"On usual, precious nights, I'd be riding by your side as you take me in your car for a ride." "I hung up the phone, when you called to cancel the date I tried to pretend that there wasn't a scent of lie." "The color of my manicure, as it dries only serves to glamorize this night..." "A-ha-ha..." "The Actress in the Mirror..." "Got to be more straightforward to say it but uncertainty whispers into my ear..." "'Cause I love you..." "The Actress in the Mirror... each time I act, the truth leaves further and further from my face." "You've broken my heart." "A-ha-ha..." "The Actress in the Mirror..." "Got to be able to cry but my pride keeps revising my dialogue..." "'Cause I love you..." "The Actress in the Mirror..." "There's no turning back now that I've realized the seriousness of the crime." "You've broken my heart." "Kasuga Kyosuke Don't it ring a bell... touching the body of the first man you ever had?" "Ayukawa Madoka A bounty hunter, that's all you are!" "Don't pretend otherwise!" "196X A.D." "These youths have pledged their lives to the elimination of monsters." "Ayukawa!" "T.A.P. Gun!" "Witness a miracle, in the voices that sing!" "Finally Opens Today at Toho Theaters Nationwide!" "Toho Advance Tickets Selling Fast!" "First Dream of the New Year!" "Jingoro the Giant Monster Strikes Back!" "In the days when creatures we now call "Monsters" were just beginning to surface people who feared their strength assembled a team dedicated to their elimination." "This group, a team of elite pilots from various defense forces, is called:" "196X Aokigahara Forest TAP GUN Base" "Angel Leader, this is TAP GUN HQ." "Target heading north along the south Pacific at 12 knots." "New heading 042, increase speed to 950 knots." "ETA 120 seconds." "Angel Leader, roger." "Angel Leader, to all aircraft..." "Heading 042." "Descend below clouds to 800." "I'll take point." "TAP GUN HQ to Angel Leader..." "ETA 90 seconds!" "Angel Two!" "Why are you in front of me?" "!" "Don't break formation!" "C'mon!" "No need to get so formal, Captain Ayukawa!" "The word is that this monster is a new species we haven't seen before!" "If I could just get a snapshot of it and sell it to the tabloids..." "What a scoop it'll be!" "What a great deal!" "You said it!" "You said it!" "The famous Komatsu-Hatta Scoop Duo manages, for the first time, to interview the new species of monster!" "Mr. Monster, your thoughts, please." "Yeah right!" "You two!" "If you don't cut it out, I'll have your salary docked!" "Aye!" "Aye!" "Captain Madoka!" "Target sighted at two o'clock!" "All aircraft, prepare to engage!" "Maintain your angles and attack on a 90-degree offset to its course." "Fire the missiles into the side of the belly, then immediately pull up!" "Don't screw up!" "Huh...?" "!" "What the hell is that thing?" "!" "It stomached 8 missiles, and didn't even notice them!" "We'll try it again!" "TAP GUN to Angel Leader." "Unknown aircraft approaching on your six." "Speed..." "Holy smokes!" "4,000 knots!" "It's over Mach 3!" "All aircraft..." "Break!" "What the...?" "That didn't feel like an A-Bomb..." "Captain Madoka!" "Are you all right?" "Yeah." "For the time being." "Officer Komatsu?" "Officer Hatta?" "Are you all right?" "Yes, yes!" "We're both doing fine!" "That's... the American "Sylphid."" "What in the world is it doing here?" "That monster isn't dead." "It dove under the surface to escape." "I haven't gotten my dough from your boss." "I can't afford to let it be killed just yet, so I only tickled it a bit." "Just who in the world are you?" "!" "The pest that's been invited over by your boss." "People call me... the "Black Fighter."" ""The Black Fighter?" "!"" "Well?" "What say we head back to your base." "We haven't been refueled since leaving the States so we're starvin' over here." "A bounty hunter, that's all you are!" "Don't pretend otherwise!" "Now now!" "A bounty hunter?" "That I am." "Well, now that I'm here, the monster will behave a little." "$250,000." "Now that's some treat your boss got for me." "Why, you!" "Don't underestimate me just because I'm a