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| Translation & Cultural Notes |
Even from the viewpoint of world history, there are few cities as prone to disaster as Tokyo. The city was completely destroyed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, and the Carpet-bombing of Tokyo at the end of World War II, as its name suggests, reduced the city to a smoking pile of rubble. But each time, Tokyo rose again from the ashes.
And so we have present-day Greater Tokyo, the political and economic heart of Japan. Some say it is already terribly overcrowded -- but the overwhelming crush of humanity that each day floods into the city is but a taste of what is to come... The Tokyo Bay Causeway; the information/ communications network base, expected to be built on Section 13, reclaimed from Tokyo Bay, and requiring an outlay of 130 Billon Yen; a project, set for completion between 2000-2029, calling for a colossal waterborne city; and the well-known "Futureport 21" Project; these gigantic projects for Tokyo's reconstruction, advocated by JAPIC (the Japan Project Industrial Committee), are all butting heads with one another, competing for resources. Surely, Tokyo is rushing towards tomorrow, the future, and furthermore is transforming itself into a gigantic integrated city.
And it is MegaTokyo, the future, some fifty years from the present, which is the setting for this story. The time is the year 2032! Tokyo, the world's most overcrowded city -- the heart of industry, culture, information, and conflict. The Second Great Kanto Earthquake, only seven years before, dealt the city a devastating blow, and the new waterborne city coming into existence in Tokyo Harbor, was abandoned just as construction was beginning, and has since become a ghost town.
Presently, the capital is a city of confusion, in the midst of recovering from the ruins, physical and political, which were the result of the colossal earthquake.
Cars running on gasohol (a mixture of gasoline and ethanol) and battery cars (electrically-powered automobiles) crowd the streets, and a scar of the earthquake remains: a huge fault running through Tokyo, 50 meters wide at its widest point, separating the city into East and West. A gigantic tidal power plant has been established at Chibajuukuuri, and the world's first solar power plants have been founded at Yokosukachuu and Mashino City, supplying this megalopolis with the electricity it consumes. Even now, clumps of office buildings, with rooftop-mounted independent photovoltaic collectors, await the sun's first rays, and the start of another day in MegaTokyo.
And youth... ah, yes, for youth, there has been no change, even now, in Tokyo's standing as "the city of great possibilities."
There is Priss, a rock singer who belts out songs on a stage where light and sound mix and mingle. There is Sylia, and her little brother, Mackie, who, having inherited their father's bequest, own a fashion building. There is Linna, an aerobics instructor. And there is Nene, a member of the AD Police. But these women all have an additional identity...
As the curtain of night falls, a show has begun in a dark corner of the city. Armored vehicles, carrying members of the AD Police, the Special Crimes Control Unit, are gathering at an expressway interchange, drawn like moths to a flame. It's a Boomer!
Once again, a Boomer is on a rampage! Boomers are an artificial life form, born of the technological union of mechtronics and biotechnology. They were originally created to substitute for humans in the development of outer space, but recently, a slightly different variant on that original concept has started to appear.
They are terrifying cyberdroids, their entire bodies a cluster of weaponry; walking tanks, covered in super-high-density Abotex; and possessed of their own will. Naturally, their existence is illegal. And on top of all that, they even possess the power of matter fusion.
This particular Boomer tears the Minigun from the police chopper it downed, uses it to replace its lost right arm, and runs amuck, strafing anything and anyone who comes within range! The heavily-armed AD Police are helpless before it. Who would let these things loose, and to what end? Just then, four figures appear before the Boomer. The slim silhouettes possess graceful, elegant lines, as if to say, there are females inside these battlesuits. In the wink of an eye, these women annihilate the Boomer, with the long-needle railguns, rotary lasersword, and laser cannon integrated into the artificial fingers of their suits. They call themselves the "Knight Sabers." AD Police officer Leon, who has rushed to the scene, can only watch in amazement. These women, attired in hardsuits surpassing the military's newly-produced Type K-12 battlesuit, are vigilantes who smash lawlessness for money. Having defeated the Boomer, they vanish into the night, but their next job soon comes calling, in a most peculiar manner.
The client is U.S.S.D. (the Space Defense Force). The job is to find a technician, and his little sister, Cynthia, who have been abducted. From then on, they are entangled in a gigantic conspiracy. When they cross swords with Frederick, the ultimate Boomer, in the ruins of Aqua City, they also see the shadow of... a colossal organization?! It is the mysterious GENOM supercorporation which holds the key to the mystery that confronts them.
GENOM: a company which rules from behind the scenes over the political and financial affairs of the entire Western World, and whose full aspect is unknown. Its temple-like headquarters, GENOM Tower, a skyscraper nearly 1000 meters tall, symbolizes it well, oppressing all other, lesser, buildings in District Three of Tokyo. It continues to extend towards the heavens even now, eight years since its construction began; a modern-day Tower of Babel. The Knight Sabers, who have been stalking the places where evil dwells, and striking it down, will, at the end of this battle, catch sight, however dimly, of the form of their true enemy...
Bubblegum Crisis 2: Born To Kill
Under Mason's direction, GENOM Boomers recover the remains of Cynthia from the sunken wreckage of Aqua City. Meanwhile, at a GENOM laboratory, the development of an uprated Boomer is interrupted by an explosion that claims the lives of the scientists involved. At the scene, a young Chinese woman named Irene stands silently screaming. She is the fiancee of one of the dead scientists, and an aerobics girlfriend of Linna. Irene swears to expose GENOM's involvement in the tragedy, Linna fears for her safety, and a mysterious group of beautiful female assassins stalk them both.
Priss and Leon deduce the existence of a conspiracy at GENOM.
Moving from the Chinatown of Yokohama to the large Kawasaki Industrial Complex, a battle unfolds in the dead of night, pitting Sylia's Knight Sabers against Mason's female assassin androids. Can the Knight Sabers disrupt the uprated Boomer's development before it is too late?
