Gunbuster: The Movie (2006) Movie Script
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"2015 A. D. Perseus Arm, Milky Way Galaxy
(12,000 parsecs from Earth)"
The fourth wave of enemy photon torpedoes
is approaching!
ETA, 20 seconds!
Full speed evasive maneuvers, on the double!
Full speed evasive maneuvers!
"Luxion"
Abandon ship!
We are abandoning ship.
Repeat, abandon ship!
One more!
We've got room for one more!
You said you had room for one more?
Yes, sir!
Then get him on board!
No, Admiral! You must!
You fool, get out of here!
But, sir!
Listen! You're too young to die!
You have to live.
You've got a mission ahead of you!
"Daddy, make sure to come home
for my 8th birthday!"
My dear Noriko.
Forgive me.
"Six Years Later"
Oh, it's just you, Kimiko.
What are you staring at?
Ah, your One -sama, right?
Yeah, she's everything
I could ever dream of being.
I wish I could be just like her.
But I'd better forget it.
I have no talent.
Why say that? It's only been a month
since we started using the machines.
We're still beginners. We'll get better.
What's this week's horoscope for Virgo?
"The 6th is your lucky day."
"You will have a remarkable encounter."
Uh-huh.
How long are you gonna mope around like that?
Next class is Machine Control.
Everyone will be there!
We're expecting a new coach, too.
Get changed, let's go practice.
All right.
I'll be instructing you all
in the control of machine weapons.
The name's Ohta.
If you can't keep up, you'll be dropped,
with no mercy given!
We'll start by switching off
your auto-balancers!
Starting today,
you're never to use them again!
Manual control is
a fundamental part of real combat.
Those who can't, go back to the classroom!
Now, all of you, give me 50 laps!
Move out!
Louder!
Fight!
Um.
Er. running. How do I run? Was it like this?
You over there! Freshman!
Get down from that machine!
Now give me 50 laps on foot!
Yes?
Yes.
What! M. Me!
Look! I can't believe this.
"ANNOUNCEMENT"
"Representatives have been selected"
"Kazumi Amano, Noriko Takaya"
"Takaya"
"Noriko"
It's true.
Look, that's her there.
They say her father was
the admiral of that destroyed fleet.
So she became a pilot through nepotism?
Isn't it obvious?
I mean, she's a total klutz.
You saw her yesterday, right?
- She's the Coach's pet.
How did she get that position, I wonder?
Does the Daughter of Defeat
want to get close to One -sama that badly?
Poor One -sama, getting stuck
with the Daughter of Defeat as a partner!
She's Admiral Takaya's only daughter, isn't she?
I'm a survivor from the Admiral's ship,
the Luxion.
What?
So that's why you chose her?
You fool!
Listen, this project is far more important
than you think.
The fate of all mankind hangs in the balance.
Then why?
I'm the one in charge here.
She has the potential to do it.
Do what?
The Buster Machine.
You'll see when we get into space.
Coach!
Please, stop picking on me!
Is this about my selecting you?
Why do you feel that way?
Because I've got no talent!
None at all!
I've got no prospects, either!
Everyone says I'm getting special treatment.
And being partnered up with Miss Amano!
That's too cruel! It's downright mean!
Is that all you have to say?
You're saying that you don't have
what it takes to be a pilot.
and that Amano does?
Come with me.
Look at that!
That's what you don't have.
She's wearing iron sandals!
It's true that Amano has talent.
But what truly brings that talent out is
her own hard work!
It's true that you're lacking in ability.
That's because you don't work at it.
However, you have a natural potential.
That's why I chose you.
Takaya! Work hard! Hone your own abilities!
Never rely on others!
Listen! You have to feel with your body!
Think with your head! Judge with your heart!
In space, there's no one to help you.
Coach.
Go out into space with Amano.
You've got a mission to achieve ahead of you.
Produced by. Tadatsugu Hayakawa
Toshio Azami
Planned by: Shin Unozawa
Isamu Senda
Toshio Okada
GUNBUSTER
Running up the slope behindyou
Original Story and Screenplay by: Toshio Okada
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
Andmyhopes are hig h
Hig h, hig h, hig h, hig h!
Holdmegently
Holdmegently
Holdmegently
Ilove you
Original Version Directed by: Hideaki Anno
Produced by. BANDAI VISUAL CO, LTD.
VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
GAINAX CO, LTD.
"Space Station, Silver Star"
An object is approaching from
right ascension 21.04.40.
Declination 38 degrees, 30 minutes.
"Orbit of Neptune"
I think it certainly merits
further investigation.
Indeed.
The object is coming from
the direction of the Perseus Arm.
Uh. It's approaching Sol System
at 99.8% lightspeed.
We expect it to just barely infringe
on Neptune's orbit, but.
such speed, for such a large mass,
is quite unusual.
I'd like for you to find out what this object is.
Can we get an image of it?
Due to a strong Doppler-Lorentz shift
I'm afraid that's impossible from here.
Which means we'll have to
confirm it for ourselves.
Do we have any lightspeed battleships
near Neptune?
No battleships, as such.
"Training Vessel Spiegel"
We'll send Amano and Takaya.
Well, putting Amano aside.
wouldn't Jung be a better choice
for the other pilot's seat?
Amano and Takaya are both candidates
to pilot Gunbuster.
I'd like to use this as an opportunity.
to let them experience lightspeed travel
for themselves.
All right.
We will control your acceleration timing.
Just hang on tight to the booster
and endure the g-forces.
The moment you depart.
I'll set out from Silver Star
on a sub-lightspeed recovery vehicle.
I should catch up to you one minute later,
by your clock.
Now, our target is traveling
at near lightspeed.
Don't let ether flow throw you off course.
You'll have 10 minutes
to complete your mission.
For every minute that passes out there,
3 months pass by on Earth.
Be careful, or you'll end up like
Rip van Winkle.
Moby Dick #1, Moby Dick #2,
prepare to separate.
Commencing countdown.
I didn't know
the ether flow was so violent.
Time for secondary propulsion.
Zero.
Target acquired.
It's flying in front of us, right on schedule.
I've acquired both of you.
20 seconds to contact.
I have naked-eye confirmation of target.
Can you tell what it is?
A spaceship?
It's man-made.
Wait, I see a name.
Coach! It's from Earth!
"Luxion"
The Luxion?
No! Don't let Takaya go near it!
Noriko!
Coach! Noriko's going aboard the Luxion!
There's still air in here.
Inside this ship.
only 2 days have passed since the battle!
Dad!
Amano, I'm retrieving you.
Stand by and prepare for deceleration.
I'll go find Takaya.
If I'm not back in 3 minutes.
forget about us and decelerate immediately.
Understood?
Dad!
Dad.
She's heading for the bridge.
The main bridge.
Dad!
Takaya.
No!
Takaya, we're leaving!
Coach.
We'll smash through the hull!
Roger.
Amano, prepare for retrieval!
They won't make it.
Coach!
Get us in, quick!
Decelerate!
Amano?
Yes, sir?
How late were we?
12 seconds.
I see.
Dad, it's been 6 months
since my birthday, but.
let's have a party today, just the two of us.
After all, Dad.
you came back to me, just like you promised.
When I grow up, I'll go into space too!
That way.
I can always be with you, Daddy!
Kimiko. Kimiko.
Kimiko, how have you been?
Your best friend Noriko is now
out in the galaxy.
"Fourth-Generation Space Battleship, Exelion"
Here, the sun looks so small,
it fades into the Milky Way.
and I can't even make it out.
So I guess I'm sending this to you
via telepathy.
"Exelion Route Map"
"Exelion Route Map"
"Auto-Balancer in Space"
Um, er.
"If the red alarm on the left side goes on."
"stabilize the space gyro,
then deactivate the interlocking device."
"If the red alarm on the right side goes on,
reduce throttle to 30."
Wow, you're such a bookworm.
I should at least memorize
basic space maneuvering patterns.
I'm so many months behind everyone else.
All that stuff is useless in real combat.
Why do you have to keep patronizing me?
'Cause you're such a cute little freshman.
I'll have you know that One -sama and I.
are the best team in the entire Top Squadron!
A "solo" like you with no partner
couldn't possibly appreciate.
everything we've been through
together as a team. So long!
"Women's Locker Room"
"Patronizing," huh.
"In case of a shift in momentum to the left."
"cancel it out as follows."
I just don't get it.
One -sama!
Are you seriously sending Miss Takaya out
into real combat?
At her level of skill, it's too dangerous.
That's my decision to make.
But, as her partner,
I'm saying I can't fight with her.
Say what you will, I'm not benching her.
Very well, then.
as of today,
I hereby dissolve my partnership with Noriko.
What's wrong? Lost your textbook?
Sorry about earlier.
Now I'm a "solo," too.
I've fallen out of One -sama's favor.
Well, not much I could do about that.
She was always so much better than me.
Say, how about pairing up with me,
if you're on your own now?
I'm looking for someone.
You'd really take me?
Of course I would. How about it?
Sure.
It's settled, then.
Did you ever even get my name?
I'm Smith Toren.
I'm Noriko Takaya.
I know.
Why are you laughing?
"Perseus Arm, 8th Branch, Fixed Star Leaf 64"
Enemy fleet confirmed
at a distance of 221 light seconds.
Contact will occur
near the orbit of the 5th planet.
Open all cannon ports.
Prepare for laser cannon battle.
Open all cannon ports.
Prepare for laser cannon battle.
Releasing all launch catapults.
Depressurizing.
Top Squadron launch preparations complete.
2nd laser cannon compartment, all ready.
Photon torpedoes, fully armed!
All ships' main battery auto-tracking systems
have been set.
