Original subtitles

Angely i demony kruzhili nado mnoj, Angels and demons circle above me,

rassykhali ternii i vechnye puti. through the thorns to the stars.

Ne znaet shast'je tol'ko tot, Only those unable to perceive its call...

kto jevo zova ponjat' ne smog. ...do not know happiness.

Naljubuites', naljubuites'. Watch in awe, watch in awe.

Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.

Naljubuites', naljubuites'. Watch in awe, watch in awe.

Aeria gloris, aeria gloris.

I am calling, calling now,

spirits rise and falling.

Soboj ostat'sja dol'she. To remain myself longer.

Calling, calling, in the depths of longing.

Soboj ostat'sja dol'she. To remain myself longer.

Naljubuites', Watch in awe,

aeria gloris.

Here? This is the factory that's still manufacturing those androids?

It's smaller than I thought.

Androids committing mass suicide... The media will be all over this.

You can have ten minutes.

While I have the man in charge explain the situation,

you check out the contents of the production line.

Roger.

Tachikoma, you know what to do?

Of course! I may not look it, but I am a professional.

Call your plant manager.

Send those to the warehouse.

I'm Aramaki, Public Security Section 9.

I'm here to ask you about these incidents...

...with your androids going haywire all at once.

I'm Abe, the plant manager.

I'm really sorry about all the fuss this has caused.

They all involved the same model, correct?

Yes, model GA07-JL. Users used to call the type "Jeri."

They sold fairly well right after they were released,

but there are only 8000 units in operation in the entire country now.

Hook that up, okay?

Frankly, it's not exactly our top seller anymore.

All we produce for it now are aftermarket care parts.

Ishikawa!

I'm listening. I'm looking into it now.

That design is old now, and its movement and speech are clumsy,

so there's no telling how long we're even going to continue making parts for it.

Can you think of a reason why the Jeri model in particular would be targeted?

Well, I can't say that there isn't one...

The thing is, the Jeri is a model that many users made inappropriate retrofits to.

On the contrary, though, the executives were happy if that helped them sell.

Some of the kids here at the factory are scared of them,

saying that the Jeris cursed their fate and killed themselves.

Warning: virus detected.

I'm sorry to trouble you, but I hope you can find out what's behind this.

Not to worry. Major, let's go.

If you'll excuse me.

It's definitely a virus-type runaway.

It was probably slipped in with the regular checkup program,

and it's gotten into one Jeri after another when their users connect to the net here.

A time-bomb virus was probably planted in one of the Jeris that was brought in...

...for a repair check, and it got into the factory's program.

Just to be on the safe side, I'm having Ishikawa run a payload analysis.

A crime by an ordinary user...

Do you think it's unrelated to the incident at the National Assembly building?

Probably.

We still need confirmation, though, right? I got the list of Jeri users.

Check them one at a time, starting with those with highest priority.

Give Batou and Paz copies of the list, as well.

Already did it a long time ago. I'll check out the first one right away.

Tachikoma, return to Section 9 and remain on standby until further orders.

Sorry, but it doesn't look like we'll need you this time.

Um, Major...From what I've heard, when somebody house sits,

that entitles them to a souvenir from the people who go out on trips, right?

If you want stories about trips, I'll tell you so many you'll never want to hear another.

Stories? Yay! Yay!

They're asking for souvenirs now?

Is that you, Ishikawa?

Yes, sir. I've finished analyzing the virus.

It's nothing like the virus detected in the National Assembly building recently.

It's definitely more amateurish.

The only thing that bothers me...

...is that I found something that looks like a security code.

Warning: virus detected.

Warning: virus detected.

This program is protected.

He protected his own Jeri so that it would be the only one uninfected.

In other words, there's a high probability...

...that the culprit has a Jeri that hasn't gone haywire.

Probably.

What about what the factory manager told us?

It seems to check out.

No new 07-JL model units have been constructed in the past three years.

But after the announcement, there seems to have been a lot of complaints...

...from hardcore fans opposing the halt in manufacturing.

Relay this information to the others.

