Original subtitles

Even today, when there are weapons that can wipe out an entire planet,

fighters who believe only in muscles, in always striving for more strength,

have not gone out of style!

In any age, it is natural for any creature to wish to be strong!

The Universal Strongman Tournament was the first tournament...

...to determine who was the strongest man and woman!

Despite rules to protect the lives of the combatants,

the fights are savage in the extreme!

By the time of the 10th tournament, no one had ever won two in a row!

However, the appearance of one competitor...

...has changed the course of history for the tournament!

Speed! Stamina! Technique! Tactics!

This competitor, excelling in all of these,

has won an unprecedented four tournaments in a row!

She is called the Strongest Woman in the Universe!

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let those go, no matter what.

doushi you mo naku ochitsukanai yoru

On those nights where you can't settle down no matter what you do,

nani mo kamo nagedashitaku naru

...you feel like throwing it all away.

tsube kobe iwazu ni sassato DOA o akena

Don't say a word, just open the door.

rikutsu nante koneteru HIMA wa nai

I don't have time to quibble with you.

juuou mujin tobi mawaritai youi shoutou mamori takunai

I wanna fly all over the place, I wanna throw caution to the wind!

nakushita wake ja nai mada hajimatte nai dakara

I haven't lost anything, I haven't even gotten started yet.

semenai de kesanai de makenai de

Don't make fun of it, don't destroy it, don't cheapen it...

dare datte motteru hazu yuzurenai mono

...that one special thing that everyone has.

ai dake yume dake kimi dake

My love, my dreams, and you...

sore dake wa hanasanai donna toki demo

I won't let go of those, no matter what.

nani ga hoshii nani ga shitai doko ni ikitai

What is it that you want? What'cha you wanna do? Where you wanna go?

Grab what you want and rip through the dark as you run through the night!

yami o saite hashiri nukete tsukamitore Through The Night

So, you want me to lend you more money, do you?

I don't have time to deal with chump-change jobs anymore!

Please, Fred! You're the only one I can turn to!

Don't be so formal, Gene!

Have I ever turned you down for a favor?

Then...

But only on one condition.

I ain't gonna sleep with you.

I want you to do a job for me.

A job?

Three days from now, the annual "Galactic Strongman Tournament"...

...will be held at the Heifong Coliseum.

It's a no-holds-barred fight between people who think they're the strongest,

and the winner gets the prestige of being the strongest in the galaxy,

as well as a purse of 100,000 wong.

You aren't telling me to enter that and win it, are you?

Be your fighting billboard?

No, no... The problem is the tournament's female division.

Women fight in it, too?

Hey, she's pretty hot!

Reiko Ando, who's won the title of...

...Strongest Woman in the Universe four years running.

You've gotta be kidding me! A cute babe like this?

I don't care what you do, but keep her from winning a fifth time!

The Strongest Woman \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin the Universe

I don't get it.

Is there gonna be a problem if the muscle chick wins again?

I'm gonna have to marry her.

You say something?

Married...

What? What was that?

I'm gonna have to get married! Me and that woman!

Married?

This is no laughing matter, Gene!

What's the problem, Fred? Go on, get married!

I don't want to get married yet!

I want to have more wonderful adventures in love!

So, what does your marriage have to do with who wins the tournament?

Luo family tradition says that our brides...

...have to be the strongest in the universe.

What do you mean?

Properly speaking, it means a bride who is strong mentally,

but I dictated terms to her using that tradition as cover.

So, you said she had to win the tournament, huh?

Five times in a row! Five!

I was positive she couldn't do it!

But she's won every year for the past four years...

And this year will make five years running,

and her next big score will be with you!

I'm asking you to keep that from happening, Gene!

But if I win, all I get to do is borrow more money from you, right?

I'll pay you, of course.

How's this much sound?

Hey, don't be so formal, Fred!

Have I ever turned you down for a favor?

Gene!

Okay, we have ourselves a deal!

I'm counting on you, Gene!

Got it, Aisha? All you have to do is beat the muscle chick.

Just leave it to me! Nobody in this galaxy can beat me!

The universe is a big place. Will it really be that easy?

You sure are a worrywart, Suzu!

I thought I told you not to call me that.

Just leave everything to ol' Aisha!

I'm gonna help myself to that prize money, too!

I'm itching to get down to business!

What?! I can't enter?!

According to the tournament rules, Ctarl-Ctarl aren't allowed to enter.

Why not?

Why aren't Ctarl-Ctarl allowed in?! That's discrimination!

F-Five years ago, a Ctarl-Ctarl who was a contestant in the tournament...

...became overly excited and turned into an animal or something,

and bit off her opponent's ear!

You're kidding!

She was disqualified, but that just made her even angrier.

