E3 - Trueblade
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[00:00] Fb
I will now explain the second program!
[00:03] Fb
Five-on-five team battles!
[00:07] Fb
Team battles?
[00:08] Ann
We'll escort you to the venue in two hours.
[00:13] Yuu
Huh? Is that all?
[00:15] Kuma
Briefer than the explanation
we got for the one-on-ones.
[00:18] Yuu
What am I supposed to do with
these weirdos for two hours?
[00:22] Aki
I wasn't expecting this so soon.
[00:25] Aki
Two hours...
[00:27] Aki
I had guessed that if their goal
was to make us kill each other,
[00:29] Aki
group battles would be inevitable.
[00:33] Aki
If we want to coordinate, we'll have
to reveal our abilities to each other.
SIGN <<Sophist>>
Mr. Akira Shiroyanagi
Your ability is
"whatever the other person thinks your ability is."
[00:39] Aki
My real ability is whatever the
other person thinks my ability is,
[00:44] Aki
and Kirisaki thinks mine is the cannon.
[00:48] Aki
Should I tell my team my real ability?
SIGN Episode 3 "Trueblade"
[02:24] Saw
Guess we're in this one together, eh?
[02:28] Saw
I say we use this time to get to know
each other and cook up a plan!
[02:31] Yuu
Sure.
[02:32] Saw
So let's start with introductions!
[02:35] Saw
The name's Sawatari.
[02:37] Saw
The ability is...
[02:40] Kiri
A button?
[02:49] Saw
Behold!
[02:50] Saw
"The ability to turn a button into a rope"!
[02:55] Yuu
The hell?
[02:56] Saw
I said, "The ability to turn—"
[02:58] Yuu
Is that for-real your ability?
[03:00] Yuu
That blows! It's a freakin' parlor trick!
[03:02] Saw
Oh, shut up!
[03:04] Saw
Tell me somethin' I don't already know!
[03:06] Yuu
This guy acts like he's hot stuff,
but he's total dead weight.
[03:09] Saw
Then how's about you, lady?
[03:12] Yuu
Don't call me "lady."
[03:14] Yuu
I'm Yuuri Amagake.
[03:16] Yuu
My ability is "the ability to
quintuple your physical abilities."
[03:20] Saw
That's awesome!
[03:21] Saw
How's about you, bud?
[03:23] Kiri
Madoka Kirisaki.
[03:25] Kiri
"The ability to turn a stick into a sword."
[03:27] Saw
Boy, lucky you! You both hit the jackpot!
[03:31] Saw
And you, sir?
[03:33] Kuma
Kumagiri.
[03:34] Kuma
My ability is apparently to become
invincible for two seconds.
[03:37] Kiri
Apparently?
[03:38] Kuma
That's what the paper said.
[03:41] Kuma
But I have no intention of using something
those people planted in me without my consent!
[03:45] Saw
Are you a professional
fighter of some kind, sir?
[03:48] Kuma
A professional wrestler...
on the outside, at least.
[03:51] Kiri
Well, good to have ya.
[03:53] Saw
And last but not least...
[03:56] Aki
I'm Akira Shiroyanagi.
[03:57] Aki
My ability is...
[03:59] Aki
Should I tell my team my real ability?
[04:02] Aki
The answer: of course not.
[04:06] Aki
The ability to turn my hand into a cannon.
[04:08] Saw
The same one as Cannon Lady?!
[04:10] Saw
Oh, come on!
[04:12] Saw
Why'm I the only one with an iffy ability?
[04:14] Yuu
"Iffy"? More like useless.
[04:16] Yuu
How'd your one-on-one turn out?
[04:18] Saw
How do you think?
With an ability like mine...
[04:22] Aki
If I don't tell them my real ability,
[04:24] Aki
I'm locked into whatever
ability I tell them first.
[04:28] Aki
It's true that if I revealed
my real ability to my team,
[04:31] Aki
they might be able to help me
explore its possibilities.
[04:35] Aki
But anyone who knows my ability
can easily nullify it later.
[04:41] Aki
In other words, revealing my
ability to the wrong person
[04:45] Aki
could be the death of me.
