E312 - Farewell Shinsengumi Arc Part Five: Stray Dogs
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SIGN Roshigumi Applicants
[00:03] (Flashback) Kon
No education, no status.
[00:06] (Flashback) Kon
The only thing they can trust
is their own swords.
[00:10] (Flashback) Kon
And they want to make a name
for themselves using them.
[00:13] (Flashback) Kon
That's the kind of ruffians
who have gathered here.
[00:16] (Flashback) Kon
Don't let their dreams consume you.
[00:20] (Flashback) Kon
Carve open a path to your
dreams with your own hands.
[00:23] (Flashback) Kon
We're gonna become samurai here in Edo.
[00:37] G
Commissioner-General.
[00:38] G
Commissioner-General!
[00:39] G
Ship silhouette sighted
a few kilometers ahead.
[00:43] G
Wait, that's...
[00:45] Sas
So the Shinsengumi are here.
[00:49] Sas
Will this be the day their dreams perish?
[00:54] Sas
Or will it be the day I
finally awaken from mine?
[01:00] Sas
If you think you can carve open
a path, then let's see you try.
[01:07] Sas
I'll have you know I toss
and turn a lot in my sleep.
SIGN Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
Part Five
SIGN Stray Dogs
SIGN Watch the Farewell Shinsengumi Arc in a bright
room and at a safe distance from your TV!!
[02:52] Kat
Looks like it's begun.
[02:53] Kon
D-Don't tell me, Toshi and
the others are over there?
[02:57] Kat
No.
[03:01] G
There's nobody aboard the ships?
[03:08] Kat
It's a ploy Gintoki used often.
[03:10] Kat
And Sakamoto often yelled at him for it,
saying ships weren't firewood.
[03:15] Kat
If the fire was set in front of the island...
[03:18] Gin
If a castle can only be
breached from the front,
[03:20] Gin
that means it can be easily felled
if you get in any other way.
[03:25] Hij
You actually think we can climb this cliff?
[03:28] Gin
If the enemy has that same doubt,
then it's worth a shot.
[03:31] Oki
We don't have time to complain.
[03:34] Oki
There are gunships closing in from behind.
[03:36] Oki
We placed decoy squads
in all four directions,
[03:39] Oki
but who knows how long they'll
keep the enemy occupied?
[03:42] Oki
Doesn't look like there are any
footholds until halfway up,
[03:45] Oki
but climbing the rest
of the way seems doable.
[03:47] Oki
The question is, how do we get halfway up?
[03:49] Kag
We just need someone to get up there
and dangle a rope for the rest.
[03:53] Kag
Leave it to me.
[03:55] Oki
You sure, China Girl?
[03:57] Kag
Yup. A cliff like this is
like a stone's throw for me.
[04:04] Kag
Grab that rope and climb, guys!
[04:07] Hij
You weren't the one going up?!
[04:09] Hij
As if we could use a rope that bloody!
[04:11] Hij
And it's not nearly long enough!
[04:13] Kag
Fine. Let's add some extra!
[04:17] Hij
You don't have to add an extra human being!
[04:20] Kag
Oops, I missed.
[04:21] Kag
No point to the extra now.
[04:22] Ymz
You're doing this on purpose, aren't you?!
[04:24] Gin
Well, they're here now.
[04:25] Gin
Let's use them as stairs, like this.
[04:29] Ymz
Uh, is there any point to this first stair?
[04:32] Ymz
Is my life just a stepping stone?
[04:34] Oki
Screw you!
[04:35] Hij
There'll be nobody left by
the time we reach the top!
[04:38] Hij
I'll chop you up and use your
body parts as footholds!
[04:41] Gin
Get bent! The only one who can
step on my cck is Ketsuno Ana!
[04:44] Hij
Nope, I'm gonna step all over it!
[04:48] Shin
Sis.
[04:50] Tae
Shin-chan, I thought we
couldn't go back anymore.
[04:54] Tae
That those days would never return.
[04:59] Tae
But it looks like I can still laugh.
[05:03] Tae
It's so strange.
[05:05] Tae
Even though we're in this situation,
[05:07] Tae
being with everyone makes me...
