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92 - THE WRITER IS AMA-NO-JAKU

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    GeGeGe no Kitaro
[00:20] ---
    More!
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    Humans, be more unhappy!
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    The world you see isn't all there is.
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    There are things you can't see.
[00:37] ---
    See? In the darkness behind you...
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    Ge, ge, gegege no ge
[00:56] ---
    ge ge gegege no ge
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    Slumbering in bed in the morning
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    asa wa nedoko de gu gu gu
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    It's so fun, it's so fun
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    tanoshiina tanoshiina
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    Ghosts don't have school
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    obakenya gakkou mo
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    Or tests or anything
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    shiken mo nannimo nai
[01:17] ---
    Ge, ge, gegege no ge
[01:17] ---
    ge ge gegege no ge
[01:21] ---
    Let's all sing together, gegege no ge
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    minna de utaou gegege no ge
[01:25] ---
    Ge, ge, gegege no ge
[01:25] ---
    ge ge gegege no ge
[01:29] ---
    Sports festivals in the graveyard at night
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    yoru wa hakaba de undoukai
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    It's so fun, it's so fun
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    tanoshiina tanoshiina
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    obake wa shinanai
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    Ghosts don't die
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    Or get sick or anything
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    byouki mo nannimo nai
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    Ge, ge, gegege no ge
[01:46] ---
    ge ge gegege no ge
[01:50] ---
    Let's all sing together, gegege no ge
[01:50] ---
    minnade utaou gegege no ge
[01:54] ---
    Let's all sing together, gegege no ge
[01:54] ---
    minnade utaou gegege no ge
[01:58] ---
    Let's all sing together, gegege no ge
[01:58] ---
    minnade utaou gegege no ge
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    Here it is.
[02:23] ---
    Here goes!
[02:34] ---
    You're leaving already?
[02:37] ---
    That one does not appreciate
    taking orders from others.
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    He'll do better if we
    leave him to his own devices.
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    I have high hopes.
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    I understand.
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    CHAPTER 92
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    THE WRITER IS AMA-NO-JAKU
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    What the hell is this?!
[03:19] ---
    Who's going to watch a show like this?!
[03:22] ---
    Yes! I'm sorry!
[03:24] ---
    Listen!
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    In this age that's
    overflowing with video content...
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    Yes.
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    Finding a sure hit, a strong...
[03:32] ---
    Yes. I'm sorry.
[03:35] ---
    Cultivating new entertainment...
[03:37] ---
    Yes. I'm sorry.
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    Is "yes" and "I'm sorry" all you can say?!
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    Yes! I'm sorry!
[03:50] ---
    Maybe I'm not cut out for this work.
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    I'm home.
[03:57] ---
    Welcome home.
[03:59] ---
    They're airing your show right now.
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    This is Random Town Walk TV.
[04:04] ---
    Yosuke, I'm home.
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    How is it? You like it?
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    FOOD EATING CHALLENGE
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    "It's been a while. Are you free tomorrow?
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    I've got a good idea for a show...
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    Rat Man"?
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    Really? You're in TV?
[04:32] ---
    Let's exchange business cards!
    Come on, why not?
[04:35] ---
    UNEMPLOYED
    BIBIBI NO RAT MAN
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    Ah, his business card.
[04:40] ---
    I think we exchanged them...
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    Are you sure there's an idea for a show
    this deep in the mountains?
[04:52] ---
    Of course!
[04:54] ---
    We're here.
[04:56] ---
    This is it.
[05:02] ---
    U-Um...
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    There's nothing here but this giant hole.
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    AMA-NO-JAKU
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    A-A monster!
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    Now, now, calm down.
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    This is the yokai, Ama-no-Jaku sensei.
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    Well, you see...
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    I happened to run into him yesterday.
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    And it turns out, he hates
    other people's happiness.
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    Yeah! Seeing happy people pisses me off!
[05:51] ---
    The sensei here would like to torment
    happy-faced humans.
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    And so...
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    we'd like you to make a show
    to spread unhappiness through the world.
[06:02] ---
    Huh?
[06:04] ---
    We want you to capture the pranks he does
    and broadcast them nation-wide.
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    What are you talking about?!
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    I could never make such a--
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    Do it for me, human.
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    Make me laugh.
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    PROPOSAL
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    "Shocking Videos from Your Town.
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    Other People's Misfortune Is
    Sweet Nectar," huh?
[06:30] ---
    Hmm.
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    It's no good, right?
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    Okuda!
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    Yes! I'm sorry!
[06:39] ---
    This seems pretty interesting.
[06:42] ---
    Let's do a TV special.
[06:43] ---
    What?!
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    Then Makoto's ex-girlfriend was there...
[06:51] ---
    And? And? And?
[06:52] ---
    And then,
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    Makoto--
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    Sho-chan, are you okay--
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    Hey! Who did that?! Get out here!
[07:07] ---
    Hey! Are you listening?!
[07:09] ---
    Well done! A clean hit!
[07:12] ---
    Who are you?! Are you picking a fight?!
[07:16] ---
    What?
[07:18] ---
    What was that?
[07:20] ---
    Just try something, punk.
[07:27] ---
    Okay! Trendy-Couple-Paintball Challenge
    accomplished!
[07:31] ---
    Yay!
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    It's just a low-ball prank.
[07:50] ---
    Rich-Missus-Slip Challenge accomplished!
[07:56] ---
    Ski-Slope-Snowball-Roll Challenge!
[08:09] ---
    Obnoxiously-Happy-People-Detonation
    Challenge accomplished!
[08:16] ---
    Smoked food after work tastes great!
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    I can't wait for tonight's airing.
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    I can almost picture the humans
    feelings of disgust.
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    SHOCKING VIDEOS FROM YOUR TOWN!!
    OTHER PEOPLE'S MISFORTUNE IS SWEET NECTAR
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    And now, everyone, observe.
    The sad fate of a snobby couple.