[04:48] Aki
It's far too risky.
[04:50] Aki
If I am going to tell someone,
I'll have to choose wisely.
[04:55] Saw
Well, that's introductions out of the way.
[04:59] Saw
How's about we show each
other what we can d—
[05:01] Aki
Kirisaki.
[05:02] Aki
That reminds me. How's your injury?
[05:04] Yuu
What're you talking about?
[05:06] Saw
Hey, that's right!
[05:07] Saw
You two acted like you knew each other.
[05:10] Kiri
We fought each other in the one-on-ones.
[05:12] Saw
Oh? The old "enemies one day,
allies the next"?
[05:17] Saw
And if he's worried about your injuries...
[05:20] Saw
I guess you lost, huh, Kirisaki?
[05:23] Saw
Don't take it too hard!
[05:23] Kiri
Shut your mouth 'fore I murder you!
[05:25] Kiri
An' anyway, you lost, too!
[05:28] Kiri
They gave me treatment right after.
[05:31] Kiri
All just bandages and painkillers, though.
[05:34] Saw
Sounds like pretty lousy health care
for such a tight ship.
[05:38] Kuma
An indication that they
consider us expendable.
[05:41] Yuu
Who are these guys, anyway?
[05:44] Aki
Good. I managed to change the subject.
[05:44] Sawa
I'm less worried about the
"who" than the "how"...
[05:46] Aki
I really didn't want to have
to demonstrate my ability.
[05:48] Sawa
My last memory before I woke up here was—
[05:49] Aki
There was a chance that it might
not actually activate here.
[05:54] Aki
The biggest question about my "whatever
the other person thinks it is" ability...
[05:59] Aki
What does "the other person" indicate?
[06:02] Aki
If it can only mean one's
obvious enemy in battle,
[06:06] Aki
it wouldn't activate here,
against my teammates.
[06:09] Aki
A team battle will be my chance to test it,
[06:12] Aki
but the conditions here aren't
right for experimenting.
[06:16] Aki
In that respect, I'm glad that man's here.
[06:19] Aki
Frivolous enough to reveal
his ability off the bat,
[06:22] Aki
while naturally falling into
a "group host" role.
[06:24] Aki
He's taking the attention off of me.
[06:28] Aki
It's almost time.
[06:30] Aki
I'd like to get a grasp of the others'
abilities and concoct a plan.
[06:35] Aki
Excuse me, Amagake.
[06:37] Yuu
"Yuuri."
[06:38] Yuu
Amagake's an ugly name, and I hate it.
[06:41] Yuu
Just call me Yuuri.
[06:43] Aki
O-Okay.
[06:44] Aki
Well, Yuuri...
[06:45] Aki
I expect you'll be the key
to the upcoming battle.
[06:49] Aki
How high can you jump with your ability?
[06:52] Yuu
Jump?
[06:53] Aki
Could you show us?
[06:54] Yuu
Well, okay...
[06:56] Aki
Just a little one.
[06:57] Yuu
A little one, huh?
[07:00] Kiri
Hang on. If she jumps here—
[07:07] Kiri
Yeah, called it.
[07:10] Aki
She reached the ceiling effortlessly?
Her ability is—
[07:15] Yuu
Y-You tricked me, you stupid perverts!
[07:18] Aki
What the—
[07:19] Kiri
I looked away, man.
[07:21] Yuu
But you looked, you monkeyman freak!
[07:23] Yuu
Hey, big guy! Hold him down!
[07:25] Saw
H-Hey, cut it out! We're on the same team!
[07:27] Yuu
Shut up, you monkey freak!
[07:29] Saw
Cut it out!
[07:31] Kiri
Sheesh. Way to waste your
energy before the big match.
[07:36] Yuu
Oh, shut up!
[07:37] Aki
Look, all I wanted to know was what
"physical abilities" indicated.
[07:43] Aki
Does it quintuple muscle strength
without changing your weight?
[07:46] Aki
How does that affect your movements?
[07:48] Aki
A jump seemed like the
easiest way to test it.
[07:50] Yuu
But you looked at my undies.
[07:52] Aki
I was looking at the jump!
