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5 - The Strongest Builder

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[00:00] ---
    You're too young to be a backpacker.
[00:04] ---
    Don't you have school, kid?
[00:07] ---
    Don't worry, I have permission.
[00:10] ---
    Now, let me show
    my gratitude for the ride.
[00:15] ---
    Until we get to Tokyo,
[00:18] ---
    please look forward to it!
[00:23] ---
    You're not alone
    Hitori janai
[00:25] ---
    You and I have this bond between us
    Bokura tsunagatteru kara
[00:28] ---
    That bond has made me want to take a step forward
    Asu e to fumidashitaku nattanda
[00:31] ---
    Let's link the colors of our dreams
    Sorezore no yume no iro wo tsunaide
[00:35] ---
    And create a bright rainbow up in the sky
    Kono sora ni azayaka na niji wo kakeyou
[00:44] ---
    GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
[00:47] ---
    I don't have any merits to speak of
    Kore to itte torie mo nai
[00:50] ---
    I always felt inferior, I had no confidence
    Rettoukan to aruite jishin datte nai
[00:54] ---
    "What's so fun about that?" you asked,
    "Tte yuu ka sore de tanoshii no?" tte
[00:58] ---
    As you smiled and ran ahead of me
    Kimi wa waratte boku wo oikoshiteku
[01:02] ---
    When I'm alone inside (Flash back)
    Kokoro no naka de hitori ni naru to (Flash back)
[01:04] ---
    I synchronize with you (Mash up)
    Nara shinkuro sasete (Mash up)
[01:06] ---
    With you, I feel confident (Right now)
    Kimi to nara dekisou sa (Right now)
[01:08] ---
    Ready set go!!
[01:09] ---
    From the minute I felt you in my heart
    Hitori janai tte omoeta toki kara
[01:14] ---
    I was sure my dream would come true
    Kanaeraresou na ki ga shitanda
[01:17] ---
    With that same smile you always had,
    Kawaranai itsumo no egao no mama de
[01:22] ---
    You firmly took my hand
    Kimi wa boku no te wo tsukande
[01:24] ---
    With you, nothing is impossible
    Futari nara fukanou nante nai sa
[01:29] ---
    You're the one who made me feel this way
    Sou omoeta no wa kimi ga ita kara
[01:33] ---
    You make up for the strength that I lack
    Boku ni nai tsuyosa to kimi ga motte nai
[01:37] ---
    I will cover the powers that you lack
    Chikara wo kasanete
[01:40] ---
    Let's fly away
    Tobitatsu yo…
[01:41] ---
    Don't stand still (Don't stop)
    Tachidomaruna (Don’t stop)
[01:43] ---
    I'll be there for you (Don't cry)
    Soba ni iru kara (Don’t cry)
[01:45] ---
    You're not alone anymore
    Kimi wa mou hitori janai!
[01:47] ---
    Everything's gonna be alright!! (Alright)
[01:56] ---
    This is an HG Gouf, Mr. Ral!
[01:58] ---
    That's right, Sei.
[02:00] ---
    The painting is great!
[02:01] ---
    The color scheme is perfect,
    and it's weathered for the desert.
[02:05] ---
    The heat rod can also move
    thanks to this lead wire.
[02:08] ---
    Very cool!
[02:12] ---
    This is no Best Mecha Collection, boy!
    No Best Mecha Collection!
[02:16] ---
    This Gunpla's good enough
    for the toughest training!
[02:19] ---
    Fight with us, Mr. Ral!
[02:22] ---
    No thanks.
[02:25] ---
    Reiji, people don't just
    build Gunpla for battles.
[02:30] ---
    Some, like my HG Gouf, are built
    in order to cherish the anime world...
[02:34] ---
    ...and faithfully replicate it.
[02:38] ---
    Others are used to reproduce
    anime scenes in diorama form,
[02:42] ---
    or to build the mobile suit's details
    according to your own interpretation.
[02:48] ---
    Yes, there are many ways
    to enjoy Gunpla.
