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8 - Encountering Fighters

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    Beginning Plavsky particle dispersal.
[00:09] ---
    The Plavsky particle.
[00:11] ---
    This is the name of a special particle...
[00:15] ---
    ...invented by the Plavsky Particle
    System Engineering Company, or PPSE.
[00:31] ---
    These particles react with the plastic
    from which Gunpla is made.
[00:35] ---
    By fluidly controlling the particles,
[00:38] ---
    the normally immobile Gunpla can be
    manipulated as the controller wishes.
[00:45] ---
    And through the use of
    particle transformation,
[00:48] ---
    effects such as beams, missiles,
    and explosions can be reproduced.
[01:06] ---
    Any thoughts, Professor?
[01:10] ---
    Are you seriously going to do research
    on a particle that only moves toys?
[01:15] ---
    You, the one they call the "Early Genius!"
[01:20] ---
    Professor, may I speak?
[01:22] ---
    Did you know Plavsky particles are made
    by bonding antiparticles together?
[01:29] ---
    I-Is that right?
[01:31] ---
    This technology could be
    applied to other fields of study.
[01:34] ---
    However, PPSE only uses this
    revolutionary particle to move toys.
[01:41] ---
    Besides, the manufacturing method
    is kept completely secret.
[01:45] ---
    Either they're scared of their
    technology being leaked and misused,
[01:49] ---
    or there's some other reason.
[01:52] ---
    Professor, I...
[01:54] ---
    ...I have to discover
    the secret of this particle.
[02:01] ---
    You're not alone
    Hitori janai
[02:03] ---
    You and I have this bond between us
    Bokura tsunagatteru kara
[02:06] ---
    That bond has made me want to take a step forward
    Asu e to fumidashitaku nattanda
[02:09] ---
    Let's link the colors of our dreams
    Sorezore no yume no iro wo tsunaide
[02:14] ---
    And create a bright rainbow up in the sky
    Kono sora ni azayaka na niji wo kakeyou
[02:22] ---
    GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
[02:25] ---
    I don't have any merits to speak of
    Kore to itte torie mo nai
[02:28] ---
    I always felt inferior, I had no confidence
    Rettoukan to aruite jishin datte nai
[02:32] ---
    "What's so fun about that?" you asked,
    "Tte yuu ka sore de tanoshii no?" tte
[02:36] ---
    As you smiled and ran ahead of me
    Kimi wa waratte boku wo oikoshiteku
[02:40] ---
    When I'm alone inside (Flash back)
    Kokoro no naka de hitori ni naru to (Flash back)
[02:42] ---
    I synchronize with you (Mash up)
    Nara shinkuro sasete (Mash up)
[02:44] ---
    With you, I feel confident (Right now)
    Kimi to nara dekisou sa (Right now)
[02:46] ---
    Ready set go!!
[02:47] ---
    From the minute I felt you in my heart
    Hitori janai tte omoeta toki kara
[02:52] ---
    I was sure my dream would come true
    Kanaeraresou na ki ga shitanda
[02:55] ---
    With that same smile you always had,
    Kawaranai itsumo no egao no mama de
[03:00] ---
    You firmly took my hand
    Kimi wa boku no te wo tsukande
[03:03] ---
    With you, nothing is impossible
    Futari nara fukanou nante nai sa
[03:07] ---
    You're the one who made me feel this way
    Sou omoeta no wa kimi ga ita kara
[03:11] ---
    You make up for the strength that I lack
    Boku ni nai tsuyosa to kimi ga motte nai
[03:15] ---
    I will cover the powers that you lack
    Chikara wo kasanete
[03:18] ---
    Let's fly away
    Tobitatsu yo…
[03:19] ---
    Don't stand still (Don't stop)
    Tachidomaruna (Don’t stop)
[03:21] ---
    I'll be there for you (Don't cry)
    Soba ni iru kara (Don’t cry)
[03:23] ---
    You're not alone anymore
    Kimi wa mou hitori janai!
[03:25] ---
    Everything's gonna be alright!! (Alright)
[03:28] ---
    Episode 8
    Encounters of Fighters
[03:33] ---
    New York, America
[03:36] ---
    Hey, Ricardo!
