--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Literal Translation Series, "Top wo Nerae -- GunBuster -- Vol. 3" 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aim for the TOP" -- New Science Lesson -- # New Science Lessens are available only on the Okaerinasai Box released 1994. # Many old fans were mortified because they already had GunBuster LDs. # Since I am a new fan, I bought the LD BOX (^^; Section 4+1: "The history of space ships" Noriko: Hi! I'm Takaya! Sister: It's been a long time since the last lesson. I am Amano. This is the sudden return of "The Science Lesson" after 6 years. In this momentous 4th+1 lesson, I am going to discuss the history of space ships. Well, Miss Takaya, please explain. Noriko: Eh? oh? Well, I completely forgot about that because it's been six years. Sister: That's no good. Very well, I shall explain. First generation space ship Apollo 11. Sister: The first generation of space ships were chemical reaction based rockets such as Apollo 11. Second generation space ship D. Papairow No7 Constructed in 1999, Launched in 2001. Sister: The second generation was the sub-light speed photon rocket. Third generation space ship Luxion Sister: The third generation was a super-light speed drop-shaped ship equipped with a Degeneration reactor. Noriko: That's the dream of humanity. The first ship of this type was my daddy's Luxion! Sister: Yes. Fourth generation space ship Exelion Sister: And the fourth generation space ship Exelion had a lifting body rather than a drop-shape in order to actively utilize the ether flow. Noriko: Really? Fifth generation space ship Eltreum Sister: The fifth generation space ship Eltreum was further advanced with an ether wing ship. This was the crystal of human wisdom! Noriko: Oh, this ship does not have main nozzle. Sister: No. You found an interesting point! The fifth generation ship Eltreum does not move in reaction to a jet like a Newtonian rocket, but by changing the physical principals around itself using pure mathematics. We can call it an "Algorithmic Image Drive" # This navigation method is something like that in "Dune" # "Travel without moving." Explanation Algorithm Drive Thought based on pure mathematics controls the motion. Guen Banh Hien (1992 Vietnam) published a book titled "Quantum Mechanics by Intelligence" where the "Human Principal" was proved for the field of Quantum Mechanics. # hmmm, nonsense! Sister: In order to cancel the weakened causation around the ship, espers and electronic-brained dolphins are used in the ship as navigators. # Notice the scene where an electronic brained dolphin appears, # with espers in a pyramid, in Episode 6. Noriko: Was that true? Two : Oh! Coach : WOW! Coach : This is the wrath of heaven. Why don't you remember that? Noriko: Sorry.. Now I've recalled. Coach : hmm OK. Then explain Buster Machines. Noriko: Yes. Buster Machine III was developed as the ultimate strategic weapon. The main body was also used as the primer to the 3000 slaves mined at 10 thousand light-year from the galaxy center. Buster Machine I and II were experimentally developed to guard Buster Machine III. They combined to make the Ultimate Machine Weapon GunBuster! Sister: The mass-production type Sizzler does not separate and has only one Degeneration reactor. Noriko: Then the reason that GunBuster is the strongest is its two reactors? Coach : That's not enough. GunBuster consumes Effort and Will, hence it is the strongest, because Effort and Will are infinite. Noriko: Yes. Coach! Coach : You've made no progress in these 6 years. Sister: You too. Sister: Then, see you next time! Two : bye bye! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avant title, View of an island in the sea. Okinawa -------------------------------------------------- 2032 A.D. Board says, "Okinawa Space Force Girl's High School for Astronauts " 16th graduation ceremony. July 31st. Director: And now the diplomas of graduation. Superimposed text, The graduates ... Two people. Teacher : The Earth Empire Space Force Okinawa Space Force Girl's High School for Astronauts. 2nd Class third year No. 2 Kazumi Amano Sister : Yes! Noriko(Narration): It had waited for us when we returned from outer space: the graduation ceremony for Okinawa Girl's school. hmmm, graduating so early... Black board says, Summer vacation starts today! Kashiwara is an old maid. Yahooo! This summer, "I must experience!" Mister crumb! I want to see Masayuki. Wow Wow... # "I must experience" means "I must experience making love" Noriko(Narration) I spent only 4 months in this school. And 10 years have passed on the earth. That Miss Kashiwara is now a teacher at this school. None of my classmates are still here. Not even Kimiko. Space erases the memory as well... Teacher : And 1st Class 3d year Takaya Noriko. Noriko : eh? Yes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Episode 5 Hope! Time enough for Love! # "Time enough for love" is the title of a famous Heinlein novel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On a long stairway, Noriko : I've already graduated, even though I'm seventeen. I'm taking a shortcut through life. Sister : You don't understand anything. You are 27 years old under the law. Noriko : Then I'm a woman of an age where I might have a child. Noriko : Oh, you're... A woman : Miss Takaya Noriko? Noriko : ..... Kimiko.... