All language subtitles for Project Dreams How to Build Mazinger

2003

This way, please.

Maeda Corporation

Civil Engineering
Design Department

Civil Engineering
Marketing Department

Integrity, Willingness, Technology

PR Team

The PR team
sneaked in!!

Wataru Doi, PR Team

In college, I was
messing around like an idiot.

When I start working,
I'll stop and settle down.

I thought, but...

Teruyuki Asagawa,
PR Team Manager

Hey, Doi.

Yes, Sir?

Do you know this?

It's Mazinger Z.

You know it?! How?

From Super Robot Wars.

Super Robot Wars, huh?
Right.

Gotcha.

- Super Robot Wars. I know.
- Do you know that show?

Of course I do.
I know Super Robot Wars.

But I'm not talking about
Super Robot Wars here.

Sorry.

Forget Super Robot Wars.
Do you think we can make this?

A giant robot?
No way, Sir.

Not the robot, but this.

The hangar.

The hangar, here!

The pool opens up,
and Mazinger launches from there.

I was wondering if we could build it
with our technology.

I'm not sure.

Shunta Bessho,
PR Team Chief

Brings back memories!

Oh? Do you know it, Bessho?

I used to watch it.

I think it was the second rerun.
My son knows it too.

I watched it too.

A space colony starts
a war for independence...

Chisa Emoto, PR Team

Emoto, that's Gundam.

- A different show?
- Bessho.

You used to be a civil engineer.
What do you think?

Can we make the hangar?

Mazinger Z's Hangar

May I say it?

I think we can!

That's a bold statement!

- Well, we make dams.
- Indeed.

If we use dam technology,
it'll be a piece of cake. Simple.

Simple. Right.
Of course, we do make dams.

What do you think, Emoto?

I think we can.
It's an old anime.

Yeah, it's old.
I guess we can.

Hiroki Chikada, PR Team

Regarding that...

I think it'd be pretty difficult.

Are you against it, Chikada?

No, I mean...
It's not like a dam's flood gate.

It opens sideways.

The full weight of the water
is loaded on it.

Right.

We can, I'm positive.
Dams are kickass.

Their gates open and close
under water pressure all the time.

No, no.

What? Are you arguing?

But, is water so heavy?

Of course it is!

Look, it's so light!

We're talking about
thousands of bottles.

Actually, hundred thousands.

I told you, we can't.

I'm telling you, we can.

We can't.

Er... what are you doing?

Who?

Me?

Why don't we publish
this story on the web?

On the web?

A PR project!

Hand these out.

Thank you.

Fantasy Marketing Dept?

Fantasy Marketing Department

Let's build Mazinger's hangar
using our technology!

The hangar?

Not Mazinger?

Nope, there's already another company
that builds robots.

We'll do the other stuff!

- On the web?
- On the web.

We're not making it?

We'll design it.

Just design it?

We won't build it, right?

We'll do the estimate too!
Including building time.

I don't get it.

Not a giant robot,

but its hangar, with an estimate,
including building time...

but we won't build it?

We'll build it in our minds.

Doesn't make sense.

Once,
in its period of rapid growth,

our company, due also
to the needs of the nation,

implemented several
big projects.

Dams, tunnels,
power stations and so on.

But, nowadays there has been
a reduction in new projects.

Business with the private sector sees
strong competition to keep costs down.

So I asked myself...

Isn't there a blue ocean strategy
we might have missed, somewhere?

There was.

There is!

The manga and anime world!

In other words, we'll get an order
from the Fantasy World!

In the Fantasy World, every week
various buildings

get built and destroyed,
over and over!

Our company must race to conquer
that miraculous new frontier!

Thus, we undertook
the development of a certain device.

Namely...

The Fantasy World
Communication Device!

Fantasy World
Communication Device

It allows us to receive orders

from the manga and anime world.
The gadget of your dreams!

Then it was completed,
and now

we received our first order.

A request from the Director
of Photon Power Laboratory,

Dr. Gennosuke Yumi!

The design and estimate for

Mazinger Z's underground hangar!

Mazinger Z Hangar and Pool Construction

Approved

Project Dreams -
How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar

Part 1 - Assessment

Maeda Corp. Fantasy Marketing Dept.
take off!

Don't make the website look so good.
Asagawa will be happy.

It needs some images.

Don't bother! Just text!

That'd be horrible.

Just don't.

Actually, isn't it weird
that we're "volunteers"?

Volunteers must volunteer
to be volunteers, right?

He's just using us
to spur those around us.

He already got us all
when he started talking.

We had no way out.

I should have shut up.

He's been building consensus
all over the company.

How about this? Mazinger!

Cool!

You gotta do it!

Don't trouble anyone though.

Of course, Director!
Come on, guys.

Goodbye.

Keeps those heads down!

He's good at clearing
the way for his projects.

Super good.

He's a civil engineer.

He tears stuff down
to clear the ground.

Like a builder.

Laugh.

I just said a funny
construction joke.

Thanks.

It wasn't that funny.

You're a victim, Doi.
He forced you to make the website.

Yeah.

Not the robot, but the hangar.
On the web.

We'll publish the estimate.
But we won't build it.

The hell with the "Fantasy World
Communication Device", I'd say.

Hello.

Hello.

That's Maeda-kun.

We have no budget, so I thought
we could use our mascot.

Hey! Hey! Wait!

Yes?

Why are you being creative?

It's good to be creative,
isn't it?

You're beaming.

Not really.
It's work.

He likes anime.
He's an otaku.

I'm not an otaku.

But you wanna do it.

You wanna do this project.
Be honest, say it.

Well...

You are an otaku.
That's an otaku's smile.

Doi looked disgusted.

I didn't.

- Doi?
- I didn't.

Personally,
I do feel like doing it.

But, I also think it's a good
project to promote our technology.

No need to promote it.

Engineering work should be done
underground, not in public.

We're the PR team.
We gotta work with the public.

Listen.

You know it's dangerous
to get too close to Asagawa.

When he gets fired up,
he just won't stop.

They're gossiping about us.

There's a strange
atmosphere around us.

I'll cry. Ouch!

They look at us
like we're on a doomed ship.

- Hello.
- Goodbye.

Actually,
will we manage to get the rights?

Copyright costs a lot of money.
But this project...

has got zero budget.

- Yep!
- We're volunteers!

Asagawa went to negotiate.

