E10 - The Mission to Retake Shanghai

Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
Editor:
Timer:
QC:
(This is incomplete since the names are blank on the source file. Feel free to edit them in. Dialogue is left as is.)
[00:13] ---
    Kei,
[00:16] ---
    I told you not to come here.
[00:19] ---
    Gripen...
[00:22] ---
    I told you that you wouldn't
    be able to go back.
[00:25] ---
    What can I do?
[00:26] ---
    I can't choose my dreams.
[00:28] ---
    Tell me...
[00:31] ---
    In that game, why did you make
    the humans leave the cities?
[00:34] ---
    The optimal answer.
[00:36] ---
    The point where the goals of the Xi and
    the win conditions of the game overlap.
[00:43] ---
    Their goal is to wipe us out, right?
[00:47] ---
    No.
[00:48] ---
    Their driving principal is not
    the elimination of humanity.
[00:53] ---
    What are you talking about, Gripen?
[00:56] ---
    A discrepancy between means and ends.
[00:59] ---
    The obstacle to the ends was,
    by chance, humanity.
[01:03] ---
    Wait... What do you mean?
[01:05] ---
    Essentially...
[01:09] ---
    What?
[01:10] ---
    I can't hear you...
[01:16] ---
    Gripen?
[01:25] ---
    Kei...
[01:26] ---
    You will have to choose.
[01:29] ---
    Choose... Choose what?
[01:32] ---
    I will ensure you survive until
    all the pieces are in place.
[01:36] ---
    That is my task.
[01:40] ---
    No matter how many times,
    how many dozens of times,
[01:44] ---
    how many hundreds of times...
SIGN    August 9th, 8:00 PM
[03:22] ---
    Minghua, I'm going for a run.
SIGN    The Mission to Retake Shanghai
[03:28] ---
    See you later.
[03:38] ---
    What do I tell Minghua?
[03:40] ---
    I'm joining the operation
    to retake Shanghai.
[03:44] ---
    We're going right into the enemy's territory.
[03:46] ---
    It'll be more dangerous than
    anything we've done before.
[03:49] ---
    I might die.
[03:51] ---
    But this is my chance.
[03:53] ---
    I can avenge my mom with my own hands,
[03:55] ---
    and retake my second home.
[03:58] ---
    If I don't go, I know I'll regret it.
[04:06] ---
    But if I die...
[04:10] ---
    She'll...
SIGN    from: Yashirodoori (SDF)
    
    sub.: Shanghai Landing Operation and US Military...
    
    The mission date has been decided.
    Be here at 9:00 AM tomorrow. More details will be
    shared when you arrive.
    
[04:15] ---
    Should I just go straight to the base?
[04:20] ---
    Minghua, I need to talk to you
    about something important.
[04:24] ---
    I'm leaving tomorrow.
[04:26] ---
    Where are you going?
[04:28] ---
    I'm going... to take back Shanghai!
[04:32] ---
    Okay, take care!
[04:34] ---
    Welp, I'm just going to ride in a
    fighter jet and shoot down all the Xi!
[04:38] ---
    Bring me back some Hangzhou tea!
[04:40] ---
    Sure thing!
[04:43] ---
    Yeah, that's not happening.
[04:45] ---
    I guess I'll run some more.
[05:07] ---
    Wait!
[05:20] ---
    That's a terrible way to treat a lady.
[05:24] ---
    Phantom!
[05:25] ---
    Sheesh... What if I broke a nail?
[05:29] ---
    Look at my coat. It's a mess.
[05:31] ---
    No, wait... You just tried to kill me!
[05:34] ---
    I did not. How rude.
[05:37] ---
    I simply hoped you'd be injured badly enough
[05:40] ---
    that you couldn't participate
    in the Shanghai operation.
[05:45] ---
    Without you, Gripen will be
    unable to go, of course.
[05:50] ---
    Why do you want fewer people on your side?
[05:53] ---
    I believe this operation is sure to fail.
[05:58] ---
    Furthermore, I believe it was
    intended to fail from the start.
[06:03] ---
    From the start?
[06:05] ---
    What are you talking about?
