Victory is ours.
The magic engine dynamo has stopped moving.
It's no good! The main cannon can't be fired!
This is a disaster!
All ships, alter course in succession sixteen points,
preserving order of the fleet.
No!
It's not over yet!
It's not finished.
This war isn't,
nor am I!
Mio!
I will board the Yamato and start the magic engine dynamo with my magic power!
Mio, no!
Sakamoto-san!
itsuka itsuka yakusoku no sora
いつか いつか約束の空
Someday, someday, in the promised sky.
kimi to nara mata toberu yo
君となら また 飛べるよ
If I'm with you, I can fly again.
kuyashikute tsurakute nemurenai yoru
悔しくてツラくて眠れない夜
A sleepless night when you feel regretful and bitter...
dare ni demo aru yo
誰にでもあるよ
...happens to everyone.
sonna toki ha yonde kaketsukeru kara
そんな時は呼んで 駆けつけるから
At such a time, call me, because I'll rush to you,
oto no hayasade ne
音の遼さでね
at the speed of sound.
sore ga sadame demo ne aragau yo
それがさだめ でもね あらがうよ
That's destiny, but I'll fight against it.
kimi ga hora waratte ne kureru kara
君がホラ 笑ってね くれるから
Because, look, you'll smile at me.
kanaetai yume tooi kedo
叶えたい夢 遠いけど
The dream I want to fulfil is far away.
isshou nara dekiru yo muteki no yuuki de
いっしょなら出来るよ 無敵の勇気で
But if we're together, I can do it, with an invincible courage.
kirakira hikaru sono namida
キラキラ光る そのナミダ
If I can turn your sparkling tears...
egao no mahou de ne tsubasa ni kaetara
笑顔の魔法 でね 翼に変えたら
...into wings with the magic of smiles,
kitto kitto habatakeru kara
きっと きっと 羽ばたけるから
surely, surely you'll be able to fly.
niji wo koe sono saki made
虹を越え その先まで
So go over the rainbow, to beyond.
Final Episode
「Beyond the Skies to Eternity」
Do you have a death wish, Major Sakamoto?!
No, Major!
Don't go!
It's too dangerous!
Sakamoto-san!
It's impossible!
You don't have much magic power left!
So you know about that, Miyafuji.
It's true.
I've only got enough magic power now to fly.
If you know that, head back!
Minna.
Head back, Major.
If I don't go, who will start the Yamato's engine?
How ironic,
that I, the one person who couldn't even fight,
am the only one left with the magic power to do this.
Major...
Minna, I'm glad.
After all that's happened to me, there's still something I can do.
I can be part of the 501st.
I can be one of the eleven.
Mio.
Major...
Please... Promise to come back alive.
That's an order.
Understood.
Major!
Sakamoto-san, no!
Yoshika-chan, where are you going?
Wait!
Yoshika-chan!
Lynne-chan, let me go!
You can't go!
You used up all your magic power in battle, too!
But Sakamoto-san. She's...
It's too late.
Let her go, Miyafuji.
You can't reach her in time, anyway.
But... But!
Yoshika-chan...
Forgive me, Miyafuji.
At the end of the day, I am a warrior, existing solely for battle.
This is the only way I know how to live!
Violet Lightning Mk II, I just need one thing from you!
Get me to the Yamato!
The magic engine dynamo responded.
Was it Major Sakamoto's doing?
Magic engine dynamo is operational.
Power output is rising.
She did it, Captain.
I see.
But we cannot control it remotely.
Major Sakamoto, you're our only hope.
That's it.
More. More!
I see.
So you need me, too.
All right.
Let's do this, Yamato!
Output at 80%.
Thirty seconds until Neuroification reverses.
Mio...
Sakamoto-san.
Output at 90%.
This is how a warrior lives!
Critical output reached.
Fire!
The Neuroi's signal is gone.
And Sakamoto-san?
Major.
Even protected in the Yamato, an explosion like that would be...
Mio.
The radar's picking up the Yamato!
Well, I'll be. It survived the blast!
Sakamoto-san!
She did it!
If the Yamato survived, that means she did, too.
You did it, Major.
We won!
Thank God.
Something isn't right.
It's still Neuroified.
What?
How can that be?
It should have reverted by now!
The Neuroi's signal has returned.
What?!