He'll ask them
to let us do it for free.

For free?

No, no, no.
No way that's gonna happen.

They won't give us the rights
for free.

So we can just forget
about it and leave?

You reckon?

I think it'd be difficult anyway.

You're so calm.

Yes.

We got the rights for free!

From both Dynamic Planning
and Toei Animation.

They said "Do what you like, as long
as you don't disappoint the fans."

It's amazing! Awesome!

We're gonna get busy!

Hey,Doi.

Finding hard expressing emotion?
Is it a generational thing?

Wow, swell!
You've put pictures on it.

Will you use Maeda-kun too?

That's...

You're so creative. I guess your
generation hides a lot of passion.

Give it your all too, guys!

"He's just using us
to spur those around us."

"The hell with the Fantasy World
Communication Device."

Don't think that!

Of course, we're volunteers.

It's a dreamy project, I guess.

Right.
I hereby declare the establishment

of Maeda Corporation
Fantasy Marketing Department!

Budget is zero! We must get
tons of hits to keep it going.

Let's build a great hangar
in our customers' mind!

Dr. Yumi's waiting too!

We can't make Yumi wait.

Chikada, show them that thing.

Yes, Sir.

This is...

Mazinger Z's DVD box.

Cool, huh?
It's his own.

First, let's watch the takeoff scene.
Then we'll do a brainstorming session.

Shouting "Brainstorming Fire!"

I'm burning!

Didn't you get the pun?
You didn't.

I'm a high-energy guy!

It pops on screen right away.

It's a famous opening scene.
Don't miss it.

There! That's the hangar.

It opens.

Gradually comes up.

And here it comes.
Come on! Come on!

Pilder on!

Mazinger Z!

That's the opening.

It really takes you back in time.

That's what we'll build.

Mobilizing Maeda's technology.
With a realistic and elegant...

Asagawa speaking.
Yes, we're kicking it off today.

I'm flattered.

It wasn't a compliment?

Director... Don't say that.
Come on, that's not right.

The Technology Dept?
I’m grandstanding?

I'm not the kind of guy
who does that.

I'm not that self-centered.

I'm not grand enough to stand...

Looks like
we have a rocky road ahead.

- Rocket Punch!
- Ow! "Rocket Punch"?

"Looks like
we have a rocky road ahead."

Shut up!
How worked up can you get?

Like you're Asagawa's close aide.

No, I was just explaining...

Why do you own the DVDs?
What's this?

- Rocket Punch!
- Ouch! What?

Why did you do it?
Asagawa was over the moon.

It's not like I had a choice.

- Just do it the three of you.
- What?

Let's start
the brainstorming session.

Not me.

You grossed me out so much
I couldn't follow.

Oh. Right. Wait a minute.
Let's have a run-through.

Ready? Start.

Beside the Photon Power Lab
there's a pool.

It's more of a wastewater
treatment plant, actually.

Whatever.

Mazinger is hidden below it.

When it takes off, the pool opens
like this, and it gets out.

Why hide it under a pool?

It's a camouflage to hide it
from the enemy.

It'll get soaked.

Water's bad for machines.

No problem. It's waterproof.
And Superalloy Z doesn't rust.

What's that thing flying in?

Oh, that's...

You've got a picture?

It's the Hover Pilder.

It's piloted by Koji Kabuto, the hero.
The Pilder docks...

into Mazinger's head and becomes
the robot's cockpit.

It's kept somewhere else?

Exactly.

Why don't they stick 'em
together from the start?

No, the Pilder's kept
near Koji Kabuto's house,

but Mazinger is at the lab.
So they can repair it if needed.

Doesn't he mind getting wet?

I told you, that's fine.

Isn't that a pain?

Mazinger gets soaking wet.

Might get damaged.

No, no. Listen.

We're not here to discuss that,

but to understand the story setting
and decide how to build this.

But, hey.

It's all weird.

Listening to our clients'
unreasonable demands is our mission.

- Excuse me.
- Yes, Doi?

Mazinger's head is shaped
like a bowl, isn't it?

Yes, to dock the Pilder.

- Doesn't it get full of water?
- Good point.

The water's gonna fill it up.

Splish splash.

Splish splash. And it'll take off
splishing and splashing.

Even more splish splash.

Would you stop that?

Stop talking about water!

It's OK if it gets wet.

Quit the splish splash talk.
We want it to get wet!

It looks much cooler.
It's the animation director's will!

The water divides like this...

and dynamically falls down.

Then Mazinger gets out,
and gets all wet!

Dr. Yumi wants it like that!
Don't discuss our client's order.

Question.

Yes, Mr. Bessho.

You're too noisy.

Too excited.

That's because you're working me up.

Mazinger wants to get wet! The author
Go Nagai wants it to! And Dr. Yumi!

I want to get wet too!
It hurts!

Tamotsu Kono,
Security Guard

Rocket Punch is justice's punch!
You can't use it like that.

Come with me a sec.

Yuichiro Irie,
Sales & Marketing Section Chief

Mr. Irie... hello.

Bessho.

Will your Fantasy Marketing Dept.
publish an estimate?

Huh? Looks like it.

Give me a break.

We used to work together.
Think about my department.

Be careful.

Our clients might see it.

What if they think
"Maeda does crazy estimates like this?"

Will you take responsibility?

Well, that's...

Labor, material and plant costs
are like living things.

An integral part of our know-how!

And you'll make it public
with that joke?

Don't do that.
It's dangerous.

I can't stop it.

Irie speaking.

This project's worse than a doomed ship.
We're human torpedoes.

Did you get pressure too?

My senior from the Tech Dept. said
"What if your part-time...

...silly project hurts our reputation?"

Seriously?

Asagawa. Asagawa!

That thing you're doing.

What if our competitors start
making cheaper estimates than us?

Don't worry.
No other company's that eccentric.

Are you implying we are?

Let's just take it easy, like
we're all aboard the Titanic together.

Are you gonna sink us?

There are no icebergs around.

That's the Business Admin. boss.

I'll tell Asagawa.
I'll tell it like it is.

Please do.

These are the official model sheets
from Toei Animation.

They even made these.
They planned it in the finest detail.

Based on these, here are
the basic production steps.

Vertical launching shaft excavation.

Gotta dig that hole.

Looks deep.

Gate opening mechanism.

At the bottom of the pool.
A job for the Machinery Dept., I guess.

