# E5 - Joining Up!
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**[00:01] Reno**
*Last time on* Kaiju No. 8*...*
**[00:03] Hoshina**
What's going on? What's happening out there?
**[00:05] Konomi**
We're picking up live signals
from the Kaiju they already killed!
**[00:09] Kafka**
You did a great job, Kikoru!
**[00:12] Kafka**
Sorry. I'm running out of time here.
**[00:14] Kafka**
So I'm cleaning you up...
**[00:16] Kafka**
with one punch!
**[00:20] Reno**
*An unexpected incident occurred,*
**[00:22] Reno**
*but Senpai's last exam came to an end.*
**[00:25] Kafka**
And I have you to thank for encouraging me.
**[00:28] Kafka**
Thanks, Ichikawa.
**[00:30] Reno**
* After all he went through, Senpai looked*
* even more like a man you could count on.*
**[00:39] Kafka**
I can't take this!
**[00:42] Reno**
*Never mind.*
**[00:43] Kafka**
I'm scared! I'm scared!
I'm scared! I'm scared! I'm scared!
**[00:47] Kafka**
And it's all your fault!
**[00:49] Kafka**
I'm only suffering like this
because you encouraged me!
**[00:53] Reno**
You were thanking me for it at the hospital!
**[00:55] Reno**
You were so cool then! What happened?
**[00:58] Mizoguchi**
Kafka! Ichikawa!
**[01:00] Mizoguchi**
You've both got mail.
**[02:40] Kafka**
Okay, we open it on three.
**[02:45] Kafka**
* No matter how it turns out,*
* this is my last shot.*
**[02:49] Kafka**
* Will the path I'm on*
* take me all the way to her?*
**[02:52] Kafka**
*Time to find out!*
**[02:55] Kafka**
One, two...
***SIGN*** Examinee Number 2032
***SIGN*** Kafka Hibino
***SIGN*** Examination Results
***SIGN*** Episode 5 Joining Up!
**[03:10] Haruichi**
Hey.
**[03:11] Haruichi**
Well, I figured you'd pass.
**[03:14] Aoi**
Same to you.
**[03:16] Aoi**
I'm not seeing any big surprises here.
**[03:19] Haruichi**
I don't see Shinomiya's groupie, though.
**[03:21] Aoi**
You wanted him to pass?
**[03:23] Haruichi**
No, I...
**[03:24] Man**
Hey, it's Shinomiya!
**[03:30] Minase**
Shinomiya-san!
**[03:32] Minase**
I heard you were the top scorer!
**[03:33] Kikoru**
Yeah, they asked me to handle the oath.
**[03:35] Minase**
I can't wait to work with you!
**[03:37] Kikoru**
Thanks.
**[03:38] Haruichi**
Before the test,
I was sure I'd be number one.
**[03:42] Haruichi**
But after what we saw...
**[03:44] Haruichi**
I suppose we'll be competing
for the number two slot.
**[03:47] Aoi**
I scored the highest on the fitness exam.
**[03:51] Aoi**
You can aim for number two.
**[03:53] Aoi**
I'll aim for number one.
**[03:59] Iharu**
Oh, sorry!
**[04:00] Iharu**
Hey, you were with the old dude!
**[04:04] Reno**
Reno Ichikawa.
**[04:06] Iharu**
Sorry, I'm bad with names.
**[04:09] Iharu**
I'm Iharu Furuhashi.
**[04:11] Reno**
A pleasure to meet you, Furuhashi-san.
**[04:14] Iharu**
Just call me Iharu, Reno.
**[04:17] Reno**
Okay.
**[04:21] Iharu**
Where's the old dude? Didn't work out?
**[04:23] Reno**
Senpai is...
**[04:26] Komaki**
Captain Mina Ashiro is entering the room.
**[04:39] Aoi**
*Captain Ashiro...*
**[04:41] Iharu**
*It's finally time!*
**[04:53] Komaki**
The induction ceremony will now begin.
**[04:56] Komaki**
Kikoru Shinomiya will speak
on behalf of the incoming class!
**[04:59] Kikoru**
Yes, ma'am!
**[05:11] Mina**
The twenty-seven of you are,
as of this moment,
**[05:15] Mina**
officers in the Defense Force!
**[05:23] Kikoru**
On behalf of all 27 of us, I swear that
we will lay down our lives for the cause!
**[05:29] Mina**
You helped a lot during
the incident after the exam.
**[05:32] Mina**
Thanks to you, there were no casualties.
**[05:35] Mina**
Again, you have my thanks.
