# 23 - Gunpla Eve
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**[00:09] ---**
It's been a long time.
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I, Tatsuya Yuuki, am now the third
inheritor of the Meijin Kawaguchi name.
**[00:20] ---**
I have to tell you clearly that,
**[00:23] ---**
I won't continue your philosophy
of building Gunpla only for victory.
**[00:30] ---**
I'll spread its fun and enjoyment,
like the first Meijin Kawaguchi.
**[00:46] ---**
Yes. Like the man who taught me
the wonders of Gunpla!
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I covered up my weakness by acting tough
Tsuyogari no uragawa ni yowasa wo kakushiteta
**[01:00] ---**
But I won't run away anymore
Nigenai yo korekara wa
**[01:03] ---**
Let's fly once again into the sky
Mou ichido ano sora e
**[01:07] ---**
I built, destroyed, and built again
Tsukuriagetemo kowashite mata tsukutte
**[01:10] ---**
Hundreds of times (Again and again!)
Nanbyakukai mo (Again and again!)
**[01:13] ---**
But I knew what it felt like to lose
Demo makeru itami ni naresugiteta
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I wanted to be recognized, spinning my wheels
Mitomeraretakute karamawatte
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Even if I was just acting tough
Tsuyogari miseta tokoro de
**[01:23] ---**
But that just made me feel empty, you know?
Sore ja jibun ga munashikunaru dake ja nai?
**[01:29] ---**
Uh, let's go! (It's time to wake up!)
Uh ikouka (It’s time to wake up!)
**[01:31] ---**
Open your eyes, your strength is clear!
Me wo samashina tsuyosa wa meikaku
**[01:34] ---**
Break through destiny (Fight for yourself!)
Sadame nante kowase (Fight for yourself!)
**[01:37] ---**
Don't look away (Fly again!)
Me sorasuna (Fly again!)
**[01:39] ---**
When you wish to become stronger,
Tsuyoku naritai to negau koto de
**[01:44] ---**
Your wings that once trembled...
Furueteta hane wa
**[01:46] ---**
...will cut through the darkness
Yami wo kirisaiteku
**[01:50] ---**
I won't be afraid, with you by my side
Kimi ga iru kara mo kowakunai yo
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I grasp your hand in mine
Sono te nigitte
**[02:00] ---**
Because you told me...
Yowasa datte
**[02:01] ---**
...that my weakness is my strength
Kimi no tsuyosa to oshiete kureta kara
**[02:07] ---**
I was able to stand up again
Boku wa mata tachiagareta
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For you, I'll overcome all pain
Kimi no tame nara donna itami mo koete
**[02:18] ---**
GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
For you, I'll overcome all pain
Kimi no tame nara donna itami mo koete
**[02:18] ---**
GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
Let's start now, and fly into the sky once again
Koko kara mou ichido ano sora e
**[02:20] ---**
Let's start now, and fly into the sky once again
Koko kara mou ichido ano sora e
**[02:25] ---**
Hello, everyone!
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I'm the image character of the Gunpla
Battle Championship World Tournament.
**[02:31] ---**
It's me, Kirara!
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Kiraran.
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The final round will
take place in one week.
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So now, on the eve of the final battle,
**[02:40] ---**
a huge festival is being held
at the arena in Shizuoka.
**[02:43] ---**
People have gathered from
all over the world to enjoy it!
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And take a look!
**[02:52] ---**
Look at its size!
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It's a life-sized Gundam statue!
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It was relocated from Odaiba
just for this festival!
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Plus!
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A life-size Zaku statue is being
shown for the first time!
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It's the 06S commander type,
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as used by Mr. Char Aznable,
the famous "Red Comet!"
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They'll both be be lit up at night.
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It'll be a brilliant and beautiful scene!
**[03:23] ---**
This is a Gunpla-building classroom.
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You can build Gunpla that you've just bought,
**[03:30] ---**
and then battle with it at
the Free Battle corner next door.
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You can even play against fighters who
participated in the World Tournament!
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Darn!
**[03:50] ---**
At a special stage in the arena,
**[03:53] ---**
various talk shows and live events
will be held every day.
