1 - The Wolves of Mibu and a Boy

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[00:00] Boy A
    Hey!
[00:02] Tsuru
    Sensei! Nagakura-sensei!
[00:04] Boy B
    Old Man Shinpachi, tell us
     more of that story already!
[00:08] Nagakura
    Yeah, yeah. Hold your horses.
[00:11] Nagakura
    You're on odd bunch, wanting
    to hear about the Shinsengumi.
[00:15] Boy A
    Please! Tell us about Commander
    Kondo Isami, the master swordsman!
[00:19] Tsuru
    Hijikata Toshizo's better!
[00:20] Boy B
    No, Okita Soji! Okita the Prodigy!
[00:23] Nagakura
    You want to hear me reminisce?
[00:26] Nagakura
    In that case, have I got a story for you.
    One I've never told before.
[00:32] Boy A
    Whoa!
[00:34] Tsuru
    I can't wait!
[00:34] Boy B
    Yeah! All right!
[00:36] Nagakura
    Oh, don't get me wrong.
    These lads won't go down in history.
[00:42] Nagakura
    But I remember them all the better for it.
SIGN    Sincerity
[00:53] Nagakura
    Those three wolves.
[00:56] Nagakura
    The white-haired one most of all.
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
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SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
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SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    Blue Miburo
SIGN    March
    Bunkyu 3 (1863)
SIGN    Kyoto
SIGN    Chirinuya
[02:55] Okita
    Hey, this place is bustling.
[02:57] Hijikata
    Excuse us.
[02:59] Woman A
    Wow.
[03:00] Woman B
    What a handsome pair.
[03:01] Woman C
    And so manly.
[03:03] Hijikata
    I like the look of this place, Soji.
[03:05] Okita
    What did I tell you, Hijikata-san?
[03:08] Okita
    You can trust my instincts.
[03:10] Granny
    Inside's already full up!
[03:12] Granny
    Wait out front!
[03:20] Iroha
    Welcome.
[03:21] Iroha
    Careful. It's hot.
[03:24] Okita
    My, what a charming young lady.
[03:28] Iroha
    Why, thank you.
[03:31] Okita
    Hijikata-san. You're making that face again.
[03:34] Hijikata
    Oh. Kids and me—
[03:36] Okita
    Don't get along.
    I know you can't stand them.
[03:39] Hijikata
    No, they can't stand me.
[03:43] Hijikata
    Kids can tell when someone's no good.
[03:48] Granny
    Iroha!
[03:50] Iroha
    C-Coming!
[03:53] Okita
    Still, did you notice?
[03:55] Okita
    Another old lady works at this place.
[03:59] Hijikata
    That's a kid.
[04:00] Okita
    What?
[04:03] Nio
    Thank you for waiting.
[04:07] Nio
    Your dango, sirs.
[04:09] Okita
    Wow, you're right.
[04:11] Okita
    And look at that fierce face.
[04:14] Okita
    Are you a boy?
[04:16] Nio
    Oh, um, yes. You see—
[04:18] Okita
    You look great.
[04:20] Okita
    I love it. It's as white as new-fallen snow.
[04:25] Nio
    Thank you for saying so.
[04:26] Okita
    Maybe I should do my hair like that?
[04:28] Hijikata
    Forget it.
[04:30] Passerby A
    Kidnappers?
[04:33] Passerby B
    Yes, kidnappers.
    They're everywhere these days.
[04:37] Passerby B
    I hear they only go after real young kids.
[04:39] Passerby A
    My, how dreadful.
    What's the world coming to?
[04:43] Granny
    Seats have opened up! Come on in!
[04:47] Okita
    Really...
[04:49] Okita
    Kyoto folks just don't like me.
     I can't imagine why.
[04:52] Okita
    My big sister told me to
    write her once I got here,
[04:56] Okita
    but I just can't seem to find the time.
[04:59] Nio
    How were your dango?
[05:01] Hijikata
    Oh, they were great.
[05:03] Nio
    Glad to hear it.
[05:07] Hijikata
    What's your name, boy?
[05:08] Nio
    Nio. I'm called Nio.
[05:11] Okita
    "Nio"? Now there's a funny name.
[05:13] Iroha
    I'm Iroha!
