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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.80,0:00:02.60,Default,,0,0,0,,Go.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.67,0:00:06.74,Default,,0,0,0,,First things first... Let us save the world!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.82,0:00:11.46,Default,,0,0,0,,The anime with the heroes and flashy battle action\Nscenes that will take your breath away!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.46,0:00:12.71,Default,,0,0,0,,Blood Blockade Battlefront!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.13,0:00:19.31,Default,,0,0,0,,Ah, that Klaus-san is just so cool\Nno matter what he's doing!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.70,0:00:21.45,Default,,0,0,0,,Oh, hi there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.45,0:00:24.21,Default,,0,0,0,,This is the voice of the Sonic Speed Monkey, Yuma Uchida!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.47,0:00:30.34,Default,,0,0,0,,Well, usually you only hear me saying this sort of thing\Nbut this time we're presenting a special program!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.92,0:00:35.36,Default,,0,0,0,,It's not just the action; I'll present all the wonderful facets of this series for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.06,0:00:38.42,Default,,0,0,0,,In huma language, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.17,0:00:40.87,Default,,0,0,0,,It strengthened the feeling I had of wanting to protect him.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.87,0:00:41.82,Default,,0,0,0,,Ah, I see!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.82,0:00:43.79,Default,,0,0,0,,The power of hearing it voiced really added so much to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.54,0:00:48.50,Default,,0,0,0,,Hear two of our wonderful cast discuss!\NWhat are the charms of their characters?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.09,0:00:54.29,Default,,0,0,0,,We'll also present an exclusive interview with the performers of the ED song!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.29,0:00:57.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Right from episode 1 you get a feel for the whole world of the series.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.21,0:01:06.61,Default,,0,0,0,,Tonight we present for you all the the must-know charms of the Blood Blockade Battlefront anime!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.15,0:01:12.02,Default,,0,0,0,,The Blood Blockade Battlefront anime is...?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.83,0:01:18.23,Default,,0,0,0,,The setting for our story is the former New York City, Hellsalem's Lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.09,0:01:24.02,Default,,0,0,0,,Three years before, the sudden intersection of the human world and Alterworld blended them together.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.02,0:01:27.47,Default,,0,0,0,,Creating a city on the brink of two realms!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.53,0:01:37.46,Default,,0,0,0,,And operating in the shadows of this chaotic new world is the secret society Libra.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.86,0:01:40.99,Default,,0,0,0,,We'll show them what happens to people who cross Libra.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.83,0:01:43.03,Default,,0,0,0,,Allow me to demonstrate!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.44,0:01:53.41,Default,,0,0,0,,Wielding special powers, its members fight to protect the city from those who would disturb its balance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.69,0:01:57.80,Default,,0,0,0,,-Electrigger, 1.25 Gigawatts!\N-Espada Del Cero Absoluto!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.04,0:02:06.76,Default,,0,0,0,,At the center of this story is Leonardo,\Nwho by chance becomes the newest member of Libra.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.97,0:02:11.36,Default,,0,0,0,,I need to see through it...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.79,0:02:12.72,Default,,0,0,0,,With these eyes of mine!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.50,0:02:19.20,Default,,0,0,0,,He holds an amazing power of his own - the Eyes of the Gods
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.20,0:02:22.69,Default,,0,0,0,,which render him able to see things hidden from all other eyes but his.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.40,0:02:30.10,Default,,0,0,0,,But Leonardo's incredible eyes came at a terrible price.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.78,0:02:32.77,Default,,0,0,0,,The loss of his little sister's vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.21,0:02:36.17,Default,,0,0,0,,If you must take something, then then take it from {\i1}me{\i0}!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.40,0:02:45.38,Default,,0,0,0,,In order to restore his sister's sight, Leo begins his search for Libra.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.79,0:02:50.93,Default,,0,0,0,,Fighting beside his newfound comrades, he begins to learn and grow.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.17,0:02:55.61,Default,,0,0,0,,These guys do know...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.17,0:03:02.28,Default,,0,0,0,,that being bested by the facts isn't the same as giving up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.49,0:03:08.65,Default,,0,0,0,,And then Leo meets White, a beautiful and mysterious girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.11,0:03:11.46,Default,,0,0,0,,But as the two begin to grow closer...