From Megalocity Tokyo to Yokohama Chinatown, and finally to the Kawasaki Industrial Zone, Sylia, Priss, Nene and a much more active Linna (who had little to do in Part 1) pursue the chain of events that inexorably lead them to another confrontation with GENOM.
Everyone's favorite Superconglomerate has continued towards its goal of World economic domination. The uprated "SuperBoomer" is a weapon of great power. Using components salvaged from Cynthia, it can synchronize with the U.S.S.D. orbiting laser satellites. As they launch themselves into battle, the Knight Sabers dimly begin to see the outlines of the gigantic GENOM conspiracy.
Bubblegum Crisis 3: Blow Up
In "Blow Up," the battle between the Knight Sabers and GENOM (personified by the evil Mason), comes to its inevitable conclusion. Or so it seems...
Part 1 introduced us to a future Tokyo. A huge shadow, GENOM, looms over the megalopolis, which, like today, contains endless contradictions, distortions, corruption and decadence. GENOM is a symbol for our worst fears, typified by the Boomers (artificial humans) it produces.
Mason is the man who directs the seamy side of GENOM. In Part 1, he appears as the mastermind behind Cynthia's kidnapping, and as a confidant of Quincy, the man who rules GENOM. In Part 2, he gives a glimpse of his ambitions: he is not content with being a prince. His Super-Boomer project ends in failure, however, when Irene's murder spurs the Knight Sabers into action. In Part 3, Mason's ambition sets him upon a path from which there is no turning back. Who is Mason? And why has he turned Megalocity Tokyo into a battlefield?
In response to the frequent Boomer riots, AD Police retaliates by deploying its K-11 armored suits, but with only army-issue machine guns, the K-11s are no match for a Boomer with genuine firepower. The street fighting between ADP and the Boomer throws Tokyo into a panic, and the damage extends from the slum where Priss resides to the area where Sylia's fashion building (and the Knight Saber's secret headquarters) is located.
Recognizing that the night's events were clearly instigated, not merely by GENOM, but by Mason, Priss advocates a counter attack. As usual, Sylia vetoes precipitous action. Though not pacified, Priss finds a new outlet for her determination when Mackie shows her the newly powered-up Motoslave. Her dark mood is also lightened by the friendship of a young boy, Sho, and his mother.
Meanwhile, computers at GENOM and in Sylia's back room are humming as both Mason and Sylia plot their next moves.
A few days later, Mason and his Boomer bodyguard, Funk, arrive in the slum with a little urban renewal on their minds. Aided by some well placed bribes, they plan to level the tenements and replace them with an industrial complex. Priss makes a futile attempt to intervene, and is rescued by Leon, who does little to improve his standing in her eyes by trying to pick her up.
When Sho's home is demolished, and his mother is killed in the building's collapse, Priss finally explodes. Disregarding the Knight Saber rule against solo action, she prepares to challenge Mason. The other Knight Sabers, having heard of the death of Sho's mother, are already suited up, waiting for her.
Thus the Knight Sabers and Mason head straight for a showdown. The time has come to decide who will triumph. Mason, garbed in the latest personal armor, awaits the Knight Sabers atop the summit of GENOM's pyramid-like headquarters, a modern Tower of Babel rising above Megalocity. The Knight Sabers race towards him on their new Motoslaves. The battle reaches the apex, and Sylia and Mason finally confront each other; a meeting that only one of them will survive.
Bubblegum Crisis 4: Revenge Road
It is the year 2033 A.D. in the corrupt city of MegaTokyo. Tearing up the highways in the dead of night is a man weighed down with sadness, J.B. Gibson. For the sake of his beloved Naomi, Gibson relentlessly rides the Revenge Road. His steed is a 2021 HMJ "Griffon," brought back to life by Gibson and Dr. Raven, a brilliant engineer. Now it nightly transforms the highways of Megalocity Tokyo into a circuit of slaughter as it mercilessly hunts down the Outrider biker gang.
Meanwhile, the Knight Sabers, taking a breather after their last big job, which ended in the GENOM incident and the death of Mason, pass a string of days in somewhat of a funk. Occasionally, they get together, but all they do is amuse themselves with the Survival Game, followed by Linna and Nene's supremely idiotic lectures on love and romance (Important note for Nene fans, who've been lamenting her few and far-between scenes: this dialogue has become an established custom at these meetings, and is therefore not to be missed).
To take her mind off her problems, Priss takes her bike out for a drive. A close encounter with the Griffon engages her in battle with Gibson. Alas, Priss's bike is not up to the challenge, and fails her in a most spectacular and painful manner. Now she has a score to settle with the driver of the Griffon, and she soon browbeats Nene into doing a little extracurricular hacking at AD Police H.Q.
Gibson makes more and more alterations to the Griffon, finally creating a thought-controlled machine with an instantaneous reaction time. Gibson and the Griffon have finally become one heart, one flesh. Note the various alteration scenes throughout the story, and the Griffon's changed form after each scene (by the way, the flashback scene in the first half depicts the Griffon in its normal, unaltered form). With each new modification, Gibson's hatred is transferred to the Griffon, until finally it awakens, taking Gibson and Naomi for one last terror-filled ride down the Revenge Road.
Now only the Knight Sabers can stop a tragedy. Priss stakes her pride as a biker on a high-speed race against time. For this outing only, she rides the "Highway Star," Mackie's hand-built masterpiece. This speed-demon bike puts out over 700 horsepower, and, using nitrojets, has a top speed of over 360 km/h. For stability, its wheelbase is a whopping 2.4m. Will Priss be able to reach the Griffon and save its occupants before they run into the deadly trap AD Police has set?