[02:53] ---
    Is it fun just building it
    and looking at it?
[02:55] ---
    Sure!
[02:57] ---
    With Gunpla,
[02:59] ---
    we can expand our imagination
    of the Gundam world.
[03:04] ---
    Oh, is that so?
[03:06] ---
    Anyway, your HG Gouf is really good!
[03:10] ---
    I still have plenty to learn.
[03:13] ---
    I heard a rumor that there's
    an amazing builder in the Kansai region.
[03:18] ---
    He's about the same age as you.
[03:22] ---
    Thanks, old man!
[03:24] ---
    Your kids will definitely
    be excited to see that!
[03:29] ---
    This Gunpla is really amazing...
[03:34] ---
    Let's see...
[03:35] ---
    Where could you be, Sei Iori?
[03:39] ---
    Episode 5
    The Strongest Builder
[03:44] ---
    "Kansai, boy, builder..."
[03:49] ---
    There are so many.
[03:52] ---
    I wonder which ones were made
    by the boy Mr. Ral was talking about?
[03:57] ---
    Sei, our Gunpla got damaged
    in the last battle.
[04:00] ---
    Don't you need to repair it?
[04:02] ---
    Don't worry.
[04:03] ---
    I'll have it fixed by
    the quarterfinals this weekend.
[04:07] ---
    Actually, I want to add something
    to the Build Strike while I'm at it.
[04:12] ---
    Because if we win at the quarterfinals,
[04:15] ---
    our next opponent will be Yuuki.
[04:19] ---
    I see.
[04:21] ---
    We'll finally be able to face him.
[04:24] ---
    That Tatsuya Yuuki.
[04:27] ---
    I'll pay him back for
    the humiliation he caused us.
[04:31] ---
    On my family's honor.
[04:34] ---
    Let's win, Sei!
[04:36] ---
    Reiji, to be honest, I'm a bit worried.
[04:41] ---
    You saw it in the third round, right?
[04:44] ---
    Yuuki's Zaku had been tuned up.
[04:49] ---
    When we fight with him,
    he'll have upgraded it even more.
[04:54] ---
    I wonder if just fixing
    the Build Strike is enough.
[05:00] ---
    C'mon! Don't be a 'fraidy cat!
[05:03] ---
    I'll do everything I can, of course.
[05:07] ---
    But I still feel like there's
    something missing.
[05:11] ---
    If I look at the Gunpla made by
    the boy Mr. Ral talked about,
[05:14] ---
    I might be able to get some hints.
[05:17] ---
    Sei, believe in yourself
    and your Gunpla!
[05:22] ---
    You're too confident, Reiji.
[05:24] ---
    How can you be so sure of yourself?
[05:27] ---
    Thinking about losing is pointless.
[05:31] ---
    I'm going out. Fix that Gunpla, will you?
[05:43] ---
    Thank you for waiting.
[05:46] ---
    Here is your Gunpla.
[05:47] ---
    Huh?
[05:49] ---
    It's from that gentleman.
[05:58] ---
    Did you send me this Gunpla?
[06:01] ---
    It's the Victory Gundam.
[06:02] ---
    It has a sophisticated design
    and a streamlined form.
[06:06] ---
    This Gunpla is well suited
    to a beauty like you.
[06:10] ---
    Please take it.
[06:12] ---
    Oh, I could never.
[06:14] ---
    I can't accept such a beautiful piece.
[06:17] ---
    Then I'll take it!
[06:20] ---
    R-Reiji?!
[06:22] ---
    You brat, I spent three days
    building that Gunpla to rope in girls!
[06:26] ---
    Anyway, why are you here?
[06:28] ---
    I only came here to battle with you.
[06:32] ---
    There's a guy I'd do anything to defeat.
[06:35] ---
    Help me.
[06:36] ---
    Is this really the time and place?!
[06:39] ---
    Wait, Señorita? Where's the Señorita?
