Time has gone by fast since we punched through the Big Barrier.
The substitute pilot is like this.
The Captain is like this.
And we still made it to Mars. Isn't that amazing?
But are we really going to be able to win?
You want a piece of me?
Let's go!
Hikaru!
Right! Right!
There! A nice flower bed!
Keep playing around, and you're destined for a casket.
What brought that up all of a sudden?!
You're so fixated on being a hard-boiled show-off.
Beyond this thin hull, there lies a hellish vacuum.
As I lay waste to machine insects with no hearts,
my heart, amidst all of this excitement, remains
unstirred.
I'm sorry. That's just how I am.
Jeez, what a weirdo.
Weirdo, weirdo!
What the hell's going on?
Looks like they're having a lot of fun.
I hate inertia! Damn it!
Captain!
Recall the Aestivalis!
There's no need to.
Akito, fight!
But... Akito, fight!
But...
"The enemy is equipped with Gravity Blast Cannons."
Is that what's on your mind?
There's no need to worry.
That's why we have the Phase Transition Engine.
That's why we have the Distortion Field.
And the Gravity Blast Cannon.
This battle will not be like the battles you've had before.
Please, you may rest easy.
Enemy battleship strengthening Distortion Field.
Damn, they're using a field as well.
Guess the Grim Reaper is coming around the corner.
No, he isn't!
Damn!
Come on!
Damn! The Lizards are using fields too.
Watch where you're going, buddy!
I'm sorry!
It started cool, but that kamikaze attack ended up looking silly. I'm sorry!
It started cool, but that kamikaze attack ended up looking silly.
I'll make sure to gather your remains.
Izumi!
So what are we going to do? We're stuck!
I know!
Hey, Tenkawa! That's nuts!
You're not serious about a kamikaze?!
Of course not!
With the right angle of incidence...
Gekigan Shoot!
Eighty percent of all enemy units to our bow have been vaporized.
Re-entry navigation possible.
Here.
Thank you, Ruri-ruri.
Okay, everyone ready?
This will get bumpy for awhile.
Recall the Aestivalis.
I'm way ahead of you.
It's on me.
I was so surprised.
Just like this.
We're just saying you're pretty good.
Take it.
Proceeding through Mars thermosphere.
Phase Transition Engine reaction power is decreasing.
What's that?
Those are nanomachine collectives.
Nano? Those are nanomachine collectives.
Nano?
Nanomachines.
Very small self-replicating machinery.
They used them in order to create an atmosphere similar to Earth.
Yes, they're continuing their work to create a stable atmosphere.
But they also function as shields,
protecting the surface from harmful radiation from space,
even though there are no longer any people left to benefit.
Passing through the first layer of nanomachines.
Isn't it harmful to have something like that enter the Nadesico?
There's nothing to worry about.
Everyone on Mars was breathing air made partially of them.
They're harmless. They come out the other end in the bathroom.
Oh, dear me!
That's right. Captain, you were born on Mars, weren't you?
Is that so?
Gravity Blast Cannon, standby.
Sure, but why not use it before, from space?
A second wave should be awaiting us on the surface.
We will decimate them before they surround us.
Please aim the bow toward the enemy.
Let's have some gravitational buffering down here!
Damn! Why does he get all the chicks?
All enemy units vaporized.
No signs of Jovian activity within a 30km radius of the Nadesico.
We will now prepare a landing party and send them to the surface
in the landing ship, Hinagiku.
But where shall we go?
From satellite orbital observation,
there appear to be no active colonies remaining.
First we will head toward Nergal's research facility at Olympus Mons.
Nergal's?
Shrewd businessmen, aren't we?
Our research facility is like a shelter actually.
It seems to be the most likely spot for survivors.
Now, I'll read off the landing party...
Excuse me, I'd like to borrow an Aestivalis.
What?
I'd like to have a look at the Utopia Colony.
The place you were born?
There's nothing left there anymore.
And there's a Chulip near there.
I know, but...
I'd just like to have another look.