Time difference from target is
1.8 light seconds.
Estimated 3.6 seconds until hit confirmation.
Fire all cannons!
Launch the starfighters and the Top Squadron
280 seconds afterwards!
All right, prepare to launch!
Get into position.
Get ready!
(All Cosmo-Attackers,
release identification signals.)
- (The Doppler and the Trick.)
- (The Doppler and the Trick.)
- Smith!
Hiya. I'm right below you.
- (Roger.)
- (Roger.)
- Smith, I can't see you.
Calm down, it's okay.
The enemy hasn't reached us yet.
Listen, I'll handle offense,
you handle defense.
Got that?
I cover you, right?
Right.
(. The enemy are headed for the Tardyon
from near 120.)
Exelion, roger that. Tardy.)
What was that?
The Tardyon's been hit.
Looks like it's been sunk.
Oh, no!
Look out, incoming shockwave in.
5 seconds!
Smith!
Calm down, it's all right.
It's not gonna kill you.
Enemy! On your upper port side.
Two of them, incoming!
They've swapped sides. Dammit!
Another one, upper port side!
What?
Engage that one on your starboard side!
Roger that!
(This is the flagship Exelion.
8th Squad, come in.)
- (This is the flagship Exelion.)
- (This is the flagship Exelion.)
- Smith?
(. come in.)
Smith, come in!
Come on, I can't take this.
Smith!
Smith!
"Tardyon"
Smith.
"Men's Quarters #2"
Coach.
Coach!
I. I. Smith was.
I was with him.
But I couldn't do a thing.
Not a thing.
I'm so sorry, Smith.
Takaya.
Coach! I'll do anything. I'll hone myself!
So please, train me harder!
If I can't improve myself
enough for One -sama.
I'll. I'll.
"This is Starboard 8th block 5-7-22."
An enemy attack!
Attack? That's not possible!
We're in a space
where Newtonian mechanics don't apply!
How did they find us without radar?
Open all cannon ports!
What heading, sir?
Forget the heading! Just start firing!
This is an emergency!
We've encountered the enemy in subspace.
We're currently engaging them.
All hands, assume Level 1 Battle Stations!
Repeat!
All hands, assume Level 1 Battle Stations!
Are the other ships under attack as well?
What's the status?
Our radar doesn't show anything!
Until we get out of subspace,
there's no way to figure out what's going on!
Not at all!
Heavy damage to hull plating layer #1!
Plasma cloud leak in hangar #3!
(We're leaving subspace.)
No! We can't warp out now!
We'll paint a giant bull's-eye on the Earth
if we do!
Negative, sir! It's too late!
Dear God!
"Warp Exit"
Top Squadron, emergency launch!
Equip all units with type-B armament,
on the double!
All squadrons, launch immediately
after finishing preparations.
Your top priority is to defend the fleet.
What are you waiting for?
There's a problem with the left gyro
in Linda's machine.
All right, then.
Linda, use Takaya's machine weapon.
Yes, sir.
Takaya, remain on standby.
Wha.
Yes, sir.
The Top Squadron and Cosmo-Attackers
have all launched.
A large number of smaller enemies
are approaching our ship.
20 seconds until contact.
All cannons, open fire!
Engage them!
That makes 23!
We've got more incoming!
Oh, no!
If I went out into space.
would I really die?
Is that why Coach put me on the sidelines?
No one. No one would.
I can't blame them.
I'm always such a cry-baby.
Even if no one comes back,
and I'm left all alone.
would I still just keep crying?
And. And. Am I going to die like this?
Linda!
Linda.
You monster!
Bow destroyed!
No response from the recharge canister room!
No good. All radar is out, sir.
Smith, the old me is dying with you.
As of now, I am reborn.
I won't cry anymore.
I won't rely on anyone else.
I'll see this through to the end.
with my own strength!
Severe damage to stern!
Sub-engine #2 destroyed!
Top Squadron, 42% destroyed.
Laser cannons, 85% damaged.
Third bridge, destroyed!
Message from Heavy Cruiser Boson.
Which is their flagship?
The one above us, sir,
at 35 degrees starboard.
Line of sight distance, 12,000.
Bring the engines to critical.
We'll ram into it if we have to.
Captain.
We cannot allow them to reach the Earth!
Captain!
What now?
Hatch #7 is open!
What!
Stop, Takaya!
Gunbuster isn't ready yet!
It does have 10 minutes of power.
But it cannot stand sub-lightspeed combat!
If I have to, I'll just ram it!
Takaya!
Takaya, your target is their flagship.
Ignore all of the small fry!
Coach.
Yes, sir!
Ohta!
Move out!
Launch!
What is that?
Gunbuster.
Buster.
BEAM!
Noriko!
Noriko is in that thing?
The Cruiser Fermion has been scuttled.
So this ship and Gunbuster are
all we have left.
What; s Gunbuster; s status?
It's in combat with their leader.
It's struggling.
I can't hit it.
It's going too fast!
"Danger"
I've got less than 2 minutes left.
I've got to get it. I just have to!
Inertial canceller to full!
All right.
Here goes nothing!
No!
Is she suicidal!
Don't do it!
Dad. Smith. Please.
Protect me!
Now I've got you!
What happened to Gunbuster?
Most likely melted and evaporated, sir.
Radar restored.
No sign of the enemy fleet.
They're retreating away
from the Sol System.
There it is! It's Gunbuster!
Running up the slope behindyou
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
Myheartswells
Noriko!
Andmyhopes are hig h
Hig h, hig h, hig h, hig h!
Holdmegently
You andme, always
Anydistance between us, getting closerandcloser
Ilove you
"Okinawa"
"2032 A. D."
"July 31st"
"Graduation Ceremony"
"July 31st"
"Graduation Ceremony"
"Number of Graduates. 2"
"Number of Graduates. 2"
Kazumi Amano.
Yes, sir.
Awaiting us upon our return from space.
was our high school graduation.
How rushed it all seemed.
"Summer holidays start today!"
I have only 4 months of memories
from this campus.
But on Earth, 10 years have already passed.
Even Ms. Kashihara.
is now an instructor here.
All my old classmates are gone.
Kimiko's gone, too.
Space is a vacuum of memories, too.
And from Senior Class 1.
Noriko Takaya.
Y. Yessir!
Graduation at age 17.
I should feel privileged, huh?
You don't get it, do you?
According to your birth certificate,
you should be 27 now.
Hmm.
So, I'm supposed to be around the age
to have kids or something?
Excuse me, aren't you?
Miss Noriko Takaya?
Kimiko?
So Hii -chan and Ritsuko both got married?
I guess I've been left behind.
And now you're a mother,
on top of all that.
How old is Takami -chan?
She'll turn 3 soon.
Ahh. What's that?
It's the Eltreum.
So that's it?
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
even from down here.
Wow, it's huge.
I hear it's over 70 kilometers long.
It's supposed to be an Earth evacuation ship.
What?
Rumors say that
since the military takes priority.
a civilian's chances
of getting aboard are 4,000 to 1.
That's.
You can look down on me
for asking you this.
but Noriko, could you use your connections
to get Takami a place on board?
I want for her.
. to have a future.
Kimiko.
"August 6th"
"4.15 A. M."
"Palomar Observatory"
Er. what?
"Space Force Intelligence Bureau"
The Constellation Lyra?
Near Area 3-26?
A huge mass of enemies!
"Surveillance Satellite"
they're blotting out our view of space.
Seven parts enemy, three parts black!
Got that!
I repeat! Seven parts enemy,
three parts black!
Examining the degeneracy radar's data.
We estimate their number to be over 100 million.
extending over
approximately 80 astronomical units.
Their ETA to reach our Absolute Defense Line is
unknown at this time.
80 astronomical units? I can't imagine.
Imagine the diameter of Pluto's orbit.
I don't quite follow.
They're.
"Admiral Tashiro"
finally here.
"Aug. 7: Beach with Jung
Aug. 10: Meet Kimiko at 10.00"
"Aug. 7: Beach with Jung
Aug. 10: Meet Kimiko at 10.00"
(the "Top Squadron," has officially announced
that it is disbanding.)
Sub-Lieutenant Takaya.
Sub-Lieutenant Takaya.
Commander Ohta has requested
your presence.
Please report to the staff office immediately.
(. thus raises objections against
its existence from both sides.)
You're too self-centered.
You're always like this!
You never care about me!
Then don't bother coming here!
One -sama?
Coach!
Coach!
Hello! Hello!
This is Okinawa Girls'
Space Pilot High School.
Coach, what are you doing?
Don't tell Amano about this.
If you do.
. you're dead.
Coach!
Please, hang on!
Coach! Coach!
Takaya, mankind is facing
its greatest threat.
since life began on Earth.
Forget that now.
Shut up and listen!
The enemy fleet is closing in.
The largest attack ever.
Humanity itself only has
one miniscule chance of surviving.
and that's your Gunbuster.
C. Coach!
Takaya.
Triumph!
To save the Earth and our people.
Gunbuster must triumph.
Listen, Takaya.
Yes, sir.
You and Amano, alone, are mere flames.
"Flame"
Together, you are an inferno.
"Inferno"
And the Gunbuster as an inferno is.
. invincib le!
Coach.
You're the two I chose.
Together, you can overcome anything!
Yes, Coach!
Takaya.
Yes, sir.
Back then, I intended to protect
Admiral Takaya with my life.
But the reality was the opposite.
I feel that I've done you a grave disservice.
Don't say that, Coach. You shouldn't.
The reason I've lived up until now.
is to pass down the future
the Admiral entrusted me with.
along with Gunbuster, to the two of you.
But that, too, will end soon.
Takaya.
Yes, sir.