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Japanese Production Staff
Bubblegum Crisis 1:
Planning and Original Story: Suzuki Toshimichi
Directed by Akiyama Katsuhito
Screenplay by Matsuzaki Kenichi, Kakinuma Hideki,
Aramaki Shinji & Akiyama Katsuhito
Character Designs by Sonoda Kenichi
Mechanical Designs by Kakinuma Hideki, Aramaki Shinji & Sonoda Kenichi
Voice Director: Yatagai Kenichi
Animation Directors: Tanaka Masahiro & Naka Morifumi
Art Director: Arai Kazuhiro
Director of Photography: Takahashi Akihiko
Sound Director: Matsuura Noriyoshi
Music by Makaino Kouji
Bubblegum Crisis 2: Born To Kill
Planning and Original Story: Suzuki Toshimichi
Director: Akiyama Katsuhito
Screenplay : Akiyama Katsuhito
Production Designers: Aramaki Shinji & Kakinuma Hideki
Character Designs : Sonoda Kenichi
Voice Director: Yatagai Kenichi
Animation Directors: Tanaka Masahiro & Naka Morifumi
Art Director: Arai Kazuhiro
Director of Photography: Takahashi Akihiko
Sound Director: Matsuura Noriyoshi
Music : Makaino Kouji
Producer: Aoki Takeshi
Bubblegum Crisis 3: Blow Up
Executive Producer: Fujita Junji
Planning and Original Story: Suzuki Toshimichi
Director: Akiyama Katsuhito
Screenplay : Akiyama Katsuhito
Production Designers: Kakinuma Hideki & Aramaki Shinji
Character Designs : Sonoda Kenichi
Voice Director: Ide Yasunori
Storyboards: Hayashi Hiroki
Animation Directors: Tanaka Masahiro & Okuda Jun
Director of Photography: Takahashi Akihiko
Art Director: Arai Kazuhiro
Sound Director: Matsuura Noriyoshi
Music : Makaino Kouji
Bubblegum Crisis 4: Revenge Road
Executive Producer: Fujita Junji
Planning Producer: Suzuki Toshimichi
Supervision and:
Production Design: Aramaki Shinji
Character Designs : Sonoda Kenichi
Animation Directors: Tanaka Masahiro & Okuda Jun
Audio Director: Matsuura Noriyoshi
Director of Photography: Konishi Kazuhiro
Art Director: Arai Kazuhiro
Music : Makaino Kouji
Written : Arii Emu
Griffon Concept Design : Yokoyama Kou
Directed : Hayashi Hiroki
Music Producer: Fujita Junji
US Production Staff
Producer: Robert J. Woodhead
Translators: Michael House & Shin Kurokawa
Production Assistant: Ueki Natsumi
Editor: Roe R. Adams III, KTJ
Production Managers (USA):
Janice Hindle & Peter R.Haswell
US Production Staff (Dubbing)
Executive Producers: Janice Hindle & Peter R. Haswell
Associate Producer: Ueki Natsumi
Translators: Michael House & Shin Kurokawa
Dialogue Editor: Roe R. Adams III, KTJ
Producer: Robert J. Woodhead
English Language Version recorded at
Southwynde Studios, Wilmington, NC
Voice Director: J. Randolph
Dubbing, Production & Audio Engineering: Randy Drew
SFX & Sound Design: Chuck Agresta
Dialogue Editing: Jack Bowden & Michael Sinterniklaas
Mixing: Randy Drew & Chuck Agresta
Studio Manager: Maryann Webb
Production Coordinator: Susan Grillo
Engineering Assistant: Eddie Harrell
English Song Reinterpretation by "The Replicants"
Musical Director: Chuck Agresta
Sequencing, Programming & Keyboards: Ernesto Ferreri
Vocal Arrangements: Jack Bowden
Guitars, Bass & Keyboards: Chuck Agresta & Michael Sinterniklaas
Lyrics: Randy Drew & Jack Bowden
(English reinterpreted lyrics are based on the translated
Japanese lyrics, but are not as close a translation as
the ones provided below)
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Japanese Voice Actors
Bubblegum Crisis 1:
Sylia: Sakakibara Yoshiko
Priss: Oomori Kinuko
Linna: Tomizawa Michie
Nene: Hiramatsu Akiko
Quincy: Kawakubo Kiyoshi
Mason: Ikeda Shuuichi
Leon: Furukawa Toshio
Commander: Oomiya Teiji
Sylia's Father: Ishimaru Hiroya
Bogey: Yara Yuusaku
Retort: Namba Keiichi
Daley: Horiuchi Kenyuu
Frederick: Kosugi Juuroota
Deputy Commander: Ootaki Shinya
Checkpoint Guard: Kobayashi Michitaka
Cynthia: Kasahara Hiroko
Female Boomer: Takano Urara
Mackie: Sasaki Nozomu
Bubblegum Crisis 2: Born To Kill
Sylia: Sakakibara Yoshiko
Priss: Oomori Kinuko
Linna: Tomizawa Michie
Nene: Hiramatsu Akiko
Mason: Ikeda Shuuichi
Leon: Furukawa Toshio
Commander: Oomiya Teiji
Daley: Namba Keiichi
Mackie: Sasaki Nozomu
Chief: Satoo Seiji
Announcer: Kobayashi Michitaka
Irene: Itoo Miki
Female Boomer: Takano Urara
AD Police Officer: Ookura Masaaki
Bubblegum Crisis 3: Blow Up
Sylia: Sakakibara Yoshiko
Priss: Oomori Kinuko
Linna: Tomizawa Michie
Nene: Hiramatsu Akiko
Mason: Ikeda Shuuichi
Leon: Furukawa Toshio
Mackie: Sasaki Nozomu
Quincy: Kawakubo Kiyoshi
Sho: Hamura Kyooko
Sho's Mother: Nakajima Senri
Funk: Gouri Daisuke
Manager: Sawaki Ikuya
Newscaster: Kobayashi Michitaka
Bubblegum Crisis 4: Revenge Road
Sylia: Sakakibara Yoshiko
Priss: Oomori Kinuko
Linna: Tomizawa Michie
Nene: Hiramatsu Akiko
Leon: Furukawa Toshio
Daley: Horiuchi Kenyuu
Mackie: Sazaki Nozomu
Raven: Ogata Kenichi
Gibson: Shiozawa Kaneto
Naomi: Shoo Mayumi
Outrider: Kobayashi Michitaka
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English Voice Actors
