What is the reason of my birth?
Reason of my life, question of man.
What he is?
What he wants?
Ima kimi ni mienai chikara ga osoi. Now you are being troubled by an unseen power.
Utsumuite namida kakushiteta. You hang your head and hide your tears.
Dou sureba ii ka? Sore sae wakarazu ni! What should be done? That's unknown!
Asphalt ni saku hana ni yuuki kanjita... Blooming in the asphalt is a flower of courage...
Itsumo kimi no soba ni iru yo. We'll always be by your side.
Da kara mou hitori ja nai. So you're not alone anymore.
Kimi ga michi ni mayou toki wa... When you lose your way...
Boku ga saki o aruku yo. I'll walk ahead and lead you.
Tooi sora koete... Crossing to the far away sky...
Bokura wa tobitatsu! We're flying!
Kitto soko ni aru... It'll definitely be there...
Sore ga kimi no yume Your dream...
Atom in space
Roko, how are you?
Have you been listening to your mother?
Right now, I am far away on a rock orbiting Mars.
It's called Daimos. It's a small planet that we've only begun working on.
It might be small, but...
...the Earth you live on...
...exists thanks to the energy crystals beneath the surface.
I am the only human working here.
All the labor is done by the robots.
They're very sincere, loyal employees.
W-what's with you guys?
The robots are acting on their own!
Don't just move on your own!
...sincere, loyal employees...
What...
...the...
What the...
What the heck is going on?!
Robots going berserk for no reason? I don't believe it.
I don't either.
It's my policy to not believe it unless I see it with my own eyes.
I'll send my luggage right over.
Prepare a space shuttle for me please.
Also, anounce the space launch.
But Professor Ochanomizu...
This afternoon you have a meeting, and tonight there's a party...
I'm the chief of the lab.
Give the boring work to somebody else!
Going out, going out.
Here you go.
I can't imagine robots rebelling against humans.
Atom.
I'll be far away for a couple days.
You'll be with Robita until I return.
Far away? Where?
Um, well in space. It's a far away place, farther, higher than the sky.
Higher than the sky?
Yes. So Robita, please take care of Atom.
Yes sir. Take care.
Have a good trip!
Space...
I want to see what it's like.
Ah! I don't have time for lab stuff!
Take me to the space airport!
Professor Ochanomizu.
We've been expecting you.
Sir.
I must launch immediately for Mars. There's a mystery that needs solving!
Fire Flash Five, launching.
Launch!
Taking catapult number one.
When I first went into space my heart really fluttered.
Someday that boy will also experience this deep feeling.
Professor Ochanomizu.
Professor, the weight of your luggage does not match the listed weight.
What?
Are you trying to say the weight is too much for us to reach orbit?
That's not what I'm saying.
It is only thirty kilograms over.
Thirty kilograms?
Atom!
You may not have felt what you've done was dangerous.
But all the people on this ship could have been in danger.
We definitely cannot have that.
But...
No buts!
I'm sorry.
Why did you come Atom?
I wanted to see...
...what a place higher than the sky was like.
You are a curious robot.
It will allow you to grow. It's your important heart.
Atom.
Come with us to Daimos and watch carefully.
Really?
But, you MUST do what I say.
Robots have to protect people's lives.
Okay!
Daimos coming up.
We're preparing to land.
Landing!
Wow!
Professor.
Emergency!
What?
The residential dome is falling!
Impossible! Daimos' gravity isn't that powerful!
The gravity is ten times more than usual!
Save me! Hurry!
Save me, please! Hurry, hurry!
If the gravity really has changed...
...the dome will fall.
What's happening?!
We should rescue him!
We don't have the time!
Where are you going, Atom?!
I'm going to save him!
Stop acting so selfishly!
Robots protect the lives of humans.
Right?
Right...
I should trust in your power.
Atom, please do it.
Yes sir!
Space and Earth are completely different! Be careful Atom!
Atom!
No more! I'm falling! Save me!
Those guys....
The robots were supporting it...
You saved me.
Atom, well done.
I didn't save him by myself.
What do you mean?
Professor Ochanomizu.
It's the robot control system.
There were no abnormalities found.
Then... why is this happening?
That's where the energy deposits are.
Not that, these things.
It looks like a pattern.
Someone's coming down.
This is Officer Aacha of the Agency Union, in charge of safety.
I'm landing.
Who's responsible here?
I...I am.
I'm taking control of the situation.
This is currently a scientific investigation!
I had no idea.
In space, my job is to protect people's lives.
All in all, I have priority.
What are you going to do?
