Vandread (ヴァンドレッド)

For instance, even if those arms of yours...

...become entwined in chains.

For instance, even if this space we live in...

...someday will burn completely down...

...keep believing in hope, if nothing else.

In the shadows of glimmering stars...

...there is a world governed by darkness.

Just one life that is out there...

...if you keep it entrapped there lonely boy.

The reason that we met each other here...

...must surely exist.

For instance, even if sorrow takes you...

...and you're about to collapse under it.

For instance, if my chest can become...

...a power to hold you and keep you there,

I'm sure that even tomorrow we can survive.

Women are all monsters.

Once, women ate men's innards...

...used them as toys, and sucked them dry of all life.

They have repeatedly pillaged and plundered.

They have forced hard labor to oppress us.

That horror is about to attack our empire once again.

These are the forms of our hated enemy...

...and of our dear comrades'sacrifices.

Even those who miraculously survive...

...are left terribly scarred by women.

However the time has come to repay them for those...

...long years of humiliation and oppression!

My comrades! My brothers!

Now is the time to prove the manhood of our empire of Tarak!

This fatherly land our great forefather Grand Pa guided us to!

We will supercede the holy land that we are proud of...

...and once again return the pride of men into these hands.

For today, at this moment...

...we have gained a new power!

In other words, this means that we have reached the time...

...when we clamp down the fist of justice...

...upon our horrible nemesis, women!

I wish I hadn't have said that...

Hey, look at this!

We polish these parts with our hearts and souls every day.

Can you believe that someone has finally arrived...

...saying that he'll bring us a complete Van-type...

...with this part in it??

That guy's name is...

...the one and only Hibiki Tokai!

You did say it, right??

That you'd grab a Van-type that we third class citizens...

...never get to see in all of our lifetimes.

Oh, what's wrong??

I don't hear anything.

You can't possibly be saying now that those were all lies...

...can ya??

Mr. Hibiki's known to say wonderful things all the time...

...so you can't possibly...

I'm not lying!

F-fine!

I'll do it!

Did everyone hear that??

I'm such an idiot...

I get so hotheaded so quickly...

Sheesh...

Dammit...

No...

I'm rotten but I'm still a guy!

And Hibiki the man...

...never breaks his word!

I swear on this day...

...that we will destroy the sinful women of Mejale...

...and the bravery of men will triumph!

Well, we are only third class citizens.

No...

Don't do anything stupid.

If we sit quietly and make these parts...

...we'll at least be fed for the rest of our lives.

Don't be hotheaded, shorty.

No matter what you do, you can't move up in class.

It's not that I'm hotheaded.

But all the blood in me is shouting!

That there's something else out there...

It's just impossible.

Think about where you stand.

Only guys who get hotheaded easily have silly dreams like that.

Prove it to us.

Not with just words, but with actions!

All right, I'll do it!

Power from each and every one of you...

...will build the future of our empire!

The ship that has led us to this fatherly land...

...The Ikazuchi, has been revived.

And the young men of the third generation...

...are its new officers, holding the future of Tarak in their hands.

We no longer have anything to fear!

In order to repay Grand Pa and the great first generation...

...who cultivated this land...

...the time for the second and third generations...

...to combine their powers into one...

...is the time when our long awaited dream will come true!

The ship of our hearts...

I'm sure you all feel the new breath of The Ikazuchi as well.

Look and praise!

This is the flagship of our Tarak lmperial Army...

The grand shape of The lkazuchi!

You third generation of Tarak...

...born to board the new Ikazuchi.

The first graduates of the officer academy!

Congratulations!

You are those who have been properly passed down...

...the genes of the eight members of the first generation...

...including our forefather Grand Pa!

I can't stand all this dust.

Hey, not over there! Over here!

As you may know...

...our mission is to end the piracy of the women who have been...

...appearing in our realm as of late.

But never forget that you are always on the battlefield.

- Work and don't be off-guard... - Oh, this way??

...to prepare for the coming operation!

Roger!

Sheesh, this is a huge ship...

I'm not just going in blind.

I've done my background research.

No palmprint match.

Re-enter within 30 seconds.

W-What??

The time has come!

We can't wait for departure time!

Right, men??

No way!

It's still 2 hours early!

Stations, men!

That crazy minister!

10... 9...

- Oh, come on! - 8...

- Why?? - 7...

- I didn't screw anything up! - 6... 5...

4... 3... 2...

How's that?? Piece of cake!

Ikazuchi!

Ikazuchi!

Your voices have been heard.

I will now answer your voices!

Huh??

It's not here...

Where is it??

Not this one...

or this one...

Maybe they didn't use the part because they saw the scratch??

Oh, you ARE here, partner!

You're looking rather huge.

I'll take you home right now!

Launch The Ikazuchi!

What's this??

What is this??

The time of departure has arrived.

No way...

It's flying??

Cheers!

oh, I'm so excited...

You're piloting a Vanguard, right??

You want to make kids after this mission's over??

Oh, a kid with you?? Not a bad idea!

Duero, you'll be at headquarters, right??

You should be able to pick and choose where you go!

I hear he submitted his future plans completely blank.

What??

Hey, is everyone having a good time??

This is our company's new item.

It's a special nutrition tablet we formulated.

I can't say this too loudly...

...but the quality of the ingredients is far superior to other pellets!

Here, as a sign of friendship...

No, we're...

Sorry, I'm full right now.

Oh, that's a shame...

You may never be able to eat this again.

Hey, both of you over there!

You want to try this out??

I recommend this especially to you.

Who's he??

The third successor of Garsus foods.

Let's just say that our stomachs are being filled by him.

I feel some heartburn coming...

Gentlemen, pay attention to the silver screen in front of you.

Pierce, stab, slay.

With all of these all-purpose accessories...

...the Tsukumo version is in itself a weapon.

It easily repels the bullets of weak enemies...

...and slams the fist of justice into our horrible nemesis.

The leading soldier of our empire...

...the Tsukumo version of the Van-type fighter.

To the sky, the sea, the fields, the mountains...

There is nothing to fear in front of the pride of the empire!

The Tsukumo version Van-type fighter.

The dawn of Tarak is right in front of us!

It's so rad!

H-How unfashionable...

How about a huge round of applause...

...for our fleet of Tsukumo version Van-type fighters!

Hey, someone's hanging off it!