E129 - Beware of Food You Pick Up Off the Ground

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SIGN    Please turn on the lights and keep your distance from the television when watching Gintama. You got thaaaat?!
[00:05] Narrator
    The Universe, vast and limitless, is filled with many life forms.
[00:16] Narrator
    As one star dies, another gives birth.
[00:20] ---
    The breath of the vast Universe is passed on from one life to another.
[00:24] ---
    A never-ending cycle.
[00:30] Narrator
    The mysteries of the vast Universe can never be completely revealed.
[00:46] Narrator
    At times, it can even bring upon horrific dangers that defy the human imagination.
SIGN    ["Beware of Food You Pick Up Off the Ground"]
[02:55] Kagura
    Hmm... He's not eating again.
[02:58] Kirara
    Gin, Sadaharu doesn't have an appetite lately.
[03:02] ---
    He's hardly eaten anything for two days.
[03:04] ---
    He might not be feeling well.
[03:06] Gintoki
    Maybe he's just on a diet.
[03:09] ---
    Males his age do silly things like that just so they can get girls.
[03:14] Kagura
    Sadaharu's not like that. He's the stoic type.
[03:17] Gintoki
    The last time you said that, he was aroused over some female dog, remember?
SIGN    [Odd Jobs Gin]
[03:22] Shinpachi
    But he usually eats a lot. I'm worried.
[03:25] ---
    Maybe we should take him to the hospital.
[03:28] Gintoki
    Leave him alone.
[03:29] ---
    He's tough. Sprinkle some salt for him to lick and he'll recover.
SIGN    [Kabukicho Animal Hospital]
[03:36] Doctor
    It seems there's a shadow in his stomach.
[03:38] Kagura
    Shadow? Is it something terrible?
[03:41] ---
    Who's behind this?
[03:42] ---
    Is it a shadow ninja, of the Tokugawa...or the Yagyu?
[03:45] Doctor
    No, not Tokugawa shadows. There's something in his stomach.
[03:49] Kagura
    Does he have an illness?!
[03:51] ---
    Is Sadaharu sick?!
[03:52] ---
    Will he recover?!
[03:53] ---
    He will recover, won't he?!
[03:55] Doctor
    Calm down.
[03:57] Doctor
    He's not sick. There's a foreign object in his stomach.
[04:00] Kagura
    Foreign object?
[04:01] Doctor
    Yes. Did you make Sadaharu eat anything odd?
[04:06] Shinpachi
    Huh? We haven't fed him anything except basic dog food.
[04:09] Doctor
    I see.
[04:09] Doctor
    Then he probably ate something off the ground when you took him for a walk.
[04:13] ---
    Dogs put unbelievable things in their mouths when their owners aren't looking.
[04:18] ---
    Especially since Sadaharu is a large breed, anything can go in.
[04:21] ---
    You need to be careful.
[04:23] Doctor
    So, this is the shadow.
[04:27] Doctor
    What could this be? I can't really tell.
[04:31] Doctor
    Anyway, I'll get him to vomit it out. That'll make him better in no time.
[04:35] Gintoki
    No! Never mind!
[04:37] Doctor
    Huh? Why?
[04:38] Shinpachi
    No, it's because, you know!
[04:39] ---
    If all we have to do it make him vomit, we can do it ourselves.
[04:42] ---
    We're...going home.
[04:43] Doctor
    No, if it gets stuck in his throat as he vomits it out, it could be trouble.
[04:47] Doctor
    And depending on the situation, he might require surgery.
[04:51] Gintoki
    We can manage!
[04:52] ---
    We're good at slitting our bellies. We're samurai, you know.
[04:55] Doctor
    No, not yours.
[04:56] Gintoki
    No, really, it's all right. Just let us go. Don't call the police.
[05:00] Doctor
    The police?
[05:03] Gintoki
    What're you doing? Hurry and come with us, Sadaharu!
[05:05] ---
    Do you want to be caught?