Bubblegum Crisis 1:
Sylia: Jemila Ericson
Priss: Sinda Nichols
Linna: Elizabeth Becka
Nene: Susan Grillo
Mackie: Frank Trimble
Leon: Brad Moranz
Daley: Marshall Carroll
Quincy: J. David Arnold
Mason: Eric Paisley
Commander Swarz: Michael S. Way
Deputy Commander: Patt Noday
Frederick: Clifton Daniel
Professor Stingray: Kevin Dowling
Cynthia: Maryann Webb
Bogey: Marc Matney
Retort: Marc Garber
Female Boomer: Belinda Bizic
Checkpoint Guard: Steve Rassin
Young Sylia: Loren Mash
Young Mackie: Michael Sinterniklaas
Chopper 3 Pilot: David Kraus
ADP Communicator: Barbara Lewis
Bubblegum Crisis 2: Born To Kill
Sylia: Jemila Ericson
Priss: Sinda Nichols
Linna: Elizabeth Becka
Nene: Susan Grillo
Leon: Brad Moranz
Daley: Marshall Carroll
Mason: Eric Paisley
Commander Swarz: Michael S. Way
Mackie: Frank Trimble
Police Chief: David Kraus
Announcer: Chuck Denson
Irene: Jean Hrdlicka
AD Police Officer: Michael Sinterniklaas
Company Man A: Matt Sullivan
Company Man B: Sean Clay
Guard 1: Nathan Gray
Bubblegum Crisis 3: Blow Up
Sylia: Jemila Ericson
Priss: Sinda Nichols
Linna: Elizabeth Becka
Nene: Susan Grillo
Mason: Eric Paisley
Leon: Brad Moranz
Mackie: Frank Trimble
Quincy: J. David Arnold
Sho: Ted Davis
Sho's Mother: Amy Parrish
Funk: Marc Matney
Manager: Mick McGovern
Newscaster: Chuck Denson
Additional Voices: Hadley Eure,
Michael Sinterniklaas, Steve Rassin,
Patrick Lawlor, Hank Troscianiec &
Chuck Denson
Bubblegum Crisis 4: Revenge Road
Sylia: Jemila Ericson
Priss: Sinda Nichols
Linna: Elizabeth Becka
Nene: Susan Grillo
Leon: Brad Moranz
Daley: Marshall Carroll
Mackie: Frank Trimble
Dr. Raven: Michael Titterton
Gibson: Zack Hanner
Naomi: Mindi Lyons
Outrider: Patt Noday
Additional English Voices: Jack Bowden,
Michael Sinterniklaas, Marc Matney,
Marc Garber & David Kraus
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Konya Wa Hurricane
(There's a Hurricane Tonight)
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music by Suzuki Kisaburoo
Arranged by Nakashima Masao * Performed by Oomori Kinuko
English Performance by Joyce Leigh Bowden
Arashi no highway hashiritsuzuketa
Togireta yume no yukue sagashite
Nigai maboroshi subete no uso o
Senaka de hajikitobashite
"Big City" Kodoku na "Heart To Heart"
Minna ai no mayoigo
"Big City" Namida wa "Day By Day"
Nemuranai omoi o yusaburu dake
#1:
Konya wa "Hurricane"
Anata ni "Hurricane"
Tsutaetai no "Loving You..."
Konya wa "Hurricane"
Kanjite "Hurricane"
Sugao no mama "Touch!"
"Give me Touch!"
Kotoba no darts nageau dake ja
Mune no itami wa wakariaenai
Oshiete hoshii nani ga anata no
Hitomi o kumoraseru no
"Big City" Chigireta "Heart To Heart"
Yoru ni odoritsukarete
"Big City" Utsuro na "Day By Day"
Sasayakana nukumori machikogareta
#2:
Konya wa "Hurricane"
Anata ni "Hurricane"
Tsutaetai no "Loving You..."
Konya wa "Hurricane"
Moo ichido "Hurricane"
Dakishimetai "Touch!"
"Burning Touch!"
"Big City" Kodoku na "Heart To Heart"
Minna ai no mayoigo
"Big City" Namida wa "Day By Day"
Nemuranai omoi o yusaburu dake
KURIKAESHI #1
KURIKAESHI #2
"Give Me Touch!"
"Burning Touch!"
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I kept racing down the stormy highway, searching
for the whereabouts of my interrupted dream,
letting all my lies and bitter illusions
blow off my back, with the wind.
We're all just lonely hearts in the big city,
everyone a child lost in love.
Day by day in the big city,
tears only aggravate thoughts that won't rest.
#1:
Tonight... "Hurricane"
...I want... "Hurricane"
...to tell you I love you.
Tonight... "Hurricane"
...touch me... "Hurricane"
...like you mean it.
"Touch!" "Give me Touch!"
I cannot share the pain in your heart
with darting words that merely placate.
I want you to tell me what it is
that makes your eyes cloud over.
In the big city, our hearts are all torn and tattered,
and we're tired of dancing around each other
at night, so in the big city's empty days,
we waited anxiously for a little warmth.
#2:
Tonight... "Hurricane"
...I want... "Hurricane"
...to tell you I love you.
Tonight... "Hurricane"
...I want... "Hurricane"
...to hold you once more.
"Touch!" "Burning Touch!"
We're all just lonely hearts in the big city,
everyone a child lost in love.
Day by day in the big city,
tears only aggravate thoughts that won't rest.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
REPEAT REFRAIN #2
"Give Me Touch!"
"Burning Touch!"
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Mr. Dandy
Lyrics and Music by Katayama Keijii
Arranged and Performed by Bleuw
English Performance by Jack Bowden
Hirusagari no shakoogoshi ni
michiteru zawameki.
Yuubae sasu Garasu goshi ni
yureteru tokimeki.
Kagiri areba
Yume mo tada setsunaku.
#1:
"Hey Mr. Dandy, Hey Mr. Joy"
Kagayaki nagarenagareru...
"Hey Mr. Dandy, Hey Mr. Joy"
Naku shita ai no omosa yo.
