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Silver Soul,OP Card: Silver Soul
Warning: Watch the Silver Soul Arc in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!!
Gen: Why are you dying without a word?
Gen: At least cough up a complaint or two before you go.
Gen: You pieces of junk normally never listen to me,
Gen: so why now, of all times,
Gen: do you look like fine machinery
Gen: as you silently break down?
Gen: "Machines exist to serve people"?
Gen: You're certainly right.
Gen: But if you guys didn't want to,
Gen: I wouldn't have minded one bit.
Gen: Even if you didn't serve any purpose, even if you were useless pieces of junk...
Gen: As long you guys, my friends, were beside me,
Gen: I was fully prepared to die with you!
Gen: And yet...
Gen: I'm sorry.
Gen: I'm so sorry.
Gen: I'm so, so sorry!
Kin: That man poured his heart and soul, his whole life, into machines,
Kin: and now he has to throw them all away to stop the w*r?
Kin: He's been forced to make a choice far more painful than death.
Kin: But we still can't turn tail.
Kin: Because we're machines built by Hiraga Gengai!
Kin: Have you said your goodbyes,
Kin: Tama-san?
Tama: No. There's no need for that.
Tama: Whatever may be destroyed or stolen,
Tama: they will surely take it all back.
Tama: We will meet again one day, for sure.
Tama: So I will not say goodbye to anyone.
Kin: That so?
Kin: Think it's possible?
Kin: Can they do it?
Tama: Of course. I'm sure they can.
Tama: After all, they're the people who took the dullest piece of gold
Tama: and polished it enough for it to save half the world.
Kin: They spared my life once, anyway.
Kin: So I'll leave it in their hands...
Kin: This life!
Tama: And the world!
Bo: Listen up, humanity!
Bo: We leave the rest to you!
Tama: I don't need to say goodbye.
Tama: If there's one thing I can say, it's this:
Tama: Before, I never hesitated to perform my duties as a machine.
Tama: I was just another screw.
Tama: But to those who filled me with so much pointless data,
Tama: to those who
Tama: turned me into this oil-drenched screw...
Tama: Thank you for being my friends.
Gin: Tama!
Shin: On that day, the machines chose to quit being functioning machinery
Shin: and became completely useless friends of ours.
Title: Silver Soul Arc
Title: Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People
G: We've totally lost contact with Earth!
G: No word on the well-being of the squads in action!
G: Even the battleships on standby in the main formation are being affected!
En: What is going on?
Sak: Too bad.
Sak: They wanted you ta have the best seats to see the fireworks, Shogun-sama,
Sak: but it seems they were all wet and soggy.
Sak: We're tired of standin' around.
Sak: Could you send us back ta where our friends are?
En: Wait.
Nb: No need. I can tell what happened without having to see it.
Nb: I believe I told you
Nb: that we will not lose!
G: Whoa. They sank all of the Liberation Army's battleships!
Tae: Tama-san...
Cat: Otose-san, you don't think they...
Oto: They'll come back, no matter what.
Gen: You got into a huge fight with machines from all over the universe.
Gen: Get a little rest for now.
Gen: But know that I'll repair you and work you to the bone again...
Gen: No matter what.
Gen: It's a promise.
Gen: So let us...
Oto: Let humanity take care of the rest.
Oto: This place is your home...
Bo: And we swear to protect it!
Kon: Even firearms have been neutralized because of their inner machinery.
Kon: That old man and his robots did it.
Kon: They really saved half the world!
Zen: Man, this sucks.
Zen: I'd finally prepared myself for the worst here.
Zen: Don't be getting my hopes up again.
Zen: Technology and weapons?
Zen: Are those the only areas we were overwhelmed in?
Zen: Did you forget about numbers?
Dak: The battle is only getting started.
Dak: Damn earthlings had a pretty amusing trick up their sleeve.
Dak: But we still have weapons right here...
Dak: We Dakini, feared as tanks of destruction.
G: Sotatsu-sama...
Sot: We'll have him carry the load.
Sot: I have no interest in revenge, freedom, or glory.
Sot: But we will take all the spoils.
Kag: Are those guys going to head toward the Kabuki District?
Shin: If such a huge army marches in there...
Gin: They knew that all along.
Hij: The geezer and the others used the Kabuki District as bait knowing this would happen.
Zen: The most important thing in w*r is predicting the enemy's moves.
Kon: Right now, it's obvious where they will go and what they're after.
Kon: Right now, we might be able to cause a miracle.
Kon: Edo's biggest hoodlum district has given Edo one last hope.
Oto: Close the gates!
Sign: Kabuki District First
Sign: Earth Defense Town
Sign: Kabuki District First
Tae: All right.
Tae: This is mankind's final stronghold.
Tae: Until our friends across Edo come here,
Tae: we must hold out no matter what.
Cat: We don't have any means of communication.