[08:44] ---
    Makoto--
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    Sho-chan, are you okay--
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    Hey!
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    How about that, everyone?
[08:57] ---
    Who's going to enjoy a show like this?
[09:05] ---
    That's great! I love it!
[09:09] ---
    Yosuke...
[09:13] ---
    ...okay--
[09:16] ---
    What is this show?
[09:19] ---
    Next up, our We-Went-To-An-Otaku's-Home-
[09:22] ---
    And-Ruined-Their-Collection segment!
[09:27] ---
    Let's check it out!
[09:30] ---
    This announcer...
[09:34] ---
    Look at this.
[09:36] ---
    ISN'T THIS RAT MAN-SAN?
[09:37] ---
    That's Rat Man all right.
[09:41] ---
    This show aired last night,
[09:43] ---
    and it's being talked about
    among the humans.
[09:48] ---
    Dad, this is...
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    What?! This is the yokai, Ama-no-Jaku!
[09:54] ---
    Ama-no-Jaku?
[09:56] ---
    He's a twisted yokai who loves
    other people's misfortune.
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    He was supposed to be sealed away in
    the mountains, so why is he with Rat Man?
[10:10] ---
    What shall we do next?
[10:15] ---
    Crap! Kitaro?!
[10:17] ---
    Rat Man.
[10:19] ---
    U-Uh, well...
[10:19] ---
    I hear you're causing trouble
    for the humans again.
[10:23] ---
    Hey, who's this?
[10:25] ---
    Now, now, let me handle this.
[10:28] ---
    Calm down, Kitaro.
    We're causing trouble for the humans?
[10:33] ---
    Just listen to me.
[10:35] ---
    Our show that aired last night,
[10:38] ---
    got the highest ratings
    for that time slot!
[10:40] ---
    So what?
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    What that means
[10:44] ---
    is that we're giving the humans
    what they want to see.
[10:50] ---
    Right, Okuda-san?
[10:54] ---
    Who are you?
[10:55] ---
    He's the director of the show.
[10:58] ---
    I couldn't believe it myself.
[11:02] ---
    CONGRATULATIONS
    HIGH RATINGS!!
[11:06] ---
    Well done, Okuda!
[11:14] ---
    A second airing's been approved!
    Congratulations!
[11:22] ---
    According to the producer,
    we could get a weekly show at this rate!
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    We apologized to the humans we pranked,
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    and the show got good ratings!
[11:33] ---
    Talk about a human-yokai win-win business.
[11:38] ---
    I'd like to work on this show for now.
[11:41] ---
    That's what I believe.
[11:43] ---
    Please let this slide.
[11:50] ---
    It's cold today, too!
[11:51] ---
    I know.
[11:53] ---
    Say, did you watch
    the Shocking Video show last night?
[11:57] ---
    Huh? They aired it again last night?
[11:59] ---
    You didn't? But it's so good!
[12:04] ---
    I see...
[12:06] ---
    MORE HIGH RATINGS FOR "SHOCKING VIDEOS"!!
    FOURTH SHOW IN A ROW TO GET DOUBLE DIGITS
[12:06] ---
    It looks like the fourth show
    was really popular.
[12:11] ---
    Their ratings are trending upwards.
[12:13] ---
    What's so fun about
    watching other people's misfortune?
[12:17] ---
    The guy in charge,
    this Okuda, is famous now.
[12:25] ---
    So let's get right to it.
[12:27] ---
    As the genius director
    who created that hit show,
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    what do you believe will be required
    of the TV business in the future?
[12:36] ---
    A-A genius? I'm not...
[12:39] ---
    Oh come on. You're famous now, Okuda-san.
[12:43] ---
    Y-You think so?
[12:45] ---
    Now, what does the ace of the new age
    want to do from now on?
[12:50] ---
    The ace of the new age...
[12:53] ---
    Well...
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    I'd like to keep challenging myself
    so that more viewers will watch!
[13:02] ---
    In yesterday's Go Go Man...
[13:04] ---
    Hey!
[13:09] ---
    What was that for?!
[13:11] ---
    Yay! Mud Ball Challenge accomplished!
[13:17] ---
    Really?!
[13:19] ---
    Yes. The show's been officially greenlit
    for a weekly spot.
[13:25] ---
    Hooray!
[13:26] ---
    With more viewers,
    the regulations will be stricter.
[13:32] ---
    The over-the-top shots are
    the main draw of that show.
[13:36] ---
    Do you best to keep the show on the air!
[13:38] ---
    Yes!
[13:42] ---
    Yeah! Go, go!
[13:47] ---
    "Permission was granted."
    "Seatbelts were worn."