[07:56] Kiri
What is it, Pops?
[07:58] Saw
In the upcoming team battle...
[08:00] Saw
If you get your chance, kill your opponent,
no matter who they are.
[08:04] Yuu
Where'd that come from?
[08:07] Saw
Remember what Cannon Lady said at the start?
[08:11] Saw
There's one rule that all
the programs share...
[08:14] Saw
We're not penalized for killing
fellow focus group members.
[08:19] Saw
Even the most normal-looking person,
under the right circumstances, can kill.
[08:25] Saw
I've seen it time and again.
[08:28] Saw
Well, you can write my advice
off as a joke if you want...
[08:30] Saw
But at least keep your guard up
if you don't wanna die.
[08:34] Saw
Here we go!
[08:41] Yuu
Wow, it's so big!
[08:42] Aki
It's awfully small...
[08:44] Kuma
Is that a ring?
[08:46] Kiri
Think I see our opponents.
[08:49] Aki
Four of them?
[08:50] Kuma
They're one man short.
[08:52] Yuu
Look! Someone's hiding in the shadows!
[08:55] Kiri
What's his problem?
[08:58] Aki
If that's the ring, does that mean—
[09:01] Ann
The second program will now begin!
[09:05] Ann
The named member from each team will enter
the ring and fight a one-on-one match.
[09:09] Ann
The results of those matches will
determine which team is the winner.
[09:14] Ann
Matches can only be resolved
through expulsion from the ring,
[09:17] Ann
loss of consciousness, admission
of defeat, or death.
[09:21] Ann
Satoru Sawatari!
[09:23] Ann
Rin Kashii!
[09:25] Ann
Please enter the ring!
[09:27] Saw
Wait, what?!
[09:28] Saw
The "team matches" ain't
us fightin' as a team,
[09:31] Saw
but judo-style individual bouts?
[09:34] Aki
They played us for fools.
[09:36] Aki
After the one-on-one matches,
[09:38] Aki
hearing that the next program
was five-on-five team battles,
[09:40] Aki
and having time to prepare as a group,
[09:42] Aki
encouraged us to reveal our abilities,
to prepare for the battle ahead.
[09:46] Aki
But a "team battle" that's a
series of one-on-one bouts
[09:49] Aki
doesn't require us to share our abilities.
[09:52] Aki
We've revealed crucial
information unnecessarily
[09:55] Aki
to people we might have
to fight in the future.
[09:58] Aki
Whoever cooked up this second program
[10:02] Aki
is utterly vicious.
[10:05] Ann
Please begin!
[10:08] Aki
I'm betting there's more
to this program, too.
[10:14] Sar
She's lookin' pretty low-key...
[10:16] Sar
But I don't trust her one bit!
[10:23] Rin
Excuse me... Mr. Sawatari, was it?
[10:26] Rin
I have a little favor to ask.
[10:29] Rin
Won't you please forfeit?
[10:33] Saw
What?!
[10:38] Rin
Excuse me... Won't you please forfeit?
[10:42] Rin
I really can't fight another person.
[10:46] Rin
But I'm so afraid of what
will happen if I lose.
[10:51] Rin
So I was hoping you'd just forfeit.
[10:54] Rin
Would you, please?
[10:56] Saw
Nice offer, lady.
[10:58] Saw
But I'm betting you got
somethin' under that sheet.
[11:01] Saw
Or maybe you got an ability
that uses the cloth somehow.
[11:05] Saw
I know your type.
[11:07] Saw
You get a person's guard down,
and then whammo!
[11:10] Rin
Oh, you've got it all wrong.
[11:13] Rin
I'm wearing this sheet...
[11:17] Rin
Because this is what I came here in.
[11:22] Rin
Of course, I won't ask you
to forfeit for nothing.
[11:25] Rin
I'd be happy to give you a
thank-you present after.
[11:28] Rin
Well?
[11:29] Yuu
Wh-Wh-What is she talking about?!
[11:31] Aki
I see... you can negotiate like that, too.
[11:36] Saw
You don't think much of me, do ya?
[11:38] Saw
But I gotta say...
