The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
We may be off the maps... Chizu ni Nai Tabi Tsuzukeyou
...but let's stay on this voyage. Chizu ni Nai Tabi Tsuzukeyou
I will be holding, never let you go.
Whatever we may want... Hoshimono wa Tsukamu no sa
...we'll take as we need. Hoshimono wa Tsukamu no sa
So let's just go wherever we please! Omoi no Mama Yukou!
Make me your partner... Kotoba yori Tashikana Koto
...on this journey. Kotoba yori Tashikana Koto
One that you trust more than words! Michizure ni Shite
Come on now and sail away for future! Imasugu sail away for future
Things are waiting... Mishiranu Nanika ga Matteru sa
...that we've never seen before! Mishiranu Nanika ga Matteru sa
Just take your cares... Kodawari Minna Sutetara
...and throw them all away. Kodawari Minna Sutetara
Come together, just think of tomorrow.
Let's go!
THE DAY THE SOYOKAZE VANISHED
Now, I heard this story when I first came on board this ship...
...from the oldest crew member on the Soyokaze.
The Soyokaze was downgraded once before, a long time ago.
And, like now, they faced boredom day after day.
One day, some crewmen just couldn't take it anymore.
They unsealed the air lock and suddenly...
...JUMPED OUT!
D- Don't scare us like that!
The story doesn't end there.
Thanks to their suicide, the crew's morale got worse.
The captain at that time took it really hard.
And then, one day...
The time when he killed himself was 11:59:59 PM.
They say that when the clock hits that moment...
...his ghost appears to wander the ship!
So, this is where those ridiculous rumors are starting!
And I was just getting to the best part, too!
Would you stop being such a ghoul?
The shame of getting downgraded made the old captain kill himself?
You'll be in big trouble if the captain hears about that!
Wanna bet?
You turned the lights on too soo-o-n!
And I was hiding here so I could scare everyone, too.
Captain!
Captain, you're in on this, too?!
We did a good job, too. It wasn't easy to make.
We used it to scare the pants off...
...the guys in the engine room last night.
Captain, please cut it out!
It's been ten years. Strange to think that...
...the Soyokaze would be downgraded like it was before.
Don't hate me, sir. My getting ahead meant getting rid of you.
But you were the one who chose to kill himself.
You were always so ready to take responsibility...
Taking so many tranquilizers isn't healthy, you know.
I know, but I have a lot of on-the-job stress.
Captain, do you understand what I'm telling you?
Right...
The Soyokaze is in a state of demotion.
Right.
Under these circumstances...
...the captain has to maintain a firm bearing.
Maintain a firm bearing?
It's time you started acting like a captain!
Wha... What's?!
What just happened?!
Engine room, come in! Engine room!
Commander...
Mine's stopped, too.
Why would our watches... No, it couldn't be!
11:59:59 PM...
Yipes! That's the time when the old captain killed himself!
That's ridiculous. Captain, get a hold of yourself!
Captains can get scared of things, too!
You're pathetic!
In his condition, the captain isn't fit...
...to find out what's happened to the ship.
Leave this to me!
Well done, Mr. Yamamoto! Brave decision and fast action!
You're really great!
Because I am an officer in the United Planets Space Force!
Captain! Give the order for me to investigate this!
Sure. But you don't know what might happen to you.
Aren't you afraid, Mr. Yamamoto?
Whether I'm afraid or not is irrelevant!
We don't know what's happened to the ship!
Which is what makes it so scary!
Captain, are you giving me authority to investigate this?!
Or will you do it yourself? Which will it be?!
You're hereby authorized. Check it out thoroughly, okay?
Thank you very much, captain, sir!
Now that you've put me in charge of things, I'll be off.
Tha- That's impossible!
Captain! What was that?! What's going on here?!
That's what I'd like to know!
What's going on?
Someone playing a trick on us?
No matter. Anyway, they seem to be experiencing...
...the human emotion known as "fear."
For an android like me...
...it's impossible for me to understand.
I may be able to analyze Tylor's mental state, though.
A voice! Someone's voice!