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.56,0:03:18.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Go and get your friend's eyeballs for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.28,0:03:21.09,Default,,0,0,0,,I...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.15,0:03:25.03,Default,,0,0,0,,want to be friends with Leo.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.73,0:03:30.74,Default,,0,0,0,,But an evil being appears to target's Leo's eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.74,0:03:34.68,Default,,0,0,0,,and set the world on a path to destruction.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.66,0:03:40.09,Default,,0,0,0,,You bastards... STOP HURTING HIM!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.06,0:03:46.58,Default,,0,0,0,,In the end, will Leo and the members of Libra be able to save the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.43,0:03:49.67,Default,,0,0,0,,Everybody dies someday.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.66,0:03:51.34,Default,,0,0,0,,-Death!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.34,0:03:53.22,Default,,0,0,0,,-Oh, death!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.50,0:03:55.60,Default,,0,0,0,,What fate awaits Leo...?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.12,0:04:01.37,Default,,0,0,0,,The Unique Cast of Characters
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.04,0:04:07.60,Default,,0,0,0,,Just what kind of organization the secret society Libra is remains unclear.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.59,0:04:12.05,Default,,0,0,0,,But it's filled with highly individual members!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.67,0:04:14.39,Default,,0,0,0,,Allow us to introduce a few of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.08,0:04:19.93,Default,,0,0,0,,The leader of Libra is Klaus Von Reinherz.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.93,0:04:24.49,Default,,0,0,0,,He uses his own blood as a weapon in his Brain Grid Style Blood Martial Arts.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.49,0:04:31.73,Default,,0,0,0,,Brain Grid Style Blood Martial Arts, Form #999: Ewigkeit Gefangnis!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.43,0:04:38.32,Default,,0,0,0,,Look past Klaus's scary face and you'll find a true gentleman.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.00,0:04:43.96,Default,,0,0,0,,However, he can get unexpectedly fired up when he's absorbed in a certain game!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.28,0:04:47.39,Default,,0,0,0,,Well done, Mr. Yamakawa!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.74,0:04:49.79,Default,,0,0,0,,Zapp Renfro.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.48,0:04:54.35,Default,,0,0,0,,Though like an older brother to Leo, he's loose with both money and women
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.35,0:04:56.81,Default,,0,0,0,,and appears to be nothing more than an ill-mannered punk.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.81,0:04:57.32,Default,,0,0,0,,Goddammit.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.56,0:04:58.34,Default,,0,0,0,,Now now.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.90,0:04:59.61,Default,,0,0,0,,Homura-Maru!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.83,0:05:08.91,Default,,0,0,0,,However, there's nobody in Libra who fails to recognize his unmatched skill and instinct in battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.52,0:05:18.07,Default,,0,0,0,,Other members include Chain Sumeragi,\Nwhose graceful exterior belies her forceful personality.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.64,0:05:23.17,Default,,0,0,0,,A friend asked me for advice today about a pervert who's been harassing her.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.26,0:05:27.64,Default,,0,0,0,,Klaus's right-hand man, Steven A. Starphase.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.29,0:05:32.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Wielder of the Esmeralda Blood Freeze kicking skill that can freeze anything in its path.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.86,0:05:40.46,Default,,0,0,0,,Every one of them is multifaceted and anything but ordinary.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.93,0:05:45.73,Default,,0,0,0,,So what are the charms of these characters?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.43,0:05:48.14,Default,,0,0,0,,We asked these two:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.38,0:05:50.21,Default,,0,0,0,,-Good morning!\N-Good morning.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.41,0:05:51.60,Default,,0,0,0,,-Let's do this\N-Yeah, let's.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.73,0:05:55.78,Default,,0,0,0,,Rikiya Koyama, voice of Klaus.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.69,0:06:01.86,Default,,0,0,0,,In addition to his many anime roles, his voice can be heard in many