[06:07] ---
    They've got a whole fleet
    participating in this!
[06:09] ---
    And there are four Anima,
    between the US and Japan.
[06:12] ---
    I can't believe they intend
    to lose them all.
[06:15] ---
    They have those fakes to
    take our place, don't they?
[06:19] ---
    This operation will give them real combat
    data to feed back into the drone's systems,
[06:22] ---
    which can then be mass produced.
[06:25] ---
    The Brawlers...
[06:27] ---
    Unmanned units based on Anima combat data.
[06:31] ---
    They've been tested enough, and now all
    that's missing is real combat data.
[06:36] ---
    And they're going to sacrifice us to get it?
[06:39] ---
    The US military doesn't like the fact
    that Japan has more Anima than it does.
[06:44] ---
    So they intend to use this opportunity
    to reduce the number of Japan's Anima,
[06:47] ---
    and maintain the power balance.
[06:49] ---
    That's how their country thinks.
[06:53] ---
    Does Yashirodoori-san...
[06:56] ---
    I'm sure he's aware on some level.
[06:59] ---
    But either way...
[07:01] ---
    With no one to protect us,
    we'll have to protect ourselves.
[07:06] ---
    And I'll do whatever it takes.
[07:10] ---
    I see...
[07:12] ---
    But does that really mean pushing
    me in front of a truck?
[07:14] ---
    If you'd just told me first...
[07:17] ---
    You would've happily jumped out in the road?
[07:24] ---
    You have a reason to risk your life.
[07:27] ---
    You hate the Xi for killing your mother.
[07:30] ---
    You'll accept a certain
    degree of risk, won't you?
[07:35] ---
    Well, I'll let you make the choice.
[07:39] ---
    I believe in you, Kei-san.
[07:43] ---
    I'm sure you'll make the smart decision.
[07:53] ---
    Minghua...
[07:55] ---
    I know it's too late for this,
    but I'm really sorry.
[07:58] ---
    I know I've been really terrible to you.
[08:02] ---
    I can understand why you
    wouldn't want to talk to me.
[08:05] ---
    But there's something I need to tell you.
[08:09] ---
    You're...
[08:12] ---
    the most important person in the world to me.
[08:16] ---
    Wh-What are you talking about?
[08:19] ---
    Th-The most important person in...
[08:22] ---
    the world?
[08:25] ---
    Are you serious?
[08:29] ---
    What? Of course I am.
[08:32] ---
    I've known you longer than
    anybody else in my life.
[08:34] ---
    You've done so much for me
    ever since I was little.
[08:39] ---
    I owe you more than I owe
    anybody in the world.
[08:43] ---
    And?
[08:44] ---
    And?
[08:45] ---
    Is that all?
[08:48] ---
    I'm just saying, I'm really grateful to you!
[08:51] ---
    Kei...
[08:53] ---
    One slap!
[08:58] ---
    Why?
[08:59] ---
    So why did you come tell me this?
[09:03] ---
    I've been thinking so much about
    what I could do to repay you.
[09:10] ---
    You're so nice.
[09:12] ---
    You helped me without expecting
    anything in return.
[09:15] ---
    But that just wouldn't be right.
[09:18] ---
    I have to be strong, too.
[09:21] ---
    Strong enough to protect you!
[09:25] ---
    And why are you telling me this now?
[09:28] ---
    Um... I'm going to be sleeping over
    at my job tomorrow again, so...
[09:33] ---
    You're lying, aren't you?
[09:34] ---
    None of this makes sense.
[09:36] ---
    Night shifts at work, people from
    the base coming to pick you up...
[09:40] ---
    But you didn't seem like
    you were going to tell me.
[09:44] ---
    Minghua...
[09:46] ---
    Is it dangerous?
[09:49] ---
    Something to do with everyone's future?
[09:53] ---
    Something that will help other people?
[09:57] ---
    Yeah.
[09:59] ---
    And I can't help you?
[10:05] ---
    I'm sorry.
[10:10] ---
    I see!
[10:12] ---
    I was going to try and carry
    all your burdens for you.
[10:16] ---
    I'm not sure where things changed.
