Lion-Girl (2023)

[bunniefuu]

[slicing]

[wave crashing]

[whirring]

[static]

[sparking]

[expl*si*n]

[static]

[music playing]

[clanking]

[steam hissing]

[beeping]

Do you want to

get boiled and die,

or give us your life force?

I don't like either option.

[screaming]

[rumbling]

[growling]

[snarling]

You are a disease.

[gasping]

[groaning] [screaming]

[ominous music]

[roaring]

[music playing]

NARRATOR: The day came suddenly.

In the year 2045, a

tsunami of meteorites

swarmed Earth, k*lling

most lifeforms.

Civilization came to an end.

Countless meteorites fell from

the sky, all over the planet,

each containing 100 to

1,000 times more destructive

power than the atomic

bombs that were dropped

on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

All the continents

sank under the sea.

With 99.9% of the land

gone, Earth literally

became a planet of water.

There were a very small number

of survivors, about 7 million

people, which was

1/1000 of the population

prior to the catastrophe.

The survivors from

around the world

fought their way to a small

land mass in Asia, Tokyo, Japan.

Miraculously, only a

small amount of meteorites

landed in the Kanto Plain.

The entire country of Japan

was destroyed, as were

all the other countries.

Tokyo became the only

livable island on Earth.

Those who survived

the meteorites' hell

storm in Tokyo,

and some survivors

who were able to land on

Tokyo, k*lled each other

for more food, more power.

After 30 long years

of bloody civil w*r,

a man by the name of Nobuhide

Fujinaga and his clan

defeated all those

opposing his authority,

and he became the

ruler of the new world.

Modeled after the samurai

totalitarian Tokugawa

shogunate government, Nobuhide

formed the Fujinaga shogunate

and claimed the establishment

of a new country, Neo-Nippon.

But for those who survived

the meteorites and civil w*r,

their true enemy

wasn't a dystopian

world run by a fascist shogun.

It was Fujinaga

shogunate government's

designated infectious

disease, Anoroc syndrome.

The meteorites that

destroyed the Earth

contained a mysterious

ray inside the rock.

If a human being is exposed to

this ray, the cells in the body

mutate and destroy themselves,

causing certain death.

But in very rare cases, some

humans survive the exposure.

Those who get exposed to

the space ray and survive

undergo a metamorphosis into

horrific meteorite beasts.

People call them Anoroc.

Anoroc hunt and k*ll human

beings for their life force.

Anoroc are the true

enemy of humankind.

The name came from the

Siberian cosmologist, Dr. Suriv

Anoroc, who first

warned humanity

about the meteorite tsunami.

[screaming]

Spare my wife.

You can do whatever

you want with me.

Spare my wife.

You can do whatever

you want with me.

I don't think so.

There's no time for

tear jerking drama here.

You can both go f*ck

yourselves in hell!

[screaming]

Ah!

No!

No!

No!

No!

Ah!

No!

Help!

The meteorites rays

really have turned us

into monsters, body and mind.

Who are you?

Lion-Girl, the last

defender of Ninkyo.

Stand with the weak,

and fight the strong.

[swords clanging]

[grunting]

[roaring]

[expl*si*n]

NARRATOR: They are in

a state of scanning.

When two psychic powers

collide head to head,

they create this

mind meld lockdown.

When they are in this

state, one of them

has to be k*lled in order for

the other to be set free again.

This psychic duel to the

death is called "scanning."

Why do you side with humans?

You are Man-Anoroc.

Man-Anoroc?

[music building]

[expl*si*n]

[heavy breathing]

[music playing]

[thud]

Not good.

Not good at all.

Kumicho,

You gotta stand.

Botan, you gotta walk.

[dramatic music]

[buttons beeping]

[machine whirring]

[suspenseful music]

Take off those

ridiculous masks.

YOSHI-TOSHI: Oh.

[japanese], we have

not determined the cause

of death for these Anoroc.

Therefore, us not wearing

the protective gears

are not logical.

Coward.

What did you say, woman?

Show me.

Another Anoroc fight.

I'm afraid not.

According to the report, it

was a duel between the lion

masked woman and this Anoroc.

Lion masked woman, eh?

I look forward to

meeting her soon.

[snaps fingers]

[speaking japanese]

[sword swinging]

[running water]

KEN SHISHIKURA: I don't

have to repeat myself right?

When your manman glows

red, it is bad, Botan.

Really bad.

You know this.

Purple means come

back to base, OK?

It's just you out there

against those demons.

We need members in

Hiiro Gumi again.

But before the world

ended, we don't need

too many, only a few good ones.

[telephone ringing]

Hey, what is Man-Anoroc?

[music playing]

For Today's News,

this is Bob Asai.

First and foremost, let's

hear from the greatest

one, our beloved shogun,

Nobuhide, himself.

[speaking japanese]

Don't live long,

die while working.

What wonderful words of wisdom

from our dear greatest leader.

