Original subtitles

Don't miss that brightly shining light!

Don't miss that brightly shining light!

kirakira kira kagayaki o minogasanaide

kirakira kira kagayaki o minogasanaide

It's always there beside you.

It's always there beside you.

anata no soba ni itsumo iru yo

anata no soba ni itsumo iru yo

I'm sure the rest just depends on your perception.

I'm sure the rest just depends on your perception.

sore tte kitto ne kangaekata shidai nanda

sore tte kitto ne kangaekata shidai nanda

You don't have to search for it—just notice that it's there!

You don't have to search for it—just notice that it's there!

sagasunjanakute kidzukeba iinda yo

sagasunjanakute kidzukeba iinda yo

There's a tenderness that lies hidden behind the most common things:

There's a tenderness that lies hidden behind the most common things:

"atarimae" no uragawa ni kakureteru "yasashisa"

"atarimae" no uragawa ni kakureteru "yasashisa"

a light that showers our days in color!

a light that showers our days in color!

mainichi o irodoru hikari

mainichi o irodoru hikari

Tiny Days: This world is constructed...

Tiny Days: This world is constructed...

Tiny Days kiseki no kakera de

Tiny Days kiseki no kakera de

Tiny Days: ...by fragments of miracles!

Tiny Days: ...by fragments of miracles!

Tiny Days sekai wa dekiteru

Tiny Days sekai wa dekiteru

Things that seemed meaningless

Things that seemed meaningless

muimi ni mieta mono ni anata mo watashi mo

muimi ni mieta mono ni anata mo watashi mo

were actually protecting us, loving us, more than we ever knew.

were actually protecting us, loving us, more than we ever knew.

mamorareteitari shirazu ni aisareteru no

mamorareteitari shirazu ni aisareteru no

Tiny Heart: Our feelings flow forth...

Tiny Heart: Our feelings flow forth...

Tiny Heart afuredasu omoi

Tiny Heart afuredasu omoi

Tiny Heart: ...as we give thanks for everything we've been given.

Tiny Heart: ...as we give thanks for everything we've been given.

Tiny Heart subete ni arigatou

Tiny Heart subete ni arigatou

We'll never, ever forget...

We'll never, ever forget...

itsumademo itsumademo wasuretari shinai

itsumademo itsumademo wasuretari shinai

We'll cherish this feeling forevermore!

We'll cherish this feeling forevermore!

kono kimochi taisetsu ni zutto

kono kimochi taisetsu ni zutto

Vs. Hresvelgr

Vs. Hresvelgr

Gourai!

We're having a battle!

A Few Hours Prior

One, two...

...three!

Oh, my. It seems I won.

So if we play hide-and-seek... and if I find you, I can punish you however I like.

Wait a minute! That's not part of the rules at all!

When whoever is "it" exclaims "Found you" and touches you...

Well, that touch can be either gentle or hard.

Goodness, really?

What are you talking about?!

I shall now begin counting.

One...

We should hurry and hide.

Two...

Understood.

Three...

Four...

Four...

Just getting found could be kinda dangerous!

Five...

Six...

They're so afraid of me that they're falling over themselves!

How lovely... How lovely!

I came up with this as a way of killing time while Ao was away, but...

I get the feeling we will be robbed of something important to us!

Eight...

Don't make a sound.

Nine...

Halting all functions.

Ten.

Ready or not...

I'm ready.

Found you.

Yes, you did. So, shall we find the others?

Wait, now there are two "its"?!

I'm trapped?

In that case... I'll run for it!

Someone is surely under there, crawling around like some maggot.

How shall we draw her out?

Ah!

Gourai sensed danger and is making a run for it!

Base-chan. Found you.

F.A. Girl!

I, Base, will be the next "it"!

Goodness, it seems I'm the first one to have been found.

It doesn't count if you come out on purpose!

This occurred to me earlier: Is it all right to run if you think you'll be found?

Sure is.

Yup!

I'll do my best!

F.A. Girl!

So, everyone hide, okay?

One, two, three...

four, five, six...

seven, eight...

nine, ten!

I'm gonna find you guys right off the bat!

That girl's an idiot!

Jinrai! Stylet! Found you!

Touch, touch, touch...

F.A. Girl!

Hm... Huh?

I'm home!

Ao!