Don't tell Amano about my illness.
She's weak.
If she knew, she wouldn't be able to fight.
Takaya, please.
Protect Amano.
Protect her, please.
Me? Protect One -sama?
Tears?
So she already knows. One -sama.
"Tokyo: The Imperial City"
"Earth Defense Agency"
The main point is that the enemy has arrived!
"Meeting Room: Occupied"
All we can do is intercept them
with everything we have!
"Emergency Countermeasures Meeting"
What's the status of our last resort the Eltreum?
It's currently 16% fitted.
The day after tomorrow,
1,500 new support members will.
That's no use at all!
"Chief of Ship R&D Division"
An unfitted battleship is nothing more than.
a glorified statue.
But at our present strength.
"Head of Operations, First Section"
Then what do we do?
The enemy could cross our Absolute Defense Line
by as early as tomorrow.
I have a proposal!
Commander Ohta!
Send the decommissioned Exelion
into the center of the enemy forces, unmanned.
Release the Kingston valve.
and send the degeneracy generator
that acts as a warp engine into overload.
And the generator will become
an artificial black hole.
after 2 minutes, 40 seconds
due to the Void effect.
and then it'll swallow the enemy fleet
near Jupiter 2.
along with the entire planetoid.
We can use the Buster Machines
as its escort.
Ohta.
That's sheer insanity.
The enemy's numbers are
in the hundreds of millions!
With only one Gunbuster completed,
do we have any workable alternatives?
It's the only way!
"Ultra-Hikari Express for Tokyo"
"Train No. 061, Car No. 10"
"Super Express Route Map"
"Super Express Route Map"
(Our estimated time for arrival
at Shin-Osaka Station is 9: 31 A. M.)
Okayama's specialities,
Kibi dumplings and Momiji cakes?
We also have telephone cards.
One -sama, it's finally time to go.
You didn't bring much luggage, did you?
Neither did you.
After all, we'll be back before we know it.
- Not quite that soon.
On Earth, 6 months will pass.
"ESCAR for Space Base"
One -sama.
Um, about Coach's condition.
I know.
But right now, we should be more concerned
about the billions of lives at stake here.
than the life of one person.
We have to keep our chins up.
Yeah. You're right.
I'm relieved.
You're still your same old self.
"Fuji Space Force Base"
"Buster Machine #1"
"Buster Machine #1 Cockpit"
"Pilot: Sub-Lieutenant Takaya"
"Buster Machine #2"
"Buster Machine #2 Cockpit"
"Pilot: Lieutenant Amano"
Is that Coach?
I knew it!
One -sama, Coach is here.
He looks fine.
Say, One -sama.
Maybe you two will get married
when we come back.
What do you say?
Well? Did I nail it?
You two make a perfect couple.
and Coach needs someone
to take care of him.
You don't get it, do you?
Coach has space radiation syndrome.
He might not last another 6 months.
I may never see him again.
That can't be. Coach.
Coach!
We may never see them again.
"Okinawa"
Is big sis Noriko in that?
Yes, your Mama's very best friend is
piloting that.
to ensure a future for you.
When you're older, I'll tell you everything.
Oh? Mama, are you crying?
It's nothing.
It's really nothing.
"Space Battleship Exelion"
Acceleration in 15 minutes.
Buster Machines, move into position.
"Earth Time"
We're still sharing the same time as Earth.
But soon, One -sama and I will slip into
a time stream of our own.
Acceleration in 10 seconds.
8,7.
6,5.
4,3.
2,1.
"Orbit of Saturn"
"Orbit of Jupiter"
216 astronomical units to enemy center.
On Earth, 3 days have already passed.
No, 4 days!
"Planetoid Jupiter 2"
Approaching enemy fleet.
Intercept the front line.
Approximately 250 million enemy units.
Lead is secured.
- Here we go, Noriko!
3.8 billion kilometers to go.
- Noriko, keep going, straight to the center!
1 billion kilometers to go.
4 months gone already?
I've had enough!
I don't want to go any further!
One -sama!
I can't.
I just can't go on.
One -sama.
He's going to die.
Even if I make it back to the Earth,
he'll no longer be there.
I never even told him.
I never said, "I love you."
or, "Hold me."
I've never said a single thing to him!
Back then, I truly hoped
that he would kiss me.
. and embrace me.
I wanted him to say he loved me.
But.
even then.
I'll never, ever see him again.
No, I just can't take it!
One -sama, pull yourself together!
Otherwise, they'll slaughter us.
What about Coach; s last 6 months?
Don't you think he wants to be with you!
His final 6 months!
Don't you think he wanted to hold you
and not let you leave!
But he had to deny himself
and stake those precious time.
on you, and me, and Gunbuster!
These are his last 6 months! One -sama!
No, they're not just his!
Kimiko, Jung, and everyone else
have pinned their very futures.
on the two of us!
If we lose now.
what's the reason
that everyone having struggled to survive?
We must.
We must win, at all costs!
Please, Kazumi!
Fight!
All right, Noriko, I understand.
Let's combine!
One -sama!
"Cruise"
"Combine"
Your 6 months.
I'm so depressed
It's the only way to share this time with you.
But my heart aches
Everyone is like that for the first time
Never give up
Followme steadily
Ican't go on
Try to have confidence
GUNBUSTER!
No point in relying on me
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
One -sama, let's use it!
Fire, fire!
Don't stop loving
Don't stop loving
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
It has Coach's.
It has Coach's.
It has Coach's heart beating within it!
Noriko, enemy units directly above you,
coming down fast!
Incoming from below!
Around 3,000 of them!
HOMING LASER!
My dream is so far away
Isig h, but I'll never be defeated
Isig h, but I'll never be defeated
Precisely! So don't get in our way!
It's okay
No need of the dream you can get
No need of the dream you can get
Without effort, right?
Noriko, pull back!
We're in their defense zone.
Iflkeep striving, my dream will come true
Believe in me
Hig her, higher!
You think that's enough to take us down!
Now aim for the Top!
Don't stop loving
Keep on running
Keep on running
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Don't stop loving
Keep on running
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on!
The Exelion has reached the center.
It's reaching the gravitational radius now.
It's starting.
Farewell, Exelion.
The mission was a success. As of 10: 45 P. M.
the Palomar Observatory
has detected type-G X-rays.
We estimate at present that 99.89%
of the enemy forces have already been wiped out.
The shockwave is expected to reach us
in 6 months' time.
This time, we're saved.
"Hakone Space Force Hospital"
"Koichiro Ohta"
Coach.
Coach!
I love you, Mr. Koichiro.
Sorry. I'm sorry, Smith.
I promised I wouldn't cry anymore.
But I think Kimiko would be proud.
Right, Dad?
"Fifteen Years Later"
"Okinawa"
"May 22nd, 2048"
"Koichiro Ohta
December 19th, 2033"
I'm off, dear.
I mean. Coach.
Commander Ohta.
Principal Kashihara.
"Okinawa Girls' Space Pilot High School,
New Annex"
Even though we were classmates.
I'm an old woman, 10 years your senior.
Space is a strange place.
So, you're going out into space again?
Yes.
I wouldn't have expected someone like you
to volunteer for this mission.
You're the hero of
the Battle of the Absolute Defense Line.
I was only able to fight
because of Noriko, Ms. Kashihara.
She's the one who truly protected the Earth.
Are you really leaving today?
Yes. Unfortunately,
I won't be back for quite a while.
No, Coach!
Um, we all made this for you.
Please, take it with you into space,
for good luck.
Thank you, it means a lot to me.
Coach, this is for Auntie Noriko,
from my mother.
All right.
Coach, we'll wait for you,
no matter how many years it takes!
So. so please, be sure to come back!
I'll be waiting as well.
Thank you.
"Hawaii"
"No damage in this region."
"Orbital Ropeway Base #1"
"Staff, Project Carneades"
(This ropeway is bound directly.)
(for Orbital Space Station Three,
Meridian Star.)
(Due to changes in pressure.)
(you may experience a ringing in the ears.
Please take precautions.)
"Australia"
Looks like that area
hasn't been restored yet.
We're putting everything we have
into the construction of the Black Hole Bomb.
We just don't have anything to spare.
I see. Even after 15 years.
Since there was a 60-second
ultra-gravitational collapse in Jupiter 2's orbit.
we've counted our blessings.
to have only suffered a fluctuation
in the Earth's axis and the loss of 3 planets.
I suppose so.
This time, the plan is to consume
the space monsters' entire home territory.
together with the core of the galaxy.
Does mankind have the right to do
something like that?
To kill the galaxy?
If we don't, it's mankind who'd die.
If that's our fate,
then shouldn't we just lie down and accept it?
I feel it would be better for us to do nothing.
That would be tantamount to suicide.
Would suicide be a good ending?
I don't know.
Neither do I, to be honest.
But history will come to judge us.
All we do now is to survive at any cost.
"Buster Machine #3 (Black Hole Bomb)"
That's what I'm going in.
To join Noriko out in space.
"Same Day, Center of the Galaxy,
Sagittarius A"
"Galactic Core Assault Fleet"
"Flagship Eltreum"
You called, sir?
After scrapping the plan
to evacuate the Earth.
and switching to a counterattack
against the space monsters.
Project Carneades now waits
only upon the arrival of the main force.
Your Gunbuster is
what's made all of this possible.
We expect to rendezvous with the main force
in the next 12 hours.
What? Has it already been completed?
Yes, and only 0.001 % behind schedule.
So 15 years have
already passed us by on Earth.
Is someone going to be
in Buster Machine #3?
Yes. The plan back when we left was
for it to be manned.
Hmm, I wonder who could be at the helm?
Roche canceller active. All systems green.