But...
Go ahead!
But, Sir!
I'm well aware that I am merely an ornament here,
but I seem to recall I'm in charge of combat operations, Mr. Goat.
Everyone should have the right to see their homeland,
especially if they're still young.
Thank you very much, Sir!
Hinagiku, taking off!
What are you doing! You'll get hurt!
Megumi...
Would you mind if I tag along?
Why?
I'd like to see your hometown.
That's for only one person!
Why is it always him?!
I have no idea.
They say those who look the most unlikely actually get the... I have no idea.
They say those who look the most unlikely actually get the...
Don't give me that!
Wow! This is spectacular!
Is the place you lived far?
This is very serious!
Right?!
I don't think it's that big a deal.
There are no enemies approaching.
I think we can make do without a communications officer.
Well, that might be the case, but...
Where will you be, Captain?
Well...
I know! Jun, would you be in charge for awhile?
I can't do that without good reason.
Bummer...
Then how's this?
Well, I guess I'll be...
No way!
You'd probably do a better job.
Doesn't look good. It looks like it's been abandoned for months.
Looks like they ran off long ago.
What kind of research were you doing in the middle of nowhere?
It was for the Nadesico.
Really?
Would you be interested
in seeing the beginnings of the Nadesico?
Please take a look.
It's been about ten years since colonization began,
so I think that would make it thirty years ago.
That was when this was first discovered.
Can I ask you something?
Sure.
Were you close to the Captain's family?
They were servicemen stationed here.
My parents were scientists.
I guess that doesn't matter to children, does it?
I suppose...
Look at me, Akito! Launch arm!
Hey, Yurika! You're not supposed to be in there on your own!
It's all right. Start engines, forward launch!
What is it?
Darn it!
In the end, I was the one blamed for messing with the machine.
What really frustrated me was that I couldn't control the machine.
I guess that's why I got this.
What about being a cook?
What made you decide to become a cook?
Well, it's because the food here is just terrible.
Take a look.
See?
But what are these?
Nanomachines.
The same things that we saw in the sky?
Yeah.
Thanks to these little guys, the air has gotten much better,
but the soil still has a long way to go.
Vegetables don't taste too good here.
But when a cook gets through with them, they taste delicious.
It's like magic to me. That's why...
That's why you wanted to become a cook! Right?
Yeah...
That's so sweet!
Swe... That's so sweet!
Swe...
But now you're a pilot.
Yeah, guess I'm kind of wishy-washy.
Oh no, you're not!
You're nothing of the sort!
Definitely not.
You're always trying your best, Akito.
You're doing your best.
Is there something wrong?
Nothing...
Did I say something that offended you?
No, it's just...
Am I saying something strange?
No, but you see...
About before, I was just really happy, so...
When I quit my last job, I looked forward to meeting a man
who was not irresponsible or half-hearted,
but instead someone sincere and determined.
Akito, that's why I...
Akito? Akito?
Ouch...
Akito? Akito!
Welcome to Mars.
I think it would be a good idea to get off of him.
I'm not sure whether to welcome you or throw you out.
In either case, let me at least treat you to some coffee.
I suppose I need to do some explaining.
Survivors from the other colonies have gathered here as well.
The Jovian Lizards aren't interested in people.
Thank goodness!
You guys made it!
You can go home now!
You can all go back to Earth!
We came to help you guys out!
Our ship can...
They won't be boarding.
Why not?
I'll explain that now.
I didn't ask for an in-depth explanation.
Do you honestly think that one battleship can escape from Mars?
There are many more enemy units nearby.
We fought our way here, and we've made it this far!
You don't know the strength of the Nadesico...
With the Phase Transition Engine?
Hey, who are you?
I'm one of the researchers who developed
the Phase Transition Engine and the Distortion Field.
I'm Inez Fressange.
In other words...
You work with Nergal?
Hello, Akito! Akito!
I was worried, so I came anyway!
Worried about what, I won't ask.
Tenkawa and the others confirmed.