[03:38] ---
    Ricardo Fellini!
[03:40] ---
    Long time no see, Greco.
[03:42] ---
    Haven't seen you since
    the last World Tournament.
[03:44] ---
    Yeah, I guess.
[03:47] ---
    What brings you here?
[03:49] ---
    Tomorrow's the final round
    of the qualifiers, right?
[03:51] ---
    I came to encourage you.
[03:53] ---
    Guess you have some free time
    now that you're in the World Tournament.
[03:57] ---
    Don't be sarcastic.
[04:01] ---
    Oh, if it isn't this year's new model.
[04:04] ---
    I see, it's well built.
[04:06] ---
    I'll pay you back for my losses in
    the last two World Tournaments.
[04:11] ---
    Is your opponent Scott? Or is it Carter?
[04:15] ---
    No, it's some first-timer kid.
[04:18] ---
    Then it'll be easy.
[04:20] ---
    I'm not so sure about that.
[04:22] ---
    I hear he only has three months
    of experience with Gunpla.
[04:27] ---
    Three months...
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    What's his name?
[04:32] ---
    Nils.
[04:33] ---
    Nils Nielsen.
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    Greco Logan. Age 27.
    20 years of Gunpla experience.
[04:42] ---
    Has previously participated
    in two World Tournaments.
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    Top rank is Best 16.
[04:48] ---
    The Gunpla he uses is
    the Tallgeese Valkyrie.
[04:53] ---
    This machine possesses
    high firepower, heavy armor,
[04:56] ---
    and more than enough thrust to match.
[05:02] ---
    You're fighting in
    the Gunpla Battle Championship?
[05:05] ---
    Yes. The best way to get information
    about the Plavsky particle,
[05:09] ---
    is to win the qualifiers
    and get into the World Tournament.
[05:15] ---
    The PPSE works team will also
    participate in the Tournament,
[05:19] ---
    and its founders will be at the venue.
[05:23] ---
    If I become a contestant,
    I'll be able to meet them...
[05:26] ---
    ...at receptions and other events.
[05:30] ---
    That being said, I'm facing
    Mr. Greco in the final round.
[05:35] ---
    He's on another level
    from my previous opponents.
[05:39] ---
    To compete with him...
[05:44] ---
    I wanted to keep it in reserve
    until the World Tournament, but...
[06:00] ---
    Rate of particle motion, 99.97 percent.
[06:05] ---
    Particle compression rate of
    energy packs installed in weapons...
[06:08] ---
    ...is stable at 24 percent.
[06:13] ---
    The high polycaps in all joints
    have been successfully activated.
[06:16] ---
    No loss of emotion paint.
[06:20] ---
    The numbers underwater are
    equal to those on land.
[06:23] ---
    It's just as you designed it, Chief Allan.
[06:26] ---
    No, it's all thanks to
    the PPSE lab's technology.
[06:30] ---
    What's more, its fighter
    is Meijin Kawaguchi.
[06:37] ---
    We're all set for
    the World Tournament.
[06:40] ---
    I still have concerns.
[06:43] ---
    Nemesis?
[06:45] ---
    Yes. The Gunpla team led by the
    methane hydrate excavation king.
[06:50] ---
    Rumor has it they're aiming to
    make it to the World Tournament.
[06:54] ---
    Is that so...
[06:57] ---
    Sir, Mr. Barthes from the
    Flana Institute wants to see you.
[07:02] ---
    Let him in.
[07:03] ---
    Yes, sir.
[07:09] ---
    Excuse me, sir.
    Let me wish you the best—
[07:12] ---
    Enough pleasantries. Let me see him.
[07:16] ---
    Absolutely, sir. Get in here.
[07:26] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[07:27] ---
    My name is Aila Jyrkiäinen,
    from the Flana Institute.
[07:33] ---
    What is this?
[07:35] ---
    What, sir?
[07:37] ---
    Our Nemesis team asked for
    the strongest Gunpla fighter.
[07:42] ---
    That's why we invested
    big bucks in you.
[07:45] ---
    And this is the result?
[07:48] ---
    Aila is the Flana Institute's masterpiece.
[07:52] ---
    She is humanity's strongest fighter.