Next is the jack-up device.

Yeah, to lift Mazinger up.

Upon building the hangar, we must make
the wastewater treatment plant too.

A proper plant, not a dummy?

Yes. Apparently, it's a fully
functional wastewater treatment plant.

Right.

This is the Photon Power Laboratory.

We'll assume it's located
at the foot of Mt. Fuji,

and calculate the estimate.

Do you have any questions?

- I do!
- Mr. Asagawa.

I think the main issue is: can we excavate
a vertical shaft this big?

It'll be a huge underground space,
but we can't build any columns.

I see.
Realization of a huge shaft.

- Another question!
- Yes, Mr. Asagawa.

As you said, with all
that water pressure,

will it be possible to open
and close the gate?

Opening and closing the gate
under water pressure.

Another question!

No one else?

I'm the only one who's fired up!
Hey you guys, come on!

Come on! Come on!

Hey! Say something, come on.

You're embarrassing.
Come on!

Excuse me.

Oh, Bessho!

Er...

What happens to the water after that?

It feels like a waste
to throw it away every takeoff.

I see, I see!

We're a global company,
we must think about the planet.

We can't do that.

Yeah... but that's a prerequisite
for making this hangar.

Right! Of course!
It'd be a waste!

Yeah.

What would you do, Bessho?

You were the Environmental Engineering
ace of the Civil Engineering Dept.

Ace?

Ace.

For example, pump it up again
with a pump or something.

Oh! I see. Right.

If the water is returned to the pool,

it won't get wasted. Either way,

to make a wastewater treatment facility
you need equipment to purify the water!

Of course! You do!

Nice one, Bessho!
That's what I wanted to hear.

Pumping water with a drain pump.

Write it, quick.

Anything else? Brainstorming Fire!

Brainstorming Fire! Fire!

It slipped out.

That's no excuse.

Why did you say that?

I'm sorry.

How can anyone speak up to Asagawa,
the way he is?

"Ace."

You looked pretty pleased.

Ace.

No, Doi.

You don't get it. I'm just pretending
I'm on the enemy's side.

So I can strike gradually.
That's the strategy.

Of course.

"I'm a Mazinger Z fan. I strongly resent
Maeda for using it in such a dumb way"

You're from the Mazinger team, right?

You'll build the hangar, huh?
I heard you talking about it.

I'm so happy! I've always been
a crazy Mazinger fan since I was a kid.

When my father gave me a shoulder ride
I used to shout "Pilder on!"

I'm so happy.

I've always been wondering
what this company was doing.

I'd have never imagined
you'd make that hangar.

Please.

Please.

Thank you.

Just between you and me...

Why are you making it?

Some kind of attraction?

Or really for defense purposes?

Kikaiju are attacking us?

No, it's not like that.

We won't really build it.

I guess it's top secret, huh.

- No, it's not like that...
- I understand.

Speaking of hangars,
beware of the Blazas Brothers.

Watch out for bad guys like those.

They sneak in the middle of the night
and set up cobalt bombs.

They're dirty cowards. Really.

Blazas Brothers, come in!

What are you doing?

Pilder on!

Hyper Horn!

Breast Fire? Or Missile Gun?

Photon Power Beam!

Photo Powa Bean!

OK. So?

This is episode 4.

It's totally different.

The way it opens, too.

Because it's an old anime,

looks like there's some difference
between episodes.

Call it some difference.
It's a totally different thing, idiot.

What the heck.

Isn't this getting
a bit too difficult?

If the original itself
is all over the place...

We don't know which one to make.

We can't risk to do a bad job
and get complaints from fans.

Mazinger's hangar belongs only
in everyone's memories.

That's for the best, I think.

Mr. Bessho.

And making it real
is what this project is about.

Chikada!

Play episode 46 from 00:18:10.

The DVD!

It's my own.

I thought about interpreting
the difference in the drawings.

In every film or anime, images get
filtered by our emotional bias.

We can conclude that time and space
change according to our subjective view.

Stop!

This looks like the most objective
representation of the hangar.

Mazinger's supposed to be 18m high,

and its shoulder width is about 6m.

If the clearance on both sides is 1m,
how about the gate being 8m x 8m?

- Oh!
- Sounds good.

Also, the dimensions of the hangar.

8m for the gate +α = 12m vertical.

Horizontally, there are two spaces
as wide as Mazinger on both sides.

So 30m. Plus some margin, 32m!

- 12m x 32m!
- Sounds good.

- Rewind!
- OK.

The bottom of the pool is V-shaped.
Inclination is 1:3 on the model sheets.

Water depth in the center
is about 5m.

- Stop!
- Stop!

Assuming the Blazas Brother
in this scene is 1.5m high,

water depth at the wall is 3m.
I based my calculations on this.

Amazing!
Bessho, you're amazing!

Here's the drawing I made
from the above calculations.

25m from the surface to the bottom.

The jack extends twice more underground,
so excavation depth...

will be roughly 50m.

It's gonna be a big excavation,
like the Tokyo Bay Aqua Line!

What happened to you?

There are people waiting for this.

If we do a thorough job,
no one will complain.

Let's make the hangar!

Yes!

Also, the area around Mt. Fuji
is famous for its pure water.

We must take measures to avoid
groundwater contamination.

I'm also worried about noise
and vibration during construction.

We have tons of work to do!

The road our trucks will use
isn't paved, mud will be a problem!

Right, the mud.

Let's get into the details.

Do wastewater treatment plants
freeze in the winter?

Freezing prevention measures!

Mazinger can't take off
if it freezes over!?

We must think about air conditioning
underground, too!

Or Dr. Yumi will freeze too.

That'd be bad!

What's going on?

I didn't want to be a dirty coward
like the Blazas Brothers.

I listened to your presentation.

I'm sorry.

Here's one piece of advice.

According to the original story,
the lighting equipment in the hangar

is made of the same Superalloy Z
as Mazinger.

Put it in the estimate
so nobody'll complain.

It's a big job that'll save the world.
Stay sharp!

Yes, Sir!

Part 2 - Excavation

The Photon Power Laboratory
is north of Mt. Fuji.

In the anime they say
"Aokigahara Forest".

No, actually,

according to the "Mazinger Bible",

the Photon Power Laboratory
is south of Mt. Fuji.

Total page views 122

Huh? South? Which is it then?

But, in episode 67,

Mazinger's flying over a place
that looks like the Fuji Five Lakes.

