Please keep a distance...
and maintain room brightness when you watch television.
I'm sure everyone already knows this, but since entering the 21st century,
there has been a general increase in the number of people who possess psychic abilities, also known as espers.
While we say that all espers have these psychic powers, there are many different levels of strength.
At the weakest level, only those extremely sensitive to the ESP can feel their power.
At level 2, their power can be felt by many people.
At level 3, they can lightly shake a building.
At level 4, they can bend and tip over vases.
At level 5, they can cause cracks to appear on walls.
At level 6, they can cause fissures and landslides.
And last of all, at level 7, they can break almost anything as well as levitate objects midair.
But as the level rises, the number of espers decreases.
In this country, there are only three level 7 espers.
And actually cooperative espers are really very precious.
This class too will have more espers joining us.
Psychic power is another wonderful talent to have.
Everyone let's get along with them, okay?
Hell no, who would want that?
Takashi-kun.
Espers read your mind and move things around from afar.
It's pretty friggin' scary.
No one can play with someone like that!
Terminate! Terminate the simulation!
We've got an accident!
Someone put out the fire!
Well, sorry for being an esper!
It...It's over..
Espers are...
humans who possess psychic power.
Psychic Cleaver!
As such, this girl is an esper.
Up, down, up, left, down, right, left.
Right, right, down, up, up, left.
Right, right, down, right, up, left, up.
Down, down, left, up, right, up, left.
Right, left, down, up, down, right, down.
The tape on the top left is about to fall off.
This girl is also an esper.
An esper, as well as a girl wearing glasses.
Entering the 21st century, espers have been increasing in numbers.
At the same time, it has turned into a worldwide discussion on what use these psychic powers have.
In the center for research of psychic power of Japan,
there is an assisted research center set up by the government,
specializing on anything regarding psychic power.
Also known as BABEL.
Our story concerns the activities of special esper agents.
The Children and their supervisor.
It must be a lovely story.
Perhaps.
This unrivaled power is convenient to have!
It seriously feels good.
Absolutely lovely! That's why we won't lose!
Let's head towards tomorrow!
If you release the limiter on your heart, we can tell
just by touching you.
Try everything in passionate battles!
Pierce through reality.
Absolutely lovely! That's why we won't lose!
This thrill is the best!
Bravery is shining upon the darkness of the world.
The miracles you gave us are overflowing.
If we're proud of our smiles that no one can match,
let's cross over to the future!
The greatest!
Bold!
Caught off-guard greatest enemy! You just can't come in normally, can you?
This story began one week ago...
Hey! Breakfast's ready!
Hey! Hurry up and wake up!
It's morning, you know!?
It must be really tiring that they have to do that every day.
Yeah, I'd get pretty annoyed.
For normal kids, going to school is just like going to work.
I wouldn't want that kind of job.
It's hard to believe that Naomi-chan actually forces herself to go every day!
School?
Yes! They should be going to elementary school in the first place.
We should let them go to school just like normal children do!
We are letting them receive special education appropriate for their age here in BABEL.
Arithmetic Review
I think there should be no problems with that.
They would only be learning the academic aspects from that!
They won't be able to learn anything about society or teamwork!
Their mouths say no, but in reality their bodies really want it!
You can tell by their attitudes.
Please allow them to go to elementary school.
It's for their own good too.
It has been 5 years since they first came to BABEL.
Their situations were all slightly different.
But the reason was the same for all three of them.
They had been rejected by the general public.
They were only five years old back then and it was hard to say whether they have the ability distinguish between what is right and what is wrong.
If we had just let them remain with their emotions in turmoil, they would have gone berserk and brought trouble to everyone.
They were barred from enrollment to kindergarten or anywhere else.
Without any other place to go, the girls had no choice but to come to BABEL.
I...I already know that.
But unlike five years ago, the girls are all at an age where they can make sound judgments between right and wrong.
Using their powers out of a fit of emotion is...
The real problem here is the school board.
Since the development of portable psychic limiters, we were able to suppress some of their psychic abilities.
So that espers with weaker powers were able to attend school, but...
But that is only up to level 3!
The school board continues to bar level 4s and up.
They claim it would bring trouble to the other students.
But isn't Umegae Naomi-kun, a level 6, able to attend high school?
That's because BABEL has donated generous amounts of money to that school.
That's true, but...
Even then, there had been lots of problems.
When it comes down to it, it all depends on their personality.
Oh... really, now...
Minamoto! You wanna fight, you punk?!
Let me peek into your deepest secrets, please.
I'll take you where you want to go!
