01x02 - RESERVOIR DOGS

[bunniefuu]

"Bus Station"
"Dotonbori District 2"

Shinkansen, eh? I'm totally pumped!

O Shinkansen! O Shinkansen!

--Kanto. Hikari. Kodama. Nozomi. Mizuho. Hayate!
--Sounds like a dicey job to me.
The reward better be worth it.

The Shinkansen is sacred to people
from Kansai. I'm interested.

A flower of red in full bloom...
It's beautiful...

Uh, um...

You're being serious? That's what we're doing?

That wasn't... a joke, right?

"Akudama Drive"

"2 hours earlier"

"Kansai Police Station"
"Execution Hall"

"Kansai Police Station"
"Execution Hall"
It looks like everyone's here.

It looks like everyone's here.

I'm glad you all made it.
That's veteran Akudama for you.

Ooh, ventriloquism! Is that a Swindler trick?!

It's not me! The cat's talking on its own!

I heard distortion in its voice.
From a speaker? Is it a robot?

Robot?

Don't be stupid! It's obviously a cat!

No, "robot" was correct.

I frickin' knew it!

Well, this robotic cat here
talks like it's in charge.

Are you the mastermind?

You could say that.

Up until you got collar bombs
was phase one of the plan.

If you're in charge, could you
take my collar off maybe?

I kinda want to live, so...!

Aww! I just put it on you!

Take mine off, too--

I can't do that. You two were
never part of the plan, but...

...the fact that you're here
is proof of your abilities.

I'll have you come along.

Have us...

...come along?

I said this was phase one, right?

No thanks. My job here is done.
And I don't work with shitheads.

Who you calling shithead?! I work alone, too!
I'll rip this collar off and whoop your--

Just listen to what I have to say.

As far as I'm concerned,
those collars are just reassurance for me.

You've been rewarded for rescuing Cutthroat.
Check your balances.

"Crude Bank"
"Transfer from Black Cat successful"

"Crude Bank"
"Transfer from Black Cat successful"
I got paid or something.

It's really 100 million...



--Shouldn't just one of us get it?
--Gimme some, too!

I'm not concerned about who did the best.

My only goal was to confirm
everyone's potential.

Sounds awfully like a test. How'd we do?

Passed with flying colors.
The money is proof that you're hired.

You mentioned "phase one."
I take it there's a phase two, then?

You'd better believe it. No Akudama
has ever completed phase two.

Hey, hey, seriously?! Tell me more! What is it?!

Do I get to make more red flowers?

Hell yeah! 100 mil with my name on it!

What's the objective?

Attacking the Shinkansen.

Huh? What'd you say?

D-Did I hear "Shinkansen"?

You heard correctly. I want you
to attack the Shinkansen.

Attack the Shinkansen!

Now that's something I ain't done before!
It's gonna be awesome!

It's the sole passage to Kanto,
not to mention a sacred entity.

Th-That's right! Not the Shinkansen!

Anything but that! People worship it!
It's rule number one! We'll be cursed!

The Shinkansen sure is pretty.
It shines just like a knife.

Isn't this one a little risky?

The Shinkansen is man-made.
It's nothing supernatural.

How much?

How much for this job?

A billion.

B-Billion?!

How do we know you'll pay that much?

I will. After all, I'm no swindler.

Wha--?!

I heard voices coming from the middle!

--Open it! Open it!
--Call for backup!

--Sounds like we have company.
--Open it! Open it!
--Call for backup!

Let's relocate. I'll explain the rest there.

I've just gotta go with the flow...

Hey! There's so many buses!
Why ain't one coming?!

Well, nobody wants to come to a place like this.

This should be the fastest way to
the abandoned factory I had in mind.

We need to get our hands on a bus,
huh? Easy enough for me!

Huh?!

Yo!

Woo! That was totally sick!
He's frickin' nuts! Holy sh*t!

Hey! How do I steer this thing?!

How dumb.

Shithead.

That dumb sh*t!

I've never played with
a bus before. Might be fun.

Hey, look! I think I'm driving it!

Shithead.

Bird brain.

That shitbrain!

"Kansai Airlane"
"Flying Bus Interior"

So high! We're flying!

What a primitive system. How boring.

That jump was pretty slick!
You're a total monster!

Eh?!

Right?! 'Cuz I'm the world's best brawler!

Yes! He's simple!

So what are you awesome at?

Huh?

You must've been in prison for something.

Uh... hell yeah! They don't put you
in the bottom level for nothing!

I was down there serving 500,000,000 years!


strong, Bro! What'd you do?!

W-Well I can't say, but I did stuff just
as bad as attacking the Shinkansen!

Hey, hey! He's the real deal!
Hear that, guys? He's awesome!

W-Wow! 500,000,000 years!

Right?!

You're so kind, Ms. Swindler!

Red lights! So pretty!

Hey, can I bum a smoke?

If you give me one, I'll let you have a go.

Nope.

Huh? Are you g*y?