There were 984 fatalities,

5379 seriously wounded,

and so many people with minor wounds that we lost count!

It was a disaster unprecedented in the history of the tournament!

Ever since, all Ctarl-Ctarl have been banned from entering the tournament!

Y-You can't be serious!

What're we gonna do, Gene?

What can we do?

If Aisha can't enter, we...

Suzuka?

You want me to take a job for Fred Luo?

No, it's just that...

I didn't think so.

So we're all out of options...

Um...

Why don't you enter, Gene?

I can't do that! What are you thinking?

No, that's not entirely true...

You moron, I'm a man!

Now, now, Gene. That might actually be a good idea.

Not you, too, Suzuka!

There is always a way.

The 13th annual Universal Strongman Tournament will now begin!

But first, here is Ikki Kajin, executive committee chairman,

with an opening address!

To all of you who have entered the Universal Strongman Tournament,

I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

And to those 32 women who have come here with no regard for their lives...

Gene! You got dressed up in that embarrassing getup for me!

Those sons of...

Maybe this color is too conservative...

No, I think this would suit him better.

We bribed that official, so don't make a fool of yourself.

Get in there and make us some money, Jenny!

They were loving every minute of it...

How long is he gonna keep talking?

You got that right... Finish, already!

I'm so sleepy I can barely stay awake...

Hurry it up, will ya?

How did she...? I have been the victim of...

I have been the victim of...

...unfounded mudslinging and slander by groups who don't believe in skill!

How did you sneak in here, animal?

Don't call me an animal!

Huh?

Gene?

What's with that getup?

Bite me! You're in no position to laugh at people, Aisha!

What're you talking about?

I-I'm the mysterious masked fighter Firecat.

I'm not... I am not Aisha Clanclan.

We can see right through the disguise, Aisha.

How did you fool them, Aisha?

Stop calling me Aisha!

I'm the real Fire...

Y-You didn't!

Anyway, I'm gonna fight as Firecat and win this thing!

Wow, you actually thought things through for a change!

Wha...? Hey, James!

You almost sound disappointed, Gene.

It's good news, right? Aisha can fight now.

Mel! Not you, too!

I'm gonna win this and restore the honor of the Ctarl-Ctarl!

Hey! Be quiet in there!

Suit yourself...

Please reconsider, Lady Iraga!

If Lord Hazanko hears of this, he'll...

Shut up! Do you think I'm going to let them decide...

...who the most powerful woman in the universe is without me?

But our mission is to...

I know. Anyway, I'll get them both soon enough.

Victory in this tournament and Gene Starwind's life...

The first round of the first match will now begin!

In the blue corner, representing the Outlaw Brawling style,

Jenny Starwind!

And in the red corner, representing the Ando Comprehensive Fighting style,

the Strongest woman in the Universe for four years running,

Reiko Ando!

I'll win this tournament, no matter what...

And then I'll go home with Fred as his bride!

It feels like someone just walked over my grave...

I'm begging you, Gene... Whatever it takes, win this!

This lady's built like a rock.

Gene, go for it!

Come on, don't call him "Gene"! For today, he's Jenny!

Oh, right.

Hey! Why would you do that to another woman?

It looks rock-hard, but it's softer than you'd think!

This isn't the time, Jenny!

It's all part of the plan!

Stand still, damn you! Can't you get serious?!

No!

He calls this a plan?

He's probably trying to anger her and finish her off at his own pace.

Their difference in strength is too great.

Over here! Over here!

Ge... I mean, Jenny!

What happened to that plan of yours?

Hey, your boobs are pretty soft, too!

I think he's coming around!

Where am I?

The infirmary.

What about the match?

You got your butt kicked, Gene.

What's the big idea, Gene?! How could you lose like that?!

Calm down, Fred.

How can I be calm at a time like this?!

We still have an ace up our sleeves.

Ganymedian Seaside Upper!

The winner is Firecat!

That's our trump card.

She's damn tough. That's all she's good for, though.

Andromedan Comet Kick!

She did it! She made it past the second round!

She's good, all right.

The winner of the first match of the semifinals is Firecat!

Piece 'o cake! Piece 'o cake!

Please, Firecat! You're the only one I can count on!

Just leave it to me!

Don't get cocky and let the fur fly...

Oh? Well, if it isn't Jenny, who got her butt kicked in her first match...

The second match of the semifinals is over!

Huh? The muscle chick won, right?

Actually...

Reiko lost.

Say what?

She lost 19 seconds into the match.

It was a quick win for Iraga of the Hokke Shadow Boxing style.

That's impossible!

This is great!

You did it, Gene! I don't have to get married now!

Glad to hear it, Fred.

Thank you! This is the happiest day of my life!