Cat: Will anyone really come for us?
Tae: They will.
Tae: We don't need to communicate. They already know.
Dak: Charge!
Tae: They know how much
Tae: we all love this town.
Dak: Charge!
Zen: The enemy's target is the cannon.
Zen: They think destroying it will fix
Zen: their broken machines and reestablish contact with their rear.
Zen: They have huge numbers, but that's also their weakness.
Zen: If we poke at them from multiple sides and make then panic,
Zen: they'll soon lose their footing and go out of control.
Zen: That said, be careful.
Zen: Don't go in too deep. Keep your distance.
Sac: We know.
Sac: Kabuki District's residents risked it all to give us this ray of hope.
Sac: We won't let it be in vain!
G: Vice Chief!
G: We're ready!
Hij: Think we can do this?
G: If we set up that many, it should work.
Hij: Listen up.
Hij: Consider this battle lost if they reach the Kabuki District.
Hij: We'll strike at the center of their long formation and split them up.
Kon: After that, how many do we each have to cut down?
Hij: Let's see...
Hij: If you cut down two hundred each, I'll give you a bonus.
G: Two hundred?
Oki: Then if I cut down a thousand, the position of vice chief is mine?
Hij: I'll consider it.
G: Wow, the vice chief finally gave his blessing!
G: If Captain Okita becomes vice chief, the world will end anyway.
Ymz: You can say that again.
Ymz: But if it's going to end either way, that way sounds like it'd be more fun.
Kon: Yeah, I feel the same way.
Kon: At this point, whether the world ends or not,
Kon: it's not the Shinsengumi if we're not protecting Edo.
Kon: And whether the world ends or not,
Kon: it's not Odd Jobs if they're not raising hell in the Kabuki District.
Kon: Your resting place will find its own way to you at the end of your life.
Kon: Go live your life,
Kon: Odd Jobs.
Kon: Let's go!
Mut: How'd Earth look?
Sak: They're doin' well ta hold out. You could call it a miracle.
Sak: But given the difference in numbers, that won't last long.
Sak: Unless we stop this w*r while they're still hangin' in there,
Sak: there won't be any more miracles.
Shi: Do you have any ideas?
Shi: Actually, even if you did, it's too late now.
Shi: I've done a horrible thing to you earthlings.
Shi: Even though I agreed to a ceasefire with you,
Shi: I couldn't stop that man.
Nb: Admiral Shijaku? You're imprisoned, too?
Shi: The Liberation Army's flame of revenge has grown too large to stamp out.
Shi: It won't stop until it burns everything in its path.
Sak: If we can't stamp it out, we just gotta direct it elsewhere.
Sak: There's someone else we both must fight.
Shi: If you mean the Tendoshu, they're already...
Sak: Nah, there's still one.
Sak: And if we keep fightin' like this, not only will you not get your revenge,
Sak: you'll be helpin' him reach his goal of destroyin' Earth.
Shi: What do you people know?
Sak: Let's see...
Sak: We know that you're the only trustworthy man in the Liberation Army, at least.
Sak: Shijaku, if you truly care about the Liberation Army,
Sak: if you truly wish to give the universe its freedom back,
Sak: then help us.
Sak: It's not too late.
Shi: That's not the kind of line you say in a prison.
Shi: You people are now completely isolated from the rest of the universe—
Sak: You realized, huh?
Sak: We were prepared for everythin' once we were summoned here.
Sak: And we've already laid the groundwork.
Shi: Another squad?
Shi: You predicted that things could go south and split your squad into two beforehand?
Sak: A stealth ship, our Kaientai's pride and joy!
Sak: It must be approachin' this HQ by now.
Sak: Once I give the word, they'll come chargin' aboard.
Sak: It's time ta make our comeback, Zura.
Kat: I'm not Zura. I'm Inmate Number .
Sak: Oh, sorry. Wrong number.
Mut: What happened?
Sak: Radioed the wrong person.
Sak: That wasn't Zura. It was .
Kat: I'm not . I'm Katsura.
Sak: Wait, you're imprisoned, too?
Sak: Wait a second! Where the hell are you?
Sak: Didn't I tell you to take care of things if anything happened ta us?
Kat: Relax. We're another squad.
Kat: We were caught for a reason totally unrelated to yours.
Sak: That's how you differentiate yourselves?
Kat: The thing is, after we split up from you,
Kat: something unexpected happened while we were standing by.
Kat: Men, prepare to charge in at any time.
G: Whoa!
G: What's the matter?
G: Well, an enemy ship just passed right in front of us.
Kat: Fret not. They cannot see us.
Kat: This is a stealth ship, after all.
G: A-Are you sure they can't see us?
G: I feel like they've been circling us for a while.
Kat: You're overthinking it.
G: But Katsura-san, have you ever actually seen a stealth ship's exterior?
G: What do we look like from the outside?
