262 - The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart

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SIGN    Shimura Ken
[01:33] Otae
    Father, it's been a while.
[01:36] Otae
    Father, I have something
    to tell you today.
[01:39] Otae
    I think it's time to begin.
[01:42] Otae
    I will become the character
    I was created to be.
[01:46] Otae
    It's time to restore the Kodokan
    Dojo you left us, Father.
[01:51] Otae
    Sorry to make you wait 260 episodes.
[01:54] Otae
    It's not that I forgot my character.
[01:56] Otae
    And I wasn't tired of the role.
[01:58] Otae
    I had to save up money first.
[02:01] Otae
    I promise to make the dojo better
    than when you were still around.
[02:05] Otae
    Please support me.
[02:08] Obi
    Oh?
[02:09] Obi
    Are you Otae-chan?
SIGN    The Sound of a Beam Can Pierce Every Heart
SIGN    Kodokan Dojo
[02:18] Shin
    What?! You want to
    recruit new students?!
[02:21] Shin
    S-Sis, I thought you forgot the
    original purpose of your character!
[02:25] Shin
    Weren't you going to
    focus on your night dojo?
[02:28] Otae
    Please, do I really look like
    such a heartless woman?
[02:32] Otae
    Do your best and let
    nature take its course.
[02:35] Otae
    I went to Tsudaya the other day,
[02:37] ---
    and I received a signal
    that it was time.
[02:39] Shin
    It's because you rewatched volume 2
    of the DVDs and remembered!
[02:43] Otae
    I acquired a fair amount
    of money in episode 200,
[02:45] ---
    so I think now is the ideal time.
[02:48] Gin
    What are you babbling about?
[02:50] Gin
    Nobody's gonna pay money to learn
    how to use a sword these days.
[02:54] Gin
    The age of using swords has ended.
[02:57] Gin
    It's now the age of much
    younger wives using Kato-chan.
[03:01] Shin
    When did we start talking
    about Kato-chan and Ken-chan?!
[03:03] Kag
    Kids don't dream about becoming
    samurai or ninja anymore.
[03:08] Kag
    They want to become
    Kato-chan's wife or part of
[03:12] ---
    a backup band working up
    to becoming an idol.
SIGN    My Future Dream: Backup Band
[03:14] Shin
    We don't live in an age
    of evil conspiracies!
[03:17] Otae
    That's why this dojo is needed.
[03:19] Otae
    A part of ancient Japanese
    culture is fading away.
[03:24] Otae
    It's our duty to protect it by passing
    this knowledge to the next generation.
[03:29] Gin
    But do you even know what
    a kendo glove smells like?
[03:33] Gin
    Those things should get a new job
    as the straw used to wrap natto.
[03:38] Gin
    And in anime, the mask makes it
    impossible to tell who it is.
[03:41] Gin
    And when people thrust,
[03:42] ---
    you'd think they were striking to kill.
[03:44] Gin
    Isn't it our duty to end that
    practice with our generation?
[03:47] Shin
    Are you really a swordsman?
[03:49] Otae
    It's true that there are aspects
    that no longer apply,
[03:52] Otae
    so I believe it's important to evolve
    and adapt certain practices
[03:56] ---
    while maintaining the tradition.
[03:59] Otae
    The school of Tendo Mushin
    needs a slight renewal.
[04:03] Shin
    Renewal?
[04:04] Otae
    Yes.
[04:10] Otae
    To the school of Tendo
    Mushin beam sabers!
SIGN    Tendo Mushin Beam Sabers
[04:15] Shin
    What happened to tradition?!
[04:17] Kag
    But beam sabers will resonate with
    kids, and maybe with the Amanto.
[04:23] Shin
    Uh, that's not the issue here.
[04:25] Shin
    And who's going to teach
    them how to use beam sabers?
[04:28] Otae
    That's all worked out already.
[04:30] Shin
    Huh?
[04:31] Otae
    I've found the perfect person.
[04:33] Otae
    He knows the School of Tendo Mushin
    and he can use beam sabers.
[04:37] Shin
    Huh?
[04:39] Otae
    You'll be so surprised, Shin-chan.
[04:46] Obi
    Hey, long time no see.
[04:50] Obi
    You've gotten pretty big, Shin-bo!
[05:02] Shin
    Ha—
[05:04] Shin
    Hajime-nii!
[05:06] Obi
    Whoa!
[05:09] Obi
    You've gotten pretty strong, too!
[05:11] Shin
    Hajime-nii, you're alive!
[05:13] Shin
    That's great! Just great!
[05:17] Gin
    Huh? A former instructor?
[05:20] Otae
    Yes, this was back when
    our dojo was busy.
[05:24] Obi
    The name's Obi Hajime!
SIGN    Obi Hajime
[05:27] Obi
    If that's a pain to say, call me Obi-one!
SIGN    Obi Hajime
    Obi-one
[05:29] Gin
    No, that would be an even bigger pain.
[05:32] Obi