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I'll also be holding my own mini-concert,
**[04:00] ---**
so please come and see me!
**[04:03] ---**
Kiraran.
**[04:06] ---**
Rin?!
**[04:07] ---**
I see!
**[04:08] ---**
She closed our store and
went to cheer for Sei.
**[04:11] ---**
Rats!
**[04:12] ---**
Why didn't I realize that?!
**[04:16] ---**
Because you're a spoiled kid.
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Shut up!
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I'm coming soon, so wait for me!
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Rin!
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Episode 23
Gunpla Eve
**[04:36] ---**
Nooo!
**[04:39] ---**
What happened to him?
**[04:41] ---**
My, there are so many people.
**[04:44] ---**
Everyone here is looking forward
to seeing Reiji's final battle.
**[04:50] ---**
It reminds me of the one
my darling participated in.
**[04:53] ---**
The reason Iori is so into Gunpla...
**[04:56] ---**
...is because he watched
his father doing this.
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That's right!
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Shizuoka
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Shizuoka
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My darling was so cool.
**[05:03] ---**
My darling was so cool.
**[05:05] ---**
Hey! Hey!
**[05:08] ---**
Hey, China.
**[05:09] ---**
I want to build my own Gunpla.
**[05:13] ---**
Will you help me?
**[05:14] ---**
Sure, of course!
**[05:16] ---**
Thanks!
**[05:17] ---**
Let's go!
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It's a big success, Chairman.
**[05:26] ---**
Tournament attendance
and merchandise sales...
**[05:29] ---**
...are both up 140 percent from last year.
**[05:33] ---**
You've created such a great
Gunpla boom all on your own.
**[05:36] ---**
You're amazing, Chairman Mashita.
**[05:40] ---**
Big deal.
**[05:42] ---**
It's a piece of cake for me to
make a success out of an event like—
**[05:47] ---**
Wait a minute!
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That's not the point!
**[05:51] ---**
That boy is one of the finalists!
**[05:55] ---**
And he even made Arista glow.
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If he wins, it'll be a real problem!
**[06:01] ---**
I'll have to use him in commercials
and see him over and over again.
**[06:06] ---**
I don't want that!
**[06:08] ---**
I want him to go away!
**[06:10] ---**
Don't worry, Chairman.
**[06:12] ---**
You keep saying that.
**[06:14] ---**
But you never do anything!
**[06:18] ---**
Miss Baker?
**[06:20] ---**
You can relax this time.
**[06:22] ---**
Their opponent in the final round
is Meijin Kawaguchi.
**[06:25] ---**
There's no doubt they'll lose.
**[06:28] ---**
But just to make sure,
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I've asked for someone's help.
**[06:33] ---**
Who? Who?
**[06:36] ---**
Come in.
**[06:40] ---**
Nice to meet you, Mr. Mashita.
**[06:43] ---**
I'm Nine Barthes of the Flana Institute.
**[06:50] ---**
Hey, Sei.
**[06:51] ---**
Is it okay not to tune up
the Star Build Strike?
**[06:54] ---**
There's one week until the final round.
**[06:57] ---**
I have to rest sometime.
**[06:59] ---**
By the way, this is lavish!
**[07:01] ---**
The contestants can eat
any food here for free.
**[07:05] ---**
But you're eating too much, Reiji.
**[07:08] ---**
There's no "too much"
at a time like this!
**[07:12] ---**
Want some, Mao?
**[07:13] ---**
I'll pass, thanks.
**[07:15] ---**
Mao, cheer up.
**[07:18] ---**
But...
**[07:20] ---**
Misaki's gone...
**[07:22] ---**
...and the Gundam X Maoh is ruined.
**[07:26] ---**
I...
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...I've lost everything now.
**[07:31] ---**
You fool!
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M-Master?!
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Mao, what's up with you?!
**[07:37] ---**
You're captured by negative thoughts!
**[07:40] ---**
Build and fight with an unclouded heart.
**[07:42] ---**
Did you already forget the innermost
mystery of Gunpla Shingyo?!
**[07:47] ---**
Come with me!
**[07:48] ---**
I'll whip your rotten mind into shape!
