Original subtitles

Step Jun, Step Jun, Step Jun

Come on, come on, come on

Step

J

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Hai!

I sensed you on a secret frequency

and was captivated by your radiance

And seeing you with my million-bit vision

The circuits of my heart

Ah, they're going wild!

The forces of love move me as they will

So I've embraced the mystery

If it's for the sake of the one you love

Why, there's nothing you couldn't do!

Oh, the heartful, heartful mechanic

the slightest movements of a pure heart

The heartful, heartful mechanic

makes true your dream-colored heartbeats

Step Jun, Step Jun, Step Jun!

Your hot desire! Come on, come on, input!

Ah! Jun, he's here!

Zero!

Hey Zero! You're not on your bike today?

Sure ain't! Cylinder head in the engine busted.

She's parked for now.

Well, in that case...

I don't know, perhaps you'd like to walk home with me...

Sorry, goin' for strolls with moony-eyed chicks ain't my bag. Later.

The heck is his problem?

He could've at least tried to let you down easy!

Ah, but that no-nonsense attitude is what's so splendid about him...

That's it, I give up!

I mean, you're thrilled at being rejected?

A Love Letter for

Kichinosuke

Well, see you tomorrow!

Sure! Bye bye!

I'm home! Huh...?

For pete's sake, Kichinosuke...

He forgot to collect the mail again!

Oh?

Is this is a joke?!

To Kichinosuke-sama...?

From someone named Haruka Saito...

And this is the smell of perfume...

It can't be, is this a love letter...?

B-But why is it for Kichinosuke...

- Welcome home, Jun! - Welcome back!

Yes, I sure am home.

So hey, what do you got in your hand there?

Oh! You mean this letter?

- Agh!!! - Ah!

This is my name on here!

Kichinosuke! Since when can you read kanji?

I can't really, just my name and that's it.

Yahoo, a love letter!

So, Kichinosuke...

Perhaps you could, you know...

- Let me read it!!! - Heck no!

Big brother!

Kichinosuke! Kichinosuke, hand it over at once!

Kichinosuke, open the door this instant!

Open it yourself!

Oh for crying out loud, Kichinosuke!

Kichinosuke!!!

Open the door at once, Kichinosuke!

Huh, I see... That's really interesting!

So, what's written on there?

Kichinosuke...!

Did you not hear me telling you to open this door...?!

Here, have a look.

Don't open the door so suddenly, you moron!!!

Well? What was in the letter?

Just a whole bunch of kanji I don't know how to read!

Saw that coming a mile away.

To my cherished Kichinosuke-sama...

What the heck's a "cherished"?

It means beloved, in other words.

What the heck's a "beloved"?

The opposite of how I feel about you!!!

Just wait until I'm done, I'll give you all the definitions then!

Okay, so once more... "Kichinosuke-sama."

"When I first laid eyes upon you, I was held thrall in love's sweet embrace."

Thrall's well that ends well!

ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

"Now, be I awake or dreaming, the second your face crosses my mind,"

"I become so entranced I can't even eat."

"I had simply no idea that loving someone could lead to so much anguish."

"Kichinosuke-sama, I must ask the favor of a lifetime."

"Please, grant me the honor of a date"...?

What on earth am I even reading here?!

Kichinosuke, are you even listening?

So much joy!!! Oops, I broke.

B-Big brother!

Just leave him be! He'll come to on his own.

More importantly... who on earth would write this letter?

Ah!

It can't be!

All right, chuckleheads! Spit it out!

You three twerps wrote this to torment Kichinosuke!

I promise, if you tell me the truth, I won't get mad.

W-We didn't do it, though!

We wouldn't do somethin' so dumb!

It's the truth.

Your chance to come clean is gonna run out right quick!

Ho-Honest! We didn't do it, so we got nothin' to come clean about!

And c'mon, you think any of us three could ever write so neatly?

That is a good point...

Sheesh, all the false accusations...

Who would have written this, then?

Is there actually some weird girl out there who has a thing for robots?

Hey wait, Haruka Saito? It's gotta be her!

Yeah, the one in sixth grade!

Wait, you know who this person is?

Sh-She's a real cutie.

Gorgeous, with a nice brain to boot!

She gave the funeral address at our graduation!

I think you mean "farewell address"...

Morons.

Well, be that as it may,

why would she be writing a love letter to Kichinosuke in the first place?

Jun...