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.86,0:06:05.52,Default,,0,0,0,,foreign movie dubs and the TV series 24 as the lead, Jack Bauer.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.41,0:06:10.14,Default,,0,0,0,,Daisuke Sakaguchi, voice of Leonardo.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.53,0:06:18.54,Default,,0,0,0,,Star of countless hit anime including Gintama and Victory Gundam.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.11,0:06:20.92,Default,,0,0,0,,Allow me to proceed!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.92,0:06:26.02,Default,,0,0,0,,What was it like to play their roles of Klaus and Leonardo?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.48,0:06:29.31,Default,,0,0,0,,What scenes or lines left an impression on you?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.40,0:06:31.55,Default,,0,0,0,,How about you?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.55,0:06:32.81,Default,,0,0,0,,Which ones for you?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.81,0:06:34.70,Default,,0,0,0,,I'd have to say the hardcore shogi game.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.72,0:06:37.25,Default,,0,0,0,,By "hardcore shogi" you mean prosfair, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.25,0:06:37.61,Default,,0,0,0,,Right.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.68,0:06:46.19,Default,,0,0,0,,Episode 3 is the tale of Klaus undertaking a challenge at the Alterworld board game of prosfair.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.88,0:06:50.05,Default,,0,0,0,,For the sake of justice and the balance of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.05,0:06:56.10,Default,,0,0,0,,Klaus puts his life on the line in a near-endless game against a bizarre opponent.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.12,0:07:04.23,Default,,0,0,0,,Even if I am burdened with a thousand setbacks,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.23,0:07:07.82,Default,,0,0,0,,that is no reason for me to debase
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.99,0:07:10.60,Default,,0,0,0,,my own way of life!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.23,0:07:15.53,Default,,0,0,0,,A scene like that is a novel challenge for an actor.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.53,0:07:17.63,Default,,0,0,0,,That's right. You really have to set the scene.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.63,0:07:23.03,Default,,0,0,0,,It's just a board game, but played for that long--
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.05,0:07:26.70,Default,,0,0,0,,It's this game where the viewers don't know the rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.70,0:07:30.11,Default,,0,0,0,,You can see that it's a little like chess, but that's about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.11,0:07:33.89,Default,,0,0,0,,And yet you were able to give it a real sense of urgency.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.89,0:07:36.62,Default,,0,0,0,,It's a game against an opponent who's lived a frighteningly long time, too!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.06,0:07:40.58,Default,,0,0,0,,-Very true.\N-Almost entirely for the sake of playing this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.58,0:07:42.46,Default,,0,0,0,,Episode 3 was great.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.46,0:07:43.20,Default,,0,0,0,,It was!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.20,0:07:44.21,Default,,0,0,0,,It was great in general.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.52,0:07:45.71,Default,,0,0,0,,It was, I agree.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.71,0:07:49.21,Default,,0,0,0,,My favorite episode is one you don't appear in at all, Rikiya-san...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.21,0:07:50.35,Default,,0,0,0,,One where I don't appear at all! Okay!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.95,0:07:52.60,Default,,0,0,0,,It's episode 6.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.60,0:07:53.31,Default,,0,0,0,,Episode 6!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.31,0:07:56.59,Default,,0,0,0,,-That's the one with Ikue Ootani's character Nej.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.30,0:07:55.82,Default,,0,0,0,,-Ah, Ikue-chan.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.55,0:07:59.18,Default,,0,0,0,,I like that episode a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.43,0:08:06.40,Default,,0,0,0,,Episode 6 is the story of the friendship between Leo\Nand Nej, a Beyondian with a big appetite.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.49,0:08:17.57,Default,,0,0,0,,I can hold it in!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.90,0:08:20.52,Default,,0,0,0,,I don't ever want to forget you!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.97,0:08:23.79,Default,,0,0,0,,So...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.82,0:08:28.42,Default,,0,0,0,,So let's eat burgers again sometime, okay?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.98,0:08:31.64,Default,,0,0,0,,Nej...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.31,0:08:34.39,Default,,0,0,0,,Leo's very big-brotherly.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.10,0:08:39.23,Default,,0,0,0,,He may be at the bottom of the hierarchy in Libra...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.23,0:08:42.51,Default,,0,0,0,,But he has a little sister, Michella.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.11,0:08:48.53,Default,,0,0,0,,It felt like if he'd had a little brother, this is how he would have treated him.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.53,0:08:52.33,Default,,0,0,0,,They get fired up over the same things and have a great time.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.22,0:08:55.51,Default,,0,0,0,,He's very kind to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.51,0:08:59.86,Default,,0,0,0,,Hearing the voice Ikue-san gave the character strengthened\Nthe feeling I had of wanting to protect him.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.86,0:09:00.63,Default,,0,0,0,,Ah, I see!