[13:51] ---
    What the hell is this?!
[13:52] ---
    Why the hell is this writing in here?!
[13:55] ---
    If you make excuses like this,
    people won't be as disgusted!
[13:59] ---
    Restrictions are
    stricter for weekly shows!
[14:02] ---
    Dammit! Shut up!
[14:03] ---
    But look at it this way.
[14:05] ---
    We can do anything
    so long as we include these disclaimers.
[14:08] ---
    Ooh. Is that right?
[14:10] ---
    Then we can do
    even more extreme stuff now!
[14:14] ---
    W-Wait a minute. That's not...
[14:17] ---
    Let's do it!
[14:20] ---
    Come on you idiots!
[14:22] ---
    W-Wait!
[14:32] ---
    LET'S HOLD HANDS
[14:35] ---
    WAIT, AMA-NO-JAKU!
[14:37] ---
    -"Ugh..."
    -"Good work."
[14:38] ---
    "Good Luck."
[14:47] ---
    Run!
[14:51] ---
    What are you doing?! Aim the camera!
[14:59] ---
    GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
[15:01] ---
    Hooray! Hooray!
[15:01] ---
    BEST RATINGS OF THE YEAR
[15:04] ---
    Hooray!
[15:05] ---
    You magnificent bastard! Well done!
[15:07] ---
    Hooray! Hooray!
[15:16] ---
    Hurry and run!
[15:17] ---
    More!
[15:19] ---
    Humans, be more unhappy!
[15:25] ---
    SUPER GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
    AWARD WINNER
[15:29] ---
    Well done, Okuda!
[15:44] ---
    These letters are from people
    harmed by your show.
[15:50] ---
    They all say they kept quiet
    because Ama-no-Jaku threatened them.
[15:57] ---
    Okuda-san, please cancel that show.
[16:01] ---
    That's...
[16:03] ---
    impossible.
[16:05] ---
    The show continues to be a hit.
[16:08] ---
    That's why...
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    That's why I have to keep doing it!
[16:13] ---
    Very well.
[16:19] ---
    If you won't cancel the show,
[16:21] ---
    then I'll stop Ama-no-Jaku directly.
[16:34] ---
    Hinako?
[16:41] ---
    Honey!
[16:44] ---
    They said Yosuke was bullying
    a classmate at school!
[16:48] ---
    Wh-What?!
[16:56] ---
    Why did you do such a thing?!
[16:58] ---
    I was just copying you, Dad!
[17:01] ---
    Huh?!
[17:02] ---
    Why is it okay when you do it,
    but not when I do it?
[17:17] ---
    What should we do next?
[17:20] ---
    Crap! Kitaro.
[17:25] ---
    Ama-no-Jaku.
[17:26] ---
    What?
[17:27] ---
    Stop your wrongdoings against the humans.
[17:31] ---
    I heard about you.
[17:32] ---
    They say you love sticking your nose into
    disputes between yokai and humans.
[17:38] ---
    Guys like that...
[17:41] ---
    I really hate!
[17:44] ---
    Remote Controlled Geta!
[17:52] ---
    Hair Needles!
[17:54] ---
    Like that'll do anything!
[17:56] ---
    Take this!
[18:03] ---
    I knew he was all talk.
[18:05] ---
    Hey you.
[18:06] ---
    Y-Yes?
[18:07] ---
    Tie him up
    and put him in the smoking cooker!
[18:10] ---
    What?!
[18:14] ---
    Ah, you're just in time.
[18:17] ---
    Get me making smoked Kitaro on camera.
[18:20] ---
    I call it "The Smoking Challenge!"
[18:24] ---
    Hm? What's wrong?
[18:27] ---
    I'm done filming.
[18:30] ---
    What?
[18:31] ---
    I'm going to the station
    to ask them to cancel the show.
[18:38] ---
    Did you just say you're ending the show?
[18:42] ---
    Is that right?
[18:43] ---
    That's right!
[18:53] ---
    You want to get smoked too?!
[18:59] ---
    Getting smoked would be preferable!
[19:03] ---
    What?!
[19:05] ---
    I was wrong.
[19:07] ---
    I let public opinion push me around.
[19:09] ---
    I forgot what's really important!
[19:16] ---
    I should have shown Yosuke...
[19:18] ---
    how to live properly as his father!
[19:24] ---
    Is that all you've got to say?!
[19:37] ---
    Your opponent is me!
[19:41] ---
    You little brat!
[20:00] ---
    Oh crap!
[20:04] ---
    Dammit! You dare make a fool out of me?!
[20:07] ---
    Finger Guns!
[20:28] ---
    I'm very sorry!
[20:33] ---
    All I was thinking about was ratings.
[20:36] ---
    I wasn't thinking further ahead.
[20:42] ---
    I'll make another hit.
[20:45] ---
    But that's not all.
[20:47] ---
    A show that leads to happiness
    for my family and people watching...
[20:51] ---
    I swear I'll make such a show!
[20:55] ---
    Okuda-san.
[20:56] ---
    It's true there are those
    who enjoy the misfortune of others.
[21:00] ---
    But there are many
    who can share in the joy of others, too.
[21:06] ---
    Yes!
[21:08] ---
    I'll do my best!
[21:26] ---
    MOVING MOMENTS
    AS SEEN BY CAMERAMEN
[21:28] ---
    What is this?
[21:31] ---
    Are these all proposals?
[21:33] ---
    Yes!
[21:34] ---
    I've been thinking a lot.
[21:36] ---
    Even if a show picks on people
    and makes fun of them,
[21:39] ---
    in the end, it should be something
    that warms people's hearts!
[21:42] ---
    That's the kind of show we should make!
[21:45] ---
    I-I get it.
[21:47] ---
    I'll look through these.
[21:51] ---
    Um... Well...
[21:53] ---
    Yes! I'm sorry!
[22:06] ---
    Bound by restrictive lines
    This overly sensitive, ominous town