[05:15] Okita
    Iroha! What a lovely name.
[05:21] Okita
    It's nice to see siblings
    getting along so well.
[05:23] Hijikata
    So that's it.
[05:25] Hijikata
    Check please, ma'am.
[05:27] Granny
    Hmph. Kept it to five
    dango skewers, did you?
[05:30] Hijikata
    Sorry. They were delicious.
[05:34] Hijikata
    Hm?
[05:35] Hijikata
    That's a stylish kimono.
    Did you make it yourself?
[05:39] Granny
    Oh, my! I'm impressed you can tell.
[05:42] Nio
    If you don't like sweet things,
    we do boiled tofu, too.
SIGN    Chirinuya
[05:48] Hijikata
    You have a good eye.
[05:52] Okita
    I think I'll try the
    red-bean soup next time.
SIGN    Chirinuya
[05:56] Iroha
    Thank you! Come again!
[05:59] Man A
    Better think twice about that.
[06:01] Nio; Iroha
    Huh?
[06:02] Man A
    Their eastern accents gave them away.
    They're the guys everyone's talking about.
[06:08] Man A
    The Miburo.
[06:09] Man B
    A-Are you sure?
[06:11] Man A
    Yeah, that was them all right.
[06:13] Nio
    What's are Miburo?
SIGN     Wolves
    of Mibu
[06:16] Man A
    You write it "wolves of Mibu"
    'cause a pack of 'em settled in Mibu Village.
SIGN     Wolves
    of Mibu
SIGN     Wolves
    of Mibu
[06:21] Man B
    You know the Roshigumi?
    All those ronin from Edo?
[06:24] Nio
    Yes, I've heard them.
[06:26] Nio
    They came to guard the Shogun
    when he visited the city.
[06:31] Nio
    But I thought they'd left right away.
[06:33] Man A
    Most did. But a handful stuck around.
[06:38] Man B
    Those are the Miburo.
[06:40] Man B
    And word is they act
    like they own the place,
[06:44] Man B
    cutting folks down for no reason and
    breaking into shops to rob them.
[06:48] Nio
    Th-That does sound like trouble.
[06:51] Man A
    It wouldn't happen
    if the Shogunate had a spine.
[06:54] Man A
    Prices have gone up
    since the Black Ships came.
[06:58] Man A
    So guys swing swords around
    to "expel the barbarians."
[07:00] Man A
    Then, ruffians from out east join in,
     and suddenly, no one's safe.
[07:06] Man A
    Anyway, better to give 'em a wide berth.
[07:08] Granny
    Who cares?! They're damn good looking!
[07:10] Man A
    Huh?!
[07:11] Granny
    Okay, closing time! Get going!
[07:16] Granny
    Honestly. Who asked them?
[07:20] Iroha
    Are they dangerous? They didn't look it.
[07:35] Iroha
    Onii, do you think the Miburo
    are really that scary?
[07:40] Nio
    I wonder. What did you think of them, Iroha?
[07:43] Iroha
    Hm...
[07:44] Iroha
    They seemed like funny guys to me.
[07:48] Nio
    Iroha.
[07:52] Nio
    I think you should trust your
    own eyes and ears over rumors.
[07:58] Iroha
    That's my big brother!
[08:00] Nio
    Don't mention it.
[08:02] Iroha
    Ow!
[08:02] Nio
    Ow!
SIGN    Chirinuya
[08:04] Okita
    Hello there.
[08:06] Okita
    We're back.
[08:08] Nio; Iroha
    Come in.
[08:10] Okita
    Oh? The place is empty today.
SIGN    Chirinu
[08:15] Granny
    We're in a slump!
[08:19] Nio
    Wow, look at you go.
[08:21] Granny
    Our own red-bean soup and boiled tofu.
[08:24] Okita
    Hooray!
[08:25] Hijikata
    Ma'am, those two aren't
    brother and sister, are they?
[08:30] Okita
    Huh? What makes you say that?
[08:32] Nio; Iroha
    Maru, Take, Ebisu, Ni, Oshi, Oike!
[08:32] Hijikata
    They're called "Iroha" and "Nio."
    The order makes no sense.
[08:35] Hijikata
    "Nio" should come second.
[08:36] Nio; Iroha
    Ane, San, Rokkaku, Tako, Nishiki!
