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1988, Autumn

UN Space Federation, Japanese Branch

This is the UN Space Federation, Japanese Branch

Requesting transmission from Space Station Terra

Space Station Terra, please answer. This is the Japanese Branch, do you read me?

It's no good The electric wave interference hasn't lifted

Miyoshi?

Miyoshi, is that you?! So you survived!

How've you been?

Glad to see you back.

Miyoshi, you look like you're doing all right.

It's been 2 years, right?

Yes. I finally got some time off. Ah, and Where's the Chief?

Why're you even asking that? You know, he's very busy with that comet scare going on

Ah, Chief. Long time no see

Yes, it's been a while How were things in America?

Well, it was very confusing

Shuttle launches were canceled, and the electro-interfere nee wouldn't stop.

I expected so. It's the same here

And about that comet debris, according to the data we've collected thus far

it looks like a fragment dropped off here in Japan. But we still haven't confirmed it.

Take a look at this

Oh, Muroi!

What is it, Fuyuki? -Yo

Miyoshi's come back.

Miyoshi, you say?

Yeah. She just called me

Coming back without warning, sounds like something he'd do

I see

So Miyoshi is back.

What's wrong with you kids? You've been acting*strange lately.

Miyoshi

Well, ya see

Fuyuki. Let me tell him

Ah, good idea

We got engaged

Two months ago

I see. That's good news. Congratulations

Say, Fuyuki. We'd better make another toast to wish them luck on their marriage

Sure, let's do it.

Miyoshi

Are you really happy for us?

Of course I am

Thank you, Miyoshi-san

Hey, don't make such a big deal out of it.

Good! Well then, a toast.

Good. Muroi, Jun, congratulations

Cheers!

Is there a Mr. Miyoshi at this table? You have a telephone call

Oh, thanks

Hello. Miyoshi speaking

Oh, is that you, Chief?

Yes, I understand. I'll be there as soon as I can

What is it?

The UN Space Federation got a transmission

Judging by the transmission from he Head Base, there have been witnesses of UFOs all over America

These UFOs are causing a huge panic

Let me show you

Here, here, here, here, here, here, here. And this place is the worst off.

Professor Schmidt and his men are starting a follow-up investigation,

but no new developments have been found

I've got a bad feeling about this

Judging by this data

Chief I think we got a connection to the Space Station

Takigawa

Yes. sir.

This is the Japanese Branch The Japanese Branch

Space Station Terra, over.

This is the Japanese Branch of the UN Space Federation. Terra, please respond

This is the UN Space Federation Japanese Branch, calling Space Station Terra

Mikasa, this is Miyoshi. Mikasa, can you hear me? Mikasa!

That you, Miyoshi? I've been sending transmissions for the last 20 hours. Something's not right.

What's wrong?

Strange electro-waves keep transmitting to Earth from the surface of Venus

From Venus?

That's right. At a frequency of 420 megahertz

One would assume it was some sort of transmission, but we can't crack the code

And electro-waves with the same frequency are being shot at Venus from the Earth's surface

Mikasa! Mikasa! Do you read me? Answer me!

Mikasa! What's going on?

Miyoshi! Can you hear me?

This is Space Station Terra

Emergency alert! Emergency alert!

What's wrong?!

Mikasa!

Emergency

It's a huge spaceship. A spaceship is approaching the station!

It's a ship! It's a Roman ship!/

It's big. It's very big

It's gonna hit us!

He said it was a spaceship.

He also said it was a big Roman ship.

Chief

Put all efforts into this investigation

Ummm, send a report to HQ in New York.

See that nothing is amiss. Understood?

Yes. sir.

I want to see your father right away.

Professor Schmidt has told me a lot of your adventures at the UN Space Federation's HQ

Well, have a seat. Excuse me

My pupil's successes are my biggest consolation

But you know, Miyoshi

I never wanted you to leave Japan

There were plenty of opportunities for you to shine in Japan

I had Jun to consider too

Jun loved you so much it became a handicap.

But you left for America

And now you've come back to Japan to see me

What do you want?

Professor I'll be frank, would it be possible to launch the space defense unit. "Gohten"?

If possible, how long would it take?

Gohten was disbanded

Yes, but that was three years ago, when there were fears of UFOs invading Earth

Exactly.

The same time Gohten was disbanded, I left the army.

Those members trained under Gohten have been scattered to various other stations

Like you, and Muroi, and Mikasa And also Jimmy at NASA.

Yes, but Gohten was nearly completed

The UN-ordered space defense unit was forcefully disbanded. What was the real reason for this?

It became unimportant.

Units that won't seive Earth have no reason to exist.

That's true, but what if there came a time when Earth was threatened by outside forces again?

Gohten will surely be called upon

Are you saying that's so even now?

yes

Is what you're saying the will of the UN?