Now, the news.

As part of the government's

Mars colonization program,

the spaceship Archangeli

was launched last month.

Today, we were

told that the ship

has been sabotaged and

destroyed by the labor

humanoids on board.

We do have a report that the

t*rror1st labor humanoids

who survived the

expl*si*n are headed

to Earth in the escape pod.

But officials say

there is absolutely

no chance they will

reach the Earth's

atmosphere successfully.

Here are photos of the t*rror1st

labor humanoid replica people.

If you see anyone who

resembles these photos,

you are required to report

immediately to a peace

officer or police station.

It is a capital

offense to be friends

of replica people or Anoroc.

[joints cracking]

MIYUKI: A bit strange, isn't it?

Know what I mean?

How come she has to hide

her face with a mask?

Know what I mean?

I hate wearing masks.

f*ck them!

My body, my choice.

Know what I mean?

Don't live long,

die while working.

Miss lion-- lioness--

lion mask lady-- lion girl--

I don't know what

everyone is calling her,

but she's a real hero.

She's not fake.

She doesn't have another agenda.

She just wants to help the

weak and the oppressed.

[speaking japanese]

It's ninkyo.

The last defender of ninkyo.

We've heard much speculation,

opinion, conspiracies,

and fake news about

this shamelessly dressed

female who wears a lion mask.

The Fujinaga shogunate

has officially

recognized her as a public

enemy, and named her Lion-Girl.

Apparently, this outlaw has a

huge yakuza tattoo in the shape

of Karajishi Botan.

Karajishi is a lion that is

a Buddhist protection symbol.

Ah, sh*t.

BOB ASAI: King of beasts.

Lion.

She's a fugitive now.

[music playing]

[alarm sounding]

Hiiro Gumi headquarters,

how may I help you?

We called yesterday.

A consultation, please.

Ken-san, we have clients.

Swell.

I heard Hiiro Gumi

stand with the weak,

we need your protection.

Please.

I understand

completely what you need.

You need protection

to get to Shimbashi.

A very straightforward

commission.

However--

As you know, Shimbashi

is still an outland,

we don't even have

any maps of the area

since the meteorite hailstorm.

And we do not recommend

entering the premises.

That is correct.

Plus there is speculation

that shogun task

forces have secret

bases in Shimbashi,

so it is a no go on Shimbashi.

Anywhere else, yes,

we will take you guys.

We have to reunite

with our family there.

Please, this is

everything we have.

We're willing to risk it all.

If we don't make it,

we don't make it.

[music playing]

Fine.

All right.

We will take you to Shimbashi.

You can sleep here tonight.

Sleep well, it's the

last time you will be

sleeping indoors for a while.

[japanese] Call Marian Nagata.

Ask him to drive

us to Shimbashi.

Swell.

What the f*ck do you

think you're doing?

I will talk to shogun

directly about this.

My father knows a lot of

guys who he works with.

That's right, we

will press charges.

Help, someone help me!

The three of you

are under suspicion

for being a meteorite

ray affecting human,

AKA, Man-Anoroc.

If you confess

voluntarily, we will

k*ll execute you right away.

I promise, one stroke, no pain.

WOMAN: You can't do this.

But if we have to make you

talk, we most certainly will.

KOBAYASHI: What the

f*ck is a Man-Anoroc?

MIKI: You can't do this.

KOBAYASHI: No.

Let me go.

Let me go.

WOMAN: Please.

This is pointless.

Yoshi-Toshi, begin.

As you wish, Oyakata-sama.

KOBAYASHI: No.

WOMAN: No.

[weapon buzzing]

[captives muttering]

I'm not a Man-Anoroc,

or whatever it is.

No.

No.

Please, no.

No, no!

[screaming]

[vomiting]

Well, can't win them all.

Next.

Wait.

f*cking wait.

I have money.

My family can pay.

f*ck, I am human.

Now that's what

I'm talking about.

The f*ck?

I f*cking told you it wasn't me.

Get me out of here.

Get me off of this thing now.

Silence that idiot.

[roaring]

We are not Anoroc,

we are human.

We think and we feel.

We do not need to

consume human life force.

NARRATOR: From his extensive

training as samurai,

the telekinesis of Man-Anoroc

did not work on Lord Kishi.

Whatever you are,

you don't think

we can let you roam freely with

this kind of monstrous power,

do you?

[g*nshots]

One out of three is not bad.

k*ll me.

k*ll me now.

k*ll me.

k*ll me now.

I actually do

envy the vitality.

Gumu, remove them as long as

her brain isn't destroyed.

I do want that power.

k*ll me now.

If I had immortality,

I would no longer have

to serve Nobuhide Fujinaga.

When you meet Buddha,

you'll k*ll Buddha.

And when you meet

parents, you'll k*ll them.

It's all for nothing.

[g*n c*ck]

[gasps]

[g*nsh*t]

All right, here we are.