[08:37] Okita
    The order?
[08:39] Okita
    Oh, like the poem. "Iroha nihoheto."
    "Iroha" comes before "Nio."
[08:41] Nio; Iroha
    Shi, Aya, Buttake, Matsu, Man, Gojo!
[08:44] Granny
    No, they're siblings.
[08:45] Nio; Iroha
    Sekida, jingle-jangle, Uo-no-tana!
[08:47] Granny
    Iroha's folks passed away
    right after she was born.
[08:50] Nio; Iroha
    Rokujo, Santetsu, cross over every street!
[08:52] Granny
    Nio got left at a temple.
[08:54] Nio; Iroha
    Once you pass Hiccho, next come Hakkujo!
[08:55] Granny
    I took them both in.
[08:58] Nio; Iroha
    At Toji on Jujo, there you stop!
[08:58] Granny
    They're both orphans with
    no blood relatives to speak of.
[09:02] Granny
    But we've gotten by together
    for ten years now.
[09:05] Granny
    They may not share
    the same blood in their veins,
[09:09] Nio; Iroha
    Maru, Take, Ebisu, Ni, Oshi, Oike!
[09:10] Granny
    but they're still brother and sister.
[09:14] Okita
    I'm sure they are.
[09:14] Nio; Iroha
    Ane, San, Rokkaku, Tako, Nishiki!
[09:16] Hijikata
    They must be a big help around the shop.
[09:18] Nio; Iroha
    Shi, Aya, Buttake, Matsu, Man, Gojo!
[09:20] Hijikata
    Especially Nio. That boy's sharp.
[09:23] Nio; Iroha
    Sekida, jingle-jangle, Uo-no-tana!
[09:25] Granny
    He's a handy boy, and clever, too.
[09:27] Nio; Iroha
    Rokujo, Santetsu, cross over every street!
[09:29] Granny
    He hardly seems like a child sometimes.
[09:32] Nio; Iroha
    Once you pass Hiccho, next come Hakkujo!
[09:33] Granny
    Give him three more years,
    and he'll be able to get by without me.
[09:36] Nio; Iroha
    At Toji on Jujo, there you stop!
[09:39] Granny
    And as you can see,
    Iroha's as pretty as she is cheerful.
[09:43] Granny
    A noble family's agreed to take her in.
[09:47] Granny
    I couldn't be more pleased.
[09:52] Okita
    You sound like their real grandmother.
[09:56] Granny
    D-Don't talk nonsense!
[09:58] Granny
    Honestly!
[10:01] Granny
    Why couldn't you have just said "mother"?!
[10:08] Granny
    Iroha! Nio! Be home
    before it gets fully dark.
[10:13] Iroha
    We will!
[10:16] Hijikata
    Sorry.
[10:16] Iroha
    Oh, it's no big deal.
[10:19] Nio
    Go change inside, then let's go home.
[10:20] Iroha
    Okay!
[10:23] Nio
    It's pitch black out.
[10:26] Iroha
    I'm not worried. I've got you.
[10:28] Nio
    Yeah.
[10:32] Iroha
    You know, Onii, Granny says a
     great noble family's going to adopt me.
[10:38] Iroha
    That one we deliver dango
    to sometimes, you know?
[10:41] Nio
    Yeah, I heard.
[10:42] Iroha
    I'd really rather stay with
    you and Granny, though.
[10:48] Nio
    I'm glad.
[10:49] Iroha
    Huh?
[10:50] Nio
    That family will take
    good care of you, Iroha.
[10:56] Iroha
    But I know you put up with a lot, too.
[11:01] Iroha
    It doesn't feel fair.
[11:04] Nio
    Don't worry about me.
[11:06] Nio
    I'll make Chirinuya a huge success.
[11:08] Nio
    I don't really have any dreams
    or ambitions, anyway.
[11:12] Nio
    What's life for if not enjoying yourself?
[11:16] Nio
    Besides, Granny would cry
    if we left her all alone.
[11:19] Nio
    So come visit Chirinuya
    every now and then, okay?
[11:23] Iroha
    Okay.
[11:32] Iroha
    You've got a point.
    Granny would get lonely.
[11:36] Iroha
    I wish I was good at writing.
     I'd send you heaps of letters.