[11:40] Saw
It ain't a bad offer!
[11:42] Yuu
I knew it! Monkey Man is a frickin' perv!
[11:44] Kiri
You suck, dude! I'm gonna kill you!
[11:46] Saw
Don't be stupid!
[11:47] Saw
I meant the part where
we don't have to fight!
[11:52] Saw
I admit, I'm anything but
eager to engage in battle.
[11:55] Saw
My ability's a bit on the dangerous side.
[11:58] Saw
If I'm not careful,
I could end up killing her.
[12:03] Saw
I ain't in the business of harmin' women.
[12:06] Saw
But I also can't just forfeit.
[12:09] Saw
So how's about we gamble on it?
[12:12] Saw
Whoever loses the flip forfeits on the spot!
[12:14] Saw
Fair and simple, right?
[12:17] Aki
It's true that his ability isn't
a great one for fighting.
[12:21] Kuma
The battle could prove dangerous for him,
depending on the woman's ability.
[12:25] Kiri
So he's bettin' it on a fifty-fifty
gamble instead, huh?
[12:29] Yuu
He's not taking advantage of her?
[12:31] Yuu
Monkey Man's a decent guy after all!
[12:33] Aki
Wait a minute.
[12:34] Aki
But this strategy...
[12:36] Rin
Very well. I agree.
[12:38] Rin
I call heads.
[12:41] Saw
Then I'm tails.
[12:44] Saw
This is how it's always been for me.
[12:46] Saw
No matter the situation,
[12:47] Saw
no matter what I have to resort to,
[12:49] Saw
I always survive!
[12:59] Rin
So sorry!
[13:01] Rin
I'm just too afraid to forfeit.
[13:04] Rin
So I need you to lose!
[13:08] Aki
There was one flaw in Sawatari's strategy.
[13:12] Aki
It won't work against someone who
planned to kill you from the start.
[13:17] Aki
He moved his eyes to the coin,
[13:19] Aki
and that's when she struck.
[13:21] Yuu
H-Hey...
[13:21] Yuu
Hang on.
[13:23] Yuu
Monkey Man?
[13:24] Aki
Calm down.
[13:25] Aki
Don't stop looking. Don't stop thinking.
[13:27] Aki
What in the hell was her ability?!
[13:31] Kiri
Hey, Akira, did you catch it?
[13:34] Aki
I watched the whole thing,
but I still didn't catch it.
[13:37] Aki
That woman, Rin, barely moved at all.
[13:41] Aki
But those blades appeared out
of thin air in an instant.
[13:47] A
How's he look?
[13:48] B
Nothing we can do.
[13:50] A
All right. Dispose of him.
[13:52] Yuu
No way!
[13:53] Yuu
Hang on!
[13:53] Aki
Yuuri, keep away from the ring!
[13:56] Yuu
But... dispose of him?
[13:58] Yuu
They can't...
[14:00] Yuu
Monkey Man was... just a minute ago...
[14:12] Kiri
What a dumbass.
[14:14] Kiri
He acted all cautious, but let his
guard down when it really mattered.
[14:19] Kiri
If he'd kept his guard up against her,
[14:21] Kiri
we could've figured out
her ability, at least.
[14:24] Kiri
Useless asshole.
[14:25] Yuu
H-How can you say that?
[14:27] Yuu
How can you say that about
someone who just died?!
[14:30] Kuma
I won't take that lying down, either.
[14:32] Kuma
You don't talk that way about a
comrade who died in the ring.
[14:35] Kuma
Take it back.
[14:37] Kiri
Say that again?
[14:39] Aki
This isn't good.
[14:41] Aki
Sawatari's death is affecting
them more than I expected.
[14:45] Rin
Looks like a little team
quarrel over there.
[14:47] Rin
We should really try to keep
a united front, though!
[14:51] Rin
Does it bother you that I killed someone?
[14:56] Kita
W-Well...
[14:58] Rin
But don't you remember what we discussed?
[15:00] Rin
He said he had an ability that
could kill me, remember?
[15:05] Rin
That was the only way I
could protect myself.
[15:09] Rin
Right?
