# Season 1
# E1 - Buy or Die?
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRJ0W3VEY/buy-or-die)
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***SIGN*** "Champion Joe" 50th Anniversary Project
**[00:17] JD**
*To be quiet, and do as you're told...*
**[00:20] JD**
*That's the cowardly choice.*
**[00:23] JD**
*To stay down... or fight back...*
**[00:30] JD**
*Which am I doing right now?*
**[01:15] JD**
*To stay down here...*
**[01:20] JD**
*Or fight my way out...*
**[01:46] JD**
*I still haven't done either, yet.*
**[02:12] Shirato**
Megalo Box is the combination
of athleticism and Gear technology
**[02:16] Shirato**
to create the future of boxing.
**[02:18] Shirato**
The premier form of entertainment,
**[02:21] Shirato**
and the ultimate combat sport.
**[02:24] Shirato**
The perfected display of
which was my grandfather,
**[02:29] Shirato**
and the previous head of the
Shirato Group's long-held dream...
**[02:33] Shirato**
The Megalo Box tournament, Megalonia!
**[02:41] Shirato**
It will go beyond regions,
beyond organizations,
**[02:44] Shirato**
beckoning to any who would
claim to be the greatest fighter.
**[02:47] Shirato**
They will be competing
all over the world to qualify
**[02:50] Shirato**
with only four making
it into the main bracket.
**[02:54] Shirato**
Fighting in Megalonia means
you're fighting at the highest level,
**[02:57] Shirato**
where *real* Megalo Boxing happens.
**[03:00] Shirato**
The tournament will be held in three months.
**[03:03] Shirato**
Who is the true champion?
**[03:05] Shirato**
That will be revealed
in the ring at Megalonia.
**[03:13] 8**
There.
**[03:19] 8**
Now, then...
**[03:21] Press**
* There's criticism that claims Megalo Box*
* is little more than a violent spectacle...*
***SIGN*** Abuhachi's Shop
**[03:25] Shirato**
*We consider it to be an asset to society*
**[03:29] Shirato**
*in a way that helps it maintain balance.*
**[03:31] Shirato**
* The potential of Gear*
* technology is limitless.*
**[03:34] Shirato**
* Megalonia will be the first*
* step in demonstrating that.*
**[03:38] 8**
Finished fixing up your Gear.
**[03:41] 8**
The motorcycle's gonna
take a bit longer, though.
**[03:46] 8**
How the hell did you manage
to wreck it that badly, anyway?
**[03:47] Press**
*If I may...*
**[03:49] Press**
*President Shirato, you said earlier*
**[03:51] Press**
*that you'd be accepting competitors
from any region and organization?*
**[03:55] Shirato**
*Megalonia has no restrictions
on nationality, age, or qualifications.*
**[03:59] Shirato**
*It's open to all citizens.*
**[04:06] Shirato**
* Now, let me introduce the man who could be*
* called the star of the Megalonia tournament,*
**[04:10] Shirato**
*its first competitor.*
**[04:13] Shirato**
* His dominating prowess has*
* marked him as the favorite to win,*
**[04:18] Shirato**
*an undefeated champion...*
**[04:20] Shirato**
* He's the living embodiment*
* of true Megalo Boxing,*
**[04:23] Shirato**
*the king of kings...*
**[04:25] Shirato**
*Yu—*
**[04:34] 8**
You not gonna enter?
**[04:35] JD**
It's open to "all citizens."
**[04:39] JD**
Didn't you hear that part?
**[04:44] 8**
And since we don't have citizenship IDs,
we're not citizens...
**[04:49] 8**
Well, that's not so bad.
**[04:51] 8**
There's an appeal to being a free
inhabitant, not held down by anything...
**[04:55] 8**
That's fine with me.
**[05:00] Nanbu**
This is your last chance!
**[05:02] Nanbu**
Come on! Move, move! Get your ass moving!
**[05:04] Nanbu**
You better keep running, or
it's into the soup pot for you!
**[05:07] Nanbu**
Go! After it!
**[05:14] Nanbu**
Damn it...
**[05:18] Nanbu**
That's the last time I bet on dog racing.
**[05:24] 8**
Here you go.
**[05:26] 8**
You sign off yet?
***SIGN*** Invoice
**[05:32] 8**
The nameless man who only
goes by his ring name...
**[05:36] 8**
Mr. Junk Dog's repairs are complete.
**[05:40] 8**
Y'know, real boxers...
**[05:43] 8**
are probably guys like you.
**[05:45] JD**
Don't be stupid.
**[05:47] JD**
How much is it?
**[05:50] 8**
I made out pretty well on that
match from the other day.
**[05:55] JD**
You should bet on me winning tonight.
**[06:04] Crowd**
You hear about this?
Megalonia, they're calling it.
**[06:07] Crowd**
What's that got to do with us?
**[06:09] Crowd**
I tell you, if I was just a bit younger...
**[06:36] Goons**
Yo, Junk Dog.
**[06:38] Goons**
We're counting on you to make the
loss look convincing tonight.
**[06:41] JD**
Sorry, but tonight I'm getting serious.
**[06:47] Goons**
Didn't Old Man Nanbu tell you?
**[06:52] JD**
Son of a bitch...
**[07:06] Nanbu**
Hey there, partner.
**[07:07] Nanbu**
You came to pick me up!
**[07:10] Nanbu**
You're such a sweetheart!
**[07:13] Nanbu**
So I'm wondering,
**[07:15] Nanbu**
could I borrow some cash—
**[07:18] JD**
Start talking right now, Pops.
**[07:21] JD**
You promised me there'd
be no shady crap tonight.
**[07:26] Nanbu**
Look, we help each other out...
**[07:29] Nanbu**
So let's drop the pain-in-the-ass
pretensions and be real.
**[07:32] Nanbu**
It's what you might call a
sudden change in circumstance.
**[07:35] Nanbu**
When you fight seriously, and win,
**[07:37] Nanbu**
it doesn't bring in enough cash.
They threatened me over it.
**[07:40] JD**
Screw that!
**[07:42] JD**
I already told you that I'm
sick of throwing fights!
**[07:45] Nanbu**
Why don't you tell me something, then?
**[07:47] Nanbu**
How's an illegal Megalo Boxer
with no fame and no ID
**[07:51] Nanbu**
supposed to make money otherwise?
**[07:58] Nanbu**
You know I'm right.
**[08:00] Nanbu**
You're too strong for underground fights.
**[08:03] Nanbu**
No one wants a boxer
who makes the odds one-sided.
**[08:11] Nanbu**
Look, just suck it up a bit longer.
**[08:15] Nanbu**
Next time, I'll try and get
you what you're after...
**[08:17] Nanbu**
A real opponent, all right?
**[08:32] Nanbu**
If you're a cheapskate, you bet on dogs.
**[08:36] Nanbu**
But if you've got even a bit of cash
to spare... you bet on people.
**[08:54] Nanbu**
Hey.
**[08:57] Nanbu**
It's time.
**[09:05] Ref**
Three minute rounds! No round limit!
**[09:08] Ref**
Who's gonna get hit so hard,
he pukes blood?!
**[09:15] Ref**
Making his first appearance at
the Drunk Monk, it's Junk Dog!
**[09:19] Ref**
And our main eventer, Ghetto Hachiya!
**[09:23] Ref**
This is tonight's main event!
**[09:25] Sign**
If you've got any cash left
on you, then cough it up!
***SIGN*** Ghetto Hachiya
***SIGN*** Now Ticketing
**[09:29] Crowd**
Whoa, what's with that Gear?
**[09:31] Crowd**
Looks like he's got scrap strapped on!
**[09:33] Sign**
Hachiya!
***SIGN*** No Violations Found
**[09:35] Sign**
Smash the kid and his Gear!
**[09:37] Nanbu**
*You know what to do, right?*
**[09:39] Nanbu**
* Toward the end of the third round,*
* when there's a minute left.*
**[09:41] Nanbu**
*You can take the lead in the early rounds.*
**[09:44] Nanbu**
*Word has it this guy's a slow starter.*
**[09:47] Nanbu**
*You take your time and draw him out. Got it?*
**[09:52] Hachiya**
What's the point in even wearing
such busted-looking Gear,
**[09:57] Hachiya**
little junkyard dog?
**[10:00] Hachiya**
*He must be screwing with me.*
**[10:07] Hachiya**
* You thought I was gonna*
* let you take the lead?*
**[10:12] Hachiya Corner**
Yes!
**[10:20] Nanbu**
*Damn, he's really going for it.*
**[10:22] Nanbu**
*So much for being a slow starter.*
**[10:24] Nanbu**
Listen up partner, change in plans.
**[10:27] Nanbu**
*Pick up the pace and push him back.*
**[10:31] JD**
*He makes it sound so damn easy.*
**[10:55] Hachiya Corner**
Damn it, he was just playing quiet!
**[10:58] JD**
It's not like I can Megalo Box
without Gear, can I?
**[11:04] Crowd**
Junk Dog!
**[11:05] Crowd**
I'm putting my money on the trash heap!
**[11:07] Crowd**
Switch to Junk Dog!
**[11:10] Nanbu**
Man... This is why people hate amateurs.
**[11:13] Hachiya Corner**
All he's got is garbage for Gear!
What's taking you so long?!
**[11:14] Nanbu**
Getting fired up over an underground
match that's mostly for the gambling.
**[11:16] Hachiya Corner**
Show off some of that overwhelming
power! That's how you win!
**[11:17] Nanbu**
One with a fixed outcome, at that.
**[11:19] Nanbu**
It's not like he's gonna lose either way.
**[11:24] JD**
A one round KO.
**[11:26] JD**
If I had been serious,
this fight would be over already.
**[11:40] Mob**
The bets are starting to
favor Junk Dog winning.
**[11:43] Mob**
The kid's quite the performer.
**[11:46] Mob**
And when it comes to Megalo Box,
you're as knowledgeable as they come.
**[11:49] Mob**
Just like the boss said.
**[11:52] Mob**
And he's able to pull it off
wearing a piece of junk like that.
**[11:55] Mob**
If the kid wasn't wasting
away in this hole...
**[11:58] Mob**
He might've even had a shot at the big time.
**[12:01] Mob**
*I'm talking about Megalonia.*
**[12:02] Mob**
Just being able to enter
scores you some glory.
**[12:05] Mob**
Plus, the championship prize
is an insane amount of money.
**[12:08] Mob**
Enough to move to the other side
of the tracks and enjoy life for—
**[12:10] Nanbu**
Mr. Domoto...
**[12:13] Nanbu**
Guys like us are frauds who could
never bask in the sunlight like that.
**[12:17] Nanbu**
We know our place.
**[12:20] Nanbu**
Earning easy money like
this is more our speed.
**[12:26] Nanbu**
There's less than a minute left.
**[12:29] Nanbu**
*Get ready to wrap it up.*
**[12:32] Nanbu**
Now listen, partner...
**[12:33] Nanbu**
Losing to third-rate punks like this
**[12:36] Nanbu**
doesn't reflect badly on you, got it?
**[12:38] Nanbu**
I guarantee that you've got real skill,
**[12:41] Nanbu**
or my name isn't Nanbu Gansaku.
**[12:48] JD**
*Real skill, my ass...*
**[12:51] JD**
*This is so stupid.*
**[13:02] JD**
*Why the hell did I get my hopes up?*
**[13:12] Mafia**
Good work, my friend.
**[13:14] Mafia**
I took the interest for your
debts out, as usual.
**[13:17] Nanbu**
Of course.
**[13:19] Mafia**
I hear your partner was pretty pissed off.
**[13:23] Mafia**
Is that gonna be a problem next time?
**[13:26] Nanbu**
He does this every time.
**[13:28] Nanbu**
Once he cools off, he'll be back.
**[13:32] Nanbu**
It's not like he's got anywhere else to go.
***SIGN*** Welcome
Road is closed for ongoing construction.
**[13:49] Assistant**
Construction is proceeding on schedule.
**[13:52] Assistant**
It'll definitely be ready for
the event in three months.
**[13:55] Shirato**
I understand.
***SIGN*** Megalonia Dome Stadium
091 Days Until Completion
Shirato Construction
**[14:00] Sign**
It'll be a stage fitting
for the ultimate victor...
**[14:04] Sign**
To make this project a success,
**[14:07] Sign**
you'll have to be the last man
standing in that arena, Yuri.
**[14:15] Yuri**
Right.
**[14:16] Yuri**
I won't disappoint you, Owner.
**[14:24] Shirato**
For you, as well as for myself...
**[14:27] Shirato**
This will be the starting line
for our new dream.
**[14:34] Shirato**
Let's head back.
**[14:43] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Stay down.
**[15:02] JD**
Ow...
**[15:10] Yuri**
Owner...
**[15:11] Shirato**
I'm fine.
**[15:23] JD**
What the hell? Damn it...
**[15:26] Shirato**
Are you all right?
**[15:30] Shirato**
Were you injured?
**[15:32] JD**
Were you trying to die?!
**[15:34] Shirato**
I'm so sorry.
**[15:37] Shirato**
This road isn't supposed to be open
yet, and is on private property...
**[15:41] Shirato**
If you'll just contact this number,
you'll be reimbursed in full.
**[15:45] Shirato**
My name is Shirato Yukiko.
**[15:53] JD**
I don't need your charity.
**[15:55] Shirato**
But—
**[16:05] Shirato**
I see.
**[16:14] JD**
You call that real Megalo Boxing?!
**[16:18] JD**
What a load of jumped-up bullshit.
**[16:20] JD**
Whatever you think this
Megalonia is supposed to be,
**[16:22] JD**
It's really just a brawl!
**[16:35] Yuri**
Take back what you just said.
**[16:40] JD**
How about you teach me, then?
**[16:42] JD**
Not just two guys beating
on each other. Show me...
**[16:46] JD**
what real Megalo Boxing is like.
**[16:51] Yuri**
As if a stray dog would ever understand.
**[16:54] JD**
Bring it.
**[16:55] JD**
I'm in the mood to take on anyone, even you.
**[17:20] Shirato**
Yuri!
**[17:32] JD**
She's got you trained pretty well.
**[17:34] JD**
Who's the dog now?
**[17:36] Shirato**
Let's go.
**[17:59] 8**
Treat the bike a little more carefully.
I'm starting to feel sorry for it.
**[18:05] JD**
Sorry about how that match turned out...
**[18:08] JD**
But today's—
**[18:08] 8**
My wife used to tell me...
**[18:11] 8**
that I was a good man, but too trusting,
**[18:15] 8**
and that I'd always be dirt poor because of it.
**[18:18] JD**
Was she some kind of fortune teller?
**[18:21] 8**
My ex-wife, actually.
**[18:23] 8**
She ran off a long time ago.
**[18:25] 8**
But y'know, I can't help but feeling...
**[18:29] 8**
that I want the part of me
who had faith to be right.
**[18:32] 8**
And that living that way wouldn't be so bad.
**[18:39] JD**
You really are gonna stay dirt poor...
**[18:47] Nanbu**
Hey!
**[18:51] Nanbu**
Hey, partner!
**[18:53] Nanbu**
Damn it, weren't you listening?
**[18:57] Nanbu**
Listen, even if it's just for five rounds,
try and drag this out, okay?
***SIGN*** No Round Limits
**[19:01] JD**
You promised me that
today I could get serious...
**[19:04] JD**
Keep nagging me, and I'll knock
his ass out in the first round.
**[19:08] Nanbu**
Fine, fine! Do what you want.
**[19:10] Nanbu**
Only this time, though, got it?
**[19:15] Nanbu**
How long is this guy gonna
keep us waiting, anyway?
**[19:18] Nanbu**
Hey! Somebody get his ass out here!
**[19:21] Nanbu**
If he's chickened out,
**[19:23] Nanbu**
slap a leash on him and drag him to the ring!
**[19:27] JD**
Hey, Pops...
**[19:32] JD**
If I said I wanted to stop throwing
fights, what would you do?
**[19:44] Nanbu**
Kid... are you serious?
**[19:59] Nanbu**
Hey! We're not done talking about this!
**[20:03] JD**
It's him...
**[20:06] Nanbu**
What?
**[20:07] Ref**
Sir, we can't have people just...
**[20:09] Ref**
Wh-What are you doing here?
**[20:11] Yuri**
Unfinished business with
that stray dog over there.
**[20:17] Yuri**
We have an arrangement.
**[20:21] Crowd**
It's Yuri! That's *the* Yuri!
**[20:24] Crowd**
Holy crap!
**[20:26] Crowd**
That must be Shirato's integrated Gear!
**[20:28] Crowd**
It's like a second skin! That tech's amazing!
**[20:32] Crowd**
It's not just his Gear...
**[20:33] Crowd**
His body looks like it's made of metal, too!
**[20:38] Nanbu**
H-Hey, partner, what's going on here?!
**[20:41] Nanbu**
Why's the champ here to see you?!
**[20:44] Nanbu**
Don't you know?!
**[20:45] Nanbu**
This guy's name is Yuri.
**[20:47] Nanbu**
He's the Megalo Box champion!
**[20:51] JD**
Then... he's gonna be in Megalonia.
**[20:55] JD**
Well, now...
**[20:58] Nanbu**
H-Hey!
**[20:59] JD**
For you to come all the
way down to this pit...
**[21:02] JD**
I must've seriously pissed you off.
**[21:05] JD**
Your owner isn't with you today?
**[21:08] Yuri**
Sorry.
**[21:09] Yuri**
There's no one to stop me tonight.
**[21:12] Nanbu**
This is not happening!
**[21:15] Nanbu**
H-Hang on a sec!
**[21:18] Nanbu**
Whatever the brat did to disrespect you, sir,
**[21:22] Nanbu**
fighting a trash underground boxer like this
**[21:25] Nanbu**
would just make you look bad, champ!
**[21:28] JD**
Give it a rest, Pops.
**[21:29] Nanbu**
Come on, kid, apologize to the champion.
**[21:32] Nanbu**
Apologies will generally
get you out of most trouble.
**[21:33] Mafia**
It's me. I need to talk to the boss.
**[21:36] JD**
I told you... to give it a rest!
**[21:42] Nanbu**
Yeowch... You little shit!
**[21:47] JD**
Sorry about that.
**[21:49] JD**
Let's just call it a sudden
change in circumstances.
**[21:51] Nanbu**
Are you insane, boy?!
**[21:54] Nanbu**
That's the actual champion in there with you!
**[21:57] JD**
Pops, you said before...
**[22:00] JD**
that my skills are the real deal.
**[22:03] JD**
I know you didn't believe it...
**[22:06] JD**
But... I want to believe.
**[22:09] JD**
Believe that my faith in myself is real.
**[22:13] Nanbu**
What... are you saying?
**[22:17] Crowd**
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
**[22:22] JD**
You're pretty popular, champion.
**[22:26] Yuri**
Why don't you tell me your name?
**[22:29] Yuri**
I can't imagine you'd want
a ring name on your tombstone.
**[22:33] JD**
They don't make tombstones for stray dogs.
**[22:36] ---**
***SIGN*** Round 1
"Buy or Die?"
Don't let the simmering fire die. It'll light the way in the dark.
# E2 - The Man Only Dies Once
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRJ0W8GXY/the-man-only-dies-once)
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**[00:02] Crowd**
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
**[00:06] Commentary**
Three minute rounds! No round limit!
**[00:08] Commentary**
How big of a piece can Junk Dog take
out of the unstoppable champion?!
***SIGN*** Yuri
***SIGN*** Now Ticketing
**[00:17] Crowd**
Place your damn bets already!
**[00:17] Betters**
Step right up!
**[00:21] JD**
But... I want to believe.
**[00:24] JD**
Believe that my faith in myself is real.
**[00:29] Nanbu**
This isn't some game!
**[00:32] Nanbu**
Look, please, stop this!
**[00:34] Nanbu**
Odds this bad can't make for good gambling!
**[00:36] Domoto**
Give it up. The boss says
tonight's a special occasion.
**[00:40] Domoto**
Plus...
**[00:41] Domoto**
This is the biggest special event in
the history of these underground fights.
**[00:44] Domoto**
How could I stop that?
**[00:49] Nanbu**
Listen! If you get the chance,
just take a fall! And count to ten!
**[00:55] Nanbu**
Or you'll die.
**[00:59] Yuri**
Why don't you tell me your name?
**[01:02] Yuri**
I can't imagine you'd want
a ring name on your tombstone.
**[01:05] JD**
They don't make tombstones for stray dogs.
**[01:30] Nanbu**
One shot and he's taken the momentum...
**[01:32] Nanbu**
That's a hell of a jab.
If it had connected cleanly...
**[01:43] Yuri**
How about a handicap?
**[01:47] Yuri**
I won't use my right hand.
**[01:49] Yuri**
My left should be enough for you.
**[01:53] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[01:54] Crowd**
Is he saying he can beat
Junk Dog one-handed?
**[02:00] JD**
That's the champion for you.
**[02:02] JD**
So generous.
**[02:04] JD**
*Here's hoping you don't regret it!*
**[02:13] JD**
* He's changing the angle of his*
* jabs to shut down my punches!*
**[02:18] JD**
*How about this, then?!*
**[02:25] JD**
Got you!
**[02:36] Commentary**
Down goes Junk Dog! He's down!
**[02:39] Count**
One...
**[02:40] Nanbu**
Damn it... he wasn't bluffing
about that handicap.
**[02:41] Count**
Two...
**[02:44] Nanbu**
Three...
**[02:44] Nanbu**
He really did only need his left hand.
**[02:46] Nanbu**
Four...
**[02:48] Nanbu**
Partner, stay down! Give it a rest!
**[02:49] Count**
Five...
**[02:51] Nanbu**
You're gonna seriously
end up dead if you go on!
**[02:51] Count**
Six...
**[02:54] Count**
Seven...
**[02:55] JD**
Dying doesn't bother me.
**[02:58] JD**
Not when I'm having...
**[03:04] JD**
this much fun.
**[03:06] Sign**
"Champion Joe" 50th Anniversary Project
**[04:55] JD**
*That smug look on your face is pissing me off!*
**[05:14] JD**
Y'know, if you'd only used your left hand,
you'd be out like a light right now.
**[05:25] JD**
You can stop trying to show off now.
**[05:27] JD**
Let's fight square from here on.
**[05:31] Yuri**
Right.
**[05:32] Yuri**
I'll grant that request of yours...
**[05:35] Yuri**
And show you real Megalo Boxing.
**[05:41] JD**
That's more like it.
**[05:53] Nanbu**
Don't get cocky, kid!
**[05:55] Nanbu**
Get away from him! Use your footwork!
**[06:14] JD**
*I see what you're doing.*
**[06:44] Count**
One...
**[06:48] Count**
Two...
**[06:51] Count**
Three...
**[06:54] Ref**
Uh, champion, the fight's not—
**[06:55] Count**
Four...
**[06:56] Yuri**
It's over.
**[06:58] Count**
Five...
**[06:59] Yuri**
He won't be able to stand.
**[07:02] Count**
Six...
**[07:05] Nanbu**
That's enough!
**[07:06] Nanbu**
Stay down! Keep your ass down!
**[07:06] Count**
Seven...
**[07:08] JD**
*Give it a rest, Pops.*
**[07:09] Nanbu**
Listen to me! Stay down!
**[07:12] Nanbu**
Just lay there!
**[07:12] JD**
*That's not what I wanna hear.*
**[07:14] Count**
Nine...
**[07:15] Nanbu**
Can you hear me?!
**[07:16] Nanbu**
You've done enough! Don't get up!
**[07:18] Count**
Ten.
**[07:19] Commentary**
We've got a one-round KO!
**[07:22] Commentary**
The winner is Yuri!
**[07:25] Yuri**
Sorry for interrupting your operation.
**[07:27] Domoto**
Everyone got to see the real
deal in person, at no extra cost.
**[07:30] Domoto**
That's a bargain.
**[07:32] Crowd**
Yuri! Yuri!
**[07:34] ---**
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
**[07:38] JD**
Yuri! Yuri! Yuri!
**[07:43] JD**
That's your real Megalo Boxing?
**[07:55] JD**
I'm not impressed.
**[07:58] JD**
It couldn't even manage to kill a stray dog.
**[08:03] JD**
Let's keep going.
**[08:05] JD**
I'm not done yet.
**[08:11] Nanbu**
No way in hell is that happening! You lost!
**[08:16] Nanbu**
Give him a break, please!
**[08:18] Nanbu**
The kid doesn't understand what he's saying!
**[08:21] Nanbu**
He's totally hopeless—
**[08:22] Yuri**
I'm done with you.
**[08:25] Yuri**
I'm not going to continue
brawling with stray dogs.
**[08:29] Yuri**
This isn't my ring.
**[08:32] JD**
*Now* that bothers you?
**[08:38] Yuri**
If you're serious about fighting me again...
**[08:41] Yuri**
then fight your way up to me.
**[08:44] Yuri**
And my ring.
**[08:50] JD**
W-Wait!
**[08:52] JD**
Hey! Get back here!
**[08:55] JD**
Stop!
**[09:44] JD**
I can't go back to that.
**[09:57] JD**
Not after what he just showed me!
**[10:15] Yuri**
You want out?
**[10:31] Yuri**
Owner...
**[10:36] Shirato**
You went to see that man with
the motorcycle, didn't you?
**[10:40] Yuri**
Yes.
**[10:41] Shirato**
You need to remember your position.
**[10:43] Shirato**
You are not to step in the ring
without my permission.
**[10:48] Shirato**
Fighting in unsanctioned bouts
is completely out of the question.
**[10:52] Yuri**
I understand.
**[10:54] Yuri**
I'll never see him again.
**[11:04] Shirato**
Your body...
**[11:05] Shirato**
It's the future of this company.
**[11:10] Yuri**
I know.
**[12:34] Domoto**
All right, handle it like usual.
**[12:38] Nanbu**
Leave it to us!
**[12:40] Domoto**
You explained to him the setup?
**[12:42] Other guy**
Yeah, in full.
**[12:45] Nanbu**
Hey, partner!
**[12:47] Nanbu**
Everything is all set.
**[12:50] Nanbu**
Middle of the fifth round...
**[12:51] Nanbu**
The other guy lands a lucky
punch, and you go down.
**[12:57] JD**
Pops. I need to ask a favor.
**[13:01] Nanbu**
Sure. Whatever you need.
**[13:03] Nanbu**
Your scrap with Yuri...
**[13:06] Nanbu**
has apparently doubled the
audience, along with our cut.
**[13:09] Nanbu**
I'm not gonna be in debt for much longer—
**[13:14] Nanbu**
What's this?
**[13:16] JD**
I want to fight Yuri again.
**[13:19] JD**
Enter me into Megalonia.
**[13:24] Nanbu**
You serious?
**[13:26] JD**
Yeah.
**[13:27] JD**
Get me into his ring. Please.
**[13:32] Nanbu**
Where do you get off?!
**[13:35] Nanbu**
Don't you get it?
**[13:36] Nanbu**
He could've killed you back there.
**[13:39] Nanbu**
And now you wanna talk big,
talk about going "into his ring"?
**[13:43] Nanbu**
You think a fraud can become the real deal?
**[13:46] JD**
You're not the one who'd be fighting.
**[13:49] JD**
It's me.
**[13:51] Nanbu**
Come on...
**[13:52] Nanbu**
Snap out of it, partner.
**[13:56] Nanbu**
Besides, you'd need a citizen ID
to enter a sanctioned match.
**[14:00] Nanbu**
You got one of those? You don't, do you?
**[14:04] Nanbu**
And even if you did...
**[14:07] Nanbu**
only the top four ranked
fighters get into the bracket.
**[14:10] Nanbu**
You could bust your ass,
**[14:12] Nanbu**
but there's no way you can get
that far in three months.
**[14:18] Nanbu**
Listen, guys like us, we don't
get to think about tomorrow.
**[14:23] Nanbu**
You focus too much on that stuff,
**[14:26] Nanbu**
and you'll end up dead.
**[14:32] Nanbu**
Stop all this dreaming...
**[14:35] Nanbu**
And focus on doing your job well. All right?
**[14:38] Nanbu**
Come on.
**[14:41] Nanbu**
All right, I'm gonna go check on the crowd.
**[14:44] Nanbu**
Go ahead and get ready.
**[14:58] Commentary**
And here's today's opening match!
**[15:00] Crowd**
We're counting on you!
**[15:02] Nanbu**
Damn, what a simple bunch.
**[15:06] Nanbu**
All right, partner, go easy on the guy.
**[15:10] Nanbu**
You go at him too hard, and
he won't last until round five.
**[15:14] Nanbu**
Hey. You listening to me, partner?
**[15:19] Nanbu**
That kid...
**[15:25] Dude**
H-Huh?
**[15:31] Ref**
Uh, s-start the count.
**[15:33] Count**
One...
**[15:36] Count**
Two...
**[15:38] Count**
Three...
**[15:39] Nanbu**
That brat!
**[15:41] Count**
Four...
**[15:42] Nanbu**
Buzz off! I'm in the middle of—
**[15:43] Count**
Five...
**[15:46] Count**
Six...
**[16:19] Nanbu**
I'm so sorry, Mr. Fujimaki!
**[16:22] Nanbu**
The kid and I have helped each other out,
and gotten along up until now...
**[16:26] Nanbu**
I never thought he'd betray me like this!
**[16:30] Nanbu**
I just feel so damn pathetic and defeated!
**[16:37] Fuji**
You know what fond de gibier is?
**[16:41] Nanbu**
Sir?
**[16:42] Fuji**
You hunt wild game and
make soup stock out of it.
**[16:47] Nanbu**
Oh...
**[16:49] Fuji**
If you take your time boiling it...
**[16:51] Fuji**
You can get 500 grams of fond
out of 500 grams of bone.
**[16:58] Fuji**
Works out pretty nicely, doesn't it?
**[17:03] Fuji**
Mr. Nanbu... how much do you weigh?
