Original subtitles

Causes of death are many and varied.

Old age, suicide, illness...

But the cause of death that scares people the most in this day and age...

is death by fire.

AMEYOKO

Where should we go next?

I think they sell ice cream over there.

It looked really good.

Ice cream!

Isn't this nice? The two of them look so cute and girly.

Maki, you should have worn a dress too.

You'd look good in one.

I...

I can't pull it off.

It's like the fight in the Netherworld never happened.

There are so many people here living in fear

that they might become an Infernal.

I have to make sure those joyful smiles aren't just a sham

by finding a way to turn Infernals back into people.

Then I'll unravel the mystery of the Evangelist and Adolla Burst,

and get rid of Spontaneous Human Combustion.

What's wrong? You've got a goofy look on your face.

You're eating more?

I'm surprised you can eat all that sweet stuff.

Hey, guys. I have a little suggestion.

"Operation Lieutenant Makeover."

This is my first day off in a while.

Come to think of it, I haven't played soccer recently.

Would you like to go to that place I mentioned before?

I would like to!

Let's go check out some new clothes.

I want to have some freshly-made ice cream!

I'm looking forward to us all going out together.

They're all going shopping?

It's been a long day, huh?

The three of us are going out tomorrow.

Shinra, would you like to come with us?

Me too? Are you sure you don't mind?

Sister, why invite him?

Do you have any plans?

Oh, no. Nothing in particular.

-Good evening, sir! -Good evening, sir!

Good evening, sir!

You're all going shopping?

That sounds nice.

Go enjoy yourselves.

-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.

His fashion sense is as awful as ever.

Does he get pushed to buy the shopping district's overstock?

The Lieutenant is the one who should be going shopping.

Why don't we buy some stylish clothes as presents for Lieutenant?

That sounds like fun!

-Good idea! Which store should we go to? -Lieutenant,

they're having fun at your expense.

Oh, my.

-What do you think about this one? -No, this one!

Well, how about this?

Do you think he'd actually wear something like this?

A bald wig? I doubt he would even do that.

It has to at least fit into the hat category

for the Lieutenant to even consider it.

Well then, how about this one?

Is that what we're up to now?

I think a stuffed-animal head might be pushing it a bit too.

HEAD SPA

DON'T CRY BYPASS

Indeed, I'm curious where Lieutenant draws the line on his fashion sense.

It makes me want to push right up to where that line is!

I love our Lieutenant.

Hold on, I thought we were trying to make the Lieutenant look better.

And if our goal is to make him look snappier,

what are we even doing in this store?

Maki is the one who picked the store.

Shinra, this would look good on you.

She's so close.

This is fun.

You're so damn gross.

-Who are you calling gross? -You are. Stay away from me.

She's so aggravating.

Tamaki has been very concerned about you.

We heard about your mother.

Let's all work together to find a way to save her.

You got hurt so badly, and yet you pulled through.

I'm sure you'll see Sho again.

Thank you very much.

I'm really glad we're all at Company 8.

Thank you!

Maki!

I'm taking provisional command as an emergency response.

Shinra, get over to the site quickly and assess the situation,

and direct the civilian evacuation there.

You two are with me.

We're going to secure evacuation routes for the civilians in the area.

-Roger! -Roger!

Excalibur!

Arthur?

It is a knight's duty to protect the weak, Devil.

Who are you calling weak, you stupid knight?

Are you all right, Shinra?

Yes, sir!

Is that an Infernal?

Look how big it is.

What should we do, Captain?

The civilian evacuation was completed, right?

Let's get this sorted out.

-Shinra, get into your bunker gear. -Roger!

Licht and Vulcan, locate the core of that giant Infernal.

-Roger that. -You got it.

-Sister, will you handle the prayer? -Yes.

The rest of us will buy time until their analysis is complete.

-Roger! -Roger!

