4 - Homing

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SIGN    Summary of previous episodes
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    Last week on Frankenstein Family*...
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    There are limits to what a family*
    of kids can do on their own.
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    That's why I went out to meet my old tutor,
    hoping that she might help us out.
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    But when I met her, she had
    no intention of helping me.
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    She was just angry about my old
    dismissiveness towards her.
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    Suishi-neesan came along and helped me out,
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    but I was pretty depressed about being
    resented by someone I thought I could trust.
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    But on the way home, I ran into Sumire-chan,
    whose innocence reassured me a little.
SIGN    Frankenstein Family
SIGN    #4: Homing
[02:44] (Flashback) dad
    Oh, dear me! What's all this?
[02:47] (Flashback) mom
    Darling, it seems our little
    love nest is finished.
[02:51] (Flashback) dad
    Don't worry, honey.
    I've already taken measures.
[02:54] (Flashback) dad
    Though I hope penitentiary food
     is a little better than this...
[02:57] (Flashback) mom
    What shall we do with the children?
[03:00] (Flashback) dad
    A fine question.
[03:03] (Flashback) dad
    A very fine question...
[03:13] (Flashback) ai
    What's going on?
[03:14] (Flashback) ai
    What's with all the noise
    in the middle of the night?
[03:18] (Flashback) dad
    Take this.
[03:24] (Flashback) dad
    Now, pay attention! Your mother and I...
[03:28] (Flashback) dad
    ...are going to leave for a little while.
[03:36] (Flashback) tan
    What?
[03:39] (Flashback) mom
    You all have to move out, too.
[03:45] (Flashback) mom
    Be good boys and girls until we come for you.
[03:54] (Flashback) dad
    Tanisu. Take care of the others.
[03:59] (Flashback) dad
    I've stored all the data in the
    usual place. Take care of the rest.
[04:03] (Flashback) dad
    The password is...
[04:05] (Flashback) mom
    Snow, you'll want to stay
     a dog for a while, all right?
[04:09] (Flashback) dad
    It's as I told you before.
[04:10] (Flashback) dad
    You'll be the one who completes our research.
[04:18] tan
    After they finished talking,
    Mom and Dad had us wait in the lab.
[04:24] tan
    Not long after, the institute blew up.
[04:29] tan
    We managed to get to the opposite shore,
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    but the police found us right away.
[04:36] tan
    Our parents had been arrested,
    and we had no relatives,
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    so the government went through
    a a social welfare service
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    to find us a new home.
[04:45] tan
    We thought we'd have to wait a long time.
[04:48] tan
    We never thought someone would
    make an offer so quickly.
[04:53] tan
    My sisters... Well, they looked
    human for the time being,
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    but the entire time between the police
    finding us and us being taken to our new home,
[05:03] tan
    we were worried about when the
    medicine might lose effect.
[05:08] tan
    We were lucky that it only lost
    effect after everyone left...
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    But that's when the side effects occurred...
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    Of course, it would be best not to
    have to use the medicine at all.
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    But to do that...
[05:39] suno
    I heard a sound downstairs.
[05:41] suno
    Let's check it out together.
[05:47] ai
    What's all the fuss at this hour?
[05:50] tan
    Oh, sorry. We're fine.
[05:55] tan
    Who could it be at this hour?
[06:03] tan
    Hello? Oh, yes!
[06:07] tan
    Is that so?
[06:08] tan
    Okay, got it.
[06:13] suno
    Who was it?
[06:16] tan
    The landlord's coming home tomorrow.
[06:19] ai
    Landlord?
[06:21] tan
    The guy who owns this house.
[06:23] ai
    Who is he?
[06:24] tan
    I've never met him, so I don't know,
[06:27] tan
    but he sounded really normal over the phone.
[06:38] ai
    You've got bugs.
[06:40] ashi
    Don't eat them!
[06:41] tan
    If a normal person were to see all of this...
[06:44] ashi
    Let's go, puppy!
[06:47] sui
    We're finished.
[06:50] tan
    We don't have much medicine left.
[06:52] tan
    Which means...
[06:54] tan
    Listen, everyone!
[06:57] tan
    Let's go back to the lab!
[06:59] tan
    There must be more medicine there...
[07:00] tan
    And... the research data, too!
[07:04] ashi
    Oh, hooray!