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Noriko : hmm, so Hie-chan and Ritsuko have also married... # Hie-chan.. : may be the name of a classmate. I was left behind... And you're a mother.. How old is Takami? # Akai Takami, the husband of Higuchi Kimiko (Akai Kimiko). # The game producer who produced "Princess Maker." Kimiko : She will soon be 3 years old. Noriko : hmmmm Oh! What's that? Kimiko : That's the Eltreum. Noriko : Really? Kimiko : We can see its shape from here with binoculars. Noriko : Wow, it's so big! Fifth generation space ship "Eltreum" # You can see the frames that link parts of Eltreum under construction. # Do you recognize the method? If you are a plastic model Mania, you will # know that this is the way the parts come in the box. This is also a parody. Kimiko : Yes. It's total length is over 70 kilometers. I hear that the ship was constructed for the evacuation of the Earth. Noriko : Eh? Kimiko : According to the rumors, since military people have preference, only one out of 4000 ordinary citizens can get aboard. Noriko : Is that true? Kimiko : Noriko, you might look down on me... Can you reserve a seat for Takami, by taking advantage of your connections? She needs her future. Noriko : Kimiko.... -------------------------------------------------------------------- in Noriko's room, Notebook says, Jung: room 1025, 32nd dom. Lyra Constellation Force. Phone: 0836-324-3303 Akai Kimiko: 0980-8350-996625 call before 10:00 pm Noriko phones, Noriko : Hello, Kimiko, oh, Mrs. Kimiko is... Oh is this Takami? This is Sister Nori.. No ! I'm not old enough to call Auntie. Is your mommy there? Oh, gone out with daddy. Then you're staying alone? You're such a good child. Well Takami... tell your mom that Noriko said "I am sorry." Yes. Good! Then, Bye bye! Noriko(thinking): Takami's future... Kimiko is already a mother. While I was in space, many many years passed... I was left alone. Daddy, did you also feel this sadness every time you returned to Earth? This sadness.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- August 6th. 4:15 pm Palomar Astronomical Observatory. ----------------------- A staff : Eh? What? I can't hear you. Space Force, Information Section. A staff : In the vicinity of the Lyra 326? A huge Enemy force? Observatory Satellite. The voice: Yes. There's so many of the Enemy, space doesn't look dark. 70% Enemies, 30% black space. Did you get that? 70% Enemies, 30% black space! # This phrase is a parody of some movie directed by Okamoto Kihachi. # The original speech was, # "There's so many enemies, the sea does not look blue. # 70% enemies, 30% blue." -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Force, small conference room. 6:20 a.m. Leader of Observatory Section Leader: The data obtained with Degeneration radar indicates that, because the Enemy force is concentrated in such high densities, it is impossible to count their precise numbers. Presumably, it is over 100 million. The diameter of the force is approximately 80 astronomical units. It is unknown when they will reach the outermost defense line. People: 80 astronomical units is almost the diameter of the orbit of Pluto... Admiral Tasiro Tasiro: Those bastards have come, at last! # The diagrams showing the formation of the Enemy is quite similar to # those used in weather forecasts. The Enemy are drawn like typhoons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Schedule for 7th August: go to SEA with Jung. 10th: meet Kimiko at 10:00 TV says, "TOP corps dissolved" Caster : TOP corps, established 11 years ago, has been officially dissolved. Announce: Lieutenant Takaya, Lieutenant Takaya, Commander Ohta is expecting you. Please come to the teacher's room. Noriko : Rain? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the teachers' room Sister : You are so selfish! You always act like this; you don't think about me at all... Coach : Then, don't come to me. ...... ...... Noriko : Big Sister... ...... Coach : gggg Noriko : Coach! Coach! Noriko : Hello, this is Okinawa Girl's School.... Noriko : Coach, What are you doing? Coach : Don't tell Amano about this... If you tell her, I'll ... kill you! Noriko : Coach. Hang in there! Coach! Coach! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Next Day Jung : Noriko, I'm going to find a new love. I'm going to give up on Coach. A person's life is separate from other's lives. More meetings, more separations. My life is only for myself, I won't waste a single minute. Time flies by, never stopping. But you sure are gloomy... is today "that day?" # "That day" means the day for a woman's period. Noriko : Idiot ("baka") ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the bathroom Flashback, Jung : Your life is separate from other's lives. Noriko : So, do I live my own life? Flashback, Noriko : Coach, Coach.. hang in there! .. Coach.. Coach : Takaya... now, humanity is entering the greatest crises since its beginning. Noriko : That's not (important) right now! Coach : Shut up. Listen to me! Noriko : ah! ...... Coach : The Enemy force is drawing closer. The largest attack ever.. The chance of survival is only one in 10,000. It is your GunBuster.. Noriko : Coach.. Coach : Takaya. You must WIN. In order to save our Earth, and humanity, GunBuster must WIN. ... Listen to me.. Noriko : Yes. Coach : You and Amano by yourselves are fires. Fire #This Chinese character means fire. Coach : Together, you two become an inferno. Inferno #This character means a lot of fire. # This is my favorite scene in GunBuster. # This kind of formation of Chinese characters is common. # When the character for tree is duplicated, it means small forest; # when triplicated it means forest. Coach : The fire of GunBuster is the strongest in the universe! Noriko : Coach. Coach : I chose you two, because you can WIN! Noriko : Yes Coach. Coach : Takaya,, Noriko : Yes.. Coach : Back then, I wanted to save Admiral Takaya at the cost of my life. But as it turned out, It was I who survived... I am very sorry for that. Noriko : No, Coach, Don't say that. Coach : The reason why I have survived is to give the future, which I received from the admiral, to you two and to GunBuster. .. Coach : And it will soon be over... Coach : Takaya.. Noriko : Yes.. Coach : About my illness, don't tell Amano.. She is not strong enough... she cannot fight if she knows about it. ... Takaya.. Please, protect Amano... protect her. Back to reality (bath) from the flashback. Noriko : I have to protect ... big sister..? Tears? .... She must know... big sister has to... # This scene was more erotic in the pre-release version. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GunBuster.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Imperial Capitol City Tokyo... The Ministry of Earth Defense. The sign says: In Conference. A Man : The Enemy has come! Emergency conference A Man : All humanity must join the battle! Commander in Chief Chief : How is the Eltreum, which we're waiting for? Leader of Ship Construction Section. Leader : 16% of the equipment is complete. Starting the day after tomorrow, 1500 more support troops will.... Manager of ship construction department Manager : No No NO! It's impossible to fight like this! Vice Commander in Chief ViceChief: A battle ship without equipment is a stone raccoon dog (Tanuki). # Japanese raccoon dog is an animal that often appears in Japanese legends. # The animal is said to cheat people. # The "stone raccoon dog" here implies a disabled creature that cannot move, # because it is stone. # This phrase is from Captain Okita's speech in "Space Cruiser Yamato" # (Star Blazers). It is not clear whether Okita says "Dying Tanuki # (Hinshi No Tanuki) or "Stone Tanuki" (Ishi No Tanuki). # This phrase also appears in "Nadia of the Mysterious Sea (Secret of # Blue Water)" produced by same group (GAINAX) as GunBuster. # In Nadia, Captain Nemo says "A battleship without equipment is # a dying raccoon dog" before the departure of the New Nautilus (Exelion). 1st (planning) Leader Leader : Considering the power of the present force, the possibility of a win is under 1/10,000! Vice Manager of Space force ViceManager: Then what shall we do? They may break through the outermost defense line tomorrow. Ohta : I have a proposal! People : Commander Ohta... Ohta : We'll use the Exelion which has been scheduled for decommission. We'll send the unmanned Exelion to the center of the enemy force. After releasing its King's Valve, the Degeneration reactor will become infinitely activated. Because of the Void effect, the reactor will turn into an artificial black hole, 2 minutes and 40 seconds later. It will swallow almost all of the Enemy, along with Tonans. # Tonans is the 13th planet of solar system. # In the science lesson, it is called "Jupiter 2" in English, # but the original name in Japanese "RaiOuSei" means "Thunder King Star" # So, I think "Tonans (=Thunderer)" is more appropriate than "Jupiter 2." Ohta : In order to guard the Exelion, we'll use Buster Machines. ViceChief: Commander Ohta... that is impossible. Ohta : The Enemy number over 100 million. We have only one completed GunBuster.. Are you saying there's any other way? No! There is no other way! # "Are you saying there's any other way? No there's no other way" # The same phrase was spoken by Electra in "Nadia" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ultra Hikari Shinkansen (bullet train) for Tokyo # GunBuster was released before Shinkansen NOZOMI (HOPE) was built. # The first Shinkansen super express was called "Hikari (light)" # and second one was called "Super Hikari," so the GunBuster staff # predicted "Ultra Hikari." Car No. 10 train No. 061 Announce: Announcement from the conductor's compartment. # The music before the announcement is very similar to the real thing, # but different. You will hear if you take the Shinkansen in Japan. We passed by Shin-Okayama station on schedule. We are scheduled to arrival at Shin Oosaka at 9:31. Waitress: Our specialties are Okayama, KibiDango and MomijiManjuu. We have telephone cards... # KibiDango, MomijiManjuu are a kind of candies. Noriko : Big Sister.. We are going to leave soon.. ..... Oh, your bag is so small. Sister : Yours too. Noriko : Because we will be returning soon. Sister : Not soon. On the earth, 6 months will have passed. # Here Big sister drinks "Sasuke," a strange beverage. ---------------------------------------------------------- Escar for Space base. Noriko : Big Sister.. Sister : hmm. Noriko : About coach's health... Sister : I know. But I have to think about many people, billions of people. Not just one. I have to hang in there for now. Noriko : Yes. That's true. You've brought yourself around! ------------------------------------------------------------------ The space base at Mt. Fuji ------------------- Buster Machine 1 In the cockpit, Pilot: Lieutenant Takaya. ------------------- Buster Machine 2 In the cockpit, Pilot: First Lieutenant Amano. -------------------- Noriko : What? Oh that's Coach! I thought so! Noriko : Big Sister, Coach is here. He looks well! I suppose you're going to marry Coach after we return. Is that right? You and he make a good couple. He needs someone to take care of him. Sister : You don't understand anything. .. Sister : He is suffering from serious space radiation sickness. I am afraid he won't last 6 months. .... Sister : I can't see him again... Noriko : Oh, no... Coach!! Jung : We might not see them again... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okinawa Takami : Mom, Sister Noriko is in that ? Kimiko : Yes. My best friend is leaving, to create a future for you. When you're grown up, I will tell you about it. Takami : hmm. Mom, are you crying? Kimiko : It's nothing. It's nothing at all... # You can see that the TV set in the room has a wide screen. # These days wide screen TV sets are common, but when GunBuster was #produced, it was only a prediction: the Hi Vision system #(Japan's Hi-Definition TV system). # "Are you crying?" "It's nothing. It's nothing at all" # Spoken by someone in "Cyborg 009" # A similar line appears in Nadia when the New Nautilus departs for the last tim e. ------------------------------------- Space battleship Exelion. Announce: 15 minutes to acceleration. The two Buster machines, please move to the scheduled coordinates. Noriko : The time on top is that of earth. We're in the same time as everyone else, now. From here on, Big Sister and I will begin our own time... Announce: 10 seconds to acceleration. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, --------- Noriko : 216 astronomical units to the center. On the earth, it's been 3 days already. 4 days... Tonans (RaiOuSei) Sister : The Enemy has been recognized. We'll contact their front edge soon! The number of Enemy is approximately 250 million. Front line located. Here we go! Noriko! Noriko : Yes! -------------------------- Sister : 3 billion 800 million kilometers to center. Noriko, to the center... Noriko : Yes! Oh! Noriko : One Billion kilometers to the center. Oh, 4 months on Earth. Sister : Oh no, I can't go any farther! Noriko : Big Sister!! Sister : I can't go on. can't go any further. Noriko : sister... Sister : He is going to die! I won't be able to see him when I return to the Earth. I haven't said anything yet! I haven't said: "I love you, I need you" I haven't said: "Hold me!" I haven't said anything. Sister : Back then, I had hoped he would kiss me... would hold me... I hoped he would say: "I love you." But, I cannot see him ever again. NO! NO! Noriko : Big Sister, pull yourself together! We're going to lose! What are these 6 months for Coach? He also wishes to be with you. It's his last 6 months. He wanted to say "Don't go," and hold you. But he gave up those things. And he gave us those 6 months. Gave them to GunBuster! It's those 6 months. Big Sister!! Not only coach, but Kimiko, and Jung... They entrusted us with their future. If we were to loose, what would everyone have survived up to now for? We must... We must... We must WIN! Please, Kazumi! Fight! # Noriko switched what she calls Amano Kazumi, from Big Sister to Kazumi. # This means that Noriko is now stronger than Kazumi. Sister : Alright! Noriko... Let's combine! Noriko : Big Sister... # Here, the display changes from "Out of service" to "Combine" # Out of service? Is that an indicator used on trains? Song "Fly High" by Noriko Hidaka and Rei Sakuma.. # As you might know, Noriko Hidaka is the voice actress for Noriko, # and Rei Sakuma for Big sister. [Lyrics] (Noriko) Oh I am going to give up. I am not strong enough. Broken heart and tears sting with pain. (BigSister) Beginners are all like you. Don't give up. Follow me of your own will! (Noriko) No, I can't do that. (BigSister) Be proud of yourself! (Noriko) Full of anxiety. (BigSister) Don't ask for help! (Two) Closing my eyes, praying, Fire Fire, Now! Our will is burning! (Two) Don't stop love! Keep running! (Two) until the hope in my mind comes out! (Noriko) Ride on, Ride on, Ride on! (Noriko) The destination of my dreams is too far. It tries to make me give up. But I won't give up! I'll try! (BigSister)Yes, you'll do well. I don't need such dreams that come true without effort. (Noriko) The true dream must come true! (BigSister) With your confidence, to the ends of far space! (Noriko) Now it begins, the eternal journey. (Two) Higher, Higher, Now! aim for the TOP! (Two) Don't stop love! Keep running! (Two) until the hope in my mind comes out! (Noriko) Ride on, Ride on, Ride on! Sister : I fight for these 6 months, for you. It's the only way to live with you! # This song here is sung by Noriko and Big sister, while in the CD box, # the same song was sung by the Captain and Vice Captain. Two : GunBuster!!!!! Sister : Noriko, the Exelion is still functional! It is to the left below us. Noriko : Big Sister, should we use THAT... Sister : Yes. Try it... Noriko : WAAA! Two : SUPER ... LIGHTENING... KICK! Noriko : Don't think that the combined GunBuster is an ordinary machine! Coach's ...... Coach's ..... Coach's hope is within it! Sister : Noriko, enemies above us. Moving down.. Sister : From below... they're coming, approximately 3000. Noriko : Homing Laser! # Can you imagine what the Homing Laser is like? # Laser beams that chase/home in on the target object, using strong gravity? # After GunBuster, "Homing Lasers" became popular in Anime. # They appear in "Plastic Little" and in "Gall Force." Sister : Our future, The future of humanity. We shall create these both with GunBuster! Noriko : That's right! Don't get in our way! Buster Missile! # The Buster Missiles are a parody of the old live-action Giant Robo. Sister : Noriko, move upwards! Guard the Exelion! They're attacking us! Make them follow us. The more enemies, and the farther from Exelion, (the better). It's coming. Concentrated gunfire! 