[05:12] Shinpachi
    It's coming out of his mouth!
[05:14] ---
    Gin, from his mouth.
[05:15] Gintoki
    Push it back in!
[05:16] Kagura
    Sadaharu, open wide.
[05:27] Kagura
    For now, there doesn't seem to be anything else.
[05:30] ---
    But to be safe, they say he should stay overnight at the hospital.
[05:34] Gintoki
    I see.
[05:35] Kagura
    I'm worried, so is it okay if I stay with Sadaharu overnight?
[05:39] Shinpachi
    Oh, okay.
[05:44] Kagura
    Why're they so tired?
[05:48] Katsura
    If it isn't Leader...
[05:50] Kagura
    Huh? Zura?
[05:51] Katsura
    Not Zura. Katsura.
[05:53] ---
    What're you doing here?
[05:55] ---
    Don't tell me Sir Sadaharu is not well?
[05:58] Kagura
    Not as sick as your mind. Don't worry.
[06:02] Katsura
    I see, I'm glad to hear that.
[06:03] Kagura
    Zura, what brings you here?
[06:05] ---
    Did you come to an animal hospital because regular hospitals won't touch you?
[06:09] Katsura
    No, Elizabeth's been lacking energy.
[06:12] ---
    I came here hoping to have her looked at.
[06:15] Katsura
    The X-rays showed a disturbing shadow.
[06:17] Kagura
    No, it's just an old man.
[06:19] Katsura
    Seems she ate something that looked like an old man off the ground during our walk.
[06:24] Kagura
    No, you're the one who picked up the old man, I bet.
[06:26] Katsura
    So that's why she'll be having an operation to remove the old man soon.
[06:31] Kagura
    Taking out the old man means the whole body.
[06:34] Katsura
    It's no wonder I thought she was behaving strangely.
[06:37] ---
    When I go near her, she smells of aging body odor.
[06:39] Kagura
    Hey, don't deny the truth.
[06:42] ---
    What you were keeping as a pet is just an old man.
[06:45] Katsura
    Well,
[06:46] Katsura
    it's a good thing neither was life-threatening.
[06:50] Kagura
    Yours is threatened.
[06:52] Katsura
    After all, you always want to have your pet smiling at your side.
[06:57] Kagura
    That's true.
[07:00] Doctor
    I did everything I could, but he was, after all, an old dog.
[07:05] Doctor
    I don't think his body can withstand any more treatment.
[07:09] Saburo
    I see.
[07:10] ---
    Kintaro...looks like I won't be able to take him to my Dad.
[07:14] Doctor
    Is your Father's condition that bad?
[07:16] Saburo
    Yes. Seems he's not going to make it, either.
[07:19] ---
    Imagine a pet dog and its owner falling ill at the same time.
[07:23] Doctor
    I see. Your father was really fond of Kintaro.
[07:28] Saburo
    An old man and his old dog.
[07:30] ---
    They both lost many things, until all that was left at the end was their friendship.
[07:35] ---
    Those fools, are they planning to die together as well?
[07:39] Saburo
    Doctor, I've got to go see my Dad.
[07:43] ---
    Please look after Kintaro.
[07:44] ---
    Please see to it that he passes on peacefully.
[07:49] ---
    Sorry... Kintaro, I won't say good-bye.
[07:54] Saburo
    Thanks.
[08:31] Kagura
    I can't fall asleep.
[08:57] Kagura
    Zura?
[08:58] Kagura
    What, are you trying to get in my way by sleeping there?
[09:01] Katsura
    Huh? No.
[09:04] Katsura
    I was having a bit of trouble falling asleep.
[09:06] ---
    Here there's a breeze and it seemed like a good place to sleep.
[09:12] Kagura
    That's true. I'll crash here, too.
[09:28] Kagura
    I'm sure he wanted his master to be at his side when he dies, not us.
[09:35] Katsura
    Who knows?
[09:37] Katsura
    I heard it from the doctor.