[05:11] Shin
Just wait.
[05:15] Shin
I'll bring that man,
[05:16] Shin
and everyone, back here to you for sure.
[05:21] Shin
So wait for us with that same
old smile on your face, Sis.
[05:26] Shin
No matter what may happen from here on...
[05:28] Shin
So long as you and everyone
else is still smiling,
[05:33] Shin
we can always go back to those days.
[05:44] Shin
I'll be right back, Sis.
[05:54] Kon
How many?
[05:55] Kat
You noticed? Probably a few dozen.
[05:59] Kat
They must be Naraku.
[06:00] Kat
Go on ahead.
[06:01] Kat
At this rate, they'll figure out where
we're meeting Gintoki and the rest.
[06:05] Kat
And if you die, I'll lose the
Shinsengumi's cooperation.
[06:12] Kon
I'm sorry, but while I may
have broken out of prison,
[06:15] Kon
I don't remember agreeing
to work with you guys.
[06:19] Kon
I'm gonna do as I please.
[06:21] Kat
You...
[06:23] Mat
Kondo.
[06:25] Kon
Get going, Pops!
[06:30] (Flashback) Mat
With the end of the Joi War,
the world has entered a new era.
[06:36] (Flashback) Mat
But there are still hoodlums throwing
their weight around in public.
[06:39] (Flashback) Mat
They call themselves Joi Rebels
and continue to break the law.
[06:44] (Flashback) Mat
They're a lot like you guys, actually.
[06:48] (Flashback) Mat
You have strength, but no idea where to use it.
[06:52] (Flashback) Mat
So we thought that maybe we could use
that strength for a different purpose.
SIGN Roshigumi Applicants
[06:59] (Flashback) Mat
That's why we formed this special
peacekeeping unit, the Roshigumi.
[07:05] (Flashback) Mat
How about it?
[07:06] (Flashback) Mat
If you're gonna wreak havoc anyway,
[07:09] (Flashback) Mat
why don't you try using your
strength to protect something?
[07:13] Mat
For all that big talk, the idea was to*
basically pit stray dogs against one another.
[07:20] Mat
The bakufu would give hoodlums a sword,
a mission, and freedom to act like samurai,
[07:25] Mat
but the end goal was to have them and
the Joi Rebels take each other out.
[07:29] Mat
Talk about irony.
[07:31] Mat
Now that a new era is upon us,
and samurai are dying out,
[07:34] Mat
the last remaining hope
is those very stray dogs.
[07:38] Mat
No, you guys are no longer stray dogs.
[07:44] Mat
You're noble wolves!
[07:50] Ymz
Oh, shut up.
[07:52] Ymz
Go away! I can't focus!
[07:56] Ymz
Damn, I looked down.
[07:58] Gin
Keep looking up and climb.
[08:00] Gin
If you look down, your legs will stop moving.
[08:02] Gin
That's the golden rule of mountain
climbing, and life in general.
[08:05] Ymz
Th-Then...
[08:07] Ymz
How about when you're descending a mountain?
[08:09] Oki
It's simple.
[08:11] Oki
Close your eyes and let go of that rope.
[08:13] Oki
Anyone who thinks about going down
before climbing all the way up
[08:16] Oki
should just fall and have his eyeballs
plucked out, or so the crows are saying.
[08:19] Ymz
Don't say ominous things like that, Captain!
[08:23] Hij
Kondo-san, please hold
out until we get there!
[08:30] Kat
They're really looking down on us, huh?
[08:32] Kat
Is this all the assassins they sent after us?
[08:35] Kon
If you want to take us out,
then only an entire army...
[08:43] Kat
...or Kondo Isao...
[08:45] Kon
...or Katsura Kotaro...
[08:47] Bo
...are fit for the job!
[08:50] Kat
We're the only ones who can kill each other.
[08:55] Kat
And you've ended up taking
both of us on at once.
[09:04] Kon
We have...
[09:05] Kat
...no enemies anymore.
[09:07] Kon
Did we get all of them?
[09:09] Kat
No, we're talking about
those filthy crows here.
[09:12] Kat
They probably sent word the
moment they spotted us.
