Season 1
- 1 - At a Certain Location in Tokyo
- 2 - Spirit = Human
- 3 - The Gathered Crew
- 4 - The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda
- 5 - Trigger
- 6 - Brothers and Sisters
- 7 - The Trap of Only Seeing Results
- 8 - The Merfolk
- 9 - The Great Mother's Love
- 10 - True Worth
- 11 - The Merfolk and the Bakeneko
- 12 - During the Rainy Season
1 - At a Certain Location in Tokyo
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[00:01] Mogura
Well, I screwed up.
SIGN Kojien
[00:04] Mogura
I mean, nobody expects a Kojien
to fall out of the sky.
SIGN Liquor
SIGN Yakitori
SIGN Episode 1
"At a Certain Location in Tokyo"
[01:43] Magi
I'm telling you, the theme makes no sense!
SIGN Children's Literature Theory
Group Research
Planned Presentation Date: Third Tuesday in May
[01:46] Magi
Why would you insist on using muscles
[01:48] Magi
for a children's literature theory
group research theme?!
SIGN Comments
I think we should go with muscles!
Fujimura
[01:51] Fujimura
Why not? The prof will be raving
over hearing a new perspective.
[01:54] Magi
"Raving" in a different way, maybe!
SIGN Munch
Munch
[01:57] Fujimura
Aw, it's fine. Take point on
putting it together, would you?
[02:01] Fujimura
You're heading the seminar.
[02:03] Magi
Not because I wanted to.
[02:07] Fujimura
Getting all sulky and withdrawn at
the drop of a hat is a bad habit, y'know.
SIGN Whack
[02:12] Magi
This is my fault?
[02:14] Mayu
Come on, Magi.
[02:15] Mayu
You know Fujimura won't take no for an answer.
[02:17] Magi
Aren't you his girlfriend?!
Talk some sense into him!
[02:22] Fujimura
Well, let us know when everything's ready.
[02:24] Mayu
See ya, Yaeko.
[02:26] Yaeko
Yeah.
[02:26] Magi
Hey!
[02:27] Magi
He's just straight-up Gian.
[02:29] Yaeko
Not much we can do about it.
SIGN HAPPY BIRTHDAY, girlfriend!!!
#Maldives #birthday #springbreak
[02:31] Yaeko
Just look at Fujimura-kun's
social media account.
SIGN Spring break at a
resort as a couple
SIGN Champagne
SIGN Oozes "rich"
from every pore
SIGN Local stylish famous lady he met
there (and instantly befriended)
SIGN The mentality to go to the beach for his
girlfriend's birthday and post a swimsuit photo
SIGN Don't even know
what this dish is called
SIGN Die a Thousand Deaths
[02:45] Magi
He should die a thousand deaths!
[02:47] Yaeko
Can you beat these people?
[02:49] Magi
I don't even want to get involved.
[02:50] Yaeko
Not only that, but he just
posted this a moment ago!
SIGN Working out with the Kojien while reading!
Try to have both muscles and book smarts!!
Try to get a girlfriend, too!!
[02:56] Magi
I've never understood anything less
in my entire college experience.
[03:00] Magi
Why would such an impossibly cheery
macho musclebrain be a literature major
[03:03] Magi
taking a children's literature seminar
in the Liberal Arts Department?
[03:07] Yaeko
I couldn't believe my eyes
when I first saw him, either.
[03:10] Yaeko
I was like, "Is there a fairy
in this seminar now?"
[03:14] Yaeko
He's a real rarity: a literary macho man who
can read Dazai Osamu and still be cheerful.
[03:19] Magi
How can a creature like that even exist?!
[03:21] Magi
And don't wave a Kojien around
as a workout! That's dangerous!
[03:25] Magi
Forget being no longer human!
He's peak humanity!
[03:28] Magi
He should be opening with "I've been
a winner all my life," damn it!
[03:33] Yaeko
You have the most eloquent inferiority
complex I've ever seen, Magi-kun.
[03:38] Magi
Drinks!
[03:39] Yaeko
Highball!
[03:44] Magi
I drank too much.
SIGN Thud
[03:52] Mogura
No way...
SIGN Shinmura Izuru
Kojien
7th Edition
[03:58] Mogura
Billie Eilish's... "Bad Guy"... music video...
[04:02] Fujimura
Oops, I think I dropped it.
[04:04] Fujimura
Can't see it in the dark. I'll look tomorrow.
[04:07] Mayu
Jeez, what were you doing?
[04:09] Magi
Wait, is that...
[04:10] Magi
Hey, are you okay?!
[04:12] Mogura
Uh... Hey, you two.
[04:15] Mogura
Just pretend you never saw this and go home.
[04:17] Mogura
No one would fault you for that
in this day and age.
[04:20] Magi
No way! We can't do that!
[04:23] Yaeko
Uh, an ambulance!
[04:25] Magi
Oh, right! Sorry, I'll call right now!
[04:27] Mogura
No, really, it's...
[04:29] Mogura
What? Ambulance?
[04:31] Mogura
No! Don't call an ambulance!
[04:34] Mogura
I'm broke! I can't afford surgery or medicine!
[04:38] Mogura
I don't even have an insurance card!
[04:40] Mogura
I'm fine! Based on my experience,
this kind of injury is nothing!
[04:43] Mogura
The head just looks extra
dramatic when it bleeds!
[04:45] Mogura
The medical expenses would end me!
No hospitals, please!
[04:48] Mogura
Hey!
[04:50] Magi
Yae-chan, I think his injury
is making him say weird things.
[04:54] Yaeko
Yeah. I just called an ambulance.
[04:56] Mogura
You did?!
[04:57] Mogura
Okay, you can pay for it, then!
[04:59] Mogura
You got yourselves into my mess,
so you gotta take care of me now!
[05:02] Mogura
If you don't want that,
throw me into some alley,
[05:04] Mogura
hide me from the ambulance, and get outta here!
[05:07] Magi
It'll be here soon. You shouldn't try to talk.
[05:10] Magi
You'll be all right, sir.
[05:12] Mogura
Wow, not many nice kids like you these days.
[05:14] Mogura
Well, shit. Now I have no choice.
[05:22] Mogura
Wait, no! Where are you going?!
[05:24] Yaeko
Magi-kun!
[05:26] Mogura
Don't follow me!
[05:27] Mogura
This is just... you know...
SFX makeup! It was a setup!
[05:30] Magi
Like hell it is!
Not when I can smell the blood!
[05:33] Magi
Damn, he runs fast for a guy in sandals!
[05:37] Magi
Yae-chan, something's
definitely off about this guy.
[05:40] Magi
Can anyone run around like that
after losing so much blood?
[05:44] Yaeko
Yeah, and can someone
in that condition really be so articulate?
[05:53] Magi
He's gone.
[05:54] Yaeko
What now?
[05:55] Yaeko
Weird or not, if he actually dies...
[05:57] Magi
Yeah. He might really have been
confused because of his wound.
[06:01] Yaeko
I know! The police!
[06:03] Magi
Oh, yeah! I forgot!
[06:05] Magi
Um, what was the number for the police again?
[06:07] Yaeko
110! Dial 110! Calm down, Magi-kun!
[06:16] Mogura
Okay, I get it. Let's talk.
[06:18] Mogura
Just don't call the police, please!
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer Street
[06:33] Mogura
Come on in. Sorry it's such a mess.
SIGN Mogura
Bath
SIGN Adults
500 yen
SIGN Children
300 yen
SIGN Metal
>and other
Repairs
Negotiable
[06:41] Mogura
Man...
SIGN First Aid Kit
[06:43] Mogura
Kids these days sure are nice.
[06:47] Mogura
Old people are so much more
shameless. It really sucks.
[06:51] Mogura
Y'know, the old fart who runs
the general store down the street...
[06:54] Magi
What are you talking about?
[06:56] Magi
We're worried about you here!
[07:01] Magi
Should you be that crude with it?
[07:05] Mogura
Coffee or tea?
[07:07] Mogura
Sorry, but I don't have booze. I don't drink.
[07:10] Magi
Uh, honestly, that's fine.
[07:13] Mogura
How old are you guys, anyway?
[07:15] Mogura
Should you be out this late?
[07:17] Mogura
I'm 21.
[07:18] Yaeko
I'm 20.
[07:20] Mogura
You're 21 and 20?!
[07:22] Mogura
Wow, sorry. I thought the girl
was in, like, middle school.
[07:26] Yaeko
Oh, thanks...
[07:27] Magi
You just apologized for not having booze.
[07:30] Mogura
Yeah, but you look pretty
damn young for 21, too.
[07:35] Magi
He's not just rude. He talks a lot, too.
[07:38] Yaeko
You think he's really okay?
[07:40] Mogura
But man, 21, huh?
[07:42] Mogura
You're young. I envy you.
Bet you're strong, too.
[07:45] Magi
How old are you?
[07:46] Mogura
Just accept that I'm old compared to you guys.
[07:49] Mogura
Considering the outfits... You students?
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[07:51] Mogura
Won't your parents be worried?
[07:54] Magi
Oh, it's fine. I live alone.
[07:56] Yaeko
Me, too.
[07:58] Mogura
Oh, then did you have some fun
plans together tonight?
[08:01] Mogura
Sorry 'bout that.
[08:04] Mogura
Man, you guys are too trusting.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[08:07] Mogura
When asked if your parents would be worried,
[08:11] Mogura
all you need to say is,
"No, everything's fine."
[08:13] Mogura
You shouldn't give a stranger
more information than necessary.
[08:18] Mogura
Especially a girl.
[08:20] Mogura
As her boyfriend, you gotta protect her.
[08:22] Magi
I'm not her boyfriend.
[08:24] Mogura
Oh, damn, sorry.
[08:25] Mogura
Would that be considered
sexual harassment these days?
[08:28] Mogura
Sorry about that. I just
can't keep up with the times.
[08:32] Magi
Yae-chan, let's go home. I think he's fine.
[08:36] Mogura
Hey, so your surname is Magi, right?
[08:39] Mogura
Why do you call her "Yae-chan"?
[08:41] Mogura
That kinda thing really interests me.
[08:43] Mogura
In the same club? Or seminar?
[08:45] Magi
Seriously, let's go. He's gonna be
a huge pain in the ass.
[08:48] Mogura
Leaving?
[08:51] Mogura
Oh, then here. Take your phone back.
[08:53] Mogura
Sorry I took it.
[08:55] Magi
Oh, right. I should give you my contact info.
[08:58] Yaeko
Um, and mine, too.
[09:02] Magi
I don't know what your deal is,
but you should really go to a hospital,
[09:06] Magi
so tell me yours.
[09:08] Mogura
Oh, I don't have a cell phone.
[09:10] Mogura
No Internet here, either. Or driver's license.
[09:13] Mogura
Or any phone at all.
[09:15] Magi
What's your name?
[09:17] Mogura
Mogura.
[09:18] Magi
Mogura?
[09:19] Mogura
Like I said, it's Mogura.
Feel free to forget it.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
[09:22] Magi
How does someone like you
work in this day and age?
[09:31] ---
Kojien
[09:34] Mogura
I mean, the sign said you ran a bathhouse
and did some kind of craftsman work...
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
SIGN Smirk
[09:42] Mogura
Well, that's a good question.
[09:44] Mogura
Oh, I almost forgot.
[09:46] Mogura
I feel bad not doing anything
to thank you after you've been so kind.
[09:50] Mogura
If you ever get into any kind of trouble
you can't get out of, come see me.
[09:54] Mogura
Though it's fine if you forget me too, really.
[09:57] Mogura
I got you in this pretty deep,
so I'm a little worried.
[10:02] Magi
Well, we'll be going, then.
SIGN Mogura Bath
[10:05] Magi
I'm Magi, third-year in the Liberal Arts
Department of Yatsume University.
[10:09] Magi
If anything happens... any side effects
or anything... I'd hate that, so...
[10:12] Mogura
You're the kinda guy who's too sincere
for his own good, aren't you?
[10:16] Mogura
Careful getting home, both of you.
SIGN Scratch Scratch Scratch
[10:21] Mogura
And, uh... you know...
[10:24] Mogura
You don't have to believe this, but...
[10:26] Mogura
I was banished from
the afterlife, so I can't die.
[10:30] Mogura
That's my deal.
[10:32] Mogura
So if you ever get into any of that
kinda trouble, you can talk to me.
[10:37] Mogura
And you can tell other people if you want.
[10:39] Mogura
No one would believe you anyway.
[10:41] Mogura
I don't have ID, a family register,
or a residency card.
[10:45] Mogura
In other words, I don't exist.
[10:48] Mogura
That means the police won't come
to question you, either.
[10:52] Mogura
You genuinely don't need to worry about that.
[10:55] Mogura
I'll wash off the blood on the street
and cover it with mud before morning.
[11:00] Mogura
Anyway, thanks.
And oppekepe to you, youngsters.
[11:05] Magi
"Oppekepe"?
[11:07] Yaeko
"The oppekepe-bushi"...
[11:09] Yaeko
"A satirical song that was popular
in the Meiji era," this says.
SIGN Yatsume University
First Campus
[11:17] Nekozuku
That said, there are few such stories
in the Asian mythologies.
[11:23] Nekozuku
This is most likely due to differences
in culture and religious perspectives.
[11:25] Magi
There's some kind of black smudge...
[11:30] Nekozuku
We'll discuss that
in a bit more detail next time.
[11:32] Magi
Did my vision get worse again?
[11:34] Nekozuku
That's it for today.
[11:36] Yaeko
Magi-kun, got a sec?
[11:39] Yae-chan
So, I got these...
[11:41] Magi
Uh, yeah... I got some, too... or I tried to.
[11:45] Magi
Even with my part-time job money,
this was all I could get.
[11:48] Magi
Medicine sure is expensive.
[11:49] Yaeko
Yeah, we should really go check on him, right?
[11:53] Magi
Yeah, I mean, he...
SIGN Man's Body Found in Tokyo
[11:55] Announcer
A man's body was discovered
in Tokyo last night.
[11:59] Announcer
Police are investigating the possibilities
of both suicide and an accident.
[12:03] Magi
What would we do if he died
because we left him alone, huh?
[12:06] Yaeko
I don't want to take on
that kind of trauma in my twenties.
[12:10] Yaeko
Also, should we tell Fujimura-kun about this?
[12:12] Magi
Nah, I don't think it'd do any good.
[12:15] Magi
The guy kept the Kojien anyway,
and we don't have proof.
[12:19] Magi
I'm pretty sure it was Fujimura, though.
[12:21] Magi
Anyway, let's go.
[12:23] Magi
It was past the main street and the shopping
district, then further down, right?
[12:27] Yaeko
Yeah.
[12:30] Magi
Oh, flowers... would probably
just make things worse.
[12:33] Magi
Is there anything else he might need?
[12:35] Yaeko
Well, they don't sell
blood transfusion packs, so...
SIGN Ushino Meats
[12:40] Butcher
Thanks for stopping by.
SIGN Liver
SIGN Nothing beats liver
for anemia!
[12:44] Yaeko
You think he needs liver?
[12:47] Magi
I feel like we've been
more panicked than he was.
[12:50] Yaeko
Well, I hope he likes liver.
[12:53] Magi
If he doesn't want it, I'll live off of it
for the rest of the month.
[13:01] Magi
It should be around here...
[13:08] Yaeko
Did we take a wrong turn?
[13:13] Magi
No, this is right.
[13:15] Magi
I remember seeing this trash collection sign.
[13:17] Magi
See?
SIGN Trash Collection
Mon. / Wed. / Fri.
Put out trash by 8:00 AM on collection days
Put out the correct trash on the correct day
If you see anyone take items from the collection site, report it
Oversized trash and recyclable trash from businesses will be collected by request
Oversized Trash Collection Center
Remember!!
[13:18] Magi
The collection days had been changed,
and someone wrote on it.
[13:22] Yaeko
Yeah, I did see that.
[13:23] Yaeko
Do they use manhole covers with this
design in any of the 23 special wards?
[13:29] Yaeko
I feel like I remember this, too.
[13:31] Magi
But the street stops here.
[13:33] Yaeko
This feels like those mysterious
spirit encounters you see online.
[13:40] Magi
Don't say stuff like that!
SIGN Tremble
Tremble
[13:43] Magi
That kinda thing scares the shit out of me!
[13:45] Yaeko
I'm sorry! Magi-kun's about to cry! I'm sorry!
[13:47] Magi
Listen.
[13:49] Magi
If I had to choose at gunpoint between
a haunted house and a free fall,
[13:53] Magi
the free fall would just barely win out.
[13:56] Magi
But either one might make me throw up!
[13:58] Yaeko
Really? I'll remember that.
[14:00] Magi
But what makes me wanna puke
more than anything is the kind of person
[14:03] Magi
who'd force me into that choice!
[14:06] Yaeko
You mean Fujimura-kun?!
[14:08] Magi
And I never want to see a ghost in my life!
[14:11] Yaeko
Your face is the scariest thing here right now!
[14:14] Magi
I can't even stand the word "spirit"!
[14:17] Magi
I wish you'd just say "monster"!
[14:18] Yaeko
I think monsters would be
a lot more likely to attack you...
[14:22] Yaeko
There, there, there.
[14:24] Mogura
Look at you two youngsters flirting.
[14:27] Mogura
So did something happen?
[14:29] Mogura
Or did you come to try out my bathhouse?
[14:32] Mogura
It's 500 yen for adults.
[14:34] Mogura
It was 300 yen before,
but prices just kept going up.
SIGN Drawer Street
[14:38] Mogura
Sorry.
[14:39] Mogura
What's up? Let's go if you're going.
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer Street
[14:47] Yaeko
Huh?
[14:48] Mogura
Was I not the one you were looking for?
[14:51] Mogura
That's fine, too.
[14:52] Magi
No, um...
[14:53] Yaeko
We came to bring you these.
[14:55] Mogura
What?!
[14:57] Mogura
Man, you really are the sincere type.
They're for me?
[14:59] Yaeko
Yes.
[15:00] Mogura
Wow, thanks. You sure?
[15:02] Magi
This, too.
[15:03] Mogura
Thanks.
[15:04] Mogura
Hey, this is liver!
[15:05] Mogura
Woo-hoo! Nutrients incoming!
[15:08] Yaeko
Oh, good. The liver made him
a lot happier than I expected.
[15:12] Magi
Anyway, is the wound on your head okay?
[15:15] Mogura
Oh, it's fine. But look at this.
[15:18] Mogura
I bought a helmet. Second-hand, though.
[15:21] Mogura
Now I can keep my head safe.
[15:22] Mogura
But what about you two?
[15:24] Mogura
Did you see something, or something?
[15:26] Magi
See something?
[15:34] Mogura
So you really can see them now.
[15:36] Magi
Uh, hang on!
[15:38] Magi
I had my suspicions after all
the weird stuff you said and did,
[15:41] Magi
but is that actually a spirit I'm seeing?!
[15:44] Magi
It's incredibly not-scary!
[15:46] Magi
Which is good, but...
[15:47] Magi
I was expecting the kind of cool, dramatic
figure you see in JUMP manga and stuff!
[15:53] Magi
You tried to make it sound cool, but...
[15:57] Mogura
Youngsters, reality always goes
in directions you wouldn't expect.
[16:02] Mogura
This is your first spirit encounter!
[16:11] Mogura
Mogura Momoyuki.
[16:13] Mogura
"Mogura" means "hundred darknesses,"
and "Momoyuki" means "peach wood bow."
SIGN Mogura Momoyuki
[16:16] Mogura
'Fraid I don't know whether it's
a lucky name or an unlucky one,
[16:19] Mogura
but at this point,
I guess we're already acquainted.
[16:25] Mogura
Here's my proper introduction.
[16:27] Mogura
I'm a hermit, a rare kind
of person in this world.
[16:29] Mogura
I'm sorry you had to make my acquaintance.
[16:31] Magi
Peach wood bow?
[16:34] Magi
Long ago, bows made from peach wood
were said to ward off misfortune,
[16:37] Magi
so they're also used
to vanquish evil spirits...
[16:41] Magi
I think, at least.
[16:41] Mogura
Oh, you knew, huh?
[16:43] Mogura
That's a liberal arts kid for ya.
[16:45] Magi
But writing "Mogura" as "hundred darknesses"?
[16:48] Magi
In terms of Japanese mythology...
[16:50] Magi
It's like the opposite of Amaterasu Omikami.
That's super ominous.
[17:02] Mogura
Just so you know, I don't have any cool
powers like exorcism or whatever.
[17:07] Mogura
I just took a little fire from him.
[17:10] Mogura
That dude's not an evil spirit or anything.
[17:13] Mogura
He was probably just gazing fondly
at the little lady here or something.
[17:16] Yaeko
Uh, that's kinda gross...
[17:19] Mogura
Yeah, I guess it is, but...
[17:23] Magi
Please explain what's going on here.
[17:25] Mogura
All right. You're pretty quick
to make decisions.
[17:28] Mogura
Magi-chan, Yae-chan,
come to my place for a bit.
[17:31] Mogura
I'm about to tell you a really long,
crazy-sounding story.
[17:34] Mogura
For now, just accept that.
[17:36] Mogura
Also, the ending is basically,
"If you ever see any ghosts, let me know."
[17:45] Mogura
When you think of ghosts, you probably
picture something like this, right?
[17:49] Magi
Well... yeah.
[17:50] Mogura
What do you think this is?
[17:52] Magi
A ghost light?
[17:53] Mogura
Right.
[17:54] Mogura
We also call it demon fire.
[17:56] Mogura
Specifically, it's something the dead produce
that guides them to the afterlife.
[18:01] Mogura
Like how you decorate
with lantern plants during Obon.
[18:03] Mogura
Those are named for the lanterns
said to be carried by the dead.
[18:07] Mogura
Ghosts' souls contain that same fire,
[18:09] Mogura
and it makes them able
to proceed to the afterlife naturally.
[18:12] Mogura
It varies from ghost to ghost, though,
so some lose their way.
SIGN Welcome
Committee
[18:15] Mogura
And demon fire is a by-product
of said fire leaking out of the soul.
[18:19] Mogura
Remember when I told you
I was banished from the afterlife?
[18:23] Mogura
Hey, cut it out.
Don't start thinking I need counseling.
[18:28] Mogura
Just hear me out.
[18:30] Mogura
The Sun stripped me of my right
to carry this fire in my own soul.
[18:36] Mogura
So if I turned into a ghost,
I'd be guaranteed to get lost.
[18:39] Mogura
In other words, I can't go to the afterlife.
[18:44] Mogura
I can store the fire by-product
made by ghosts in this lantern.
[18:48] Mogura
The plan is to get a bunch of it
so it'll guide me to the afterlife.
SIGN Squawk
[18:57] Mogura
Hey, listen! I only need you
to remember the gist of it!
SIGN Squawk
[19:01] Mogura
But that also means this is my flame of life.
[19:04] Mogura
You saw me using it in a different way before.
[19:07] (Flashback) Mogura
Well, shit. Now I have no choice.
[19:10] Magi
So you did use some kind of illegal substance!
[19:12] Magi
No wonder you didn't want us
to call the police!
[19:15] Mogura
If we're being blunt, yes,
but watch how you phrase that!
[19:18] Mogura
You might say I was charging my life force.
[19:22] Mogura
Kinda like an energy drink or e-money, I guess.
[19:25] Magi
Charging...
[19:26] Magi
Oh! So, like, healing your wound?
[19:30] Mogura
Nice, liberal arts kid. You catch on fast.
[19:32] Mogura
This is what I love about literature nerds.
[19:37] Mogura
To go even further, if I drink a lot, I can
maintain a state that keeps my body alive.
[19:42] Mogura
In other words, I can age in reverse.
[19:44] Magi
You really are just like a hermit.
[19:46] Mogura
Yeah. The only part of it that sucks
is that I didn't ask for it.
[19:52] Mogura
Get it? I can't go to the afterlife,
but I still live normally.
[19:56] Mogura
That means I do get hurt, sick,
and hungry, and I age.
[20:01] Mogura
I can only stay alive if I regularly
fix up my body with this fire.
[20:05] Mogura
Above all, I can't survive
in this world without money.
[20:09] Mogura
And to get that, I have to work.
[20:11] Mogura
Living normally costs money.
[20:13] Mogura
With some self-restraint, I can
save up a bit, but it harms my health.
[20:17] Mogura
Going to the hospital costs money.
[20:19] Mogura
Using the fire is free,
but I'm left with less each time.
[20:23] Mogura
I have to keep this thing stocked with fire
while keeping up that kind of life.
[20:27] Mogura
Whenever I happen to see a spirit,
like before, I mooch a little.
[20:33] Mogura
This is literally
what it means to be tied down.
[20:36] Mogura
It's a well-thought-out punishment.
[20:37] Magi
Punishment?
[20:38] Magi
It's punishment?
[20:41] Mogura
That's right.
SIGN Drawer Street
SIGN Drawer
[20:44] Mogura
They even gave it a clever name like "Drawer."
[20:47] Mogura
This place is basically a prison.
[20:50] Mogura
A drawer in which they stuff people
who can't go to the afterlife.
[20:55] Magi
Hang on!
[20:56] Magi
There was no street there when we
first came along, but then it appeared!
[21:00] Mogura
It was there.
[21:01] Mogura
You just weren't looking.
[21:03] Mogura
Humans only see what they want to see.
[21:06] Mogura
The things you're looking for
only turn up after you've looked all over.
[21:10] Mogura
That's just how blind humans are.
[21:13] Mogura
Missing a street or two happens all the time.
[21:16] Mogura
Same with spirits.
[21:18] Mogura
You just became aware of things
you didn't notice before after meeting me.
[21:22] Mogura
Any questions so far?
[21:26] Magi
I have a lot,
but it's all just so outlandish...
[21:29] Magi
But weird things are happening,
so assuming it's true...
[21:33] Magi
Stuff like "How old are you?"
and "Did you see Perry's ships arrive?"
[21:36] Magi
and "What's the scariest thing
you've seen so far?"
[21:39] Magi
My head's just a mess right now.
[21:41] Mogura
Scariest thing, huh?
Never been asked that before.
[21:46] Mogura
Let's see...
[21:47] Mogura
It'd have to be the time when
consumption tax was implemented.
[21:52] Magi
I get it, but come on. There's gotta be more.
[21:55] Mogura
No, it's a huge problem!
[21:57] Mogura
Every day, I have a meeting in my head
about whether to ditch my breakfast eggs!
[22:00] Mogura
And experience tells me it's gonna
reach 10% someday! It gives me chills!
[22:05] Mogura
That's how it was with the land tax, too!
[22:08] Mogura
Also, the time I picked up a broken TV,
[22:09] Mogura
and days after I fixed it and turned it on,
[22:12] Mogura
I was asked if I was paying my license fees.
[22:14] Mogura
It's insane. What the hell is with those guys?
[22:17] Mogura
Who are they? The KGB?
[22:20] Magi
Dude, that is the one comparison
you should not make. Ever.
[22:24] Mogura
Hey, I paid it, though! I like Stretch Man!
[22:27] Magi
You're actually a good guy, aren't you?!
[22:30] Mogura
Anyway, that's the story.
SIGN Scratch Scratch
[22:33] Mogura
You need money to do anything.
[22:35] Mogura
I need fire, I need money,
[22:37] Mogura
and I need to live a healthy
life if I want to move on.
[22:41] Mogura
I save up, but I never have more.
You know how that feels, right?
[22:45] Mogura
It's tough to balance saving and spending.
[22:47] Mogura
I'd love to conserve resources
by never doing anything.
[22:50] Mogura
That's the kind of mental state I'm stuck in.
[22:53] Mogura
I do everything half-assed.
[22:56] Mogura
There's too much I have to do,
and too much I can't do.
[22:59] Magi
Oh, yeah. You did say you don't
even have a residency card.
[23:02] Magi
Isn't there a way for you to get one?
[23:05] Mogura
There is.
[23:06] Mogura
I mean, it's just data. Anyone can falsify it.
[23:10] Mogura
So long as there are people who need it,
there'll be people who do it for a living.
[23:16] Mogura
There was a time when I made
fake IDs and family registers, too.
[23:20] Mogura
But in 1942, I got careless.
[23:24] Mogura
And that's why it eventually came to me.
[23:26] Mogura
Can you guess what came to me?
[23:28] Magi
In 1942?
SIGN Draft Notice
Mogura Momoyuki
SIGN Episode 2
"Spirit = Human"
2 - Spirit = Human
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SIGN Episode 2
"Spirit = Human"
[00:07] MOGURA
Can you guess what came to me?
[00:11] SIGN
Draft Notice
Mogura Momoyuki
[00:13] MOGURA
I'd been careless.
[00:15] MOGURA
I should've thought about what would
happen if I went to the battlefield.
[00:20] MOGURA
It happened right after I bought my status
[00:22] MOGURA
as an ordinary citizen with the money
I saved up during the Showa era.
[00:26] MOGURA
I must've been drunker on
happiness than I realized.
[00:28] MOGURA
At the time, I was glad to have passed
my physical exam for conscription.
[00:32] MOGURA
I felt like I'd been accepted.
[00:34] MOGURA
Thinking about actually being shipped out
[00:37] MOGURA
suddenly made me see my situation
and returned me to my senses.
[00:41] YAEKO
You couldn't say no?
[00:44] MOGURA
That would've been tough for me.
[00:46] MOGURA
First, it's tough to refuse
to take the physical exam.
[00:49] MOGURA
Draft notices are sent to guys who pass
the exam, so we have no reason to refuse.
[00:55] MOGURA
I passed second class.
[00:57] MOGURA
I was skinny, but I'd been using
the flame to maintain my health.
[01:01] MOGURA
You don't know what second class means?
[01:03] MOGURA
You can look it up later.
[01:05] MOGURA
Magi-chan, you know what
I'm talking about, right?
[01:07] MOGURA
After all, you figured it out
immediately when I said 1942.
[01:11] MOGURA
I'm impressed.
[01:13] MOGURA
In fact,
[01:14] MOGURA
those numbers are a reference to
7.62x39mm cartridges, right?
[01:19] MOGURA
Rifle bullets. Seen 'em in movies.
[01:22] MOGURA
Kubrick, was it?
[01:23] MOGURA
You were wearing an M1911 shirt yesterday.
[01:25] MOGURA
That's a gun, yeah? Am I right?
[01:28] MOGURA
You're into that kinda stuff, right?
[01:30] MOGURA
So you know a bit about it.
[01:32] MAGI
Uh, yeah. I play a lot of FPSes.
[01:35] MOGURA
Games, huh?
[01:36] MAGI
But it's just for fun. I don't know that much.
[01:39] MAGI
Sorry if I say something to offend you.
[01:41] MOGURA
Oh, no. I'm not trying to give you a hard time.
[01:45] MOGURA
Then you must know about
the Type 38 rifle, right?
[01:48] MOGURA
I used to use one, but I know
hardly anything about them.
[01:51] MOGURA
Americans had whatchamacallits.
Some Winchester or something.
[01:54] MOGURA
Anyway, you know...
[01:56] MOGURA
They hurt real bad if they hit you.
[02:01] MOGURA
More than that, it ain't no fun to
point one at someone and shoot.
[02:07] MOGURA
Anyway, I'm just whining. Sorry about that.
[02:09] MOGURA
I'll admit they do look cool.
[02:11] MOGURA
When I actually saw one, I thought, "Wow!"
[02:15] MOGURA
And games are fun.
[02:16] MOGURA
I've played them at arcades.
[02:18] MOGURA
I can see how people get sucked into them.
[02:20] MOGURA
I wish I had some, too.
[02:22] MOGURA
Hard to pick up, though.
[02:25] FX
Scratch
Scratch
[02:25] MOGURA
But the battlefield is different.
[02:28] MOGURA
I like movies, too, but reality is different.
[02:33] MOGURA
The smell, the filth, the mosquitoes, the piss
and shit, the hunger, the itchiness, the pain.
[02:38] MOGURA
Being bullied by officers, bodies
covered in grime, maggots in wounds.
[02:42] MOGURA
When you're told to face right,
you face right no matter what.
[02:45] MOGURA
I still dream about it.
[02:46] MOGURA
Worst of all is I can see all
the spirits of the dead.
[02:50] MOGURA
So many of them, both friend and foe.
[02:53] MOGURA
It's pathetic, but I was
a bit traumatized by it.
[02:58] MOGURA
It's the reason I still don't
want to buy a residency card.
[03:01] MOGURA
Can't afford it anyway.
[03:02] MOGURA
I know I could work someplace decent for
a while if I bought one, but still.
[03:07] MOGURA
Most of all, it made me
use up all the flame I'd saved.
[03:09] MOGURA
I had to start all over.
[03:12] MOGURA
I told you from the start why I
explained all of this in detail.
[03:17] MOGURA
Now that you can see 'em, let me
know if you run into any spirits.
[03:24] MOGURA
I'm in the middle of collecting flames again.
[03:27] MOGURA
Honestly, I'd love the help.
[03:29] MOGURA
I worked so hard to collect that much,
so it's real disappointing.
[03:33] MAGI
How are we supposed to tell you
when you don't have a cell phone?
[03:37] MOGURA
Either call this place or come here in person.
[03:40] MOGURA
It's the number of a candy shop on this street.
[03:40] SIGN
Guillotine Head Shop
[03:40] SIGN
Guillotine Head Shop
[03:40] SIGN
Guillotine Head Shop
[03:41] SIGN
Guillotine Head Shop
[03:42] MOGURA
You can leave a message for me there.
[03:44] MOGURA
I stop by all the time to use the Internet.
[03:47] MAGI
What a massive nuisance.
[03:50] MOGURA
Your faces say my explanation is too
thorough even considering my goal.
[03:55] MOGURA
To be honest, gaining your sympathy
was my scummy ulterior motive.
[03:55] FX
Scratch
Scratch
Scratch
[04:00] MOGURA
But more importantly,
[04:02] MOGURA
having someone to talk to is far
more necessary than you realize.
[04:07] SIGN LEFT
Liver
(Japanese Beef)
[04:07] SIGN RIGHT
Got anemia?
Liver is the answer!
[04:08] MOGURA
It's been a while since I've talked about
all that, but you guys are so nice.
[04:12] MOGURA
And you never asked what I'm
being punished for. Thanks.
[04:18] MOGURA
I won't be mad if you never contact me again.
[04:21] MOGURA
Thanks for the liver, too. I'm gonna eat it.
[04:23] SIGN
Mogura Bath
[04:23] MAGI
Do you think all that was true?
[04:25] SIGN
Mogura Bath
[04:26] MAGI
Honestly, it seems possible he's
part of some weird religion.
[04:30] YAEKO
Actually, I finally remembered something.
[04:34] YAEKO
My family's from the country originally,
[04:35] YAEKO
and we have pictures of my
great-grandpa in an old storeroom.
[04:39] YAEKO
And among them...
[04:41] SIGN
Showa 18
[04:41] YAEKO
When I first saw Mogura-san,
I thought they looked similar.
[04:44] YAEKO
Black and white photos are rare,
so it left an impression.
[04:48] YAEKO
My great-grandpa told a lot of tall tales,
[04:51] YAEKO
like how he swam back home across the sea
and drank jet fuel instead of liquor.
[04:56] FX
Pfah
[04:56] MAGI
I shouldn't laugh, but that's wild.
[04:59] YAEKO
One of his stories was about a time he was
badly injured but recovered overnight.
[05:04] YAEKO
That happened right around the
time that photo was dated.
[05:09] YAEKO
I took his story with a grain
of salt, but if it's true,
[05:12] YAEKO
then it's possible I was
born because of Mogura-san.
[05:15] MAGI
If he could see lots of
spirits on the battlefield,
[05:18] MAGI
I was thinking he could have saved more
fire by-product than he used.
[05:23] MAGI
Even if he couldn't behave too
suspiciously in the army...
[05:26] MAGI
But it's possible Mogura-san used more
fire on others than he did on himself.
[05:34] MAGI
I was too scared to ask about his punishment.
[05:37] MAGI
But he doesn't seem like a bad person.
[05:39] MAGI
Do you think I'm being naïve?
[05:43] YAEKO
Maybe.
[05:44] YAEKO
In this day and age, we'd be called stupid
for trying to help someone so shady.
[05:52] YAEKO
But we're not doing the wrong thing.
[05:57] MOGURA
Hey!
[05:59] MOGURA
I've never experienced such
sweet moments in my life!
[06:02] MOGURA
How dare you flirt right in front of my house!
[06:04] MOGURA
Just watching you made me angry!
[06:06] MOGURA
You got that, kids? Damn you!
[06:08] MAGI
Did you have to come outside
and yell at us about that?!
[06:11] MOGURA
Remember this!
[06:12] MOGURA
Guys who don't experience sweetness
in their youth never do!
[06:16] MAGI
When exactly were you young?
[06:19] MOGURA
I've only ever suffered through
overly-attached psychos!
[06:24] MAGI
Nobody wants to hear your stories stewed in mud!
[06:27] MOGURA
Damn it!
[06:28] MOGURA
I wish a kind and moderately pervy
conversation partner would fall into my lap!
[06:34] MOGURA
I'm so jealous of you!
[06:36] MAGI
What does "moderately pervy" mean?!
[06:39] MOGURA
If you know anyone like that,
introduce me to her!
[06:41] MOGURA
Contact me about that, too, damn it!
[06:43] FX
Slam
[06:45] MAGI
Maybe we should keep our distance.
[06:48] YAEKO
You'll jinx us by saying that.
[06:56] MAGI
Was that the candy shop he mentioned?
[06:59] MOGURA
Yae-chan's great-grandpa...
[07:01] MOGURA
Has it been that long already?
[07:03] SIGN
Yen
[07:03] SIGN
Store 8
[07:05] MIDDLE AGED MAN
Throw this away, will ya?
[07:06] MAGI
Thank you.
[07:09] MAGI/ID
Damn it. People treat employees like we're
worthless just because we're a 100 yen shop.
[07:13] MAGI
What is it, boss?
[07:14] SUKEKIYO
That guy's a shoplifter!
[07:16] SUKEKIYO
He bought just one thing and
didn't pay for the five others!
[07:19] MAGI
What?!
[07:22] SUKEKIYO
Magi, don't hold back! Go for the eyes!
[07:25] MAGI
How?!
[07:26] MAGI
Sir! You haven't paid yet, damn it!
[07:29] MAGI/ID
Come to think of it, I wonder
if spirits ever shoplift.
[07:32] MOGURA
Hey, you chasin' a shoplifter?
[07:34] MAGI
What?
[07:34] MOGURA
Want me to catch him?
[07:36] MAGI
What?!
[07:43] MOGURA
Whoops.
[07:44] MOGURA
I told you, I don't have a license.
[07:46] MOGURA
I don't have any qualifications
that require identification.
[07:49] MOGURA
Train fare is expensive, too.
[07:51] MOGURA
Instead, I've learned to bike
up to 70 kilometers per hour.
[07:55] MAGI/ID
This hardworking idiot...
[07:56] MAGI/ID
He acts pretty carelessly
despite his situation.
[08:00] MAGI
Maybe you could be a keirin racer.
[08:01] MAGI
Oh, but that requires state credentials, right?
[08:04] MOGURA
So, what's up with you?
[08:07] MOGURA
See anything unusual after that?
[08:08] MAGI
Like what?
[08:10] MOGURA
Like your first photo of a spirit.
[08:14] MOGURA
It's fine if you haven't.
[08:16] MAGI
Am I likely to experience that going forward?
[08:19] SUKEKIYO
Magi!
[08:20] SUKEKIYO
Did you get him?