G: And what is "stealth," anyway?
Kat: Stealth, well...
Kat: It must be see-through, or something.
Kat: Wait!
Kat: Even if the ship is see-through, we aren't!
Kat: Which means...
Kat: We're totally visible!
Sign: You're wrong, Katsura-san. This ship and all of us on it can't be seen from the outside.
Kat: O-Oh, okay. So everything is see-through, including us?
Kat: Wait!
Kat: Even if we are see-through, what we take in from the outside
Kat: and all of its residue...
Kat: It's totally visible!
Sign: You're wrong, Katsura-san. Stealth here refers to technology that conceals an object using camouflage which adapts to the surrounding scenery.
Kat: Oh, is that how it is? I see.
Kat: So even if our insides are visible,
Kat: this technology will make the ship adapt to that and hide us all.
Kat: It's totally visible after all!
Kat: Damn you, Sakamoto!
Kat: How dare you make us ride this piece of junk?!
Sign: Forget it.
Kat: Men, hurry up and camouflage yourselves!
Kat: Turn off the lights!
Kat: Hide your presence!
Kat: Become one with space!
Kat: You are nothing! Blend in with the space all around you!
Kat: You are a part of space, and space itself!
G: Uh, Katsura-san?
G: We can't see anything.
Kat: So yeah, we rammed into some ship thanks to your piece of junk.
Sak: You mean thanks to the junk you call a brain!
Kat: Before we knew it, we'd been surrounded and captured by some strange group.
Sak: Not the Liberation Army?
Kat: Yeah, not them.
Kat: They're a weird bunch with something indecent-looking growing from their foreheads.
Kat: You know what they said to us?
Kat: "We didn't capture you. We took you into our care."
Kat: This ship exists to safeguard the species of Earth from its demise...
Hata: Noah's Ark.
Jii: Truly.
Hata: Good job gathering all of these, Gramps.
Jii: Thank you.
Jii: We took advantage of the chaos of w*r and went around cattle mutilating everything.
Jii: That planet is doomed to destruction. Anyone who would complain is going to die, too.
Hata: Yes. If anything, they should be thanking me.
Hata: I'm saving these animals from extinction and even making them my pets.
Dog,Sign: Mongrel
Hata: But couldn't you take a more uniform sample? This is really lopsided.
Dog,Sign: Matsudaira Dog
Dog,Sign: Watanabe Dog
Jii: Dogs are a truly diverse species.
Dog,Sign: Shimura Dog
Hata: Oh, really?
Hata: And this one's dead!
Dog,Sign: Underdog
Jii: That's a loser underdog.
Jii: Believe it or not, it's actually alive.
Hata: Is that true?!
Jii: It can't protect its loved ones or die with them.
Jii: It's a creature that goes through life simply withering away.
Hata: I see. Such a pitiful creature.
Hata: But don't worry. I won't let you die.
Hata: Even if you suffer so much you want to die,
Hata: I won't let you die.
Hata: You're my dear pet.
Hata: Anyway, I heard you captured a new species?
Jii: Oh, it's over there.
Dog,Sign: Joi Rebill
Jii: It seems our men picked them up after our ship ran them over.
Hata: Joi Rebill?
Hata: Like a type of billed duck?
Hata: Hey, are you cleaning the cage?
Hata: All I can see is dung! The thing's nowhere to be found!
Jii: Ah, the old zoo cliché.
Jii: A cage where you can't see the animal, wait as you may,
Jii: and can only see its poop all over.
Hata: Look, forget about the cliché. Where's the Joi Rebill?
Jii: That's a zoo cliché, too.
Jii: You think it's poop, but it was actually a coiled-up Joi Rebill.
Hata: That's a Joi Rebill? Joi Rebills coil up?!
Jii: P-Prince!
Kat: You'd best be careful.
Kat: Joi Rebills adapt to their surroundings and hide their presence.
Kat: Do you know what that's called?
Kat: Stealth.
G: Unhand the prince!
Kat: An ark to safeguard the species?
Kat: Don't be such cheapskates.
Kat: Why not build an ark big enough to save the entire planet?
Hata: No, wait... Don't...
I'm... I'm gonna... I'm gonna... I'm gonna...
Hata: I puked...
TBC,Sign: To Be Continued
Preview,Sign: Preview
King: I don't have long left.
King: So I must resolve this problem before I go.
G: That's what you call a king.
E: My name is Dragonia.
Title: Silver Soul Arc
Title: Men Must Live Not Long or Thick, but Hard
TextR: Huh? Wait a second.
TextL: What kind of story is starting up here?
TextR: What about the g*ng in space? Who the hell is Dragonia?
TextL: If that's what you're thinking, look forward to next week!
10x06 - Machines That Pick Up Useless Habits Are Called People
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Japanese manga series where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.
Japanese manga series where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, an unemployed samurai finds work however he can.