In other words, "Go away now."
Is that what you're saying?
We will remain on Mars.
I'm the one who did the principal designing of the Nadesico
and sent those designs back to Earth.
That's how I know.
This ship cannot stand against the Jovian Lizards.
I have no intention of boarding such a ship.
Sorry to contradict you, Lady,
but we've won all our engagements with the Jovians.
That's why...
All right, then!
How much do you know about the Jovian Lizards?
How do you think such advanced unmanned weapons were made?
What about their goals?
Why have they occupied Mars?
Can't you believe in us?
What if I analyze what's going through your mind right now.
You've managed to score some points in battle.
You went on a date with your girl.
So, "I can do anything!"
Are you hooked on explaining and analyzing?
It's a real mistake to think that your youth makes you invincible.
Not everyone can become a hero.
Ms. Fressange!
Incoming enemy.
Five large battleships.
Thirty smaller warships.
Gravity Blast at full power!
Full power, okay!
Gravity Blast energy charging.
Fire!
We did it!
They withstood a Gravity Blast?
The enemy is also using a Distortion Field.
Neither side will be able to wipe out the other in one sweep.
Enemy is reinforcing its numbers from the Chulip 40km ahead.
What's going on? How can there be so many in that thing?
They're not coming out of it. They're coming through it.
In a never-ending flow, those warships
are being sent through from another place!
Enemy continues to reinforce.
Their field is not invincible.
We must fire continuously!
Yes! Gravity Blast Cannon, standby!
I can't.
We're not in a vacuum.
The reaction power of the Phase Transition Engine
is not enough for continuous Gravity Blast discharges.
What do we do?
They'll turn us into mincemeat in no time with those numbers.
Raise the Distortion Field!
Wait!
Wait! If we raise the Distortion Field now,
the ground underneath the Nadesico will cave in.
All of Ms. Inez's friends, all the survivors are concentrated there!
Take off immediately and raise the field as altitude...
I'm sorry, but once we've landed,
it takes a while before we can take off again.
Enemy fleet positioning over the Nadesico.
The Chulip continues to reinforce the enemy's numbers.
Raise the field, or take on the enemy's attack without it?
Admiral, it looks like this decision is too much for the Captain.
We'll have to...
But Akito has... We'll have to...
But Akito has...
He made a promise to those people underground!
That we'd come back for them and take them back to Earth!
How can you?!
Akito...
Enemy vessels have stopped moving.
Attack imminent.
This is no time to be indecisive. Activate automatic defenses now!
But the Captain has still not given the order.
Sensors indicate graviton wave concentration.
It may have been that our fates were sealed when the Chulips rained on Mars.
Even without the field pressing on them, with this rain of fire...
In any case, it looks like you were unable to become heroes.
Yurika!
Retreat while continuing to maintain the field. Yurika!
Retreat while continuing to maintain the field.
Return enemy fire once enough distance has been obtained.
Continue to monitor field...
What was the point of us coming to Mars?
Akito, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
I couldn't save them at all!
Yurika...
This is the first time
that you've been nice to me since we came aboard the Nadesico.
Stop it! Pull yourself together!
Akito...
Would you give me a kiss?
Yurika? What are you saying?
It isn't that! What you did with Megumi isn't what's on my mind.
You were watching?
Well, you see, that was...
If you could give me a kiss, that would keep me going.
It would keep me going just a little longer.
I'm sorry!
Akito...
Megumi...
Yurika, I don't care if I am his refuge. Megumi...
Yurika, I don't care if I am his refuge.
I'm not going to lose.
I'm not going to lose either!
We'll beat back the Jovian Lizards together!
Yeah...
They're not going to keep me down! No way!
Captain, that's not what I meant.
Come on, let me explain what I meant!
The invincible Nadesico can withstand any attack.
But as the diabolical might of the mysterious battleships
encroaches ever closer, the Nadesico is forced to embark...
Upon her final voyage?!
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soul-stirring intensity and beautiful romantic narrative!
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