# E1 - Magical Girl
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*The year is 1939.*
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*They appeared before humankind
without any warning whatsoever.*
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*We named them "Neurois."*
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*No one knew from where
the Neurois came or why,*
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*but it was a fact that their attacks*
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*drove people from their
home cities and countries.*
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*Humankind developed new weapons
for use against the Neurois*
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*and began all-out resistance.*
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*These "Striker Units" are
a new breed of magic brooms*
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*that amplify magic power, the only
thing that can harm the Neurois,*
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*and this power, in turn,
makes flight possible.*
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*Magicians-- or "witches" -- who
could fight while wearing these*
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*were gathered from around the world.*
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*Thus, an elite anti-Neurois unit was
formed: the 501st Joint Fighter Wing,*
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*more commonly known as the Strike Witches!*
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*That which I can do, I want
to make come true, one by one*
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*Let's walk step by step toward our dreams*
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*That which I can do, I want you to know, too*
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*Don't give up, spread your wings*
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*Now let's fly, for tomorrow*
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*Even when you hold your knees to
your chest, sick and tired of it all*
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*Don't worry, don't cry, I know you can do it*
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*You only need to open the
door of courage a tiny bit*
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*Really embrace that smile
and soar high into the sky!*
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*That which I can do, too*
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*I want to keep kindness safe*
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*After you wipe your tears,
let's fly off to tomorrow*
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*I want these feelings to reach
you, using my special magic*
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*I promise not to look downward anymore*
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*For freedom, for the future*
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Sighted! Upper right, 15,000! In the clouds!
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Right!
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All units, stand by to intercept
enemy Neuroi in Formation Bravo!
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Commence attack!
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Finish it off, if you would!
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Understood! Come with me, Perrine!
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Right!
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"Episode 1: Magical Girl"
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School is dismissed.
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All students still on school grounds,
please return home quickly.
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"Fuso Empire Yokosuka
Girls Middle School ♪4"
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Yoshika! That's dangerous!
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Should I go get a teacher after all?!
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I-I'm fine!
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I'll manage somehow...
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Yoshika! You've done enough! Come back!
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I-I almost got it!
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I *will* rescue it!
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Yoshika...
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It's okay! You're safe now!
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Yoshika!
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Yoshika!
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Thank goodness!
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Lemme down!
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I'll go get a teacher...
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She really scolded you.
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But I really wanted to save that kitty!
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The one area where you hold
your own is enthusiasm...
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But I guess that *is* one of the
best things about you, too.
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Mister!
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Michiko!
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That's amazing!
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Yeah! And then...!
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Wow! What a big boat!
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Is that the warship that just arrived?
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Warship?
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Yeah.
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It's a ship for fighting? I don't like it.
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Because of your father?
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Yeah...
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My dad left when I was six.
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You're leaving, Dad?!
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But you promised to come to my
school entrance ceremony tomorrow!
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I'm sorry, Yoshika. It's important work.
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If this works out, we can
finally take down the Neurois.
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Once it's over, I can be with you forever.
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Really?! You'll always be with me?!
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Yep! I promise!
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Yoshika.
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You have a power just as great as
your mother's and grandmother's.
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Grow up to be a wonderful girl
who can protect everyone with it.
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I will! I promise!
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That was the last time
I saw my dad like that.
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What returned three years later
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was a briefcase of his belongings
and a notice of his death.
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They never told us how or where he
died, because of military secrets.
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But the one thing I do know
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is that he wouldn't have died
if it wasn't for this war.
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Her?
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Yes. That's Miyafuji Yoshika.
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She seems like an ordinary
schoolgirl, if you ask me.
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She's very average in terms of
academic achievements and fitness.
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Her best skill is cooking...
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Is she really a potential candidate?
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What shall we do, Major Sakamoto?
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Good question...
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Michiko!
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Hijikata!
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Right!
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Ouch...
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Michiko!
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Michiko!
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Michiko!
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Michiko!
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Y-Yoshika...
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Don't talk!
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What is that?!
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Healing magic. It's quite powerful, too!
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But it's uncontrolled...
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*I-I'm losing strength...*
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Calm yourself, Miyafuji!
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Concentrate!
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Keep your thoughts focused!
Relax and control your magic.
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*C-Control my magic...*
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"Miyafuji Medical Clinic--
Treatment For All Ailments"
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Michiko!
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She'll be fine now.
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Mom...
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Her wound has closed, and I
doubt she'll even have a scar.
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Thank goodness...
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As always, you have no sense
of how to use your power.
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You let your emotions get ahead of you...
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I understand your desire
to help others somehow,
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but if you don't learn
how to control our power,
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you could wind up losing
your own life, you know.
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It's just...
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It's just that I want to help
everyone like you and Mom do!
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Plus...
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...I promised him...
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Don't feel so down.
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Okay...
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Your talent is in a class all its own.
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If you can just learn how to use it,
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you can be a top-notch witch!
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A witch?
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Who are you, anyway?!
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Oh, sorry. Where are my manners?
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I am Major Sakamoto Mio of
the 501st Joint Fighter Wing,
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also known as the Strike Witches.
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H-Hello...
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She's the one who brought
you and Michiko here.
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Brought?
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We're looking for promising witches
with tremendous magic power.
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I witnessed your power firsthand.
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It's a little rough around the
edges, but you possess greatness!
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Thank you!
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So, let's put that power to use
and fight the Neurois together!
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Okay! Huh?!
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Are you saying...?!
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You intend to have my
granddaughter join the army?!
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The army? I'm sorry, I can't!
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I have to take over this
clinic after I graduate!