**[17:08] Fuji**
I'm asking your weight.
**[17:11] Fuji**
How much?
**[17:18] Fuji**
Try this.
**[17:42] Nanbu**
I'm begging you, Mr. Fujimaki!
I'll find a way to pay you back!
**[17:46] Nanbu**
So just give me some more time!
**[17:50] Fuji**
And that's your answer?
**[17:53] Nanbu**
Please!
**[18:01] Fuji**
Fair enough.
**[18:05] Fuji**
But we need to settle up
over this little incident.
**[18:09] Fuji**
I figure that last eyeball
of yours should cover it.
**[18:18] Nanbu**
Wh-What about the kid?
**[18:20] Nanbu**
What happens to my partner?
**[18:23] Fuji**
That's the ace up your sleeve, huh?
**[18:26] Fuji**
Using your only piece as a sacrificial pawn...
**[18:29] Fuji**
You've fallen low, haven't you, Mr. Nanbu?
**[18:37] Fuji**
Don't worry about him.
**[18:39] Fuji**
We're going to be profiting
off your partner until he's dead.
**[18:43] Fuji**
In my ring.
**[18:46] (Flashback) JD**
Get me into his ring. Please.
**[18:51] (Flashback) Yuri**
If you're serious about fighting me again...
**[18:54] (Flashback) Yuri**
then fight your way up to me.
**[18:56] (Flashback) Yuri**
And my ring.
**[18:59] Nanbu**
His ring...
**[19:04] Nanbu**
That's right.
**[19:06] Nanbu**
My partner's not gonna
be fighting in your ring!
**[19:11] Nanbu**
I can pay you back in full
once he wins this tournament!
**[19:26] JD**
So, did you handle it, Pops?
**[19:32] JD**
Hey, you listening?
**[19:36] Nanbu**
Shut up for a sec!
**[19:38] Nanbu**
I'm trying to think. Don't interrupt.
**[19:44] JD**
What happened?
**[19:46] JD**
Are we off the hook for what happened?
**[19:52] Nanbu**
Megalonia.
**[19:56] Nanbu**
Yeah, you heard me.
**[19:58] Nanbu**
You're getting what you want, you little bastard!
**[20:01] Nanbu**
We've gotta enter Megalonia now!
**[20:04] Nanbu**
No matter what!
**[20:07] JD**
Do I get to fight him? Fight Yuri?
**[20:10] Nanbu**
You don't get it, do you?!
**[20:12] Nanbu**
We only have three months!
**[20:16] Nanbu**
In only three months...
**[20:18] Nanbu**
We have to make it into
the tournament, and then win it.
**[20:28] JD**
Just gotta win, right?
**[20:32] JD**
I'm not losing again.
**[20:35] JD**
Not until I get my hands on Yuri again.
**[20:58] Forger**
Poor guy...
**[21:00] Forger**
He misses a few payments on his debts,
and he gets chopped up, his organs sold off...
**[21:05] Forger**
And now his whole identity
is about to be overwritten.
**[21:08] Fuji**
This is all the help you'll get from me.
**[21:11] Fuji**
The rest depends on you two.
**[21:14] Fuji**
Isn't that right, Mr. Nanbu?
**[21:18] (Flashback) Fuji**
Are you serious?
**[21:21] (Flashback) Fuji**
What the hell can a pair of frauds do?
**[21:25] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I've got a plan. We'll win.
**[21:32] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I've been risking my life on
bluffs for a long damn time now!
**[21:36] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I'll show you exactly
what we frauds can do!
**[21:44] Forger**
That just leaves a new name,
**[21:48] Forger**
and we'll have a freshly minted citizen.
**[21:56] Nanbu**
It's your name. You pick it.
**[22:00] JD**
Me?
**[22:08] JD**
Joe.
**[22:11] Nanbu**
Joe...
**[22:13] Nanbu**
Joe, huh?
**[22:15] Fuji**
Joe...
**[22:17] Nanbu**
Has a nice ring to it.
**[22:20] Nanbu**
I guess that's your new ring name.
**[22:24] Fuji**
Then it's settled.
***SIGN*** Round 2
"The Man Only Dies Once"
"No man has ever died twice," mumbled the gambler.
# E3 - Gear Is Dead
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6KE9V886/gear-is-dead)
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**[00:29] Suit**
Excuse me.
**[00:30] Suit**
I'd say it works out for both of us...
**[00:32] Nanbu**
Hey there. Sorry for rushing in like that.
**[00:36] Suits**
Well, look at that.
**[00:37] Suits**
If it isn't Nanbu!
**[00:45] Nanbu**
Oh, hello there. I see everyone's here.
**[00:49] Suits**
I heard you were running quite
the show in the underground.
**[00:53] Nanbu**
Well, I came across a real
live wire of a kid...
**[00:55] Nanbu**
And I figured it was time he sees
how things are on this side of the tracks.
**[01:02] Suits**
Well, good luck with that.
**[01:05] Nanbu**
I'm kinda in a hurry so...
Let's catch up some other time, okay?
**[01:09] Computer**
*Fighter registration complete.*
**[01:12] Computer**
* Welcome to the official*
* Megalobox Association.*
**[01:16] Computer**
*Your current ranking is: 257th place.*
**[01:21] Nanbu**
Starting at the very bottom...
**[01:24] Nanbu**
Not like you had to remind me!
**[03:20] TV**
* There's less than three months*
* until the Megalonia tournament!*
**[03:23] TV**
* And we've got a new competitor*
* who will be taking on the champion, Yuri.*
**[03:28] TV**
* The second entry is the second*
* ranked fighter, Pepe Iglesias!*
**[03:33] TV**
* An unorthodox boxer with*
* a wild variety of punches!*
**[03:36] TV**
*They call him the Spider!*
**[03:38] TV**
* Megalonia is going to be starting*
* off with this clash between rivals,*
**[03:42] TV**
*but who will come out on top?!*
**[03:45] TV**
*Experts say that Yuri has the advantage,*
**[03:48] TV**
* but Pepe's recent string of wins have*
* shown some remarkable growth.*
**[03:50] Machine**
*Second Round, 2:10, K.O.*
**[03:53] Hits**
*Hits: 72. Total: 81.*
**[03:56] Hits**
*Your effectiveness is—*
**[03:57] JD**
*That's your real Megalo Boxing?*
**[04:05] TV**
* There are now only two slots*
* still open for Megalonia!*
**[04:08] TV**
*Who will be making the cut?!*
**[04:10] TV**
* All eyes are going to be on the*
* rankings for the foreseeable future!*
**[04:20] Fuji**
I got you what you asked for.
**[04:23] Fuji**
Not bad, right?
**[04:29] Fuji**
The rest is up to that partner of yours.
**[04:32] Nanba**
Well, if he gets cold feet,
this will all have been for nothing.
**[04:36] Fuji**
He's your dog. You need
to make sure he's obedient.
**[04:41] Nanba**
Thanks for the drink.
**[04:49] Nanba**
There won't be any problems, sir.
**[04:51] Nanba**
We both understand the responsibility
we're dealing with here.
**[04:56] Fuji**
If you make it to Megalonia,
that'll be enough for me.
**[05:02] Fuji**
But the thing is, Mr. Nanbu...
**[05:04] Fuji**
He's not the only one on a leash.
**[05:08] Fuji**
Don't forget that.
**[05:12] JD**
Pops, quit screwing around,
and let's clean up.
**[05:16] JD**
We're gonna be living
on this tub for a while.
**[05:18] Nanbu**
Yeah...
**[05:20] TV**
* The opening match of the Megalonia tournament*
* is set to be a clash between rivals,*
**[05:23] Nanbu**
The card for the first match is set
already. We've got no time to waste.
**[05:25] TV**
*but who will come out on top?!*
**[05:27] JD**
Sounds good to me.
**[05:29] JD**
That means I've gotta make it
to the finals to fight him, right?
**[05:34] JD**
I don't mind.
**[05:35] JD**
Since I have to win the whole thing, anyway.
**[05:39] Nanbu**
You don't need to worry about Yuri.
**[05:42] Nanbu**
Right now, focus on getting into Megalonia.
**[05:45] Nanbu**
Listen up.
**[05:46] Nanbu**
In three months, I'm only gonna be
able to put together five matches, max.
**[05:48] Nanbu**
I'm gonna have to line up the
toughest fights I can manage for you.
**[05:51] Nanbu**
Five matches, five wins.
That's the stipulation.
**[05:55] Nanbu**
It's not gonna be easy, Joe.
**[05:59] JD**
Where do we start?
**[06:01] Nanbu**
You can't start until we do
something about that pile of junk.
**[06:04] Nanbu**
Gotta cover our bases, first.
**[06:09] Nanbu**
You saw it, right?
**[06:11] Nanbu**
That Gear Yuri uses,
it's a custom Shirato model.
**[06:14] Nanbu**
It's directly connected to
the body, which kills the lag in response time,
**[06:18] Nanbu**
on top of being in another league,
in terms of weight and durability.
**[06:21] Nanbu**
You could say the man's body
is cutting-edge Shirato tech.
**[06:27] JD**
So why don't we just use
that cutting-edge stuff, too?
**[06:30] Nanbu**
You really think it's that simple?
**[06:33] Nanbu**
The integrated Gear isn't just some machine.
**[06:35] Nanbu**
Even testing it is risky as hell.
**[06:42] Nanbu**
And where would we get
that kind of cash from?
**[06:46] Nanbu**
And to be honest, he's probably
the only one who can handle that thing.
**[06:49] Nanbu**
If your average boxer tried it on,
their body wouldn't be able to keep up.
**[06:53] JD**
Come on, Pops...
**[06:54] Nanbu**
Yuri's the only one!
**[06:55] Nanbu**
Only someone with his body
and skill can manage it!
**[06:59] JD**
You've got a pretty high
opinion of the guy...
**[07:02] Nanbu**
Damn right I do!
**[07:08] Nanbu**
Especially considering we're gonna
have to take down guys like him.
**[07:12] Nanbu**
That's the kind of world
we're stepping into, here.
**[07:23] Nanbu**
You listening, Joe?
**[07:27] Nanbu**
Damn it, what the hell was that?
**[07:45] Santa**
Hey, Oicho!
**[07:47] Santa**
Let's do it!
**[07:48] Oicho**
Wake up, Sachio.
**[08:03] Oicho**
Hey, what cool cameras! Can I see?
**[08:06] Camera**
You're in the way, kid. Buzz off.
**[08:07] Oicho**
It's not gonna cost
you anything to let me look!
**[08:09] Oicho**
And they're locked up,
it's not like I can steal them!
**[08:11] Camera**
I can't have filthy runts running
underfoot when I'm trying to do my job!
**[08:14] Oicho**
Don't be a cheapskate!
Just for a second, please?
**[08:17] Oicho**
Whoa, a mouse is chewing on your cameras!
**[08:20] Oicho**
I'm being honest, mister!
**[08:21] Camera**
A mouse?!
**[08:23] Camera**
Holy crap, you're right!
**[08:28] Camera**
I can't believe this!
**[08:30] Santa**
Mine!
**[08:31] Camera**
Wait!
**[08:32] Oicho**
Hup!
**[08:33] Oicho**
Dumbass!
**[08:34] Camera**
Thieves!
**[08:37] Santa**
Run for it!
**[08:40] Camera**
Somebody, grab them!
**[08:43] Oicho**
No time for snacks, Bonjiri!
**[08:45] Oicho**
We need to go!
**[08:46] Bonjiri**
'Kay.
**[08:46] Camera**
Stop!
**[08:56] Nanbu**
Nothing that's banged up too badly...
**[08:58] Nanbu**
For the air pressure valve and cylinder 64,
**[09:01] Nanbu**
I want something as new as we can get.
**[09:04] Nanbu**
Beyond that, the full set, please.
**[09:05] Goskino**
You got it.
**[09:08] Goskino**
Let me just check my stock. Be right back.
**[09:15] Nanbu**
Look at that...
**[09:21] Potemkin**
That thing right there...
**[09:22] Potemkin**
It's the composite titanium
prototype Shirato cooked up
**[09:26] Potemkin**
before their current integrated model.
**[09:28] Potemkin**
It's top shelf stuff.
Speed's comparable to the latest model.
**[09:32] Nanbu**
If we had this bad boy...
**[09:37] Pot**
But mine's got more power!
**[09:40] Nanbu**
Your gear looks pretty badass,
**[09:43] Nanbu**
but you're not gonna be fighting
in the ring with gloves like those.
**[09:46] Goskino**
He's Potemkin Higashi, a former Megalo Boxer.
**[09:49] Goskino**
And if you don't want him to rough
you up, take your hands off the merchandise.
**[09:53] Nanbu**
Oh, sorry! Couldn't help myself!
**[09:55] Goskino**
You guys can't afford it, anyway.
**[09:57] Bonjiri**
Slow down, Santa!
**[10:00] Bonjiri**
I said not to shout my name
out like that! Damn...
**[10:02] Bonjiri**
Sorry...
**[10:05] Oicho**
I get the middle!
**[10:07] Bonjiri**
I'm beat...
**[10:09] Sachio**
Do you have the stuff?
**[10:11] Oicho**
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
**[10:14] Goskino**
Potemkin, keep an eye on them.
**[10:17] Goskino**
Bunch of greedy-ass kids...
**[10:25] JD**
You're not gonna buy that one, Pops?
**[10:28] JD**
But it'd give us an edge in Megalonia, right?
**[10:33] Pot**
Don't make me laugh, kid!
**[10:34] Pot**
You're talking about getting into Megalonia
in front of me, who use to be ranked 96th?
**[10:38] JD**
You ever heard of this guy?
**[10:39] Nanbu**
Nope.
**[10:40] Goskino**
Hey!
**[10:42] Goskino**
I told you to watch those kids!
**[10:44] Pot**
I know, I know.
**[10:45] Pot**
Here. That's for the cameras.
**[10:49] Pot**
Red Candy!
**[10:52] Nanbu**
That stuff's gonna rot your brain, kid.
**[10:55] Goskino**
They're a bunch of street kids,
**[10:57] Goskino**
living hand-to-mouth by
stealing whatever they can.
**[11:00] Goskino**
But when they get some Red Candy,
**[11:02] Goskino**
it lets them escape the harsh,
harsh reality of life for just a moment.
**[11:06] JD**
Yeah, right. You're the one who
put them up to it, didn't you?
**[11:10] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[11:11] Sachio**
Hey, man! There was supposed to be four!
**[11:14] Goskino**
I'm being generous by
giving you three for that junk!
**[11:16] Goskino**
Get out of my face with
your rancid breath, boy!
**[11:19] Sachio**
Don't... touch me!
**[11:24] Goskino**
Y-You little shit!
**[11:27] Nanbu**
Wh-Whoa there!
**[11:28] Goskino**
You want some of this, too?!
**[11:35] JD**
Give it a rest, man.
**[11:37] Goskino**
Potemkin!
**[11:38] Pot**
R-Right.
**[11:40] JD**
Look, calm down, man. My bad. I give up.
**[11:44] Nanbu**
Damn it...
**[11:45] Goskino**
Don't just stand there!
**[11:47] Pot**
B-But...
**[11:51] Nanbu**
That's what happens when you butt
into other people's business, fool.
**[11:55] JD**
What was I supposed to do?
**[11:57] Nanbu**
How about ignore it?
It had nothing to do with you.
**[12:00] JD**
But he was just a kid.
**[12:06] JD**
Not a cute one, but still...
**[12:24] Sachio**
What's with the run-down gym...?
**[12:28] Nanbu**
This is the 185th ranked Megalo Boxer,
**[12:30] Nanbu**
Shark Samejima. Known as "Maneater."
**[12:34] Nanbu**
He's got his share of losses,
**[12:36] Nanbu**
but about 70% of those are
disqualifications for fighting dirty.
**[12:39] Nanbu**
Word is he's had trouble lining up opponents.
**[12:43] JD**
A hungry, man-eating shark, huh?
**[12:47] Nanbu**
For the guy at the bottom of the
ranking to make his way up, fast,
**[12:50] Nanbu**
you first need to draw attention to yourself.
**[12:53] Nanbu**
And this guy is perfect for that.
**[12:58] JD**
So I'm fish bait now, huh?
**[13:01] Nanbu**
The match is in five days.
**[13:03] Nanbu**
Let's get started.
**[13:05] JD**
I don't need any gear?
**[13:08] Nanbu**
I got something to teach you first.
**[13:10] JD**
Teach me?
**[13:13] JD**
What haven't you taught me alrea—
**[13:16] JD**
Ow!
**[13:18] Nanbu**
Remember that little scrap yesterday?
**[13:21] Bonjiri**
I'm hungry.
**[13:21] Nanbu**
You get so focused on trying to
intercept that you let your guard down.
**[13:23] Sachio**
Shut up.
**[13:24] Nanbu**
That's a bad habit of yours.
**[13:26] JD**
You piece of—
**[13:28] Nanbu**
C'mon.
**[13:30] Nanbu**
You did it again.
**[13:32] Nanbu**
You need to stop trying to parry
when you don't need to.
**[13:34] Nanbu**
Focus on keeping that guard up.
**[13:37] Nanbu**
Your Gear's being upgraded.
**[13:42] Nanbu**
But no matter how good the Gear is,
**[13:45] Nanbu**
it's not what makes or breaks a fight.
**[13:47] Nanbu**
It always comes down to the
guy wearing it. Remember that.
**[13:52] JD**
Let's keep at it.
**[13:57] Sachio**
Megalonia my ass...
**[13:59] Bonjiri**
So hungry...
**[14:01] Santa**
Let's go, Sachio.
**[14:02] Sachio**
He's at the bottom of the ranks!
**[14:04] Nanbu**
See, you dropped your guard again.
**[14:08] Nanbu**
We're gonna have to really
work on your defense.
**[14:11] Nanbu**
You gonna sway out of the way?
Or weave around the punches?
**[14:14] Nanbu**
You'd better think hard
and fast out there,
**[14:16] Nanbu**
or you could end up dead.
**[14:17] Oicho**
Ha! Got you!
**[14:20] Santa**
Now you're gonna get it!
**[14:21] Santa**
Take that!
**[14:23] Oicho**
That's cold!
**[14:23] Nanbu**
They're here again? Damn...
**[14:25] Oicho**
Bam!
**[14:25] Nanbu**
Hey, kids! You're distracting us!
Go play somewhere else!
**[14:28] Sachio**
It's not like this is your property, pal!
**[14:30] Oicho**
The riverbank is freedom!
**[14:31] Bonjiri**
Viva freedom!
**[14:32] Nanbu**
I've had just about enough of you runts...
**[14:35] Sachio**
You got some kinda problem?
**[14:39] JD**
Not me.
**[14:40] JD**
Let's keep at it, Pops.
**[14:42] Nanbu**
All right.
**[15:00] Nanbu**
How's the Gear doing?
**[15:01] Nanbu**
Let me get ready, and you can
try taking a shot at me.
**[15:06] Nanbu**
It had to be a body blow...?
**[15:08] JD**
Feels pretty good. I'm impressed, Pops.
**[15:11] Nanbu**
What else do you expect?
**[15:12] Nanbu**
A first-rate trainer's gotta have
a knack for tinkering, too.
**[15:17] Nanbu**
It oughta be twice as powerful as before.
Hell, three times, maybe.
**[15:21] Nanbu**
This bad boy should be enough to...
**[15:22] Sachio**
Wrong!
**[15:25] Sachio**
You can't win with that Gear.
**[15:27] Sachio**
Yeah, it's got more power, but the added
weight is gonna put strain on his arms.
**[15:31] Sachio**
He won't last a single round if he can't
keep up with the other guy's speed.
**[15:35] Sachio**
Plus, you'll burn out the battery
if you try and push it any harder.
**[15:41] Nanbu**
You might know your stuff, for a kid,
**[15:43] Nanbu**
but if he fights like I tell him to,
one round will be plenty.
**[15:47] Sachio**
He'll end up dead if he—
**[15:50] Nanbu**
What else can we do?!
**[15:52] Nanbu**
It's the only option we've got!
**[15:54] Nanbu**
Mind your own business, boy!
**[15:56] Sachio**
What did you say?!
**[15:57] Sachio**
Shit! Let go of me!
**[16:00] Nanbu**
Damn it.
**[16:02] Nanbu**
Joe, time for a break.
**[16:05] Nanbu**
What a pain in the ass...
**[16:07] Nanbu**
Stupid kids.
**[16:08] Nanbu**
Acting like you know what
you're talking about...
**[16:09] JD**
Why do you come here every day, anyway?
**[16:12] Sachio**
Don't touch that!
**[16:14] JD**
Whoa...
**[16:15] JD**
I wasn't gonna take it.
**[16:21] Sachio**
Look... you wanna get into Megalonia, right?
**[16:24] Sachio**
Could you... Could you take me with you?!
**[16:29] JD**
If you wanna go, make your own way there.
**[16:32] JD**
We don't have enough time on our hands
**[16:35] JD**
to babysit some kid who
can't pull his weight.
**[16:37] Sachio**
I'm not just some kid! My name is Sachio!
**[16:41] Sachio**
And there's no way you'll make
it to Megalonia with that Gear!
**[16:46] Sachio**
You bottom-ranked bastard!
**[16:51] Nanbu**
Stupid brat acts like he knows everything!
**[16:54] Nanbu**
I get it, all right? I know
I'm asking for the impossible...
**[16:59] (Flashback) Fuji**
Mr. Nanbu, you have three months.
**[17:02] (Flashback) Fuji**
I'm looking forward to seeing
this plan of yours in action.
**[17:06] Nanbu**
What plan?! Damn it all!
**[17:10] Nanbu**
Damn it...
**[17:28] Sachio**
There it is!
**[17:29] Pot**
Who's there?
**[17:31] Sign**
Days
Left
***SIGN*** The Fight
**[17:37] Nanbu**
Guess I've gotta try...
**[17:47] Nanbu**
Oh, that's just perfect!
**[17:49] JD**
What the hell?
**[17:51] JD**
The smoke's coming from the boat!
**[17:53] JD**
Pops?!
**[17:58] Nanbu**
I've really screwed up now...
**[18:00] JD**
I thought you were upgrading it?!
Now you've wrecked the whole thing!
**[18:04] Nanbu**
Shut up!
**[18:05] Nanbu**
And quit bitching about what's already done!
**[18:08] Nanbu**
I've gotta figure something out...
**[18:10] Nanbu**
It's not just your neck
on the line with this!
**[18:13] JD**
Even so, the match is tomorrow!
**[18:16] JD**
What're we gonna do without any Gear?
**[18:17] Kids**
This is bad!
**[18:19] Kids**
It's Sachio! Sachio's in trouble!
**[18:22] Kids**
You gotta help him, bottom-ranker!
**[18:24] Kids**
Bottom-ranker!
**[18:27] Kids**
He got caught stealing this!
**[18:31] JD**
He did?
**[18:32] Nanbu**
Whoa! It's a blessing from the heavens!
**[18:35] Santa**
No! Sachio asked us to get this Gear to you!
**[18:40] Goskino**
Who'd you give it to?
**[18:43] Goskino**
You could've just been quiet
and taken the Red Candy...
**[18:45] Goskino**
And instead you went and
tried to take the prototype.
**[18:48] Sachio**
Screw you!
**[18:50] Sachio**
We're the ones who found that Gear!
**[18:53] Sachio**
And you bought it off us for chump change!
**[18:56] Sachio**
All I did was take back
what's rightfully ours!
**[18:58] Goskino**
Kid always has something to say...
**[19:00] Goskino**
It's not like you had
anywhere else to fence it.
**[19:03] Goskino**
If you're gonna spill, do it
while you have the chance.
**[19:05] Sachio**
Don't touch my hat...
**[19:08] Sachio**
with your filthy... hands!
**[19:12] Goskino**
Don't make such a mess in the store— Huh?
**[19:23] Goskino**
Potemkin!
**[19:27] JD**
That was a stupid-as-hell thing to do.
**[19:29] Sachio**
I'm not some kid who can't pull his weight...
**[19:32] Sachio**
If you're going to Megalonia,
you'll need that Gear...
**[19:36] JD**
Why do you care?
**[19:41] Potemkin**
Now you've done it!
**[19:45] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[19:50] Nanbu**
Whoa, you've got a match tomorrow, kid!
**[19:56] JD**
Don't interrupt, Pops.
**[19:58] JD**
I'm in the middle of a spar, here.
**[20:00] Potemkin**
Your friends all showed up, huh?
**[20:03] JD**
Don't worry.
**[20:04] JD**
You're only gonna be fighting me.
**[20:06] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[20:08] Pot**
In that case...
**[20:10] Pot**
Let's pick up where we left off!
**[20:14] JD**
*With this thing... I can take him.*
**[20:18] Nanbu**
Got him!
**[20:22] Potem**
How many punches did you block just now?
**[20:24] JD**
What the—?!
**[20:26] Pot**
I don't use my Gear with boxing gloves, pal!
**[20:36] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[20:37] Bonjiri**
Sachio! Y-You're bleeding!
**[20:40] Nanbu**
I-It's gonna fry him!
**[20:41] Sachio**
Move!
**[20:48] Sachio**
Aw, man... the Gear...
**[20:50] Nanbu**
This is over. We need to get the
hell out of here while we can.
**[20:53] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[20:54] JD**
It's not the Gear that decides who wins...
**[20:58] JD**
You're a first-rate trainer, right?
**[21:00] JD**
How do I take him down in the final round?
**[21:05] Nanbu**
Damn it all...
**[21:07] Nanbu**
A counter.
**[21:09] Nanbu**
Your punches are getting to him.
**[21:11] Nanbu**
Get him frustrated,
and then press your way inside...
**[21:15] Nanbu**
It'll come down to whether his
last punch is a right or a left—
**[21:19] Sachio**
Let me make the call!
**[21:21] Sachio**
That's cool with you, right, Joe?
**[21:28] JD**
*I can feel something inside me...*
**[21:32] JD**
*Something tingly.*
**[21:37] Pot**
Time for the final round!
**[21:40] Sachio**
* The motors for the left and right*
* side of his Gear sound different.*
**[21:44] Sachio**
*His last shot is gonna be a heavy-duty left!*
**[22:01] JD**
You won the bet.
**[22:04] JD**
Not bad.
**[22:06] Sachio**
C-Can I...
**[22:10] JD**
Sachio!
**[22:12] JD**
What're you doing, man?
**[22:13] JD**
You're coming with us to Megalonia, aren't you?
**[22:20] JD**
First, we're gonna need to find me a new Gear.
**[22:23] Nanbu**
That's it! That's it!
**[22:24] JD**
Ow!
**[22:26] Nanbu**
You two might've just seized
victory from the jaws of defeat!
**[22:28] Nanbu**
I know what we can do!
**[22:30] Nanbu**
It's the only way we can
make it into Megalonia!
***SIGN*** Round 3
"Gear Is Dead"
You're just crying sour grapes. Machines don't breathe to begin with.
# E4 - Let’s Dance With Death
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRNV7G386/lets-dance-with-death)
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**[00:19] Sachio**
You sure this is a good idea, Pops?
**[00:22] Nanbu**
Yeah. It's the only way.
**[00:26] Ref**
We will now begin tonight's opening bout.
**[00:30] Ref**
In the east corner,
the 185th ranked IMA fighter...
**[00:35] Ref**
Shark Samejima!
**[00:40] Crowd**
Samejima!
**[00:51] Ref**
And in the west corner,
making his debut tonight,
**[00:54] Ref**
the 257th ranked IMA fighter...
**[00:57] Ref**
"Gearless" Joe!
**[01:09] Nanbu**
It's time. Let's do this, Joe.
**[01:12] Joe**
Yeah.
**[01:31] Sachio**
This is nuts, isn't it?
**[01:33] Nanbu**
You think anybody sane
would try something like this?
**[03:31] (Flashback) Sachio**
Are you serious?!
**[03:33] (Flashback) Nanbu**
This makes all those fixed
fights look like a cakewalk.
**[03:36] (Flashback) Nanbu**
The biggest gamble of Nanbu Gansaku's life...
**[03:39] (Flashback) Sachio**
But if he fights without any Gear...!
**[03:42] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Think about it, though.
**[03:43] (Flashback) Nanbu**
We're after the top of the rankings.
**[03:46] (Flashback) Nanbu**
But who the hell wants to fight an unknown
prospect from the bottom of the rankings?
**[03:51] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Nobody's gonna want to bother.
**[03:54] (Flashback) Nanbu**
So we need to create something...
**[03:56] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Give them a taste of the gearless fights that only you can offer them.
**[04:03] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I'm only gonna be able to
put together five matches
**[04:05] (Flashback) Nanbu**
in the three months leading into Megalonia.
**[04:07] (Flashback) Nanbu**
The first three will be to build your rep.
**[04:10] (Flashback) Nanbu**
You'll be fighting without any Gear.
**[04:12] (Flashback) Nanbu**
We're gonna sell the world on "Gearless" Joe.
**[04:15] (Flashback) Nanbu**
"Gearless" Joe...?
**[04:17] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Yeah.
**[04:18] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Anyone who wants to make a name for
themselves is gonna be champing at the bit.
**[04:24] (Flashback) Nanbu**
They'll know a match with
our boy will get them attention.
**[04:27] (Flashback) Nanbu**
The real fights will be the last two.
**[04:29] (Flashback) Nanbu**
We'll use those to break
into the top of the ranks.
**[04:32] (Flashback) Nanbu**
A fake ID, five straight wins,
and fighting without Gear...
**[04:37] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That's my plan.
**[04:39] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Joe, this is gonna be one rough bluff.
**[04:42] (Flashback) Nanbu**
But if you wanna get into the real ring,
then you're gonna have to take the bet.
**[04:46] (Flashback) Nanbu**
And really stake something on this.
**[04:50] (Flashback) Joe**
It doesn't seem right to me.