[10:18] ---
    Nothing's changed.
[10:20] ---
    You're strong, and kind,
    and I can respect you.
[10:23] ---
    But right now, there's something only I can do.
[10:26] ---
    Okay!
[10:28] ---
    I'll be waiting, then,
[10:30] ---
    for you to finish your job and come home!
[10:34] ---
    Màn zou!
[10:36] ---
    Wo zou le.
[10:41] ---
    Hey, when do we get there?
SIGN    August 10th, 6:00 AM
[10:44] ---
    I'm bored!
[10:46] ---
    Let's do something fun till we get there!
[10:46] ---
    She's going nuts...
[10:48] ---
    Like karaoke or something!
[10:48] ---
    And she's sleeping.
[10:49] Background
    We don't have a mic!
[10:51] ---
    It appears that you ignored my warning.
[10:54] ---
    You think my advice isn't worth heeding?
[10:58] ---
    No, I just decided to accept a necessary risk
[11:01] ---
    for what I want to accomplish.
[11:04] ---
    Did you know that the survival
    rate for Roman gladiators was 5%?
[11:10] ---
    But still they fought, dreaming of the
    day they could escape from slavery.
[11:16] ---
    I hope that you're not following the
    same line of thought that they did.
[11:21] ---
    Then why are you here?
[11:24] ---
    You don't fight battles
    you can't win, right?
[11:26] ---
    I have far more experience
    than the rest of you.
[11:30] ---
    You seem to have forgotten,
    but Gripen and I beat you.
[11:34] ---
    Whatever.
[11:35] ---
    Hey, we can see it from here!
[11:41] ---
    Wow!
[11:43] ---
    The ship you see there will be
    our home for this operation.
[11:46] ---
    The world's largest warship,
[11:48] ---
    the CVN-78, a.k.a. the USS Gerald R. Ford!
[11:55] ---
    Wow, it's so big! It's huge!
[11:59] ---
    Look at that!
[12:02] ---
    Oh, there you are!
[12:04] ---
    The two-man cell, and...
[12:06] ---
    Two more Anima!
[12:08] ---
    Wow!
[12:13] ---
    Hello! I'm Rhino!
[12:15] ---
    Good to see you.
[12:17] ---
    Yeah, good to see you again.
[12:20] ---
    Um...
[12:21] ---
    This is Eagle.
[12:22] ---
    And this Phantom.
[12:24] ---
    Gripen you've already met.
[12:27] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[12:30] ---
    I've heard you're a terribly loud fighter,
    and I guess what I heard was right.
[12:36] ---
    When they switched the engine for the model E,
[12:38] ---
    they really forced up the exhaust velocity.
[12:41] ---
    I'm glad to know that a
    veteran like you knows me.
[12:44] ---
    And you must be Eagle!
[12:46] ---
    I'm the strongest one here!
[12:49] ---
    I know!
[12:50] ---
    The F-15's kill ratio is 117 to 0, right?
[12:54] ---
    You really are the ultimate fighter!
[12:57] ---
    I respect you so much!
[12:59] ---
    Y-Yeah?
[13:02] ---
    She's pretty sociable.
[13:05] ---
    Humans are weird, huh?
[13:08] (Flashback) ---
    We look like humans.
    Will the same thing ever happen to us?
[13:13] (Flashback) ---
    Will we make groups,
[13:14] (Flashback) ---
    draw distinctions between
     friends and outsiders,
[13:16] (Flashback) ---
    and look for things to fight each other over?
[13:20] ---
    I don't think she's as simple
    a character as she seems.
[13:25] ---
    I think you know more about Anima than I do.
[13:29] ---
    I just don't let my guard down, that's all.
[13:33] ---
    Come inside. I'll explain what we do now.
[13:36] ---
    Willy's waiting.
[13:40] ---
    Thanks for coming.
[13:42] ---
    I wanted to talk to you before
    the military folks got here.
[13:46] ---
    We're a special unit to begin with.
[13:49] ---
    First, I'll explain the operation.
[13:53] ---
    Our goal is to secure a
    beachhead around Shanghai,
[13:58] ---
    which we can use as a base to launch
    an invasion of the continent.