[15:11] Kiri
You got a problem, old man?
[15:13] Aki
I can't afford a team falling-out right now!
[15:17] Aki
They're right.
[15:19] Aki
We're a team, remember?
[15:21] Aki
And while it's certainly important
that we speak our minds,
[15:25] Aki
I don't think now's the time.
[15:27] Aki
I really think we should
pick this up... later.
[15:33] Kiri
I get you...
[15:35] Kiri
Later, huh?
[15:39] Ann
Match two:
[15:41] Ann
Shin Kumagiri!
[15:43] Ann
Ringo Tatara!
[15:44] Ann
Please enter the ring!
[15:47] Kuma
Sorry. You're right.
[15:51] Kuma
Later, eh?
[15:53] Kuma
Indeed, any discussion can wait
until we've survived this.
[15:56] Kiri
I might be preachin' to
the choir, old man.
[15:59] Kiri
But she seems pretty damn chill about
the idea of fightin' a hulk like you.
[16:05] Kiri
Don't give us a repeat of Monkey Man.
[16:08] Kuma
I'm aware.
[16:10] Kuma
She really does seem extremely calm.
[16:12] Kuma
Is that an indication of a powerful ability?
[16:16] Kuma
But I can't afford to lose!
[16:19] Kuma
Someone needs to put a
stop this absurd game!
[16:23] Ann
Please begin, then!
[16:25] Kuma
I'm going to learn from Sawatari's example.
[16:27] Kuma
I'll get close, while maintaining
enough distance to react.
[16:32] Kuma
If I throw her out of the ring,
I can win without harming her!
[16:38] Kuma
Here it comes!
[16:41] Ring
I forfeit.
[16:42] Ring
I admit defeat in this match.
[16:48] Kuma
What in the...
[16:50] Ann
One fighter has admitted defeat.
[16:53] Ann
Shin Kumagiri wins.
[16:56] Kiri
What the heck?
[16:58] Yuu
Maybe her ability's no good in a fight?
[17:01] Aki
I don't know.
[17:02] Aki
There wasn't enough there to even speculate.
[17:05] Aki
A bad matchup, maybe?
[17:07] Ring
I'm sorry.
[17:08] Rin
What happened there, dear?
[17:11] Ring
There was no way I could beat him.
[17:14] Ring
I copied his ability, but nothing happened.
[17:20] Kita
Nothing happened?
[17:21] Ring
Yes.
[17:22] Ring
It must have some kind
of condition attached.
[17:25] Ring
If I copy an ability and can't
identify it immediately,
[17:29] Ring
I'm effectively helpless.
[17:32] Ring
There was no way that I could
beat a man with his build.
[17:35] Rin
I see.
[17:36] Rin
Well, you tried your best...
[17:38] Rin
Is that what you expected to hear?
[17:41] Rin
You had your opponent on guard for a moment.
[17:43] Rin
Couldn't you have gotten him
to show off his ability? Well?
[17:47] Rin
I think maybe you just weren't trying!
[17:49] Sae
R-Rin, please!
[17:51] Rin
You do realize this is a
team match, don't you?
[17:54] Rin
If we lose because of you,
we might all get penalized.
[17:58] Rin
Why should I suffer, when I won my match?
[18:01] Rin
Why? Why? Why?!
[18:04] Sae
D-Don't worry, Rin!
[18:06] Sae
My ability gives me a real
advantage in these fights!
[18:09] Sae
We'll definitely win the next round!
[18:12] Rin
Oh, right! Good point!
[18:14] Rin
Sorry I lost my head, you guys!
[18:19] Ring
Thank you for that, Zokumyoin.
[18:22] Sae
It's nothing! We're a team, right?
[18:24] Sae
I'm glad I managed to talk her down.
[18:27] Sae
But Tatara is also very impressive.
[18:30] Sae
She didn't show a hint of fear
while Rin was threatening her.
[18:35] Ring
I was so scared!
[18:37] Ring
What's with that lady?!
[18:38] Ring
Her ability and her personality
are both terrifying!
[18:40] Ring
People like that shouldn't be
allowed to possess deadly weapons!