This is going to be difficult.
Now that I think about it, since joining the Special Forces Division, this is first time I can actually go home early.
I guess I'll go surprise the girls a little.
Oh!? What are you watching?
Hundred-man one-hundred-and-one legged race.
It's a dumb show where they gather 100 friends, line them up, and do the hundred-man one-hundred-and-one legged race.
Ready...
That looks really stupid.
This is a great idea, Minamoto-kun!
From next week on, you guys will be going to elementary school.
Elementary school? The place where kids go to study and exercise?
What else would an elementary school be for?
Don't joke around with us!
Yeah!
Why do we have to go to elementary school?
It's not a joke. It's for real.
Also, this is an order.
An order?
Since entering the twenty-first century, the number of espers has increased exponentially.
Especially amongst children who have not yet reached adulthood!
And that means there is a good chance some incident might occur at elementary school causing all sorts of trouble and disturbances.
That's right!
As the Special Esper Team, you guys need to resolve any incident that occurs.
So couldn't there be the possibility that we need you guys to infiltrate an elementary school for investigation?
Right! Right!
To prepare for that, you will need to know what kind of place a school is.
Which is why you'll start attending school!
I see.
Minamoto-san really thought up something good, didn't he?!
If it's for a mission, the school board won't be able to refuse them.
However, it isn't just for those three girls that I gave the thumbs-up for Minamoto's plan.
Special Esper Team "The Children" School Enrollment Project
This...This is...?
The Children's School Enrollment Project.
It's a national project with a budget of 30,000,000,000 yen.
If we can proof that even the highest level espers are able to attend school normally,
then all espers might be able to go to school.
That Minamoto, he took into consideration something even as grand as that.
If it's an order, then it can't be helped!
It's good to write your name on your belongings.
Yeah, I know already.
Sch...School. It might be a little troublesome.
It might be good for killing time...
It can't be helped, it's a mission!
Akashi Kaoru
And even after finally getting this far...
Kaoru! How many times do I have to tell you not to destroy our classmates?!
That guy pisses me off!
Are you saying you can do whatever you want just because you're angry?!
What are you then? A wild tiger?
What's the big deal? It's not like he was real!
You think we'd actually let you do it for real?!
Give her a break, already! Kaoru was angry for us, too.
That's right. Considering what he said, if Kaoru didn't do anything, I would've invaded his brain until his head breaks.
That's...
Minamoto-kun!
How is it? Going well?
Chief! Well...
Well, whatever. We've got a serious problem!
The HQ's premonition department has foreseen a terrorist incident here at headquarters.
Here? In the BABEL HQ?
Right. We have to completely prepare ourselves.
What are you doing? We are in the middle of class right now.
Oh? But it's break time right now?
What's with this? Is this a part of the simulation too?
It's because of stuff like this espers are...
No..this is...
Espers should, espers should all just vanish from this world!
Shall we break up?
My cute Moga-chan! I love you!
Espers should, espers should all just vanish from this world!
What the hell are you doing?!
Eh?! What's going on...?!
This is...
Yo! How have you been doing, well?
Welcome back, Sakaki-san.
Great job on your business trip.
How about you keep up that admiration toward me and spend some time with me tonight?
Naomi! It might be tough for you now, but one day you will realize just how attractive middle-aged men are!
Not in this lifetime!
And I was almost finished...
To all BABEL personnel. We are the anti-psychic powers organization,
in short, the normal people!
The Normal People?!
What's that?
Eh?
Seriously... we've learned about them plenty of times already in school.
The Normal People is the organization's name.
They harass and commit crimes against espers.
In layman terms, they are an anti-esper terrorist organization.
Anti-espers?
Our country doesn't need espers.
It...It's moving on its own...
They attack corporations and companies involved with espers.
Of course, including BABEL.
BABEL's computer network is already under our control.
The shutters are!
They've closed even the emergency exits!
It's no use. The phone isn't connecting.
No!
Moga-chan's clothe-
Our country doesn't need espers!
Not just regular terrorism, but even cyber-terrorism!
Using psychic powers to make life more convenient would bring about the destruction of humanity!
Banish the espers!
First, we will eradicate the espers of BABEL!
Bring it on!
Wait! Do you have any idea how much one of those guys costs?!
You damn discriminatory bastards!
What the hell are you trying to do to my cute espers, our national treasures?!
Ch...Chief.
Incredible! He's like a level 6!
If you have that much brute strength, you really don't need psychic powers, huh?!
As expected of BABEL's chief.
You don't have to hold back!