**[05:41] Kikoru**
*It wasn't me who defeated them.*
**[05:44] Kikoru**
* Kafka Hibino, you should be*
* the one hearing these words...*
**[05:48] Kikoru**
*So why aren't you here?*
**[05:52] Kikoru**
* You had the audacity*
* to not only save my life,*
**[05:55] Kikoru**
* but to worry about me like*
* I was a little girl...*
**[05:58] Kafka**
I'm glad you're safe!
**[06:00] Kikoru**
*This is humiliating!*
**[06:01] Kikoru**
* I still want some answers*
* from you about that Kaiju form, too!*
**[06:04] Kikoru**
* I'm not gonna let you just up*
* and disappear on me!*
**[06:08] Kafka**
Excuse me!
**[06:10] Kafka**
Sorry to interrupt the ceremony!
**[06:15] Iharu**
The old dude!
**[06:19] Komaki**
Number 2032. Kafka Hibino. Failed.
**[06:23] Komaki**
He scored the lowest on the fitness exam
**[06:25] Komaki**
and a zero on his aptitude test,
so there's not much to talk about.
**[06:28] Nakanoshima**
Yeah, sounds about right to me.
**[06:35] Mina**
I don't—
**[06:35] Hoshino**
All righty, I'll take him, then.
**[06:38] Hoshino**
Sure, his numbers are below average.
**[06:41] Hoshino**
He doesn't have what it takes
to be an officer.
**[06:44] Hoshino**
But in actual combat during the last exam,
**[06:46] Hoshino**
he was able to locate
the enemy's weak points,
**[06:48] Hoshino**
and he also aided the overall effort
**[06:50] Hoshino**
by prioritizing helping others
over his own kill count.
**[06:53] Hoshino**
Not many people are capable of that.
**[06:55] Hoshino**
And more than anything...
**[06:57] Hoshino**
The dude was funny as hell.
**[07:00] Komaki**
Is that really all you care about?
**[07:02] Hoshino**
I'm not sure if we'll ever
promote him to a full officer,
**[07:05] Hoshino**
but I'll bring him into my platoon as a
cadet and give him some more training.
**[07:11] Mina**
He's being enrolled as a cadet,
**[07:14] Mina**
so I had him sit out the induction ceremony.
**[07:16] Kikoru**
*Glad to hear it, Kafka Hibino.*
**[07:19] Haruichi**
*So I was right. He did pass.*
**[07:21] Iharu**
*As a cadet, though.*
**[07:23] Aoi**
*That's a surprise.*
**[07:29] Hoshino**
All right, now that we're all here,
let's have a word from Captain Ashiro.
**[07:36] Mina**
Everyone, I'm glad that you all decided
to volunteer for the Defense Force,
**[07:41] Mina**
enduring and passing that difficult exam.
**[07:44] Mina**
I thank you.
**[07:46] Mina**
These last few years,
**[07:47] Mina**
we've seen far more Kaiju with far
higher fortitudes than was typical before.
**[07:54] Mina**
We've also now seen this strange incident
where dead Kaiju came back to life.
**[07:58] Mina**
These neutralization missions
will be extremely dangerous.
**[08:02] Mina**
Some of you may die on your very first one.
**[08:05] Mina**
There's absolutely no guarantee
that you'll survive.
**[08:08] Mina**
But even so...
No, that's exactly *why*...
**[08:12] Mina**
I want you to entrust your lives to me.
**[08:17] Mina**
I swear to be standing at the very front,
acting as both your shield and spear!
**[08:25] Kafka**
I'll...
**[08:27] Kafka**
I'll be standing next to you soon, Mina!
***SIGN*** Huh?
***SIGN*** Huh?
***SIGN*** Awkward
**[08:34] Officers**
What the hell?!
**[08:35] Officers**
He's gone crazy!
**[08:36] Officers**
He's calling Captain
Ashiro by her first name!
***SIGN*** Oops
**[08:42] Mina**
Kaf...
**[08:45] Mina**
Kafka Hibino.
**[08:46] Mina**
You spoke out of turn and
disrespected a superior officer.
**[08:49] Mina**
You owe me one hundred push-ups.
**[08:52] Kafka**
*I didn't mean to say that out loud!*
**[08:56] Hoshino**
He's already at it!
**[08:58] Hoshino**
Captain Ashiro, I think you're going
a little easy on the guy...
**[09:05] Hoshino**
Huh?
**[09:06] Hoshino**
*Did I just see her smile?*
**[09:08] Komaki**
He just got here. and he's
already bringing the comedy?
**[09:12] Hoshino**
I know, right? I told you.
**[09:15] Hoshino**
This place can get pretty gloomy sometimes.
