E189 - We Know It’s Best to Finish Yearly Tasks Before the End Of The Year, But Then You Put It Off Till Next Year For a Fresh Start. That’s How The End of the Year Goes. Radio Exercises are 

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[01:33] Old
    History is written by the victors.
[01:36] Old
    But even if the radiant sunlight hides
    the lights of the smaller stars,
[01:42] Old
    even if those lights never
    reach the people,
[01:45] Old
    there exists a star, who risks
    its life to shine brightly.
[01:51] Old
    This is a story about one such star.
[01:59] Reporter
    Quitting the business to
    live in retirement, eh?
[02:03] Reporter
    Not bad.
[02:05] Reporter
    But I wouldn't be able to stand
    such a backwards place.
SIGN    ["NAGAI"]
[02:16] Old
    What would a reporter
    want with me now?
[02:20] Reporter
    Well, I was hoping to talk a bit.
[02:25] Reporter
    I shouldn't need to tell you that I'm
    researching the Anti-Foreigner War.
[02:33] Reporter
    I would love to hear
[02:35] Reporter
    your perspective as a military reporter
[02:38] Reporter
    who was embedded with the Amanto, Bakufu,
    and the Anti-Foreigner Faction during the war
[02:45] Reporter
    and saw many different sights while
    surviving many perilous situations.
[02:50] Old
    I saw nothing...
[02:52] Reporter
    No, you would know, Nagai-san!
[02:56] Reporter
    As a journalist during the Anti-Foreigner War,
    you must have encountered that enigmatic figure...
[03:02] Reporter
    Only rumors remain...
[03:04] Reporter
    Now considered a myth...
[03:07] Reporter
    You would know about that man...
[03:15] Old
    You're not one to leave even
    if I told you to, are you?
SIGN    
[03:28] Old
    It began twenty-some years ago.
[03:33] Old
    The Amanto ships arrived in
    Edo and began their attack,
[03:38] Old
    using overwhelming military force
    to compel the opening of Edo.
[03:45] Old
    A number of unequal
    treaties were signed.
[03:49] Old
    The samurai lost their patience with
    the Bakufu's soft foreign policy
[03:52] Old
    and sensing the crisis at hand,
[03:54] Old
    they gathered under
    the Anti-Foreign ideal.
[03:57] Old
    They fought,
[03:59] Old
    but their actions only led to much death.
[04:02] Reporter
    However, the war unexpectedly
    reached a stalemate.
[04:10] Reporter
    The Amanto had an overwhelming
    technological advantage,
[04:14] Reporter
    but the efforts of the Anti-Foreigner Faction
    allowed them to at least put up a fight.
[04:20] Old
    That was largely because they avoided direct
    battles and adopted guerrilla warfare.
[04:26] Old
    But the main reason was
[04:29] Old
    because they were samurai.
[04:35] Old
    Even if their weapons
    were clearly inferior,
[04:37] Old
    they fought without any fear.
[04:40] Old
    The highly advanced Amanto were unable to
    understand the desperation of the samurai.
[04:48] Old
    Samurai...
[04:49] Old
    The Amanto feared their existence.
[04:54] Reporter
    But that served to prolong the
    war as it became a quagmire.
[04:59] Old
    That's right.
[05:01] Old
    A very long period of war existed, during which the
    Anti-Foreigner Faction were labeled traitors,
[05:08] Old
    but there was still hope.
[05:11] Old
    This was when a group of young people
    began distinguishing themselves.
[05:16] Old
    The unstoppable noble, Kotaro Katsura.
[05:20] Old
    The leader of the Kiheitai,
    Shinsuke Takasugi.
[05:24] Old
    A master swordsman,
    Tatsuma Sakamoto.
[05:29] Old
    An impressive bunch.
[05:32] Old
    The Faction regained their morale as they
    saw these men risk their lives in battle.
[05:38] Old
    Soon, a large number of young men
    had assembled around them.
[05:47] Reporter
    On the surface, correct?
[05:52] Old
    How much do you know?
[05:54] Reporter
    Technically, I know nothing.
[05:57] Reporter
    But I have confirmed that he existed.
[06:01] Reporter
    An enigma, who wielded
    unparalleled influence
[06:06] Reporter
    for a person who never appeared
    in the pages of history.
[06:11] Old
    Blazing across the battlefield in a flash
[06:15] Old
    of white as he cut down sturdy
    Amanto with one swing.
[06:21] Old
    Admired by allies as a pillar of support
[06:25] Old
    while instilling terror in his foes.
[06:28] Old
    He was known as the "White Devil."
[06:31] Reporter
    The White Devil...?
[06:33] Old
    Yes.
[06:34] Old
    'Course, he was called by many names.