"Push button"
"Push for next stop"
"Next stop - North Shinchi"
"Thank you for riding today!"

Red! Red! Red! Red! Red...!

"Push"
"Push for Emergency"
Red! Red! Red! Red! Red...!

That's for emergencies!

It's all red!

"Emergency Alert"
Emergency! Emergency! Engine full throttle!
Afterburners engaged!

Emergency! Emergency! Engine full throttle!
Afterburners engaged!

Red! Red! Red! Red! Red...!

Where's the bus taking us?!

What?!

Next stop is Seven Star Hotel. Seven Star Hotel.

"Seven Star Hotel"
"Geisha de Maiko"
Next stop is Seven Star Hotel. Seven Star Hotel.

Stay at Geisha de Maiko for
a pleasant and relaxing trip.

Hello! Bunny here!

'Sup? It's Shark here!

This is an educational program
that teaches the history of Kansai!

Every day, it airs 23 times!

Shark, hey Shark! You know about Kanto?

Kanto's a utopia to the East where
the gods and important people live!

Uh-huh! Then, how about Kansai?

Kansai is where we're living right now!

And each ward is special!

Tell me more!

The South is packed full of criminals!

The Central is where most
of the middle class lives!

The North is where rich people live,

so that's where the fancy
houses and businesses are!

Yeah, yeah! I wish I could live up North!

But because of a w*r long ago,
Kansai was burned to the ground!

Kanto dropped a new type of b*mb on it!

After losing the w*r, Kansai nearly collapsed!

But believe it or not, it was Kanto
that reached out a helping hand!

Once Kansai was rebuilt, the people were
forever grateful and began to revere Kanto!

We're so thankful! As long as Kanto
guides us, everything will be fine!

Well, until next time!

"The End"
"Produced by
Kansai"

"Seven Star Hotel"
"Geisha de Maiko Floor 42"

I'm dead. I'm so dead.

Get off me!

That's the world's best brawler for you!
A bus crash doesn't faze you!

Of course not, Bro!
My body's stronger than steel!

You okay?

Uh, thank you. Um...

I'm Cutthroat.

Um, Mr. Cutthroat...

You know, pink isn't half bad. It's what
you get mixing red and white, right?

--Huh?
--Still, pink just isn't that vivid.

--Still, pink just isn't that vivid.

Uh, um... Mr. Cutthroat?

Beautiful...

Huh? What?! I-I'm not... I'm normal!

You're mine now! I won't
let anyone else have you!

Huh?! U-Uh...!

B-But I don't know anything about you!

--Um, I'm just not ready for that sort of thing!

--Not bad for an abandoned factory.
--Um, I'm just not ready for that sort of thing!

This isn't the right place,
but I guess it makes no difference.

What a positive-thinking cat.
Or it simply doesn't care.

I found a suite room! I'm claiming this one!

In that case, I'm taking the royal suite room!

Royal?! That's my bro for you!

Surrender! Surrender!

What's this? Room service already?

Think you could go clean 'em up?

"Off Limits"

Inspector, our guys keep getting
wiped out. If this keeps up--

I can see that!

"HQ Radio"
This is HQ. Two Executioners are
on their way. Estimated arrival is...

Executioners, huh? We didn't ask for help.

"Seven Star Hotel"
"Suite Room"

Ooh, blood!

Wh-What the heck was that for?! Huh?!

Leave it too long and your skin won't be pretty.

I don't wanna be pretty enough to lick!

Now we can finally sit down and talk.

It's time to tell us.
What job is worth one billion?

Well then, I guess I should explain.

As you know, the Shinkansen is the
sole passage joining Kansai and Kanto.

Goods from the Kyushu Plant are
transported to Kanto via Kansai Station.

Kyushu Plant?

Oh... You haven't heard of Kyushu Plant?

It's a research city run by Kanto.

All the world's Kanto products
are fabricated there.

For example, Courier's bike.

Your job is to steal cargo on the Shinkansen.

What, specifically?

A 1.5-meter vault in the front carriage.

"Solid" "Secure"
A 1.5-meter vault in the front carriage.

"Solid" "Secure"
"Authentication Key" "Exterior"
A 1.5-meter vault in the front carriage.

What's inside it?

You don't need to know.
The contents are irrelevant to the plan.

Hmm?

Needless to say, Kansai Station is one
of the most heavily guarded places.

"Heavily Guarded"
Needless to say, Kansai Station is one
of the most heavily guarded places.

Needless to say, Kansai Station is one
of the most heavily guarded places.

It's up there with the Kansai
Central Information Bureau.

Aka, the Seal Center.

The Seal Center?

It controls all the information in Kansai!

I'm there all the time!

That's Swindler for you.
Not even I could get in.

Huh? Uh, yeah! It's actually kinda easy for me!

I don't care how many guards there are.

I'll crush 'em all and plunder away.

The Shinkansen stops at Kansai
Station for just 20 minutes.

I picked all of you as my team for a reason.

Screw that. Gimme 20 minutes
and I'll do it myself.

