2015 A.D. Perseus Bay of the Galaxy
(12000 parsecs from Earth)
20 seconds until the enemy's fourth attack !
Full speed retreat ! Hurry ! Retreat !
All personnel, evacuate the ship immediately !
I repeat, all personnel, evacuate !
One more ! One more can go !
One more can go?
Yes !
Then take him !
No, you go !
Don't be a fool ! You go !
but...
Damn it ! You're young, you must survive !
There are things you must do in the future !
Daddy, please come home for my 8th birthday !
Noriko...
I'm so sorry.
:01:44.54 0:01:48.44 VP250HL48HR88CF15 Aim for the Top !
:01:44.54 0:01:48.44 VP321HL7HR37CF15 Not for sale or rent
Anata no ushiro kara Sakamichi kakete yuku
kogeru you na hizashi wo oi-nuite
Ookiku hazunderu senaka ni oi-tsuku to
anata no taion ga tsutawaru wa
kaze o kiru tabi kimochi yoku-tte
mune ga fukuramu nozomi wa takaku
High, High, High, High !
tsutsumaretai nobiyaka ni ne
futari no mama
kyori wa Zero ni natteku
I love you !
:02:55.24 0:02:59.55 VP172HL3HR28CF15 Episode 2
Daring ! A Genius Challenger ! !
We will soon arrive at the space station Silver Star.
Please refrain from smoking at this time.
Your stewardess today has been Ohara Natuko,
...and the pilot has been Murakami Fujio.
Ah, Onee-Sama !
Good morning !
That's our new battleship, "Exelion".
It's smaller than I expected..
Look carefully !
Ye.. yes sir !
Listen. In space, it's difficult to perceive size and distance.
Pay more attention from now on.
Yes, sir.
huh?
It's a Soviet.
Welcome aboard the Silver Star.
I'm Tashiro Tatsumi. I will be captain of the Exelion.
This is Jung Freud from the moon base, a genius space fighter.
Surely you've heard of her.
Yes. I recognized her.
These are Amano Kazumi and Noriko Takaya, the best pair from Japan.
I'm sure you'll become good friends.
Nice to meet you.
Is this your first time in space?
No, three times before.
Ah, then you'll be fine.
uhh... Can you hear me in back?
The space battleship Exelion, which will be home to us all, is under full speed construction.
By the end of February, she will be fully equipped and ready for launch.
Immediately after that, we will depart to attack the enemy, the cosmic monsters.
In this mission, you all will be members of Top Squadron.
If our mission fails, humanity has no future !
We will be ready to launch in seven months. Train hard until then.
First off all, you must learn how to maneuver in space.
Go to the moon, circle around it, then return here.
Don't forget to work with your partner.
As you approach the moon, you will experience a strong acceleration.
Don't lose control.
First group, Start !
Noriko, here we go !
Right !
Distance two-seven-one.
Is it ok?
Yes.
Distance fixed.
Marker off, you two !
What do you want?
I challenge you to a duel !
Onee-Sama !
Linda is taking two dummy markers to the moon for you.
Then we're covered, right?
I'll accept a two-on-one battle. You're not experienced in space.
Fine by me !
Onee-Sama !
Here I go ! Jacobini Meteoric Attack !
You're pretty good, Queen of Roses !
Be careful. A rose has thorns.
Onee-Sama, where are you?
The Omni-Directional Barrier Stance.
Very good. The perfect defense.
But... I'll find a way to beat you !
I've won.
Lightning Reflection Kick !
Very good, Tensai-San
:08:58.27 0:08.59.97 CF1F0 Tensai = Genius
I have that nickname for a reason.
Onee-Sama !
What are you doing? Giving up?
Wait a second !
What's that?
Where is she?
It's the body of an enemy.
What's it doing here?
My daddy was...
My daddy was killed by this?
Killed by something like this?
Daddy ! ! !
Noriko...
Daddy...
Welcome home, daddy !
You remembered my birthday !
Yes, today is your 6th birthday.