    Sounds like you've been
    taking care of Otae-chan
[05:34] ---
    and Shin-bo while I was gone.
[05:36] Obi
    Let me express my gratitude.
[05:38] Obi
    Thank you very hamnida!
[05:39] Gin
    Thank you? Hamnida? So
    which country are you from?
[05:43] Otae
    Obi-one-niisama has been wandering
    around space for a long time,
[05:46] Otae
    so he's picked up some words
    from different planets.
[05:50] Obi
    Soz for being so hard to understand!
[05:52] Gin
    Uh, how do you pick up a
    word like "soz" from space?
[05:54] Shin
    Gin-san, Hajime-nii is really amazing.
[05:57] Shin
    He became an instructor at
    our dojo at a young age,
[05:59] Shin
    and his skill was known around Edo!
[06:02] Shin
    Once his talent was recognized,
[06:04] ---
    he was chosen to study abroad
    and took off into space.
[06:07] Shin
    But the teleportation device at the terminal
[06:09] ---
    exploded while he was there,
[06:11] Shin
    so we thought he would never return.
[06:16] Obi
    When the device blew up,
[06:18] ---
    I was miraculously teleported
    to a planet way out there.
[06:21] Obi
    While there, I figured I might as
    well learn how they used swords,
[06:25] Obi
    but before I knew it, I was
    the strongest one around.
[06:28] Obi
    I would then move on to the
    next planet, and so on,
[06:33] Obi
    until people started calling
    me Galaxy Sword Master.
SIGN    Galaxy Sword Master
[06:39] Obi
    People stopped challenging me.
[06:43] Obi
    It got boring, so I came back to Edo.
[06:46] Shin
    Wow! Galaxy Sword Master!
[06:49] Shin
    You're awesome, Hajime-nii!
[06:51] Obi
    Nah, I'm still nothing
    compared to your old man.
[06:52] Gin
    Hey, what's a Galaxy Sword Master?
[06:55] Kag
    His character is dumb
    and his title is dumb.
[06:55] Obi
    He was one strong samurai.
[06:59] Obi
    I never thought the
    dojo would shut down.
[07:03] Obi
    Shin-bo, Otae-chan...
[07:05] Obi
    Soz for not being here to
    help when you needed me.
[07:09] Obi
    If I can help you with the beam saber
    that I mastered out in space,
[07:13] Obi
    I'll do whatever you ask!
[07:17] Obi
    I'm getting excited!
[07:18] Gin
    Watch it!
[07:20] Obi
    Let's work together to
    revive your old man's dojo!
[07:24] Obi
    And we'll make Kodokan the number
    one dojo in the universe!
[07:28] Obi
    Hip, hip, hooray!
[07:35] Gin
    Weren't we reviving it?
[07:40] Otae
    Hey, hey! Come on
    down! Have a looksee!
SIGN    School of Tendo Mushin Beam Saber
[07:43] Otae
    We're starting up a new school in Edo!
[07:47] Shin
    The School of Tendo Mushin Beam Saber!
[07:50] Otae
    We're moving into the age of beams!
[07:53] Shin
    You can do anything with beams!
[07:54] Shin
    Remove the wrinkles and
    moles from your face!
[07:57] Shin
    Pierce the heart of your favorite girl!
[07:59] Shin
    Let's beam it up together!
[08:01] Gin
    Uh, so why are we
    beaming it up with you?
[08:05] Obi
    This is bad, Gintoki-dono!
[08:07] Obi
    Nobody's stopping!
[08:09] Gin
    Uh, why are you telling me this?
[08:11] Obi
    How 'bout it? Let's spar
    a little to show them
[08:13] ---
    what beam sabers are about!
[08:15] Gin
    Wait, I've never used a beam
    saber before and I don't want to.
[08:19] Obi
    How can you say that when you're
[08:21] ---
    going to be a founder of
    the School of Beam Saber?
[08:23] Gin
    What?
[08:24] Obi
    Don't play dumb. You and Otae-chan
    have this going on, right?
[08:28] Gin
    What's that supposed to mean?
[08:29] Gin
    I've never seen that gesture before!
[08:31] Gin
    And this guy's shooting
    beams out of his pinky?!
[08:33] Obi
    You know what I mean.
[08:34] Obi
    You've been sticking your
    beam inside Otae-chan's...
[08:40] Otae
    Please stop it, Obi-one-niisama.
[08:43] Otae
    We have no such relationship.
[08:44] Obi
    That's the Otae-chan I remember.
[08:46] Obi
    You've already mastered
    the art of the beam saber.
[08:48] Gin
    You mean she's mastered
    how to jam it in your ass!
[08:51] Shin
    No kidding. You're the one who
    doesn't understand, Hajime-nii.
[08:54] Shin
    Sis wouldn't want to
    hear her first love say...
[08:58] Gin
    Wait, so he's her first love?
[09:00] Gin
    He's her first love?
[09:01] Kag
    Seriously? That's what
    the boss lady likes?
[09:04] Otae
    Keep your mouth shut!
    Want me to slaughter you?!