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.63,0:09:05.25,Default,,0,0,0,,The power of hearing it voiced really added so much to it, I thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.63,0:09:16.13,Default,,0,0,0,,So we got to see both Leo's natural brotherly nature and how he'd be with a little brother too.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.13,0:09:17.88,Default,,0,0,0,, It was a new side of him.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.87,0:09:21.41,Default,,0,0,0,,So that added some new depth.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.41,0:09:25.58,Default,,0,0,0,,A new side to it that you hadn't considered before you did it.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.58,0:09:27.01,Default,,0,0,0,,It really drew me in.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.11,0:09:29.93,Default,,0,0,0,,So what do you think of this series, Rikiya-san?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.77,0:09:33.98,Default,,0,0,0,,Well, it's not over yet, but what do you think of it so far?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.98,0:09:40.51,Default,,0,0,0,,It introduced me to so many new things,\Nand it's very memorable because of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.51,0:09:42.71,Default,,0,0,0,,The director is really something.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.71,0:09:46.98,Default,,0,0,0,,She's pouring everything she has into it and putting her life into her work,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.98,0:09:58.88,Default,,0,0,0,,and that motivates everyone else to give it their all so they can live up to the standard that's being set.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.22,0:10:10.01,Default,,0,0,0,,It might not be in the same sense as it was in the story, but we really do put our lives on the line for this series.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.06,0:10:16.66,Default,,0,0,0,,The sense of professionalism in everything we did to create it was so strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.12,0:10:19.39,Default,,0,0,0,,It's been really great.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.40,0:10:21.46,Default,,0,0,0,,It's unforgettable.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.46,0:10:29.66,Default,,0,0,0,,A series that I won't be able to forget no matter how many years pass.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.25,0:10:36.17,Default,,0,0,0,,I've been able to take part in so many different projects\Nand they were all exciting in their own way
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.17,0:10:38.01,Default,,0,0,0,,but the excitement from this series is in a class of its own.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.01,0:10:40.28,Default,,0,0,0,,It gives off its own kind of heat, you could say.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.28,0:10:48.31,Default,,0,0,0,,It got me fired up in a way unlike any other series has.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.31,0:10:53.85,Default,,0,0,0,,Even watching the recording of episode 3, I got so worked up\NI was going like this behind the scenes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.85,0:10:54.40,Default,,0,0,0,,Really?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.40,0:10:55.81,Default,,0,0,0,,My hands were balled into fists and I could feel them sweating.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.81,0:10:59.43,Default,,0,0,0,,Out of impatience for your next scene, I bet. From boredom.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.43,0:11:00.73,Default,,0,0,0,,Not from boredom!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.73,0:11:06.35,Default,,0,0,0,,I got to feel the same excitement that a viewer would feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.35,0:11:14.67,Default,,0,0,0,,So it really was exciting to me, and I don't think I'm exaggerating in calling it a masterpiece.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.67,0:11:18.42,Default,,0,0,0,,We had a wonderful chat here today, so let me say thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.41,0:11:18.42,Default,,0,0,0,,-Thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.54,0:11:26.77,Default,,0,0,0,,Coming up after the commercial break, a special music video created just for this broadcast!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.96,0:11:30.83,Default,,0,0,0,,Big news!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.83,0:11:34.06,Default,,0,0,0,,We've got some amazing footage of the Libra members to share with you now.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.06,0:11:35.51,Default,,0,0,0,,Isn't that right, Guavera-san?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.06,0:11:36.86,Default,,0,0,0,,Indeed!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.29,0:11:44.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Please enjoy it along with the show's opening theme by the ultra-popular rock band Bump of Chicken!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.04,0:11:49.55,Default,,0,0,0,,Behind the door lies the twisted night of a twisted day
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.55,0:11:53.94,Default,,0,0,0,,How did I get home last night? My own body's all I'm sure of
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.09,0:11:58.44,Default,,0,0,0,,I'll be off again tomorrow, losing myself as always
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.44,0:12:02.99,Default,,0,0,0,,in this familiar but alien scenery.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.17,0:12:16.85,Default,,0,0,0,,Once I thought I was done for, things started working out