[08:22] MOGURA
I don't wanna deal with the cops,
so make something up.
[08:25] MOGURA
Also, if you've got any expired food,
give it all to me.
[08:27] MOGURA
Later!
[08:28] MAGI/ID
Come to think of it, I wonder if he's weirdly
fast because of his living conditions.
[08:32] MAGI/ID
At least oil your bike. Sheesh.
[08:35] SUKEKIYO
Who was that?
[08:36] MAGI
Uh, no one.
[08:37] SUKEKIYO
I see. Well, let's give this guy a
beating before the cops show up.
[08:41] MAGI
We can't do that.
[08:43] SUKEKIYO
Inventory losses directly affect my bonus!
[08:47] SUKEKIYO
I don't give a crap about a
shoplifter's human rights!
[08:49] SUKEKIYO
"If you want security cameras,
pay for them yourself?"
[08:52] SUKEKIYO
Yeah, right! Screw you, headquarters!
[08:54] SUKEKIYO
Screw you, Kaneda from General Affairs!
[08:56] MAGI
We should complain to the Personnel Division.
[08:58] MAGI
I'm sure Kaneda-san's under
pressure from his bosses.
[09:01] SUKEKIYO
I'll involve the cops in as
many incidents as possible
[09:04] SUKEKIYO
and ultimately crush headquarters in court!
[09:06] SUKEKIYO
That's my current goal!
[09:08] SUKEKIYO
Or maybe I'll kill a shoplifter!
[09:11] SUKEKIYO
Even if you kill a guy, you can
return to society after a few years!
[09:14] SUKEKIYO
Let's kill him, Magi-kun!
[09:17] MAGI/ID
We should probably change
this country's judicial system.
[09:20] MAGI
You should rest, Boss Sukekiyo.
[09:24] SUKEKIYO
Magi-kun, full-time employees don't get to rest!
[09:28] SUKEKIYO
You're hilarious!
[09:29] SUKEKIYO
Huh? Wait, what's this about "Boss Sukekiyo"?
[09:33] SUKEKIYO
Is that the employees' secret name for me?
[09:36] MAGI
Oh, uh, sorry.
[09:38] MAGI
But, you know, I meant it affectionately.
[09:41] SUKEKIYO
But Sukekiyo's the least
likable character ever.
[09:44] SUKEKIYO
No, wait.
[09:46] SUKEKIYO
There we go.
[09:46] FX
Grab
[09:48] SUKEKIYO
The next time we get a shoplifter,
I'll deal with him like this!
[09:52] MAGI/ID
Between Fujimura and this guy,
living humans might be scarier than spirits.
[09:56] SIGN
Tea
[09:56] MAGI
And that's what happened.
[09:58] MAGI
But when I saw Mogura, I thought maybe
I'm better off just having that job.
[10:02] YAEKO
Poor Sukekiyo.
[10:05] YAEKO
My workplace is peaceful.
[10:07] YAEKO
I've been at a café for three years.
[10:09] MAGI
Three years? That's a long time.
[10:10] YAEKO
It's a nice place.
[10:12] YAEKO
A new employee joined recently.
[10:14] YAEKO
They're so young. Only 15.
[10:16] MAGI
Huh. First year of high school, then?
Good for them.
[10:19] FX
Chew
Chew
[10:19] SHIO
I'm Inukai Shio.
[10:21] SHIO
I love food.
[10:22] MAGI
Wait. I'm worried about the IQ applied
in your onboarding process.
[10:25] SHIO
This place's staff meals are good.
[10:25] FX
Chew
Chew
[10:28] MANAGER
Great. Ask Kirihara if you have any questions.
[10:30] YAEKO
I'm Kirihara Yaeko. I'm a college student.
[10:33] YAEKO
Call me Yaeko.
[10:34] SHIO
I'm Inukai Shio, first-year high school student!
[10:36] SHIO
I love food!
[10:38] YAEKO
Uh, why are you so broad
about your preferences?
[10:42] SHIO
What? But don't you think food tastes good?
[10:45] YAEKO
Uh, sure.
[10:47] SHIO
Yaeko-san, what year are you in college?
[10:49] YAEKO
I'm a third-year. Don't look like it, do I?
[10:53] YAEKO
Oh, this is our uniform.
[10:54] YAEKO
This is for front of house.
[10:56] YAEKO
I work in the kitchen.
[10:57] SHIO
Okay!
[10:58] SHIO
This is my first job, so I'm nervous!
[11:04] YAEKO
It was like gazing on the Swiss Alps,
and she's not even 20 yet.
[11:09] FX
Heh
Heh
[11:11] MAGI/ID
From low-IQ onboarding to a
punchline I can't comment on.
[11:18] YAEKO
You don't have anything to say
about that, Seminar Leader Magi?
[11:22] YAEKO
Summarize your thoughts in one page or less.
[11:26] YAEKO
Hey, Magi-kun.
[11:30] YAEKO
All the customers were looking at her, too.
[11:33] YAEKO
Are the Alps really that great?
[11:36] YAEKO
What's wrong with the Kanto Plain?
[11:38] YAEKO
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon.
[11:41] MAGI/ID
I guess Yae-chan is even more
spineless than I am sometimes.
[11:41] YAEKO
Tell me, Magi-kun.
[11:45] (Flashback) MOGURA
Having someone to talk to is far
more necessary than you realize.
[11:51] MAGI/ID
I might actually have it pretty good right now.
[11:56] YAEKO
Oh, it's Shio-chan.
[11:58] YAEKO
Right. They threw a welcome party.
[12:00] MAGI
Oh, I didn't get one.
[12:04] YAEKO
She's sending me a picture of it.
[12:07] YAEKO
What?
[12:08] FX
Fbbbt
[12:11] SIGN
Drawer Street
[12:13] MAGI
It's really here.
[12:15] MAGI
Honestly, if this street weren't here,
I would've brushed this off as "I was drunk."
[12:21] SIGN LEFT
Tater Chips
Potato Flavor
[12:21] SIGN RIGHT
Donuts
[12:21] MAGI
I'll blame everything scary on
him and make him resolve it.
[12:25] SIGN
Guillotine Head Shop
[12:29] MOGURA
It's your... pain.
[12:32] MAGI
Is he singing something?
[12:33] MOGURA
If you can live for someone.
[12:35] YAEKO
He's singing "Get Wild"?
[12:36] MOGURA
It's your dream...
[12:37] YAEKO
But he's missing a lot of the words.
[12:40] MAGI
Why is he singing so loudly?
[12:40] MOGURA
You have nothing to fear.
[12:42] MAGI
I already want to leave.
[12:43] MAGI
He's even scarier than
spirits and living humans.
[12:47] MOGURA
Why not? I like it.
[12:49] MOGURA
Music is good.
[12:51] MOGURA
Once you learn a song, you can
enjoy it even after you're dead.
[12:54] MOGURA
You'll find that spirits really gather
at music festivals.
[12:57] MOGURA
You should treasure that part of culture.
[12:59] MAGI
What? Really?
[13:01] MAGI
How am I going to attend festivals now?
[13:03] MOGURA
If I hear a song I like at a record café,
I ask them to play it again until I learn it.
[13:09] MAGI
What a pain in the ass!
[13:12] YAEKO
Thanks.
[13:13] MOGURA
Then I use the Internet at the
candy shop to look for the audio.
[13:17] MAGI
You've gotten way too good at mooching!
[13:21] MOGURA
Then I find a way to record
it on a cassette tape.
[13:23] MAGI
What is this, the Showa era?
[13:25] MOGURA
It's not like I have a choice.
[13:27] MOGURA
I can't get a phone contract, and CDs
and LPs are too expensive for me.
[13:32] MOGURA
You can listen to tapes without wifi,
so if anything, it's an amazing technology.
[13:36] MOGURA
Cassettes are a luxury.
[13:38] MOGURA
In the Edo period, all we had was live music.
[13:41] MAGI
Seriously, how old are you?!
[13:44] MAGI
No, wait!
[13:45] MAGI
What are we even talking about?
[13:46] MAGI
We didn't come here to discuss this!
[13:49] MOGURA
Where'd that come from?
[13:51] MAGI
You talk too much about unnecessary crap.
[13:53] MOGURA
Do I?
[13:55] MOGURA
As you get older, you spend more
and more time on idle chatter.
[13:58] MOGURA
So, what? Did you come to
tell me you saw a ghost?
[14:02] MOGURA
Or do you need advice?
[14:05] MOGURA
Maybe you saw a photo of a spirit
and don't know what to do.
[14:10] MOGURA
Paranormal activity with a precision instrument.
[14:13] MOGURA
Happens a lot these days.
[14:14] MOGURA
The TV goes crazy, the camera acts up,
weird voices come out of the phone.
[14:18] MOGURA
You hear about it all the time.
[14:19] MAGI
Enough of the occult crap.
[14:21] MAGI
I don't understand the logic yet,
[14:23] MAGI
but if you're the reason we can
see them, then do something.
[14:28] MOGURA
Well, I think this'll solve the scary part.
[14:33] MOGURA
That spirit photo looks like this to me.
[14:37] MOGURA
What about you guys?
[14:39] MOGURA
Listen, spirits are dead humans.
[14:43] MOGURA
Don't think of them as hostile
just because they're creepy.
[14:46] MAGI
They look like they're having fun!
[14:48] MOGURA
They're human, after all.
[14:50] YAEKO
They look hazy to me.
[14:54] MAGI
I just see the eyes of lots of black shapes.
[14:56] MOGURA
Yeah, they look different
depending on the person.
[14:59] FX
Droop
[15:00] MAGI
This is getting more and more occult.
[15:03] MOGURA
You're still complaining about that?
[15:05] MOGURA
Fine.
[15:06] MOGURA
I'll show you a perspective that'll momentarily
interest even an occult-hating gentleman.
[15:11] MOGURA
Imagine for a minute how you'll
someday become a spirit.
[15:15] MOGURA
Then you can look at a girl's ass all you want.
[15:17] YAEKO
Inappropriate, old man.
[15:17] SIGN BLUE
Old Man
[15:17] SIGN RED
Inappropriate
[15:19] MOGURA
Just for a minute, yeah?
[15:21] MAGI
I don't care that you're an ass man.
[15:24] MOGURA
Anyway, there are so many
of them. That's unusual.
[15:28] MOGURA
Is it because of the store or the girl?
[15:32] MOGURA
Yae-chan, did you see anything
while you were working?
[15:35] YAEKO
No, nothing.
[15:36] MOGURA
I see. Well, you weren't looking for them.
[15:39] MAGI
Are there rules behind how they appear to you?
[15:43] MAGI
I'd rather they not look scary.
[15:44] MOGURA
I won't say there aren't any, but it depends
on your condition and the spirit's.
[15:48] MOGURA
You just have to get used to it.
[15:50] MOGURA
Think of it as an Aha! moment.
[15:52] MAGI
Blargh. The lack of rules makes me sick.
[15:52] FX
Blargh
[15:55] MOGURA
Don't think you can explain everything
about another person according to rules.
[15:59] MOGURA
That's arrogance.
[16:01] MAGI
Sorry.
[16:01] FX
Gloom
[16:03] MOGURA
Either way, I can't tell if
they're safe unless I see 'em.
[16:05] MOGURA
Can I enter the store?
[16:08] YAEKO
You could as a normal customer.
[16:10] SIGN
Kitchen Lily
[16:12] SIGN
Specialties
Basket Sandwich Set (comes with coffee and soup)
Party Size (for 2-3 people)
Half Size
Kitchen Lily Specials
Curry Rice
Hayashi Rice
Omurice
Add extra rice for 100 yen
Set Menu
Chunky Beef Hamburg Steak Set
Fried Shrimp Set
Crab Cream Croquette Set
Beef Stew Set
Chicken Cutlet Set
[16:13] MOGURA
All right, treat me!
[16:15] MAGI/ID
He ordered all the expensive items.
[16:18] SHIO
Here are your oysters fried in butter.
[16:20] MOGURA
Thanks.
[16:22] MOGURA
That's the girl?
[16:23] MAGI
I don't notice anything unusual...
[16:25] MOGURA
Look closely.
[16:30] MAGI
There's something there!
[16:32] MOGURA
See that? Try drawing them again.
[16:35] MOGURA
She's extremely easily possessed.
[16:35] SIGN
Leave us your feedback
[16:38] MAGI
They're a bunch of criminals!
[16:40] MOGURA
It's not because of the shop.
It's her. That's good.
[16:43] MAGI
No, it's not! I feel sorry for her!
[16:45] MAGI
What's good about that?
[16:46] MOGURA
If it were the shop, we'd
have to deal with them here.
[16:50] MOGURA
Imaging me leaping into action here.
[16:52] MOGURA
I could be reported to the cops.
[16:54] MOGURA
I guess I could play it
off as contemporary dance.
[16:55] SIGN
Suspicious
Person
[16:55] SIGN
Spirits!
[16:55] SIGN
Well... Maybe it's
"contemporary dance"...
[16:58] MAGI
True.
[17:00] MOGURA
See all the customers glancing at her?
[17:01] SHIO
Coming!
[17:03] MAGI
Yeah. I mean, she's cheerful and charming.
[17:06] MOGURA
More than that, people unconsciously
look in the direction of "presences."
[17:11] MOGURA
With all the spirits possessing
her, they can't help it.
[17:14] YAEKO
All the customers were looking at her, too.
[17:19] SHIO
Last order.
[17:20] MOGURA
Then could I get this seasonal
fruit sou... souffle?
[17:24] MOGURA
This pancake thing. The expensive one.
[17:27] MAGI
That aside, why are you running up
a bill like I'm paying for this?
[17:34] YAEKO
Thanks for waiting.
[17:35] SHIO
Are these the people you
wanted to introduce to me?
[17:38] YAEKO
Yeah.
[17:39] SHIO
Hello. I'm Inukai Shio.
[17:41] MOGURA
Hello.
[17:43] SHIO
Which one of you is Yaeko-san's boyfriend?
[17:45] YAEKO
Neither.
[17:47] MOGURA
Miss, pardon me, but could
I ask you a few questions?
[17:51] SHIO
Sure.
[17:52] MOGURA
One, do you frequently hear odd sounds
even though nothing is there?
[17:55] SHIO
Yes, I do. Always have!
[17:58] MOGURA
Two, do you get oddly hungry?
[18:00] SHIO
I do!
[18:02] SHIO
I want ten servings of noodles with my ramen!
[18:03] SHIO
Always have!
[18:05] MOGURA
I'm certain now. She's always
been prone to possession.
[18:09] MOGURA
Now how do we explain this to her?
[18:11] MAGI
Crazy that she brushes it off
as just how it's always been.
[18:14] SHIO
Huh? What? I'm prone to possession?
[18:18] SHIO
Are you guys Ghostbusters?!
[18:20] SHIO
Wow! Can you use the Force?!
[18:23] MOGURA
Yeah, whatever. It's fine
if she learns everything.
[18:28] SHIO
But there's nothing here.
[18:29] SHIO
Is it here?
[18:31] SHIO
Begone, evil spirits!
[18:33] MAGI & YAEKO
She accepted that quickly!
[18:35] MOGURA
Girls tend to accept it pretty easily.
[18:39] MOGURA
Boys tend to demand an
explanation, deny it entirely,
[18:42] MOGURA
or are hardcore paranormal enthusiasts.
[18:45] MOGURA
Miss, do you not want to be possessed?
[18:47] SHIO
No! What should I do?!
[18:50] MOGURA
Then let's ask the spirits to leave nicely.
[18:55] FX BLACK
Whoosh
[18:55] FX RED
Smash
[18:55] MOGURA
Stop chasing a young girl's ass around,
you hellbound reserves!
[18:56] FX YELLOW
Whud
[18:56] FX GREEN
Smash
[18:56] FX BLUE
Smash
[18:59] MOGURA
Get outta here!
[19:00] SPIRIT A
What's your problem?!
[19:01] SPIRIT B
We were just looking!
[19:04] MAGI
That wasn't asking nicely at all!
[19:06] MOGURA
Yeah, I know. Since it's important,
I wanted to phrase it politely first.
[19:10] MOGURA
But spirits are pretty brazen
since people can't see them.
[19:13] MOGURA
You always end up having to
drive them off like this.
[19:17] MAGI
What about all that ethical crap you
said about spirits being human?!
[19:21] MOGURA
It's like, you know...
[19:22] MOGURA
"Don't date, focus on your studies!
[19:24] MOGURA
(But you guys are dating, right?
Ah, to be young!)"
[19:30] MOGURA
Like saying that at school.
[19:32] MAGI
Your logic is infuriating!
[19:33] MOGURA
You gotta pay lip service, you know?
[19:36] MOGURA
Hey, look! It's rare that I
collect this much at once!
[19:40] YAEKO
You're the one who mentioned
looking at a girl's butt all you want.
[19:43] MOGURA
Now then...
[19:45] MOGURA
We're done dealing with the ones
who'll leave when you tell them to.
[19:49] MOGURA
The real problem starts now.
[19:53] MOGURA
Don't make eye contact.
[19:55] MOGURA
Don't act scared. Act normal.
[19:57] MOGURA
He's only interested in himself.
[19:59] MOGURA
He doesn't even see that something
happened to the spirits around him.
[20:02] MOGURA
But if he realizes we've noticed him,
it'll be a real pain.
[20:08] MOGURA
I was hoping she wasn't possessed
by one of those, but there he is.
[20:12] MOGURA
Good grief.
[20:13] MOGURA
We could leave him alone, since Shio-chan
doesn't seem bothered by him,
[20:16] MOGURA
but sometimes spirits like him
switch to nice girls like Yae-chan.
[20:20] YAEKO
What?
[20:21] FX
Huff
[20:22] MAGI
So he's an evil spirit.
[20:23] FX
Pant
[20:26] MOGURA
Nah, just needy.
[20:26] FX
Hnf hnf hnf hnf hnf
[20:30] MOGURA
I told you, spirits are human.
[20:33] STALKER
A girl...
[20:33] MOGURA
In other words, he's a stalker.
[20:35] MAGI
Now that I get a better look at him,
[20:37] MAGI
he's less supernaturally scary
and more simply creepy.
[20:41] MOGURA
You think telling a stalker
to leave you alone will work?
[20:45] MAGI
No.
[20:46] MOGURA
Right?
[20:47] MAGI
Living humans have the police.
[20:49] MAGI
So what do we do about dead people?
[20:52] MAGI
What we need is a proper exorcist.
[20:55] MAGI
Someone who won't just make him
leave but can force him to pass on.
[20:58] YAEKO
But Mogura-san, you can't
exorcise spirits, right?
[21:01] MOGURA
No, but I know someone who can.
[21:04] MOGURA
There aren't many real exorcists.
[21:06] MOGURA
And they're stupid expensive.
[21:08] MOGURA
But I've got a connection.
[21:11] MOGURA
The thing is, they're even rougher and
crabbier than me, so you gotta watch how—
[21:16] STALKER SPIRIT
Do you see me?
[21:20] STALKER SPIRIT
Were you talking about me behind my back?
[21:24] STALKER SPIRIT
Badmouthing me?
[21:25] STALKER SPIRIT
You were badmouthing me, weren't you?
[21:26] STALKER SPIRIT
Do you hate me?
[21:29] MOGURA
Crap!
[21:30] MOGURA
He realized we can see him!
[21:33] MOGURA
Run!
[21:33] MAGI & YAEKO
What?
[21:36] MOGURA
The spirit's about to get real needy!
[21:40] CLIENT
Hurry up and defeat the spirit possessing me.
[21:43] KYOSHIRO
Everyone's always asking
me to "defeat" spirits.
[21:45] KYOSHIRO
What a bunch of simple-minded idiots.
[21:48] KYOSHIRO
Why don't you go find a
ghost-slaying holy sword,
[21:51] KYOSHIRO
join a ghost hunting squad,
come up with a cool ability name,
[21:54] KYOSHIRO
defeat the ghost with your killer move,
die beautifully while doing it,
[21:58] KYOSHIRO
and become a ghost yourself!
[21:59] SIGN
Die and become a ghost yourself!
[22:01] KYOSHIRO
Then I'll exorcise you.
SIGN Episode 3
"The Gathered Crew"
3 - The Gathered Crew
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SIGN Rule 2
Demon fire (fire by-product) produced by the dead
can be stored in the lantern.
SIGN Rule 4
What if, for example,
his body is instantaneously
blown to pieces by an explosion?
→ He still cannot go to the afterlife.
More on that another time.
SIGN Rule 5
Mogura is eager to see
the end of his life
in a good way.
SIGN Rule 3
Once the lantern is full, it becomes
a flame that guides Mogura to
the afterlife, but it can be
consumed to extend a person's life.
How much flame must be gathered? Who knows.
SIGN Rule 1
Mogura is banished from the afterlife = He must continue
to live in this world, but there is one (1) measure he can take.
→ Go to Rule 2
SIGN Episode 3
"The Gathered Crew"
[01:38] MOGURA
Sorry, but those types are the scariest!
[01:41] MOGURA
Dead or alive, overly-attached
psychos are scary!
[01:43] MAGI
I guess it comes down to what
they were like in life!
[01:45] MOGURA
So in general, all women's
spirits are terrifying!
[01:49] MAGI
I see!
[01:50] YAEKO
I object!
[01:51] YAEKO
I believe that depends on the person!
[01:53] SHIO
Yeah, you tell 'em!
[01:54] MOGURA
Oh, sorry.
[01:56] STALKER SPIRIT
Wait! Wait for me!
[01:59] MOGURA
Run!
[02:00] MOGURA
Run to a shrine or something!
[02:03] MAGI
Will that help?
[02:05] MOGURA
Maybe not, but sometimes they
function kinda like save points.
[02:09] MAGI
You're not sure?
[02:11] MOGURA
Once your paranormal
sensitivity's been activated,
[02:13] MOGURA
you're more sensitive to spiritual harm, too.
[02:16] SHIO
Spiritual harm?
[02:17] YAEKO
Illnesses and mishaps caused by spirits.
[02:20] MOGURA
Especially you, Magi!
[02:21] MOGURA
Nice but high-strung guys like you
[02:24] MOGURA
suffer immediately when they're
possessed by spirits like that one!
[02:26] STALKER SPIRIT
Wait!
[02:26] MAGI
No thanks!
[02:29] MAGI
The cats won't stop meowing.
[02:31] MAGI
They're adding to the scary vibes.
[02:34] MOGURA
Cats are sensitive creatures.
[02:36] MOGURA
But this level of agitation...
[02:39] MOGURA
We might've caught a lucky break.
[02:42] MOGURA
Follow the meowing cats!
[02:52] KYOSHIRO
Well, if it isn't Mogura.
[02:54] KYOSHIRO
What are you up to?
[02:57] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, I knew you were nearby.
[03:00] MOGURA
On your way back from an exorcism?
[03:02] KYOSHIRO
I thought I sensed something odd. Must be that.
[03:08] MAGI
The stalker spirit is cowering for some reason.
[03:10] MOGURA
Please, Kyo-chan!
[03:12] KYOSHIRO
Please what?
[03:13] KYOSHIRO
Tell me what you want me to do.
[03:15] KYOSHIRO
I never understand anything you say.
[03:18] MOGURA
What?
[03:21] KYOSHIRO
Oh, did this thing latch onto you guys?
[03:24] KYOSHIRO
You poor things.
[03:25] MAGI
You know this person?
[03:27] KYOSHIRO
Person? He's not a person.
[03:32] KYOSHIRO
He's a sub-human creature being
punished for his screwup.
[03:35] KYOSHIRO
A human would've been sent to
hell for making a mistake.
[03:39] MOGURA
You don't have to say that to
my face. I'm a person for now.
[03:41] MOGURA
I'm working on it little by little, you know?
[03:44] KYOSHIRO
Silence, windbag.
[03:46] KYOSHIRO
Hey, you. You seem nice,
so I'll tell you something.
[03:49] KYOSHIRO
I don't know what he told you,
[03:51] KYOSHIRO
but nothing good will come from
associating with shady sub-humans.
[03:55] KYOSHIRO
Not only that, but he's
a typical trauma victim.
[03:58] KYOSHIRO
There's no need to take this broken
creature's manic-depressive episodes
[04:02] KYOSHIRO
and extreme behavior seriously.
[04:04] KYOSHIRO
He tells practically everyone about his trauma.
[04:07] KYOSHIRO
He's a racketeer who survives by
ingratiating himself with people.
[04:10] MOGURA
Well, that's pretty harsh.
[04:11] MOGURA
Anyway, this is Nekozuku Kyoshiro.
[04:14] MOGURA
He'll exorcise this spirit for us.
[04:15] MOGURA
These are Magi and Yae-chan.
[04:17] KYOSHIRO
See? He's always like this.
[04:20] KYOSHIRO
You leave out way too much information.
[04:23] SHIO
I'm—
[04:23] KYOSHIRO
I know who you are.
[04:25] KYOSHIRO
You're that first-year, Inukai,
who's prone to possession.
[04:27] SHIO
Yes! I'm Inukai Shio.
[04:31] YAEKO
Shio-chan, you probably shouldn't
respond to everything on reflex.
[04:36] YAEKO
Huh? Your uniforms match.
[04:39] SHIO
You're right. Which means...
[04:41] SHIO
All right!
[04:42] SHIO
More people I can borrow textbooks
from when I forget mine!
[04:45] KYOSHIRO
I'm a third-year.
[04:46] YAEKO
No, Shio-chan.
[04:48] YAEKO
We're all shocked that the exorcist
is a high school student.
[04:52] SHIO
Oh, right.
[04:54] MAGI/ID
We're not getting anywhere.
[04:56] MOGURA
Anyway, you get the idea.
Could you handle that spirit?
[04:59] KYOSHIRO
No, I do not get the idea.
[05:01] KYOSHIRO
Let me review the situation.
[05:03] KYOSHIRO
I don't know why, but you
met these people somehow.
[05:06] KYOSHIRO
Not only that, but you've
exposed them to spiritual harm.
[05:08] KYOSHIRO
You even dragged Inukai into it.
[05:11] KYOSHIRO
And now you want me to fix everything for you.
[05:14] KYOSHIRO
Did I get that right?
[05:15] MOGURA
Yes.
[05:16] KYOSHIRO
Die.
[05:17] MOGURA
I can't. That's the whole problem.
[05:21] KYOSHIRO
Let me get her consent first.
[05:24] KYOSHIRO
Inukai, should I exorcise you?
[05:27] SHIO
Huh? What?
[05:28] SHIO
I mean... I guess so.
[05:30] KYOSHIRO
For your reference,
[05:32] KYOSHIRO
the spirit is taking advantage of the situation
to sexually harass you like crazy.
[05:35] KYOSHIRO
You could leave it be since
you can't see it anyway.
[05:38] SHIO
Please get rid of it!
[05:44] MAGI
Where's the spirit?
[05:52] MAGI/ID
The spirit's physically injured?
[05:54] YAEKO
I get that you're impressive, but...
[05:59] MAGI/ID
Either way...
SIGN Purr
[06:02] MAGI/ID
This guy's smaller and younger than me,
but he's oddly intimidating.
SIGN Purr
[06:06] MAGI/ID
What's going on?
[06:08] MAGI/ID
And this strange noise...
[06:11] MOGURA
Use your eyes, not your head. It'll be quicker.
[06:14] MOGURA
Look closely. Real closely.
SIGN Purr
SIGN Purr
[06:16] MOGURA
Can't you see it?
SIGN Purr
[06:18] MOGURA
That's the price of possessing great power.
[06:23] KYOSHIRO
Ow. That hurts.
[06:26] KYOSHIRO
You stink. Your mouth stinks.
[06:28] MOGURA
Well, I guess some people might be jealous.
[06:31] KYOSHIRO
Jealous of what?
[06:33] KYOSHIRO
He steals my nutrients, so I can't gain weight
[06:36] KYOSHIRO
and get these bags under my eyes.
[06:37] KYOSHIRO
It sucks.
[06:40] KYOSHIRO
Go on, Nabeshima. Time for a treat.
[06:49] MOGURA
He's possessed by a bakeneko.
SIGN Purr
SIGN Urgh?
SIGN Hurk Hurk
SIGN Blarf
SIGN Splat
[07:02] MOGURA
Ah, he puked.
[07:06] MOGURA
I guess that beats being eaten completely.
[07:09] MOGURA
Now he won't be able to move for a while.
[07:11] MOGURA
Someone from the afterlife will notice the
commotion and come to get him soon.
[07:15] MOGURA
We'll let them handle the rest.
[07:17] MOGURA
This is how the Nekozuku
family conducts exorcisms.
[07:20] MOGURA
They've been possessed by
bakeneko for generations.
[07:23] MOGURA
As a literature major, I'm sure you get
that they're still hated and feared.
[07:28] MOGURA
The Nekozuku family turned that
into a way to make money.
[07:31] MOGURA
They're exorcists.
[07:32] MOGURA
They fight fire with fire.
[07:35] MOGURA
But an exorcism by the family
head costs a fortune.
[07:37] MOGURA
Meanwhile, Kyo-chan's still a trainee.
[07:40] MOGURA
He'll defeat spirits for free.
[07:42] MAGI
You know a lot of free services.
[07:44] KYOSHIRO
I don't "defeat" spirits.
SIGN Purr
[07:46] KYOSHIRO
Someone should eat your
brain for thinking that.
[07:49] MOGURA
You're right.
[07:50] MOGURA
You don't enjoy a sense of
justice when you do it.
[07:53] MOGURA
My bad.
[07:54] MOGURA
You appease the great cats so
they'll swat your victims.
[07:58] MOGURA
That's the Nekozuku family style.
[08:01] MOGURA
If the spirits are unlucky,
sometimes they're eaten.
[08:04] MAGI
In other words...
[08:06] MAGI
they're really good with cat toys?
[08:08] MOGURA
That's right.
[08:09] MAGI
They're like celebrity pet trainers.
[08:11] MOGURA
Anyway, that's that.
[08:13] MOGURA
I'll be taking some flames from this guy.
[08:15] MAGI
He's like the old woman who
steals hair in Rashomon.
[08:19] MAGI
It feels so fruitless.
[08:22] STALKER SPIRIT
Girls...
[08:24] KYOSHIRO
He won't give up.
[08:26] KYOSHIRO
He probably never got a date in life.
[08:28] KYOSHIRO
Go on, Nabeshima! Play!
[08:39] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, be a little more careful.
[08:42] MOGURA
You'll scatter the flames.
[08:43] MAGI
What kind of logic is that?
[08:44] MOGURA
You get more tofu by scooping
it out of the pot with a ladle
[08:47] MOGURA
than poking it apart while trying
to pick it up with chopsticks.
[08:51] MOGURA
It's the same thing.
[08:53] MAGI
I think I get it, but was that
the right analogy to use?
[08:56] MOGURA
Kyo-chan still hasn't mastered that yet.
[08:59] MOGURA
The head of the Nekozuku family
does it way more neatly.
[09:02] MAGI
Right, that!
[09:03] MAGI
Um, is his father's name
Nekozuku Toshiro by chance?
[09:08] MOGURA
Huh? I'm surprised you know.
[09:10] MAGI
I knew it.
[09:11] MAGI
Nekozuku's an unusual name.
[09:14] MAGI
He's a professor at my university.
[09:16] MAGI
He teaches fantasy literature
and is my seminar advisor.
[09:19] MAGI
He's a fantasy author himself.
[09:22] MAGI
He writes mysterious stories.
[09:24] MAGI
His style and oddly specific
expressions are interesting.
[09:27] MAGI
That's why I took one of his classes.
[09:29] MOGURA
A fantasy author?
[09:33] MOGURA
Toshiro writes fantasy novels?
[09:37] MOGURA
Those aren't novels.
SIGN Hee Hee
[09:39] MOGURA
They're probably his actual experiences.
[09:41] MOGURA
Small world, huh?
[09:44] MOGURA
See?
[09:45] MOGURA
There's way more strangeness around
you than you ever realized.
[09:56] MOGURA
I said from the start that you
could ignore all of this,
[09:59] MOGURA
but now that you know,
[10:02] MOGURA
you can change your perspective
and enjoy life a little more.
[10:07] SHIO
I'm the only one who can't see anything!
SIGN Waaah
[10:12] MOGURA
Well, life's easier for people like her.
[10:15] MAGI
You're lucky you can't.
[10:16] MAGI
The huge cat is actually pretty scary.
[10:18] SHIO
I wanna see the bakeneko!
[10:21] MOGURA
Either way, this situation is the
miracle of the century for me.
[10:26] MOGURA
Shio-chan's easily possessed.
[10:28] MOGURA
I probably shouldn't say it,
but that's great for me.
[10:30] MOGURA
Magi and Yae-chan, let me know
if you see anything else.
[10:34] MOGURA
You're both pretty sensitive.
[10:36] MOGURA
Few people have brains and eyes
that can accept this so quickly.
[10:39] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, I'll ask you to
handle anything I can't.
[10:42] KYOSHIRO
No, you won't.
[10:45] MOGURA
We make a great team.
[10:47] MOGURA
I'd nearly given up,
[10:48] MOGURA
but I've never encountered such a perfect
crew all at the same time before.
[10:54] MOGURA
I might actually gather enough
fire to return to the afterlife.
[10:58] MOGURA
I actually have some hope now.
[11:00] MAGI/ID
Return?
[11:01] MOGURA
That's all for today. It's late.
[11:05] SHIO
What? 11PM?
[11:07] SHIO
Oh, no! My mom's going to be mad.
[11:10] MAGI
I have an essay due tomorrow.
[11:12] KYOSHIRO
What's wrong with you people?
[11:14] MAGI
Good morning.
[11:18] MAGI
Professor Nekozuku, I just sent you my essay.
[11:21] MAGI
Twenty pages on why children's literature
contains so many horror elements.
[11:26] TOSHIRO
Yes, I received it.
[11:28] TOSHIRO
Did you pull an all-nighter?
[11:30] MAGI
Huh? Yeah, I guess.
[11:32] TOSHIRO
That's not good for you.
[11:33] TOSHIRO
You should be careful.
[11:35] MAGI
I will. Excuse me.
[11:37] TOSHIRO
Magi-kun, Kirihara-san.
[11:40] TOSHIRO
I should warn you:
Stay away from Drawer Street.
[11:44] TOSHIRO
It'll keep pulling you in deeper.
[11:57] TOSHIRO
This isn't an easy life.
[11:59] TOSHIRO
The shoulder stiffness is especially terrible.
[12:02] MAGI
I think I'll go home for the day and sleep.
SIGN Candy Shop
Guillotine Head Shop
[12:07] MAGI
Thanks for letting me use the wifi.
[12:09] UKIGUMO
Not at all.
[12:10] MAGI
I forgot you don't have
wifi at your place, Mogura.
[12:13] MOGURA
So this is an online lecture, huh?
[12:16] MOGURA
Hey, it's Toshiro!
[12:18] TOSHIRO
Hello.
[12:19] TOSHIRO
Today I'm lecturing from Mie Prefecture.
[12:22] TOSHIRO
Mie is the birthplace of Edogawa Ranpo.
[12:22] MAGI
Professor Nekozuku goes on
business trips sometimes.
[12:25] MAGI
He conducts his classes online when he does.
[12:26] TOSHIRO
Ranpo was born in what is now known as Nabari.
[12:28] MOGURA
Sometimes he travels for exorcisms.
[12:28] TOSHIRO
When he was two, he moved to Kameyama
City and moved again after that,
[12:31] MOGURA
He's famous by word of mouth.
[12:32] TOSHIRO
repeatedly moving throughout his life.
[12:34] MAGI
So that's how it is.
[12:36] MAGI
I had no idea.
SIGN Fantasy Literature
May Document by Nekozuku Toshiro
Works dealing with spirits and devils
reflect attitudes about life and death,
religion, and culture.
Attitudes towards life and death and
unwritten rules in Japanese legends
Interpretations on Japan's famous
"Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"
In Japan, distinctions between gods,
monsters, and spirits are blurry
[12:38] TOSHIRO
Can you see the document?
[12:40] FEMALE STUDENT A
It's hard to see you.
[12:42] FEMALE STUDENT A
How do we close the document?
[12:44] TOSHIRO
Please look at the document and not me.
[12:47] TOSHIRO
In Japan, when we read stories
about non-humans living as humans,
[12:52] TOSHIRO
we tend to interpret it as a god
or similar entity being punished.
[12:59] TOSHIRO
Some people read Kaguyahime from "The
Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" this way.
[13:04] TOSHIRO
The people of the moon—in other words,
the residents of heaven—are above humans.
[13:08] TOSHIRO
For convenience's sake,
[13:10] TOSHIRO
we can say it's natural for Japanese
people to interpret stories this way.
SIGN Fantasy Literature
May Document by Nekozuku Toshiro
Works dealing with spirits and devils
reflect attitudes about life and death,
religion, and culture.
Attitudes towards life and death and
unwritten rules in Japanese legends
Interpretations on Japan's famous
"Tale of the Bamboo Cutter"
In Japan, distinctions between gods,
monsters, and spirits are blurry
[13:13] TOSHIRO
Tree spirits and animals that serve gods are
also thought of as being above humans.
[13:20] TOSHIRO
This thinking is natural for us as well.
[13:22] TOSHIRO
A heavy influence from animism inspires...
[13:26] MAGI/ID
Beings above humans are demoted to human
status and forced to live in this world.
[13:31] MOGURA
The internet is crazy!
[13:32] MOGURA
Hey, Toshiro!
[13:33] MAGI/ID
Above humans?
[13:34] MOGURA
Can he see me, too?
[13:36] MAGI/ID
But like Nekozuku Jr. said...
[13:40] (Flashback) KYOSHIRO
He's not a person.
SIGN Purr
[13:46] MAGI
Now that I think about it, there's always
been a lot of spiritual interference
[13:49] MAGI
in Professor Nekozuku's online lectures.
[13:51] MOGURA
Not only that, but Ikebukuro-san's messing with
the camera because they know where it is.
[13:56] MAGI
Ikebukuro-san?
[13:57] MOGURA
That's the cat's name.
[13:59] MAGI
Ikebukuro-san?!
[14:00] MAGI
Actually, never mind.
[14:02] MAGI
The professor notices right away when
students use a screenshot to skip class.
[14:06] MOGURA
The spirits not moving in the
background give it away.
[14:09] MAGI
He also notices right away
if someone's napping.
[14:11] MOGURA
Because spirits rat on them for fun.
SIGN Spirits
SIGN Younger
Brother
SIGN Spirits
SIGN Spirits
SIGN Spirits
SIGN Younger
Sister
[14:14] MOGURA
But Toshiro probably struggles to
recognize who's the student sometimes.
[14:20] MAGI
I never thought I'd learn about
his struggles in this unique way.
[14:25] MOGURA
So, why are you listening to his lecture here?
[14:29] MOGURA
You came here for a reason, right?
[14:31] MAGI
Yeah.
[14:32] MAGI
The other day, you said real exorcisms are expensive.
[14:37] MAGI
How much do they actually cost?
[14:39] SIGN
Yen
[14:39] SIGN
Yatsume Store
[14:39] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
What's the market price for exorcisms?
[14:43] (Flashback) MAGI
It's going viral.
SIGN This is really bad. I know because I can see spirits.
That place has always been haunted.
No way.
Neighborhood's going crazy over it lol
[14:45] (Flashback) MAGI
In the replies, "Should they
be showing the store's name?"
[14:47] (Flashback) MAGI
"Scary. That's near me.
Never going back there."
[14:50] (Flashback) MAGI
People are losing their minds.