[22:06] ---
    harimegurasareta kiseisen
    binkan ni narisugita bukimi na machi wa

[22:12] ---
    A lawless place born of illusion
    People turn back and look away

[22:12] ---
    gensou ga unda muhouchitai
    me wo sorashiteru hito bakari

[22:17] ---
    Get on your feet and try it out
    Know the truth without romanticizing it

[22:17] ---
    sono ki ni natte tameshiteminatte
    bika shitenaide genjitsu wo shitte

[22:22] ---
    Sometimes you just can't be so serious
    Sometimes you just have to pray

[22:22] ---
    kuso majime ni yatterannai hi mo aruyo
    toki ni kamidanomi

[22:27] ---
    Amidakuji of fate
[22:27] ---
    unmei no amidakuji
[22:30] ---
    It's either all or nothing
[22:30] ---
    noruka soruka no hanashi
[22:33] ---
    Amidakuji of fate
[22:33] ---
    unmei no amidakuji
[22:35] ---
    Trace it with your finger
[22:35] ---
    yubi de nazotte
[22:37] ---
    There, ever deeper
[22:37] ---
    saa motto fukaku made
[22:43] ---
    See it yourself and touch it
[22:43] ---
    sono me de mite furete
[22:48] ---
    I'm sick of this world
    Where everyone acts so selfish

[22:48] ---
    wagamonogao ga habikoru
    kono sekai ni iyake ga sasuyo

[22:54] ---
    The truth is colorless and transparent
[22:54] ---
    shinjitsu wa mushoku toumei de
[22:57] ---
    And just a little cold
[22:57] ---
    sukoshi dake tsumetai
[23:01] ---
    Dad, the humans are all vampires!
[23:05] ---
    Just what is going on?
[23:07] ---
    Next time on GeGeGe no Kitaro
[23:10] ---
    "The Phantom Train"
[23:12] ---
    The door to the unseen world opens...