[11:41] Iroha
    Maybe I ought to practice.
[11:43] Nio
    Iroha... This way!
[11:45] Iroha
    Huh?!
[11:51] Nio
    We can't hide here. The moon's too bright.
[12:03] Iroha
    Wh-What's going on?
[12:06] (Flashback) Passerby B
    Yes, kidnappers.
     They're everywhere these days.
[12:10] (Flashback) Passerby B
    I hear they only go after real young kids.
[12:13] Nio
    Kidnappers?
[12:16] Iroha
    Onii!
[12:18] Nio
    Iroha! Get behind me!
[12:28] Nio
    Iroha!
[12:38] Hijikata
    So you've finally shown yourselves.
[12:42] Okita
    We were getting tired of waiting.
[12:48] Okita
    I already hit you, if you're wondering.
[12:54] Hijikata
    Stand back.
[12:56] Man-in-Black B
    Wh-Who are you?
[12:57] Okita
    Oh, haven't you heard?
[13:00] Okita
    Crying children cry harder...
[13:02] Hijikata
    You mean "fall silent."
[13:04] Okita
    ...when they see the dreaded Roshigumi.
[13:08] Man-in-Black B
    Don't let them spook you! Get 'em!
[13:14] Okay
    Now, who's next?
[13:18] Okita
    Oh, hey. It's Toshiro.
[13:20] Man-in-Black D
    Huh?
[13:21] Okita
    The way you draw your sword gives you away.
[13:25] Okita
    We won't draw.
    You'd only get our blades rusty.
[13:31] Iroha
    Th-They're so strong.
[13:39] Hijikata
    Where are the kids you snatched?
[13:41] Man-in-Black E
    Damn Miburo. No one likes you outsiders.
[13:49] Hijikata
    So what?
[13:52] Hijikata
    We don't do this to make friends.
[13:59] Hijikata
    Unlike Soji, I've got
    one hell of a short temper.
[14:11] Hijikata
    You drew steel,
    so you must be ready to die by it.
[14:17] Nio
    Hijikata-san, stop!
[14:30] Hijikata
    What is it?
[14:34] Nio
    They're threatening you
    with a hostage, aren't they?
[14:43] Okita
    A hostage like...
[14:45] Okita
    a child?
[14:48] Man-in-Black D
    My daughter.
[14:52] Hijikata
    Nio, how could you tell?
[14:55] Nio
    He never looked ready to kill
     while holding his sword.
[15:02] Okita
    Huh.
[15:04] Hijikata
    Do you know where they hide out?
[15:06] Man-in-Black D
    Next to a pawnshop on Shijo-dori.
[15:10] Nio
    How many of them are there?
[15:12] Man-in-Black D
    I don't know. At least ten.
[15:16] Nio
    Ten? That's way too many.
[15:18] Okita
    All right. Let's head straight there.
[15:22] Nio
    P-Please wait! Shouldn't we wait
    for morning and call for help?
[15:26] Hijikata
    Don't worry.
[15:30] Hijikata
    We'll take care of it before dawn.
[15:34] Hijikata
    I promise we'll save her.
[15:39] Hijikata
    Tell your daughter you're proud
    of her when she gets home.
[15:43] Hijikata
    I'm sure she'll be starving.
[15:45] Hijikata
    Feed her some rice balls or something.
[15:48] Hijikata
    Nio. Iroha. Can you get home alone?
[15:51] Nio
    Y-Yes.
[15:52] Nio
    U-Um...
[15:54] Hijikata
    We'll stop by again tomorrow.
SIGN    Chirinuya
[16:03] Granny
    I couldn't believe my ears!
[16:05] Granny
    To think that my Nio and Iroha
    got such a dreadful fright!
[16:10] Granny
    They tell me you samurai saved them.
    You're mighty handy with those swords.
[16:15] Granny
    And good looking to boot. The ideal men!
[16:18] Okita
    Oh, all the kids are fine,
    and the kidnappers ran to the hills.
[16:25] Okita
    I doubt they'll be making
     any more mischief.
[16:27] Iroha
    Thank you so much, Soji!
[16:30] Okita
    Isn't that nice?
[16:32] Nio
    Your tea, sir.
[16:33] Hijikata
    Thanks.
