Hey! That star is moving!
That, my boy, is a dragon.
A dragon!
I think it's a comet.
-What? -I fooled you, Shiki.
What was that?
You told me it's wrong to lie, Grandpa.
Who knows if I'm lying?
You can't tell if that's a dragon or a comet
unless you get a closer look at it.
I can't get that high.
There are tons of things you'll never know if you stay here all your life.
Shiki, you need to leave here someday.
Visit lots of kingdoms,
meet lots of people, and make lots of friends.
Friends?
They're the most important things in this world.
They'll support you through thick and thin.
If you find friends who are willing to shed tears for you,
you have to cherish them forever.
You mean Michael?
I can't shed tears.
Machines don't have hearts.
A heart is something that everyone has.
Then you're my friend, Michael!
Okay.
Grandpa, what's on the other side of the sky?
Outer space.
What's in outer space?
It has everything.
There are dragons, fish, dogs, cats, and humans.
And insects too.
Insects?
You sure hate insects, Shiki.
And somewhere in the vast universe,
there is a being called Mother.
Mother?
Mother grants any wish.
Do you think she'll grant my wish too?
Shiki, what is your wish?
To make lots of friends!
INTO THE SKY WHERE CHERRY BLOSSOMS FLUTTER
I see it!
Wow! It's Granbell Kingdom!
This looks even better than I expected.
I heard it had totally fallen into decay.
It really feels like we're in a fantasy world!
Happy, we'll get tons of views with this!
You even shortened your skirt for it!
We have received our first guest in 100 years!
-We've got a guest! -A guest!
Open up the shops!
-It's 50 glee a night! -Hurry! Prepare the quests!
Wow!
Look at all the bots!
What do you dream of being?
A hero? A princess?
This is the kingdom that will fulfill your dreams!
Welcome to the kingdom of dreams, Granbell!
Tell me, what is your dream?
To get a million subscribers for my channel!
Is it okay to film?
"Channel"?
Can you do it again, starting from the top?
I didn't get to film it.
From where you say, "Kingdom of dreams, Granbell!"
Also, can I join you?
Rebecca, you forgot your costume!
What? Oh, no!
She sure is quite the guest.
Do you have any activities that'll let me make rad vids?
"Rad vids"?
She means activities with some punch!
Then how about this?
You can win magnificent prizes for defeating monsters!
That'll make a rad vid for sure!
Meow!
-It's huge! -It's huge!
-Now that I look at it, it's a kitty cat! -Here she goes.
Meow!
How cute!
Kitty cat!
A person?
I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry!
A human?
Are you a human?
Wow…
Hey!
-Awesome! -Stop it!
So soft!
What's wrong with this guy?
I thought there weren't any humans here!
He doesn't look like a guest either.
I'm the only human here.
Quit staring at my panties!
An insect!
Cut that out, you jerk!
Where's the insect? Where is it?
It's gone.
A cat!
Wow! Can I eat it?
No!
You're a human woman, aren't you?
And a cat.
A human and a cat…
A human…
What's with this guy?
What do you want?
Why are you angry?
Come on. Calm down.
Be a good boy, okay?
Please…
please be my friend.
Be friends with me--
Not on your life!
That guy scares me. Seriously, who does that stuff?
You're pretty scary too, punching people like that.
I've never seen another human before.
Really?
Oh, my god!
My late grandpa told me to make lots of friends.
-He said friends are the most-- -Who cares?
There's a human here! A boy!
I thought there were only bots here!
Oh, you must mean Shiki.
You mean his name's Shiki?
Yes. And this is Mithra, the barmaid.
That's John, the tailor.
That's Annie, the cook.
And this is my friend, Michael.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, my. You all know each other?
They're all my friends.
My friends!
-He doesn't seem like a bad guy. -Right.
What are your names?
-I'm Rebecca. -My name's Happy!
Is that right?
Rebecca! Happy!
-Will you be my friends? -Let me think about it.
Come on, now!
You're our first guest in 100 years, so let's have a party.
-Yes! -Yes!
Lord Castellan.
That girl…
I know.
This means the time has come.
-What were you doing in that forest? -You're still eating?
Repairs. Those things have been wonky lately.
I was trying to fix it, then it went "kaboom!"
What do you mean by "kaboom"?
Where did you guys come from?
Blue Garden.
But I guess you don't know where it is.
I sure don't.
But I would love to visit other kingdoms!
You've never left this island?
If I left, there'd be nobody around to repair these guys.
I'm going to sleep with all my might now.
-He falls asleep immediately! -That poor table!
Do you mind if I cut his hair? It's really been bugging me.
-You're right. -It is rather annoying.
We don't know anything about human tastes.
I see you're wondering why there's a lone human here.
What? Do you have mind-reading sensors?
No, I don't.
Shiki is special, you see.
Special?
He's a human child brought here ten years ago by the Demon King.
Demon King?
That was the role of that bot.
He's broken down now.
We don't know where he found him.
But the Demon King loved him like his own grandson.
He became attached to us, so we couldn't abandon him.
And he repairs us too.
But couldn't Shiki repair that Demon King?
No.
That sure was fun.
Yes. I took lots of great videos too.
This will get us more views for sure!
I'll do some offline edits.
My hair…
My hair!
My hair has disappeared!
Michael! Where's my hair?
What's going on here? Untie me!
Hey, what's with the commotion?
Happy!
Rebecca!
-Shiki! -What are you doing in the morning?
That's my line!
I was tied up like this when I woke up!
Hurry up and untie me!
Oh, sure.
Do not untie her!
Lord Castellan?
Did I do something wrong?
She's my friend!
