Original subtitles

Episode 2

Fire the Signal Gun!! Space Battleship Yamato Takes Off

( Air date: 13 Oct 1974 )

Farewell, Earth.{Saraba chikyuu yo}

A ship is taking off...{Tabidatsu fune wa}...

...it's the space battleship...

...Yamato.{Uchuu senkan yamato}

Space Battleship

YAMATO

It's set for Iscandar, carrying the fate of mankind.{Ucyuu no kanata Isckandar he unmei seoi ima tobitatsu}

We'll surely return.{Kanarazu koko he kaette kuru to}

Smile at all the people waving their hands.{te wo furu hito ni egao de kotae}

Leaving the Galactic System on a long voyage to Iscandar.{Ginga wo hanare Iscandar he harubaru nozomu}

Space battleship Yamato!{Uchuu senkan yamato}

In AD 2199, Earth was reaching its final moments.

A mysterious space fleet...

...which began conquering known space, had finally laid its evil hands on Earth.

Mankind built underground cities, and resisted them desperately...

...but they slowly lost their ability to fight back.

{IMAYA}And now Earth is falling prey to the meteor bombs.

Suddenly, help was offered by Iscandar to save mankind from the contamination.

However, Iscandar is 148,000 light years outside the Galactic System.

They told us that we must come to pick up the Cosmo Cleaner-D.

Is there a spaceship on Earth which can withstand a journey of 148,000 light years ?

Yes, there's the Yamato.

But the Yamato has not been awakened from its 260 year slumber.

And the radioactive poison continues contaminating Earth.

Mankind will become extinct in only one year.

Unable to contact New York. Seems to be out of energy. {sounds familiar ^_^}

Paris is silent.

Kenya is in a panic.

Moscow is saying goodbye.

Signals from Beijing and Rio de Janeiro have weakened and we're unable to receive them.

The radioactive contamination of the Kanto area has advanced by 0.5 km.

How is the progress on the Yamato ?

It's behind by 3%, but it's progressing.

Commander, I'll go. I can't wait any longer.

Minor work can be done on the voyage.

But Okita, your health isn't...

The journey of 148,000 light years may take my life...

...but I believe the journey to Iscandar is worth that risk.

I heard that your scout plane crashed.

I'm glad you are safe. We can't lose young men at a time like this.

No, you stupid pervert.

From Command HQ to cadets Kodai Susumu and Shima Daisuke.

Proceed to the waiting air-car immediately.

What's the matter ?

A direct call from Earth HQ.

Hey, there it is.

You can't come. You're too big.

I don't take up much space.

No, you've got nothing to do with this.

You'll be punished for ignoring your hospital work.

I can't show my abilities in a hospital.

I don't care if you are disassembled.

Kodai.

What is it ?

What, Doctor Sado ?

Hi.

Did they call you, too ?

Yep.

Doctor Sado, do you know what's going on ?

I wouldn't know.

Where are we ?

It's a big industrial complex.

Are we going to work here ?

What's that ?

What is it ? It's huge.

It looks like the stern of a spaceship.

Kodai, Shima, Dr. Sado, please take elevator No. 10.

It's tilted a little.

Yes, it's tilted indeed.

So you came.

Hey, could this be...

Awesome. It's a spaceship bridge.

Kodai, Shima, welcome. The ship is tilted to starboard, so be careful.

Wha...?

What are you ?

I'm their best friend.

I request permission to be onboard this ship.

Granted.

Thank you very much.

The reason for your special mission was to prepare you for your posts on this ship.

You're under my command as of now. Work hard.

But Captain, is this ship complete ?

Unfortunately, the checkup on the engine hasn't been finished.

Once it's done, we can fly with the sub-engines.

The main engine is based on the blueprints in the message capsule you brought from Mars.

So it's a completely different engine from those on Earth.

It's called the Wave Motion engine, and it's for the journey to planet Iscandar.

Wave Motion engine ?

Do you mean we can fight equally against Gamilus spaceships ?

Probably so.

But Kodai, real combat is different from training. Don't take it so lightly.

In addition, our mission has a greater purpose above and beyond fighting Gamilus.

Besides...

What's that ?

Emergency message from Earth HQ.

Many fighters are approaching this ship.

A Gamilus spacecraft carrier is in Earth orbit.

They're going to attack this ship again.

It's directly above us, launching fighters rapidly.

Bearing 202 to 304.

Captain, can't this ship fight back yet ?

Wait until the time comes.

Energy charge to sub-engines is 99%. Check the starter circuit.

The circuit is dead, and the sub-engines won't start.

Without the sub-engines, we're just a sitting duck.

At this rate, it's going to be turned into scrap without doing anything.

Captain !

Don't panic !

Message from Gamilus Command Center to the spacecraft carrier.

Don't just let the fighters attack, descend and investigate.

Any hostiles should be eliminated.

The circuit to the main bridge screen is operational.

Alright. Switch on.

Gamilus spacecraft carrier has left lunar orbit, and is descending.

Captain, at this rate, this ship's going to be destroyed.

Can't we move yet ?

Final check for the sub-engines is complete. Energy charge is 100%.

Circuit nominal. Starter cylinder is ready.

All hands, take your positions.

Activate the sub-engines in 5 seconds...

Prepare for gun and torpedo attack !

Connect to main power ! Turn main energy on !

Correct inclination !

Raise the hull !

Raise the hull !

Sub-engines, all ahead flank ! Port full !

It's moving.

Kodai, lead the combat crews !

