Aooni The Blue Monster
On the outskirts of town stands an abandoned house where ghosts are rumored to appear. Hiroshi and his classmates Takuro, Takeshi, and Mika pay the house a visit, only to be attacked by a bizarre monster, the Blue Devil. Will Hiroshi and his friends succeed in answering riddles and escaping the house, or are they doomed to live hilarious lives forever with the Blue Devil in the haunted house?! The courage-testing life of these four friends begins with the Blue Devil who continues to entertain even after death.
- Season 1
- 1 - There Are Five of Us!
- 2 - The Takeshi Power Plan
- 3 - Confession
- 4 - Aooni's Classy Day
- 5 - Rococo Style
- 6 - Elegy for the Boys
- 7 - Puzzle Game
- 8 - Iron Bars
- 9 - Local Mascot
- 10 - Supersonic Aooni
- 11 - Aooni Switch
- 12 - Opposite World
- 13 - Trapped for 70 Years
- Movie
Season 1
1 - There Are Five of Us!
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they live in the mansion and
have zany adventures with Aooni?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
Even at the risk of death, the four friends
test their courage playing with Aooni!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 1 There Are Five of Us!
[00:36] Taku
It's cleaner than I expected.
[00:38] Hiro
Too clean.
[00:40] ---
Like someone was living here until recently.
[00:42] Mika
Don't say scary stuff like that.
[00:44] ---
This place is supposed to be abandoned.
[00:48] Mika
Wh-What was that?
[00:49] Take
Guys, let's just go home...
[00:52] Hiro
It seems this house won't
let us leave that easily.
[00:55] ---
Huh?
[00:55] Hiro
Somehow, the front door we
entered through is now locked.
[01:00] Taku
Who the heck is messing with us?
[01:02] ---
Isn't this place abandoned?
[01:04] Mika
Oh, no! Does that mean we're trapped in here?
[01:07] Take
Please open the door! I wanna go home!
[01:09] Hiro
Calm down. Let's do a roll call so
we can take stock of the situation.
[01:13] Hiro
One, two, three, four, five—
[01:15] Hiro
Five?
[01:17] Taku
Hang on... Only four of us came in here, right?
[01:19] Taku
There's one extra!
[01:20] Hiro
But we're all classmates, yes?
[01:22] Hiro
Think back to the relay and
cavalry battle on field day.
[01:25] Hiro
How many of us were there?
[01:26] Take
Is that how it happened?
[01:27] Taku
I feel like something's off,
but I just can't put my finger on it!
[01:31] Mika
My own memories are scaring me!
[01:33] Hiro
Everyone, please remain calm.
[01:35] Hiro
We can conquer our fear if we
think about this scientifically.
[01:37] Hiro
Leave everything to me.
[01:39] Take
You're too calm, you brainiac!
[01:41] ---
Are you sure we'll be okay?
[01:43] Taku
There's a rumor that a terrible
monster lives in this mansion.
[01:47] Taku
You don't think the extra person is...
[01:48] Mika
Stop it, Takurou. You're scaring him.
[01:51] Mika
There, there.
[01:52] Hiro
Ridiculous. It's impossible
for monsters to exist.
[01:55] Hiro
This whole "test of courage"
nonsense is for kids.
[01:58] Taku
Oh, shut up. Don't make
me regret inviting you.
[02:01] Mika
Anyway, what was that noise earlier?
[02:04] Hiro
I believe a change in air pressure
caused a window to break.
[02:07] Hiro
Given that this house is abandoned,
it's the only possible explanation.
[02:10] Mika
I have a bad feeling about this.
[02:12] ---
Maybe something unimaginably
horrible is happening.
[02:15] Hiro
The noise came from the room over there.
[02:17] Hiro
Everyone wait here.
[02:18] Take
Wait! Let's stick together.
I don't wanna be alone!
[02:21] Taku
I'll come, too. Let's deal with this together.
[02:24] Mika
Okay. The five of us will figure this out.
[02:26] Hiro
All right. Try to keep up, everyone.
[02:29] All
Okay!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
2 - The Takeshi Power Plan
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they live in the mansion and
have zany adventures with Aooni?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
Even at the risk of death, the four friends
test their courage playing with Aooni!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 2 The Takeshi Power Plant
[00:35] Taku
Takeshi, come out already.
[00:38] Taku
The monster's not around now.
[00:39] Hiro
What's the matter?
[00:40] Mika
Takeshi's holed up in
there because he's afraid
[00:44] ---
of that blueberry-colored monster.
[00:45] Mika
He's holding the doors
shut from the inside.
[00:47] Taku
Damn it!
[00:49] Taku
I said get out of there already!
[00:56] Taku
What the heck?
[00:56] Hiro
Takeshi-kun's vibrating at high speed?
[00:59] Taku
Hey, Takeshi, get a hold of—
[01:01] Hiro
Are you oka—
[01:04] Mika
I'll save you, Takurou!
[01:06] Mika
Hi-yah!
[01:10] Hiro
Thank you, Mika-san.
[01:11] Taku
What's up with him?!
[01:13] Hiro
The friction from his trembling
generated static electricity,
[01:15] Hiro
which has built up inside his body.
[01:18] Hiro
You could call him a human
power plant at this point.
[01:20] Taku
Electricity, huh?
[01:21] Taku
Then, if we do this...
[01:27] Hiro
This could be how we meet the
energy demands of the future.
[01:30] Hiro
We can't afford not to use it.
[01:32] Taku
Hey, Hiroshi! The power company says
[01:34] ---
they'll pay us thirty grand a
month for Takeshi Electric!
[01:37] Hiro
I'm sold. What do you think, Mika-san?
[01:39] Mika
The cables are all laid.
[01:40] ---
Time to up the output.
[01:42] Hiro
How wonderful!
[01:45] Hiro
This dreary old mansion
looks totally different!
[01:50] Mika
Sniff, sniff...
[01:51] Mika
Do you smell something burning?
[01:54] Hiro
Oh, no! We raised the output too high!
[01:56] Taku
Takeshi's overheating!
[01:58] Hiro
The room will be burnt
to ash, and so will we!
[02:00] Mika
No! I don't want to die because of Takeshi!
[02:03] Hiro
What was that?
[02:04] Taku
Ah! The monster!
[02:06] Taku
A-Are you saving Takeshi?
[02:13] Mika
Looks like he's not a bad guy,
despite his appearance.
[02:16] Hiro
I guess you can't judge
a monster by his looks.
SIGN BBQ sauce
[02:18] Hiro
Thank you.
SIGN BBQ sauce
SIGN BBQ sauce
SIGN BBQ Sauce
[02:22] Hiro
Do you like barbecued meat?
[02:26] Taku
We're not cooked yet!
[02:28] Mika
I should've known what that look meant!
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SIGN The Animation
3 - Confession
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they live in the mansion and
have zany adventures with Aooni?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
Even at the risk of death, the four friends
test their courage playing with Aooni!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 3 Confession
[00:36] Mika
I'm Mika.
[00:37] Mika
My classmates and I came to
a creepy abandoned mansion
[00:39] ---
and somehow got locked inside.
[00:41] Mika
But I see this as an opportunity!
[00:43] Mika
This is the best chance I'll ever get
to confess my love to Takurou!
[00:48] Taku
Hey, Mika.
[00:48] Taku
What'd you want to talk to me about?
[00:51] Mika
C'mon, Mika! It's now or never!
[00:53] Mika
Be brave and tell Takurou how you feel!
[00:55] Mika
Um, Takurou... The thing is, Takurou, I lo—
[01:03] Mika
The monster! Takurou, save me!
[01:05] Taku
Mika!
[01:12] Taku
I don't know why he left, but we're saved...
[01:15] Mika
Damn it, my perfect chance is gone!
[01:17] Mika
If that thing comes back,
I'll tear him to shreds!
[01:19] Taku
So, what's up?
[01:22] Mika
Well, Takurou, I lo—
[01:26] Taku
Run, Mika!
[01:27] Mika
Hi-yah!
[01:30] Mika
Stay the hell outta my way.
[01:33] Taku
S-So, um... You wanted to talk...
[01:36] Mika
Takurou, I lo—
[01:38] Take
Mika-chan, have you seen Hiroshi?
[01:40] ---
I think he came this way—
[01:41] Mika
I said stay outta my way! Hey-yah!
[01:45] Taku
Takeshi!
[01:48] Mika
All right, Takurou. The truth is, I lo—
[01:51] Hiro
What happened? I heard a big crash!
[01:52] Mika
I had a feeling this would happen! Ho-yah!
[01:55] Taku
Hiroshi!
[01:56] Mika
Hi-yah, hi-yah, hi-yah!
[01:59] Mika
Finally... no one left to interrupt...
[02:03] ---
Mi... ka...
[02:04] Mika
The truth is, Takurou, I...
[02:06] Mika
I love y—
[02:10] Mika
I love you, damn it!
[02:16] Mika
I finally managed to say it, and yet,
things ended so tragically...
[02:23] Mika
Are you trying to comfort me?
[02:24] Mika
That's so nice.
[02:26] Mika
I think I lo—
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
4 - Aooni's Classy Day
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they live in the mansion and
have zany adventures with Aooni?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:27] Narr
Huh? Wait, really?
[00:29] Narr
They're gonna live there? For real? Wow.
[00:31] Narr
Their life with Aooni begins now!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 4 Aooni's Classy Day
[00:36] Narr
Aooni wakes up early.
[00:38] Narr
He makes his way to the
yard as the sun rises.
[00:41] Narr
And so another day begins.
SIGN Aooni's
SIGN Classy Day
SIGN Aooni's
SIGN Classy
Day
[00:47] Narr
He works up a sweat chopping logs.
[00:51] Narr
There was discussion of converting
to gas, but he decided against it.
SIGN Stick to the Same
SIGN Routine
SIGN Policy
SIGN "The Last Artisan"
A Master at
Producing Terror
[00:58] [UL White
Aooni's
[00:58] UL Checkered
Classy
Day
[00:58] Narr
After chopping the wood,
he prepares breakfast.
[01:02] Narr
It's not complete without a
fresh, fried Takeshi eyeball.
[01:06] Narr
He spends the morning
patrolling the mansion,
[01:09] Narr
checking the locks, and making sure
the puzzles are in good working order.
[01:14] Narr
If people are going to come
this far out of town,
[01:17] Narr
he wants them to bite the dust with a smile.
SIGN Smile
SIGN Bite the Dust with a
[01:19] Narr
You can see it in his eyes.
SIGN Policy
[01:21] [UR White
Aooni's
[01:21] UR Checkered
Classy
Day
SIGN Mysterious Mansion
Exclusive Secret
Revealed?!
