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水の呼吸 壱ノ型 水面斬り
みずのこきゅう いちのかた みなもぎり
Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Slash
Tanjiro Kamado ／ Demon Slayer
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誰が生めと頼んだ！誰が造ってくれと願った！
だれがうめとたのんだ！だれがつくってくれとねがった！
Who asked you to give birth to me! Who wished for me to be made!
Mewtwo ／ Pokémon
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更に向こうへ！Plus Ultra！！
さらにむこうへ！ぷるすうるとら！！
Go beyond! Plus Ultra!!
All Might ／ My Hero Academia
- Voice sample:
俺より強い奴に会いに行く
おれよりつよいやつにあいにいく
I'm going to meet someone stronger than me.
Ryu ／ Street Fighter II
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私の本当の名はニギハヤミ コハクヌシだ
わたしのほんとうのなはにぎはやみ こはくぬしだ
My true name is Nigihayami Kohakunushi.
Haku ／ Spirited Away
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