[09:39] ---
    It's almost a miracle that he's still alive despite being ravaged to such an extent by disease.
[09:45] Katsura
    This animal is apparently a loyal dog that supported his master who lived alone for all these years.
[09:51] ---
    He nestled up next to a stubborn old man
[09:54] ---
    who wouldn't even have anything to do with his own children after his wife died.
[09:59] ---
    He hung on until he was this ragged.
[10:02] Katsura
    When the old man collapsed,
[10:04] Katsura
    it seems he just flopped down as if to say his job had ended.
[10:07] ---
    No, maybe he is trying to follow his master into the afterlife.
[10:13] Katsura
    If that's the case, then maybe this is what he wanted. This tiny samurai.
[10:20] Kagura
    Zura, that's why they send you to the animal hospital.
[10:25] Katsura
    What?
[10:25] Kagura
    I've made up my mind.
[10:26] ---
    I'm going to let this dog see the old man, after all.
[10:30] Katsura
    Wait, Leader. What're you talking about?
[10:32] ---
    You plan to take a dog in this condition with you?
[10:34] Kagura
    It can't wait.
[10:36] ---
    You're the only ones who'd be happy that he died
[10:38] ---
    all by himself in a place like this and became a noble tale.
[10:41] Katsura
    Have you forgotten?
[10:42] ---
    We can try to get them together, but the old man is on the brink of death himself.
[10:46] Kagura
    That's why I'm sure he's hoping to see each other, too.
[10:49] Katsura
    Hope to see him? He's already lost consciousness.
[10:52] ---
    It's all he can do just to breathe.
[10:54] ---
    He has no strength left.
[10:57] Katsura
    The doctor said so himself.
[10:58] Katsura
    Instead of needlessly making him suffer, let him peacefully...
[11:06] Katsura
    You...you're...
[11:10] Katsura
    Does it...mean that much to you?
[11:14] Kagura
    When a dog is ragged, and writhes in agony, desperately trying live a long life,
[11:19] Kagura
    the reason why he won't leave his master's side is obvious.
[11:24] Kagura
    It's because he wants to stay at his master's side forever.
[11:28] Kagura
    It's obviously because he doesn't want to leave.
[11:31] ---
    Then there's just one final thing we can do for this dog.
[11:38] Katsura
    I see.
[11:39] ---
    Little Mr. Samurai, I have underestimated you.
[11:44] Katsura
    A true samurai does not die for his beliefs. He lives for his beliefs, doesn't he?
[11:50] Katsura
    Okay!
[11:51] ---
    Let's head to where the old man is.
[11:54] Kintaro
    Like hell I will!
[11:59] Kintaro
    After eighteen years of suffering while sealed in by that despicable old man, finally...
[12:02] ---
    Finally, the chains have rotted off!
[12:05] ---
    The time for the resurrection of the King of Terror has come.
[12:10] ---
    Earth has come to an...
[12:13] ---
    Uh-oh, it hurts... Call an ambulance!
SIGN    [18 Years Prior]
[12:28] Narrator
    We go back in time eighteen years.
[12:32] ---
    From beyond the far reaches of the vast Universe,
[12:35] ---
    a frightful beam bringing disaster is approaching Earth.
[12:50] Narrator
    Parasite X.
[12:52] ---
    Feared as the "Planet Eater."
[12:59] Narrator
    X splits into infinite beams, raining down on the planet.
[13:03] Narrator
    Parasitically attaching to all life forms,
[13:06] Narrator
    it controls the central nervous system
[13:08] Narrator
    and manipulates its hosts' genes, evolving incredibly quickly,
[13:11] Narrator
    to create a powerful invasion force in the blink of an eye.
[13:15] Narrator
    Every planet invaded by X is left with a huge scar, as though torn off by a huge jaw.
[13:22] ---
    This is how they got the name "Planet Eaters."
[13:27] “X”
    Earth. Looks like quite a lovely planet.