[01:24] Narr
Uh-oh. Looks like we're not
allowed to see the puzzle ahead.
SIGN Lunch
Meat Is His Favorite
[01:27] [UL White
Aooni's
[01:27] UL Checkered
Classy
Day
[01:28] Narr
Before you know it, it's time for lunch.
[01:31] Narr
On the menu today is barbecued
Takurou and a Mika hamburger.
[01:36] Narr
It looks like his fellow Aooni are
enjoying the barbecue, too.
[01:40] [UR White
Aooni's
[01:40] UR Checkered
Classy
Day
SIGN Exercise
Stamina Is the Focus
[01:41] Narr
After lunch, it's time to exercise.
[01:44] Narr
As he gets more subordinates,
[01:46] ---
he starts to feel his age at times,
but he never slacks off.
SIGN Dinner
The Seasonal
Ingredient Is...
[01:49] [UL White
Aooni's
[01:49] UL Checkered
Classy
Day
[01:50] Narr
He's just picked up a seasonal ingredient...
[01:53] Narr
Hiroshi.
[01:55] Narr
Though it doesn't feel very
seasonal inside the mansion,
[01:57] Narr
he aims to provide an elegant meal.
[02:00] [UR White
Aooni's
[02:00] UR Checkered
Classy
Day
SIGN Personal Care
Skin Care Is the Focus
[02:01] Narr
After dinner, a shower washes
away the toils of the day.
[02:05] Narr
Very hot water is the secret to
maintaining that vibrant shade of blue.
[02:10] Narr
Fans still come hoping to see him,
even while he's in the shower.
SIGN Fans
A Heartwarming
Exchange
[02:10] [UL White
Aooni's
[02:10] UL Checkered
Classy
Day
[02:15] Narr
His day is not quite over.
[02:17] [UR White
Aooni's
[02:17] UR Checkered
Classy
Day
SIGN Singing "Siren"
A Calming Song
[02:17] Narr
Before going to bed, he makes
sure to practice his singing.
[02:21] Narr
His song echoes throughout the mansion,
lulling his friends to sleep...
[02:28] Narr
And so Aooni's classy day comes to an end.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
5 - Rococo Style
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they join Aooni for
a fancy dinner party?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:27] Narr
Honestly, if you ignore the monsters,
the mansion's quite pleasant!
[00:31] Narr
Their shut-in lifestyle starts now!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 5 Rococo Style
[00:38] Hiro
How could I, of all people, get chased down?
[00:43] Hiro
There! I'll hide in there!
[00:47] Hiro
Takeshi-kun?
[00:48] Hiro
Wh-Whatever, let me hide with you!
[00:53] Hiro
I'm saved.
[00:54] Hiro
Anyway, what's with that dress?
[00:57] Take
I ran in here to escape the monster,
when this light surrounded me...
[01:01] Take
Exactly. Just like that.
[01:04] Hiro
I don't know what's going on, but somehow,
it has both splendor and subtlety...
[01:08] Hiro
Is this Rococo fashion?
[01:10] Take
It's a good look for you, Hiroshi.
[01:11] Take
It appears this closet gives people
inside it a Rococo makeover.
[01:15] Hiro
How unscientific...
[01:20] Taku
What're you two wearing?
[01:22] Hiro
Just get inside, please.
[01:24] Take
Three, two, one, shine!
[01:28] Taku
What the hell is this?!
[01:30] Take
You look stupid.
[01:31] Hiro
If I had to guess, I'd say it's Mozart.
[01:33] Taku
Bull crap! That's not an answer!
[01:39] Mika
I want a dress, too!
[01:40] Mika
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
[01:44] Mika
Hell yeah!
[01:46] Hiro
Furniture, huh?
[01:47] Take
You look good.
[01:48] Taku
Lucky you, Mika.
[01:50] Mika
Why only me?!
[01:54] Mika
Sorry. I forgot it was about to catch us...
[01:59] Take
This is it!
[02:00] Take
We're gonna get killed in our finery!
[02:10] Taku
Wh-What's this?
[02:12] Hiro
Hospitality... I guess?
[02:15] Mika
Wow, it's a full spread of fancy food.
[02:18] Taku
They've got glasses, too!
[02:20] Taku
I'm parched. Can I get a drink?
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
6 - Elegy for the Boys
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Are these four going to end
up in a reverse harem?!
SIGN Vinegar
[00:26] Narr
Sweaty skin! Dirty muscles!
[00:29] Narr
"Go hit the showers."
[00:30] Narr
The boys take the plunge, starting now.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 6 Elegy for the Boys
[00:35] Mika
I'm gonna go take a shower.
[00:37] ---
You know what I'll do to
you if you peek, right?
[00:39] Hiro
I'll thank you not to think so little of me.
[00:41] Take
I wouldn't do such a thing.
[00:42] Taku
You're being overly self-conscious.
[00:45] Mika
Hmph.
[00:46] Mika
Hiroshi...
[00:47] Mika
If you peep, I'll crush that
brain you're so proud of
[00:50] ---
to a pulp with my bare hands, poindexter.
[00:53] Mika
Takeshi, you already look like you're
gonna peek, so maybe I'll deck you now.
[00:56] Take
That's a big disparity!
SIGN Disparity?!
[00:58] Mika
Tsk.
[01:01] Mika
T-Takurou, er, y-you can look if you want...
[01:05] ---
But in exchange, you must sign this
marriage license in your own blood.
SIGN Marriage License
[01:12] Taku
Damn that Mika...
[01:14] Take
What now? Are we giving up?
[01:15] Taku
Hell no! There's a naked girl on
the other side of that wall!
[01:19] Hiro
There's no scientific reason to stop now.
[01:21] Taku
Boys will be boys! C'mon!
[01:23] All3
Yeah!
[01:25] Hiro
Takeshi-kun, you play left fullback,
and I'll play right fullback.
[01:29] Hiro
Takurou-kun, you play sweeper,
center midfielder, and center forward!
[01:31] Taku
Gotcha!
[01:32] Take
It's the monster! Run for it!
[01:35] Hiro
Takeshi-kun!
[01:36] Take
Guys... peep... for me...
[01:39] Taku
Takeshi!
[01:42] Taku
Takeshi... He protected us...
[01:45] Hiro
When this is all over,
[01:46] ---
we'll place a tombstone in the
bathroom in his memory.
[01:48] Hiro
It's the least we can do.
[01:50] Hiro
Not again!
[01:51] Hiro
But if we escape to the bathroom...
[01:53] Taku
Yeah! We can use running from the monster
[01:55] ---
as an excuse to see Mika naked— Whoa!
[01:57] Hiro
Takurou-kun!
[01:59] Taku
Hiroshi...
[02:00] ---
You have to make it to Mika...
[02:04] Taku
I'm counting on you.
[02:05] Hiro
Takurou-kun!
[02:07] [SONG] [Song
She's foul-mouthed and strong-willed
SIGN Elegy for the Boys / Hiroshi, Takurou, Takeshi
[02:08] Hiro
I'll peep for the
both of them!
[02:10] [SONG] [Song
But her secret's about to be revealed
[02:12] Hiro
I have to do it...
[02:13] [SONG] [Song
It's risky, and that's not phony
[02:14] Hiro
Or else their deaths
will be in vain!
[02:17] [SONG] [Song
She's scarier than Aooni
[02:20] [SONG] Song
La la, la la, la la, la la la la la, la la—
[02:24] Hiro
Victory!
7 - Puzzle Game
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Are they really going to mess with
the mansion's myriad puzzles?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
You're supposed to be trying
to escape, remember?!
[00:30] Narr
Serious questions about their taste
in games are being asked now.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 7 Puzzle Game
[00:35] Taku
One, four, one, four.
[00:38] [SONG] Lock
Locked
[00:39] Taku
One, four, one, five.
[00:41] [SONG] Lock
Locked
[00:43] Mika
We've got a long way to go.
[00:44] Hiro
What are you three doing?
[00:46] Taku
Trying to crack this safe.
[00:48] Take
It has a four-digit code. By starting at 0000
and going up one digit at a time,
[00:53] Take
eventually we'll get it!
[00:55] Hiro
Indeed.
[00:56] Mika
We've been at it for over an hour.
[00:59] Hiro
From an efficiency standpoint, it's a very
ineffective, time-wasting method.
[01:02] Taku
Oh, shut up. It won't matter once it's open.
[01:04] Taku
There might be something
in here to help us escape.
[01:07] Hiro
With gimmicks like this, you just
have to consider every angle
[01:10] Hiro
from a scientific point of view.
[01:11] Mika
What's scientific about it?
[01:12] Hiro
These symbols are a crucial hint.
[01:15] Hiro
And this room has a grand piano in it...
[01:19] Hiro
That's it!
[01:20] Hiro
Mika-san, can you play Russian folk music?
[01:23] Mika
Russian folk?
[01:26] Mika
Like this?
[01:29] Take
Wh-What the... A game?
[01:31] Hiro
Those symbols represented a puzzle game.
[01:34] Both
Science is awesome!
[01:36] Taku
I'll beat this in no time.
[01:38] Taku
Build 'em up, then clear 'em in one shot...
[01:41] Taku
Come on, straight!
[01:42] Taku
Damn it, I'm not getting any straight blocks!
[01:45] Taku
Straight block...
[01:48] Take
My turn.
[01:50] Mika
You're really good, Takeshi!
[01:52] Take
I guess. Whoa, what's that?
[01:57] Take
What do I do with these?!
[01:59] Hiro
It looks like it's up to me.
[02:02] Take
Hiroshi... Those calluses!
[02:04] Take
You've done a lot of gaming!
[02:06] Hiro
Not that much, really.
[02:08] Hiro
I have a long way to go myself.
[02:09] Taku
Look at his fingers. He's inhuman! Scary!
[02:13] Take
Yikes! His eyes are all over the place!
[02:15] Mika
Hiroshi, you're awesome, but freaky!
[02:16] Taku
Freaky or not, he's almost beaten the game!
[02:19] Taku
What's with that fish fillet thing?
[02:21] Hiro
I-It's too fast!
[02:23] Hiro
Too...
[02:26] Taku
You almost had it...
[02:27] Take
Hey, is something falling?
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
8 - Iron Bars
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Can they clear the last dungeon
without using any of their items?!
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
At this point, you might as well use them!
[00:30] Narr
A test of their hoarding
instincts starts now!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 8 Iron Bars
[00:35] Taku
I can't believe the monster
chased us all the way here...
[00:39] Mika
W-We're safe now, right?
[00:40] ---
He can't pry open those bars, can he?
[00:42] Hiro
I wouldn't think so... but...
[00:53] Taku
No way!
[00:56] Hiro
Shall we take this opportunity to escape?