**[07:51] ---**
P-Please forgive me, Master!
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Master!
**[07:58] ---**
Now the battle is raging on!
**[08:04] ---**
I'll win this battle,
**[08:06] ---**
and I'll claim the prize!
**[08:08] ---**
I can't allow that.
**[08:11] ---**
The prize is a year's supply of Gunpla.
**[08:14] ---**
It'll go to me and my machine...
**[08:16] ---**
Flash!
**[08:17] ---**
The Gyan Vulcan!
**[08:22] ---**
Is that all you've got?
**[08:24] ---**
You won't defeat the Turn X,
big brother of all Gunpla!
**[08:32] ---**
This is the Moonlight Butterfly!
**[08:38] ---**
I won't let you!
**[08:40] ---**
You will, you will! Oh, you will!
**[08:52] ---**
Battle ended.
**[08:54] ---**
Darn you!
**[08:57] ---**
This is the power of the
ultimate Gyan I've created!
**[09:03] ---**
Oh, those guys.
**[09:05] ---**
Hey!
**[09:06] ---**
Iori, good luck with the final round!
**[09:09] ---**
Thank you, Gonda.
**[09:11] ---**
Sei, don't misunderstand me.
**[09:15] ---**
I didn't come here to cheer for you.
**[09:18] ---**
I came to observe my opponents
in next year's championship.
**[09:22] ---**
Sazaki... Next year, you said?
**[09:26] ---**
You're a pretty patient guy.
**[09:27] ---**
Oh, my! A new challenger has appeared!
**[09:35] ---**
That Gunpla is...!
**[09:37] ---**
The Fenice...?
**[09:38] ---**
No, it's...!
**[09:41] ---**
You haven't see me for a few days,
**[09:44] ---**
because I've been upgrading my partner.
**[09:47] ---**
And now, the prize will
go to the Italian Dandy...
**[09:53] ---**
...and his Gundam Fenice Rinascita!
**[09:59] ---**
N-Nobody told me about this!
**[10:01] ---**
How can my opponent be one of the
best eight in the World Tournament?!
**[10:18] ---**
Battle ended.
**[10:20] ---**
Gyan Vulcaaan!
**[10:25] ---**
Evvai!
**[10:27] ---**
He's like a little boy.
**[10:29] ---**
This is bullying.
**[10:30] ---**
Iori.
**[10:33] ---**
Class Rep!
**[10:37] ---**
Are you building a new Gunpla?
**[10:40] ---**
Not mine, but Miss Aila's.
**[10:42] ---**
Huh?
**[10:46] ---**
Like it says in the instructions,
**[10:48] ---**
put in the polycaps first
and then fit the parts together.
**[10:52] ---**
Like this?
**[10:53] ---**
Good. You're talented.
**[10:56] ---**
Yuuki...?
**[11:05] ---**
As I thought.
**[11:07] ---**
More people have come
to the festival than expected,
**[11:09] ---**
so there won't be
enough particle tanks.
**[11:14] ---**
Bingo.
**[11:15] ---**
What's up?
Are you playing detective?
**[11:18] ---**
C-Caroline?! Why are you here?
**[11:20] ---**
Why? I'm your fiancée.
**[11:24] ---**
Our relationship has gone forward...!
**[11:31] ---**
Oh, no!
**[11:32] ---**
Don't worry.
**[11:34] ---**
I'll have my butler chase it.
**[11:37] ---**
That truck is headed for...
**[11:40] ---**
...the Plavsky particle production plant.
**[11:43] ---**
That's where the secret of
the particle's creation lies!
**[12:07] ---**
What, no more challengers?
**[12:12] ---**
It's a Gerbera Tetra.
**[12:14] ---**
It's still pretty rough,
but it's built with time and care.
**[12:17] ---**
Thanks, Mr. Fellini.
**[12:20] ---**
K-Kirara?!
**[12:21] ---**
I built this Gunpla myself.
**[12:25] ---**
So don't be too hard on me.
**[12:29] ---**
R-Right...
**[12:32] ---**
Oh, don't.
**[12:34] ---**
Kirara...