[06:42] ---
    Given the atmosphere, she left.
[06:44] ---
    Oh dio mio!
[06:46] ---
    So let's go!
[06:47] ---
    No...
[06:49] ---
    What a disaster!
[07:00] ---
    Rage on...
[07:02] ---
    Rage on...
[07:04] ---
    Rage on!
[07:05] ---
    Gunpla!
[07:11] ---
    There's no point in thinking ahead.
[07:14] ---
    To win the next match,
[07:16] ---
    I have to get this machine
    into top condition.
[07:21] ---
    I finally made it here.
[07:23] ---
    Why am I so bad with directions?
[07:27] ---
    I'm disgusted with myself.
[07:29] ---
    So where's Iori Models?
[07:34] ---
    Before that, I need to eat first.
[07:34] ---
    Keyaki Mall
[07:39] ---
    Iori.
[07:40] ---
    Thanks for teaching me how to
    build models the other day.
[07:44] ---
    Did you finish yours?
[07:46] ---
    No, I'm only halfway done.
[07:49] ---
    I see.
[07:54] ---
    Say, are you worried about something?
[07:57] ---
    Yeah, just a little.
[08:01] ---
    Would you like to come over
    to my restaurant?
[08:04] ---
    Have some of my dad's sherbet.
    You'll feel refreshed.
[08:07] ---
    Oh, I don't want to impose.
[08:09] ---
    I want to thank you for the Gunpla.
[08:14] ---
    Oh, my...
[08:17] ---
    Dad?
[08:18] ---
    Oh, China.
[08:20] ---
    What's going on?
[08:21] ---
    Well, this customer wants to pay
    for the rest of his bill with a toy.
[08:27] ---
    What?
[08:28] ---
    It's not a toy, it's a Gunpla.
[08:30] ---
    Please take a look.
[08:32] ---
    It's well made, right?
[08:34] ---
    That's not really the point...
[08:36] ---
    That's...!
[08:40] ---
    It's the Extreme Gundam.
    Finished to perfection...
[08:44] ---
    Did you build this Gunpla?
[08:47] ---
    Don't look at it so close.
[08:49] ---
    I'm ashamed because
    I built it here quickly.
[08:52] ---
    It's far from perfect.
[08:55] ---
    You built this Gunpla here?
[08:57] ---
    So don't stare at it too much.
[09:00] ---
    How did you do this part?
[09:07] ---
    Thank you for helping me out
    with the manager.
[09:12] ---
    I didn't do anything.
    You should thank the Class Rep.
[09:15] ---
    Thank you. You saved me.
[09:18] ---
    No, it's fine.
[09:20] ---
    I'll display that Gunpla with care.
[09:22] ---
    It isn't worth that much.
[09:26] ---
    I'm jealous that you have
    such a cute girlfriend.
[09:32] ---
    What a nice person.
[09:34] ---
    You know, it sounds like
    you're not from Tokyo.
[09:39] ---
    What did you come here for?
[09:41] ---
    There's a place I want to go.
[09:43] ---
    It's a plastic model store
    called Iori Models.
[09:46] ---
    My place?
[09:47] ---
    Huh? Did you say "my place?"
[09:49] ---
    My family owns Iori Models.
[09:54] ---
    Does that mean you're Sei Iori?
[09:58] ---
    Yeah, I am.
[10:00] ---
    I see. So it's you.
[10:05] ---
    I've finally met you, Sei Iori!
[10:07] ---
    My lifelong rival!
[10:11] ---
    My name is Mao Yasaka.
[10:12] ---
    I won the Japanese 5th Block
    of the Gunpla Battle Championship,
[10:16] ---
    and I want to become the best
    Gunpla builder in the world!
[10:20] ---
    Sei Iori, I've got hold
    of you at long last—
[10:24] ---
    Hey, wait! Where are you going?!
[10:27] ---
    There's no time left because
    I have to look after the store...
[10:31] ---
    Same here.
[10:32] ---
    Okay, I'll be brief.