She came from another kingdom. She's not a bad person!
We have waited 100 years for this day.
The day someone with a ship arrives.
A ship?
I don't really get what you mean. At any rate, untie her!
I will not. We will kill this human.
Lord Castellan…
We will kill this human
and use her ship to go to the outside world.
Wait a second! I'm a guest here!
That is my point, human.
We bots are not tools to serve humans.
We are not inferior to humans.
I didn't mean it like that.
Come on, everyone!
Humans are our enemy.
They treat us with contempt.
-They only see us as a tool. -They break us without a second thought.
Mithra.
John.
Annie.
I am not a tool.
Michael…
Those things have been wonky lately.
Could it be…
They've been infected by a virus?
That's right.
The virus awakened our self-awareness.
The awareness that we're not humans' tools.
Snap out of it, Michael!
You are…
Humans are my enemy.
No, I'm not!
We're friends!
Hold on, everyone! I'll repair you!
Don't move, Shiki!
No!
You cannot repair us.
You don't even have the skills to repair bots.
I've fixed everyone all this time!
We were only playing our roles.
This is a make-believe world.
Your role was that of a mechanic.
You're not the real thing.
In reality, we were repaired by Granbell Castle's auto-repair system.
No! I swear I'll fix you!
Impossible.
I'll fix you!
Trust me! We're friends, right?
We are machines.
We cannot be your friends.
A battle bot?
Once, this kingdom was busy with the activity of humans and machines.
But when the guests stopped coming, the humans abandoned us.
Without even disposing us,
they deserted us on this island for 100 years.
Now that a human with a ship has come, we will leave!
The time has come for us to strike back!
Hold on a second! I'm a human too!
I've never left you!
You don't have a ship.
You're a human brat brought by the Demon King.
We simply allowed you to live.
What?
What…
what are you saying?
-Get vengeance on humans! -Get vengeance on humans!
-Bots will rule the world! -Bots will rule the world!
All humans are our enemy!
Humans are our enemy!
Shiki!
Why is everyone…
Aren't we friends?
Then you're my friend, Michael!
Okay.
Humans and machines cannot be friends!
Stop it!
That's cruel!
Shiki said
you are all his friends!
He said you are all his friends!
This is too cruel.
You can be friends with anyone!
It doesn't matter if you're a human or a machine!
Silence!
Or would you like to burn now?
What…
is that?
I guess we're not friends anymore.
Since your punches didn't hurt, I thought you weren't serious.
Show us the power you inherited from the Demon King!
Grandpa said…
If you find friends who are willing to shed tears for you,
you have to cherish them forever.
And…
Fight for those tears!
Time to die, human!
My name is…
Shiki!
Happy!
Sorry. I overslept.
-What is that? -What is that?
He's running on the walls?
That's Ether Gear.
-Ether Gear? You mean… -Aye.
It's a power from the Dark Ages
that reconfigures the body's Ether flow,
just like a machine!
No human has the ability to dodge the perfect marksmanship of a machine!
Well, I do!
I never thought I'd meet someone here who has Ether Gear!
There is absolutely nothing you can do!
You don't even have the courage to leave this island!
Magimech Attack!
Gravity Fist!
That's a heck of a punch!
We're floating!
That's gravity Ether Gear!
I inherited this power from Grandpa.
-Kill the humans! -Bots will rule the world!
Humans are our enemy!
Kill the humans!
Which way to your ship?
Get down here!
That way.
Got it. Point gravity to the north-northwest.
What's going on?
We're falling sideways!
-Don't let them get away! -After them!
-Is that it? -Yes!
-Get going! -What about you?
-I'm staying! -What?
The bots are coming!
Just come with us!
We're friends, right?
Aqua Wing, blast off!
I thought this was a ship.
It's a ship all right!
You said you wanted to go to the outside world, right?
Yes. I did, but…
Now's your chance!
Other kingdoms?
They're not exactly kingdoms.
-What? -Look outside.
This is the Sakura Cosmos.
My ship soars through outer space!
Then the kingdom you guys came from is…
It's Blue Garden, a planet!
Outer space…
This is outer space?
Seriously?
What's that light?
Is it a comet?
No.
That is…
A dragon!
Awesome!
I'm in space!
Lord Castellan.
That girl…
I know.
She's a human from another planet.
The time has come.
Before our time ends,
we must send Shiki into the sky.
Shiki, this planet is no place
for humans.
Once we stop working…
He'd be all alone.
If we hadn't done this, he never would have left.
He would say, "I'll fix everyone!"
You all played your part very well.
Our machine lives will end in just a few more years.
It is our unavoidable fate.
Everyone, I'm counting on you to get Shiki into space before then.
That boy…
will change the universe.
Demon King, we kept our promise.
A heart is something that everyone has.
If I knew this would make me so sad…
If I knew this would make me so lonely,
I wouldn't have wanted a heart in the first place.
ALL MACHINES ON PLANET GRANBELL HAVE CEASED FUNCTIONING
You see, there are all kinds of things in space.
Right now, we're in Sakura Cosmos--
-Rebecca. -What?
Is that the planet I was on?
Planet Granbell.
That whole planet is an amusement park.
They were all my friends.
They all lost their marbles at the end,
but they were all my friends!
Thank you, guys!
I was never lonely thanks to all of you!
They can't hear me, can they?
-Can I break the window? -No!
I've made up my mind!
I'll make 100 friends throughout the universe!
Good luck with that.
The boy has begun his journey.
What will he bring upon our universe?
Will he become a legendary hero?
Or will he wreak havoc as a Demon King?
The adventure begins.
It's all up to you.
A GIRL AND HER BLUE CAT
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey