? I also studied. Space is not a vacuum, but an ether field, and the temperature is not absolute zero, but three degrees Kelvin because of black body radiation. # Black body radiation: substances with non absolute zero temperature # radiate electro-magnetic waves. At high temperatures, they # began to radiate light. The wavelength of the radiation depends on # the temperature. # Ether field theory was replaced by Einstein's "Theory of Relativity." # which is based on "Lorentz transformation." Sister : Do you understand the things you are saying? Noriko : of course.... I mean, maybe not... Sister : OK, then we'll start from the beginning. Sister : After Dr. Tanhoizer published the ether space theory toward the end of 20th century, physics changed completely. # Tanhoizer gate < Tanheuser gate. The gate in the famous opera "Tanheuser" # "Tanheuser gate" also appears in "Blade Runner" as a phenomenon in space. # The leader of replicants (I forgot his name) says, just before his death, # something like: # "We've experienced many things that ordinary people never do, such as # Tanheuser gate in space" The background screen says, R. Tanhoizer: from 1960 to 2018. The Ether theory: "The ether electro-magnetics of substances in motion" 1995. "PACIFIC SCIENCE" ....... Noriko : Dr. Tanhoizer was a great, talented scientist who won the Nobel prize every year for five years. It is said: The ancient physics of Newton, The classic physics of Einstein, And the modern physics of Tanhoizer. Sister : You know it well! OK, And the phenomenon he predicted is the Tanhoizer's Gate upon which Warp Theory is based. Noriko : Ah, that's a star-bow isn't it? Sister : Star-bow is a phenomenon of sub-light speeds. Tanhoizer's gate is the only way to realize super-light speed navigation. Can you explain that? Noriko : Two black holes orbiting each other make a tunnel inside, from which we can see a star-bow? Sister : 50% of your answer is right. Alright? #"Alright?" Japanese "Yokutte?" # This word usually appear in old fashioned Japanese movies. # The word is used by high class rich women in high society. # Girls now a days may say "Iika?" or simply "ii?" Two black holes that share their Schwaltzschult radius make an exposed allergy point by controlling the angular revolution speed. That forces the ergo-region to extrude. That's Tanhoizer's gate. # "Schwarzschild-Radius:" When a object is trapped by a black hole, and # the object is within the Schwarzschild-Radius from the centre of BH, # There's no chance to get out, even if the object is traveling at the # speed of light. Noriko : Ah, OK, I mean... I'll study more. Sister : OK, the next question, Explain "Ice Second", the fuel that makes machine weapons and space navigation possible. # "Ice second" here is nonsense. there's nothing like this in modern physics. # Or is it just my ignorance ? Noriko : Oh I know that. That's the isotope crystal of ice with degenerated gravity at room temperature. Since most of stationary mass is in the dimension of mass of motion, the red shift of light is so intense that the substance emits red light in the dark, "The lady's red diamond shining in space!" Coach : That's right Takaya! Noriko and Sister: Ah! Coach! Coach : It is not shameful to be ignorant of things! The important thing is strong will and strong effort! Noriko : Yes! I'll be a lady suitable for Ice Second! Sister : Then, see you next time! Noriko : Bye Bye! # "Degeneration" is a technical term in quantum physics representing # the state of the system where two or more quantum state have the # same energy level. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avant Title. 2015 A.D. In Perseus Bay of the Galaxy (12000 parsecs from the earth) Announce: 20 seconds to enemies' fourth attack! Full speed retreat! Hurry! Retreat! Announce: All personnel aboard, evacuate. This ship will be evacuated! Repeat. All personnel aboard, evacuate! A man : One more, one more can go! Takaya : One more can go ? A man : Yes! Takaya : Then, take him! Ohta : No, Admiral, you should go ! Takaya : No, you must go! Ohta : but... Takaya : Damn it! You are young, you must survive. You have things to do in the future! On the bridge, ...... Noriko's photo: Daddy! please come home by my 8th birthday! Daddy! please come home by my 8th birthday! Daddy! please come home by my 8th birthday! Daddy! please come home by my 8th birthday! Daddy! please come home by my 8th birthday! .... Takaya : Noriko ... I am sorry. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Opening song -------------------------------------------------------------------- Episode 2 Daring! A Genius Challenger!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Announce: We will soon arrive at Silver-Star. Please refrain from smoking now. The stewardess with you today is Ohara Natuko, and the Captain is Murakami Fujio. Noriko : Ah, Big Sister! Sister : Good morning! .... Coach : That's the brand new battle ship "Exelion" Noriko : Oh, it's smaller than I expected.. Coach : Look carefully! Noriko : oh... Coach : Listen... In the vacuum of space, it's difficult to measure size and distance. Pay careful attention from now on. Noriko : Yes. ........ Noriko : What? Sister : It's Soviet. # Hmm, "Aim for the TOP" was produced before Soviet Union collapsed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the admiral's room, Tashiro : Welcome to Silver-Star! I am Tashiro Tatsumi. I will be the captain of the Exelion. This is Jung Freud from the moon base, a genius space fighter. You all know her. # Jung Freud ... hmmm strange name for a Russian girl. # As you guess, the name is composed of the names of two famous psychologists. # Tashiro Tatsumi, a music director of GAINAX who directed music of # "Wing of Honeamise" Sister : Yes. I recognized her. Tasiro : These are Amano Kazumi, and Takaya Noriko, The best pair from Japan. You should become good friends! Sister : How do you do. Jung : Is this your first time in outer space? Sister : No, three times on vacancies. Jung : Then, you'll have no problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the hall, Tasiro : Ah.. Can you hear me in back? The space ship Exelion, where you are going to make your homes, is being built as fast as possible. By the end of February, we will launch it, fully equipped. Immediately after that, we depart to attack the Enemy, the cosmic monsters. In the attack, you all will be members of TOP. If we don't win, there is no future for humanity. For the seven months before departure, train and prepare yourselves. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- An exercise in space. Coach : To begin, it is important to learn how to move in space. Go to the moon, pass it by, and then return here. Don't forget to act in combination, as a pair. In the vicinity of the moon, you experience strong acceleration. Don't be thrown off by that. First group, Start! ... Sister : Noriko, here we go! Noriko : Yes! Noriko : Distance two-seven-one. Is it OK? Sister : Yes. Noriko : Distance fixed. Sister : ah... what? Jung : Markers off, you two! Sister : What do you want with us? Jung : I wanna challenge you to a duel! Noriko : Big Sister! Jung : Linda is taking two dummy markers to the moon, for you and your partner. Sister : Then everything is ready, isn't it?! Jung : I accept one to two battle. You're not experienced in space. Sister : Fine! ..... Noriko : Big Sister! .... Jung : Here I go... Jacobini meteoric attack! # Jacobini meteoric attack, # Originally a way of hitting in baseball games in some baseball manga. # That was "Jacobini meteoric hitting method" .... Jung : Oh, you are a good fighter, The Queen of Roses! Sister : Take care! A rose has thorns! ..... Noriko : Big Sister, where are you? ...... In the ship under construction. Jung : Mujuusinten-Sekiunryu (Cumulic way without centre of gravity) # it may be a name of an art of Japanese swordsmanship. Hatimen Teppeki (Eight directions with iron wall) # defense against eight directions. Naname Seigan (Slanting front) # slanted form for defense. hmm, very good! perfect defense! But I'll break that perfection! ..... ..... Sister : My win? Jung : I wonder... ...... Sister : Lightening...Quick Turn... KICK! .... Sister : You're doing well, genius fighter! Jung : Right! There's a reason for my nickname! ..... Noriko : Big Sister! ..... ..... Noriko : Big Sister! ..... In a room, Jung : What are you doing? Giving up ? Sister : Wait! what's that? Jung : ah! ..... Noriko : Where has she gone? .... ah.. ..... Jung : It's the dead body of an Enemy. Sister : I never expected one here. Noriko : My daddy was... Sister : ah? Noriko : My daddy was killed by this? Killed by this kind of thing?! Daddy!!! Sister : Noriko... Noriko : Daddy.. flashback, Noriko : Well-come home daddy! ... you remembered my birthday! Father : Yes, today is your 6th birthday. Your daddy came home at the speed of light. ............ # This flashback scene reminds me of Nausicaa's flashback scene where little # Nausicaa tries to hide a baby insect. Three : ah ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GunBuster ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commercial film --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GunBuster .... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the gym, Coach : Leaving the training exercise... Illegal entry of a military installation... Observation of unpublished Enemy sample. Any one of these could send you to the brig. But I can't train you two in prison. .... I asked the captain to hold the report with him. This is probation, you know. One more and you'll be sent to the brig. Understood? Two : Yes! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the bath, Noriko : When I was small, my daddy always used to be in space, and he never came home, except ... once a year, at my birthday, he always came home, and then he said to me "Happy birthday Noriko", although he returned to work soon. # A typical Japanese hard worker in 1980s. But, I'm so relieved! If you were in prison, the force would suffer a big loss. Oh, that's the reason I was also pardoned, with you. ...... Jung : Oh, I'm really sorry. Because of me, you two were scolded by Coach. I am always afraid of people, that's why I did that. (I realized) how great you are, Miss Amano! Though I had heard you were good, you are better than I expected. ..... Jung : It's nice on the moon: my breasts are light. Here, it's different. The tight brassiere, the shoulder stiffness. Also, like this, my breasts will soon be ruined. Don't you think so? ...... Jung : It's not just an apology, # Owabito itcha nandakedo = It is something questionable if I say it's an # apology. I'd like to invite you to my birthday party, without obligations. The 12th of the month after next. Noriko : That's the same as mine! Jung : Is that so? Then let's have a party together! A big party ! .... Jung : By the way, that coach is a nice guy! His high tension is so attractive. ... When is his birthday? Sister : It was the day before yesterday. Jung : oh. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ view of space station, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the computer room, Tasiro : Ohta, what do you think ? Ohta : Certainly, we need to investigate it. .... Tasiro : The object is flying from Perseus Bay to the solar system, at 99.8 % of the light speed. Though it is actually going to pass by the orbit of Neptune, for its mass, it is moving too fast. Please investigate the object. Ohta : (To a technician) Show us an image of the object. Tech. : Due to the strong Lorentz-Doppler shift, it's impossible to get a clear image. # The staff at the computer reads a punched tape! A real hacker! # The three big Bills might have done this! # The medium of the first pre-released MS-DOS was punched paper tape! # Lorentz-Doppler shift ... combination of Lorentz transform and # Doppler shift. The size of an object at high speed # (nearly light speed) shrinks. And due to the Doppler effect, the color # of the object becomes red or blue according to the relative direction of # motion. Ohta : Then, we need to observe it with our naked eyes. Tasiro : Retrieve a light-speed battle ship in the vicinity of Neptune. Announce: There are no battle ships, but a training ship is out there for marathon. Its two exterior boosters can accelerate two machine weapons to sub-light speed. Ohta : I will have Amano and Takaya go out. Tasiro : Amano is fine, but the other should be Jung. Ohta : Well, Amano and Takaya are the candidates for GunBuster pilots. I want to have them experience light speed this time. Tasiro : I see. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the vicinity of Neptune, Ohta(Coach): I will indicate the timing for acceleration. You two only have to withstand the acceleration, tightly holding the booster. I will depart from here to catch up by the sub-light speed retrieval ship. I will catch up to you one minute later by your clock. The object is moving at nearly light speed. Don't be moved off course by the ether flow. It's a 10 minute operation in total. 1 minute at sub-light speed means three months on the earth. A small mistake will cause the Urashima-effect. Announce : Mobydick one, Mobydick two, prepare for separation. Jung : Noriko, If you can come back on time, it will be the day before our birthday party. I look forward to it. Noriko : Yes, I won't let you grow old alone. Sister : Please don't become an old woman! Jung : That depends on you two. Announce : Count-down started. 18, 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 .. In the machine weapon, ..... Noriko : I never expected an ether flow so strong! Sister : Second acceleration! ------------ In the vicinity of the earth, Announce : 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 .. ------------ Vicinity of the object, Sister : Approaching object. Flying in front as planned. Coach : I've caught up to you. Sister : 20 seconds to contact. Object recognized by naked eye. Coach : Can you identify the object? Noriko : (Thinking) a space ship? Sister : Its construction... wait, The ship's name is visible. Coach! It's an Earth ship! L-u-x-i-o-n ? Coach : Damn it! Don't allow Takaya to go! Sister : Noriko! Sister : Coach, Noriko's going to the Luxion! ....... Noriko : There's