[SENKU] It's all riding on your
ridiculously powerful shoulders,
Master Moz, at least for now.
This little night raid should
b*at some fear into the guards!
[MOZ]
Hm?
[growls]
[yells]
[OARASHI]
Agh!
I don't know who all these
hooded warriors are,
but they're beyond strong!
Even with my miracle power,
I, the great Oarashi,
struggled to defeat them,
so I'd reckon that they have to
be on the same level as Moz...
[MOZ]
They are on my level.
Though fundamentally stupid,
he's oddly perceptive.
You'll wanna target
the confident,
braggart-types among them.
Since they won't want
to come off as weak,
they'll make you sound
that much more amazing!
[chuckles]
[SENKU]
All right.
This sneaky operation is simple,
but should still be effective.
Very soon, we'll be able
to make our move.
Once our phantom warrior
thoroughly freaks the enemy
forces out, it's go time.
Step one:
We'll discreetly plant
our aerial combat drone
somewhere that's sure to be
a good spot for takeoff.
Step two.
[MOZ] Look! The hooded brutes
are about to strike.
Here they come!
[IBARA, KIRISAME gasp]
[SENKU]
Step three.
[KIRISAME] Never fear!
I'll petrify them all!
[SENKU]
Step four.
[KIRISAME]
Oh, no!
It's simple, yes, but simple
and likely are different things.
You really should factor
in your rotten luck
since your plans don't
ever go accordingly.
Maybe. This is the
only way, though.
[RYUSUI sighs]
It's as good a strategy as any,
but there's one giant problem.
Senku, you know that Moz
is gonna show up for
the finale, don't you?
How very unexpected.
If these mysterious thugs
are really so fierce,
Kirisame and I will have
to crush them ourselves.
You will?
[ISLANDER B] No one can b*at
the invincible tag team
of Moz and Kirasame!
Those fools are dead!
[ISLANDER A]
You said it!
[RYUSUI]
So, yeah. It's guaranteed.
The second our drone grabs
the w*apon from Kirisame,
Moz will turn his blade
on us and take his prize.
[SENKU]
Which is precisely why
we're working on
a counter-Moz plan.
[KASEKI]
Oh-ho!
A damn shame.
Dismantling my dear
glass-blowing steel pipes
just breaks my heart
in pieces, too!
[SENKU] Once we cut 'em
into eight short,
macaroni-shaped tubes,
we'll stick 'em in a wheel.
Look! It just keeps
spinning around!
We made another fidget spinner?!
Yeah, what's wrong
with that, Gen?
Those little gizmos are useful
for way more than
just distraction.
[KASEKI]
I built them like you asked,
but I have no idea
what these are for.
Honestly, I wanna
work on the drone.
I was imagining some
kind of bad w*apon
since it's a
"counter-Moz" thing.
[RYUSUI gasps]
[YUZURIHA]
Is this what I think it is?
Everyone from the good ol' days
seems to know exactly
what it'll be.
Of course.
It's not too complex, in terms
of structure, at least.
Yeah, I guess not.
I recall inmates fashioning some
from junk they had on hand once.
All the internal stuff is
where things can get tricky.
Pack gunpowder made from
nitric acid into a small pipe,
shove a pachinko
ball in, and cap it...
[GEN]
Oh!
Then the gunpowder packed
into the pipe goes "boom"!
And the ball inside
goes "zoom"! Yeah?
I actually understand,
for once in my life!
It's really not that
complicated at all.
[SENKU chuckles]
[SENKU]
You're on the right track.
But in order to cause
that "boom" and "zoom,"
we need a detonator
to ignite the stuff.
We aren't creating
matchlocks here,
so what else can we use?
How 'bout some good ol'
mercury fulminate?
[yelps]
You're already back to words
and concepts far beyond me!
I would like to etract-ray
my last statement!
We could potentially
get blown up
from the smallest mistake.
That's why I'll be
doing the honors.
Just mix a little nitric acid,
mercury, and alcohol together.
Let the concoction dry,
and you're finished!