Do you think it's possible someone's pretending to be her?

Yes, that's true...

Hey! I betcha things'll clear up if ya just go ask her!

Good idea, good idea! Follow us, we'll take ya to her.

Oh really, you just happen to know where she lives.

We kinda-sorta followed her one day...

Try being out of diapers first before pulling a stunt like that!!!

C'mon, you two! Hurry up!

This way!

C'mon, slow down already!

This is the best!

We're gonna see Haruka-chan, we're gonna see Haruka-chan!

For crying out loud... They're shrimps, but they sure can hustle!

Here! Over here!

Hurry it up, hurry it up!

Hey!!!

So the owner teaches calligraphy, huh?

That explains the impeccable penmanship!

- Haruka-chaaan... - We totally love you!!!

Totally love you to bits!!!

Well, you three are good to head back home.

Whattya doin' to us?!

We wanna see her, too!

Oh, heck no.

Having you twerps in there will just make it chaotic!

Now get your butts home already.

Watch your back, sis...

Oh really! Maybe Dad should find out where the missing 10 yen from the till went?

...Got it, you win.

Are you sure this is all right, Toko?

Look, who knows what would've happened with those three in the mix.

Just watch!

Let's be real, it's all your dumb fault for stealin' the 10 yen in the first place!

Didn't say that at the time, did ya!

Awright, I had enough of you...!

Hey!

Don't be leavin' me outta a fight!

Looks like they're not seeing eye-to-eye...

That's just how the three of them communicate.

So? Shall we?

- This is one heck of a place... - You aren't kidding.

But why would a daughter of such a fine household write Kichinosuke a love letter?

I must apologize for the wait. My name is Haruka.

Whoa, are you really still in elementary?!

Indeed! I am in sixth grade.

So, you have business with me...?

Y-Yes we do! It's about this letter we received...

Ah!!!

That's my...!

So you were the one who wrote this?

That's correct! B-But why do you...?

Ah, my name's Jun Nonomiya.

So that's why...

So that means... so that means you're Kichinosuke-sama's little sister!

Little sister...?

Kichinosuke's...?!

Let's be real here, you weren't really serious, right?

Just one big joke, right?!

Please keep such ill-mannered comments to yourself!

B-But honestly, what's so appealing about Kichinosuke --

Do not dare to sully his honored name in my presence!!!

Please understand that love requires no reason to blossom.

W-Well, maybe...

Y-Yeah, good point.

Please, I beg of you!

Please assist me in this matter in any way possible, honored junior sister!

And now I'm stuck being Kichinosuke's little sister, huh...

Never ended up mentioning he was a robot in the end, did we.

She really did appear to be a normal girl...

How on earth could she end up falling for a robot?

Who knows what's going on in the heads of young girls these days.

If this is true, we'll never hear the end of it from Kichinosuke...

It's true!!! It's true!!! It's true!!! It's totally true!!!

She really was quite a wonderful girl.

Yay! Yippee! Ya-hey!!!

Yukinojo, if you would.

You asked for it!!! Yah!

Ah! Knock it off with the violence!

But I did it 'cause he asked me to.

Phew, that hurt, so I know I'm not dreaming!

Oh for pete's sake! That's why you wanted her to bop you?

Oh, this heart of mine is so full of joy... so full of dreams!!!

Have another one on the house, pico.

I don't know what to say anymore...

Ah, Zero...!

Jun. Howzabout we walk home together?

Really?! Together?

Yep. But you gotta be all over me like glue.

Really?! Are you sure?

You really... you really want me to?

Yep.

Yay! Yay yay yay!

Yay yay yay yay... Yay!!!

Chill out, doofus! We're just puttin' on an act, all right?

I had a feeling something was going on...

But why all this fuss?

Take a look.

That's Haruka-chan!

Might be a kid, but that squirt don't know when to give up.

How so?

"What's your name? Where do you live?" Always the same damn questions!

Please, if you could just write them down on here!

Might as well, huh...

Zero, don't tell me you wrote down Kichinosuke's name instead?

Heh, how 'bout that? Just as I expected.

The hunk o' junk got himself a love letter.

Looks like my little white lie paid off!

Okay! Let's roll.

Still, I don't know...

Please, I beg of you! Please assist me in this matter in any way possible!

What, you gotta think about this?

Well, the thing is... I can't...

Oh, so we're putting on an act, are we?