Your daddy came home at the speed of light just for you.
Abandoning a training exercise...
Illegal entry of a military installation...
Observation of a classified enemy sample...
Any one of these could get you sent to the brig !
But...
I can't train you two in prison.
I asked the captain to stop the report at him.
You're both on probation, got it? !
Another stunt like that and you'll be sent to the brig !
Understood?
Yes, sir !
When I was little, my daddy was always in space.
But he would come home every year on my birthday.
He'd come home, say "Happy birthday, Noriko", and go right back to work.
But, I'm so relieved ! If you were in prison, our military would would be at a big loss !
Oh, I guess that's why I was pardoned also !
I'm really sorry ! You two got scolded by Coach all because of me.
I guess I just have to prove to myself that I'm better than everyone else.
But now I know how great you are, Amano-San !
I heard you were good, but you're even better than I expected !
Being on the moon is great ! Your breasts are really light.
Here, it's different. The tight bras make your shoulders stiff, and the gravity makes them sag.
Don't you think so?
Oh, yea...
I'm not saying this to apologize, but I'd like to invite you to my birthday party.
It's in two months, on the 12th.
Oh? That's my birthday too !
Is that so? Then let's have a party together ! A BIG party !
By the way, isn't Coach a great guy?
He's so intense ! I like that.
Say...
when is his birthday?
The day before yesterday.
What do you think, Ota-Kun?
We definitely need to investigate it.
The object is flying from Perseus Bay to our solar system...
...and traveling at 99.8% of light speed.
It will soon pass by the orbit of Neptune.
Considering its mass, it shouldn't be moving this fast.
Please investigate this object.
Bring up an image of the object.
Due to the strong Doppler-Lorentz shift, it's impossible to get a clear image.
In that case, we must view it with our own eyes.
Locate a light-speed battle ship in the vicinity of Neptune.
There are no battle ships, but a training ship is there on reconnaissance.
Its two external boosters can accelerate two machine weapons to sub-light speed.
I'll send Amano and Takaya to investigate.
Amano is fine, but the other should be Jung.
Amano and Takaya are candidates for Gunbuster pilots.
I want them to use this chance to experience light speed.
I understand.
Begin acceleration on my mark.
All you must do is withstand the acceleration and tightly hold the booster.
I will depart from here to rendezvous with you in the retrieval ship.
I will catch up to you one minute later by your clock.
The object is moving at nearly the speed of light. Don't be thrown off course by the ether flow.
Total operation time: Ten minutes.
One minute at sub-light speed is equivalent to three months on Earth.
Even a small mistake can cause an Urashima effect.
Mobydick one, Mobydick two, prepare for separation.
Noriko...
If you come back on time, it will be the day before our birthday party.
I'll be looking forward to it.
Don't worry, I won't let you grow old alone.
Don't be an old woman when we return !
That depends on you two.
Commencing countdown.
18, 17, 16...
15, 14, 13...
12, 11, 10...
9, 8, 7...
6, 5, 4, 3...
I never expected the ether flow to be so strong !
Second stage firing !
6, 5, 4...
3, 2, 1...
Zero !
Approaching object.
It's directly in front, as expected.
I've caught up to you.
20 seconds to contact.
Object is almost within range.
Can you identify it?
A space ship?
It looks like... wait, the ship's name is visible !
Coach ! It's an Earth ship !
Luxion !
Damn it ! Don't let Takaya go in !
Noriko !
Coach, Noriko's going in the Luxion !
There's still air inside !
On this ship, only two days have passed since the battle !
Daddy !
I'm bringing you in, Amano. Wait here and prepare for deceleration.
I'm going after Takaya.
If I don't return within three minutes, leave us and decelerate.
Is that understood?
Daddy !
Daddy...
She's heading for the bridge.
The Main Bridge !
DADDY ! ! !
Takaya.
NOOO ! ! !
Takaya, we're leaving !
Coach...
Break through the wall !
Yes, sir.
Amano, prepare for retrieval.
There's no time...
Coach !