[14:01] ---
    The first step toward this is
    establishing air superiority.
[14:03] ---
    Then we'll launch a bombardment
    of cruise missiles from the fleet,
[14:07] ---
    followed by an amphibious landing.
[14:09] ---
    The operation will proceed
    in these three stages.
[14:12] ---
    We're taking off from a carrier?
[14:15] ---
    You're just being thrown out
    of a catapult, that's all.
[14:18] ---
    If you're that proud of beating me,
    then don't let something like this scare you.
[14:23] ---
    Talk about holding a grudge.
[14:25] ---
    The air superiority operation
    will be done with three units.
[14:29] ---
    The first will be standard
    carrier-based crafts.
[14:31] ---
    Their job is to force the
    Xi to divert their forces.
[14:34] ---
    Group 2 is the brawlers.
[14:36] ---
    They will engage the enemy in the primary
    attack area and reduce their numbers.
[14:39] ---
    And the last group is you.
[14:42] ---
    Your job is to achieve air superiority.
[14:44] ---
    So we stay until the very end?
[14:46] ---
    No, once you've used up all your weapons,
     you'll return to Naha.
[14:51] ---
    The mission will be complete then.
[14:55] ---
    But won't it be dangerous if four Anima
    leave the battlespace at once?
[14:59] ---
    We're going to be fighting
    more Xi than ever, right?
[15:03] ---
    I understand your concern.
[15:04] ---
    But don't worry.
[15:06] ---
    We have our reasons for this.
[15:09] ---
    I'll make it simple: there's no
    need to wipe out every last Xi.
[15:14] ---
    According to our analysis,
[15:16] ---
    when the Xi lose a certain amount of
    planes in a certain amount of time,
[15:20] ---
    they'll retreat.
[15:23] ---
    We don't know why, but that's
    how their algorithm works.
[15:27] ---
    We'll be taking advantage of that here.
[15:28] ---
    Immediately after making contact with the Xi,
    we'll bring every unit we have into battle,
[15:33] ---
    reaching that number as quickly as possible
    and forcing the retreat algorithm to activate.
[15:38] ---
    You're saying that if we start by dealing
    a huge blow, the enemy will retreat?
[15:42] ---
    Theoretically.
[15:44] ---
    That's the plan.
[15:46] ---
    Questions?
[15:49] ---
    Does America really intend to win?
[15:55] ---
    I can't speak for the military,
[15:57] ---
    but I do not intend to lose.
[15:59] ---
    I want to know more about the Xi.
[16:01] ---
    I want to get close to them, to touch them,
     to inspect them in every way I can,
[16:06] ---
    until I learn their deepest secrets!
[16:11] ---
    You can tell he was the
    director's classmate.
[16:14] ---
    When you're too smart,
    it screws up your personality.
[16:18] ---
    Is that what they call a
    mad scientist, you think?
[16:22] ---
    I'm not sure.
[16:27] ---
    Gripen?
[16:28] ---
    What's wrong?
[16:29] ---
    I'm fine.
[16:30] ---
    Just sleepy.
[16:33] ---
    I feel like I'm dreaming, somehow.
[16:36] ---
    Dreaming?
[16:37] ---
    We're here!
SIGN    Welcome
SIGN    Welcome to the CVN-78, Independent Mixed Test Unit
SIGN    Welcome to the CVN-78, Independent Mixed Test Unit
[16:47] ---
    Welcome!
[16:56] ---
    I'll introduce you, everybody!
[16:58] ---
    This is the captain!
[17:00] ---
    Seriously?
[17:02] ---
    At ease.
[17:04] ---
    We're proud to get a chance to go
    on a mission with Japan's Anima.
[17:10] ---
    Please, enjoy the party.
[17:25] ---
    Having fun?
[17:34] ---
    Bring me more awamori!
[17:36] ---
    Don't drink too much!
[17:38] ---
    Humans are illogical.
[17:40] ---
    See how differently the organization
    and its members view things?
[17:44] ---
    Is that why you can't be friends with us?
[17:46] ---
    It's not good to get too attached, is it?