Who is in charge?
Wha- What's that?
Who is in charge?
WHO IS IN CHARGE?!
Who is in charge?
Are you the one in charge?
I don't know who you are, but I won't allow you...
...to scare us with these stupid tricks!
Are you the one in charge of this ship?
Who are you?! Show yourself!
Answer me! Are you in charge of this ship?!
Yes! I, Yamamoto, have been given...
...full charge of the destroyer Soyokaze for the time being!
Right?
What's so funny?!
As you're the one responsible for this ship...
...then as its commander you shall know anguish!
Anguish?! Enough with your theatrics!
You'd better be ready to stand before a court-martial!
Lieutenant Yamamoto!
This is...
The elevator?!
It won't stop!
You will know well the anguish I felt!
I am a soldier! I fear nothing!
Yeah, I'm a soldier! I fear nothing.
Nothing... at all...
But, Yuriko, if we go out looking for Mr. Yamamoto...
...something bad might happen to us, too.
Captain, soldiers of the UPSF don't fear death!
Abandoning one of our own would be shameful to us.
A great man once said "there's no shame in being shameful."
Who ever said that?
Me.
You really are pathetic!
Captain, if you don't want to come, then don't!
The commander seems to be much stronger-willed.
C'mon, Harumi, let's go.
What? Oh, right.
I'll come, I'll come! Just don't leave me alone!
It's stopped! Hm?
What the?
What's wrong with all of you?! What are you doing?!
You're heading for the air lock! It's a dead end!
We're sick of it.
We can't take flying here in disgrace anymore.
So we're leaving the ship.
You're what?
See you on the other side, Lieutenant Yamamoto.
The other side?!
No, stop it! What are you doing?!
DON'T!
Damn it, what's going on?!
Does the captain suffer over his crew's death?!
Captain? What do you mean? I'm not the captain!
Didn't you say before that you were in charge here?
Yes, but because the captain ordered me to investigate this!
WHAT?! Then who are you?!
First Officer Lieutenant Yamamoto!
The first officer also bears great responsibility!
Oh, come on! I'm just the first officer!
You seem to hate your captain.
Then you shall kill your captain with your own hands!
Captain's Quarters
These are the old captain's quarters, huh?
Captain's Quarters Yeah.
Captain's Quarters Do we look in here, too?
Captain's Quarters Of course!
I'm scared. If we open the door, his ghost might jump out and!
Stop being an idiot. We're going in.
We don't know what'll happen in there!
See, Captain? No ghosts.
Captain... Captain Tylor...
Yuriko!
No fair, fainting before I do!
Looks like he's been dead for ten years.
Whoa, you're great, Harumi. Being a nurse makes you brave.
You're pretty easily frightened, Captain.
Well, not just me. Look what happened to Yuriko.
I think the commander was suppressing all her fear.
Then it just exploded all at once.
Would you hand me that?
Right.
So, you are the captain!
The corpse speaks!
You're the real captain, right?
Uh, right. Justy Ueki Tylor, age twenty. Lieutenant commander.
Captain Tylor... I, too, was once captain of the Soyokaze.
Gee, what a coincidence.
Since we're both captains of the same ship, let's be friends.
The Soyokaze suffered being downgraded...
...and her crew couldn't bear the shame.
So her crew took their lives.
It was all my responsibility! And so...
And so?
Yuriko!
And so, as the captain of the same ship...
...you shall know the same pain of losing your crew!
No, please!
What was that, Harumi?
Just an anesthetic.
Why, you!
Harumi, spies are supposed to be tough, right?!
Do something!
This feeling I have... Is this what humans call fear?
HARUMI!
Must... kill... Tylor...
Die!
Huh? Why am I? Where?
Lieutenant Yamamoto, get a hold of yourself!
THE GHOST!!!
Captain! At a time like this, you must keep a firm bearing!
Then set a good example for me, Mr. Yamamoto!
Agh! Dead end!
Uh-oh!
That's the air lock my crew jumped out of.
Come, jump out like they did!
But, if we do that, we'll die!