Now, about my pay...

Pay?

"Payment upon completion" has always meant...

...money paid to someone who has successfully finished a job.

What was it that you did, Gene?

Well, I'll be waiting for the next time we do business!

Bye, Gene!

Fred!

I'm so sorry, Reiko.

Fred...

Just wait a little longer!

I'll train again, and then start trying to win five in a row next year!

S-Sure. But I think you should take your time and rest now.

You have a long fight ahead of you.

You're worried about me! I'm so happy!

I... I will join you as your wife!

The finals will now begin!

In the red corner, representing professional wrestling,

Firecat!

Yeah!

In the blue corner, representing Hokke Shadow Boxing,

Iraga!

Gene Starwind? What's he doing here?!

Have to stay calm... The match comes first.

On the honor of the Ctarl-Ctarl, I'm gonna win this!

What's the deal? They're not moving!

I'm told that two experienced fighters can judge...

...their opponent's strength just by facing each other.

Bastard!

Yeah, she has her pinned!

Take her out, Aisha!

You got it!

Hey! Pull yourself together!

I thought Ctarl-Ctarl were supposed to be invulnerable!

I'd normally let up on you at this point,

but it looks like you're Gene Starwind's friend.

You're not leaving here alive!

Damn! She's gonna kill her!

Even a Ctarl-Ctarl is history if their head gets smashed!

Die!

Oh, no!

You talk too much.

You shouldn't say a word when you're finishing someone off.

Damn it, she had me scared for a second there...

Go for it, Firecat!

Just leave it to me!

Eat this!

How you like this?!

It's all over!

It's all over.

Yeah. No matter how strong you are, you can't break out of...

Impossible!

Anything else, I could understand, but she's stronger than Aisha?!

That's...

She's a Ctarl-Ctarl, too?

You...

It doesn't look like I'll be able to finish our match right away...

So I'll finish my job first!

Gene Starwind! You're a dead man!

It's a Ctarl-Ctarl!

Let's get out of here! She's gonna eat us!

Pirates?

Damn!

Gene!

I really don't care if you're a pirate or a wolf,

but nobody is gonna get in the way of me winning this thing!

What the...?

Suzuka!

Aisha!

Suzuka!

Suzuka!

I'm all right.

Glad to hear it.

What about Aisha?

Aisha! Where are you, Aisha?!

Gene.

Let's get out of here. We'll be overcome by this smoke if we don't.

But...

Calm down, Gene.

The way she is now, we can't get through to Aisha.

What about Aisha?

No!

What's that?

It's Aisha! Aisha won!

Thank goodness...

She did it! She did it! Aisha's awesome!

Ctarl-Ctarl are invulnerable, all right...

I guess I oughta quit picking on her for a while.

I can't believe another Ctarl-Ctarl had snuck in...

You're wrong! Ctarl-Ctarl don't have any low-grade wolves like that!

I've heard that the Kei Pirates had an assassin...

...who turns into a werewolf when she kills.

A pirate, huh?

More to the point, what now, Gene?

We didn't get paid, and we used up all the bounty we got.

My head hurts...

Hello, Starwind and Hawking...

Oh, it's you, Fred.

Sounds like you had a little trouble after I left.

Look, Fred, I'm not in the mood to talk to you right now.

Hey, hang on!

Actually, I just remembered my other promise.

Other promise?

I promised you I'd lend you money if you took the job, remember?

Fred...

I've already filled out the transfer paperwork.

You should be able to cash it tomorrow.

Well, bon voyage!

Fred...

What's up?

Jim!

We're going on a trip.

All systems green. Launch clearance received.

And we're off to the Galactic Leyline!

Okay, let's go!

Outlaw Star, lifting off!

sora tooi sora

The sky, the distant sky...

tsubuyaita koe

A murmuring voice...

anata no yume wa ima

Your dreams

hoshi no sharin wo mawasu

...are now turning the wheel of stars.

watashi itsumo doko ni mo inai

I am always nowhere.

sou kanjite'ta

That is how I felt...

sono hitomi shiru made wa

...until I sensed your eyes upon me.

mune no katasumi

There is only one eclipsed moon

kaketa tsuki ga hitotsu aru dake

...in the corner of my heart.

demo donna ni hosoi michi mo

Shine down brightly enough to light up

terasu you ni hikaru

...the narrowest of paths.

Next Episode

We've been arrested by a frontier security agency!

Don't you think it's pretty damn rude of them to...

...call an upright Outlaw like me a pirate?

It's really hard to like somebody who's hardheaded, you know?

You gotta relax more! Relax!

Oops! I nodded off for a second.

Next time on Outlaw Star! "Law and Lawlessness"!

You better get ready!

Law & \h\h\hLawlessness