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

NON-POWERED, FORENSIC SCIENTIST VIKTOR LICHT

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

NON-POWERED, ENGINEER VULCAN JOSEPH

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8 NON-POWERED, SISTER IRIS

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

SECOND GENERATION PYROKINETIC FIRST CLASS FIRE SOLDIER, MAKI OZE

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 1 (CURRENTLY ON SUSPENSION)

THIRD GENERATION PYROKINETIC SECOND CLASS FIRE SOLDIER, TAMAKI KOTATSU

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8 NON-POWERED, CAPTAIN AKITARU OBI

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

SECOND GENERATION PYROKINETIC LIEUTENANT TAKEHISA HINAWA

Is this even possible?

This is intriguing!

Not good!

-Not so fast! -Not so fast!

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

THIRD GENERATION PYROKINETIC SECOND CLASS FIRE SOLDIER, ARTHUR BOYLE

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 8

THIRD GENERATION PYROKINETIC SECOND CLASS FIRE SOLDIER, SHINRA KUSAKABE

What did your analysis reveal?

We discovered something fascinating. This thing's body has multiple cores.

Multiple cores?

Five, to be precise.

One in each of his arms and legs.

And there is the main core, the toughest of them all, in his chest.

You're saying we have to destroy all the cores to put this thing to rest?

Yes, indeed. To do so, all of you must destroy the arms and legs,

to immobilize the giant Infernal.

As for the final, hardened main core,

Shinra will have to hit it with his maximum firepower.

All right.

Those with ranged attacks, Hinawa, Maki, and Tamaki, take up the arms.

Arthur and I will take out the legs.

Beyond that, Shinra,

it all rests with you.

Yes, sir!

We can't afford to waste any time. We'll tackle this all at once!

1420.

We'll commence putting this giant Infernal to rest!

-Roger! -Roger!

That's the core, huh?

VELOCITY CONTROL: ACCELERATION

-He's fast! -I'll stop him in his tracks!

NEKOMATA

Sputter! Flare!

Maximum power!

SPUT-FLARE RUSH

You are a fool to bare your fangs to the Knight King.

My name is Arthur Boyle!

Supreme Commander of Camelot,

and the Captain of the Order of the Round Table!

VIOLET FLASH

Well done, everyone!

Take this!

I train...

every morning for this!

Shinra, the rest is up to you!

Right!

Flames are the breaths of souls.

And smoke is the souls' release.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

This soul...

Soul of mine...

Return to the raging flames.

Take the flame!

RAPID-MAN KICK

Latom.

Hinawa! Enough is enough, man!

Don't you know when you've gone too far?

I am terribly sorry, sir.

Is there anyone who would come to work dressed like that for any reason?

I'm sorry, sir. I did not realize it until you said so.

What the hell is the matter with you?

What happened to make Captain so angry?

And with Lieutenant Hinawa, at that.

What do we do? He's steaming mad because of what we did.

We never thought he would actually wear it though.

Oh, dear God.

Have you even read what's written on your cap?

No, sir. I haven't even looked at it.

Where did you even get such ridiculous clothes?

Did you buy them yourself?

What should we do?

-What should we do? -We have to apologize.

Yes, sir. I bought them myself.

Lieutenant, that's going above and beyond.

You did, huh? I see.

Maki! Iris! Tamaki! Shinra! Get in here!

He knows.

I know you gave him these clothes.

You took advantage of Lieutenant Hinawa's indifference to fashion.

Is that what you think of your superior officers?

Who was it that planned this ridiculous stunt?

The three of them were kind enough to invite me to go shopping with them.

They're my dear friends here at Company 8.

I have to be like Lieutenant Hinawa and shouldn't sell my friends out.

-Shinra did it! -Shinra did it!

What?

Mom,

girls can be

terrifying.

Shinra, come in here for a minute!

Excuse me, sir.

The time has come once again. This year, we're going to do this right.

What? Do what?

The Special Fire Force nude calendar!

What?

NUDE?

OVERINDULGENT PECS

The Special Fire Force nude calendar, sir?