[14:51] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
A tenant's security guard uploaded it.
[14:54] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
They probably didn't think
it would blow up this much.
[14:58] (Flashback) MAGI
So that's why there were so
many weird customers today.
[15:01] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
It doesn't matter whether
there are spirits or not.
[15:03] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Headquarters has ordered me to deal with it.
[15:07] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Deal with it.
[15:08] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
What exactly am I supposed to do?!
[15:10] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
They're making it entirely my responsibility!
[15:11] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Damn you, Kaneda from General Affairs!
[15:13] (Flashback) MAGI
I'm sure Kaneda-san's catching a
lot of crap from his bosses, too.
[15:17] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
A few customers have already
demanded I exorcise the place.
[15:20] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
What am I gonna do?
[15:22] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
This is a trust issue for the store.
[15:24] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
I need to put on a show to convince
customers I'm dealing with it.
[15:32] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Maybe there really is something here.
[15:37] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
What? I can make things move!
[15:39] (Flashback) SPIRIT B
Wow, you're a poltergeist!
[15:42] MAGI/ID
There sure is...
[15:43] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
You know, that high school girl
has been coming a lot recently.
[15:47] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
The one wearing the Yatsume High uniform.
[15:50] (Flashback) SHIO
Magi-san!
[15:52] (Flashback) SHIO
I'll buy my snacks here from now on!
[15:55] (Flashback) MAGI
Is this all for one day?
[15:56] (Flashback) SPIRIT D
This place is fun.
SIGN Whirr
[15:57] (Flashback) SPIRIT D
I think I'll stay here for a while.
[15:59] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
This kind of thing's been happening
a lot since she started showing up.
[16:02] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Maybe it's her fault.
[16:04] MAGI/ID
It is.
[16:05] MAGI/ID
Maybe I should tell the manager.
[16:07] MAGI/ID
But I don't want him to think I'm weird.
[16:10] MAGI/ID
I guess people who can see spirits
struggle with this sort of thing.
[16:13] MAGI/ID
It'd be cool if this were an anime,
but it's kind of a drag.
[16:17] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
The full-time employees are creeped out, too.
[16:19] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
If an exorcism would make everyone feel
better, then it'd be worth doing.
[16:23] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
You know, there's that thing.
The placebo effect?
SIGN where to get exorcism
[16:27] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Aw, man. Who am I supposed to hire to do that?
[16:31] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
A Shinto priest? A Buddhist monk?
[16:33] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Magi, do you know any mediums?
[16:35] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Of course you don't.
[16:37] (Flashback) MAGI
What?
[16:38] (Flashback) MAGI
Actually, uh...
[16:40] (Flashback) MAGI
I do.
[16:42] MOGURA
I see.
[16:44] MOGURA
So your boss asked you for a favor.
[16:47] MOGURA
That's just your luck, huh?
[16:49] MAGI
Yeah.
[16:50] MOGURA
Pretty lucky for your boss.
[16:52] MAGI
Yeah.
[16:53] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
What? You do? Really?
[16:56] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Seriously?
[16:57] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Wait, really?
[16:58] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
How do you know them?
[16:59] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Doesn't matter. Could you ask them?
[17:01] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Magi-kun, I'm so glad I hired you.
[17:03] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Thanks.
[17:04] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Oh, I'm so glad!
[17:09] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
I'm so glad I hired you, Magi-kun!
[17:12] (Flashback) SUKEKIYO
Thank you!
[17:14] MAGI
He specifically thanked me twice.
[17:17] MOGURA
That anecdote really highlights the
struggles of middle management.
[17:21] MOGURA
But real exorcisms are really expensive.
[17:24] MAGI
How much? Like 100,000 yen?
[17:27] MOGURA
A million yen.
[17:28] MAGI
One million yen?!
[17:29] MOGURA
When the spirits are real dangerous.
[17:32] MOGURA
Toshiro's who you call when you're dealing
with something real dangerous.
[17:37] MOGURA
Same as medical bills, he's expensive.
[17:40] MOGURA
In other words, a spirit like that one the
other day can be handled for free by Kyo-chan.
[17:45] MOGURA
Most spirit incidents are minor,
a misconception,
[17:49] MOGURA
or can be explained medically.
[17:51] MOGURA
So bullshit artist psychics who charge
a half-assed fee tend to be shady.
[17:56] MOGURA
From the sound of things,
I bet you could handle it.
[18:00] MAGI
Actually, they don't seem to think much of me.
[18:03] (Flashback) MAGI
Um, could you please leave?
SIGN Timid
[18:03] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
How's being a spirit?
[18:04] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
Do you ever get hungry?
SIGN Ignored
[18:06] (Flashback) SPIRIT B
Not often!
[18:06] (Flashback) SPIRIT A
Right?
[18:08] MOGURA
Oh, yeah? Figures.
[18:10] MAGI
Does it?
[18:12] MOGURA
Honestly, sorry.
[18:14] MOGURA
You give really strong doormat vibes.
[18:18] MOGURA
But since it's business-related,
you'll need a proper adult.
[18:23] MOGURA
Kyo-chan's in high school, so you
should probably ask Toshiro.
[18:27] MAGI/ID
No one would know if Mogura pretended to
exorcise the spirits, and he'd get paid,
[18:31] MAGI/ID
but he still won't do it.
[18:33] MAGI/ID
I can't imagine why he's being punished.
[18:36] MAGI/ID
Sometimes his kindness is inhuman.
[18:42] SIGN
Yen
[18:42] SIGN
Yatsume Store
[18:43] TOSHIRO
Excuse me.
[18:44] TOSHIRO
I am Nekozuku, the exorcist
who was referred here.
[18:49] SUKEKIYO
Thank you for coming.
[18:51] SUKEKIYO
I'm Kaminuma Kiyosuke.
[18:53] SUKEKIYO
So good to have you!
SIGN Bow
[18:53] MAGI/ID
He looks so sketchy!
SIGN Recent Photo of Writer
[18:56] NA
My great-grandfather once told me a story.
[18:59] NA
He was stationed on Celebes Island,
or modern-day Sulawesi Island,
SIGN "Back Alley by Nekozuku Toshiro"
[19:03] NA
as part of the Southern
Expeditionary Army Group.
[19:06] NA
A small second-class soldier had suffered
major injuries all over his body,
[19:12] NA
and without proper nutrition, that night
or the next day would be critical.
[19:18] NA
A tall and lean second-class soldier
began claiming he was a hermit.
[19:23] NA
"I take pity on those in front of me
because I don't want to feel guilty.
[19:31] NA
I'm not cut out to be a god."
[19:46] (Flashback) OSHIRO
What did you just feed to Private Kirihara?
[19:50] (Flashback) MOGURA
Who are you?
[19:51] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Nekozuku Oshiro, private first-class.
[19:54] (Flashback) MOGURA
You're with the squad that arrived today?
[19:56] (Flashback) MOGURA
Forgive me.
[19:58] (Flashback) MOGURA
Someone must've raised you well.
[20:01] (Flashback) MOGURA
Usually, first-class soldiers greet impudent
second-class soldiers by punching us.
[20:07] (Flashback) MOGURA
You're either really smart
or really good at something.
[20:13] (Flashback) MOGURA
It's rare for someone with your
build to make first-class.
[20:16] (Flashback) MOGURA
You look even unhealthier than
me and Private Kirihara.
[20:19] (Flashback) MOGURA
Are you all right?
[20:20] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Never mind that.
[20:22] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Don't try to distract me by provoking me.
[20:24] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Allow me to be direct.
[20:26] (Flashback) OSHIRO
When you return to Japan,
I want you to help my boy.
[20:29] (Flashback) MOGURA
Should you be talking about going back, sir?
[20:33] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Don't change the subject.
[20:36] (Flashback) OSHIRO
I know you're not normal.
[20:39] (Flashback) OSHIRO
You've been clearly following the
thing possessing me with your eyes.
[20:45] (Flashback) OSHIRO
The heads of my family are short-lived
because we're possessed.
[20:48] (Flashback) OSHIRO
There's nothing a doctor can do about it.
[20:50] (Flashback) OSHIRO
I'm currently 23 years old.
[20:53] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Honestly, I don't know if I'll live to see thirty.
[20:56] (Flashback) OSHIRO
My one-year-old son back home isn't
[20:58] (Flashback) OSHIRO
strong enough to endure possession
and might not make it to ten.
[21:02] (Flashback) OSHIRO
If what you told and fed Private
Kirihara will extend his life,
[21:07] (Flashback) OSHIRO
then I want you to help my family.
[21:09] (Flashback) OSHIRO
In exchange, my family will do anything
it can for you in the future.
[21:14] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Please help us, even if it's just my son.
[21:17] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Living in this world may become
the more difficult choice,
[21:21] (Flashback) OSHIRO
but I want to give my child
as many choices as possible.
[21:24] (Flashback) MOGURA
I'm amazed you noticed my odd ramblings, sir.
[21:29] (Flashback) OSHIRO
I'm accustomed to noticing the odd.
[21:32] (Flashback) OSHIRO
Take a look around you.
[21:34] (Flashback) OSHIRO
This is what it means to have
choices taken from you.
[21:39] NA
People say it is righteous to help others,
[21:42] NA
while others believe giving up
on the hopeless is more noble.
[21:47] NA
Even on our deathbeds, we don't
know the right answer.
[21:52] NA
But this hermit who couldn't
even choose to die said,
[21:56] NA
"This choice may lead to the
greatest miracle of the century,"
[22:02] NA
as though to comfort himself.
SIGN Episode 4
"The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda"
4 - The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda
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SIGN Red Panda
[00:06] KYOSHIRO
Go on, Nabeshima. Time for a treat.
[00:12] MOGURA
I might actually gather enough
fire to return to the afterlife.
[00:16] MOGURA
I actually have some hope now.
[00:20] SUKEKIYO
Magi, do you know any mediums?
[00:23] SUKEKIYO
Of course you don't.
[00:25] MAGI
What?
[00:26] MAGI
Actually, uh...
[00:29] MAGI
I do.
[00:33] OSHIRO
I want you to help my family.
[00:35] OSHIRO
In exchange, my family will do anything
it can for you in the future.
[02:12] MOGURA
Anyway, people in your family sure do
like to get married early.
SIGN Great-great-grandfather
[02:16] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, have you already found a wife?
SIGN Great-grandfather
SIGN Grandfather
SIGN Father
[02:18] KYOSHIRO
Where'd that come from?
[02:20] TOSHIRO
One last thing.
SIGN Episode 4
"The Mystery of the Mad Dog and the Red Panda"
SIGN Paranormal Consultant
Nekozuku Toshiro
[02:23] TOSHIRO
Do you need a receipt?
[02:24] SUKEKIYO
What? Exorcists offer receipts?
[02:28] TOSHIRO
Many people even purchase talismans
as a business expense.
[02:32] SUKEKIYO
In that case, I'd like a receipt, please!
[02:34] SUKEKIYO
I'm not paying for this out of pocket, Kaneda!
[02:37] MAGI/ID
What happened between him and Kaneda?
[02:41] SUKEKIYA
Do you belong to a religious corporation?
[02:44] TOSHIRO
I'm self-employed.
[02:45] TOSHIRO
I'm even registered and pay taxes.
[02:48] TOSHIRO
Legal credibility is very beneficial.
[02:52] SUKEKIYO
Seriously? Huh.
[02:53] SUKEKIYO
It's odd to think our country runs
on taxes collected from exorcisms.
[02:58] MOGURA
Assuming they don't vanish like ghosts
into the pockets of ministers.
[03:03] SUKEKIYO
Does the Legal Affairs Bureau let
you register as an exorcist?
[03:07] TOSHIRO
Well, actually...
[03:09] TOSHIRO
Officially, my job description is
"cleaning, tidying, and estate liquidation."
[03:14] SUKEKIYO
That's not wrong, but it's not really true.
[03:17] MAGI
The tax office and Legal Affairs
Bureau sound a little lax.
[03:19] TOSHIRO
Magi-kun, I'll tell you something
they don't teach you in college.
[03:23] TOSHIRO
As long as they get their taxes,
the country doesn't complain.
[03:27] MAGI/ID
Ain't that the truth.
SIGN The truth...
[03:29] MOGURA
For generations, they've made a killing
off performing exorcisms for ministers.
[03:33] MOGURA
Ministers get possessed by all sorts of things.
[03:35] MAGI
What? Professor, you have a close
relationship with the government?
[03:38] MOGURA
That's why the Nekozuku family's rich.
[03:42] MAGI
Then you should cover more drinks
at our seminar's parties.
[03:45] TOSHIRO
If there's anything else I can tell you,
[03:47] TOSHIRO
it's that I am a self-employed exorcist and
college professor who writes on the side.
[03:53] TOSHIRO
My tax returns are a pain in the rear.
[03:55] TOSHIRO
If that sounds awful to you, then
become an office worker instead.
[03:58] MAGI
This is hardly the time for career advice.
[04:02] SUKEKIYO
So, um, how much is this going to cost?
[04:05] SUKEKIYO
Not too much, I hope...
[04:07] TOSHIRO
Actually, an exorcism isn't even necessary.
[04:10] TOSHIRO
There's no need to pay anything at all.
[04:12] TOSHIRO
But in this case, I believe
a performance is necessary,
[04:15] TOSHIRO
so why don't I write a receipt for an amount
[04:18] TOSHIRO
that will satisfy your headquarters.
Say, 10,000 yen?
[04:21] SUKEKIYO/ID
I'm glad this exorcist is so understanding.
[04:24] TOSHIRO
Since this man referred me, even if I charge
nothing, I'm obligated to fulfill my duty.
[04:30] MAGI
Sounds like he really trusts you.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[04:33] MOGURA
Yeah, I guess.
[04:35] MAGI
Are you just gonna watch, Mogura?
[04:37] MOGURA
What? I'm just, you know...
[04:40] MOGURA
A pigeon waiting around someone eating
bread in case they drop crumbs.
[04:44] MAGI
Does putting yourself down
that hard not make you sad?
[04:48] MOGURA
What? You owe pigeons an apology!
[04:50] TOSHIRO
Manager, sir, please wait here.
[04:53] TOSHIRO
We'll let you know once the exorcism is over.
SIGN Murr
[04:59] TOSHIRO
What is it, Ikebukuro?
[05:02] TOSHIRO
Actually, it's possible that
there may be some difficulties.
[05:12] MOGURA
Dang, there sure are a lot in here.
[05:15] MOGURA
But they're all harmless.
[05:18] MOGURA
Huh? What are they looking at?
[05:20] KYOSHIRO
Mogura, there's something there.
SIGN Growl
[05:24] KYOSHIRO
It's probably not something
human, but an animal.
SIGN Yap Yap
SIGN Thank you, Maggie-kun
Gomoku Zoo's popular red panda
Maggie-kun has gone to heaven
[05:30] YAEKO
Maggie-kun the red panda has gone to heaven!
[05:33] YAEKO
He died a peaceful death, huh?
[05:35] YAEKO
He sure lived a long time.
[05:38] SHIO
Maggie-kun the red panda?
[05:40] YAEKO
He was my favorite red panda.
[05:42] SHIO
Red pandas are those animals
that look like raccoons, right?
[05:47] SHIO/ID
Wait, favorite red panda?
[05:48] YAEKO
They're actually pretty
different from raccoons.
[05:51] YAEKO
Raccoons walk like this, right?
[05:54] YAEKO
But red pandas walk like this.
[05:56] SHIO
Oh, you're right.
[05:58] SHIO
Now that I look more closely, their
shape and pattern are different, too.
[06:01] SHIO
You really like red pandas, huh?
[06:04] YAEKO
I love them! They're so cute!
[06:05] SHIO
True. Now that I think
about it, that's so true.
[06:10] SHIO
Actually, doesn't Magi-san kind
of look like a red panda?
SIGN Maggie-kun
SIGN Magi-kun
[06:14] YAEKO
He so does. I've always thought so.
[06:17] SHIO
Right?
[06:18] YAEKO
Yeah!
[06:22] YAEKO
Do you hear weird noises coming
from Magi-kun's workplace?
[06:22] SIGN
Yen
[06:22] SIGN
Yatsume Store
[06:25] SHIO
What?
[06:26] MAGI
I've never been able to see
animal spirits before.
[06:29] MOGURA
Animals are geniuses at hiding,
in life or after it.
[06:32] MOGURA
Could you see Nabeshima at first?
[06:35] MOGURA
Even now, he's kinda faint if
you don't pay attention, right?
[06:40] MAGI
You're right.
[06:42] MOGURA
But you and the professor noticed.
[06:43] MOGURA
Noticing the presence of
animals isn't our specialty.
[06:49] MOGURA
But Ikebukuro-san noticed right away.
[06:52] MOGURA
After all, he's an animal, too.
SIGN Murr
SIGN Find Me
[06:56] MOGURA
I'll say it again, but "seeing" is "noticing."
SIGN "Noticing"
SIGN "Seeing"
SIGN Spot the Difference
[06:59] MOGURA
We don't notice things our eyes see
all the time. It's not just ghosts.
[07:04] MOGURA
It's tough to find a snake hiding in the woods,
[07:07] MOGURA
but an expert can, because they
can guess where they'll be.
[07:10] MOGURA
If you're not constantly
guessing where things might be,
[07:12] MOGURA
you won't even notice a savage
beast right next to you.
[07:15] MOGURA
Husbands often don't notice when their
wives have changed their hairstyle.
[07:19] MOGURA
Their eyes can see it,
but their brains don't notice.
SIGN Well? What do you think?
[07:20] WIFE
Well? What do you think?
[07:23] MOGURA
Anyway, what is that thing?
[07:26] MOGURA
It's not a cat.
SIGN Yap Yap
[07:31] MOGURA
What is that? A tanuki?
[07:33] MAGI
It's a raccoon.
SIGN Grawr
[07:37] TOSHIRO
I believe that's a red panda.
[07:39] MAGI
What?
[07:39] TOSHIRO
And that's a red panda's threat display.
[07:42] MOGURA
Seriously? That's cute.
[07:45] MAGI
The sound it makes is surprisingly scary.
[07:47] MAGI
But what's a red panda spirit doing here?
[07:50] MAGI
And red panda spirits are a thing?
[07:52] TOSHIRO
It probably died in a zoo somewhere.
[07:56] TOSHIRO
Perhaps it fled here after receiving
too much attention from human spirits.
[08:00] MAGI
It's scared. Poor thing.
[08:02] MAGI
Don't be afraid.
[08:06] MOGURA
Don't excite it!
[08:07] MOGURA
Animals don't think like humans!
[08:09] MOGURA
They're pretty tough to handle!
[08:11] MOGURA
In situations like these, stay calm!
[08:13] MOGURA
The best thing we can do right now is this!
[08:17] MOGURA
Ikebukuro-san, get 'im!
[08:20] MAGI/ID
If this guy were the protagonist of a
manga or anime, he'd be utterly pathetic.
[08:25] MAGI
Hey, wait!
[08:26] MAGI
Maybe it's my ego talking, but should we be
exorcising the spirit of an innocent animal?
[08:31] MAGI
Bakeneko exorcisms are so... violent!
[08:35] MOGURA
That's what makes Ikebukuro-san so amazing.
[08:38] MOGURA
What makes Toshiro worthy
to act as his master
[08:41] MOGURA
is that he can make him
obey despite being a cat.
SIGN Silvervine
SIGN Silvervine
[08:46] TOSHIRO
Don't eat him, Ikebukuro.
[08:48] TOSHIRO
Just capture him.
SIGN Melting Cat
SIGN High On Silvervine
[09:08] MOGURA
He closed the shutter!
[09:10] MAGI
What? Red pandas can be poltergeists?
[09:13] MOGURA
It's not because he's a red panda.
[09:15] MOGURA
I think he's just really easily scared.
[09:18] MOGURA
Scaredy-cats tend to throw
out all kinds of moves.
SIGN Aaahhh
[09:22] MOGURA
Humans do the same thing.
[09:24] MOGURA
We've been paralyzed!
[09:25] MAGI
Typical.
[09:27] MAGI
I know this isn't a great time,
but why do spirits paralyze people?
[09:31] MOGURA
Broadly speaking, they
don't have physical bodies,
[09:34] MOGURA
so it's easiest for them to affect
us using electrical signals.
[09:37] MOGURA
In other words, our brains have been hacked.
[09:39] MOGURA
Our brains think our bodies can't move.
[09:42] MOGURA
That's why over-thinkers like
you are especially susceptible.
[09:47] MAGI
What?
[09:48] YAEKO
Excuse me!
[09:50] YAEKO
We're stopping by on our way home from work.
[09:52] YAEKO
Is something wrong?
[09:53] SHIO
Did the shutter close oddly just now?
SIGN Automatic
[09:57] YAEKO
Huh? It won't open.
[09:58] YAEKO
Magi-kun, are you okay?
[10:01] MAGI
Yae-chan and Shio-chan?
[10:03] MOGURA
Hey, don't touch anything!
[10:05] SHIO
Is this safe to open?
[10:07] MOGURA
It won't open!
[10:08] KYOSHIRO
Inukai, a spirit is keeping it closed!
[10:11] KYOSHIRO
It's dangerous to touch!
[10:12] KYOSHIRO
My dad and I are about to exorcise it,
so get away from there!
[10:16] KYOSHIRO
What?
[10:17] YAEKO
What?
SIGN Creaaak
SIGN Hnnngh
[10:23] YAEKO
What?!
[10:29] ALL
What?!
[10:32] MOGURA
Physical power beat spirit power.
[10:36] MAGI
Come to think of it...
[10:37] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Tomorrow? I can't tomorrow.
SIGN The Literature Department's Mysterious Musclehead, Fujimura
[10:40] FUJIMURA
I gotta be in the audience for my
friend's bodybuilding contest.
[10:43] FUJIMURA
Sorry.
[10:44] FUJIMURA
After that, I'm going to the gym, then
work, then I have plans for dinner.
[10:49] MAGI
You'll wear yourself out.
[10:51] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
My idol Inukai-san is throwing a party.
[10:54] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
There's no way I can't go.
[10:55] (Flashback) MAGI
Inukai-san?
[10:57] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Their family's famous in the muscle world.
[11:00] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Their name always comes up in potential
workplaces for muscles like us.
[11:05] (Flashback) MAGI
"Muscle" is a kind of person now, huh?
[11:08] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Their family boasts special police,
police officers, firefighters,
[11:12] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
martial artists, and security company managers.
[11:14] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
They're famous for their
physical strength and skill.
[11:17] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Even Inukai-san's youngest high-school-aged
daughter is stronger than me.
[11:22] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
I've got a long ways to go.
[11:25] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Inukai-san's youngest daughter...
[11:28] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Inukai-san's...
[11:29] (Flashback) FUJIMURA
Inukai-san...
SIGN Inukai-san
[11:33] NA
Nothing is farther from death
than an embodiment of life.
[11:37] NA
The power to live is the power
of muscles. It is energy.
[11:40] NA
Her parents are special police, her
grandparents were police officers,
[11:42] NA
and her great-grandparents reached
the rank of captain in just six months.
SIGN Youth
[11:46] NA
Some say she's defended girls
and even boys from ruffians.
[11:51] NA
According to rumors, a bodybuilding and
adventure channel has their eye on her.
SIGN Life
[11:55] NA
Her nickname is "the Considerate Mad Dog."
SIGN I want pancakes!
[11:58] NA
Her brain simply lags behind
her other abilities a little.
SIGN Q: What are your thoughts on mathematics?
[12:04] KYOSHIRO
I knew her as the easily possessed girl, but
at school she's famous for being energetic.
[12:10] KYOSHIRO
I had no idea she was such a meathead, though.
[12:13] KYOSHIRO
So that's why she's easily possessed.
[12:15] KYOSHIRO
People with healthy bodies
are farthest from death.
[12:19] KYOSHIRO
That's why people like Inukai
are strongest against spirits.
[12:22] KYOSHIRO
At the same time, spirits are drawn to her.
[12:25] KYOSHIRO
They're like moths drawn to a flame.
[12:27] KYOSHIRO
By contrast, I have the ability
to exorcise and see spirits,
[12:31] KYOSHIRO
but it also means I'm closer to death.
[12:35] SHIO
Are you all right? Is it an evil spirit?!
[12:37] SHIO
Is there anything I can do?
SIGN Do = Kill
[12:41] SHIO
Where's the evil spirit?
[12:42] SHIO
I can't see it, but where is it?!
SIGN Tremble
Tremble
[12:51] KYOSHIRO
Whoa!
[12:53] TOSHIRO
Kyoshiro!
[12:55] MOGURA
First it paralyzed us, now it's
levitating objects like a poltergeist?
[12:58] MOGURA
This guy's got skills!
[13:02] KYOSHIRO
Inukai, calm down!
[13:05] SHIO
You're floating!
[13:07] KYOSHIRO
If I'm thrown against the
floor, my bones will break!
[13:10] KYOSHIRO
I only weigh 40 kilos!
[13:11] KYOSHIRO
I don't have much fat to cushion me!
[13:13] SHIO
No way.
[13:14] SHIO
But I weigh 55 kilos.
[13:16] MOGURA
Isn't that because you've got lots of muscle?
[13:19] MOGURA
Also, that's pretty normal for
someone over 160 centimeters.
[13:30] MOGURA
Repairing this damage is gonna
cost more than the exorcism.
[13:36] MOGURA
What's this powder?
[13:37] MAGI
Gardening charcoal.
[13:39] MAGI
People buy it for some reason.
[13:41] MAGI
It's heavy, so inspecting
and stocking it is a pain.
[13:45] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, are you okay?
[13:47] TOSHIRO
Kyoshiro!
SIGN Badoom
[13:51] MOGURA
Seriously? You're awesome, Shio-chan!
[13:54] MOGURA/ID
Meanwhile, Kyo-chan looks like a confused
cat from that short-lived fad.
[13:58] SHIO
That was close.
[14:01] SHIO
Are you hurt?
[14:02] KYOSHIRO
No, I'm fine. Thanks.
[14:05] SHIO
Not at all.
[14:06] YAEKO
Magi-kun!
[14:07] MAGI
Yae-chan.
[14:09] YAEKO
Who's this suspicious person?
[14:11] YAEKO
It's the professor!
[14:12] MAGI
Yeah, it's the professor.
[14:15] YAEKO
That means it was a spirit, right?
[14:17] YAEKO
Where is it now?
[14:30] MAGI
Yae-chan?
[14:31] YAEKO
It's Maggie-kun the red panda!
[14:34] MAGI
What? Maggie-kun?
[14:38] YAEKO
Come here. Come here, buddy.
[14:40] YAEKO
You must be Maggie-kun from Gomoku Zoo.
[14:42] YAEKO
I'm Kirihara Yaeko.
[14:44] YAEKO
What's wrong? Are you looking for your home?
SIGN Fidget Fidget
[14:46] YAEKO
Wanna come to mine?
[14:47] YAEKO
I'd love to legally live with a red panda.
[14:49] MAGI/ID
Yae-chan...
[14:51] MAGI/ID
I had no idea she loved red pandas so much.
[14:53] MAGI/ID
No, I had my suspicions,
[14:56] MAGI/ID
but that's the character Busukure Red
Panda from the popular game Boogie Crush.
[15:00] MAGI/ID
I figured she liked them, but I didn't
realize she was this serious about it.
SIGN Glance
SIGN Smack
[15:18] MAGI
What? What?!
[15:23] YAEKO/ID
Ma...
[15:25] YAEKO/ID
Magi-kun achieved his final form!
[15:27] NA
It's clear that Yaeko has
some affection for Magi,
[15:32] NA
but in this moment, that ascended to stanning.
[15:35] NA
It evolved, like pouring egg over rice.
[15:40] SUKEKIYO
Um, excuse me.
[15:42] SUKEKIYO
What's going on right now?
[15:44] SUKEKIYO
Is everything all right?
[15:46] TOSHIRO
Your employee caught a Poke—
I mean, it's all right.
[15:49] TOSHIRO
We're making progress,
so please take it easy in there.
[15:53] SUKEKIYO
O-Okay...
[15:54] SPIRIT A
How cute!
[15:56] YAEKO
Maggie-san, look this way.
[15:59] SPIRIT B
You look great, bud.
[16:00] MOGURA
The spirits are enjoying this.
[16:02] TOSHIRO
What should we do?
[16:04] SHIO
Where's the red panda? I wanna see it!
[16:07] KYOSHIRO
He's using Magi-san as a shield because
he seems least likely to get angry.
[16:11] KYOSHIRO
That's his final resort.
[16:13] MOGURA
He's made himself right at home.
[16:15] MOGURA
He's already starting to look like Magi.
[16:18] MOGURA
What should we do?
[16:19] MOGURA
It might become difficult to separate them.
[16:21] TOSHIRO
Well, since he's not a
monster like a bakeneko...
[16:26] KYOSHIRO
Honestly, animal spirits are harder
to remove than human spirits.
[16:29] KYOSHIRO
It would actually be hugely helpful if he kept
possessing him and left the store on his own.
[16:34] MOGURA
Magi.
[16:35] MOGURA
You're the one who felt bad about
exorcising an innocent animal.
[16:39] MOGURA
You look after it for a while.
[16:41] MAGI
No way!
[16:43] TOSHIRO
We'll have Magi-kun handle the red panda,
[16:46] TOSHIRO
so now we can finally address
the human spirits.
[16:48] MAGI
Oh, are you actually getting started now?
[16:51] TOSHIRO
Ikebukuro, send the spirits outside.
[16:56] MAGI
What? No way. That's it?
SIGN Yawn
[17:00] TOSHIRO
It's over.
[17:02] TOSHIRO
You'd have to be a freak to return after
being threatened by a strange cat.
[17:07] TOSHIRO
Of course, I'm exorcising those
freaks more often than not.
[17:11] MAGI
So most of your work is pretty dull.
[17:15] MOGURA
So, what's Nabeshima doing?
[17:17] KYOSHIRO
Nabeshima feels unmotivated right now.
[17:19] MOGURA
What a cat.
[17:20] MOGURA
It really does take training
to handle animal spirits.
[17:25] TOSHIRO
I'm sorry. We'll pay for the damage.
[17:28] SUKEKIYO
Oh, no. I'll make headquarters pay for it.
[17:31] KYOSHIRO
This type of physical cleanup
is always more work.
[17:35] NA
This world does not only belong to humans.
[17:38] NA
There are far more things
incomprehensible to humans,
[17:42] NA
whether we notice them or not.
[17:45] SPIRIT C
I guess we'll go somewhere else.
SIGN Pigeon collecting
crumbs
[17:48] SHIO
I wanna see the red panda!
[17:50] SUKEKIYO
No, this is totally a business expense!
[17:51] SUKEKIYO
Things were floating on their own!
[17:53] SUKEKIYO
In any case, I dealt with the problem!
[17:55] SUKEKIYO
Hey! Kaneda, you bastard!
[17:59] SANADA
Could you not work out at my house?
[18:02] ANNOUNCER
Here's our next story.
[18:03] ANNOUNCER
This afternoon, the popular elderly
elephant Hana passed away.
[18:09] ANNOUNCER
The zoo plans to set up a flower
memorial starting tomorrow, and...
[18:09] NA
And so, the night passes as though
nothing out of the ordinary occurred.
SIGN Yatsume High School
[18:17] SHIO
Senpai, Senpai!
[18:19] SHIO
Good morning!
[18:25] KYOSHIRO
She's like a dumb dog.
[18:31] KYOSHIRO
Is it safe to say this is your true nature?
[18:35] SHIO
My true nature?
[18:36] SHIO
Hey, Senpai, where's your cat right now?
[18:38] KYOSHIRO
You're way worse than any evil spirit.
[18:42] KYOSHIRO
As far as you're concerned, since you
can't see them, they don't exist.
[18:45] SHIO
Come on out!
[18:45] KYOSHIRO
It's for the best.
[18:47] KYOSHIRO
Don't believe everything people say.
[18:50] SHIO
Kitty! Are you here?
[18:52] BOY
What? Nekozuku's dating Inukai the first-year?
[18:56] BOY
No way!
[19:01] KYOSHIRO
Too much of your head is
full of sexual thoughts.
[19:04] KYOSHIRO
Aren't you a third-year?
[19:05] KYOSHIRO
Use your head to study for
college exams or get a job...
[19:09] KYOSHIRO
Magi.
SIGN Mogura Bath
SIGN Adults 500 yen
Children 300 yen
SIGN Metal
>and other
Repairs
Negotiable
[19:12] RADIO
How you use the ingredients
makes all the difference.
SIGN Men
SIGN Women
[19:14] RADIO
Here are today's recipes.
[19:16] RADIO
Exquisite stewed meat and
potatoes and curry rice.
[19:19] MOGURA
Curry, huh? I want curry.
[19:24] MAGI
Are you in here?
[19:25] MOGURA
I know I told you to come, but you sure
have started casually showing up.
SIGN Tater Chips
SIGN Curry Flavor
SIGN Monch Monch
[19:37] MAGI
Mogura, how old are you?
[19:38] MOGURA
I don't know.
[19:41] MAGI
I don't mean your actual age.
[19:43] MAGI
I mean physically.
[19:45] MOGURA
Somewhere in my 30s, I guess?
[19:48] MAGI
I've always found it odd.
[19:49] MAGI
Wouldn't it be easier to gather
flames as an energetic teen?
[19:53] MOGURA
You idiot!
[19:55] MOGURA
Don't underestimate the teenage years.
[19:57] MOGURA
I'd get too hungry to get anything done.
[20:00] MOGURA
It's too expensive.
[20:02] MOGURA
In middle age, some days your stomach
just decides to stop working,
[20:07] MOGURA
and you can survive off practically nothing.
[20:09] MOGURA
That said, if I go over 40, then I feel
terrible about 20 days out of every month.
[20:15] MAGI
It's tough being human.
[20:17] MOGURA
Also, teens are easily distracted
by every boob and butt they see.
[20:22] MAGI
Aren't you still like that now?
[20:24] MOGURA
Also, serious talk, a teenage
body is peak physical form.
[20:29] MOGURA
It costs too much flame to maintain.
[20:31] MOGURA
Anyway, not to change the subject,
[20:34] MOGURA
but people always want to know
how old others are.
[20:37] MOGURA
A person's age can affect
your impression of them.
[20:41] MOGURA
For example, Toshiro is middle-aged,
but he's really young for a professor.
[20:45] MOGURA
Or people might say "my eldest is already
five" or "my youngest is still only five."
SIGN Climb Climb
[20:51] MOGURA
And for spirits that lack physical bodies,
their appearance isn't set in stone.
[20:56] MOGURA
You've heard of parents seeing their
dead kids all grown up, right?
[21:00] MOGURA
Anyway, Magi.
[21:02] MOGURA
Thanks for the food.
[21:03] MOGURA
This isn't very good, though.
[21:06] MOGURA
So, what are you here for?
[21:08] MOGURA
Despite kindly sticking your
nose into people's business,
[21:11] MOGURA
you try to get a read on people
when you ask them for favors.
[21:14] MOGURA
If you don't say what you came here for,
I can keep talking for another ten hours.
[21:19] MOGURA
You okay with that?
[21:21] MOGURA
Anyway, listen to this!
[21:22] MOGURA
Chapter one!
[21:23] MOGURA
"The time an overly-attached psycho demanded
I commit suicide with her in the Edo period!"
[21:27] MAGI
No, please! I'll talk!
[21:30] MAGI
Also, sorry.
[21:30] MAGI
Those are the snacks that didn't sell,
so they're not any good.
[21:36] MAGI
My little brother... my piece of shit
of a brother suddenly sent me...
SIGN Little Bro
Yesterday
[21:43] UMEHARU
Hey, is there a region somewhere
that reveres dolls?
[21:48] UMEHARU
Isn't that what literature majors study?
[21:51] MAGI
I'm studying folklore,
but it's not my specialty.
[21:55] MAGI
Why are you asking, anyway? Look it up.
[21:57] UMEHARU
I did.
[21:59] UMEHARU
But I didn't find anything.
SIGN Is there a region somewhere that reveres dolls?
[22:00] UMEHARU
Is there a region somewhere that reveres dolls?
SIGN Episode 5
"Trigger"
5 - Trigger
Source: Crunchyroll
Translator:
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[00:05] ---
My piece of shit of a
brother suddenly sent me...
SIGN Episode 5
"Trigger"
[01:40] MAGI
Something must be up for him to
suddenly ask such an odd question.
[01:44] MOGURA
What's your brother like?
[01:47] MAGI
I wonder if I have a picture.
[01:49] MAGI
Oh, my mom sent me this one over New Year's.
[01:52] RADIO
All done!
[01:53] RADIO
How you use the ingredients
makes all the difference!
[01:55] RADIO
Here are today's recipes!
[01:57] MOGURA
How you use the ingredients
makes all the difference!
[01:59] MOGURA
Here are today's recipes!
[02:02] MAGI
I asked my brother what happened, and...
[02:05] UMEHARU
Hello. Excuse the intrusion.
[02:08] MIYA
Welcome.
[02:10] MAGI
When he went to hang out at
a female friend's house...
[02:13] MOGURA
A female friend? Not his girlfriend?
[02:15] MAGI
My brother's love life is pretty messy.
[02:19] MOGURA
I see. So you're nothing alike.
[02:21] MOGURA
Well, cheer up.
[02:23] MOGURA
I'm on your side, okay?
[02:25] MAGI
Shut up.
[02:27] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Thank you for being so nice to Miya.
[02:31] (Flashback) MIYA DAD
Forgive us for being so doting, but we
really love our adorable little girl.
[02:34] (Flashback) MIYA DAD
We appreciate you being her friend.
[02:36] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Uh, sure.
[02:38] MAGI
In any case, their family
seemed cheerful and friendly.
[02:44] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Have some dinner.
[02:45] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Thank you.
[02:47] (Flashback) UMEHARU
This looks good.
[02:54] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Have a seat.
[02:55] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Oh, we're one chair short.
[02:57] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Miya, could you go get one?
[02:59] (Flashback) MIYA
Okay.
[03:02] (Flashback) ALL
Let's eat.
[03:05] (Flashback) MIYA
Anyway, that's when it happened...
[03:07] (Flashback) UMEHARU
What? Really?
[03:08] (Flashback) MIYA
Yeah. Rumor is Nekozuku-kun can see spirits.
[03:12] (Flashback) MIYA
Oh, right. Mom, when are we visiting Uncle?
[03:16] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Well...
[03:17] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Oh, would you like seconds?
[03:18] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Yes, please.
[03:20] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Thank you.
[03:24] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Thanks for the food.
[03:26] (Flashback) MIYA
Let's do our homework together.
[03:28] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Okay.
[03:29] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Good for you.
[03:30] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
I'll be watching TV in the other room.
[03:44] UMEHARU/ID
The lack of explanation is terrifying.
[03:47] MAGI
Apparently that's what happened.
[03:49] MOGURA
You sure he's okay?
[03:51] MOGURA
They're not gonna sacrifice your
brother to something, are they?
[03:55] MOGURA
If that family invites him to a festival
that takes place every 90 years,
[03:58] MOGURA
tell him to turn them down.
[03:59] MAGI
I thought it was scary when
I heard about it, too.
[04:02] MAGI
But there's actually more to this story.
[04:05] (Flashback) MIYA
Anyway, it made me laugh.
[04:07] (Flashback) MIYA
What did you think, Ume-chan?
[04:09] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Uh, yeah. Me, too.
[04:11] UMEHARU/ID
Her family's probably from somewhere in
the countryside, and it's just their custom.