[13:32] “X”
    I tremble with excitement when I think of sinking my fangs into such a juicy planet.
[13:39] ---
    So, which creature should I attach myself to this time?
[13:44] ---
    Looks easy, so this time, I'll go with my eyes closed.
[13:48] ---
    Whatever happens, I'll probably be fine.
[14:00] Kintaro
    I've entered a mongrel that almost died in its mother's womb.
[14:06] Kintaro
    Idiot! I'm an idiot!
[14:08] ---
    Why did I get so carried away like that!
[14:09] ---
    With my eyes closed!
[14:12] Kintaro
    Even my senpai told me the real climb begins just before the summit.
[14:17] Kintaro
    As a result, I was cooped up in a dog house for eighteen years,
[14:20] ---
    spending peaceful days without being able to start on world conquest.
[14:23] ---
    Even then, though, I tried so hard.
[14:25] ---
    Fiddling around with the genes and such, you know?
[14:27] ---
    I tried to evolve, you know?!
[14:30] Kintaro
    But in the end,
[14:32] Kintaro
    all I could do was learn to do the front raise on a bar!
[14:35] Kintaro
    As a final measure, I waited for the old man to die,
[14:38] Kintaro
    but just when I thought I was finally free...
[14:43] Kintaro
    My life reached its limit, as well.
[14:45] Kintaro
    How cruel!
[14:47] ---
    Is there no god or King of Terror in this world?!
[14:49] ---
    All I've ever done is a front raise.
[14:51] ---
    I haven't even learned the glider yet!
[14:53] ---
    Give me back my life!
[14:56] Kagura
    So what happened is, you attempted to take over the Earth, but failed,
[14:59] ---
    and you were kept as the old man's pet this whole time?
[15:02] Kagura
    Then the reason you desperately tried to live a long life
[15:04] Kagura
    wasn't because you wanted to stay by the old man's side and support him, but...
[15:07] Kintaro
    ...to conquer the Earth.
[15:09] ---
    I waited vigilantly for the old man to die so I'd be freed from that stupid doghouse.
[15:13] Kagura
    Excuse me.
[15:14] Waitress
    Yes?
[15:15] Kagura
    Nuke this Amanto in the microwave and make a hot dog out of him.
[15:18] Kintaro
    Nooo!
[15:19] Kagura
    I'm sick of this.
[15:21] ---
    My motivation's down. I'm going home.
[15:24] Katsura
    Now, wait, Leader.
[15:25] ---
    It's true there's nothing to be gained by helping this dog.
[15:28] Katsura
    But I'm sure the old man wants to see this dog, despite what it is.
[15:32] ---
    We should finish what we started.
[15:34] ---
    What've we got to lose by letting them see each other?
[15:37] ---
    Planet Eater...
[15:38] Katsura
    You've done a whole lot of evil. At least before you die...
[15:43] Cat A
    I've finally found you!
[15:44] Katsura
    What's going on?
SIGN    [18 Years Prior]
[15:47] Narrator
    We go back in time eighteen years.
[15:50] ---
    From beyond the far reaches of the vast Universe,
[15:53] ---
    an intense celestial light is approaching Earth.
[16:07] Narrator
    Parasite Z, revered as the Planet Pukers.
[16:15] Narrator
    Z splits into infinite beams, raining down on the planet.
[16:20] Narrator
    Parasitically attaching to any life form,
[16:24] Narrator
    they evolve incredibly quickly, exterminating the Planet Eaters and saving planets.
[16:27] Narrator
    They are, so to speak, the Planet Eaters' counterbalancing force-the allies of good.
[16:32] Narrator
    When Z saves a planet, it leaves covered in the vomit of its host as it is expelled.
[16:41] ---
    This is how they got the name "Planet Pukers."
[16:44] Z
    Earth.
[16:46] ---
    So the Planet Eaters are trying to eat away this beautiful planet.
[16:51] Z
    We must never allow that to happen.