You're right.

Then it's North.

The setting's inconsistent.

Shall we pick this area
for our construction example?

Yes.

Fujinomiya shield tunnel's
around here, right?

Yeah.

We may be able to get boring data.

Yes.

Hey.

Were you spacing out?

- No, I was listening.
- You liar.

What was I saying?

Come on, what was I saying?

Tell me.

- We'll dig, right?
- Too rough.

Emoto, we were designating the location
of the Photon Power Laboratory.

From works that we've done in the past,
we can pull useful...

- Oh! Er...
- ...data.

Yes, that's it.

That's Civil Engineering's field.

Mr. Asagawa talked to them.
They'll give us full cooperation.

Emoto.

Maeda Corporation
Technical Research Institute

Why me?

I can't care less about digging.

We're meeting soil engineer
Mr. Yamada.

Soil engineer?

He must look like a mole.
Like that guy over there,

"I just got out of the soil."

Hello! I'm Yamada,
soil engineer.

Junpei Yamada,
Civil Engineering Research Lab

Mr. Asagawa contacted me.

Sorry for shouting.

- Nice to meet you.
- I'll be right there.

I'm sorry.

I wonder if Emoto's
going out to space again.

I hope she's landing
on the ground instead.

Sorry I made you wait.

Are you okay? Aren't you hot?

These are Fujinomiya shield's
boring data.

Here you go.

Drilling through the surface deposit,
you reach the rock layer right away.

The surface layer's
just 5m deep at most.

Deeper, there's a lava layer
formed by centuries—old eruptions.

Well, it's basically olivine basalt.

Due to the difference in formation
and weathering, its state is...

dense, foamed, and oxidized,
roughly speaking.

Sorry. The rock here is roughly
divided in three types.

Hard I, medium hard, soft II according
to Government classification.

Sedimentary, volcanic and metamorphic
rock form the bedrock.

Volcanic rock's strength depends on
environmental conditions...

when magma consolidates, and subsequent
weathering, regardless of age.

Er, sorry.

Emoto.

Emoto!
Spacing out.

Me? Never!

So... Basically, olivine basalt is...
Here's some sample.

And for you.

It's basalt containing olivine,
and it's a type of volcanic rock.

Among erupted magma compositions, rock
made of 45-52% quartz is called basalt.

It's one of the rocks that make up
the upper mantle.

It's made of magma
with unusually high fluidity.

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii
is a typical example. That's why...

Er, sorry.

Can you simplify a bit
your explanation?

I'm sorry.

Well,

rather than a monolith,

it's an agglomerate of large and small
lava blocks, with many voids inside.

According to sample data,
the uniaxial compressive strength is,

except for hard ones, >100N/mm²,
so no blasting necessary for drilling.

Mr. Yamada.

It's even more difficult.

Oh, sorry.

Why don't you use a metaphor?
Right?

Ah, then...

Not like a chocolate bar,

but a puffed rice cake, I guess.

Not tightly packed?

- Exactly!
- You understand snacks.

It's puffed rice, so it's easier
to drill than a chocolate bar.

Some parts are more like moist rice
crackers because of groundwater.

We do a pre-boring investigation,
like a chocolate-filled hollow stick...

It's like inserting
a chocolateless stick...

Um... er...

You don't need to explain
everything with snacks.

Oh, sorry! I apologize.

Feels like I've been underground
all this time.

He's quite the excavation nerd.

Yeah.

Excuse me!

Excuse me! Er...

I forgot to tell you something.

For rock excavation, I suggest
to use a hydraulic breaker.

We used this machine when we excavated
the Fujinomiya shaft.

Enough talk about soil
for today.

Would you like...

to go on site now?

Now?

That's a drill jumbo.

Drill...? Huh?

Drill jumbo!

This is a tunnel,
so it extends horizontally,

but Mazinger's hangar'll
be drilled vertically.

This tunnel's about 7m high,
so it'll be 7 times deeper.

Very deep.

Did you dig it?

- Excuse me?
- Did you dig it?

Yeah, we did. Every day.

It must take a long time.

Yeah, it's not glamorous work.
There's granodiorite around here.

Er, rice crackers.

Oh, be careful.

Ta-dah. These are rock bolts.

Wanna try holding it?

Here you go.

For Mazinger's hangar,

we'll install about 2000 or more
into the walls.

To use a snack metaphor...

That over there.

That's the breaker,
fitted on an excavator.

It's also used in road construction.
We use it to break the rock.

It's like a very hard, pointed cone snack...

It breaks the rock and carves it.

Slow and steady.

Puffed rice cake.

That's right!

Don't you use explosives?

We do use them here.

But I think Mazinger's hangar
can be excavated with breakers.

There's risk of noise and vibration.

It's better not to use explosives,
if we can.

To prevent the hole from collapsing,

we reinforce it with shotcrete
and rock bolts.

So we can excavate even 50m
vertically, nice and straight.

There are also bigger devices
called ground anchors.

Ground anchors!

They're called ground anchors.

I see.

Sorry.

Right.

So the pitch is 1.5m,
and we need 2000 bolts, right?

Mr. Yamada, one more thing...

When can I see the triaxial
compressive strength test?

"Use breaker for excavation"

We don't need that stuff.

It's no fun. No glamour.

Unfortunately,
digging is all it can do.

That's what excavation's like, no?

Mr. Yamada was so kind
to explain it in detail.

I appreciate that, of course.

We have to make interesting content.

No, excavation is really amazing.
The hole was huge!

The bedrock's super hard!

OK, OK. I know, I know.

I bet you went to space
while he was talking.

Well... yes. That's right.
But now...

I've got my feet on the ground.
Actually, deep underground.

OK, that means Emoto got
a lot of new know-how.

There's no need to delve
in excavation that much.

Yes, just touching
the subject should be enough.

Yeah. Just a light touch.

So, about the gate mechanism...

How about it opens
when Koji says "Mazin Go!"?

A voice recognition system.

It may be better to
work with a specialized company.

This is awesome! It'll ignite our
readers' hearts with passion!

Hello, it's soil engineer Yamada.

I'd like to inform you about the limit
of slope excavation. When can we meet?

Miss Emoto.

Good evening.

Good evening.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

Please drink.

Please eat.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

Are you working so late?

Mt. Fuji's area's rich in groundwater.

So, if spring water comes out,
we're going to be in trouble.