**[04:52] (Flashback) Joe**
We're not just trying to get into Megalonia...
**[04:56] (Flashback) Joe**
We're trying to win it.
**[04:59] (Flashback) Joe**
A small stake won't cut it.
**[05:01] (Flashback) Joe**
If I'm gonna gamble, then I'm all in.
**[05:11] Crowd**
Gearless...?
**[05:14] Crowd**
What the hell? Is he nuts?
**[05:15] Crowd**
Hey, you forgot something!
**[05:17] Crowd**
You need a loan to buy some Gear?
**[05:19] Crowd**
Quit bluffing!
**[05:22] Crowd**
You're gonna die, man!
**[05:23] Shark**
Are you screwing with me, asshole?!
**[05:26] Crowd**
How's he gonna survive the match?
**[05:27] Ref**
Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to explain.
**[05:31] Ref**
Prior to the fight, Joe's team requested
**[05:34] Ref**
that he be allowed to fight this match without Gear.
**[05:37] Crowd**
Seriously?!
**[05:38] Crowd**
That's insane!
**[05:39] Crowd**
What the hell?! Is he screwing around?
**[05:40] Ref**
The IMA Megalo Box regulations
do not prohibit fighting without any Gear.
**[05:46] Ref**
Thus, the match will proceed
according to the standard rules.
**[05:50] Crowd**
Samejima, this guy thinks
Megalo Boxing is a joke! Kill him!
**[05:58] Ref**
Three minute rounds, no round limit!
**[06:01] Ref**
Winner will be decided by KO or TKO!
**[06:03] Ref**
Three intentional fouls will
lead to disqualification!
**[06:06] Ref**
Understood?
**[06:07] Shark**
You're dead!
**[06:09] Joe**
Give it your best shot.
**[06:12] Crowd**
Put him in the ground!
**[06:14] Crowd**
Don't screw around!
**[06:15] Nanbu**
This guy is all brute force.
**[06:18] Nanbu**
You use your feet like we practiced,
and you'll have a chance.
**[06:21] Nanbu**
But watch out for fouls.
**[06:24] Nanbu**
There's no telling what this bastard
might pull when he's pissed.
**[06:27] Joe**
Right.
**[06:30] Shark Corner**
Don't worry about him.
**[06:31] Shark Corner**
He's just trying to provoke you!
**[06:36] Shark Corner**
Keep your cool in there, you hear me?!
**[06:42] Nanbu**
Joe... are you...
**[06:48] Nanbu**
If you wanna run, this is your last chance.
**[06:52] Joe**
What, are you kidding?
**[06:54] Joe**
I've never felt like this before.
**[06:57] Joe**
I'm shaking with excitement.
**[07:14] Nanbu**
There you go! You're in total control!
**[07:30] Shark**
You little shit!
**[07:43] Ref**
He's down!
**[07:46] Sachio**
Pops!
**[07:47] Nanbu**
I-It's fine!
**[07:49] Nanbu**
He didn't take the hit full-on!
**[07:51] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[07:53] Sachio**
Joe!
**[07:54] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[07:54] Sachio**
Get up!
**[07:55] Sachio**
Joe! Joe?!
**[07:57] Sachio**
You gotta get up, Joe!
**[07:59] Count**
Two...
**[08:01] Nanbu**
Come on Joe!
**[08:01] Sachio**
Joe!
**[08:04] Count**
Five...
**[08:05] Shark**
See how easy that was?!
**[08:07] Sachio**
Don't just lay there, Joe!
**[08:09] Nanbu**
Joe?!
**[08:10] Sachio**
Joe—!
**[08:14] Sachio**
You can do it, Joe!
**[08:17] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[08:19] Sachio**
Joe!
**[08:20] Count**
Seven...
**[08:22] Crowd**
Attaboy, Samejima!
**[08:24] Sachio/Nanbu**
Joe!
**[08:25] Count**
Eight...
**[08:30] Count**
Nine...
**[08:36] Joe**
Let's keep going.
**[08:38] Both**
Joe!
**[08:39] Crowd**
Keep at it, Samejima! Take him out!
**[08:42] Crowd**
Finish him off!
**[08:50] Shark**
Damn it...
**[08:51] Crowd**
Looking good, Samejima!
**[08:52] Crowd**
Keep it up!
**[08:56] Nanbu**
Come on, Joe! Get back here!
**[09:06] Nanbu**
That was a close one, man!
**[09:07] Nanbu**
Just shows that a single mistake
can cost you everything!
**[09:10] Nanbu**
Don't let it happen again!
**[09:13] Joe**
I know. I'll take him down next time.
**[09:16] Nanbu**
And don't even consider
slugging it out with this guy.
**[09:20] Nanbu**
You were standing still
out there toward the end!
**[09:22] Nanbu**
You gotta use your footwork in the
next round and keep him off balance!
**[09:26] Nanbu**
Sooner or later, you'll get an opening.
Don't miss it when it happens.
**[09:31] Nanbu**
Joe?
**[09:33] Nanbu**
You listening?
**[09:36] Nanbu**
Joe?
**[09:38] Nanbu**
Damn it, are you listening to me?!
**[09:43] Sachio**
Aw, man!
**[09:46] Nanbu**
Damn it boy, what are you doing?
**[09:53] Sachio**
Sorry!
**[09:53] Nanbu**
Quit letting the pressure get to you!
**[10:05] Shark Corner**
Keep cool, Samejima!
**[10:07] Shark Corner**
You nail him once, and this is over!
**[10:10] Shark Corner**
Trap him in the corner
so he can't get away this time!
**[10:23] Nanbu**
Whoa, hang on!
**[10:26] Nanbu**
Are you okay, kid?!
**[10:29] Nanbu**
I'm counting on you, Joe!
**[10:33] Joe**
*Damn it...*
**[10:35] Joe**
*What the hell is this?*
**[10:53] Crowd**
Get a move on, Samejima!
**[11:03] Crowd**
Quit running around!
**[11:08] Sachio**
Joe!
**[11:09] Nanbu**
What are you doing?!
**[11:12] Shark**
Damn it...
**[11:13] Crowd**
Finish him off!
**[11:20] Ref**
Foul!
**[11:25] Corner**
Get off him, Samejima!
**[11:26] Corner**
You want this to be your last fight?!
**[11:31] Corner**
They said you'd be banned
permanently next time!
**[11:33] Corner**
He's not your enemy today!
It's that temper of yours!
**[11:46] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[11:46] Nanbu**
What are you doing?!
Are you trying to become shark food?!
**[11:50] Nanbu**
He coulda killed you!
**[11:52] Nanbu**
Why aren't you fighting back?!
And you were wide open!
**[11:56] Nanbu**
Stop screwing around, and nail the guy already!
**[12:04] Joe**
*I know, damn it.*
**[12:07] Crowd**
Bring him down!
**[12:12] Crowd**
Stop running!
**[12:23] Nanbu**
What are you doing?! Fight back!
**[12:25] Sachio**
Pops, something's wrong with Joe today!
**[12:28] Nanbu**
Shut up! Get outta the way!
**[12:32] Crowd**
Fight him, damn it!
**[12:34] Crowd**
Get yourself some Gear and try again!
**[12:37] Crowd**
Samejima!
**[12:38] Crowd**
I don't care if you have to
cheat, kill this little bastard!
**[12:42] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[12:43] Nanbu**
Do you have some kind of beef with me?!
**[12:46] Nanbu**
We're both screwed if you can't win this!
**[12:48] Joe**
Can it, Pops!
**[12:50] Joe**
Just shut up for a sec.
**[12:52] Nanbu**
No chance in hell!
**[12:54] Nanbu**
What were you doing in there?!
**[12:54] Sachio**
Pops, give it a rest!
**[12:56] Sachio**
This is no time to argue!
**[12:58] Nanbu**
Shut it!
**[13:00] Nanbu**
Don't butt in, brat!
**[13:03] Nanbu**
You know if you don't hit the other guy,
**[13:05] Nanbu**
you can't win, no matter how
many rounds you fight, don't you?!
**[13:08] Joe**
And if he can't hit me, I won't lose,
no matter how many rounds we fight.
**[13:12] Joe**
I'm doing this my way.
**[13:14] Nanbu**
Your way is a load of crap!
**[13:16] Nanbu**
If you've got energy to mouth off at me,
**[13:18] Nanbu**
maybe you should be using it
to feed that bastard your fist!
**[13:23] Nanbu**
Hey, what're you—
**[13:25] Nanbu**
Enough—stop—give it a rest!
**[13:28] Sachio**
This is the biggest gamble of your life?!
**[13:31] Sachio**
You're never gonna make it into
Megalonia at this rate, you phony!
**[13:35] Sachio**
You're just like them!
**[13:37] Sachio**
Joe's risking his life out there,
but all you do is complain!
**[13:42] Sachio**
And you're no better, Joe!
**[13:45] Sachio**
You think you can do this on your own?!
**[13:48] Sachio**
On your own...
**[13:56] Sachio**
And I'm not crying!
**[14:02] Nanbu**
Joe...
**[14:04] Joe**
I know.
**[14:05] Joe**
I just hadn't warmed up yet.
**[14:08] Joe**
In the next round—
**[14:09] Nanbu**
Joe.
**[14:13] Joe**
What do you want, Pops?
**[14:14] Nanbu**
Listen to me. Fear is a human instinct.
**[14:19] Nanbu**
It's there to keep you safe.
**[14:22] Nanbu**
But boxers have to take
that fear and master it.
**[14:27] Joe**
What're you talking about?
**[14:29] Nanbu**
Your body is telling you that it's afraid.
**[14:39] Nanbu**
You can't move the way you usually do, can you?
**[14:42] Nanbu**
Feels like you're tied up, right?
**[14:47] Nanbu**
Some second I am.
**[14:49] Nanbu**
I didn't notice that you were acting
totally different than usual...
**[14:54] Nanbu**
Guess I was the one the
pressure was getting to.
**[15:01] Nanbu**
Sachio's right. If you wanna go to Megalonia,
**[15:05] Nanbu**
fighting on your own isn't gonna cut it.
**[15:07] Nanbu**
But there's three of us!
**[15:13] Joe**
Tell me what to do.
**[15:33] Nanbu**
* There you go. Remember what*
* you practiced under the bridge.*
**[15:38] Shark**
Bastard!
**[15:39] Nanbu**
*That rhythm that we drilled into you.*
**[15:43] Shark**
You...!
**[15:48] Nanbu**
*Don't let him lead.*
**[15:51] Nanbu**
*Make him dance with you!*
**[15:55] Nanbu**
*We're not in the underground anymore.*
**[15:56] Sachio**
Joe! Get him!
**[15:58] Nanbu**
*You're the only one who can control this ring.*
**[16:04] Shark**
You're not getting away!
**[16:08] Nanbu**
Now!
**[16:22] Ref**
He's down!
**[16:24] Count**
One...
**[16:26] Count**
Two...
**[16:29] Count**
Three...
**[16:30] Crowd**
No way...
**[16:31] Count**
Four...
**[16:32] Crowd**
Well, hell...
**[16:33] Count**
Five...
**[16:35] Count**
Six...
**[16:37] Count**
Seven...
**[16:41] Ref**
1:17 in the 3rd round!
**[16:43] Ref**
The winner is "Gearless" Joe!
**[17:00] Crowd**
Nice work!
**[17:02] Crowd**
You proved me wrong, kid!
**[17:03] Crowd**
This is unbelievable!
**[17:11] Sachio**
He did it! He did it!
**[17:12] Sachio**
Pops, he really did it!
**[17:17] Nanbu**
You're damn right.
He pulled it off, the little bastard.
**[17:48] Nanbu**
That's one hurdle cleared...
**[17:50] Nanbu**
Just like I planned.
**[17:53] Joe**
Like you planned, huh?
**[17:55] Joe**
Who was the guy sulking,
going "Some second I am!" again?
**[18:01] Nanbu**
You get awful damn cocksure
the second someone tries to be nice!
**[18:05] Joe**
Yeah? You want a piece of me, Pops?
**[18:07] Sachio**
You're never gonna make it into
Megalonia at this rate, you phony!
**[18:20] Nanbu**
I'd say the kid probably made
the biggest contribution today.
**[18:23] Joe**
Yeah.
**[18:42] Sachio**
All right!
***SIGN*** Ranked 102nd | The Mysterious Rookie Boxer
"Gearless" Joe's unstoppable momentum!!
***SIGN*** Who will he face in his fourth battle?
**[20:29] Nanbu**
Team Nowhere, huh?
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[20:32] Nanbu**
I guess it's not too bad.
**[20:35] Joe**
Not bad?
**[20:37] Joe**
It's a hell of a lot better than your idea.
***SIGN*** The Nanbu Gansaku Gym
**[20:40] Nanbu**
Sh-Shut up!
**[20:42] Sachio**
But y'know, I think it's perfect for us.
**[20:45] Sachio**
We're setting out from a
place like this, with nothing,
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[20:48] Sachio**
and trying to get into Megalonia.
**[20:52] Joe**
We're just getting started.
**[20:54] Sachio**
So, Pops, did you set up the match yet?
**[20:56] Sachio**
This is the big fourth fight, right?
**[20:58] Nanbu**
I've got it all covered.
**[21:00] Nanbu**
I paid a hefty fee to get a
professional in the biz to help out.
**[21:04] Nanbu**
Asked him to get us the toughest
opponent he could manage.
**[21:07] Nanbu**
Hey, speak of the devil.
**[21:09] Nanbu**
Someone's already accepted.
***SIGN*** Ranked 102nd | The Mysterious Rookie Boxer
"Gearless" Joe's unstoppable momentum!!
***SIGN*** Who will he face in his fourth battle?
**[21:23] Yabunuma**
Well, if it isn't Nanbu.
**[21:26] Nanbu**
Don't give me that, Mr. Yabunuma.
**[21:28] Nanbu**
You're the one who called me here.
**[21:32] Yabunuma**
I found what you were asking for.
**[21:34] Yabunuma**
You couldn't ask for a better
fighter than this guy.
**[21:39] Nanbu**
Remember, I'm not interested
in anyone ranked 50th or lower.
**[21:43] Yabunuma**
Try not to look too shocked. This guy is 17th.
**[21:46] Nanbu**
Seventeenth?! Damn, Mr. Yabunuma!
**[21:48] Nanbu**
I didn't think it'd be anyone
higher up than 30th,
**[21:52] Nanbu**
but I made the right choice coming to you!
**[21:55] Yabunuma**
You sure did.
**[21:57] Yabunuma**
Except the thing is,
**[21:58] Yabunuma**
this was actually a request
on the other party's behalf.
***SIGN*** A sudden rise from the bottom of the ranks!
**[22:01] Headline**
He wants to fight your up-and-comer,
"Gearless" Joe, really bad.
**[22:07] Nanbu**
Sounds exactly like what we need.
**[22:09] Nanbu**
Doesn't matter who it is.
The higher the rank, the better.
**[22:13] Nanbu**
So, who is this guy?
**[22:17] Yabunuma**
Oh, there he is.
**[22:19] Yabunuma**
He said he wanted to give you his regards.
**[22:22] Yabunuma**
So I was waiting for him to show up.
**[22:30] Nanbu**
It's you...?!
**[22:33] Aragaki**
Good to see you again, Coach Nanbu.
***SIGN*** Round 4
"Let's Dance With Death"
I'd rather boogie with that babe than dance with the Reaper.
# E5 - The Man From Death
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6MEK9K2R/the-man-from-death)
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**[00:29] Radio**
*We're at the target point.*
**[00:30] Radio**
* Intel says that the enemy force*
* has pulled out, but stay on your toes.*
**[00:34] Radio**
* The priority is evacuating*
* any civilians still in the area.*
**[00:37] Radio**
*Commence search operations now.*
**[01:14] (Flashback) Aragaki**
No way...
**[03:20] Nanbu**
I still can't believe it.
**[03:22] Nanbu**
I never thought I'd see you again, Aragaki.
**[03:28] Aragaki**
Right. Likewise.
**[03:30] Aragaki**
I still can't believe I made it
back from that hell of a war...
**[03:37] Nanbu**
This might sound insincere
coming from a hustler like me,
**[03:40] Nanbu**
but it's an actual miracle.
**[03:42] Nanbu**
You being here, with me again.
**[03:46] Nanbu**
Just like back in the good old days.
**[03:53] Aragaki**
Don't look down like that.
**[03:56] Aragaki**
I want you to know that it saved me,
the Megalo Boxing you taught me.
**[04:02] Nanbu**
You must've had it rough...
**[04:08] Aragaki**
Would it be all right if I showed you
my gratitude, Coach Nanbu?
**[04:13] Nanbu**
Hell no, I don't deserve that.
**[04:16] Nanbu**
Just being able to see you
alive again is plenty.
**[04:19] Nanbu**
Not to mention, you're ranked 17th,
**[04:22] Nanbu**
and willing to fight Joe,
who's just starting out...
**[04:25] Nanbu**
I don't know where to begin to thank you.
**[04:28] Aragaki**
I've decided I wanted to destroy him.
**[04:31] Aragaki**
This new fighter that you've
put your time into bringing up.
**[04:39] Nanbu**
What are you saying?!
**[04:44] Aragaki**
It's time for you to pay your
portion of the debt...
**[04:47] Aragaki**
for the things I've lost.
**[04:54] Joe**
What did you just say, Pops?
**[04:57] Joe**
Hey, Pops!
**[04:59] Sachio**
He must just be tired...
**[05:01] Sachio**
He was on his feet all day in his good
shoes, which he barely even wears.
**[05:04] Sachio**
Can't blame him for getting a little anxious...
**[05:07] Joe**
What the hell do you mean,
we're not doing the fight?!
**[05:10] Nanbu**
I'm not saying it won't happen.
But it's a possibility.
**[05:13] Nanbu**
In case something else turns up, where we
can make it through without this match.
**[05:17] Joe**
Don't give me that bullshit!
**[05:19] Joe**
This is our chance to get into
the top of the ranking!
**[05:22] Joe**
Isn't this what we've been betting on?!
**[05:24] Nanbu**
And it's not a good bet if
the outcome is obvious!
**[05:28] Joe**
You saying I'm gonna lose?
**[05:32] Nanbu**
I'm saying it's not gonna be easy.
**[05:35] Nanbu**
Not the way you are now.
**[05:40] Nanbu**
A fighter who knows
everything I have to teach...
**[05:44] Nanbu**
has shown up again.
**[05:47] Nanbu**
And he hasn't changed a bit.
**[05:50] Sachio**
I dunno about that, actually.
**[05:56] Sachio**
Aragaki was a soldier, right?
**[05:59] Sachio**
He lost both his legs in an explosion
**[06:01] Sachio**
while he was stationed at the front, it says.
**[06:05] Sachio**
He was missing in action for a while,
**[06:08] Sachio**
but was eventually found,
and returned home a year later.
**[06:20] Nanbu**
He... fights in this condition?
**[06:23] Aragaki**
* It's time for you to pay your*
* portion of the debt...*
**[06:26] Aragaki**
*for all the things I've lost.*
**[06:36] Nanbu**
Joe.
**[06:38] Nanbu**
This fight is too risky.
**[06:40] Nanbu**
I'm not trying to chicken out, but—
**[06:41] Joe**
I'm fighting him.
**[06:47] Joe**
We're going to Megalonia.
**[06:51] Joe**
Isn't that right?
**[06:59] Sachio**
Pops...
**[07:18] Nanbu**
*Your punches are first rate.*
**[07:20] Nanbu**
* But if you're not in the right range,*
* they lose a lot of their impact.*
**[07:24] Nanbu**
* We've gotta drill the correct*
* distance into you.*
**[07:30] Nanbu**
There you go!
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[07:31] Nanbu**
*No special plan is gonna help this time.*
**[07:33] Nanbu**
* We've just gotta polish*
* everything you've built so far.*
**[07:45] Joe**
Yo!
**[07:46] Fishermen**
Yo!
**[07:50] Sachio**
Welcome back.
**[07:53] Joe**
Where's Pops?
**[07:54] Sachio**
He said he was going out.
**[07:56] Sachio**
The old guy was mumbling the whole time
he was making the miso soup.
**[08:07] Sachio**
So salty!
**[08:09] Joe**
Works for me.
**[08:16] Joe**
You oughta exercise once in a while
instead of messing with machines all day.
**[08:23] Sachio**
I don't really do the whole exercise thing.
**[08:28] Sachio**
I've been looking into Aragaki's background
from his records at the Veteran's Association.
**[08:32] Sachio**
His first Megalo Box match was ten years ago.
**[08:35] Sachio**
Ten matches, all ending with one-round KOs.
**[08:37] Sachio**
Looked like he had a clear path to the top,
**[08:39] Sachio**
but because he was in the reserves,
he got called up and sent overseas for duty.
**[08:44] Sachio**
Look at this, Joe.
**[08:46] Sachio**
It's only been three years
since he started fighting again,
**[08:48] Sachio**
but he's made it so far in the rankings...
**[08:51] Sachio**
If he hadn't stopped fighting
for so long, he might've just...
**[08:57] Sachio**
Wait, are these his opponents
from after he came back?
**[09:00] Sachio**
Why would he be so brutal?
**[09:03] Sachio**
This stuff Pops said about
him wanting to destroy you...
**[09:07] Sachio**
He might've really meant it.
**[09:34] Vets**
So, is he conscious?
**[09:35] Vets**
Yeah. They found him pretty fast.
**[09:38] Vets**
His life isn't in any danger.
**[09:40] Vets**
Let's get to the hospital
before his family shows up.
**[09:49] Miyagi**
Most of these graves are filled with
young men who've taken their own lives.
**[09:57] Miyagi**
They return home, hoping
to return to their lives...
**[10:00] Miyagi**
But the things they've seen just
won't leave their memories.
**[10:09] Miyagi**
Aragaki lost everything to the war.
**[10:13] Miyagi**
His mind and his body.
**[10:16] Miyagi**
But even then, he thought
he had a place he could return to.
**[10:23] Miyagi**
He thought that you would be
the one person waiting for him.
**[10:28] Miyagi**
But that small hope amounted
to nothing, in the end.
**[10:30] Nanbu**
It's not like that. I thought he was dead...
**[10:34] Miyagi**
I know that he was reported killed in action.
**[10:37] Miyagi**
But you never tried to confirm
what happened to him.
**[10:41] Miyagi**
That was all it took for you
to give up, wasn't it?
**[10:50] Miyagi**
He's told me he doesn't want to see you.
**[10:53] Nanbu**
Wait a minute.
**[10:55] Nanbu**
Can you tell him something for me?
**[10:58] Nanbu**
It's fine if he hates my guts...
**[11:01] Nanbu**
but don't bring those
feelings into this match.
**[11:05] Miyagi**
You don't intend to ask for forgiveness?
**[11:09] Nanbu**
We just ended up going
in different directions.
**[11:25] Miyagi**
What exactly do you want?
**[11:27] Miyagi**
I thought you wanted to enter Megalonia
with the legs that gave you your life back.
**[11:34] Miyagi**
If that's what you want,
**[11:35] Miyagi**
you should cancel this match and
fight someone from the upper ranks.
**[11:41] Miyagi**
There's still time.
**[11:44] Aragaki**
We've been through this.
**[11:46] Aragaki**
If I fight the famous "Gearless" Joe,
that'll bring in more sponsors.
**[11:51] Aragaki**
In other words, more money.
**[11:53] Aragaki**
I'll be able to repay you and
everyone else who's had my back.
**[11:57] Miyagi**
We haven't been doing this because
we expected compensation.
**[12:03] Miyagi**
Nanbu came by, but I turned him away.
**[12:06] Miyagi**
You're just jealous of his new student.
**[12:12] Miyagi**
You're upset that he's in the place
that belongs to you.
**[12:16] Miyagi**
You need to leave the past in the past.
**[12:18] Miyagi**
Doesn't it strike you as sad?
**[12:21] Miyagi**
You're acting like a dog who
was abandoned by its owner.
**[12:25] Aragaki**
I appreciate what you've done for me,
**[12:27] Aragaki**
but everyone has their circumstances.
**[12:32] Aragaki**
It boils down to how you and I
are different people.
**[12:39] Miyagi**
You sound just like him.
***SIGN*** Area 13 Dog Racing Association
Race 7
#5 Carpediem
**[13:45] Nanbu**
*This is your home. Remember that.*
**[13:50] Nanbu**
*I'll be waiting for you.*
**[14:23] Joe**
Hey.
**[14:34] Sachio**
Where have you been, Pops?!
**[14:37] Sachio**
Look here!
**[14:40] Sachio**
Aragaki's Gear is designed to be lightweight.
**[14:43] Sachio**
I don't think he has that big
of a power advantage over Joe.
**[14:47] Nanbu**
Even if it isn't a big difference,
since Joe isn't wearing any Gear,
**[14:51] Nanbu**
he's gonna have less power than Aragaki.
**[14:53] Sachio**
But if they're so set on making
sure his Gear is light,
**[14:56] Sachio**
maybe it means he's worried about his stamina?
**[14:58] Sachio**
I mean, he's over thirty.
**[15:02] Nanbu**
He wants lighter Gear so it won't slow him down.
**[15:07] Nanbu**
The speed he moves in and
out with, his step work...
**[15:10] Nanbu**
He's done all the training he can...
**[15:12] Nanbu**
to compensate for any handicap
those legs would give him otherwise.
**[15:16] Nanbu**
More so than he ever did
when I was with him.
**[15:18] Sachio**
It's just one disadvantage after another...
**[15:20] Sachio**
Whose side are you even on, Pops?
**[15:25] Sachio**
I mean, one of your students
is near the top of the ranking!
**[15:29] Sachio**
How didn't you notice him sooner?
**[15:33] Nanbu**
Shut up.
**[15:38] Nanbu**
What do you want from me?
**[15:40] Nanbu**
I thought he was dead until the other day.
**[15:47] Nanbu**
I'd forgotten all about him...
**[15:53] Nanbu**
Like he never even existed.
**[15:58] Nanbu**
It's no wonder he hates me.
**[16:01] Nanbu**
I buried his life, just because
it was convenient for me.
**[16:06] Nanbu**
I'm a damned traitor.
**[16:10] Aragaki**
The Nanbu I know would've never tried
something as gimmicky as fighting without Gear.
**[16:16] Aragaki**
I'm honestly disappointed.
**[16:18] Aragaki**
Though that might sound rude,
considering you're his fighter.
**[16:21] Joe**
I agree with you.
**[16:23] Joe**
But I don't exactly hate the old man's bluffs.
**[16:28] Aragaki**
You must trust him a lot.
**[16:30] Joe**
He believed in me. So I'll believe in him.
**[16:34] Joe**
Simple enough, right?
**[16:37] Aragaki**
It's his nature to betray that
kind of trust without hesitation.
**[16:41] Aragaki**
I just hope that doesn't happen to you.
**[16:45] Joe**
You saying it's Pops' fault
your legs ended up like that?
**[16:54] Joe**
He's got his life, and I've got mine.
**[16:59] Joe**
You can blame whoever you want,
but in the end, it's your call to make.
**[17:04] Aragaki**
I don't think the two of us will see eye-to-eye.
**[17:06] Joe**
Well, you wanna destroy me, don't you?
**[17:09] Joe**
Go on ahead.
**[17:13] Joe**
Just don't expect it to be easy.
**[17:21] Nanbu**
You're putting too much
weight on your front foot again!
**[17:24] Nanbu**
You've gotta split it evenly!
**[17:25] Nanbu**
Always keep that balance in mind!
**[17:28] Nanbu**
See, if he dodges one of those,
you'll be too slow to follow up!
**[17:33] Nanbu**
Aragaki's fast when it comes to
switching between attack and defense!
**[17:36] Nanbu**
If you can't keep up, he'll be all over you!
**[17:41] Nanbu**
What's wrong? You're not done yet!
**[17:43] Joe**
Pops...
**[17:45] Joe**
You still don't think I can win?
**[17:49] Joe**
The Pops I know, even if he was lying,
would at least tell me I could pull it off.
**[17:55] Joe**
You've changed a lot.
**[17:57] Joe**
You never gave a damn about me
when we were in the underground.
**[18:02] Nanbu**
I still don't, kid.
**[18:05] Joe**
Oh, yeah?
**[18:07] Joe**
Then I'll just win my own way.
**[19:04] Sachio**
Man, what a crowd!
**[19:06] Sachio**
There are people who wanted in
so bad that they don't mind standing!
**[19:09] Sachio**
Pops's plan has really paid off.
**[19:13] Sachio**
Wait... where is he?
**[19:15] Joe**
I dunno.
**[19:17] Sachio**
He didn't seriously give up, did he?
**[19:29] Miyagi**
You...
**[19:32] Nanbu**
I'm begging you, Aragaki. Listen to me!
**[19:33] Miyagi**
Enough!
**[19:34] Corner**
Come on...
**[19:35] Miyagi**
The fight's about to start!
What's wrong with you?!
**[19:37] Nanbu**
It's just like you thought!
**[19:39] Nanbu**
I ran away.
**[19:41] Nanbu**
I ran away from what we had back then.
**[19:44] Nanbu**
So you can hate me, but not Joe!
**[19:49] Nanbu**
Please, Aragaki!
**[19:51] Nanbu**
Aragaki!
**[19:57] Announcer**
In the west corner,
with Team Nowhere,
**[20:00] Announcer**
who fought from the bottom of the
ranks to his current position of 102nd...
**[20:03] Announcer**
Will tonight be another one
of his miraculous upsets?
**[20:05] Announcer**
It's "Gearless" Joe!
**[20:09] Crowd**
Joe! Don't let this one slip by!
**[20:12] Crowd**
You beat this guy, and you
might get into Megalonia!
**[20:14] Announcer**
And out of the east corner,
**[20:16] Announcer**
the indomitable warrior
who returned to Megalo Boxing!
