Asuka Kuraku.
Founder of the sole member, Asuka Group.
ASUKA KURAKU
Miko Domoto.
Nishi-ku's Stray Sukeban.
MIKO DOMOTO
Harumi Kozuki.
Private Taizan Academy, Student Body President.
HARUMI KOZUKI
This is a story of love and friendship among girls
who challenge the evil Zenchura organization,
to battle for control
of middle schools across Japan.
Asuka Group, present!
THE GLORIOUS ASUKA GROUP!
Asuka!
-Ta-da! -Ta-da!
We bring to you today's battle report!
Not only Nishi-ku and Kita-ku but also Minami-ku
and even a part of Higashi-ku are independent from Zenchura!
90% overall are part of the Sukeban Coalition!
One more step and we're home free!
All right! The final battle!
-Harumi! -Strategist Harumi has it in the bag!
HIBARI'S MANSION
Queen Hibari,
the Asuka Group has taken over most of the districts.
There's not a moment to spare.
We'll let them go for 99%,
and then turn the tables in the last 1%.
A surprise attack is the basis of military tactics!
That's peculiar...
What's wrong, Harumi?
It's quite careless for Hibari's mansion.
Smell something?
Smells like fireworks.
It's a trap! We must go!
Step aside.
Asuka!
Get down!
Dammit!
Hibari, show yourself!
There's no time for that!
Miko!
-Asuka! -Asuka!
Let's move!
You okay?
Dammit!
They called their troops. You can't count on Strategist Harumi!
Um, I don't think Hibari's around.
You mean, Zenchura's got her!?
DISBANDMENT!
Where's everyone?
They've gone home. They'll be back tomorrow.
Forgive me, Asuka.
I've been worrying so much about you,
yet I've been so oblivious to things.
I didn't foresee the things that were troubling you.
I'm so sorry.
Don't apologize. You did nothing wrong.
I'll get some more shut-eye.
Each one of us walks of our own volition.
It was supposed to be the sole member Asuka Group.
If I involve everyone in this war and hurt them in the process,
I'll be no better than Zenchura.
The side of justice...
didn't come to our aid.
What should I do!?
RANJUKU ZENCHURA'S RE-EDUCATION CENTER
Kasuga!
I welcome you to Ranjuku.
This is Ranjuku?
An excellent training institute for those
who pledge allegiance to Queen Hibari.
However, for the disobedient,
it's a hellish prison camp.
Ranjuku's days are numbered.
You really messed up by bringing me here.
What'd you say!?
As long as I'm here, Asuka will surely come.
I'm counting on that possibility, too.
I'd like to settle this with her myself.
You're about the best bait I could use to lure Asuka!
You're all talk.
Any resistance is futile.
Asuka...
Asuka! We're in trouble!
Asuka's upstairs. Miko?
-Pardon us! -Sorry for the intrusion!
Asuka, we're in trouble!
Rumor has it that Harumi's been taken to Ranjuku!
Harumi?
If it's true, we need to go to war, big time!
-We gotta call everyone from Nishi-ku! -I'll handle Minami-iku.
-Hold on. -What?
Gathering everyone can wait.
Then, what happens to Harumi?
We just gonna sit back and do nothing!?
Asuka!
Perhaps we've become too used to being in a group.
What's wrong with Asuka!?
She's wounded and feeble.
-She'll need to heal for a while. -Oh, my, leaving already?
-I made tea. -Thanks for having us.
Thanks for having us!
RANJUKU HIBARI'S CHAMBER
With Harumi as their hostage,
Zenchura, used to seeing Asuka united,
turned to counterattack in unison.
However, Asuka ended up not firing back in any way.
Yes?
One moment, please.
Ms. Miko Domoto of the Sukeban Coalition?
Ms. Miko Domoto?
-Yes? -Phone for you.
Hello?
Miko.
What!? Minamisan-ku!?
Got it.
Yes?
Hello?
Zenchura's all over Kita-iku and San-ku!?
Got it.
They're going all at once.
It's only a matter of time before the tables are turned on us!
The district leaders keep asking about when will Asuka take action.
Yeah, I'm on edge, too!
You guys think Asuka's planning something?
Like, pretending to surrender to catch the enemy off guard?
She is the cunning type, yeah.
What a pity.
You came all the way here, but I'm afraid Asuka's not in.
Do you know where she is?
Prep school.
You know, the one that recently opened in front of the station?
She's prepping for her high school entrance exam.
Asuka!
Just what the hell're you doing!?
I'm taking the test!