[01:01] Taku
Quit crying.
[01:03] Take
If we save you, you'll just try to eat us!
[01:08] Mika
I feel bad for him. Let's help him.
[01:10] Hiro
But he's stuck tight.
[01:12] Mika
I know!
[01:13] Mika
Soap! We'll lube him up with soap.
[01:16] Take
Now his skin's clean and clear.
[01:19] Taku
What we need is vinegar!
SIGN Vinegar
[01:20] Taku
This will soften up his body.
[01:22] Hiro
The sourness made his lips pucker.
[01:24] Mika
The lighter fluid we found earlier!
[01:26] Mika
Let's oil him up.
[01:27] Taku
Now he's all oily...
and kinda sexy-looking.
[01:30] Mika
Why did you cover me in oil, too?
[01:32] Take
I can't see a thing.
Let's get some light going.
SIGN Urk...
[01:36] Mika
Hot!
[01:38] Taku
Mika, use this!
[01:39] Mika
So sour!
[01:41] Take
Boy, that was close.
[01:43] Taku
Vinegar rules! Gotta have vinegar.
SIGN Vinegar
[01:45] Taku
Never leave home without it!
[01:47] Mika
You three...
[01:51] Take
This is hopeless. Forget it.
[01:54] Hiro
I'm... I'm not giving up yet!
[01:56] Taku
Hiroshi?
[01:58] Taku
What're you gonna do up there?
[02:01] Hiro
High-angle energy kick!
[02:04] Mika
Yeah! It worked!
[02:06] Take
That was awesome, Hiroshi!
[02:08] Take
Hiroshi?
[02:16] Taku
Okay, soap him up!
[02:18] Hiro
My skin's sleek and white now!
[02:19] Mika
Drink vinegar. It'll make you flexible!
SIGN Vinegar
[02:21] Hiro
So sour!
[02:23] Take
Lighter fluid, then?
[02:24] Hiro
Erotic.
[02:25] Hiro
Takeshi-kun, don't use the lighter!
[02:27] Hiro
Hot!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
9 - Local Mascot
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they realize that Aooni
looks like a costumed character
SIGN Vinegar
[00:26] Narr
and come around to his creepy cuteness?
[00:30] Narr
The mansion's transition into
a theme park won't be halted!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 9 Local Mascot
[00:36] F-Anch
And here we have the winner of our
third annual "Local Mascot" contest:
[00:40] F-Anch
Appelina the Apple!
[00:43] F-Anch
Appelina has won a million yen!
SIGN Special
[00:48] [SONG] Ticker Yellow
Super popular
SIGN The Effects of "Local Mascots"?
[00:48] M-Anch
Local mascots are
exploding in popularity,
[00:51] M-Anch
bringing in billions to
their regional economies.
SIGN Fuwa
[01:04] Taku
It feels like that monster
could jump out at any moment.
[01:07] Mika
Stop saying scary things.
[01:09] Hiro
What's this? The end of the
hall is oddly illuminated...
SIGN Locul Mascat
SIGN Fuwatty Stor
SIGN Locul Mascat
SIGN Fuwatty Stor
SIGN It's Our Pleasure
SIGN Welcome
[01:15] Hiro
Wh-What are these ominous objects?
[01:19] Take
Fuwatty sweet buns, 1,000 yen.
[01:21] Take
"Takeshi-flavored"?
[01:22] Mika
Fuwatty placemat, 300. Fuwatty pen, 500.
[01:26] Taku
T-shirts, too... 10XL?!
[01:29] Hiro
He's got them sized for the other monsters.
SIGN Fluffy
Fuwatty
[01:31] Mika
Fuwatty's long-awaited debut solo,
"Fluffy Fuwatty," with meet-and-greet...
SIGN Fuwatty's
Long-Awaited
SIGN Debut solo!!
SIGN Fluffy Fuwatty
SIGN With meet-and-greet, 10,000 yen!
[01:35] Mika
Ten thousand yen?!
SIGN Fuwatty's Long-Awaited
SIGN Debut solo!!
SIGN Fluffy Fuwatty
SIGN With meet-and-greet, 10,000 yen!
[01:36] Hiro
You can listen to a sample.
[01:37] Hiro
I don't want to, but I can't resist...
[01:43] Taku
Who would buy this crap?!
[01:44] Mika
We should stay away from this stuff.
[01:46] Take
We'll ignore it whenever
we pass through this hall.
[01:50] Taku
Ignore it, ignore it.
[01:53] Take
Don't look, don't look...
[01:56] Mika
Ah, ah! Can't hear you, can't hear you!
SIGN Locul Mascat
SIGN Fuwatty Stor
SIGN It's Our
Pleasure
SIGN Welcome
[02:04] Hiro
No one's here.
[02:06] Hiro
What would they say if they found
out I'm a hardcore local mascot fan?
[02:11] Hiro
How could I resist a limited-edition
treasure like this?!
[02:14] Hiro
The quality of the fluffiness is top-notch!
[02:17] Hiro
I'm sold!
[02:18] Hiro
Excuse me, storekeeper! Is anyone around?
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
10 - Supersonic Aooni
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they be on the run from
Aooni for all eternity?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:27] Narr
The boys' endless and strenuous
race to outrun death starts now!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 10 Supersonic Aooni
[00:35] [SONG] [Button
Speed
of Sound
[00:40] Taku
Fine, I'll—
[00:41] Take
Wait, wait, wait!
[00:41] Hiro
Wait a moment, Takurou-kun.
[00:43] Taku
Why? Nothing's gonna happen
if we don't push the button.
[00:45] Taku
You're such a wimp, Takeshi.
[00:47] Take
I-I am not!
[00:48] Hiro
We don't want things to happen.
[00:50] ---
We want them not to happen.
[00:51] Taku
Oh, whatever. Like this could get any worse?
You're overthinking it, Hiroshi!
[00:57] Hiro
Good point.
[00:58] Taku
Punch it!
[00:59] Take
What have you done?!
[01:01] Taku
It's the monster!
[01:03] Take
What the hell?! He's way faster than normal!
[01:04] Take
He's gonna catch us!
[01:06] Take
Hey, we're faster, too.
[01:07] Hiro
This must be that button's doing.
[01:09] Hiro
This should be interesting!
[01:11] Mika
The day has finally arrived!
[01:13] Mika
Who's the fastest of them all?
[01:15] Mika
Our five runners are at the starting line.
[01:17] Mika
In lane one, our resident
poindexter, Hiroshi!
[01:19] Mika
Can his brainpower make
up for his lack of stamina?
[01:22] Mika
In lane two, our speedy, terrifying,
familiar blue monster!
[01:25] Mika
He was already a speedster,
and an unstoppable stalker!
[01:27] Mika
In lane three, my beloved Takurou!
[01:30] Mika
Come in first for me, okay?
[01:32] Mika
In lane four, the cowardly,
chicken-livered crybaby, Takeshi.
SIGN Shiver
[01:35] Mika
Turn your shivering into speed, if you can.
[01:37] Mika
In lane five, the blueberry
fish fillet, Fuwatty.
[01:39] Mika
He's already super fast and
the odds-on favorite to win.
[01:45] Mika
The First Annual Supersonic
Grand Prix is underway!
[01:49] Mika
A crash already! He was going
too fast to make the turn!
[01:52] Taku
I can't turn, either!
[01:55] Mika
Goal!
[01:56] Take
No!
[01:58] Mika
Goal number two!
[02:00] Hiro
The laws of inertia—
[02:02] Mika
Goal number three! It's a hat trick!
[02:05] Mika
Will he dominate the race
in this tasty manner?
[02:07] Mika
Oh, my! Is Fuwatty forfeiting?
[02:09] Hiro
Fuwatty! You can do better than that.
[02:12] Take
Go for it! Run for us!
[02:15] Taku
Please, Fuwatty...
[02:16] Taku
Show them the power of a local mascot!
[02:21] Mika
Fuwatty has disappeared!
[02:24] Mika
What's this?
[02:25] Mika
Fuwatty appears to have run
right out of this time period.
[02:29] Mika
Unfortunately, that means he's
disqualified. Thank you for—
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11 - Aooni Switch
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
Will they become Aooni's playthings?
SIGN Vinegar
[00:27] Narr
At this point, I think they'd
be safer living in the armoire.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
[00:32] Narr
Probably.
SIGN Episode 11 Aooni Switch
[00:35] Hiro
Speaking scientifically,
we've been cornered again.
[00:39] Taku
Takeshi, you get it, right?
[00:41] Taku
Don't move. Don't shake.
Don't rock the armoire.
[00:43] Take
I know!
[00:44] Mika
Watch your hands, Takeshi!
[00:47] ---
Ow!
[00:47] Taku
I said stay still!
[00:52] Taku
See?
[00:54] Hiro
That was your fault, Takurou-kun.
[00:57] Mika
Save me, Takurou!
[01:02] Hiro
Nice one, Takeshi-kun! This is our chance—
[01:04] Hiro
Huh? What's this?
[01:08] Taku
Hey, this looks cool.
[01:10] Taku
Let's follow it!
[01:13] Take
It's like dominoes. I love this kind of stuff!
[01:16] Mika
Takeshi, what's that around your neck?
[01:19] Hiro
Takeshi-kun!
[01:27] Taku
Who the hell set all this up?
[01:30] Hiro
It must have been that monster.
[01:32] Hiro
Not to insult Takeshi-kun's memory,
but it's quite impressive.
[01:34] Mika
That monster has a cute side to him.
[01:37] Mika
I mean, too bad Takeshi had to die, but...
[01:39] Taku
Yeah, you're not bad, monster!
Too bad Takeshi had to die, but...
[01:42] Taku
What's up? You want me to stand here?
[01:47] Mika
Takurou!
[01:53] Hiro
I'm beginning to think we should
stop following this contraption.
[01:56] Mika
Hiroshi, you chicken.
[01:57] ---
You've gotta see these
things through to the end!
[02:04] Mika
Aw...
[02:10] Hiro
What did you think was
going to happen, Mika-san?!
[02:20] Hiro
Th-The exit!
[02:21] Hiro
Yes! I'm going to escape!
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
12 - Opposite World
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
It's doubtful that they even
care about escaping anymore.
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
The peaceful lives of the Aoonis living
in the mansion are coming to a noisy end.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 12 Opposite World
[00:44] Taku
It's cleaner than I expected.
[00:46] Hiro
Too clean.
[00:48] Hiro
Like someone was living
here until recently.
[00:50] Mika
Don't say scary stuff like that.
[00:51] Mika
This place is supposed to be abandoned.
[00:53] Squat
Wh-Who's that? No one rang
the doorbell, right?
[00:55] ---
Did they just walk in?
