Translator Notes: Starscream’s operational plan named Mori no Kokagete (森の木陰て) literally means "The shade of the woods." It is a verse from an old children’s song called Mori no Kiboto (森の小人) literally meaning Dwarfs of the woods. In the song, the verses sing of a donjarahoi (ドンジャラホイ) which seems to be a rallying cry for a festival or party that is happening. Although Starscream clearly states his operational plan is “The shade of the woods”, we’ve adjusted this to “The festival in the woods” since his reference is related to the true meaning within the song that it’s referenced from. The box that Tasmanian Kid is carrying on his back with oil inside, is very similar to how merchants or peddlers used to carry medicine and other supplies back in old times. Even today, some companies which do home delivery of medicine still use those types of boxes, however rather than carrying them down the street on their backs, they transport them by vehicles. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgOeDYg5hM

Translator Notes: Starscream refers to Dirge and Thrust as an oobokeconbi (大ボケコンビ) which is literally a funny man duo. However in this situation he’s actually referring them to be a not-so-funny duo. Usually a Japanese comedy duo or a double act is called a manzai (漫才). How it works is that there are two comedians, the boke (ボケ) who is the funny man, and the tsukkomi (突っ込み) who is the straight man. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags. In recent times, manzai has often been associated with the Osaka region, and manzai comedians often speak in the Kansai dialect during their acts. This is reflected in both Dirge and Thrust’s characters as they both speak entirely in Kansai dialect. Starscream says Lion itchouagari (ライオン一丁上がり) which is an older way of saying dekiagari (出来上がり) which means we’re done! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1wmdc6EEAA