Yes, die! Know the anguish and torment of your degraded crew!
Oh, no!
You fool!
Agh! My hand! My hand! I can't control my hand!
Yes! Open the door!
Know the anguish I felt!
Mr. Yamamoto, do something!
Captain, don't open the air lock!
Summon your pride as a soldier and resist!
Pride as a soldier my ass! I can't stop myself!
A captain is the most powerful officer on a ship...
...meaning he's also the strongest soldier on board!
Now take courage and resist! Fight!
I'll just take being the most powerful officer!
That's irresponsible!
At least act like a captain now that we're about to die!
Then here's a direct order for you, Yamamoto!
Turn around right now and attack that ghost!
I can't!
If a captain's the strongest soldier on board a ship...
...doesn't that make the first officer the second strongest?!
Stop twisting things to your own advantage, Captain!
But you just said it yourself, Lieutenant!
You have a lot of pride as a soldier, right?
Now screw up your courage and fight that ghost! That's an order!
Can anyone be that irresponsible?! Don't you care about your crew?!
Well, doesn't the crew care about its captain?!
Damn it, I should've killed you back there!
Oh, so you DID know what you were doing!
Are you two really in charge of this ship?
You're pathetic!
What would be the point of...
...killing anyone as irresponsible as you two?
You're ridiculous!
Whew... Looks like we're safe.
He was irresponsible enough to disgust a ghost.
Don't put all the blame on me, Lieutenant.
Hm? We're back at the old captain's quarters.
Oh, Yuriko!
Thank goodness. You're awake.
Maybe it was a group hallucination.
That's the only thing I can think of.
Maybe, but that was one heck of a realistic hallucination.
I'm an android, and not programmed to feel fear.
But, back there, I!
Well, my friends on the Soyokaze, it's been a while.
Admiral Fuji!
Anything unusual out there?
Unusual? Boy, did you pick a great time to call!
You see, just now we...
Captain! Don't tell him about the hallucination!
Huh? Why?
Any talk about group hallucinations...
...will send us further and further from the front line.
Lieutenant Yamamoto's right!
You guys are no fun.
Hey! What are you three muttering about?!
Oh, nothing! Nothing at all, sir!
What the?! That's!
Commander Tylor, where did you get that corncob pipe?!
Oh, this? Uh, how I got it is a secret.
But it has nothing to do with the ship's old captain!
Captain, no!
How much does he know?
Does he know what I did to the Soyokaze?
But doesn't having this prove it isn't just a rumor...
...and that it all really happened?
Just don't tell him!
By the way, what can we do for you, Admiral Fuji?
If you have any missions for me...
...I stand ready to complete them with a soldier's pride and courage!
Is he trying to make a deal with me?
Hm? Something wrong?
Uh, that is, I have a special mission for the Soyokaze!
You're to break off your current duty...
...and rendezvous with the UPSF main fleet at once!
What's going on?
I don't know.
Is that clear? You heard the orders. Now get going, people.
What just happened?
I think he just rescinded the ship's downgrade.
Rescinded the downgrade?
All right! We did it!
Hooray! All right! We did it!
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor Next Episode
Heroes of old say "Strength leads to victory on the battlefield."
But Tylor says "Luck is what leads to victory!"
Next time, "Be Prepared, Be Smart, or Be Lucky."
Watch for it.
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All he has to do is just... Machi o Aitsu ga Aruiteru dake de
...walk around downtown. Machi o Aitsu ga Aruiteru dake de
He's a playful man who catches... Nandemo Ki o Hiku Ochame na Yatsu sa
...the eyes of all who he meets. Nandemo Ki o Hiku Ochame na Yatsu sa
Oh! That's why, you see... Aa, Dakara sa Sou Kore kara Shuyaku
...he'll be our hero from now on. Aa, Dakara sa Sou Kore kara Shuyaku
So, let's begin... Henshin Byouyomi o Shite yo!
...the countdown for the change! Henshin Byouyomi o Shite yo!
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Now stride out... Saa Kore kara Kuridasou
...with your head held high. Saa Kore kara Kuridasou
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