[10:34] ---
    My name is Mao Yasaka.
[10:36] ---
    I won the Japanese 5th Block
    of the Gunpla Battle Championship,
[10:38] ---
    and I want to become the best
    Gunpla builder in the world!
[10:42] ---
    Do you think I attract weird people?
[10:46] ---
    Yeah, I think so.
[11:28] ---
    Are you satisfied? Let's—
[11:31] ---
    No, not yet!
[11:35] ---
    I'm not finished just yet.
[11:39] ---
    If you want to stop,
    then it's a win for me!
[11:42] ---
    You're so stubborn.
[11:44] ---
    Sorry, I'm persistent.
[11:50] ---
    Yeah, you sure are!
[11:54] ---
    That's one of my strengths!
[12:00] ---
    Iori Models
[12:02] ---
    Wow.
[12:04] ---
    It cleanses my soul
    to see well-built Gunpla.
[12:08] ---
    Hey, China.
[12:10] ---
    Is that boy Sei's friend?
[12:12] ---
    I'm not sure.
[12:13] ---
    I see.
[12:15] ---
    They're about to become friends.
[12:18] ---
    Did you build all these Gunpla here?
[12:22] ---
    Well, yeah.
[12:24] ---
    I see. It's just as my master said.
[12:28] ---
    What is?
[12:30] ---
    You see, I've loved Gunpla
    ever since I was little.
[12:33] ---
    To be honest, I thought
    I was pretty special.
[12:37] ---
    But my master...
[12:42] ---
    Gunpla Shingyo School
[12:48] ---
    It's a good piece.
[12:50] ---
    I could tell that at a glance.
[12:53] ---
    You've improved your skills, Mao.
[12:56] ---
    Thank you very much, Master!
[12:58] ---
    Do you finally recognize me as the
    heir to the Gunpla Shingyo school?
[13:02] ---
    Fool!
[13:04] ---
    You're too complacent, Mao!
[13:06] ---
    You think it's easy as bean-jam pie?!
[13:09] ---
    Heir to the Shingyo school, you say?
[13:11] ---
    Don't be full of yourself!
[13:14] ---
    Master!
[13:17] ---
    Mao, the world is huge.
[13:20] ---
    Even I, who have mastered the Gunpla
    Shingyo school, once feared a man.
[13:25] ---
    R-Really?
[13:27] ---
    The man's name was Takeshi Iori.
[13:31] ---
    He's the owner of Iori Models,
    a plastic model shop in Tokyo.
[13:35] ---
    Takeshi Iori...
[13:38] ---
    And he has a son named Sei.
[13:42] ---
    I heard a rumor that
    he's as talented as you.
[13:46] ---
    First, go see that boy.
[13:49] ---
    Go and learn how big the world is!
[13:53] ---
    That's why I came
    all the way from Kyoto.
[13:57] ---
    I wonder what my dad did?
[14:00] ---
    Wow, he was respected
    by such a great man?
[14:03] ---
    I'm so proud of my husband!
[14:06] ---
    Is this where you get excited?
[14:07] ---
    Sei, show him the talent
    you inherited from your dad!
[14:12] ---
    Stop it, Mom.
[14:14] ---
    There's no need for that.
[14:17] ---
    Looking at the Gunpla here,
    to be honest, I was disappointed.
[14:21] ---
    What do you mean?
[14:22] ---
    I mean exactly what I just said.
[14:25] ---
    The most important thing in the
    building process is imagination.
[14:29] ---
    All the Gunpla here lack it.
[14:32] ---
    You just built the products nicely.
[14:36] ---
    That's because they're just samples.
[14:39] ---
    Then, can I see your real work?
[14:43] ---
    I also have one that reflects
    the results of all my training.
[14:47] ---
    Will you two play Gunpla Battle?
[14:49] ---
    There's no need to.
[14:51] ---
    A true builder can tell which model
    is better with one glance.
[14:56] ---
    Right, Sei?