We are taking Mr. Herbert

here and his daughter, Mayumi,

to Shimbashi.

They're reuniting with

their family members there.

I, Ken Shishikura,

Hiiro Gumi's regent,

will be in charge

of the mission.

So anything I say, you follow.

I'm Botan.

I am Hiiro Gumi's

kumicho in training.

I'll be in charge

of guarding Mayumi.

What?

So you really are the

kumicho of the clan?

That is correct.

She is their heir.

Her father was our

former kumicho.

But as she stated,

she is in training.

Marian Nagata, freelance

driver and gunslinger.

I'm new to the

area, but Hiiro Gumi

has been really good to me.

We will get you there.

[speaking japanese]

[music playing]

KEN SHISHIKURA: So you

asked Botan out, huh?

Um, what now?

You don't have to play dumb.

I'm cool with it.

So what did she say?

She said no.

Said she's so busy right now.

Are you really

that busy, Ken-san?

That's right.

For sure, man.

We are-- we're swamped.

Had to turns some people away.

No sh*t?

Botan told me that this

gig came in yesterday.

[laughing]

It's her chosen path.

The duty of ninkyo.

The Japanese code of chivalry.

Here.

What's this, dog sh*t?

No, it's dried sweet potato.

I actually made it.

OK.

Leave me alone.

YAGENTA HIIRO:

Dearest sworn brother,

I hope this letter

finds you well.

I need to ask you to

do something for me.

Only you can.

I apologize that I have

to ask you to travel far,

but please hurry.

It's urgent.

Yagenta Hiiro.

Kumicho, I am here

as you summoned.

It has been a long time, sir.

I know that.

Thank you for coming.

[music playing]

Sarah.

Forgive me, I couldn't

protect your sister.

The meteorite ray..

Look.

KEN SHISHIKURA: Oh, no.

YAGENTA HIIRO: That's right.

Due date was just

around the corner.

She survived.

Ken, it's your niece.

I must commit hara-kiri.

Ken, please assist.

Kumicho, no.

You have to live.

You have to live for the baby.

You don't have to k*ll yourself

to atone for Sarah's death.

It ain't so, Ken.

I was exposed to the

meteorite ray and dust.

And I didn't die.

You know what this means?

I'm turning into Anoroc.

I need to die a human.

Two daggars of a Hiiro Gumi--

family treasures.

Now they belong to my Daughter.

Brother

We all know Anoroc

don't die unless their brain is

completely destroyed.

So the [japanese]

needs to be dealt

with in magnum, not just sword.

Blow my head clean off.

Got it?

Botan shall be my

daughter's name.

The 22nd kumicho of Hiiro Gumi

clan

Hiiro Botan.

[in japanese]

OK, [japanese].

I trust for you to love my

daughter as much as Sarah

and I would.

Yagenta..

Oyabun..

[g*n c*ck]

If Botan is Man-Anoroc,

if she possesses

power from the universe, let

her use it to save humanity.

It's Hiiro Gumi's duty

to stand with the weak.

Fight the strong.

[speaking japanese]

[bones shifting]

[sword slicing flesh]

[g*nsh*t]

[baby crying]

[music playing]

That meteorite got you, sis.

Got you real good.

I saved my death.

I waited.

I waited deceased, brother.

[baby crying]

Botan!

Are you happy to be born

into this world, my child?

There will be wars again.

Maybe a pandemic before that.

Famine, natural disasters--

-everything will be gone.

Nothing will be the same.

To be alive is to be in hell.

Death is true freedom.

Heaven.

Wouldn't it be easier

if you were just eaten?

Don't you wish that you

had never been born at all?

[somber music]

KEN SHISHIKURA: Man-Anoroc?

Just maybe.

Your ninkyo might

be our only hope.

[baby fusses]

[upbeat rock music]

NARRATOR: Botan Hiiro

and Ken Shishikura

trained together

for over 20 years

to achieve the highest

state of mental

and physical enlightenment

in order to protect humanity.

Kenjutsu, judo, karate,

aikido, and ninjutsu--

Botan mastered all of the

Japanese martial arts,

and other combat techniques from

past to present, East to West.

Botan also needed to learn

how to control her powers.

To do so, she had to faced

many obstacles and opponents.

But that's a story

for another time.

What is that?

When you fight, you

must wear this mask.

Your identity must

be kept secret.

Why?

Because there are people out

there who will want to control

your power for their own gain.

Your power belongs

to the people, Botan.

It is a gift from

someone or something

out there to help us survive

what is left of the world.

For your protection.

Try it on.

How am I supposed

to move in this?

OK, this is it.

[buttons beeping]

ANN: Help us!

Someone, please!

Wait here a sec.

Number one or two?

It's a possible three.

Be right back.

[music playing]

[convulsion noises]

Aaron!

Aaron!

Oh, no.

Help us!

Someone, please!

Please, I'm begging you.

Don't let [indistinct speech].

[bones shifting]

k*ll me.