[18:43] Ring
Still,
[18:44] Ring
I definitely couldn't have
won with my real ability.
SIGN <<Plagiarist>>
Miss Ringo Tatara
Your ability is "the ability to copy
the other person's ability at one-tenth values."
[18:48] Ring
My ability to copy another person's
ability at one-tenth values...
[18:54] Ring
In practice, when I activate it, I can view
the ability of the person I'm copying.
SIGN Become invincible
for 2 seconds
[19:00] Ring
The internal haiku of Ringo Tatara:
[19:04] Ring
"Copy his power - and a mere point-two seconds
- is all that you get."
SIGN Copy his power
And a mere point-two seconds
Is all that you get
[19:08] Ring
No way is that happening!
[19:10] (Flashback) Fb
I forfeit!
[19:12] Ring
I'm so glad that surrender was an option!
[19:14] Ann
Match three.
[19:16] Ann
Madoka Kirisaki!
[19:17] Ann
Saeko Zokumyoin!
[19:19] Ann
Please enter the ring!
[19:21] Kiri
Looks pretty scrawny to me.
[19:23] Aki
Don't let your guard down, Kirisaki.
[19:26] Rin
Zokumyoin...
[19:28] Rin
Remember your promise.
[19:32] Ann
Now, please begin!
[19:34] Kiri
It'd be hard to dive into sword range
with my hands bound like this.
[19:39] Kiri
And I should probably keep
my distance at first.
[19:45] Aki
A slingshot?
[19:48] Sae
If I can strike first, I win!
[20:00] Kiri
An ability that turns marbles into
big ol' wrecking balls, huh?
[20:05] Kiri
Good thing I swiped it away just in case...
[20:09] Yuu
Not bad!
[20:10] Aki
Marbles?
[20:11] Aki
He was able to see it in that instant?
[20:14] Aki
He's got some serious kinetic
vision and reflexes.
[20:18] Sae
I didn't expect to fight
someone so competent.
[20:22] Kiri
Woulda turned out pretty bad
if that'd hit me head-on.
[20:26] Kiri
But if you wanna play rough...
[20:28] Kiri
I'm free to play rough, too!
[20:32] Sae
He turned his stick into a sword!
[20:34] Kiri
Now it's my turn, girlie!
[20:37] Sae
I'll need to enlarge it
before he bats it away!
[20:43] Sae
H-He's so fast!
[20:45] Kiri
You think I couldn't see
what you were thinkin'?
[20:47] Sae
Then I'll try three at once!
[20:54] Sae
And one more!
[20:57] Kuma
Kirisaki!
[21:04] Kuma
Not bad at all.
[21:06] Kuma
You had a pretty good idea there.
[21:08] Yuu
Incredible. He cut it in half.
[21:13] Kiri
I'll bet Akira's caught on by now.
[21:15] Kiri
Yeah...
[21:16] Kiri
My real ability is...
[21:20] Kiri
The ability to turn a stick into a
sword that can cut through anything*!*
SIGN <<Trueblade>>
Mr. Madoka Kirisaki
Your ability is
"The ability to turn a stick into
a sword that can cut through anything."
[21:25] Sae
I... I have to fight someone like this?
[21:31] Sae
What do I do?
SIGN <<Trueblade>>
Your ability is
"The ability to turn a stick into a sword
that can cut through anything."
SIGN Mion and Yang's
Next Episode Preview
[23:10] Sign
Mion and Yang's Next Episode Preview!
[23:13] Yang
Did you enjoy the third episode
of Battle Game in 5 Seconds?
[23:17] Yang
Miss Mion! It's time for the preview!
[23:19] Yang
What are you doing?
[23:21] Mion
Well, I had no screen time this episode!
[23:23] Mion
I thought I'd sing the opening next time!
[23:25] Mion
Next time: Beautiful Prodigy
Singer Mion makes her debut!
[23:29] Yang
W-Wait a minute! You can't do that!
[23:31] Yang
You just can't!
[23:32] Mion
How come?
[23:33] Mion
Why are you so desperate to stop me?
[23:35] Yang
You just can't!
[23:38] Mion
Hey, you're a good singer.