[00:56] Fuwa
M-M-Maybe it's b-burglars?!
[00:59] Aooni
It's definitely illegal breaking and entering.
[01:07] Squat
Th-They're heading this way!
[01:14] Fuwa
Monster!
[01:15] Squat
What the hell is that thing?!
[01:16] Squat
It's some kinda orange-headed,
weirdly-dressed freak!
[01:18] Aooni
Stay calm! Just run away!
[01:20] Fuwa
I can't handle this!
[01:23] Mika
Whatever those things are,
they give me the creeps.
[01:25] Mika
They've got guts to try and escape from me.
[01:30] Aooni
Let's hide in that armoire.
[01:34] Squat
It's cramped in here... Too cramped!
[01:36] Aooni
Speaking scientifically, it's
your muscles that are too big.
[01:38] Aooni
If I hadn't been drinking vinegar
every day, we'd be screwed right now.
SIGN Vinegar
[01:42] Squat
It's shaking?
[01:45] Squat
Hey, settle down back there!
The monster will find us!
[01:49] Mika
Found ya.
[01:52] Fuwa
Save me!
[01:54] Mika
Ew, yuck.
[01:55] Aooni
P-Please, wait! What do you
people have against us?!
[01:59] Mika
Pest.
[02:02] Squat
What have you done to my friends?!
[02:05] Mika
Gross.
[02:07] Taku
Hey, Mika, what're you doing?
[02:09] Mika
Sorry. I came across
these nasty little things.
[02:12] Take
Whoa! Are those the mansion's monsters?
[02:14] Mika
Nah, no way. Just a bunch
of blue lumps of meat.
[02:17] Taku
I don't think there are any
monsters in here at all.
[02:19] Hiro
There's nothing of value here, either.
[02:21] ---
Let's burn this place to the ground.
[02:23] Take
I'm in. Let's go home already!
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SIGN The Animation
13 - Trapped for 70 Years
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[00:04] Narr
Rumor has it that monsters
lurk in an empty mansion
[00:07] ---
on the outskirts of town.
[00:09] Narr
Hiroshi and his classmates, Takurou,
Takeshi, and Mika, enter the mansion
[00:14] Narr
and are attacked by the bizarre
monster known as Aooni.
[00:17] Narr
Can they solve a series of puzzles
and escape the mansion?
[00:23] Narr
Or...
[00:24] Narr
They'll live in the mansion having
zany adventures with Aooni!
SIGN Vinegar
[00:28] Narr
A lifetime of the four friends testing
their courage playing Aooni ends now.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
SIGN Episode 13 Trapped for 70 Years
[00:37] Hiro
What delicious tea.
[00:40] Mika
It's nice that the yard has a tea plantation.
[00:43] Take
Indeed. Shall we head home?
[00:48] Taku
We promised not to bring that up.
[00:51] Mika
We never solved that piano puzzle.
[00:54] Hiro
After we broke it, we had
no choice but to give up.
[01:00] Taku
It's been 70 years since that day...
[01:02] Take
Indeed. I'd like boiled fish for dinner.
[01:07] Mika
Yes, yes. Boiled fish tonight. Hup...
[01:12] Hiro
I'll go to the fish tank. Hrrrgh...
[01:17] Taku
I'll go to the garden. Hrrmph...
[01:22] Take
I'll go to the restroom.
[01:28] Hiro
We haven't seen that monster in ages.
[01:31] Mika
In a way, I miss him.
[01:34] Hiro
Isn't that sound...
[01:35] Mika
I don't hear anything.
[01:38] Hiro
Well, well! It's been too long!
[01:40] Taku
The big fella bought it first, did he?
[01:44] Hiro
Come now, let's all run for it.
[01:50] Mika
Hello, Fuwatty-chan. How are you?
[01:53] Hiro
My, my.
[01:54] Take
Forgot your dentures, did you?
[01:57] Hiro
Boy, we've all aged, haven't we?
[02:00] Hiro
Perhaps it's time we put an end to this.
[02:03] Taku
Our little game of tag is over.
[02:05] Mika
We did our best.
[02:09] Take
Shall we head home?
[02:13] Kids
Thank you. It's been fun.
SIGN Aooni the Blue Monster
SIGN The Animation
Movie
0 - Aooni the Movie
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[00:27] Gu
I fell asleep...
[00:28] Gu
Wanna just go to sleep?
[00:32] Gu
Yeah, all right.
[00:33] Gu
We'll call off the test of courage.
[00:34] Gu
Let's just go to sleep.
[00:36] Gu
Huh? I don't see Kotarou anywhere.
[00:38] Gu
Oh, he probably just went out to pee.
[00:46] Gu
What was that noise?
[00:48] Gu
It came from outside.
[00:52] Gu
I see a light.
[00:55] Gu
It disappeared.
[00:57] Gu
Hey, I don't see Kotarou's lantern.
[00:59] Gu
Maybe that light was Kotarou?
[01:04] Gu
Let's go take a look.
[01:09] Gu
Hey, look!7
[01:15] Gu
What is this?
[01:17] Gu
It's blood!
[01:18] Gu
Hey... this is Kotarou's kimono, isn't it?
[01:23] Gu
The monster!
[01:24] Gu
The Bellflower Monster got him!
[01:27] Gu
Ow...
[01:29] Gu
My lantern!
[01:33] Gu
Wait for me!
[01:38] Gu
They remembered me?
[01:42] Gu
What's that sound?
[01:49] Gu
Hey, what's wrong—
[02:01] Gu
It's him! It's the Bellflower Monster!
SIGN Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[02:16] T
When the boy finally made it to the village,
[02:19] Gu
Today's Discussion Topics
Culture
Festival
Plan
An Introduction
to Cultural
Anthropology
Monster
Display
[02:20] T
the adults all went out
to look for the other boys.
[02:24] T
But all they found were burnt lanterns,
and bloodstained kimonos and sandals.
SIGN Field Work: Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[02:30] T
And that's the story as it was
recorded in the club bulletin.
[02:38] M
There's a story like that in there?
[02:42] M
That's a pretty scary story to tell to kids.
[02:47] M
It'd get an R rating these days.
[02:49] H
A local elderly man actually
recounted this tale, right?
[02:55] H
Bellflower Mountain's
right behind our school.
[02:57] H
Knowing that makes it even scarier.
[02:59] S
Well, it's definitely creepy, but...
[03:04] S
What's the point of this story?
[03:07] S
I can't figure it out.
[03:09] Gu
Aooni...
[03:10] T
That's right.
[03:14] T
Aooni.
SIGN Aooni
[03:21] T
You guys don't know about Aooni?
[03:24] Gu
Aooni?
[03:25] Gu
What's that?
[03:26] H
Senpai, you've never heard of it?
[03:29] Gu
No, I haven't.
[03:30] Gu
Wait a second.
[03:33] Gu
Here it is.
SIGN Free Game: Aooni
[03:35] T
Aooni started as a freeware horror game,
[03:40] T
but it grew in popularity until they started
making comics and movies out of it.
[03:46] Gu
Now that you mention it,
I think I may have heard of it.
[03:51] Gu
So you're saying that the Aooni
game is similar to this story?
[03:54] T
Not really.
[03:57] T
All they have in common
is the monster's color.
[03:58] Gu
Then what...
[04:00] T
Before the game came out, how did
you imagine the blue monster looked?
[04:05] T
You've never heard a story where
they just ate people, right?
[04:08] T
And it's not like a fairy tale to have a
specific description like, "like a bellflower."
[04:15] T
So I actually wrote an email to
the guy who wrote the Aooni game
[04:20] T
and told him I'd found this folk tale.
[04:23] T
And get this!
[04:25] T
I got a reply almost immediately! Ta-da!
[04:29] T
I was a fan of the Aooni game,
[04:32] T
so at that point, it was
basically just fan mail.
[04:37] T
But when I saw his reply,
it really surprised me.
[04:39] T
He lives in Tokyo now,
[04:41] T
but he said he lived in this town
up until elementary school.
[04:44] T
He heard about the Bellflower Monster
from his grandpa when he was little.
[04:49] H
I see.
[04:50] H
That explains why they look similar.
[04:54] Gu
Now I understand why the
game resembles the story,
[04:57] Gu
but what's this got to do with our
display for the culture festival?
[05:01] T
It means that the original story
used for a game everyone knows
[05:05] T
was actually from our hometown.
[05:09] T
It's a new folklore monster.
[05:11] T
A monster that was almost forgotten
came back in the form of a game.
[05:17] T
Don't you think that's
really interesting in itself?
[05:19] Gu
Yes, it certainly is interesting.
[05:23] T
I'm going to see the game's
writer this Saturday.
[05:27] T
Manabe-kun, will you come with me?
[05:31] M
Me?
[05:33] M
Just us two?
[05:34] T
That's right.
[05:36] Gu
I'll go!
[05:38] Gu
I'm a lot more reliable than Manabe.
[05:41] H
I want to go, too!
[05:42] Gu
M-Me, too!
[05:43] T
There's no point in all of us going.
[05:46] T
Murakami-kun, I want you and the first-years
to do some more research here.
[05:52] T
Find out if this story is
still told anywhere.
[05:55] T
And it's possible that
it's not just a fairy tale.
[06:00] T
That's what I think.
[06:01] Gu
Yeah, it's a little different from
typical folk tales, isn't it?
[06:05] Gu
It seems strangely real.
[06:07] T
Well, everyone?
[06:08] T
Don't you think this will make
an interesting project?
[06:11] Gu
Man, no fair, Prez.
[06:13] Gu
If you were hiding a great idea like this,
[06:15] Gu
you should've told us sooner.
[06:18] T
I figured if anyone else had a good idea,
[06:20] T
we could do that instead.
[06:22] T
I'm partially in this out of
personal interest, after all.
[06:24] Gu
But this is one of the monsters that
Karin-chan wanted to do something with,
[06:28] Gu
and since it's a video
game that everyone knows,
[06:31] Gu
it'll probably attract
a lot of attention, right?
[06:34] Gu
Well, if you ask me,
[06:36] Gu
you should take me, not Manabe.
[06:40] T
Why?
[06:41] Gu
The city's filled with dangerous folks.
[06:44] Gu
I'll protect you.
[06:49] T
I don't know...
[06:56] T
I still think I'll take Manabe-kun.
[07:00] Gu
But why?
[07:02] Gu
Are you saying I have some
sort of dangerous allure?
[07:06] M
Whatever.
[07:08] K
I'd feel safer with Manabe-senpai, too.
[07:11] T
You'll still have Konaka-kun.
[07:13] T
If there are two sheep, you don't
have to worry about being eaten.
[07:16] K
Is this the "Wolf and Sheep Puzzle"?