Shima, take the pilot's seat !

This ship only has engineers !

Yes, sir !

Yes, sir !

Is that...?

Output 120%. Connecting power.

Shock cannon targeting board activated.

Synchronizer is ready.

Missile launchers are ready.

Only the Wave Motion gun on the bow lacks sufficient power.

Target is the space carrier. Fire the main guns in full automatic mode.

Distance 120,000. Angle 45 degrees. Descent velocity 1000 km/sec.

Each gun is synched. Automatic bearing from 9 o'clock to 9:05, 20:45 set.

Captain, you have control.

The third turret is slow by 0.2 sec. Get a grip. Calm down, and do it just like in training.

Even if he says so, this is the first time I've operated something like this.

All hands, prepare for the shock.

Fire !

Gamilus Command Center.

The Earth base near Bogasaki was not an ordinary underground city...

...but it was...it was a battleship manufacturing dock.

Just destroy it.

My lord, unfortunately it's too late.

This ship... this ship is already...

We did it.

You did well.

Thank you.

Keep it up.

You too.

Kodai, Shima.

Sir.

How is this Yamato ?

Space battleship Yamato.

Is this... that rusted scrap metal...?

This is the Yamato we've been waiting for for so long.

According to the advanced assault unit, a large spaceship has appeared on Earth...

...and our mobile unit was destroyed.

The wreck we've been investigating has been resurrected as a large class spaceship.

The Earthlings call it the space battleship Yamato.

Lord Desler

The Yamato, you said ?

Those Earthlings...

Gather the space fleet, and prepare for the Yamato's resistance operation.

The tragedy of the Yamato started when it was built as a battleship.

It's a tragedy of a ship which was born to fight.

Father, I hear the sound of an engine.

In 1945, WWII was about to end.

It's the Yamato.

Yamato ?

Yes, look carefully. That's the battleship Yamato.

It's the ship of the Japanese people.

Look carefully, so that you don't forget.

In 1945...

...as the last fleet of the Japanese Navy, the battleship Yamato left port...

...leading ten escorts to counterattack a US fleet of more than 300 ships.

{MOHAYA}Without escort planes and loaded with only enough fuel for a one way trip...

{MOHAYA}...it was on a suicide mission.

{TOKI}At 7:04am, April 6th...

{SENKAN}...the battleship Yamato was attacked by about 1000 planes...

{SENKAN}...launched from US aircraft carriers.

We've detected enemy aircraft.

Bearing right 30 degrees. Distance 200. Altitude 6000.

All turrets, target the airplanes.

The clouds are low. Watch for any sudden attack.

All hands, abandon ship.

Captain.

I'll stay.

Then I'll stay, too.

You idiot. Young men should dive and swim.

At 3 pm, the world's largest ship...

...left a huge black smoke cloud and sank...

...90 miles away, 260 degrees southeast of Bougasaki of Kyushu.

It might be a sad fate of a battleship, which was built in war.

The battleship Yamato was put to sleep along with three thousand crewmen.

This space battleship Yamato was not built to fight.

Originally, it was built to escape Earth with selected men and animals...

...before we were annihilated by the radioactive poison.

Kodai, Shima, you have trained for a special mission to escape Earth.

The Yamato's mission has changed...

...but you should be able to use the skills you developed from your training.

I'm counting on you.

I know. I'll do it for the sake of my brother who couldn't return.

Please watch me.

148,000 light years is an almost hopelessly long journey that mankind has never attempted.

However, if the Wave Motion engine works, we should be able to make it.

No, I'll do it, and I'll come home.

Space battleship Yamato...

...your journey of 148,000 light years, carrying the fate of mankind, will soon begin.

But the radioactive contamination continues to progress daily.

There are 364 days till the extinction of mankind.

Go, Yamato, carrying the fate of mankind on your back.

364 days left

Okita Juzo:

Kodai Susumu:

Shima Daisuke:

Sado Sakezo:

Lord Desler:

Naya Goro

Tomiyama Kei

Makamura Hideo

Ichiro Nagai

Masayuki Ibu

A girl was waving her red scarf.{Anoko ga futteita makka na scarf}

Starsha:

Mori Yuki:

Robot:

Narrator:

Hirai Michiko

Asagami Yoko

Ogata Kenichi

Kimura Akira

Note: Originally, 13 Oct. 1974 was scheduled for the last game of Nagashima (Giants star baseball player) in Kourakuen stadium, but due to rain, Yamato ep. 2 was aired, and his final game was put off till the 14th.

Who was it for? ?{Dareno tame da to omotte iruka}

Note: The staff was concerned about the accusation from the right wing extremists about war idealization.

They realised that the imperial navy march was used in Yamato's sortie scene, so they replaced the music and made another print by noon and delivered it to Ohsaka Yomiuri TV by the Shinkansen train the day of the show.

It matters not who it was for...{Dare no tame demo ii ja nai ka}

...let everyone take it as his.{Minna sono ki de ireba ii}

Note: In the ending credits, Yoko Asagami's name was misspelled as Asashimo.

Translation

Hiro-kun

Editing Hiro-kun Todd Perkins Barbara Dave Mouse

In the hearts of men leaving on a long journey...{Tabidattsu otoko no mune ni wa}

Timing

Todd Perkins

Song Translations Hiro-kun

...a token of love is vital.{Roman no kakera ga hoshii no sa}

A Central Anime(Kansas) Production Version 1.0

La la la...

La la la...

La la la, red scarf.{makka na scarf}