[04:16] UMEHARU/ID
I didn't find anything on it,
[04:17] UMEHARU/ID
but they must just be from really
deep in the mountains or something.
[04:22] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Sorry for staying so late.
[04:24] (Flashback) MIYA MOM
Come back soon.
[04:35] (Flashback) UMEHARU
What...?
[04:37] (Flashback) MIYA
What's wrong?
[04:38] (Flashback) MIYA
Did you see a bug?
[04:41] MAGI
When I was little,
[04:43] MAGI
I hit my head on a dresser and hurt myself.
[04:47] MAGI
Since I hit my forehead,
I bled more than expected.
[04:51] MAGI
It was the first time my parents paid
attention to me since my brother was born,
[04:55] MAGI
so I felt both happy and
incredibly guilty about it.
[05:00] (Flashback) YOUNG MAGI
I'm okay.
[05:02] (Flashback) YOUNG MAGI
Anyway, Umeharu's crying. Go check on him.
[05:06] MAGI
I thought they wouldn't accept
me unless I said that.
SIGN Magi
[05:15] MOGURA
When was the last time you visited your parents?
[05:18] MAGI
New Year's.
[05:19] MOGURA
People who live alone despite attending
a university in their parents' city
[05:23] MOGURA
are generally independent,
want a convenient commute,
[05:26] MOGURA
or have an awkward relationship
with their family.
[05:28] MAGI
Your analysis can be annoying sometimes.
[05:31] MOGURA
Tell him I'm an alumnus who
can supposedly see spirits.
[05:36] MOGURA
It's better than making up an elaborate story.
[05:39] MOGURA
And tell him Yae-chan introduced me to you.
[05:41] MOGURA
In my experience, involving a girl
makes people lower their guard.
[05:45] MAGI
This is the one thing you're good at.
[05:48] MOGURA
Plus, you're calmer when Yae-chan's present.
[05:52] MOGURA
It's surprisingly important
to do things with others.
[05:55] MOGURA
It makes us feel safer and stronger.
[05:58] MOGURA
Having Yae-chan with you must've played
a big role when you tried to help me.
[06:04] MOGURA
You wanted to impress her, right?
[06:08] MOGURA
If you'd been alone, you would've
panicked and lost track of me.
[06:17] UMEHARU
Mo...
[06:19] UMEHARU
Mom, Dad!
[06:20] UMEHARU
He brought his girlfriend home!
[06:23] MAGI
She's not my girlfriend!
[06:32] UMEHARU
She's nice.
[06:33] MAGI
What was that pause just now?
[06:35] YAEKO
Say it.
[06:37] YAEKO
Depending on your answer, I might stab you.
[06:39] UMEHARU
I just thought she was nice and small.
[06:42] YAEKO
Small? What's small?
[06:44] YAEKO
In four words or less.
[06:48] MOGURA
Hey, could you tell me what happened?
[06:51] UMEHARU
Oh, right. Come in.
[06:55] MOGURA
First, what's this Miya-chan girl like?
[06:58] UMEHARU
I think I have a picture.
[07:00] MOGURA
Big brother red panda,
little brother red panda.
[07:04] UMEHARU
I have so many, I can't tell anymore.
[07:07] UMEHARU
Which one is she?
[07:08] UMEHARU
Oh, here.
[07:12] MAGI
Why'd you take this picture?
[07:15] MAGI
It looks like VHS-era adult video
packaging or a centerfold model...
[07:21] UMEHARU
Miya-chan's great because she's so sexy.
[07:24] MAGI
Also, are big breasts the
only thing you care about?
[07:28] UMEHARU
As long as she's got big breasts,
nothing else really matters.
SIGN Damn it...
[07:32] UMEHARU
Don't get me wrong.
[07:34] UMEHARU
It's, uh, you know...
[07:36] UMEHARU
My bad. I can't come up with an excuse.
[07:38] UMEHARU
All I can say is sorry.
[07:40] UMEHARU
I had my eye on a first-year named Inukai-san,
[07:43] UMEHARU
but I gave up since she's
hanging out with Nekozuku.
[07:46] UMEHARU
He's gloomy and scary.
[07:47] YAEKO
Sorry, Magi-kun. Your brother sucks.
[07:50] MAGI
I know.
[07:51] MAGI
You're classmates with Kyoshiro, huh?
[07:54] MOGURA
Small world.
[07:56] MAGI
Do you see Miya-chan as a whole person?
[08:02] MAGI
Don't you think you shouldn't
be showing us that picture?
[08:06] UMEHARU
Miya-chan said being looked at
excites her, so it's okay.
[08:11] UMEHARU
We exchange those kinds of messages, too.
[08:13] MAGI
What?! Then you're perfect for each other!
[08:16] UMEHARU
Her messages are insane, though.
[08:18] UMEHARU
She'll send five thousand words
of "I miss you" over and over.
[08:21] MAGI
That's actually kind of scary.
[08:23] UMEHARU
What should I do?
[08:24] MAGI
Don't ask me.
[08:26] MAGI
Even if she stabs you, it'll be your own fault.
[08:32] MAGI/ID
It would serve you right.
[08:34] UMEHARU
What's that face for?
[08:36] MOGURA
Are you two done joking around?
[08:38] UMEHARU
Oh, sorry.
[08:39] UMEHARU
Wait, I haven't introduced myself yet.
[08:42] UMEHARU
I'm Magi Umeharu.
[08:45] MOGURA
Come to think of it, what's your given name?
[08:48] MAGI
Kuriaki.
[08:49] MOGURA
Wasn't expecting that.
[08:51] MOGURA
Magi Kuriaki, older brother.
SIGN Kuri (Chestnut)
Aki (Fall)
SIGN Ume (Plum)
Haru (Spring)
[08:53] MOGURA
Magi Umeharu, younger brother.
[08:55] MOGURA
Fall is chestnut season,
and spring is plum season.
[08:58] MOGURA
Were you born in the fall and spring?
[09:00] UMEHARU
Yeah, that's right.
[09:02] MOGURA
Wait, you said you're 21, right?
[09:05] MOGURA
If you're a third-year who hasn't turned 22
yet, did you fail to get into college once?
[09:09] MAGI
So what if I did?
[09:11] UMEHARU
You're sharp.
[09:13] MOGURA
I wouldn't say that.
[09:14] MAGI/ID
Mogura gains people's trust
[09:16] MAGI/ID
like a shady fortune teller showing
off with rapid-fire observations.
[09:21] MOGURA
Kuriaki-kun told me some of what happened,
but let me ask you a few questions.
[09:25] MAGI
Don't call me that.
[09:27] UMEHARU
Sure. It terrifies me, so I'll tell
you whatever you want to know.
[09:31] MOGURA
First, tell me about the doll.
[09:33] MOGURA
Was it an expensive-looking one
for decoration, or one for kids?
[09:38] UMEHARU
For kids, I think?
[09:40] UMEHARU
Like the baby dolls you see in commercials.
[09:43] MOGURA
Was it new?
[09:44] UMEHARU
No, it looked pretty old, like a
kid had played with it for years.
[09:49] MOGURA
Next question.
[09:50] MOGURA
Did the home have an altar?
[09:53] UMEHARU
Yeah.
[09:54] UMEHARU
I think that was an altar.
[09:56] MOGURA
Were there any photos of a girl besides
Miya-chan on the altar or anywhere else?
[10:04] UMEHARU
Come to think of it,
[10:06] UMEHARU
I assumed they were pictures of
Miya-chan when she was little, but...
[10:10] (Flashback) UMEHARU
Hello. Excuse the intrusion.
[10:16] UMEHARU
The photo in the entryway might've
been of a family of four.
[10:20] MOGURA
Then most likely the spirit is that girl
in the photo, and that doll was hers.
[10:26] MOGURA
Possibly Miya-chan's older or younger sister.
[10:29] MOGURA
I thought it might be a cursed doll,
but in this case,
[10:33] MOGURA
it's probably just what's keeping
the family mentally stable.
[10:37] MOGURA
The spirit's inhabiting that doll they
treasure and living with the family.
[10:43] MOGURA
That part's not too scary.
[10:47] MOGURA
Why do we find dolls scary, anyway?
[10:50] MOGURA
Most people find human dolls
scarier than stuffed animals.
[10:55] MOGURA
There's something about
them we find fascinating.
[10:59] MOGURA
Originally, dolls were representations
of something else.
[11:01] MOGURA
We transferred our own misfortune onto
them, letting them take our place.
[11:04] MOGURA
That's the origin of Hina dolls.
[11:06] MOGURA
Cursed straw dolls take
the place of the victim.
[11:09] MOGURA
Humans recognize dolls as
substitutes for human beings,
[11:14] MOGURA
so we think they have a will of their own.
[11:15] MOGURA
That's why they're scary.
[11:17] MOGURA
Of course, some of 'em have scary faces that
make you wonder why they were made that way.
[11:21] MAGI
But why did my brother suddenly
start seeing spirits?
[11:25] MOGURA
He's your brother.
[11:26] MOGURA
You probably always had the potential for it.
[11:28] MOGURA
But seeing is noticing.
[11:31] MOGURA
Even if there were a spirit visible in Shibuya,
[11:33] MOGURA
most people wouldn't realize it was a spirit.
SIGN Spirit
[11:38] MOGURA
But if one showed at a known haunted spot,
most people would claim they saw a spirit.
[11:42] MOGURA
Sometimes people notice because they're
in a situation or state of mind
[11:46] MOGURA
that makes them look for
something that feels off.
[11:48] UMEHARU
But the girl in the photo was young, and the
spirit was around Miya-chan's current age.
[11:54] UMEHARU
She was, uh... pretty.
[11:57] MOGURA
She could be synced up with Miya-chan
because of a strong attachment.
[12:01] MOGURA
She considers herself equal.
[12:03] MOGURA
From what I can tell, the family's
odd closeness is evidence of that.
[12:08] MOGURA
Turn it on its head, and something will break.
[12:10] MOGURA
It seems to me like they're afraid of change.
[12:16] MOGURA
And... sorry, but I have to say it.
[12:19] MOGURA
Based on what I've heard, there's a
clear difference between the sisters.
[12:23] MOGURA
I'm more interested in
everything besides the doll.
[12:27] MOGURA
While she's a good girl with her parents,
[12:30] MOGURA
Miya-chan is desperate for approval and
has a highly dependent personality.
[12:33] MOGURA
Then there's the spirit stuck so firmly
to Miya-chan that it's synced with her.
[12:37] MOGURA
The unnaturally smiley and close family.
[12:42] MOGURA
The cracks are already starting
to show on the surface.
[12:47] MOGURA
So if we look deep down inside,
especially inside Miya-chan...
[12:52] MOGURA
What will we find down there?
[12:55] MOGURA
If you want confirmation,
[12:58] MOGURA
ask Miya-chan for the truth,
but be prepared for it to hurt her.
[13:02] MOGURA
If you don't want to get involved,
then don't ask.
[13:05] MOGURA
Especially if a spirit is involved.
[13:08] MOGURA
You can probably just ask her about the doll.
[13:12] MOGURA
Despite everything I said, 99 out of 100
times, the doll would be a trauma thing.
[13:18] MOGURA
Asking her about it won't
make her think you're crazy.
[13:23] MAGI
You're right.
[13:27] UMEHARU
I'll ask her about it.
[13:30] UMEHARU
It might hurt her now, but after seeing that,
[13:33] UMEHARU
I can't keep acting like I never noticed.
[13:39] UMEHARU
Besides, I'm good at listening to girls.
[13:43] MAGI
Every year, my old room turns into
a storage room more and more.
[13:48] MOGURA
All right! Let's raid the place!
[13:50] MIYA
Hello?
[13:51] MIYA
I'm so happy you called, Ume-chan. What's up?
[13:55] MIYA
Oh, right. The doll.
[13:57] MIYA
Sorry. I forgot to explain.
[14:00] UMEHARU
No, I'm sorry for bring it up.
[14:02] UMEHARU
I wasn't sure if I should ask.
[14:03] MIYA
No, I know. It's scary.
[14:05] MIYA
It's just become so normal for us.
[14:07] MIYA
Sorry.
[14:09] UMEHARU/ID
So she was fine with me
asking about it after all.
[14:12] MIYA
That was my older sister's doll.
[14:15] UMEHARU/ID
He was right.
[14:16] UMEHARU
Is she the girl in the photo on the altar?
[14:18] MIYA
Yeah. Cute, right?
[14:20] MIYA
Her name's Maya. "Ma" as in hemp, and "ya"
the same as mine, with the ear radical.
[14:25] MIYA
Miya and Maya.
[14:26] MIYA
She was in an accident when she was eight.
[14:28] MIYA
I was seven at the time.
[14:30] MIYA
Everyone thought she was so cute.
[14:33] UMEHARU
Yeah. She was pretty.
[14:34] MIYA
Yeah, unlike me.
[14:37] UMEHARU
What?! You shouldn't say that!
[14:40] UMEHARU
You're both great.
[14:42] MIYA
I'm hideous.
[14:44] UMEHARU
Hey, uh... why don't you
tell me about your sister?
[14:49] UMEHARU
You can tell me whatever you want.
[14:52] UMEHARU
If you don't get this stuff out,
it'll fester, you know?
[14:59] MIYA
I loved my sister.
[15:02] MIYA
They say sisters born a year apart
tend to fight, but she was so nice.
[15:07] MIYA
My dad and mom were so sad.
[15:10] MIYA
My mom especially had a really
hard time getting over it.
[15:14] MIYA
I wish she'd lived.
[15:16] MIYA
But there's a part of me that's
glad my pretty sister isn't alive.
[15:23] MIYA
Sometimes I wonder if my parents would dote
on me like this if she were still here.
[15:30] MIYA
And if she were alive, I wouldn't
want to introduce you to my family.
[15:35] MIYA
You'd fall in love with her instead!
[15:39] MIYA
All the girls love you.
[15:40] MIYA
I don't know how to connect
with you except by being sexy.
[15:44] MIYA
But I hate myself for thinking that way.
[15:48] MIYA
Sorry for losing my composure.
[15:49] MIYA
You must think I'm annoying.
[15:52] UMEHARU
Actually, uh... I wonder why
you let it bother you so much.
[15:59] MIYA
You're right. Why do I let it bother me?
[16:03] MIYA
Probably because...
[16:04] (Flashback) MOGURA
What will we find down there?
[16:07] MIYA
"Why'd it have to be the cute older sister?"
[16:09] MIYA
When my sister died, that's what my uncle said.
[16:13] (Flashback) MIYA UNCLE
Why'd it have to be the cute older sister?
[16:17] MIYA
He said, "Why'd it have to
be the cute older sister?"
[16:30] MIYA
That uncle's sick right now.
[16:33] MIYA
It's not looking good.
[16:35] UMEHARU
Come to think of it, you said something
about visiting him when I went to hang out.
[16:40] MIYA
Yeah. My whole family dutifully
visits him regularly.
[16:45] MIYA
But I feel terrible that I'm not
actually sad on the inside.
[16:49] MIYA
I genuinely want to get along
with my family and uncle,
[16:53] MIYA
so I hate that I'm like this.
[16:56] MIYA
Until the day my mom stops
taking care of that doll,
[16:59] MIYA
I have to be a good girl like a doll, too.
[17:03] MAGI
Mogura, stop eavesdropping!
[17:06] UMEHARU
I don't think that's your burden to bear.
[17:09] UMEHARU
Honestly, you should probably
put the doll to rest, too.
[17:13] MIYA
One second.
[17:14] MIYA
What is it, Mom?
[17:15] MIYA
What? Why?
[17:17] MIYA
It was on the chair this morning!
[17:19] MIYA
Oh, sorry.
[17:20] MIYA
Apparently my mom's panicking
because the doll's missing.
[17:24] MIYA
I gotta go, okay?
[17:27] MOGURA
It's missing?
[17:28] MOGUYA
Hey! Where's your uncle now?
[17:31] MIYA
At the New Yatsume Hospital.
[17:32] MIYA
Wait, who is this?
[17:34] MOGURA
New Yatsume Hospital...
[17:35] MOGURA
That's west of here.
[17:38] MAGI
Mogura?
[17:38] MIYA
Wait, what? Who was that?
[17:40] MIYA
Did he just go to the hospital? Why?
[17:42] MIYA
Wait, I'm scared! I'm going, too!
[17:45] MAGI
Let's go, too.
[17:46] MAGI
Does he know how to get there without a map?
[17:49] YAEKO
He's lived without a cell phone until now,
so he might have an internal map of the city.
[17:54] MAGI
That must be it.
[17:55] MAGI
Come to think of it, he bragged about knowing
most of the phone numbers of the nearby shops.
SIGN So annoying
SIGN Blah Blah
SIGN Blah Blah
[18:01] YAEKO
That's amazing! That's an ancient power!
[18:03] YAEKO
But it's also an annoying "back in my day" brag!
[18:06] MAGI
He's fast, so we'd better hurry.
[18:09] UMEHARU
What's going on? I'm going with you.
[18:11] UMEHARU
Wait, did you hear all that?
[18:14] YAEKO
Uh, yeah. Pretty clearly. Sorry.
[18:16] MAGI
Mogura was actively trying to listen in.
[18:19] UMEHARU
So was Miya-chan's sister's spirit
watching over her out of concern?
[18:25] MAGI
I'd be worried too if my
sister turned out like that.
[18:28] YAEKO
Relatives can be shockingly insensitive
about the things they say, but...
[18:35] UMEHARU
Care to share your female perspective?
[18:37] YAEKO
I'm not sure, but my gut tells me...
[18:42] YAEKO
It's hard to put in words, but
this is a deep-seated problem.
[18:46] YAEKO
If I were Miya-chan's sister, and something
were keeping me in this world,
[18:52] YAEKO
would it really be as simple as a
desire to watch over her?
[19:04] MIYA UNCLE
Maya?
[19:05] MIYA UNCLE
I see. You're Maya, aren't you?
[19:07] MIYA UNCLE
Have you appeared in my
dreams as a grown-up girl?
[19:12] MIYA UNCLE
You were supposed to grow up this pretty, huh?
[19:15] MIYA UNCLE
Miya and her family were so sad.
[19:19] MIYA UNCLE
I was sad, too.
[19:20] MIYA UNCLE
But it looks like I'm crossing over now, too.
[19:34] MAYA
I can finally touch you.
[19:39] MAYA
I've been waiting for this moment...
[19:41] MAYA
You piece of shit.
[19:43] MAGI
Mogura!
[19:45] MAGI
We finally caught you.
[19:47] MAGI
What's going on?
[19:49] MOGURA
I'm worried about the uncle,
[19:51] MOGURA
but I'm worried about her older sister, too.
[19:56] MAYA
Your words turned Miya into a living corpse!
[19:59] MAYA
That triggered everything!
[20:02] MAYA
I felt so, so sorry for her!
[20:06] MAYA
I stayed in this world
because I hated you so much!
[20:13] MAYA
I've been waiting for this moment!
[20:15] MAYA
While you were healthy, no amount of
speaking to or hitting you seemed to work!
[20:20] MAYA
But apparently it was slowly affecting you.
[20:23] MAYA
You grew weaker and weaker.
[20:26] MAYA
I could drag you closer and closer.
[20:28] MAYA
Now I can even hurt you!
[20:32] MIYA UNCLE
What's going on, Maya?
[20:34] MIYA UNCLE
I don't understand why you're so upset.
[20:36] MIYA UNCLE
What's wrong with you?
[20:38] MIYA UNCLE
Come on, Maya. Smile.
[20:39] MIYA UNCLE
Don't say such nasty things.
[20:42] MIYA UNCLE
You're ruining your cute face.
[20:44] MIYA UNCLE
Come on, smile. Smile for me.
[20:46] MIYA UNCLE
Smile.
[20:48] MAYA
The way you talk pisses me off!
[20:52] MAYA
Don't talk like that when you're
not prepared for the consequences!
[20:59] MAYA
If you're going to be so nasty,
you'd better be prepared for it!
[21:01] MAYA
If you're not, then keep your mouth shut!
[21:04] MAYA
You're worth less than cockroach shit!
[21:06] MAYA
I'll stuff your mouth with
rocks and sew it shut!
[21:11] MAYA
You never said anything interesting
at New Year's, idiot!
[21:17] MAYA
We were all just being considerate
because of your age!
[21:21] MAYA
Did you know that?!
[21:26] MAYA
You deserve to meet your end at the hands
of the niece you thought of as a doll.
[21:35] MAYA
This is the most interesting
moment of your whole life!
[21:40] MAYA
I'll give you my biggest smile ever!
[21:45] MAYA
Miya, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
[21:49] MAYA
The least I can do is shorten his life!
[21:53] MAYA
You think this is humiliating?!
[21:56] MAYA
Mortifying? Unfair?
SIGN Episode 6
"Brothers and Sisters"
6 - Brothers and Sisters
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SIGN Episode 6
"Brothers and Sisters"
[01:36] MOGURA
It's dangerous to dwell on your
emotions in isolation.
[01:39] MOGURA
It makes them fester.
[01:41] MOGURA
That's one of the ways
an evil spirit is created.
[01:44] MOGURA
She inhabited a small world,
interacting and speaking with no one—
[01:47] MOGURA
in this case, shackled by her family.
[01:50] MOGURA
Evil spirits are people whose
emotions were allowed to fester!
[01:55] NURSE
Hey, wait! You can't go in there!
[01:58] UMEHARU
I'll talk to her!
[01:59] MOGURA
Thanks, little brother!
[02:04] MOGURA
I don't know which room they're in.
[02:05] MAGI
Idiot!
[02:06] MOGURA
This hospital is huge. Where are they?
[02:08] MOGURA
Also, there are a ton of spirits.
SIGN Vwip
[02:17] MOGURA
Could it be?
[02:19] MOGURA
Is this coward performing a threat display
in the direction of "something scary"?
[02:23] MOGURA
Wow, he's like Kitaro's yokai antenna!
[02:26] MAGI/ID
Even cowards are useful sometimes.
[02:29] MOGURA
He's like Bubbles from the Michael
Jackson Mega Drive game.
[02:33] MOGURA
I played it a ton when they
had it at the candy shop.
[02:35] MAGI
I have no idea what you're trying to say!
[02:41] MAYA
Time to die, old man!
SIGN Shrieeek
SIGN Shrieeek
[02:47] MAYA
Who the hell are you?
[02:49] MOGURA
If you do that, you'll be sent to Hell!
[02:52] MOGURA
I've seen lots of spirits like you!
[02:54] MOGURA
Did you know?
[02:56] MOGURA
Unlike in this world, trials in the afterlife
are fiercely impartial and harsh!
[03:00] MAYA
So what?!
[03:02] MAYA
I'm gonna teach him a lesson
for treating us like nothing!
[03:07] MOGURA
Magi, I bet you think it'd be quickest to have
one of the Nekozuku cats eat this spirit.
[03:13] MOGURA
Well, so do I.
[03:16] MOGURA
I try to think that way.
[03:18] MOGURA
But I find that hard to swallow,
especially after hearing what happened!
[03:23] MOGURA
Plus, there's something the
Nekozuku family can't do!
[03:27] MOGURA
And that's this!
[03:43] MAYA
Why?
[03:44] MAYA
He's getting better.
[03:50] MAYA
Damn!
[03:51] MAYA
Damn, damn, damn!
[03:52] MAYA
What did you do?!
[03:54] MOGURA
Listen, miss.
[03:55] MOGURA
This guy's probably not as
mentally strong as you think.
[03:59] MOGURA
He's probably emotionally destroyed right now.
[04:02] MOGURA
He'll have to live another decade-plus
after experiencing that.
[04:06] MOGURA
That's hell. It's enough.
[04:08] MAYA
Will that save Miya?
[04:10] MOGURA
No!
[04:11] MOGURA
Whether he lives or dies, it won't save her!
[04:14] MOGURA
He may be the one who started it,
[04:15] MOGURA
but now there are all kinds
of things feeding into it!
[04:19] MOGURA
There's nothing you or I
can do about your sister.
[04:22] MOGURA
I'm sorry about that!
[04:24] MOGURA
I just want to give you one
less reason to go to Hell.
[04:27] MOGURA
That's all I can do!
[04:29] MOGURA
I can't interfere between
you sisters or your family.
[04:33] MOGURA
Besides, I just met your little sister.
[04:36] MOGURA
But I won't let someone who's trying
to save a person become a bad guy!
[04:40] MOGURA
I won't stand for it,
[04:42] MOGURA
even though it's one of the
world's unsolvable problems!
[04:45] MAGI/ID
In that moment, I understood why
he's never gathered enough flames.
[04:49] MAGI/ID
At the same time, I wondered
what he was projecting.
[04:53] MIYA
Sis?
[04:56] MIYA
It looks just like her.
[05:01] MAYA
Miya.
SIGN Office
[05:03] UMEHARU
I got in so much trouble.
[05:05] UMEHARU
That nurse was cute, though.
[05:07] YAEKO
Thank you, little brother panda—
I mean, Ume-chan.
[05:11] YAEKO
I hope they're okay.
[05:14] YAEKO
Oh, Mogura-san's not a bad guy or anything.
[05:18] UMEHARU
It's okay. I know.
[05:20] UMEHARU
Despite how he seems, my brother's
a good judge of character.
[05:23] UMEHARU
He wouldn't bring over anyone really bad.
[05:26] UMEHARU
My brother's surprisingly bad
at managing his relationships.
[05:29] UMEHARU
He tends to get dragged into things.
[05:31] YAEKO
I know what you mean.
[05:32] UMEHARU
I'm good at relationships, so I know when
to stick my nose into people's business.
[05:36] UMEHARU
That's why I don't mind talking to girls.
If anything, I enjoy it.
[05:40] UMEHARU
People often say my brother's awkward
while I'm not, but it's not like that.
[05:41] OLDER WOMAN
You've grown so much.
[05:47] UMEHARU
Unlike me, he gets involved in situations
that don't benefit or hurt him,
[05:52] UMEHARU
so it seems like he makes a lot of mistakes.
[05:54] UMEHARU
He's actually just stupid.
[05:56] UMEHARU
There's a part of me that envies him,
but I also get annoyed watching him.
[06:01] YAEKO
Your brother's got a lot more baggage
about you than you do about him.
[06:04] UMEHARU
I know.
[06:05] UMEHARU
Oh, don't tell my brother I said that.
[06:08] UMEHARU
By the way, that Mogura guy's
clothes are pretty ratty.
[06:11] UMEHARU
Is he okay?
[06:12] YAEKO
Uh, yeah.
[06:15] UMEHARU
I saw someone like him a long time ago.
[06:20] (Flashback) BOY A
Ume!
[06:21] (Flashback) GIRL A
Umeboshi!
[06:23] (Flashback) CHILD MAGI
Hey!
[06:26] (Flashback) CHILD MAGI
What'd my little brother do?
[06:27] (Flashback) GIRL A
Your brother always plays with
girls, even though he's a boy.
[06:32] (Flashback) CHILD MAGI
Explain to me exactly what's wrong with that.
[06:36] (Flashback) CHILD MAGI
If you can't, then you're just being bullies!
[06:39] UMEHARU
Now that I think about it, he was always a
pedant who spoke before his brain caught up.
[06:44] YAEKO
Yeah, I can picture that.
[06:46] UMEHARU
He'd always end up crying, though.
[06:49] YAEKO
I can picture that too.
SIGN Animal Candies
[06:58] (Flashback) MOGURA
You're awesome!
SIGN Animal Candies
Per Candy ¥500~1000
[07:02] (Flashback) MOGURA
I present you with the First Order of Merit.
[07:04] (Flashback) MOGURA
Here you go.
[07:05] (Flashback) MOGURA
I made those.
[07:07] (Flashback) MOGURA
Tell me how great they are.
[07:09] (Flashback) CHILD MAGI
Uh, they're very good.
[07:11] (Flashback) CHILD UMEHARU
Thank you.
[07:13] (Flashback) MOGURA
Look at me, kids!
[07:15] (Flashback) MOGURA
There are adults like me out there.
[07:17] (Flashback) MOGURA
Who cares about decency? Just smile.
[07:21] (Flashback) MOGURA
Let the devil take those lame kids.
[07:24] (Flashback) MOGURA
Hang in there, but don't strain yourselves.
[07:27] UMEHARU
That guy's clothes were ratty, too.
[07:30] UMEHARU
I suddenly remembered him.
[07:32] UMEHARU
Now that I think about it, it was sketchy
to accept candy from a stranger.
[07:36] UMEHARU
Oh, sorry. There's no point to that story.
[07:39] YAEKO
I think the point is it's a good
thing you had your brother.
[07:43] MIYA
Is that you, Sister? It is, isn't it?
[07:46] MAYA
Miya? You can see me?
[07:49] MIYA
It is you. You really are beautiful.
[07:52] MIYA
I wish I were beautiful, too.
[07:54] MIYA
How can I be beautiful like you?
[07:58] MAGI
You can't.
[07:59] MAGI
You don't need to be beautiful anyway.
[08:01] MAGI
That's just lip service, though.
[08:03] MOGURA
That's right.
[08:04] MOGURA
Also, I hate to say it,
but I can't bring back the dead.
[08:09] MOGURA
You should head to the afterlife on your
own before someone comes looking for you.
[08:13] MOGURA
Act like you just got lost or something.
[08:16] MOGURA
Your uncle can't cause any
harm for now, so hurry.
[08:21] MIYA
Harm?
[08:22] MIYA
Oh, I get it.
[08:24] MIYA
You spooked our uncle to
give him an earful, right?
[08:27] MIYA
That's why he's making that face.
[08:30] MIYA
Thanks.
[08:31] MIYA
That was laughably cruel.
[08:36] MAYA
Yeah.
[08:38] MAYA
It was.
[08:39] MIYA
By the way, Uncle, should you be up?
[08:43] MIYA
Should I go get the doctor?
[08:44] MAGI
What? The doctor's coming?
[08:47] MIYA
What?
[08:48] MOGURA
Uh, you know,
[08:49] MOGURA
hang in there, but don't strain yourselves!
[08:51] MAGI
This is bad! We should go!
[08:51] MOGURA
Don't go too crazy over your family either!
[08:52] MIYA
Seriously, who are you?
[08:54] UMEHARU
What? Bro, you're leaving?
[08:55] MIYA
What? Ume-chan?
[08:58] MIYA
Who was that guy?
[09:00] MIYA
Huh?
[09:03] MIYA
Sis?
[09:07] UNCLE
Miya, I want to apologize.
[09:09] MIYA
What?
[09:11] MIYA
Apologize for what?
[09:13] UNCLE
I can't remember.
[09:15] UNCLE
I just know I want to apologize.
[09:17] MIYA
What's the point if you don't know what for?
[09:22] MIYA
Uncle, I said a lot of
things to the boy I like.
[09:27] MIYA
It's different when
you say it out loud, huh?
[09:30] MIYA
He might not like me anymore.
[09:32] MIYA
What's this doll doing here, anyway?
[09:36] MIYA
You know, this doll...
[09:39] MIYA
You're Mom's older brother, right?
[09:41] MIYA
Could you convince her to
put this doll to rest?
[09:46] MIYA
She has to someday.
[09:50] MIYA
She can't stay that way forever.
[10:05] SHIO
Senpai, are you heading home this way, too?
[10:10] SHIO
Oh, right. What's your astrological sign?
[10:13] KYOSHIRO
Leo.
[10:14] SHIO
This week's advice for Leo is...
[10:16] SHIO
"Watch out for interpersonal issues!"
[10:19] KYOSHIRO
Is that a horoscope?
[10:21] KYOSHIRO
I don't like horoscopes.
[10:23] SHIO
But they're fun.
[10:25] KYOSHIRO
To be precise, I don't like people
who get too invested in horoscopes.
[10:28] SHIO
It's just for fun.
[10:31] SHIO
And invested?
[10:32] SHIO
Are there people who take this seriously?
[10:35] SHIO
Are there actually people who base all
their important decisions on horoscopes?
[10:40] SHIO
People in my family ask their muscles first.
[10:43] SHIO
Pump that iron!
[10:45] KYOSHIRO
There are.
[10:47] KYOSHIRO
What does asking your muscles mean, anyway?
[10:49] KYOSHIRO
That sounds way more unusual.
[10:51] SHIO
Uh-oh. Leos have the worst luck this week.
[10:53] KYOSHIRO
I don't like horoscopes because
they make people say that stuff.
[10:56] SHIO
You'll be okay as long as
you wear something black.
[11:00] KYOSHIRO
Then I've got it handled. Nabeshima's black.
[11:02] SHIO
Sounds like you take horoscopes
pretty seriously.
[11:05] KYOSHIRO
Horoscopes are scarier when they're right.
[11:09] KYOSHIRO
Later.
[11:10] SHIO
Oh, okay.
SIGN Nekozuku
[11:19] SHIO
What? This place is an ordinary family home?
[11:23] SHIO
I thought it was the headquarters for
some organization or a rice granary.
[11:28] SHIO
Your house belongs in a bishojo
horror-themed porn game.
[11:33] KYOSHIRO
What are you talking about?
[11:36] MOGURA
Hey, welcome back.
[11:38] MOGURA
Hey, Shio-chan.
[11:39] MOGURA
I see you're possessed again.
Give me some flames.
[11:42] MOGURA
Why don't you stop in?
[11:44] MOGURA
You can have some rich people tea snacks.
[11:47] KYOSHIRO
Do you know what "restraint" means?
[11:49] MOGURA
And normal spirits stay away since
they can tell bakeneko live here.
[11:55] MOGURA
It's nice and quiet.
[11:56] MOGURA
You can enjoy not being possessed for once.
[12:00] SHIO
So it's a house with a protective barrier? Cool!
[12:04] KYOSHIRO
It's not, but I guess you
can think of it that way.
[12:07] (Flashback) WOMAN SPIRIT
Wow, sonny. You can even solve
this difficult problem?
[12:11] KYOSHIRO
While I'm at home, I don't get exhausted
by spirits interfering with my life.
[12:16] KYOSHIRO
Our family needs a place to relax.
[12:19] KYOSHIRO
Which is why you two should leave.
[12:21] KYOKO
Oh.
[12:23] KYOKO
Kyo-chan, is this your friend?
[12:25] SHIO
I'm Inukai Shio.
[12:27] SHIO
Are you a master of barriers
and Senpai's master?
[12:31] KYOKO
No, I'm his mother, Nekozuku Kyoko.
[12:34] KYOKO
Are you the girl who rescued my
son at the hundred yen shop?
[12:47] KYOKO
Shio-chan, do you like cake?!
[12:49] SHIO
I love cake!
[12:53] SHIO/ID
Did she just pause for a second?
[12:56] SHIO/ID
It's like she was looking off into space.
[12:58] KYOKO
Would you like to stay for some cake?
[13:01] KYOKO
I just baked one.
[13:02] SHIO
Yes, I'll have cake!
SIGN Hooray
[13:04] MOGURA
Let's get down to business, Kyo-chan.
[13:07] SHIO
This house is so nice!
[13:09] KYOSHIRO
My safe space is falling apart.
[13:11] MOGURA
Are you listening, Kyo-chan?
[13:13] MOGURA
Hey. So, anyway...
[13:16] KYOSHIRO
Shut up! Be quiet!
[13:19] TOSHIRO
We owe him our lives.
[13:20] TOSHIRO
The agreement demands that you put up with him.
[13:23] TOSHIRO
After all, Oshiro-jiisan said
we'd do anything for him.
[13:27] KYOSHIRO
There has to be a limit!
[13:28] KYOSHIRO
I don't live to be harassed by him!
[13:31] KYOSHIRO
What's he doing here, anyway?!
[13:33] MOGURA
I didn't know Toshiro wrote fantasy novels.
[13:36] MOGURA
I wanna read 'em. Let me read 'em.
SIGN Examination of Children's Literature
[13:39] MOGURA
I'll tell you all my thoughts on 'em.
[13:40] TOSHIRO
This is why I didn't want to tell you.
[13:43] MOGURA
C'mon, let me read 'em. I got nothing but time.
[13:46] TOSHIRO
How do you have time when you're broke?
[13:48] MOGURA
It's because I'm broke.
[13:50] MOGURA
Oh, I know.
[13:51] MOGURA
I'll tell you about how I think
Tanaka-san's wife might be cheating.
[13:55] KYOSHIRO
I couldn't care less.
[13:57] KYOKO
I'd like to hear about Tanaka-san!
[13:59] KYOSHIRO
Don't express interest!
[14:00] MOGURA
C'mon, Toshiro.
[14:03] MOGURA
Teach your son to have more respect for me.
[14:08] TOSHIRO
You'll have to forgive me. After all...
[14:11] TOSHIRO
I can't help but adore my darling son.
[14:13] MOGURA
You doting father!
[14:14] KYOKO
Kyo-chan!
[14:16] KYOKO
Who's a good boy? You are!
[14:17] MOGURA
And doting mother!
[14:19] KYOSHIRO
I have entrance exams!
[14:21] KYOSHIRO
Shouldn't you be telling me to study?
[14:23] KYOKO
You have nothing to worry about, Kyo-chan. You could get in anywhere.
[14:27] MOGURA
Entrance exams, huh? I'd like to try that.
SIGN You Are Here
[14:31] MOGURA
Say, how much property tax
do you pay on this place?
[14:34] TOSHIRO
That's a drastic change of subject.
[14:35] MOGURA
How much do you write off as office space?
[14:37] MOGURA
Supposing the main house
is your business office,
SIGN You Are Here
[14:40] MOGURA
do you treat your room in the
annex as a writing office, too?
[14:44] MOGURA
Either way, you must have
a good tax accountant.
[14:47] TOSHIRO
That's quite the analysis of someone
else's financial situation.
[14:51] KYOKO
Here you are, Toshiro-san.
[14:53] SHIO/ID
His mom and dad are so young.
[14:56] SHIO/ID
Now that I get a better look at his
dad, he looks just like Senpai.
[15:13] SHIO
Why do you have such a weird hairstyle, Senpai?
[15:16] SHIO
You need a salon, stat!
[15:17] KYOSHIRO
No! I hate salons!
[15:19] KYOSHIRO
I can see all the ghosts in
the mirror! It's annoying!
[15:22] KYOSHIRO
And I don't like people touching my hair!
[15:24] KYOKO
That's right. Kyo-chan cuts his own hair.
[15:28] SHIO
But you look just like your dad!
[15:30] KYOKO
I know!
[15:31] SHIO
Right?
[15:32] KYOKO
Yes!
[15:33] SHIO
Ma'am, you must really love your husband.
[15:36] KYOKO
I do.
[15:37] KYOKO
I want Toshiro-san to shower me
with attention for my whole life.
SIGN Attention,
please
[15:41] KYOKO
Of course, there are days when he can't!
[15:43] KYOKO
And I treat those as some kind of kink!
[15:46] KYOKO
It's actually pretty fun!
[15:47] SHIO
Oh, she's crazy.
[15:49] KYOSHIRO
I know you're my mother, but why
can't you be sane all the time?
[15:53] KYOKO
I can't help it!
[15:55] KYOKO
Who could stay sane married to this man?
[15:59] KYOKO
Am I right?!
[16:00] KYOKO
I ask all the healthy hags in the world!
[16:03] KYOKO
Have you ever seen such
a captivating professor?
[16:05] KYOKO
Where? At Sexy University?
[16:07] KYOSHIRO
Shut up!
[16:08] KYOKO
Doesn't it just make you want to enjoy life?
[16:11] KYOKO
I turn 37 this year. Every day is so much fun.
[16:14] KYOKO
Hooray!