**[12:37] ---**
But... this isn't bad.
**[12:54] ---**
Yay!
**[13:06] ---**
What a wonderful scene.
**[13:09] ---**
Everyone here enjoys Gunpla so much.
**[13:13] ---**
You're not the Meijin today?
**[13:17] ---**
That outfit makes my shoulders stiff.
**[13:20] ---**
Then you should quit.
**[13:22] ---**
You're right.
**[13:24] ---**
Yuuki.
**[13:27] ---**
You bowed out of
the regional qualifiers...
**[13:30] ---**
...because you became the third
Meijin Kawaguchi, right?
**[13:34] ---**
That's right.
**[13:35] ---**
I'm really sorry about that.
**[13:40] ---**
Let me apologize.
**[13:42] ---**
I'm sorry.
**[13:43] ---**
Don't worry.
**[13:45] ---**
Now we can face you on the best stage ever,
**[13:48] ---**
the final round of the World Tournament.
**[13:50] ---**
He's right.
**[13:52] ---**
We couldn't hope for anything more.
**[13:56] ---**
You two are glowing.
**[14:00] ---**
Iori, do you remember?
**[14:03] ---**
The reason I cared about you...
**[14:06] ---**
I said I'd tell you why
if you defeated me.
**[14:09] ---**
Yes.
**[14:11] ---**
You see, the one who taught me
the joys of Gunpla was...
**[14:16] ---**
...your father, Mr. Takeshi Iori.
**[14:20] ---**
My dad?
**[14:23] ---**
Back then, I was set to
inherit my stepfather's company.
**[14:26] ---**
I was studying abroad to learn
how to be a good leader.
**[14:31] ---**
In those days, I just followed
the path that was laid out for me.
**[14:35] ---**
Honestly, I was growing resentful.
**[14:39] ---**
That was when I met him.
**[14:44] ---**
Mr. Takeshi told me that...
**[14:48] ---**
...Gunpla is freedom.
**[14:51] ---**
You can build it as you like.
**[14:52] ---**
You can fight with it as you like.
**[14:55] ---**
Just build Gunpla as you think best,
**[14:59] ---**
and enjoy the battles
to your heart's content.
**[15:08] ---**
Gunpla gave me freedom and pleasure.
**[15:14] ---**
That's why I became a Meijin.
**[15:16] ---**
I wanted to help more people
share that pleasure.
**[15:22] ---**
Just like your father.
**[15:28] ---**
Iori. Reiji.
**[15:31] ---**
Let's fight a great battle
in the final round next week,
**[15:35] ---**
so that people all over the world
can feel the joys of Gunpla.
**[15:41] ---**
Yes!
**[15:42] ---**
You got it!
**[15:43] ---**
Thank you for listening to me.
**[15:46] ---**
Now, I can fight with all my heart.
**[15:49] ---**
See you in one week.
**[15:51] ---**
Even so, we're gonna win.
**[15:53] ---**
I don't intend to lose, either.
**[16:05] ---**
Let's do this, Sei.
**[16:07] ---**
Yeah.
**[16:08] ---**
We'll hit him with everything we've got!
**[16:12] ---**
I can hardly wait!
**[16:14] ---**
Sei, let's battle!
**[16:18] ---**
W-Wow!
**[16:20] ---**
Iori and Reiji, two of the finalists
in the World Tournament,
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have suddenly decided to
fight each other unofficially!
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This is truly a special match!
**[16:32] ---**
Please set your GP Base.
**[16:39] ---**
Field 1, Space.
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Battle start.
**[16:56] ---**
Sei Iori.
**[16:57] ---**
Reiji.
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Build Gundam Mk-II!
**[17:01] ---**
Beginning Gundam!
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Here I go!
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Let's go!
**[17:17] ---**
He dodged that attack!
**[17:18] ---**
Sei's gotten better.
**[17:21] ---**
Of course.
**[17:22] ---**
Mr. Sei's been through the
battlefield of the World Tournament.
**[17:27] ---**
Not bad, Sei!
**[17:29] ---**
Then...!
**[17:31] ---**
How's this?!
**[17:37] ---**
What?!