[09:06] Kon
    Uh, excuse me.
[09:10] Both
    We want to join
[09:13] Both
    the School of Beam Saber!
[09:15] Gin
    As if we wanted these freaks!
[09:18] Kon
    If it's that awesome, Kyubei-kun,
    I'd love to try this, uh...
[09:22] Kyu
    What was it called,
    Kondo-kun? Beachy Diarrhea?
[09:26] Kon
    No, that's not it.
[09:27] Kon
    Wasn't it Beach Sandal, Kyubei-kun?
[09:30] Gin
    Wait, when did they become friends?!
[09:32] Gin
    The stalkers have teamed up
    because her first love is here!
[09:36] Kon
    But before we join, we'll
    need a demonstration
[09:39] ---
    to see how awesome this really is.
[09:40] Kyu
    That's right.
[09:42] ---
    Would you be willing
    to spar with us first?
[09:44] Obi
    Sure, I'd love to do that.
[09:46] Obi
    I can't wait!
[09:48] Obi
    It's been years since
    I fought a samurai!
[09:51] Gin
    They're not fighting like samurai!
[09:53] Both
    Die!
[09:55] Gin
    Way to blurt out your intent!
[10:08] Obi
    That's no good, you two.
[10:10] Obi
    If you fire those in the middle
    of town, people will die.
[10:13] Obi
    Huh? What about me?
[10:15] Obi
    I'm just fine.
[10:23] Obi
    Though, I'm only half human now.
[10:35] A
    Kenofi, Kenofi, come in, come in!
[10:39] A
    No good. He's not responding.
[10:41] A
    He's running solo again.
[10:43] A
    That guy is so much trouble.
[10:45] B
    Forget about him.
[10:46] B
    I believe that this
    planet is his homeland.
[10:49] B
    Let the man say his farewells.
[10:57] Obi
    Whew, we managed to recruit enough
    students to get started.
SIGN    Welcome New Students
    Tendo Mushin Beam Saber
[11:01] Obi
    Welcome to the School of
    Tendo Mushin Beam Saber!
[11:04] Obi
    Soz about what happened back there.
[11:08] Obi
    You guys were so strong that
    I couldn't hold myself back.
[11:13] Obi
    But this means that we have
    the seven strongest samurai
[11:15] ---
    to get this school started off.
[11:17] Obi
    We're going to make the School
    of Beam Saber the best there is!
[11:21] Obi
    Right, Instructor Sakata?
[11:23] Gin
    Sure, Instructor Obi-one.
[11:26] Gin
    I can't even be bothered
    to complain anymore.
[11:28] Obi
    Anyway, tonight we celebrate
    our new beginning!
[11:32] Shin
    Do you want beer, Hajime-nii?
[11:33] Obi
    Nah, give me some shochu with gasoline!
[11:36] Otae
    Please, Obi-one-niisama.
    You're such a joker.
[11:43] Kon
    Uh, excuse me, Instructor Obi-one.
[11:46] Kon
    I have a question.
[11:47] Obi
    What's up?
[11:48] Kon
    I now understand how
    amazing beam sabers are.
[11:51] Kon
    The thing is...
[11:53] Kon
    Even if we train under
    the School of Beam Saber,
[11:56] Kon
    I don't see how we can learn to do that.
[12:00] Obi
    Don't worry.
[12:02] Obi
    It's easy once you've learned the trick.
[12:04] Obi
    Right, Instructor Sakata?
[12:08] Gin
    Sure, you know how
    one day, you take the
[12:11] ---
    training wheels off your bike,
    and suddenly you can ride it?
[12:13] Gin
    It's just like that.
[12:14] Kon
    Wait, I'm positive that you can't
    do that stuff, Instructor Sakata!
[12:17] Kon
    You still need your training wheels!
[12:19] Kyu
    Honestly, I don't see how a
    human could ever pull that off.
[12:24] Kyu
    And that mechanical arm...
[12:27] Kyu
    You said that you were only half human.
[12:30] Kyu
    What did you mean by that?
[12:35] Obi
    You think there's something
    special about this arm?
[12:37] Obi
    This is just a mechanical arm to
    replace the one I lost in the accident.
[12:41] Gin
    That's not nice, Kyubei.
[12:43] Gin
    You shouldn't start accusing
    people because they beat you.
[12:45] Gin
    It takes strength to
    admit your weaknesses.
[12:48] Gin
    Now you have to write the word "jobber"
    a hundred times before tomorrow.
[12:52] Kyu
    And you have to write the
    word "moron" a hundred times.
[12:56] Gin
    How do you spell that?
[12:59] Kag
    Like this, Instructor!
SIGN    Gintoki
[13:01] Obi
    If you don't trust me,
    I'll show you my body.
[13:04] Obi
    I meant exactly what I said back there.
[13:08] Obi
    After wandering around the galaxy,
[13:10] ---
    half my body is no longer
    that of an Earthling.
[13:12] Obi
    The other half hasn't
    forgotten the spirit of Edo.
[13:20] Obi
    What do you think?
[13:23] Kon
    Don't you mean you're
    half Edo and half robot?!