Degeneracy generator pressure rising.
Ether wave value, corrected to plus 3.
Subspace sonar active and good to go.
Passing through gravitational radius
in 5 seconds.
Vanishing motor, ready to engage.
Commence warp.
Commence warp.
No abnormalities detected in subspace entry.
"Project Carneades General Command Center"
"Project Carneades General Command Center"
Route trajectory, all clear.
Gravitational and ether waves, all normal.
It's a success.
So far, at least.
"Project Commander"
"Chief of Staff, Project Carneades"
"Chief of Staff, Project Carneades"
All we can do now is pray.
and hope for a miracle.
Gravitational quake detected off of the ship's stern,
at 4 o'clock.
Magnitude 7.7.
Something is coming out of warp.
This is the Black Hole Bomb?
The Buster Machine #3?
Has mankind's technology evolved so far as.
to have built something so massive?
The core of the galaxy is quite a place.
Everything's so white.
I finally get to see her again.
Welcome aboard the Eltreum.
Noriko.
Noriko!
Noriko!
I'm so glad. I never thought
I'd see you again!
Y. Yes.
This brings back memories.
I can't believe
that it's already been 15 years.
Oh, right, it's only been 6 months for you.
How silly,
I guess we tend to grow melancholy as we age.
Oh, no, One -sama.
I mean, Commander Ohta.
It's all right, just stick to my old name.
That makes me happier.
Oh yes, Miss Takami wanted me
to give this to you.
What?
"To Ms. Noriko Takaya"
It's from Kimiko!
"Noriko, are you doing well?"
"I still look back fondly
on our high school days together."
"My daughter Takami, who was only 3
the last time you were here, is about to turn 18."
"I may not be able to see you again
before my time is up."
"but please, at least try to come back
while my daughter's still alive."
"We'll be waiting for you.
Please take care of yourself. Best wishes."
"To Ms. Noriko Takaya,
from your best friend, Kimiko Akai."
"P. S. I've included a picture of my daughter."
"Come back soon, Auntie Noriko!"
Kimiko.
Takami -chan.
In 90 minutes.
"90 minutes before operation commencement"
Buster Machine #3's core,
the planet Jupiter.
will begin secondary degeneration.
Implosion will commence.
"Fleets 1 -10"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 21 -36"
that the third-stage degeneration takes place.
the entire fleet will simultaneously perform
a long-range warp.
into the Orion Arm to escape the battle.
"Silver Sizzler
(Mass Production Model Gunbuster)"
Finally, the extinction or survival of
mankind itself depends on.
the outcome of this battle.
We must triumph, at all costs. That's all!
All ships to battle stations.
Open all cannon ports.
Silver Sizzler, Black Sizzler.
and White Sizzler,
begin launch procedures immediately.
Mrs. Ohta!
Yes?
You always get what I want, don't you?
Here.
Besides Coach,
the Buster Machine is yours, too.
Jung.
I've got a lot more to say,
but it can wait until tomorrow.
See ya.
Time schedule,
begin countdown timer.
56 minutes, 10 seconds until implosion.
Message from
Patrol Vessel #107, the Axion.
"Enemy fleet spotted."
"Approximately 6 billion in the area."
"They're closing in from all directions,
moving at 12% lightspeed."
"68 minutes, 20 seconds until contact."
They're here.
Come if you dare!
We'll show you what mankind can do
when backed into a corner.
55 minutes until implosion.
Dad.
The war that began with your ship
will soon be over. Don't worry.
After that, I'll go back to see you,
Takami -chan.
Noriko, I'll be in Buster Machine #2.
One -sama?
Jung handed it over to me.
since this will be the end.
All squadrons launched.
"32 minutes until implosion"
What's the enemy's status?
Their numbers have increased to
over 8 billion.
They're enveloping the entire region.
43 minutes until contact.
Executive Officer, do you believe in God?
No, not me, sir.
Well, I do.
Take a look. At this close distance.
they shouldn't be able to warp any closer.
We'll beat them by 12 minutes.
That's what I'd call a miracle.
A miracle.
That's a word God created for us,
just for this moment.
Captain!
Gravitational quake in area 573D!
The enemy fleet is warping out!
That's impossible!
Unbelievable.
They can warp over such short distances?
Captain! They're trying to physically ram
the Black Hole Bomb!
What! A kamikaze attack?
So they've noticed the Black Hole Bomb!
Stop them!
We can't let them get any closer!
No good! The super-Exelion class
can't hold them back!
Dear God!
30 seconds to first enemy wave!
Raise barriers to maximum!
The first wave has made contact
with the barrier.
Please hold out.
- No way!
- No way!
- They self-destructed!
There are too many of them.
Noriko, let's separate!
Roger!
Second and third waves, incoming!
Barrier breached! Damage unknown!
Fleets 6,7 and 8 have all been destroyed.
They've broken through
the antimatter minefield!
22 minutes until implosion.
That bomb must be protected,
no matter what it takes!
Just 22 minutes more!
"Major damage: 1,700 ships"
"Minor damage: 4,500 ships"
"Missing: 22,800 units"
"Buster Machine #1."
"Operational"
"Buster Machine #2. Operational"
"Buster Machine #3. Operational"
"3 minutes until implosion"
How many ships do we have left?
Our ship and 2,562 others.
I see. We've held out well.
60 seconds until third-stage degeneration.
Activate all slave units.
40 units to Schwarzschild radius.
The enemy is remaining silent.
With all that damage,
it's still operational. It's truly.
A miracle.
You've all done a fine job. Thank you.
30 seconds until implosion.
20 seconds until implosion.
All ships prepare anti -electromagnetism
and anti -lightwave defense.
10 seconds until implosion.
8,7.
5,4.
What's the matter?
No good.
Only 98% of the slave generators are activating.
This can't be happening!
There's not enough mass.
Unless we trigger a chain reaction in the core,
the implosion process can't begin.
We've failed.
How can this be?
Is this the end result of mankind's
last desperate gamble?
Is there no God?
The heavens have just forsaken us.
The miracle. didn't happen.
Yes!
A miracle will happen! I'll make it happen!
Takaya! What are you doing?
The Buster Machine also
has a large-scale degeneracy generator!
If I use that and make it explode.
No! I cannot allow a manned unit
to act as a fuse!
Wait for us to send in an unmanned ship!
The enemy will have reached here
and destroyed it by then!
Takaya.
One -sama?
Commander Ohta, you too?
No. This way,
there will be two degeneracy generators.
Noriko, as long as we have one,
we can make it back to Earth.
One -sama.
Let's return to Earth together.
Yes!
No time! We'll go in transformed.
Roger!
We're relying on you.
Is that Jupiter?
Yes, it's been compressed to
1/30,000th of its normal size.
"8 minutes until arrival of enemy fleet"
All squadrons recovered.
And the enemy?
They've remained silent.
No signs of warp detected, either.
It looks like their next wave will number
over 12 billion.
So they're intending
a mass attack to wipe us out.
Surface temperature, 1,600 degrees.
External pressure, 15,600 tpm.
All right, we can still withstand it.
I'm going with you.
Jung!
No! Go back!
Black Sizzler won't be able to
withstand the pressure from Jupiter!
I don't care.
Jung.
Don't misunderstand us, Jung.
We're not marching to our deaths.
This isn't suicide.
But. but from a place like this.
it could take you decades, or centuries, even.
to get back.
We won't be able to live
in the same time again!
I know.
Then!
But, it means
everyone else can live in the same time.
I don't want Takami -chan
to ever have to feel the way I did.
I want to bring this to an end.
Jung.
if you live, tomorrow will always come.
Please, tell Kimiko
that I'll be sure to come back.
. Okay.
See you later, Jung.
Right.
I won't say goodbye.
I'll be back.
Take care.
Noriko, Kazumi.
When you return,
I'll greet you with a nice, big, "Welcome back."
Forgive me.
20 units to the central core.
Communication after this point
will be impossible.
Gunbuster reaching maximum pressure.
Please, hang in there, Gunbuster!
"Unavailability"
Everything including the Buster Beam
and Buster Collider.
is now inoperable.
It's so quiet.
The only living beings around here
are the two of us.
I'm sorry you got dragged into this,
One -sama.
It's all right, as long as I'm with you.
"Jupiter Core Slave Generator"
Let's do it!
One -sama, entrust me with your life!
I'm sorry. Forgive me, Gunbuster!
Power off.
Generator #1, maximum output.
Commence degeneration.
Commence degeneration.
Gravitational degeneration detected.
It's Gunbuster.
Now. 0.2. Exceeding limit!
Noriko!
Eject!
Reactivation confirmed.
Degeneracy chain reaction confirmed.
Third-stage degeneration has begun.
All ships, retreat.
Go to long-range warp as planned.
Roger. All ships, prepare to warp.
All ships, prepare to warp.
Noriko, Kazumi, make sure
to come back alive. I mean it.
Sorry, Kimiko! I'll never see you again!
"May Mama see
Auntie Noriko again! ... Takami"
What's wrong, Mama?
Huh?
Nothing. I just thought, maybe.
I heard Noriko calling out.
"Twelve Thousand Years Later"
"Sol System"
"July 6th, 14292 A. D."
12,000 years have passed.
It's the Earth, Noriko.
I can't tell where Okinawa is anymore.
And what about the people?
I don't see any lights.
Has mankind perished after all?
This is where Okinawa used to be.
"WELCOME BACK"
One -sama!
Yes. We're home, at last!
Thank you, Gunbuster.
Goodbye.
"2015 A. D. Perseus Arm, Milky Way Galaxy
(12,000 parsecs from Earth)"
The fourth wave of enemy photon torpedoes
is approaching!