Correct. HQ ordered me to come see you to tell you this

The comet debris, became landing posts on Earth for the UFOs

There's so much data suggesting this it's impossible to ignore it.

Even the incident at Space Station Terra

That only strengthened the hypothesis

yes?

Father Professor Matsuzawa is on the phone for you

Takigawa speaking. Oh, no, the pleasure is mine

What?

Professor Schmidt... has passed away?

We just received word. I'm sorry, but it's true

I see

Yes. I'll tell Miyoshi

Just as you heard, Professor Schmidt was

killed by something when he was in the mountains, investigating the UFO landings

What's wrong?

It's Professor Schmidt!

Professor Schmidt? But that's impossible

Hey, Fuyuki, stop!

Father!

Professor Schmidt has come to see you

Professor Schmidt, you say?

Yes. I have him waiting in the living room

i see. So he survived.

yes!

Professor Schmidt.

Ah, Takigawa. Longtime no see. You haven't changed a bit.

Well, I'm surprised. I just received word from Matsuzawa at HQ, telling me you were killed

Well, I was the one who spread that rumor.

Well, come in

Actually, several days ago,

i was targeted by some mysterious men

i felt my life waslin danger.

So I let out the news that I was dead, and came to see you in secret.

That must have been a difficult ordeal

Do you think they had a connection to the comet debris?

As you suggest I think they are aliens from another planet.

I see.

ah, no thanks.

Thank you

What did you wish to talk about?

Gohten

I want to reactivate Gohten as quickly as possible

I think it's appropriate that we consider ourselves under attack.

The only thing that can stop their invasion is Gohten. You should know that better than anyone else

I will not reactivate Gohten

You completed everything about Gohten except the final phase

Takigawa, we have no time to waste

If you refuse, the UN will take over its completion

Hand over the plans

I can't hand them to you

Why not?

It's unusual for you to be so apathetic in the face of a catastrophe.No, it's cruel of you

Was it really Professor Schmidt?

yes. He's speaking with Father now in the living room.

that's a relief.

Schmidt.

It is because of you that I cannot hand over the plans

I suppose you think your disguise is very effective

But Professor Schmidt does not hold a lighter with his right hand

He's left-handed

Step back.

If you refuse to hand over the plans, then I'll have to take you instead

Stand up.

Move it.

Out of my way!

Do as he says

Hearing that the incident was a declaration of war by aliens,

the government ordered immediate military action under command of Oishi

The defense units were released

Those under command of Oishi, upon further investigation, discovered the alien HQ was on Venus

Takigawa Masato was then ordered to reactivate Gohten

will complete the final phase of Gohten's creation

I want all members to report to our headquarters at once

Help me retrieve them

Yes sir

That includes Jimmy at NASA.

Yes. I understand

Jun will also participate

Not as my daughter but as a specialist.

Treat her well

I look forward to working with you all

Us, too

Me. too

This is a roster of all the members

Please gather them as quickly as possible

Yes, sir.

*National Defense Squad's Headquarters*

Sir

Excluding Captain Takigawa, all members of Gohten have been sent out by submarine

I see

It would be nice if we can easily infiltrate Gohten's base

Gohten" Construction Site

How're the UN forces doing on the surface?

Well, they have suffered many casualties

Jimmy might not be able to make it.

Maybe so

Ah, Captain, we just got a telegram for Jimmy.

If Jimmy comes here, what will you do?

I guess we'll have to give him the telegram

How long until the final phase is completed?

Six days, sir.

No, THREE days

We must finish in three days

Yes, sir.

After this pulse circuit is completed, the First Section will be finished

Let's go

Ah, Muroi!

Ahhh, Jimmy! Glad you could make it.

Things were getting pretty gloomy around here without your smile

You think I'm gonna let them kill me before I join up with Gohten?

Naw. Is your family well?

Yeah, they're fine

Miyoshi

Oh, Miyoshi

Oh, Jimmy!

I missed ya. How've you been?

Fine.

Haven't seen you since our training days at NASA.

Huh? Oh, wow, he's right.

Sir due to interference waves from the enemy, we cannot shoot missiles

Our Fourth Unit is completely wiped out!

Hasn't...hasn't Gohten been initiated yet?

It'll be another two days

That is, only if Gohten's base isn't destroyed before then

The Main Engine Control System has been completed

Alligun turrets completed

Rocket Control Room ready for use

Good work, company.

We will depart right away. Report to your stations

Yes, sir.

It's the enemy!

Freeze! Freeze!

You bastards

Have you gone mad?!

Hand over Takigawa

If you fail to hand him over you will all die

All units on your stations. Prepare to attack!

Start the Main Engine

Starting Main Engine

Start the Main Drill

Starting the Main Drill

Launch the Head Laser Beam!

Gohten has lifted off.

Rise to an elevation of 3800

Prepare explosives for launching

Shoot!

