Gate Keepers ep. 1 translated by Haamel version alpha 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- voice: It is the year 1969. voice: Set on the stage of a rapidly industrializing Japan, voice: this is the tale of the Gate Keepers, who defend humanity from the evil grasp of the Invaders. # # OP HERE # soldier: An accident? chief: No, it's them. The Invaders. # title: "Commence Defense of the Earth!" # caption: (Color) voice: Yes, the Earth is being targeted. This blue, shining world is now- voice: The explosion at Haneda Airport is suspected to be an act of defiance by a group of dissidents towards the approach of the year 1970. Aimi: Just cut it out, okay? Shun: What's the big idea? Aimi: High schoolers shouldn't be watching kids shows. Shun: Now hold on, Aimi. Why don't you decide if it's a kid's show after watching it yourself. voice: The police are running an investigation... Shun: I tell ya, this is great stuff! Aimi: No, quit it! voice: According to the police investigation- Shun: Leave it alone! Aimi: They can hear it outside! Shun: What's wrong with that? Aimi: I don't want people to think I'm watching it! Shun: Look, it's no big deal... Aimi: NO WAY!! mother: Oh, your mother can't bear to see her children being so pathetic... Aimi: Well, I'd better get going. Aimi: See you later! Shun: Thanks for the food! mother: Shun! Say goodbye to your father. Shun: That stuff doesn't matter. mother: I've told you a thousand times. You misunderstand your father. mother: I still clearly remember the time I gave you birth. mother: It was such a difficult birth that even the midwife was troubled, and told me it might be all over... mother: And then your father ran over to the temple and started praying a hundred times- mother: Shun! Aimi: So how'd it go with mom? Shun: How? Like it always does. Aimi: Oh. Shun: Don't just leave the house by yourself. Aimi: But once she starts that she goes on forever. Shun: So they're gonna bury this place too... Aimi: Hey, do you remember when we rode the train with dad from here to go have fun in Nikotamaya? Shun: I forgot all about that stuff. Aimi: What're you pouting for? You're acting like a little kid. Shun: Now look here... Aimi: Matsuda-san, good morning! Matsuda: Oh, good morning. Shun: Good morning! Matsuda: Good morning. Shun: Stalled out again? Matsuda: That's right. If this happened while your father was still alive it'd be fixed in a jiffy... Matsuda: Oh, um, sorry about that. Aimi: I'll go on ahead. Shun: Okay, look out for cars! Aimi: I'm not a kid anymore! Shun: Okay, Matsuda-san, I'll be going too. Matsuda: Okay. Say hello to your mother for me. Tell her the clothes she made me are wonderful. Shun: Okay. Matsuda: Take that. chief: Decoy hatch-nose #6 is out of commission. This was too costly. soldier: Are you sure it's safe to go? chief: Don't worry. I've prepared some camouflage for the trip. soldier: Camouflage? chief: Correct. That's why I summoned her. Ruriko: I'll be your tour guide for today. Um, my name is Ikusawa Ruriko. Ruriko: Thank you. Now, everyone please look to your right. That is the nonstop monorail serving Haneda Airport. Ruriko: It began service five years ago, in September of the 39th year of Showa. Ruriko: Since then, it has been serving passengers traveling from the city to Haneda, the gateway to the skies. Ruriko: Now then, please look to your left. From here, you can see... # voice: Begin! # okay, I can't really hear what the fuck he's saying. I'm guessing some # quote from a bad 60's show. I'll have to check elsewhere for this one... Shun: Kusho the Superhero turns the tables...from the very beginning! Shun: Ultra Slap Gray! boy: Strike. voice: Point. voices: Later. Yeah. Man, I'm starving. Me too... What should we do tommorow? guy: Ukiya! Shun: Yes? guy: That was really close in kendou class today. Shun: You bet it was. If I can just get off my killer attack a bit more quickly- guy: Why don't you enter the kendou club and start from the basics? Shun: The basics are a laugh for a real man. Winning with small stuff is just so uncool. guy: If you entered the kendou club and did well, you might even get a scholarship. guy: Wouldn't that help your mother out some? Shun: Well, if I'm gonna be doing something physical anyway I guess I'd prefer to be doing part time work. Shun: I mean, don't most of the main characters in superhero comics have trouble making ends meet? Shun: Things'll work out. Well, see ya. guy: Oh brother. # guy: What the hell's wrong with this ramen? This is pigswill! cook: Hey, but you went and drank the soup... guy: I put up with it this long. Gimme my money back! cook: Wait, let's talk this over... guy: Fine, I'll let it slide this once. guy: Hey hey hey, I said get that piece of shit car outta my way! girl: How cruel. Didn't you say you were breaking up with your wife, Mr. President? prez: There's no way I'd seriously dally with a hick girl like you. prez: You needn't come back tomorrow. Ruriko: Here, on the lefthand side, is... chief: We've got something on radar. It's Them. # voice: Commence attack. Shun: Paper! Shun: Paper! Here's your paper! Shun: And... Paper! Shun: Matsuda-san? Matsuda: Hi... voice: Commander! chief: We've no choice. Ikusawa-kun! Ruriko: Yes sir! chief: You can do it, right? Ruriko: Yes, since there's nobody but me here to save the day. Ruriko: Gate Keepers squadron, Ikusawa Ruriko, moving out! chief: We're counting on you. Ruriko: Roger! Aegis! voices: Now what...? Ruriko: Gaaaate Oooopen! Ruriko: Don't worry Ruriko, you can do it. Ruriko: See, you did it! guy: Amazing! And with just one shot too. chief: By opening an alternate dimension, she can call forth massive amounts of energy. guy: A "Gate Keeper"? chief: She's the number one member of the Gate Keepers squadron, who opens the Gate of Life: Captain Ikusawa Ruriko. both: One, two, three! Ruriko: Let's keep this going! chief: Come back inside, Ikusawa-kun. We'll use this chance to escape. Ruriko: But, I can still... chief: There are limits to your stamina. Ruriko: Acknowledged. Aegis. dude: Commence fusion. woman: Is that all? Ruriko: Light of Life! guy: Oh, my wounds are... chief: This is her original power, the power of the Gate of Life. guy: What's that?! chief: This is bad. They seem to have shifted into battle formation. Matsuda: Wow, thanks a lot. Shun: Look out! Shun: What the heck is that? Shun: Oh shit, they're heading towards my place! Ruriko: I really don't have any choice but to do it, do I? Ruriko: No matter how big it is, if I use all the arrows I've got left... Ruriko: Oh no... Ruriko: Isn't my power good enough? soldier: Commander! The Gate Power Amplifier is responding. chief: What? How could it do that without a power source? soldier: Could it be responding to Captain Ikusawa's Gate? chief: No, that's impossible with ordinary levels of Gate power. soldier: I see. dude: Abnormal energy alert. Elevated threat level. Shun: You bastard! chief: Whoever has Gate powers this strong, he's close! Ruriko: Does that mean there's someone with Gate powers stronger than mine? Shun: I ain't letting you set one foot closer to my home!! Ruriko: A Gate?! Shun: What the? dude: Target altered. Shun: Yeah! Just come to papa! Shun: I got it... Even in the superhero comics... good guys get into real trouble... Shun: ...and then turn the tables... that's the basics... Shun: H-huh? It's not...working... dude: Target silent. Ruriko: Hey! Hey you, hang on! Hey! Ruriko: Hey, hey, hang on, okay?! Hey, you! Hang on! Shun: This ain't funny... I don't wanna go be with my dad... Ruriko: And you call yourself a Gate Keeper? Ruriko: I'll give you the last of my power, so... Ruriko: Take responsibility. Shun: What the? Ruriko: The red sphere...is its weakness... Shun: The red sphere? Shun: Hey, are you...? Ruriko: I can't fight anymore. You're...the only one who can defeat that thing. Ruriko: Hurry! Shun: I gotcha! Shun: The red sphere, right? Ruriko: Yes! You can do it! Shun: Hell yeah! dude: Abnormal energy alert renewed. dude: Attacking target. Shun: ULTRA SEPPU-KEN! Shun: What did I just...? chief: _That_ is Gate power. chief: We've been searching for people like you. chief: Yes, people with the same power she has. Shun: The same as "her"? Ruriko: Well done. chief: Your name? Shun: Ukiya Shun. chief: Ukiya-kun, we need your power, to protect this Earth from the encroaching Invaders. chief: We are the Armed Earth Defense Force - A.E.G.I.S. # Armored Earth Guard Infantry Service?? I hope they explain the acronym... chief: I ask you as commander of the Far East branch: please, lend us your power. chief: You are a warrior, with the power to open the portal to the dimension known as the Road, the Gate, and draw forth unlimited power... chief: ...a Gate Keeper. Shun: I _thought_ I'd seen you somewhere before! Shun: You used to live near me back in kindergarten. Ruriko: Stop it!! Shun: Snot-nosed Ruripei! text: "To Be Continued" # # ED HERE #