[07:06] ashi
    When are we heading out?
[07:08] tan
    Well, early tomorrow, I hope...
[07:11] ai
    Yes! We're going home!
[07:14] ashi
    Oh, could I bring my new clothing?
[07:17] tan
    We're just picking up
    some stuff we left there.
[07:19] tan
    We won't need to change clothes.
[07:23] tan
    We can't go back to our old lives.
[07:28] tan
    Why?
[07:29] tan
    I don't know how to get this across,
[07:33] tan
    but this is the answer.
[07:37] ai
    Tanisu...
[07:39] ai
    Don't you threaten us with
    that crap, you damn brat!
[07:43] tan
    I'm not trying to threaten you.
[07:46] tan
    Meeting my tutor made it really clear.
[07:49] tan
    If we want to keep hiding
     the fact that you're modified,
[07:53] tan
    and if we want you to avoid
    the terrible side effects this has,
[07:57] tan
    then I have to keep researching the medicine!
[08:00] tan
    I don't want you guys to
    suffer like that again.
[08:08] ai
    I don't want to take the medicine.
[08:10] ai
    Neither do I...
[08:12] tan
    If I can finish the research,
    we can stave off the side e—
SIGN    Genius
[08:14] ashi
    What happened to the
    makeup plan from before?!
[08:17] ai
    It ain't like I'm that desperate
    to go outside, anyway!
[08:20] tan
    That's just a temporary fix!
[08:23] tan
    And if the landlord shows up,
    he'll definitely realize something's off!
[08:29] suno
    Ashisu, Aisuri.
[08:32] suno
    Do you remember when Tanisu
    fixed up that TV we found?
[08:36] ai
    That was super cool!
[08:37] ashi
    The people inside it seemed
    to be having so much fun!
[08:41] ai
    Yeah, yeah!
[08:42] suno
    If you gain human forms,
    you can do the same things.
[08:46] ai
    We can eat the legendary 108-dish
    Chinese food full course?!
[08:50] ashi
    I can dive into the sea and look at
    fish, and slide along that white sand?
[08:54] ashi
    I can ride the bullet train, climb mountains,
    and watch 3D movies?!
[08:58] ashi
    I can ride airplanes, too!
[09:00] both
    Go, go! Tanisu!
[09:01] both
    We're behind you, Tanisu!
[09:03] tan
    Great job, Snow-niisan.
[09:05] tan
    Do you want to go outside too, Snow-niisan?
[09:11] suno
    Well, I suppose that I would.
[09:16] suno
    But being with you all is all I need.
[09:22] tan
    Snow-niisan...
[09:25] tan
    I'm sure your wishes will
    all come true some day.
[09:29] tan
    Tomorrow morning, we're heading out.
[09:35] tan
    Huh? You were all waiting for me here?
[09:39] ai
    You're really freakin' late. What time is it?
[09:42] suno
    One o'clock.
[09:43] tan
    I didn't know book stores
    only opened at 10...
[09:46] tan
    I bought some food, too. Here.
[09:48] both
    Yeah!
[09:48] both
    Cool!
[09:50] tan
    I was doing a lot of research
    with Suishi-neesan.
[09:54] tan
    Here's a map.
[09:55] tan
    This is the island we're on now.
[09:57] tan
    It's not too far to the lab.
[10:00] tan
    If we leave from this beach,
[10:02] tan
    we should arrive in 30 minutes by boat.
[10:05] tan
    That's the plan, so let's head out!
[10:09] sui
    Tanisu.
[10:12] sui
    I went with you this morning,
    so I can't go with you now.
[10:16] tan
    Got it.
[10:17] tan
    Careful on your way home, okay?
[10:43] tan
    You see that island?
[10:44] tan
    That's where our house is.
[10:45] tan
    Let's get ready.
[10:50] ai
    Why are you getting changed?
[10:53] tan
    I thought it might heighten
    the feel of adventure!
[10:56] ai
    Then why the lab coat?
[10:58] tan
    It's the only way I feel comfortable!
[11:01] ai
    You make it too easy to tease you.
[11:03] tan
    Why did Mom and Dad devote
    themselves to that research?
[11:09] tan
    Was it just to satisfy
    a hunger for knowledge?
[11:13] ai
    Yeah!
[11:17] tan
    What's the point of having me
    continue their research?