Sir the enemy forces above Tokyo have moved southward

The same with America

There is presently not a city in the entire world under attack.

I see.

So all the enemy's spacecraft have headed towards Gohten

All right!

This is Gohten, Takigawa speaking

This is Oishi. I'm Matsuzawa

We smashed the enemy rockets We'll head for Venus now.

Rog�r.

Takigawa, we pray for your success

Attention all units,

Gohten will soon leave Earth and head for the enemy base on Venus

I am going to need strong commitment from each one of you

Put on your Anti-G Belts

Ignite the Main Rocket.

Our current elevation is 200 km

Now preparing to burst through the atmosphere

Switch on the Gravity System

We will now leave the Earth's orbit.

Ignite the Ion Rocket.

Turn on the Venus orbital controls

We will now fly with our inertia Switch off the Ion Rocket.

All units, undo your Anti-G Belts

All those off duty, report to the control room

Let us say farewell to the Earth

It's so pretty.

Looks like a green pearl

This got here just a little before you arrived at Gohten's base

The reason I haven't given it to you yet. is because I wanted you to understand that you weren't forgotten

What's with the serious face?

Do you know what's wrong with him?

No.

Miyoshi

What's wrong with Jimmy? Did something happen?

It looks like he's crying

The day he arrived at Gohten's base, New York was attacked

His parents, little brother and sister... his whole family was killed

Captain, I finished the calculations

We will reach Venus in 9 days and 15 hours

Good job.

Miyoshi

I've got something to tell you

What is it? Why the sudden serious tone?

If something happens to me while we fight on Venus,

Take care of Jun for me

Muroi...

How can you suggest something so stupid? You guys just barely got engaged

Never mind that just listen to me

Two years ago, you suddenly left Japan

You left so that I could have Jun

What're you talking about? The reason I left Japan was

I know.

I know you very well.

was in love with Jun

But which one of us had Jun's heart?

It was clear she loved you

But I managed to get engaged to her anyway.

plan on putting our relationship to the test.

During the battle on Venus, that is

If we win

then I will be able to have pride in myself.

probably stop being jealous of you

But there's no guarantee I'll survive

And if that happens I want you to take care of Jun

Another three days until we get to Venus

Things have been almost too easy.

Look! Something's approaching us!

It's the space station!

It's Terra!

Tihat's where Mikasa was

Whafsjit doing all the way out here?

The shock from the explosion must have pushed it out here

Captain

will check it out.

Judging by the appearance, no one's alive in there

How do you know that without checking?

What do you think the outside temperature is?

Even if everyone on there is dead, want to at least recover their bodies

Captain

Pilot, decontaminate the station for safety.

Decontaminating the station

Thank you very much, sir. I'll be back soon

Let's bundle him thickly.

Take over!

Okay.

Is it the enemy?

Enemy rockets approaching Enemy rockets approaching

35 sekii speed. 90 sekkei speed. 9 Mach speed. All stations, prepare for battle!

Wh.. who are you

Hey!

Mikasa

You're wrong! He's not Mikasa!

Don't move!

Stop Gohten

If you don't stop, I'll kill her.

Captain! Captain

Mikasa was an invader.

He's trying to take Jun from us

He demands that we stop Gohten

Open the airlock!

If you don't I'll kill her.

Captain! Muroi intends to purse them

He can't!

Stop him!

Muroi, wait!

You can't go

Why can't

It's my rash ideas that got us in this mess in the first place. It's my duty to rescue her.

Don't try to stop me! Zip it!

It's the Captain's orders!

Captain

Please let me go

And how do you propose to retrieve Jun?

can't let you die as well

Let go! Let go of me!

Shoot the Ion Rockets!

Captain, an unknown type of electro-wave signal is emitting from Venus towards us

Miyoshi, open communications

Yes, sir.

Muroi, come here

Captain Takigawa

As you can see, we have taken your daughter.

am the Emperor of the Galaxy.

Commander Hell

Muroi.

From 22,000 light-years away from the solar system,

you call our planet "Meshie 13"

The third planet in the Yomi system, that is our mother planet.

It is very far from here

However.

We, the Imperial Planet of the Galaxy, have already obtained the power to fly freely through the galaxy.

If your technology is that advanced, then why must you come all the way over here to take over this solar system?

Our planet has aged

Just as it is the fate of all planets to die, our planet has grown too old

We needed to move to another planet.

The planet we wanted was a planet that was exactly like our own,the third planet from the sun

Your planet Earth

Captain Takigawa, you believe you have the power to attack us,

but may I inform you that-Gohten, the last hope of your pitiful Earthling race will soon be drenched in blood

We are now entering Venus's orbit.

Ignite the rear rockets

Presently 200 km above the surface of Venus

Commence tracing the surface of Venus

All units, put on yourAnti-G Belts

Present coordinates: Venus longitude 80 degrees, 10 minutes

Latitude, 36 degrees, 23 minutes

What's the distance to the source of the enemy's transmissions?