Now.

No!

No, no, you can't

k*ll him, please!

You can't k*ll my Aaron.

No, don't!

You can't k*ll my Aaron.

No, no, Aaron, live.

Live even as an Anoroc.

Please, you can't k*ll him.

[choking]

[bones shifting]

[choking]

[gasps]

[groans]

[neck cracks]

I f*cking didn't want this.

That's why I f*cking told

you to f*cking k*ll me.

What are you supposed to do

anyway all by yourself, huh?

Huh?

Like some masked jump hero?

You fail.

f*ck you.

[growling]

Are you happy to be born

into this world, my child?

To be alive is to be in hell.

Don't you wish that you

had never been born at all?

[g*nshots]

Come on, Lion-Girl,

get it together.

[growls]

[g*nsh*t]

[engine revving]

What that guy said is true.

What can I do alone?

Someone out there right

now is turning into Anoroc,

and someone is getting

their life force eaten.

I can't protect humanity.

Do I fight until I get k*lled?

Another meteorite could come

tomorrow and wipe us all out.

Everything's gone.

Is there any meaning to

what I'm expected to do?

This is the way of ninkyo.

Stand with the weak

and fight the strong.

That again?

Well then I am the weak.

Ah!

Ken-san, I'm so sorry.

What the-- you've got it.

You've mastered force tornado.

Don't forget that feeling.

The anger is good.

It can be used as a trigger.

But you must control

it, or the anger

will consume you if you let it.

No.

No.

Ken-san.

Ken-san!

Yagenta Hiiro?

Father?

Botan, you are so grown up.

Let's take care of Ken first.

[gentle music]

Father.

I'm so sorry, Botan.

I didn't want you to

be the last defender

of ninkyo in the world.

What happened to the world?

No one saw the

meteorites coming?

The days before meteorites

will never return?

Is living hell?

Is death the only true freedom?

Botan, everything might

have a meaning or not.

You may find a meaning

for everything,

or see no meaning in anything.

Whichever it is,

only you can decide.

But remember this-- no matter

where you go, there you are.

No matter where you

go, there you are.

Father?

No, sendai, kumicho

of Hiiro Gumi,

teach me to control

my powers so that

I may dedicate my life to

ninkyo.

[dramatic music]

I am--

I am indebted to you.

No matter where you

go, there you are.

Swell.

KEN SHISHIKURA: I wanted

to go a bit further,

but let's get some rest.

MARIAN NAGATA: Copy.

[owl hooting]

If no one wants the

last bite, I will take it.

Who's there?

Don't move.

HERBERT: Mayumi!

We'll take this one,

that one, and the truck.

But you can keep your

money, food, and lives.

Deal?

We just need some company.

We've had no women for ages.

We'll let them go

when we're done.

Who knows?

They might like

what we do to them.

Huh?

We will let you go.

Just leave.

Let her go now,

for your own sakes.

[screaming]

Mayumi!

[g*nshots]

Man-Anoroc.

We need to rendezvous with

Ogi Agan, the leader of Sennin

at SL Plaza and Shimbashi.

This tracker beacon

will lead us to Agan.

Ogi Agan?

Sennin

Sennin is a commune

run by the Man-Anoroc

to protect themselves

from the shogunate

and the hateful humans.

Ogi Agan is their leader.

Yes.

Mayumi m*rder*d

five people already.

All self-defense, of course.

But the shogunate

won't listen to that.

Swell.

We were accompanying the wanted.

That is a capital offense

under Fujinaga shogunate law.

Not wise to lie to

your bodyguards,

don't you think, Herbert?

I'm sorry.

I promised my wife

before she died

to protect Mayumi at all costs.

We are Hiiro Gumi.

We are not afraid of

Fujinaga or anyone.

You should have been straight

with us from the start.

That is all.

[music playing]

Man-Anoroc are babies who

were infected while they

were in their mothers wombs.

Their minds and

souls remain human,

but they possess

the invincibility

and the psychic

ability of the Anoroc.

So I'm Man-Anoroc.

Yes, but regular Man-Anoroc

don't need their bodies to be

heated the way that you do in

order to turn on their power,

so you might be

slightly different.

Either way, my sister

was infected while she

was pregnant with you.

That is why you have the power.

So Mayumi and I are the same?

Ogi Agan might just be the

person we've been looking for.

If we can get all Sennin

members to join Hiiro Gumi,

we can have our own

Man-Anoroc yakuza squad.

You won't have to

fight alone anymore.

But Ken-san, what if

they don't want to fight?

What?

It's ninkyo, kumicho.

They are nearly invincible, and

they possess a psychic ability.

If you don't use those gifts

for the good of humankind,

what the hell do

you use them for?

Think about it.

If we have our own

Man-Anoroc squad,

we can start clearing

out the meteorite debris

because they don't get affected.

We stop the infection.

we stop people from

turning into Anoroc.

I like that.

[hopeful music]

Swell.

