Since I realized that Ogata is a very deep character in Golden Kamuy and discovered that he is voiced by Tsuda Kenjiro, I am totally addicted to TsudaKen’s voice who is my No.1 Japanese voice actor and I’m perfectly sure that I will never change my mind. I decided to gather and rank the best lines from my favourite sniper depending on Tsuda’s tone and way of speaking. The first one may has nothing special in it, but for me Type 30 rifle is so much associated with Ogata that I couldn’t list it lower. So here are my Top 10+1 quotes from him:
この三十年式歩兵銃…優秀な銃だが、並みの兵士では百メートル先となると相手に致命傷を与えるのは難しい。でも俺は三百メートル以内なら確実に頭を撃ち抜ける。
Kono sanjuunen-shiki hoheijuu yuushuu na juu da ga, nami no heishi de wa hyaku meetoru saki to naru to aite ni chimeishou wo ataeru no wa muzukashii. Demo ore wa sanbyaku meetoru inai nara kakujitsu ni atama wo uchinukeru.
Type 30 rifle is an excellent gun, but for an average soldier it is difficult to give a fatal wound to the enemy beyond 100 meters with it. As for me, if the target is within 300 meters I can definitely put a bullet through his head.
やられたな。だが手負いでは遠くまで逃げられん。谷垣狩りだぜ。
Yarareta na. Da ga teoide wa tooku made nigeraren. Tanigaki gari da ze.
He deceived us. But with that injury he can’t run away that far. Let the Tanigaki hunt begin.
Ore ni juu wo mukeru na. Korosu zo?
Don’t point that gun at me. I’ll kill you.
Omaetachi no you na yatsura ga ite ii hazu ga nain da.
It’s not right that people like you exist.
親殺しってのは…巣立ちのための通過儀礼だぜ。テメエみたいな意気地の無い奴が一番むかつくんだ。
Oyagoroshitte no wa… sudachi no tame no tsuuka-girei da ze. Temee mitai na ikuji no nai yatsu ga ichiban mukatsukunda.
Killing your parents is… a rite of passage for becoming independent. Men without any self-respect like you irritate me the most.
やれよ。俺を殺してみろ。清い人間なんてこの世にいるはずがない。
Yare yo. Ore wo koroshitemiro. Kiyoi ningen nante kono yo ni iru hazu ga nai.
Do it. Come on, try to kill me. It’s impossible that such pure people exist in this world.
眉目秀麗、成績優秀、品行方正…旗手はいわば「聯隊の顔」だ。
Bimoku-shuurei, seiseki-yuushuu, hinkou-housei… Kishu wa iwaba rentai no kao da.
Handsomeness, excellent results, high morals… A flag bearer is, so to speak, the face of the regiment.
杉本…お前には殺されかけたが、俺は根に持つ性格じゃねえ。でも今のは傷ついたよ。
Sugimoto… Omae ni wa korosarekaketa ga, ore wa ne ni motsu seikaku janee. Demo ima no wa kizutsuita yo.
Sugimoto… You almost killed me, but I’m not the type to hold a grudge. But now this hurts me, though.
俺は祖父の古い銃を持ち出して畑へ行って鳥を撃った。鳥があれば母はあんこう鍋を作らないと思って…でもいくら鳥を撃っても、あんこう鍋を作り続けるんです。
Ore wa sofu no furui juu wo mochidashite hatake e itte tori wo utta. Tori ga areba haha wa ankou nabe wo tsukuranai to omotte… Demo ikura tori wo uttemo, ankou nabe wo tsukuri tsuzukerun desu.
I took my grandfather’s old rifle, then went to the fields and shot a bird. I thought that if there is a bird, my mother wouldn’t cook anglerfish nabe… But no matter how many birds I shot, she kept making anglerfish nabe.
愛情のない親が交わって出来る子供は何かが欠けた人間に育つのですかね?どんなにご立派な地位の父親でも。
Aijou no nai oya ga majiwatte dekiru kodomo wa nanika ga kaketa ningen ni sodatsu no desu ka ne? Donna ni gorippa na chii no chichioya demo.
Children born from parents who don’t love each other become adults lacking something essential, don’t you think? No matter how prominent status their father might have.
さあ、俺はここだぜ、谷垣!!銃無しでどう戦う?石でも投げるか?
Saa, ore wa koko da ze, Tanigaki!! Juu nashi de dou tatakau? Ishi demo nageru ka?
Come on, Tanigaki, I am here!! How do you plan to fight me without a gun? Are you going to throw stones at me?