Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (メタル スキン パニック MADOX-01)

What a sorry sight.

You have just witnessed the obliteration of an elite U.S. Army tank force...

...a mere three minutes after being engaged in the city's streets...

...by the Slave Trooper 01.

Also known as the MADOX-01, its localized combat capability is overwhelming.

The device is also more resistant to NBC weaponry than a main battle tank.

Furthermore, it can be deployed from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.

Its utility for anti-terrorist and anti- guerrilla operations is self-evident.

Now, allow me to introduce the driver of the MADOX, who just performed this...

...dangerous exercise with these remote simulator tanks... Miss Kusumoto.

Miss Kusumoto is also in charge of soft- ware development for this "Tankbuster."

In order to demonstrate the versatility of the MADOX...

...she personally volunteered to be the driver today, despite being a woman.

Unit #1 goes to Ichigaya tonight. We're in a hurry, so deliver it as-is.

Unit #2 needs to be overhauled. Get started quickly.

And then...

Miss Kusumoto...

...you humiliated me brilliantly today.

Lt. Kilgore, you fought admirably in today's action...

...but you just can't beat the MADOX in street warfare.

I didn't come to talk about that. I have only one thing to tell you:

I'll get even for today. I swear it.

Not with you... with that wind-up toy.

Remember this... next time, it won't be a remote-control game.

Hey! This is terrible!

What is it?

Over there!

Holy Cow!

Hey, that's an E-2C Hawkeye!

It's flying pretty low...

Kouji... Sorry to bother you, but...

Have you got something interesting?

Daydreaming again, aren't you? Must be nice to work part-time.

Never mind that! What is it?

What's this?

I have no idea. All of a sudden it was here in the truck.

It wasn't here when I loaded up.

Say, what do you think it is?

Kouji... aren't you an engineering major?

Okawasaki Heavy lndustry... U.S. Army...

Onose, I'll take charge of this!

Huh? But... Well, then, what is it?

It has "MADOX" written on it, right?

It's just a piece of junk someone threw away.

-I'm telling you, don't worry about it. -Uh, but...

I treat you to ramen all the time, don't I?

Cheater!

Sign: "Onose Motors"

This is absolutely unthinkable!

How could an SDF transport...

...lose top-secret cargo in such a stupid traffic accident?

Er... The report said that it was an unavoidable...

You're being naive. It was terrorism, of course.

You people don't know the Eastern Bloc's methods.

Hey, if the Eastern Bloc does get hold of it...

...we'll expect you to reimburse us for the enormous development expenses we've incurred...

...as per our contract...

Mr. Okawasaki! You, too, should watch what you say!

Another viewpoint is that this accident was one of your publicity stunts!

Wh...What are you saying? We're the victims!

In any case, this couldn't come at a worse time.

We were just about to go into field-testing! It's terrible!

Really, they're missing the point!

It's been fourteen hours since the accident...

...and yet the top brass are still in a panic.

The actual loss aside, I'm to blame for leaving it in scramble mode while it was being moved.

I'll bring it down if it starts operating.

The Army's already trying to recover it. It's best that you leave it to us.

Besides, MADOX-02 is being overhauled right now.

Any new movements?

No. There's still nothing from the SDF search troops.

We're having trouble tracking down vehicles that were at the scene.

And we can't very well ask the Police for assistance, now, can we?

We're preparing for the worst, and forming a recovery unit.

-Did you say "a recovery unit?" -That's me.

-Lt. Kilgore? -Surprised?

But after all, I'm the only one who's fought against the MADOX...

That's too dangerous.

There's nothing to worry about. Our objective is recovery.

I won't break it.

You still don't understand, do you? It's you I'm worrying about!

Awfully sure of yourself, aren't you...

Well, fine. I've got a trump card too.

Lt. Kilgore is a dangerous man, but he's the best tank driver in the Army.

He was born into the wrong era, I fear.

Say, will this be all right? It won't drop through the floor, will it?

Well, this apartment was built a long time ago...

Don't scare me like that!

It looks all right now...

Hey, what's this photo, Kouji? Didn't you say you broke up with Shiori?

Hey, you, cut that out! Give that back!

Man... Shiori is too pretty for words.

When she goes off to study in England...

...every guy in Japan is going to be miserable!

How do you know about that?

Eh? Oh, didn't I tell you?

She called this morning and asked me to give you a message.

Why didn't you tell me sooner?

Now you're crying over spilled milk! Didn't you break up with her?

Just tell me what she said!

She said, "I'll be waiting on the observation floor..."

"...of the NSR Building in West Shinjuku, at 8.:00 tonight."

Say, Kouji, you've been saying that you were breaking up...

...but isn't it ultimately up to you?

Shiori thinks...

Uh, never mind... Sorry... Well, I still have work to do...

...but tell me if you find anything interesting in there, okay?

Well, so long!

Now, then...

A manual...

"The Slave Trooper MADOX-01." What is this?

I see...

Awesome!

To get inside...

...press the Open Switch.

This is hot! I get excited just looking at it.

I'm amazed that something like this already exists.

Ah... The joints get locked when the power unit is turned off.

I wonder if it has an escape mechanism of some kind...

Maybe I can even make it move!

I don't get this...

Oh... okay! It can adjust to your body size.

Let's see...

About this much?

Feels just like wearing ski boots!

What now? How do l get out of this thing?

Wh...Wh...What the...?! Stop! Hold it, stupid!

I...I'm not ready yet!

Stop!

What's happening?

-We've got the MADOX's activation signal. -Where?

Tokyo! Nakano district!

So, it's moved.

It's heading toward Shinjuku!

This is a disaster.

It won't stop!

W...Where's the brake?! Here!

L...Looks like I've stopped.

Uh... Excuse me...?

Huh? Ah, yes! I'll take this, please!

Can you warm it up in the microwave?

Damn it! Come on, shrimp! That's it... a little... more!

Honestly, this is like feeding myself with someone else's hands!

Still, this is really embarrassing!

This thing just sucks me in, and l can't figure out how to get out!

The NSR Building at 8.:00, wasn't it?

Shiori...

"Foreign-exchange study?"

"In England. For three years."

"What are we gonna do for three years?"

"That's why I want to talk to you about it."

"Talk? What's there to talk about?"

"My father is making me go."

"So that's how it is, huh? It's not hard to figure it out."

"I'm just a poor student who has to work for a living, after all..."

"So when are you leaving?"

"This Sunday. "

"That's only four days from now..."

"In other words, we're finished!"

Shiori, what do you want?

Heck, seeing as how I'm all dressed up...

...I might as well go and find out.

What's with the Marines?

They're going up the Tama River? They'll miss the show!

The Self-Defense Forces?

The Self-Defense Forces, let me see... have them direct traffic!

Lt. Kilgore! What the hell do you think you're doing?

Well, well. If it isn't Miss Kusumoto.

Do you intend to start a war?

Taking off in a prototype airborne tank...

Please don't turn Tokyo into another Vietnam!

Tokyo or Vietnam, it's all the same battlefield to me.

It's the perfect jungle in which to blow away your pretty MADOX.

It'll be a catastrophe.

Hey, don't worry.

I'll knock it out and keep this affair from escalating.

Let's go! Scramble and take off!

Lt. Kilgore has taken off on the MADOX recovery mission...

...with a high-mobility airborne tank and anti-tank helicopters!

What did you say? That's going too far!

As it stands, the heart of the city will be in a huge panic.

It may be that nobody will be able to stop Kilgore and the MADOX.

Is there anything we can do?

The MADOX's goal is as yet unknown.

We simply can't read the driver's actions.