Now go to sleep.

[footsteps approaching]

[door closing]

SARAH (VOICEOVER):

Everything will be gone.

Don't you wish that you

had never been born at all?

BOTAN HIIRO: You and

I are both [japanese]..

[birds chirping]

Hey perv, trying

to catch a peep?

Sorry, I had no

idea you were here.

What is it, whiskey?

Water.

I can't drink.

Why are you a yakuza?

Family business, I guess.

People need help

from time to time.

You can run away from the

family business if you want.

What would that do?

Running away never

changes anything.

Why?

Because no matter where

you go, there you are.

My father told me that.

What does that mean?

No matter what you do, you

can't run away from yourself,

I guess.

I see.

So you're not free.

No humans are free.

[romantic music]

I want to kiss

you, so I kissed you.

I'm free.

Botan, don't you think

Marian is a feminine name?

Not really.

Well, I think so.

That's why I want

a more macho name.

So I want you to call

me by my new nickname.

You know, the whole

concept of feminine versus

manly is completely obsolete.

But what's the nickname?

Anaconda.

[laughing]

Ken-san!

Get ready, young lovers.

We have a package to deliver.

[laughing]

We have a package to deliver.

I can't believe he heard that.

Let's go.

[engine whirring]

[dramatic music]

Don't live long,

die while working.

For Today's News,

this is Bob Asai.

The shogunate

previously has denied

the existence of

meteorite ray affected

humans, AKA, Man-Anoroc.

But today, the shogunate

released an official statement

to recognize Man-Anoroc's

existence and their threat.

As of today, all Man-Anoroc

are ordered to turn themselves

in to the Bureau of

Fujinaga Shogunate Official

Meteorite Monster Slayers.

They will all be

registered and relocated

to internment camps for

surveillance and observation.

Failure to register is

punishable by death.

Also, anyone who

A*DS in the escape

or provides shelter

to Man-Anoroc

will also be charged

with the death penalty.

Consequently, the shogunate has

categorized the Man-Anoroc cult

group, Sennin, as

domestic t*rrorists,

and their leader, Ogi

Agan, a public enemy.

Here is Ogi Agan's kyojo.

Next news-- late last night,

we have lost communication

with two patrolling

Onmitsu secret police

officers assigned to

the former Imperial

Hotel area of Chiyoda sector.

Meteorite monster

slayer, Lord Kishi,

will be leading the

search and rescue mission,

and promises to slay

anyone who is suspicious

and get to the

truth very quickly.

Bansai, Lord Kishi.

Bansai, Fujinaga shogunate.

Don't live long,

die while working.

Swell.

What's up?

Ogi Agan is now

a public enemy.

And guess what?

Those two a*s wipes

from last night,

they were government Onmitsu.

The dogs of shogun.

Figures.

Well, that's not good for us.

So they'll have checkpoints up.

We're going to have

to take a big detour.

I don't like it, but we have to.

Let's get some water first.

Our cargo won't make

it without some agua.

Do you know a seller nearby?

Let's see.

If we go through Ginza--

yes, an ill*gal water dealer.

I've heard about him.

I've never really dealt

with him yet, though.

He'll have to do.

Call him.

Hey Keiko, call

Nagaki Jun on cell.

KEIKO: Calling

Nagaki Jun on cell.

[phone dialing]

[music playing]

10 [indistinct speech]

for a gallon.

Take it or leave it.

I have very beautiful water, OK?

Listen, Nagaki, I was hoping

for more like five a gallon.

Five?

Five it is.

Get it from the trunk.

Something's off.

I have a bad

feeling about this.

Hey, I'm sorry about the

sweet potato thing earlier.

I know I shouldn't

have waste it.

It's OK.

Just maybe try it next time?

Yeah.

Freeze.

You are under arrest for

the suspicion of murdering

shogunate officers.

Be obedient.

Surrender to the shogun.

Get rid of the

water thief first.

What the f*ck?

We get the suspect and

I walk free, remember?

Come, Mr. Nagaki,

we've known about

your anti-shogunate activities

for quite some time now.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Wait, wait, we had this idea.

[g*n c*ck]

[screaming]

[laughing]

Ken-san, drive away.

Go now.

[shouts]

Marian.

All right.

All of you, out of the truck

and line up, or this f*ck

face tough guy gets it.

Three of the shogun's

finest officers

were m*rder*d last night.

They were k*lled by the

force power of a Man-Anoroc.

Methuselah beam.

Tell me which of you

possesses this power.

Or one by one, you will die

right here and right now.

I do.

I have Methusula beam.

So k*ll me and leave them alone.

Die, fatso.

Dad!

[gasping]

Dad, no.

No, no, no.

No, dad.

Dad!

Please take Mayumi too.

[indistinct speech]

Dad.

I'll take care of that.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Mayumi..

Honey, I love you..

forever and ever.

No!

Dad, please don't go.

Please don't leave me.