Aural analysis complete. It is not a match with Ao.

Hey!

I'm home, you guys!

It's the robot cleaner.

Hey!

That's quite the sneaky tactic, Base-chan.

Pardon the intrusion!

C'mon out!

Looks like I'm running out of energy.

I'm sleepy...

Gourai!

We're having a battle!

Huh? Wha-wha-wha—?

Hey, Gourai, are you here?

I don't know that voice...

Analysis: No data.

Positing it is synthesized speech.

That makes sense.

Huh. There's people in this room...

but why aren't they coming out?

I've got it! They're hiding because they're scared of me, right?

No, it's just hide-and-seek, you idiot!

And yet! Slinking around and hiding is so boring!

Boring!

Oh, my.

Quite the ruffian, yes?

B-Baselard! Stop this. Baselard!

Baselard...? No, you're not.

Found ya, Gourai!

Who are you?

I'm Hresvelgr, and I'm the strongest of the Frame Arms Girls!

The strongest...?

"Hresvelgr"?

The company told me to come get more data on your fail rates.

My... fail rates?

Those guys keep losing to you, right?

How pitiful is that?

You're not very respectful, are you?

Anyway, Gourai, that's why... I'm going to beat you, hard!

Gourai!

"Hard," you say?

Please, break her.

Gourai!

Hresvelgr!

Frame Arms Girl Session...

Bring it!

Go!

I'm gonna end you!

You're gettin' dragged down the street!

I'm gonna win with flair and then, BAM—victory!

I have a renewed sense of pride!

Woo-hoo!

Way, way too slow!

I'm not done yet!

Yay! And, yay!

Hey, what gives? The front door is totally broken.

Huh?

Someone's fighting?

Gourai's all beat up!

Wow... Are you done for already?

All bark but no bite, is that it? C'mon, Gourai!

Find the weakness... and exploit it!

Seriously, let's keep fighting.

Got you!

Yes! She can't use her guns at that range!

This is the best! It's a thrill, right?

Lie down already, weakling.

I am Hresvelgr, and the wind is mine to control!

O multitude of power, form now a spiral!

Verrill Shot Launcher: Tornado Typhoon Cyclone Slash!

Winner: Hresvelgr.

Sure enough, no one can beat me!

Yes! I knew I'd win.

Peace, bitches!

Gourai...

Ah!

Hey, you all. I found you!

Huh? What's going on?

Uh... How can I put this?

Well, Gourai-chan...

She lost.

First Tale of the F.A. Girls

First Tale of the F.A. Girls

Gourai?

Gourai!

Yes! I'm fine! All systems ready to go!

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

What's with her?

She's not herself, is she?

So out of character.

Perhaps she's...

...fallen in love.

In love?!

Love?

What's this? How could she fall prey to such a thing? She's gone soft?!

Hey, Gourai! You've grown lax!

Oh, Jinrai.

Sorry, I... I didn't realize how much I'd been thinking about Hresvelgr.

Heresy!

So, this must be...

...love, right?

This is... love?

I keep replaying that battle in my head.

I think to myself, "If I'd done this...

Or if I'd thought of this...!"

Like this! Or this!

Ow, ow, ow! Why are you hitting me?!

Or this!

I get it. It stings, huh?

"Stings"?

Yeah. You hate how powerless you feel, or there's some regret that you can't get over.

When you feel that way, we say it stings.

To not want to lose...

Yes. Ao, it stings! Very much so!

Ao.

Please give me some money.

Whaaaa?

I want to get stronger and battle Hresvelgr again.

To do that, I'll need more powerful weapons!

So, please give me money!

You've gotten pretty blunt, haven't you?

But, wait, Factory Advance has randomly sent you weapons up till now, right?

I wonder if we can buy them from a shop or something...

Hrm... Dunno! We don't use normal weapons, so they might not be in any old shop.

If a powerful weapon is what you're after, then you yourself must become stronger.

Listen, Gourai: What you lack is DRIVE!

Understood...

Stylet.

Wh-What?

Please let me hit you.

At this rate, combat is the only option!

Hold on!

Ao, you're my opponent, are you? Understood!

Gourai, calm down!

Indeed. Taking on a human would be of little benefit.

Come to think of it, I don't know that much about you guys.