[11:20] ai
    Let's go!
[11:21] tan
    There might be an answer in the data.
[11:26] tan
    If you two get tired, you can climb back on.
[11:37] sui
    Tanisu still has the key.
[11:41] tan
    I saw it in a newspaper,
    but the institute is sealed off now.
[11:45] tan
    There are apparently a lot
    of government people inside,
[11:48] tan
    so we need to make sure
    we're not seen sneaking in.
[11:51] tan
    You guys know the shortcuts
    through the forest really well,
[11:55] tan
    so I'll count on you to guide me.
[11:56] both
    Roger!
[11:57] tan
    Puppy, you be on the look-out
    for anyone suspicious, okay?
[12:02] tan
    Wait for me!
[12:08] ashi
    So cute!
[12:11] ai
    Can I eat it?
[12:13] ashi
    Over there!
[12:21] tan
    It felt like a longer walk before.
[12:24] ai
    It's because you always got lost.
[12:28] tan
    Now that I'm used to the houses
    outside, the old lab feels so...
[12:32] ashi
    So cool!
[12:34] ashi
    Can I take that thing back with me?
[12:36] tan
    No!
[12:40] ashi
    There's no one inside, either.
[12:44] ai
    Upsy-daisy!
[12:48] ai
    It's open here.
[12:52] ai
    Okay...
[12:54] ai
    The camera's not working.
[13:03] tan
    Okay!
[13:05] ai
    Sorry for the wait.
[13:06] ashi
    It's fine!
[13:11] ashi
    You're not going?
[13:12] tan
    Hold on. Puppy,
[13:14] tan
    can you tell how many people
    are inside the building by smell?
[13:19] tan
    Let's go to the kitchen first, then.
[13:22] ashi
    Are you hungry?
[13:24] tan
    If the cameras aren't working,
[13:26] tan
    the control room next to
     the kitchen isn't, either.
[13:28] tan
    If we can get there first and get
    the security monitors working,
[13:33] tan
    we can get an idea of what's
    going on in the building.
[13:49] ai
    Wow!
[13:51] ashi
    It's just like a Hollywood movie!
[13:54] ai
    You were hiding this great place from us!
[13:58] tan
    I was hoping to avoid any damage.
[14:01] ai
    It's just a bunch of monitors.
[14:03] ai
    How would I get damaged here?
[14:06] tan
    I wasn't talking about damage to you...
[14:08] ai
    What's with the password
    that unlocked it, too?
[14:11] (Flashback) dad
    Just a peek!
[14:13] tan
    It's not like I thought it up...
[14:16] tan
    Dad said this was to monitor guests.
[14:20] tan
    I know. There might be old recordings.
[14:23] ai
    Where?
[14:24] ai
    No, they're all gone.
[14:28] ai
    I wonder if there's another
    way to get at the data.
[14:31] ai
    You guys are good at tag, right?
[14:34] both
    Yeah!
[14:35] tan
    Find us a good way out, okay?
[14:37] both
    Leave it to us!
[14:37] both
    Understood!
SIGN    Frankenstein Extras!
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    Frankenstein Extras!
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    Today's theme is...
SIGN    Today's theme is...
SIGN    {\fad(1,500)Shinchosha
     Headquarters
SIGN    This time...
SIGN    Frankenstein Family
SIGN    We see where the comics are published
SIGN    Shinchosha's Monthly Comic
    Bunch Editorial Department!
SIGN    Frankenstein Family
SIGN    Chief Editor Uotani Ryota-san
SIGN    How did you end up publishing
    Frankenstein Family?
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    Japanese manga is very popular overseas.
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    Lately, the trend of foreign writers
    wanting to make their debut in Japan
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    has been getting much stronger.
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    We ended up publishing Frankenstein Family
    after someone in the publishing department
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    over there talked with us
    at a manga-related event
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    and showed us ten comics currently
    popular in China and Taiwan.
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    Out of those, I thought Frankenstein
    Family might do well in Japan.
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    And so we published it.
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    As the title suggests, "Family" is
    a big theme of Frankenstein Family.
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    "Family" is a universal theme wherever
    you go, be it China, Taiwan, or Japan.
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    I thought it would cross the cultural
    barriers and reach the readers.
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    The concept is novel and the
    characters are funny and charming.