I reviewed the design again.

If there's groundwater pressure,

I think it's better

to put a circular cushion
around the boring of the hangar.

Otherwise, the hangar could
collapse under water pressure...

You took the trouble to do this?

Well, we've always had
so much trouble with groundwater.

It's a famous water area, you can't
contaminate it with chemical grout.

Yamada.

If possible, I need a story
that'd work as brilliant web content.

Not something like this.

What do you mean?

Frankly speaking,
excavation's not glamorous.

It's amazing, but it's hard
to convey its amazingness.

It's going to be omitted from
the project if we don't do something.

- Please... find something flashy.
- Flashy?!

Um, then...

How about muck?

What?

The soil that comes out when excavating.
It actually grows in volume.

It can grow twice or thrice bigger,
when air seeps in between particles.

If you don't take it into account,
the cost of disposal can be...

That's the least glamorous story
so far.

How can I put it, Yamada...

You're like soil!

Huh? Soil? That's mean.

Emoto.

I know it's sudden, but...

I'm in love.

With excavation.

We imagine what's under the ground,

consider various risks,
then safely, but quickly,

we dig a hole while reducing
environmental damage.

The better you dig,
the less people will notice.

We're digging good bores
without anyone knowing.

I guess it isn't glamorous, huh?

It isn't.

But...

I don't dislike excavation either.

What's that?

Oh, this...

I thought about what would happen
if the water in the pool was soil.

This will strikingly improve
protective power.

However, it'd be impossible
to open the gate that way.

The launch will have to
happen like this...

Wait... You designed this?

Yeah. I guess it isn't cool.
It won't meet the client's requirements.

No, I think it's good.
They'll find it hilarious.

Hilarious?
But I thought about it seriously.

I know, but...
Can I do it too?

Yeah, look.

Push this key.

Oh, it went up.

And now? Push it again?

This is quite interesting.

Yamada's got a good sense of humor.

Soil engineer Yamada.

Then, this.

A button?

It's my own.

Digging quiz!

What's this unglamorous quiz?

Just because it's unglamorous,
we do a quiz!

First question. After excavation,
you get excavated materials.

What should you be careful about
when disposing it?

- Mr. Asagawa.
- Sorry.

I don't want to lose.

No illegal dumping.

That's obvious!
It's more know-how-related.

Mr. Bessho.

Use gloves to keep your hands clean.

Not a small thing like that!
It affects the budget big time!

Come on, come on.
Doi, give me an answer.

Check for buried treasures.

No buried treasures!

- For skulls!
- No skulls!

No. That's kinda...

- Zombies.
- Zombies? What on earth...?

Oh, yeah, that. An ancient...
ancient city.

Huh? It's going to be a problem
if we found one of those.

Think about it seriously already.

OK.

Yamada speaking.

Er, I was watching Mazinger...

In episode 48, you can see
the Photon Power Lab's own excavator.

How about using this for construction?
Bad idea?

No, it's good. Excellent idea!

- Which episode?
- 48.

Looks like Yamada's drilled a hole...

in Emoto's heart.

A heart-shaped hole.

Huh? Yamada?! Is that true?

Didn't you notice?

Were you sleeping?

- Mackerel's good.
- Really?

"Part 3 - Gate Mechanism"

Should have ordered that.

But ginger pork's good too.

How is it going, Doi?
Web numbers.

We finally got to the opening mechanism.
Next'll be the climax, the jack-up.

If you mean page views,
they remain roughly flat.

- Flat?
- Yes.

What? Since when?

Since before the start.

Right.
Flat since before the start.

"Total page views 129"

But some people
are accessing our page.

Of course!

Well, we're accessing it too.

But our website does exist.

Of course, of course.

It just hasn't been seen.

That raises an ontology argument.
Can we assert that it exists?

It takes just a little sparkle
for stuff like this to spread like fire.

Maybe it's material
that won't burn easily?

- There are incombustible materials.
- Yes!

Like mortar.

- Concrete, or something!
- That's it!

There's no way
it'll catch fire, then.

- Good afternoon.
- Hello.

You're Doi, right?

Yes, I am.

You're making a hangar, right?

Well, not quite.

- Just on the web.
- But you're making it, no?

Can we call it "making"?

Don't be modest.

Modest?

If you need machinery advice,
I can help.

Especially if it's about a dam.

No, thanks.

You're being modest again.

- Excuse me?
- You're making it.

- We're not making it.
- You're making it.

- We're not making it.
- You're making it.

What the heck?

Machinery Team

Right, I see.

Civil Engineering Machinery Team

You want the bottom of the pool
to open and close while it's full.

Total capacity's roughly 300 cubic meters.
Basically, water pressure's 300 tons.

I see.

Toshimi Fuwa,
Machinery Team Manager

It can totally be done
with a US$ 1 billion budget.

The problem is how to reduce it.
That's where we show our skills.

Are you taking notes?

I'm recording.

I'm talking in a way that can be turned
straight into an article.

Write it down.

This is Nagashima Dam,
we built it.

Take this too.

This is the gate of Nagashima Dam.

It's huge. See how small a human looks?

It opens like this,
and the water flows out like this.

How much water pressure
do you think it can bear?

2000 tons. 2000 tons!

The hangar's 300 tons.
Our Nagashima Dam's 2000 tons!

So we can realize it.

No.

Unfortunately, this hangar
has a serious structural flaw.

Do you know what it is?

Do you want to know?

- Yes.
- Do you really want?

Please.

This V-shaped area's weak! The joint's
subjected to huge water pressure.

So water will leak in.

Stand up a sec.

Come over here. Come on.

Hold this.

Like this.

Right. This feels strong, right?

Easily resists the pressure.
If you do this, it shuts even tighter.

But, try upside down.

Wataaa! The force runs away!

The V-shape is like a curse!

That was stronger.

Nothing compared to actual water.
300 tons!

But that doesn't mean we can
put the V upside down, right?

How to realize the V-shape of the anime
is the whole point of this project.

- Right?
- Yes.

How can we prevent water from leaking
from this V here?

Put those down. There.

"Multipurpose dam construction"
Think about it.

Yes, Sir.

Doi! You're pretty good!

You got hold of Fuwa
from the Machinery Team?

It was him who caught me, actually.

He's a legend. He taught me
everything I know about dams.

It's our big chance, keep at it!
Here you go.

Let's go to lunch!