**[09:17] Hoshino**
We need a guy like him.
**[09:20] Hoshino**
*Well, that's only half the story.*
**[09:23] Hoshino**
* When those Kaiju started*
* coming back from the dead,*
**[09:25] Hoshino**
* we suddenly saw*
* a 9.8 fortitude Kaiju signal.*
**[09:29] Hoshino**
*I still think it was just a busted sensor,*
**[09:31] Hoshino**
* but at the same time,*
* somebody's vitals stopped coming in.*
**[09:35] Hoshino**
*Kafka Hibino...*
**[09:37] Hoshino**
*There's something strange about him,*
**[09:39] Hoshino**
* and not just the fact*
* that his suit aptitude was zero.*
**[09:42] Hoshino**
* I'm going to keep him close*
* and find out what that "something" is.*
**[09:46] Kafka**
Ninety-nine...
**[09:48] Kafka**
One hundred!
**[09:52] Iharu**
You really hung in there, old dude!
**[09:55] Kikoru**
Kafka Hibino.
**[09:58] Kikoru**
Come with me. We need to talk.
**[10:00] Kafka**
What, we can't do it here?
**[10:02] Kikoru**
But if we did it here...
**[10:04] Iharu**
Are you confessing your love?
**[10:06] Kikoru**
It is not!
**[10:07] Reno**
Senpai!
**[10:08] Kafka**
So it's one of those "meet me
after school behind the gym" things?
**[10:12] Kikoru**
Just come with me!
**[10:19] Kikoru**
You ate a Kaiju and turned into one?
**[10:22] Kikoru**
I can't believe it!
**[10:24] Kikoru**
God, you're such a glutton.
**[10:25] Kafka**
I didn't mean to eat it!
**[10:26] Reno**
You're both way too loud!
**[10:28] Kafka**
I think we could just tell
the Defense Force, you know.
**[10:33] Kafka**
They might be able to cure me!
**[10:35] Kikoru**
Not a chance.
**[10:37] Kikoru**
Even if they don't kill you outright,
**[10:39] Kikoru**
you'll spend every day being tested
and doing experiments.
**[10:42] Kikoru**
You'll never be a defense officer.
**[10:44] Kafka**
Really?!
**[10:47] Kikoru**
And when a Kaiju's powerful
enough to get a number,
**[10:50] Kikoru**
I've heard they use its body as parts
for a special weapon after they defeat it.
**[10:54] Kikoru**
It's possible that'll happen to you.
**[10:57] Kikoru**
Kikoru, please! Please
keep this our little secret!
**[11:01] Kikoru**
Save an old man's life!
**[11:03] Kikoru**
You're too close! Way too close!
**[11:04] Kafka**
Please, please, please!
**[11:07] Kikoru**
Fine.
**[11:08] Kikoru**
You did save my life,
so I'll keep quiet about it for now.
**[11:12] Kikoru**
In exchange,
**[11:14] Kikoru**
if I find out that you're
a Kaiju that's going to harm mankind,
**[11:19] Kikoru**
I'll kill you.
**[11:25] Kafka**
Yeah.
**[11:28] Kafka**
If that happens, I'm counting on you!
**[11:43] Reno**
*Arms tight against your sides, wrists slack.*
**[11:45] Reno**
* Let your instincts take over*
* when you aim the reticle,*
**[11:47] Reno**
*and don't pull the trigger...*
**[11:49] Reno**
*Squeeze it!*
**[11:53] Reno**
*Squeeze!*
**[11:57] Reno**
*Squeeze!*
**[11:59] AI**
* Reno Ichikawa,*
* fire training exercise complete.*
**[12:02] AI**
*Time, 2:35.*
**[12:04] AI**
*Estimated unleashed combat power, 18%.*
**[12:10] Reno**
Haruichi-kun, I've got a question!
**[12:14] Hoshino**
* I'm impressed. He's grown*
* a lot in a very short time.*
**[12:19] Iharu**
*Reno set another personal best!*
**[12:23] Iharu**
Come on!
**[12:28] Iharu**
*I won't let him beat me!*
**[12:33] AI**
*Iharu Furuhashi, 2:15.*
**[12:36] AI**
*Estimated unleashed combat power, 20%.*
**[12:39] Iharu**
Hell yeah!
**[12:43] Iharu**
I win!
**[12:44] Iharu**
Don't get cocky, Reno.
**[12:46] Reno**
I won't.
**[12:51] AI**
Kikoru Shinomiya, 1:16.
**[12:53] AI**
Estimated unleashed combat power, 55%.
**[12:58] Kikoru**
Play nice, kids.
