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Mao Onigawara of the Ground Defense Force!

I will protect the peace of Japan!

Ground Defense Force Mao-chan

Neverending everyday life...

...is always waiting for you in this town.

Instead of being hurt and troubled all alone,

try telling me what's in your heart.

I want to wrap you up...

...with infinite love,

with a strong heart,

and with deep affection.

All my love, you're my love...

I'll win the goddess of victory over to my side.

All my life, you're my life...

I'll go on loving you...

...no matter what happens.

I'll stand by you forever.

Kiku Ichimonji the Third Debuts!

The Xth of O.

The aliens stopped sending us warning letters,

and lots of Japan's landmarks have been stolen by them again.

It's enough to make us go "ah-ooh-eh-ooh. "

Ah-ooh-eh-ooh...

A magnificent dome-shaped baseball stadium.

An event arena which is precious to a handful of people.

The enormous bridge linking Honshu, Japan's main island, with Shikoku.

Since the beginning of this month,

three landmarks have already been stolen, just like those previously mentioned.

This is terrible.

If this continues unchecked, Japan will become a nation devoid of entertainment.

The survival of the Defense Forces hangs in the balance, as well.

However, if an alien appears in a rural city,

we have a problem dispatching the Defense Force members in time.

That is no longer a problem.

I thought something like this might happen, so I've had something special made.

That's a good line!

A state of the art enemy location device for the Defense Forces,

which can detect the cute aliens faster than any other tracking device on Earth!

Mr. Toku!

Sure. It's ready to go, Mr. Ground.

Its name is...

...Kiku Ichimonji the Third!

This little fella is the best there is.

Oh, he's so cute!

They say his name is Kiku Ichimonji the Third -- Kiku-chan!

He's really cute, isn't he, Misora-chan?

He certainly is. Right, Sylvie-chan?

I can't stand anyone acting like that and trying to impress everyone with how cute he is...

But still, cute is cute.

Girls, Kiku Ichimonji the Third is not a pet.

70% of the defense budget was spent on it to give top priority to cute alien detection--

They're not paying attention...

Or more to the point, where the heck did they go?!

Oh, he's so cute!

He might be cute, but he can't stand up by himself.

There!

That's cutesy-wutesy, too!

Kiku-chan sure is popular, isn't he?

The cute aliens pale in comparison!

Kiku-chan?

What's wrong, I ask?

Maybe he's got a tummy ache.

Vases of Japan Exhibition

President, our next target is the vase on display in this exhibition.

It's known as Japan's Smallest Vase. It's supposed to be worth five billion yen.

But Chinami-chan...

This place is really close to the Defense Forces,

so won't Mao-chan and the girls come?

That's why Jirocho, the secret agent alien, has been dispatched for this mission.

I wish they'd do that all the time.

Don't say another word!

I... I'm sorry.

Hey, it's Miss Yuriko and Miss Chinami!

Mao-chan and the girls?

What are you doing?

Uh... Well... T-That is, we're...

We lost something and we were looking for it.

But we found it, so we'll be leaving now.

Huh? Did we lose something?

President, you kidder! Have you forgotten already?

Oh, is that right?

I don't think that's the case...

What makes you say that?

Because Kiku-yan is going "Woof woof."

W-What's that doggy?

This is a brand new Defense Forces device that finds cute aliens!

A brand new device?

That finds aliens?

Kiku-yan says that the two of you are suspicious.

How could Miss Yuriko and Miss Chinami possibly be...

There must be some kind of mistake.

No way...

You guys aren't actually alien agents, are you?

Could you possibly be half-alien?

And you aren't going after the Japanese vase that's on display in here, are ya?

You've got ears sticking out.

Ears?

Why do you have ears on top of your head?

T-The important thing right now is that a cute alien just went into the hall!

Right, President?

Huh? Y-Yes, that's right.

An alien went in there?

Oh, I see! That's why Kiku-chan-san was barking, isn't it?

Defense Forces headquarters, do you read me?

This is Private Onigawara.

Mao-chan, we also have confirmation of the presence of a cute alien...

...by direct transmission from Kiku Ichimonji the Third.

Equip Type 2 Gear!

Roger!

Type 2 Ground Gear!

Type 2 Flight Gear!

Type 2 Marine Gear!

Download!

- Riku-bo! - Kai-bo! - Ku-bo!

Mao Onigawara of the Ground Defense Force!

Misora Tsukishima of the Air Defense Force!

Sylvia Maruyama of the Sea Defense Force!

Together, the three of us are the Unified Defense Force!

The peace of Japan...

...will be...

...protected by us, so rest easy.

Please wait!

You shouldn't steal that!

Form up! United Defense Forces!

Defense Barrier...

...deployment authorization...

...accepted!

Defense Barrier... engage!

Here goes!

Here we go!

Barrier Beam, engage!

Reflection Barrier, engage!

Restriction Barrier, engage!

Complete!

Defense Barrier!

Unified Defense!

Jirocho... Sorry about that.

We did it!

Thanks to Kiku-chan-san!

I'll give you some tangerines later.

Great job, everyone. So, how is Japan's Smallest Vase?

Yesterday was a disaster.

It sure was...

Kiku-chan is responding again!

Now that you mention it, they had cat ears, didn't they?

They certainly did!

Well, that's... That is...

It's...

T-To tell you the truth, the two of us think...

...that playing "Alien" is cool!

T-The cat aliens are here!

Meow!

That's terrific...

That's the student body president for you!

They're so courageous!

I would never have the guts to do that.

Oh, that's what that was!

Kiku-chan-san just misunderstood, didn't he?

Y-Yes, that's what it was.

I can't show my face at school ever again...

Me, either...

They run past us in fast-forward,

this brand-new everyday.

Smiling, calm and composed,

I handle trouble lightly and quickly.

Even when tears go straight to my heart.

Let's throw a peace sign into the blue sky...

...and fight for our future.

Never give up, never look back.

That's my style.

Let's do our best again tomorrow with high spirits...

...until we reach our dreams.

It's an emergency! Mee-kun has disappeared!

Ah-ha! I bet he ran away!

No way! Why would Mee-kun do that?

It's because you've been paying too much attention to Kiku-chan.

The next episode is "Mee-kun Runs Away From Home".

Next week I'll be yuru-yuru in trouble.