Even if I wanted to try to make you stronger, Gourai, I wouldn't know what to do.

So, like... Sorry.

Heard and understood.

Initiate search and summon of a specialist re: The history of the F.A. Girls.

Summon...

Hey! You can't just do that!

Though uncalled, I have arrived!

Wait, does that sound dated? Of a bygone era?

I happened to be passing by and, behold— a call for help!

Could this be destiny?

Your door was unlocked! How careless!

Bukiko, can you make a new weapon or something?

Aaah. Build something from scratch, huh?

Should we go with plastic resin?

No, vacuum forming.

But in terms of precision...

Put simply, the F.A. Girls are made using incredible technology.

That's not something you can just imitate!

"Incredible technology," huh?

I want to know more about this incredible technology!

Tell me about it, Bukiko!

Roger wilco and 10-4!

First Tale of the F.A. Girls

First Tale of the F.A. Girls!

First Tale of the F.A. Girls

First Tale of the F.A. Girls

Ao, how do you think the F.A. Girls are born?

Huh?

They're made from clay or something and then get baked, right?

Non, non!

Okay, here we go: Today's theme is how the F.A. Girls are made!

Acrylic, enamel! Dilute and lacquer!

Then, Top coat!

Well, here we are, the design room where everything begins!

The first step is deciding how an F.A. Girl will look and what equipment she'll have.

For example, Gourai will be like this!

Th-This is embarrassing...

To bring this idea to life, they use a 3D modelling software called CAD.

Once the idea is mapped out, first, they make a prototype.

These days, they're mostly machine-made...

but sure enough, the finishing is done by hand.

It's so small!

Naturally, the body can be neither shrunk nor enlarged...

Such detailed work would be beyond you, Ao.

Just thinking about it is making me lose my appetite!

Die & Mold

Once the prototype is done, it's used to make a die-and-mold model!

Die & Mold

Die & Mold

Die & Mold

Die & Mold

Die & Mold

Concave

Die & Mold

Concave

Die & Mold

Convex

Convex

The model has convex and concave parts, right?

Convex

Concave

Convex

Concave

Convex

Concave

Convex

Concave

Concave

Concave

Plastic

Plastic

Concave

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Concave

Plastic is injected to make the parts.

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Plastic

Plastic

Air

Air

Plastic

Plastic

Plastic

Plastic

It's efficient and beautiful!

Parts come out the same color and formed on a single frame.

This model is basically our mom, right?

What about our father?

Our father is... he's out of the picture.

That's just creepy! The person who designed us is our father, right?

Tee-hee!

Then, the rough-cut die-and-mold is further refined...

And so, Ao!

Yes!

Out of these, which do you think would be used for finishing?

Well, um...

the nippers?

Wrong-o! Sad, isn't it?

Even the almighty Kotobuki Nippers can't be used for finishing.

The answer is... none of these. Yup!

That is the one thing to never do in a quiz.

For detailed finishing, they use... electricity!

It would take about three hours to go into detail, but put simply,

they use little bolts of lightning for the precise finishing.

But the final, final touch comes from human hands!

Even 0.1 mm can have a huge effect on the finished product!

Indeed, it's no exaggeration to say this is the stage upon which the entire modeling process rests!

For Ao-chan, this would be...

[Censored.]

Just stop right there.

The final die-and-mold is made using an injection molding machine.

This thing weighs 400 kilograms!

What?! That's more than six bales of rice! This "die-and-mold" is not to be taken lightly!

Now, this is where the "clay", or more precisely, plastic— that you mentioned earlier comes into play.

They're made in small grains called "pellets,"

then melted down at 250 degrees Celsius and force-injected into the mold!

The plastic goes down hot, and it hits while the metal is hot!

This has gotten pretty incredible!

This is how they make the frame called a "runner."

Ah! This framework—it's from the melted-down pellets, isn't it?

Yes, yes!

Following this, there's the molding and trial fitting,

as it gets refined through the die-and-mold phase, over and over!

Adjustments are made at the micron level, fueled by unflinching resolve

and the desire to find the optimal solution —this is how you F.A. Girls were created!

Wow! All finished!

A lot of work, isn't it?

Quite the ordeal.

I can only imagine they're utter masochists.

Seeing all that again gets you pretty emotional, huh?

Indeed. This is how each of us were created.