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.85,0:12:21.37,Default,,0,0,0,,It seems like death won't touch me, it's a bit embarrassing really
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.37,0:12:25.57,Default,,0,0,0,,I couldn't forget my duty even if I wanted to
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.57,0:12:30.48,Default,,0,0,0,,This pain serves as a constant reminder
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.54,0:12:34.88,Default,,0,0,0,,I look up into your large, dark eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.88,0:12:39.53,Default,,0,0,0,,and you become my leading light
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.53,0:12:44.37,Default,,0,0,0,,Surrounded by a world painted in the colors of my choosing,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.37,0:12:48.56,Default,,0,0,0,,where is the meaning in the scars I could not choose?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.56,0:12:53.29,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm the only hero in this story, here at the heart of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.29,0:12:57.37,Default,,0,0,0,,I have to stay on stage until the curtain falls
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.38,0:13:02.90,Default,,0,0,0,,What should I do? I can't pretend to be hollow anymore\N
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.90,0:13:07.00,Default,,0,0,0,,Hello world, here I am
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.42,0:13:10.08,Default,,0,0,0,,Hello world, here I am
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.44,0:13:15.08,Default,,0,0,0,,It's a bit different from how it is in my memories
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.08,0:13:19.44,Default,,0,0,0,,A feeling close to tears, always squeezing at my heart
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.44,0:13:23.98,Default,,0,0,0,,It's something I've come to understand all too well
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.98,0:13:28.55,Default,,0,0,0,,I had to, or else I wouldn't be able to see a thing
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.87,0:13:32.91,Default,,0,0,0,,I've got to to live on and be a strong person
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.91,0:13:37.50,Default,,0,0,0,,Pushing ahead even though my heart may falter
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.50,0:13:42.36,Default,,0,0,0,,Through covered ears I still can hear a melody like a rainbow
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.36,0:13:46.55,Default,,0,0,0,,Inside I sing along, unwavering
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.55,0:13:51.47,Default,,0,0,0,,I can't hide from it, I'm a hero, with something I must protect
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.47,0:13:55.19,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm only afraid because it's so precious to me
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.83,0:14:02.18,Default,,0,0,0,,Behind the door lies a lie twisted into the truth
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.18,0:14:06.30,Default,,0,0,0,,Pretending to pretend I'm empty, my own body's all I'm sure of
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.30,0:14:11.39,Default,,0,0,0,,I'll be off again, continuing this ending
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.39,0:14:13.70,Default,,0,0,0,,And from its midst I'll shout
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.70,0:14:17.14,Default,,0,0,0,,Here I am, world!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.10,0:14:37.24,Default,,0,0,0,,Open your eyes now, you're a strong person
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.24,0:14:42.14,Default,,0,0,0,,When I look into them I see the reason why I'm here
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.35,0:14:47.90,Default,,0,0,0,,Surrounded by a world painted in the colors of my choosing,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:00.00,Default,,0,0,0,,where is the meaning in the scars I could not choose?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.90,0:14:52.09,Default,,0,0,0,,do the scars inflicted by others hold any meaning?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:52.09,0:14:57.09,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm the only hero, and there's something I will protect
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.09,0:15:01.49,Default,,0,0,0,,I'm only afraid because it's so precious to me
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.49,0:15:06.16,Default,,0,0,0,,Through covered ears I still can hear a melody like a rainbow
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.16,0:15:10.28,Default,,0,0,0,,Inside I sing along, unwavering
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.28,0:15:15.24,Default,,0,0,0,,Cry out, hero, at the heart of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.24,0:15:19.37,Default,,0,0,0,,I have to stay on stage and see it through until the end
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.37,0:15:26.00,Default,,0,0,0,,So there's no reason to play dead any more
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.00,0:15:43.75,Default,,0,0,0,,Hello world, here I am
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.95,0:16:04.46,Default,,0,0,0,,The Musical World of Blood Blockade Battlefront: Composer
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.60,0:16:06.98,Default,,0,0,0,,You flat-eyed bastards!