woman!" "Don't it ring a bell... touching the body of the first man you ever had?" "Madoka?" "What?" "!" "What?" "!" "You're..." "T..." "Touching the body the first man..." "That means you two must have somehow known each other for a while?" "!" "Details, please!" "Would this be called an emotional reunion?" "Don't push, moron!" "This is the Black Fighter's fourth visit..." "...to Japan, and the first in 6 months." "Yeah!" "It's the Black Fighter!" "He stated that he is here to exterminate the monster and is confident that it'll be destroyed in a single blow!" "Ow!" "You're crushing me!" "You're crushing me!" "Get off!" "All right, kids!" "You aren't supposed to fight!" "It's snack time now." "Today, we're having powdered skim milk!" "Yikes." "That again?" "!" "We're sick of it!" "No!" "You can't be so picky!" "You should be thankful that you get three meals a day, not to mention snacks!" "When I was your age..." "Duck!" ""Orange School"" "The danger's over!" "I wonder how long will it last..." "this rotten place, that is!" "Kyosuke-niichan ought to get us a new house instead of all these snacks and toys!" "My!" "How could you say such a thing?" "!" "It's all because of Kyosuke that we can live here, don't you know?" "!" "He's only mooching off his parents anyway!" "We're the ones who're needy, not him..." "...so we deserve at least that much!" "Uh-huh!" "What she said." "Hoo-boy..." "If the monster comes here, if it just walked past us this rotten place would crumble into the dirt!" "Dummy!" "The Black Fighter has come to help us!" "He can knock out any monster!" "Right, Oneesan?" "Huh...?" "!" "I think you're right." "I'm sure that the Black Fighter will protect us all." "Yes, Kyosuke..." "I know who you really are." "The fact that you risk your life in your work, for our sakes..." "That must be your way of showing your love for us." ""Oh, Hikaru!" "Wherefore art thou, Hikaru?"" ""Kyosuke!" "And, wherefore art thou, Kyosuke?"" "Watch out!" "Here we see slides of several incident sites which we believe to be the work of the monster that we've been chasing for the past few weeks." "Umm..." "Not much has been determined through investigation of the sites." "All we know is that the creature has legs and unbelievably, its claws and fangs can rip through the hardest alloys." "Are you listening to me?" "But, of course, Commander Kasuga!" "Hmm..." "If you say so..." "Based on the data we have, we estimate the monster will reach Japan in about two days." "In preparation for the battle in our homeland, we at TAP HQ shall be calling the creature "Monster G" from now on." "Why not "X," "Y" or "Z?" Why "G?"" "Don't ask me." "We've never dealt with an enemy as powerful as Monster G." "Alone, we, Japan's TAP Unit, cannot possibly stand a chance." "You're our only hope." "We're counting on you!" "Before we go on, how about forking over my dough." ""Dough?" "!"" "I ain't no errand boy." "Even though society considers me an outcast, to me, this is business." "I see." "Money, eh...?" "I've no choice." "After all, that was our understanding from the start." "So... we'll pay." "Yo, my man!" "My man!" "My man!" "Now, our contract is in effect!" "Everything's hunky-dory!" "Just sit, relax, and leave everything to me!" "Dad!" "I'm gonna do it!" "You weren't supposed to say that!" ""White Hart Pub"" "Welcome!" "Argh!" "Stop that, Hatta!" "You pervert!" "Oh, c'mon!" "Why don't you sit next to me, Kurumi?" "Here ya go, thanks for waiting!" "Bad Kurumi!" "You shouldn't be hanging around these kinda guys!" ""These kinda guys?" "!"" "We're TAP GUN members!" "We protect the people from evil monsters!" "That's right!" "We terminate them." "And you call us "These kinda guys?" "!"" "So, okay, won't you, er, just a li'l..." "You've got some pretty faces working for ya, eh?" "Twins?" "Yeah." "The bar's been quite busy, thanks to them." "They aren't the only reason, are they?" "What about that quiet little princess over there?" "Captain Ayukawa, eh?" "Oh, forget her." "Why's that?" "Sure, there were a bunch of guys who took a shot at her but I'm sure that they've all