ETA, 20 seconds!
Full speed evasive maneuvers, on the double!
Full speed evasive maneuvers!
"Luxion"
Abandon ship!
We are abandoning ship.
Repeat, abandon ship!
One more!
We've got room for one more!
You said you had room for one more?
Yes, sir!
Then get him on board!
No, Admiral! You must!
You fool, get out of here!
But, sir!
Listen! You're too young to die!
You have to live.
You've got a mission ahead of you!
"Daddy, make sure to come home
for my 8th birthday!"
My dear Noriko.
Forgive me.
"Six Years Later"
Oh, it's just you, Kimiko.
What are you staring at?
Ah, your One -sama, right?
Yeah, she's everything
I could ever dream of being.
I wish I could be just like her.
But I'd better forget it.
I have no talent.
Why say that? It's only been a month
since we started using the machines.
We're still beginners. We'll get better.
What's this week's horoscope for Virgo?
"The 6th is your lucky day."
"You will have a remarkable encounter."
Uh-huh.
How long are you gonna mope around like that?
Next class is Machine Control.
Everyone will be there!
We're expecting a new coach, too.
Get changed, let's go practice.
All right.
I'll be instructing you all
in the control of machine weapons.
The name's Ohta.
If you can't keep up, you'll be dropped,
with no mercy given!
We'll start by switching off
your auto-balancers!
Starting today,
you're never to use them again!
Manual control is
a fundamental part of real combat.
Those who can't, go back to the classroom!
Now, all of you, give me 50 laps!
Move out!
Louder!
Fight!
Um.
Er. running. How do I run? Was it like this?
You over there! Freshman!
Get down from that machine!
Now give me 50 laps on foot!
Yes?
Yes.
What! M. Me!
Look! I can't believe this.
"ANNOUNCEMENT"
"Representatives have been selected"
"Kazumi Amano, Noriko Takaya"
"Takaya"
"Noriko"
It's true.
Look, that's her there.
They say her father was
the admiral of that destroyed fleet.
So she became a pilot through nepotism?
Isn't it obvious?
I mean, she's a total klutz.
You saw her yesterday, right?
- She's the Coach's pet.
How did she get that position, I wonder?
Does the Daughter of Defeat
want to get close to One -sama that badly?
Poor One -sama, getting stuck
with the Daughter of Defeat as a partner!
She's Admiral Takaya's only daughter, isn't she?
I'm a survivor from the Admiral's ship,
the Luxion.
What?
So that's why you chose her?
You fool!
Listen, this project is far more important
than you think.
The fate of all mankind hangs in the balance.
Then why?
I'm the one in charge here.
She has the potential to do it.
Do what?
The Buster Machine.
You'll see when we get into space.
Coach!
Please, stop picking on me!
Is this about my selecting you?
Why do you feel that way?
Because I've got no talent!
None at all!
I've got no prospects, either!
Everyone says I'm getting special treatment.
And being partnered up with Miss Amano!
That's too cruel! It's downright mean!
Is that all you have to say?
You're saying that you don't have
what it takes to be a pilot.
and that Amano does?
Come with me.
Look at that!
That's what you don't have.
She's wearing iron sandals!
It's true that Amano has talent.
But what truly brings that talent out is
her own hard work!
It's true that you're lacking in ability.
That's because you don't work at it.
However, you have a natural potential.
That's why I chose you.
Takaya! Work hard! Hone your own abilities!
Never rely on others!
Listen! You have to feel with your body!
Think with your head! Judge with your heart!
In space, there's no one to help you.
Coach.
Go out into space with Amano.
You've got a mission to achieve ahead of you.
Produced by. Tadatsugu Hayakawa
Toshio Azami
Planned by: Shin Unozawa
Isamu Senda
Toshio Okada
GUNBUSTER
Running up the slope behindyou
Original Story and Screenplay by: Toshio Okada
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
Andmyhopes are hig h
Hig h, hig h, hig h, hig h!
Holdmegently
Holdmegently
Holdmegently
Ilove you
Original Version Directed by: Hideaki Anno
Produced by. BANDAI VISUAL CO, LTD.
VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
GAINAX CO, LTD.
"Space Station, Silver Star"
An object is approaching from
right ascension 21.04.40.
Declination 38 degrees, 30 minutes.
"Orbit of Neptune"
I think it certainly merits
further investigation.
Indeed.
The object is coming from
the direction of the Perseus Arm.
Uh. It's approaching Sol System
at 99.8% lightspeed.
We expect it to just barely infringe
on Neptune's orbit, but.
such speed, for such a large mass,
is quite unusual.
I'd like for you to find out what this object is.
Can we get an image of it?
Due to a strong Doppler-Lorentz shift
I'm afraid that's impossible from here.
Which means we'll have to
confirm it for ourselves.
Do we have any lightspeed battleships
near Neptune?
No battleships, as such.
"Training Vessel Spiegel"
We'll send Amano and Takaya.
Well, putting Amano aside.
wouldn't Jung be a better choice
for the other pilot's seat?
Amano and Takaya are both candidates
to pilot Gunbuster.
I'd like to use this as an opportunity.
to let them experience lightspeed travel
for themselves.
All right.
We will control your acceleration timing.
Just hang on tight to the booster
and endure the g-forces.
The moment you depart.
I'll set out from Silver Star
on a sub-lightspeed recovery vehicle.
I should catch up to you one minute later,
by your clock.
Now, our target is traveling
at near lightspeed.
Don't let ether flow throw you off course.
You'll have 10 minutes
to complete your mission.
For every minute that passes out there,
3 months pass by on Earth.
Be careful, or you'll end up like
Rip van Winkle.
Moby Dick #1, Moby Dick #2,
prepare to separate.
Commencing countdown.
I didn't know
the ether flow was so violent.
Time for secondary propulsion.
Zero.
Target acquired.
It's flying in front of us, right on schedule.
I've acquired both of you.
20 seconds to contact.
I have naked-eye confirmation of target.
Can you tell what it is?
A spaceship?
It's man-made.
Wait, I see a name.
Coach! It's from Earth!
"Luxion"
The Luxion?
No! Don't let Takaya go near it!
Noriko!
Coach! Noriko's going aboard the Luxion!
There's still air in here.
Inside this ship.
only 2 days have passed since the battle!
Dad!
Amano, I'm retrieving you.
Stand by and prepare for deceleration.
I'll go find Takaya.
If I'm not back in 3 minutes.
forget about us and decelerate immediately.
Understood?
Dad!
Dad.
She's heading for the bridge.
The main bridge.
Dad!
Takaya.
No!
Takaya, we're leaving!
Coach.
We'll smash through the hull!
Roger.
Amano, prepare for retrieval!
They won't make it.
Coach!
Get us in, quick!
Decelerate!
Amano?
Yes, sir?
How late were we?
12 seconds.
I see.
Dad, it's been 6 months
since my birthday, but.
let's have a party today, just the two of us.
After all, Dad.
you came back to me, just like you promised.
When I grow up, I'll go into space too!
That way.
I can always be with you, Daddy!
Kimiko. Kimiko.
Kimiko, how have you been?
Your best friend Noriko is now
out in the galaxy.
"Fourth-Generation Space Battleship, Exelion"
Here, the sun looks so small,
it fades into the Milky Way.
and I can't even make it out.
So I guess I'm sending this to you
via telepathy.
"Exelion Route Map"
"Exelion Route Map"
"Auto-Balancer in Space"
Um, er.
"If the red alarm on the left side goes on."
"stabilize the space gyro,
then deactivate the interlocking device."
"If the red alarm on the right side goes on,
reduce throttle to 30."
Wow, you're such a bookworm.
I should at least memorize
basic space maneuvering patterns.
I'm so many months behind everyone else.
All that stuff is useless in real combat.
Why do you have to keep patronizing me?
'Cause you're such a cute little freshman.
I'll have you know that One -sama and I.
are the best team in the entire Top Squadron!
A "solo" like you with no partner
couldn't possibly appreciate.
everything we've been through
together as a team. So long!
"Women's Locker Room"
"Patronizing," huh.
"In case of a shift in momentum to the left."
"cancel it out as follows."
I just don't get it.
One -sama!
Are you seriously sending Miss Takaya out
into real combat?
At her level of skill, it's too dangerous.
That's my decision to make.
But, as her partner,
I'm saying I can't fight with her.
Say what you will, I'm not benching her.
Very well, then.
as of today,
I hereby dissolve my partnership with Noriko.
What's wrong? Lost your textbook?
Sorry about earlier.
Now I'm a "solo," too.
I've fallen out of One -sama's favor.
Well, not much I could do about that.
She was always so much better than me.
Say, how about pairing up with me,
if you're on your own now?
I'm looking for someone.
You'd really take me?
Of course I would. How about it?
Sure.
It's settled, then.
Did you ever even get my name?
I'm Smith Toren.
I'm Noriko Takaya.
I know.
Why are you laughing?
"Perseus Arm, 8th Branch, Fixed Star Leaf 64"
Enemy fleet confirmed
at a distance of 221 light seconds.
Contact will occur
near the orbit of the 5th planet.
Open all cannon ports.
Prepare for laser cannon battle.
Open all cannon ports.
Prepare for laser cannon battle.
Releasing all launch catapults.
Depressurizing.
Top Squadron launch preparations complete.
2nd laser cannon compartment, all ready.
Photon torpedoes, fully armed!
All ships' main battery auto-tracking systems
have been set.
Time difference from target is
1.8 light seconds.
Estimated 3.6 seconds until hit confirmation.
Fire all cannons!
Launch the starfighters and the Top Squadron
280 seconds afterwards!
All right, prepare to launch!