[16:53] ---
    We will protect this planet without fail and cover it with vomit!
[16:59] Z
    But the question is, what animal shall we counter with?
[17:04] ---
    Looks easy, so this time, we'll go with our eyes half-opened.
[17:07] ---
    Whatever happens, it'll be fine.
[17:14] Cat A
    Planet Eater... I've finally found the last one of you.
[17:19] Cat A
    I will...kill you for sure!
[17:24] Kagura
    What's that? More strange creatures?
[17:27] Kinetaro
    That's...
[17:28] Kintaro
    The Planet Pukers!
[17:29] Cat A
    Charge!
SIGN    [Oedo Hospital]
[17:36] Ichiro
    I see. Poor Kintaro.
[17:39] Ichiro
    He supported Dad for so long, but I couldn't be there when he dies.
[17:46] Jiro
    With Dad in this condition, it can't be helped.
[17:48] ---
    Besides, Dad's the one who most wanted to be there when that dog dies.
[17:52] ---
    He was so fond of him.
[17:54] Saburo
    Not to worry. They'll meet again in the afterlife.
[17:57] Ichiro
    Hey, that's imprudent.
[17:59] Saburo
    You guys are stressing too much.
[18:02] ---
    You're exhausted because you've been tending to Dad all this time.
[18:04] ---
    Why don't you take a break?
[18:06] ---
    Looks like Dad will be okay for a while.
[18:08] Jiro
    Are you sure you'll be okay?
[18:10] Saburo
    Don't worry, don't worry. I'll keep a close watch.
[18:13] Ichiro
    Okay, I'm counting on you.
[18:15] Saburo
    Alrighty.
[18:27] Kagura
    This isn't getting anywhere.
[18:29] Katsura
    What are they? Why're they attacking us?
[18:33] Kintaro
    Planet Pukers...
[18:34] Kintaro
    They're parasites that drive out Planet Eaters like me and protect planets.
[18:37] ---
    Quickly, quickly, get away.
[18:39] ---
    If they catch me, I'll be eliminated.
[18:41] Katsura
    I had no idea.
[18:43] ---
    I wouldn't have believed that cats and dogs
[18:46] ---
    battled over the fate of the world since ancient times.
[18:47] Kintaro
    No, that's not how it is.
[18:49] ---
    It's just coincidence that I parasitically attached myself to a dog, and they attached to cats.
[18:52] Katsura
    What should I do?
[18:55] ---
    Dogs...and cats... Both are difficult to forsake.
[18:58] ---
    They're both cuddly balls of flesh and fluffy soft.
[19:02] ---
    Oh...what should I do?
[19:03] ---
    I don't' want either of them to disappear.
[19:06] Kintaro
    Hey, are you even listening?!
[19:08] Katsura
    All right, I'll make a peace offering.
[19:10] ---
    They're both cuddly balls of flesh-
[19:12] ---
    if they discuss things, they should reach an understanding.
[19:14] Kintaro
    Hey, why're you wasting time talking. Hurry and run.
[19:17] Katsura
    Listen to me, courageous cuddly balls of flesh.
[19:19] ---
    We have no intention of conquering Earth.
[19:22] Katsura
    Even without your help, this dog is at the end of his life!
[19:26] Katsura
    However, we want to let his owner see him once before he dies.
[19:30] ---
    As those who are also of flesh and blood, I'm sure you can understand!
[19:33] Cat B
    We're strays!
[19:35] Cat C
    Planet Eater! You came to conquer Earth.
[19:38] ---
    What're you doing living a leisurely life as a kept pet?!
[19:41] Kintaro
    What's the idea of getting them riled up?
[19:44] Katsura
    I failed to convince them, huh?
[19:46] ---
    Well, that's okay. At least I got to touch some cuddly balls of flesh.
[19:49] Kintaro
    What're you so happy about?!
[19:51] ---
    What is it with you and cuddly balls of flesh?!
[19:53] Katsura
    We have no choice.