Harumi's life is on the line.
Can't you see that I'm working?
Just answer me this. Are you going to fight, or not?
I'm not.
Do you really mean that!?
My teenage years will be over soon, you know.
If that's so, why not put your life on the line!?
It's all a matter of opinion!
Your aspirations are too low!
Stop this!
You two, out!
You let me down.
-Did you see that!? -Even demons can cry!
-Miko! -Miko!
Please wait!
-Miko! -Miko!
The spy who snuck in has today's report.
"Asuka Kuraku was in an argument..."
Continue.
"Between 9AM to 1PM
with Miko Domoto in a prep school."
How absurd!
This must be some kind of trap.
Asuka must've noticed the spy's presence.
Lights out!
Asuka, I'm certain you'll come for me.
I, Harumi, have complete faith in you.
What are you making, Mom?
I wanted to give this lace to your dad as a souvenir.
Lend me that.
You're helping me knit?
The first one goes there...
And the second...
-Yeah, that's right! -I see now.
-You're good at this. -Can I fix this one up?
Yeah, sure you can!
I haven't seen you like this since elementary!
-I've got this! -Really?
You really think just the three of us can take on Ranjuku?
We have no choice, no one else showed up.
This Sukeban Coalition sure is shabby, isn't it?
Whining won't get us anywhere.
Harumi was caught, and Asuka stepped back.
So we might as well go for broke in the end.
A surprise attack might just be what we need to win!
I wouldn't be so sure.
Kaze!
What if every plan you guys make is getting leaked to the enemy?
So you're the reason why some of our moves are leaking out, huh?
Kaze, I see you ran back to Zenchura!
Asako!
Hold it, Miko!
That girl isn't Asako.
Don't talk nonsense!
Asako's a soul mate I've been looking after
since she was in first grade and still wetting her pants!
Asako!
Met the last of the Great Ten Zenchura Leaders, "Orange."
GREAT TEN LEADER ORANGE
Hey!
Then, where the hell did Asako go!?
I heard that name a long time ago in Ranjuku.
Orange, has numerous faces and assimilated with those girls.
What the...
I never expected to run into you here, Kaze.
Kaze!
You may scoff at me for saying this again,
but I'll take care of my own people.
I won't scoff at you.
It's not about words, my heart understands.
This is as far as you'll go!
Hold it!
Reinformances have arrived!
It'll be us, Zenchura, who will have the last laugh!
Miko, if you get involved with Ranjuku,
no matter how many lives you have, you won't make it.
It's a cesspool of people like her.
You'd be wise not to fight.
But...
It's just that...
Harumi...
Asuka...
What the hell am I supposed to do!?
Will Asuka get out there and battle Zenchura?
What plans could she have to repel Zenchura?
A storm is gathering again in the youthful Sengoku war.
TO BE CONTINUED
I want to keep our hearts together
STARRING
MEGUMI ODAKA: ASUKA
For the imprints of time, I wish to divide between us
NATSUKI OZAWA: MIKO
HIKARI ISHIDA: HARUMI
MASAMI HAYAMI: KAZE MISA CHIBA: HAYASHI
As twilight falls, with you, I paused and stared
EMI WAKUI: HI KYOKO NINAGAWA: YAMA
NAOMI FUKUDA KUMIKO HOSHI SHIGEMI TOKIWA
The sky, slightly overcast, seems melancholic
HIMAWARI & TOUHAI THEATRE GROUPS J·C·P
RISA HONDA RYO NAKANISHI: NARRATOR
Let's gather our solitude, and let it drift in the wind
MEGUMI ISHII
SHIORI SAKURA: HIBARI
The words seem to somehow stumble and falter
CREATED BY SATOSUMI TAKAGUCHI
To you, from me, let me say just this
WRITTEN BY JUNKI TAKEGAMI
To you, from me, for you whom I love
MUSIC BY TOSHIAKI TSUSHIMA
I want to shoulder all worries, believe in me
"KANASHI GEDA NE" SONG BY ASUKA-GUMI
I want to intertwine our hearts
So that even the sting of pain may find solace
I want to intertwine our hearts
I want to live the same youth
DIRECTED BY HIDEO TANAKA
PRODUCED BY TOEI COMPANY IN COLLABORATION WITH FUJI TELEVISION
NEXT TIME
Are you getting out of the game?
Just stand up one more time, Asuka!
This war is a battle for the sole member Asuka Group!
THIS STORY IS FICTION Subtitles by: @GEO9875_SUBS
I'll show you how to fight!