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    That made me really want to publish it.
SIGN    How does publishing a foreign manga change the usual process?
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    Of course, the original isn't in Japanese,
    so we have to hire a translator.
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    But there are a lot of phrases that sound
     strange in Japanese if translated directly,
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    or that just won't sound colloquial.
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    It creates discrepancies
    between the intended meaning
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    and what the readers end up hearing.
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    Those sorts of quiet misunderstandings
    are really hard to avoid.
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    Fortunately, the writer, Yanai-sensei,
    is very good at Japanese,
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    so if we're not sure, we can
    ask what we should do.
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    I think that's really great.
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    There are also places with drawn lettering.
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    Not the text written with a computer,
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    but places where the artist
    has drawn in the words.
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    We need to adjust those, and that
    takes a while, but that's all.
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    I don't think there were any major problems.
SIGN    How do the readers like it?
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    Well, when it was first being published,
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    they had already decided to make
    a TV anime for it in Japan.
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    And a lot of people were
    really hoping for an anime.
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    Now on Comic Bunch Web,
    our official home page,
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    we've got a PV and stuff,
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    and I see that the views on it are very good.
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    It makes me think people really
    want that anime adaptation.
SIGN    We asked Uotani-san our questions, too!
SIGN    If you were going to be modified, what power would you want?
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    I see.
[19:25] sign
    Good question.
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    The character Snow is a dog-human
    hybrid. He can become a dog.
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    I'd like to become a cat, I think.
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    They're so laid-back.
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    I'd like to live a life like that.
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    I've always liked cats, too.
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    Back to Snow.
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    Getting to see people and
    society from his point of view,
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    I feel like there's a lot
    you could learn that way.
SIGN    Let's keep asking! What other powers would you want?
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    I'm not sure.
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    Maybe the ability to get eight
    hours of sleep in just 30 minutes.
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    That ability would be great.
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    Let's see...
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    What else...
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    Ah...
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    Teleportation would be great.
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    Because I'm a comics editor, and I don't
    really get a lot of time for vacations.
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    If I could teleport, I could visit all
    the places overseas that I want to see.
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    If I could do that, I'd use it a lot.
SIGN    Who's your favorite Frankenstein Family character?
[20:41] sign
    Snow, I think.
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    The concept of the show is kind of hardcore,
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    with these children being
    modified by their parents.
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    But the characters themselves
    are all so sweet.
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    They can't even tell good from evil, really.
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    It's such a shock when you
    see them in the real world.
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    Part of you thinks, "Will they be okay?"
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    That really comes through.
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    Out of those, Snow is the big brother,
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    so I think he represents the highest
    ideal of what you want a family to be.
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    If something happens,
    if someone's in trouble,
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    Snow-niisan can settle it with a single word.
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    And in the anime, the voice actor's
    performance really brings out that tolerance.
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    And his dog form is also really cute.
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    Snow-niisan is definitely my favorite.
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    Thanks, Snow-niisan.
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    Do you think something happened to him?
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    You all stay here. I'll find him.
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    My dog side doesn't handle
    this atmosphere well,
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    and I've always wanted to try chopsticks...
SIGN    The first volume of the comic is out, right?
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    Frankenstein Family is an
    unusual case in Japan, I think.
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    The anime and the comic
    both debuted the same day.
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    The fact that you can watch the anime
    the same day the comic comes out...
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    It's kind of an experiment, in its own way.
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    The comics have a newly-drawn cover,
    different from the Taiwanese version.
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    There's also some new mini-comics you can
    only read here and some fold-out pages.
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    So I think you'll want to pick
    it up to read all the extras.
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    We also have a really impressive
    cast for the anime,
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    and if you buy the comic,
    you'll get a lottery ticket,
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    that could earn you voice actor autographs,
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    copies of the script
    autographed by the full cast.
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    So if you want a chance to win, make
    sure to check out the comics, too.
SIGN    Preview
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    Avoiding security,
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    we return with the medicine.
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    It's exciting, sort of like a spy movie...
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    Actually sneaking around is rough, though.
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    But I'm a genius, remember?
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    I'll think our way out of this!
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    Hey, Niisan!
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    Don't run away just because
    there's lightning!
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    Next time on Frankenstein
    Family*: "Infiltration."*
SIGN    #4: Infiltration
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    Catch it, okay?