Get into position.
Get ready!
(All Cosmo-Attackers,
release identification signals.)
- (The Doppler and the Trick.)
- (The Doppler and the Trick.)
- Smith!
Hiya. I'm right below you.
- (Roger.)
- (Roger.)
- Smith, I can't see you.
Calm down, it's okay.
The enemy hasn't reached us yet.
Listen, I'll handle offense,
you handle defense.
Got that?
I cover you, right?
Right.
(. The enemy are headed for the Tardyon
from near 120.)
Exelion, roger that. Tardy.)
What was that?
The Tardyon's been hit.
Looks like it's been sunk.
Oh, no!
Look out, incoming shockwave in.
5 seconds!
Smith!
Calm down, it's all right.
It's not gonna kill you.
Enemy! On your upper port side.
Two of them, incoming!
They've swapped sides. Dammit!
Another one, upper port side!
What?
Engage that one on your starboard side!
Roger that!
(This is the flagship Exelion.
8th Squad, come in.)
- (This is the flagship Exelion.)
- (This is the flagship Exelion.)
- Smith?
(. come in.)
Smith, come in!
Come on, I can't take this.
Smith!
Smith!
"Tardyon"
Smith.
"Men's Quarters #2"
Coach.
Coach!
I. I. Smith was.
I was with him.
But I couldn't do a thing.
Not a thing.
I'm so sorry, Smith.
Takaya.
Coach! I'll do anything. I'll hone myself!
So please, train me harder!
If I can't improve myself
enough for One -sama.
I'll. I'll.
"This is Starboard 8th block 5-7-22."
An enemy attack!
Attack? That's not possible!
We're in a space
where Newtonian mechanics don't apply!
How did they find us without radar?
Open all cannon ports!
What heading, sir?
Forget the heading! Just start firing!
This is an emergency!
We've encountered the enemy in subspace.
We're currently engaging them.
All hands, assume Level 1 Battle Stations!
Repeat!
All hands, assume Level 1 Battle Stations!
Are the other ships under attack as well?
What's the status?
Our radar doesn't show anything!
Until we get out of subspace,
there's no way to figure out what's going on!
Not at all!
Heavy damage to hull plating layer #1!
Plasma cloud leak in hangar #3!
(We're leaving subspace.)
No! We can't warp out now!
We'll paint a giant bull's-eye on the Earth
if we do!
Negative, sir! It's too late!
Dear God!
"Warp Exit"
Top Squadron, emergency launch!
Equip all units with type-B armament,
on the double!
All squadrons, launch immediately
after finishing preparations.
Your top priority is to defend the fleet.
What are you waiting for?
There's a problem with the left gyro
in Linda's machine.
All right, then.
Linda, use Takaya's machine weapon.
Yes, sir.
Takaya, remain on standby.
Wha.
Yes, sir.
The Top Squadron and Cosmo-Attackers
have all launched.
A large number of smaller enemies
are approaching our ship.
20 seconds until contact.
All cannons, open fire!
Engage them!
That makes 23!
We've got more incoming!
Oh, no!
If I went out into space.
would I really die?
Is that why Coach put me on the sidelines?
No one. No one would.
I can't blame them.
I'm always such a cry-baby.
Even if no one comes back,
and I'm left all alone.
would I still just keep crying?
And. And. Am I going to die like this?
Linda!
Linda.
You monster!
Bow destroyed!
No response from the recharge canister room!
No good. All radar is out, sir.
Smith, the old me is dying with you.
As of now, I am reborn.
I won't cry anymore.
I won't rely on anyone else.
I'll see this through to the end.
with my own strength!
Severe damage to stern!
Sub-engine #2 destroyed!
Top Squadron, 42% destroyed.
Laser cannons, 85% damaged.
Third bridge, destroyed!
Message from Heavy Cruiser Boson.
Which is their flagship?
The one above us, sir,
at 35 degrees starboard.
Line of sight distance, 12,000.
Bring the engines to critical.
We'll ram into it if we have to.
Captain.
We cannot allow them to reach the Earth!
Captain!
What now?
Hatch #7 is open!
What!
Stop, Takaya!
Gunbuster isn't ready yet!
It does have 10 minutes of power.
But it cannot stand sub-lightspeed combat!
If I have to, I'll just ram it!
Takaya!
Takaya, your target is their flagship.
Ignore all of the small fry!
Coach.
Yes, sir!
Ohta!
Move out!
Launch!
What is that?
Gunbuster.
Buster.
BEAM!
Noriko!
Noriko is in that thing?
The Cruiser Fermion has been scuttled.
So this ship and Gunbuster are
all we have left.
What; s Gunbuster; s status?
It's in combat with their leader.
It's struggling.
I can't hit it.
It's going too fast!
"Danger"
I've got less than 2 minutes left.
I've got to get it. I just have to!
Inertial canceller to full!
All right.
Here goes nothing!
No!
Is she suicidal!
Don't do it!
Dad. Smith. Please.
Protect me!
Now I've got you!
What happened to Gunbuster?
Most likely melted and evaporated, sir.
Radar restored.
No sign of the enemy fleet.
They're retreating away
from the Sol System.
There it is! It's Gunbuster!
Running up the slope behindyou
Passing through the scorching sunshin e
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
Yourbackis heaving aslcatch up to you
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
The heat ofyourbodyreaches mine
It feels so great whenlrun through the wind
Myheartswells
Noriko!
Andmyhopes are hig h
Hig h, hig h, hig h, hig h!
Holdmegently
You andme, always
Anydistance between us, getting closerandcloser
Ilove you
"Okinawa"
"2032 A. D."
"July 31st"
"Graduation Ceremony"
"July 31st"
"Graduation Ceremony"
"Number of Graduates. 2"
"Number of Graduates. 2"
Kazumi Amano.
Yes, sir.
Awaiting us upon our return from space.
was our high school graduation.
How rushed it all seemed.
"Summer holidays start today!"
I have only 4 months of memories
from this campus.
But on Earth, 10 years have already passed.
Even Ms. Kashihara.
is now an instructor here.
All my old classmates are gone.
Kimiko's gone, too.
Space is a vacuum of memories, too.
And from Senior Class 1.
Noriko Takaya.
Y. Yessir!
Graduation at age 17.
I should feel privileged, huh?
You don't get it, do you?
According to your birth certificate,
you should be 27 now.
Hmm.
So, I'm supposed to be around the age
to have kids or something?
Excuse me, aren't you?
Miss Noriko Takaya?
Kimiko?
So Hii -chan and Ritsuko both got married?
I guess I've been left behind.
And now you're a mother,
on top of all that.
How old is Takami -chan?
She'll turn 3 soon.
Ahh. What's that?
It's the Eltreum.
So that's it?
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
"Fifth-Generation Space Battleship Eltreum"
even from down here.
Wow, it's huge.
I hear it's over 70 kilometers long.
It's supposed to be an Earth evacuation ship.
What?
Rumors say that
since the military takes priority.
a civilian's chances
of getting aboard are 4,000 to 1.
That's.
You can look down on me
for asking you this.
but Noriko, could you use your connections
to get Takami a place on board?
I want for her.
. to have a future.
Kimiko.
"August 6th"
"4.15 A. M."
"Palomar Observatory"
Er. what?
"Space Force Intelligence Bureau"
The Constellation Lyra?
Near Area 3-26?
A huge mass of enemies!
"Surveillance Satellite"
they're blotting out our view of space.
Seven parts enemy, three parts black!
Got that!
I repeat! Seven parts enemy,
three parts black!
Examining the degeneracy radar's data.
We estimate their number to be over 100 million.
extending over
approximately 80 astronomical units.
Their ETA to reach our Absolute Defense Line is
unknown at this time.
80 astronomical units? I can't imagine.
Imagine the diameter of Pluto's orbit.
I don't quite follow.
They're.
"Admiral Tashiro"
finally here.
"Aug. 7: Beach with Jung
Aug. 10: Meet Kimiko at 10.00"
"Aug. 7: Beach with Jung
Aug. 10: Meet Kimiko at 10.00"
(the "Top Squadron," has officially announced
that it is disbanding.)
Sub-Lieutenant Takaya.
Sub-Lieutenant Takaya.
Commander Ohta has requested
your presence.
Please report to the staff office immediately.
(. thus raises objections against
its existence from both sides.)
You're too self-centered.
You're always like this!
You never care about me!
Then don't bother coming here!
One -sama?
Coach!
Coach!
Hello! Hello!
This is Okinawa Girls'
Space Pilot High School.
Coach, what are you doing?
Don't tell Amano about this.
If you do.
. you're dead.
Coach!
Please, hang on!
Coach! Coach!
Takaya, mankind is facing
its greatest threat.
since life began on Earth.
Forget that now.
Shut up and listen!
The enemy fleet is closing in.
The largest attack ever.
Humanity itself only has
one miniscule chance of surviving.
and that's your Gunbuster.
C. Coach!
Takaya.
Triumph!
To save the Earth and our people.
Gunbuster must triumph.
Listen, Takaya.
Yes, sir.
You and Amano, alone, are mere flames.
"Flame"
Together, you are an inferno.
"Inferno"
And the Gunbuster as an inferno is.
. invincib le!
Coach.
You're the two I chose.
Together, you can overcome anything!
Yes, Coach!
Takaya.
Yes, sir.
Back then, I intended to protect
Admiral Takaya with my life.
But the reality was the opposite.
I feel that I've done you a grave disservice.
Don't say that, Coach. You shouldn't.
The reason I've lived up until now.
is to pass down the future
the Admiral entrusted me with.
along with Gunbuster, to the two of you.
But that, too, will end soon.
Takaya.
Yes, sir.