air inside. Only two days have passed on this ship since that battle! Daddy! Coach : I'm retrieving you. Wait, and prepare for deceleration. I'm going to look for Takaya. If I don't return within three minutes, leave us and decelerate. alright? In the ship, Noriko : Daddy! Daddy ... Coach : Heading to the bridge. Noriko : That's the Main Bridge! uggg.... ...... Coach : Takaya, ..... Noriko : No!! Coach : Takaya, we're leaving! Sister : Coach.. Coach : break the wall! Noriko : yes.... Coach : Prepare for retrieval! Sister : There's no time... ... Coach! Coach : Hurry! retrieve us! ...... Deceleration! ...... Coach : Amano,.... Sister : Yes, Coach : How many seconds delay? Sister : twelve seconds. Coach : I see. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In the hall, "Congratulations - Launching of Exelion" Tasiro : Welcome to the Exelion! Jung : Welcome home! You made me wait so long! We will depart next week! Jung : It must be hard for you.. about your father.. Cheer up! Noriko : (Crying) Sister : Although it's been six months for you all, we were back there only one hour ago. Would you please leave her alone for a while? -------------------------------------------------------------------- Noriko : Daddy, although my birthday was over six months ago, let's have a party together..... Because you came home, just like you promised. flashback, Noriko : I'll go to outer space when I grow up. Then I can always be with daddy. To Be Continued -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aim for the TOP" -- Science Lesson -- Section 2: Star-bow and Urashima Effect # "Urashima Taro's story" is a famous Japanese legend. # Urashima Taro was a fisherman. # He saved a turtle attacked by evil children on the beach. # Then he was invited by the Princess of the Sea to the temple in the sea. # He stayed there for 3 months. # After he returned, he realized that the world had completely changed. # It had been only 3 months in the sea, but 300 years on the land. # When he opened a box that the princess had gave to him, he suddenly # grew old, 3 hundred years old. Sister: The lesson today is on phenomena at light speed. Noriko: This is about WARP, right? Sister: No. The Lesson on super-light speed, C+ navigation, or WARP, is scheduled for another time. In sub-light speed navigation, many strange phenomena take place. Do you know about them, Miss Takaya? Noriko: Those are the star-bow and the Urashima effect. Sister: Yes. We call the big rainbow in space "star-bow." Noriko: Through the Lorentz effect, the stars gather together in front of the space ship, and seem to form a rainbow-colored ring due to the Doppler effect. I prepared figures and formulae for it. Sister: Well done! You worked very hard! Noriko: That's just the "effort and will" that coach always talks about. Coach : Not enough! Takaya. Two : Coach... Sister: When did you get here? Coach : That's still not enough. Explain the Urashima Effect. Noriko: Yes. In the today's episode, although it had been seven years since daddy's ship was wrecked, only two days had passed in the ship. And because of my twelve second delay in the operation, Six months had passed on the earth. It's because of that mean Einstein! Coach: Takaya, It's not only Einstein, but also Lorentz, Fitzgerald, and Gamov who are mean. # These names are the true physicists of this century. Noriko: Yes, I understand. Coach : Remember this formula. This is the Lorentz Transformation. Sister: Luxion's main engine, the degeneration reactor, was working, but the vanishing motor was damaged, leading to infinite acceleration. Coach : Yes, exactly. Listen well. In space, a small mistake is deadly. Only by your Effort and Will, can you triumph. Two : Yes! Coach : At least your response is perfect. Sister: Then, see you next time! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Trailer for episode 3 Noriko's voice: The Sea of Space is my Sea! # Uchu no umi wa ore no umi -> The sea of space is my sea! # The starting phrase of the opening song in Captain Harlock. Under the starry sky ten thousand parsecs away from the earth, the girls played the customary courage testing game. I was discovered by Coach, and big-eye-ball-ed (strongly scolded.) # Oomedama -> Big-eye-ball = heavily scolded. # When one scold, the eyes become bigger, hence, "big-eye-ball" means "scold". The punishment was cleaning the laser-cannons' lenses. Oh! backache! I met a nice guy there. In a wonderful mood beneath a gas-nebula, Then, a sudden Enemy attack! The first actual battle, with one-hit-sure-to-kill Californium atomic bombs! God, please forgive poor unworthy Noriko! The next episode "First love, and the first fight." Against them, LIGHTENING KICK! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------