**[17:45] ---**
Good! Good!
**[17:47] ---**
Well, duh!
**[17:48] ---**
My Mk-II is superior
in terms of Gunpla quality!
**[17:53] ---**
Then we're evenly matched!
**[17:59] ---**
Iori and Reiji are having fun.
**[18:01] ---**
I should hurry up and
complete my own Gunpla!
**[18:05] ---**
Yeah.
**[18:09] ---**
You're good, Reiji.
**[18:11] ---**
But...!
**[18:21] ---**
I can't quit!
**[18:23] ---**
Yeah, me neither.
**[18:26] ---**
I can't quit Gunpla Battle!
**[18:39] ---**
Gunpla Building Class
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We investigated the factory
where the truck stopped,
**[20:34] ---**
and ended up discovering
this underground passage...
**[20:47] ---**
We've walked pretty far.
**[20:50] ---**
Where are we now?
**[20:52] ---**
This point is...
**[20:54] ---**
Huh?
**[20:55] ---**
Right under the
World Tournament arena?!
**[20:59] ---**
Nils, look.
**[21:16] ---**
Th-This is...!
**[21:19] ---**
Wh-What is this?
**[21:24] ---**
It's a Plavsky particle crystal.
**[21:26] ---**
But it's huge.
**[21:30] ---**
What?!
**[21:31] ---**
You're an Early Genius, alright.
**[21:34] ---**
I never thought you'd find this place.
**[21:38] ---**
But now that you've seen it,
**[21:41] ---**
I can't just let you walk away.
**[21:43] ---**
Y-You're...
**[21:47] ---**
Prepare yourselves.
**[22:05] ---**
I was nibbling potato chips and it hit me
Poteto chippusu tabetetara futo omotta
**[22:08] ---**
(Hold dear my days)
**[22:11] ---**
How many years have I been eating the same thing?
Nanjuunen onaji mon tabetsuzuketeirun darou
**[22:15] ---**
(Fight your fears)
**[22:17] ---**
People tell me I need to act my age
Mou otona nandakara tte iu kedo
**[22:20] ---**
(I go my way)
**[22:23] ---**
But it's not like I can turn against something I love
Suki na mono wo kirai ni nareru wake nado nainda
**[22:27] ---**
(Normal life)
**[22:29] ---**
I put all my energy into childish things
Taai nai koto mo zenryoku toukyuu
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Doesn't matter if you're young or old,
Muchuu ni nareru kodomo mo
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you can lose yourself in something
Otona mo kankei nai
**[22:40] ---**
Let's keep on walking at the same rhythm
Kawaranai rizumu de arukitsuzukete yukou
**[22:46] ---**
True, our stride is a little longer now
Maa hohaba wa sukoshi dake ookiku natta keredo
**[22:52] ---**
The sunset from back then colors our skies today
Ano hi no yuuhi wa kyou mo sora wo someyuku
**[22:58] ---**
I want to be a fool tomorrow,
Nee ashita mo gojuunengo mo
**[23:02] ---**
and even 50 years from now
Baka yattetainda
**[23:05] ---**
The short-pants spirit goes on
Tsuzuite yuku hanpan supirit
**[23:07] ---**
Let's whistle a tune and head home
Kuchibue fuite kaerou
**[23:12] ---**
The never-ending short-pants spirit
Never-ending hanpan supirit
**[23:15] ---**
Our childhood will go on forever
Owaranai childhood
**[23:29] ---**
We now begin the final round of...
**[23:33] ---**
...the Gunpla Battle Championship
World Tournament.
**[23:41] ---**
Let's start.
**[23:49] ---**
It's time for Gunpla Battle.
**[23:55] ---**
Next Episode
**[23:55] ---**
It's not...
**[23:56] ---**
...the kind...
**[23:57] ---**
...of Gunpla Battle...
**[23:58] ---**
...any of us wanted!
**[24:00] ---**
Next Episode
**[24:00] ---**
Next episode, "Dark Matter."
**[24:01] ---**
Next Episode
Dark Matter
**[24:02] ---**
Next episode, "Dark Matter."
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Roar, Build Knuckle!
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