[MAN A]
Oh, yeah!
[gasps]
[SENKU chuckles]
[SENKU]
We have them thinking I'm dead,
so you'd better visit
my grave regularly.
Taiju.
See that? It looks like
someone dug around here.
[TAIJU]
Hm? You're right.
Good eye, Yuzuriha. Way to go.
You think it was Senku?
Maybe he and his team
buried something here for us.
[YUZURIHA]
What do we do?
She's watching us like a hawk,
so we can't just get a
shovel and start digging.
[NIKKI] They come to visit
this grave every day.
Why? Are they talking to
the dead or something?
I got this.
[YUZURIHA]
Huh?
Whoa, it's a--
[phone ringing]
[SENKU]
Yo.
Senku!
[chuckles]
I missed you guys so much,
I could almost start crying.
Even your ridiculously
loud voice, ya big oaf.
[GINRO]
Whoa!
Is this the guy we've
been hearing about?
That's Taiju?
Woo-hoo! It's finally
been connected!
Our cell phone hot line works,
and over such a long distance!
Senku.
[chuckles]
It's been a while, hasn't it?
Hard to believe almost
a year's passed.
Senku, I...
I am... Senku.
[TAIJU]
I am... Senku. I am... Senku.
I am Senku!
No, you're not, 'cause I'm
Senku. Get it together.
[TAIJU wails]
[TAIJU]
Senku!
So the thing's called
a "cell phone"?
And it makes it possible
to talk to someone
who's really far away.
I can't even begin to
understand how it works.
Voices dancing across
the sky. So far.
The science of "radio
waves" is connecting us
all the way to the
enemy's home base.
It's amazing, Father!
[chuckles] Are you done
blubbering yet, you big oaf?
You're killin' me, here.
I'm sorry about that, man.
I'm just so happy.
Hey, Senku.
[SENKU]
Yo, Yuzuriha.
You worked all the way up to
cell phones in just a year, huh?
Heh. I always knew you
were incredible, but wow.
[NIKKI]
Huh...?
What's up? Why are they
wailing and crying so much?
Is it the anniversary
of the guy's death?
I'd love to sit here and
talk about how awesome
my homemade cell phone is,
or just catch up on all the
crazy stuff that's happened
for the next ten billion years,
but I know we're way too short
on time for that kinda crap.
So, I'll get straight
to the point.
Listen carefully.
You gotta get someone over
there to leave the group.
Have 'em come over
to the cell phone.
[BOTH gasp]
[SENKU]
Give 'em whatever bogus reason.
I'll fill in the details later.
Uh. Are you sure you don't
need to rehearse this first?
I'll bet that there's a guard
watching them right now,
so it's probably not
a viable option.
As a matter of fact, Taiju,
it'll be better if you
don't know anything.
Just stay dumb and believe
whatever weird stuff I say.
Are you trying to piss him off?
'Cause I wouldn't
put up with all of that!
[TAIJU] Senku, let me
make sure of one thing.
[SENKU]
Hm?
You swear, your plan,
it's how we can avoid bloodshed?
Yeah. With my way,
nobody's gonna get hurt.
[TAIJU]
All right, works for me, Senku.
If you say it's the best way,
then you don't need to
explain anything else.
[ALL gasp]
Even though they've
been apart for a year,
they still have absolute
trust in one another.
I think I see how they did it.
How Senku and his friends
could survive against Tsukasa.
[SENKU]
We don't have much time left
until Tsukasa's Army
launches a full-on att*ck.
As soon as Gen gets
back to our base,
the mission begins
in full swing.
Have you gotten any
messages from Gen?
Huh? No. At least,
none I know about.
We just noticed the ground
had been dug up,
and then found the receiver.
[gasps]
Oh, dear.
So that means they just
happened to find it
by a stroke of pure luck.
That's not Gen's style.
No. Something must've happened.
Why are we hiding in the bushes
like a bunch of damn
cowards, anyway?
'Cause if we run into the enemy,
I'm just gonna straight-up
m*rder the guy!
We don't even have a clue
where they are, bonehead!
People who just rush
out like that
are always the
first ones to die!
The one stalking us now is Ukyo.
He's got an uper-say sense
of hearing. It's unreal.
So then being in
these bushes is bad.
Bingo.
If we keep scurrying around,
all the rustling
sounds'll tip him off.
Trust me, we'd definitely
get sh*t then.
Actually, the reason we're
here hiding right now
is because he lured
us into them.
He wants us here.
Ah, damn.
Gen's gotta get back to
the kingdom of science,
with or without us.
We need him there to
pull off this whole plan
with the cell phone and take
down the Tsukasa empire.
[MAGMA]
Ah.
If all we gotta do is get
Gen home, I have an idea.
[GEN, CHROME]
Huh?
[MAGMA] First, Chrome, you're
gonna charge right out.
And I'll be right behind you!
Ooh! And what's the next step?
He's sh**t' from up there,
huh? Ha! I've got you now!