[09:16] Kat
I can't imagine they'd go down
without sending reinforcements.
[09:22] Kat
It can't be!
[09:23] Kon
Katsura?
[09:24] Kat
Hurry, Kondo!
[09:25] Kon
What's this about?
[09:27] Kat
We were the ones being held up!
[09:30] Kat
Of course they wouldn't send reinforcements!
[09:34] Kat
The enemy's main unit is already
[09:39] Kat
directly above Gintoki and the others!
[09:44] Kon
That means Pops is in danger, too!
[09:56] Kon
Katsura!
[10:02] Kon
Hey, Katsura! Hang in there!
[10:04] Kon
Katsura!
[10:06] Kat
Don't get so worked up. I've merely
gained an extra belly button, is all.
[10:10] Kat
But it looks like we no longer
have time to worry about others.
[10:14] Kat
And at the worst possible time!
[10:17] Sas
Time's up.
[10:24] Hij
Don't panic!
[10:26] Hij
Huddle up and take cover
beneath the rock face!
[10:29] Kag
Damn you and your cheap tricks!
[10:32] Kag
Follow me—
[10:35] Shin
Kagura-chan!
[10:47] Gin
Second wave incoming!
[10:49] Gin
Kagura!
[10:50] Hij
Sogo!
[10:51] Kag
Let go.
[10:53] Kag
Let go of me!
[11:16] Obo
Oh?
[11:17] Hij
Now! Let's go!
[11:18] Obo
They acted as bait to draw our attention,
[11:22] Obo
and while we were distracted,
they drilled a hole to take our rear?
[11:26] Obo
It seems they have better spies than you.
[11:34] Ymz
Let me give you some advice as your senior spy.
[11:37] Ymz
Flying while only looking down,
like you do, isn't good enough,
[11:39] Ymz
nor is climbing while only looking up.
[11:42] Ymz
You need to look both up and down.
[11:45] Ymz
That's the golden rule of
surveillance, my dear crow.
SIGN Out of the way
[11:51] Ymz
I wasn't looking behind me...
SIGN I'll take the lead. Let's crush them in one fell swoop.
SIGN If you're giving orders, wouldn't a notebook be easier for all to read?
SIGN There's no need...
SIGN ...for words anymore.
[12:22] Sai
You have our backz.
[12:33] Oki
It's about time those guys got here.
[12:37] Oki
Now I can finally get some payback!
[12:52] Hij
Crush them!
[13:00] Obo
For a measly pack of stray dogs,
[13:02] Obo
you sure have sharpened your fangs well.
[13:07] Obo
However...
[13:19] Hij
You guys!
[13:20] Obo
This is the end.
[13:22] Obo
The lofty heavens are yet distant.
[13:26] Obo
Past here is a hellish road one cannot navigate
without the Yatagarasu's guidance.
[13:33] Obo
Should you wish to proceed,
[13:35] Obo
do so after you cast aside
your corrupt bodies.
[13:39] Obo
If you do, these crows will carry
your souls to your destination...
[13:46] Obo
To where your Kondo is.
[13:49] Obo
To where Shoyo is.
[13:53] Gin
Sheesh.
[13:55] Gin
What an awful sight.
[13:57] Gin
We finally got to the top of the mountain,
[14:00] Gin
but this place is covered
with crow droppings, too.
[14:03] Gin
Go ahead.
[14:05] Gin
Cleaning up crow droppings
isn't a job for the police.
[14:09] Gin
Hurry up and go clean up a
gorilla's shit or something.
[14:13] Gin
Besides, he's...
[14:15] (Flashback) Tak
...the other will definitely
send you to Hell.
[14:21] Gin
He's my client.
[14:25] Oki
Then you take that side, Boss.
[14:27] Oki
And I'll handle them.
[14:31] Hij
Sogo?
[14:33] Oki
Truth is, I want to go, too.
[14:36] Oki
But unfortunately, Kondo-san
gave me a role to fulfill.
[14:42] Oki
I'm Okita Sogo, Shinsengumi
1st Squad Captain.
[14:45] Oki
My job is to take the vanguard
and cut open a path.