[06:37] Reporter
    So you do know of him!
[06:40] Reporter
    Please tell me about him!
[06:44] Old
    What will you do with that knowledge?
[06:47] Reporter
    You should understand.
[06:49] Reporter
    As a journalist, I wish to know the truth!
[06:55] Old
    The first time I saw him was back then...
[07:13] Katsura
    I didn't expect an ambush here!
[07:17] Katsura
    We must retreat immediately or
    there will be more casualties!
[07:20] Takasugi
    Are you insane?
[07:21] Takasugi
    We'll be wiped out if we
    turn our backs and run!
[07:24] Katsura
    However!
[07:26] Takasugi
    Are we out of options?
[07:27] Katsura
    Don't be foolish!
[07:29] Katsura
    We still have him!
[07:31] Katsura
    He will surely come!
[07:34] Takasugi
    Him, huh?
[07:38] Commander
    What was that?!
[07:40] Soldier
    Ships 3, 6, and 7 have been shot down!
[07:42] Katsura
    He has come!
[07:47] Commander
    Th-The White Devil...
[07:51] Old
    Yes, he was the White Devil...
[08:00] Old
    Gundam!
[08:05] Reporter
    Wait!
[08:05] Reporter
    Gundam, my ass!
[08:07] Reporter
    You've got the wrong show!
[08:08] Old
    I-it's for the 30th anniversary!
SIGN    [Note: 2009 is the 30th anniversary of Gundam.]
[08:11] Reporter
    That doesn't matter!
[08:12] Reporter
    Are you just making up a story so
    you can talk about Gundam?
SIGN    [Mobile Suit Gundam 30th Anniversary Special Extra #2]
[08:15] Old
    I-It wasn't me!
[08:17] Old
    It was the staff of this show!
[08:18] Reporter
    That's even worse!
[08:30] N
    Kabukicho radio exercise #1.
[08:32] N
    Ready...
[08:37] Kagura
    I'm off!
SIGN    ["Radio Exercises are Socials
    for Boys and Girls"]
[08:49] Guide
    Okay, we're done.
[08:51] Guide
    I'll stamp your card, so line up.
SIGN    [Kagura]
[08:57] Guide
    That's impressive, Kagura-chan.
[08:59] Guide
    You have perfect attendance so far.
[09:01] Guide
    But if you keep barely showing up on time,
    you'll miss out one of these days.
[09:05] Kagura
    Sleep deprivation really
    hurts your beauty.
[09:08] Kagura
    Women need every minute
    of sleep they can get.
[09:12] Guide
    I can see how you're able to walk around
    in public with that haystack on your head.
[09:16] Guide
    But you're really amazing.
[09:18] Guide
    The kids in Kabukicho have become
    know-it-alls and don't even bother coming.
[09:24] Guide
    We only get health freaks
    and senior people.
[09:27] Guide
    You're the only kid who comes.
[09:30] Guide
    Oh, there was one more.
[09:34] Guide
    That's Hisashi Hongo-kun.
[09:36] Guide
    He also has perfect attendance so far.
[09:38] Guide
    I heard that he's participating for health
    reasons since he's not very strong.
[09:43] Guide
    He's a good kid.
[09:44] Guide
    He always shows up fifteen minutes
    before the exercise begins.
[09:49] Kagura
    Well, that will come to an end today.
[09:52] Kagura
    Today's Friday night movie slot
    is "Kiki's Delivery Service".
[09:55] Kagura
    A kid could never ignore
    Kiki and go to bed.
[09:59] Kagura
    Stay up all night to dreams of Kiki.
[10:05] N
    Kabukicho radio exercise #1.
[10:07] N
    Ready...
[10:14] N
    Lift your arms up and stretch your back.
[10:19] N
    1, 2, 3, 4.
[10:22] N
    5, 6, 7, 8.
[10:27] Guide
    Less people are showing up.
[10:29] Guide
    I guess they all went on
    vacation for Obon break.
[10:33] Guide
    Kagura-chan, are you going
    anywhere during Obon?
[10:36] Guide
    Kagura-chan?
[10:37] Guide
    You have bags under your eyes.
[10:39] Kagura
    It's nothing.
[10:40] Kagura
    It's just the baker's husband
    being so awesome.
[10:43] Guide
    What baker's husband?
[10:44] Guide
    You watched it?
[10:45] Guide
    You watched Kiki?
[10:46] Guide
    You stayed up late then?
[10:52] N
    Lift your arms up and stretch your back.
[10:57] N
    1, 2, 3, 4.
[11:00] N
    3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
[11:00] N
    Bend your knees with your arms at your side and
    motion like a ca[beep]ret girl pouring liquor.
