01x01 - Prologue

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Demon Emperor Arago once
emerged from another world,

raised his Demon Castle in Shinjuku,

and attempted to steer the world into ruin.

But a group of legendary heroes,
the Samurai Troopers,

thwarted his ambition
and restored peace to Japan.

Thirty-five years later,
the ruling Rising Sun Party

established the Defense Special
Cases Task Force, or DST.

It's their job to train the Samurai Troopers
in case of another demon invasion.

WISDOM

The Samurai Troopers protect your tomorrow!

JUSTICE

The Rising Sun Party protects Japan's future!

GRACE

TODAY'S HOROSCOPES
NO. 9: GEMINI, NO. 12: CANCER, NO. 1: LEO

"The worst day ever. Your lucky item
is a chocolate-covered banana."

FAITH

I saw a c*ck this big yesterday.

Huh? Is your signal bad, too?

Hey, Musashi!

Get a move on!

Seriously.

Sorry!

Um, the DST is calling us in.

Temperatures are spiking in the city center!

We're getting unusual
infrared readings as well!

Look! Unidentified microwaves!

The demons' seal is finally coming undone.

Now I'm fired up!

EPISODE I
PROLOGUE

I know that tune. It's—

Antidemon weaponry is having no effect!

You're kidding!

We'll have to let them take it from here.

Granny!

Did you do this?

I-It's the Samurai Troopers!

Hey! Wait!

Your rampage ends here, demons!

Wataru of the Hellfire!

WATARU OF THE HELLFIRE

Sho of the Alloy!

SHO OF THE ALLOY

Takeru of the Ascension!

TAKERU OF THE ASCENSION

Manabu of the Moonbeam!

MANABU OF THE MOONBEAM

Musashi of...

I can't hear you!

Musashi of the Water!

MUSASHI OF THE WATER

The Samurai Troopers have arrived!

Samurai Troopers? Like, from those ads?

Are they the real deal?

Are they here to rescue us
from those monsters?!

We're saved!

Not too shabby.

What's going on? Our attacks have no effect.

Hey, are they up to this?

Why won't they put their armor on?

Don't hold out on us!

If we could use Armor-Gear,
we would've done that by now.

I'm not liking our odds.

Ryu...

Lend me your Weapon-Gear.

This is a special smoke screen.

No one'll have eyes in for a time.

The Samurai Troopers can't lose.
You're our poster boys!

I'll finish this before the smoke clears.

Could you pick a worse song
for this situation?!

What just happened?

H-Hey! The monster's gone.

Did they get him?

Nice! I knew they could do it!

Thanks, Samurai Troopers!

A human?

This video was taken at 10:32 this morning.

Without warning, a sort of purple veil
covered the sky over Tokyo,

and armored Demon Soldiers appeared
throughout the city, attacking civilians.

We are clearly looking at a repeat of the
Demon Outbreak in Shinjuku 35 years ago.

How extensive is the damage?

We believe all 23 wards
of Tokyo are affected.

Demon barriers are cutting off
outside contact.

We can only communicate using this
system developed to counteract them.

Meaning I can't even make
a statement to the public.

The DST has been mocked...

...as a waste of taxpayers' money.

What a way to discover
how badly we really need it.

I will assign the Samurai Troopers
to rescue operations.

They're still only children.

If I may, sir,

the data proves fifteen is the optimal age
to bring out their Weapon-Gear's full power.

I'm aware of that.

Only the Samurai Troopers
can defeat the demons.

PROTECTING OUR NATION'S FUTURE
THE RISING SUN PARTY

Oh, Musashi.

Where's your crew?

Beats me. Grabbing a bite to eat, maybe?

I guess being heroes doesn't
automatically make you guys friends.

What is a hero, anyway?

You got a fever or something?

Someone strong and kind you can look up to
who always saves the day?

That's not us, that's for sure.

We're tricking everyone
with those edited photos.

I always knew they should
have picked Yama over me.

Yama? The older brother you're not related to?

I only took the Trooper exam because of him.

But...

Yama failed for misconduct.

The current Samurai Troopers
are poster boys for the government,

so of course they pick people
who do what they're told.

Yama still would've made
a way better Trooper than me.

I don't know about that.

I have high hopes for you.

Damn, when am I gonna get a chance to eat?

Um, what happened
to the demon we captured?

They're dissecting him as we speak.

This demon we captured is unmistakably human.

He was transformed into
a monster using Sorcery,

but a special substance in the b*llet
he was shot with dispelled it,

reverting him into a human.

That said, the Demon World was born
of accumulated resentment and hatred.

It's what you'd call "paranormal."

How could this guy have been born
or grown up in a place like that?

What are you doing?

Is that...?

Guess we can't exactly throw a party, huh?

Not with the prince kidnapped.

TEN WARRIORS
SASUKE

Forgive me, Sasuke. It's my fault
for taking my eyes off him.

TEN WARRIORS
NEZU

Nezzie, you know saying
sorry's not gonna cut it.

TEN WARRIORS
KAMANOSUKE

And what happened to Saizo?
He was with the prince.

TEN WARRIORS
ANAYAMA

Regarding Saizo, he vanished
with the Demon Soldiers.