Except for the fun part.
Hit the homebrew detonator
with enough force, and...
At the very beginning of it all,
we journeyed up to Mount Hakone
and made gunpower
because we had no choice.
How many years have
passed since then, hm?
Been about three years now.
Took a while, but humanity
still made it here after all.
[chuckles]
I bet they're keeping my spot
in hell nice and warm.
[SENKU] This isn't just any
creation, as some of you know.
This is what allowed
h*m* sapiens
to conquer the natural world.
An invention of gods and demons.
Tools aren't divine or demonic.
It's the wielder who
chooses how they're used.
[UKYO]
Sorry.
I'm sure old platitudes
are the last thing
any of you wanna
hear right now.
Bottom line is, I don't
wanna see anyone die.
So, please, think hard.
[RYUSUI] A platitude? Ha-ha!
That wasn't mere lip service.
Not k*lling isn't just
cliche and ethical.
It prevents people from bearing
lifelong grudges, too.
Which, of course, includes us.
To avoid that,
we avoid k*lling others.
It's only logical.
There's no way this g*n
could k*ll anybody, though.
We didn't even put rifling in,
so aiming's gonna be
a heck of a chore.
With its lack of
power and precision,
it's essentially
a good luck charm.
I guess it could be
a tranquilizer g*n,
in the best case.
Um, it sh**t darts, then?
No, but it doesn't matter
what we hit him with, right?
'Cause we'll have the
petrification device!
We'll petrify, set him free,
and he'll be healed!
It's no different than a
tranquilizer g*n in that sense!
That seems like stretch,
but I guess so.
The way you say that
so pragmatically,
you're starting to sound
like a mad scientist,
just so you know.
He's always been mad!
Made it p*stol-sized so it won't
attract unwanted attention.
Question is, who'll be the stone
world's first gunslinger?
Few Japanese people are trained.
[ALL gasp]
[chuckles]
Who better to handle a firearm
than an ex-cop? No one.
So we're all agreed, aren't we?
No! Think it through, Senku!
Giving a bad w*apon to
a bad dude is a bad call!
[SOYUZ]
That's, uh, some face.
Ya see? That look alone
tells us all we need to know!
It's the look of a bad guy!
I wouldn't necessarily say that.
Yo is more of a devil-may-care
with a sizable need for
approval than a real devil.
Actually makes him
ridiculously easy to control.
[AMARYLLIS gasps]
It's history in the making,
ladies and gentlemen.
I present to you the first
sheriff of the new world!
[AMARYLLIS]
Mh-hm! Mh-hm!
[YO]
Oh!
[gasps]
Goodness me!
That's, um, a rather nice rod.
[GEN]
His face!
[YO laughs]
Leave the sharpshooting to me,
everyone! No sweat!
I sh*t troublemakers
all the time
when I was a cop just because!
[YUZURIHA]
That's not inspiring.
[UKYO]
No.
[chuckles]
Uh-oh. Yo didn't even
nick a single one.
Well, that's disappointing.
He was as smug as could be, but
he missed every sh*t he took.
A snake?
[CHROME]
Oh! I get it!
He switched his aim
to the snake!
Ha-ha! Now we can act instead
of waiting to get bit.
We're no longer the helpless
sitting ducks we once were.
Am I wrong?
[GROUP cheering]
Pretty nice sh**t' there.
'Least for an outlaw.
[YO]
Heh.
[YO]
Play it cool!
Don't blab and admit you hit
that stupid snake by accident!
I gotta practice my aim, stat!
[SENKU] In order to cut
this Medusa's head off,
we're gonna need four items.
As soon as we've got these
crucial pieces of equipment,
our mission can begin.
We'll have hooded
warriors serve as bait
in order to lure Kirisame out.
Gotta think of a way that has
a ten billion percent chance
of her throwing the w*apon,
or else we're doomed.
Right. Five hooded
warriors oughta do.
[ELDERLY MAN A] Hmm.
What's the world coming to?
Both food and clothes keep
disappearing from the storehouse
every time I turn around.