[16:35] Hijikata
    Hot!
[16:39] Okita
    He seems upset for some reason.
[16:44] Hijikata
    Nio.
[16:46] Hijikata
    Would you come to Mibu
    and join the Roshigumi?
[16:51] Hijikata
    You're still a child,
    but you can pull your weight.
[16:55] Okita
    We're not asking you
    to fight to the death.
[16:58] Okita
    Cooking, cleaning, laundry...
[17:01] Okita
    We have lots of jobs that need doing.
[17:02] Granny
    My!
[17:08] Okita
    Oh, dear.
[17:10] Hijikata
    I see.
[17:13] Hijikata
    Thank you. We'll be back.
[17:17] Nio
    May I ask you something?
[17:20] Hijikata
    What is it?
[17:23] Nio
    You used Iroha and me as bait, didn't you?
[17:28] Hijikata
    That's right.
[17:29] Hijikata
    We didn't know who they were,
    and time was running out.
[17:34] Hijikata
    Using children as bait saved time.
[17:38] Nio
    But Iroha might not be able to go out
    at night for a while because of it.
[17:45] Okita
    S-Sorry. It was my idea.
    I didn't think that far ahead.
[17:51] Hijikata
    What's the problem? She can just stay in.
[17:56] Hijikata
    For now.
[17:57] Okita
    Oh, what he means is, basically, um...
[18:02] Okita
    She'll be able to go out again someday,
[18:06] Okita
    because we'll make the world safe for her.
[18:18] Nio
    We're like dogs.
[18:22] Nio
    People take us in because we seem useful
    and kick us out "for our own good."
[18:29] Nio
    We might fall ill and die tomorrow!
[18:33] Nio
    We'll never even get to meet our parents.
[18:38] Nio
    People brawl in broad daylight!
    People attack you on the street at night!
[18:41] Nio
    They take land!
[18:42] Nio
    They take money!
[18:44] Nio
    They take lives!
[18:45] Nio
    They fight! Rape! Kill!
[18:49] Nio
    We've put up with it all this time.
[18:54] Nio
    We grinned and bore it!
[18:57] Nio
    Isn't that always the way?
[18:59] Nio
    Everyone knows who always gets sacrificed!
[19:03] Nio
    Who always gets hurt!
[19:07] Nio
    It's always the weakest! Always the kids!
[19:22] Nio
    But...
[19:25] Nio
    More than anything,
    I hate how powerless I am.
[19:34] Nio
    I want to get strong, too.
[19:43] Nio
    I want...
[19:46] Nio
    to change this world.
[20:08] Hijikata
    You have a deal.
[20:25] Nio
    Thank you for waiting.
[20:27] Nio
    Here. Granny told me
    to at least bring a gift.
[20:30] Nio
    Now, let's get going.
[20:33] Granny
    Don't forget to bow!
[20:35] Granny
    And what do you say?
    "Thank you, sirs! I'm your debt!"
[20:38] Nio
    Y-Yes.
[20:40] Granny
    And for the last time, Nio, I'm the
    closest thing to a parent you've got.
[20:45] Nio
    Granny.
[20:49] Granny
    Thank you, sirs. I'm in your debt.
[20:57] Hijikata
    Fine.
[20:59] Hijikata
    You'll be the third wolf
    to join us in Kyoto.
[21:10] Nio
    And that's how...
[21:13] Nio
    I joined the Miburo.
[21:17] Nio
    All the people I'd meet there...
[21:28] Nio
    and every single moment I'd experience...
[21:34] Nio
    would leave a huge mark on this world...
[21:39] Nio
    and on my life.
SIGN    The
    Wolves
    of Mibu
SIGN    and
    a Boy
SIGN    Next time
[23:21] Nagakura
    The boy became a Miburo
    as the cherry trees blossomed.
[23:26] Nagakura
    He and his comrades would witness
    a heartless world that reeked of blood.
[23:33] Nagakura
    Even as he felt the urge to run,
[23:37] Nagakura
    the young wolf kept searching
    for his own truth, his own justice.
[23:43] Nagakura
    Next time: "A World Where It's Okay to Cry."
SIGN    A World
    Where
SIGN    It's Okay
     to Cry
[23:47] Nagakura
    It won't disappoint.