02x01 - Stone Wars Beginning

[bunniefuu]

One day, a very long time ago,

there was a strange

flash of light.

It appeared suddenly,

out of nowhere,

covering the entire world.

[GEN]

In the blink of an eye,

that wave of light turned every

man, woman, and child to stone.

Afterwards, everything

began to collapse.

Buildings decayed into rubble,

and over time, all traces of

civilization disappeared.

What humanity had

spent millennia building

was gone forever.

What a shame!

However, there was one man

who refused to give up.

Though he was petrified,

he never lost consciousness.

He figured that

the date and time

were far too important

to lose track of,

so he stayed awake, counting

the seconds one by one.

He's one ad-bay dude!

That man, you know him.

It's our friend, Senku!

And one summer day,

thousands of years after

humankind was petrified,

Senku woke up, all alone.

He found himself in an

empty, primitive Earth.

Now, I probably

would've just d*ed

from shock right then and there,

but since Senku is a brilliant

scientist with an amazing mind,

he figured out how to make his

own food, clothing, and shelter.

[GEN] Eventually, he

developed the miracle fluid

that could undo

the petrification.

Senku is so awesome!

[BOY A]

I want to be just like him!

Wow. You kids certainly

do love him, don't you?

I know, let's hear a word from

our antastic-fay leader.

He must have some

wisdom to share.

Well, Senku?

[SENKU] What can I say,

that was absolutely riveting.

I mean, how could I hope

to top all of that?

Your super stone world

foundation story was epic.

Just trying to hold

back my tears.

So, Gen, maybe you should

quit running your mouth

and put your hands to work.

[laughs]

Got me. I admit, I was

procrastinating a bit.

[GEN snickers]

Anyway, before long,

he used the miracle fluid

to bring back this super

tough guy named Tsukasa.

We live in the stone world now--

a paradise that hasn't

been ruined by greed.

I think we should only revive

the young and pure-hearted,

and make sure that we

keep this world natural

and not owned by anyone.

This is our chance

to purify humanity.

Don't you agree with me, Senku?

No, I don't. That speech

didn't move me one millimeter.

I'm going use the awesome

power of science

to rescue every last person.

[GEN] To put it lightly, this

was an ajor-may disagreement.

So, while Tsukasa is all like,

"Let's build a new world!"

and revived the strongest

people to join him,

Senku decided to build

a kingdom of science

right here in this village

in order to fight him.

[CHILDREN gasp]

[BOY A]

The kingdom of science rules!

[BOY B]

Tsukasa stinks!

By the way, Senku,

the reason we worked so

quickly on the cell phone

was so we could execute a

preemptive strike on Tsukasa.

We should get

moving soon, right?

Spring's around the corner

and they're gonna come knocking,

so what's next?

What's next?

Well, we gotta finish our

ridiculously awesome

science project and

make this super item.

And what is this super item?

It's gonna take

agility and speed

to defeat the Tsukasa empire.

That's why we'll need

plenty of humanity's

greatest survival

science creation.

We're whippin' up

some space food!

--Huh?

--Space food?

What's that?

[GEN]

Yep, here we go again!

Senku's got another craft

that could never exist

in the stone world.

[KASEKI chuckling]

So, what is "space"?

I was wondering.

Up there. It's that bad place

way, way above the sky!

Woo-hoo!

I'm starting to

get excited again.

I can barely contain myself!

But it's just food,

though, right?

Kinda. But with an upgrade.

We're making our favorite

foxtail millet ramen

battle ready.

[OTHERS gasp]

Ooh, me! I can help you, Senku!

I want ramen so bad right now!

Really! Like, super bad!

Ginro, calm down,

this is serious.

Okay, but why do

we need this, uh,

"space ramen" for the battle?

Is the plan of att*ck to launch

lots of steaming hot bowls of it

at the enemy?

Good guess, but I doubt

it's that, Father.

Ah!

There isn't any gravity

way up in space--

not to mention any room or

time to sit down for a meal.

This stuff is quick to prepare

and mega-nutritious.

It's also small, light,

and ultra-portable.