What's that?
No way. That couldn't be.
I've never seen a core that big!
The Neuroi are counter-attacking.
All ships, retreat!
The battleship was blasted!
Such incredible force!
Th-That's...
Sakamoto-san!
Major!
Rescue the Major.
Fire main cannons!
The shells we fired stopped just short of hitting the Neuroi.
W-What?
It's a shield.
The Neuroi put up a shield!
No way.
That shield...
That's a Fuso shield!
It's obvious what's happening.
The Neuroi are using the Major's magic power!
Captain, we cannot attack properly.
I never thought I'd see the Neuroi using a shield.
As it stands, we're done.
This can't be.
The "True Reppuzan".
It's a secret technique passed down in the Fuso Empire since time immemorial.
If I'm able to master it,
I'll be able to obliterate even the strongest Neuroi in one strike.
True Reppuzan.
Littorio sunk!
Ready the anti-air shells!
All non-combat personnel, move inside!
Is anyone hurt?
We're done for!
Is there anything we can do?
Nothing.
We used up all our magic power and can't even fly now.
Yoshika-chan?
So this is how it all ends.
Captain, someone's using the central elevator!
What?
Sakamoto-san!
Yoshika-chan!
What are you doing, Miyafuji?
Miyafuji-san? What are you...
What are you doing, Miyafuji-san?
I'm going to save Sakamoto-san!
That's impossible!
You're out of magic power, too.
Even if you can fly, you can't defeat the Neuroi.
I can!
Using the True Reppuzan!
True Reppuzan?
Th-That's the Major's attack!
And the Reppumaru is gone.
It still exists. Up there.
That's...
Reppumaru?
All the way up there?
Huh?
Yoshika-chan!
Launch!
That's dangerous!
Your magic power is unstable!
It's impossible.
She won't be able to fly.
Fly like the wind, Miyafuji!
Go, Yoshika!
You're almost there!
You can do it, Yoshika-chan!
Girls...
Remember our training, Miyafuji-san!
Become one with the Striker!
Become one with the Striker.
And with your own strength. Step forward!
Yoshika-chan!
Yes!
She pulled it off!
She did it.
Incredible, Yoshika-chan.
She never ceases to amaze me.
She's flying.
How... How is she able to fly?
That's just how she is, Minna.
I don't think it's just her.
Everyone!
Sakamoto-san!
This is bad.
I can't get close to the Yamato.
What's all this?
M-Miyafuji?
A shield?
This couldn't be...
Retreat, Miyafuji!
Sakamoto-san!
It's impossible, Miyafuji! Forget about me!
Huh?
The Neuroi is using my magic power to generate a shield.
There's no way you can defeat it!
There's nothing a Witch can't do!
You're the one who taught me that!
Miyafuji...
I will never give up!
Huh?
Yoshika-chan.
You've got us, too.
Everyone!
Let's go, girls.
Formation Victor.
Cover Miyafuji-san.
Roger!
I believe in you.
Defeat the Neuroi, Miyafuji-san.
Yes, ma'am!
Knock it out of the sky, Miyafuji!
We'll cut a path for you.
Now go, Miyafuji!
I bet you won't even break a sweat.
I'm counting on you, Miyafuji-san.
Tonnerre!
You'll be fine, Yoshika-chan.
Luck's on your side today, Miyafuji.
Go, Yoshika!
You can do it, Yoshika-chan!
Reppumaru.
It won't budge!
Give me all you've got, Magnificent Lightning.
Miyafuji...
She got it.
Sakamoto-san!
Stop it, Miyafuji!
Reppumaru will eat up all your magic power!
I don't care.
Miyafuji.
If it means I can protect everyone...
If that wish can come true...
I beg you, Reppumaru. I will give you all my magic power.
In return, please,
defeat the Neuroi!
Let me perform the True Reppuzan!
Miyafuji!
Reppuzan!
The signal from the Neuroi is completely gone.
Where are they?
There!
hitori ja nakisou na hiroi sora demo
Even under vast sky that would turn you to tears when alone,
nigenaiyo massugu tachimukau
I won't run away, I'll face it head on,
nakama to isshoni over sky
and go with my friends... Over Sky!
Miyafuji?
tenohira ni kaze wo kanjita no nara
If you can feel the wind with your palm,
Sakamoto-san!