[13:26] Obi
    That's what I said.
[13:28] Obi
    The beam saber didn't
    come from my right arm.
[13:31] Obi
    It came from the mechanical
    right side of my body.
[13:35] Kon
    What the hell?!
[13:36] Shin
    Huh?!
[13:37] Shin
    What's going on?!
[13:38] Shin
    What happened to your body, Hajime-nii?!
[13:41] Otae
    O-Obi-one-niisama...
[13:43] Obi
    What? You didn't realize
    that I was a cyborg?
[13:48] Obi
    Man, you guys don't pay attention!
[13:49] Obi
    Right, Instructor Sakata?
[13:51] Gin
    Huh? What?
SIGN    Gintoki Gintoki Gintoki
    Gintoki Gin
[13:52] Gin
    We're having hamburger
    steak tomorrow. Really?
[13:54] Kon
    Cyborg! This guy's piss drunk!
[13:57] Shin
    You're a cyborg, Hajime-nii?
[13:59] Obi
    Yeah. You see, when I was
    caught in the explosion,
[14:04] ---
    the right half of my body
    was mortally damaged.
[14:08] Obi
    I'm embarrassed to admit that, well...
[14:10] Obi
    I already died once.
[14:12] Shin
    Wh-What?!
[14:14] A
    We'll make him half that.
[14:14] Shin
    Y-You already died once?!
[14:15] B
    And half this.
[14:16] Shin
    Th-That means...
[14:18] Obi
    Luckily, the technology on the
    planet was advanced enough
[14:21] ---
    that they could revive me
    by mechanizing half my body.
[14:25] Obi
    I would become the strongest
    swordsman in the galaxy.
[14:30] Obi
    I returned from hell to achieve the
    dream that had once... died...
[14:37] Shin
    Hajime-nii!
[14:38] Kag
    Hey! Did he go back to hell already?!
[14:42] Shin
    Hajime-nii!
[14:43] Shin
    Pull it together!
[14:43] Shin
    What's wrong?!
[14:46] Obi
    Give me shochu with gasoline!
[14:49] Otae
    Oh, no, I thought he was joking.
[14:52] Otae
    I'll go buy some gasoline, so Shin-chan,
[14:53] Otae
    take him to the bedroom!
[14:54] Shin
    S-Sis!
[14:56] Kon
    Otae-san!
[15:06] Shin
    Gengai-san, how does he look?
[15:11] Gen
    Unfortunately, the problem
    isn't that he's out of gasoline.
[15:16] Gen
    Who fed him this junk?
[15:19] Gen
    This matter doesn't exist on Earth.
[15:22] Gen
    As far as I know, nothing like this has
    been discovered in the universe yet.
[15:26] Kag
    That's boss lady's...
[15:28] Otae
    He must have eaten something
    bad out in space.
[15:31] Otae
    Obi-one-niisama is such a slob.
[15:34] Gen
    Whatever. I got him to spit up the junk,
[15:38] Gen
    so give him some shochu with gasoline.
[15:41] Gen
    That's the only thing his body can take.
[15:44] Shin
    U-Uh, Gengai-san!
[15:46] Shin
    Is Hajime-nii...
[15:49] Gen
    His human heart has stopped beating.
[15:53] Gen
    All life-sustaining operations are
    performed by the right side of his body.
[15:57] Gen
    In other words, the machine
    is keeping him alive.
[16:09] Shin
    I thought he was finally back.
[16:13] Shin
    This is terrible.
[16:15] Shin
    He can't live without
    that machine... That's just...
[16:20] Otae
    Shin-chan...
[16:22] Otae
    No matter how much he changes,
[16:24] ---
    he'll still be the same person.
[16:26] Otae
    And you can't let him see
    that look on your face.
[16:32] Otae
    Have you forgotten the promise we made?
[16:37] Otae
    Geez, how many times
    do I have to tell you?!