About 6 km. Just as we planned

Away Team, prepare to depart.

Yes, sir!

Ready?

Okay.

Prepared for departure

Good. Depart now.

Roger.

What a powerful wind

Jimmy, what's the wind speed?

87 meters per second

R2 Antenna, set on

Surface temperature, 475 degrees Celsius

Air pressure, 83,000 Mille Bar

We can see it well

We will now depart.

Your mission is pure investigation Don't get carried away.

Roger.

Jimmy, where is the enemy base?

15 degrees starboard

Over the mountains, then

We'll hover over there

Hey, look at that.

Looks like a stalactite cave

Let's see what's past it.

Okay.

We're going in

Stop!

That's... that's the enemy ship.

So that's why Mikasa said it was a Roman ship.

Captain, they've put up a defense barrier.

Let's see if we can get a little closer.

Jimmy, be sure to get as many p ictures of that bier ship as Possible

Roger.

Watch out!

Miyoshi, are you okay?

Yeah, it seems so

What a relief. Retreat at once

Roger.

That large mouth appears to be something

think it's probably a sort of air duct.

Yes. I suRPose that's the only place we could sneak in

Good. We'll treat it as an air duct and plan on how we should invade

Destroying the enemy's central power source is our main objective. Understood?

Yes.

It's a shame I can't join in the attack force

Unless your team destroys the barrier my team won't be able to invade in the first place. We're counting on you

Thanks

The Captain ordered us to destroy their central power.

But I will... rescue Jun at any cost.

Diagnostic check complete. Read to go

All's well at my end. Ready to launch

Preparing to enter the cave

Roger.

Everyone's ready on our end to shoot.

Open the airlock.

Opening the airlock.

Launcher set on

Preparations complete

Set on the launching circuits

Launch!

Miyoshi, I'm flying now, according to plan

Roger.

Jimmy, shoot the boulders over the ship.

will destroy the barrier.

Roder.

Fuyuki, we'll take a detour in

Jimmy, I'll distract the enemy. You continue to shoot.

Roger.

Thanks

Cease fire!

Dammit!

Miyoshi, I'll distract the enemy.

Meanwhile, you charge in!

Roger!

Land now!

Rog��!

Okay, let's go

Okay.

�urry.

Listen, line up with me and shoot. They'll start to weaken

Roger.

Jimmy!

Now's our chance

Once it turns red, we're going through

It's the farthest one to the right. We're close

Watch out!

Let's ust char e in and attack.

Fuyuki

Stand up.

Are you okay?

i am fine. And you?

With our cover blown, we don't have a chance

Got any ideas?

There was a computer device shaped exactly like this in the leader's room

It must have some sort of number pattern

We might be able to open this place up.

Captain Takigawa

Three of your men are dead

The last remaining man and your daughter are in my hands

Unless you surrender they too will die

will not change my plan

can'tlet you take control of our planet.

Is that so

Then may you enjoy your futile struggle until Gohtenandmy two captives are destroyed

Jun!

This is Jun! This is Jun!

Miyoshi and I successfully escaped from the enemy base. We are presently returning

Is that Jun?

Thank God

Miyoshi

Thank you

Miyoshi, the enemy base has lifted off the ground. Hurry!

Muroi, Miyoshi and Jun have returned. Pull back at once

Ro ��.

Fasten your belts

Lift off!

Launch Active Laser Missiles!

Shoot Revolver Beams!

Ship stabilizer malfunction! The Main Laser and Beams are damaged

Go look at the ship's condition

Yes, sir.

Their artillery.

Yes!

Lasers

Yes!

You men go with him, too

Yes! sir

No answer from the Missile Shooting Room

3-directional rockets are destroyed

Rear Lasers are no longer operational

Jun

Yes?

We must ensure that the remaining members of our team return home safely.

Call Miyoshi back.

Yes. sir.

Jun

No, never mind

Please go

Okay.

Captain

Miyoshi, the rest is in your hands

Don't try to find me

Captain

Father!

During the creation of Gohten, successfully invented explosives of frighteningly strong magnitude

So strong that if enough were made, the entire galaxy could be destroyed

If the building block of the universe - ether - is utilized, an explosion larger than can be imagined could occur.

The enemy wanted to know Gohten's secret.

This very bomb.

That's why I didn't want to launch Gohten

The infinite universe has always made my dreams come true

And in return, destroy the universe to save the Earth?

What cruel irony that is

Father!

This bomb must never be built again. It must never be used

That is my prayer.

Repair Team, let's get moving

ANS Computer repairs completed

Are you okay?

Laser Beam Antenna, repairs completed

First Armaments Room, repairs completed

Main Engine, repairs completed

All units, report to your stations

We will return to Earth