This is open, and closed.
This is a cross-section diagram.

To prevent water leakage,
here on the abutting of the gate,

we'll constantly apply
force with a jack.

Here and here.

This is the first measure.

Then, at the joints,

we'll put something like rubber, this way.

To avoid water leakage.

To prevent water
from gushing through.

Fantastic.

Thank god.

You managed to get there
in just one night.

You have a feeling for dams.

A feeling for dams...?

Using rubber to stop the water
is a really good idea.

Come take a look.

This is a demo of actual technology.

This round part is a rubber tube.
After this closes like this...

you inflate the tube with water!

It gets a lot tighter.
See, like this.

Right.

It's like a monster rubber seal.
So there's a way to stop the water.

Thank you for the info.

We still have a problem.

The friction when the gate opens.

Hold this.

Nagashima Dam's got a roller gate,
so it doesn't have that problem.

But the hangar's a sliding gate, right?
These parts would rub like this.

Yes.

Although we're talking 300t,
sliding the doors horizontally

is gonna be hard on the machinery.

If you put too much stuff
in a winter clothes storage box,

it won't open.

Think about it.

"Dam Business Guide"

Can't get my head around it!

I got it.

We'll fit rollers
to the sliding gate.

We'll fit wheels, like this.

Using a rail, the friction factor
can be reduced up to 1/5.

That's correct.
Well, I guess this was an easy one.

One more thing.

We'll make a bypass so,
when the gate opens,

it'll drain water from the side.

That way, water pressure on the gate
can be reduced even a little.

I think it can also be used
for water treatment.

By the way, Doi...

What are you doing on your days off?

Playing video games...

Doi, you're angry.

I'm not angry.

That's not the face
of someone going to see a dam.

What kind of face
is that supposed to be?

This is Nagashima Dam.

68 million cubic meters.

The steps are slightly uneven.
Be careful.

This is what I was talking about.

This is where the water flows.

It's going up!

It's going up, right?

It is.

A great amount of water.

If there's a gap,
tremendous water pressure piles up.

That's why it's so loud
and impressive.

I see.

- So this is pulling the gate up.
- Yup.

This is the shaft.
It's this guy that pulls it up.

Little by little, up it goes.

It's going up!

This is what it looks like.

This is amazing.

A long time ago,
dams were our flagship.

We used to exploit unexplored mountains,
in the face of danger or difficulty!

While patiently facing public opinion.
The whole company working on the dam.

When they used to call us
"Dams Maeda".

But, that huge amount of know-how...

is destined to sink into the water now.

Just as I was thinking that,
Asagawa found a new frontier!

I was so excited!

Though I can't believe
we're not actually making it.

But, that know-how will live
in our projects!

The construction industry
can still make people excited.

From now on, it's Fantasy World!

That's what I thought.

Doi! A Kikaiju!

It's an airplane.

There are two different types
of gate mechanism in the anime.

First, this...

"Sliding Type"

"Sliding Type"
- Oh!
- It moves!

- Oh!
- It moves!

A sliding gate that opens sideways.

And...

"Roller Type"
And...

"Roller Type"

"Roller Type"
this roller type.

- No, useless.
- It folds down.

But, for this project I'd like
to be faithful to the anime opening,

and go for the slide type.

Of course, idiot.

You're making cool animations
for the project, Doi.

And got bulky books.

Aren't they thicker than the dam?

They're my own books.

Are you sure?

I have a vague recollection.

Understood.

Then I examined the water stop
and friction problems in detail...

Yes... Sorry. Please!

Abrasion can be prevented
and water tightness is improved.

However, gravel and...

Mazinger has... Mazinger has...!

Episode 69.

"Disappeared in mid air!
The Hover Pilder"

There's nothing more we can do.
Please evacuate immediately!

Move Mazinger Z sideways
as much as possible!

Move it sideways?

Move it sideways.

No discussions. Do it now.

What's that handle?

Koji, call Mazinger Z!

Mazin Go!

Don't!

I'm sorry!

It's my fault.
I watched it fast forward,

and missed the scene
where it moved sideways!

It's not your fault.
Anyway, let's take additional measures.

But...

Can we reproduce this?

It'll be tough.

We've been planning everything...

based only on the jack-up mechanism.

We can't modify the specifications
from scratch!

Let's pretend we never...

No!

We can't betray the fans...
I mean, the client!

Why did you move sideways?!

Don't blame Mazinger!

How about putting the jack...

...on something like
a moving platform?

A moving platform?

A moving platform.

That's not...

Do you want to give up, then?!

I don't.
It doesn't make sense to end this now.

Lateral motion? Bring it on!
Let's do it!

Do you have any idea
what you're talking about?

We'll have to redo everything!

We...

We made such amazing dams!

They'll laugh at us
if we can't move Mazinger sideways!

Let's not stop at "Dams Maeda".
Let's make 'em call us "Hangar Maeda"!

The Kikaiju...

are coming.

If Mazinger can't move sideways,
Gusios βIII...

will occupy the pool!

Guys.

As the leader of this project...

for the realization
of a "Lateral motion jack-up",

I'm asking you to revisit the plan. Please!

"Part 4 - Jack-up & Lateral Motion"

Hello.

How is it going?
The lateral motion.

I tried to draw a plan.

I made a simple simulation
based on CAD data.

Lateral motion.

It looks like Mazinger's
going to fall over.

I tried putting it on a platform,
but lateral motion makes it unsteady.

Then another thing.

We have a serious problem.

Mazin Go!

Time?

About 10 seconds.

I totally underrated it.

I didn't think it was so fast.

Is it too fast?

It's not the speed of a jack.

It's OK. We're good at making big
things move. Like Fukuoka Dome's roof.

That takes 20 minutes to open.

"Minutes"?

Minutes.

That's the time scale you get
when you have big things in motion.

This is a hydraulic jack.

It uses a pump to send in oil
and lifts up. Like this.

But, if you lift it at that speed,
you have to use a lot of oil.

Then the backup equipment needs
to be enormous. Like this.

It's huge!

It's huge!

This will hinder lateral motion.

There are hoses, too.

Lateral motion and jack-up speed...
It's a paradox.

I cut my nail too short.

And this too.

Excuse me.

Mr. Fuwa sent a tentative plan.

- What?
- Why didn't you say it?

It's just a tentative plan.

Here we go.

He says it's a gondola type.