[14:49] Oki
And you're the Shinsengumi's Demonic
Vice Chief, Hijikata Toshiro.
[14:59] Oki
Your job is to go down that
path without looking back.
[15:03] Oki
Hijikata-san—
[15:05] Oki
No...
[15:08] Oki
Vice Chief.
[15:09] Oki
I leave the Chief to you.
[15:18] Hij
Listen up, and listen good.
[15:21] Hij
I'm adding one last article
to the Shinsengumi Code.
[15:25] Hij
Until now, you've staked your lives
to uphold the 46 articles of the Code.
[15:31] Hij
Even if you have to violate all of them,
[15:39] Hij
survive!
[15:47] Hij
Let's roll!
[15:54] Hij
We're cutting through!
[15:56] Hij
Keep your eyes forward and run!
[16:20] [Messenger] ---
Found the gorilla in the forest.
[16:22] Sas
There's no response.
[16:24] Sas
Did Nobume-san read my message
and ignore it like always,
[16:27] Sas
or did something happen on her end, as well?
[16:31] Sas
There you have it, Kondo-san.
[16:34] Sas
Unfortunately for you, our men have
already closed off the entire area.
[16:40] Sas
You have nowhere to run.
[16:43] Sas
They came here to save you,
[16:46] Sas
so there's a very simple way to save them.
[16:50] Sas
You just have to die.
[16:53] Sas
Let's work together and
put an end to this mess.
[16:56] Sas
Come on out, now.
[16:59] Kat
Kondo...
[17:01] Kat
I'll distract them. Take that chance to run.
[17:07] Kat
I came here to save you,
[17:10] Kat
so I can't drag you down with me.
[17:14] Kon
That so?
[17:16] Kon
Then...
[17:18] Kon
With this, we're even.
[17:20] Kon
You saved me first.
[17:23] Kon
So now it's your turn to hold me back.
[17:27] Kat
Kondo...
[17:28] Kon
I was going to be executed.
[17:31] Kon
I wouldn't have minded, as long as
I could protect my comrades.
[17:34] Kon
Or so I thought.
[17:36] Kon
But I've gotten greedy since you saved me.
[17:40] Kon
I've started wanting to see those guys again.
[17:44] Kon
And I've gained another comrade
I want to share a drink with.
[17:50] Kon
Katsura, I don't want to die yet.
[17:53] Kon
I don't want to let you die, either.
[17:56] Kon
So let me ask you, as well.
[18:00] Kon
Lend me your strength, Katsura, so that
we might see those guys once again.
[18:06] Kon
As long as you don't die,
[18:08] Kon
and as long as I don't die,
[18:12] Kon
the other also won't die.
[18:15] Kon
Don't let go, okay?
[18:29] Sas
He hasn't changed.
[18:32] Sas
That man is still the same.
[18:36] (Flashback) Mat
How are they looking?
[18:40] (Flashback) Mat
The master plan devised by
one of the most eminent sons
SIGN Roshigumi Station
[18:44] (Flashback) Mat
of the famed Sasaki family,
Sasaki Isaburo: the Roshigumi.
[18:49] (Flashback) Mat
Is there anyone who could come in handy?
[18:54] (Flashback) Sas
It seems my master plan didn't
have any basis in reality.
[18:59] (Flashback) Sas
I ordered them to discuss and
implement an internal structure,
[19:03] (Flashback) Sas
but they've been like this for days.
[19:06] (Flashback) Sas
They don't even seem like they can contain
themselves, let alone Joi Rebels.
[19:13] (Flashback) Mat
Well, no need to worry.
[19:15] (Flashback) Mat
Stray dogs have their own
ways of doing things.
[19:20] (Flashback) Ymz
That makes it seven schools.
[19:23] (Flashback) Ymz
If any of you got a problem
with me, bring it.
[19:27] (Flashback) Ymz
I, Mountain Zaki, will
gladly take you on anytime.
SIGN Mountain Zaki
[19:34] (Flashback) Ymz
If there's nobody else, I can be the leader—
[19:38] (Flashback) Kon
Hey.
[19:40] (Flashback) Kon
You're pretty good.