**[20:21] Announcer**
Currently ranked 17th...
**[20:23] Announcer**
with the Veteran's Association
Megalo Boxing Gym,
**[20:26] Announcer**
Aragaki!
**[20:28] Crowd**
Aragaki! Don't let this
flash-in-the-pan beat you!
**[20:32] Crowd**
He's just a pretender with a gimmick!
**[20:41] (Flashback) Nanbu**
No... No, it can't be...
**[20:49] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Screw you... He can't...
**[20:52] (Flashback) Nanbu**
He can't be dead, damn it!
**[21:12] Miyagi**
This match is so you can move on.
**[21:16] Miyagi**
Isn't that right?
**[21:19] Aragaki**
Yeah.
**[21:36] Crowd**
Get him, Joe!
**[21:40] Sachio**
Look at that, Pops!
Joe's standing his ground!
**[21:44] Nanbu**
That idiot...
**[21:56] Crowd**
Come on, Joe!
**[21:57] Announcer**
Slip!
**[22:23] Announcer**
Down!
**[22:24] Count**
One...
**[22:26] Count**
Two...
**[22:27] Aragaki**
*I've decided I wanted to destroy him.*
**[22:27] Count**
Three...
**[22:29] Count**
Four...
**[22:30] Aragaki**
* This new fighter that you've*
* put your time into bringing up.*
**[22:31] Count**
Five...
**[22:32] Count**
Six...
**[22:34] Count**
Seven...
**[22:36] Count**
Eight...
**[22:38] Count**
Nine...
***SIGN*** Round 5
"The Man From Death"
So, where are you from? From the other side. From hell.
# E6 - Until the Last Dog Dies
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW4EG336/until-the-last-dog-dies)
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**[00:01] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Don't lean too far forward
or be too far back.
**[00:06] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Split your weight evenly. Fifty-fifty.
**[00:09] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That's the form you need
to practice until it's natural.
**[00:13] (Flashback) Nanbu**
For a brighter tomorrow.
**[00:16] (Flashback) Nanbu**
It's all for tomorrow, Aragaki.
**[00:23] Count**
Two...
**[00:25] Count**
Three...
**[00:27] Count**
Four...
**[00:29] Count**
Five...
**[00:30] Aragaki**
* It's time for you to pay your*
* portion of the debt...*
**[00:31] Count**
Six...
**[00:33] Count**
Seven...
**[00:33] Aragaki**
*for the things I've lost.*
**[00:35] Count**
Eight...
**[00:37] Count**
Nine...
**[00:42] Sachio**
Joe!
**[00:45] Joe**
What're you looking at?
**[00:49] Joe**
I'm the one you've gotta beat, remember?
**[02:40] Crowd**
Go, Aragaki!
**[02:42] Crowd**
Crush him!
**[02:43] Sachio**
Isn't there something Joe can do, Pops?!
**[02:45] Sachio**
You trained Aragaki, didn't you?
**[02:47] Sachio**
You should know his weaknesses!
**[02:50] Nanbu**
It's just like I thought...
**[02:52] Nanbu**
Aragaki's Megalo Boxing
has evolved to a whole new level.
**[02:56] Nanbu**
Look how he uses the spring
of his prosthetics in his footwork.
**[03:00] Nanbu**
He might not have a ton of power,
**[03:02] Nanbu**
but he can send counters flying as soon
as his opponent's finished punching.
**[03:11] Nanbu**
*Joe...*
**[03:12] Nanbu**
*Is there really no way?*
**[03:17] Crowd**
We came to see a fight!
**[03:18] Crowd**
Stop that shit!
**[03:20] Crowd**
Not a slow dance!
**[03:23] Crowd**
Hey, "Gearless"! Fight like a man!
**[03:26] Nanbu**
That's it, Joe! Don't let him go!
**[03:37] Sachio**
This sucks, Pops!
**[04:05] Nanbu**
You did a good job out there.
**[04:08] Nanbu**
That's enough.
**[04:11] Nanbu**
Even if you kept fighting,
you wouldn't stand a chance.
**[04:14] Nanbu**
Making sure his boxer leaves
the ring alive is part of a trainer's job.
**[04:19] Sachio**
You wanna forfeit?!
**[04:21] Nanbu**
Joe, believe in me.
**[04:23] Nanbu**
I can get you another match in no time.
**[04:26] Nanbu**
If we don't stop now, you might
get hurt too bad to fight again.
**[04:30] Nanbu**
Ow, ow, ow! Let go!
**[04:32] Nanbu**
Let me go, you little shit!
**[04:33] Joe**
This is a one-way train with no stops.
**[04:36] Joe**
Right?
**[04:37] Nanbu**
B-But kid—
**[04:39] Joe**
I'm gonna take this as far as I can.
**[04:42] Joe**
If you want to get in my way,
leave on your own.
**[04:45] Joe**
If you can't do that... then shut
up and watch how it plays out.
**[04:52] Nanbu**
H-Hey!
**[04:54] Sachio**
We're a team, after all!
**[04:56] Miyagi**
You've set the pace.
Keep it up in the next round...
**[04:58] Nanbu**
Suit yourself.
**[05:05] Joe**
Split it evenly... Fifty-fifty.
**[05:09] Nanbu**
That little...
**[05:12] Nanbu**
He chooses *now* to start
doing exactly as I said?
**[05:18] Joe**
Split it evenly... Fifty-fifty.
**[05:23] Aragaki**
That's not going to help against me!
**[05:33] Ref**
He's down!
**[05:35] Count**
One...
**[05:36] Count**
Two...
**[05:36] Nanbu**
Joe! Don't worry about how it looks!
**[05:38] Count**
Three...
**[05:39] Nanbu**
You have to get as close as you can
so that his speed won't be a factor!
**[05:40] Count**
Four...
**[05:41] Count**
Five...
**[05:43] Count**
Six...
**[05:43] Nanbu**
If it gets dangerous, go ahead
and clinch! Just hang in there!
**[05:48] Joe**
You're the one who said
a special plan isn't gonna help.
**[05:54] Nanbu**
Damn it! What the hell is he thinking?!
**[05:58] Sachio**
Joe wants to win using what you taught him.
**[06:14] Miyagi**
Don't spend any unnecessary time on this.
**[06:17] Miyagi**
Finish him in the next round.
**[06:20] Nanbu**
* Don't lean too far forward*
* or be too far back.*
**[06:23] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Split it evenly. Fifty-fifty.
**[06:26] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That's the form you need
to practice until it's natural.
**[06:29] (Flashback) Aragaki**
Split it evenly! Fifty-fifty!
**[06:35] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Pretty rough, huh?
**[06:37] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Makes you wonder if you really
wanna be a Megalo Boxer, don't it?
**[06:40] (Flashback) Nanbu**
You split your weight evenly. Fifty-fifty.
**[06:43] (Flashback) Nanbu**
No matter how tough things are now,
if you hold your form,
**[06:47] (Flashback) Nanbu**
tomorrow will be waiting for you.
**[06:50] (Flashback) Nanbu**
A brighter tomorrow.
**[06:52] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That's what it's all about, Aragaki.
**[06:56] Miyagi**
Hey, Aragaki! Are you listening?
**[06:58] Aragaki**
Don't worry. I'll end it in the next round.
**[07:03] Nanbu**
He's got you completely figured out.
**[07:06] Nanbu**
Plus he's got the advantage in speed
and technique. You can't beat him.
**[07:11] Nanbu**
You've gotta realize that now.
**[07:13] Nanbu**
He wants me to watch
him mess you up bad.
**[07:17] Nanbu**
So—
**[07:17] Joe**
I'm not so sure.
**[07:20] Joe**
At first I thought the same thing...
**[07:23] Joe**
But y'know...
**[07:27] Joe**
That might not be the truth.
**[07:34] Joe**
Yeah, he's on a different level
than the other guys I've fought.
**[07:38] Joe**
But I think he's in the ring
to win this fight, same as I am.
**[07:47] Joe**
And if he is, then there's no way
in hell I'm gonna run from him.
**[07:54] Nanbu**
*Aragaki... if this isn't about revenge on me...*
**[07:58] Nanbu**
*then what are you doing this for...?*
**[08:02] (Flashback) Aragaki**
I've decided I wanted to destroy him.
**[08:06] (Flashback) Aragaki**
This new fighter that you've
put your time into bringing up.
**[08:13] Nanbu**
What's wrong?! You need
to oil those legs or something?
**[08:17] Nanbu**
You can't destroy me like this!
**[08:23] Nanbu**
*Joe... you've got it wrong, kid.*
**[08:27] Nanbu**
*It was a mistake to accept this fight.*
**[08:31] Nanbu**
*No...*
**[08:33] Nanbu**
*Letting him ship off to that war...*
**[08:38] Nanbu**
*and not believing he'd come back alive...*
**[08:41] Nanbu**
*I was wrong about all of it.*
**[08:44] Nanbu**
*I've been running.*
**[08:48] Nanbu**
*Joe... you don't need to pay for what I've done!*
**[09:04] Miyagi**
*He's done.*
**[09:06] Ref**
Down!
**[09:07] Count**
One...
**[09:08] Count**
Two...
**[09:10] Count**
Three...
**[09:12] Count**
Four...
**[09:14] Count**
Five...
**[09:14] Nanbu**
Joe! Enough! Stay down!
**[09:15] Count**
Six...
**[09:17] Count**
Seven...
**[09:19] Count**
Eight...
**[09:20] Count**
Nine...
**[09:26] Joe**
*You've got it mixed up, Pops.*
**[09:29] Joe**
* I don't give a damn about*
* what happened between you two.*
**[09:32] Joe**
*This guy's in my way, so I'm gonna beat him.*
**[09:39] Aragaki**
*Why?*
**[09:45] Aragaki**
*Why do you stand?!*
**[09:53] Joe**
Split it evenly... Fifty-fifty!
**[10:01] Joe**
Split it evenly, Fifty-fifty.
**[10:02] Aragaki**
Shut up!
**[10:10] Joe**
Split it evenly. Fifty-fifty.
**[10:12] Aragaki**
I said shut the hell up!
**[10:31] Ref**
He's down!
**[10:38] Count**
One...
**[10:40] Count**
Two...
**[10:42] Count**
Three...
**[10:44] Count**
Four...
**[10:46] Count**
Five...
**[10:52] Count**
Two...
**[10:54] Count**
Three...
**[10:56] Count**
Four...
**[10:57] Sachio**
P-Pops!
**[10:58] Count**
Five...
**[10:59] Miyagi**
Aragaki! Get up!
**[11:00] Count**
Six...
**[11:02] Count**
Seven...
**[11:03] Count**
Eight...
**[11:17] Nanbu**
I get it.
**[11:25] Nanbu**
Breathe deep.
**[11:28] Nanbu**
You're looking off balance.
You're letting your guard drop.
**[11:31] Nanbu**
It's when you're feeling worn out
that you need to remember the basics!
**[11:34] Joe**
You sure about this?
You really want me to win?
**[11:38] Nanbu**
Yeah... You bet your ass I do.
**[11:42] Miyagi**
Don't let it get to you.
It was just a lucky punch.
**[11:46] Aragaki**
No...
**[11:47] Aragaki**
He was aiming for it.
**[11:49] Aragaki**
He didn't let the opportunity slip past...
**[11:51] Aragaki**
And kept up his stance to boot.
**[11:54] Miyagi**
Even if that's the case, it's too late.
**[11:56] Miyagi**
Persistence is the only thing
keeping him on his feet.
**[11:59] Miyagi**
Go after him. Break his spirit.
**[12:06] Nanbu**
The kid's a real piece of work.
**[12:09] Nanbu**
Joe actually understood...
**[12:11] Nanbu**
that the stuff he was practicing
every day, building onto his core...
**[12:16] Nanbu**
That it'd eventually break out of
its shell and bear some real fruit.
**[12:21] Joe**
Split it evenly. Fifty-fifty.
**[12:33] Miyagi**
That's it! Wear him down!
**[12:37] Aragaki**
*Why?!*
**[12:38] Nanbu**
Joe's as durable as they come.
**[12:40] Nanbu**
He survived fights in the underground
ring with Gear that was basically useless.
**[12:46] Nanbu**
No matter what kind of beating
he takes, his spirit won't break.
**[12:50] Nanbu**
Right now, he's like a red hot-piece of iron.
**[12:53] Nanbu**
The more he's hit, the tougher he gets.
**[13:11] Sachio**
Look, Pops!
**[13:13] Nanbu**
I am.
**[13:24] Nanbu**
*It's all for tomorrow, Aragaki.*
**[13:30] (Flashback) Miyagi**
This match is so you can move on.
**[13:34] (Flashback) Miyagi**
Isn't it?
**[13:35] Miyagi**
Aragaki!
**[13:48] Crowd**
Go! Go!
**[14:44] Nanbu**
Does it hurt?
**[14:47] Joe**
Not enough to bother me.
**[14:51] Aragaki**
For tomorrow... huh?
**[14:58] Aragaki**
Coach Miyagi...
**[15:04] Nanbu**
Okay.
**[15:22] Ref**
Aragaki has forfeited the match.
**[15:23] Ref**
With a TKO at the conclusion
of the 4th round...
**[15:26] Ref**
the winner is "Gearless" Joe!
**[15:34] Sachio**
Did we win?
**[15:36] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**[15:38] Sachi**
Joe!
**[15:39] Sachi**
We won! We won!
**[15:40] Sachi**
Joe, we won the fight!
**[15:43] Sachi**
Oh, yeah!
**[15:44] Joe**
Right...
**[15:47] Sachio**
You did it, Joe!
**[15:47] Crowd**
"Gearless" Joe! "Gearless" Joe!
**[15:48] Joe**
We won.
**[15:51] Crowd**
"Gearless" Joe!
**[15:52] Crowd**
Aragaki!
**[16:07] Aragaki**
I'm sorry.
**[16:09] Miyagi**
You don't need to apologize.
**[16:12] Miyagi**
Did you think I wouldn't notice?
**[16:15] Miyagi**
If you hadn't spoken up,
I was going to stop the fight.
**[16:21] Miyagi**
I'm your trainer.
**[16:24] Miyagi**
The last thing I want is for my fighter
to never be able to walk again.
**[16:31] Miyagi**
There's nothing to be ashamed of.
That was an incredible last fight.
**[16:44] Miyagi**
It's you...
**[16:46] Miyagi**
Hey, let's clear out.
**[16:50] Nanbu**
I appreciate it.
**[16:52] Miyagi**
It's fine.
**[17:08] Nanbu**
Then you really were hurt...
**[17:11] Aragaki**
Yes.
**[17:12] Aragaki**
The doctors said I was risking
being bedridden, actually...
**[17:18] Aragaki**
But I had a hard time letting go.
**[17:21] Aragaki**
When I heard about you and Joe...
It felt like a chance for closure.
**[17:28] Aragaki**
I was going to put an end
to it all. I mean, everything.
**[17:32] Aragaki**
But when I actually saw you again,
I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.
**[17:41] Aragaki**
I've been trying to figure out that
answer ever since we met.
**[17:47] Nanbu**
And did you?
**[17:51] Aragaki**
Joe said something to me.
**[17:53] Aragaki**
That you can blame your
problems on whoever you want,
**[17:55] Aragaki**
but in the end, it's your call to make.
**[17:59] Aragaki**
I chose the path that led me here.
I don't resent anyone anymore.
**[18:04] Aragaki**
Not you...
**[18:07] Aragaki**
Not even myself...
**[18:12] Aragaki**
I'm going to move on.
**[18:15] Aragaki**
For me... tomorrow starts today.
**[18:22] Aragaki**
I've come this far on these legs...
**[18:26] Aragaki**
That's... enough, isn't it, Coach Nanbu?
**[18:32] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**[18:34] Nanbu**
It was good to see your Megalo Boxing.
**[18:42] Aragaki**
Can you give this to Joe?
**[18:50] Nanbu**
You...
**[18:53] Nanbu**
You held onto this?
**[19:00] (Flashback) Aragaki**
I'm shipping out tomorrow.
**[19:02] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I see...
**[19:06] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Here.
**[19:08] (Flashback) Aragaki**
What is it?
**[19:09] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I was hoping to treat you to a
nice dinner before you left.
**[19:14] (Flashback) Nanbu**
So I bet all the cash I had,
hoping for an upset...
**[19:16] (Flashback) Nanbu**
And guess what: I lost.
**[19:20] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Well, y'know... it's like a good luck charm.
***SIGN*** Area 13 Dog Racing Association Race 7 #5 Carpediem
**[19:24] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Hopefully, it'll keep you from getting shot.
**[19:28] (Flashback) Nanbu**
You should leave your locker the way it is.
**[19:30] (Flashback) Nanbu**
This is your home. Remember that.
**[19:34] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I'll be waiting for you.
**[19:37] (Flashback) Aragaki**
Right.
**[19:39] Aragaki**
That ticket saved my life.
**[19:56] Aragaki**
You two are going to Megalonia, right?
**[20:07] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**[20:08] Aragaki**
Tell Joe something for me...
**[20:10] Aragaki**
I believe in him, too.
**[20:27] Shirato**
Tonight, we'll be announcing
the third competitor...
**[20:31] Shirato**
to gain entry into the Megalonia tournament!
**[20:34] Shirato**
Yuri, Pepe Iglesias, and now...
**[20:42] Video**
With the Killer Bomb Crew...
**[20:45] Video**
Glen Burroughs!
**[20:50] Shirato**
Mr. Burroughs's thunderous fighting style
**[20:53] Shirato**
has earned him the nickname "Bloody Lion."
**[20:56] Shirato**
He's a heavyweight fighter.
**[20:57] Shirato**
Standing at over two meters in height,
**[20:59] Shirato**
with a fighting style that
emphasizes power and agility,
**[21:01] Shirato**
he has managed to uniquely
distinguish himself in Megalo Boxing,
**[21:05] Shirato**
where middleweight fighters are
considered to have an advantage.
**[21:12] Press**
There's less than a month
until Megalonia begins.
**[21:15] Press**
When will the last fighter be announced,
and what are the criteria?
**[21:18] Shirato**
After a comprehensive review,
**[21:20] Shirato**
we'll be announcing the final
competitor publicly.
**[21:22] Press**
What are the chances of "Gearless" Joe entering?
**[21:25] Press**
He defeated one of the favorites
to claim a slot, Aragaki, recently.
**[21:31] Shirato**
Everyone is eligible to fight in Megalonia.
**[21:33] Shirato**
I assure you, once the candidate has
been selected, you'll know right away.
**[21:41] Mikio**
You look bored, Yuri.
**[21:44] Yuri**
Mikio...
**[21:46] Mikio**
Burroughs has some tough luck.
**[21:49] Mikio**
The public is focused on some
no-name boxer instead of his entry.
**[22:07] Yuri**
It's him...
**[22:09] Mikio**
Yukiko told me about what happened.
**[22:11] Mikio**
It seems the two of you have
some unfinished business.
**[22:15] Mikio**
The mystery fighter who enters the
Megalo Box ring without any enhancement...
**[22:19] Mikio**
"Gearless" Joe.
**[22:21] Mikio**
He's quite popular.
**[22:24] Yuri**
Joe...
**[22:28] Mikio**
But that ends soon.
**[22:31] Mikio**
Megalonia is no place for stray dogs.
***SIGN*** Round 6
"Until the Last Dog Dies"
The midsummer heat might drive a dog kill, but it will never break him.
# E7 - The Road to Death
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**\[02:39\] TV**
*Taking on Suger R. Hill, who has been*
*undefeated since his debut as a pro,*
**\[02:43\] TV**
*is the man with the AI-equipped*
*Gear, the fighting engineer...*
**\[02:47\] TV**
*the maverick of the Shirato*
*Group, Shirato Mikio!*
**\[02:50\] TV**
*These two top ranked fighters, each considered*
*a favorite for entry into Megalonia,*
**\[02:54\] TV**
*are going to collide over*
*the final available slot!*
**\[02:57\] TV**
*The winner of this match is considered*
*likely to become the Final One,*
**\[03:00\] TV**
*but do you think there's any room*
*for "Gearless" Joe to make his presence felt?*
**\[03:04\] Commentary**
*He's got popularity and notoriety on his side,*
**\[03:06\] Commentary**
*but to be honest, he just lacks*
*skill compared to these guys.*
**\[03:09\] Commentary**
*This is all about two men in this match,*
**\[03:11\] Commentary**
*and the chances for Joe*
*making it in are close to zero.*
**\[03:15\] Sachio**
What the hell?
**\[03:16\] Sachio**
They're totally ignoring Joe.
**\[03:19\] Nanbu**
Don't worry about it.
**\[03:20\] Nanbu**
This match doesn't actually decide anything.
**\[03:22\] Nanbu**
Whoever gets into Megalonia is ultimately
decided by the people who own it.
**\[03:26\] Nanbu**
In other words, the promoters.
**\[03:28\] Sachio**
But isn't Shirato the owner?
**\[03:31\] Sachio**
So if Mikio wins his fight,
he's gotta be getting in.
**\[03:42\] Nanbu**
If this match decided who got in...
**\[03:45\] Nanbu**
Nobody would be happy.
**\[03:48\] Shirato**
What do you mean?
**\[03:49\] Nanbu**
Am I wrong?
**\[03:50\] Nanbu**
This match is basically just
setting the table for your brother.
**\[03:53\] Nanbu**
I doubt the public is gonna accept that.
**\[03:56\] Nanbu**
They're gonna wonder if you
forgot a certain someone.
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**\[04:01\] Shirato**
I hear your fighter is actually too
injured from his match with Aragaki
**\[04:04\] Shirato**
to be fighting anyone at the moment.
**\[04:08\] Aragaki**
Oh, the kid's in top shape.
**\[04:10\] Aragaki**
Everyone gets a fair chance, right?
**\[04:13\] Shirato**
I hope things turn out well for you two.
**\[04:15\] Shirato**
After all, Megalonia is open to anyone...
**\[04:19\] Shirato**
With the exception of those who don't use Gear.
**\[04:26\] Nanbu**
At least she's honest.
**\[05:14\] Nanbu**
Mikio's reading all the other guy's moves.
**\[05:17\] Nanbu**
Even Suger's switch-ups
aren't making a difference.
**\[05:21\] Sachio**
That AI Gear of his
**\[05:22\] Sachio**
probably determines the most
cost-effective attacks and defenses
**\[05:25\] Sachio**
given what's going on in the match.
**\[05:29\] Nanbu**
So the Gear is calling the shots, and not him?
**\[05:46\] Ref**
He's down!
**\[05:48\] Ref**
A KO at 2:50 into the second round!
**\[05:50\] Ref**
The winner is Shirato Mikio with Team Shirato!
**\[05:54\] Nanbu**
To be able to pull a stunt like
that on a fighter like Suger...
**\[05:58\] Nanbu**
His face might piss me off,
**\[06:00\] Nanbu**
but the guy didn't get where
he is just by nepotism.
**\[06:01\] Announcer**
You've finally made it this far, Shirato.
**\[06:04\] Announcer**
Your entry into Megalonia is all
but guaranteed, with this win.
**\[06:08\] Nanbu**
Damn idiots. That's not your call to make.
**\[06:11\] Sachio**
Pops!
**\[06:14\] Mikio**
This means I have a ticket into Megalonia...
**\[06:17\] Mikio**
Or rather, I wish it did.
**\[06:19\] Mikio**
There's still one thing I need to do.
**\[06:27\] Joe**
Would you get this damn thing
off me? I'm not your dog—
**\[06:31\] Nanbu**
We've done it, Joe!
**\[06:33\] Nanbu**
We've finally made it!
**\[06:37\] Mikio**
*To truly be the Final One,*
**\[06:40\] Mikio**
*there's one fighter I simply can't ignore.*
**\[06:43\] Mikio**
*"Gearless" Joe. Which of us is fit*
*to fight in Megalonia?*
**\[06:48\] Mikio**
*Let's settle it in the ring.*
**\[06:52\] Nanbu**
I guess the thing about luck
is that you never see it coming!
**\[06:55\] Nanbu**
We've managed to come this far on a fake ID!
**\[07:00\] Nanbu**
It may as well be the real thing, now!
**\[07:03\] Joe**
Doesn't this seem a little too good to be true?
**\[07:08\] Nanbu**
You've got a point. This is Shirato
we're going up against.
**\[07:11\] Nanbu**
I can't blame you for thinking that.
**\[07:14\] Nanbu**
But no matter what kind of trap
they're trying to snare you in...
**\[07:19\] Nanbu**
once we get in the ring, we've got the edge.
**\[07:23\] Sachio**
He's right, Joe!
**\[07:24\] Sachio**
I mean, yeah, his Gear is pretty good,
**\[07:27\] Sachio**
but Pops and I have seen you
get stronger through your fights.
**\[07:32\] Sachio**
There's no way you can lose. I'm sure of it.
**\[07:37\] Joe**
In that case, I can't keep sitting around.
**\[07:41\] Nanbu**
Yes, you can, dumbass.
You're in no shape to move around yet.
**\[07:44\] Joe**
I'm fine.
**\[07:52\] Joe**
Sachio...
**\[07:54\] Nanbu**
Joe.
**\[07:57\] Nanbu**
Take your shirt off for a sec.
**\[08:01\] Sachio**
Damn...
**\[08:02\] Nanbu**
You've fought non-stop over a short window.
**\[08:05\] Nanbu**
And I think the match with
Aragaki was you hitting your limit.
**\[08:10\] Joe**
Don't worry about it! They're just bruises.
**\[08:14\] Nanbu**
You don't get it, do you?
**\[08:16\] Nanbu**
You're exposed when you get in the ring.
**\[08:19\] Nanbu**
That makes every one of those
bruises a target for the other guy.
**\[08:23\] Nanbu**
You wanna tell them "Please hit me here"?
**\[08:31\] Nanbu**
And I'm not worried about you, kid.
**\[08:34\] Nanbu**
But you've got a better chance
of winning if you're fully healed up.
**\[08:38\] Nanbu**
Getting rest is part of your job, too.
**\[08:43\] Nanbu**
Especially if you wanna come
out on top at Megalonia!
***SIGN*** Director Asamoto...
***SIGN*** Are you serious about having a match between that gearless fighter and Mikio?
**\[09:09\] Asamoto**
Is that a problem?
***SIGN*** But by beating Suger,
***SIGN*** Mikio has been confirmed as the Final One.
***SIGN*** Can't his comments just be dismissed as a bit of lip service?
**\[09:21\] Asamoto**
We can't very well pretend it didn't happen,
considering it was done in the ring.
***SIGN*** I mean, didn't the president set up this previous match
***SIGN*** because she expected Mikio to win?
***SIGN*** So there's no need to test him any further.
***SIGN*** I have to agree.
***SIGN*** The purpose of this committee
***SIGN*** is to make Megalonia, one of Shirato's biggest ventures, a success.
***SIGN*** Which should make it obvious who the last entrant is.
***SIGN*** I doubt your predecessor would've ever hesitated so much over a decision like this.
***SIGN*** Am I wrong?
**\[10:02\] Shirato**
We're the ones who set the rules.
**\[10:05\] Shirato**
Even if he's a member of the company,
he's merely a fighter in this context.
**\[10:10\] Shirato**
We have no reason to accommodate his whims.
***SIGN*** Then...
**\[10:18\] Shirato**
I understand how you all feel.
**\[10:21\] Shirato**
I'll make the final decision.
**\[10:25\] Asamoto**
The committee seems set on Mikio
entering the tournament.
**\[10:29\] Asamoto**
I'm not sure the executives will
tolerate much more stalling.
**\[10:33\] Shirato**
The Suger match had the
opposite of the intended effect.
**\[10:36\] Asamoto**
We may have underestimated
his Gear's effectiveness.
**\[10:40\] Asamoto**
To think it had come so far...
**\[10:43\] Shirato**
Are you implying Yuri's
integrated Gear is inferior?
**\[10:45\] Asamoto**
No, not at all.
**\[10:48\] Asamoto**
But... it seems that Mikio has
more support than we anticipated.
**\[10:53\] Asamoto**
If we can't keep him from
entering the tournament,
**\[10:55\] Asamoto**
it could adversely affect
our agenda for Megalonia.
**\[11:01\] Shirato**
I suppose I'll have to use him
to stop my brother, after all.
**\[11:06\] Asamoto**
I think so.
**\[11:07\] Asamoto**
But to think that he'd
suggest the match himself...
**\[11:11\] Asamoto**
Do you think Mikio realized what you're after?
**\[11:15\] Shirato**
I honestly can't say.
***SIGN*** Shirato Mikio VS "Gearless" Joe: Will it happen!?
***SIGN*** A match to decide who becomes the "Final One"!!
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere's trainer:
"We're going all the way in Megalonia!!"
**\[11:28\] Yabunuma**
Well, it's finally here.
**\[11:30\] Yabunuma**
Team Shirato has made an official offer.
**\[11:33\] Yabunuma**
The contract signing is gonna be soon.
**\[11:37\] Nanbu**
So you weren't feeding me a line
to get me off your back, huh?
**\[11:41\] Yabunuma**
To be honest, I didn't think you had
a chance in hell at getting into Megalonia.
**\[11:46\] Yabunuma**
Guess that's just one more
upset for you boys, huh?
**\[11:50\] Yabunuma**
That's a rare kind of luck you've got.
**\[11:52\] Nanbu**
Look, Mr. Yabunuma...
**\[11:53\] Nanbu**
What do you think about this deal?
**\[11:59\] Nanbu**
I'm just a middleman.
**\[12:01\] Nanbu**
Nothing more, nothing less.
**\[12:06\] Nanbu**
Sorry to ask you a stupid question, then.
**\[12:14\] Yabunuma**
Listen, Nanbu...
**\[12:15\] Yabunuma**
There's a rumor I heard.
**\[12:17\] Yabunuma**
The owner doesn't want
Shirato Mikio getting into Megalonia.