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.98,0:16:13.93,Default,,0,0,0,,The charm of Blood Blockade Battlefront isn't just in the heroes' battle action scenes.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.03,0:16:15.43,Default,,0,0,0,,-Kreuzschild Unzerbrechlich!
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.43,0:16:18.75,Default,,0,0,0,, Zapp's the only one they brought in.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.47,0:16:22.41,Default,,0,0,0,,I think it's safe to say that Leo was abducted.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.79,0:16:27.46,Default,,0,0,0,,Just as much careful attention was paid to the series' music.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.57,0:16:38.21,Default,,0,0,0,,Taisei Iwasaki, who won a Japan Academy Award for his score to the film Moteki,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.21,0:16:42.14,Default,,0,0,0,,tells us about the world he tried to create in his music for Blood Blockade Battlefront.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.40,0:16:48.43,Default,,0,0,0,,The city of Hellsalem's Lot in which the story is set is the former New York City,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:48.43,0:16:50.27,Default,,0,0,0,,so I tried to capture its atmosphere in the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.27,0:16:53.88,Default,,0,0,0,,It's always a little chaotic, so much so that the everyday chaos becomes almost commonplace.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.94,0:17:00.99,Default,,0,0,0,,With a setting like that, I thought it would suit it well if the music had that same feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:02.37,0:17:06.61,Default,,0,0,0,,Iwasaki paid close attention not only to the colorful characters,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.61,0:17:08.89,Default,,0,0,0,,but to the unique atmosphere of the city,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.89,0:17:12.87,Default,,0,0,0,,where humans and creatures from the Beyond mingle.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.90,0:17:18.96,Default,,0,0,0,,In order give the show fitting music, Iwasaki himself traveled to New York City
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.96,0:17:24.86,Default,,0,0,0,, to experience the city for himself and to begin recording with his musician comrades.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.02,0:17:30.30,Default,,0,0,0,,Let's listen to a brief selection of his many compositions for the series!
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.57,0:17:46.29,Default,,0,0,0,,"Catch Me If You Can"\NVocal: Ai Ninomiya
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.33,0:18:05.71,Default,,0,0,0,,"It's Magic"\NVocal: Shira Z. Carmel
Dialogue: 0,0:18:06.82,0:18:18.89,Default,,0,0,0,,"On My Own"\NVocal: Ai Ninomiya
Dialogue: 0,0:18:18.93,0:18:24.56,Default,,0,0,0,,I'd love for the viewers to experience the city through the music
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.56,0:18:29.27,Default,,0,0,0,,as though they were residents of Hellsalem's Lot themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.27,0:18:33.30,Default,,0,0,0,,I always try to create my music to be like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:33.54,0:18:38.30,Default,,0,0,0,,I'd like the viewer to feel like they've jumped straight into that world,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.30,0:18:43.36,Default,,0,0,0,,and if I succeeded in evoking that feeling, nothing would make me happier.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.79,0:18:45.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Um... we're very glad to be here!
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.27,0:18:50.32,Default,,0,0,0,,After this commercial break, it's time to meet this high-energy band!