Smash!
Ah-ha! Now I see!
Or not! If we do that, I'll die!
Come on!
So you're not willing to die
for the cause, huh, Chrome?
Only worried about yourself,
ya selfish bastard, you!
Seriously?!
Why the hell am I the decoy?
Uh. Decoy.
[CHROME] The spare battery
we were supposed
to give Taiju and Yuzuriha.
There's a "positive"
and "negative," right?
All I need to do is
connect the ends
and it'll make the wire heat
right up, like, crazy bad.
The noise and smoke would
give away our position
if we sat there rubbing
wood to start a fire,
but with science,
we can do it in a flash!
[GEN, MAGMA yell]
[chuckles]
This is bad!
Real bad!
[GEN] He's hiding under the
smoke and screaming his head off
to drown out the sound of me
running through the underbrush.
[laughs]
This is awesome.
A hell of a lot better than
just sneakin' around.
--[MAGMA yelling]
--[CHROME] This is bad!
[CHROME]
Attaboy, Gen!
You've gotta run now,
or we'll be putting our
lives at risk for nothing.
You've got the
ridiculously important job
of talking people
from Tsukasa's army
into joining up with us!
If you don't make it home alive
after all this, I'll k*ll you!
[CHROME]
This is bad!
[YUZURIHA] I already know who we
should try to bring over first.
Hey, there's something
you gotta hear.
[YUZURIHA] If we get our guard
to join up with us,
then with a little persistence
and determination,
we can keep winning
them over, one by one.
[KASEKI]
Woo-hoo!
Look at this, guys!
I made a little swirly
thing outta copper!
[ALL gaps]
That thingy Kaseki made
is making the record
spin so smoothly!
Doing it by hand
messes up the song,
'cause it's hard to keep
up a steady pace.
[SENKU] Even with the record
playing perfectly, though,
it'll never work
without Gen here.
Yuzuriha and Taiju are
gonna bring their target
to the cell phone soon.
If Gen doesn't get back before
that happens, it's game over.
[GEN panting]
All right, my dear Senku,
who's gonna the first person
that I need to seduce?
It's Gen!
I'm so happy you're okay!
[TAIJU]
Your name's Nikki, right?
Just hear me out.
Come over and--
Not happening!
My job is to keep an
eye on the two of you.
To see you don't meet anyone
or do anything that is
remotely suspicious.
I know Tsukasa wouldn't want
me to tell you all of this,
but I don't care.
I assume you're smart enough
to've figured it out, anyway.
Just so we're clear,
we ain't friends!
I have no intention of gettin'
buddy-buddy with you,
so don't even try!
The only thing I'll accept
in response is "Yes, ma'am."
Say any more than that
and you're gonna be
in a world of hurt!
Please just listen!
[YUZURIHA squeals]
Didn't I tell you not to say
anything but "Yes, ma'am"?
[NIKKI]
That didn't hurt him at all.
No. He's just taking it.
I don't care!
I'm willing to let you clobber
me on every third word I say,
but you have to hear us out!
Just listen to my friend!
He's got something big to say.
Hm? What is that?
[phone ringing]
A phone? There's no way!
That's impossible
in the stone world!
Hey! Lillian Weinberg
here sayin' howdy!
[ALL gasp]
Now, I'm not the
smartest guy around,
but I do know who she is!
Do you know her, Nikki?
Do you think I'm that stupid?
Yeah, of course I know her.
Hey! And I'm Sebastian,
her personal assistant.
[TAIJU] Sebastian?
No, that's Senku's voice!
Wait, he said to stay dumb
even if he says a
bunch of weird stuff.
[LILLIAN] Anyhoo, I'm
callin' from the US of A!
[SENKU] Yes, we're in America
at this very moment.
[LILLIAN]
Y'all in Japan should listen
to what I'm fixin'
to tell y'all.
[SENKU] What she's about to
say is extremely important.
[LILLIAN]
The USA is back from the stone.
[SENKU] That's right, America
is up and running again!
[gasps]
Oh, snap! Did you ladies hear
that? Finally, we're saved!
[YUZURIHA]
Wow, is that really their plan?
I think I see where
they're going with this.
I can at least tell that
Senku's trying to play her.
Stop right there.
First of all...
...Lillian was up in space
when everything happened.
Yep.
Soon as I got back to Earth,
I was turned to stone.
But some folks
recently revived me!
[NIKKI yells]
Lillian, please listen.
I finally have a
chance to tell you
just how much you mean to me!
Your songs helped me get through
some rough high school years!
You really saved
my life back then!
[NIKKI] Honestly, I'd do
anything for you. No question.
But if I find out this is
someone pretending
to be Lillian Weinberg...
...I'll k*ll you myself!
[GEN]
This could get ad-bay.
[SENKU]
She's being legit.
We got a super-fan
right off the bat.
You know, I've always
noticed something.
Your luck of the draw like
ridiculously sucks, doesn't it?
I mean, the first person
you revived was Tsukasa,
and that lightning struck
before you were ready.
