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"