That was good work for such a short amount of time.

Something wrong?

He complimented me.

The police are onto us?

But we changed locations so many times...

I can't live without you.

Yes, you can.

Yes, but I don't want to. You'll stay with me, won't you?

Yes.

Let's go to Italy.

And then what?

We'll see once we get there.

Grief's a waste of time.

Between grief and nothing, I'll take nothing.

Turning to the strange events involving mass android suicide,

we've asked modern sociologist Dr. Miyashiro to join us today.

Let's get right to it, Doctor. What are your thoughts regarding this incident?

Well...First of all, androids are, of course, not living beings,

so it isn't accurate to call this suicide.

Perhaps we should call it self-termination.

Of course. But there are rumors that robots have begun...

...to have Ghosts, just as in old sci-fi comics.

I find that hard to believe.

On the other hand, perhaps we should think of this as a thrill-seeking crime...

...meant to titillate such human psychology.

What a load of crap.

I see. That's when theories claiming...

Focus on the investigation.

Those Jeris used to be pretty popular.

You couldn't compliment them on their capabilities even as flattery,

but they were cute.

You just don't see them all that often these days.

If you don't see 'em too often, that just makes our investigation that much easier.

Plus, this incident is making a rare machine even rarer.

But why are we handling something like this?

We should just let the local cops handle it.

Have you forgotten that the robot that caused the big ruckus...

...in the National Assembly building last month was also built by Genesis Andross?

No, I remember. Still, the two are pretty much unrelated, right?

Checking out a cause/effect relationship that probably doesn't exist...

"Isn't our job," you want to say?

That's what being prepared for a one-in-a-million event is all about.

The other 999,999 times, you come up empty.

Besides, we still don't know where this virus came from.

It's too late to back out now. We'll start at the top of the list and work our way down.

Let's get this damn job over with.

Oh, the joy of being a public servant...

Do you always have to be so rough?

I could've opened it without a scratch.

Your way takes too long.

Whoa, this guy's a major flick freak...

Warning: virus detected.

Find something?

The virus that was planted in the Jeris. We hit the jackpot.

Major. We've found our man.

The guy's got good intuition. He was one step ahead of us.

I'll send you our current location and all the information we were able to collect.

Now we just need to wait for Ishikawa's information.

All right, spill it.

I don't keep track of where each and every collectors' sex-doll android goes!

Forget it, he's not our guy.

Not again... This stinks.

I have confirmation on our perp's ID.

Marshall McLachlan, son of the Canadian ambassador.

Age, 26. Height, 179 cm.

No arrest record.

He returned to Canada once eight years ago,

but he's currently back in Japan to avoid their draft.

He's an ambassador's son? Doesn't that mean we can't touch him?

I'll contact them and see if they'll revoke his diplomatic immunity.

What's the suspect's current location?

He's on Beltway 6, bound for Fukuoka.

Man, that daddy's boy has himself a sweet ride...

From what I can tell from the IR-System's photos,

there's a Jeri in the passenger seat.

A Jeri, huh? No doubt about it, then.

Coordinate your movements and herd him so that he leaves the expressway.

Then corner him on a dead-end road.

Any definitive action will happen after that. Understood?

- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.

How romantic, their last drive is along the coast...

Still, buying a robot and trying to turn it into your ideal girlfriend...

The whole concept is so macho. I don't like it.

"Macho"? The Major's not one to talk...

Oh, such is the respected opinion of our representative of the fairer sex...

I mean, they lock them in the house and make them cook and do the laundry, right?

Well, it's not like they can cook anything fancy.

I doubt anybody could ever build one with capabilities like that for such a low price.

What do they make them do, then?

Hey, don't get mad at me!

Uh, dress them up and look at them in the morning and evening, maybe?

See? That's so damn macho...

Like I said, the Major's not one to talk.

But why is that guy so hung up on an outdated heap like that, anyway?

In every age, you get people who have a nostalgia they can't walk away from...

...for outdated devices that money can't buy.

I'm sure you two would get along.

Get off my back.