**\[12:22\] Nanbu**
What do you mean?!
**\[12:23\] Nanbu**
Then what is this match about?
**\[12:26\] Nanbu**
Shirato Yukiko wants to keep
her brother out of the tournament?
**\[12:30\] Yabunuma**
Some people think she's worried about
looking like he has an unfair advantage...
**\[12:33\] Yabunuma**
But I'm not so sure.
**\[12:35\] Yabunuma**
Either way, watch yourselves.
**\[12:43\] Doc**
The union between his body and the Gear
has worked as well as we had hoped.
**\[12:47\] Shirato**
I see.
**\[12:48\] Doc**
It's incredibly adaptive.
**\[12:51\] Doc**
You can hardly call it Gear anymore...
it's a part of his body, now.
**\[12:54\] Doc**
And the Gear wouldn't have come
this far without his involvement.
**\[13:00\] Yuri**
Yes.
**\[13:14\] Trainer**
Next!
**\[13:28\] Trainer**
Hey, Yuri! That's it for today.
**\[13:38\] Shirato**
I'm starting to think the word
"defeat" can't ever apply to you.
**\[13:43\] Yuri**
To survive in the ring,
you have to be the genuine article.
**\[13:50\] Shirato**
You're right.
**\[13:52\] Asamoto**
President. Mikio has requested
you meet him in the lab.
**\[14:09\] Shirato**
A new model of Gear?
**\[14:12\] Mikio**
I developed it to beat the champion.
**\[14:14\] Mikio**
It's not finished, though.
**\[14:18\] Shirato**
How can I help you, brother?
**\[14:21\] Mikio**
That should be obvious.
The match with "Gearless" Joe.
**\[14:24\] Shirato**
Right.
**\[14:25\] Shirato**
It's just what you wanted, isn't it?
**\[14:27\] Mikio**
You were going to make it
happen anyway, weren't you?
**\[14:31\] Mikio**
I know you were behind the
match against Suger, as well.
**\[14:36\] Mikio**
It hurts me that you thought I couldn't win.
**\[14:40\] Mikio**
But it didn't turn out as you expected.
**\[14:42\] Mikio**
So I anticipated your next move would be
**\[14:44\] Mikio**
siccing that irritating little stray on me.
**\[14:50\] Mikio**
You never wanted me to get into Megalonia.
**\[14:54\] Mikio**
And you'll do anything to bring me down.
**\[14:58\] Mikio**
Just like how you took Shirato from me.
**\[15:02\] Shirato**
It was Grandfather who chose
me to succeed him.
**\[15:06\] Mikio**
You manipulated him into it, didn't you?
**\[15:09\] Mikio**
It's fine.
**\[15:11\] Mikio**
But this is your last chance.
**\[15:13\] Mikio**
This time, I'm going to be the one chosen.
**\[15:18\] Shirato**
You make it sound like
you're guaranteed to win.
**\[15:24\] Shirato**
This was a fun chat, Yukiko.
**\[15:43\] Bonjiri**
Come on now, everybody, step right on up!
**\[15:46\] Bonjiri**
There's no fee to watch,
**\[15:47\] Bonjiri**
just buy a bowl of pork miso soup
and you can observe all day long!
**\[15:50\] Oicho**
If you're not gonna eat it,
then you can beat it!
**\[15:52\] Oicho**
Like they say, nothing is more
expensive than something free!
**\[15:55\] Santa**
Hey, no pictures!
**\[15:57\] Santa**
Now, get in line with the rest!
**\[15:57\] Guy**
I guess I'll take one...
**\[15:59\] ---**
Yeah, me, too.
**\[15:59\] Bonjiri**
Thanks for your business!
**\[16:00\] Joe**
They run a tight ship.
**\[16:03\] Nanbu**
You still hurting?
**\[16:13\] Nanbu**
Listen up.
**\[16:15\] Nanbu**
As you know, most Gear reacts
to the movements of your muscles.
**\[16:21\] Nanbu**
Because of that, there's a slight delay
when compared to a regular punch.
**\[16:25\] Nanbu**
That's the advantage you risked
your neck to capitalize on.
**\[16:29\] Sachio**
But Mikio's AI-equipped model
**\[16:33\] Sachio**
uses sensors to detect his opponent's moves,
**\[16:35\] Sachio**
and then the Gear moves his body for him.
**\[16:39\] Sachio**
In other words, there's no
lag in his reactions.
**\[16:42\] Nanbu**
You get it?
**\[16:44\] Nanbu**
Your gearless advantage isn't
gonna apply to this next match.
**\[16:48\] Joe**
I'll show him I've got more than that.
**\[16:51\] Nanbu**
Don't be stupid!
**\[16:52\] Nanbu**
This guy's been studying you.
He can predict your moves!
**\[16:56\] Nanbu**
If you're not careful, you're
gonna end up like Suger!
**\[16:59\] Joe**
Come on, get ready to take one real quick.
**\[17:03\] Nanbu**
Damn it... Do whatever you're gonna do.
**\[17:11\] Nanbu**
Y-You... That was way stronger...
**\[17:22\] Sachio**
You said that having strong footing
makes for stronger punches, right?
**\[17:27\] Sachio**
So we tried helping with that.
**\[17:30\] Joe**
His Gear might be good,
but it won't see this coming.
**\[17:33\] Joe**
With a shot like this—
**\[17:34\] Nanbu**
Sachio!
**\[17:37\] Sachio**
Sorry, Pops...
**\[17:38\] Sachio**
I know you said Joe had to rest...
**\[17:44\] Sachio**
Not that.
**\[17:46\] Sachio**
We're a team, all right?
**\[17:48\] Sachio**
If you come up with any idea
that'll help us get into Megalonia,
**\[17:51\] Sachio**
then go ahead and try it out.
**\[17:53\] Sachio**
However...
**\[17:55\] Sachio**
Don't sneak around doing it without
telling the rest of us, all right?
**\[17:59\] Sachio**
Yeah!
**\[18:01\] Joe**
Our chances are better now.
**\[18:03\] Joe**
Right, Pops?
**\[18:05\] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**\[18:06\] Nanbu**
But... even if you have a killer punch,
it won't matter if you can't land it.
**\[18:11\] Nanbu**
I'm not sure what difference it'll make,
**\[18:14\] Nanbu**
but we need to teach you
some new combinations.
**\[18:16\] Nanbu**
Take a shot where I hold the mitts.
**\[18:18\] Nanbu**
We're gonna drill you on all the
patterns I can think of.
**\[18:21\] Joe**
*All* of them?
**\[18:22\] Nanbu**
Sachio, don't bother with the clock.
**\[18:24\] Nanbu**
Pay close attention to what he does,
and remember any mistakes he makes.
**\[18:28\] Nanbu**
Eyes wide open, all right?
**\[18:30\] Joe**
So we're not taking any breaks, huh?
**\[18:33\] Nanbu**
You've got energy to burn, right?
**\[18:35\] Nanbu**
We're doing this until one of us gives up.
**\[18:43\] Joe**
We've come pretty far, haven't we?
**\[18:45\] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**\[18:46\] Joe**
We can do this, can't we?
**\[18:48\] Nanbu**
Damn right we can!
**\[18:50\] Nanbu**
More precision!
**\[18:51\] Nanbu**
Pull your fist back in fast!
**\[18:53\] Nanbu**
What happened to all that power?!
**\[18:58\] Sahcio**
They actually need me.
**\[19:02\] Sahcio**
So, Dad, Mom, don't worry about me.
***SIGN*** "We're going all the way in Megalonia!!"
**\[19:10\] Nanbu**
Damned idiot...
**\[19:25\] Santa**
Pipe down, Bonjiri!
**\[19:27\] Bonjiri**
Sorry.
**\[19:28\] Bonjiri**
It's just really tight.
**\[19:34\] Oicho**
And we're out! Yeah!
**\[19:36\] Santa**
Nice, Oicho! These are first-class seats!
**\[19:38\] Bonjiri**
Well, get a load of that!
**\[19:42\] Oicho**
We can see Big Joe in all his glory now!
**\[19:47\] Nanbu**
This isn't really my style.
**\[19:49\] Joe**
It's fine.
**\[19:53\] Sachio**
Team Nowhere, let's do this!
**\[20:07\] Nanbu**
Joe—
**\[20:07\] Sachio**
Joe!
**\[20:08\] Sachio**
Pops...
**\[20:17\] Joe**
Thanks for calling me out.
**\[20:20\] Joe**
But if you wanna say hello,
save it for the ring.
**\[20:25\] Mikio**
Sadly, there won't be a chance for that.
**\[20:28\] Joe**
What do you mean?
**\[20:29\] Mikio**
You're not getting in the ring.
**\[20:32\] Mikio**
You don't have the right to...
**\[20:34\] Mikio**
Isn't that right, Junk Dog the fraud?
**\[20:39\] Mikio**
The forged ID, the matches you
were throwing in the underground...
**\[20:43\] Mikio**
You've got quite a checkered past.
**\[20:45\] Mikio**
What'll happen if word gets out?
**\[20:50\] Mikio**
But it's up to you if you want to proceed.
**\[20:54\] Mikio**
What's your call? Still want to get in the ring?
**\[20:59\] Joe**
You piece of—
**\[21:16\] Sachio**
Pops...
**\[21:21\] Nanbu**
So the outcome was fixed from the beginning?
**\[21:25\] Mikio**
Now you know why I chose you.
**\[21:27\] Mikio**
Megalonia is a stage for the chosen.
**\[21:31\] Mikio**
And I won't let anyone get in my way.
**\[21:33\] Mikio**
Not some stray dog... or that woman.
**\[21:39\] Announcer**
What in the world is happening?
**\[21:42\] Announcer**
Joe has yet to enter the ring.
**\[21:45\] Announcer**
If he doesn't arrive soon,
Shirato Mikio will win by default.
**\[21:49\] Santa**
What happened to Big Joe?
**\[21:59\] Mikio**
*Your last chance is over.*
**\[22:02\] Mikio**
*I'm taking it all back.*
**\[22:05\] Mikio**
*Everything you took from me.*
***SIGN*** Round 7
"The Road to Death"
If you're crossing this river, don't bother paying for a round trip.
# E8 - Deadline of the Dream
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRW4E4JGY/deadline-of-the-dream)
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***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[00:09] TV**
* It was to be a collision to decide who*
* would obtain the final ticket to Megalonia!*
**[00:14] TV**
* But Shirato Mikio VS "Gearless" Joe*
* ended in a way no one could've expected!*
**[00:19] TV**
* As a result, tomorrow night's Megalonia*
* Dome commemoration ceremony*
**[00:24] TV**
* is expected to officially announce Mikio*
* as the Final One in the tournament.*
**[00:29] TV**
* At the moment, no one knows*
* why Joe forfeited the match.*
**[00:33] TV**
*Could—*
**[00:35] Fuji**
I'm real disappointed here, Mr. Nanbu.
**[00:39] Fuji**
You were a step away from
getting into Megalonia,
**[00:42] Fuji**
and then you run away with
your tail between your legs.
**[00:45] Nanbu**
That's not right.
**[00:46] Nanbu**
Shirato Mikio set us up!
**[00:49] Fuji**
Well, that's your problem.
**[00:52] Fuji**
You realize this isn't some kids'
game we're playing here, right?
**[00:58] Fuji**
All I want to know is if your
little gamble is over now.
**[01:05] Nanbu**
It's not.
**[01:08] Nanbu**
This isn't over!
**[02:55] Joe**
It's not over? What do you mean?
**[02:59] Sachio**
You heard what he said, right, Pops?
**[03:02] Sachio**
Those jerks at Shirato were never
gonna let us into Megalonia.
**[03:07] Joe**
It wouldn't be over...
**[03:10] Joe**
if you hadn't stopped me!
**[03:13] Joe**
Did you forget what we're trying to do?!
**[03:18] Nanbu**
I'm thinking you're the one who forgot, Joe.
**[03:22] Nanbu**
If you had slugged Mikio back there
because you were hot under the collar,
**[03:26] Nanbu**
that would've been exactly what they wanted.
**[03:28] Nanbu**
Then we'd really be screwed.
**[03:31] Nanbu**
He knew about your counterfeit ID,
**[03:34] Nanbu**
along with the matches that we used to throw.
**[03:37] Nanbu**
Think about it.
**[03:38] Nanbu**
If Shirato wanted to get rid of us,
**[03:40] Nanbu**
he could've just told the public what he knew.
**[03:43] Nanbu**
It would've been easy.
**[03:45] Nanbu**
But he didn't...
**[03:47] Nanbu**
Instead, he went to the trouble
of trying to scare us off.
**[03:50] Nanbu**
All by himself, too.
**[03:52] Nanbu**
You mean...
**[03:54] Nanbu**
Shirato Mikio has a reason
he wants to get rid of Joe,
**[03:56] Nanbu**
one that he hasn't shared with anybody.
**[04:00] Nanbu**
I get it! So if we can find out why...
**[04:03] Nanbu**
Yeah.
**[04:05] Nanbu**
It's not over yet!
**[04:09] Nanbu**
There's hardly any time until the ceremony!
**[04:12] Nanbu**
Please, Mr. Fujimaki!
**[04:14] Nanbu**
If we can figure out what
Shirato Mikio's up to,
**[04:16] Nanbu**
then we can drag him back into the ring!
**[04:21] Fuji**
So, you haven't given up, then?
**[04:24] Sachio**
Hell no, we haven't!
**[04:25] Sachio**
We promised each other that we're
going all the way in Megalonia!
**[04:36] Fuji**
This was about two weeks ago...
**[04:39] Fuji**
Someone showed up in the underground,
sniffing around for info about Joe.
**[04:44] Fuji**
They looked into that ID,
**[04:47] Fuji**
and naturally they saw signs
that it had been tampered with.
**[04:53] Nanbu**
Shit!
**[04:54] Fuji**
But that's as far as it went.
**[04:57] Fuji**
See, we're professionals when it
comes to dealing with this sort of thing.
**[05:01] Fuji**
Someone poking around in the database
isn't gonna undermine our business.
**[05:06] Fuji**
They'd have to examine
the ID itself to know for sure.
**[05:09] Nanbu**
You mean...
**[05:11] Nanbu**
This stuff about him
knowing about Joe's past...
**[05:13] Fuji**
There's plenty of people in the underground
**[05:16] Fuji**
mad about what the two of you have pulled off.
**[05:18] Fuji**
I figure some lowlifes who saw
a chance to make some quick cash
**[05:21] Fuji**
started spouting a bunch of half-truths.
**[05:25] Fuji**
Shirato Mikio doesn't have any evidence.
**[05:29] Fuji**
You fell for his bluff, in other words.
**[05:34] Nanbu**
Son of a bitch!
**[05:36] Nanbu**
He actually managed to scam me, Nanbu Gansaku!
**[05:41] Fuji**
I'll provide the info you need,
but this is your last chance.
**[05:46] Fuji**
You screw up again,
**[05:48] Fuji**
and that boy there's gonna
be paying for it, too.
**[05:52] Sachio**
I'm not some boy!
**[05:53] Sachio**
I'm Sachio with Team Nowhere!
**[05:56] Sachio**
And if this intel is just some bullshit,
then there's gonna be hell to pay!
**[06:00] Nanbu**
Wh-Whoa there...
**[06:06] Fuji**
I've got the perfect lead.
**[06:08] Fuji**
His name's Mizuhara Koichi.
**[06:11] Fuji**
He was a freelance engineer,
**[06:13] Fuji**
and he did Gear development for
Shirato until about two years ago...
**[06:21] Fuji**
But they apparently found out he was stealing
and selling parts for cash on the side,
**[06:26] Fuji**
meaning he's now washed up
and frequents the underground fights.
**[06:28] Fuji**
He fell so hard, he's one of our regulars.
**[06:32] Fuji**
With a little bit of incentive,
you might get some good info.
**[06:42] Ko1**
Wh-What is this?
**[06:44] Ko1**
Dragging me to this place, out of the blue...
**[07:08] Ko1**
Look, I don't have anything you'd want to know.
**[07:12] Fuji**
That's for us to decide.
Just tell us everything you know.
**[07:16] Fuji**
Your reward will depend on what you provide.
**[07:18] Ko1**
Wh-What do you wanna know?
**[07:21] Nanbu**
Everything you know about Shirato.
**[07:24] Ko1**
Sh-Shirato?!
**[07:27] Nanbu**
Yeah. Why don't you humor us?
**[07:33] Director**
Then there are no objections to Shirato
Mikio being selected as the Final One?
***SIGN*** None.
**[07:41] Director**
Then, it's unanimous.
**[07:45] Shirato**
Very well.
**[07:46] Shirato**
Tonight at the ceremony,
we'll announce his entry.
**[08:10] Mikio**
Looks like I'll finally be fighting you, Yuri.
**[08:14] Yuri**
Aren't you forgetting something?
**[08:16] Mikio**
You mean Burroughs?
**[08:18] Mikio**
With a champion like you, even the
king of beasts fails to compare.
**[08:23] Yuri**
That's all you have to say about that animal?
**[08:25] Mikio**
I know a thing or two about handling animals.
**[08:29] Mikio**
Do you know the real difference
between men and animals?
**[08:32] Mikio**
Animals lack self-awareness.
**[08:35] Mikio**
That's why I'll be teaching him...
**[08:38] Mikio**
That the human he's facing isn't
someone he can overcome.
**[08:42] Mikio**
Much like I did with the coward
who ran from the ring.
**[08:46] Yuri**
I wouldn't underestimate them, Mikio.
**[08:49] Yuri**
If an animal does sink its
teeth into you, it won't let go.
**[08:51] Yuri**
Especially when it comes to stray dogs...
**[08:58] Mikio**
And which are you, Yuri?
***SIGN*** Absolutely No Press Allowed!! -Big Joe Fan Club
**[09:04] Joe**
That took a while.
**[09:10] Joe**
So, how'd it go, Sachio?
**[09:14] Sachio**
Well, we know everything now.
**[09:17] Sachio**
About what Mikio is after, and why he did it.
**[09:23] (Flashback) Ko1**
Shirato hired us to work
on next-gen Gear development.
**[09:29] (Flashback) Ko1**
That being said, we were
more like lab assistants,
**[09:33] (Flashback) Ko1**
and all the serious development was
handled by internal Shirato people.
**[09:36] (Flashback) Ko1**
They'd make a prototype,
and then improve on it...
**[09:39] (Flashback) Ko1**
For a few months, they repeated that process.
**[09:42] (Flashback) Ko1**
But one day, the project was ended.
**[09:46] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What happened?
**[09:48] (Flashback) Ko1**
Well, it wasn't necessary anymore.
**[09:51] (Flashback) Ko1**
The next-gen Gear they wanted was completed.
**[09:54] (Flashback) Nanbu**
And that's Yuri's integrated model?
**[09:57] (Flashback) Ko1**
Yeah, in the end, at least.
**[10:01] (Flashback) Ko1**
See, there was actually another
candidate for the next-gen model.
**[10:04] (Flashback) Ko1**
It's supposed to be the ultimate
evolution of mounted models.
**[10:08] (Flashback) Ko1**
That's the version that was
loaded with artificial intelligence.
**[10:12] (Flashback) Ko1**
But it wasn't long before its
development was canceled,
**[10:15] (Flashback) Ko1**
and the integrated model
was officially chosen.
**[10:18] (Flashback) Ko1**
The story was that there were too many
defects in the manufacturing process,
**[10:22] (Flashback) Ko1**
but the thing is, the integrated
model was put together
**[10:26] (Flashback) Ko1**
by the president's specially selected team...
**[10:29] (Flashback) Ko1**
So a lot of people figured it was a
race to see who could finish first,
**[10:32] (Flashback) Ko1**
or a power struggle inside the company..
**[10:34] (Flashback) Nanbu**
And Shirato Mikio is the guy who
developed the AI-equipped model, right?
**[10:39] (Flashback) Ko1**
Yeah.
**[10:40] (Flashback) Numa**
There's a rumor I heard.
**[10:42] (Flashback) Numa**
The owner doesn't want Shirato
Mikio getting into Megalonia.
**[10:47] (Flashback) Mikio**
I won't let anyone get in my way.
**[10:50] (Flashback) Mikio**
Not some stray dog... or that woman.
**[10:54] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I get it.
**[10:56] (Flashback) Nanbu**
So Shirato's not a united front...
**[11:01] Sachio**
The artificial intelligence program
he personally created, Ace.
**[11:05] Sachio**
Shirato Mikio wants to get into Megalonia
**[11:08] Sachio**
and beat Yuri to prove something.
**[11:12] Sachio**
That his Gear is the superior one...
**[11:16] Sachio**
He'll do whatever it takes.
**[11:18] Joe**
But it can't be just that.
**[11:22] Joe**
There's gotta be more to why
he didn't want us to fight...
**[11:26] (Flashback) Ko1**
Shirato Mikio's Gear?
**[11:28] (Flashback) Ko1**
Gimme a break, man...
**[11:30] (Flashback) Ko1**
I've told you everything I know.
**[11:33] (Flashback) Ko1**
What more do you wanna know?
**[11:37] (Flashback) Nanbu**
The ceremony is tonight!
**[11:39] (Flashback) Nanbu**
There's no time!
**[11:41] (Flashback) Nanbu**
If we can drag him down
and force him into the ring,
**[11:45] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I know Joe can win!
**[11:47] (Flashback) Ko1**
I dunno about that.
**[11:50] (Flashback) Ko1**
L-Look, all I'm trying to say...
**[11:52] (Flashback) Ko1**
is his AI doesn't have any weaknesses!
**[11:55] (Flashback) Ko1**
You guys know about it, right?
**[11:58] (Flashback) Ko1**
The sensors detect movement
in the opponent's Gear,
**[12:01] (Flashback) Ko1**
and automatically picks
perfect counter-measures!
**[12:05] (Flashback) Ko1**
How could anyone beat such a monstrosity?
**[12:11] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What'd you just say?
**[12:18] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What'd you just say?
**[12:19] (Flashback) Ko1**
Look, I'm sorry.
**[12:21] (Flashback) Ko1**
I'm sure you guys can take him...
**[12:24] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Not that! You said the
sensors were monitoring...
**[12:27] (Flashback) Ko1**
Th-The Gear.
**[12:28] (Flashback) Ko1**
The sensors pick up even the faintest
electrical signals from his opponent's Gear.
**[12:34] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That'd mean...
**[12:36] (Flashback) Nanbu**
The sensors are only
detecting the other guy's Gear.
**[12:40] (Flashback) Nanbu**
In other words...
**[12:41] Sachio**
Mikio's Ace can't predict
a fighter without Gear.
**[12:45] Sachio**
He was afraid of you, Joe.
**[12:48] Sachio**
He didn't want a fight with Gearless Joe!
**[12:52] Sachio**
I would've never guessed,
but now... we can do this!
**[12:57] Sachio**
Pops said that the ceremony
was gonna be called off tonight.
**[13:01] Sachio**
We can go to the top!
**[13:11] Fuji**
So, what'll you do now?
**[13:14] Nanbu**
We're not the only ones who
want to take Shirato Mikio down.
**[13:18] Nanbu**
The enemy of an enemy is a friend, y'know?
**[13:21] Fuji**
Mr. Nanbu.
**[13:23] Fuji**
People can't change their true nature.
**[13:26] Fuji**
You can leave the underground,
make new friends,
**[13:29] Fuji**
but you'll still be a scorpion.
**[13:31] Fuji**
You realize that there's a limit
to how far you can go, right?
**[13:41] Shirato**
I don't think so.
**[13:44] Nanbu**
What?!
**[13:45] Nanbu**
D-Did you not listen to me?!
**[13:49] Shirato**
I did.
**[13:50] Shirato**
I thought you might be here to explain
why you abandoned the fight...
**[13:53] Shirato**
But making an appeal for a rematch?
**[13:55] Nanbu**
D-Don't you get it?!
**[13:58] Nanbu**
Joe is this guy's weakness!
**[14:00] Nanbu**
If you make this match happen,
we'll be taking your enemy out for you!
**[14:04] Shirato**
I've heard enough from the
people who ran from the ring.
**[14:09] Nanbu**
Hang on! That was because of Mikio's trap!
**[14:12] Nanbu**
We didn't have any choice back there!
**[14:15] Nanbu**
That whole match was a setup!
**[14:18] Nanbu**
The same goes for you!
**[14:19] Nanbu**
You were using Joe and Suger to
keep him from getting into Megalonia!
**[14:23] Nanbu**
You dragged us into this feud of yours!
**[14:27] Shirato**
Let's say that your accusations
about my brother are true...
**[14:31] Shirato**
Why simply accede to his demands?
**[14:36] Shirato**
If there's a reason that you refuse to explain,
**[14:39] Shirato**
I can hardly trust you about anything.
**[14:43] Shirato**
And did you honestly think I would
place my hopes on a gearless boxer?
**[14:48] Shirato**
I have Yuri. Please leave.
**[15:03] Sachio**
It'll be fine! I'm sure Pops can take care of—
**[15:06] Joe**
He wasn't afraid.
**[15:10] Joe**
Back then, Mikio thought
I wasn't worth fighting...
**[15:13] Joe**
I was never even in the picture for him.
**[15:16] Joe**
That's the kind of look he gave me.
**[15:20] Joe**
I've seen it before.
**[15:23] Joe**
I'm just saying it's not gonna be easy.
**[15:29] Shirato**
If you'll excuse me, I have
a ceremony to prepare for.
**[15:34] Nanbu**
I get it.
**[15:36] Nanbu**
And I already knew what you thought of us...
**[15:41] Nanbu**
I was prepared for this kind of response.
**[15:44] Nanbu**
But I'm telling you, we've come
too far to back down now!
**[15:51] Nanbu**
He brought up things in our past
that we can't let see the light of day.
**[15:55] Nanbu**
That's what Mikio threatened us with.
He wanted us to act like we'd lost.
**[15:59] Nanbu**
This is the proof.
**[16:02] Nanbu**
You can believe it or not,
**[16:04] Nanbu**
but that match was set up by Mikio
from start to finish...
**[16:08] Nanbu**
It was a genuine, 100% fixed fight!
**[16:11] Nanbu**
And if you don't wanna set up the rematch,
then I can go public with that fact.
**[16:15] Nanbu**
If word gets out that the Final
One was chosen thanks to cheating,
**[16:18] Nanbu**
it's gonna be way worse
than just some bad press.
**[16:23] Nanbu**
If we're going down,
I'll drag all of you with us!
**[16:25] Nanbu**
That means Megalonia and you!
**[16:27] Shirato**
And you expect me to trust you after this?
**[16:29] Nanbu**
Not me. You just need to trust Joe.
**[16:33] Nanbu**
The fights he's won have all been real!
**[16:36] Nanbu**
He's the genuine article, and that's a fact!
**[16:40] Nanbu**
All I'm asking for is a single chance!
**[16:42] Nanbu**
A chance to show everybody
that Joe is the real deal!
**[16:47] (Flashback) Yuri**
To survive in the ring,
you have to be the genuine article.
**[16:52] Nanbu**
This is our last chance!
**[16:54] Nanbu**
Cancel the ceremony!
**[16:56] Nanbu**
And make this rematch
between Joe and Mikio happen!
**[17:00] Shirato**
I understand.
**[17:02] Shirato**
I understand that I can never accept
how the two of you operate, that is.
**[17:09] Shirato**
The ceremony will continue, as scheduled.
**[17:11] Shirato**
In the meantime, you'll have to stay in here.
**[17:14] Nanbu**
Say what? Hey! Wait—
**[17:38] MC**
After four years, the Megalonia
Dome is finally complete,
**[17:43] MC**
with a seating capacity of 100,000!
**[17:45] MC**
This is the world's largest Megalo Box arena!
**[17:49] MC**
And one week from now, at long last,
**[17:52] MC**
the event of the century, to determine
who stands at the top of Megalo Boxing...
**[17:55] MC**
Megalonia will be begin!
**[18:08] Nanbu**
Damn it all!
**[18:14] Santa**
What the hell, Sachio?
Isn't it supposed to be canceled?
**[18:17] Santa**
It's almost started!
**[18:19] Sachio**
What're you doing, Pops?!
**[18:24] Sachio**
Pops!
**[18:25] Nanbu**
*Sachio... sorry...*
**[18:27] Nanbu**
*Joe... Sachio...*
**[18:30] Sachio**
*What's going on?*
**[18:31] Sachio**
*Hey... Pops? ...can't hear...*
**[18:35] Nanbu**
We're screwed! I messed up!
**[18:38] Sachio**
You did?
**[18:40] Oicho**
Sachio! Big Joe just—
**[18:45] Sachio**
Joe...?
**[18:50] MC**
And tonight, the final
entrant into Megalonia...
**[18:53] MC**
The Final One will be announced!
**[18:56] MC**
Yuri!
**[18:58] MC**
Pepe Iglesias!
**[19:00] MC**
Glen Burroughs!
**[19:02] MC**
And joining them...
**[19:09] MC**
With Team Shirato, Shirato Mikio!
**[19:15] MC**
With his prodigious intellect
and exceptional athleticism,
**[19:19] MC**
it's easy to say that the heavens
have blessed this fighter!
**[19:22] MC**
The fighting engineer, Shirato Mikio!
**[19:25] MC**
With Ace, the AI-equipped
Gear of his own creation,
**[19:29] MC**
he will now be within striking distance
of the top spot in Megalo Boxing!
**[19:48] Guards**
S-Stop!
**[19:54] Oicho**
What the...?!
**[19:55] Santa**
What's going on?
**[19:58] Sachio**
*Pops... Pops!*
**[20:01] Sachio**
*It's Joe!*
***SIGN*** Connected
**[20:02] Sachio**
*Pops!*
**[20:05] Nanbu**
Sachio!
**[20:07] Joe**
*Not yet!*
**[20:09] Nanbu**
Joe?!