[16:40] Otae
    Whether you're swinging your
    sword or doing anything else,

[16:42] ---
    you must maintain your form!
[16:44] Otae
    Pretend that there's a rod
    sticking through your body,

[16:48] Otae
    and you can only move by
    rotating around that rod!

[16:54] Shin
    I don't understand, Sis!
[16:56] Shin
    There's no rod in my body!
[17:00] Otae
    Geez, I told you to stop crying!
[17:03] Otae
    You're the son of a samurai, Shin-chan!
[17:05] Shin
    But...
[17:06] Otae
    Don't make excuses!
[17:08] A
    Those kids are at it again.
[17:10] Ken
    Hey! What are you doing?!
[17:12] A
    Crap, it's the master!
[17:15] Otae
    Father!
[17:16] Otae
    Help me talk some sense into him.
[17:18] Otae
    All Shin-chan does is cry,
    and he won't stop.

[17:21] Otae
    And everybody's laughing
    at how loud we are.

[17:23] ---
    It's embarrassing.
[17:24] Ken
    Both of you are too loud!
[17:34] Obi
    You siblings cry all the time.
[17:36] Obi
    Why's that? Are you getting paid?
[17:39] Obi
    I'll pay you more, then, so laugh!
[17:43] Otae
    Ha—
[17:44] Shin
    Hajime-nii...
[17:45] Obi
    Listen up, you two.
[17:47] Obi
    Tears are handy for washing away
    troubling and sad feelings.

[17:55] Obi
    But when you grow up, you'll learn
[17:58] Obi
    that there are things so sad, they
    can never be washed away by tears.

[18:03] Obi
    That there are painful memories
    that should never be washed away.

[18:09] Obi
    So people who are truly strong
    laugh when they want to cry.

[18:14] Obi
    They endure all of the pain and sorrow
[18:17] Obi
    while laughing with everybody else.
[18:21] Obi
    You can cry all you want right now.
[18:24] Obi
    But one day, you must become
    samurai strong enough not to cry.

[18:28] Otae
    Oh, so that's why you're
    always laughing.

[18:32] Shin
    I-I want to become strong like you!
[18:35] Obi
    Really?
[18:37] Obi
    Then stop practicing the sword for
     today, and start practicing laughing!