Nijuuyon jikan mahoo no
umi oyoideiru yoo,
machi no iro ga aoi natsu o
tsuretekuru dake.
Hikari areba
Kage mo mata kanashiku.
KURIKAESHI #1
KURIKAESHI #1
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The congested hustle & bustle in
the oblique early-afternoon light.
Heartbeats that tremble as sunset
pierces the windows.
If there are limits,
then dreams are only oppression.
#1:
"Hey Mr. Dandy, Hey Mr. Joy"
The glow, drifting away...
"Hey Mr. Dandy, Hey Mr. Joy"
...of lost love, in all its heaviness.
Like swimming around the clock
in an enchanted ocean
the colors of the city bring
the blue summer with them.
If there is light,
then shadow is distressed again.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
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Remember
(Image Song for Part 1 - Credited, but does not appear, in Video)
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music by Tsubokura Yuiko
Arranged by Nagaoka Choojiroo * Performed by Oomori Kinuko
Machi wa veil o nuide
tsuka no ma sugao o
miseru.
Aoi tobari ga
shizuka ni oritekuru.
Nemuri o wasureta makurabe ni
namidaa hitohira sakasete
anata o omou
hitoribotchi no yoru.
#1:
Je t'aime... Donna ni tooku
Je t'aime... Hanareteite mo
Remember... Anata o
Remember... Wasurenai wa.
Aenai jikan ga
kono mune ni
ai no omosa kizamikomu.
Shinjiteitai
Ano hi no hohoemi o.
#2:
Someday... Kanashimi o koe
Someday ... Tadoritsukitai
Remember... Yasashii
Remember... Ude no naka e.
KURIKAESHI #1
KURIKAESHI #2
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The town lowers its veil
and for a moment,
shows its true face.
A blue curtain
silently falls over it.
On my sleepless pillow,
a single teardrop blossoms
and I think of you
on this night when I am alone.
#1:
Je t'aime... No matter how far
Je t'aime... apart we are,
Remember... I will not
Remember... Forget you.
The time that we can't spend together
leaves the impression of love's
heaviness on this heart of mine.
I'm wanting to believe
the smile you smiled that day.
#2:
Someday... I want to find my way
Someday... beyond sadness
Remember... into your
Remember... gentle arms.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
REPEAT REFRAIN #2
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MAD MACHINE
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music and Arrangement by Nakajima Masao
Performed by Oomori Kinuko
English Performance by Annabelle Clifton
"MAD MACHINE!"
Sunaarashi ga makiokoru "savannah."
"MAD MACHINE!"
Tobasu bike Hyooteki oikakete.
"MAD MACHINE!"
Rikutsu ja nai Mune ni tagiru honoo.
"MAD MACHINE!"
Anata to nara Onaji yume miresoo.
Kanashimi ga konagona ni
chigireteyuku made
fukisusabu kono joonetsu o
samashitakunai.
"Don't stop your love, your love..."
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel"
Teoi no kemono ne futari maru de
Ueteru hitomi ga short shiteru.
Furimuku setsuna ni obienagara
setsunaku kodoo ga dance shiteru.
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
"Mad Machine..."
"MAD MACHINE!"
Wakaranai yo Ashita no koto nante.
"MAD MACHINE!"
Butsukeaeru Kokoro ga
hoshii dake.
Toketeyuku nanimokamo
samishii joke sa
nagusame yori cool na
me ga yasashii nante.
"Feelin' so bad, so bad"
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
Teoi no kemono ga
aegu yoo ni
tobisaru jikan ga chase shiteru.
Mezameru yasei ni
te o kamarete
kamen o hagu tabi onna ni naru.
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
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"MAD MACHINE!"
In a savannah enraged by sandstorms,
"MAD MACHINE!"
I chase down my prey on a dashing motorcycle.
"MAD MACHINE!"
It isn't logical, this fire burning in my breast.
"MAD MACHINE!"
If I'm with you, we may share the same dream.
I don't want to cool
my raging passion
until my sadness
is torn to shreds.
"Don't stop your love, your love..."
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
You and I are like wounded beasts,
with sparks in starving eyes.
When, for an instant, I look back, afraid,
my heartbeat does a painful dance.
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
"Mad Machine..."
"MAD MACHINE!"
I don't know about tomorrow and all.
"MAD MACHINE!"
All I want is someone with
whom I can knock around.
Everything is melting away;
it's such a sad joke
that cool stares are more
tender than sympathy.
"Feeling so bad, so bad"
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
Time flies, and pursues us,
like a wounded beast
seeking release from its pain.
My awakening wild nature has a hold on me,
and the more masks I remove,
the more woman I become.
"Tell me what do you want,
tell me how do you feel."
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Kizudarake no Wild
(Wild and Scarred)
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music by Oda Tetsuroo
Arranged by Shimizu Nobuyuki * Performed by Oomori Kinuko
English Performance by Annabelle Clifton
Kudakechitta kanashimi no prism
Gin no shizuku ga hohoemi nurasu yo.
Light no umi oyogu dare mo ga
Itami o kakaete "Midnight Dreamin.'"
Zawameku machi no noise ga
Kioku no door itazura ni tataite mo
Jikan no speed ni nado
Maketeitakunai kara.
"Teardrops" yuki ni ima kaete
Hashiridasu "Born to be wild heart."
Ame ni utare hagareta "movie poster"
Hero ga yami ni juukoo o muketeru.
Samishisa ni nagasarenai
Soul ga hoshii yo "Midnight Flyin.'"
Dare mo ga ai o sagashite
Mienai kabe norikoeteyuku no sa.
Kizutsuku koto o oboete
Honto no yasashisa shiru no sa.
"Never mind" Kizudarake no tsubasa de
Tobitatsu yo "Born to be wild heart."
Dare mo ga ai o sagashite
Mienai kabe norikoeteyuku no sa.
Kizutsuku koto o oboete
Honto no yasashisa shiru no sa.
"Never mind" Kizudarake no tsubasa de
Tobitatsu yo "Born to be wild heart."