I'm talking about

the ridiculously

well-thought-out scientific

delicacy that is space food.

I see.

Tsukasa won't att*ck

in the winter

partly because he

wants more men,

but that's not the only

reason for him to wait.

[SENKU]

It's a pretty obvious problem.

In this stone world,

an ice-cold winter b*ttlefield

is a frozen version of hell.

But to us, that's

just another hurdle

we can clear by using science.

Once we develop a

warm, proper meal

that we can prepare instantly,

then we'll have a ten

billion percent advantage.

A winter battle's

ultimate w*apon.

[SUIKA] Warm science food is

gonna keep us powered up.

It'll give our bodies and our

spirits the boost we need!

[CHROME]

Space food sounds baad!

[SENKU] This is it,

the final super item we need

for our att*ck on

the Tsukasa empire.

Let's get started!

Ha! Leave it to us to

make the ramen, Senku!

Now that everyone in the

village has come together,

we can be more efficient

than ever before.

Yeah! The maker team's

gotta keep up with you,

so we're gonna have to

build some kinda machine

to turn regular ramen

into space ramen!

How will that work, exactly?

Looks like you have a plan.

We're gonna vacuum the ramen.

Take all the air out,

just like before.

[KASEKI] Ah! Like when we

built the cell phones.

Those vacuum tubes were

a real pain in the neck.

Wait, did you say vacuum

the ramen? I'm lost.

[chuckles]

[SENKU, CHROME yelp]

Okay, this batch

of ramen is done!

[GINRO gasps]

Now, we just gotta put it in

some bowls and soup's on!

Not true. That won't

be necessary.

We're gonna be freezing

it all solid.

[ALL gasp]

[GINRO]

It's cold,

so why do we have to freeze

all this delicious ramen?

[KINRO]

The rules are the rules.

Stop your whining

and get to work, Ginro!

So this is space ramen?

Not quite. It's just

frozen right now.

The goal is to lighten

the hell outta this stuff

so our troops can be super

well-fed while on the go.

[GEN] You want to "lighten

the ramen"?

You mean--?

Oh, yeah. You know it.

We're making cup noodles.

This'll be the birth of freeze-

dried food in the stone world.

[GEN]

Freeze-dried, huh?

I mean, I've heard

of it, of course,

but how exactly are we

supposed to do that?

[SENKU]

Just like it sounds.

By literally freezing it

and then drying it.

That's really all

there is to it.

When you freeze food, the

moisture inside turns to ice.

[GEN] Yeah, obviously.

I get that part. So then what?

[SENKU] Then, you put the

frozen food in a vacuum,

and the total lack of air

in the environment

will sublimate the ice.

Poof! Turning it

directly into vapor.

Thus, completely

drying out the food,

which makes it ultra-tiny

and lightweight.

All this stuff is way

too complicated for me.

So how exactly do we

pull off the "poof" part?

[chuckles]

Well, that's where the

maker team comes in.

Ha-ha! Our team's done it again!

Yo, check this!

We went through hell to make

our water wheel before,

but we were able to use it here

to power our

freeze-drying machine!

[ALL gasp]

I'm impressed, Chrome

and Kaseki, way to go!

Everything we have is

made by using things

we all built together

with Senku.

[SENKU] Yeah. That's the

same thing humanity did.

Working away for thousands

and thousands of years.

That's science.

[VILLAGERS chattering]

Feast your eyes, everyone!

Freeze-dried ramen acquired!

Hell yeah! Hold on,

what is that stuff?

Well, it does look

small and lightweight.

But, uh, it looks

totally disgusting.

Like it's all tough and spongy.

[chuckles] Yeah? Just watch.

[GIRLS gasp, chuckle]

[KOHAKU] Can you actually

eat that, though?

Fine, I'll be the guinea pig!

Science users are

naturally brave people.

We're not afraid to

try out new things.

You've said something

like that before.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure

you just wanna

eat the ramen before we do.

So good!

So bad!

And I mean that in the

best way possible--

it's so steamy and delicious!

[CHROME]

Here ya go.

[inaudible]

[MAGMA laughs]

Can hardly believe I can

fight with one hand

and eat with the other!