[18:46] Obi
    More, Otae-chan!
[18:49] Obi
    Not good enough, Shin-bo!
[18:51] Obi
    Like this!
[18:56] Ken
    All three of you are too loud!
[19:02] Obi
    Darn, crying won't make
    this pain go away.

[19:14] Otae
    No matter what's happened to him,
[19:16] ---
    we were able to see
    Obi-one-niisama again.
[19:21] Otae
    We were able to see his smile again.
[19:27] Otae
    Isn't that
[19:30] ---
    enough?
[19:34] Shin
    Sis...
[19:55] Hiji
    Where did you go?
[19:57] Hiji
    We've got trouble right now.
[20:00] Hiji
    Earth may come to an end.
[20:03] Kon
    Oh, I don't see a problem
[20:06] Kon
    since my life's already over.
[20:08] Kon
    My love has come to an end,
[20:09] Kon
    so everyone else's lives might as well end.
[20:12] Oki
    He clearly wants attention right now.
[20:15] Oki
    I sure as hell don't want
    to listen to him gripe.
[20:18] Hiji
    It'll just be a waste of time, so let's
    tell him what's up and get to work.
[20:22] Tojo
    Lady!
[20:24] Tojo
    Hey! Where have you been?!
[20:27] Tojo
    Edo is in big trouble!
[20:31] Tojo
    We've got big trouble here, too!
[20:34] Kyu
    I'm disgusted with myself.
[20:37] Kyu
    I was trying to kill someone
    that Tae-chan truly cared about.
[20:42] Kyu
    I'm tainted! I'm the one
    who deserves to be killed!
[20:45] Tojo
    Calm down, Lady!
[20:47] Tojo
    Turn on the TV first!
[20:48] Tojo
    The human race is about
    to be killed off!
[20:50] Kyu
    Don't touch me!
[20:53] Tojo
    Oh, she noticed.
SIGN    Machine Hall
[20:56] Gin
    Did you call me out here because
    there's some kind of problem?
[21:00] Gen
    Actually, I noticed something
    when I was checking his body.
[21:05] Gen
    I couldn't do anything
    about it, so I ignored it.
[21:10] Kon
    Planet Beam?
[21:11] Hiji
    They're known for developing
    interstellar wave beam cannons.
[21:14] Hiji
    Basically, no other planet
    could compete with them
[21:17] ---
    at making beam cannons,
[21:20] Hiji
    but a few days ago,
[21:22] ---
    Earth started a proposal to
    ban the manufacturing and
[21:25] ---
    exporting of beam cannons
    because of the danger,
[21:29] Hiji
    and the proposal seems likely to pass.
[21:32] Hiji
    Those guys see that as a
    big thorn in their side.
[21:35] Hiji
    These people claim to be terrorists,
[21:37] Hiji
    but I'm guessing that...
[21:39] Ana
    It appears that you Earthlings do not
[21:41] ---
    understand how beneficial
    lasers can be in daily life.

[21:46] Ana
    So we've sent a wonderful
    present to help you understand.

[21:52] Gin
    Huh? What did they just say?
[21:55] Gen
    The mechanical half of his
    body contains a time-triggered
[21:59] ---
    interstellar wave beam cannon.
[22:02] Gen
    Its targets are the
    planets of the Alliance.
[22:05] Gen
    If the cannon is fired, the rest of
    the galaxy will declare war on Earth.
SIGN    To Be Continued
SIGN    Big Announcement
[23:45] Gin
    We have a big announcement
    about the second movie.
SIGN    Gintama the Movie ---- In theaters on ----- !!
[23:49] Gin
    Next week, the scratched-out
    areas will be revealed.
[23:53] Gin
    Hey, dads. Don't try to
    spread butter on the screen.
[23:57] Gin
    That's not what this is for.
SIGN    Two Brothers
[24:01] Shin
    Next time: Two Brothers.
SIGN    Planet Beam is threatening Planet Earth,
SIGN    and Obi Hajime was their advance party!!
SIGN    The Shimura siblings are unsure about what to do,
SIGN    but Gintoki has made his choice.


Revision #1
Created 2026-06-21 10:01:23 UTC by whimsee
Updated 2026-06-21 10:01:23 UTC by whimsee