[07:19] K
I wouldn't eat Konaka, anyway.
[07:21] K
I mean, I wouldn't eat Karin-chan, either...
[07:24] T
Konaka-kun.
[07:25] T
Take care of Minazuki-san while we're away.
[07:28] Gu
Okay.
[07:30] T
All right, it's settled.
[07:33] T
Fujimoto-sensei, is that all right?
[07:36] Gu
Huh? Uh... Yeah.
[07:40] Gu
Yo. Delivery for you.
[08:06] Gi
The questionnaires from before, right?
[08:08] Gi
Thanks.
[08:17] Gi
What's wrong?
[08:18] Gu
That was Tachibana-senpai, wasn't it?
[08:25] Gi
I smell something.
[08:27] Gi
Give it to me.
[08:28] Gu
What are you talking about?
[08:30] Gi
I won't tell the school.
[08:32] Gu
Fine.
[08:36] Gi
So? You're done here, right?
[08:39] Gu
You're so cold, Sensei.
[08:42] Gu
One of your students has come to you
[08:45] Gu
seeking relief from the depths
of entrance exam hell.
[08:48] Gu
You could at least spare a smile.
[08:51] Gi
It's because this room's got A/C, isn't it?
[08:53] Gu
Figured me out, huh?
[08:54] Gi
You're quite the playboy, Murakami-kun.
[08:57] Gi
I bet you always talk like
that to girls, don't you?
[09:00] Gu
That's not fair.
[09:02] Gu
I'm just being honest.
[09:03] Gu
The club president thinks I'm a playboy, too.
[09:06] Gi
From the Anthropology Club?
[09:09] Gi
Takashiro-san, right?
[09:11] Gi
Are you after her?
[09:12] Gu
Don't say it like that.
[09:15] Gu
I just want to appreciate cute
and beautiful girls, that's all.
[09:21] Gu
She's going to Tokyo for a
research project for the club.
[09:25] Gu
And she chose Manabe to go with her.
[09:28] Gu
I know I'd be the better choice...
[09:30] Gi
Tokyo?
[09:32] Gi
The Anthropology Club's going to Tokyo? Why?
[09:35] Gu
Have you heard of a game called Aooni?
[09:38] Gu
She's going to see its writer.
[09:40] Gu
Something about how it might've been
based on a folk tale from around here.
[09:44] Gi
A game based on a folk tale
from around here?
[09:46] Gu
She dug something up from somewhere.
[09:50] Gu
A story about how a monster on
Bellflower Mountain ate some kids.
[09:54] Gu
She says the writer of the game is from
this area and based it off of that story.
[10:01] Gu
Sensei! A bee!
[10:05] Gu
Where'd it go?
[10:06] Gi
It's over here.
[10:09] Gu
I see a lot of them at school lately.
[10:12] Gu
Is there a hive around here or something?
[10:14] Gu
Got anything to smack it with?
[10:16] Gi
Don't do that.
[10:18] Gi
Let it go.
[10:26] GU
Sensei... I'm in love.
[10:32] M
I figured you'd be killing time here.
[10:34] M
We're leaving.
[10:35] Gu
Right.
[10:37] Gu
Okay, Sensei...
[10:38] Gu
I won't be able to see you for a while,
[10:40] Gu
but don't forget about me.
[10:42] M
Come on, we're leaving.
[10:43] Gi
I don't think I'll remember you.
[10:44] Gu
Aw, come on!
[10:54] Gu
Tachibana was just in the nurse's office.
[10:56] M
Tachibana? The third-year?
[10:58] Gu
Yeah.
[10:59] Gu
Hey, did you know?
[11:01] M
Know what?
[11:02] Gu
The rumors about Tachibana.
[11:04] M
Oh, yeah.
[11:06] M
The one that says he's banging
all the girls in the school.
[11:09] M
I'm sure it's an exaggeration.
[11:12] Gu
But I think he's banging Mifuyu-chan.
[11:15] M
No way.
[11:16] Gu
When I passed him in the nurse's
office, he smelled just like her.
[11:22] Gu
I can tell.
[11:24] Gu
I'm sensitive to stuff like that.
[11:31] Gu
Hey, want to go interrogate
Tachibana right now?
[11:35] M
No way.
[11:37] M
You're just jealous of him, aren't you?
[11:41] Gu
I don't know if you should be
saying that, Manabe-kun.
[11:46] M
What do you mean?
[11:47] Gu
I heard from Konaka that he's
going after the president, too.
[11:56] Gu
This is a crisis for the club, right?
[11:59] M
Fine.
[12:00] M
I'll go with you.
[12:01] Gu
Man, just be honest with yourself.
[12:05] Gu
Tachibana is the only member
of the Chemistry Club.
[12:08] Gu
The club room's in the basement.
[12:15] Gu
This is pretty dodgy.
[12:21] Gu
It's locked.
[12:23] M
Guess he's not here, then.
[12:25] M
Let's go.
[12:26] Gu
Hang on.
[12:28] Gu
I'm pretty sure it's around here...
[12:31] Gu
Found it!
[12:32] M
How do you know where the key is?
[12:34] Gu
Konaka told me.
[12:36] M
How does he know?
[12:38] Gu
He hates Tachibana.
[12:41] M
Why?
[12:42] Gu
Probably because Karin-chan likes Tachibana.
[12:45] M
Oh, so that's it.
[12:46] Gu
So he's spent a lot of time
investigating him.
[12:50] Gu
Okay, it's open.
[12:54] M
What is this place?
[12:59] Gu
Some kind of lab?
[13:01] Gu
I didn't realize our school
had such a big basement.
[13:06] M
What kind of flower is this?
[13:12] Gu
Jeez, what do they see
in a creepy guy like him?
[13:16] Gu
Hey, Manabe.
[13:18] Gu
Hey!
[13:19] Gu
What are you doing?
[13:21] M
Oh... nothing.
[13:24] Gu
You okay?
[13:26] Gu
Anyway, let's take a look back there.
[13:32] M
Looks like it goes on forever.
[13:36] Gu
Damn.
[13:37] Gu
It's locked.
[13:38] Gu
We can't get in like this.
[13:40] Gu
Let's look for the key.
[13:43] Gu
Anyway, why is there a room
like this in the school basement?
[13:46] M
No idea.
[13:51] Gu
Isn't this school kinda weird, anyway?
[13:53] Gu
Even the windows have
steel shutters on them.
[13:59] M
What?
[14:00] ---
Shh.
[14:02] Gu
Did you hear something?
[14:08] M
I don't hear anything.
[14:10] Gu
It was a joke.
[14:11] Gu
At least be a little scared.
[14:13] M
What the heck?
[14:15] M
Let's just go.
[14:16] Gu
Fine.
[14:18] Gu
We couldn't find the key
anyway, so let's just go.
SIGN President Takashiro
[14:37] M
It's the president.
[14:39] M
Hello?
[14:40] T
Manabe-kun, about our trip
to Tokyo on Saturday...
[14:44] M
Yeah?
[14:45] T
It's canceled.
[14:48] M
Postponed?
[14:49] T
No.
[14:50] T
I just had a visit from the police.
[14:53] M
The police?
[14:54] T
The writer of the Aooni
game died yesterday.
[14:58] M
What? But how...
[15:00] T
He jumped off the balcony of his condo.
[15:03] T
He'd written on a notepad
that he was going to meet me.
[15:07] M
D-Does that mean they suspect you?
[15:10] T
It's not that.
[15:12] T
They were just checking up on me.
[15:13] T
Anyway, this changes things,
[15:15] T
so I think I need to talk to everyone.
[15:18] T
Can you get the club
together after school?
[15:20] M
Okay.
[15:25] T
So now we can't talk to the writer
of the Aooni game about our project.
[15:32] T
I want to hear your thoughts on what
we should do about our display.
[15:37] Gu
What?
[15:38] Gu
You want to change our topic?
[15:41] T
The theme was only worthwhile because
of its connection to the Aooni game.
[15:45] Gu
Wait a second! Why'd the writer
kill himself, anyway?
[15:52] T
The police said they hadn't
found a motive yet.
[15:55] Gu
That makes no sense.
[15:58] Gu
Who agrees to meet someone
and then commits suicide?
[16:01] Gu
That's not right!
[16:02] T
Well, I agree that it's odd, but...
[16:05] M
Hey, Murakami, you're not thinking that
[16:09] M
Aooni had something to do
with this suicide, are you?
[16:12] Gu
Yes, I am!
[16:15] Gu
Who wouldn't think that?
[16:17] T
There's no way.
[16:19] T
It's impossible.
[16:21] T
How are they even related?
[16:22] Gu
Well, I don't know...
[16:25] Gu
But it's strange, isn't it?
[16:27] Gu
The timing of his suicide, I mean.
[16:29] Gu
Found it.
[16:30] Gu
There's an article about the writer here.
[16:33] Gu
What does it say?
[16:35] Gu
"There was no note found at the scene,
SIGN Jumped to His Death?
[16:37] Gu
and a male acquaintance said he had
no idea why his friend committed suicide.
[16:44] Gu
So the police are investigating
[16:46] Gu
the possibility that it was
an accident, not suicide."
[16:50] K
Maybe he was murdered!
[16:54] M
U-Um, anyway...
[16:57] M
We can't talk to the writer
of the Aooni game now.
[17:01] M
We should decide what we're
going to do from now on.
[17:05] K
Yes, we need to discuss that.
[17:08] K
Did you find out anything
about this club bulletin?
[17:11] Gu
Yeah, and it wasn't easy.
[17:14] Gu
I went through all the bulletins
from around the same time
[17:17] Gu
to look for any names of club
members from back then.
[17:20] Gu
Then I matched their names to
ones in old graduation albums.
[17:23] Gu
And there was one person
I was able to get in touch with.
[17:26] T
I see.
[17:27] T
Nice work.
[17:29] K
It was Konaka-kun who told
him to do that, though.
[17:33] Gu
A good leader knows how to make
good use of his subordinates.
[17:38] Gu
And I noticed something
even more important.
[17:42] T
Even more important?
[17:44] Gu
Yes.
[17:45] Gu
Take a good look at this.
[17:48] Gu
You said that there was no
publication data on this bulletin.
[17:51] Gu
But all the other bulletins from that
time have info printed on them.
[17:55] Gu
Like this one, and this one.
[17:57] Gu
And this one.
[17:59] T
You're right.
[18:00] Gu
Look right here.
[18:02] Gu
Around the binding.
[18:05] M
The color's different?
[18:07] M
Wait, if it hasn't faded, that means...
[18:10] T
There was a page behind it?
[18:13] Gu
The page was probably torn out
and put somewhere else.