And look who's talking! Look at this old clunker you drive!

What I have is a pure love for machines!

What are you doing?

Looking at you.

Why are you looking at me?

Just because.

In profile, your smile is the best thing you've got.

There are lots of girls prettier than me.

But with me, it just doesn't click with other girls.

When I'm with them, I feel miserable.

Are you scared?

I'm scared, but I'm used to it.

Will you tell me something nice?

I wouldn't even know what to say.

Do you believe in the existence of the soul?

I only believe in love.

Damn it, construction!

I won't let this have the same ending...

He got off the expressway as planned.

He's all yours now, Major.

Just leave him to me.

She got into the GPS and fabricated a traffic jam that doesn't exist...

Isn't it fun to work a commander who knows what she's doing?

Herding complete!

Many thanks to the great and powerful Major!

Now we just have to wait to hear from the old ape.

There he is.

Batou.

Yes sir.

I got them to revoke his diplomatic immunity. Get going!

Roger!

He's still an ambassador's son. Let's not hurt him.

Of course not.

If at all possible, we'll settle this through calm discussion.

My specialty's always been negotiation, not guns or hand-to-hand combat.

Yeah, I'll just bet.

What a sorry sight...

He can't run very fast with the Jeri with him.

I'm Marshall McLachlan, son of Canadian Ambassador Herbert McLachlan!

You can't arrest me!

You mean your diplomatic immunity? Your country just revoked it.

How?

Shit! It's hopeless, after all?

Stay away!

Wait.

We just want to be together! Leave us alone!

Let's go, Jeri.

Jeri? What are you doing?

Are you crazy?!

No, I'm sane.

No, I suppose I am crazy. I don't want to go with you.

I don't want to be in love with you anymore.

You call that an outdated heap?

She talks better than the ones we've got at Section 9.

I'm sorry. I really did love you.

What's going on?

Nothing about this case made any sense.

You think so? I thought it was simple enough.

Well, even though it was proven that it was unrelated...

...to the incident at the National Assembly building in the end.

What's your take on this case?

Blackmail against a robot manufacturer...

...by a young mecha nut with a case of nostalgia for an outdated robot.

It's ironic that it had the opposite effect, and they've stopped making parts for it.

I suppose he wanted to make his android...

...into a woman who was unique in all the world.

You're telling me that that's why he tried to destroy all the other Jeris?

His motives lacked conviction and his methods were clumsy, though.

Whoa, hold on now... Is that sentimentality I hear?

Even if that's true, he had a security code set up inside his own Jeri.

Why did that Jeri go nuts in the end, too?

We didn't detect any viruses in it afterwards.

Are you saying that the Jeri saved that boy?

Those Jeris are robots! They've got no Ghost!

When I was little, I couldn't operate my prosthetic body very well.

There was this one time I cried because I'd crushed a doll I loved.

And now you're one of the best in the world.

Welcome home, honey.

Watching old movies again?

You just can't beat these 20th Century movies.

Are you crazy?!

No, I'm sane.

No, I suppose I am crazy. I don't want to be in love with you anymore.

Hey, what're you doing? It's almost over!

Are you crazy?!

No, I'm sane.

No, I suppose I am crazy. I don't want to be in love with you anymore.

This is where it came from?

Grief's a waste of time. Between grief and nothing, I'll take nothing.

Do you believe in the existence of the soul?

I only believe in love.

Are you crazy?!

No, I'm sane.

No, I suppose I am crazy. I don't want to be in love with you anymore.

That stuff the Jeri said at the end... It's not here...

Hey, there used to be more lines of dialogue after this part, right?

No, that's all there is. This is the totally uncut version.

She's so cold and human

It's something humans do

She stays so golden solo

She's so number nine

She's incredible math

Just incredible math

And is she really human?

She's just so something new

A waking lithium flower

Just about to bloom

I smell lithium now

Smelling lithium now

How is she when she doesn't surf?

How is she when she doesn't surf?

How is she when she doesn't surf?

I wonder what she does when she wakes up?

When she wakes up?