In space, if a robot doesn't listen to humans...
...the humans may be put in danger.
Any robot that doesn't listen will get destroyed by me!
Destroy the robots? How horrible.
If your own robots went out of control, would you destroy them too?
Of course! I'd fire without mercy.
But these robots are different from others.
They'll never go out of control and disobey my orders.
Right, Greasy?
It's true that robots are supposed to follow the orders of humans.
But there's one exception.
That's when they're saving the life of someone else.
An emergency rescue effort? What a worthless theory.
These are the ends of space. Who would be calling for help?
They all just went out of control.
There's nothing wrong with those robots!
What?!
What are you saying Atom?
Atom?
When I was out there I saw it.
While that dome was falling, the robots gathered to support it.
Eh? The robots did?
But what are they doing now?
They forgot their duties to mine this rock's resources.
They don't listen to people's orders. What are they doing?!
That's why we came to investigate!
If Atom speaks truly then there must be a reason behind the robot's actions.
The change in Daimos' gravity worries me.
We must investigate!
I'll wait one. hour
Take one second longer and I'll start destroying robots!
What's that?
The data says that it's artificial.
Why would artificial objects exist this deep?
Strange...
That shouldn't be!
What?
This shouldn't be so old...
It's at least a few thousand years old.
What? Just a few thousand years?
Is Daimos really such a young rock?
Professor, a thousand years is a really long time.
No, in this vast space, a thousand years is really not that much.
Forty-five more minutes...
Where are you going? Come back! Don't leave this dome!
You guys!
Are you rebelling against me?! Return!
You guys, come back!
Hey, Greasy!
Stop!
What's going on?!
W-what is this place?!
We'll soon reach the deepest part.
It's Daimos' first hole.
This hole really is so deep.
Stop! Stop!
Aacha!
Are you breaking your promise?!
Come back!
The thing making the robots go crazy can spread to other robots!
If we ignore this all the robots, maybe even all the robots of Earth will get contaminated!
What?! So it happened to your robots too?
The robots must all be destroyed!
No!
Atom!
Move! Don't get in my way!
Stop!
If you don't move I'll destroy you too!
Don't take this personally.
I'm not like this but robots that attack humans are the enemies of humanity.
Please don't break the robots!
Move!
No way!
Help me!
Let me out!
Now!
Atom!
I won't forgive those who get in my way!
That's...
What?!
What is this?
The robot's drills are broken.
Is it that hard?
That's why the robots couldn't dig any farther than this.
Hey you guys, what's wrong?
Why are you crying?
Cry?
These aren't advanced enough robots to do that.
But...
Atom, listen to these robots.
Okay.
Someone says they want to get out.
"We want to help, but we can't dig any farther than this."
That's what they are saying.
I knew it.
They're on a rescue effort.
Unbelievable! Who could be saying that?!
It's the voice I heard earlier.
There must be someone in there.
It's a malfunction!
All the robots are malfunctioning. This is nothing but rock!
Destroy them!
I won't let you!
What?
Help me!
Let me out of here...
...with your power.
With my... power...?
Atom, what's wrong?
I have to help.
With my power...
I didn't know Atom had that ability!
Professor, I'm going to look.
Atom.
You saved me. Thank you.
For a long, long time I couldn't leave this place. So I slept, all alone.
But now, I can finally return. To you and your friends, thank you.
Now come with me!
Atom!
Wait!
Hurry back to your planet.
I can't go.
Atom!
I see.
You also have a planet to go back to.
Someday, we'll meet again. I'm sure of it.
Atom.
Atom!
Atom.
Professor.
What?
Is that a message?
A message?
Maybe that alien was waiting for humanity and robots to evolve?
When we understand the message, perhaps we'll meet again.
Take care.
We will definitely meet again.
Naze... Naze... Kokoro ga... Why... Why... is my heart...
Itamu to namida ni naru? Is filled with pain and tears?
Naze... Naze... Namida ga... Why... Why... Tears...
Ochiru to Hitori ni naru. They fall and I'm alone.
Chiisa na hiza kakae... I hold my tiny knees...
Tooku wo mata miageru. And look up and far away.
Hiroi... Hiroi... Vast... Vast...
Kono sora yori motto hiroi hazu da! It has to be more wide than these skies!
Takai... Takai... High... High...
Ano kumo yori motto takai hazu da! It has to be higher than those clouds!
Kimi no kokoro mo... Your heart is...
I made friends with a mysterious robot, Denkou.
Denkou, your being used as a tool to do bad things!
Next time: Denkou.
With your heart... Catch the future!