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Yes, your desire to take over your
family's clinic is indeed marvelous.
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But there are others who
need your power even more.
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Well, I didn't expect you to
accept everything right away.
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However, sooner or later,
you *will* come to me!
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H-How are you so sure of that?!
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Just call it a hunch!
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It's just that those with power
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find themselves led to those
who require it the most.
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Goodbye. I'll be waiting at the port!
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Hijikata.
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Right.
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What's her problem?!
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*My power is needed?*
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*But going with her basically
means I'll be fighting in a war.*
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*Absolutely no way!*
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Your mail's here!
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Coming!
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Thank you!
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Mom! Grandma!
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How can there be a letter from Dad?!
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Didn't he die?!
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Just calm down.
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It was mailed from Britannia.
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Why now?
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Dad!
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There's another one...
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Isn't that--?
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Yes, Ms. Sakamoto, was it?
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She knows Dad...
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So you came! I'm glad to see you've decided!
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I take it you've decided
to make use of your power?
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U-Umm...
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It's all right!
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Don't worry about a thing!
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Leave all the enlistment arrangements
and school-related matters to me!
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N-No, uhh, I'm not here to enlist...
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A letter from Dr. Miyafuji?
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Umm... You know my dad, right?
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Yes. I owe him my life.
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It's only because of his
research that I'm here today.
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Is my dad alive?
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That, I don't know. But I can check--
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Please take me with you to Britannia!
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I want to go there and find out about my dad!
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That's a good look in your eyes!
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All right, then! We set sail
the day after tomorrow!
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Th-Thank you!
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So, are you interested in enlisting now?
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Nope! I refuse to fight in a war!
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Okay, okay.
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Good luck, Yoshika!
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Michiko! Take care!
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Take good care of yourself, now!
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Yoshika...
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Mom... Grandma...
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I'm going now!
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So, how do you like being on the Akagi?
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Oh, yes, it's really nice!
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That's good. But this is the
only thing you'll find pleasant.
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I'm sure you know what's happening
in Britannia as we speak.
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It's on the very front lines
of our battle with the Neurois,
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who've conquered the continent.
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Are you sure your only reason for going
there is to check on your father?
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There are lots of people in
need in Britannia, right?
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Yes. Many.
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I... want to protect them!
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I want my power to help lots of people,
like people who are hurt or sick!
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I promised my dad!
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Ms. Sakamoto! Is there anything I can do?!
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I'll do anything, even
cleaning or doing laundry!
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All right!
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That's the spirit!
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Miyafuji. Are you on the deck?
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Stay right there. There's
something I want to show you.
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Show me?
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Sakamoto Mio! Now commencing flight training!
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Wow!
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Ms. Sakamoto!
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What did you think?
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I-I was moved by it!
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It was so cool how you flew through the sky!
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It was almost like you were a bird!
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A bird, huh?
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However, birds we are not!
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We're witches who soar through
the blue skies... Strike Witches!
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Strike Witches...
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And these are Striker
Units, our magic brooms.
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These are the results of Dr.
Miyafuji's-- your father's-- work!
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Dad made these?!
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With the development of Striker Units,
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we've gained the ability to
fight the Neurois on even terms.
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Without these, the Neurois might
have conquered the world by now.
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We, and all of humankind,
owe Dr. Miyafuji our lives.
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Dad...
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Want to try them on?
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They're your father's inventions!
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There's no need to hold back to be polite!
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No, I'd rather not.
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I see.
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I understand about Dad's work now.
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But... I don't like war!
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Hi! Welcome back!
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As usual, you two have no
sense of tension whatsoever.
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Look at you dressed like that...
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We're on standby for battle, you know!
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So? The lieutenant colonel
gave us permission,
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and the analysis team says the enemy
won't be here for 20 more hours!
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Besides, it's not like they'll
go away if people see 'em!
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But you don't wanna risk losing
yours, so keep your clothes on!
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Leave me alone!
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Honestly, now!
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Major Sakamoto will be
returning any time now!
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When she does, the first
thing I'm going to do
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is offer her my opinion about the
slack behavior of both of you!
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Whoa, what a tattletale!
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Especially for such a flatty!
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Be quiet!
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As if you're anyone to talk, anyway!
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The enemy?!
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It can't be! It's too soon!
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I still can't see it...
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We're still half a day away from Britannia.
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Don't be in such a rush.
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But it's already been a whole month now!
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When we arrive, the first thing we'll
do is visit the address on the letter.
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I'm sure that we'll find--
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Ms. Sakamoto?!
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Enemy attack!
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12 o'clock! Distance of 4,000!
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It's the enemy! This is not a drill!
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Th-That's a Neuroi?
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Miyafuji! You're a non-combatant!
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Take refuge in sick bay!
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O-Okay...
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Dad...
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"To Be Continued"
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*Always keep me bookmarked
inside of you, okay?*
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*Praise me lots by saying, "Good
job!" while smiling, okay?*
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*Always be fully serious,*
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*and don't be shocked by the gaps*
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*If you don't move on through the here and now*
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*there'll be no future, you know?*
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*If the point of fighting has warmth to it*
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*then I'll fight to the end*
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*for a world for us that won't need fighting!*
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*With you, I'm sure I can do it*
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*If we firmly hold our fate lines together*
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*heart-to-heart and hand-in-hand,*
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*we'll be accomplices toward our dreams*
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*It feels like we can fly anywhere*
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*believing in our sleeping wings*
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*The roaring sound rips through the
air and shocks the girl's mind.*
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*Amid the disappointment, is it the
enemy that is seen up ahead, or hope?*
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*On the next Strike Witches:*
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*"That Which I Can Do."*
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