Destroy these things to your heart's content, we'll just expand the budget later!
Alright!
Psychic Total Recall!
I can use my teleport like this!
Oh no! They are going to attack the other espers!
Minamoto-kun! Get on the emergency P.A. system and warn everyone!
Yes, sir!
All employees of BABEL! All employees of BABEL!
This is...
We are under attack by The Normal People..
Minamoto-san's voice!
The robots have gone berserk and are rampaging down the corridors!
It's them!
It's still too early for you to deviate from your code!
How dare you bastards do that to Moga-chan's clothes...
Mess them up!
Listen. Don't mess up.
If your predictions are wrong, everyone will be doomed.
Over there! In 5 seconds!
3...2...1
Get them! Naomi, do it!
Eh? But they are just small children.
They might look like children on the outside, but they're robots on the inside!
Do get close to me, you goddamn perverted dirty old man!
Well done, Naomi!
You too!
Chief! The vaccine program!
Ooh! It's done, huh? Hurry up and load it up!
Yes!
Chief, what's this vaccine...
I figured there was a chance we would be hit by cyber-terrorism.
I had the develop team rush it.
Although, they were a little late.
More like way too late.
We've already finished them all off anyway.
The other robots have all been destroyed.
I see. The case is solved then.
You can take a rest.
Yes!
What is this uneasy feeling...
It's like we've overlooked something...
The objective of The Normal People is to banish all the espers,
and so they attacked BABEL headquarters via cyber terrorism.
But then, isn't it weird for the enemy's attack to consist of only robots.
What exactly do they want?
This robot can also record data, right?
Yes, that's right.
If that is the case, then it is also able to record BABEL's data on espers.
Ah... I see.
They are planning to release all the classified data on BABEL's espers to the public!
You're being an awfully kind guy, Kyosuke.
Hey! Has anyone left the building yet?
None. The barrier doors haven't opened yet so no one was able to...
I see. That's great.
BABEL1 is...
Eh?
Chief! This is at reception desk.
Has BABEL1 been ordered to move out?
What are you talking about?!
BABEL1's crew, please reply.
Don't let them open the hatch!
I can't control it!
Natsuko is trying to look through the building, but.. it looks like BABEL1 is about to lift off...
It's lifting off!
The robots' attack was a decoy!
The real motive was to steal the girls' simulation data!
And publicly announce it to create an anti-esper uproar!
We have to stop BABEL1!
Understood!
Special Espers Team, The Children!
Release!
Alright! Let's beat the living shit out of those bastards!
Let's hurry, Aoi-chan!
Understood!
Psychic One-Handed Throw!
That's as far as you go. Return the data.
You esper bastards are monsters! You must never be unleashed onto human society!
You're wrong.
Espers are humans. Those girls are human children with bright futures!
They should be free to live and play in this vast world!
Minamoto...
Don't make me laugh... espers are... ouch!
Do you have anything else to say, you discriminating bastard?
Chief...
Criminal captured! Withdraw!
Yes, Chief!
Minamoto.
Minamoto, you probably already knew, but what that guy just said was not really an extremist idea.
It's not radical or anything excessive at all. Among the numerous normal people, many think that way too.
Even so, are you going to let them attend school?
Well...
It's a mission! It can't be helped!
That's right! One of our missions is to mingle with the normal people.
I'm a little interested in that too!
Everyone...
I want to gather a hundred friends and trying doing the hundred-man one-hundred-and-one-legged race too.
No no no, there would be too many legs.
And you'd probably have a few really weird friends loitering around.
I guess it's possible with Kaoru-chan.
Sakaki.
Hey! What's wrong with having more legs?! It'll be fine.
Are you an idiot?
If they go to school and make many friends, someday society will change its mind about them, right?
That's right.
I'm really excited about school!
You can't hide it from me,
I know everything.
It should be strange that I,
I love you.
Hey, look this way
we'll surely be bound in lovexlove
Absolutely!
From the top of the world I declare
That our love'll be eternal
Accept it
Our lovexlove will continue
Absolutely!
I hope today is lucky
So we'll swear our love before Saint Peter
Absolutely!
Next on Zettai Karen Children!
I'm Akashi Kaoru.
I'm Nogami Aoi.
I'm Sannomiya Shiho.
We transferred here together because of family issues.
This is an ESP limiter?
The three of you must be espers, right?
Eh?
Me too!
Zettai Karen Children!
Episode 6! Bring on the fight! Right Before Our Classmates!?
There are 4 ESPs in the class. Is that really good?
It's really irritating.
Absolutely lovely, that's why we won't lose!