[17:49] ---
    If things go south, we'll have to
    abandon them in order to survive.
[17:55] ---
    Don't you get tired of being that way?
[17:58] ---
    Everyone else just takes things too easy.
[18:00] ---
    Whatcha doin'?
[18:05] ---
    You're two of the party's stars.
    You can't leave.
[18:08] ---
    I put a lot of effort into planning this.
[18:10] ---
    Oh, sorry.
[18:11] ---
    Just kidding.
[18:13] ---
    It's fine if you want to take a break.
[18:15] ---
    We don't want you getting
    sick before the operation.
[18:19] ---
    The veteran here probably needs to take
    extra-good care of her health, especially.
[18:23] ---
    Is that a way of telling an
    old lady she's not welcome?
[18:27] ---
    I was just thinking that I may have aimed
    the party too much at a younger crowd.
[18:30] ---
    I should've taken into consideration that
    the elderly would be in attendance.
[18:38] ---
    Next!
[18:39] ---
    She's cute.
[18:44] ---
    Hey, Narutani Kei.
[18:46] ---
    I know you're all cautious around me.
[18:49] ---
    But I wish that times like
    these could continue forever.
[18:55] ---
    I want you to believe that.
[18:58] ---
    Don't you think it would be wonderful if we
    could have another party like this in Shanghai?
[19:03] ---
    Yeah.
[19:06] ---
    Okay, enjoy the party!
[19:10] ---
    But will I be there when it happens?
[19:15] ---
    Why are Gripen and I in the same room?
[19:19] ---
    You and I are partners.
[19:21] ---
    Together, we're a single tactical unit.
[19:23] ---
    It's natural for us to be in the same room.
[19:27] ---
    Normally, you'd put a man and
    a woman in different rooms, right?
[19:36] ---
    W-Wait!
[19:38] ---
    Why are you taking off your clothes?
[19:40] ---
    I'm changing into my sweats.
[19:44] ---
    Listen! Do it on your bed,
    and close the curtains first!
[19:48] ---
    Why?
[19:48] ---
    Because if you don't, I'll cause
    problems for the mission!
[19:53] ---
    I don't understand, but if you say so.
[19:57] ---
    Will this do?
[19:59] ---
    Yeah.
[20:04] ---
    Hey, how are you feeling now?
[20:06] ---
    Don't worry about me.
[20:08] ---
    Are you all right, Kei?
[20:10] ---
    Me?
[20:11] ---
    The atmosphere around you seemed
    tense even at the party.
[20:14] ---
    It's strange.
[20:17] ---
    What do you mean, the atmosphere around me?
[20:29] ---
    Are you sure you're not thinking it
    would be okay if you were shot down?
[20:32] ---
    No way.
[20:34] ---
    I understand how strongly you feel.
[20:36] ---
    But...
[20:38] ---
    If you intend to sacrifice
    your life for the mission,
[20:42] ---
    I'll go alone.
[20:45] ---
    I...
[20:48] ---
    No, you're right.
[20:50] ---
    I'll do whatever it takes
    to achieve my goal.
[20:52] ---
    I don't care if I die doing it.
[20:55] ---
    That's how I feel.
[20:59] ---
    I don't care about how you feel,
[21:03] ---
    even though the plane isn't mine alone.
[21:05] ---
    I'm sorry.
[21:06] ---
    No...
[21:08] ---
    I'm not that attached to my own life.
[21:11] ---
    And I'm not going to tell you
    that what you want is wrong.
[21:14] ---
    I just want you to feel like
    you want to come home alive.
[21:18] ---
    To complete the mission
    successfully and safely.
[21:25] ---
    I want to hear that from you.
[21:27] ---
    Gripen...
[21:33] ---
    I am your wings.
[21:35] ---
    Your lance.
[21:37] ---
    Give the word, and I will go
    anywhere to defeat your enemies.
[21:50] ---
    Let's go home alive together, Gripen!
SIGN    Next time on Girly Air Force...
SIGN    ALT 11: "A Homeland with No One Home."
SIGN    A Homeland with No One Home
SIGN    Barbie 01, cleared for take off!