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Silver droplets of the shattered prism
of sadness drench my smile.
All who swim in the ocean of light
hold their pain close... "Midnight Dreaming."
Though the noise of the bustling city may sneak up
and knock on the door of my memory,
I don't want to be defeated
by the speed of time.
Therefore, I will now change teardrops into bravery,
and run off, because I was born with a wild heart.
On a peeling movie poster, pelted by rain,
the hero levels his gun at the darkness.
I want a soul that won't be swept away
by loneliness... "Midnight Flying."
Everyone overcomes unseen walls
in the search for love.
Remember things that hurt and you will
come to know true tenderness.
"Never mind..." I will fly with scarred wings,
because I was born with a wild heart.
Everyone overcomes unseen walls
in the search for love.
Remember things that hurt and you will
come to know true tenderness.
"Never mind..." I will fly with scarred wings,
because I was born with a wild heart.
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Thrill no Odoru Angeltachi
(Angels Dancing in the Thrill)
Lyrics by SHOW * Music and Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by the Knight Sabers
English Performance by Annabelle Clifton
Kanashikute mo
nakenai basho ga aru
hoshi no hikari mo
kooritsuku danger zone.
Nagusame sae muimi na toki ga aru
tsugi kara tsugi e wakiokoru sad song.
"Go on..." Hashiritsuzukeru dake
ima shika yarenai
beat o hikinagara.
#1:
"You got a body heat"
Thrill ni odori.
"You got a heart beat"
Roman ga moeru.
Kinoo yori tashikana
ima o mitsumete.
Dare yori mo tashikana
jibun o shinji.
"You got the body heat tonight!"
Kokoro ni minna omori o motteiru
sono manazashi ni
yakitsuita passion night.
Moetsukitai nani mo ka mo wasurete.
kizutsuku tabi ni toozakaru
saxophone.
Go on--hashiritsuzukeru dake
beat o kanaderu tobira ga hiraku made.
"You got a body heat"
Thrill ni odori.
"You got a heart beat"
Roman ga moeru.
Dare yori mo tashika na
jibun o kanji.
Itsu no hi ka kanashimi mo
kagayaku hazu.
"You got the body heat Tonight!"
KURIKAEISHI #1
"You got a body heat!"
"You got a body heat!"
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However sad I may be,
there is a place where I cannot cry;
the danger zone that
freezes even starlight.
There are times meaningless even to consolation;
sad songs that grow on top of one another.
"Go on..." Just keep on running
while you play the beat,
which you can do only now.
#1:
"You got a body heat"
Dance in the thrill.
"You got a heart beat"
Romance burns.
Fix your eyes on a positive now,
instead of yesterday.
Believe in your true self,
over anyone else.
"You got the body heat tonight!"
We all hold a weight in our hearts;
a night of passion seared into our eyes.
I want to burn out, forgetting everything.
The sound of the saxophone
gets further away the more I get hurt.
Go on... just keep on running
until the door that plays the beat opens up.
"You got a body heat"
Dance in the thrill.
"You got a heart beat"
Romance burns.
Feel your true self,
over anyone else.
Someday, you can expect
sadness to shine too.
"You got the body heat tonight!"
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
"You got a body heat!"
"You got a body heat!"
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Kodoku no Angel
(Angel of Loneliness)
Lyrics by SHOW * Music and Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by Ueda Yuki
English Performance by Anabelle Clifton
Kirameku manazashi mitsumeru
Headlight City.
"Lonely" Kodoku no angel.
Heart ga zawameku beat ga kikoeru.
"Help me" Kiken o kanjite.
Dare ka ga watashi o yonderu.
Sasayaki ga nagareboshi ni kawaru.
#1:
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Mihatenu sora ni hikari o tsukisasu.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Gareki no machi ni kiboo o tsukisasu.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Moo ato e hikenai.
Moetsukiru toki ga kitara
dakishimete.
Dare mo ga yasashiku sumashiteiru kedo.
"Lonely" Samishisa ni ochiru.
Heart o hikisaku
beat o kiitara
"Help me" Yozora ni sakende.
Konya mo dare ka ga naiteiru.
Kanashimi ga nagareboshi ni kawaru.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Mihatenu sora ni hikari o tsukisasu.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Tama ni wa hitori
senchi ni naru kedo.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Moo ato e hikenai.
Moetsukiru toki ga kitara
dakishimete.
KURIKAESHI #1
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Headlight City that stares
with twinkling eyes.
"Lonely" Angel of Loneliness.
My heart flutters, I can hear its beat.
"Help me" Feel the danger.
Someone is calling me--
a whisper transforms into a shooting star.
#1:
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Pierce the impenetrable sky with light.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Pierce the city of rubble with hope.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
There's no turning back now.
When it comes time to burn up,
hold on tight to me.
Though everyone is superficially nice,
"Lonely" they sink into desolation.
When you hear the beat that
rips open the heart,
scream "Help me" into the night sky.
Someone is crying again tonight.
Sadness transforms into a shooting star.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Pierce the impenetrable sky with light.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
Though at times you get
sentimental when you're alone.
"We want you, Soldier Girls, Soldier Girls"
There's no turning back now.
When it comes time to burn up,
hold on tight to me.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
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Wasurenaide
(Don't Forget)
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music and Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by Oomori Kinuko
English Performance by Annabelle Clifton
Aoi yami ni machi wa shizunde
kaze ga otosu tameiki
nemurenu mado o tataku.
Dooshiteru no? imagoro kimi wa.
Sono mune o someru no ga
yasashii yume da to ii ne.
Genki de iru ka.
Sore dake ga itsumo kigakari.
Tsurai toki ni wa
nakanaide nee hitori de.
#1:
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
Wasurenaide...
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
...Watashi ga iru koto o.
Itsudatte soba ni iru yo.
Omoidashite samishii yoru wa
kawarazu ni matteiru
tomodachi ga iru koto o.
Kimi ga kureta mabushii egao
kokoro no hoosekibako
daiji ni shimatte aru yo.