Bring us in.
Decelerate !
A... Amano.
Yes?
How long was the delay?
Twelve seconds.
I see.
Welcome to the Exelion !
Welcome home !
What took you so long? We're departing next week !
It must be hard for you... about your father...
Try and cheer up !
Although six months have passed for everyone here...
...we departed only an hour ago.
Please leave her alone for a while.
Daddy, although my birthday was over six months ago, let's have a party together.
Because you came home, just like you promised.
I want to go to outer space when I grow up !
Then I can always be with my daddy !
To Be Continued
imouto mitai sonzai datte
anata ga kotae tsubuyaita no yo
hisshi datta kokuhaku
kaze ni chitta nichiyoubi
taiyou no shita furarechau to ne
namida nanka mo deban ga nakute
tada boozen to senaka ni
te o futta no nasakenai
sore kara mou kurayami no hibi
demo ne ENCORE koi-suru POWER
mune ni ENCORE mujaki-na FIGHT
HEART no oku migaki wo kakete
itsuka mata TRY AGAIN !
Aim for the Top Science Lesson
Section 2
:25:33.13 0:26.09.84 VP151HL15HR88F0 Starbows and the Urashima Effect
Today we shall study phenomena which occur at light speed.
All right ! You mean Warp, right?
No. The Lesson on super-light speed, C+ navigation, or Warp, is scheduled for another day.
When traveling at sub-light speeds, many strange phenomena take place.
Do you know about them, Takaya-San?
Yes ! They are the starbow and the Urashima effect.
Right. We call the big rainbow in space a "starbow."
umm... Through the Lorentz effect, the stars gather together in front of the space ship,
...and seem to form a rainbow-colored ring due to the Doppler effect. Right?
I've prepared figures and formulae for it.
© Takaya Noriko
Well done, Takaya-San ! You've worked very hard !
That's just the "will and effort" that coach always talks about.
Not enough, Takaya !
- Coach... \C1- Coach...
When did you get here?
That's still not enough. Explain the Urashima Effect !
Yes, sir ! In today's episode, although it had been seven years since daddy's ship was destroyed,
...only two days had passed inside the ship.
And because of the twelve second delay I caused in the operation,
...six months had passed on the earth.
It's all because of that bastard Einstein !
Takaya, It's not only Einstein.
Lorentz, Fitzgerald, and Gamov are also bastards.
Yes, I understand !
Remember this formula. This is the Lorentz Transformation.
Luxion's main engine, the degeneration reactor, was working,
...but the vanishing motor was damaged, resulting in infinite acceleration.
Yes, exactly.
Listen, Amano, Takaya. In space, even a small mistake can be deadly.
Only with your will and effort can you triumph.
Yes, sir !
At least your response is perfect.
Well then, see you next time !
Bye Bye !
Next Episode
The Sea of Space is My Sea !
Under the starry sky, ten thousand parsecs away from Earth,
the girls were participating in tests of courage.
I was discovered by Coach, with his big, scolding eyes.
As my punishment, I had to clean the laser cannons' lenses.
Oh, my aching back !
I met a nice guy there.
The mood was great, staring up at a gas nebula,
When suddenly, the enemy attacks !
Our first battle, with Sure-Kill Californium Atomic Bombs !
Oh, God, please forgive poor little Noriko !
Next time on Aim For the Top ! : ``First Love, First Sortie''
Episode 3
First Love, First Sortie
LIGHTNING KICK !
Next Episode
My love has vanished amongst the stars.
But I cannot mourn his death.
Coach, please train me harder than ever !
Long days filled with hard training.
Noriko, Fight !
Don't let the monsters reach the solar system !
But... But...
The Exelion is going to sink !
Daddy, Smith, please, help me !
Humans are only mortal, but the Gunbuster will never die !
Please, save us all !
Next time on Aim for the Top ! : ``Launch ! The Uncompleted Ultimate Weapon !''
Episode 4
Launch ! ! The Uncompleted Ultimate Weapon !
LIGHTNING KICK !