Don't leave me!

No, come back!

Come back!

No!

No!

[growling]

Is that how you look at

an officer of the shogunate?

[screaming]

Hold your fire.

So you're the one that

possesses the Methuselah beam.

You k*lled my pretty Gin-Chiyo.

I like that.

I want your power.

You die.

You all die.

[groans]

This Man-Anoroc we're

looking for appears to be

about your same age and size.

Take off your shirt.

Apparently they have a large

tattoo on their back as well.

f*ck you.

Fine.

OK, I'll take my shirt off.

Curious.

I see no tattoo.

To be safe, we'll take you in

for some further questioning.

Arrest them.

Take them back to the

Anoroc slayer squad base.

YOSHI-TOSHI: Ha.

You're going to

have a lot of fun.

[somber music]

I haven't seen the

ocean, like, ever.

I mean, isn't our

planet supposed

to be nothing but ocean now?

You'll see it.

We can go as soon as we

get out of this mess.

Hey, Mayumi, we're

all dehydrated.

Maybe we can talk when

we have some water?

MAYUMI: Beautiful, aren't they?

They were a gift to my

mother from my father.

And now they're gone.

And I'm all alone.

I don't know what to do.

I'm all alone.

My parents are gone too.

I don't have anyone either.

Botan, you're not alone.

You have Ken-san.

He's like a father to you.

-Sorry

And Mayumi, you don't

have to be alone either.

If you want, you

can be my daughter.

I mean, sister.

I know I'm not Man-Anoroc, but

I want to join Sennin with you.

Deal.

Let's go together.

But I have to get to know

you better before I can

take you on as my big brother.

[sinister music]

KAISEI KISHI: The little b*tch

comes with me to cell block D.

Walk on.

BOTAN HIIRO: Mayumi!

Wait for me, I'll find you.

WOMAN: Silence!

Enough!

Nobody f*ck' moves!

Ken-san.

Yeah?

Use the new thing.

What sh*t, right?

Marian, you can

keep a secret, yes?

What?

Botan, we haven't

tested this yet.

This sh*t is going to hurt.

I don't care.

Just do it.

Get behind me.

[screaming]

[chains snapping]

What?

You're Lion-Girl?

God damn, Marian.

Secret.

Botan.

[chains snapping]

[alarm sounding]

Lion-Girl, go find Mayumi.

You go get our weapons.

I'll deal with the frizzy

haired dominatrix b*tch.

Here she comes now.

What is going on here!

[machines beeping]

[sword drawing]

[pained grunt]

[laughing]

[battle cry]

MARIAN NAGATA: Ken-san!

Ken-san.

[g*nsh*t]

[screaming]

God damn, that was fast.

Good work.

Let's roll, Anaconda.

[music playing]

Release my new

toys from sector G.

Let's see how these

born again Lion-Girl

sympathizers deal with it.

As you wish.

[machine whirring]

[robotic footsteps]

A hell created by human hands.

To escape their

fear of Anoroc.

They're trying to become the

ones who cause fear instead.

[speaking japanese]

[robotic whirring]

Take cover.

[g*nshots]

[whimpering]

MECHA OLD MAN (VOICEOVER):

Forgive my wife.

You can do whatever

you want with me.

I'm sorry, my

brother and sister.

Let us put you out

of your miseries.

[g*n clicking]

Rest in peace, old timers.

[g*nshots]

[machines whirring]

k*ll me.

k*ll me.

I beg you to end this.

In the name of justice.

Humans can be so cruel.

[robotic laughter]

I'll come back for you.

[crying]

[laughing]

KAISEI KISHI (VOICEOVER):

What took you so long?

Like a moth flying

into the flame.

The outlaw, Lion-Girl.

Kishi, where is Mayumi?

Mayumi, I'm here.

MAYUMI: No, who are you?

Me, Botan.

I'm here.

MAYUMI: Too late.

You're too late, Botan.

I'm.. dead.

[gasps]

What?

Botan, k*ll me now.

I just want to go with my dad.

Please.

Mayumi.

[blood squelching]

Please forgive me.

[crying]

KAISEI KISHI: I knew it was you.

I knew you were Lion-Girl.

You had Lion-Girl's nasty a*s.

So the tattoos only come out

when you're battle ready.

Wow.

Kishi, I have never

hated a dog of shogun more.

Hate me.

Hate me and hate me more.

To a samurai, hatred

is a badge of pride.

Only the strong ones

are actually hated.

[g*n c*ck]

Question.

How fast--

[g*nshots]

--are you?

Couldn't even dodge that.

I'm disappointed.

It's not that I can't.

I just didn't.

I owe it to Mayumi to experience

a fraction of the pain

that she endured.

I will never forgive myself.

How arrogant.

You'll soon regret

your sentimentalism.

What?

AALB-- anti Anoroc

liquid b*llet.

The meteorite fragments are

filled full of the fluid.