**[20:10] Joe**
This isn't over yet!
**[20:13] Joe**
Me and him...
**[20:15] Joe**
Let us settle this in the ring, please!
**[20:17] Mikio**
But it is over. What are you
talking about, you coward?
**[20:22] Mikio**
I already told you, "Gearless" Joe.
**[20:25] Mikio**
This isn't a place for stray dogs.
**[20:28] Mikio**
You have to be the genuine article
to stand in the ring of Megalonia.
**[20:32] Shirato**
Genuine...
**[20:34] Mikio**
Take him away.
**[20:37] Joe**
You really want this?!
**[20:39] Joe**
Is he your idea of the real deal?!
**[20:43] Shirato**
A moment, please.
**[20:47] Shirato**
I'm sure we're all surprised.
**[20:50] Shirato**
But this kind of bold surprise is very much
what we've come to expect from Joe.
**[20:56] Shirato**
Regarding the results of last night's match,
**[20:58] Shirato**
I'm fully aware that there has been
a lot of speculation as to the cause...
**[21:02] Shirato**
* However, whatever the truth is,*
* one thing is certain:*
**[21:08] Shirato**
It's just as Shirato said.
**[21:10] Shirato**
The only people fit to fight in the ring
at Megalonia are the genuine articles,
**[21:14] Shirato**
fighters that everyone approves of.
**[21:17] Shirato**
Not boxers who have won by default.
**[21:28] Joe**
That's what I like to hear.
**[21:34] Shirato**
This doesn't mean I trust you.
**[21:37] Joe**
Fine by me.
**[21:41] Shirato**
I finally understand why I was
chosen as Grandfather's successor.
**[21:46] Shirato**
It's because I make the rules.
**[21:49] Shirato**
This is your last chance, Brother.
**[21:55] Mikio**
This feels like the first time you've
ever shown your true colors...
**[22:00] Mikio**
And from here on out,
**[22:01] Mikio**
I'll be putting everything
I have into destroying you.
**[22:07] Shirato**
I would like to announce that
the Final One for Megalonia
**[22:09] Shirato**
will be the winner of the rematch
between Shirato Mikio and Gearless Joe!
**[22:20] Kids**
Yes! He did it, Pops!
**[22:23] Nanbu**
Yeah. He did.
**[22:27] Nanbu**
He pulled it off!
***SIGN*** Round 8
"Deadline of the Dream"
No one else tells you when it's time to give up on your dream.
# E9 - A Dead Flower Shall Never Bloom
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**[00:10] Announcer**
It's the match to decide who will be
the Final One to compete in Megalonia!
**[00:12] Announcer**
We're partway through the second round.
**[01:03] Nanbu**
Don't just stand there!
Use your feet to move around him!
**[01:08] Ann**
Shirato has been steadily making
progress throughout the fight
**[01:11] Ann**
with "Gearless" Joe on the defensive!
**[01:13] Ann**
He's not putting on a good
showing so far today.
**[01:21] Mikio**
* Let me guess...*
* "It wasn't supposed to be like this."*
**[01:25] Ref**
He's down!
**[01:27] Count**
One...
**[01:30] Count**
Two...
**[01:34] Count**
Three...
**[01:37] Count**
Four...
**[01:38] Sachio**
Pops!
**[01:40] Count**
Five...
**[01:40] Nanbu**
Yeah. It's reading him,
even though he's not using Gear.
**[01:43] Count**
Six...
**[01:44] Nanbu**
No doubt about it...
**[01:45] Nanbu**
His Gear's different than it was before!
**[01:47] Count**
Seven...
**[01:50] Count**
Eight...
**[01:53] Count**
Nine...
**[03:41] Shirato**
A new model, one without
the previous weaknesses...
**[03:51] Shirato**
*One designed to fight Yuri.*
**[04:06] Nanbu**
There you go. He doesn't know that pattern yet.
**[04:10] Nanbu**
That thing might be able to read you,
**[04:12] Nanbu**
but if it doesn't have
any data to work with...
**[04:15] Mikio**
Ace is a fast learner.
**[04:25] Ref**
He's down!
**[04:30] Mikio**
Did you seriously think you stood a chance?
**[04:32] Mikio**
You people and your
pathetic little bag of tricks...
**[04:35] Joe**
What?!
**[04:43] Ref**
That's a slip!
**[04:44] Crowd**
Get it together, Joe!
**[04:45] Crowd**
This isn't some brawl between thugs!
**[04:48] Mikio**
Damned stray.
**[04:51] ANN**
And the second round is now complete!
**[04:53] ANN**
Joe is really looking rough out there.
**[04:56] Sachio**
Joe!
**[04:59] Shirato**
The conclusion here is foregone.
**[05:02] Yuri**
It's not over yet.
**[05:06] Yuri**
You wanted to see who was the genuine article.
**[05:10] Yuri**
Isn't that why you had them meet in the ring?
**[05:22] Joe**
I feel better now.
**[05:25] Sachio**
It's reading your every move.
**[05:27] Sachio**
It can use the patterns it learns, too.
**[05:32] Sachio**
The longer the match goes on,
the stronger his Gear gets!
**[05:32] Mikio**
Make sure the data capture is working fully.
**[05:38] Nanbu**
If those combinations aren't gonna work...
**[05:41] Nanbu**
We're out of options.
**[05:43] Joe**
Pops, you're the one who said it.
Gear doesn't decide who wins a fight.
**[05:48] Joe**
Remember?
**[05:53] Nanbu**
Sachio, cool the other side off, too.
**[06:00] Mikio**
What's synchronization at?
**[06:02] Crew**
Rising steadily.
**[06:03] Crew**
It looks like it'll hit peak
performance in the next round,
**[06:07] Crew**
so you can—
**[06:07] Mikio**
I didn't ask for estimates!
**[06:08] Mikio**
Tell me the numbers.
**[06:10] Crew**
Uh, yes, sir.
**[06:11] Crew**
It's currently at 73%.
**[06:14] Mikio**
How long are you going to take?
**[06:19] Mikio**
Third-rate idiots.
**[06:21] Shirato**
He really hasn't changed.
**[06:23] Yuri**
Synchronization with
the artificial intelligence
**[06:26] Yuri**
is a burden, physically and mentally.
**[06:29] Yuri**
I'd think the cost is higher than ever,
with this new model of Ace.
**[06:34] Shirato**
That's a limitation of his Gear.
**[06:36] Shirato**
A Gear that no human can
make use of has no future.
**[06:41] Shirato**
Being unable to see that is why
he can't be entrusted with Shirato.
**[06:46] Mikio**
*I'm going to prove it here in the ring...*
**[06:49] Mikio**
* Who was really most fit*
* to inherit the Shirato business.*
**[07:06] (Flashback) Mikio**
Raise automatic control to 50%.
**[07:08] Comp**
*Synchronization at 38%... 49%... 55%.*
**[07:15] (Flashback) Mikio**
Higher!
**[07:17] Comp**
*79%... 85%... 98%.*
**[07:21] (Flashback) Mikio**
Give me more!
**[07:24] Comp**
*Output is maximized.*
**[07:28] Comp**
*Synchronization dropping..*
**[07:30] Comp**
*60%. 54%. 32%. No longer stable.*
**[08:07] (Flashback) Mikio**
We're working our way back up from 60.
**[08:16] ANN**
It's the third round, but not a
thing has changed in the ring.
**[08:24] Santa**
What's so damn funny?!
**[08:26] Santa**
You're not fighting in there! Don't laugh!
**[08:29] Bonjiri**
Joe! Show these guys they're wrong about you!
***SIGN*** Go! Big Joe!
**[08:32] Bonjiri**
Get him! Get him, Big Joe!
**[08:37] Mikio**
Do you understand, now?
**[08:39] Mikio**
All you are is a fraud who's
bluffed his way this far.
**[08:52] Joe**
Is that all?
**[08:54] Joe**
You wanna be the real deal
with punches like these?
**[09:09] ANN**
A devastating uppercut!
**[09:10] ANN**
Joe is knocked out of the ring!
**[09:12] Oicho**
Big Joe...
**[09:17] Mikio**
You don't have the right to
talk about who's the real deal,
**[09:21] Mikio**
Junk Dog the fraud.
**[09:24] Sachio**
Joe!
**[09:26] Nanbu**
Don't touch him!
**[09:28] Nanbu**
If his corner helps him up,
he loses by disqualification.
**[09:32] Joe**
Don't worry, Sachio.
**[09:36] Nanbu**
Joe.
**[09:39] Nanbu**
You're right, kid. It's not the
Gear that decides who wins.
**[09:45] Nanbu**
It's the fighter.
**[09:47] Nanbu**
Show him that with that big shot of yours.
**[10:01] Mikio**
*What exactly are you?*
**[10:32] (Flashback) Mikio**
Why?
**[10:33] (Flashback) Mikio**
Why abandon Ace and choose
that disgusting, freak Gear?
**[10:39] (Flashback) Mikio**
Are you more loyal to Yukiko?
**[10:42] (Flashback) Yuri**
I did it to win. That's all.
**[10:45] (Flashback) Mikio**
In that case...
**[10:46] (Flashback) Mikio**
Why don't we prove which is
the better Gear, right now?!
**[10:53] (Flashback) Yuri**
Only winners have the right to fight me.
**[10:58] (Flashback) Mikio**
You think you're the only one with real skill?
**[11:00] (Flashback) Mikio**
You're just a wild animal
that's cozied up to Shirato!
**[11:04] (Flashback) Yuri**
What exactly do you want to prove?
**[11:07] (Flashback) Mikio**
What?
**[11:13] (Flashback) Yuri**
It's not about Gear.
**[11:15] (Flashback) Yuri**
Real Megalo Boxers have
control over their own fists
**[11:18] (Flashback) Yuri**
when they choose to stand in the ring.
**[11:25] (Flashback) Yuri**
Are you the one who put your guard up?
**[11:28] (Flashback) Yuri**
Or was it Ace?
**[11:33] (Flashback) Mikio**
Ace...
**[11:43] Mikio**
*Ace...*
**[11:47] Mikio**
*is me!*
**[11:51] Mikio**
*I'll never accept that you're the real deal!*
**[11:56] Crew**
What the...?
**[11:58] Crew**
Synchronization's at 90%!
**[12:00] Crew**
And rising!
**[12:02] Mikio**
*More! Give me more!*
**[12:10] Mikio**
You little—
**[12:13] Joe**
It's Joe.
**[12:15] Joe**
My name is Joe!
**[12:21] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[12:22] Nanbu**
You hear me, Joe?!
**[12:24] Sachio**
Joe!
**[12:25] Nanbu**
You dirty piece of crap!
**[12:46] Ref**
Due to persistent holding by Joe,
and wrestling by Shirato,
**[12:50] Ref**
a foul is issued to both fighters.
**[12:53] Ref**
The next foul will result in disqualification.
**[12:53] Kids**
Screw you! What were you looking at?!
**[12:56] Sachio**
Pops! He's gonna kill Joe!
**[13:10] Mikio**
*What is this?*
**[13:13] Nanbu**
What're you doing, Joe?!
**[13:15] Nanbu**
Get your guard up! Block, you gotta block!
**[13:18] Mikio**
*What the hell are you?!*
**[13:32] Nanbu**
What's going on here?
**[13:34] ANN**
An odd turn of events!
**[13:36] ANN**
"Gearless" Joe has dropped his guard,
but Shirato isn't going in for the kill!
**[13:40] Crowd**
Just beat him already!
**[13:42] Crowd**
How long are you gonna screw around?!
**[13:45] ANN**
And that's it for the third round!
**[13:49] ANN**
What do you think of this turn of events?
**[13:51] Color**
Let's see... Shirato seems to
have the clear advantage, but...
**[14:04] Mikio**
Just who are you?
**[14:12] Shirato**
Why didn't he finish it?
**[14:14] Yuri**
He was stopped.
**[14:16] Yuri**
By another part of himself.
**[14:19] Nanbu**
Sit down already. You need to rest
as much as you can for the next round.
**[14:22] Joe**
I'm not getting up if I sit down.
**[14:25] Joe**
More importantly, Sachio...
**[14:28] Joe**
His Gear can learn attack patterns,
even if I've only used them once, right?
**[14:33] Sachio**
Yeah. So nothing will work a second time.
**[14:36] Nanbu**
What're you getting at?
**[14:38] Joe**
You saw, didn't you?
**[14:42] Joe**
He was going for a straight, but pulled back.
**[14:45] Sachio**
I get it!
**[14:46] Sachio**
The Gear changed its plan, because it
thought you were up to something!
**[14:51] Sachio**
That's why he didn't go after you!
**[14:53] Nanbu**
Then the reason you dropped your guard...
**[14:55] Joe**
I was bluffing.
**[14:58] Nanbu**
Well, that's a hell of a thing
to do at a time like this.
**[15:02] Nanbu**
So now you're counting on when he sees
through that, and comes in to finish you?
**[15:07] Nanbu**
You're gonna hit him with a counter.
**[15:09] Joe**
Yeah.
**[15:10] Joe**
I'll put him down with one shot.
**[15:16] Mikio**
* If I had disabled automatic*
* control, I could've beat him.*
**[15:20] Mikio**
*Did Ace make the wrong decision?*
**[15:23] Mikio**
*Am I doubting myself?*
**[15:26] Crew**
Synchronization is at 80% and steady.
**[15:29] Crew**
The numbers have stabilized,
but "Gearless" Joe is on his last legs.
**[15:33] Crew**
You should be fine even if
you disable Ace's automatic—
**[15:36] Mikio**
What the hell do you people know?
**[15:39] Mikio**
Ace's decisions are mine!
**[15:42] Mikio**
Do you have a problem with that?!
**[15:44] Crew**
N-No, sir.
**[15:46] Mikio**
It doesn't matter what he's planning to do.
**[15:49] Mikio**
It ends here.
**[15:53] ANN**
"Gearless" Joe seems to be
helpless against the ultimate Gear!
**[15:57] ANN**
He still hasn't brought his guard up!
**[15:59] ANN**
Is he too exhausted to go on?
**[16:01] ANN**
Will this be the round that decides it all?
**[16:04] (Flashback) Joe**
I can't see a damn thing
out of this eye anymore.
**[16:08] (Flashback) Joe**
You make the call on what
he'll use for his last shot.
**[16:14] (Flashback) Nanbu**
You're betting on me? You must
really be desperate.
**[16:20] (Flashback) Joe**
Still, I feel like betting on you.
**[16:24] Nanbu**
Right or left...
**[16:28] Nanbu**
We've been through this before.
**[16:30] Nanbu**
Back then...
**[16:32] Nanbu**
We were betting on him,
injuries and all, and his lack of Gear.
**[16:35] Nanbu**
If Mikio's got the ultimate Gear...
**[16:39] Nanbu**
Then we've got the ultimate Gearless.
**[16:45] Nanbu**
*His finishing blow is gonna be...*
**[16:51] Nanbu**
*The same as before: a right straight!*
**[16:54] Nanbu**
*Intercept with a left!*
**[16:58] Mikio**
*Is this what Ace wants?*
**[17:03] Mikio**
*Or is it me?!*
**[17:14] Nanbu**
He saw it coming!
**[17:16] Yuri**
*Too late.*
**[17:37] Ref**
He's down!
**[17:45] Yagunuma**
Yes!
**[17:50] Count**
Five... Six...
**[17:52] Count**
Seven... Eight... Nine...
**[17:55] Count**
Ten.
**[17:57] Ref**
With a K.O. 2:16 into the fourth round,
**[18:01] Ref**
the winner is "Gearless" Joe!
**[18:08] Kids**
He won! He won!
**[18:08] ANN**
Unbelievable!
**[18:10] ANN**
"Gearless" Joe makes an epic comeback!
**[18:13] ANN**
A single blow thrown from the badly hurt Joe
**[18:16] ANN**
was enough to sink Shirato into the canvass!
**[18:19] ANN**
We have witnessed a miracle!
**[18:20] ANN**
The man from the bottom of the ranking
has risen all the way to become the Final One!
**[18:24] Crowd**
Joe! Joe! Joe!
**[18:25] ANN**
*The last competitor in Megalonia*
**[18:27] ANN**
*is going to be "Gearless" Joe!*
**[18:30] Crowd**
Joe! Joe! Joe!
**[18:36] Nanbu**
Hey.
**[18:38] Nanbu**
That's your name they're chanting.
**[18:42] Mikio**
How?
**[18:49] Mikio**
How'd you know what my
last punch was going to be?
**[18:53] Joe**
It's not like I thought about it.
**[18:55] Joe**
My body just reacted.
**[18:59] Joe**
Yours did the same, didn't it?
**[19:10] Mikio**
You win.
**[19:17] Shirato**
What would've happened if I had
declined the position of successor?
**[19:22] Yuri**
That's a conceited line of thought.
**[19:24] Yuri**
He chose to follow his own path,
in spite of the isolation it brought him.
**[19:29] Yuri**
He fought to the very end, did it his way,
**[19:33] Yuri**
and proved his worth.
**[19:36] Yuri**
Are you having regrets?
**[19:38] Yuri**
About arranging this match?
**[19:41] Shirato**
There's only one ultimate Gear.
You'll be the one to prove that.
**[19:46] Shirato**
No matter who else enters the ring
at Megalonia, that won't change.
**[19:53] Joe**
Hey, champion.
**[19:59] Joe**
Here I am, as promised, in your ring.
**[20:07] Yuri**
I don't brawl with stray dogs...
**[20:10] Yuri**
You know that, don't you, Joe?
**[20:21] Yuri**
* A wild animal that won't let go*
* once it sinks its teeth into you.*
**[20:40] Mikio**
And the loser leaves with nothing, huh?
**[20:51] Party**
I was really touched by today's fight, man!
**[20:53] Party**
I thought today was going to
just be the same shit, different day.
**[20:56] Party**
But you guys... you're our pride!
**[20:59] Nanbu**
You said that already.
**[21:01] Party**
Come on, how about marrying my daughter?
**[21:04] Nanbu**
Marry? Me?
**[21:06] Party**
I'm talking about Joe, of course!
**[21:09] Party**
Granted, the bun's still in the oven...
Guess she's shy, am I right?
**[21:12] Nanbu**
She's not even born yet, man.
**[21:16] Nanbu**
Damn.
**[21:17] Nanbu**
Everybody wants to get in on
the party while the getting's good...
**[21:19] Oicho**
You're eating too much, Bonjiri!
**[21:21] Nanbu**
Hey, Sachio!
**[21:23] Nanbu**
That goes for you guys, too.
The party isn't gonna last forever!
**[21:25] Sachio**
Aw, pipe down!
**[21:26] Sachio**
I remember how you guessed
wrong about that last punch.
**[21:30] Sachio**
I wouldn't gamble again if I were you!
**[21:33] Kids**
Yeah, tell him!
**[21:36] Party**
Whatever! Let's toast to getting into Megalonia!
**[21:40] Joe**
Damn... are they gonna let me sleep or not?
**[21:44] Joe**
Ow!
**[21:48] Joe**
Damn, that hurts...
**[21:51] Sachio**
You running now, Pops?!
**[21:53] Nanbu**
Just taking a piss.
**[22:07] Nanbu**
Sorry about that.
**[22:08] Nanbu**
I haven't told Joe and the boy yet...
**[22:11] Nanbu**
Can I ask you to leave for today, Mr. Fujimaki?
**[22:19] Fuji**
You aren't the only one...
**[22:21] Fuji**
Scorpions who wanna close
their eyes to their true nature,
**[22:23] Fuji**
poisoned by the venom of dreams.
**[22:32] Fuji**
Sorry, Mr. Nanbu,
**[22:35] Fuji**
but the ride stops here.
***SIGN*** Round 9
"A Dead Flower Shall Never Bloom"
This flower's buds smell rotten, its seeds returning to the earth.
# E10 - The Die Is Cast
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRVDNEJQR/the-die-is-cast)
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**[00:04] Fuji**
You aren't the only one...
**[00:06] Fuji**
Scorpions who wanna close
their eyes to their true nature,
**[00:09] Fuji**
poisoned by the venom of dreams.
**[00:13] Fuji**
Sorry, Mr. Nanbu, but the ride stops here.
**[00:18] Nanbu**
At least for today—
**[00:19] Fuji**
You're gonna tell him everything.
**[00:25] Joe**
Talk about impatient.
Already here for the prize money?
**[00:29] Nanbu**
J-Joe...
**[00:35] Joe**
Damn it, there's blood in my piss again.
**[00:44] Nanbu**
Joe... the truth is...
**[00:45] Joe**
Just tell him, Pops.
**[00:47] Joe**
It's too early to celebrate, isn't it?
**[00:50] Joe**
The real fight starts—
**[00:52] Nanbu**
The real fight isn't happening!
**[02:43] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I've been risking my life on
bluffs for a long damn time now!
**[02:47] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I'll show you exactly what we frauds can do!
**[02:56] (Flashback) Fuji**
Not gonna cut it.
**[02:58] (Flashback) Fuji**
I don't want to hear this
desperate talk of dreams.
**[03:02] (Flashback) Fuji**
I want a real answer, from the real you.
**[03:05] (Flashback) Fuji**
The two of you are going to Megalonia.
**[03:07] (Flashback) Fuji**
But not for the championship.
**[03:11] (Flashback) Fuji**
What can you and the kid do?
What would be the best thing to do?
**[03:16] (Flashback) Fuji**
Tell me what comes to mind, Mr. Nanbu.
**[03:33] Fuji**
"But you'll sting me, won't you?"
**[03:36] Fuji**
"I would never do that."
**[03:38] Fuji**
"Because if you die halfway across, I'll drown."
**[03:46] Nanbu**
So I told him...
**[03:49] Nanbu**
We could throw a fight at Megalonia.
The biggest fixed match ever.
**[03:54] Nanbu**
And our only chance is your
opener—the one against Burroughs.
**[03:59] Nanbu**
Fujimaki is gonna be running the bets
for Megalonia. That's tons of cash.
**[04:03] Nanbu**
There's no other way for us to be free from—
**[04:05] Joe**
You never believed in me, did you?
**[04:08] Nanbu**
That's not it!
**[04:10] Nanbu**
The more you won, the more
I started to think you had a shot!
**[04:14] Nanbu**
But... it's too late now.
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[04:17] Nanbu**
I didn't have any other
way of getting that fake ID!
**[04:22] Nanbu**
Joe, I guarantee that you've got real skill.
**[04:26] Nanbu**
And this isn't the end!
**[04:28] Nanbu**
Just think of it like a detour. All right?
**[04:32] Nanbu**
So in the next match, you can put this on...
**[04:36] Joe**
You asshole!
**[04:40] Nanbu**
Ow...
**[04:42] Nanbu**
Look, you gotta face facts, Joe.
**[04:45] Nanbu**
Fujimaki's not the kind
of guy we can reason with!
**[04:48] Nanbu**
I did all this because I didn't
want you to end up—
**[04:51] Joe**
You were only worried about yourself.
**[04:53] Nanbu**
You little prick!
**[04:54] Nanbu**
Where do you get off?!
**[04:56] Nanbu**
Who do you think made it possible
for a stray dog like you to get this far?!
**[05:00] Nanbu**
Frauds like you and me...
**[05:02] Nanbu**
We can't become the real deal,
even if we die trying!
**[05:07] Joe**
That's just like you.
**[05:09] Joe**
You don't have a real bone in your body.
**[05:12] Joe**
Everything about you is hot air.
**[05:14] Nanbu**
No!
**[05:15] Joe**
I was stupid for ever thinking otherwise.
**[05:18] Nanbu**
Wait, Joe! We're not done talking!
**[05:21] Joe**
We're done. Period.
**[05:29] Sachio**
Tell me it's a lie, Pops!
**[05:31] Sachio**
I thought we were a team!
**[05:33] Sachio**
We made it so far...
**[05:35] Sachio**
We were gonna go all the way in Megalonia.
**[05:40] Sachio**
Say something, damn it!
**[05:41] Nanbu**
Shut up!
**[05:42] Nanbu**
There's a time for dreaming,
and this isn't it, you stupid brat!
**[05:58] Fuji**
That's the thing about sweet dreams...
It always hurts when you wake up.
**[06:03] Fuji**
This is what it all comes down to.
**[06:06] Fuji**
If you don't deliver on our deal, Mr. Nanbu,
**[06:08] Fuji**
you won't be the only one dying.
**[06:11] Fuji**
They both will, too.
**[06:42] Spider**
Yuri is truly a grand champion.
**[06:45] Spider**
The thought of seeing him laid
out in the ring makes me sad,
**[06:49] Spider**
but some things can't be avoided.
**[06:50] Spider**
The stronger fighter wins. That's Megalo Box.
**[06:55] Press**
And now a word from Mr. Burroughs.
**[06:59] Burroughs**
Somebody put a collar and drag him
**[07:01] Burroughs**
to the stadium on the day of the match.
**[07:04] Press**
Now, the second match of Megalonia
**[07:07] Press**
is going to be Burroughs versus "Gearless" Joe,
**[07:10] Press**
and as you can see, they haven't
attended today's press conference,
**[07:12] Director**
There's been no word from Team Nowhere.
**[07:13] Press**
and haven't offered a reason why.
**[07:15] Press**
We just hope there's no trouble.
**[07:18] Press**
*And now, a question for the champion...*
**[07:20] Press**
* You've been the favorite to win the*
* tournament since its announcement...*
**[07:22] Abuhachi**
It's like something out of a dream, huh?
**[07:25] Abuhachi**
Can you believe I was working
on that piece of crap Gear
**[07:27] Abuhachi**
you were using only three months ago?
**[07:29] Abuhachi**
And now, look at you...
**[07:39] Abuhachi**
I didn't think I'd ever see you
here again, to be honest.
**[07:43] Abuhachi**
Did you get lost or something?
**[07:46] Joe**
Yeah.
**[07:58] Nanbu**
I was worried, damn it.
**[08:00] Nanbu**
Come on, get up. We're going for a ride.
**[08:05] Nanbu**
Don't be a stubborn little ass.
**[08:07] Nanbu**
You want Fujimaki to make you into soup?
**[08:10] Sachio**
Joe said it was all over!
**[08:13] Sachio**
So much for going all the way.
**[08:14] Sachio**
You used him.
**[08:16] Nanbu**
And so did you.
**[08:18] Sachio**
Give that back!
**[08:20] Nanbu**
You thought Joe entering
Megalonia and winning it
**[08:23] Nanbu**
would be revenge for your old man, didn't you?
**[08:27] Sachio**
H-How do you...
**[08:29] Nanbu**
You remember Mizuhara, right?
**[08:32] Nanbu**
Something about the way he
looked at you caught my attention.
**[08:37] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Do you know the boy?
**[08:40] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
Well, a guy I worked with at Shirato
used to show me pictures of his kid.
**[08:44] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
Bragging about his son.
**[08:47] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What was this guy like?
**[08:51] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
A freelance engineer, like me.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
I guess he was too talented. Poor guy...
**[08:58] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
Shirato stole the research data
he had spent years working on.
**[09:03] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What happened to him?
**[09:08] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
He's dead now.
**[09:11] (Flashback) Mizuhara**
Leaving his wife and kid behind...
**[09:14] Sachio**
Yeah. It's true.
**[09:17] Sachio**
My Dad... was killed by Shirato.
**[09:21] Nanbu**
What about your mother?
**[09:23] Sachio**
Got sick. Died a year later.
**[09:26] Sachio**
I can't do anything, but I bet Joe could...
**[09:30] Sachio**
He could beat those jerks at Shirato!
**[09:34] Sachio**
But now... because of you...
**[09:39] Sachio**
Where are you going?!
**[09:41] Sachio**
Don't run from me!
**[09:55] Sachio**
Is this...
**[09:58] Nanbu**
Go get your revenge.
**[10:02] Nanbu**
See, you and me...
**[10:04] Nanbu**
we just happened to get on
the same boat, chasing our own goals.
**[10:08] Nanbu**
That's why neither Joe nor I ever asked
you about why you joined up with us.
**[10:14] Nanbu**
But that's not how it is anymore.
**[10:23] Nanbu**
You wanna take Shirato down, right?
**[10:26] Nanbu**
This is all I can do for you.
**[10:29] Nanbu**
The rest is up to you.
**[10:54] Sachio**
My revenge... is going to the top with Joe.
**[11:00] Nanbu**
We both bet on Joe.
**[11:03] Nanbu**
But the thing is...
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[11:04] Nanbu**
He's the one who decides
how this will play out.
**[11:10] Nanbu**
And there's no telling what
the kid will do until it happens.
**[11:17] Sachio**
"Gearless" Joe would never throw a match.
**[11:20] Nanbu**
Then you need to hide.
**[11:23] Nanbu**
I doubt even Fujimaki has enough
muscle to mess with Shirato.
**[11:29] Nanbu**
This is for Joe's sake, too.
**[11:33] Shirato**
Forcing a stop to the ceremony,
being absent at the press conference...
**[11:37] Shirato**
And now you want me to take care of a child?
**[11:40] Shirato**
You certainly do as you please, don't you?
**[11:43] Nanbu**
I just explained the boy's deal.
**[11:45] Nanbu**
You'll be able to learn
the facts if you look into it.
**[11:48] Nanbu**
I figure you at least owe him a helping hand.
**[11:54] Nanbu**
Even if it's only until Joe's match is over.
**[11:57] Shirato**
I am not happy that the two
of you are in Megalonia.
**[12:02] Shirato**
I'm not sure what exactly you're planning here,
**[12:06] Shirato**
but did it never occur to you that I would
demand Joe's withdrawal from the tournament
**[12:10] Shirato**
in exchange for taking
the child into my custody?
**[12:15] Nanbu**
You wouldn't do that.
**[12:18] Nanbu**
Although...
**[12:20] Nanbu**
That doesn't sound half bad either.
**[12:30] Nanbu**
This is the last you'll hear from me.