Don't tell Amano about my illness.
She's weak.
If she knew, she wouldn't be able to fight.
Takaya, please.
Protect Amano.
Protect her, please.
Me? Protect One -sama?
Tears?
So she already knows. One -sama.
"Tokyo: The Imperial City"
"Earth Defense Agency"
The main point is that the enemy has arrived!
"Meeting Room: Occupied"
All we can do is intercept them
with everything we have!
"Emergency Countermeasures Meeting"
What's the status of our last resort the Eltreum?
It's currently 16% fitted.
The day after tomorrow,
1,500 new support members will.
That's no use at all!
"Chief of Ship R&D Division"
An unfitted battleship is nothing more than.
a glorified statue.
But at our present strength.
"Head of Operations, First Section"
Then what do we do?
The enemy could cross our Absolute Defense Line
by as early as tomorrow.
I have a proposal!
Commander Ohta!
Send the decommissioned Exelion
into the center of the enemy forces, unmanned.
Release the Kingston valve.
and send the degeneracy generator
that acts as a warp engine into overload.
And the generator will become
an artificial black hole.
after 2 minutes, 40 seconds
due to the Void effect.
and then it'll swallow the enemy fleet
near Jupiter 2.
along with the entire planetoid.
We can use the Buster Machines
as its escort.
Ohta.
That's sheer insanity.
The enemy's numbers are
in the hundreds of millions!
With only one Gunbuster completed,
do we have any workable alternatives?
It's the only way!
"Ultra-Hikari Express for Tokyo"
"Train No. 061, Car No. 10"
"Super Express Route Map"
"Super Express Route Map"
(Our estimated time for arrival
at Shin-Osaka Station is 9: 31 A. M.)
Okayama's specialities,
Kibi dumplings and Momiji cakes?
We also have telephone cards.
One -sama, it's finally time to go.
You didn't bring much luggage, did you?
Neither did you.
After all, we'll be back before we know it.
- Not quite that soon.
On Earth, 6 months will pass.
"ESCAR for Space Base"
One -sama.
Um, about Coach's condition.
I know.
But right now, we should be more concerned
about the billions of lives at stake here.
than the life of one person.
We have to keep our chins up.
Yeah. You're right.
I'm relieved.
You're still your same old self.
"Fuji Space Force Base"
"Buster Machine #1"
"Buster Machine #1 Cockpit"
"Pilot: Sub-Lieutenant Takaya"
"Buster Machine #2"
"Buster Machine #2 Cockpit"
"Pilot: Lieutenant Amano"
Is that Coach?
I knew it!
One -sama, Coach is here.
He looks fine.
Say, One -sama.
Maybe you two will get married
when we come back.
What do you say?
Well? Did I nail it?
You two make a perfect couple.
and Coach needs someone
to take care of him.
You don't get it, do you?
Coach has space radiation syndrome.
He might not last another 6 months.
I may never see him again.
That can't be. Coach.
Coach!
We may never see them again.
"Okinawa"
Is big sis Noriko in that?
Yes, your Mama's very best friend is
piloting that.
to ensure a future for you.
When you're older, I'll tell you everything.
Oh? Mama, are you crying?
It's nothing.
It's really nothing.
"Space Battleship Exelion"
Acceleration in 15 minutes.
Buster Machines, move into position.
"Earth Time"
We're still sharing the same time as Earth.
But soon, One -sama and I will slip into
a time stream of our own.
Acceleration in 10 seconds.
8,7.
6,5.
4,3.
2,1.
"Orbit of Saturn"
"Orbit of Jupiter"
216 astronomical units to enemy center.
On Earth, 3 days have already passed.
No, 4 days!
"Planetoid Jupiter 2"
Approaching enemy fleet.
Intercept the front line.
Approximately 250 million enemy units.
Lead is secured.
- Here we go, Noriko!
3.8 billion kilometers to go.
- Noriko, keep going, straight to the center!
1 billion kilometers to go.
4 months gone already?
I've had enough!
I don't want to go any further!
One -sama!
I can't.
I just can't go on.
One -sama.
He's going to die.
Even if I make it back to the Earth,
he'll no longer be there.
I never even told him.
I never said, "I love you."
or, "Hold me."
I've never said a single thing to him!
Back then, I truly hoped
that he would kiss me.
. and embrace me.
I wanted him to say he loved me.
But.
even then.
I'll never, ever see him again.
No, I just can't take it!
One -sama, pull yourself together!
Otherwise, they'll slaughter us.
What about Coach; s last 6 months?
Don't you think he wants to be with you!
His final 6 months!
Don't you think he wanted to hold you
and not let you leave!
But he had to deny himself
and stake those precious time.
on you, and me, and Gunbuster!
These are his last 6 months! One -sama!
No, they're not just his!
Kimiko, Jung, and everyone else
have pinned their very futures.
on the two of us!
If we lose now.
what's the reason
that everyone having struggled to survive?
We must.
We must win, at all costs!
Please, Kazumi!
Fight!
All right, Noriko, I understand.
Let's combine!
One -sama!
"Cruise"
"Combine"
Your 6 months.
I'm so depressed
It's the only way to share this time with you.
But my heart aches
Everyone is like that for the first time
Never give up
Followme steadily
Ican't go on
Try to have confidence
GUNBUSTER!
No point in relying on me
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
With the eyes closedandlike to pray
One -sama, let's use it!
Fire, fire!
Don't stop loving
Don't stop loving
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
It has Coach's.
It has Coach's.
It has Coach's heart beating within it!
Noriko, enemy units directly above you,
coming down fast!
Incoming from below!
Around 3,000 of them!
HOMING LASER!
My dream is so far away
Isig h, but I'll never be defeated
Isig h, but I'll never be defeated
Precisely! So don't get in our way!
It's okay
No need of the dream you can get
No need of the dream you can get
Without effort, right?
Noriko, pull back!
We're in their defense zone.
Iflkeep striving, my dream will come true
Believe in me
Hig her, higher!
You think that's enough to take us down!
Now aim for the Top!
Don't stop loving
Keep on running
Keep on running
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Don't stop loving
Keep on running
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Until the lig ht within the heart starts to shine
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on, ride on, ride on!
Ride on!
The Exelion has reached the center.
It's reaching the gravitational radius now.
It's starting.
Farewell, Exelion.
The mission was a success. As of 10: 45 P. M.
the Palomar Observatory
has detected type-G X-rays.
We estimate at present that 99.89%
of the enemy forces have already been wiped out.
The shockwave is expected to reach us
in 6 months' time.
This time, we're saved.
"Hakone Space Force Hospital"
"Koichiro Ohta"
Coach.
Coach!
I love you, Mr. Koichiro.
Sorry. I'm sorry, Smith.
I promised I wouldn't cry anymore.
But I think Kimiko would be proud.
Right, Dad?
"Fifteen Years Later"
"Okinawa"
"May 22nd, 2048"
"Koichiro Ohta
December 19th, 2033"
I'm off, dear.
I mean. Coach.
Commander Ohta.
Principal Kashihara.
"Okinawa Girls' Space Pilot High School,
New Annex"
Even though we were classmates.
I'm an old woman, 10 years your senior.
Space is a strange place.
So, you're going out into space again?
Yes.
I wouldn't have expected someone like you
to volunteer for this mission.
You're the hero of
the Battle of the Absolute Defense Line.
I was only able to fight
because of Noriko, Ms. Kashihara.
She's the one who truly protected the Earth.
Are you really leaving today?
Yes. Unfortunately,
I won't be back for quite a while.
No, Coach!
Um, we all made this for you.
Please, take it with you into space,
for good luck.
Thank you, it means a lot to me.
Coach, this is for Auntie Noriko,
from my mother.
All right.
Coach, we'll wait for you,
no matter how many years it takes!
So. so please, be sure to come back!
I'll be waiting as well.
Thank you.
"Hawaii"
"No damage in this region."
"Orbital Ropeway Base #1"
"Staff, Project Carneades"
(This ropeway is bound directly.)
(for Orbital Space Station Three,
Meridian Star.)
(Due to changes in pressure.)
(you may experience a ringing in the ears.
Please take precautions.)
"Australia"
Looks like that area
hasn't been restored yet.
We're putting everything we have
into the construction of the Black Hole Bomb.
We just don't have anything to spare.
I see. Even after 15 years.
Since there was a 60-second
ultra-gravitational collapse in Jupiter 2's orbit.
we've counted our blessings.
to have only suffered a fluctuation
in the Earth's axis and the loss of 3 planets.
I suppose so.
This time, the plan is to consume
the space monsters' entire home territory.
together with the core of the galaxy.
Does mankind have the right to do
something like that?
To kill the galaxy?
If we don't, it's mankind who'd die.
If that's our fate,
then shouldn't we just lie down and accept it?
I feel it would be better for us to do nothing.
That would be tantamount to suicide.
Would suicide be a good ending?
I don't know.
Neither do I, to be honest.
But history will come to judge us.
All we do now is to survive at any cost.
"Buster Machine #3 (Black Hole Bomb)"
That's what I'm going in.
To join Noriko out in space.
"Same Day, Center of the Galaxy,
Sagittarius A"
"Galactic Core Assault Fleet"
"Flagship Eltreum"
You called, sir?
After scrapping the plan
to evacuate the Earth.
and switching to a counterattack
against the space monsters.
Project Carneades now waits
only upon the arrival of the main force.
Your Gunbuster is
what's made all of this possible.
We expect to rendezvous with the main force
in the next 12 hours.
What? Has it already been completed?
Yes, and only 0.001 % behind schedule.
So 15 years have
already passed us by on Earth.
Is someone going to be
in Buster Machine #3?