[16:14] KYOSHIRO
Calm down, 37-year-old!
[16:16] SHIO
It's great that your mom's so energetic.
[16:19] KYOKO
That's right. I'm always full of life.
[16:22] KYOKO
And Toshiro-san understands what it's
like to see things others don't.
[16:27] SHIO
Ma'am, you can see spirits, too?
[16:30] TOSHIRO
Well, Kyoko is, uh...
[16:33] TOSHIRO
Actually, don't worry about it.
[16:40] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san, Kyoko-san!
[16:41] SAKURAKO
Hello. Please...
[16:43] SAKURAKO
Tell me my fortune!
[16:45] SAKURAKO
Anyway, Kyoko-san, I've had
terrible luck this week.
[16:49] SAKURAKO
I broke a plate, I stubbed my
pinkie toe, my flowers wilted,
[16:53] SAKURAKO
and I've been having terrible headaches.
[16:56] SAKURAKO
I must be stuck with some terrible luck again.
[16:59] SAKURAKO
This always happens.
[17:00] SAKURAKO
I'd like you to tell me my fortune again.
[17:03] SAKURAKO
I'm begging you. Please help me!
[17:06] MOGURA
Fortune-telling, huh?
[17:09] MOGURA
Hey, my life line's short! What's up with that?
[17:12] KYOSHIRO
Don't ask me.
[17:14] MOGURA
That's Konosaka Sakurako-san.
[17:16] MOGURA
Her husband's an executive at a foreign company,
[17:18] MOGURA
and they've got two kids in
private boarding schools.
[17:21] MOGURA
She's what people used to call
a lady from a good family.
[17:24] MOGURA
She's also neighbors with
Tanaka-san the cheater.
[17:27] KYOSHIRO
Where'd you get that information?
[17:30] MOGURA
You can learn most things from Yoshida-san,
the cashier at Supermarket Miyajima.
SIGN Speaker Yoshida
[17:35] KYOSHIRO
Seriously? Yoshida-san's crazy.
[17:37] SAKURAKO
It's so encouraging, since you also
have high school-aged children.
[17:41] SAKURAKO
You're incredible.
[17:42] SAKURAKO
Please help me.
[17:45] KYOKO
I've told you countless times, Sakurako-san,
[17:47] KYOKO
but I can't tell fortunes.
[17:50] KYOKO
I just see strange things.
SIGN Eye
SIGN Flip it around, and it's a cat's eye
SIGN The eye of Horus sees all
SIGN Or is it Kassandra of Troy?
[17:59] SHIO
See strange things? Like what?
[18:02] KYOSHIRO
How should I put it?
[18:04] KYOSHIRO
Did you notice a weird pause when
you met my mom in the entrance?
SIGN Sluuurp
[18:08] SHIO
Yes.
[18:09] KYOSHIRO
Apparently she sees something
like prophetic dreams sometimes.
[18:13] KYOSHIRO
I don't really get it, but she says
they're still or moving images.
[18:17] KYOSHIRO
Not even she knows when she'll see them.
[18:20] TOSHIRO
I ask that you treat this all as fantasy,
[18:24] TOSHIRO
but Kyoko has always made friends with
everyone extraordinarily quickly.
[18:28] TOSHIRO
Most people's first impression is that
she's crazy but likable for some reason.
[18:31] TOSHIRO
I've learned from watching her
that she's a genius at empathy.
[18:35] TOSHIRO
People like those who understand them.
[18:37] TOSHIRO
In other words, people who quickly
infer what we're thinking and feeling.
[18:42] TOSHIRO
Not in the sense that they say things that flatter us,
[18:44] TOSHIRO
but that they won't say
things that truly offend us.
[18:48] TOSHIRO
If the brain of someone with
such an extraordinary EQ
[18:51] TOSHIRO
occasionally experienced
bugged visual information,
[18:54] TOSHIRO
they might instantly read a
person's expression, voice, speech,
[18:57] TOSHIRO
build, behavior, sweat, and context,
[19:00] TOSHIRO
and their brain would
subconsciously produce images
[19:05] TOSHIRO
of what may happen to them in the future.
[19:09] TOSHIRO
That's my theory.
[19:12] TOSHIRO
We had her examined once long ago.
[19:14] TOSHIRO
They found nothing wrong with her,
but her brain was rather active.
[19:18] (Flashback) KYOKO
I'm just glad I'm healthy!
[19:20] TOSHIRO
So it's not fortune-telling.
[19:22] TOSHIRO
She's just predicting possibilities.
[19:24] TOSHIRO
But perhaps because she's so empathetic,
they're frequently correct.
[19:27] SHIO
So, in other words...
[19:30] TOSHIRO
Just think of it as "she sees strange things."
[19:32] MOGURA
It's another case of "seeing is noticing."
[19:35] MOGURA
The way psychologists and counselors speculate
[19:37] MOGURA
about a person's disposition
and thought processes
[19:40] MOGURA
makes them seem like mind-readers sometimes.
[19:43] MOGURA
It's just about noticing things others don't.
[19:46] TOSHIRO
That's not exactly correct,
but it's close enough.
[19:49] KYOSHIRO
It's not harmful, so just think
of it as an idiosyncrasy.
[19:52] SHIO
Got it!
[19:53] KYOSHIRO
I really appreciate how
quickly you accepted that.
[19:55] MOGURA
Kyoko-chan's interacted with me
since she married a Nekozuku,
[19:59] MOGURA
but she still can't see spirits.
[20:01] MOGURA
Maybe her brain decided she'd lose
it if she saw anything else strange.
[20:07] TOSHIRO
We shared quite a bit with you, but we
don't typically tell others about this.
[20:11] TOSHIRO
It's not worth the effort.
[20:12] TOSHIRO
But with Konosaka-san...
[20:17] (Flashback) KYOKO
Hello, Sakurako-san.
[20:19] (Flashback) KYOKO
How's your cat Ricky doing?
[20:21] (Flashback) SAKURAKO
Oh, hello. He's doing well.
SIGN Crash Hot Spot
Watch For Accidents
[20:32] (Flashback) SAKURAKO
I trip so easily.
[20:37] (Flashback) KYOKO
Wait, Sakurako-san!
[20:39] (Flashback) KYOKO
You'll trip over a rock and get hit by a truck!
[20:43] TOSHIRO
That correct prediction has
backfired in certain ways.
[20:47] TOSHIRO
Since then, she's been wanting to know if
she's seen anything else at every turn.
[20:53] MOGURA
She's not a bad person.
[20:55] MOGURA
She's just prone to obsession.
[20:57] MOGURA
She once fell into some shady religion...
[21:00] MOGURA
According to Yoshida-san.
SIGN Popular For Some Reason
Speaker Yoshida
[21:02] TOSHIRO
Where'd you acquire that
middle-aged lady skill?
[21:06] MOGURA
When you live a long time,
[21:07] MOGURA
you realize your mind will
break unless you learn from the
[21:10] MOGURA
mental toughness of middle-aged ladies.
[21:12] KYOSHIRO
Don't use pop psychology to say dark things.
[21:15] TOSHIRO
All people, not just her, will believe
something if it's true only 20% of the time.
[21:21] TOSHIRO
For example, even a horoscope
written for the public
SIGN Your personality is…
Kind
Introverted
Capricious
Can be a contrarian but actually honest
Shy
Don't particularly dislike people, want to make friends
Sometimes chatty
Occasionally struggle to express your thoughts
Sometimes bold
A little selfish
Life of the party
[21:25] TOSHIRO
is bound to be correct in some
cases when written like this.
[21:27] TOSHIRO
Fortune-telling itself isn't bad.
[21:29] TOSHIRO
Having someone listen to you
is medicine for the mind.
[21:33] TOSHIRO
But when those prone to assumptions
become obsessed, it can be dangerous.
SIGN You stole my work. I'm going to sue you.
The first sentence on page 162 is a blatant ripoff.
I demand an apology.
[21:37] TOSHIRO
For example, I sometimes receive letters
like these in response to my writing.
SIGN You're reading my social media posts and web novels,
aren't you?! I can tell, and it lights my heart on fire!
This must be fate! Especially that one expression!
[21:43] TOSHIRO
Wh-Who are you?
SIGN There's always one mild student stalker
[21:45] MOGURA
Yeah, people tend to get
attached to guys like you.
[21:51] TOSHIRO
In other words, it's human nature to make
strong assumptions based on small things.
[21:55] TOSHIRO
And if we witness a prediction
that's 90% correct,
[22:00] TOSHIRO
we're bound to think it's a miracle or a god.
SIGN Episode 7
"The Trap of Only Seeing Results"
7 - The Trap of Only Seeing Results
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SIGN Gomoku Zoo's Former
Star "Namu-chan" (♀)
SIGN Prideful Cat (♂)
SIGN Tuna Helmet
SIGN Marvelous Spiritual Lady
SIGN High School Girl Who Has
No Idea What's Going On
SIGN Spirits of the Dead Who
Deserve Ten Thousand Deaths
SIGN Maneki-neko (by Mogura)
SIGN Doll Being Put to Rest
SIGN Middle-Aged Onlooker
SIGN Man Who Can Sense
Spirits but Refuses to
Believe in Fortune-Telling
SIGN Cat Fascinated
by Tuna Helmet (♀)
SIGN Parents Who Cannot
Conceal Their Amazement
At Their Son's Growth
SIGN Episode 7
"The Trap of Only Seeing Results"
[01:36] MOGURA
If she's so unlucky,
there must be a fundamental issue.
[01:41] SAKURAKO
Please tell me!
[01:43] SAKURAKO
I brought money.
[01:46] SAKURAKO
Your fortunes are worth this much.
[01:48] KYOKO
No, please!
[01:49] KYOKO
Paying me won't make a difference.
[01:51] KYOKO
I just see strange things sometimes.
[01:54] KYOKO
It's not a useful ability.
[01:55] SAKURAKO
Don't be so modest!
[01:57] SAKURAKO
You saved me.
[01:59] SAKURAKO
Have more self-confidence!
You can see the future!
[02:03] KYOKO
What? Why are you cheering me up?
[02:06] SAKURAKO
Find your confidence and look into my future!
[02:09] KYOKO
Why can't you direct that
confidence towards yourself?
[02:11] KYOKO
Listen, even if I see something,
it's not necessarily right.
[02:14] KYOKO
I wouldn't want to exacerbate your anxieties.
[02:17] SAKURAKO
But it'll be too late once the misfortune
has occurred, don't you think?!
[02:21] SAKURAKO
In any case, please tell
me what you see right now!
[02:24] KYOKO
I see your pores.
[02:26] KYOKO
You should start by changing your foundation.
[02:28] KYOKO
I saw you holding a m-maneki-neko.
[02:33] SAKURAKO
A maneki-neko?
[02:34] SAKURAKO
Should I buy one?!
[02:36] KYOKO
I-I don't know.
[02:38] KYOKO
But I wouldn't want you to buy
anything based on my nonsense,
[02:42] KYOKO
and we have plenty of maneki-nekos,
so you're welcome to take one.
[02:46] SAKURAKO
Really?!
[02:47] SAKURAKO
You're such a good person, Kyoko-san!
[02:49] SAKURAKO
You're so youthful and cheerful!
I respect you so much!
[02:54] SAKURAKO
Thank you for your help!
[02:58] MOGURA
I've got a bad feeling about this.
[03:03] SAKURAKO
I'm home.
[03:06] SAKURAKO/ID
That said, the children live in dorms,
[03:08] SAKURAKO/ID
and my husband will probably go
drinking before coming home.
[03:11] SAKURAKO/ID
But I can't complain.
[03:13] SAKURAKO/ID
I have a nice life.
[03:16] SAKURAKO
I'm back, Ricky.
[03:18] SAKURAKO
Look. It's a maneki-neko.
[03:21] SAKURAKO
Ricky, what do you have in your mouth?
[03:32] SAKURAKO
Something broke again.
[03:34] SAKURAKO
Oh, it's a handle.
[03:35] SAKURAKO
Ricky, don't touch that. It's dangerous.
[03:38] SAKURAKO
Did you break this?
[03:40] SAKURAKO/ID
But Ricky avoids objects when he walks.
[03:44] SAKURAKO/ID
My head hurts.
[03:45] SAKURAKO/ID
Perhaps I'll take the rest of the day off.
[03:47] SAKURAKO/ID
But my husband will scold
me for being lazy again.
SIGN Throb
[04:10] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san...
[04:12] SAKURAKO
I must tell Kyoko-san...
[04:18] SAKURAKO
Ow!
[04:19] SAKURAKO
I'm so unlucky.
[04:20] SAKURAKO
I-I need to talk to Kyoko-san again.
[04:24] SAKURAKO
Lock the door.
[04:25] SAKURAKO
Hurry...
[04:26] SAKURAKO
Ow!
SIGN Yeaaargh
[04:28] SAKURAKO
My hair!
[04:29] SAKURAKO
Disaster after disaster!
[04:31] SAKURAKO
Help me, Kyoko-san!
[04:33] SAKURAKO
Why does this keep happening to me?!
[04:37] KYOKO
Look, everyone!
[04:38] KYOKO
I made a tuna helmet!
[04:41] KYOKO
Who's staying for dinner?
[04:43] MOGURA
Me!
[04:44] SHIO
What? I want dinner!
[04:46] KYOSHIRO
Bold of you to stay for
dinner on your first visit.
[04:50] KYOKO
Why not?
[04:52] KYOKO
Saving a turtle earned Urashima Taro
dinner at the dragon king's palace.
[04:57] KYOKO
Coming! I'm coming!
[04:59] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san!
[05:00] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san! Kyoko-san!
[05:01] SAKURAKO
It didn't work! It didn't work again!
[05:03] SAKURAKO
Why? I took home a maneki-neko
according to your prediction!
[05:06] SAKURAKO
What am I doing wrong? It keeps happening!
[05:10] SAKURAKO
Even when I do as you predict, it never works!
[05:12] KYOKO
Wait! What happened, Sakurako-san?
[05:14] KYOKO
Besides, I didn't make predictions.
[05:16] KYOKO
I never even told you to do as I said!
[05:18] SAKURAKO
But...
[05:19] TOSHIRO
Please calm down.
[05:20] TOSHIRO
What happened?
[05:22] SAKURAKO
Oh, I... I'm sorry.
[05:25] MOGURA
What's wrong?
[05:28] SAKURAKO/ID
I know.
[05:30] SAKURAKO/ID
I know that I simply admire Kyoko-san.
SIGN Obstetrics and Gynecology
[05:42] SAKURAKO/ID
They're such a magnificent
couple despite their young age.
[05:44] SAKURAKO/ID
They seem close, too.
[05:46] (Flashback) SAKURAKO
Hello, honey?
[05:48] (Flashback) SAKURAKO
I'm ready to go. Will you be here soon?
[05:51] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
Can't you get home by yourself?
[05:54] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
That culture school is a waste of money.
[05:57] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
You're terrible at everything you do.
[06:00] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
The kids are your responsibility.
SIGN Math Test
Kobayashi Sakurako
[06:08] (Flashback) SAKURAKO MOM
I'm glad your brother's feeling well today.
[06:11] (Flashback) CHILD SAKURAKO
Um, Mom, I aced my test.
[06:14] (Flashback) SAKURAKO MOM
Good for you. We'll talk later, okay?
[06:17] (Flashback) SAKURAKO MOM
Could you bring me your brother's medicine?
[06:19] (Flashback) FRIEND A
Saku-chan, you're so patient.
[06:22] (Flashback) FRIEND A
I would've given that senior
a piece of my mind.
[06:24] (Flashback) FRIEND B
They're abusing their power.
[06:27] (Flashback) SAKURAKO DAD
Sakurako needs to learn to speak up.
[06:30] (Flashback) SAKURAKO MOM
Why did she turn out that way?
[06:32] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
It's annoying how dumb you are.
[06:36] (Flashback) ONOSAKA
You may be useless, but at least
make something better than pig slop.
[06:43] SAKURAKO/ID
I know.
[06:46] SAKURAKO/ID
I know I can't live a life like theirs.
[06:52] SAKURAKO/ID
But somebody...
[06:55] SAKURAKO/ID
please tell me my life is okay.
SIGN But somebody please tell me my life is okay
[07:02] KYOSHIRO
Hey, you!
[07:04] KYOSHIRO
If you believe in fortunes,
do you believe in exorcisms, too?
SIGN Rustle
[07:06] SAKURAKO
What?
[07:07] KYOSHIRO
There are things my mom can't see.
[07:12] KYOSHIRO
In other words, unless you address the cause,
you'll always get the same result!
[07:15] KYOSHIRO
There's no such thing as omnipotent
eyes that can see everything!
[07:18] KYOSHIRO
Are you sure you're not the one
refusing to see what's around you?
[07:22] KYOSHIRO
That's why spirits keep taking advantage of you!
[07:26] SHIO
What's he talking about?
[07:29] MOGURA
Well, actually...
[07:31] MOGURA
She's possessed by a ton of nasty spirits.
SIGN Ha ha ha
[07:34] MOGURA
Didn't I tell you?
[07:35] MOGURA
Spirits don't typically enter this house.
[07:38] MOGURA
But these guys barged right
into a bakeneko house.
[07:41] MOGURA
They're the kind of people who entered
haunted places to kick graves in life.
[07:46] MOGURA
I don't want anything to do with 'em.
[07:48] MOGURA
Anyway, I probably shouldn't laugh,
[07:51] MOGURA
but the cause of her headaches
is incredibly dumb.
SIGN Otter (Deceased)
SIGN Mammal of the Mustelidae family and Enhydra genus.
Breaks hard shells by hitting them with enough force to break tempered glass.
[08:03] MOGURA
I wasn't sure if I should say something.
[08:05] SPIRIT A
This lady's reactions are so funny.
[08:08] SPIRIT A
Let's egg her on more.
[08:09] SPIRIT B
We can use this house's huge cats.
[08:12] SPIRIT B
Since the red panda we caught
the other day got away...
[08:15] SPIRIT C
After the maneki-neko,
let's knock over the altar.
[08:18] SPIRIT C
What's more ominous than that?
[08:20] KYOSHIRO
You're turning yourself into a
plaything for lowbrow spirits.
[08:25] KYOSHIRO
Don't let those idiots take advantage of you!
[08:27] KYOSHIRO
And stop treating people
like they're all-powerful!
[08:29] KYOSHIRO
This is my specialty,
[08:31] KYOSHIRO
so I'll exorcise the misfortune clinging to you!
[08:34] KYOSHIRO
But I'm not doing this for you!
[08:36] KYOSHIRO
I just hate how you're ruining my safe space!
[08:39] KYOSHIRO
Nabeshima, these guys barged
into your territory!
[08:42] KYOSHIRO
Eat them!
[08:49] SPIRIT D
N-No, wait!
[08:51] SPIRIT C
That looks really bad!
[08:53] MOGURA
Nabeshima's feeling motivated today, huh?
[08:56] MOGURA
He can be so crabby.
[08:58] MOGURA
He sulked when he wasn't the center
of attention at the 100-yen shop.
[09:01] SHIO
What? I can't see him, but he sounds cute.
[09:05] SAKURAKO
Exorcise?
[09:09] MOGURA
Animals are so quick to flee!
[09:12] SAKURAKO
I feel like my headache is gone.
[09:14] SAKURAKO
Your son possesses supernatural powers, too.
[09:18] SAKURAKO
He's also a very good son.
[09:20] SAKURAKO
I'm so pathetic.
[09:23] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san, I envy you.
[09:28] MOGURA
You finally said what you really feel.
[09:31] SAKURAKO
What?
[09:32] MOGURA
I heard what you said earlier.
[09:34] MOGURA
You're too accepting and too reliant
on others, but you're a good person.
[09:40] SAKURAKO
You were listening? Why?
[09:42] SAKURAKO
Also, who are you?
[09:44] MOGURA
But being too good a person
isn't a good thing either.
[09:47] MOGURA
Your misfortune's been exorcised,
but you're not in the clear.
[09:50] MOGURA
Unless you change, those nasty
creeps will come right back.
[09:54] MOGURA
Both the living and the dead.
[09:56] MOGURA
You gotta learn to complain and get mad.
[09:58] SAKURAKO
But my husband doesn't like that.
[10:01] SAKURAKO
Besides, I'm not in a position to complain.
[10:05] MOGURA
Yeah, that's what everyone says.
[10:07] MOGURA
I've seen plenty of men and women like you.
[10:11] MOGURA
You've turned into Pavlov's dog.
[10:13] MOGURA
I guess these days they call it
psychological abuse and brainwashing.
[10:16] MOGURA
Does this ring a bell?
[10:17] MOGURA
Circumstances vary, but verbally
abusive and domineering husbands
[10:20] MOGURA
and super-hysterical wives
are textbook examples.
[10:23] MOGURA
And they're generally with
very patient partners.
[10:27] MOGURA
Also, forgive me if I'm wrong,
but going back a bit...
[10:31] MOGURA
Were you raised to be especially
patient with your mother or father?
[10:39] KYOSHIRO
Ma'am, don't put your trust in the wrong things.
[10:42] KYOSHIRO
I hate "accurate fortunes" that rob people
of the chance to solve their own problems.
[10:49] KYOSHIRO
Our family's fate to live short
lives was forcibly changed
[10:54] KYOSHIRO
by the sacrifice of one kind person.
[10:57] KYOSHIRO
I find it pathetic,
[10:59] KYOSHIRO
so I solve all my other problems myself.
[11:03] KYOSHIRO
Even when I can't, I find a way.
[11:08] MOGURA
I can't agree, Kyo-chan.
[11:09] MOGURA
Sorry to put a damper on that inspiring speech,
[11:11] MOGURA
but that's asking for too much too quickly.
[11:14] MOGURA
You have to consider her circumstances.
[11:18] MAYA
Would you like some help?
[11:19] MOGURA
Huh?
[11:20] MOGURA
What?
[11:23] ONOSAKA
Hey, I'm home.
[11:25] ONOSAKA
Ugh, it's dark in here.
[11:30] ONOSAKA
What are you doing? You give me the creeps.
[11:33] ONOSAKA
Where's dinner?
[11:35] SAKURAKO
There isn't any.
[11:36] ONOSAKA
What?! How dare you speak to me like that!
[11:41] ONOSAKA
Don't screw with me!
[11:42] ONOSAKA
Who do you think you are?
[11:44] ONOSAKA
You're already incompetent,
and now you can't even cook?
[11:47] SAKURAKO
Shut up, shithead!
[11:49] SAKURAKO
Who do you think you are?!
[11:51] SAKURAKO
Do you wanna be cursed?
[11:53] SAKURAKO
Shithead, shithead, shithead!
[11:55] SAKURAKO
Dinner this, dinner that! What are you, a pig?
[11:57] SAKURAKO
No, that's rude to pigs!
[11:59] SAKURAKO
Stop looking down on me!
[12:01] SAKURAKO
You've never had to do real work
because your relatives are executives,
[12:04] SAKURAKO
and I know you hire call girls
and call it a business expense!
[12:07] SAKURAKO
If you're going to mock others, then prepare
yourself for the rest of your life!
[12:11] SAKURAKO
We can discuss our faults after that!
SIGN Mom
[12:21] SAKURAKO
Hello, Mom?!
[12:22] SAKURAKO
I'm not coming home next weekend!
[12:24] SAKURAKO
Who's going to pick up my brother? I don't care!
[12:27] SAKURAKO
He's healthy now! He can do it himself!
[12:30] SAKURAKO
What's a 70-year-old mother doing
babying her almost 50-year-old son?
[12:34] SAKURAKO
Shut up! That's not my problem!
[12:36] SAKURAKO
Don't disrespect me again!
[12:44] SAKURAKO
What?
SIGN What?
[12:48] SAKURAKO
Did I say that? Did I say those crazy things?
[12:52] SAKURAKO
Maybe I had way more stress than I realized.
[12:55] SAKURAKO
I'm sorry, Mom.
[12:57] SAKURAKO
But strangely...
[12:59] SAKURAKO
I feel like a clogged drain that's
finally started flowing again.
SIGN Nekozuku
[13:04] MAYA
She needs to experience the
success of saying it herself.
[13:08] MAYA
I figured possessing a believer would work,
[13:11] MAYA
but all I did was lend her a hand.
[13:14] MAYA
Everything she said was what she really felt.
[13:16] MAYA
My ten years of experience as a spirit were a
good fit for her obsession-prone personality.
[13:22] MOGURA
Well, I'm convinced.
[13:24] MOGURA
But I told you to move on, Maya-chan.
[13:27] MAYA
I thought I'd better thank you first.
[13:30] MAYA
Even turtles say thank you when
someone saves them, right?
[13:33] MAYA
And since I'd been at home for so long,
[13:35] MAYA
I wanted to see the city before I left.
[13:37] MOGURA
You showed up at the right time, too.
[13:41] MAYA
That girl was possessed by a bunch
of spirits, so I followed them here.
[13:46] KYOSHIRO
You're back?
[13:47] SHIO
Your mom said I could come.
[13:49] MOGURA
I see. Shio-chan had so many spirits
on her that I didn't notice.
[13:53] MAYA
This is where the doll was put to rest, huh?
[13:56] MAYA
Thank you.
[13:58] MOGURA
But you were only able to do
this because you're a spirit.
[14:00] MAYA
Yeah.
[14:01] MAYA
And I can touch that cat
because I'm a spirit, right?
[14:05] SAKURAKO
Kyoko-san, are you home?
[14:08] KYOKO
Oh, my.
[14:10] SAKURAKO
I'm sorry for all the trouble I caused.
[14:14] SAKURAKO
This is for you.
[14:15] KYOKO
Oh, you didn't need to.
[14:17] SAKURAKO
No, please accept this!
[14:19] KYOKO
In that case, thank you.
[14:21] KYOKO
Your hair looks great.
[14:23] KYOKO
Why don't you come in?
[14:24] KYOKO
I've made giant dorayaki.
[14:26] SAKURAKO
Oh, no. I should get going.
[14:29] KYOKO
Wait.
[14:31] KYOKO
Here.
[14:34] SAKURAKO
You were able to fix it after it broke?
[14:36] SAKURAKO
Amazing!
[14:37] KYOKO
He did.
[14:38] MOGURA
It's called kintsugi.
[14:40] MOGURA
Better than before, right?
[14:42] MOGURA
The Nekozukus will pay for it. Don't worry.
[14:44] SAKURAKO
Incredible. Is that your craft?
[14:47] MOGURA
Sort of.
[14:49] MOGURA
I'm good at extending lives.
[14:51] KYOKO
Sakurako-san, I just saw a vision
of us going to the movies,
[14:55] KYOKO
getting sushi, and drinking together.
[14:58] KYOKO
We must do everything possible
to make that a reality.
[15:02] MOGURA
It's true, isn't it?
[15:04] MOGURA
Everybody needs...
[15:06] MOGURA
a rich friend to treat them to sushi.
[15:09] MAYA
I don't think that's right.
[15:11] SHIO
By the way, ma'am, what did
you see when we first met?
[15:17] KYOKO
I'm not telling.
[15:18] KYOKO
The future will come whether I tell you or not.
[15:21] KYOKO
Eating sushi is more important.
[15:24] SHIO
Okay!
[15:28] (Flashback) TOSHIRO
Kyoko, our family is complicated.
[15:30] (Flashback) TOSHIRO
You'll suffer more than the average person.
[15:32] (Flashback) TOSHIRO
I should apologize in advance. Sorry.
[15:35] (Flashback) KYOKO
But Mogura-san helps us,
and the house is big and fun.
[15:38] (Flashback) KYOKO
All I see is an interesting future!
[15:42] SAKURAKO
Well, I should go.
[15:44] MOGURA
I'm leaving, too. Later.
[15:47] YOSHIDA
Hey, you're one of our regulars!
[15:49] YOSHIDA
Eggs are 100 yen today!
[15:51] YOSHIDA
You should stop by!
[15:51] YOSHIDA
I'm on my way to the gym
with Fujimura-san's wife!
[15:54] YOSHIDA
Next, I'm cleaning with
the neighborhood association!
[15:56] YOSHIDA
See you later!
[15:57] MOGURA
Yoshida-san's so powerful.
[15:59] SAKURAKO
I should be more like her.
[16:02] NA
Incidentally, the consumed
spirits are excreted
[16:05] NA
and must wait for someone to come get them.
[16:08] NA
The otter, meanwhile, found a new home.
[16:09] SIGN
Yen
[16:09] SIGN
Yastume Store
[16:12] SUKEKIYO
I've been getting headaches lately.
[16:15] SUKEKIYO
Maybe I'm getting old.
[16:16] MAGI/ID
Does he think he's a sea monster or something?
SIGN The Shop Guillotine: Candy and Snacks
[16:20] MAGI
Hey, you fixed it.
[16:22] MAGI
I wasn't expecting much when I
asked you to fix Dad's watch.
[16:25] MOGURA
Of course I did. Most things can be fixed.
[16:29] MOGURA
It's just that these days,
it's quicker to buy a replacement,
[16:31] SIGN
Mogura
Bath
[16:31] SIGN
Adults
500 yen
[16:31] SIGN
Children
300 yen
[16:31] SIGN
Metal
>and other
Repairs
Negotiable
[16:32] MOGURA
so it's been a while since I last did this work.
[16:34] MAGI
It's incredible. Can you fix anything?
[16:37] MOGURA
Sure. Everything except a person's nature.
[16:40] MOGURA
Oh, and things like smartphones.
[16:42] MAGI
Here's your payment.
[16:44] MOGURA
Sorry for asking you to pay.
[16:45] MAGI
It's only natural.
[16:47] MAGI
And if you're going to apologize for that,
stop mooching food off of me.
[16:52] MOGURA
Oh, you know.
[16:53] MOGURA
Those are two entirely different things.
[16:59] MAGI
Now that I take a closer look,
you make and fix all kinds of things.
[17:03] MOGURA
You don't need qualifications
to make this stuff.
[17:06] MOGURA
Lately, I've been attending handicraft events.
[17:10] MOGURA
I sign up by borrowing the candy
shop's internet and phone number.
[17:14] MAGI
I guess that works.
[17:17] MOGURA
Oh, Kyoko-chan buys those when
I make them periodically.
[17:21] YAEKO
Kyoko-chan?
[17:22] MOGURA
Toshiro's wife.
[17:24] MAGI
The professor's wife, huh?
[17:25] YAEKO
She comes to the university sometimes.
[17:28] KYOKO
You forgot this.
SIGN You forgot this
[17:29] MAGI
I wouldn't have thought they'd have
a high-school-aged son.
[17:32] MOGURA
Kyoko-chan can't see Ikebukuro-san...
[17:36] KYOKO
So this is what she looks like!
SIGN So this is what
she looks like
[17:38] MOGURA
So she gladly buys those.
[17:40] MAGI
I see.
[17:43] MOGURA
There are more on the second floor.
[17:46] MOGURA
You wanna see?
[17:51] MAGI
Wow. That's fake food.
[17:53] MOGURA
The full-scale stuff is fun, but some
people buy them as decor or accessories.
[17:58] MOGURA
The oven's secondhand, but I bought it because
I can use it to make these and pottery.
[18:02] MAGI
You're good with your hands.
[18:04] MOGURA
I used to make animal candies.
SIGN Omu-turtle
[18:07] MOGURA
People buy stuff when it's cute.
[18:09] MOGURA
After the war, I sold fish and substitute udon.
[18:12] MOGURA
Honestly, it was easy for me to
do business on the black market.
[18:16] MOGURA
No need for resumes.
[18:17] MOGURA
I'm not good with suits and debt collectors.
[18:21] MOGURA
The pay's good, but it's terrible for
the mind and too hard to get out.
[18:25] MOGURA
These are ripoffs of popular woodblock prints.
[18:28] MOGURA
I'm ashamed to admit it,
but I sold these once, too.
[18:31] MOGURA
I also drew porn and sold way more of that.
[18:35] MOGURA
I sold so much that I was nearly
discovered by the shogunate.
[18:38] YAEKO
I've heard a lot of old
artists drew pornography.
SIGN I read that
in a book
[18:42] MOGURA
Because it pays better than their main hustle.
[18:44] MOGURA
Hokusai and Kuniyoshi drew porn, too.
[18:46] MOGURA
One of Hokusai's pseudonyms was "Slippery Rod."
[18:52] MOGURA
They say even the famous Japanese
female artist Uemura Shoen drew porn.
[18:56] MOGURA
Oh, excuse me.
[18:57] MOGURA
But it was a matter of
life or death for artists.
[19:00] MAGI
That's so interesting to hear about.
[19:03] MAGI
It's history.
SIGN Scratch Scratch
[19:05] MOGURA
To me, they're memories.
[19:07] MAGI
Then what if you sold doujinshi now?
[19:11] MAGI
I hear you can make a lot of money doing it.
SIGN Pffft
[19:14] YAEKO
Sex sells in every age.
[19:17] MOGURA/ID
I could do that...
[19:20] MOGURA
You think I could make porn books?
[19:22] MOGURA
How about this?
SIGN The Secret Garden
The World of Tanizaki
[19:24] YAEKO
I guess it depends on the genre.
[19:26] MAGI
You should update your style.
[19:28] YAEKO
The sketches you drew the other day were
rough, but had a lot of personality.
[19:33] YAEKO
I bet you could learn quickly.
[19:34] MOGURA
Seriously?
[19:36] MOGURA
Maybe I'll start practicing!
[19:37] YAEKO
Or…
[19:39] YAEKO
Please draw a red panda manga!
SIGN Hardcore Red Panda Book
[19:42] YAEKO
And sell acrylic key chains
and figures to go with it!
[19:45] YAEKO
I'll buy them!
SIGN I'll buy them!
[19:46] MAGI/ID
She must really like them.
[19:48] MOGURA
You'll have to tell me more about that sometime.
[19:51] MOGURA
In exchange, I'll let you make some fake food.
[19:54] YAEKO
That sounds fun!
[19:55] MOGURA
I've seen a few anime, but if I'm going to
draw something, I'd better do my research.
[20:02] MAGI
This guy's a valuable resource on folklore.
[20:06] MAGI
Folklore?
[20:07] MAGI
Oh, right! My report!
[20:10] MAGI
I have to write a report on local festivals.
[20:15] MAGI
Mogura, do you know of any
interesting and weird festivals?
[20:18] MAGI
You seem like you would.
[20:20] MOGURA
Interesting festivals? Let's see.
[20:24] MOGURA
There's one where ghosts gather once a year.
[20:26] MAGI
Really? That sounds interesting.
[20:28] MAGI
No, wait. I'm not asking about imaginary ones.
[20:31] MOGURA
But it's real.
[20:33] MOGURA
If you ask me, Japan has too many festivals.
[20:36] MOGURA
This is for a report, right?
[20:39] MOGURA
It'd be odd if you knew about an undocumented
festival that nobody else knows about.
[20:43] MAGI
That's true.
[20:44] MOGURA
So what would fit the bill?
[20:49] YAEKO
In that case, would you like to come
to my hometown's festival this weekend?
[20:53] MAGI
What?
[20:54] YAEKO
I've mentioned that my family's
from the countryside, right?
[20:57] YAEKO
That's where it's held.
[20:58] MAGI
Are you sure?
[20:59] MAGI
Weren't you going to write about that?
[21:02] YAEKO
I already wrote mine on another festival.
[21:05] YAEKO
I just thought it might be
fun to see as an outsider.
[21:08] YAEKO
And we don't get many visitors,
so guests are very welcome.
[21:12] YAEKO
You should come!
[21:13] MAGI/ID
I feel like I've seen horror
films that start this way!
[21:19] MOGURA
What kind of festival is it?
[21:21] YAEKO
It's based on a local legend.
[21:24] YAEKO
Broadly speaking, it's an offering and
purification festival to quell the merfolk.
[21:29] YAEKO
According to legends, the merfolk bewitch
people and drag them into the sea.
[21:33] MOGURA
Merfolk, huh?
[21:34] MOGURA
The coasts have lots of strange
legends about sea monsters.
[21:37] YAEKO
Right? It's a reflection
of the dangers of the sea.
[21:45] YAEKO
Um, Mogura-san.
[21:47] YAEKO
Would you like to come, too?
[21:51] MOGURA
Why?
[21:52] YAEKO
My great-grandfather Kirihara Yuhachi...
[21:57] YAEKO
He's still alive. He's 97 years old this year.
SIGN Episode 8
"The Merfolk"
8 - The Merfolk
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SIGN Episode 8
"The Merfolk"
[01:38] YAEKO
He's rather weak, and his mind is fading,
[01:41] YAEKO
but you heard what I told Magi-kun, right?
[01:45] YAEKO
You saved my great-grandfather, didn't you?
[01:49] YAEKO
The professor probably wrote
about him in his novel, too.
SIGN Back Alley
the small second-class soldier
[01:54] MOGURA
So he's alive.
[01:55] YAEKO
Now that I think about it,
he sometimes said strange things.
[02:00] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Yaeko, let's not go to the beach right now.
[02:03] (Flashback) YUHACHI
We'll get dragged in.
[02:04] YAEKO
I just figured he was a deeply
devout man from the country,
[02:07] YAEKO
but you talked about how you
got us involved in all this,
[02:11] YAEKO
and that's the reason we can see things now.
[02:14] YAEKO
But there are many ways a person
can become involved, aren't there?
[02:18] YAEKO
Even friendship or helping
someone counts as involvement.
[02:22] YAEKO
I imagine it also depends on the person,
[02:24] YAEKO
but if that's the case, it'd make sense
if my great-grandfather could see things.
[02:29] YAEKO
Would you be willing to meet him?
[02:32] YAEKO
And these days, he seems to spend more
time in the past than the present...
[02:36] YUHACHI
We're transporting lumber
to construct the camp again?
[02:41] YUHACHI
It's exhausting work since I'm so small.
[02:44] YAEKO
Great-grandpa, you don't
have to do that anymore.
[02:47] YAEKO
Have a donut.
[02:48] YUHACHI
Where did the other new recruits go?
[02:51] YUHACHI
They'll get in trouble with the veterans.
[02:55] YAEKO
Maybe it's a selfish request,
but I want you to meet him.
[02:59] YAEKO
No, maybe I want to see what
will happen if you meet him. Sorry.
[03:04] YAEKO
Is that a no?
[03:05] YAEKO
Would it be dangerous?
[03:07] YAEKO
Also, my hometown's seafood is delicious,
and you can eat all you want.
[03:11] MOGURA
I want to go.
[03:13] MOGURA
I want to go, but there's a problem.
[03:15] MOGURA
I can't afford to travel!
[03:17] YAEKO
I'll pay for it!
[03:18] MOGURA
I can't make a student pay for me.
[03:21] MAGI
What about all the food you made me pay for?
[03:25] MOGURA
I'll have to use my ace in the hole.
[03:27] MOGURA
I'll get Toshiro to pay.
[03:29] MAGI/ID
It's like how Ryo-san gradually
became more brazen
[03:31] MAGI/ID
about bumming money off of Nakagawa.
[03:34] MOGURA
I have a reason, you know.
[03:36] MOGURA
He writes on the analysis and history
of fantasy and children's literature.
[03:41] MOGURA
If I invite him, he's likely to come along.
[03:44] MOGURA
I'll take advantage of that.
[03:45] MAGI
I'm not sure that makes sense, but whatever.
[03:50] MAGI
Yae-chan, where are you from, anyway?
[03:54] YAEKO
An island.
[03:56] MAGI
Hey, I can see it now!
[03:57] MAGI/ID
That's an island.