[19:43] (Flashback) Ymz
Huh? What's your problem?
[19:49] (Flashback) Ymz
Taking a beating like that without
throwing a single punch in return?
[19:54] (Flashback) Ymz
No ordinary man would be
capable of that, boss.
[19:58] (Flashback) Ymz
Hey, tend to him.
[20:00] (Flashback) Ymz
He might be our boss someday.
[20:03] (Flashback) Ymz
Hold it!
[20:06] (Flashback) Ymz
You the hicks always practicin'
swings in the corner?
[20:10] (Flashback) Ymz
I don't know or care which
school you belong to,
[20:13] (Flashback) Ymz
but if you're tryin' to become leader,
I'll destroy you and your students anytime.
[20:18] (Flashback) Ymz
Bring it on!
[20:20] (Flashback) Kon
Nah, I'll pass.
[20:22] (Flashback) Kon
If we've got the time to
fight among ourselves,
[20:24] (Flashback) Kon
we'd be better off spending it doing swings.
[20:28] (Flashback) Ymz
Draw your sword!
[20:30] (Flashback) Ymz
That's fine by me!
[20:31] (Flashback) Ymz
Show me the results of all
those practice swings!
[20:35] (Flashback) Kon
I said I'm not interested, Mashin Hero Wataru.
[20:38] (Flashback) Ymz
It's Mountain Zaki!
[20:41] (Flashback) Kon
A leader doesn't need the
strength to subdue a comrade.
[20:45] (Flashback) Kon
All he needs is the strength to protect one.
[20:49] (Flashback) Kon
Compared to you, who hit a comrade,
[20:51] (Flashback) Kon
a guy lying flat on his back after not
hitting back is better suited to be leader,
[20:55] (Flashback) Kon
Tokoroten Wataru.
[20:56] (Flashback) Ymz
Mountain Zaki!
[20:58] (Flashback) Kon
All right, back to training.
[21:01] (Flashback) Ymz
I see how it is, boss.
[21:03] (Flashback) Ymz
Then you should keep practicing your
swings even while I beat you to a pulp!
[21:09] (Flashback) Kon
Don't.
[21:14] (Flashback) Kon
The practice swings of our Hick School
[21:17] (Flashback) Kon
can kill a person, you know.
[21:22] (Flashback) Kon
Though I don't mind training
with you at any time.
[21:24] (Flashback) Kon
Interested, Mountain Zaki?
[21:28] (Flashback) Ymz
N-No...
[21:30] (Flashback) Ymz
I'm not Mountain Zaki.
[21:32] (Flashback) Ymz
My name is Yamazaki Sagaru.
[21:35] (Flashback) Ymz
I-It's a pleasure, boss!
SIGN To Be Continued
SIGN Preview
[23:09] Ymz
Hey! The hell are you?
[23:12] Ymz
You're the punk who's been sneaking
around lately, aren't you?
[23:14] Ymz
You can't fool this Mountain Zaki's nose.
[23:17] Ymz
Do you know what this place is?!
[23:19] Ymz
Try anything funny, and the
Roshigumi will arrest you—
[23:21] Hij
You're the one who needs to be arrested.
[23:23] Ymz
H-Hijikata-san?!
[23:24] Ymz
Are you trying to piss about,
or are you trying to piss me off?
[23:27] Ymz
Either way, I'll gladly kick your ass.
[23:29] Ymz
If you don't want that, get back to training.
[23:31] Ymz
And do a thousand swings extra.
[23:33] Ymz
Yes, sir!
[23:34] Ymz
Yamazaki Sagaru, heading back right away!
[23:36] Hij
One of our men seems to have
been rude to you. I'm sorry.
[23:39] Hij
Wait, aren't you...
SIGN Farewell Shinsengumi Arc
Part Six
[23:44] Sas
How you've changed.
SIGN Undelivered Mail
[23:49] ---
In the midst of battle,
Sasaki's mind flashes back
[23:49] ---
to a past meeting and a tragic night—
[23:54] ---
How did the Shinsengumi come to be?
[23:54] ---
Sasaki's scheme creates a bizarre bond.