**[13:00] Kikoru**
Both of your scores combined
are still worse than mine.
**[13:03] Haruichi**
Sheesh.
**[13:04] Haruichi**
The more I train, the more she makes me
realize just how average I am.
**[13:08] Aoi**
You've got time to worry
about people better than you?
**[13:11] Aoi**
My combat power's as good as yours now.
**[13:18] Haruichi**
*I've got to worry about those above me
*and *those below me, huh?*
**[13:21] Haruichi**
I'll set a new best when it's my turn, Aoi.
**[13:28] AI**
*Kafka Hibino, 6:39.*
**[13:30] AI**
*Estimated combat power, 1%.*
**[13:33] Kafka**
Yes!
**[13:38] Kafka**
Did you see that, Kikoru?
**[13:39] Kafka**
I finally turned that zero into a one!
**[13:42] Kikoru**
Stay away from me!
**[13:43] Kafka**
Well? Tell me how awesome I am.
**[13:44] Kikoru**
Why are you acting so happy
when you're 1% and I'm 55%?
**[13:48] Hoshino**
Kafka!
**[13:49] Kafka**
Yes, Vice-Captain Hoshina?
**[13:51] Hoshino**
You're never gonna be
a full officer at this rate.
**[13:54] Hoshino**
You'll be fired in three months.
**[13:55] Sign**
What?
**[13:56] Iharu**
Old dude...
**[13:59] Hoshino**
Okay, ten laps around the perimeter
and we call it a day.
**[14:02] All**
What?
**[14:04] Hoshino**
You complained, so now it's fifteen.
**[14:06] Hoshino**
Get going!
**[14:07] All**
Yes, sir!
**[14:08] Komaki**
The new recruits have quite
a few rivalries between them already, huh?
**[14:12] Hoshino**
Yeah.
**[14:13] Hoshino**
Looks like, even when I'm not around,
**[14:14] Hoshino**
they're competing with each other
and making each other better.
**[14:21] Kafka**
I'm so tired!
**[14:23] Kafka**
We had to do laps at the end, too...
The vice-captain is a monster.
**[14:28] Iharu**
Looks like you need to build
up some more muscle, Reno.
**[14:31] Reno**
No, yours aren't that
much different than mine.
**[14:34] Reno**
Our fitness eval scores are always the same.
**[14:37] Iharu**
Are you serious? Look at these biceps!
**[14:41] Reno**
They look like they're just for show to me.
**[14:43] Haruichi**
Reno's more stubborn than I thought.
**[14:47] Kafka**
Quit bickering over stupid stuff, kids.
**[14:50] Kafka**
Behold the muscles
of a hard-working grown-up!
**[14:55] Iharu**
Wow, you're getting some bulk...
***SIGN*** Exhale
***SIGN*** Bounce
**[15:00] Iharu**
Aww, so close!
**[15:03] Iharu**
You can't be in the Defense
Force with a spare tire!
**[15:05] Reno**
That's very rude, Iharu-kun.
**[15:08] Kafka**
It'll happen to you too
when you hit 28 or so!
**[15:12] Kafka**
I've actually lost a ton of weight!
**[15:13] Kafka**
Forget the stomach.
**[15:15] Kafka**
I challenge you all to arm wrestling!
**[15:17] Iharu**
Yer on!
**[15:18] Reno**
All right.
**[15:19] Kafka**
Okay, let me just set a towel down here...
**[15:22] Aoi**
Huh. It's awful noisy tonight.
**[15:32] Aoi**
What's wrong?
**[15:33] Iharu**
We were just talking about
how scrawny we all were.
**[15:36] Reno**
Just what you'd expect
from a former military officer.
**[15:44] Iharu**
What matters isn't your muscles!
Right, Reno?
**[15:46] Kafka**
* You know, it's been a while*
* since I've done anything like this.*
**[15:47] Reno**
Yes, what matters is your results!
**[15:50] Iharu**
I'll outdo you in training tomorrow!
**[15:51] Reno**
You won't beat me!
**[15:57] Kikoru**
But did you expect any less?
**[15:59] Hakua**
That's right.
**[16:01] Minase**
Excuse us!
**[16:03] Mina**
It's fine.
**[16:04] Mina**
It's about time for me to head out.
**[16:06] All**
Thank you!
**[16:11] Mina**
Are you feeling all better?
**[16:13] Kikoru**
Yes. I'm fine now, thank you.
**[16:18] Kikoru**
*Wow...*
**[16:19] Kikoru**
* She's got good muscles,*
* and just the right amount too.*
**[16:22] Kikoru**
* But that's not enough*
* to explain her combat power.*
**[16:26] Mina**
What?