Miyafuji, your magic power...
mou daijoubu shinjite janpu shiyou
you'll be all right. Believe in yourself and jump.
It's okay.
I was able to protect everyone.
tooku ukabu kumo hitottobi dekiruyo
I can make it to the cloud floating in the distance in a single leap.
My wish came true!
I see.
sonna dokidoki souzou dekinakatta
I never dreamed I'd be this excited.
Thank you, Miyafuji.
The only problem is that neither of us can fly.
minna no ashita no yume mamorunda
We'll protect everyone's dreams for future.
It's okay.
yuuki arittake
With an abundance of courage,
There are eleven of us, after all.
Oh, right.
saa nigirishimete tobitate
hold tight and take to the sky.
That's true.
Yoshika-chan!
hitori ja nakisou na ookii sora demo
Even under huge sky that would turn you to tears when alone,
Miyafuji!
nakama ga ireba egao ni nareru
if you're with friends, you can smile.
Major!
hora kiseki janainda
See? It doesn't take a miracle.
yakusoku shita kara kokoro ni kimeta kara
Since we promised each other, since we've vowed not to,
nigenaiyo massugu tachimukau
we won't run away! We'll face it head on!
motto motto suteki na sekai no tame ni over sky
For the sake of an even more wonderful world... Over Sky!
Minna.
I followed your order.
I'm back.
Welcome back, Mio!
Yes! The Neuroi are gone!
Romagna is free!
Yes! Yes! We won! Yay! Yay!
Yes!
We did it, Yoshika-chan.
Yeah.
I exhausted all of my magic power during this battle.
I may no longer be able to fly these blue skies as a Witch.
But I have no regrets,
for I was able to protect something precious to me.
My wish came true!
It's over.
Yeah.
Mission complete!
All Strike Witches, return to base!
Roger!
In June of 1945,
the Neuroi in the Venezia, Romagna airspace were confirmed destroyed.
This marked the formal disbandment of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing,
the Strike Witches.
yakusoku shita kara kono sora wo koete
We promised each other we would go beyond the horizon,
sekai wo mamoru tondeyukunda
flying forth to protect the world,
nakamatachi to isshoni
with our precious friends.
hitori ja norikirenai kurushii bamen mo
When things are so difficult that we can't get through it alone,
nakama ga ireba kowagaranaide
if we're with friends, we won't be afraid.
mae he mae he susumeru
We can keep forging onward!
un ga warukutemo shippai shichattemo
Even if our luck is bad and we meet with failure,
megenaiyo massugu tachimukau
we won't be able to stop; we'll face it head on!
motto motto tooku no mirai ga mitai over sky
I want to see an even further off future... Over Sky!
Whatcha reading?
Nothing.
Our duel will have to wait, Hartmann.
dare yori omotteiru
I believe more than anyone,
The protection of Venezia, in Romagna,
has been formally entrusted to us, the 504th Joint Fighter Wing.
jibun nara dekiru hazu da to yarunda to
that I'm capable of this; that I can do it!
But of course.
Protecting Romagna should be left to Romagnans.
kantan ni ha orenai kimochi
These feelings won't bend or fold easily,
I'm pretty sure the 501st had a Romagnan in it, too.
Enough about that.
minna no bun gyutto tabanete
so I'll take everyone's share and squeeze them together.
Let's go shopping in Rome!
Captain Takei!
You have a letter!
Watch out, Amaki!
yakusoku shita kara kono sora wo koete
We promised each other we would go beyond the horizon,
sekai wo mamoru tondeyukunda
flying forth to protect the world,
Experiment failed.
nakamatachi to isshoni
with our precious friends.
hitori ja nakisou na ookii sora demo
Even under a vast sky that would turn you to tears when alone,
nakama ga ireba egao ni nareru
if you're with friends, you can manage a smile.
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Yoshika-chan!
Oh, Micchan.
hora hon no isshun de
See? It only takes a second.
Is the bird okay?
yakusoku shita kara zettai mamoru kara
Since we promised, and we'll never break our vow,
Yeah.
nigenaiyo massugu tachimukau
we won't run away! We'll face it head on!
See, it's fine.
I'm so happy!
motto motto suteki na sekai no tame ni over sky
For the sake of an even more wonderful world... Over Sky!
The End