Wouldn't you agree I'm much more suited for this than Nonomiya?

Yep, you got a point! Thanks a bunch.

All right, let's get moving!

Zero, you MORON!!!

Yo!

Ah, good afternoon!

I must thank you for keeping an eye on my boyfriend here.

Me... your boyfriend?

Well, you take care now!

- So, shall we be off? - Catch ya later!

Oh, Kichinosuke-sama...

I refuse... I refuse to give up so easily!

Huh? What you say?

Write you a love letter?

Yeah... to Haruka-chan.

You got Jun, don't ya? Why bother askin' us?

Oh, y'know, it's just sorta embarrassing.

Yep, we're all guys here, ain't we?

Okay! We'll whip ya up a good one!

That's the bond between us men!

Just leave it to us!

Okay, let's get started!

I want one written with lots and lots of kanji!

Sure thing! Not enough kanji'd come off as less-than-sophisticated.

So what should we write?

Huh? You mean I gotta tell you?

Of course! What did ya think?

Uh, let's see...

"Haruka-chan. Hello."

Then what...

"Goodbye!"

What kinda crummy love letter is that?

C'mon, you gotta speak from your heart!

I like you, I like you, I liiiiike you!

I like you, I like you, I liiiiike you...

Is that all he knows how to say?

Okay, then... "My darling Haruka-chan!"

"Your letter made me so happy that I had to reboot several times."

- That's the spirit, Kichinosuke! - Keep it up!

"Now, my dear Haruka-chan..."

"Let us have a date tomorrow in the park!"

"From your beloved darling, Kichinosuke-sama."

This stuff is the best...

Got a real genius at love letters right here!

So, is there lots of kanji?

Like ya wouldn't believe!

These are just random Grade 1 kanji.

Now that's a lotta kanji!

Haruka-chan's socks are gonna fly right off!

Here, we'll deliver the letter for ya.

Thank you! I'm just so happy right now!

A date, a date!

A-doobie-doobie-doobie-doo...

It's a date! A-doobie-doo. A happy date! A-doobie-doo.

Hooray, let's go!

Simple one, ain't he?

Can't believe that moron's actually got a computer inside him.

So, we actually gonna hand over that dopey letter to Haruka-chan?

Sure, now that I punched it up a bit!

Wh-What the heck? You didn't use a single kanji!

So uh, let's see...

"Reading your letter made me want to puke!"

"But I broke out in hives instead."

"I really do hate you too much for words."

"Keep your ugly mug out of my life!"

"From Kichinosuke, who farts in your general direction."

Whoa, we're givin' that to Haruka-chan?

Darn tootin'! Where does a robot get off sendin' a love letter?

Awright, let's go drop it off together.

It's a date! A-wasshoi!

It's a date! A shiny, sparkly date.

Okay Kichinosuke, about that letter?

You should know it wasn't actually meant for you.

You sure? Had my name on it.

Well, the truth is, someone... uh, "borrowed" your name for a bit.

Don't remember lending it out...

They used it without your permission!

Really? Who?

Um, about that... So, the truth is...

If I actually dare to say Zero's name, then Kichinosuke...

Ah!!! Knock it off, ya dumb robot!

C'mon, gimme a break already, you hunk of junk!!!

What's the matter, cat got your tongue? That proves you're just jealous!

Kichinosuke!!!

Fine, just don't come crying to me when it blows up in your face!

Oh, I'll be crying... Tears of joy, that is!

Do whatever you please!

Haruka-chan...

Ah, it's her! She's here, she's here.

Heh heh, she noticed the letter!

Ah, it's from Kichinosuke-sama!

Yippee, yippee, yip-pee-pee!

Yahoo, yahoo, ya-hoo-hoo!

Super duper big success!

Kichinosuke, that complete fool...

What malfunction is he having that's making him act so foolishly?

Hey Jun, whatcha doing?

Examining the circuits of a robot who doesn't believe what he's told!

Still totally jealous!

Oh, I give up already.

Oh? What's this?

"You can't fix stupid, least of all him."

Don't have to tell me twice!

Jun, a customer is here to see you! It's your friend Haruka-chan.

Huh? Haruka-chan's here?

Oh no! I have to get her out of here right away!

H-Haruka-chan! Haruka-chan came here!

It's a dream come true...

So, did that hurt?

If it hurt, you're not actually dreaming, pico!

Mom! Where's Haruka-chan!