**[16:27] Kikoru**
I was wondering how you got those muscles...
**[16:31] Kikoru**
I mean, what kind of training you did.
**[16:35] Mina**
Stand next to me.
**[16:37] Mina**
I'll show you the basics.
**[16:40] Kikoru**
Here?
**[16:44] Kikoru**
Th-Thank you!
**[16:55] Iharu**
So why'd you guys all decide to join up?
**[17:00] Haruichi**
If you want to ask other people,
you should start by giving your own reasons.
**[17:04] Iharu**
For me, it's definitely Captain Ashiro.
**[17:09] Iharu**
She saved me when I was in middle school,
and I've always wanted to be like her!
**[17:19] Iharu**
What about you guys?
**[17:21] Haruichi**
Part of it's my family,
**[17:22] Haruichi**
but something similar, I think.
**[17:24] Haruichi**
My goal is Captain Ashiro.
**[17:26] Aoi**
Same here.
**[17:27] Men**
That poster of Captain Ashiro was so cool.
**[17:30] Men**
And she was so awesome in that documentary!
**[17:34] Kafka**
Mina's really inspired a lot of people, huh?
**[17:36] Reno**
She's our generation's superhero.
**[17:39] Iharu**
So what's your story, old dude?
**[17:43] Kafka**
Well, I...
**[17:46] Iharu**
What?!
**[17:47] Iharu**
Captain A-Ashiro is...
**[17:49] Aoi**
...your childhood friend?
**[17:51] Kafka**
Y-Yeah.
**[17:52] Iharu**
And you both promised
to join the Defense Force?
**[17:55] Iharu**
Like a "childhood promise" kinda thing?
**[17:58] Kafka**
Well, I think I've had enough...
**[18:01] All**
Wait.
**[18:06] All**
Let's hear the rest of that story.
**[18:09] Kafka**
Oh, well, she was born on a very sunny day...
**[18:13] Kafka**
She's always liked squid.
**[18:16] Aoi**
That's surprising!
**[18:17] Kafka**
She took care of the class
pets in elementary school...
**[18:19] Iharu**
Give us more.
**[18:21] Kafka**
And then... and then...
***SIGN*** Hours
***SIGN*** Women's Bath
**[18:24] Kikoru**
That was a great bath.
**[18:27] Kikoru**
Hmm?
**[18:29] Kikoru**
Did a serial killer come through here?
**[18:31] Minase**
Oh, Kikorun.
**[18:33] Minase**
They ended up talking so much
they stayed in the bath too long.
**[18:37] Akari**
They were talking
about Captain Ashiro, they said.
**[18:40] Kikoru**
Stupid boys.
**[20:26] Kafka**
*I don't have a lot of time.*
**[20:27] Kafka**
* I'll have to work twice*
* as hard as everybody.*
**[20:31] Hoshina**
Working hard, huh?
**[20:33] Kafka**
Vice-Captain Hoshina!
**[20:35] Hoshina**
Getting your Zs is part of the job too.
**[20:40] Kafka**
I can't let myself get fired.
**[20:43] Hoshina**
For Captain Ashiro?
**[20:44] Kafka**
How did you know?!
**[20:46] Hoshina**
You were telling everyone
in the bath, right?
**[20:49] Hoshina**
Assume every word you say
in this dorm will be recorded.
**[20:53] Kafka**
Scary!
**[20:56] Kafka**
I promised I'd fight by her side!
**[21:00] Hoshina**
Oh, you know I could interpret that as saying
you're going to steal my vice-captain spot.
**[21:06] Kafka**
I didn't mean it like that...
**[21:09] Kafka**
No.
**[21:12] Kafka**
I do mean it. I'll do my best
to make it happen.
**[21:14] Hoshina**
Hmph.
**[21:16] Hoshina**
Fine.
**[21:18] Hoshina**
You've got two more hours.
**[21:20] Hoshina**
Turn off the lights when
you leave and lock the door.
**[21:26] Hoshina**
I'm not letting you have my
spot next to Captain Ashiro.
**[21:31] Kafka**
Thank you—
**[21:32] Hoshina**
And...
**[21:34] Hoshina**
You shouldn't get too close
to the rest of the officers.
**[21:40] Hoshina**
In this line of work, something could
happen to any one of them at any time.
**[21:49] Reno**
A Kaiju?
**[21:52] Haruichi**
This isn't a training exercise, is it?
**[21:57] Hoshina**
See what I just said?
**[22:01] Hoshina**
Let's go. It's time for your first mission.