[07:55] ---
    Chairman, if you're
    skeptical about my ability,
[07:58] ---
    please see it with your own eyes.
[08:02] ---
    I see.
[08:05] ---
    Yes, sir.
[08:06] ---
    Call Gawain. He has a battle.
[08:09] ---
    But she didn't bring her Gunpla.
[08:14] ---
    Just use one in the battle room.
[08:16] ---
    If you're humanity's strongest,
    you won't mind, right?
[08:20] ---
    Of course not.
[08:22] ---
    Your opponent is Gawain!
[08:23] ---
    Never heard of him.
[08:26] ---
    He's the main fighter of team Nemesis,
    and a world-level player.
[08:32] ---
    Come in.
[08:37] ---
    Gawain, it's battle time.
[08:41] ---
    Iori Models
[08:43] ---
    Huh?
[08:44] ---
    Is Sei still holed up in there?
[08:47] ---
    I've been telling him to take a break.
[08:51] ---
    But just like his dad,
[08:54] ---
    he won't stop once he gets all fired up.
[08:57] ---
    One month until the World Tournament.
[09:00] ---
    When I won the regional qualifiers,
[09:02] ---
    I assumed the Build Strike Gundam
    could compete in the World Tournament.
[09:08] ---
    Reiji battled for me as a fighter,
[09:10] ---
    and I poured all my energy
    into the Build Strike.
[09:18] ---
    But as we are now,
    we just aren't good enough.
[09:21] ---
    We lost to Yuuki, a contestant
    in the last World Tournament.
[09:24] ---
    His levels of completion,
    manueverability, and firepower...
[09:28] ---
    Reiji and I couldn't match them.
[09:34] ---
    When we went to the sea,
    we fought that mobile armor Apsaras.
[09:39] ---
    Its I-field reflected particle beams
    by altering the Plavsky particles.
[09:45] ---
    That's the true strength of
    a world-level Gunpla.
[09:51] ---
    And then there was Mao.
[09:52] ---
    Even without a super microwave system,
[09:55] ---
    he fired his hyper satellite cannon.
[10:00] ---
    All the Gunpla that
    fight at the world level...
[10:03] ---
    They all understand and apply the
    characteristics of Plavsky particles.
[10:10] ---
    I've got to build an
    original Gunpla that can face them!
[10:42] ---
    Darn!
[10:43] ---
    Where'd it go?!
[11:06] ---
    Battle ended.
[11:09] ---
    Gawain's Devil Gundam,
    defeated by a Jegan...
[11:13] ---
    Wh-Who the heck are you?!
[11:17] ---
    So what do you think, Chairman?
[11:20] ---
    Excellent.
[11:21] ---
    I'll make her the team's main fighter.
[11:25] ---
    Thank you very much.
[11:27] ---
    But don't get conceited.
[11:30] ---
    He will also be a contestant
    in the qualifying tournament.
[11:35] ---
    The champion of
    the last World Tournament,
[11:38] ---
    Carlos Kaiser.
[11:41] ---
    Can you defeat him, Aila Jyrkiäinen?
[11:46] ---
    If that is your order.
[11:49] ---
    Hey, 6.5 billion Gunpla fans
    around the world!
[11:53] ---
    The moment of joy has come!
[11:55] ---
    Tonight, here, at the
    La Vie en Rose Garden...
[12:06] ---
    It's the final round of the
    American regional qualifiers!
[12:09] ---
    This will decide who goes to the
    Gunpla Battle Championship World Tournament!
[12:13] ---
    This sizzling match
    will be brought to you live!
[12:19] ---
    Isn't it exciting?
[12:20] ---
    Of course.
[12:22] ---
    I can't wait.
[12:23] ---
    In this final round, we'll see Greco,
    who went to last year's World Tournament.
[12:28] ---
    His abilities are guaranteed.
[12:31] ---
    But his opponent Nils
    can't be underestimated either.
[12:34] ---
    Nils is only 13 years old,
[12:36] ---
    and this is his first time
    entering the tournament.
[12:38] ---
    Ability in Gunpla Battle
    isn't a matter of experience.
[12:42] ---
    So it seems.
[12:54] ---
    He's here!
[12:55] ---
    America's mightiest raging bull!