Yes. The plan back when we left was
for it to be manned.
Hmm, I wonder who could be at the helm?
Roche canceller active. All systems green.
Degeneracy generator pressure rising.
Ether wave value, corrected to plus 3.
Subspace sonar active and good to go.
Passing through gravitational radius
in 5 seconds.
Vanishing motor, ready to engage.
Commence warp.
Commence warp.
No abnormalities detected in subspace entry.
"Project Carneades General Command Center"
"Project Carneades General Command Center"
Route trajectory, all clear.
Gravitational and ether waves, all normal.
It's a success.
So far, at least.
"Project Commander"
"Chief of Staff, Project Carneades"
"Chief of Staff, Project Carneades"
All we can do now is pray.
and hope for a miracle.
Gravitational quake detected off of the ship's stern,
at 4 o'clock.
Magnitude 7.7.
Something is coming out of warp.
This is the Black Hole Bomb?
The Buster Machine #3?
Has mankind's technology evolved so far as.
to have built something so massive?
The core of the galaxy is quite a place.
Everything's so white.
I finally get to see her again.
Welcome aboard the Eltreum.
Noriko.
Noriko!
Noriko!
I'm so glad. I never thought
I'd see you again!
Y. Yes.
This brings back memories.
I can't believe
that it's already been 15 years.
Oh, right, it's only been 6 months for you.
How silly,
I guess we tend to grow melancholy as we age.
Oh, no, One -sama.
I mean, Commander Ohta.
It's all right, just stick to my old name.
That makes me happier.
Oh yes, Miss Takami wanted me
to give this to you.
What?
"To Ms. Noriko Takaya"
It's from Kimiko!
"Noriko, are you doing well?"
"I still look back fondly
on our high school days together."
"My daughter Takami, who was only 3
the last time you were here, is about to turn 18."
"I may not be able to see you again
before my time is up."
"but please, at least try to come back
while my daughter's still alive."
"We'll be waiting for you.
Please take care of yourself. Best wishes."
"To Ms. Noriko Takaya,
from your best friend, Kimiko Akai."
"P. S. I've included a picture of my daughter."
"Come back soon, Auntie Noriko!"
Kimiko.
Takami -chan.
In 90 minutes.
"90 minutes before operation commencement"
Buster Machine #3's core,
the planet Jupiter.
will begin secondary degeneration.
Implosion will commence.
"Fleets 1 -10"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 11 -20"
"Fleets 21 -36"
that the third-stage degeneration takes place.
the entire fleet will simultaneously perform
a long-range warp.
into the Orion Arm to escape the battle.
"Silver Sizzler
(Mass Production Model Gunbuster)"
Finally, the extinction or survival of
mankind itself depends on.
the outcome of this battle.
We must triumph, at all costs. That's all!
All ships to battle stations.
Open all cannon ports.
Silver Sizzler, Black Sizzler.
and White Sizzler,
begin launch procedures immediately.
Mrs. Ohta!
Yes?
You always get what I want, don't you?
Here.
Besides Coach,
the Buster Machine is yours, too.
Jung.
I've got a lot more to say,
but it can wait until tomorrow.
See ya.
Time schedule,
begin countdown timer.
56 minutes, 10 seconds until implosion.
Message from
Patrol Vessel #107, the Axion.
"Enemy fleet spotted."
"Approximately 6 billion in the area."
"They're closing in from all directions,
moving at 12% lightspeed."
"68 minutes, 20 seconds until contact."
They're here.
Come if you dare!
We'll show you what mankind can do
when backed into a corner.
55 minutes until implosion.
Dad.
The war that began with your ship
will soon be over. Don't worry.
After that, I'll go back to see you,
Takami -chan.
Noriko, I'll be in Buster Machine #2.
One -sama?
Jung handed it over to me.
since this will be the end.
All squadrons launched.
"32 minutes until implosion"
What's the enemy's status?
Their numbers have increased to
over 8 billion.
They're enveloping the entire region.
43 minutes until contact.
Executive Officer, do you believe in God?
No, not me, sir.
Well, I do.
Take a look. At this close distance.
they shouldn't be able to warp any closer.
We'll beat them by 12 minutes.
That's what I'd call a miracle.
A miracle.
That's a word God created for us,
just for this moment.
Captain!
Gravitational quake in area 573D!
The enemy fleet is warping out!
That's impossible!
Unbelievable.
They can warp over such short distances?
Captain! They're trying to physically ram
the Black Hole Bomb!
What! A kamikaze attack?
So they've noticed the Black Hole Bomb!
Stop them!
We can't let them get any closer!
No good! The super-Exelion class
can't hold them back!
Dear God!
30 seconds to first enemy wave!
Raise barriers to maximum!
The first wave has made contact
with the barrier.
Please hold out.
- No way!
- No way!
- They self-destructed!
There are too many of them.
Noriko, let's separate!
Roger!
Second and third waves, incoming!
Barrier breached! Damage unknown!
Fleets 6,7 and 8 have all been destroyed.
They've broken through
the antimatter minefield!
22 minutes until implosion.
That bomb must be protected,
no matter what it takes!
Just 22 minutes more!
"Major damage: 1,700 ships"
"Minor damage: 4,500 ships"
"Missing: 22,800 units"
"Buster Machine #1."
"Operational"
"Buster Machine #2. Operational"
"Buster Machine #3. Operational"
"3 minutes until implosion"
How many ships do we have left?
Our ship and 2,562 others.
I see. We've held out well.
60 seconds until third-stage degeneration.
Activate all slave units.
40 units to Schwarzschild radius.
The enemy is remaining silent.
With all that damage,
it's still operational. It's truly.
A miracle.
You've all done a fine job. Thank you.
30 seconds until implosion.
20 seconds until implosion.
All ships prepare anti -electromagnetism
and anti -lightwave defense.
10 seconds until implosion.
8,7.
5,4.
What's the matter?
No good.
Only 98% of the slave generators are activating.
This can't be happening!
There's not enough mass.
Unless we trigger a chain reaction in the core,
the implosion process can't begin.
We've failed.
How can this be?
Is this the end result of mankind's
last desperate gamble?
Is there no God?
The heavens have just forsaken us.
The miracle. didn't happen.
Yes!
A miracle will happen! I'll make it happen!
Takaya! What are you doing?
The Buster Machine also
has a large-scale degeneracy generator!
If I use that and make it explode.
No! I cannot allow a manned unit
to act as a fuse!
Wait for us to send in an unmanned ship!
The enemy will have reached here
and destroyed it by then!
Takaya.
One -sama?
Commander Ohta, you too?
No. This way,
there will be two degeneracy generators.
Noriko, as long as we have one,
we can make it back to Earth.
One -sama.
Let's return to Earth together.
Yes!
No time! We'll go in transformed.
Roger!
We're relying on you.
Is that Jupiter?
Yes, it's been compressed to
1/30,000th of its normal size.
"8 minutes until arrival of enemy fleet"
All squadrons recovered.
And the enemy?
They've remained silent.
No signs of warp detected, either.
It looks like their next wave will number
over 12 billion.
So they're intending
a mass attack to wipe us out.
Surface temperature, 1,600 degrees.
External pressure, 15,600 tpm.
All right, we can still withstand it.
I'm going with you.
Jung!
No! Go back!
Black Sizzler won't be able to
withstand the pressure from Jupiter!
I don't care.
Jung.
Don't misunderstand us, Jung.
We're not marching to our deaths.
This isn't suicide.
But. but from a place like this.
it could take you decades, or centuries, even.
to get back.
We won't be able to live
in the same time again!
I know.
Then!
But, it means
everyone else can live in the same time.
I don't want Takami -chan
to ever have to feel the way I did.
I want to bring this to an end.
Jung.
if you live, tomorrow will always come.
Please, tell Kimiko
that I'll be sure to come back.
. Okay.
See you later, Jung.
Right.
I won't say goodbye.
I'll be back.
Take care.
Noriko, Kazumi.
When you return,
I'll greet you with a nice, big, "Welcome back."
Forgive me.
20 units to the central core.
Communication after this point
will be impossible.
Gunbuster reaching maximum pressure.
Please, hang in there, Gunbuster!
"Unavailability"
Everything including the Buster Beam
and Buster Collider.
is now inoperable.
It's so quiet.
The only living beings around here
are the two of us.
I'm sorry you got dragged into this,
One -sama.
It's all right, as long as I'm with you.
"Jupiter Core Slave Generator"
Let's do it!
One -sama, entrust me with your life!
I'm sorry. Forgive me, Gunbuster!
Power off.
Generator #1, maximum output.
Commence degeneration.
Commence degeneration.
Gravitational degeneration detected.
It's Gunbuster.
Now. 0.2. Exceeding limit!
Noriko!
Eject!
Reactivation confirmed.
Degeneracy chain reaction confirmed.
Third-stage degeneration has begun.
All ships, retreat.
Go to long-range warp as planned.
Roger. All ships, prepare to warp.
All ships, prepare to warp.
Noriko, Kazumi, make sure
to come back alive. I mean it.
Sorry, Kimiko! I'll never see you again!
"May Mama see
Auntie Noriko again! ... Takami"
What's wrong, Mama?
Huh?
Nothing. I just thought, maybe.
I heard Noriko calling out.
"Twelve Thousand Years Later"
"Sol System"
"July 6th, 14292 A. D."
12,000 years have passed.
It's the Earth, Noriko.
I can't tell where Okinawa is anymore.
And what about the people?
I don't see any lights.
Has mankind perished after all?
This is where Okinawa used to be.
"WELCOME BACK"
One -sama!
Yes. We're home, at last!
Thank you, Gunbuster.
Goodbye.