It'll k*ll a man, but

it'll make an Anoroc

or Man-Anoroc powerless.

So let me introduce

my more than capable

Anoroc servant, Devil Gemini.

This illustrious creature

has a unique ability

to transfer the psychic

power of an Anoroc to anyone

they choose.

Devil Gemini will be the

harbinger of a new age.

You may begin, my beauty.

As you wish, my lord.

You, sir, will be more

powerful than anyone

in Neo Nippon.

Yoshi-Toshi, takes the

prisoner to the chair.

And makes sure she watches.

YOSHI-TOSHI: Ha.

Devil Gemini,

now I command you--

transfer that

Man-Anoroc's power to me.

[sinister music]

[laughing]

[screaming]

[non-english speech].

[screaming]

Yes.

Yes.

Yes, Devil Gemini.

I can feel the power now, and

its space flowing into me.

Oh, yes.

Humans are a disease on

this Earth, don't you know?

A virus, cancer,

that's what we are.

We grow in number,

damage the planet,

destroy the sea, land, sky.

And what does the Earth do?

Give us earthquakes,

tsunamis, hurricanes,

volcanoes, A*DS, SARS,

corona, and sh*t in defense?

It's self defense.

The Earth wants

to get rid of us.

It doesn't need us.

It wants us gone.

We all need to die.

We need to go.

Humans need to be extinct.

[choking]

[screaming]

Mother, I will

fulfill your wish.

Humans will go extinct.

You hated this world from

the depth of your soul.

Humans are self centered,

cruel, merciless.

I will k*ll everyone.

I will destroy the shogunate.

I will k*ll Nobuhide Fujinaga.

I will end all of

humanity with my power.

What the--

Enough, Kishi.

This go on any further.

You betrayed Bushido,

disgraced the shogun.

You will answer to justice.

Well said, Yoshi-Toshi.

That is why you're

my second in command.

But you are still unenlightened.

My mission is vastly larger than

any leader of the free world,

any shogun, or any mortal.

I am one with mother Earth.

I'm acting on her behalf.

Humanity extinction is

the wish of the planet

and the entire universe.

[somber music]

[yelling]

[combat noises]

MARIAN NAGATA: Botan!

[g*nshots]

Marian.

[yelling]

[combat noises]

[electricity sparking]

[restraints breaking]

[combat noises]

[groaning]

You're a replica people.

Yes.

I didn't want to die on Mars.

I just wanted to know

what it is to be free.

[shouting]

[choking]

Don't be sad, my

beautiful Yoshi-Toshi.

I'll be joining you soon enough.

[neck snapping]

You see, you women just

don't know when to quit.

No worse, you won't survive

the second shot of AALB.

[g*nsh*t]

[screaming]

Oh, no.

When her manman stops

flashing, Botan dies.

Ken-san, take the monster.

Botan needs heat, yes?

The hotter, the better.

Thank you.

Whatever you're thinking.

[grunting]

[laughing]

Let her test my

invulnerability, but sh*t,

I didn't know it

would hurt so bad.

[combat noises]

Yakuza will never

beat a samurai.

m*therf*cker, you're

nothing but armor.

[crashing noise]

Lion-Girl, may my golden g*n

put you out of your misery.

[g*n c*ck]

[g*nshots]

Hold on tight.

[upbeat music]

Kishi, I deal with you.

NARRATOR: Let me explain

how the miracle happened

and Lion-Girl evolved into

her strongest form yet.

Now let's take a look

at the expl*si*n again.

This time, not what

we saw, but how Botan

and Marian experienced it.

The nuclear expl*si*n

caused a dimensional warp

for Botan and Marian.

One moment became forever,

and forever became one moment.

[aeon rings, "pale blue"]

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER):

What's happening?

Where are we?

MARIAN NAGATA (VOICEOVER):

The gates of heaven, perhaps?

Nowhere and everywhere.

But since I can't go to heaven,

we have to say goodbye here.

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER):

I saw you on Bob Asai.

I know you escaped

from Archangeli.

(SINGING) --when you

walk into the room.

You are required to report

immediately to a peace

officer or police station.

It is a capital offense to

be friends of replica people.

(SINGING) No matter how I

fight, fate was sealed today.

And what's it gonna--

MARIAN NAGATA (VOICEOVER):

I'm sorry I'm not human.

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER):

Why are you apologizing?

I'm not human either.

(SINGING) All I know wants

me to bring you closer.

MARIAN NAGATA (VOICEOVER):

I wanted to be human.

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER): You're

more human than anybody I know.

MARIAN NAGATA (VOICEOVER):

For you, I have

feelings for the first time.

I wanted to protect you.

Is this ninkyo?

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER):

No, it's not ninkyo.

It's love.

(SINGING) Take me over

one kiss at a time.

Don't disclose the end.

Make it more the crime.

Can't stop shaking.

MARIAN NAGATA (SINGING):

Thank you, Botan.

I'm free.