[14:59] ---
    Okay, I'll go get it.
[15:02] ---
    I commend you for not running
    away from a competition.
[15:16] ---
    Let's show them at the same time.
[15:19] ---
    Alright.
[15:23] ---
    This is my...
[15:25] ---
    And this is my...
[15:27] ---
    Build Strike!
[15:29] ---
    Gundam X Maoh!
[15:31] ---
    Th-This is...!
[15:35] ---
    This Gunpla is...!
[15:40] ---
    Strong!
    Strong!
[15:54] ---
    That machine is...
[15:55] ---
    ...an assault type
    based on the Gundam X.
[16:02] ---
    You sure know your stuff!
[16:05] ---
    Yours is based on the Strike.
[16:11] ---
    It has a variable-output
    rifle and a chobham shield.
[16:15] ---
    That backpack can detach
    and transform, right?
[16:20] ---
    He sees right through it. But...!
[16:32] ---
    The power isn't bad either.
[16:38] ---
    The plastic is reinforced, too.
[16:41] ---
    Amazing. Mao's...
[16:44] ---
    This Gunpla is amazing!
[16:50] ---
    Why aren't they moving?
[16:53] ---
    I think they're battling.
[16:56] ---
    Their imaginations are
    making their Gunpla move.
[17:02] ---
    Don't create distance!
[17:04] ---
    If I do, he'll use that
    reinforced satellite cannon!
[17:07] ---
    I can tell what you're thinking!
[17:16] ---
    Did he compress the Plavsky
    particles and release them?
[17:19] ---
    Unbelievable!
[17:21] ---
    That's right. Everyone can do that
    in the Gunpla Shingyo school.
[17:25] ---
    And now, I'll show you my
    Gundam X Maoh's true worth!
[17:30] ---
    Th-The moon is...
[17:34] ---
    The moon is out!
[17:41] ---
    It receives super microwaves from
    a power generation system on the moon,
[17:46] ---
    and converts them into energy.
[17:48] ---
    This is the ultimate secret
    of the Gunpla Shingyo school!
[17:53] ---
    Hyper satellite cannon!
[18:22] ---
    How do you like my Gunpla, Sei?
[18:32] ---
    Wh-What?!
[18:34] ---
    How did you dodge it?!
[18:37] ---
    I'm impressed, Mao.
[18:39] ---
    You're superior as a builder.
[18:42] ---
    I admit it.
[18:44] ---
    I couldn't have dodged that attack
    if it had been against me.
[18:47] ---
    But the regular pilot of
    this Build Strike isn't me.
[18:52] ---
    It's Reiji!
[18:57] ---
    Reiji could dodge it
    and keep fighting!
[19:02] ---
    That's enough!
[19:06] ---
    Let me put this match on hold.
[19:09] ---
    This battle is too good to let it
    finish in your imaginations.
[19:15] ---
    You won't settle this in your heads,
    but on a shining stage...
[19:21] ---
    Yes, at the World Tournament!
[19:25] ---
    The World Tournament...
[19:28] ---
    I don't know who you are,
    but what you said is admirable.
[19:33] ---
    Sei, let's put this on hold.
[19:36] ---
    Mao?
[19:37] ---
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[19:39] ---
    I'm sure I'm better at a
    Gunpla building battle.
[19:44] ---
    But if you're saying
    your Gunpla's regular pilot...
[19:48] ---
    ...would be able to
    top my imagination,
[19:52] ---
    then I definitely want to face him!
[19:55] ---
    I think you'll be surprised.
[20:00] ---
    I have a good story to tell my master.
[20:04] ---
    I'll see you at the World Tournament!
[20:09] ---
    See? Just as I told you.
[20:12] ---
    They became friends.
[20:14] ---
    That's right.
[20:19] ---
    Mao Yasaka.
[20:23] ---
    In this country, no, in the world,
[20:26] ---
    there are many amazing
    builders like him.
[20:30] ---
    I want to meet more of them.
[20:32] ---
    I want to see their Gunpla.