[18:17] Gu
I looked to see if it had been stuck
in between something else,
[18:21] Gu
but I couldn't find it.
[18:23] T
Even if there used to be one more page,
[18:26] T
the story was complete, right?
[18:28] T
It may just have been a blank page.
[18:31] Gu
Maybe...
[18:34] Gu
Maybe, but...
[18:36] Gu
But think about it!
[18:38] Gu
This story wasn't written down
right when they heard it, right?
[18:42] Gu
There should be a tape somewhere.
[18:45] Gu
If one of the club's members from
that back then has the tape...
[18:48] T
That's a great idea.
[18:50] T
If we could hear the original,
that alone would be interesting.
[18:53] T
Let's get them to try to find it.
[18:56] T
So we can leave the theme as it is,
[18:59] T
and maybe we can continue this
by searching for the original tape
[19:04] T
and talking about how it found its
way back into the modern world.
[19:08] K
But isn't that kind of a waste?
[19:11] T
A waste?
[19:13] K
I mean, it's possible Aooni had something
to do with the game writer's death, right?
[19:21] K
Isn't that amazing?
[19:24] T
Amazing? What do you mean?
[19:27] K
If, just hypothetically,
[19:29] K
he did die because of Aooni,
[19:32] K
that's the same as being killed by
the monster called Aooni, right?
[19:37] M
No, Minazuki-san, I don't know
if it's good to think of it that way.
[19:41] Gu
No...
[19:43] Gu
Yeah. Karin-chan's right.
[19:46] Gu
Aooni fans will be all over
this news right now.
[19:51] Gu
If they find out he died right before
we were going to meet him,
[19:57] Gu
it's sure to grab everyone's interest.
[20:00] T
I don't want to use this news in that way.
[20:03] Gu
I'm not talking about using it...
[20:06] Gu
Shouldn't we do our own investigation?
[20:09] Gu
Then we can decide for ourselves what we
should make public and what we shouldn't.
[20:14] Gu
The cops don't know about
the folk tale, right?
[20:17] T
I did tell them about it,
[20:21] T
but they didn't seem to care.
[20:23] Gu
All the more reason!
[20:25] Gu
We need to do our own research!
[20:30] Gu
Yes.
[20:32] Gu
That's right.
[20:34] Gu
Right now?
[20:36] Gu
Yes, thank you.
[20:38] Gu
I'll be right there.
[20:41] T
Was that the old club member?
[20:43] Gu
Yeah, he says he has time now.
[20:46] T
Then I'll come with you.
[20:48] M
Ah, me, too.
[20:50] K
I'll go, too!
[20:52] K
You'll come too, right, Konaka-kun?
[20:54] Gu
Yeah.
SIGN Watanabe
[21:01] Gu
Hello, welcome.
[21:03] All
Thank you for having us.
[21:05] Gu
There we go.
[21:06] Gu
The Cultural Anthropology Research Club...
[21:08] Gu
I'm amazed it's still going.
[21:11] Gu
So what's this about
a bulletin we put out?
[21:14] Gu
Right...
[21:16] Gu
This is it.
[21:17] Gu
I remember this.
[21:19] Gu
Can I take a look?
[21:21] Gu
This was written when you were in
the club, wasn't it, Watanabe-san?
[21:24] Gu
Please look at the last page.
[21:26] Gu
The last page?
[21:28] Gu
Huh? There's no publication data.
[21:30] Gu
I knew it!
[21:32] Gu
Do you remember what it said?
[21:34] Gu
This one ended with the story of
the Bellflower Monster, right?
[21:37] Gu
Who went out to listen to this one?
[21:39] Gu
It was a pair of good friends
who were a year older than me...
[21:44] T
Is something wrong?
[21:46] Gu
No, I just remembered.
[21:48] Gu
Yes, it was Sekiguchi-san.
[21:50] Gu
What do you mean?
[21:52] Gu
Well, you see, Sekiguchi-san was
the club president at that time,
[21:56] Gu
and he was the one who did
most of the field work.
[21:59] Gu
But he did something terrible
15 or 16 years ago...
[22:04] Gu
Something terrible?
[22:05] Gu
What type of thing do you mean?
[22:08] Gu
He killed his wife and disappeared.
[22:11] Gu
He had a young child, too...
[22:14] Gu
The police did everything
they could to find him,
[22:17] Gu
but since they didn't,
he'd probably committed suicide.
[22:22] Gu
So, yeah, you won't get the
chance to talk to him.
[22:26] Gu
The other senpai...
[22:28] Gu
Oh, right! It was Fukuda-san.
[22:30] Gu
Fukuda-san, one year older than you...
[22:34] Gu
Do you mean Fukuda Kaoru-san?
[22:36] Gu
Do you know how we can
get in touch with this person?
[22:38] Gu
No, I think there was a name
change when Kaoru-san married.
[22:43] Gu
What was that new name?
[22:44] Gu
I'm afraid I don't know any contact info.
[22:47] Gu
But wait a second...
[22:49] Gu
I may have something for you.
[22:54] Gu
Here you go.
[22:56] Gu
When we were transcribing
the tapes back then,
[22:59] Gu
we did it all here.
[23:01] Gu
Which means I got to keep all the tapes.
[23:04] Gu
Score! This is what we wanted!
[23:07] Gu
Are these... tapes?
They look like movie spools.
[23:12] Gu
I guess you've never seen
these before, huh?
[23:14] Gu
They're called open-reel tapes.
[23:16] Gu
This is what we used before cassette tapes.
[23:19] Gu
We borrowed the tape deck from the school.
[23:22] T
Let's head back and ask.
[23:24] T
Thank you for taking the time to talk to us.
[23:27] Gu
Oh, no, I'm glad we talked. It brought
back a lot of memories for me.
[23:33] Gu
U-Um...
[23:34] Gu
The Bellflower Monster, huh?
[23:36] Gu
How did that story go again?
[23:41] Gu
There was a weird rumor going
around back then, actually.
[23:44] Gu
Sekiguchi-san's wife was killed
around four or five in the morning.
[23:50] Gu
The neighbors heard loud screaming and
banging noises, so they looked outside,
[23:54] Gu
and they saw a huge shadow that didn't
look human running from the house.
[23:59] Gu
It was a demon with deep blue skin, they said.
[24:03] Gu
And...
[24:04] Gu
And?
[24:06] Gu
I think there was a picture of some kind
of flower on the last page here...
[24:17] T
I borrowed the tape player...
[24:20] T
but does anyone know how to use it?
[24:22] K
Give me a second.
[24:24] K
It's on this site.
[24:28] K
That should do it.
[24:30] K
Okay, let's play it.
[24:33] Gu
Um, the date is July 25th, 1976.
[24:39] Gu
This recording is being made by
Miyata Kayo-san of Matsudani Village.
[24:43] Gu
Go ahead.
[24:46] Gu
This isn't the one about the
Bellflower Monster, is it?
[24:49] T
The cases only have
numbers written on them,
[24:51] T
so let's listen to the start
of each tape in order.
[24:59] T
This is the last one...
[25:01] T
Okay, I'll play it.
[25:03] T
July 30th, 1976.
[25:06] T
This recording is being made by
Asakawa Tomezou-san of Kiritani Village.
[25:10] T
This doesn't have the right name, either.
[25:13] T
Wait, the one in the
bulletin is a fake name.
[25:16] T
That might be his real name.
[25:21] K
His accent is really hard to understand.
[25:24] K
Could the club members back then
actually understand this?
[25:43] Gi
Well, that's the end of that.
[25:45] Gi
What a waste of time.
[25:46] Gi
Shh!
[25:47] T
He's saying something.
[25:51] T
I can't make it out.
[25:53] T
Turn the volume up a little.
[25:56] T
A woman... Did I just hear him say "woman"?
[26:00] T
A woman...
[26:02] T
A woman the color of a bellflower?
[26:03] T
A monster?
[26:04] T
I don't understand this at all.
SIGN And that's what they say...
SIGN Thank you.
[26:11] M
Huh? Did I just hear...
[26:13] Gu
What?
[26:14] M
I think I recognize that voice.
[26:17] Gu
Nah, it can't be.
[26:19] Gu
The guy named Sekiguchi-san
who recorded this
[26:22] Gu
killed his wife and went missing, didn't he?
[26:25] M
But two people made this, right?
[26:27] Gu
The other person was a woman, wasn't it?
[26:29] M
Oh, yeah.
[26:31] M
Then maybe I imagined it, after all.
[26:36] K
Is it that late already?
[26:39] T
Hatano-sensei, the nurse...
[26:41] T
She's from this area, right?
[26:44] M
What about it?
[26:45] T
Hatano-sensei might be able to understand
what they're saying on the tape.
[26:48] M
I see!
[26:50] T
Can you go ask?
[26:51] M
Okay.
SIGN Nurse's Office
[26:55] M
Did she leave already?
[26:57] Gu
No, wait a second.
[26:59] Gu
She's still nearby.
[27:01] Gu
This way.
[27:03] M
You're kidding me...
[27:09] Gu
Sensei! Mifuyu-sensei!
[27:13] M
Can we have a moment?
[27:14] M
There's something we want you to listen to...
[27:17] Gi
Me?
[27:18] Gi
Well, I have time,
[27:20] Gi
but you guys should go home.
[27:22] M
I know, but it won't take long.
[27:24] M
Please.
[27:26] Gi
Oh, all right.
[27:35] Gu
Is Tachibana-senpai staying
late for his club again?
[27:39] Gi
I guess there's something
he wants to research.
[27:43] Gu
Have you heard the rumors about him?
[27:46] Gi
Yes, I have.
[27:47] Gi
He may not look it,
but he's not a bad guy.
[27:50] T
Ah, Sensei...
SIGN Cultural Anthropology Research Club
[27:51] T
Thank you for coming.
[27:53] Gi
What's all this about?
[27:54] T
I want you to listen to this...
[28:00] Gi
Oh, I see.
[28:02] Gi
That really is a strong accent.
[28:04] Gi
Even I can't tell what he's saying.
[28:07] Gi
I'm sorry.
[28:25] Gu
Are you okay, Minazuki-san?
[28:28] K
I'm fine.
[28:29] K
It just startled me.
[28:31] K
Can I go now?
[28:32] Gu
Where are you going?
[28:35] K
Leave me alone.
[28:36] Gu
She seems kinda mad...
[28:38] Gu
You've got a lot to learn.
[28:41] Gu
There are some things girls
just don't want to talk about.
[29:05] Gu
Oh, jeez... No...
[29:11] Gu
What?
[29:18] Gu
Our eyes have gotten used to the dark.
[29:20] Gi
It's not completely dark outside yet.
[29:23] Gu
I'm sure we had a flashlight here somewhere...