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.42,0:18:56.73,Default,,0,0,0,,The Musical World of Blood Blockade Battlefront: The Theme Song
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.90,0:19:07.06,Default,,0,0,0,,The ending theme, Sugar Song and Bitter Step, was written by a certain popular rock band.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.36,0:19:10.72,Default,,0,0,0,,Nice to meet you, we're Unison Square Garden.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.43,0:19:17.70,Default,,0,0,0,,Thank you so much for warmly enjoying Sugar Song and Bitter Step.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:27.81,0:19:36.35,Default,,0,0,0,,Their musical sense overflowing with liveliness and originality was a perfect fit for Blood Blockade Battlefront.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:37.23,0:19:39.92,Default,,0,0,0,,I think the melody of this song,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:39.92,0:19:45.70,Default,,0,0,0,,since our melodies tend to be quiet chaotic and change in little ways as the song progresses,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.70,0:19:50.28,Default,,0,0,0,,and then this anime is one that doesn't drag its feet explaining; it's a frantic jumble of different things,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.28,0:19:54.14,Default,,0,0,0,,in the best possible way,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.14,0:19:57.93,Default,,0,0,0,,and gives you the feeling that anything is possible, are quite a good match for each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:58.31,0:20:01.35,Default,,0,0,0,,Right from episode 1 you get a feel for the whole world of the series.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:01.35,0:20:04.93,Default,,0,0,0,,From the beginning of the first volume of the manga, you see Leo-kun
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.93,0:20:11.44,Default,,0,0,0,,looking at the chaos of this weird city and yet he still remarks 'aah, it's peaceful' -
Dialogue: 0,0:20:11.44,0:20:15.20,Default,,0,0,0,,and to us, living in a really peaceful country like Japan, it really makes us think about strange this place is.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.52,0:20:19.65,Default,,0,0,0,,So the lyrics in the very first part of the song tie into that.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.01,0:20:26.58,Default,,0,0,0,,With this interpretation, they created a song with lyrics that perfectly evoke the world of the series.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:29.04,0:20:32.28,Default,,0,0,0,,I've gotten used to this cataclysmic competition
Dialogue: 0,0:20:32.28,0:20:35.57,Default,,0,0,0,,I sometimes mistake these insane days for peace
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.95,0:20:39.50,Default,,0,0,0,,Jolted around by this crazy roller coaster
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.50,0:20:42.82,Default,,0,0,0,,I wonder what it was I had to keep my sights set on
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.76,0:20:46.94,Default,,0,0,0,,The song and its melody might sound very cheerful,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:46.94,0:20:50.39,Default,,0,0,0,,but that's not all there is to it.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:51.86,0:20:58.83,Default,,0,0,0,,There's sorrow too, and a sort of melancholy we tried to have in it as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.83,0:21:00.60,Default,,0,0,0,,We put a lot of care into making it meaningful and full of nuances,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:00.60,0:21:05.62,Default,,0,0,0,,so we hope you can enjoy it as a more three-dimensional song.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.62,0:21:10.29,Default,,0,0,0,,Our goal when we wrote it was to create something that was more than just a fun song.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.33,0:21:16.42,Default,,0,0,0,,And to go along with it, this ending animation was created!
Dialogue: 0,0:21:16.42,0:21:19.81,Default,,0,0,0,,Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.26,0:21:23.45,Default,,0,0,0,,Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.45,0:21:26.46,Default,,0,0,0,,We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
Dialogue: 0,0:21:28.05,0:21:33.72,Default,,0,0,0,,You can see in the animation that the characters aren't completely in sync with the rhythm of of the song;
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.72,0:21:36.16,Default,,0,0,0,,they're a little slower and off the beat, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:36.16,0:21:42.60,Default,,0,0,0,,And the transitions between scenes aren't just nice clean, mechanical cuts in time with the music.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.18,0:21:45.44,Default,,0,0,0,,I think that's what makes it interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.38,0:21:54.64,Default,,0,0,0,,The sublime combination of the theme song and animation is tied together by the characters' dancing!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.72,0:22:04.80,Default,,0,0,0,,I was expecting to see stiff movement,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.80,0:22:08.86,Default,,0,0,0,,almost mechanical, so when I saw the complete ending sequence
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.86,0:22:13.37,Default,,0,0,0,,I was impressed with how loose it turned out to be,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.37,0:22:16.16,Default,,0,0,0,,and I thought that anime can really express a lot of human qualities that way.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.11,0:22:20.02,Default,,0,0,0,,In general it really made me think "wow, anime is capable of doing all these different things!"