Bukiko, this was useful.

Huh. So that's how it's done...

Still, you guys seem a bit more awesome.

Is there some new material or new process involved?

Well, of course!

Don't think of us as your average, mass-produced product!

The science that made me is second-to-none!

Still, the exact details are...

...secret.

Gourai?

Jinrai... you told me earlier that I lack drive, didn't you?

Indeed.

You were right.

Those who designed us were our fathers, and the die-and-molds were our mothers.

We were all born the same way.

But we have our uniqueness, our own purposes!

We were born so that we can learn and think, experience and move forward!

I lost to Hresvelgr yesterday, but I might beat her tomorrow!

What's most important isn't a strong weapon: It's that I'm strong!

This is some great data!

I'm going to write a report and send it to Factory Advance.

I might get a good chunk of change for this!

Okay! I'm gonna stay up late to write it.

And we shall assist you!

Yeah!

Ao? What's wrong?

Factory Advance wrote back.

In a nutshell, "We knew all this. After all, we made them."

Yeah, I guess that's true!

Huh? There's more.

Um...

"We at this laboratory have decided that your opinion in this report,

Postscript

We at this laboratory have decided that your opinion in this report, namely, that 'emotions' and 'powerful weaponry' could aid in Gourai's reinforcement, definitely warrant further observation. Thus, we'll be sending you a set of parts that we've developed, and ask that you record additional data.

Once again, we thank you for your cooperation on unravelling the features of F.A. Girls.

namely, that 'emotions' and 'powerful weaponry' could aid in Gourai's reinforcement,

definitely warrant further observation.

Thus, we'll be sending you a set of parts that we've developed,

and ask that you record additional data."

Oh, dear!

Wha...?

Wh-What the heck is this?!

They'll soon show up at your door,

They'll soon show up at your door,

ima sugu todoku yo

ima sugu todoku yo

for my special someone, parts of hearts!

for my special someone, parts of hearts!

tokubetsu na anata e parts of hearts

tokubetsu na anata e parts of hearts

Counting the days I can't see you,

Counting the days I can't see you,

aenai yoru o kazoeru

aenai yoru o kazoeru

I want to hear your voice so badly I feel like crying!

I want to hear your voice so badly I feel like crying!

sukoshi demo koe kikitakute nakisou

sukoshi demo koe kikitakute nakisou

I'm new to this world,

I'm new to this world,

konna sekai wa hajimete da shi

konna sekai wa hajimete da shi

so I lack the language to describe it.

so I lack the language to describe it.

donna gengo de mo setsumei dekinai

donna gengo de mo setsumei dekinai

To knockoffs, say...

To knockoffs, say...

ruijihin ni wa

ruijihin ni wa

"No!" Take care to avoid them.

"No!" Take care to avoid them.

NO! gochuui shite ne

NO! gochuui shite ne

I want to be be dedicated!

I want to be be dedicated!

ichizu ga hoshii

ichizu ga hoshii

FULLSCRATCH LOVE

FULLSCRATCH LOVE

I want to build it all from nothing!

I want to build it all from nothing!

zero kara hyaku made kumiagetai

zero kara hyaku made kumiagetai

We laugh and we fight,

We laugh and we fight,

waratte kenka mo shite

waratte kenka mo shite

creating our unique specs!

creating our unique specs!

special shiyou ni shiyou

special shiyou ni shiyou

By mixing love and hate,

By mixing love and hate,

suki toka kirai mo mazekoze de

suki toka kirai mo mazekoze de

I want to create more of these funny, carefree days, the parts of Girl!

I want to create more of these funny, carefree days, the parts of Girl!

ufufu na nichijou pachiri to kasanetai parts of girl

ufufu na nichijou pachiri to kasanetai parts of girl

LOVE! and parts of hearts! LOVE! and parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! LOVE! and parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! LOVE! and parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! LOVE! and parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, parts of Girl!

LOVE! and parts of hearts! ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, parts of Girl!

I'm sorry for inconveniencing you, Stylet, after having being rocked by my first defeat.

It's fine, but... why me?

That I cannot say.

A Call to Action

Autumn Beckons...

A Call to Action

Autumn Beckons...

Next time, on Frame Arms Girl: Let's have...

...another session.

Actually, if there's a reason, that's kinda terrifying!