Just over there.

Haruka-chan...

So, how can I help you today?

Please, I need you to take a look at this letter!

Letter?

Yes...

It came from Kichinosuke-sama.

Haruka-chan, let's go somewhere else first!

Something stupid this way comes, believe it or not.

S-Sure!

Jun...! Where are you going?!

Jun's mother!

Jun's mother, where is Haruka-chan?

She just head off somewhere else with Jun.

Th-They left?! Where!!!

That's a really good question! They left without saying a word.

So cruel, Jun!!!

You stole my beloved Haruka-chan out from under my nose.

Wh-What is up with this letter?

It looks like it was written by Toko's brothers.

I knew it!

Imagine my shock when I saw he had such horrific handwriting!

But I'm so glad to hear it's a fake!

Well, there's more...

The letter wasn't the only fake.

Whatever could you mean?

Well, it's about "Kichinosuke".

Haruka-chaaaaaan!

My darliiiiing!!!

Apologies for the wait.

Wh-What on earth is going on?!

Why, it's me, your beloved Kichinosuke!

...Kichinosuke?!

This is Kichinosuke?!

It's the truth, I'm afraid.

Haruka-chan! You're such a cutie!

You suit me to a T!

E-Enough!

Oh, look at you, all bashful...

She said that was enough!

Okay Kichinosuke, listen good...

She's gotten you confused with Zero!

With Zero...?

This is terrifying! Please do something about this bizarre robot!

Terrifying?! Bizarre robot...?

You mean me?!

So, has it sunk in yet?

But I'm the real Kichinosuke, though...

Enough! I've had enough!!!

Ah, Haruka-chan!

Haruka-chan...

Huh...? What's this?

This is the love letter they wrote for me!

Wait, "hate you too much for words"? "Farts in your general direction"?

Those twerps are gonna die!!!

Such dastardly exploits could never be forgiven!!!

Get ready!!!

Now I'm reeeeeaally mad!!!!

You three! Get back here!

Now I got you!

Aw c'mon, let us down!!!

I'm scared...

I want my mommy!

If anyone should be crying here, it's me!

Haruka-chan...

So that's what was going on.

That fellow's name is actually Rei Kanou.

But still...

Why would he give out a fake name...?

Look, about Zero...

He didn't give you a false name because he hated you or anything like that.

But then why?!

Zero just loves spending time on his bike...

So much so that spending time with girls doesn't compare.

That can't be!

Then why was he with such a beautiful girl today?

That was just a simple ploy on his part to get you to throw in the towel.

I simply can't believe it...

To deceive me...?

Ah, it's Zero!

His bike's back, good as new! Look!

Haruka-chan, just watch him in action!

Yeah!

Aw yeah! Yippee!

Well? Now you're witnessing Zero as he actually is.

...I'm done with him.

Huh?

He may have a big, strong body, but my goodness, that behavior is childish.

I mean really, choosing his bike over girls?

Talk about a manchild! A yokel, through and through.

A yokel...?! How does she figure that?

Well, consider my eyes opened.

Carrying a torch for such an immature lout is utter ridiculousness!

R-Ridiculousness?!

Yo! Jun!

Hey, so whatcha up to up there?

Aw crud...

Oh Zero, it's all right. There's no reason to run anymore!

O-Oh yeah? How so?

Hmmph!

We're at the amusement park

On a date, eating ice cream

My crocodile tears are shining

in the illumination of the shuttle loop

But because of his warm kindness

I flash my practiced smile

But it's all a dream, isn't it?

Reality: 100% One-Sided

Looks: Beep Beep Beep... 100

Sports: Beep Beep Beep... 100

Popularity: Beep Beep Beep... 120

That would be his data

Looks: Beep Beep Beep... 30

Sports: Beep Beep Beep... 20

Popularity: Beep Beep Beep... 10

And that would be my data...

*computer beeping*

360 degrees of rivals, wherever I go

*computer beeping*

Tonight's projected chance of love... 0!

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I was hoping to give Daddy a big ad balloon for Father's Day,

but then the holding stake slips out, and I'm off to the skies!

But I'm not the slightest bit scared!

That's because Zero's coming to save me!

However brief it may be, it's a date in the skies with Zero!

Three cheers for Father's Day!

Hai! Step Jun!

A Balloon Built for Two!

The Heartful Mechanic!

A Balloon Built for Two