Oh, yeah, it's arvelous-may.

However, doing them each

separately may be a good idea.

I really don't want

anyone to get hurt.

[SENKU]

Hm?

We can't avoid fighting

them anymore, can we?

Nobody's going to die, if that's

what you're worried about.

The condition for a kingdom

of science victory

is actually remarkably simple.

We just wanna capture the

cave with the miracle fluid

so we can revive everyone.

By using our cell phones

to connect with my friends

on the other side,

we can do it all without

spilling a single drop of blood.

[KASEKI]

Senku, are you positive

that these friends of

yours are actually safe?

They've been embedded with

the enemy army the whole time.

Sounds dangerous to me.

Relax. I don't have one

millimeter of worry.

They're fine, I'm sure.

There's no way

Taiju and Yuzuriha

would let themselves

croak that easily.

[gasps] I wonder

what they're like.

They're Senku's

friends, after all.

They're probably super

smart, just like him!

Who the hell are these guys?!

They look nothing like that!

Taiju's a simpleton who

handles all the brawny stuff!

Huh?! You gotta be kidding me!

[music playing]

[LILLIAN]

♪ I know that times are tough ♪

♪ Just down and out ♪

♪ Putting my faith

in tomorrow ♪

♪ I am ready to go, but... ♪

That song's like the constant

background music, huh?

Wow. Who'd've thought?

Dear Lillian's still

the world's diva.

Even in this age,

everyone's in love.

I could never get

tired of a voice

that was so full of beauty.

I think Tsukasa's army

should get to hear

her beautiful singing, too.

It's so beautiful,

it's making me cry!

Hey, maybe if they did hear it,

they would decide to throw

their weapons away.

Although I wish that

were the case,

the song is way too familiar

to people from our age.

So I don't think it

alone will be enough

to bring them to their knees.

Besides, with this

audio quality...

Wait, the audio quality.

[LILLIAN] ♪ I'll be thinking of

the same thing I always do ♪

♪ Always you ♪

Just come up already.

Tell me what you want.

Heya.

Sorry, but I didn't want

the innocent, pure-hearted

ones to hear this.

Kinro and Kokuyo

wouldn't approve.

[chuckles]

I can sense an underhanded

scheme brewing here.

Well, you know me.

[GEN] All we need is the record

and our pair of cell phones.

With my plan, we can defeat

the Tsukasa empire

and save seven billion people

with a bloodless siege.

But if God really

is watching us...

...then surely Ishigami

Senku and Asagiri Gen

will be keeping each other

company in hell forever.

I'm not worried.

God hasn't been a part

of the world of science

for practically ten

billion years.

So whatcha got, eh, mentalist?

[GEN]

Sorry, but I didn't want

the innocent, pure-hearted

ones to hear this.

Kinro and Kokuyo

wouldn't approve.

[SENKU]

I can sense...

It sounds like Senku and Gen

are meeting in secret?

Quiz time! Can you name the

key to the Tsukasa empire?

Which of the following three

options is the unifying force

that holds the people

within it together?

A: Food.

B: Hot chicks.

C: Tsukasa himself.

C, obviously.

[GEN]

Bingo! Ten billion points!

Tsukasa himself.

He was already a charismatic,

popular celebrity,

thanks to his "strongest

primate high-schooler" title.

So what I think, is that in

order to break them apart,

we simply need to enlist

a celebrity of our own.

Someone who's as famous

and popular as Tsukasa.

Hey! I'm Lillian

Weinberg, y'all.

[CHROME] A woman's voice?

From that record!

[coughs]

Not bad, eh?

I can fake it somewhat.

Far from perfect, though.

You know, that was close.

Very close, actually.

Even so, it's still ten

billion percent obvious

that you're a dude,

so that's a problem.

Yes. It is.

However, hearing it over a phone

with poor sound

quality like ours...

[gasps]

[SENKU] And with the voice on

the record as authentication.

[GEN]

Bingo! A hundred billion points!

[CHROME]

What are they talking about?

They'll hear the raw power

of Lillian's live singing

over the phone.

A voice so unmistakably

ovley-lay,

it could only belong to her.