[grinding]
[AMARYLLIS]
So loud.
I better think of a way to
camouflage all the noise
coming from the cave lately.
It's the truth!
[AMARYLLIS crying]
[ISLANDER E]
Amaryllis!
[ISLANDER D]
What are you doing here?
[ISLANDER F]
Did you escape?
Yes, but please
don't tell anyone!
[ISLANDERS gasp]
[AMARYLLIS]
I-I had to run away.
My mind was consumed
with thoughts
of the manly suitors
who proposed to me,
and my heart dared to hope
you were still waiting!
I need a strong man!
Someone I can run off
and elope with!
Someone who can demonstrate
his strength and passion
by banging the drums at the
next festival loud and hard!
[AMARYLLIS] Ah!
I sound ridiculous right now!
This'll never work!
--[drumming]
--[ISLANDERS grunting]
[AMARYLLIS]
Oh. I stand corrected.
[YO] Ha! Yeah! I can
practice all I want now!
And look how much straighter
I'm sh**ting already!
So I know this g*n w*apon's
supposed to slow Moz down,
but there's one part of this
plan I still don't get.
Yes, how do we obtain
the dreaded Medusa itself.
You said it'd be a midair
battle using the drone,
but it's a ramshackle
pile of scrap.
Her toy's tied to a rope, too.
We'd be lucky if said rope gets
tangled in the propellers.
Ayy! Ten billion points
to the mentalist!
Which means it's
gonna be a tug-o-w*r.
Might be nice to have
a little muscle.
[SENKU]
How right you are!
Rise and shine!
Our power team is on deck!
[MAGMA groans]
[NIKKI, KINRO gasps]
[KINRO] Tell me.
I promise I can handle it.
Something's happened
to Ginro, correct?
[AMARYLLIS]
I'm sorry.
The only thing I
could do was watch.
[SENKU]
You thought he was dead, huh?
Yes.
Thanks to Kohaku, he'll
live to see another day.
Yes.
Kinro. Here's the deal.
We need you to lead the
decoy team for our plan.
If we don't have a skilled
spearman out leading the fight,
they'll see right
through our bluff.
[chuckles]
[SENKU]
But bear in mind,
there's a ten billion
percent chance
the squad leader
will get thrashed.
Fine. Bring it on.
[KINRO]
We're going to save them.
We'll triumph in battle
and save everyone.
Yes! Gotta train the
power team up, though!
Better not go easy!
And to ensure the rope holds,
we've got the science
team working on task.
It's the cotton candy machine!
Okay. Why's it stink, though?
And what's that goo?
Heh. No sweet treats
to enjoy this time.
Those are the dregs
of burnt coal, or tar.
Spin this black cotton
candy around a bit,
and what you get is a light,
unbreakable rope!
This is the rebirth
of carbon wire!
Uh-huh. Which is great.
Know what's not great?
Hours of this!
When the rebirth of your tools
mark the return of our labor!
It never ends!
[gasps]
[CHROME]
Senku, those tops they're using.
Um, they're all
spinning in midair,
and yet they're all
stable as a rock.
Yeah. The gyroscopic effect.
Things that spin at high
speeds wobble less.
It's why bikes don't fall over,
and why the earth isn't
rattling around in space.
[CHROME]
Aw, man!
I just got one of my crazy
bad flashes of insight!
The main issue with
our Mach One drone
is that it's shaky, right?
Well, yeah.
But it's really just an electric
bamboo copter right now.
[KASEKI]
Oh-ho-ho! Don't you worry.
Trial and error will lead
to improvements!
And I've got a trial idea!
Let's put a fidget spinner
at the drone's core!
The jai-ho-whatchamacallit
thing will help keep it steady!
Chrome! You're dead on!
Making a controller that can
stabilize it would be a pain!
Your idea is not only
easier, it's good!
[chuckles]
[SENKU]
So good, in fact,
that I took the
liberty of installing
such a spinner in our Mark Two!
[CHROME yells]
[GROUP gasps]
[SOYUZ]
Wow!