POWERFUL ABS

The nude calendar!

BRAWNY BACKS

It's something they've started to make the Special Fire Force more relatable.

And the shoot for this calendar is coming up?

Currently, there are eight Special Fire Force companies.

Each company takes their month in turn between January and August.

Our month is August.

What do they do from September through December?

From September on, it goes by popularity.

The best four start in September

and work their way up to first place in December.

What place did Company 8 take last year?

Last place, sir?

Correct.

I'm just going to have a look...

at last year's calendar.

Let's see, August...

You really went all out, I see.

We were aiming for the top spot.

By the way, who was in the first place? They would be December, right?

That company boasts steadfast popularity.

Rekka.

As a result of crowd-favorite Rekka being killed in action,

we may stand a chance this year.

Indeed, that's true.

That's inappropriate to say! And how is he a crowd favorite?

Come to think of it, there's Dr. Giovanni from Company 3.

They might show what he's got under wraps.

This is definitely fake, isn't it?

Damn you, die!

Nude though? Nude...

ENTRY PROHIBITED

What did Company 5 do?

I might get to see Captain Hibana's dynamite nude...

Who are these guys? Screw them! They're the gravel guys, aren't they?

Shinra, what were you hoping to see? Only men are featured in the calendar.

SPECIAL FIRE FORCE COMPANY 5, COMBINE

Naked Shinra!

I want to see Shinra's calendar picture!

I want to...

I want to, but on the other hand,

everyone will see it!

The whole world will realize what appeal Shinra has.

Once that happens, Shinra will no longer belong only to me.

But that's inevitable.

I have no choice but to accept it.

Princess, would you please check our photo?

Shut up, gravel! Just go with whatever!

They're all getting into this more than I expected.

I'll bet Company 7 has absolutely no interest in this.

Captain Shinmon is actually pretty popular.

What? Captain Shinmon?

I can understand why he'd be popular,

but how would he even appear in this, to begin with?

July...

This was definitely taken from a hidden camera, wasn't it?

SEVEN

Hey, where is Waka?

He went to the bathhouse, sir.

Is it time for this year's calendar again?

We can't let ourselves be outdone by those empire dirtbags at anything.

I'm going to snap a great photo of him with this.

I'm looking forward to seeing it, Lieutenant Konro.

Hey!

You really got me well last year.

Did you really think I wouldn't notice?

They're all waiting

for the big, bold man who can win over everyone.

There's only one such man here in Asakusa.

You have to do this, Benimaru!

Me?

-Stop screwing around! -As a man, you get it, right?

-No, Waka! It has to be you! -Give me that camera! I'll take it!

A hidden camera shot, a doctored photo, and the gravel brigade...

How did Company 8 get beaten out by all of them?

That all ends this year.

This year, we have new personnel!

Company 8's calendar days are just beginning!

We'll get them this year!

That's true. Last year, it was just Captain Obi and Lieutenant Hinawa.

Compared to the other companies, it seems a little vacant.

I have to ask though, what's up with this pose you're both doing?

That pose is...

Power!

Cobra!

What?

How about that? It was well received by the female members.

No! Look at how they're taking it!

You can't let the whole world in on an inside joke!

What's wrong, Shinra? There's no spark in your eyes.

Well, no. Of course not.

I've come up with a way we're going to win this year.

You've come up with some other weird gimmick?

The star of this secret plan will be front and center.

Take a good look.

Power!

Cobra!

Wait for it!

-Twin Cobras! -Twin Cobras!

And we're dead last in place.

NEXT EPISODE PREVIEW

Shinra calls on Captain Hague of Company 4

in search of information concerning Adolla Bursts.

As Shina is taken aback by Captain Hague's odd demeanor,

something strange comes over him as well!

What happened to you, Shinra?

I'm done with this.

Die, every last one of you!

Next time on Fire Force Season 2 Episode 2,

"Flames of Madness."

Return to the raging flames.

Latom.