It stops when it's still got
its feet inside.

Does it straddle left and right?

- Is that it?
- Why does it stop there?

There's another one.

Why didn't you tell us?

- Show us.
- Here we go.

Show us the next one.

This is a magic hand type.

- What's this? So uncool.
- Is he kidding us?

It won't move that fast.

Don't wanna see this.

Are you kidding us?

No, I'm not.

Don't get our hopes up.

That's totally useless stuff.

Listen.

Why don't we ask a professional?

I mean...

Let's ask a specialized
machine manufacturer!

Ask other companies?

We'll write a passionate letter asking
"Can you lend us your technology?"

For free, of course.

They'll never agree!
Even within our company...

Normally you need
to send a regular order!

If it was...

Mr. Fuwa,

I think he'd accept.

If he got a help request for Mazinger's
hangar from some silly company...

I think Mr. Fuwa would be happy.

I think Mr. Yamada would accept too.

You're right.

"I apologize for the sudden request."

"Cooperation Request"

"I would like to ask your technical advice."

There are strange rumors
about you guys.

"Maeda is sending weird emails
to people."

I wouldn't call them...

Hey, it's bad.

With us it's OK,
but don't bother other companies.

This...

isn't just our problem,

The industry... no, the world's...

Give it a rest!

They're not all compassionate
companies like ours!

We got some replies!
From three compassionate companies!

Seriously?!

I'll put them on your desk.

We did it!

MAEDA SEISAKUSHO CO.,LTD.
(Plant and Manufacturing Company)

I've read your letter.

10 seconds for jack-up
lifting. Plus lateral motion.

Toshikazu Tasaki,
Design Section Chief, Engineering Dept.

I know it's difficult, but can you
help us with your technology? Please!

You parent company guys
always make crazy requests.

The amount of heat generated by
the backup equipment will be dreadful.

First of all, I don't know if a long
jack like that can be made in Japan.

To be honest, it's too much for us.

Kurimoto, Ltd.

Misao Horibe,
P&D Dept. Manager,
Steel Structure Div.

This kind of lifting device...

No similar equipment
exists on the planet.

The biggest bottleneck
is that it needs too much oil.

You can order a custom-made pump,
but the cost will be enormous.

It's not realistic.

Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Toshiaki Nomiya, Assistant Manager,
Construction Machinery &
Engineering Dept.

But we've gotta make it, right?

Please!

But, we gotta realize it.

Let's make do with an existing pump.

Is it possible?!

Please!

I'll excuse myself...

Plan summary and
cost list are ready.

We examined it
to the best of our ability.

Please be aware that
some things are impossible.

Yes...

First of all, lateral motion.
Let's raise Mazinger's platform.

Raise it?

We'll hang the jack below it.

Raising the platform like this,

can greatly reduce the shaking caused
by lifting and lateral motion.

I see!

It surely looks like it'll stabilize!

The backup equipment'll go
on a platform

that'll get pulled by Mazinger's platform.

- That way...
- No hose dragging!

- That's right!
- Yes!

Here.

We'll connect dozens of pumps
in parallel.

I also collected motor capacity and
hydraulic pressure calculation data.

We'll have to fully synchronize
a considerable number of pumps.

We'll also need to develop software
to control them.

Hey, Emoto.

Going to space?

No. We must save the Earth.

All this?!

Trickiest part's the hydraulic jack.

If it's as thin as in the anime,
it'll snap in no time.

- Do you get it?
- Yes, Sir.

So here!
We'll use Superalloy Z for the jack.

It's light and super strong.

But, Superalloy Z
is an unknown metal in this world.

"This world"?

This or that, it makes no difference!

Don't you get it?

The Earth's in danger!

Of course!

In any case, we'll need one and a half
years for development tests.

One and a half years!

But...

Will Dr. Hell wait that long?

We'll hurry. As much as we can.

Then, there's another small detail.

When Mazinger takes off
through the ceiling,

if it breaks the gate too every time,
it'll cost money to fix it.

We'll make an opening
in the jack of the gate.

That way, we'll keep repair costs
to the minimum.

So Mazinger can go through!

I said it first.

So much detail.
Thank you very much!

No need to thank me.
We're working to protect Japan...

from the Mycenae Empire
and its Kikaiju.

Yes.

Yes.

Doi.

Yes?

Can we get travel expenses for this?

We will. One day.

Because it's a serious job.

Jeez, I got caught up
in an incredibly crazy project.

What are you talking about?
It was you who started it.

Not me. It was Dr. Yumi.

Right.

Doi.

Yes?

Thanks.

The Kikaiju...

will come flying.

The Mycenae empire will soon resurge.

At the foot of Mt. Fuji
lies the Photon Power Laboratory.

And there, Dr. Yumi...

is waiting for our estimate.

So we have to hurry.

In college,
I was messing around like an idiot.

"When I start working,
I'll stop and settle down."

I don’t think that anymore.

Even if this project wouldn’t last.

Operation simulation ready.

Doi.

Let's start.

First, lateral motion.

Good!

Looks good.

Now I'll move it back.

It's so cool!

Speed, shaking, no problem.

Good!

Now, we'll lift it.

Mr. Asagawa.

Did you say my name?

Please.

- I can't.
- Yes you can.

I know, but do it.

Mazin Go!

Awesome.

9 seconds 67!

It's amazing.

The construction industry's and...

our future is bright!

Yes!

"Construction plan"

"Estimate"

"Part 5 - Estimate"

Come on!

Now I'd like to start the estimate.

Finally.

Transparency is important.
We're publishing real numbers.

Please start with excavation.

Yes.

Excavation! Excavation Girl!

Excavation!

OK. Thank you very much.

First of all,
the excavation cost for digging...

is US$1.1 Million.

That's quite expensive.

But, after digging, we'll have to throw
away muck. That's a big deal!

Transport and disposal expenses
are crazy high.

So it's important to manage it
on site as much as possible.

This is the answer of the quiz
we did the other day.

Also, if muck gets loose
because of moisture intake...

it needs time to dry naturally...

Hey, too much info.

Sorry.
The cost of muck disposal is...

US$ 1.7 Million.

More expensive than digging itself.

That's right! That's why
muck's really bad news!

Enough talking of muck.
It's ringing in my ears.

Then, shotcrete
and 2,000 pieces of rock bolts...

US$ 0.8 Million.

Also, meeting Mr. Yamada: priceless.