Ano hi futari de
hoshizora o miagetenaita.
Kimi o kizutsukeru
subete kara mamoritai yo.
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
Wasurenaide...
"Don't stop, baby, dreamin'"
"Don't stop, baby, lovin'"
"Don't stop, babe, believin'"
...Tooku e hanarete mo
itsudatte aishiteru yo.
KURIKAEISHI #1
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The town sinks into blue darkness
and a sigh that entraps the wind
strikes the sleepless window.
How are you doing these days?
I hope that those are good dreams
coloring that heart of yours.
Are you well?
That, and that alone, is always on my mind.
When times get hard
don't cry alone, O.K.?
#1:
"Don't stop, baby, dreaming"
"Don't stop, baby, loving"
"Don't stop, babe, believing"
Don't forget...
"Don't stop, baby, dreaming"
"Don't stop, baby, loving"
"Don't stop, babe, believing"
...that I'm here.
I'll always be by your side.
On lonely nights,
remember that you've got a friend,
who waits for you unchangingly.
The dazzling smiles you gave me
are locked away, like treasures,
in the jewelbox of my heart.
That night, crying, you and I
gazed up at the stars,
and I wanted to protect you from
everything that hurts you.
"Don't stop, baby, dreaming"
"Don't stop, baby, loving"
"Don't stop, babe, believing"
Don't forget...
"Don't stop, baby, dreaming"
"Don't stop, baby, loving"
"Don't stop, babe, believing"
...I will always love you,
even though we're far apart.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
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Asu e Touchdown
(Touchdown to Tomorrow)
Lyrics by SHOW * Music and Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by The Knight Sabers
English Performance by The Night Sabers
Kimi dake ja nai lonely na no wa.
Tsuki ni koshikakete mite.
Kodomo no koro ni mita yume wa
ima mo kagayaku Shining star.
Kanashikute mo kurushikute mo
kesshite akiramezu ni Ride on.
#1:
Kaze yo Kiss me kuchizukete...
Sora yo Hold me dakishimete...
Soo itsudemo watashitachi o mamotte
Kabe o Break down koeru made
Yume o Touch down tsukamu made
Soo shiawase ni naru tame ni
umareta kara.
Kimi dake ja nai lonely na no wa.
Mado ni koshikakete mite.
Toorisugiteku kaotachi no
kokoro no machi wa Misty blue.
Tsumazuite mo kizutsuite mo
tachidomare wa shinai Ride on.
KURIKAESHI #1
"Romantic... Dramatic..."
Kasanariaeba misty night.
"Romantic... Dramatic..."
Akogare dake ja tsukamenai.
KURIKAESHI #1
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You're not the only one who's lonely.
Try sitting on the crescent moon.
The dreams we had as children are
still bright, like shining stars.
Ride on, and never give up, no matter
how sad or difficult things become.
#1:
Kiss me, Wind, kiss me...
Hold me, Sky, hold me tight...
And protect us, always,
until we overcome and break down the walls,
until we touch down and seize our dreams,
because we were born
to be happy.
You're not the only one who's lonely.
Try sitting on the windowsill.
The hometown of the faces
passing by is a misty blue.
Ride on, without stopping, even though
you stumble or get hurt.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
"Romantic... Dramatic..."
If we lie together, it'll be a misty night.
"Romantic... Dramatic..."
I can't get what I want with longing alone.
REPEAT REFRAIN #1
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VICTORY
Lyrics by Aran Tomoko * Music by Makaino Kouji * Arranged by Nakajima Masao
Performed by Oomori Kinuko
English Performance by Cyndi Wheeler
"Searchlight" ni terasare
Oitsumerareta tenshitachi
Nanika ga chigau
Dare mo ga akumu no naka de mogaiteru
Arasou tame ni umaretekita to
shinjitaku wa nai yo
Teokure datte kuchi ni suru no wa
Soo sa tayasui kedo...
Sorasanaide! Sono hitomi o
Me no mae ni hirogaru tsurai genjitsu
Yuuki ni ima kaeru no sa
"Blow up! Blow up!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Arashi o tsukinukete
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Hashiridase ashita e
Aisuru chikara o shinjitsuzukeru kagiri
Kitto tsukameru sa
kimi dake no "VICTORY"
Hizashi no naka de mujaki ni
Yume o miteiru kodomotachi
Kegare o shiranu hitomi ni
Ashita wa nani ga utsuru no ka
Nayamu koto yori aisuru kimochi
Wasurezu ni itai yo
Kizutsukeatte nokoru munashisa
Dare mo onaji dakara
Tozasanaide! Ima kokoro o
Tada hiza o kakaete furureu dake ja
Nani mo hajimaranai yo
"Blow up! Blow up!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Kanashimi norikoete
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Moo ichido tobu no sa
Aisuru chikara o shinjitsuzukeru kagiri
Itsuka kagayaku yo
shinjitsu no "VICTORY"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never say GIVE UP!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Just go, go, go!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never say GIVE UP!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Just go, go, go!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Kanashimi norikoete
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Moo ichido tobu no sa
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Arashi o tsukinukete
"Never say GIVE UP! Never again"
Hashiridase ashita e
Aisuru chikara o shinjitsuzukeru kagiri
Kitto tsukameru sa
kimi dake no "VICTORY"
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The searchlights play over
the cornered angels.
Something is wrong; everyone writhes
in the grip of nightmares.
I don't want to believe that
I was born to fight,
though it would be so easy
to say that it's too late.
Don't hide your eyes from
the bitter facts spreading before you.
Turn them into courage...
"Blow up! Blow up!"
"Never say give up, never again"
Pierce through the storm.
"Never say give up, never again"
Start running to tomorrow.
So long as you keep believing
in the power of loving,
you will achieve your victory, yours alone.
In the sunlight,
children dream so innocently.
What will shine
on their pure eyes tomorrow?
I want to keep feelings of love
in my heart, rather than hatred,
because the emptiness our hurting
each other leaves behind
is the same for everyone.