How long's 20 minutes?

Shorter than you think.

In other words, all our abilities are
needed to infiltrate and steal it.

That's right. Kansai Station is impenetrable.
There're countless defenses inside.

Even if you reach the platform,
the Shinkansen has no doors or windows.

"Shinkansen Platform"
Even if you reach the platform,
the Shinkansen has no doors or windows.

"Shinkansen Platform"
"Side" "Behind" "Front" "Above" "Below"
Even if you reach the platform,
the Shinkansen has no doors or windows.

Even if you reach the platform,
the Shinkansen has no doors or windows.

The only way inside is through the cargo hold.

"Weapon"
"Barrier"
"Light"
The only way inside is through the cargo hold.

The only way inside is through the cargo hold.

"Weapon"
"Light"
"Barrier"
The only way inside is through the cargo hold.

"Weapon"
"Light"
"Barrier"
However, cargo that's not registered

"Weapon"
"Light"
"Barrier"
is fried by the plasma shield.

From what you're saying,
it sounds like this job is impossible.

I've got it! I'll knock it off
the tracks with a punch!

Unfortunately, it has the latest defense system.

Then we just have Hacker work his magic?

But that's impossible, too, right?

The Shinkansen can't be accessed externally.

Even if you could make it inside,
about ten minutes after it departs...

...is Absolute Quarantine Zone.

Wh-What's that?

It's a scar from the b*mb dropped in the w*r.

It's a dome-like zone some hundred
kilometers wide that's practically hell.

The air's contaminated and
there's nonstop wind and lightning.

It's why the Shinkansen
is the only way to Kanto.

There's security within the train, too.

It's impervious, inside and out.

There's also the time limit.

So? Doesn't it sound like a job worth a billion?

Indeed. Succeed and we'll be famous forever.

Where do I deliver the cargo?

I'll reveal that once the cargo is obtained.

I'm pumped up! This is gonna
be the best fight ever!

Y-Yeah! My sentence is gonna
be like 10 billion years!

If you're in, I am, too.

M-Me?!

I'm glad you're all interested.

If someone wanted to drop out,
I was ready to blow off their head.

Kansai Execution Department.

"Kansai Police"

"Kansai Police"
In accordance with the law, I will execute you!

"Kansai Police"
"License to k*ll"
In accordance with the law, I will execute you!

In accordance with the law, I will execute you!

"Conviction"

"Full Effort"

"Execute"

"Master" "Pupil"

"License to k*ll"

"License to k*ll"
Now then, it's time to clean up.

Now then, it's time to clean up.

Execute?!

Yikes! They specialize in k*lling Akudama!
It's over! My life is over!

I'd rather not get caught up
in this and die. Bye.

Let's meet later.

Take me with you!

Hurry and take out the trash.

Yes, right away!

I want your red eyes!

Idiot!

Hey! Stay outta my way, Cutthroat!

--My precious knife!

--What a creepy fellow.
--My precious knife!

You sh*t!

"Deep Blue"

Tsk! I don't have time to waste on you!

Hey, hey! You think that
little stick can stop my fist?!

Your fist is nothing to me!

Now you've gone and said it!

One down.

"Crimson"

"Canceled"

"Canceled"
Such atrocious mood lighting.

"Criminal Record - Theft, Blackmail"
"Sentence - 4 Years"

"Criminal Record - Theft, Blackmail"
"Sentence - 4 Years"
Only a four-year sentence?

He's just a hoodlum.

Run, Mr. Hoodlum!

Huh? I'm Hoodlum?

What? She's not even Akudama?

"Criminal Record - None"
"Sentence - 0 Years"
What? She's not even Akudama?

Fool! Don't you know who this is?!
Three hundred trillion yen in damages!

More than the national budget!
It's the legendary Swindler!

What?! Did you tamper with our database?!

That's a piece of cake for her!

--You're dead! You're so dead!

--Can you please run?!
--You're dead! You're so dead!

This is the end. Die for your sins.

If that was on purpose, you're good.

Come over here and fight me!

Do your job, damn Pupil.

You got time to talk?!

All the time in the world.

You're strong, yes... But that's all you are.

What?!

I've got a present for you.

"Automatic Start"
Enjoy.

Not too shabby.

I'm terribly... sorry.

We'll get 'em next time.

"Kansai"
"Abandoned Factory"

I'm alive... I'm really alive...

I'm glad to see that nobody died.

Indeed.

Whoa! How the hell are you alive?!

I'm Doctor. I can self-medicate.

Executioners, huh?

Huh? I can really k*ll everyone?

They're pretty damn good! I'm pumped!
I'll whoop their asses next time!

Yeah! I know you can do it!

What should I do?

The Execution Department
sure came down on us quick.

I have no choice but to account
for them in the plan now.

Would you like a part to play, Swindler?

Huh? I think it's safer for everyone
if I sit on the sidelines!

Good grief. I can already tell
this job will be trouble.

It feels like I've strayed so far...