Well, yeah, it does

belong to her.

They won't have a choice.

They'll have to believe

that Lillian's alive

on the other end of the line.

From America, this is

Lillian Weinberg.

People of Japan, please listen.

The world hasn't

really collapsed.

In fact, the United States

has already recovered.

Help is on the way to Japan,

so please stand by.

I see.

You'll deceive everyone on the

other side with false hope,

offered by a zombie Lillian

created to tell a big, fat lie.

[chuckles]

Oh, yeah, we're definitely gonna

wind up in hell for this.

Okay, got it.

We'll settle the details later.

Let's go with that plan.

That quick?! No way!

Ah! "Got it," huh? Well,

I don't get it at all!

I think you're gonna need to

spell out the plan from the top,

mentalist, real slow.

Step by step, then.

One: Get the phone to

Taiju and Yuzuriha.

Two: They show it

to Tsukasa's army.

And three: We play

them Lillian's song.

Then, the trick.

Howdy! Calling from America.

The world hasn't actually

collapsed, y'all.

[SENKU chuckles]

They think the old

world's been destroyed

and every country wiped out.

That's the only reason

they're following

their great leader, Tsukasa.

Well, to be fair,

it was destroyed.

But if they think that

America's back in action

and help is on the way,

then that'll change

their entire calculus.

Once the bulk of Tsukasa's

army has switched

from his side to ours, we

coordinate using our cell phones

and conquer them

in one swift move,

without spilling

a drop of blood.

[chuckles]

Wait, won't they figure out

you lied at that point?

Yeah, but who cares?

With Tsukasa and Hyoga down,

we can worry about sorting

the rest of the mess out later.

Leave it to the

mentalist to come up

with a ten billion percent

underhanded plan like that.

So exciting!

[GEN] Naturally, everyone

in the Tsukasa empire

is going to hate our guts

for playing such a

cruel trick on them.

There's no helping it, though.

Keep this a secret from the

rest of the villagers, okay?

I don't think we

need any villains

besides the two of

us old-worlders.

[CHROME]

Sure, great idea.

Except now that you've told me,

I'm an accomplice.

Hey, you were the one who barged

in on our private conversation.

Quite literally.

Well, I'll be the one carrying

out the plan, anyway.

You'll need a technician on hand

to set up that giant-ass

cell phone, won't you?

They'll recognize you. Not me.

[CHROME] We'll go to hell

together--the three of us.

But in exchange, we'll save

seven billion people.

[SENKU] All right, mission

team's set and ready to go.

Three people with three jobs.

Chrome, the engineer.

Magma, the hauler.

And Gen, the guide.

Huh. Seems like there's a

problem you're forgetting.

The Tsukasa army scout, Homura.

From the lack of snow

on the branches,

I think it's safe to assume

she's been keeping watch

from that hill over there.

You can see that?

How's that possible?

Smart place to watch from.

It's right on the path between

here and the Tsukasa empire.

If they find out we're

planning a preemptive strike,

or even worse, learn that we

managed to create a cell phone,

then it's all over.

[gasps] What if we have

the team set out

in the middle of the night?

We're carrying vacuum

tubes, though.

If we trip in the dark,

then they'll break.

Think you could outrun her?

Hauling all this stuff? No way!

And Homura is rather ast-fay.

An easy fix.

We're gonna lure the empire's

scout away from her position

with the help of a

super science gadget.

While she's distracted,

the mission team moves.

[CHROME] And what exactly is

this super science gadget?

[SENKU] If you run

electricity through water,

it sends hydrogen and

oxygen bubbling out.

The mixed gas you get is

called a detonating gas.

Use it to inflate a deer

bladder like a balloon

and you've got yourself a w*apon

that'll make a wimpy expl*si*n

but a ridiculously loud nose.

In other words, a sonic b*mb.

Right, here we go.

Time for our preemptive strike.

Detonate... sonic bombs.

Move! Now! The other side!

Go!

[SENKU] We're bringing the

battle to the Tsukasa empire.

The epic Stone Wars

are about to begin.

[SENKU]

This is exhilarating.

Get excited!