[04:00] TOSHIRO
A merfolk legend, huh?
[04:01] TOSHIRO
That's a good theme for an essay
on children's literature, Magi-kun.
[04:06] TOSHIRO
Japan's first children's author
wrote about Japanese merfolk.
[04:10] YAEKO
You mean Ogawa Mimei.
[04:11] YAEKO
I love his work.
[04:12] YAEKO
That story's actually pretty scary.
[04:14] MOGURA
I've read it, too.
[04:16] MOGURA
It was in a book I picked up a long time ago.
[04:18] MOGURA
Books!
SIGN Books!!!!
[04:19] MOGURA
I don't care what they're about! I want 'em!
[04:21] MAGI
So that's why the genres on your
bookshelf are such a mystery.
[04:25] MOGURA
Yeah. In the past few months, I've picked up
four copies of the same self-improvement book.
[04:30] TOSHIRO
A legend about merfolk who kidnap people?
[04:33] TOSHIRO
How intriguing.
[04:35] TOSHIRO
I hope we can determine
the origin of the legend.
[04:39] MAGI
If this were a horror film,
you'd have just doomed us to die.
[04:46] MOGURA
It's so much clearer here.
[04:48] SHIO
Let's take a picture.
[04:48] KYOKO
Say cheese.
[04:50] MAGI/ID
What is this mismatched group?
[04:52] (Flashback) YAEKO
I'll be interrogated if I only bring men,
so I'd like to bring another girl.
[04:57] (Flashback) YAEKO
We'll treat you to seafood. What do you think?
[04:59] (Flashback) SHIO
I'm in!
[05:00] (Flashback) TOSHIRO
There's no telling what people would say
if I accompanied a college girl by myself,
[05:05] (Flashback) TOSHIRO
so I'd appreciate you making
this a family vacation.
[05:07] (Flashback) KYOKO
Hooray!
[05:09] YAEKO
Shio-chan, did you get your parents' permission?
[05:12] SHIO
It was no problem.
[05:13] SHIO
Our family motto is "make yourself
stronger by trying everything."
[05:16] SHIO
I'll even take on a great white shark.
[05:19] YAEKO
That's impressive.
[05:20] YAEKO
Even Jason Statham could barely make that claim.
[05:23] SHIO
Don't worry. "Shio" means "merfolk."
SIGN Shio
SIGN Merfolk
[05:25] SHIO
My parents named me that
hoping I'd be a good swimmer.
[05:28] YAEKO
That's what they meant?
[05:30] SHIO
I'm planning to get certified as a lifeguard.
[05:33] SHIO
I went to China with my older
sister to train in martial arts
[05:35] SHIO
and Guam to practice firing
with live ammunition.
[05:37] SHIO
I do all kinds of training.
[05:39] YAEKO
You have an older sister?
[05:41] SHIO
Yes. She bakes baguettes for me every morning.
[05:45] SHIO
Hey, that rock is impressive.
[05:47] YAEKO
Don't lean out too far.
[05:50] YAEKO
The tidal currents here are unique.
[05:53] YAEKO
Sometimes outsiders have accidents when
they swim carelessly in the water.
[05:57] YAEKO
That contributes to the locals'
worship of merfolk and the sea.
[06:02] MOGURA
Now that you mention it, people who
live by the sea rarely swim in it.
[06:05] YAEKO
Yeah, that is common!
[06:08] MAGI
Like how a lot of people born in
Tokyo almost never visit Shibuya.
[06:12] YAEKO
They don't?!
[06:18] MAGI/ID
Now that I think about it…
[06:21] (Flashback) MOGURA
Time to wear the shoes I've been
saving to preserve their soles!
SIGN Mogura Bath
[06:24] (Flashback) MOGURA
We're going on a trip, right? I'm excited!
SIGN The Shop Guillotine
[06:27] (Flashback) UKIGUMO
You're going somewhere? How nice.
[06:30] (Flashback) UKIGUMO
Safe travels.
[06:32] (Flashback) MOGURA
Thanks. If I see any unusual shells,
I'll grab them for you.
[06:36] (Flashback) MAGI
Is that an appropriate souvenir for an adult?
[06:37] SIGN
Drawer Street
[06:38] MAGI/ID
So Mogura's allowed to travel
far from his "prison."
[06:44] MAGI/ID
Though I have no idea who's allowing it.
[06:48] MAGI/ID
No, actually...
[06:50] MAGI/ID
I feel like that area could
be called his safe place.
[06:52] MAGI/ID
Somewhere to live away from the eyes of
the Japanese police, run-down as it is.
[06:56] MAGI/ID
I don't understand it,
but he's friendly with that woman.
[07:00] MAGI/ID
She even gives him candy.
[07:02] MAGI/ID
If it were me, I wouldn't
want to leave that place.
[07:05] MAGI/ID
But isn't falling into that
mental state the true cage?
[07:10] MAGI/ID
I'd definitely lose my mind.
[07:13] MAGI/ID
No, he probably actually has.
[07:16] MAGI/ID
He's such a busybody despite that.
[07:18] MAGI/ID
Everyone ends up asking him for favors.
[07:21] MAGI/ID
Even though he's naïvely ethical,
opportunistic, and deeply human,
[07:25] MAGI/ID
he'll make sacrifices to help
others despite his circumstances
[07:30] MAGI/ID
in a way that's superhuman.
[07:33] MAGI/ID
It makes me wonder...
[07:34] MAGI/ID
Is our meddling really helping him?
[07:38] YAEKO
Magi-kun, we're here.
[07:41] YAEKO & SHIO
Yay!
[07:47] MAGI
Um, shouldn't you tell your family you're here?
[07:51] YAEKO
What?
[07:53] YAEKO
You're such a city kid, Magi-kun.
[07:56] YAEKO
At the moment we disembarked,
[07:58] YAEKO
"Kirihara's daughter brought
outsiders to the island.
[08:01] YAEKO
One boy her age, two roughly high school-aged
children, and three people in their 30s.
[08:07] YAEKO
No criminal records."
[08:08] YAEKO
That information had already
spread throughout the island.
SIGN Swish
[08:12] MAGI
Are they CIA?!
[08:14] YAEKO
If you need to buy something,
besides the co-op, we've got "nakama."
[08:17] YAEKO
Just leave your payment if
there's no employee present.
[08:20] YAEKO
I'll let them know.
[08:21] MAGI
What's a "nakama"?
[08:23] YAEKO
I don't know how else to describe it.
[08:25] YAEKO
Whatever it is that middlemen do.
[08:27] YAEKO
Vendors.
[08:28] MAGI
So they're shops where
all the locals act like regulars?
[08:32] YAEKO
Don't be so shocked.
[08:35] YAEKO
There are lots of good people on the island.
[08:36] YAEKO
Before I moved to Tokyo, they all helped
me practice the habit of locking up.
[08:41] MAGI & MOGURA
A fascinating story.
[08:43] YAEKO
What else do you need to know?
[08:45] YAEKO
Oh, never eat natto in the presence of the
main landowning family's matriarch.
SIGN Never do it...
SIGN Never do it...
SIGN Or else...
[08:50] MAGI
Why not?!
[08:51] YAEKO
Don't even mention beans.
[08:53] MAGI
Why not?! What's the reason?
[08:56] MAGI
Why won't you tell us the reason?
[08:58] YAEKO
If you ever become a resident of this island,
[09:04] YAEKO
you'll be told on the third
day of your third year.
[09:07] MAGI
Yae-chan, are you having fun
messing with city people?
[09:11] MOGURA
By the way...
SIGN Stare
SIGN Stare
[09:13] MOGURA
The spirits keep staring at me.
[09:15] MOGURA
Are they former islanders?
SIGN Where's he from?
SIGN Where'd he
come from?
[09:18] YAEKO
Yeah, seems like it.
SIGN Why's he here?
[09:19] YAEKO
They tend to be curious about outsiders.
[09:23] HANADA
Oh, Yaeko-chan.
[09:25] YAEKO
Granny Hanada.
[09:27] HANADA
You're lookin' finer than a
frog hair split eight ways.
[09:30] YAEKO
Aw, shucks. I wouldn't go sayin' that.
[09:33] HANADA
And you brought a pack of
handsome fellas with you.
[09:38] HANADA
Makes me feel young again.
[09:41] MAGI/ID
Nothing makes Tokyoites feel
more inferior than this.
[09:41] YAEKO
What are you sayin', granny?
[09:45] HANADA
You goin' to Kirihara-san's house?
SIGN Bicycle Rentals
SIGN Hanada
SIGN Motorcycles
[09:48] HANADA
Feel free to use any of the bikes around here.
[09:51] HANADA
Just return 'em when you leave.
[09:54] YAEKO
Thank you.
[09:56] MAGI/ID
They've got their own way of living here.
[09:59] YAEKO
It's two hours on foot, so let's borrow some.
[10:02] YAEKO
Who's got a license and can take a passenger?
[10:14] SHIO
Yahoo!
[10:25] YAEKO
I would've made multiple trips
if you'd waited at the harbor!
[10:30] MOGURA
No! I don't want to wait alone!
[10:33] MAGI
You weren't lying when you bragged
about going 70 kmph on a bicycle.
[10:39] MAGI/ID
Is that where they're holding the festival?
[10:42] MAGI/ID
The sea looks so far down.
[10:43] MAGI/ID
I guess Yae-chan's family lives
in the middle of the island.
SIGN Hey! Yaeko!
Welcome home!
[10:49] YAEKO
Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma,
brothers and sisters!
[10:55] YAEKO
Great-grandpa!
[10:59] DAD
Welcome back, Yaeko.
[11:01] DAD
Welcome, guests.
[11:07] YUHACHI
You...
[11:08] YUHACHI
Oh, are you Sato-san, the
new guy at the town hall?
[11:12] MOGURA
Who?!
[11:14] YAEKO
I guess it didn't occur
to him that you'd be you.
[11:18] MOGURA
Could be my haircut.
SIGN Scratch
Scratch
[11:20] MOGURA
A haircut can really change
your impression of someone.
[11:23] YAEKO
Sorry, after you came all the way here.
[11:26] MOGURA
Nah, I'm glad.
[11:28] MOGURA
It's rare that I get to meet old acquaintances.
[11:31] MOGURA
Thanks, Yae-chan.
[11:35] YAEKO
But my great-grandpa seems lively today.
[11:38] YAEKO
I think it's because we have so many guests.
[11:40] MOGURA
Sure. Then let's enjoy the festival together.
[11:45] MAGI
This place is huge.
[11:46] MAGI
Does this whole area belong to your family?
[11:50] YAEKO
It's just big is all. It's not worth much.
SIGN Relative
SIGN Dad
[11:56] MOM
Thank you for looking after Yaeko.
SIGN Mom
SIGN Little Sister
SIGN Grandfather
SIGN Grandmother
SIGN Great-grandfather
[12:01] MAGI/ID
They're all tiny.
[12:02] YAEKO
That's my little sister.
[12:04] YAEKO
She's still in grade school.
[12:06] YAEKO
Come on, say hello.
[12:09] YOSHINO
Hello. I'm Yoshino.
[12:11] YAEKO
This is my little brother.
[12:12] YAEKO
He's in middle school.
[12:13] MIYAMA
Hello. I'm Miyama.
[12:15] MAGI/ID
Such innocent siblings.
SIGN Magi's Younger Brother
[12:19] MIYAMA
There's not much here, but enjoy the seafood.
[12:24] MIYAMA
Sis, did you bring any gifts?
[12:25] YAEKO
You sound so greedy when you put it like that.
[12:27] YAEKO
But I did. Here.
[12:29] MIYAMA
Hey, they only make these in Tokyo.
[12:32] MIYAMA
All right! Thanks, sis.
[12:34] YAEKO
You greedy little thing.
[12:36] MAGI/ID
Lucky. I wish my brother were like him.
SIGN His Actual Younger Brother
[12:39] MOM
I know you just got here,
but we've got to go help out.
[12:44] MOM
Feel free to look around the island.
[12:45] MOM
Yaeko, could you take your
great-grandpa with you?
[12:48] YAEKO
Sure.
[12:53] MOGURA
The scale's pretty big.
[12:55] YAEKO
The whole island is here.
[12:57] YAEKO
The actual festival is tomorrow.
[12:59] YAEKO
That's the merfolk statue. It's the
main attraction of the festival.
[13:04] MAGI
So it's that kind of merfolk.
[13:06] YAEKO
You're allowed to take pictures.
[13:08] MAGI
Great. A few photos would
be perfect for my report.
[13:12] YAEKO
Right? Who doesn't pad their
reports with pictures?
[13:16] YAEKO
Shooting that statue with arrows
is the highlight of the festival.
[13:19] YAEKO
After that, it's set on fire.
[13:21] MOGURA
I see. For warding off misfortune.
[13:24] YAEKO
They do that at tsuina rituals, too.
SIGN Bounce
SIGN Bounce
[13:27] YAEKO
All kinds of movements are performed during
the ritual, but try to follow along.
[13:34] MAGI
What is that?
[13:35] MAGI
I'm more interested in that than the main event.
[13:37] YAEKO
It's best to involve as many participants
as possible, which is why guests are welcome.
[13:42] MAGI
Why don't you ever explain the
reasons behind the island's rules?
[13:46] MAGI
Let me write about those in my report.
[13:48] YUHACHI
Oh, a shooting range.
SIGN Shooting Range
[13:50] YAEKO
Great-grandpa, do you want to try?
[13:52] MOGURA
Hey. Let's do it, too.
[13:54] MOGURA
Magi, you play FPS games, right?
[13:56] MOGURA
Show us your skills.
[13:57] MAGI
What?
[13:59] YAEKO
Sir, would you like to try as well?
[14:02] YAEKO
What's the matter?
[14:05] TOSHIRO
Ikebukuro likes this and doesn't want to leave.
SIGN Grilled Squid
[14:09] YAEKO
Oh, that thing for drying fish.
[14:11] TOSHIRO
She demands that I eat fish.
[14:13] TOSHIRO
Ikebukuro tastes whatever I eat.
[14:16] YAEKO
That's how it works, huh?
SIGN Mmmph
[14:19] TOSHIRO
She's also demanding that
I acquire one of these devices.
[14:24] MAGI
Wow, Great-grandpa!
[14:26] SHIO
Very cool!
[14:28] YUHACHI
You're not bad either.
[14:30] MAGI
Oh, no. You're way better than me.
[14:33] MOGURA
Come to think of it, he used to be a good shot.
[14:36] YAEKO
My great-grandpa used to have a hunting license.
[14:41] YUHACHI
Would you like to try, Sato-san?
[14:43] MOGURA
I'm not Sato-san!
[14:47] MOGURA
I suck.
[14:48] MOGURA
I've always been terrible with guns.
[14:50] YUHACHI
You can't hit anything, Sato-san.
[14:53] MOGURA
I told you, I'm not Sato-san!
[14:55] YUHACHI
You really suck.
[14:56] YUHACHI
You're embarrassing yourself
in front of the young 'uns.
[15:05] SHIO
Wow! Very cool, Mogura-san!
[15:08] MOGURA
Go ahead and choose whatever
prize you'd like, ladies.
[15:11] YAEKO & SHIO
Hooray! Thanks!
[15:12] YUHACHI
Sato-san...
[15:15] YUHACHI
Don't you think it's childish to
act that way towards your elders?
[15:18] MOGURA
You old fart!
[15:19] YAEKO
My great-grandpa seems
to be enjoying himself.
[15:23] YAEKO
He's always been vain and competitive.
[15:26] MAGI
He's a cute great-grandfather.
[15:28] YAEKO
Anyway, both guns and bows
involve firing at targets,
[15:32] YAEKO
but I guess you can be good
with one but not the other.
[15:35] MAGI
Well, it depends on the person,
[15:37] MAGI
but they work differently,
and the way you aim is different.
[15:42] MAGI
I wonder if there are people
who are good with both.
[15:45] MAGI
That'd be impressive.
[15:47] YAEKO
That's how it works, huh?
[15:49] MAGI
It depends on the person. It depends, but...
[15:52] MAGI/ID
Does that mean he's used a bow for way longer?
[15:57] SHIO
Yaeko-san, you can see the
ocean clearly from here.
[16:01] YAEKO
That's the rock we saw coming in on the boat.
[16:04] YAEKO
It's called Merfolk Rock, and...
[16:08] YAEKO
It looks like something's emerging from the sea.
[16:21] MOGURA
I see. So that's the merfolk.
[16:24] MOGURA
Accidents at sea, capsized ships,
suicidal drownings, natural disasters.
[16:28] MOGURA
A lot happens on the ocean.
[16:30] TOSHIRO
So it's a collection of regrets at sea.
[16:33] KYOSHIRO
It's not uncommon, but it's huge.
[16:37] MOGURA
It must've emerged because of the festival.
[16:40] MOGURA
Like I said when we dealt with the stalker
spirit, a lot of spirits want to be noticed.
SIGN Waaah
[16:50] YUHACHI
O merfolk...
[16:52] YAEKO
So this festival really is
for pacifying the merfolk.
[16:56] YAEKO
On the boat here, I said the
tidal currents were unique,
[17:00] YAEKO
but that rock, Merfolk Rock,
is also known as Arrival Rock.
[17:04] YAEKO
When there's an accident at sea,
the body frequently washes up there.
[17:09] MOGURA
That explains all the spirits gathered there.
SIGN Waaah
[17:12] MOGURA
Their sense of individuality is weak.
[17:14] YAEKO
Come to think of it, Maggie-kun performed
a threat display on the way here.
[17:18] MAGI
Most people can't see that, right?
[17:22] MAGI
This is going to be confusing
when I write my report.
[17:24] TOSHIRO
There's a challenge to describing what
you've seen as though you haven't.
[17:30] TOSHIRO
I experience it all the time.
[17:31] TOSHIRO
Anyway, it's rare for these to
actually be shaped like merfolk.
[17:35] TOSHIRO
It could be similar to Ikebukuro
and Nabeshima.
[17:39] YAEKO
Merfolk really do exist.
[17:42] YAEKO
Is that thing okay?
[17:44] YUHACHI
Well, the merfolk is sad.
[17:48] YUHACHI
Through worship, distance must be maintained
between this world and the afterlife.
[17:53] YUHACHI
There's nothing we can do
about the merfolk's sadness.
SIGN Waaah
[17:58] YUHACHI
All we can do is make sure
we don't get dragged in.
[18:02] YUHACHI
It's important to draw a line.
[18:04] YAEKO
He says that all the time.
[18:06] YAEKO
Maybe he really can see it.
[18:11] (Flashback) SOLDIER A
I'm amazed you recovered, Kirihara.
[18:15] (Flashback) SOLDIER A
Youth is incredible, huh?
[18:17] (Flashback) YUHACHI
I'm surprised, too.
[18:24] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Can you see them, too?
[18:26] (Flashback) MOGURA
What?
[18:26] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Both you and I are in rough shape, huh?
[18:30] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Be strong.
[18:31] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Even if that's not an illusion, all we can
do is make sure we don't get dragged in.
[18:37] (Flashback) YUHACHI
You give food to the dying, right?
[18:41] (Flashback) YUHACHI
That's noble,
[18:42] (Flashback) YUHACHI
but I think you need to draw a line.
[18:48] YAEKO
Huh?
[18:51] MOGURA
What is it, Yae-chan?
[18:55] YAEKO
Um, Mori-kun?
[19:00] YAEKO
Is that you, Mori-kun? No?
[19:03] YAEKO
Um, is that...
[19:06] YAEKO
It's Kirihara Yaeko. It's been a while.
[19:09] YAEKO
Um...
[19:15] MOGURA
Friend of yours?
[19:17] YAEKO
Yes, but...
[19:23] YAEKO
The festival eve event is starting.
[19:25] MOGURA
Let's check it out.
[19:29] MOGURA
Hey, Magi.
[19:30] MOGURA
Don't stare too long.
[19:32] MOGURA
Like I said, if an attention-seeking
spirit takes a liking to you,
[19:35] MOGURA
you could end up possessed.
[19:37] MAGI
Oh, right.
[19:38] MOGURA
That must be what they mean by the merfolk
bewitching people and kidnapping them.
[19:43] MOGURA
Pay it no mind.
[19:45] SACHI
Guests to the island,
thank you for coming today.
[19:50] SACHI
On behalf of the islanders,
the Samejima family thanks you.
[19:54] YAEKO
That's the main landowning
family's matriarch.
[19:55] SACHI
This spring festival dates
back to the Keicho era.
[19:58] YAEKO
You guys haven't been eating beans, have you?
[20:00] MAGI
Seriously, what's with that vaguely scary rule?
[20:02] SACHI
Since then, it's been passed
down without interruption
[20:04] MOGURA
Is she the queen of the island?
[20:06] SACHI
for years as an important event on the island.
[20:07] YAEKO
Something like that.
[20:08] YAEKO
To be precise, she's the king's mother.
SIGN Fishermen
[20:10] YAEKO
Like my parents, most of the islanders
work for a seafood processing company.
SIGN Factory 2
SIGN Factory 3
SIGN Processing
SIGN Yaeko's Mom
SIGN Yaeko's Dad
SIGN Processing
[20:16] YAEKO
The president of the company
is that woman's son.
SIGN Factory 1
SIGN Exported As Specialty
SIGN Headquarters
[20:20] YAEKO
Her family were originally the village heads.
[20:23] YAEKO
That's her son, the president.
[20:26] YAEKO
In any case, she stands
above all other islanders.
[20:29] MAGI
She's that important, huh?
[20:31] YAEKO
Yeah, that's different from Tokyo.
[20:34] YAEKO
Be careful what you say. They'll come for you.
[20:37] MAGI
Who's "they"?
[20:37] YAEKO
The authorities.
[20:38] MAGI
The authorities?!
[20:39] SACHI
Please join us, everyone.
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
[20:42] YAEKO
In any case, their family makes sure the island
prospers, so they know what's going on.
[20:51] SACHI
Thank you.
[20:55] MOGURA
That's the gift of the powerful, huh?
[21:03] SHIO
Seafood!
[21:04] MOGURA
Seafood, seafood!
[21:05] YAEKO
Have as much as you'd like!
[21:06] MOM
Help yourselves.
[21:07] YAEKO
Each person gets ten minutes to bathe!
[21:09] MOGURA
Like a strict school trip!
[21:12] YAEKO
The men can sleep on the first floor,
and the women will sleep on the second.
[21:15] YAEKO
Sorry, Kyo-chan.
[21:17] YAEKO
I wish your family could've
gotten their own room.
[21:20] KYOSHIRO
That's fine. Don't worry about it.
[21:22] KYOKO
Toshiro-san, we'll have to
sleep separately tonight.
[21:25] KYOKO
Oh, right.
[21:27] KYOKO
Yaeko-chan, I'm sorry if I'm overstepping,
[21:32] KYOKO
but your friend Mori-kun at the event...
[21:34] KYOKO
Is he, um... all right?
[21:36] YAEKO
What?
[21:37] KYOKO
If he is, then don't worry about it.
[21:40] KYOKO
He just seemed kind of down.
[21:44] TOSHIRO
What did you see?
[21:45] KYOKO
It's not certain.
[21:47] YAEKO
One moment.
[21:52] YAEKO
I hope this doesn't prejudice you against him.
[21:57] YAEKO
Let me say first that
appearances aren't everything,
SIGN Graduation Album Bonds
[22:00] YAEKO
but this is what Mori-kun
was like in high school.
SIGN Episode 9
"The Great Mother's Love"
9 - The Great Mother's Love
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[01:38] MAGI
What is this?
[01:40] MOGURA
Magi. I can tell.
SIGN Episode 9
"The Great Mother's Love"
[01:42] MOGURA
You're worried about something else right now.
[01:45] MOGURA
"My crush's local friend
has SSR face potential."
[01:49] MOGURA
You gotta do everything you can to stop this.
[01:52] MAGI
Shut up, old man.
[01:54] MOGURA
Depending on the circumstances, you may
have to resort to illegal measures.
[01:58] MOGURA
If you want, I'll help.
[02:00] MOGURA
As far as society's concerned,
I don't exist, so I'm useful that way.
[02:04] MAGI
Please shut up, old man.
[02:06] YAEKO
You might be thinking, "Why does this matter?"
[02:09] YAEKO
But it's normal to wonder
what happened to him, right?
[02:12] KYOKO
True. Since you're here,
it might be good to talk to him.
[02:19] MOGURA
Yae-chan, how'd you recognize him
as Mori-kun as soon as you saw him?
[02:23] YAEKO
It was his doll.
[02:25] YAEKO
I made it.
[02:27] YAEKO
Back in high school, that game character
was obscure, so there was no merch of it.
[02:32] YAEKO
Mori-kun liked the same game and wanted
something, so I made it for him.
[02:36] YAEKO
Yeah, I can't figure it out
just by thinking about it.
[02:38] YAEKO
I'm shocked and exhausted
from the merfolk thing today.
[02:41] YAEKO
Let's go to bed.
[02:42] SHIO
You're right. I'm disappointed
I couldn't see it, though.
[02:46] SHIO
Yaeko-san, let's change
into our pajamas and chat.
[02:48] YAEKO
Sure. Oh, right.
[02:50] YAEKO
These are for when you sleep.
[02:52] MAGI
What are these?
[02:53] YAEKO
If a centipede falls from
the ceiling, use those.
[02:56] MAGI
A centipede?!
[02:57] YAEKO
Don't touch them with your bare hands.
[02:59] YAEKO
Okay, good night.
[03:01] MAGI
A centipede?!
[03:02] MOGURA
You can eat centipedes, you know.
[03:07] KYOKO
Come on, Yaeko-chan. Join us.
[03:09] YAEKO
What are we talking about?
[03:12] KYOKO
Yaeko-chan, who do you like?
[03:15] KYOKO
I love my husband!
[03:17] YAEKO
Yeah, it'd be a huge problem
if you loved someone else.
[03:22] KYOKO
In that case, Shio-chan and Yaeko-chan,
are you a sadist or a masochist?
[03:26] SHIO
What kind of topic is that?
[03:28] YAEKO
Oh, please.
[03:29] KYOKO
I'm a huge masochist!
[03:31] YAEKO
I feel like these are indirect burns
against the professor of my seminar.
[03:44] MAGI/ID
Spirits of the sea who have lost their
sense of self and cry like infants.
[03:48] MAGI/ID
The island's festival. The people
in power. My friend from the island.
[03:53] MAGI/ID
My friend's great-grandfather.
[03:55] MAGI/ID
My friend's utterly transformed classmate.
[03:58] MAGI/ID
Invited by a female friend, I rode
on the back of her motorbike,
[04:03] MAGI/ID
met her family, and now I'm
staying at their house.
[04:07] MAGI/ID
My future self 20 years from
now is probably yelling at me,
[04:10] MAGI/ID
"Do you have any idea how
amazing this experience is?"
[04:14] MAGI/ID
But for reasons I don't understand,
[04:17] MAGI/ID
what I remember most is the middle-aged
man keeping up with us on a bicycle.
[04:21] MAGI/ID
Who's the real monster, the merfolk or him?
[04:24] MAGI/ID
I fell asleep while thinking about
that and woke up the next morning.
SIGN Shriek
[04:37] ISLANDER 1
Oh, it's Mori-san's kid.
[04:39] ISLANDER 2
Again? He's been like this for a few years.
[04:42] ISLANDER 3
Must be tough for his parents.
[04:44] ISLANDER 1
The parents are a bit... complicated, too.
[04:53] YAEKO
Oh, Dad. How's Mori-kun?
[04:56] FATHER
I was told he's doing fine.
[04:58] YAEKO
Good.
[05:00] FATHER
It was after you left for Tokyo.
[05:03] FATHER
He started panicking easily.
[05:05] FATHER
He's calmed down now.
[05:07] YAEKO
I see...
[05:13] YAEKO
I'm going out for a bit.
[05:16] YAEKO
But maybe I'd be bothering him if I went now.
[05:19] YAEKO
No, I'm going.
[05:24] KOITARO
Oh, excuse me.
[05:27] KOITARO
Can you stand? Take my hand.
[05:29] FATHER
Sir? Welcome.
[05:32] FATHER
Please, come in.
[05:33] KOITARO
No, here is fine.
[05:35] KOITARO
I heard you have guests, Kirihara-san.
[05:39] KOITARO
I came to say hello and apologize.
[05:44] KOITARO
I'm terribly sorry for the
disturbance caused by an islander.
[05:49] KOITARO
The Mori family's son is
a bit mentally unstable.
[05:53] KOITARO
We're all worried about him,
but don't let it bother you.
[05:58] KOITARO
I apologize for this happening
during your visit.
[06:00] KOITARO
We value the young people of the island,
[06:02] KOITARO
so we get worried and fuss
over him more than necessary.
[06:06] KOITARO
I haven't introduced myself yet.
[06:08] KOITARO
My name is Samejima Koitaro.
[06:10] MOGURA
I see...
[06:12] KOITARO
This is my granddaughter, Yui.
[06:14] YUI
Good to see you again, Kirihara-chan.
[06:17] YAEKO
Oh, Yui-chan.
[06:18] YAEKO
Haven't seen you since high school graduation.
[06:20] KOITARO
Also, I heard a college professor
from Tokyo was visiting.
[06:26] YAEKO
Oh, right.
[06:29] KOITARO
I heard you study folklore and
are interested in our island.
[06:33] KOITARO
Thank you for coming.
[06:35] TOSHIRO
Not at all.
[06:37] KOITARO
The Kirihara family has helped us
since before my mother's generation.
[06:41] KOITARO
Their guests are our guests.
[06:45] YUHACHI
Ah, it's the Samejima boy.
[06:48] KOITARO
I'd love to show you around the island.
[06:51] KOITARO
What do you say?
[06:52] YAEKO
I'll meet up with you after I visit Mori-kun.
[06:55] YUI
Better that you don't.
[06:57] YUI
You'd be bothering them.
[06:59] YUI
Let's go around the island, Kirihara-chan.
[07:06] ISLANDER
Hello, sir.
[07:07] ISLANDER
Good day.
[07:09] MAGI
Like Yae-chan said, he seems important.
[07:12] MOGURA
He's got a real way with words.
[07:14] MAGI
Should you be saying that?
[07:16] YUI
Are you Kirihara-chan's friend?
[07:18] YUI
I saw you hit that target.
[07:25] MOGURA
Oh, right.
[07:26] YUI
I was impressed.
[07:28] YUI
But you seem rather grown
up for a college friend.
[07:31] YUI
Did you start attending college
after working for a while?
[07:34] MOGURA
I, uh...
[07:36] YAEKO
He's an alumnus.
[07:39] YUI
Huh.
[07:40] YUI
Anyway, it's amazing that
he's a college professor.
[07:43] YUI
Are there a lot of people like him in the city?
[07:46] YUI
He's so handsome.
[07:47] YAEKO
I wouldn't say a lot.
[07:53] KOITARO
This is the merfolk shrine.
[07:55] KOITARO
Its official name is Samejima Shrine.
[07:58] KOITARO
It was built by my ancestors.
SIGN Merfolk Island
[08:01] YUI
It's simple, but here's a pamphlet.
[08:08] TOSHIRO
I see.
SIGN Spring Festival
During the festival, people raise their hands above their heads.
This gesture resembles the one used to protect the islanders in the
legend and expresses reverence for the sea
and merfolk. The village chief's son led the effort to
pacify the malicious spirit, for which the islanders were grateful.
[08:09] TOSHIRO
So there's meaning behind
that gesture at the festival.
[08:12] KOITARO
It's just an imitation now, of course.
[08:15] KOITARO
It must seem foolish, but it's important to us.
[08:18] KOITARO
It's also a way for people
to learn about the sea.
SIGN The merfolk of the merfolk legend is enshrined...
head resembling an infant and body...
lures men into the sea with its voice...
originally a human girl...
child taken by humans...
became a malicious spirit, and its beautiful form
causing rough seas, and the surrounding eight islands...
said to have been destroyed in a single night...
SIGN Samejima Seafood
SIGN Processing Plant 1
SIGN Fruits of the Sea
[08:29] EMPLOYEE 1
It's the president.
[08:31] EMPLOYEE 2
Oh, yeah.
[08:31] SHIO
That looks good.
[08:33] KOITARO
It's one of our specialties.
SIGN Shark Fish Cake
[08:35] KOITARO
It's made from cod and shark.
[08:38] SHIO
Jaws?!
[08:40] KOITARO
Not Jaws. Mostly blue sharks.
[08:43] KOITARO
Jaws is the title of a film, isn't it?
[08:47] KOITARO
But around here, great whites and
tiger sharks do occasionally appear.
[08:51] KOITARO
There are even records from the Edo period.
[08:54] KOITARO
So there's meaning behind instilling a
fear of the sea through the festival.
[08:59] SHIO
Jaws tastes good.
[09:00] TOSHIRO
It's not Jaws.
[09:02] KOITARO
Will that be useful to your report?
[09:05] MAGI
What? Oh, yes.
[09:07] MAGI
You know about that?
That's kind of embarrassing.
[09:09] MAGI
Sorry.
[09:11] KOITARO
No, I'm sorry.
[09:12] KOITARO
It's a small island. Word gets around quickly.
[09:18] ISLANDER
They're guests of the president.
[09:20] ISLANDER 3
He's a college professor from Tokyo.
[09:22] ISLANDER 4
Huh.
[09:24] ISLANDER B
That's Kirihara-san's daughter.
[09:26] ISLANDER B
She's friends with the Moris' kid.
[09:28] ISLANDER A
But the Kiriharas have been here forever.
[09:30] ISLANDER 1
The Moris still aren't ready for the festival.
[09:34] ISLANDER 2
Now, now.
[09:35] ISLANDER 2
Can't expect perfection yet.
SIGN Kirihara
[09:39] MOGURA
So the Moris are new to the island, huh?
[09:44] MOGURA
Oh, nothing. Sorry.
[09:48] FATHER
You could tell?
[09:50] MOGURA
I guess.
[09:51] MOGURA
You can't help but hear rumors
while traveling around the island.
[09:55] FATHER
Ah.
[09:57] MOGURA
How people are treated seems firmly established.
[09:59] MOGURA
I thought it might depend on
how long you've been around.
[10:03] FATHER
It depends on how well you
understand the island.
[10:06] FATHER
The Moris have lived here for six years.
[10:09] FATHER
Our ancestors were already here
by the end of the shogunate.
[10:12] FATHER
The Moris had a little screw-up with the
company right after they moved here.
[10:18] FATHER
The father joined the company after me.
[10:21] FATHER
About a year after he joined, he pointed
out a little mistake to the president.
[10:28] FATHER
Confusing, right? That's the normal response.
[10:31] FATHER
But sometimes it's not about being right.
SIGN Factory 3
SIGN Factory 2
SIGN Factory 1
[10:35] FATHER
On this island, the rest of us quietly go along
with some amount of that family's misconduct.
[10:41] FATHER
What misconduct? Of course there's misconduct.
SIGN Factory 3
SIGN Factory 2
[10:44] FATHER
How many businesses can claim
to be completely spotless?
[10:48] FATHER
Often it's quicker to operate that
way as long as it's not a crime.
SIGN Shark Fish Cake
SIGN Shark Fish Cake
[10:53] FATHER
After speaking with the president, you probably
understand why this island is prosperous.
[10:59] FATHER
Outside the island, plenty of people
think us "naïve" and try to rip us off.
SIGN Honest Insurance
[11:04] FATHER
They attempt to sell us all kinds of nonsense.
SIGN Sales Contract
SIGN Work Contract
[11:07] FATHER
In reality, it's hard to judge.
[11:09] FATHER
It's the president's family who lead
the charge in repelling those people.
[11:16] FATHER
So the islanders tend to shun anyone
who defies the family even a little.
[11:21] FATHER
But I'm not convinced that's for the best.
[11:25] FATHER
When Yaeko said she wanted
to go to college, I was glad.
[11:29] FATHER
Intelligence is a weapon.
[11:31] FATHER
Nekozuku-sensei and everyone else,
[11:33] FATHER
please help Yaeko learn as much as she can.
[11:36] FATHER
I'm glad you came.
[11:38] FATHER
As his senior, I should do more to
protect Mori-san and his family.
[11:43] FATHER
Yaeko, let us handle the island.
You keep learning.
[11:47] FATHER
Anyway, skilled bosses always have flaws,
[11:52] FATHER
and we all make little mistakes.
[11:54] MOGURA
True. Nekozuku-sensei became
a professor at his young age,
[11:59] MOGURA
but he's so hopeless with domestic tasks that
he'd blow up a rice cooker without his wife.
[12:04] MAGI
Really?
[12:07] KYOKO
I'll allow it.
[12:09] KOITARO
I'm back.
[12:10] KOITARO
I showed our guests around the island.
[12:12] SACHI
Thank you. You did a great job.
[12:16] KOITARO
Yeah. I worked hard, just like you told me to...
[12:20] KOITARO
Mama.
[12:22] KOITARO
How's the Moris' son?
[12:24] KOITARO
I don't want him to die because of me.
[12:27] SACHI
You're such a kind boy.
[12:29] SACHI
Don't worry about it.
[12:31] SACHI
Let Mama take care of
everything and do as I say.
[12:33] SACHI
Then you'll have no worries.
[12:35] SACHI
What were our guests like?
[12:37] KOITARO
There wasn't really anything special about them.
[12:39] SACHI
Nothing special, huh?
[12:42] SACHI
Oh, Yui. You did good as well.
[12:48] MOGURA
Now this is an old map. Interesting.
[12:51] FATHER
People have been living on this
island since the Keicho era.
[12:55] FATHER
Our home is here, and President
Samejima's home is here.
[12:59] FATHER
Did you see a large mansion when you arrived?
[13:01] MOGURA
Oh, yeah.
[13:03] MOGURA
It's huge. They're definitely
the major landowners.
[13:05] MOGURA
So the old-timers are concentrated
in the center of the island.
[13:08] MAGI
Huh.
[13:09] TOSHIRO
I see.
[13:10] FATHER
Yes. I suppose people settled
in the safest places first.
[13:16] KYOKO
Oh, Kyo-chan. Where are you going?
[13:18] KYOSHIRO
For a walk. I'm hungry.
[13:21] YAEKO
Did you not get enough breakfast? Sorry.
[13:24] KYOSHIRO
No, I just get hungrier than
most because of Nabeshima.
[13:27] FATHER
Nabeshima?
[13:29] KYOSHIRO
Don't worry about it.
[13:30] FATHER
Can we get you anything?
[13:32] KYOSHIRO
No, I'll get something at a food stall.
[13:34] SHIO
A food stall? I'll go with you.
[13:37] KYOKO
Kyo-chan, you're on a date with a girl.
[13:41] MOGURA
If you say that, you'll upset Kyo-chan.
[13:45] KYOSHIRO
It's fine. It'll seem less
suspicious if there are two of us.
[13:47] SHIO
If we go alone, people will think, "Wow, this
person is eating a ton of stall food."
[13:52] KYOSHIRO
You're the only one who does that.
[13:54] YUI
How do you do, great-grandmother?
[13:56] SACHI
Very good.
[13:58] SACHI
Your "Steal Your Man 120% Success Rate Hyper
Tight Devilish Costume" is on point again today.
[14:05] SACHI
Good girl.
[14:07] YUI
Also known as my "Innocent
Princess ☆ Battlesuit."
[14:10] POCHI 2
The other day, didn't you call it your
[14:12] POCHI 2
"Real Innocent Girls Don't Wear Bursting
One-Size-Down Blouses Like This Outfit?"