(SINGING) I only ask you,

please, to never let me win.

And what's it's gonna take?

And when's it gonna break?

So tell me, why my heart

wants to bring you closer?

Every time, every

time I dream of you--

MARIAN NAGATA (VOICEOVER):

Botan, be true to your heart.

(SUSPENSEFUL STRING MUSIC)

BOTAN HIIRO (VOICEOVER):

Arigato, Marian.

Because of you, I know this now.

Because we love, we carry on.

Even if the world ends tomorrow,

we can live today for love.

The world is full of

assholes who should

not be in power, just like you.

Time to take it away.

Die, Lion-Girl.

[combat noises]

And this is for Marian.

This is for Mayumi.

[bones shifting]

Ken-san!

What are you doing?

KAISEI KISHI: Don't move.

Meteorite isn't a

threat to Earth.

We're already

infected and immune.

What about him?

He'll either die or

become Anoroc, right?

No, stop.

Surrender.

Kneel before me and swear

your allegiance to me,

and I will spare

this man's life.

You will use your power for me.

Botan, don't you

believe this Anoroc f*ck.

Once you surrender, he's

going to k*ll us both.

Don't you worry about me.

k*ll him.

Now.

[growling]

I said surrender,

or it's not going

to be pretty for this man.

[sorrowful music]

Stop.

I give up.

Just please spare him.

Botan, what are you doing?

No, stop!

God damn it, Botan.

[indistinct speech]

[screaming]

Oyabun!

Swell.

No!

Botan, you have

to finish him off.

I will not let you

surrender on my behalf.

Ninkyo is to never give up.

Stop with the

f*cking soap opera.

[growling]

Methuselah beam!

Force tornado!

[dramatic music]

[growling]

[whimpering]

[laughing]

[g*nsh*t]

[groaning]

[radio noises]

[indistinct speech],,

their gardners,

shoguns and the assassins,

and they're going

to be here any minute.

So either way, even if you

defeat me, you die too.

All of your effort, all of your

pain, all of your suffering,

it's for what?

For what?

Nothing.

It's all for nothing.

Don't you wish you had

never been born at all?

Maybe you do, but I don't.

I love my life.

I love you.

[grunting]

[expl*si*n noises]

[dinging]

[somber string music]

Ken-san.

[bones shifting]

You know what

you have to to do.

BOTAN HIIRO: No.

Kumicho, you must carry on.

No.

Botan, I love

you as my daughter.

[bones shifting]

[screaming]

Mayumi, lend me your power.

I need you.

Don't leave me.

[roaring]

Otou-san.

Botan.

Otou-san.

Botan, you are our hope.

You can reverse the spin

of the Methusula beam

with Force Tornado.

Instead of rapid aging,

you can restore the damage

from the meteorites

on human cells.

You just became the cure

for Anoroc syndrome.

A cure?

Me?

The gardeners.

How many do you think?

20 or 30.

It doesn't matter.

You're too important to

be dealing with this sh*t.

You're the cure.

You must go on.

I'll take care of them.

Even though I'm

calling you Otou-san,

remember, I am the kumicho.

MAN: Ready to deploy.

[expl*si*n]

What the hell?

KEN SHISHIKURA: Is that Sarah?

BOTAN HIIRO: Whoa.

We're here for

Mayumi and her father.

[beeping noise]

Ogi Agan.

Yes, Mayumi and

Herbert didn't make it.

Wait a minute. Hold up.

You were too late for them,

but you are not too late to be

the saviors of humanity.

Humans are selfish.

They only think of themselves.

They can't accept differences,

the diversity of life.

We're done with them.

What if I told you that

you were looking at the cure

for Anoroc syndrome?

[growling]

You are a disease.

[upbeat music]

Hiiro Gumi at your service.

She is the cure.

Swell.

[aeon rings, "pale blue"]

(SINGING) Should've known better

when you walked into the room.

Time was slowing down,

eyes are fixed on you.

Dressed in leather,

time to k*ll the prey.

No matter how I fight,

fate was sealed today.

And what's it gonna take?

And when's it gonna break?

What I know wants

to bring me closer.

Every time, every

time I dream of you,

I'll be lost in eyes

coming closer in pale blue.

Day and night, I'll be

lost in thought of you.

I'll remember eyes coming

closer in pale blue.

Take me over, one

kiss at a time.

Don't disclose the end,

make it more the crime.

Can't stop shaking.

Touch of heat, it's sin.

I only ask you, please,

don't ever let me win.

And what's it gonna take?

And when's it gonna break?

So tell me why my heart

wants to bring you closer.

Every time, every

time I dream of you,

I'll be lost in eyes

coming closer in pale blue.

Day and night, I'll be

lost in thought of you.

I'll remember eyes coming

closer in pale blue.

Coming closer in pale blue.

[rushing water]

[seagulls crying]

BOTAN HIIRO

(VOICEOVER): No matter where you

go,

there you are.