**[12:35] Nanbu**
You take this.
**[12:38] Nanbu**
Look after Joe, Sachio!
**[12:45] Sachio**
What about you?
**[12:47] Nanbu**
Bye, kid.
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[13:08] ANN**
The day has finally come!
**[13:11] ANN**
A battle to determine who stands
at the peak of Megalo Boxing!
**[13:14] ANN**
We're nearing the opening salvo of Megalonia!
**[13:17] ANN**
Take a good look at this capacity crowd!
**[13:21] ANN**
On the verge of this historic event,
**[13:23] ANN**
the anticipation and excitement
are hotter than ever!
**[13:27] Military**
I look forward to seeing
what you've put together.
**[13:29] Shirato**
Certainly.
**[13:30] Director**
Ms. President.
**[13:32] Shirato**
Pardon me.
**[13:33] Military**
Sure.
**[13:38] Director**
After an internal audit,
it seems that the design data
**[13:41] Director**
for the integrated Gear's
immunosuppressant mechanism
**[13:44] Director**
was procured irregularly.
**[13:47] Director**
It seems certain that the original
developer was the boy's father.
**[14:23] ANN**
Fighting out of the east corner...
**[14:25] ANN**
the second-ranked IMA boxer...
with the Tres Familias...
**[14:30] ANN**
Pepe "The Spider"...
**[14:33] ANN**
Iglesias!
**[14:41] Commentary**
Pepe Iglesias!
**[14:42] Commentary**
Can the vicious Mexican
spider lay the champ out here
**[14:46] Commentary**
in the ring of Megalonia, like he claimed?
**[14:53] Announcer**
And now, fighting out of the west corner...
**[15:16] Announcer**
The number-one ranked IMA boxer!
**[15:18] Announcer**
With Team Shirato, the King of Kings:
**[15:22] Announcer**
Yuri!
**[15:32] Commentary**
*The implacable champion, Yuri!*
**[15:34] Commentary**
Sporting the integrated Gear that
has become Shirato's calling card,
**[15:37] Commentary**
it's become as integrated with this brilliant
boxer's body as the name suggests,
**[15:41] Commentary**
allowing him to fend off every
claim on his title so far!
**[15:44] Shirato**
The integrated Gear was developed
thanks to the sacrifices of all involved.
**[15:49] Shirato**
We consider victory to be an obligation.
**[15:54] Shirato**
Director Asamoto.
**[15:55] Director**
Ma'am?
**[15:56] Shirato**
Please put together a list of everyone
involved in the irregularity you mentioned.
**[15:59] Shirato**
We'll make sure that they're dealt with, in full.
**[16:01] Director**
Understood.
**[16:19] Crowd**
Go, Yuri!
**[16:21] Crowd**
Pepe! Mátalo!
**[16:22] Commentary**
The match begins, and
Pepe presses aggressively forward!
**[16:26] Color**
He's got that long reach, and a posture
that makes it hard to get inside...
**[16:31] Color**
Combine that with the variety
of attacks that he can pull off,
**[16:34] Color**
and over time, his opponents find
they're unable to fight back effectively,
**[16:37] Color**
like they're caught in a spider's web.
**[16:40] Color**
That's how he got the nickname, Spider.
**[16:49] Commentary**
Neither fighter is giving an inch so far.
**[16:52] Commentary**
Just how will the orthodox Yuri
deal with Pepe's unique style?
**[16:59] Commentary**
And that's the end of the first round!
**[17:01] Commentary**
Things are already incredibly tense!
**[17:04] Color**
Most likely, one of these men will be
going on the offensive in the next round.
**[17:31] Commentary**
Pepe seems to have finally caught Yuri!
**[17:32] Commentary**
*Pepe seems to have finally caught Yuri!*
**[17:33] Commentary**
*The first hit of the match to land!*
**[17:33] Commentary**
The first hit of the match to land!
**[17:35] Spider**
I'm gonna kill you.
**[18:03] Ref**
He's down!
**[18:05] Count**
One...
**[18:07] Count**
Two...
**[18:07] Commentary**
Wha... What just happened?!
**[18:09] Count**
Three...
**[18:10] Commentary**
Pepe dropped as though
he had just been shot!
**[18:10] Count**
Four...
**[18:12] Count**
Five...
**[18:14] Count**
Six...
**[18:15] Color**
It was a left hook.
**[18:16] Count**
Seven...
**[18:16] Color**
And I don't think Pepe ever saw it coming.
**[18:17] Count**
Eight...
**[18:19] Count**
Nine...
**[18:21] Count**
Ten.
**[18:23] Ref**
With a K.O. 2:10 into the 2nd round,
**[18:26] Ref**
the winner is Yuri with Team Shirato!
**[18:51] Joe**
Hey there, boy.
**[18:52] Joe**
Where'd you come from?
**[19:08] Joe**
So he's yours?
**[19:10] Yuri**
Yeah.
**[19:11] Yuri**
It's odd, though.
He usually doesn't like strangers.
**[19:15] Joe**
That was a hell of a hook, man.
**[19:17] Joe**
I actually felt bad for Pepe
when it landed full on.
**[19:22] Yuri**
When you get in the ring, you either
win or lose. There's nothing else to it.
**[19:27] Yuri**
Everyone's equal.
**[19:33] Yuri**
Why don't you use Gear?
**[19:36] Yuri**
Why insist on fighting without it?
**[19:40] Joe**
At first, it was just a bluff
to get my name out there...
**[19:44] Joe**
But now, it's something else.
**[19:50] Joe**
Every time I get in the ring,
I'm betting my life on my fists.
**[19:54] Joe**
It's scary as hell, but it's so
much fun I can barely stand it.
**[20:02] Joe**
I wanna have a real match
against you, pure and simple.
**[20:07] Joe**
I get the feeling that, against you,
I can go further than I've ever gone before.
**[20:12] Joe**
What about you?
What're you fighting for?
**[20:18] Shirato**
A dream.
**[20:21] Shirato**
Someone believed in me when I was
nothing, and brought me this far...
**[20:25] Shirato**
I want to make her dream come true.
**[20:27] Shirato**
That's why I do it.
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[20:40] Nanbu**
Sweet dreams, huh?
**[20:45] Fuji**
Did you discuss things with your partner?
**[20:48] Nanbu**
You bet.
**[20:50] Nanbu**
The thought of finally being
out from underneath this debt...
**[20:53] Nanbu**
Just had to have a celebratory drink, y'know?
**[20:55] Fuji**
You really are a scorpion.
**[21:02] Fuji**
Have you ever heard that story?
**[21:04] Fuji**
The one about a scorpion
who wants to cross a river.
**[21:10] Fuji**
But scorpions can't swim.
**[21:13] Fuji**
So the scorpion asks a frog
that happens to be by the river
**[21:16] Fuji**
if he'd give him a ride on his
back, so he can get across.
**[21:21] Fuji**
The frog asks him:
"But you'll sting me, won't you?"
**[21:26] Fuji**
The scorpion responds: "I would never do that."
**[21:29] Fuji**
"Because if you die halfway across, I'll drown."
**[21:35] Fuji**
The frog is convinced, and kindly
lets the scorpion onto his back,
**[21:40] Fuji**
and starts to cross the river.
**[21:43] Fuji**
But on the way, the scorpion stings the frog.
**[21:47] Fuji**
As he's losing consciousness, the frog says:
**[21:51] Fuji**
"You told me you wouldn't sting me."
**[21:54] Fuji**
And the scorpion tells him...
**[21:58] Nanbu**
"I couldn't help it."
**[22:00] Nanbu**
"It's in a scorpion's nature."
**[22:10] Abu**
Your partner came by last night.
**[22:14] Abu**
He said to give this to you if you show up.
**[22:19] Abu**
So, tell me...
Who should I be betting on tonight?
***SIGN*** Round 10
"The Die Is Cast"
The dice have been thrown. You can double your bet if you want.
# E11 - A Deadmarch
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**[00:06] Radio**
* The winner of tonight's match*
* will go on to confront Yuri,*
**[00:09] Radio**
*who won with a decisive KO the other day.*
**[00:13] Radio**
* Will "Gearless" Joe, who managed*
* to slide into the spot of Final One,*
**[00:15] Radio**
* endure the onslaught of Burroughs*
* to pull off another miraculous win?*
**[00:20] Radio**
* Expectations are high after*
* his defeat of Shirato Michio,*
**[00:23] Radio**
* with not just experts, but even the exacting*
* standards of overseas bookmakers,*
**[00:28] Radio**
*predicting a victory for Joe.*
**[00:30] Radio**
* Those odds are currently being*
* listed between 3/1 and 5/1.*
**[00:38] Nanbu**
Yeah?
**[00:39] Fujimaki**
*Amazing, isn't it?*
**[00:40] Fujimaki**
* You've got the whole world*
* fooled with your scam.*
**[00:44] Nanbu**
I don't remember asking for any protection.
**[00:48] Fujimaki**
I apologize if it makes you
uncomfortable. I have faith in you.
**[00:53] Fujimaki**
*I'll see you at the arena.*
**[03:07] Sachio**
It was... out by the dumpster, so...
**[03:10] Shirato**
Thank you.
**[03:11] Sachio**
Just paying you back
for the stay and the food.
**[03:13] Sachio**
I don't wanna owe you anything.
**[03:16] Shirato**
I can never keep flowers alive.
**[03:18] Shirato**
They die before the petals
have a chance to fall.
**[03:24] Shirato**
That looks like good luck charm.
**[03:27] Sachio**
Well, I'm looking after Joe's ID, so...
**[03:29] Shirato**
You're doing it for him, then?
**[03:34] Sachio**
My... My Mom liked these flowers.
**[03:40] Shirato**
You can still make it in time,
if you leave now.
**[03:43] Sachio**
I'm not going! I've made up my mind.
**[03:46] Shirato**
Don't you want to see it yourself?
**[03:49] Shirato**
The sight of him standing
in the ring at Megalonia.
**[03:52] Sachio**
I don't need to see to know!
**[03:54] Sachio**
Joe's not gonna lose until he fights Yuri!
**[04:01] Shirato**
I see. Well, that's your choice to make.
**[04:24] MC**
Glen Burroughs!
**[04:26] MC**
The heavyweight boxer who stalks
the ring like it's the savanna!
**[04:30] MC**
Facing this wild beast,
**[04:33] MC**
is the man who fights only with
his fists, the unarmed hunter!
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[04:51] MC**
The man who's scored upset after
miraculous upset with no enhancement,
**[04:54] MC**
"Gearless" Joe!
**[05:10] (Flashback) Sachio**
Hey, Joe...
**[05:11] (Flashback) Sachio**
What do you do when you're scared?
**[05:15] (Flashback) Sachio**
Like, when you're afraid to make
a move... and you freeze up.
**[05:20] (Flashback) Sachio**
I want to be able to fight on my own, too.
**[05:26] (Flashback) Joe**
Touch something that's around you.
Doesn't matter what it is.
**[05:31] (Flashback) Joe**
It helps put you in the moment.
**[05:34] (Flashback) Joe**
Reminds you what you need to do.
**[05:39] (Flashback) Joe**
That's a trick I learned a long time ago.
**[05:41] (Flashback) Joe**
It's probably a load of crap, but...
**[05:43] (Flashback) Sachio**
What the hell? Who taught
you that nonsense?
**[05:59] Shirato**
One moment, please.
**[06:01] Shirato**
Do you want anything?
**[06:03] Yuri**
No.
**[06:04] Shirato**
I see. Thank you, then.
**[06:06] Waiter**
Excuse me.
**[06:12] Waiter**
I've brought your meal.
**[06:23] Thug**
All our customers are betting on Joe.
**[06:27] Thug**
Unfortunately for them, he's going
down in his first match of the tourney.
**[06:31] Thug**
You'll wanna wrap it up in the
third round, with a minute to go.
**[06:34] Thug**
Have him make it look good until then.
**[06:39] Fujimaki**
This water's got a hardness of over 600 ppm.
**[06:43] Fujimaki**
It goes real well with fish
that's been boiled in it.
**[06:47] Fujimaki**
And the thing about hard water
is that it makes for great stock.
**[06:58] MC**
And now, the fighters will enter the ring!
**[07:03] MC**
Out of the east corner,
the third-ranked IMA fighter,
**[07:07] MC**
with Killer Bomb Crew...
**[07:10] MC**
Glen "Bloody Lion" Burroughs!
**[07:27] MC**
And out of the west corner,
the fourth-ranked IMA fighter...
**[07:31] MC**
With Team Nowhere,
**[07:33] MC**
Gearless "Naked Boy" Joe!
**[07:47] Crowd**
Hey... is that...?
**[07:50] Crowd**
What's going on?
**[07:51] Crowd**
You gotta be kidding me!
**[07:54] Comm**
We've got an interesting turn here, folks!
**[07:58] Comm**
An inconceivable twist for
the world of Megalo Boxing,
**[08:00] Comm**
the man whose ring name has always
called him "Gearless" Joe...
**[08:04] Comm**
is equipped with Gear!
**[08:07] Color**
It could be a strategy to cope with the power
disadvantage he has compared to Burroughs.
**[08:11] Comm**
Indeed.
**[08:12] Comm**
Plus, it seems that this time,
Joe will be fighting alone,
**[08:15] Comm**
with no one in his corner.
**[08:20] Fujimaki**
Looks like you've got him
trained well, Mr. Nanbu.
**[08:27] Nanbu**
I'm not gonna ask you to forgive me.
**[08:30] Nanbu**
Hell, I don't even deserve it.
**[08:35] Nanbu**
*You probably don't even wanna hear my voice...*
**[08:38] Nanbu**
*But I'm counting on you.*
**[08:40] Nanbu**
It happens in the third round.
**[08:43] Nanbu**
You've gotta hold out until then.
**[08:46] Glen**
It's such an honor. Putting on that Gear for me...
**[08:49] Glen**
You chicken.
**[08:51] Glen**
I will smash you into junk,
together with your sleazy Gear.
**[09:00] Shirato**
To think he'd wear Gear
to the ring, after all this time...
**[09:05] Yuri**
Why?
**[09:08] Crowd**
Check it out. He's got Gear on.
**[09:10] Crowd**
So he's just big talk?
**[09:11] Crowd**
Now's not the time to chicken out!
**[09:14] Santa**
Sachio!
**[09:16] Santa**
What the hell's going on, man?
**[09:18] Oicho**
Big Joe's got Gear on,
**[09:20] Oicho**
and we couldn't find you or Pops!
**[09:22] Bonjiri**
We have no idea what's going on!
**[09:25] Santa**
Sachio!
**[09:28] Sachio**
I'm done.
**[09:33] Oicho**
Sachio?
**[09:40] Nanbu**
* Don't poke at him too much!*
* He's just gonna come after you!*
**[09:50] Nanbu**
* He relies too much on his power,*
* so he never steps in deep enough.*
**[09:53] Nanbu**
*Use your legs. Get around him.*
**[09:59] Nanbu**
* I said use those legs! He's gonna*
* smash your Gear otherwise!*
**[10:02] Nanbu**
*Damn it!*
**[10:05] Sachio**
*Who cares about "Gearless" Joe?*
**[10:07] Sachio**
*Who cares about going all the way?!*
**[10:09] Sachio**
*It was all just a scam!*
**[10:17] Nanbu**
*Watch it! He's gonna come at you hard now!*
**[10:27] Comm**
And that's the end of the first round!
**[10:30] Comm**
I have to say,
**[10:32] Comm**
despite a better showing, Burroughs was
looking a bit anxious out there.
**[10:36] Color**
That's exactly right.
**[10:37] Color**
Joe has the boxing sense
to keep him in the game,
**[10:40] Color**
and the strength to turn a
match around with one hit.
**[10:44] Thug 1**
That little shit better not be trying to win.
**[10:48] Thug 1**
You sure he's even listening to you?
**[10:51] Nanbu**
If Joe was trying to beat him,
**[10:53] Nanbu**
he would've nailed him with that uppercut
he launched after the body blow.
**[10:57] Nanbu**
Listening to me isn't the point.
**[11:00] Nanbu**
He's doing the job.
**[11:04] Nanbu**
I doubt you guys can see that, though.
**[11:07] Thug 2**
You better watch that mouth, asshole!
**[11:09] Fujimaki**
It's a hell of a performance.
**[11:12] Fujimaki**
First he misses on purpose,
**[11:14] Fujimaki**
and then, he's only slightly off mark...
**[11:17] Fujimaki**
No one will realize he's throwing the match.
**[11:21] Fujimaki**
You've been giving him instructions
to help him avoid getting hurt,
**[11:25] Fujimaki**
but he's been defying that,
and taking punches on purpose.
**[11:30] Fujimaki**
A measure of defiance from a stray dog...
**[11:33] Fujimaki**
I guess he's telling you he
doesn't accept your counsel.
**[11:45] (Flashback) Joe**
I wanna have a real match
against you, pure and simple.
**[11:50] (Flashback) Joe**
I get the feeling that, against you,
**[11:51] (Flashback) Joe**
I can go further than I've ever gone before.
**[12:07] Comm**
It's now the second round,
**[12:08] Comm**
and Burroughs seems to be
throwing fewer punches...
**[12:12] Color**
He's likely being cautious.
**[12:13] Color**
Joe's shown a knack for
throwing counterpunches.
**[12:20] Nanbu**
* Don't, Joe! You've gotta*
* keep it going past this round!*
**[12:26] Nanbu**
*Do you hear me?!*
**[12:27] Nanbu**
*Just listen to me for once, damn it!*
**[12:30] Nanbu**
You're not gonna last if you keep this up!
**[12:41] Nanbu**
*Block, then move to the side!*
**[12:47] Nanbu**
*There you go, that's it!*
**[12:49] Nanbu**
*He can't keep up with you!*
**[12:52] Nanbu**
Nail him in the body after he
throws a punch to slow him down,
**[12:54] Nanbu**
then send a long hook in over his shoulder!
**[13:01] Nanbu**
Hell yeah!
**[13:08] Comm**
From the previous rounds, it seems
that Joe would've put up a good fight
**[13:11] Comm**
even without putting any Gear on...
**[13:14] Color**
Well, since there's no one acting as his second,
**[13:16] Color**
we might be seeing the result of a
difference in opinion about how he should fight.
**[13:21] Fujimaki**
A lot's changed since the underground days, hasn't it?
**[13:24] Nanbu**
Burroughs is strong.
**[13:26] Nanbu**
He earned that third place ranking.
**[13:28] Nanbu**
But Joe... if he fought for real...
**[13:31] Fujimaki**
I'm talking about you.
**[13:33] Fujimaki**
You're acting like a real trainer.
**[13:36] Thug**
Mr. Fujimaki, most of the bets
are coming in for Joe.
**[13:39] Thug**
The odds have gone up again.
**[13:41] Fujimaki**
So far, so good.
**[13:48] Sachio**
*We were supposed to be a team...*
**[13:50] Sachio**
* But in the end, everyone only*
* cares about themselves.*
**[13:57] Sachio**
*And that's the same for me!*
**[14:00] Sachio**
*I was just using Joe to get revenge.*
**[14:06] Sachio**
But...
**[14:17] Sachio**
*Everyone's only looking out for number one,*
**[14:20] Sachio**
*so why stop now? You're still not done.*
**[14:23] Sachio**
* No metal on your back*
* so they call you gearless,*
**[14:25] Sachio**
*right now the way you act sure ain't fearless.*
**[14:28] Sachio**
*You're just playing at fighting, you don't care.*
**[14:31] Sachio**
* Did you really forget?*
* We all came from Nowhere.*
**[14:33] Sachio**
*I'm not some kid! My name is Sachio!*
**[14:36] Sachio**
*But for this trip? It's your call where we go.*
**[14:39] Sachio**
*You can't stop now, keep trying.*
**[14:41] Sachio**
*Don't even worry about Nanbu's lying.*
**[14:44] Sachio**
*If you're always gonna look at the past,*
**[14:47] Sachio**
*you might as well grow a pair of eyes on your ass.*
**[14:49] Sachio**
*Wanted us three to go to the top.*
**[14:52] Sachio**
*Don't care about the payback. I chose to stop.*
**[14:55] Sachio**
*Take the title, win a square fight.*
**[14:57] Sachio**
*You gotta get past this... It's only right.*
**[15:05] Nanbu**
*You'll do it with one minute to go.*
**[15:08] Nanbu**
You did great out there, Joe.
**[15:10] Nanbu**
Once this is over, you'll be free.
**[15:13] Nanbu**
You won't have to put up
with this shit anymore.
**[15:17] Fujimaki**
You seem to have the
wrong idea here, Mr. Nanbu.
**[15:23] Fujimaki**
You two have done a good job so far...
**[15:28] Fujimaki**
And that's impressive.
**[15:30] Fujimaki**
But... did you really think
this would change anything?
**[15:34] Fujimaki**
I told you already...
you can't change your nature.
**[15:39] Fujimaki**
A scorpion's a scorpion,
and a stray dog remains a stray.
**[15:42] Fujimaki**
He'll be fighting for the
rest of his life... in my ring.
**[15:48] Nanbu**
No...
**[15:53] Shirato**
It's over.
**[15:58] Oicho**
Big Joe...
**[16:01] Bonjiri**
Look!
**[16:08] Sachio**
Don't you dare let it end like this!
**[16:12] Nanbu**
Sachio?!
**[16:14] Shirato**
The boy!
**[16:16] Shirato**
Yuri!
**[16:29] Sachio**
Fight for your own sake, Joe!
**[16:35] Thug**
It's time.
**[16:38] Thug**
Go and get the kid, now.
**[16:59] Sachio**
Joe!
**[17:01] Ref**
He's down!
**[17:03] Count**
One...
**[17:04] Sachio**
You're going to the top, aren't you?!
Isn't that what you've been fighting for?!
**[17:07] Sachio**
Don't let it end as a bluff!
**[17:09] Kids**
Joe!
**[17:12] Security**
We'll bring him in right away.
**[17:15] Sachio**
What?! What the hell, man?!
**[17:17] Sachio**
Let go of me, you asshole!
**[17:26] Yuri**
Did you forget what you told me?
**[17:35] Yuri**
Do not disappoint me, Joe!
**[17:50] Nanbu**
*Get up!*
**[17:52] Nanbu**
*Get on your feet, Joe!*
**[17:56] Nanbu**
I'm not gonna let them touch Sachio!
**[18:00] Nanbu**
Nobody's taking tomorrow away from you!
**[18:05] Nanbu**
Get up... get up and fight.
**[18:09] Nanbu**
You have a future, Joe!
**[18:13] Nanbu**
You've got real skill.
**[18:16] Nanbu**
That's a Nanbu Gansaku guarantee!
**[18:19] Nanbu**
This ain't a bluff anymore!
**[18:23] Count**
Seven...
**[18:24] Count**
Eight...
**[18:26] Count**
Nine...
**[18:36] Joe**
I can't let it end like this, can I?
**[18:56] Glen**
Stupid!
**[19:03] Joe**
*I don't have time to be dancing with a lion!*
**[19:11] Corner**
Don't rush it! Calm down, Glen!
**[19:28] Ref**
He's down!
**[19:33] Ref**
With a KO at 2:56 into the Round 3,
**[19:37] Ref**
the winner is "Gearless" Joe of Team Nowhere!
**[19:42] Commentary**
It was over in an instant...
**[19:43] Commentary**
And the goosebumps have yet to subside!
**[19:46] Commentary**
"Gearless" Joe's savage
and beautiful counterpunch
**[19:49] Commentary**
sinks Burroughs in the blink of an eye!
**[19:53] Sachio**
Joe!
**[20:01] Sachio**
Joe!
**[20:03] Sachio**
Joe, you're freakin' amazing!
**[20:05] Sachio**
Joe!
**[20:16] Nanbu**
You done already?
**[20:21] Fujimaki**
You picked the wrong man to sting, Mr. Nanbu.
**[20:27] Fujimaki**
It's over for you.
**[20:35] Comm**
As a result, the final match of Megalonia
**[20:38] Comm**
will be Yuri VS Gearless Joe.
**[20:43] Comm**
It's bound to be the most unpredictable
match to ever grace the ring.
**[20:49] Shirato**
What happened?
**[20:51] Yuri**
For the first time in my life...
I think I understand what jealousy is like.
**[20:58] Yuri**
"Gearless" Joe... he's the real deal.
**[21:18] Joe**
Pops!
**[21:30] Joe**
You did this?
**[21:32] Joe**
You did this to him?!
**[21:34] Nanbu**
Give it a rest.
**[21:35] Joe**
Pops...
**[21:36] Nanbu**
I settled things myself.
**[21:39] Nanbu**
There's nothing for you to do.
**[21:42] Nanbu**
If you're not satisfied with an eyeball,
**[21:46] Nanbu**
then I'm ready to rip out my
damn heart and fork it over!
**[21:55] Fujimaki**
Get them out of my sight.
**[21:58] Thug**
M-Mr. Fujimaki...
**[22:01] Fujimaki**
The man who wanted to see the kid dance
in the ring more than anyone else...
**[22:07] Fujimaki**
willingly tore out any chance
he ever had of seeing that happen.
**[22:10] Fujimaki**
You think just anybody
could pull that kind of stunt?
**[22:16] Fujimaki**
Hilarious.
***SIGN*** Round 11
"A Deadmarch"
Enough with the gloomy hymns. Gimme something with trumpets.
# E12 - Leap Over the Edge of Death
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/G6KE5MN76/leap-over-the-edge-of-death)
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**[00:06] General**
All that's left is for Yuri to
christen this deal with a win.
**[00:11] Shirato**
Yes.
**[00:12] Shirato**
I promise you an overwhelming victory.
**[00:22] Yuri**
Congratulations, Owner.
**[00:27] Shirato**
We've finally come this far.
**[00:30] Shirato**
It's all thanks to you, Yuri.
**[00:35] Shirato**
But the real fight is only beginning.
**[00:39] Shirato**
Once people sincerely believe in
the infinite potential of Gear,
**[00:44] Shirato**
Shirato's technology will become a
beacon of hope for the future.
**[00:49] Shirato**
And you'll be the one who
proves that to them, Yuri.
**[00:53] Shirato**
Come, let's have a toast.
**[00:56] Shirato**
To the start of our new dream.
**[01:04] Yuri**
I'm going to have the Gear removed
so I can fight without it in the finals.
**[01:10] Yuri**
I want to fight him,
**[01:12] Yuri**
fight Joe, on even footing.
**[02:57] Shirato**
Remove... your Gear?
**[03:01] Shirato**
Do you realize how incredibly
dangerous that is?
**[03:05] Yuri**
Yes.
**[03:06] Yuri**
It's what I want personally,
not as Shirato's representative boxer.
**[03:10] Yuri**
I can't keep lying to myself.
**[03:15] Shirato**
I absolutely will not allow this.
**[03:20] Shirato**
If you won't listen to reason,
**[03:22] Shirato**
then I can have the finals canceled!
**[03:24] Yuri**
No!
**[03:27] Yuri**
Joe... he risked his life
to fight his way to me.
**[03:34] Yuri**
It has to be in the ring at Megalonia.
**[03:41] Yuri**
I won't be coming back to this office.
**[03:45] Yuri**
I just wanted to let you know.
**[03:50] Shirato**
What about our dream?
**[03:53] Yuri**
From now on, it's your dream.
**[04:08] Sachio**
Ease off a little, Joe.
**[04:11] Sachio**
You've been going non-stop since the morning.
**[04:18] Joe**
Not yet.
**[04:20] Joe**
I still need to do more.
**[04:22] Sachio**
Is what happened to Pops bothering you?
**[04:28] Joe**
It's not that.
**[04:30] Joe**
I finally get to fight Yuri.
**[04:33] Joe**
You seriously expect me not to get pumped up?
**[04:36] Aragaki**
Good to see you haven't changed, Joe.
**[04:39] Sachio**
You two... Why...?
**[04:43] Nanbu**
I called them over.
**[04:46] Nanbu**
Joe, knowing you, if someone doesn't stop you,
**[04:50] Nanbu**
you're gonna punch the bag
until you wear a hole in it.
**[04:54] Nanbu**
So I asked Mr. Miyagi here
if we could borrow Aragaki.
**[04:59] Nanbu**
He's gonna be your sparring partner.
**[05:04] Aragaki**
Or do you think I'm not up to it?
**[05:06] Joe**
Well, you're bound to put up more
of a fight than a punching bag.
**[05:09] Joe**
Let's get started!
**[05:12] Sachio**
Go, Joe!
**[05:15] Joe**
Are your legs gonna be okay?
**[05:17] Aragaki**
Yeah. Don't worry about it.
**[05:20] Joe**
Good to hear.
**[05:23] Joe**
I've always regretted not
knocking you out, y'know.
**[05:27] Aragaki**
I feel the same way.
**[05:29] Miyagi**
Hey, stay cool in there!
**[05:32] Miyagi**
Don't forget, this is just sparring!
**[05:34] Nanbu**
That Joe...
**[05:36] Nanbu**
He's so happy to throw down with
someone, he gets beside himself.
**[05:40] Miyagi**
Aragaki's the same way.
**[05:42] Miyagi**
He doesn't regret retiring,
**[05:45] Miyagi**
but when you rang us up,
he couldn't hide how happy he was.
**[05:49] Nanbu**
I appreciate this, Mr. Miyagi.
**[05:52] Miyagi**
I should be thanking you.
**[05:55] Miyagi**
We get to help you fight the champion.
**[05:57] Nanbu**
Can you believe it?
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
**[06:00] Nanbu**
Only three months ago,
**[06:02] Nanbu**
the kid and I were throwing
matches in an underground ring.
**[06:07] Nanbu**
And now... he's gonna be fighting the
damn champion in the Megalonia finals.
**[06:12] Nanbu**
Just goes to show, there's no telling
how tomorrow might turn out.
**[06:17] Miyagi**
You all paid plenty to get to where you are.