[12:59] ---
    But, despite his bold nickname,
[13:02] ---
    his fighting style is
    subtle and accurate!
[13:04] ---
    The winner of the previous
    qualifying tournament,
[13:07] ---
    Greco Logan!
[13:12] ---
    Wow, he looks full of spirit.
[13:15] ---
    He seems resolute about this!
[13:17] ---
    Yes.
[13:18] ---
    Please welcome the challenger
    from the opposite side.
[13:22] ---
    He's just 13 years old!
[13:24] ---
    But having skipped grades and
    gone to America's top university,
[13:27] ---
    this young genius has
    already earned three Ph.Ds!
[13:31] ---
    His father is a world-famous detective,
[13:34] ---
    and his mother is a master of martial arts.
[13:36] ---
    The one-of-a-kind super-boy, Nils Nielsen!
[13:44] ---
    As always!
[13:45] ---
    It's Nils' famous Samurai Hello!
[13:49] ---
    Influenced by his mother,
    he's also familiar with martial arts.
[13:52] ---
    I hear he's a black belt
    in both karate and judo.
[13:56] ---
    I can't wait to watch this match!
[13:59] ---
    I've been looking forward to this.
[14:01] ---
    I can't wait to battle with you, Early Genius.
[14:05] ---
    Thanks.
[14:07] ---
    But I can't let you go
    to the World Tournament.
[14:09] ---
    There's a man waiting for me there.
[14:15] ---
    I also have a reason not to lose.
[14:18] ---
    Well then, let's see
    whose feelings are stronger.
[14:22] ---
    Bring it on!
[14:26] ---
    Please set your GP Base.
[14:31] ---
    Beginning Plavsky particle dispersal.
[14:38] ---
    The Plavsky particle.
[14:40] ---
    If I can just find out
    the secret of this particle,
[14:44] ---
    then I can...
[14:48] ---
    Field 1, Space.
[14:51] ---
    Please set your Gunpla.
[15:03] ---
    An improved version of
    the Gundam Astray?
[15:06] ---
    He switched machines to face Greco.
[15:09] ---
    How on earth will he fight?
[15:18] ---
    It'll be even more fun defeating you, now.
[15:23] ---
    Tallgeese Valkyrie, launching!
[15:26] ---
    Sengoku Astray, here I come!
[15:31] ---
    The final round has begun!
[15:39] ---
    That Astray's a close range type.
[15:41] ---
    It doesn't have any extra
    long range weapons.
[15:43] ---
    So...
[15:55] ---
    He's dodging with minimum movement.
[15:58] ---
    Is that what they call
    "mikiri" in the martial arts?
[16:01] ---
    In that case...!
[16:14] ---
    Darn!
[16:16] ---
    Take a full burst!
[16:33] ---
    Th-This is amazing!
[16:36] ---
    The Sengoku Astray is splitting
    Greco's beam in half!
[16:41] ---
    I can't believe it.
[17:00] ---
    Greco!
[17:08] ---
    The match is over.
[17:10] ---
    Not yet.
[17:17] ---
    It's not over yet!
[17:21] ---
    Please just give up.
[17:22] ---
    There's no use battling any longer.
[17:24] ---
    I'm being underestimated, huh?
[17:27] ---
    Why are you still fighting,
    knowing you'll lose?
[17:31] ---
    I told you. There's a man
    who I truly want to defeat.
[17:35] ---
    I can't lose here!
[18:03] ---
    At this distance,
    you can't use your precious swords!
[18:06] ---
    I'll slam you against the rocks!
[18:10] ---
    It's useless!
[18:37] ---
    Come on.
[18:51] ---
    Wh-What?
[18:56] ---
    What happened?!
[18:59] ---
    What did you do?!
[19:12] ---
    Battle ended.
[19:15] ---
    B-Battle ended!
[19:18] ---
    Nils Nielsen's Astray has defeated
    Greco, the raging bull!
[19:23] ---
    This is unbelievable.
[19:26] ---
    The champion of the
    American qualifying tournament,
[19:28] ---
    the player who will go to the
    World Tournament, has been decided!
[19:31] ---
    The winner is Samurai Boy, Nils Nielsen!
[19:41] ---
    Greco.
[19:43] ---
    I didn't imagine the match
    would be this one-sided.
[19:47] ---
    Those swords, and that final technique.
[19:52] ---
    That boy makes full use of
    the Plavsky particle.
[19:58] ---
    This is...
[20:00] ---
    ...a Gunpla built by the new generation.
[20:04] ---
    A reformation, I should say.
[20:07] ---
    No, it's not just him.
[20:10] ---
    New fighters from
    around the world are...
[20:11] ---
    Bangkok, Thailand
[20:24] ---
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
[20:46] ---
    Gunpla Shingyo School
[20:59] ---
    Hey, Sei!
[21:01] ---
    I said, Sei!
[21:03] ---
    Why are you shouting?
[21:05] ---
    What?
[21:07] ---
    Isn't your Gunpla ready yet?
[21:10] ---
    It's not that easy!
[21:13] ---
    Go away, I need to concentrate!
[21:14] ---
    Wh-What did you say to me?!
[21:17] ---
    Just...
[21:19] ---
    Leave me alone!
[21:21] ---
    If there's a future you want to grab
    Tsukamitai asu ga aru no nara
[21:25] ---
    No matter how many times you get hurt,
    Nando kizutsuitemo
[21:27] ---
    focus on your dreams
    Yume wo mitakutte
[21:30] ---
    That's how we get past the present
    Ima wo koeteikunda bokutachi wa
[21:44] ---
    Somehow, I was caught up in the flow of time
    Nantonaku sugiteku toki ni nagasare
[21:50] ---
    I was just dimly moving forward
    Bonyari to susumu dake ja
[21:55] ---
    As I walked, it felt like even my footprints...
    Aruitekita michi ni ashiato sae mo
[22:01] ---
    ...were fading away
    Nokosenai ki ga shitanda
[22:05] ---
    I have a place to head to, with my fist in the air
    Kobushi wo furiagete mukau basho ga aru
[22:10] ---
    Let's try to question ourselves,
    Jibun ni toikake
[22:13] ---
    move forward with more strength
    Motto tsuyoku fumidashite miyou
[22:18] ---
    If there's a future you want to grab
    Tsukamitai asu ga aru no nara
[22:21] ---
    No matter how many times you get hurt,
    Nando kizutsuitemo
[22:24] ---
    focus on your dreams
    Yume wo mitakutte
[22:26] ---
    Get past the present
    Ima wo koeteyuke
[22:29] ---
    I don't want to turn away from the obstacles...
    Tachihadakaru mono ni
[22:32] ---
    ...that stand in my way
    Me wo somuketakunai
[22:35] ---
    I don't wanna lose
    Maketakunainda
[22:37] ---
    What can I accomplish?
    Nani ga dekiru no ka?
[22:40] ---
    I want to believe in infinite power,
    Mugen no chikara wo shinjitai kara
[22:45] ---
    So I want us to keep challenging ourselves
    Idomi tsuzuketai
[22:47] ---
    Forever and always
    Bokura wa itsumo
[22:55] ---
    I'm finally here.
[22:57] ---
    It was worth traveling this far to watch
    the last tournament's champ, Carlos Kaiser.
[23:04] ---
    Oh, my.
[23:05] ---
    The final round is about to begin.
[23:08] ---
    I'd better hurry.
[23:16] ---
    Wh-What's all this cheering?
[23:19] ---
    The battle should've just begun...
[23:23] ---
    Kaiser's Alpha Azieru...!
[23:29] ---
    The world champion, beaten so badly?
[23:34] ---
    What kind of fighter is that?
[23:39] ---
    Aila Jyrkiäinen of team Nemesis...
[23:43] ---
    ...will represent Finland in the 7th Gunpla
    Battle Championship World Tournament.
[23:51] ---
    I-It's a young lady!
[23:54] ---
    Next Episode
[23:55] ---
    My Beargguy III is
    challenged to battle,
[23:58] ---
    and undergoes terrible torment.
[24:01] ---
    Next episode, "Wings of Imagination."
[24:02] ---
    Next Episode
    Wings of Imagination
[24:02] ---
    Next episode, "Wings of Imagination."
[24:03] ---
    Don't miss it!