[29:26] Gu
Over here?
[29:27] Gu
Konaka...
[29:31] Gu
What are you doing?
[29:34] Gu
Well, whatever.
[29:36] Gu
Go take this to Karin-chan.
[29:38] Gu
She might be freaking out,
so it's best to be safe.
[29:40] Gu
No, it's okay.
[29:42] Gu
Senpai, you go.
[29:44] Gu
She doesn't like me.
[29:46] Gu
Oh, fine.
[29:48] Gu
I'll go check on her.
[30:23] Gi
Who... Who's there?
[30:25] Gi
Club President? Who's there?
[30:27] Gi
This isn't funny!
[30:29] Gu
Karin-chan, are you there?
[30:31] Gi
Senpai?
[30:34] Gu
I guess I can't go looking for her
in the girl's restroom, huh?
[30:38] Gu
Karin-cha—
[30:43] Gi
What?
[30:43] Gi
Senpai?
[31:26] Gi
Murakami-senpai?
[31:28] Gi
Are you there?
[31:29] Gi
Senpai?
[32:23] Gu
I heard a scream from this direction!
[32:27] Gu
Hey...
[32:28] Gu
What the hell is this?
[32:34] Gu
That's Murakami, isn't it?
[32:38] Gu
W-Wait...
[32:40] Gu
What kind of stupid prank is this?
[32:44] Gu
Wh-What's going on?
[32:49] Gi
M-Minazuki-san...
[32:55] K
M-Minazuki-san...
[33:02] M
Who... Who would do this?
[33:04] K
It's Aooni...
[33:06] K
Aooni got them!
[33:08] T
Don't be stupid!
[33:09] T
There's no such thing!
[33:11] K
But look at that!
[33:16] T
I-It might be a wild animal...
[33:19] T
It can't be Aooni.
[33:21] T
Even if the folk tale is true,
it lives up in the mountains.
[33:24] T
And in the game, it's in a mansion!
[33:26] T
What would it be doing in our school?!
[33:28] K
Monsters...
[33:30] K
Monsters... appear because
people believe in them.
[33:34] K
Am I wrong?
[33:35] K
When we thought it was just a
monster in a game, we were fine.
[33:41] K
But the minute someone
started believing in it,
[33:43] K
it took on physical form and became real!
[33:46] T
Calm down!
[33:48] T
There's no such thing as Aooni.
[33:50] T
There just isn't.
[33:51] T
Understand?
[33:52] K
Anyway, let's get out of here.
[33:55] T
Come on, let's go.
[34:03] T
W-Wait up!
[34:11] K
Damn, it's not opening!
[34:12] K
What's going on?!
[34:14] K
What about that side?
[34:15] T
No luck...
[34:16] Gi
None of the windows in the
hallways will open, either.
[34:20] Gi
What's going on here?
[34:22] K
We're trapped!
[34:24] Gi
Who would do that?
[34:27] M
Let's get somewhere safe and
call the police... or an ambulance...
[34:31] M
Anything! Let's just get help!
[34:33] Gi
You're right.
[34:33] Gi
Let's do that.
[34:35] Gi
What's the safest place?
[34:36] M
A classroom, right?
[34:39] M
It's too dangerous to split up.
[34:41] M
We should go to a classroom and wait this out.
[34:45] T
Wait a second.
[34:46] T
Can I go grab the tape?
[34:57] M
Looks safe...
[35:06] M
Okay, let's work together
to make a barricade.
[35:11] M
That's probably good enough.
SIGN No Signal
[35:14] M
Is it because of the weather?
[35:16] M
What about you guys?
[35:17] M
No luck here.
[35:19] K
No good...
[35:20] Gi
Nothing here, either.
[35:23] Gi
Oh, right. Tachibana-kun...
[35:25] Gi
I forgot about him.
[35:26] M
We don't even know where he is.
[35:28] M
There's nothing we can do, is there?
[35:30] Gi
But there's a phone in the faculty office.
[35:34] Gi
We might be able to use that.
[35:37] M
These kinds of storms don't last long.
[35:40] M
And Tachibana-senpai
can take care of himself.
[35:44] Gi
You're right.
[35:46] Gi
But I'm really worried.
[35:48] K
Wait a minute...
[35:50] Gi
What?
[35:51] K
If there's no monster like
Aooni in the school,
[35:56] K
then that means it must have been
a human who killed them, right?
[36:00] Gi
I guess it does...
[36:03] K
Then isn't it possible that
Tachibana-senpai did it?
[36:11] M
Wh-What are you talking about?
[36:13] M
A human couldn't kill someone
in an insane way like that!
[36:15] K
Then do you think something
like Aooni is real?!
[36:20] M
That's not what I'm saying...
[36:23] M
But it can't be Tachibana-senpai.
[36:25] T
More importantly,
[36:26] T
Tachibana-kun was doing a lot of
research in the basement, right?
[36:31] T
What was he researching?
[36:33] T
It wasn't biotechnology or
something like that, was it?
[36:37] Gi
In the basement?
[36:39] Gi
I mean, I don't know, but
I don't think that's possible.
[36:44] M
Sensei, I told you we were
going to Tokyo, didn't I?
[36:48] M
To meet the writer of the Aooni game.
[36:51] Gi
Y-Yes...
[36:53] K
Did you tell anyone else about that?
[36:58] K
Tachibana-senpai, maybe?
[37:01] Gi
Wh-Why?
[37:03] K
Did you? Or didn't you?
[37:05] Gi
I might have.
[37:07] Gi
That's not a problem, is it?
You didn't tell me not to tell anyone.
[37:11] T
Konaka-kun, what are you getting at?
[37:13] K
Sensei, the writer of the Aooni game died.
[37:18] K
He fell off the balcony of his condo.
[37:21] K
The police are trying to
put it down as a suicide,
[37:25] K
but hypothetically...
[37:27] K
If it wasn't suicide, but murder...
[37:32] K
If the goal was to keep us from
talking to the writer of Aooni...
[37:36] T
He was killed to stop us from meeting him?
[37:40] T
Why would someone go to such lengths?
[37:42] K
I don't know.
[37:44] K
I don't know, but...
[37:46] K
But it's perfect timing... or bad timing,
depending on how you look at it.
[37:51] K
It makes sense, doesn't it?
[37:53] K
But that means the killer must be someone
who knew you were going to meet the writer.
[37:59] K
Murakami told Hatano-sensei about it.
[38:02] K
And Hatano-sensei told Tachibana-senpai.
[38:06] K
That means, outside of the club's members,
you two are the only ones who knew about it.
[38:14] Gi
That means I'm a suspect too, right?
[38:18] K
When... that happened... to the two of them,
[38:21] K
you were with us,
[38:23] K
so you can't be the killer.
[38:26] K
Even without an alibi, I don't
think you could do it, but...
[38:30] Gi
I'm sorry.
[38:32] Gi
I think what you're saying makes
sense, but I can't abandon him.
[38:37] Gi
And we have to call for help, too.
[38:40] M
I figured you'd say that.
[38:43] M
I'll go with you.
[38:45] M
We'll be back soon.
[38:47] M
Konaka, take care of the president, okay?
[38:50] K
Right.
[38:58] M
The lights are on.
[39:01] Gi
Let's go.
[39:05] M
The emergency generator?
[39:08] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:13] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:19] Gi
Are you okay?
[39:20] Gi
What happened?
[39:21] T
It ran away...
[39:24] Gi
What do you mean?
[39:26] T
Don't let it get outside...
[39:28] Gi
Who... Who ran away?
[39:30] Gi
Tachibana-kun!
[39:32] M
Sensei!
[39:34] M
Let's just get back to everyone else.
[39:36] Gi
You're right.
[39:38] T
President! Konaka!
[39:39] T
Open up!
[39:41] K
It's really you, right?
[39:43] M
It's me!
[39:44] M
Open the door already!
[39:45] M
Hatano-sensei and Senpai are here, too!
[39:52] T
Is anyone coming to save us?
[39:55] M
No.
[39:56] M
We stopped by the faculty office
and tried the phone in there,
[40:00] M
but it didn't connect.
[40:01] M
We'll have to get out on
our own when the rain stops.
[40:04] T
No way!
[40:05] T
It's night!
[40:07] T
And what was that thing, anyway?
[40:10] M
I don't know.
[40:11] M
I don't know, but...
[40:13] M
Senpai seems to know something.
[40:15] M
Don't you, Senpai?
[40:17] T
What are you talking about?
[40:19] M
Don't play dumb!
[40:21] M
Murakami... Murakami
was killed by something!
[40:24] M
You were keeping something
down there, weren't you?!
[40:27] T
No!
[40:29] T
That's not true!
[40:29] Gi
Stop it!
[40:32] Gi
Come on, let go!
[40:36] T
I was taken in by my grandparents on my
mother's side right after I was born.
[40:40] T
I never knew what my parents looked like.
[40:43] T
When I was a little older,
[40:46] T
I learned that my dad had been obsessed
with going up Bellflower Mountain.
[40:51] T
And one day, not long after I was born,
[40:54] T
he killed my mother and vanished...
[40:57] T
Does that mean...
[40:59] T
My dad's name was Sekiguchi Tooru.
[41:01] T
Your senpai.
[41:03] T
A member of the Cultural
Anthropology Research Club.
[41:06] T
I found out from his diary that when he
was doing field work in the mountains,
[41:11] T
he found something
that wasn't of this world,
[41:14] T
and he was trying to find it again.
[41:17] T
He graduated, got a job, and even married,
[41:21] T
but he still couldn't seem to forget it.
[41:23] T
I think my dad found it.
[41:27] T
And as a result, my mom died,
[41:30] T
and my dad disappeared.
[41:33] T
It's possible he died.
[41:36] T
I wanted to find out what
it was, no matter what.
[41:39] T
So I deliberately chose
to come to this school,
[41:41] T
and whenever I had time,
I went up Bellflower Mountain.
[41:44] T
I thought maybe I could
find what my dad had found.
[41:50] T
And that, if I found it, maybe I could
figure out what happened to my dad.
[41:54] T
Maybe I could find him.
[41:58] M
So you knew the story of the Bellflower
Monster right from the start?
[42:02] T
Yeah.
[42:03] M
You heard we were going to meet
the writer of the Aooni game, right?
[42:07] M
I don't even want to think this,
but you didn't kill him, did you?
[42:11] T
No!
[42:13] T
I wanted him to stop
bringing up that old story!
[42:16] T
And I wanted him to tell me the story
of the Bellflower Monster again...
[42:19] T
Wait... I met him... and then...
[42:22] M
What's wrong?
[42:24] M
What happened?
[42:25] T
Come to think of it, I took a flower...
[42:30] Gi
Help me!