**[06:20] Miyagi**
Joe, Aragaki...
**[06:22] Miyagi**
and you, from the look of things.
**[06:25] Nanbu**
Losing an eye was a steal, considering.
**[06:27] Nanbu**
I got to meet the real deal.
**[06:31] Nanbu**
We can't let it end until we
take this as far as we can.
**[06:33] Nanbu**
It's that simple.
**[06:47] Mikio**
That was fast.
**[07:02] Mikio**
When I found this place, it was in ruins.
**[07:06] Mikio**
But now it's finally looking habitable.
**[07:09] Mikio**
Not much to it, but that's
probably what I need right now.
**[07:13] Yuri**
You've changed, Mikio.
**[07:16] Mikio**
I'm just getting back to my roots.
**[07:20] Yuri**
About what I asked for...
**[07:25] Mikio**
It's down here.
**[07:32] Mikio**
This is the bare minimum of what we'd need.
**[07:36] Yuri**
Let's get started right away.
**[07:38] Mikio**
Are you really sure about this?
**[07:41] Mikio**
The integrated Gear is
a part of your body now.
**[07:46] Mikio**
There's no guarantee that
it can be removed safely.
**[07:49] Yuri**
Worried that you might fail?
**[07:52] Mikio**
Not at all. I lost to Joe.
**[07:56] Mikio**
I fought with Gear, and still lost.
**[08:00] Mikio**
But you haven't.
**[08:03] Mikio**
Do you really need to go through with this?
**[08:08] Yuri**
You bet everything on developing Ace
so that you could fight me.
**[08:14] Yuri**
I'm going to take this off so I can fight Joe.
**[08:18] Yuri**
It's the same thing.
**[08:51] (Flashback) Joe**
How about you teach me, then?
**[08:53] (Flashback) Joe**
Not just two guys beating on each other.
**[08:55] (Flashback) Joe**
Show me what real Megalo Boxing is like.
**[08:59] (Flashback) Yuri**
As if a stray dog would ever understand.
**[09:02] Shirato**
Yuri!
**[09:03] Shirato**
Yuri—
**[09:14] Mikio**
The surgery went well.
**[09:16] Mikio**
His life isn't in any danger.
**[09:19] Mikio**
I know I'd ended my
relationship with Shirato...
**[09:22] Mikio**
but I still figured you should know.
**[09:26] Mikio**
You look like you want to ask
me why I didn't stop him.
**[09:31] Mikio**
You wanted Megalonia to demonstrate the
performance of the integrated Gear,
**[09:37] Mikio**
and get the contract you wanted,
under the terms you wanted.
**[09:40] Mikio**
Isn't that right?
**[09:43] Mikio**
Yuri did his job.
**[09:45] Mikio**
Why not let him do what he wants, now?
**[09:49] Shirato**
He's denying me.
**[09:52] Shirato**
He's turned his back on Gear... on the future.
**[09:55] Shirato**
All because of some ridiculous envy.
**[09:59] Shirato**
I'm going to cancel the finals.
**[10:01] Shirato**
The battle to determine the
greatest Megalo Boxer...
**[10:04] Shirato**
between two boxers with no Gear?
It's utter nonsense.
**[10:08] Mikio**
Once the anesthesia wears off,
he's going to go through hell.
**[10:14] Mikio**
It's your call to make, Yukiko.
**[10:18] Mikio**
But wasn't there more to it?
**[10:22] Mikio**
Didn't you see any more value in Megalo Box?
**[10:32] Director**
His ring name at the time was "Junk Dog."
**[10:36] Director**
Prior to the last three months,
he fought in an illegal fighting arena
**[10:40] Director**
located in the unauthorized zones,
for the sake of gambling.
**[10:43] Director**
It seems he was throwing matches
while partnered with Nanbu Gansaku.
**[10:48] (Flashback) Nanbu**
He brought up things in our past that
we can't let see the light of day.
**[10:54] Director**
The ID is counterfeit.
**[10:57] Director**
The name "Joe" is an alias.
**[10:59] Director**
We know nothing about his actual identity.
**[11:05] Director**
The only thing clear about
him is that he has no legitimate ID,
**[11:08] Director**
making him an illegal citizen.
**[11:09] Director**
He's a sham boxer, with no right
to partake in sanctioned matches.
**[11:16] Shirato**
Still...
**[11:17] Shirato**
He defeated my brother.
**[11:19] Shirato**
And Burroughs...
**[11:20] Shirato**
Along with Aragaki.
**[11:22] (Flashback) Yuri**
"Gearless" Joe... he's the real deal.
**[11:26] Director**
These findings are enough
justification to cancel the finals.
**[11:31] Director**
There'd be no adverse effect on the contract.
**[11:35] Shirato**
I don't know what to do.
**[11:38] Shirato**
Why would they go to such lengths...
**[11:41] Shirato**
simply to beat on each other?
**[11:43] Director**
President?
**[11:45] Shirato**
I need time to consider this.
**[11:47] Shirato**
Keep all of this confidential
in the meantime.
**[11:50] Director**
But...
**[12:34] (Flashback) Nanbu**
That was a hell of a fight!
**[12:36] (Flashback) Nanbu**
A little rough around the edges,
but you've got a knack for it.
**[12:38] (Flashback) Nanbu**
H-Hey!
**[12:39] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Come on, hold up...
**[12:41] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Hey, bro! C'mon, bro.
**[12:44] (Flashback) Joe**
Shut up, man. Pretty sure I don't
have any brothers like you.
**[12:48] (Flashback) Nanbu**
What's your name, pal?
**[12:50] (Flashback) Joe**
Don't got one.
**[12:51] (Flashback) Joe**
Now buzz off, pops.
**[12:54] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Now, hang on a sec!
**[12:57] (Flashback) Nanbu**
I know a way to make better cash!
**[13:02] (Flashback) Nanbu**
Why don't you let me take care of you?
**[13:09] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[13:11] Nanbu**
That's not good enough.
You're not stepping in right.
**[13:18] Santa**
How can you tell?
**[13:19] Oicho**
You can't see...
**[13:21] Nanbu**
The sound.
**[13:22] Nanbu**
If his punches were sharp,
**[13:24] Nanbu**
they wouldn't sound like
a cow cutting the cheese.
**[13:27] Nanbu**
I keep telling you, you gotta
distribute your weight evenly!
**[13:32] Nanbu**
If you think you can slack off just because
I can't see you, I'm gonna beat your ass!
**[13:44] Joe**
How was that, Pops?
**[13:46] Nanbu**
Not bad at all.
**[13:54] Sachio**
See here?
**[13:55] Aragaki**
This is quite a team you have.
**[13:58] Nanbu**
Yeah, it really is.
**[14:01] Aragaki**
And he's amazing.
**[14:04] Aragaki**
He might actually be able to beat Yuri.
**[14:10] Nanbu**
Maybe *he's* been taking care of *me* all along.
**[15:01] Yuri**
Who?
**[15:22] Mikio**
He's been like this for five days.
**[15:27] Shirato**
Isn't there anything we can do for him?
**[15:31] Shirato**
But... if we don't do something...
**[15:42] Mikio**
This will make the pain go away.
**[15:45] Mikio**
But...
**[15:47] Mikio**
He told me, "If I let the pain get to me,
then I don't deserve to fight him."
**[15:52] Mikio**
He turned me down when I brought it up.
**[15:54] Mikio**
But maybe you can convince
him otherwise, Yukiko.
**[16:14] Shirato**
Let's go home, Yuri.
**[16:19] Shirato**
You can't fight in this condition.
**[16:22] Shirato**
We'll re-attach your Gear,
and you can stand proud again.
**[16:27] Shirato**
You're Shirato's...
**[16:30] Shirato**
You're my future.
**[16:37] Yuri**
I dreamed of the old days...
**[16:42] Yuri**
Long before I met you.
**[16:46] Yuri**
The man who taught me
Megalo Boxing told me something...
**[16:52] Yuri**
"If you're lucky enough to run
into a fighter in your generation
**[16:55] Yuri**
who you want to win against,
from the bottom of your heart,
**[16:59] Yuri**
consider yourself blessed."
**[17:01] Yuri**
"If you ever find someone like that,
**[17:05] Yuri**
never let him out of your sight."
**[17:10] Yuri**
I've finally met the opponent
he was talking about.
**[17:15] Yuri**
Yukiko...
**[17:17] Yuri**
you gave me a reason to live.
**[17:22] Yuri**
Please... don't take it away now.
**[18:05] (Flashback) Trainer**
He's in great shape.
**[18:06] (Flashback) Trainer**
I doubt there's a fighter who can
take his right and continue standing.
**[18:13] (Flashback) Trainer**
Yuri!
**[18:18] (Flashback) Granps**
Sorry to interrupt your training.
**[18:20] (Flashback) Yuri**
It's all right, Mr. President.
**[18:21] (Flashback) Gramps**
I wanted to introduce you
to my granddaughter, Yukiko.
**[18:26] (Flashback) Shirato**
It's nice to meet you.
**[18:29] (Flashback) Yuri**
My hands are a bit sweaty, so...
**[18:38] (Flashback) Gramps**
The two of you are the future of Shirato.
**[18:53] Mikio**
I guess we both underestimated him.
**[18:59] Mikio**
Yukiko?
**[19:00] Shirato**
I have no business with a gearless boxer.
**[19:04] Shirato**
Just like you...
**[19:06] Shirato**
He's no longer a member of Shirato.
**[19:12] Shirato**
Goodbye, Brother.
**[19:21] Joe**
Yahoo!
**[19:27] Sachio**
You sure you don't need to train?
**[19:30] Joe**
I'm gonna be fighting Yuri.
**[19:31] Joe**
A bunch of last-minute squirming
isn't gonna get me anywhere.
**[19:36] Joe**
You should hop in here, Sachio.
**[19:38] Sachio**
Nah, I'm fine...
**[19:41] Joe**
You can't swim, huh?
**[19:44] Sachio**
Yeah, I can!
**[19:46] Sachio**
Damn it, just you watch.
**[19:52] Joe**
I heard you looked after my pal here.
**[19:55] Joe**
I never got the chance to thank you.
**[19:59] Shirato**
He dropped this.
**[20:02] Sachio**
Huh?!
**[20:03] Sachio**
It's gone! I don't have it!
**[20:05] Joe**
Knowing you, you looked into it, didn't you?
**[20:08] Shirato**
Yes.
**[20:10] Shirato**
I know exactly who you are now.
**[20:14] Joe**
And?
**[20:16] Shirato**
And nothing.
**[20:17] Shirato**
This belongs to you, Joe.
**[20:21] Joe**
You sure?
**[20:24] Joe**
I'm gonna beat your champion, y'know.
**[20:29] Shirato**
Yuri has had his Gear removed.
**[20:33] Sachio**
Yuri did what?!
**[20:34] Shirato**
It was to fight you...
to fight against "Gearless" Joe.
**[21:05] rap**
*One's a beast, an animal, living day-to-day*
**[21:08] rap**
* They cast him out, but he's*
* still hunting down his prey*
**[21:12] rap**
*An underdog who never really had a name*
**[21:16] rap**
* Naked and scarred,*
* but still a player in the game*
**[21:20] rap**
* He's coming up against*
* the mighty king of beasts*
**[21:23] rap**
*A chosen one, turning all comers into feasts*
**[21:27] rap**
*Got silver hair, flashing under moonlight*
**[21:30] rap**
*Retire undefeated? They say he just might*
**[21:34] rap**
* A pair of souls caught*
* up in the same undertow*
**[21:38] rap**
* Now they're chained together,*
* howling in the shadow*
**[21:41] rap**
* A type of envy, not something*
* they'd wanna admit*
**[21:45] rap**
* Only way to deal with it is for*
* both dogs to jump in the pit*
**[21:49] rap**
*Ah, he who has and he who has not*
**[21:53] rap**
* A man rising up to try*
* and take another's spot*
**[21:56] rap**
*Ah, the pretender and the crown*
**[22:00] rap**
*Fake or real? Which one is going down?*
**[22:04] rap**
*Ah, two animals going wild out there*
**[22:07] rap**
*Freedom and soul, the only things they share*
**[22:11] rap**
*Ah, this is where they wanna be*
**[22:14] rap**
*A pair of predators, about to be set free*
***SIGN*** Round 12
"Leap Over the Edge of Death"
If you're going to leave your album behind at the water's edge,
then you don't want to cross this particular river
# E13 - Born to Die
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**[00:15] Nanbu**
See, and here's the turn.
**[00:17] Sachio**
Don't get carried away and fall over, Pops.
**[00:21] Nanbu**
I've been at this for a long time.
**[00:24] Nanbu**
I figure it's time you learn to dance, too.
**[00:28] Sachio**
Cut it out! I don't wanna!
**[00:36] Nanbu**
Come on, match the tempo!
**[00:39] Sachio**
Give it a rest!
**[00:47] Nanbu**
Here.
**[00:49] Joe**
What's that?
**[00:51] Sachio**
A ticket from a bet he lost
on a dog race, apparently.
**[00:54] Nanbu**
It's a charm to help you avoid
getting hit by Yuri's punches.
***SIGN*** Area 13 Dog Racing Association Race 7 #5 Carpediem
**[01:00] Joe**
You bet on a dog with a weird name.
**[01:03] Sachio**
What's it even mean, Pops?
**[01:07] Nanbu**
"Seize the day."
**[01:09] Nanbu**
Means you gotta live in
the moment and value it.
**[01:13] Nanbu**
There's no telling what'll
happen to us tomorrow,
**[01:17] Nanbu**
but what we do now is what
sets the course. Y'know?
**[01:24] PA**
*Twenty minutes until the match begins.*
**[01:27] Nanbu**
It's time.
**[01:27] PA**
*Both fighters, please head to the gate.*
**[01:28] Nanbu**
You ready, Joe?
**[01:29] Joe**
Yeah.
**[01:33] Joe**
Come on, Sachio!
**[01:35] Sachio**
Yeah! I'm coming!
**[01:38] Joe**
Man...
**[01:40] Joe**
What were you doing back there, anyway?
**[01:45] Sachio**
Oh, nothing.
***SIGN*** Team
Nowhere
**[01:46] Joe**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[01:48] Sachio**
Seriously, it's nothing!
**[01:49] Sachio**
Let's get a move on!
**[03:39] Comm**
I... I can't quite believe what
we're seeing here, folks.
**[03:44] Color**
This is unprecedented.
**[03:46] Color**
The battle to determine
the strongest Megalo Boxer,
**[03:48] Color**
the championship match of Megalonia...
**[03:50] Color**
I don't think anyone expected
it to shape up like this.
**[03:54] Joe**
How's it feel to be gearless?
**[03:59] Yuri**
I think I might understand
what you meant before, now.
**[04:04] Comm**
I still don't believe what I'm seeing.
**[04:06] Comm**
We've got a pair of gearless
boxers standing in the ring
**[04:09] Comm**
where the greatest fighter will be crowned.
**[04:12] Sachio**
Pops... Yuri's body...
**[04:15] Sachio**
The places where the Gear used to be
look like he was torn up by giant claws!
**[04:21] Nanbu**
A pair of scarred-up animals, huh?
**[04:24] Nanbu**
The kid couldn't have asked
for a better dance partner here.
**[04:34] Phone**
*President, it's about to start.*
**[04:58] Comm**
We're now into the fourth round...
**[05:01] Comm**
Joe's been throwing more punches so far,
**[05:03] Comm**
but Yuri seems to be
connecting more regularly.
**[05:06] Color**
You'd think the loss of Gear
could've slowed Yuri,
**[05:10] Color**
but he's looking better than ever out there.
***SIGN*** Go! Big Joe! Go! Team Nowhere!
**[05:14] Sachio**
He's hitting back really fast!
He's predicting Joe's moves!
**[05:18] Nanbu**
Don't get tense out there!
**[05:19] Nanbu**
Stay light on your feet!
**[05:21] Yuri**
*Is this the pure and simple fight you wanted?*
**[05:41] Sachio**
Joe!
**[05:48] Joe**
I've been letting him set the pace so far,
**[05:50] Joe**
but it's about time I start my engine.
**[05:52] Nanbu**
You were sounding pretty restless
out there for someone taking it slow.
**[05:56] Nanbu**
Look, this guy has the edge
offensively, defensively,
**[05:58] Nanbu**
and in about every other way you can look at it.
**[06:01] Nanbu**
He's got a lot more wins under his belt,
**[06:04] Nanbu**
but he's still only human.
**[06:06] Nanbu**
Sooner or later, he'll show an opening.
**[06:09] Nanbu**
Don't miss that chance.
**[06:13] Comm**
* Yuri hasn't sat down once during*
* the intervals between rounds.*
**[06:17] Comm**
* It seems he's got a bottomless*
* reserve of stamina.*
**[06:20] Mikio**
It's the other way around.
**[06:22] Mikio**
The pain and loss of stamina from the surgery...
**[06:25] Mikio**
If he sits down, he won't be able
to stand, so he's staying on his feet.
**[06:32] Mikio**
Let me see how this plays out, to the end.
**[06:39] Yuri**
*That's it. Give me more!*
**[06:48] Sachio**
Joe!
**[06:49] Aragaki**
Weave past it and grab a hold of him!
**[07:08] Sachio**
Pops! Yuri pulled his left back!
**[07:10] Nanbu**
He switched?
**[07:12] Comm**
And that's the champion for you!
**[07:13] Comm**
By switching from orthodox to southpaw
he's managed to avoid disaster!
**[07:29] Ref**
He's down!
**[07:30] Sachio**
Joe!
**[07:31] Count**
One...
**[07:32] Nanbu**
He can't predict the timing
of when Yuri switches up.
**[07:32] Count**
Two...
**[07:34] Count**
Three...
**[07:35] Count**
Four...
**[07:37] Count**
Five...
**[07:38] Count**
Six...
**[07:40] Count**
Seven...
**[07:40] Nanbu**
Joe!
**[07:43] Joe**
Not knowing when to give up
is kinda my thing, y'know?
**[07:53] Nanbu**
This is gonna be an endurance contest.
**[07:54] Nanbu**
Whoever gives in first between
you and Yuri is gonna lose.
**[07:58] Nanbu**
Like I said before, he's human, just like you.
**[08:01] Nanbu**
As the damage builds up, he's gonna
make mistakes you wouldn't normally see.
**[08:07] Nanbu**
Sachio, how's Yuri doing?
**[08:09] Sachio**
Uh, right... doesn't seem any different so far.
**[08:23] Comm**
We're into the sixth round, and the
champion's advantage is still on display.
**[08:27] Nanbu**
*Listen to me, Joe.*
**[08:28] Nanbu**
* He can switch up all he wants,*
* but his feet are gonna tell the story.*
**[08:32] Nanbu**
* When he goes for the kill,*
* you nail him with a counter.*
**[08:37] Joe**
*There it is!*
**[08:42] Ref**
He's down!
**[08:43] Sachio**
Pops!
**[08:43] Count**
One...
**[08:44] Nanbu**
Joe! Rest until the count's almost done.
**[08:45] Count**
Two...
**[08:46] Count**
Three...
**[08:47] Count**
Four...
**[08:49] Count**
Five...
**[08:50] Count**
Six...
**[08:51] Count**
Seven...
**[08:56] Yuri**
*Good.*
**[08:58] Yuri**
*I can't dance up here on my own.*
**[09:00] Kids**
Joe!
**[09:01] Vets**
Joe!
**[09:09] Nanbu**
Joe, circle to the left!
**[09:22] Nanbu**
He sent one back!
**[09:24] Aragaki**
He's doing it!
**[09:26] Yabu**
This is a hell of a show.
**[09:30] Fuji**
You turned a fraud into the real deal...
**[09:35] Fuji**
Didn't you, Mr. Nanbu?
**[09:39] Yuri**
I'm going to get serious now.
**[09:41] Joe**
About damn time.
**[09:57] Shirato**
Gear technology represents
hope for the future.
**[10:01] Shirato**
Traditionally, the use of heavier
ordinance in combat
**[10:06] Shirato**
requires multiple soldiers,
**[10:09] Shirato**
but by equipping this integrated Gear,
**[10:11] Shirato**
missions can be carried out by
significantly smaller forces.
**[10:16] Shirato**
As you saw in the demonstration earlier,
**[10:19] Shirato**
the integrated Gear was designed
to be versatile enough to—
**[10:23] Generals**
Hypothetically...
**[10:25] Generals**
Would it be possible to attach weapons
directly to your integrated Gear?
**[10:31] Generals**
I won't deny that your tech is remarkable,
**[10:34] Generals**
but we have cost-performance to consider.
**[10:40] Yuri**
Gear isn't a weapon.
**[10:42] Yuri**
It is, fundamentally speaking, a way
to support the performance of its user.
**[10:45] Generals**
Yet, you've been showing us how
effective a weapon it is this whole time,
**[10:51] Generals**
using the champion.
**[10:54] Yuri**
Megalo Box isn't a death sport.
**[10:57] Generals**
Is that why you had him remove his Gear?
**[11:00] Yuri**
No. It was no longer
necessary for him to have it.
**[11:06] Yuri**
We consider this Gear to be an
addition to the human body.
**[11:10] Yuri**
The data that we gained from
testing it via Megalo Boxing
**[11:13] Yuri**
was only a first step in its development.
**[11:16] Generals**
And military application is the next
phase of development, is that it?
**[11:21] Shirato**
We may have certain
philosophical differences,
**[11:24] Shirato**
but I believe we can reach a
mutually beneficial partnership.
**[11:46] Comm**
As the intense battle continues,
**[11:48] Comm**
we have now hit the end of the seventh round.
**[11:56] Sachio**
Here.
**[12:01] Sachio**
We're fighting as a team.
**[12:04] Sachio**
But you're on your own—
**[12:05] Yuri**
That was my choice.
**[12:08] Yuri**
I don't need pity.
**[12:09] Sachio**
That's not what this is.
**[12:11] Sachio**
I'm doing it because I respect
that you're fighting alone.
**[12:14] Sachio**
Plus, I don't wanna hear
any excuses after he beats you!
**[12:22] Yuri**
In that case, I think I will.
**[12:47] Yuri**
* I thought you were going to go*
* further than ever against me!*
**[12:52] Yuri**
* Don't disappoint me!*
* You haven't gotten there yet!*
**[13:00] Comm**
Joe seems to have survived
the champion's savage rush,
**[13:04] Comm**
but he looked ready
to fall at any moment.
**[13:08] Color**
It might be a good thing to stop the fight.
**[13:10] Color**
Joe's fought well enough already.
**[13:14] Sachio**
Joe...
**[13:25] Nanbu**
Who are you?
**[13:29] Nanbu**
What, did you forget your own name?
**[13:35] Nanbu**
Who are you?
**[13:39] (Flashback) Nanbu**
It's your name. You pick it.
**[13:45] Joe**
Joe.
**[13:48] Nanbu**
That's right. You're Joe.
**[13:51] Nanbu**
The best Megalo Boxer there is.
**[14:07] Crowd**
Enough already!
**[14:08] Crowd**
Just give up and lie down!
**[14:17] Nanbu**
How's he doing?
**[14:19] Sachio**
He's holding out so far...
**[14:21] Sachio**
But he's on the ropes...
It looks like he's just dragging it out.
**[14:25] Sachio**
At this rate...
**[14:26] Nanbu**
Have you ever seen the kid back down?
**[14:31] Sachio**
I know, but...
**[14:34] Nanbu**
There's no reason for us to lose our way.
**[14:38] Nanbu**
He's been out there, in the dark,
making his way toward the light.
**[14:47] Comm**
We are now entering Round 13,
a first in Megalo Box history!
**[14:53] Color**
The champion looks like he's
still more than ready to go,
**[14:56] Color**
but Joe seems to be on his last legs.
**[15:11] Joe**
*Thank you... Pops. Sachio.*
**[15:21] Color**
Both fighters have been slugging
it out since the round began!
**[15:25] Color**
An astonishing sight to see
in the thirteenth round!
**[15:32] Sachio**
Joe's on the right,
and Yuri is coming from the left...
**[15:34] Sachio**
Wait, no, the right!
**[15:36] Sachio**
With two shots to the body, and then...
**[15:38] Nanbu**
That's enough, Sachio.
**[15:41] Nanbu**
Don't take your eyes
off of them from here on out.
**[15:46] Nanbu**
Burn the sight of them in the ring
into your memory.
**[15:55] Nanbu**
I can see it, Joe.
**[15:57] Nanbu**
It's like the two of you really are dancing.
**[16:02] Joe**
Yuri!
**[16:04] Yuri**
Joe!
***SIGN*** Go! Big Joe! Go! Team Nowhere!
**[16:42] Yuri**
We really are lucky...
**[16:44] Yuri**
to have run into each other.
**[17:17] Yuri**
You're going, aren't you?
**[17:19] Joe**
Yeah.
**[17:24] Joe**
*What am I doing right now?*
**[17:32] Joe**
*I'm living the best moment of my life.*
**[17:39] Generals**
That woman scares me.
**[17:42] Generals**
She heard the news about the match
and didn't so much as blink.
**[17:46] Generals**
I suppose Megalonia and the champion
were both tools for her business.
**[17:50] Generals**
Once they lost that value, she lost interest.
**[17:53] Generals**
Makes me feel bad for him.
**[18:11] Yuri**
Whether you're a power player
who wears a weighty crown,
**[18:14] Yuri**
or some poor soul with barely
a pebble to his name...
**[18:17] Yuri**
Nobody can escape death.
**[18:21] Yuri**
But if you live your life so that,
when it comes, you're satisfied,
**[18:27] Yuri**
even if it's not the end you were hoping for,
**[18:30] Yuri**
you'll have no reason to fear death.
***SIGN*** Gym Nowhere
**[18:55] Nanbu**
Well, I would like to thank everyone
for taking the time to come by today.
**[19:01] Nanbu**
The fact that we're now
able to hold such a celebration
**[19:05] Nanbu**
is not unlike a blessing
from the heavens itself...
***SIGN*** Gym Nowhere One Year
Anniversary Celebration
**[19:10] Nanbu**
With that, I would like to
conclude my opening remarks.
**[19:14] Nanbu**
Thank you for your time.
**[19:17] Santa**
Nice speech, chief!
**[19:20] Oicho**
What're you practicing in secret for?
**[19:23] Bonjiri**
Pops, that's a carrot, not a mic...
**[19:26] Nanbu**
Shut it!
**[19:27] Nanbu**
You brats better be getting ready, too!
**[19:29] Santa**
You got it!
**[19:30] Oicho**
Bonjiri, you're eating again!
**[19:32] Bonjiri**
Well, there's a lot...
**[19:36] Sachio**
Go get it!
**[19:41] Sachio**
Okay, now we're gonna race for it.
**[19:42] Sachio**
Ready?
**[19:43] Sachio**
Go!
**[19:45] Yuri**
They turned out well.
**[19:46] Sachio**
I know, right?
**[19:48] Sachio**
I thought it was crazy when Pops
of all people started a garden.
**[19:52] Sachio**
Hey, you're not dry yet!
**[19:55] Sachio**
Man!
**[19:59] Sachio**
Pops said for you to come
by the party tonight, if you want.
**[20:06] Sachio**
And...
**[20:07] Sachio**
Miss Yukiko came by the other
day to congratulate us.
**[20:11] Sachio**
She left right away, though,
with her being so busy.
**[20:13] Sachio**
She seemed to be doing well.
**[20:17] Yuri**
I see.
**[20:20] Yuri**
It's already been a year...
**[20:27] TV**
*In the year since Megalonia,*
**[20:29] TV**
* Shirato seems to have distanced*
* itself from its business as a promoter,*
**[20:33] TV**
* but last night, President Shirato*
* herself announced plans...*
**[20:36] TV**
*for a second Megalonia tournament.*
**[20:40] TV**
* The championship title has been*
* vacant in the year since the finals, but...*
**[20:46] Abu**
Finally able to get her running
on your own, huh?
**[20:52] Joe**
More or less.
**[20:56] Joe**
Sorry for rushing you.
**[20:58] Abu**
Hell, I don't mind. Think of it as my gift.
**[21:01] Joe**
They're gonna be real happy.
**[21:03] Joe**
They can't seem to shut up about wanting
to get in the ring as soon as they can.
**[21:08] Abu**
And what about you? Are you done with the ring?
**[21:15] Joe**
You remember what you said to me?
**[21:17] Joe**
About having the faith to believe in yourself...
**[21:20] Joe**
And how living like that wouldn't be so bad?
**[21:23] Abu**
Yeah. But I also said this...
**[21:26] Abu**
Real boxers are probably guys like you.
**[21:34] Joe**
I only pulled it off because we're a team.
**[21:36] Joe**
I dunno what the future's gonna be like...
**[21:39] Joe**
But for now, I want to let that be known.
**[21:43] Joe**
I'll see you next time, then.
**[21:45] Abu**
All right.
**[21:50] Abu**
Gonna be another hot day...
**[22:26] Joe**
Whoa there!
**[22:28] Joe**
I guess I can do this, after all.
***SIGN*** Round Final
"Born to Die"
Though the flesh may rot, the bones will remain. They are the proof that you were alive.
**[23:01] Everybody**
Cheers!
**[23:03] Miyagi**
That was a hell of a speech!
**[23:05] Nanbu**
Nothing I couldn't handle!
**[23:06] Kids**
Bring it on!
**[23:08] Aragaki**
Who, me?
**[23:09] Oicho**
We're gonna settle this in the ring!
**[23:34] Nanbu**
Get him next!
**[23:35] Oicho**
Don't run, Joe!
**[23:37] Joe**
Now, hang on...
***SIGN*** Team Nowhere
***SIGN*** Megalonia Tournament Finals 13 Rounds, 02:51 K.O.
***SIGN*** Winner: "Gearless" Joe
(7 Matches, 7 Wins, 0 Losses)