[20:36] ---
    And I want to battle with them!
[20:39] ---
    With my Gunpla!
[20:53] ---
    Reiji!
[20:54] ---
    Alright!
[21:10] ---
    Battle ended.
[21:12] ---
    Iori and Reiji won!
[21:15] ---
    Since he met with Mao Yasaka,
[21:17] ---
    his Build Strike has
    become even more perfect.
[21:21] ---
    You did some really great work, Sei!
[21:24] ---
    Yeah. With this,
    even if he's our opponent...
[21:27] ---
    Just wait, Tatsuya Yuuki.
[21:30] ---
    Our Build Strike is up next!
[21:34] ---
    If there's a future you want to grab
    Tsukamitai asu ga aru no nara
[21:37] ---
    No matter how many times you get hurt,
    Nando kizutsuitemo
[21:40] ---
    focus on your dreams
    Yume wo mitakutte
[21:42] ---
    That's how we get past the present
    Ima wo koeteikunda bokutachi wa
[21:56] ---
    Somehow, I was caught up in the flow of time
    Nantonaku sugiteku toki ni nagasare
[22:02] ---
    I was just dimly moving forward
    Bonyari to susumu dake ja
[22:07] ---
    As I walked, it felt like even my footprints...
    Aruitekita michi ni ashiato sae mo
[22:13] ---
    ...were fading away
    Nokosenai ki ga shitanda
[22:17] ---
    I have a place to head to, with my fist in the air
    Kobushi wo furiagete mukau basho ga aru
[22:22] ---
    Let's try to question ourselves,
    Jibun ni toikake
[22:25] ---
    move forward with more strength
    Motto tsuyoku fumidashite miyou
[22:30] ---
    If there's a future you want to grab
    Tsukamitai asu ga aru no nara
[22:34] ---
    No matter how many times you get hurt,
    Nando kizutsuitemo
[22:36] ---
    focus on your dreams
    Yume wo mitakutte
[22:39] ---
    Get past the present
    Ima wo koeteyuke
[22:41] ---
    I don't want to turn away from the obstacles...
    Tachihadakaru mono ni
[22:44] ---
    ...that stand in my way
    Me wo somuketakunai
[22:47] ---
    I don't wanna lose
    Maketakunainda
[22:50] ---
    What can I accomplish?
    Nani ga dekiru no ka?
[22:52] ---
    I want to believe in infinite power,
    Mugen no chikara wo shinjitai kara
[22:57] ---
    So I want us to keep challenging ourselves
    Idomi tsuzuketai
[23:00] ---
    Forever and always
    Bokura wa itsumo
[23:04] ---
    We will now begin match four
    of the quarterfinals.
[23:14] ---
    What's up?
[23:15] ---
    I don't know.
[23:16] ---
    Player Tatsuya Yuuki has declined
    to enter match four of the quarterfinals.
SIGN    4th Round Contestant Tatsyua Yuuki has withdrawn Contestant Susumi Sazaki wins by default
[23:19] ---
    Player Tatsuya Yuuki has declined
    to enter match four of the quarterfinals.
[23:23] ---
    As a result, player Susumu Sazaki
    is winner by default.
[23:26] ---
    Y-Yes! I won!
[23:30] ---
    I was sure I'd lose.
[23:33] ---
    Yuuki bowed out of the battle?
[23:36] ---
    What's going on, Sei?!
[23:38] ---
    Don't ask me.
[23:41] ---
    But why?
[23:44] ---
    Tatsuya Yuuki...
[23:47] ---
    Did he chicken out?!
[23:55] ---
    Next Episode
[23:56] ---
    Knowing the truth,
    a boy becomes a warrior.
[23:58] ---
    Next episode, "A Reason to Battle."
[24:01] ---
    To face the true battle, fly, Gunpla!
[24:01] ---
    Next Episode
    A Reason to Battle
[24:02] ---
    To face the true battle, fly, Gunpla!
[24:05] ---