[NIKKI]
Something's off here.
Your voice doesn't
sound right to me.
If this really is Lillian,
then forgive me...
...but could you answer
some questions?
I have to know
you're the real deal.
Lillian would know
the right answer.
So, how many CDs have
you sold in total?
[YUZURIHA] Ooh, what are
they gonna do now?
There's no way Senku and
Gen would know that!
We've got three options here.
Turin' to stone wiped
my dang memory!
[GEN]
One: Dodge the question.
How many? Ten billion.
[GEN]
Two: Guess.
How rude! That's private!
[GEN]
Three: Snap.
So what should we do, Senku?
Four: Be right.
[gasps]
[SENKU]
Here's a quick Fermi estimate,
a logical approximation.
A seat on the Soyuz spaceship
cost million dollars,
or five billion yen.
Say Lillian has double that
in cash, ten billion yen.
Given singers of her status
make most of their
money from touring,
I can calculate her
royalties in reverse.
At least million copies,
but I don't know how much more.
Yeah, okay, that makes sense.
I can take things
over from there.
We had ourselves a big
" million copies sold"
shindig a while ago,
but most of my sales
don't come from CDs,
so I've plum forgot.
Sorry 'bout that. Should
I wake up my manager?
No need.
[NIKKI]
She's right.
Okay. I've got one
more question.
If you know these numbers,
I'll believe you.
Maybe your luck's
not so bad, Senku!
If it's just hard
numbers she wants,
you can use your Fermi-whatever
technique, can't you?
Your measurements are?
Just give me a rough estimate!
It may be wrong, but if it is,
I can just say I've changed!
[SENKU]
I gotta estimate from memory.
Byakuya's height.
The sizes of the equipment.
I can use that to calculate
her proportions!
Eighty-eight, sixty-five,
eighty-five!
You look a lot skinnier
in your profile pictures.
[SENKU]
How would I know that?!
Ugh, she's a professional.
Of course she shops her
photos for her fans!
Bless your heart. But these
are the honest truth.
'Course, Lillian would
never tell a fan
her real measurements.
'Cause she's a pro.
Even in this stone
world we're in now,
she'd wanna keep the fantasy
alive for all her fans!
I know you aren't the
real Lillian Weinberg!
[GEN]
We're in deep ouble-tray.
Should we risk it
and play the song?
No, if a super-fan heard her
voice after my impression,
it'd be totally obvious
I'm a fraud.
Should I keep talking and try
to smooth things over, or what?
We'll play the record.
The sound quality's better
now with the coil.
Instead of bluffing,
we'll bet on science.
[LILLIAN]
♪ No where to turn... ♪
That's--!
Music?
[gasps]
♪ Someone to find ♪
♪ I know that times are tough,
just down and out ♪
♪ Putting my faith
in tomorrow ♪
♪ No way to know
so I'll just... ♪
[YUZURIHA]
Amazing. How'd he do it?
[LILLIAN]
♪ Each and every road ♪
♪ seems to be calling to me... ♪
[NIKKI]
Yeah, that's real.
At least, the song is, anyway.
I'd never mistake it
for anything else.
It's not something you can fake.
You have any idea how
much I listened to this?
It must've been hundreds
of thousands of times!
♪ Just taking one
small step to hero ♪
♪ I'll take the chance ♪
♪ And when I do... ♪
I know Lillian's really gone
now... and that's the truth.
[LILLIAN]
♪ It's always you ♪
You're right. She is.
But she can live on forever
all because of you.
You bought this piece of her
back to life though the song.
[CROWD cheering]
Got a science question for ya.
Can you use your power
to bring some more of Lillian's
songs back from the dead?
Ah! Yes! You've gotta tell
the girl yes, Senku!
There's no way in hell.
I'm ten billion percent sure
that all recorded media
turned to dust thousands
of years ago.
However, I'll make this
one promise to you, okay?
I will protect this final song
by using the power of science.
I swear on my life.
[NIKKI] You're kind of
an awkward guy, huh?
I could tell right away.
But I believe you wouldn't
lie about science,
so I'll put my faith in that.
Heh. I might even fall for you.
How about you don't do that?
To bring more of Tsukasa's
troops over to our side,
I'll need this record.
Which means I've gotta protect
the thing with my life.
Sounds like you'd give your
life to preserve the song.
[chuckles]
So I'd say we're
on the same team.
That works for me!
You and I have a deal!
Whatever you're plannin' to
do next, consider me on board!
[TAIJU yells]
[YUZURIHA]
Thanks so much, Nikki!
[TAIJU]
We did it!
It took a year, but we've
finally got ourselves
a real ally in the
Tsukasa empire!
02x03 - Call from the Dead
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Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.
Japanese anime series based on the manga series of the same name, 3,700 years after a mysterious light turns every human on the planet into stone, genius boy Senku Ishigami emerges from his petrification into a "Stone World" and seeks to rebuild human civilization from the ground up.