[19:54] ---
    Now that it's come to this, I'll draw them to me.
[19:56] ---
    During that time, Leader, you go to the old man's place.
[19:59] Kagura
    Zura, you'd do all that?
[20:02] Katsura
    I don't want to see cuddly balls of flesh fighting among themselves.
[20:07] Katsura
    Take care of the rest, Leader!
[20:12] Katsura
    I have discovered Bushido in a death surrounded by cuddly balls of flesh!
[20:19] Katsura (M)
    All right, come at me, you cuddly balls of flesh!
[20:24] Katsura (M)
    With your cuddly balls of flesh...at me...
[20:30] Kintaro
    They ignored him!
SIGN    [Special Prizes Stefan Goods!! A chance to win 2 weeks in a row!!]
[20:39] Saburo
    Good grief...
[20:40] Saburo
    My body's not gonna last if this keeps on.
[20:43] ---
    If you're going to die, Dad, hurry up and get on with it. I mean really.
[21:12] ---
    This is no good.
[21:17] Old Man
    Time for my walk.
SIGN    [To be continued]
SIGN    [Tell me! Ginpachi Sensei!]
[22:52] Group
    Tell me! Ginpachi Sensei!
[22:55] Ginpachi
    Okay, today, we have a letter from someone a bit unusual. I'll read it now.
[23:01] Ginpachi
    It's a question from Amachi Hideaki of Tokyo.
[23:04] ---
    This is about something that happened a while back.
[23:07] ---
    When I saw an ending where Kagura was running along the beach in Summer,
[23:09] ---
    I wondered about something, so I wrote this letter.
[23:12] ---
    If I'm not mistaken, Kagura is an Amanto belonging to the Yato Clan,
[23:15] ---
    who are supposed to be vulnerable to sunlight.
[23:17] ---
    Basically, wasn't it a given that she always uses a parasol?
[23:21] ---
    I draw a lot of manga myself, and often forget to draw in the parasol.
[23:26] ---
    But is it all right to do that?
[23:27] ---
    It bothers me so much, I can't get on with my manuscript.
[23:30] ---
    Okay, here's the straight answer.
[23:33] Ginpachi
    Yes, I do remember.
[23:34] Ginpachi
    It's the one where the voice actress of Kagura said
[23:36] Ginpachi
    "Who is this cute girl who appears in the ending?"
[23:39] Ginpachi
    when she first saw it, right?
[23:41] ---
    That certainly was Kagura running energetically under the sun with her skin exposed.
[23:46] ---
    But she's fine.
[23:47] ---
    Huh? Why is she fine, you ask?
[23:50] ---
    Okay.
[23:51] ---
    Actually, that was filmed in studio.
[23:54] Ginpachi
    Adults play so dirty, don't they?
[23:57] ---
    They explain everything that's not going their way after the fact.
[24:00] ---
    Well, then, Amachi! Don't worry so much about details.
[24:03] ---
    Have a manuscript by tomorrow.
SIGN    
[24:05] Katsura
    Hey, Gintoki!
[24:06] Katsura
    This one's a multi-part episode, so how about we call it the Bark-Meow arc!
[24:09] ---
    But the Fuzzy-Wuzzy arc is hard to disregard, too.
[24:11] ---
    But there's the Fluffy-Wuffy arc... Maybe the Cuddly Balls of Flesh arc, after all.
[24:13] Gintoki
    Don't bother. It'll end next week.
[24:15] Katsura
    What?!
[24:16] Kagura
    The next episode:
[24:17] Kagura
    "Cat Lovers and Dog Lovers Are Mutually Exclusive"
SIGN    [To reunite with Kintaro (Planet Eater), the Old Man (Stubborn) makes an implacable comeback.]
SIGN    [But the Planet Pukers (Cat) hand of pursuit (Cuddly Balls of Flesh) goes dauntlessly after the Planet Eater (Cuddly Balls of Flesh) to corner him (pinch)!!]