Much more stable than Mark One!
And the finishing touch!
Ah! I don't know what that is,
but it clearly involves
much more winding!
Please! Enough spinny type work!
I think Gen has been
traumatized. Spin-based shock.
Welp, suck it up,
'cause each propeller
needs one, guys.
Got a wirewound variable
resistor right here.
It sure is a mouthful!
You can adjust the voltage by
sliding this switch up or down.
For example, you can
increase the juice
for a single propeller.
[CHROME]
Uh! Bad! It swerved!
So... to keep the drone
balanced as well as airborne,
someone has to control
this manually, right?
Yeah. Exactly right.
That's, um, probably
really tough.
We need someone used
to steering, then.
Someone with a talent
for reading wind
patterns on the fly.
But who?
[ALL]
Uh...
[RYUSUI]
Oh, right.
[RYUSUI]
Ha-ha!
I'm a freakin' natural!
[SENKU]
Is he for real?
Ha! It's like a video game!
My pro-gamer training paid off,
a few thousand years later.
[SENKU]
I forgot.
This kid had the cash
to buy cheat codes
for anything and everything.
Ooh! That sweet helicopter
looks crazy fun!
I could say the same thing
about your sh**ting range.
Don't treat this like some
game! It's practice, okay?
Yeah, and we are practicing!
[SENKU chuckles]
We've acquired every piece
of equipment that we need.
This all goes down
when the sun comes up.
Our battle will be waged at
the cliff of the howling seas.
[AMARYLLIS]
Smart move.
The crashing waves
and roaring wind
are loud enough to drown out
the sounds of our drone.
[static]
Oh, hey!
Seems like the hooded
warriors have reemerged.
It appears they've arrived at
the cliff of the howling seas.
[IBARA]
Hm?
I suppose we have no choice.
Kirisame and I will fight.
Ah! Here we go, men!
Take no prisoners!
[ISLANDERS yell]
There is no way we're
losin' this time!
We have Kirisame and Moz
and my miracle power!
All the bad guys
will be here soon.
How long will it take for
them to grind us into dust?
Heh. We would ten billion
percent get creamed
if we tried to fight
them head-on.
[SUIKA gasps]
[SENKU]
Let's be clear.
The only condition that
will decide if we win
is if the petrification
device gets thrown our way.
Don't worry, Suika.
The real action's gonna
take place in the air.
Yeah, and it'll go
off without a hitch.
Our drone is gonna
intercept the w*apon
and get her rope all tangled up.
Then the power team
hiding in the mobile lab
will tug on that wire like
their lives depend on it,
'cause they kinda do.
We got this!
Last but not least,
we b*at back the enemy.
Yo, I hope you brought
your A-game.
Duh! I always do!
Good, you're gonna need it.
Because you'll have
to counter Moz.
Be careful. He's the
biggest thr*at out there.
As soon as we snag the
w*apon even he fears,
we'll go from being his allies
to his mortal enemies.
Three forces have gathered.
The petrification kingdom,
bent on k*lling us.
The kingdom of science, here to
claim the petrification device.
And the almighty Moz, who wants
the device and our heads.
[SENKU]
So it begins.
The three-way battle
that will decide it all.
They're here!
And they're fully armed!
[MOZ]
Hmph.
[SENKU chuckles]
[SENKU] How much scientific
equipment does it take...
...to capture an elusive
gorgon like Medusa?
[growls]
[OARASHI]
Miracle Power... Revenge!
What gives? He's attacking
from the get-go?
[SENKU] Overwhelming
us immediately works
to their advantage.
Meatheads are stupid strong
in these situations.
Tch. I should've learned
that damn fact from Taiju!
[KINRO]
Allow me.
[GROUP gasps]
[KINRO] Now it's for a true
battle, not some petty bargain.
It's for myself.
This time I fight
using what the kingdom
of science granted me!
And with this golden spear,
shining like the sun itself...
...I will protect us!
03x15 - Battle in Three Dimensions
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Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.
Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.