given up." "It never works, no matter who tries to steal her heart away." "The word is that she's still hung up on an old flame." "The monster that appeared in Sonoirouzaki in Izu and destroyed the lighthouse sometime last night has been positively identified as "Monster G."" "Dr. Yamane, a biologist, has made the following comments:" "Why did the Monster appear at this location?" "Perhaps it thought the lighthouse was a fellow creature." "Here is its predicted path." "According to the AccuMonster Bureau Monster G's estimated time of arrival at our shores will be around noon tomorrow, but they haven't been right yet, so..." "Oh!" "It's Kyosuke-niichan!" "Oh!" "He's right!" "Yeah, he's right!" "Kyo-chan!" "Yippee!" "Hi, kids!" "Have you all been doing okay?" "Yeah!" "Yeah!" "Oniichan!" "I give up!" "I give up!" "Kyosuke!" "I didn't know you were here!" "Oh, why, Ms. Hikaru, long time no see!" "Nice to have you here." "Is this a new game?" "N..." "No, pro-wrestling..." "maybe?" "No!" "We're doing the Black Fighter!" "The Black Fighter never gives up!" "Monster, prepare to die!" "Ughh..." "Ughh... how lame." "This again?" "!" "Why's he so lame?" "What's with this?" "!" "I'm sorry!" "Did that hurt, Kyosuke?" "Oh, no, I'm all right." "By the way..." "er..." "Here..." "Oh?" "!" "Always..." "Always..." "We're grateful." "Please, don't think much of it!" "I managed to get a little allowance from my old man." "No, Darling..." "Oops, I mean..." "Kyosuke... you're hiding something from me, aren't you?" "!" "Wh...?" "!" "Each time..." "Each time you turn up I feel as if you're hurt more and more." "T..." "That's silly!" "Kyosuke..." "Kyosuke..." "Wherefore..." "Wherefore..." "Duck!" "What's wrong, Oneesan?" "Nothing's gonna fall on you when the train comes... if you're outside." "O..." "Oh, gee!" "I'm so used to doing that all the time that I..." "Oh, how about you, Kyosuke?" "It so happens that I prepared this for snack time..." "Oh... has it gotten cold, I wonder?" "L..." "Lukewarm powdered skim milk?" "!" "I..." "I'm fine, thank you!" "W..." "Why?" "It's very nutritious!" "That's right!" "You've gotta drink it!" "We'll make him drink it!" "No!" "Stop it!" "Drink it!" "Hey!" "Hey!" "Are you all right?" "I'm sorry for what happened..." "I..." "I'm fine." "Children should be full of energy, like these kids here." "Hey!" "What in the world is that?" "!" "It's..." "It's a monster!" "Run!" "Run!" "Help!" "Huh...?" "!" "What in the world is that?" "!" "A 40-meter-tall cat?" "!" "Are you kidding me?" "!" "How could a cat pop out of the sea?" "!" "A cat from the gulf?" "From the gulf comes a cat...?" "Oh!" "I get it!" "A SEAGULF!" "Pun: "Umi" = sea. "Neko" = cat." ""Umineko" = seagull." "Commander, we'll return to your tasteless jokes later..." "Right now, please give us an order." "All right!" "Launch Captain Ayukawa and the Black Fighter!" "Roger." "Good!" "Things are picking up!" "Reminds me of the good old days!" "After attacking the fish market in Tsukiji Monster G is heading south along the stream towards Tokyo Tower!" "Immediate Launch!" "Immediate Launch!" "To intercept Monster G, now heading towards the Tokyo Tower the TAP GUN squad has been deployed!" "Don't push me!" "I can't see!" "Joining them is the Black Fighter, who recently arrived in Japan!" "Kyosuke..." "Please..." "Please come back safely..." "Your weapons aren't gonna do it, just like I figured." "Well, leave it to someone who knows what he's doing." "Stand aside and let me handle this." "I'm going in!" "Hold it..." "We started this!" "It's our job!" "Who wants some bounty hunter like you to do a half-assed job?" "Now, now, Madoka, what's this?" "!" "In the old days, we used to..." "Silence!" "Who cares about the past?" "Do you have any idea... how I'm feeling right now?" "!" "Yuusaku, I'll be the decoy." "As soon as that thing opens its mouth let him eat missiles, got it?" "Madoka!" "You're crazy!" "You stay out of this!" "Let's go for it!" "Kyosuke, in the old days you were a klutz, but your heart was in everything you did..." "I loved that about you." "But... now that