Let's not go there.

I didn't see it listed.

No need to list it.

Er, OK. After excavation
there's skeleton work.

Total cost including structural works
is US$ 10 Million.

Ten million?

Are we OK with transparency?

Please check the documents for details.
These were the excavation costs.

Awesome. Great job.

Next, mechanical equipment, please.

Hey, equipment.

- Come on, equipment.
- Yes.

Yes?

Don't play dumb.

Were you asleep?

No, I wasn't.

- You were.
- I wasn't.

Er, mechanical equipment. First of all,
the total cost is US$ 56 Million.

Fifty-Six million?!

Yes, US$ 56 Million.

The breakdown is: wastewater
treatment plant US$ 16 Million.

Sliding gate US$ 4 Million.

Drainage facilities US$ 1 Million.

And...

the jack-up is...

US$ 35 Million.

Thirty-five million just for that?

Most of it is jack-up cost.

Because there's no such equipment
on the planet.

Maybe we can do with the gondola.

No, no.

It's important.

Right. We've got the total.

- Have we?
- Yes.

The total construction cost is...

US$ 66 Million!

Bingo!

Amazing, sixty-six million.

That's an expensive hangar!

But, that's the price to pay
to fight back the Kikaiju.

Dr. Yumi will understand.

Yup. That's right.

Okay.
How long is the construction period?

That's important too.

Excavation is about one and a half years.

It's 50m after all.

Including structural work,

it's 3 years and 9 months in total.

Will the Lab survive until then?

A Kikaiju may hit it.

Let's hurry up.
How about you, Doi?

Mechanical equipment
can be made at the factory,

but it'll take 8 months
to assemble it on site.

Will we make it in time?

There's also the wastewater
treatment plant. Another 2 years.

It'll take more than 6 years?

Why don't we make a dummy plant?

Yes, you're right.

We dunno when
the Mycenae'll resurge.

Good afternoon.

How's the estimate coming along?

We've just finished it.

Thank you for your hard work.

Send it immediately to Dr. Yumi.

"Maeda Corporation"

Send it?

Right away.

It was really a good idea
to make this.

Thanks to our foresight.

What's this?

The Fantasy World
Communication Device.

A device for communicating
with the Fantasy World.

It's fictional, right?

Fictional?

I mean, it's the fictional setting
our web column's based on...

Get out of the way.

Sorry.

Is it connected?

Thanks for your hard work, everyone.

Thank you, Dr. Yumi.
I apologize for keeping you waiting.

Here's our hangar construction plan
and estimate.

"Estimate"

This, huh? Thank you.
Let me see,

And this is the model.

Wow. I see.
It's really well done.

I'm Asagawa,
Fantasy Marketing Dept. Director.

Sorry for rushing you, Asagawa.

It was our pleasure.
We did our best.

Please consider our proposal.

Please.

I'll get back to you later.

Please do.

It's over.

I wonder how it'll go.

We'll just have to wait.

This is only the start.
If we get the order,

that's when the real battle begins.

We'll actually have to build it.

Please wait! What's this?

What are you talking about?

We're not going to build it, right?

We're doing this to build it.

We wouldn't do this
if we weren't gonna build it!

But it was a web project...

This opens up many possibilities.

Now we found endless things to make.

Our blue ocean!

The new frontier!

Excuse me!
Please let me sort this out.

The Fantasy Marketing Dept...

What is it?

The department that receives orders
from the Fantasy World, of course.

Doi, are you okay?

Get a grip!

What?

This is the security office!

We have just been informed...

that the Mycenae Empire
has resurged in the Aegean Sea.

Please... please be vigilant.

Hey! Turn on the TV!

Hurry up.

Breaking News.

Around 1:30pm, the Mycenae
Empire has resurged in the Aegean Sea.

They're destroying the city!

I repeat.
Around 1:30pm, the Mycenae Empire...

We, the resurged Mycenae Empire,

will take over the Earth.

We’ll send our Kikaiju Army...

destroy the Photon Power Laboratory...

and conquer the world!

Go! Go!

Kikaiju!

Damn!

Damn Baron Ashura!

Asagawa.

It was faster than expected.

I won't let them do what they want.

Emoto!

Yamada!

Let's run away. It's dangerous here.
Run away with me!

You go ahead, please.

Emoto?!

Sorry.

There's no way we can...

run away first.

Hello?

Yes! Thank you!

We've received an official order
from Dr. Yumi!

Okay, now we'll work on
shortening the construction period!

Bessho.

Revisit the plan.

Mr. Irie.

Shock resistance simulation, right?

Yes.

Chikada.

Review the DVDs in preparation
for Kikaiju attacks.

Yes, Sir.

Emoto, shorten excavation time.

Yes, Sir.

I...

I'll help too.

Yamada.

I'm counting on you.

Yes, Sir!

Mr. Fuwa, get the machine manufacturers
to speed up completion!

It'll be finished faster than light.

This is our first
Fantasy Marketing Dept. job.

Put all your heart and soul to it!

Yes, Sir!

Hey.

Hey. Wake up.

Rocket Punch!

The estimate's done.

And the Mycenae Empire?

Come back from space.

Too much muck talk.

But, muck is really bad news.

Enough of that.

You started talking
like Mr. Yamada.

But, it didn't spread like fire.

It was incombustible material.

Far from being flat,
it fIatlined.

You shouldn't be laughing.

This is
the Information System Department.

There is currently a problem
with our web server.

It's not possible to access
the website at the moment. Please wait.

What does that mean?

Hello?

Yes. Yes?

Hey, guys!

Our website's getting heavy traffic!

From Yahoo?

Our site was recommended by Yahoo!
and crashed the server.

So our website caught fire?

That's right.

I'm surprised too, Sir.

It's all thanks to your support,
dear Director...

No way.

Second brainstorming session!

This...

opens up many possibilities.

Now we found endless things to make.

Our blue ocean!

The new frontier!
Just kidding.

"Project Dreams -
How to Build Mazinger Z's Hangar"

They charge so much
just to sit down?

I'd like you to take me there.

What are you saying?
Mackerel is the best.

You don't get it.

It's... delicious.

Long time no see.

Director of Maeda Corporation
Fantasy Marketing Department...

"Lord Desler,
Leader of Garmillas Empire"

Asagawa.

I want you people
to make something for me.

English subtitles: Simona Stanzani
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