[14:17] YUI
Silence. Who just opened
his mouth? Step forward.
[14:21] YUI
I said it's my Princess ☆ Battlesuit.
[14:24] YUI
Don't forget the cute star between
"Princess" and "Battlesuit."
[14:27] YUI
Expect to be punished later.
[14:29] YUI
Also, I am innocent.
[14:31] POCHI 2
Thank y—I'm sorry!
[14:33] YUI
This outfit fooled the 40-something
who quit the company the other day.
[14:37] YUI
He left his wife of 15 years
and asked to get married.
[14:41] YUI
Like hell I'd do that!
[14:43] YUI
Naturally, I tearfully said I'd step
back because I felt sorry for his wife.
[14:48] YUI
So delicately, too!
[14:51] YUI
He was useless, after all.
[14:53] YUI
Destined to be driven off the island.
[14:57] SACHI
You're such a talented great-granddaughter.
[14:59] SACHI
I'm delighted.
[15:01] KOITARO
Divorce, huh?
[15:03] KOITARO
Hey, Mama. Was it right for me to get divorced?
[15:07] KOITARO
I thought Manami was a pretty good woman.
[15:11] SACHI
It's fine.
[15:12] SACHI
She wasn't worthy of you, Koitaro-chan.
[15:17] SACHI
I'm glad she gave you children, though.
[15:19] SACHI
Now you have an adorable little granddaughter.
[15:24] KOITARO
But finding a new wife is hard.
SIGN 92 Years Old
[15:28] SACHI
You're still only 58. You're in your prime.
[15:32] SACHI
You should marry a young
lady instead of an old hag.
SIGN 58 Years Old
[15:35] KOITARO
You're right.
SIGN Goo-goo ga-ga
SIGN Bursting
SIGN Welcome to Hell
[15:37] KOITARO
I'd like a wife who can reproduce your cooking.
[15:41] KOITARO
There must be someone who can.
[15:44] SACHI
Oh, there is.
[15:45] SACHI
But I'll have to teach her.
[15:47] KOITARO
She'd be lucky to have you teach her.
[15:50] YUI
Nobody wants to wear this tight and thin
sleeveless blouse during this season, idiot.
[15:57] YUI
It digs into my armpits and hurts.
[15:59] YUI
I bet they're all red.
[16:01] KOITARO
Mama, the Kirihara family's
daughter is small and young.
[16:06] KOITARO
I bet she'd do as she's told.
[16:07] SACHI
No, Koitaro-chan.
[16:09] SACHI
Women like her look nice, but they're stubborn.
[16:13] SACHI
Plus, she goes to college.
[16:15] SACHI
Who knows how she'd talk back?
[16:18] SACHI
You need to marry a good girl.
[16:21] YUI
That sharp-eyed guest is Kirihara's
college professor, right?
[16:26] YUI
His wife was hanging all
over him and got in my way.
[16:29] YUI
I bet I could get the tallest
one if I pushed a little harder.
[16:32] YUI
He's my type, but he barely responded to me.
[16:36] SACHI
You're still so cute and "naïve."
[16:39] SACHI
He had the eyes of a man
who's experienced a lot.
[16:42] SACHI
You should go after one who knows nothing.
[16:45] SACHI
The one with glasses would be better.
[16:47] YUI
What? But he's so ugly.
[16:49] SACHI
And you'll get burned if you
underestimate that professor.
[16:52] SACHI
Be careful.
[16:55] SACHI
I've had a lot of dealings with outsiders,
[16:59] SACHI
but those who underestimate us finish weak,
so they're nothing to worry about.
[17:03] SACHI
It's the people who don't get swept
up by our energy who are scary.
[17:07] SACHI
You must always stay one step ahead of the
shrewd businessmen trying to rip us off.
[17:12] SACHI
Yui, you have talent.
[17:15] SACHI
You have to learn to lead this island someday.
[17:18] YUI
I can do that.
[17:19] YUI
Trapping Mori was easy.
[17:22] SACHI
That's because I carefully trained
the islanders to be easily tricked.
SIGN Merfolk Island
[17:28] SACHI
The merfolk legend is still incomplete.
SIGN Spring Festival
During the festival, people raise their hands above their heads.
This gesture resembles the one used to protect the islanders in the
legend and expresses reverence for the sea
and merfolk. The village chief's son led the effort to
pacify the malicious spirit, for which the islanders were grateful.
[17:32] SACHI
Our ancestors should've made the merfolk more
villainous and given the story more of a moral.
[17:37] SACHI
It's easier to instill a sense of good and evil
in people when the story's simple to follow.
[17:41] SACHI
Well, I'll fix it eventually.
[17:42] SACHI
In any case, be all smiles around our guests.
[17:46] SACHI
My instincts tell me to be wary of them.
[17:49] SACHI
Everything we do is to
preserve our family's peace.
[17:53] SACHI
People with brains who offer their
opinions are the enemy of peace.
[17:58] YUI
That's why I tried to get the Moris to leave
the island, but they just won't do it.
[18:03] SACHI
It's because the Kiriharas are
oddly concerned about them.
[18:07] SACHI
They should just go with the flow
like the rest of the islanders.
[18:11] KOITARO
It's the father.
[18:13] KOITARO
He's a little guy who seems carefree,
but he's pretty sharp.
[18:17] SACHI
That's right.
[18:19] SACHI
For now, we've painted the Moris' son as
someone constantly making fake suicide attempts,
[18:23] SACHI
but the Kiriharas' father
might've realized it's not true.
[18:27] SACHI
After all, that old fox encouraged
his daughter to study.
[18:30] SACHI
The fact that they're old-timers is an obstacle.
[18:32] SACHI
Well, we have various methods at our disposal.
[18:34] SACHI
The other islanders will
believe anything we say.
[18:38] SACHI
We can lie to them as much as we need.
SIGN Illustration
SIGN Looong Kitty
[18:51] KYOSHIRO
I knew that merfolk was too big.
[18:54] KYOSHIRO
It's accumulated all kinds of resentment.
[18:57] KYOSHIRO
This island's problems are its own,
[18:59] KYOSHIRO
but I don't know about Yaeko-san's
friend being bullied so severely.
[19:04] KYOSHIRO
If he dies any time soon,
he'll become part of the merfolk.
[19:07] KYOSHIRO
I don't want to get involved, but if I tell
Mogura, I'll probably get dragged into it.
[19:14] SHIO
We're not visiting the food stalls?
[19:18] YUHACHI
Oh, right. Sato-san, what happened
after was even more difficult.
[19:22] MOGURA
Y-Yeah?
[19:23] SHIO
We're back.
[19:25] MOGURA
Kyo-chan, Shio-chan. Welcome back.
[19:27] SHIO
He bought yakisoba for me.
[19:30] MOGURA
Lucky.
[19:32] MOGURA
Buy me something, too.
[19:34] MOGURA
I spent all my pocket money
at the shooting range.
[19:37] MOGURA
What'd you learn? Tell me.
[19:43] MOGURA
In other words...
[19:49] MOGURA
The island's royal family does
whatever it takes to stay in power.
[19:53] MOGURA
They make the islanders dependent on
them and rob them of their judgment.
[19:57] MOGURA
That family are pros at cleverly manipulating
people's minds and controlling them.
[20:01] MOGURA
On top of a supernatural ritual
that engenders a sense of unity,
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
[20:05] MOGURA
instilling an even greater sense of
unity with an "us versus them" story
[20:10] MOGURA
is particularly clever.
[20:12] MOGURA
Those they deem useless or impudent are
driven to desperation and disposed of.
[20:17] MOGURA
They don't care if they die.
[20:20] MOGURA
Worst of all are the boss lady,
her Oedipus complex puppet,
[20:23] MOGURA
and that strong-willed walking minefield.
[20:25] YAEKO/ID
My island's even shadier than I thought.
[20:28] MOGURA
The angle that girl peered in
at triggered my landmine sensor.
[20:32] YUI
Are you Kirihara-chan's friend?
[20:35] MOGURA
Sounds like I was right.
[20:37] TOSHIRO
You're a rare minefield trap.
[20:40] MAGI
Come to think of it, you mentioned
struggling with overly-attached psychos.
[20:44] YAEKO
I'd always thought something
was up with Yui-chan.
[20:48] MOGURA
Anyway, simply put, they're a crazy bunch.
[20:52] MOGURA
What do they think other people are?
[20:55] MOGURA
Mori-kun's one of their victims.
[20:59] MOGURA
I'd bet this island has
produced countless victims.
[21:03] MOGURA
They've made the merfolk bigger.
SIGN Swell
SIGN Swell swell
SIGN Swell swell swell
[21:08] MOGURA
I knew there were surprisingly
few spirits on the island.
[21:11] MOGURA
When we arrived at the harbor,
they even stared at us.
[21:15] MOGURA
Most of them probably get
swallowed up by the merfolk.
[21:18] MOGURA
In other words,
SIGN Where bodies wash up
[21:19] MOGURA
this place has always attracted spirits.
[21:22] MOGURA
The spirits that end up
there form a single blob.
[21:26] MOGURA
It's a pretty standard type
of ghost in ghost stories.
SIGN Very little sense of self
[21:29] MOGURA
It has a propensity to attract spirits
with strong negative emotions.
[21:34] MOGURA
It's a ball of regret, so it craves company.
SIGN So lonely
SIGN Any friends around?
SIGN Ball of regret
[21:39] MOGURA
It absorbs every spirit it can and
eventually begins luring in the living.
[21:45] MOGURA
Those in a weakened state
are especially susceptible.
SIGN I can't be satisfied
SIGN Anyone will do,
please be my friend
SIGN Growing negativity
[21:48] MOGURA
That produces haunted spots where
accidents frequently occur
SIGN Sad people who exist only to become victims at the start of movies
[21:53] MOGURA
or places that bring about death.
[21:56] MOGURA
And the most important part in all of this is...
[22:00] MOGURA
What did the royal family do to Mori-kun
to drive him to desperation?
SIGN Episode 10
"True Worth"
10 - True Worth
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SIGN Mama! We'll be together forever.
That's right, but Mama's getting old.
Don't say that. I know. Even if you go up to the sky,
I'll sacrifice the islanders and bring you back to life!
I saw it in an anime. There's nothing you can't do
as long as you have faith.
That's what you taught me, Mama!
SIGN Oh, my. You've never stopped dreaming, have you?
But that's what makes little boys so cute.
I'm sure you can do it. Mama believes in you.
SIGN The Beautiful Love of a Parent and Child
[00:07] SACHI
People with brains who offer their
opinions are the enemy of peace.
[00:12] YUI
That's why I tried to get the Moris to leave
the island, but they just won't do it.
[00:17] KOITARO
It's the father.
[00:20] KOITARO
He's a little guy who seems carefree,
but he's pretty sharp.
[00:24] SACHI
That's right.
[00:25] SACHI
We've painted the Moris' son as someone
constantly faking suicide attempts,
[00:30] SACHI
but the Kiriharas' father
might've realized it's not true.
[00:34] SACHI
Well, we have various methods at our disposal.
[00:36] SACHI
The other islanders will
believe anything we say.
[00:40] SACHI
We can lie to them as much as we need.
[00:44] MOGURA
What'd you learn? Tell me.
[00:50] MOGURA
In other words...
[00:56] MOGURA
The island's royal family does
whatever it takes to stay in power.
[01:00] MOGURA
They make the islanders dependent on
them and rob them of their judgment.
[01:04] MOGURA
That family are pros at cleverly manipulating
people's minds and controlling them.
[01:08] MOGURA
On top of a supernatural ritual
that engenders a sense of unity,
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Waaah
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
SIGN Bounce Bounce Bounce
[01:12] MOGURA
instilling an even greater sense of
unity with an "us versus them" story
[01:17] MOGURA
is particularly clever.
[01:19] MOGURA
Those they deem useless or impudent are
driven to desperation and disposed of.
[01:24] MOGURA
They don't care if they die.
[01:27] MOGURA
Worst of all are the boss lady,
her Oedipus complex puppet,
[01:30] MOGURA
and that strong-willed walking minefield.
[01:32] YAEKO/ID
My island's even shadier than I thought.
[01:34] MOGURA
Simply put, they're a crazy bunch.
[01:37] MOGURA
What do they think other people are?
[01:40] MOGURA
Mori-kun's one of their victims.
[01:44] MOGURA
I'd bet this island has
produced countless victims.
[01:48] MOGURA
They've made the merfolk bigger.
SIGN Swell
SIGN Swell swell
SIGN Swell swell swell
[01:53] MOGURA
I knew there were surprisingly
few spirits on the island.
[01:56] MOGURA
When we arrived at the harbor,
they even stared at us.
[02:00] MOGURA
Most of them probably get
swallowed up by the merfolk.
[02:03] MOGURA
In other words,
SIGN Where bodies wash up
[02:04] MOGURA
this place has always attracted spirits.
[02:07] MOGURA
The spirits that end up
there form a single blob.
[02:11] MOGURA
It's a pretty standard type
of ghost in ghost stories.
SIGN Very little sense of self
[02:15] MOGURA
It has a propensity to attract spirits
with strong negative emotions.
[02:19] MOGURA
It's a ball of regret, so it craves company.
SIGN So lonely
SIGN Any friends around?
SIGN Ball of regret
[02:24] MOGURA
It absorbs every spirit it can and
eventually begins luring in the living.
[02:30] MOGURA
Those in a weakened state
are especially susceptible.
SIGN I can't be satisfied
SIGN Anyone will do,
please be my friend
SIGN Growing negativity
[02:33] MOGURA
That produces haunted spots where
accidents frequently occur
SIGN Sad people who exist only to become victims at the start of movies
[02:38] MOGURA
or places that bring about death.
[02:41] MOGURA
And the most important part in all of this is...
[02:45] MOGURA
What did the royal family do to Mori-kun
to drive him to desperation?
SIGN Episode 10
"True Worth"
[04:21] MOGURA
We should go check on him ASAP.
[04:26] MOGURA
He needs a doctor, but the merfolk
could lure him into the ocean first.
[04:31] MOGURA
The barrier between his mind and
the merfolk isn't clear anymore.
[04:35] MOGURA
In fact...
[04:36] MOGURA
That's probably why he was hanging out in
a place with a view of the sea yesterday.
[04:41] MOGURA
Should we mind our own business?
[04:44] MOGURA
Honestly, I don't know.
[04:46] MOGURA
But Yae-chan, I know you'll regret not doing
anything, even if there's nothing you can do.
SIGN Essay Contest
Kirihara Yaeko
[04:53] MOGURA
Call it being a busybody or
being self-serving. I can't deny that.
[04:57] MOGURA
But at the very least,
[04:59] MOGURA
I've seen too many people who die
without anyone noticing,
[05:02] MOGURA
and others who feel regret
because they didn't notice.
[05:06] YAEKO
I'm going.
[05:08] MOGURA
Yae-chan!
[05:09] MOGURA
Take someone with you.
[05:11] MOGURA
It can be just Magi, but if
you don't mind, take me, too.
[05:17] MOGURA
Better to go with someone who
doesn't know the island's rules.
[05:20] MOGURA
They just have to be present.
[05:24] TOSHIRO
I'm going to continue investigating
the merfolk like I originally planned.
[05:28] TOSHIRO
You all know what I look like.
SIGN The Face of Death
[05:31] TOSHIRO
I'm not suited to dropping in on
someone and getting them to open up.
[05:35] KYOKO
Let us know if anything happens.
[05:37] KYOSHIRO
Do you understand what's going on?
[05:39] SHIO
Oedipus complexes are gross.
[05:42] KYOSHIRO
Honestly, good enough.
[05:54] YAEKO
There he is! Mori-kun!
[05:56] YAEKO
Wait! Don't run away!
[06:09] MORI
Wh-What's going on?
SIGN Eh heh heh
[06:12] YAEKO
Um, I wasn't sure how to start,
so I thought I'd pull you close.
[06:19] YAEKO
Can we talk?
[06:20] MORI
It'd be scarier if we didn't.
[06:24] YAEKO
Sorry to be so frank, but did
Yui-chan do something to you?
[06:29] MORI
Um, what makes you think that?
[06:32] YAEKO
Uh, a woman's intuition?
[06:35] YAEKO
These people don't know the island's rules.
[06:38] YAEKO
That's the reason I realized it.
[06:40] YAEKO
This island is weird.
[06:43] YAEKO
I thought you might want to
talk to people who think that.
[06:48] YAEKO
What do you think?
[06:53] MORI
I moved here six years ago.
SIGN Chatter chatter chatter chatter
[06:56] MORI
The students on the island
took the boat every morning.
[07:00] MORI
Everyone was considerate and kind.
[07:02] YAEKO
You were popular!
[07:04] YAEKO
People said a boy who looked
like a TV character had arrived.
[07:07] (Flashback) GIRL A
This cosplay would look great on you.
[07:09] (Flashback) YAEKO
You're right.
[07:10] MORI
I felt pretty good about it.
[07:13] MORI
That's when the island's princess asked me out.
SIGN Top Chat
What's up, guys?
Dokumayu Acherontia here!
Today we're gonna play some Boogie Crush!
[07:17] MORI
I turned her down simply
because she wasn't my type.
[07:21] MORI
Around the same time, my father
had his incident at the factory.
[07:25] (Flashback) GIRL B
Mori-kun is cute.
[07:27] (Flashback) GIRL C
He's so nice, too.
[07:29] (Flashback) YUI
Yeah.
[07:30] (Flashback) YUI
But he's too handsome.
[07:33] (Flashback) YUI
I'd be worried about him cheating.
[07:36] (Flashback) YUI
I recently saw a video on the qualities of
cheaters, and it described him to a tee.
[07:41] (Flashback) GIRLS
What?
[07:42] (Flashback) YUI
He's always surrounded by girls.
[07:44] (Flashback) YUI
There's no way he's not
fooling around with them.
[07:47] (Flashback) YUI
We tend to assume beautiful people
are beautiful on the inside, too.
[07:52] (Flashback) YUI
Oh, I don't have any proof.
[07:54] (Flashback) YUI
I'm just speaking hypothetically.
[07:56] (Flashback) YUI
Mori-kun's close with
Hayashi-kun, don't you think?
[08:00] (Flashback) YUI
A little too close, right?
[08:01] (Flashback) GIRLS
What?
SIGN Tee-hee
[08:03] (Flashback) YUI
They're both pretty, so maybe
they really are like that.
[08:06] (Flashback) YUI
Don't you kind of hope they are?
[08:07] (Flashback) YUI
It makes me want to root for them.
[08:10] (Flashback) YUI
Mori-kun made a move on me once.
[08:14] (Flashback) YUI
I rejected him, of course.
[08:16] (Flashback) YUI
But since he's normally so nice,
I was a little surprised.
[08:20] (Flashback) YUI
Maybe Mori-kun's like that because
he wants to get close to otaku girls.
[08:26] (Flashback) YUI
All the girls are obsessed with him
because he's like a fictional character.
SIGN Blah
[08:30] (Flashback) BOY A
True. He definitely presents himself that way.
SIGN Blah blah
[08:34] (Flashback) BOY B
There's no way it's not on purpose.
[08:42] (Flashback) BOY A
Don't talk to us again.
[08:43] (Flashback) BOY B
Stay away from Yui-chan.
[08:45] (Flashback) GIRL
You should flirt with boys more!
[08:47] (Flashback) GIRL
What? You don't want to?
SIGN Sorry, Mori. I don't like how the girls jeer at us
when we hang out, so don't talk to me again.
SIGN Stay away from
Yui-chan!
SIGN People fuss over you
because you're beautiful.
You should just enjoy it.
SIGN It can't be helped since
you've got a handsome face.
SIGN Do you like boys?
SIGN Do you like girls?
SIGN You worry about it too much.
SIGN What? You don't want to?
Isn't that homophobic?
SIGN Cute, cute, cute, cute!
SIGN Flirt with boys more!
SIGN I heard he's a cheater.
[08:48] (Flashback) GIRL
Isn't that homophobic?
[08:51] MORI
The rumors spread among the islanders
eventually became the "truth"
[08:56] MORI
and spread among the other students.
[08:59] MORI
The more I denied them,
the more "true" the rumors became.
[09:05] MORI
Samejima Yui.
[09:09] MORI
I was certain she'd started the rumors,
[09:12] MORI
but no one remembers where rumors
come from on this island.
[09:17] MORI
I never cheated on anyone.
I wasn't even dating anyone.
[09:21] MORI
I never discriminated against anyone either.
[09:23] MORI
I wasn't trying to deny anyone's preferences.
[09:26] MORI
But every day, I was forced to
recognize that alternate reality.
[09:31] MORI
Maybe I was wrong for not
conforming with their rumors.
[09:35] MORI
Casually making baseless suggestions
to incite the public
[09:40] MORI
and drive a person to desperation...
[09:43] MORI
It's a method she understands well.
[09:47] (Flashback) YAEKO
Mori-kun, I'm attending a college in Tokyo.
[09:50] (Flashback) YAEKO
Let me know if you find any
more interesting VTubers.
[09:53] (Flashback) YAEKO
I'm going to check out the Tokyo Game Show.
[09:55] (Flashback) MORI
Really? Wow.
[09:58] MORI
My one kind friend with common interests who
would rather talk about games than the rumors...
[10:06] INNER VOICE
Don't leave me behind.
[10:07] INNER VOICE
Everyone else's version of
"reality" will become the same.
[10:11] INNER VOICE
Who am I, anyway?
[10:16] INNER VOICE
This isn't even a big deal.
[10:18] INNER VOICE
I'm weak. I'm sorry.
[10:21] INNER VOICE
Nobody believes me.
[10:24] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE A
Everyone goes through hard times.
SIGN I want to die
[10:26] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE B
You're handsome. You're already winning.
[10:28] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE B
Turn it into a joke.
[10:30] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE C
You're so unreliable.
[10:31] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE C
I'd find a way to do my best to live.
[10:34] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE D
I don't understand outsiders.
[10:37] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE E
Young people are so sensitive.
[10:39] (Flashback) SILHOUETTE E
Why do you think that?
[10:40] INNER VOICE
I want to die.
[10:42] INNER VOICE
I know I shouldn't think that, but...
[10:44] MOGURA
Man. You're not even allowed to
think that on this island?
[10:49] MOGURA
In that case, I'd be a total failure,
since I constantly want to die.
[10:57] MOGURA
People say whatever they want without
realizing they're killing people.
SIGN Scratch scratch
[11:03] MOGURA
I've probably said something like that, too.
[11:06] MOGURA
Meanwhile, sometimes people want
to die because they want to live.
[11:11] MOGURA
This world is oppekepe, kid.
[11:13] MOGURA
You're doing good.
[11:17] YAEKO
I had no idea.
[11:19] (Flashback) GIRLS
I thought so.
[11:21] (Flashback) GIRLS
So it was true.
[11:24] (Flashback) YAEKO
You sure are popular, Mori-kun.
[11:26] (Flashback) MORI
Yeah. I appreciate it since I'm new here.
[11:32] YAEKO
I didn't see myself as involved.
[11:35] YAEKO
I failed to notice because
my family are old-timers.
[11:41] YAEKO
I'm sorry, Mori-kun.
[11:48] MORI
Thanks.
[11:50] MORI
By the way, who is this guy?
[11:52] YAEKO
R-Right. Of course.
[11:54] MOGURA
Nice to meet you!
[11:59] FATHER
Merfolk legend, merfolk legend...
[12:02] FATHER
I wonder if we've got anything on it.
[12:04] FATHER
We chuck all our ancestors' stuff in
here, so I don't know what's what.
[12:10] FATHER
Grandpa, do you know anything?
[12:12] YUHACHI
We've got my father's notes.
[12:16] FATHER
That's in here?
[12:20] FATHER
Let's see. Grandpa's father would've been...
[12:23] FATHER
Born in the Meiji era? Wow.
[12:27] YUHACHI
My father wrote everything down.
[12:31] YUHACHI
Like Yaeko, he was good at writing.
[12:34] YUHACHI
Bought a lot of books, too.
[12:36] FATHER
Wow, this is a first edition of
The Restaurant of Many Orders.
[12:40] FATHER
This is a wartime newspaper.
[12:43] FATHER
There's an article on a German speech.
[12:45] TOSHIRO
This is why private storehouses
mustn't be underestimated.
SIGN Merfolk Island
[12:49] FATHER
We found some kind of souvenir picture book.
[12:54] FATHER
We've got everything in here.
[12:57] YUHACHI
That's from when I was little.
[12:59] YUHACHI
You can have it, sensei.
[13:02] TOSHIRO
Are you sure?
[13:03] YUHACHI
It's fine.
[13:04] YUHACHI
You teach Yaeko, right?
[13:08] YUHACHI
Hey, I found my rucksack.
[13:11] YUHACHI
Maybe I'll give it to Sato-san as a souvenir.
[13:16] FATHER
He doesn't need that.
[13:17] FATHER
You really like that guy, huh?
[13:20] FATHER
You gotta stop pestering young people.
[13:23] FATHER
And that's not Sato-san. His name's Mogura-san.
[13:28] YUHACHI
Mogura and the cat professor, huh?
[13:31] FATHER
Actually, Mogura-san's backpack
looks just like that.
[13:36] FATHER
Is he into that sort of thing?
[13:44] TOSHIRO
May I read this?
[13:47] FATHER
Go ahead.
[13:52] YAEKO
Mori-kun, are you okay?
[13:53] YAEKO
You don't have to strain yourself.
[13:55] MORI
Yeah.
[13:56] MORI
Strangely, having people who understand
suddenly cleared the fog in my head.
[14:05] MORI
My parents are helping with the festival.
[14:08] MORI
I should help, too.
[14:12] YUI
Mori-kun, you're feeling better?
[14:16] YUI
That's great.
[14:17] YUI
We were all worried about you.
SIGN Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek
[14:57] YAEKO
Mori-kun!
[14:58] ISLANDER A
What's wrong?
[15:02] ISLANDER B
It's the Moris' kid!
[15:04] ISLANDER C
Stop!
[15:05] ISLANDER A
Calm down!
[15:06] YUI
No! Don't be hasty!
[15:09] MORI/ID
Something's pulling me?
[15:13] MORI/ID
Well, I guess this is fine.
[15:15] MORI/ID
Someone understood me in the end.
[15:17] MORI/ID
It'd be less trouble for
everyone if I just went away.
[15:25] MOGURA
Magi!
[15:25] YAEKO
Magi-kun!
[15:30] MAGI/ID
Oh, no. I didn't consider the
difference in our weight.
[15:35] MAGI/ID
Before going to sleep last night, I thought
about who I'd be 20 years from now,
[15:40] MAGI/ID
but I might not be around 20 years from now.
SIGN Wub-wub-wub
SIGN Skreeeee
SIGN In Life
SIGN Maggie-kun
loves apples!
[15:56] NA
Both in life and in the present,
safety is important to Maggie-kun.
[16:02] NA
He has no interest in winning,
being number one, or thrills.
[16:07] NA
Currently, the only thing Maggie-kun
cares about is having a good host.
[16:13] MAGI/ID
I feel like eating apples.
SIGN Grawr
Grawr
[16:15] NA
Meanwhile, as a spirit, Maggie possesses
greater abilities than Nabeshima and Ikebukuro.
[16:22] NA
The ability to affect physical
objects is a considerable talent.
[16:26] NA
However, it does not occur to a coward
to use such an ability to attack,
SIGN Competitions like entrance exams
also give his host stomachaches
[16:31] NA
so its true worth is only activated
when his safety is threatened.
SIGN Limit Reached
[16:55] ISLANDER A
They floated for a second.
[16:56] ISLANDER B
They must've caught a sudden updraft.
[16:58] ISLANDER C
Are you okay?
[17:12] ISLANDER C
Call the rescue and emergency crews!
[17:14] ISLANDER D
Send out a fishing boat! Hurry!
[17:16] ISLANDER A
Watch out for reefs! Hold onto something!
[17:19] (Flashback) YAEKO
The tidal currents here are unique.
SIGN Huff huff
[17:22] MAGI/ID
The waves should be jostling us around more.
[17:26] MAGI/ID
I'm not drowning because Maggie-kun is
forcing the water away from my head.
[17:38] MAGI/ID
If we ride this current, we can
hold onto the merfolk's rock.
SIGN Slap
Slap
SIGN Slap
SIGN Red Panda Punch!
SIGN Red Panda Punch!
[17:47] MAGI/ID
The merfolk isn't sure what to do either.
[17:49] MAGI/ID
You can do it, Maggie-kun!
[17:51] MOGURA
Yae-chan, get in touch with Nekozuku.
[17:54] MOGURA
All these unexpected turns
are making the merfolk mad.
[17:57] YAEKO
Okay.
[17:58] MOGURA
It's like a level 100
out-of-control fussy toddler.
[18:02] MOGURA
At this rate, it could cause major damage.
[18:08] MAGI
Mori-kun, are you okay?
[18:13] MAGI/ID
Oh, right. When we fell into the sea...
[18:16] MAGI/ID
How long will it take to be seen
by a doctor on this island?
[18:19] MAGI/ID
Surely not hours, right?
[18:27] MOGURA/ID
If he keeps bleeding like that...
[18:29] MAGI/ID
Depending on how long, he could be in danger.
[18:34] YAEKO
Mogura-san?
[19:04] MOGURA
Magi! Hold Mori-kun in place!
[19:09] MOGURA
Don't move a millimeter!
[19:32] MAGI/ID
He poured some flame into
him by grazing his wound.
[19:38] MAGI/ID
If this were a manga or anime, I could've
said "Wow!" and forgotten about it.
[19:41] MAGI/ID
But I've never wondered this
more since meeting him...
[19:47] MAGI/ID
Mogura, who the hell are you actually?
[19:50] MAGI/ID
No, wait. He saved him.
[19:53] MAGI/ID
I shouldn't be afraid of him.
[19:55] MOGURA
Hey! Retrieve the arrowhead!
[19:57] MOGURA
If any fish or birds swallow it,
it could hurt them!
[20:00] MAGI/ID
It's odd that he can worry about that right now.
[20:08] KOITARO
The island's...
[20:09] KOITARO
Our ancestors'...
[20:12] KOITARO
Mother's... sacred festival...
[20:16] KOITARO
That arrow...
[20:18] MOGURA
An islander fell into the sea.
[20:20] MOGURA
You should be heading down there first.
[20:23] KOITARO
Sir, you can't do this.
[20:26] KOITARO
I've been watching you
since you're so suspicious.
[20:29] MOGURA
Is that what Mama told you to do, sonny?
[20:33] MOGURA
Not only am I suspicious, I know everything.
[20:36] MOGURA
An Oedipus complex fogey, an evil
little girl, and a monstrous hag.
[20:40] MOGURA
I doubt it'll do any good, but let
me say the decent thing anyway.
[20:44] MOGURA
You call yourself a
company president, you fogey?
[20:47] KOITARO
Who are you?
[20:49] KOITARO
What did you do with that arrow?
[20:50] KOITARO
What is that lamp?
[20:53] KOITARO
Did you do something to the Moris' boy?
[20:55] KOITARO
Why is the other one uninjured?
[20:57] KOITARO
It doesn't make sense!
[20:58] MOGURA
You think pretty clearly for a puppet.
[21:01] MOGURA
You're wasting your potential.
[21:03] MOGURA
You've got a way with words,
and you're quick-witted.
[21:05] MOGURA
Careful with that. Is that
a knife for butchering fish?
[21:09] MOGURA
You don't have many openings.
[21:10] MOGURA
You practice a martial art, don't you?
[21:13] MOGURA
You must've been raised well.
[21:14] MOGURA
You even look pretty good for your age.
[21:18] MOGURA
You'd be a desirable man if you were weaned.
[21:21] MOGURA
Anyway, nobody wants to see a fight
between a middle-aged man and an old-timer.
[21:26] MOGURA
Let's not do this.
[21:27] MOGURA
On top of that, you've got that boss hag
and minefield girl behind you.
[21:31] MOGURA
If this were a manga or anime,
you wouldn't have any fans.
[21:35] MOGURA
You gotta at least have a young handsome boss.
[21:39] KOITARO
Don't insult my family!
[21:41] MOGURA
Your family, huh?
SIGN About This Shrine
The merfolk of the island's merfolk legend is enshrined on the reef on the north side of Masago Bay.
With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice.
Originally a human girl, its life was filled with grief. When its child was taken by humans,
it became a malicious spirit, and its beautiful form transformed into an unsightly merfolk, causing rough seas, and the surrounding eight islands are said to have been destroyed in a single night.
In the third year of the Keicho era, Koetsu the priest dedicated a child's mummy to Sakazukiyama Watatsumi Shrine (present day Samejima Shrine), sparing the island from disaster.
During the annual Spring festival, the islanders perform a ritual using arrows and flames to quell the malicious spirit and pray for safety on the sea. While feared as a source of calamity, the shrine has also been used for many years as a landmark for those returning to the mainland.
SIGN With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice.
[21:44] MOGURA
Isn't this what it said?
[21:46] KOITARO
Goo-goo ga-ga!
[21:47] MOGURA
"With a head resembling an infant
[21:51] MOGURA
and the body of a woman,
[21:51] SACHI
Yes, yes!
[21:55] MOGURA
it lures men into the sea with its voice."
SIGN Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek
[22:00] MOGURA
The unsightly merfolk
[22:02] MOGURA
is your family!
SIGN Episode 11
"The Merfolk and the Bakeneko"
11 - The Merfolk and the Bakeneko
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SIGN The Tale of the Merfolk
[00:01] WOMAN/NA
Once upon a time,
[00:02] WOMAN/NA
a beautiful woman and an infant washed
up on an island called Sameshima.
[00:09] WOMAN/NA
Considerably weakened,
[00:12] WOMAN/NA
the village chief and his son did their
best to nurse them back to health.
[00:17] WOMAN/NA
The woman said she had come from across the sea.
[00:21] WOMAN/NA
The woman, who worked at a
bean confectionery in town,
[00:25] WOMAN/NA
fell in love with the young shopkeeper
and gave birth to a baby.
[00:29] WOMAN/NA
However, she was cast out and
even had brigands set upon her.
SIGN 2 Years Later
[00:36] WOMAN/NA
Two years later, the confectioner's
men came to the island.
[00:41] WOMAN/NA
The shopkeeper and his wife couldn't conceive,
[00:45] WOMAN/NA
so they demanded the woman's
child and took it from her.
[00:49] WOMAN/NA
They cut the woman down with swords
and threw her into the sea.
[00:55] WOMAN/NA
As the men cast off to return home,
the seas grew rough,
[00:59] WOMAN/NA
a storm descended upon them,
and a horrifying merfolk appeared.
[01:05] WOMAN/NA
They abandoned the child and attempted to flee,
[01:08] WOMAN/NA
but they were eventually swallowed by the waves.
[01:12] WOMAN/NA
The merfolk's face was that of the woman,
[01:15] WOMAN/NA
but there was no trace of her beauty,
as she'd become an unsightly malevolent spirit.
[01:21] WOMAN/NA
Following the instructions of Koetsu,
[01:25] WOMAN/NA
the priest who came to the island,
the village chief's son said a prayer.
[01:30] WOMAN/NA
When they mummified the child's body and
presented it as an offering, the storms calmed.
[01:37] WOMAN/NA
This is how Sameshima came to
be known as Merfolk Island.
[01:45] MOGURA
Don't move a millimeter!
[01:59] KOITARO
The island's...
[02:00] KOITARO
Our ancestors'...
[02:03] KOITARO
Mother's... sacred festival...
[02:07] KOITARO
That arrow...
[02:09] KOITARO
Sir, you can't do this.
[02:12] KOITARO
I've been watching you
since you're so suspicious.
[02:15] MOGURA
Is that what Mama told you to do, sonny?
[02:20] MOGURA
Not only am I suspicious, I know everything.
[02:22] MOGURA
An Oedipus complex fogey, an evil
little girl, and a monstrous hag.
[02:26] MOGURA
I doubt it'll do any good, but let
me say the decent thing anyway.
[02:30] MOGURA
You call yourself a
company president, you fogey?
[02:33] KOITARO
Who are you?
[02:35] KOITARO
What did you do with the arrow?
[02:36] KOITARO
What is that lamp?
[02:39] KOITARO
Did you do something to the Moris' boy?
[02:41] KOITARO
Why is the other one uninjured?
[02:43] KOITARO
It doesn't make sense!
[02:44] MOGURA
You think pretty clearly for a puppet.
[02:47] MOGURA
You're wasting your potential.
[02:49] MOGURA
You've got a way with words,
and you're quick-witted.
[02:51] MOGURA
Careful with that. Is that
a knife for butchering fish?
[02:55] MOGURA
You don't have many openings.
[02:56] MOGURA
You practice a martial art, don't you?
[02:59] MOGURA
You must've been raised well.
[03:00] MOGURA
You even look pretty good for your age.
[03:04] MOGURA
You'd be a desirable man if you were weaned.
[03:07] MOGURA
Anyway, nobody wants to see a fight
between a middle-aged man and an old-timer.
[03:12] MOGURA
Let's not do this.
[03:13] MOGURA
On top of that, you've got that boss
hag and minefield girl behind you.
[03:17] MOGURA
If this were a manga or anime,
you wouldn't have any fans.
[03:21] MOGURA
You gotta at least have a young handsome boss.
[03:25] KOITARO
Don't insult my family!
[03:27] MOGURA
Your family, huh?
SIGN About This Shrine
The merfolk of the island's merfolk legend is enshrined on the reef on the north side of Masago Bay.
With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice.
Originally a human girl, its life was filled with grief. When its child was taken by humans,
it became a malicious spirit, and its beautiful form transformed into an unsightly merfolk, causing rough seas, and the surrounding eight islands are said to have been destroyed in a single night.
In the third year of the Keicho era, Koetsu the priest dedicated a child's mummy to Sakazukiyama Watatsumi Shrine (present day Samejima Shrine), sparing the island from disaster.
During the annual Spring festival, the islanders perform a ritual using arrows and flames to quell the malicious spirit and pray for safety on the sea. While feared as a source of calamity, the shrine has also been used for many years as a landmark for those returning to the mainland.
[03:30] MOGURA
Isn't this what it said?
SIGN With a head resembling an infant and the body of a woman, it lures men into the sea with its voice.
[03:32] KOITARO
Goo-goo ga-ga.
[03:33] MOGURA
"With a head resembling an infant
[03:37] MOGURA
and the body of a woman,
[03:37] SACHI
Yes, yes!
[03:40] MOGURA
it lures men into the sea with its voice."
SIGN Shriek Shriek Shriek Shriek
[03:46] MOGURA
The unsightly merfolk
[03:48] MOGURA
is your family!
SIGN Episode 11
"The Merfolk and the Bakeneko"
[05:23] KOITARO
Anyone who mocks my family is a bad person!
[05:26] KOITARO
Apologize!
[05:27] MOGURA
Are you throwing a tantrum now?
[05:29] MOGURA
You're a child in every way!
[05:34] MOGURA
Wh-Whoa! That was close.
[05:36] MOGURA
That thing is sharp.
[05:38] KOITARO
Anyone who offers an opinion
is an enemy of peace.
[05:41] KOITARO
Mother was right.
[05:43] KOITARO
Kirihara brought calamity to the island.
[05:45] KOITARO
Calamity is a monster that
arrives in human form.
[05:49] KOITARO
That's how it works in the
fairy tales Mother tells me.
[05:52] KOITARO
And though his form was derivative,
his bow skills were exceptional.
[05:56] KOITARO
He's a true monster.
[05:57] KOITARO
Everything Mama says is always right.