you have everything..." "Madoka!" "Yuusaku!" "Now!" "Right!" "What?" "!" "No!" "This isn't... supposed to be!" "Ayukawa!" "Oh!" "Shot down!" "A plane's been shot down!" "The leader of TAP GUN, the squad that creamed Yojira and Redon Captain Ayukawa Madoka has been shot down by Monster G!" "This monster has truly unbelievable power!" "Will Japan be overcome by this giant feline monster?" "!" "Jingoro..." "Jingoro..." "Do you want to... that badly...?" "Kurumi!" "Manami!" "Uh-huh!" "Uh-huh!" "Ayukawa..." "All I wanted was... to be the one man you got along with!" "Ayukawa..." "I promise, I'll avenge you!" "Sure Death Technique:" "Super Dimensional Comet Pegasus Major League Attack #1!" "Oh!" "There it is!" "He's dunnit!" "A "shutter chance!" A "shutter chance!"" "He's done it at last..." "Captain Ayukawa..." "Black Fighter..." "Such irreplaceable sacrifices..." "Captain Ayukawa..." "On the other hand, Hikaru can be mine now!" "How the hell do you know Hikaru?" "!" "Don't forget your role!" "Your role!" "Sorry..." "Jingoro..." "Jingoro..." "Huh?" "!" "Wh..." "What the heck is that?" "!" "I got a bad feeling about this!" "Doungan Kasakuyan Indoumu..." "Doungan Kasakuyan Indoumu..." "Rusuto Uiraadoa Hanba Hanbaamuyan." "Randa Banun Radan Tounjukanraa." "Aaargh!" "Well, I did have a feeling that it'd come to this." "Kasaku Yaanmu." "And Jingoro came back to life, so..." "Jingoro..." "Jingoro..." "Jingoro..." "Jingoro..." ""Witness A Miracle, in The Voices That Sing!" How's that for a headline?" "I get it!" "Jingoro came to bring home the island princesses who had run away to the big city because he's the island's guardian, right?" "All of a sudden, you seem to understand everything!" "Ya got that right." "We are going back to our home island with Jingoro." "Good-bye!" "Good-bye!" "I cannot believe that he is the last of the Jingoro..." "Ha!" "I've always wanted to say that line!" "So, you're leavin'?" "Yeah." "I took their money, and then I screwed up..." "It's so uncool that I can't stay on as a member of TAP." "Manami and Kurumi are gone..." "and now you'll be too, eh?" "Gonna be lonely without ya." "What'cha gonna do from now on?" "I've got some savings, so..." "Maybe I'll go back home, and help out with my folks' farm." "From now on, I'll put my heart into everything just like in the old days." "Ayukawa!" "They told me that you quit, so I did too." "What did you say?" "!" "W..." "Why?" "!" "Didn't I say it before?" "I like someone... who puts his heart into it." "You aren't a ghost, are you?" "I ejected, just before impact." "I... consider myself quite lucky." "You'll regret this." "I won't." "I'm pretty sure of that." "'Cause, my track record of luck..." "It's something." "Now, wait a minute!" "You're going to end it like that?" "!" "If Darling and Madoka end up happy what's gonna happen to the one that's left... me!" "I didn't come out here for nothing..." "This makes me look like a complete idiot!" "Please!" "Please, calm down!" "What do you think you're doing?" "!" "I'm not done yet!" "Calm down!" "Calm down!" "Calm down!" "Don't touch me, you pervert!" "Darling!" "Darling!" "The ones that end up happily ever after..." "have gotta be Darling and me!" ""I just dance in the sweet memories" (Sweet memories)" "At a train station on a faraway day snowflakes dance on the platform, and you came running, out of breath." "The days we had to be apart made the memory of you a happy one, like seeing your photograph." ""I just dance in the sweet memories" Each time we're hurt we learn..." ""I just dance in the sweet memories" ...what it takes to love someone." ""I just dance in the sweet memories" (He's my one and only; you never can tell)" ""I just dance in the sweet memories" (Sweet memories)" ""I just dance in the sweet memories"" "What?" "Time will stop if I use this watch?" "!" "If that's true, then I can sneak inside the girls' locker room or get a..." "little feel of... er Ayukawa's... er..." "b... breasts..." "Next time: "Immobilized Madoka!" "Kyosuke's Mysterious Watch."" "I... am like..." "Hee Hee Hee!" ""Girls' Locker Room""