Vanished? You mean he got scared
of the consequences and ran for it?

TEN WARRIORS
SEIKAI NYUDO

TEN WARRIORS
ISA NYUDO

Yeah! Yeah!

That sounds more like a pair
of brainless brothers I know.

Who're you calling brainless, you moron?!

Knowing Saizo, he's probably
on the prince's trail.

TEN WARRIORS
UNNO

Seems like a safe assumption.

TEN WARRIORS
KAKEI

L-Let's go b-back him up!

TEN WARRIORS
MOCHIZUKI

Emperor Ramaga!

My Ten Warriors, I hear Gai
has fallen into human hands.

Forgive us, sire.

No matter. None escape my grasp.

You want to recruit that demon?

He's human. And the jewel glowed red.

Then he must be...

What is it?

Tell us how to use Armor-Gear.

We don't stand a chance without it.

You aren't ready to activate Armor-Gear yet.

You're still saying that?

I think you just don't want us
to get any stronger.

You don't want us beating you.

I'm not sure that's fair.

Oh, yeah?!

S-Sorry!

Commander, the demon has awoken!

We'll continue this later.

Focus on rescuing civilians for now.

Hey!

Those are my Mister Yakisoba Noodles!

MISTER YAKISOBA NOODLES
CREAM SODA FLAVOR

Give it! This cream-soda flavor
is limited edition!

Stocking up on them wasn't easy!

Yuck!

How dare you feed that to your scientist,
assistant commander, and leading lady?!

That's a lot of titles.

Zip it!

Ugh! I can't get rid of the cream soda smell!

What's this?

DEMON ULTIMATE SONG COLLECTION 100

"Demon Ultimate Song Collection 100"?

He had it on him. It looks to be a CD
of Japanese hits from the 80s.

Makes sense.

Demon World culture must have stagnated
around when the Samurai Troopers beat them.

What, did I strike a nerve?

I'm Nasti Yagyu, commander of the
Defense Special Cases Task Force, or DST.

It's nice to meet you, Gai.

Gai?

It's written on his bag.

GAI

That's your name, isn't it?

Did you guys change me into this form?

Well, if he doesn't talk.

You returned to human form
because of the b*llet that struck you.

It was fired by a demon you were with.

So it was one of the Ten Warriors?
Who did it?

Your allies betrayed you. My condolences.

My allies? Don't talk like
you know anything about it!

Then why don't you tell us about yourself?

Wait, for real?!

Now, what will you do, my prince?

TEN WARRIORS
SAIZO

Commander!

You made me hold a jewel earlier!

Is what you said then true?!

You heard that?

Well?! Answer me!

People in need of rescue: zero.
Demon Soldiers: zero.

Media presence: zero.

Yes. Understood.

Demon Soldiers are attacking the DST!

So?

They want us to hurry back.

No way. A thousand percent no.

Those losers can die for all I care!

Why should we do this crap in the first place?

Who wants to risk their life for someone else?

Let's grab some stuff we can sell
and get out of here.

Huh? What about the rescue operation?

You don't seriously think you're
some kind of superhero, do you?

We're just poster boys.

I only signed on because the pay is good.

There are no survivors, anyway.

We can take all the watches
and jewelry we want!

Help...

Hey! Did you hear a child's voice just now?

Must be your imagination.

My brother...

Help... my brother...

Guys! I found survivors!

Let's help them!

What? Are you nuts?

Read the room.

It's gotta be too late for them.

Just leave 'em.

What are you doing?!

Stop it!

Seriously?

We're toast if those brats heard us talking.

Plus, guys like him get on my nerves!

We just don't mesh, you know?

Now there are zero survivors.

Let's keep going.

It's okay, mister.

I know we're done for.

I have a brother, too.

Yama, I can't walk anymore.

Hang in there, Musashi.

Help will come soon.

There's no way. We're done for.

Like hell we are!
I know a hero will save us.

I need to be that hero.

Mister!

Yama...

I bet a hero's hands

are thick and rough and maybe cold.

Or I guess they could be warm.

Sorry, Musashi. I'm too weak.

A hero would smile and sing a song,
even at a time like this.

I can't sing...

I don't have it in me.

What now?

Is somebody here?

Hear me out!

We're not real Samurai Troopers!

We can't even put on the armor!
We're just regular guys!

Is that...?

Proof he's heir to an Armor-Gear.

Red heralds the emissary of fire.

RIGHTEOUSNESS

He's a Samurai Trooper.

Mister! Mister, get up!

We're saved!

A hero came to save us!

It's warm...

I knew it!

MISTER YAKISOBA NOODLES
CHOCOLATE BANANA FLAVOR

Don't tell me that's what you came for.

"Chocolate banana flavor"?

Oh, my lucky item!

Humans sure are ugly creatures.

You're a Samurai Trooper too, aren't you?

Now I'm fired up!

Armor of Light!

What do you want it for?

I'll become a Samurai Trooper.

He's laying it all out for us!

They have tests, too?

Like I'd take help from a demon!

Humans sure love to make things
harder for themselves.

Armor!

Armor of Heat!

EPISODE II
ARMOR

Armor races through your heart.