[42:32] Gi
Open the door!
[42:35] T
M-Minazuki-san?
[42:37] T
You're alive?
[42:38] Gi
Hurry! Open the door!
[42:42] T
Wait there!
[42:43] T
I'll open it now!
[42:45] M
Wait! That's not Minazuki-san!
[42:48] M
She's dead!
[42:49] Gi
Help me... Open the door...
[42:51] M
Then who is that?
[42:56] Gi
Hurry... hurry...
[42:57] Gi
Open the door! Open the door!
[43:00] Gi
Hurry... Hurry, open the door!
[43:03] Gi
Hurry, open the door...
[43:05] Gi
Open the door!
[43:06] Gi
Hurry... hurry...
[43:08] Gi
Hurry...
[43:11] Gi
Open the door!
[43:30] Gi
What was that?
[43:32] K
Aooni!
[43:37] M
What's going on here?
[43:39] M
Say something!
[43:41] M
Damn it...
[43:43] Gu
Hey, are you in there?
[43:45] Gu
Are you okay?
[43:46] Gi
Fujimoto-sensei?
[43:49] M
What's he doing here?
[43:51] Gu
The police told me what you were up to.
[43:54] Gu
I thought you might still be here,
so I came to check on you.
[43:57] Gu
Are you all safe?
[43:59] (Flashback) Gu
Thank you.
[44:01] M
Sir!
[44:02] M
Is your name... Is your name Fukuda Kaoru?
[44:07] Gu
That's right.
[44:09] Gu
I'm sorry I didn't tell you before.
[44:10] K
Senpai...
[44:11] K
Does that mean our teacher knew
about all this from the start?
[44:16] M
Did you know that Tachibana-senpai was
the son of the guy named Sekiguchi?
[44:23] Gu
Yes.
[44:24] Gu
I knew that his wife's maiden
name was Tachibana,
[44:27] Gu
and he looked just like a young Sekiguchi.
[44:32] Gu
When he came to this school,
it was the first thing I checked.
[44:35] Gu
Ever since then, I've been watching over him.
[44:38] T
Fujimoto-sensei is... Fukuda-san?
[44:41] T
He said the name changed
after getting married,
[44:45] T
so I was sure it'd be a woman...
[44:46] F
I feel a little responsible.
[44:49] F
After we made that recording, we all
went up Bellflower Mountain several times.
[44:54] F
That's when we found a strange creature.
[44:57] F
To me, it looked like
a tiny, grotesque plant.
[45:03] F
But to Sekiguchi, it looked like the
most beautiful woman imaginable.
[45:08] F
He said he wanted to see her again,
[45:10] F
and to catch her if he could.
[45:12] F
So then he went back into
the mountains many times.
[45:15] F
But we graduated without
ever seeing the thing again.
[45:19] F
I forgot about it, but
Sekiguchi couldn't, I guess.
[45:26] F
When I heard about the murder,
I knew exactly what had happened.
[45:30] F
He'd found it.
[45:33] M
"It"? Do you mean that strange creature?
[45:36] Gu
Remember what it said on the tape?
[45:39] Gu
"Those who make love to the
woman of Bellflower Mountain
[45:42] Gu
are struck with necrotic phallic autotomy
and become the Bellflower Monster."
[45:49] Gi
...struck with necrotic phallic autotomy
and become the Bellflower Monster.
[45:52] T
He was talking about some
kind of Bellflower woman,
[45:55] T
not just the monster.
[45:57] T
Tachibana-kun, you didn't sleep
with that weird creature—
[46:00] T
She's not a weird creature!
[46:03] T
She's a noble and beautiful creature.
[46:05] T
Much more than any human...
[46:19] M
Necrotic...
[46:21] M
What is "necrotic phallic autotomy"?
[46:23] F
It's when your genitals rot and fall off.
[46:26] F
It seduces humans and turns them into
robots that carry out its will, most likely.
[46:32] F
That's how that plant has bred
all this time, no doubt about it.
[46:36] K
Then if we kill the plant,
will that get rid of Aooni?
[46:41] F
I don't know for sure, but it may be possible.
[46:45] K
That's right... The flower!
[46:47] K
The one in the basement!
[46:53] K
No!
[46:56] ---
What?
[47:02] T
Run!
[47:04] F
The main entrance!
[47:05] F
I opened it when I came in,
so it should still be unlocked!
[47:08] F
We can get out that way!
[47:14] F
Hurry! It's following us!
[47:18] F
You can do it! We're almost there!
[47:22] M
Sensei!
[47:38] K
We're trapped!
[47:39] T
What do we do?!
[47:40] M
It hasn't noticed us.
[47:42] M
If we go now...
[47:44] M
Let's hurry!
[47:48] M
Why?
[47:49] M
Why isn't it open?!
[47:51] T
We'll have to find another way out.
[47:54] K
Another way out?!
[47:55] T
Shh! It's getting closer!
[47:57] M
We can't stay here!
[47:58] M
Let's move!
[47:59] Gi
To where?
[48:01] M
The basement!
[48:02] M
He said that if we destroy
the flower in the basement,
[48:04] M
that may get rid of Aooni!
[48:06] K
It's our only hope, isn't it?
[48:13] K
W-Wait!
[48:14] M
Konaka!
[48:15] M
Konaka is...
[48:17] T
Konaka-kun!
[48:18] M
Wait!
[48:19] Gi
Stop.
[48:21] Gi
It's hopeless.
[48:22] Gi
You won't make it in time!
[48:26] M
Damn it!
[48:28] M
Even Konaka?
[48:30] Gi
I'm sorry, but we have
to hurry while we can!
[48:36] M
There it is!
[48:40] M
If we destroy this...
[48:45] Gi
Manabe-kun, it's coming!
[48:46] M
Damn it!
[48:58] M
This is getting us nowhere!
[49:00] T
Hurry, Manabe-kun!
[49:03] M
What do we do?!
[49:04] Gi
Hide, you two!
[50:02] T
Where'd Sensei go?
[50:04] M
I think she hid somewhere...
[50:07] M
What should we do?
[50:09] M
Look!
[50:10] M
The generator fuel!
[50:13] M
We can use it to burn the flower!
[50:15] M
I'll distract it so you can
light the flower on fire.
[50:18] M
There should be a lighter in the desk.
[50:21] T
I can't...
[50:26] M
It'll be fine.
[50:27] M
Once this is over, let's go to Tokyo together.
[50:33] T
What's this, Manabe-kun?
[50:36] T
Your legs are shaking.
[50:38] T
Are you okay?
[50:41] M
Okay, here we go.
[50:43] T
Got it.
[50:57] T
Why?!
[50:57] T
Don't do this now!
[50:59] M
Hurry, President!
[51:03] M
What do I do, Manabe-kun?!
[51:04] M
It won't light!
[51:05] M
What do we do now?
[51:07] Gi
I've got fire!
[51:08] Both
Sensei!
[51:15] Both
Get back!
[51:18] M
I can't!
[51:20] M
You can't be serious!
[51:22] M
Damn it!
[51:23] T
Manabe-kun!
[51:25] M
I'm coming!
[51:33] T
Manabe-kun!
[52:07] M
Sensei... Why?
[52:09] Gi
I had no choice.
[52:10] M
How could it end so horribly?
[52:13] Gi
It was horrible, yes.
[52:14] Gi
But it isn't over yet.
[52:17] M
What do you...
[52:19] M
Sensei?
[52:22] T
I'm sorry.
[52:55] Gi
Oh, Konaka-kun...
[52:56] Gi
You survived?
[52:58] K
Hatano-sensei!
[53:01] K
When Aooni was attacking me,
I got wedged in a gap in the floor...
[53:09] H
That's just like you!
[53:11] K
Hey, I don't see everyone else...
[53:15] Gi
They didn't make it.
[53:17] K
No way...
[53:20] K
What happened to the flower?
[53:22] Gi
It burned up.
[53:24] Gi
But it didn't affect Aooni.
[53:26] K
No...
[53:28] Gi
But it was a good ending.
[53:30] Gi
I couldn't help but get all excited by it.
[53:37] K
Sensei?
[53:39] Gi
Sorry, Konaka-kun.
[53:41] Gi
You can't beat that thing
by destroying the flower.
[53:45] K
Sensei, what are you...
[53:48] Gi
If this thing exists, more people
might start looking into us.
[53:55] K
"Us"?
[53:56] Gi
Yes. Us.
[54:03] Gi
We've been living here longer than you.
[54:07] Gi
But you humans keep
destroying our habitat,
[54:13] Gi
so we had to take measures
to defend ourselves.
[54:17] Gi
We're trying to live in
secret as much as possible,
[54:20] Gi
but humans grow curious
and try to find us.
[54:24] Gi
They talk about us in their folk tales,
[54:28] Gi
so we have to destroy anything
that would lead them to us.
[54:33] Gi
Hey, Konaka-kun, did you know?
[54:35] Gi
You can use a flower's smell or its pollen
[54:38] Gi
to erase people's memories
or control them, they say.
[54:41] Gi
Who went to listen to this one?
[54:44] Gi
Wait... I met him... and then...
[54:47] Gi
Oh, yes! I must thank all of you!
[54:50] Gi
You told me about the human who
made the game about us, didn't you?
[54:55] Gi
Well, I don't really think a freeware
game would lead anyone to us,
[55:00] Gi
but more people like you might appear.
[55:06] Gi
So just in case, I had Tachibana-kun deliver
these beautiful flowers to the game's writer.
[55:20] K
So that suicide was...
[55:22] Gi
Well, tomorrow's a school day,
so let's end this now.
[55:29] Gi
Oh, right.
[55:31] Gi
You know that rumor about
Tachibana-kun, right?
[55:34] Gi
The one that says he's sleeping
with all the girls in the school?
[55:37] Gi
If it was true, do you know
why he'd be doing that?
[55:43] Gi
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower,
but it also takes pollen to it,
[55:47] Gi
helping the plant to breed.
[55:50] Gi
A plant can't move on its own,
[55:53] Gi
so it relies on another
creature to fertilize it.
[55:56] Gi
Perhaps these beautiful
flowers are no different.
[56:00] Gi
By the way, once that worker bee
is done with its duty of pollination,
[56:04] Gi
what happens to it?
[56:07] Gi
And what about the one
it delivered the pollen to?
[56:12] Gi
Anyway, sorry to interrupt class.
[56:15] Gi
Aooni is very hungry.
[56:19] K
W-Wait a second...
[59:45] K
Good morning, Mifuyu-sensei.
[59:48] K
Good morning.
[59:51] K
Huh? What was in this room?
[59:53] K
I don't know. It's probably
a storeroom, right?
[59:58] K
Oh, we'd better hurry.