Don't close your heart now!
Just holding your knees and
trembling won't accomplish anything...
"Blow up! Blow up!"
"Never say give up, never again"
Overcome your sadness.
"Never say give up, never again"
You will fly once more.
So long as you keep believing
in the power of loving,
your true victory will someday shine.
"Never say GIVE UP! Never say GIVE UP!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Just go, go, go!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Never say GIVE UP!"
"Never say GIVE UP! Just go, go, go!"
"Never say give up, never again"
Overcome your sadness.
"Never say give up, never again"
You will fly once more.
"Never say give up, never again"
Pierce through the storm.
"Never say give up, never again"
Start running to tomorrow.
So long as you keep believing
in the power of loving,
you will achieve your victory, yours alone.
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Crisis - Ikari o Komete Hashire
(Crisis - Run With Anger)
Lyrics by SHOW * Music and Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by Tsubokura Yuiko
English Performance by Hadley Eure
Shizuka ni kurayami o tobasu
Kokoro no crisis dakishimenagara.
Mitsumeru manazashi wa
Passion-night.
Nani mo shinaide
asa o matenai.
Dare ka o aishite mo
honki de aisenai.
Do it! Konya mo
Lonely Crazy Town.
Burning Highway!
Yozora ni hoeru klaxon.
Burning Highway!
Yume ga moeagaru.
Burning Highway!
Ikari o komete hashire kagayaku made.
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I silently rev up the darkness while
holding fast the Crisis of my heart.
The intent look in my eyes
means a night of passion.
I can't wait for morning,
without doing anything.
Though I love someone,
I cannot love wholeheartedly.
Do it! It's a lonely,
crazy town again tonight.
Burning Highway!
Klaxons howling in the night sky.
Burning Highway!
Dreams burst into flame.
Burning Highway!
Run with anger until it shines.
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Akuma to Tenshi no Kiss
(Devil and Angel's Kiss)
Lyrics by SHOW * Music & Arrangement by Makaino Kouji
Performed by The Knight Sabers
English Performance by The Night Sabers
Dare ni mo tomerarenai no yo
Akuma to tenshi no kiss wa.
Yozora o hikisaku inazuma;
Daichi ga yureugoku.
Moshi kimi mo nani ka kanjitara
Mado o akete me o tojite.
"Love" Kokoro de sakebe
hikari mieru made.
"Peace" Kokoro ni chikae
negai o kome.
Jidai wa doko e yuku no daroo
Akuma to tenshi no kiss de?
Heart o hiksaku kuchizuke
Yasashisa o ayatsuru.
Demo kimi ga nani ka tsukandara
Sore de OK soto ni dete.
"Love" Dare ka ni sakebe
kimi no yarikata de.
"Peace" Dare ka ni chikae.
Sore ga yuuki sa.
"Love" Kokoro de sakebe
hikari mieru made.
"Peace" Kokoro ni chikae
negai o kome.
"Love" Kokoro de sakebe
hikari mieru made.
"Peace" Kokoro ni chikae.
Nani ka ga kawaru!
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A Devil and Angel's Kiss
cannot be stopped by anyone.
The lightning that splits the night sky;
The earth trembles.
If you feel something too, open
the windows and close your eyes.
Scream "Love!" with all your heart
until you can see light.
Swear "Peace" in your heart,
with hope.
What is the world coming to
with a devil kissing an angel?
A kiss that rips open the heart
manipulates gentleness.
But if you hold on to something
go on outside. It'll be OK.
Scream "Love!" to someone,
in your own way.
Swear "Peace" to someone.
This is bravery.
Scream "Love!" with all your heart
until you can see light.
Swear "Peace" in your heart,
with hope.
Scream "Love!" with all your heart
until you can see light.
Swear "Peace" in your heart.
Something will change!
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TWILIGHT
Lyrics by SHOW * Music by Tsubokura Yuiko
Arranged by Makaino Kouji * Performed by Tsubokura Yukio
English Performance by Annabelle Clifton
Dare ka ga itta
"Koi o sureba sabishikunaru" to.
Yowai mono ne maru de watashi ja nai mitai.
Yuugure no machi de hitori tatazumu.
Ame ga yande kagayaku hodoo.
Itsukara ka konna kimochi ni natta...
...kimi ga miseta namida ni atte.
Aeba kenka bakari
Mood mo nai keredo
kanashii toki wa naze ka
kimi o mitsumeteru.
Kimi no tsuyosa ni itsuka
kao o uzumete mitai,
yowai no ni ne dakedo
ima no mama de ii ne.
Kanawanai sonna ki ga shiteru no yo
kimi no miseta yasashisa shitte.
Kotoba to wa urahara
tsuyogatteru keredo
hitori ni nareba naze ka
kimi o mitsumeteru.
Kimi no atsusa ni itsuka
kao o uzumete mitai,
yowai no ni ne dakedo
ima no mama de ii ne.
Dare ka ga itta
"Koi o sureba sabishikunaru" to.
Yowai ai mono ne maru de watashi ja nai mitai.
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Someone said,
"If you fall in love, you'll get lonely."
It's not like me to be as weak as this.
I linger by myself on the twilight streets.
The rain stops and the pavement glitters.
I've felt like this for some time now...
...since I met with the tears you showed me.
Although, when we meet, all we do is fight,
and we're not in a romantic mood,
for some reason, when I'm sad,
I fix my sights on you.
Someday, I'd like to bury
my face in your strength,
since I know I'm weak...
but I'd rather we stay
the way we are now.
I feel like I won't get my wish,
knowing the gentleness you've shown me.
Contrary to my words,
although I act tough,
for some reason, when I'm alone,
I fix my sights on you.
Someday, I'd like to bury
my face in your warmth,
since I know I'm weak...
but I'd rather we stay
the way we are now.
Someone said,
"If you fall in love, you'll get lonely."
It's not like me to be as weak as this.
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Bubblegum Crisis © Artmic / Youmex. Translation, Subtitles & Dubbing © AnimEigo. All Rights Reserved.
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