20,000! Noriko : Buster Shield! Do you think you can beat us with THAT?! # Did you laugh at the Buster Shield? Sister : 20 million kilometers to center. We can hold out! Noriko : From below? Sister : hmmm this is troublesome... Who would have thought they'd have something like this? Noriko : I didn't expect it. Sister : Amazing! Noriko : But don't underestimate the GunBuster, which Coach created! Double Buster Collider! WAAA!!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sister : The Exelion has arrived at the center. Exceeding its gravitational radius. It has begun... Noriko : Good by, Exelion... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commanders' Conference Room. Leader of the Observatory Section: Success. We have observed type G X-rays at Palomar at 10:45 pm today. Currently, 99.89% of the enemy has vanished. The shock wave is expected to arrive 6 months from now. Tasiro : Hmmm, This time, we're saved. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hakone Space Force Hospital. Room No. 302 OHTA Kouichiro. Sister : Coach! Coach! I love you, My darling Kouichiro! # Hmm Coach's given name is Kouichiro (sounds like Coachiro) Noriko : I am sorry, I am sorry Smith... I promised you I wouldn't cry.. But, Kimiko, you must appreciate me... Daddy! Aim for the TOP! to be continued. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Aim for the TOP" -- New Science Lesson -- The Last Section: "The True Solar System" Noriko: Hi, I am Takaya. Sister: I am Amano. This is the last chapter of the Science Lessons. The final theme is "our solar system." Noriko: Yes. To begin, the planets of the solar system are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. # Noriko says Japanese name of planets. # Sui(Water) Kin(Gold) Chi(earth) Ka(Fire) Moku(Wood) Do(Soil) # Ten(Heaven) Kai(Sea) Mei(world of Death). # SuiSei (Water Star) = Mercury # KinSei (Gold Star) = Venus # ChiKyuu(Earth Globe)= Earth # KaSei (Fire Star) = Mars # MokuSei(Wood Star) = Jupiter # DoSei (Soil Star) = Saturn # TennOuSei(King of Heaven Star) = Uranus # KaiOuSei (Sea King Star) = Neptune # MeiOuSei (King of the World of Death Star) = Pluto. Sister: What are you doing? Noriko: I'm masquerading in costumes from anime from the end of 20th century, which I love very much. That was the costume for Saturn. # "Costume play (Cosplay)" is a hobby for anime nerds. # It's a kind of masquerade. # They wear the costumes of anime characters. # Here, Noriko was wearing the costume of a Sailor Warrior from the # famous anime "Sailor Moon," where the name of each Sailor Warrior is # based on the name of a planet: # Sailor Mercury (Ami), Sailor Venus (Minako), Sailor Mars (Rei), # Sailor Jupiter (Makoto), and Sailor Moon (Usagi = Rabbit), # and Usagi's boy friend Tuxedo Kamen(mask) (Mamoru) as Earth. # These days on TV, Usagi and Tuxedo Mask's daughter "Chibi-usa" # (Petite Rabbit) is playing an important role in the story. Sister: From that!? OK, Those are 9 planets. However, the solar system has been further investigated with the exploration of outer space and from observations using Degeneration radar. Miss Takaya! Noriko: Yes. This is the 10th planet, found in 1999 and named Lucifer. This is Metis. And the next is Kaminatsukisei. # Kaminatsuki (Godless month), ancient name for the 10th month in the old # Japanese Calendar (based on the Lunar Calendar). # In that month, people thought that all the gods left their places and # got together at Izumo, a holy place in Japan (like Mount Olympus). # In Izumo, people called it "Kami-u tuki (Godful month)." And this is Tonans, where the solar system's farthest defense line was located, and the location of our operation. And this is the companion star of the sun, named Nemesis, whose orbit is 0.5 light years from the sun. # Nemesis is a hypothetical companion star in our Solar System. # Some scholars think that Nemesis caused the annihilation of the Dinosaurs. Sister: Oh, you know it so well. Noriko: After I started watching anime, I got interest in it and studied a lot. # Yes, Yes. You should study hard in order to understand GunBuster!! Coach : Excellent! "What one likes, one will do well" As for everything, it's Effort and Will! Noriko: Yes! I am a pretty girl warrior not of "Love and Justice", but of "Effort and Will!" # The full title of "Sailor Moon" is # "Sailor Suited Pretty Girl Warrior of Love and Justice, Sailor Moon." # Sailor suits are the uniform in many girls' schools in Japan. Coach : What? Pretty girl? Who's that? Noriko: I don't expect anything from you. Sister: Then, good bye! Noriko: Take care! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avant Title, Fifteen Years Later. Okinawa May 22th. 2048 A.D. Ohta's grave marker says, "Kouichro, died Dec. 19th 2033 A.D. Kazumi : I'm going now, my darling... no, my Coach. Kashiwara: Commander Ohta! Kazumi : Director Kashiwara! Okinawa Girl's School for Astronauts, New Buildings Kashiwara: Even though you were my classmate, I am now ten years older than you. Space is a mysterious place. Are you going to outer space again? Kazumi : Yes. Kashiwara: Why did you ask for that assignment? You're the hero of The Solar System Defense. Kazumi : Noriko encouraged me to fight back then, Miss Kashiwara. It was she who truly saved the earth. Students: Coach! Coach! Coach! Coach Takami : Are you are really leaving today? Kazumi : Yes. I am sorry, I won't be able to return for a long time. Takami : Oh No! Coach! A Student: We all made this together. Please take this to space with you. # Senbazuru: 1000 origami cranes. Japanese people usually make Senbazuru # wishing for something. You might know the one at the Nagasaki A-Bomb # Monument, where every year students make a senbazuru, hoping # for peace. Kazumi : Thank you. I am very glad. Takami : Coach, This is from my mother for Aunt Noriko. Kazumi : Alright. Student : Coach! I'll be waiting for you for however many years. Student : So, please come back! Kashiwara: I'll be waiting for you as well. Kazumi : Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aim for the TOP -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The last episode At the End of the Eternal Stream of Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hawaii This area was not damaged The first Orbital Rope-way Base ------------------------------------------------- The Ad. says, "Siramoku Milk" "Duty Free Shop Bloomingdales" Project leader of The Operation Carneades Leader : I've been waiting for you. Please come this way. Announce: This rope-way goes directly to the No. 3 orbital space station, "Meridian Star." On the away, you may experience an ear ache because of the air pressure change. # This speech with "You may experience an ear ache" is a masterpiece of parody. Continent of Australia. Kazumi : That area has not been restored yet. Leader : Because of the construction of the Black Hole Bomb, we don't have the time to do that. Kazumi : Hmm, even though it's been fifteen years. Leader : The super gravitational decay took place at the orbit of Tonans. So the damage is smaller than that expected: only 3 planets lost and the displacement of the Earth's axis . # Many advertisements in the gondola, such as "Floating City 008", # "Murata dental clinic." Kazumi : Well yes.. Leader : But this operation is to annihilate the entire center of the galaxy, together with the nests of the monsters. I don't think that humanity has the right to do such a thing. We're going to destroy the galaxy! Kazumi : If we don't, humanity will be destroyed. Leader : If that is the destiny of humanity, we should accept that destiny instead. My opinion is that we should do nothing. Kazumi : That means suicide. I wonder if suicide is a happy ending. Leader : I don't know. Kazumi : I don't know either. But future history will judge that. What we have to do now is to make an effort to survive.. Buster Machine III (B.H. Bomb) Kazumi : That machine will take me to space, where Noriko is. ------------------------------------- The same day, Centaur A*, The Center of the Galaxy. ------ The Galactic Center Attack Fleets. ------ Flag ship "Eltreum" ------ Sign says, "First Bridge" Noriko : Did you call me? Tasiro : Yes. Since we gave up the evacuation of Earth, operation Carneades, which attacks the Enemy, has now reached its final stage. We are waiting for the main force. You two have been doing well with GunBuster... I appreciate that. The main force will arrive here 12 hours from now. Noriko : Oh, it's already been built? Tasiro : Yes. The delay in the time schedule is only one thousandth of a percent. Noriko : Since then, 15 years have passed on the Earth.. Jung : Is there anybody onboard Buster Machine III? Tasiro : According to the plans at our departure, the machine is a manned vessel. Noriko : hmm, then who will be on it? # I wonder why people eat water melon in this highly advanced ship. # The floating plate Noriko used to move also appears in "Nadia." ----------------------------------------------------------- Announce: Loss Canceler initiated, no problems. Pressure up in Degeneration reactor. Ether wave parameter adjusted to plus three. Subspace sonar operating normally. 5 minutes to the exceeding of the gravitational radius. Vanishing motor connection prepared. Start WARP, Kazumi : Start WARP. Commander's Room for Operation Carneades. Announce: Entering subspace normally. Spatial curvature propagation is normal. Degeneration radar has begun functioning. Course is normal. Gravity force, ether wave all normal. Success. Commander in chair of the operation. Commander: So far, everything's going smoothly. Staff of the operation Staff : We did everything we can do. Let's wait for God's will. Commander: Well, yes. There's nothing to do but pray to God. We must believe in miracles. # This scene is from Komatsu Sakyo's "Japan Sinks." # Prime minister Yamamoto says the same thing. ------------------------------------------------------------- On the Eltreum, Announce: At the 4th vector from the stern, gravity quake detected. Magnitude 7.7 degrees. Announce: Something is warping out. Tasiro : This is the Black Hole Bomb? This is Buster Machine III?! The scientific technology of human beings can build something that big? ...... Kazumi : So this is the center of the galaxy; space is white! At last, At last, I am going to see... ........ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- People : Hooray! Tasiro : Welcome to the Eltreum! Noriko, Jung: Oh! Kazumi : Noriko! Noriko!! Noriko!! Thank goodness! I didn't expect to see you again! Noriko : well... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kazumi : This makes me nostalgic for my youth. # "Natsukashii" is a very difficult word to translate. I can't believe that it's been 15 years since then... Oh, for you Noriko, it's only been 6 months.. Well, I've gotten older. Old people are always melancholy. Noriko : No big sis-... I mean Commander Ohta. Kazumi : No, no, call me that like before. It makes me happy to be called that. Oh, I have something to give you, from Takami.. Noriko : what? Oh... from Kimiko.. Reading the letter, Noriko, how are you? I often recall my high school days with you.. My daughter who was 3 years old that last time will soon be 18. It may be impossible for you to return while I am alive. But, at least, please return while Takami is alive. I will be waiting for you. Take care of yourself. Sincerely yours, To Miss Takaya Noriko, From your best friend Akai Kimiko. P.S. I enclose my daughter Takami's picture. Picture says, "Aunt Noriko, please come back soon." "Aunt Noriko, please come back soon." "Aunt Noriko, please come back soon." .... Noriko : Kimiko... and Takami... # You can see many things in Noriko's room in Eltreum. Yes, it's in # the super-advanced ship Eltreum! # She has a Kotatsu, a traditional foot warmer with a table on it. # She has a plastic model of Space Cruiser Yamato (Star Blazers). # And the poster from "A Message from Space", an SFX movie which # did not really hit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 90 minutes until the operation starts Tasiro : 90 minutes from now, Operation Carneades will reach its final stage. Jupiter, which is compressed in the core of Buster Machine III, will begin the second Degeneration. The 1st to 10th fleets. Tasiro : For the 56 minutes and 32 seconds until the second Degeneration, We must protect the main force. The 11 to 20th fleets. The 21 to 36th fleets. Tasiro : When the third Degeneration starts, all fleets escape from the battle field by super-long distance WARP to Orion Bay. Sizzler Silver (Mass-produced GunBusters) Tasiro : This is the final operation. The future of humanity depends on this battle! We must WIN! That is all! ViceCap : All fleets to offensive positions. Announce: All fleets to offensive positions. Announce: All fleets open cannons! Announce: Sizzler Silver, Sizzler Black, Sizzler White, prepare for launch. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- In the tube, Jung : Mrs. Ohta, Kazumi : yes.. Jung : You always get what I want.. Here you go. Coach and the Buster machine, both are yours. Kazumi : Jung.. Jung : I still have a lot to talk about with you.. But it can wait until tomorrow. See you later... Staff : Time schedule set on. Announce: 56 minutes 10 seconds to Implosion. # Implosion (BakuShuku) is the explosive compression of the black hole bomb. # Baku (Explosive) Shuku (Shrink), thus translated to "implosion" Announce: No. 107 battle ship Axion reports, "Enemy force recognized" Number is approximately 6 billion in the measured area. Surrounding us in all directions, approaching at 12% of the speed of light. 68 minutes and 20 seconds until contact. Tasiro : Those bastards have arrived! If you come, I'll welcome you. And show you what a cornered humanity can do. Announce: 55 minutes before implosion. ------------------ Noriko : Daddy, the war that started with your ship will soon be over. Please don't worry. And then I will return, Takami.. Kazumi : Noriko.. I'll be in Machine II. Noriko : Big Sister.. Kazumi : Jung gave it to me, since this is the last operation. 32 minutes before Implosion, ViceCap : All troops, departure completed. Announce: All ships prepared for battle. Tasiro : How about the Enemy? Announce: The number has increased to 8 billion. Surrounding in all directions. 43 minutes before contact. Tasiro : Vice captain, do you believe in God? ViceCap : No, I don't. Tasiro : Well, I do. Look. It's too short a distance for them to warp. We will win by those 12 minutes. ViceCap : That's called a miracle! Tasiro : Miracle.. That's the word that God coined for us now. Announce: Captain! gravity quake in Area 573D. Enemy WARP out. Tasiro : That's impossible!! Tasiro : Unbelievable! They can warp such a short distance! # I think the captain is wrong. There may be a lot of enemies behind # the main Enemy force, far enough from the fleet to warp. ViceCap : They seem to be trying to ram the black hole bomb. Tasiro : Oh, a special (Kamikaze) attack? They are aware of the black hole bomb! Intercept them! Don't let them in! .... ViceCap : No good! Super-Exelion Class ships can't stop them! Tasiro : Damn it! ...... Announce: 30 second to Enemy's first attack. ViceCap : Barrier - full power! Announce: Enemies' first wave has contacted the Barrier! Tasiro : Stop them! Jung : It can't be! Noriko : They self destructed! Kazumi : Too many Enemy... Noriko! Separate! Noriko : Roger! Announce: Second and third wave coming! Staff : Barrier destroyed, Damage unknown. Announce: 6th, 7th and 8th fleets, annihilated. Announce: Enemy breaking through the mine field. Announce: 22 minutes to implosion. Tasiro : I don't care what we have to sacrifice! We must protect the main force! 22 more minutes! ------------------------- Battle scene ------------------------- 1,700 ships sunk. 4,500 ships damaged. 22,800 machines have not returned. ------------- Buster Machine I, functional ------------ And II, functional ------------ And III, functional ------------------------- 3 minutes to implosion. --------------------------------- On the bridge, Tasiro : How many of us survived? ViceCap: This ship and other 2,562 others. Tasiro : We've done well. Announce: 60 seconds before the third degeneration. Staff : All slaves activate. Announce: 40 seconds to reach Schwartz-Schultz radius. Announce: Enemy's main force remains silent. ViceCap : In spite of the damage, it is operating. That's a ... Jung : Miracle! Tasiro : You all have done your best. Thank you. Announce: 30 seconds to implosion. Announce: 20 seconds to initiation. Announce: All ships prepare for electro-magnetic and photon shock. Announce: 10 seconds until initiation. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, ..... Tasiro : What's wrong? Staff : It's no good, only 98% of the slaves operated. Tasiro : It can't be! Announce: Insufficient mass. Unless we create a chain reaction of Degeneration, the implosion will not begin! We have failed. Tasiro : Damn it! Is this the outcome of this operation by all humanity? No God? No Buddha? ViceCap : Heaven has forsaken us. Tasiro : The miracle did not occur. Noriko : The miracle will occur. I'll force it to. Tasiro : Takaya, what are you going to do? Noriko : Buster Machine has a big Degeneration reactor! That can prime (the chain reaction.) Tasiro : No, we cannot allow a manned vessel to prime it! Wait until we prepare an unmanned ship. # I like this speech. The Captain does not allow Kamikaze attacks. # This is an important point. However pressed, he will not permit them! Noriko : Before that, The Enemy main force will come, and destroy it. Tasiro : Takaya.. Noriko : Big Sister.. Tasiro : Commander Ohta, you too? Kazumi : No. Now we have two Degeneration reactors. Noriko, the remaining one will take us back to Earth. # Kazumi does not loose hope! Noriko : Big Sister... Kazumi : Let's go home to Earth together. Noriko : Yes. Kazumi : There's no time. Transform and break through! Noriko : Yes! Tasiro : We're counting on you. ...... Noriko : That's Jupiter? Kazumi : Yes. Compressed to one 30 thousandth. ------------------------------------------------------------- 8 minutes before Enemy's main attack. Announce: All troops retrieved. Tasiro : What about the Enemy? Announce: Since the 14th wave, they've been silent. No WARP expected. ViceCap : In the next attack, their number will be over 12 billion. Tasiro : A direct attack to finish us? Kazumi : Surface temperature, 1600 degrees. Pressure outside 15600 tpm. No problems. We can withstand it. Jung : I'm coming too. Noriko : Jung... Kazumi : No, go back! Noriko : Sizzler Black can't resist the pressures in Jupiter. Jung : I don't care. Noriko : Jung.. Kazumi : Don't misunderstand us. We aren't going to die. This is not suicide. Jung : But, If you stay here... tens of years, hundreds of years later I don't know when you could come back. We couldn't be in the same time any more. Noriko : I know. Jung : Then, why? Noriko : But, other people can be in the same time. I don't want to make Takami feel such sadness. I wanna finish everything. Kazumi : Jung.. If you live, tomorrow will come. Noriko : Please tell Kimiko that I will return. Then, see you later, Jung! Jung : yes. Kazumi : I won't say "good by." I'm off. Jung : See you later. Jung : Noriko, Kazumi, when you return, I'll say "welcome home!" # This is the traditional Japanese exchange for when someone leaves # home (ittekimasu / itterasshai) and then returns (okaerinasai). Tasiro : I'm sorry. Announce: 20 until the center. Communication becoming impossible. Announce: GunBuster exceeding the pressure limit. # After the display panel breaks, you can see lamps behind the screen. # This is also a parody. ----------------------- Noriko : Please! Resist it! GunBuster! Indicator says, buster beam disabled, buster collider disabled..... Kazumi : Now, the buster beam, the buster collider, and the others are all disabled. ...... Kazumi : Quiet isn't it? There is no other living creature besides us. Noriko : I am sorry, I brought you here.. Kazumi : I am happy to be with you, Noriko. ----------------------- Slave generators at the center of Jupiter. Noriko: Here I go! Entrust Big sister's life to me! WAA! I'm sorry... I'm sorry GunBuster.. Kazumi: Power off; Reactor No.1 maximum. Start Degeneration! Noriko: Start Degeneration! ------------------------------ In the bridge, Announce: Gravity Degeneration observed. It's GunBuster. ------------------------------- Kazumi: And Zero, two... passed through the critical point. Noriko! Noriko: WAA! Noriko: Let's get out of here! ----------- Announce: Restart confirmed. Announce: Degeneration chain reaction observed. Announce: Third degeneration started. Tasiro : All ships evacuate. According to the schedule, all ships super-long distance WARP. ViceCap : Yes sir. All ships, prepare for WARP. Announce: All ships, prepare for WARP. Jung : Noriko, Kazumi, You must come home alive! # It is in 2245 AD that the fleet returned to the Earth. # After that, Jung was elected to the presidency of the Galactic Federation. Noriko : Sorry Kimiko... I can't see you again! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The card in her hands says, "May Mom see Aunt Noriko again!" # "Tanabata" is a traditional festival in Japan in July. # People write down their wish on a small paper card and pray for it. # Then they put the card to young bamboo shoot in hopes that the wish # will come true. Kimiko : eh? Takami : Mom, what's the matter? Kimiko : eh? It's nothing. I... just felt as if Noriko was calling me. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Twelve thousand years later The Solar System Indicator says, Jul. 6th Sat., 14,292 A.D. Noriko : 12,000 years later... Kazumi : It's the Earth. Noriko.. Noriko : I can't see where Okinawa is anymore... Where are the human beings? I can't see any lights. Kazumi : Was humanity destroyed after all? Okinawa was around here... The sign on the Earth says "Welcome Hoem!" # In Japanese "O Ka E Ri Na Sa I", with the last letter "I" reversed # in the sign. I don't exactly know why. But I guess that it suggests # that the humanity of the 140th century is different from us. # Hence, I translate it as "Welcome Hoem" instead of "Welcome Home" # This big sign on the earth is the realization of Jung's promise to the two. Noriko : Big Sister! Kazumi : Yes. We have come home! Noriko : Thank you, GunBuster, .... good bye... Ending music "Beyond the Flow of the River of Time" Directed by Anno Hideaki The End -------------------------------------------------------------------------