[06:00] KOITARO
Our peace is being tested.
[06:05] KOITARO
Do you have a mother? A family?
[06:09] MOGURA
What? No.
[06:11] KOITARO
I didn't think so.
[06:14] KOITARO
You grew up to be a bad boy because you
don't know a family's—a mother's love.
[06:18] KOITARO
You're jealous of our family.
[06:21] KOITARO
Poor thing.
[06:24] KOITARO
Children who don't know the warmth
of a family turn out wrong.
[06:28] KOITARO
You don't realize that's you, do you?
[06:29] KOITARO
You poor thing.
[06:31] KOITARO
Mother always tells me that I know love.
[06:34] KOITARO
That's important for human beings.
[06:36] KOITARO
You don't understand? Poor thing.
[06:40] KOITARO
I'm sorry to say it, but that
means you're a bad person.
[06:43] KOITARO
In the stories I love, those who don't
know love are always bad people.
[06:50] KOITARO
And bad people must always be defeated.
[06:55] KOITARO
Everyone's always waiting for the
moment the bad guys are defeated.
[07:00] KOITARO
Defeating them makes me a hero.
[07:02] KOITARO
I've been defeating the
bad people on the island.
[07:05] KOITARO
Mother always praises me,
which makes me even stronger.
[07:10] KOITARO
It's all about doing what Mama taught me.
[07:16] MOGURA
You're the one who's crazy!
[07:18] KOITARO
Thank you for saying something
a bad guy would say.
[07:20] KOITARO
I can defeat you now, right?
[07:33] KOITARO
I cut through the bow so easily.
[07:35] KOITARO
How?
[07:36] MOGURA
In Japan, when people die, they're sent
to one of the Six Paths or paradise.
[07:39] MOGURA
The Hell Path, the harshest of all paths,
[07:43] MOGURA
is divided into the Eight Greater Hells and
the Eight Cold Hells, each with eight realms.
[07:47] MOGURA
Additionally...
[07:48] MOGURA
Actually, that's enough about that.
[07:51] MOGURA
In the Black Thread Hell, one of the Eight
Greater Hells, the dead are tied up with ropes.
[07:57] MOGURA
This is one of the ropes they use there.
[08:00] MOGURA
It's stained red with blood,
but it was originally black.
[08:03] MOGURA
It's not easily cut by objects of this world.
[08:05] KOITARO
You really are crazy.
[08:08] MOGURA
By the way, I've got a question for you.
[08:11] MOGURA
Did your Mama not teach you
the incredibly basic lesson
[08:14] MOGURA
of not pointing sharp objects at people?
[08:16] MOGURA
That sounds way worse than whatever
she taught you about love.
[08:19] KOITARO
Don't insult Mama, you monster!
[08:21] KOITARO
I only know what I've been taught!
[08:23] MOGURA
What kind of logic is that?!
[08:26] MOGURA
Would you just...
[08:30] MOGURA
...think for yourself for once?!
[08:33] KOITARO
Mama...
[08:38] MOGURA
Poor kid.
[08:40] MOGURA
I'm glad I'm in my 30s right now.
[08:43] MOGURA
If I were his age, that
could have taken forever.
[08:48] SIGN FX
FWAP FWAP
[08:53] MOGURA
Magi! Mori-kun!
[08:54] YAEKO
Magi-kun! Mori-kun!
[08:56] MOGURA/ID
Even if I fired an arrow of this world,
[08:58] MOGURA/ID
I lack the power to exorcise an
otherworldly creature like that merfolk.
[09:03] MOGURA
Damn it!
[09:09] MOGURA
Nice, boss! You got here in time!
SIGN Meow
SIGN Waaah
[09:35] MAGI/ID
In that moment, it was clearer than
it had ever been to me
[09:39] MAGI/ID
why Ikebukuro-san deserved to
be referred to as Ikebukuro-san.
[09:43] YAEKO/ID
I'd better not fail any of
the professor's classes.
[09:49] YAEKO
Sir! Kyo-chan!
[09:51] YAEKO
Thank you for coming!
[09:53] TOSHIRO
"Why is that thing shaped like a merfolk?"
[09:56] TOSHIRO
How it became a mass of spirits aside,
that was my biggest question.
[10:01] YAEKO
Right.
[10:02] TOSHIRO
In other words, this is its true identity.
[10:04] TOSHIRO
Ikebukuro, I'll buy you a squid spinner later,
so pull on the merfolk's head!
SIGN Squid Spinner
SIGN Motivated By Food
[10:12] KYOSHIRO
Nabeshima, don't let me down!
[10:14] KYOSHIRO
You're the coolest one here,
so pull on the merfolk's tail!
SIGN Motivated By Coolness
SIGN Eek
[10:57] YAEKO
Eek! The merfolk split into a human and a fish!
[11:02] MAGI
It's a shark!
[11:05] TOSHIRO
Shark attacks have occurred
in this area for a long time.
[11:09] KOITARO
But around here, great whites and
tiger sharks do occasionally appear.
[11:13] KOITARO
There are even records from the Edo period.
[11:16] TOSHIRO
Apparently the island itself used to
be called Sameshima, or Shark Island.
[11:20] YAEKO
What?
[11:21] TOSHIRO
This describes the origins
of the merfolk legend.
[11:24] TOSHIRO
Since you grew up on the island,
perhaps you've heard it.
[11:28] TOSHIRO
It's a genuine folktale.
There's even a priest who suddenly shows up.
[11:33] TOSHIRO
And this was written by Kirihara Yutaro-san.
[11:36] TOSHIRO
In other words, Yuhachi-san's father.
[11:39] YAEKO
Great-grandpa's dad?
[11:41] TOSHIRO
Yes. The contents were quite interesting.
[11:46] YUTARO
Old Man Hanada got drunk and told me this story.
SIGN Old Man Hanada got drunk and told me this story.
Generations before he was a child,
the Samejimas' ancestors came to this island.
[11:50] YUTARO
Generations before he was a child, the
Samejimas' ancestors came to this island.
[11:59] YUTARO
Apparently the island's legend is half-true.
[12:02] YUTARO
The Samejima ancestor who was
village chief sold the woman's
[12:07] YUTARO
child to the confectioner's men.
SIGN The woman became distraught and chased after
the boat, but she was attacked by a shark.
The islanders struck the shark with harpoons,
but they died along with the shark.
The woman and her child died as well.
[12:09] YUTARO
The woman became distraught and chased after
the boat, but she was attacked by a shark.
[12:14] YUTARO
The islanders struck the shark with harpoons,
but they died along with the shark.
[12:18] YUTARO
The woman and her child died as well.
[12:21] YUTARO
Their dead bodies washed up on
what's now known as Merfolk Rock.
SIGN Their dead bodies washed up
on what's now known as Merfolk Rock.
After my son Yuhachi was discharged,
he remarked that he saw a merfolk.
[12:27] YUTARO
After my son Yuhachi was discharged,
he remarked that he saw a merfolk.
[12:35] TOSHIRO
To summarize,
[12:37] TOSHIRO
the island's dark history caused a part-human
and part-fish mass of spirits to form,
[12:41] TOSHIRO
and years of growth turned it
into a minefield of a monster.
[12:46] TOSHIRO
You see it often in fairy tales,
[12:48] TOSHIRO
but when animals are near humans who die
while experiencing powerful emotions,
[12:52] TOSHIRO
the human's spirit possesses the
animal and turns it into a monster.
[12:56] TOSHIRO
Bakeneko are one such example.
[12:58] YAEKO
Or like in Santo Kyoden's "Baika Hyoretsu".
[13:02] YAEKO
That was a goldfish.
[13:03] TOSHIRO
The warning about not eating
beans in the old woman's presence
[13:07] TOSHIRO
likely comes from that story as well.
[13:09] YAEKO
Sir.
[13:10] YAEKO
Let me pay for the exorcism.
[13:13] YAEKO
I only work part-time now, but I promise
I'll pay once I get a proper job.
[13:17] TOSHIRO
Thank you, but I've already been paid.
[13:20] YAEKO
What?
[13:21] TOSHIRO
In addition to those,
we found a first edition of
[13:25] TOSHIRO
"The Restaurant of Many Orders"
in the Kirihara family storehouse.
[13:28] TOSHIRO
Look it up. It's quite valuable.
[13:32] TOSHIRO
Your great-grandfather gave it to me
for looking after you.
[13:41] TOSHIRO
Mogura, he wants you to have
his moth-eaten rucksack.
[13:44] MOGURA
I don't want it!
[13:47] KOITARO
Mr. Professor from Tokyo!
[13:48] KOITARO
Can you believe this? He hit me in the head!
[13:51] KOITARO
It was a metal lamp or something!
[13:53] KOITARO
Look at this wound!
[13:54] MOGURA
What wound?
[13:56] KOITARO
Huh? What?
[13:58] KOITARO
It's not there? Did it heal?
[14:00] MOGURA
You slipped on your own
and knocked yourself out.
[14:02] MOGURA
Maybe you hallucinated.
[14:04] KOITARO
There's no way.
[14:06] KOITARO
There's even a pool of blood here!
[14:08] MOGURA
That must've come from a butchered fish.
[14:11] KOITARO
Impossible!
[14:12] MOGURA
By the way, can you see things now?
[14:15] MOGURA
This one's no hallucination.
[14:28] MOGURA
I wouldn't say we're close now, but there's
definitely a deep bond between us.
[14:29] KOITARO
Mama!
[14:34] MOGURA
This is the price you pay for all you've done.
[14:36] MOGURA
Take a good look.
[14:38] KOITARO
Mama! Mama!
[14:40] KOITARO
Mama!
[14:43] MOGURA
I mentioned before that Magi and Yae-chan's
brains and eyes adjust quickly,
[14:48] MOGURA
but this is how stubborn people react.
[14:51] MOGURA
I wonder when he'll return to his senses.
[14:54] YAEKO
So that's what happens when
your SAN hits zero.
[14:56] KOITARO
Mama!
[14:57] KOITARO
Mama! Mama!
SIGN Nom nom nom nom
SIGN Nom nom nom
[15:01] KOITARO
Mama!
[15:05] KYOKO
Sorry, Shio-chan. Give me a minute.
[15:09] (Flashback) KYOKO
You two take the motorbikes to Mogura-chan.
[15:12] (Flashback) KYOKO
We'll go down to the sea and see if
there's anything we can do to help.
[15:17] KYOKO
That said, walking downhill on foot
is harder on the knees than I thought.
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
[15:22] SHIO
You can barely stand.
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
[15:25] KYOKO
Once you're over 30, your body starts
falling apart from the inside.
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
SIGN Pant
[15:29] KYOKO
But I bet you'll be fine even in your 50s.
[15:33] SHIO
Probably. My 80-year-old grandma
competes in triathlons!
[15:38] SHIO
I'll carry you.
[15:39] KYOKO
Oh, perhaps I'll take you up on that.
[15:46] KYOKO
Wow! My knees are so unbothered!
[15:51] KYOKO
Oh?
[15:55] YUI
What are you doing?
[15:57] KYOKO
We were in a hurry to reach the sea,
but my knees gave out.
[16:01] KYOKO
Are you going there, too?
[16:02] YUI
Yes. An islander fell into the sea,
so I need to go check on him.
[16:07] YUI
But from what I've heard, he's okay.
[16:09] YUI
Great. What a miracle.
[16:11] YUI
Oh, hop in.
[16:18] KYOKO
Yui-chan, have you ever left the island?
[16:21] KYOKO
I think it might be a good idea.
[16:24] YUI
That sounds fun, but I have
to work for the island.
[16:29] KYOKO
I think there are plenty of jobs
you could do there.
[16:32] KYOKO
It'd be a good idea to experience more things.
[16:35] KYOKO
For example...
[16:37] KYOKO
Being a dominatrix.
[16:39] YUI
What?
[16:41] KYOKO
Nothing.
[16:45] YUI
Um, what did you mean by that?
[16:48] POCHI 1 & 2
We think that's a great idea!
[16:50] YUI
Don't suddenly express your own opinions!
[16:52] POCHI 1 & 2
We'd patronize your business!
[16:53] POCHI 1 & 2
We'd love to be filleted by you!
[16:56] YUI
Don't make such islander suggestions!
[16:58] YUI
And stop shouting in unison inside the car!
[17:00] KYOKO
I think there's demand for it.
[17:03] KYOKO
After all, you're that genre of person.
[17:06] YUI
What does that mean?
[17:07] YUI
Tokyo is a terrifyin' city!
[17:10] YUI
A professor's wife, huh?
[17:12] YUI
You're a bit of an oddball, aren't you?
[17:16] KYOKO
I'm sorry.
[17:18] KYOKO
But what you did to Mori-kun is
far stranger, don't you think?
[17:24] YUI
Where did that come from?
[17:25] KYOKO
Evil deeds always come to light.
[17:28] YUI
Please don't insult me based on conjecture.
[17:31] KYOKO
You're smart.
[17:33] KYOKO
Even when caught off guard,
you don't panic and dig yourself deeper.
[17:36] KYOKO
You're definitely competent.
[17:39] KYOKO
That's why I recommend you leave
the island at least once.
[17:42] KYOKO
Especially since you're young.
[17:44] YUI
I've heard enough, old woman.
[17:46] KYOKO
It's good to listen to older
women once in a while.
[17:50] YUI
You're scaring me. What's your problem?
[17:52] YUI
I don't know what you think
you heard, but please stop.
[17:57] YUI
You don't need to worry about me.
[17:59] KYOKO
What are the islanders to you?
What about Mori-kun?
[18:04] KYOKO
Are those two important colleagues to you?
[18:08] YUI
Oh, please. They're servants.
[18:11] KYOKO
We have helpers, too,
but they're all important to us.
[18:14] YUI
What is this about? Servants are servants!
SIGN Graaah
[18:17] YUI
They exist to be commanded!
SIGN Reeeaaah
[18:18] KYOKO
You've revealed how you truly feel!
[18:21] KYOKO
I heard your family eliminates
everyone who isn't of your bloodline!
[18:26] KYOKO
I don't wish to criticize other families,
[18:29] KYOKO
but you even eliminate spouses
and trust nothing but your blood!
[18:34] YUI
How do you know about my family structure?
[18:36] KYOKO
Furthermore, you don't have an
independent male role model.
SIGN Roll Model?
[18:41] SHIO/ID
Roll model?
[18:43] KYOKO
And you're obsessed with
forcing others to obey you.
[18:48] KYOKO
That's why you became excessively angry
with Mori-kun when he didn't obey you.
[18:54] YUI
Shut up, shut up!
[18:55] YUI
Who do you think you are?!
[18:56] KYOKO
An adult responsible for guiding children!
[19:00] YUI
Shut up! I'm 20 years old!
[19:03] YUI
Go cling to your husband with that
empty head of yours!
[19:07] YUI
I'll command the island with my own strength!
[19:09] YUI
Spouses are all outsiders anyway!
[19:12] YUI
There's no point in trusting fake intimacy!
[19:17] KYOKO
Forbidden technique unleashed.
SIGN Shoof
SIGN Hummm
[19:19] KYOKO
Activate ultimate ability.
SIGN Kapwing
[19:21] KYOKO
When I was 18, Toshiro-san said this
to me when he gave me this ring—
[19:31] YAEKO
Magi-kun! Mori-kun!
[19:33] YAEKO
You're okay!
[19:36] MOGURA
Ah.
[19:37] MOGURA
You two got here, too?
[19:40] TOSHIRO
Kyoko, what is it?
SIGN Shut Down by Guilt
[19:44] YUI
I don't believe you!
[19:46] YUI
Nobody really talks like that!
[19:49] YUI
It's not possible!
[19:50] YUI
I'll become a great person all on my own!
[19:54] POCHI 2
We'd talk like that if you wanted!
[19:56] YUI
Not you!
[19:57] YUI
You're just saying that out of obedience!
[20:00] POCHI 1
But we would say anything
you told us to say!
[20:03] TOSHIRO
Something seems to have happened,
but I won't ask.
[20:07] KYOKO
Did Ikebukuro-chan do a good job?
[20:09] TOSHIRO
Ikebukuro is currently eating
the "folk" half of the merfolk.
[20:22] MOGURA
It's the merfolk's last gasp!
[20:24] MOGURA
It went after her because she's
disheartened for some reason!
[20:29] YUI
Something's holding me down!
[20:31] ISLANDER A
The Samejima girl!
[20:33] ISLANDER B
She's drifting away!
[20:35] SHIO
I've got this!
[20:39] YAEKO
Shio-chan?! Wait, wait, wait!
[20:43] YAEKO
You wore that under your clothes?!
[20:45] YAEKO
Shio-chan, you were planning to swim?
SIGN Ta-dah
[20:48] SHIO
I thought it'd be an island with a beach,
so I wore this instead of underwear.
[20:52] KYOSHIRO
Why would you wear that to a beach?
[20:55] MOGURA
Maybe she planned on doing a long-distance swim.
[20:58] MOGURA
And if you wore that instead of underwear,
what were you going to do after you swam?
[21:02] YAEKO
It's too dangerous!
[21:04] YAEKO
Didn't I tell you the currents are unique?
[21:07] SHIO
It's me!
[21:09] YAEKO
Oh...
[21:16] MAGI
Maggie-kun and I struggled
desperately in those waters.
[21:24] WOMAN/NA
And so, a new merfolk legend was born.
[21:27] WOMAN/NA
They say a young woman appeared and swam like
a fish to rescue the village chief's daughter.
[21:35] WOMAN/NA
As her speed was superhuman,
[21:38] WOMAN/NA
she must have been the merfolk
described in the island's legend.
[21:43] WOMAN/NA
That was how Grandma Hanada
described the event later.
[21:48] SHIO
I forgot to bring a change of underwear.
[21:51] ISLANDER A
President Samejima still isn't here?
[21:59] KOITARO
Merfolk. Merfolk are terrifying.
SIGN Episode 12
"During the Rainy Season"
12 - During the Rainy Season
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[00:06] MOGURA
By the way, I've got a question for you.
[00:08] MOGURA
Did your Mama not teach you
the incredibly basic lesson
[00:11] MOGURA
of not pointing sharp objects at people?
[00:14] MOGURA
That sounds way worse than whatever
she taught you about love.
[00:17] KOITARO
Don't insult Mama, you monster!
[00:19] KOITARO
I only know what I've been taught!
[00:21] MOGURA
What kind of logic is that?!
[00:23] MOGURA
Would you just...
[00:27] MOGURA
...think for yourself for once?!
[00:31] KOITARO
Mama...
[00:56] MOGURA
I wouldn't say we're close now, but there's
definitely a deep bond between us.
[00:57] KOITARO
Mama!
[01:02] MOGURA
This is the price you pay for all you've done.
[01:04] MOGURA
Take a good look.
[01:05] KOITARO
Mama! Mama!
[01:08] KOITARO
Mama!
[02:41] KOITARO
Merfolk. Merfolk are terrifying.
SIGN Episode 12
"During the Rainy Season"
[02:45] SACHI
Koitaro-chan! Koitaro-chan!
[02:47] KOITARO
Mama...
[02:48] SACHI
Call a doctor or therapist or something!
[02:50] SACHI
Hurry!
[02:51] ISLANDER A
What's going on?
[02:53] ISLANDER B
Sir!
[02:54] ISLANDER C
Ma'am, Yui-ojosama is safe!
[02:57] ISLANDER C
So is the Moris' kid!
[02:58] ISLANDER D
What should we do about the festival?
[03:02] SACHI
Shut up! That doesn't matter right now!
[03:04] ISLANDER A
Yeah, but...
[03:06] ISLANDER B
We need instructions.
[03:08] FATHER
Yaeko.
[03:09] YAEKO
Dad.
[03:11] FATHER
What's going on?
[03:12] FATHER
It seems like an explanation is needed.
[03:15] YAEKO
Well, uh...
[03:17] YAEKO
Sorry, Mori-kun. Come with me.
[03:19] YAEKO
And Mogura-san, we need your gift of the gab.
[03:22] MOGURA
I've got this.
[03:23] SHIO
Excuse me. Is there an
underwear shop around here?
[03:27] KYOSHIRO
We're trying to explain things to the islanders
without mentioning the merfolk spirit.
[03:31] KYOSHIRO
Could you be quiet?
[03:33] ISLANDER F
What? You were being treated that badly?
[03:37] ISLANDER G
That's why you were depressed? Poor guy.
[03:40] ISLANDER H
That must've been hard.
[03:41] MORI
Uh, yes. Actually...
[03:44] ISLANDER F
Anyway, that Yui-san, huh?
[03:47] ISLANDER F
What an awful thing to do.
[03:49] ISLANDER G
I had no idea.
[03:52] ISLANDER F
But why didn't you say anything until now?
[03:55] ISLANDER F
You could've talked to us.
[03:57] ISLANDER F
What's the island going to do now
that the president's like that?
[04:00] ISLANDER G
We'll just have to figure something out.
[04:03] ISLANDER I
Like what?
[04:05] ISLANDER J
They're dumping it all on us? How irresponsible.
[04:09] ISLANDER K
But according to what we just heard,
[04:10] ISLANDER K
Samejima-san's been doing all
kinds of things in the shadows.
[04:14] ISLANDER L
He did it for us, right?
[04:17] ISLANDER M
But remember when Kimura-san suddenly left?
[04:20] ISLANDER N
Yeah, and ten years ago,
Suzuki-san had an accident.
[04:23] ISLANDER O
I've never mentioned this before, but when
my husband made a mistake at the factory...
[04:28] ISLANDER P
Y'all are acting shocked about Yui-san,
but if you ask me,
[04:34] ISLANDER P
there's always been something off about her.
[04:37] ISLANDER Q
What? Really?
[04:38] ISLANDER D
The president could be a bit creepy sometimes.
[04:42] ISLANDER J
Personally, I never liked that old woman much.
[04:57] SPIRIT
I see. I understand.
[04:59] SPIRIT
The Samejimas are the bad guys.
[05:01] SPIRIT
Defeating the old woman will
bring peace to this world.
[05:15] MOGURA
It was the royal family who
made the people that way.
[05:19] ISLANDER K
Do we need the local police to look into this?
[05:22] ISLANDER B
What about the business?
[05:23] ISLANDER A
Hey, Samejima matriarch!
[05:25] ISLANDER A
We want an explanation!
[05:28] ISLANDER B
An apology, too!
[05:30] KOITARO
Mama.
[05:31] KOITARO
Mama. Mama.
[05:35] SACHI/ID
Damn the curse of the merfolk.
[05:37] SACHI/ID
It's destroying everything.
[05:39] ISLANDER A
Hey!
[05:40] ISLANDER B
Say something!
[05:43] SACHI/ID
Foolish islanders.
[05:46] SACHI/ID
That man's a good speaker.
[05:49] SACHI/ID
I miscalculated.
[05:50] SACHI/ID
All the islanders have sided with him.
[05:53] SACHI/ID
I did this to myself.
[05:55] SACHI/ID
Everything is a performance,
including this world.
[05:58] FATHER
Enough!
[06:01] FATHER
"We didn't know anything."
[06:03] FATHER
"We were made to do it."
[06:04] FATHER
That's all true.
[06:06] FATHER
But we're all responsible!
[06:09] FATHER
If we wash up on that shore, whose fault is it?
[06:12] FATHER
If we wash up on this shore, whose fault is it?
[06:14] FATHER
Well, we're not waves! We're humans!
[06:16] FATHER
What are we abandoning our brains for?
[06:19] FATHER
In the end, the Samejimas
beat us with their smarts!
[06:24] FATHER
How can we act like we're the good guys?
[06:26] FATHER
We should be ashamed!
[06:30] FATHER
Samejima-san, we cannot forgive you,
[06:34] FATHER
but we must also apologize for
making you do everything.
[06:38] FATHER
And most of all, we must
apologize to the children.
[06:42] FATHER
Before anything else, we must say this to them—
[06:45] FATHER
It's all right.
[06:46] FATHER
Let us handle the island and the business.
[06:50] FATHER
You should prioritize your own futures
and consider what you'll do next.
[07:00] MORI
I think I'll leave the island.
[07:03] YAEKO
What?
[07:04] MORI
I lived in the countryside before moving here.
[07:06] MORI
I'd like to see the city.
[07:08] MORI
What's Tokyo like? Is rent expensive?
[07:10] YAEKO
Pretty expensive.
[07:12] YAEKO
But if you're not picky,
you can find cheap places.
[07:15] MORI
I don't know that I trust
what Tokyo considers cheap.
[07:19] MOGURA
If you don't mind questionable properties,
I can show you a few places.
[07:22] MOGURA
They're cheap.
[07:23] MOGURA
I like visiting real estate offices just
to look at layouts and tour properties.
[07:28] MAGI
What kind of recommendation is that?
[07:30] MAGI
And what kind of obnoxious hobby is that?
[07:33] MORI
Questionable properties?
[07:35] MORI
By the way, can I say something strange?
[07:40] MORI
When I was lying on the rock,
[07:43] MORI
I dreamed that the grumpy red panda game
character saved me from a giant monster.
[07:49] MORI
The doll Kirihara-san made for me was
carried out to sea with my wallet,
[07:54] MORI
but I think he really did protect me.
[07:59] MORI
In fact, I feel like I can still almost see...
[08:03] MORI
This can't be good. Did I hit my head?
[08:06] MAGI
Actually, that's...
[08:08] MOGURA
Explaining this would be even more annoying.
[08:14] KOITARO
Merfolk... Merfolk...
[08:17] YUHACHI
The poor Samejima boy.
[08:17] KOITARO
Merfolk... Merfolk...
[08:20] YUHACHI
He's been cursed by the merfolk.
[08:23] FATHER
Grandpa, don't say weird things like that.
[08:25] YUHACHI
Sacchan's had a tough time, too.
[08:29] YUHACHI
Sacchan.
[08:30] FATHER
What? Were you two friends or something?
[08:34] YUHACHI
We were, before the war.
[08:37] SACHI
In the end, you loved another woman.
[08:41] FATHER
Is that true, Grandpa?
[08:44] YUHACHI
I was pretty popular back then.
[08:46] SACHI
He just played with us a lot.
[08:49] (Flashback) SACHI
Now! Pull!
[08:53] (Flashback) YUHACHI
Sacchan, what are you going to do in the future?
[08:56] (Flashback) SACHI
I'm an only child,
[08:58] (Flashback) SACHI
and I don't have any brothers,
so I'm taking over the family business.
[09:01] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER
You can't do that.
[09:03] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER
In any case, we need to find you a good husband.
[09:06] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER
You're on the attractive side.
[09:09] (Flashback) SACHI FATHER
You're decent enough bait.
[09:12] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER
If you're too studious,
people will think you're impudent.
[09:15] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER
No one wants a true idiot,
but try to be a bit dumber than the men.
[09:21] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER
That's most charming.
[09:22] (Flashback) SACHI MOTHER
It's the best way to live.
[09:26] (Flashback) SACHI
I'm sorry, Mother.
[09:27] (Flashback) SACHI
I'm not a charming woman.
[09:30] (Flashback) SACHI
But I'll do everything I can for the island.
[09:34] (Flashback) FEMALE RELATIVE
That's the third one.
[09:36] (Flashback) FEMALE RELATIVE
She loses them because she keeps working.
[09:39] (Flashback) MALE EXECUTIVE
Honestly. If she doesn't produce an heir,
she'll never be good for anything.
[09:45] (Flashback) SACHI
I'll get them back someday.
[09:48] (Flashback) SACHI
Someday, I will.
[09:50] SACHI/ID
I failed the challenge I set for myself.
[09:53] SACHI/ID
I'm pathetic. That's all there is to say.
[09:57] WOMAN/NA
The merfolk's face was that of the woman,
but there was no trace of her beauty,
[10:03] WOMAN/NA
as she'd become an unsightly, malevolent spirit.
[10:05] KOITARO
Mama. Mama.
[10:07] KOITARO
You look so sad, Mama.
[10:10] KOITARO
I'll support you, Mama.
[10:21] SHIO
The nakama had underwear.
[10:23] KYOSHIRO
Great.
[10:24] FATHER
Sorry we only had weird shirts, Magi-kun.
SIGN Fish Cake
[10:28] MAGI
No, I'm sorry.
[10:30] MOGURA
That's a nice shirt.
[10:32] TOSHIRO
Thank you for all of your help.
[10:34] MOTHER
Not at all. Come back soon.
[10:36] YAEKO
What's going to happen to the island?
[10:39] FATHER
We'll manage, though it'll take
some time to deal with everything.
[10:44] FATHER
Worst case, even if the company goes out of
business, we have to figure something out.
[10:50] FATHER
So don't worry about us
and focus on your studies.
[10:54] SHIO
What? But your specialty is so tasty!
[10:57] SHIO
Please don't go out of business!
[11:00] FATHER
That's the most encouraging thing you could say.
[11:02] FATHER
We'll do our best.
[11:03] YAEKO
Mori-kun, sorry about the rush.
[11:05] YAEKO
We have to catch the last ferry.
Tomorrow's Monday.
[11:09] MORI
It's fine. Take care.
[11:11] YAEKO
Also, Yui-chan!
[11:14] YAEKO
Yui-chan, um...
[11:19] YAEKO
I don't know what to say. Whatever.
[11:22] YAEKO
Here. Take this.
[11:23] YAEKO
I was going to have it delivered
to you if you didn't show up.
[11:26] YAEKO
It's a parting gift.
[11:28] YAEKO
See you later.
[11:31] YUHACHI
Sato-san.
[11:34] YUHACHI
I heard your name is Mogura-san, Sato-san.
[11:37] MOGURA
That's a contradictory statement,
but yeah, it is.
[11:42] YUHACHI
Did your grandfather or great-grandfather
go to Celebes Island during the war?
[11:47] YUHACHI
I knew a guy.
[11:49] YUHACHI
He spoke a lot and was a little bit strange.
[11:52] YUHACHI
His face looked like yours,
and he had an unusual name.
[11:55] YUHACHI
I don't think I'd get it wrong.
[11:59] YUHACHI
Is he alive?
[12:01] MOGURA
He's... No, he passed away.
[12:04] YUHACHI
I see. Then place this offering on his altar.
[12:08] YUHACHI
Unlike my dad and Yaeko, I'm not a good writer,
so it's not much of a letter.
SIGN Kirihara Yuhachi
[12:14] YUHACHI
You can read it if you like.
SIGN Please enjoy this carefully baked specialty of the Kirihara Family
[12:34] YUI
Damn her!
[12:36] YUI
Women like her are the most black-hearted!
[12:39] YUI
Centipedes don't scare me!
[12:41] YUI
I grew up on the island!
[12:43] YUI
Don't underestimate me!
SIGN Clap clap
[12:47] MAGI
Yae-chan, what were you doing earlier
with the pot we used to store centipedes?
[12:57] MORI
There's something on the underside of the lid.
SIGN If you ever come to Tokyo,
let me know.
SIGN I was going to give this to my cousin,
but you can have this theme park ticket.
You should check it out. It's fun.
[13:00] YAEKO/NA
If you ever come to Tokyo, let me know.
[13:04] YAEKO/NA
I was going to give this to my cousin,
but you can have this theme park ticket.
[13:08] YAEKO/NA
You should check it out. It's fun.
[13:11] MORI
Lucky.
SIGN Merfolk Island
[13:18] MOGURA
Magi.
[13:20] MOGURA
Naturally, they didn't have the
internet or GPS in the Keicho era.
[13:25] MOGURA
Their maps weren't nearly as precise either.
[13:28] MOGURA
That's why I like looking at updated maps.
[13:32] MOGURA
I'm amazed by this era in which
you can pinpoint your exact location.
[13:37] (Flashback) MOGURA
Why are there so many dentists downtown?!
[13:40] MOGURA
Transportation options were way more limited.
[13:42] MOGURA
Between checkpoints and bandits,
you couldn't move around freely.
[13:46] MOGURA
There were no streetlamps,\nso people frequently got lost.
[13:49] MOGURA
That's why I'd forgotten.
[13:51] MOGURA
I think I've been to this island before.
[13:54] MOGURA
It's totally different now, so I couldn't tell.
[13:57] MOGURA
I traveled for a while, starting
in the Warring States era.
[14:01] MOGURA
Dressing like a priest was
convenient for wandering around.
[14:05] MOGURA
During times of war,
there are spirits everywhere,
[14:10] MOGURA
so I tried to collect their flames.
[14:13] MOGURA
But watching so many young people die makes
you forget what the point of life even is.
[14:21] MOGURA
Ultimately, I came out even on flames.
[14:24] MOGURA
I ended up saying something
about paying respects to spirits
[14:28] MOGURA
because I couldn't stand it anymore.
[14:31] MOGURA
I went by a lot of names,
but I think I used the name Koetsu,
[14:35] MOGURA
which means the opposite of Mogura.
[14:38] MOGURA
Depending on how you honor a spirit,
it can turn them into gods or even monsters.
[14:44] MOGURA
I always stick my nose where it doesn't belong.
SIGN Koetsu the priest
[14:49] MAGI
Koetsu the priest?
SIGN Private Second-Class Mogura-dono
SIGN I can see strange things now.
You did this, didn't you?
From Kirihara Yuhachi
P.S. I lived a long life.
That was you, too, wasn't it?
Thank you.
[15:12] HEAD PRIEST
Kakemakumo kashikoki, izanagi no ookami,
tsukushi no himuka no tachibana no...
[15:15] FATHER
The bow's broken,
[15:17] FATHER
and this might be the last time we get to
see this bonfire at the merfolk festival.
[15:22] YUHACHI
Kashikomi, kashikomi.
[15:24] YUHACHI
If that happens, starting next year,
[15:26] YUHACHI
we can hold a new festival to honor
all the spirits on the island.
[15:32] YUHACHI
After all, the living pay their respects
so that they can move forward.
[15:51] MOGURA
I'm glad I came.
[15:54] MOGURA
Thanks, Yae-chan.
[15:58] MOGURA
And, you know, life does have some meaning.
SIGN Panorama Island
[16:11] SIGN
Drawer Street
[16:24] KYOKO
It's pouring again today.
SIGN Purchased
[16:30] SIGN
Yen
[16:38] MAGI/ID
I brought this for him, but walking through
here on a gloomy rainy day scares me.
[16:55] MAGI/ID
I've never seen anyone in here,
but it's in good shape despite that.
[17:03] MAGI/ID
There's stuff strewn about,
but without human intervention,
[17:07] MAGI/ID
this place should be more run-down.
[17:10] MAGI/ID
I feel like the plants would be growing
more wildly without maintenance.
SIGN Chill
SIGN Shiver
[17:20] MAGI/ID
Thinking about it gives me chills.
[17:23] MAGI/ID
Maybe I'll just go home.
[17:38] MAGI
Um, excuse me.
[17:40] MAGI
Is Mogura in?
[17:44] MAGI
I was going to give this to him.
[17:47] UKIGUMO
I'm not sure. He might be out.
[17:50] UKIGUMO
Eggs are on sale today.
[17:52] UKIGUMO
If you'd like, I can hold onto that for you.
[17:54] UKIGUMO
I'll make sure he gets it.
[17:56] MAGI
Thank you.
[17:59] MAGI/ID
Now that I think about it,
[18:00] MAGI/ID
is it okay for me to interact with
this person when Mogura's not here?
SIGN Rustle rustle
SIGN Rustle rustle
[18:05] MAGI/ID
Maybe I shouldn't pry,
but I have so many questions.
[18:14] UKIGUMO
Is there liquor in these?
[18:16] MAGI
Huh? Oh, yes.
[18:18] UKIGUMO
That's a shame. He won't be able to eat these.
[18:22] UKIGUMO
May I have them instead?
[18:24] MAGI
Uh, sure. Go ahead.
[18:26] UKIGUMO
Thank you.
[18:28] MAGI
Is he allergic or something?
[18:30] MAGI
Can he not eat sweets either?
[18:32] MAGI
He might've said he doesn't
drink when we first met.
[18:36] UKIGUMO
An allergy?
[18:38] UKIGUMO
Yes, perhaps you could call it that.
[18:40] UKIGUMO
He can have as much as is used in cooking.
[18:43] UKIGUMO
After all, people don't cook
with liquor for the alcohol.
[18:47] UKIGUMO
But he cannot consume liquor as an indulgence.
[18:49] UKIGUMO
He cannot have any.
[18:59] UKIGUMO
I'll make sure he gets this.
[19:05] UKIGUMO
May I pass?
[19:07] MAGI
Oh, excuse me.
[19:08] UKIGUMO
Thank you.
[19:10] UKIGUMO
Pardon these narrow streets.
[19:15] MAGI/ID
What is with this atmosphere?
[19:17] MAGI/ID
In a word, it's truly bizarre.
[19:23] MAGI/ID
She was looking at Maggie-kun, wasn't she?
[19:26] MAGI
Excuse me.
[19:30] MAGI
You can see him, can't you?
[19:33] UKIGUMO
Yes, I can.
[19:37] MAGI
Um... Are there other people here?
[19:41] UKIGUMO
Yes, there are.
[19:43] UKIGUMO
Anyone capable of noticing this
street is free to travel through it.
[19:46] MAGI
Who exactly is Mogura?
[19:50] UKIGUMO
He's a human.
[19:52] MAGI
Uh, yeah. I'm sure he is.
[19:55] UKIGUMO
Though he was originally a god.
[20:04] MAGI/ID
Honestly, my first reaction was
"Yeah, I had a feeling."
[20:08] UKIGUMO
He doesn't drink because he used to be a god.
SIGN Offering
[20:13] UKIGUMO
Liquor is an offering made to the gods.
[20:17] UKIGUMO
Fallen gods have no right to consume it.
[20:21] UKIGUMO
That's how it works.
[20:24] UKIGUMO
His name used to be Ookamuzumi-no-yumi.
[20:28] UKIGUMO
He can no longer call himself that.
[20:30] UKIGUMO
There is nothing forbidding
you from interacting with him.
[20:35] UKIGUMO
That said, I wouldn't recommend it.
[20:38] MAGI
Who are you?
[20:41] UKIGUMO
His lover.
[20:42] MAGI
Mogura's?
[20:43] UKIGUMO
Just kidding.
[20:44] MAGI
What?
[20:48] UKIGUMO
I'm just his jailer.
[20:51] UKIGUMO
Because I am a jailer and not a
former god, I can consume liquor.
[20:56] UKIGUMO
Liquor tastes good when mixed with ramune.
[21:01] UKIGUMO
I do not smoke tobacco.
[21:04] UKIGUMO
Ramune is one of the best
human-made indulgences.
[21:08] UKIGUMO
Black Thunder chocolate and shrimp
chips are dangerously tasty,
[21:12] UKIGUMO
so one must be careful not to overindulge.
[21:14] MAGI
Um, sorry for asking so many questions,
but what's your name?
[21:20] UKIGUMO
Forgive me. My name is Ukigumo.
[21:23] UKIGUMO
You may also call me "candy seller."
SIGN Mogura Bath
[21:28] MAGI/ID
Come to think of it, "Ukigumo"
was written on the bath house.
SIGN Ukigumo
[21:35] UKIGUMO
I manage most of the bath house.
[21:39] MAGI
What?
[21:40] UKIGUMO
Only one room is "his home," which he created,
[21:45] UKIGUMO
although he also uses the entire second floor.
[21:50] MAGI/ID
It gave me chills when she said
that as though she read my mind.
[21:53] UKIGUMO
Oh, he's here.
[21:56] MAGI/ID
However, his affability that
clears away those chills...
[22:02] MAGI/ID
is certainly godlike.