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.30,0:22:23.00,Default,,0,0,0,,It was really eye-opening.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.00,0:22:27.13,Default,,0,0,0,,So just looking it the way an ordinary viewer would, I really enjoyed it.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.10,0:22:36.80,Default,,0,0,0,,Did you enjoy our special presentation?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:37.25,0:22:44.10,Default,,0,0,0,,Be sure to keep an eye on the world of Blood Blockade Battlefront and the diverse cast and talented creators who made it so fun to watch!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.37,0:22:49.20,Default,,0,0,0,,The final episode on everyone's minds is in production even as we speak.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:49.20,0:22:51.52,Default,,0,0,0,,We hope you'll all look forward to it!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.95,0:22:54.66,Default,,0,0,0,,This was your narrator, Yuma Uchida, voice of Sonic!
Dialogue: 0,0:22:54.66,0:22:56.74,Default,,0,0,0,,And with that, bye-bye!
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.35,0:23:03.47,Default,,0,0,0,,I've gotten used to this cataclysmic competition
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.47,0:23:06.71,Default,,0,0,0,,I sometimes mistake these insane days for peace
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.01,0:23:10.74,Default,,0,0,0,,Jolted around by this crazy roller coaster
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.74,0:23:14.03,Default,,0,0,0,,I wonder what it was I had to keep my sights set on
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.85,0:23:18.05,Default,,0,0,0,,Fundamental equalism became the norm for me
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.05,0:23:21.33,Default,,0,0,0,,Down to my heart, nothing really matters
Dialogue: 0,0:23:21.33,0:23:25.15,Default,,0,0,0,,Love or hate, I've got to spell it out
Dialogue: 0,0:23:25.15,0:23:27.87,Default,,0,0,0,,Or else I'd be no better than a puppet
Dialogue: 0,0:23:29.31,0:23:32.43,Default,,0,0,0,,For the people who stroll the city at night,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.43,0:23:36.24,Default,,0,0,0,,sometimes happy, sometimes lonely,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:36.26,0:23:41.72,Default,,0,0,0,,the contrast dances around the score
Dialogue: 0,0:23:41.80,0:23:43.80,Default,,0,0,0,,and turns into rhythm and music
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.80,0:23:45.31,Default,,0,0,0,,Marmalade sugar song
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.31,0:23:47.13,Default,,0,0,0,,Peanuts and bitter step
Dialogue: 0,0:23:47.13,0:23:50.99,Default,,0,0,0,,Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.99,0:23:54.04,Default,,0,0,0,,Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.20,0:23:58.66,Default,,0,0,0,,We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.74,0:24:00.16,Default,,0,0,0,,I feel great!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.16,0:24:02.03,Default,,0,0,0,,Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
Dialogue: 0,0:24:05.66,0:24:07.11,Default,,0,0,0,,Marmalade sugar song
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.11,0:24:08.73,Default,,0,0,0,,Peanuts and bitter step
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.73,0:24:12.66,Default,,0,0,0,,Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
Dialogue: 0,0:24:12.66,0:24:16.07,Default,,0,0,0,,Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.07,0:24:20.25,Default,,0,0,0,,We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.53,0:24:21.98,Default,,0,0,0,,I feel great!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:21.98,0:24:23.44,Default,,0,0,0,,Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.44,0:24:27.42,Default,,0,0,0,,Come on! Jump outta the frying pan, into the fire, and back into the pan again!
Dialogue: 0,0:23:59.87,0:24:01.87,Default,,0,0,0,,