[11:05] N
    1, 2, 3, 4.
[11:08] N
    Now drop to the ground like a
    sxxp girl greeting a customer.
[11:09] N
    5, 6, 7, 8.
[11:13] N
    Welcome.
[11:15] N
    Welcome.
[11:17] N
    Welcome.
[11:17] N
    Now spread your legs like a str[beep]er.
[11:24] N
    Then we'll see you again tomorrow.
SIGN    ["Visiting my family. Please stamp the card yourselves." - Tanaka]
[11:40] Hisashi
    U-Uh...
[11:42] Hisashi
    The stamp...
[11:44] Hisashi
    I heard that he wasn't coming
    today, so I brought one.
[11:49] Hisashi
    If you'd like, I could stamp yours.
[11:54] Kagura
    You aren't going anywhere
    for summer vacation?
[11:58] Kagura
    Is your family also poor?
[12:01] Hisashi
    It's not so much money as...
[12:03] Hisashi
    I have health problems so I have to
    visit the hospital on a regular basis.
[12:08] Hisashi
    I can't take any extended trips.
[12:10] Kagura
    I see.
[12:11] Kagura
    You have the money, but your body
    won't do what you want it to.
[12:14] Kagura
    Nothing works out in this world.
[12:17] Kagura
    My body's perfectly fine,
    but I have no money.
[12:20] Hisashi
    It's better that way.
[12:22] Hisashi
    With my health problems,
    I can't do anything very long.
[12:27] Hisashi
    I don't even get to go to the
    temple school as much.
[12:32] Hisashi
    That's why I wanted to see this
    through to the end of summer.
[12:37] Hisashi
    It would be sad if I wasn't able to accomplish
    anything after being born into this world.
[12:43] Hisashi
    Anything will do.
[12:45] Hisashi
    I just wanted to see
    something to the end.
[12:47] Kagura
    That's pretty ominous.
[12:49] Kagura
    You sound like you're about to die.
[12:51] Hisashi
    S-Sorry...
[12:53] Hisashi
    I have a bad habit of being
    pessimistic about everything.
[12:58] Hisashi
    But I'm glad that you're here.
[13:01] Hisashi
    I would have been lonely all by myself.
[13:04] Hisashi
    Kagura-chan, will you come
    again tomorrow?
[13:07] Kagura
    Of course.
[13:08] Kagura
    Once I've made up my mind, I'll come
    if it's raining cats or dogs or spears.
[13:12] Kagura
    If you're a man, stop whining and
    finish what you set out to do.
[13:18] Kagura
    You'd better come, even if you
    have to drag yourself here.
[13:20] Kagura
    I can't be motivated if I don't
    have any competition.
[13:24] Hisashi
    Y-Yeah.
[13:25] Hisashi
    Thanks, Kagura-chan.
[13:27] Hisashi
    Let's do our best together.
[13:30] Kagura
    Yeah!
[13:36] N
    Kabukicho radio exercise #2.
[13:38] N
    Ready...
[13:42] N
    Relax your entire body while hopping.
[13:47] N
    1, 2, 3, 4.
[13:49] N
    Stick your right hand in the air
    while hurling like a drunk.
[13:49] N
    5, 6, 7, 8.
[13:51] Gintoki
    Can't you tell that I have a hangover?
[13:55] Kagura
    That's our Gin-chan!
[13:57] Kagura
    He's like the real thing!
SIGN    [Sakata]
[14:00] N
    Spread your arms and flex like a gorilla.
[14:05] Kagura
    That's our boss lady!
[14:06] Kagura
    Looks just like a gorilla!
SIGN    [Shimura]
[14:10] N
    Wave your arms and legs while sprinting
    like an Anti-Foreigner Faction man.
[14:13] Shinsen
    Wait!
[14:14] Kagura
    That's our Zura!
[14:15] Kagura
    Catch him already!
[14:16] Zura
    It's Katsura, not Zura!
SIGN    [Katsura]
[14:19] N
    Get on all fours like a [beep]
    waiting to be punished.
[14:23] Sa
    Smack me!
[14:25] Sa
    Smack me all you want!
SIGN    [Sarutobi]
[14:29] N
    Lie flat on your back on the ground,
    like a man without a job.
[14:33] Madao
    This isn't exercise!
[14:34] Madao
    I'm not doing anything here!
SIGN    [Hasegawa]
[15:03] Hisashi
    Kagura-chan, I never knew how fun it was to
    accomplish something with someone else.
[15:08] Kagura
    What are you saying all of a sudden?
[15:12] Hisashi
    I always blamed my inability to do anything
    on my illness, my poor health.
[15:19] Hisashi
    If only I had a normal body...
[15:21] Hisashi
    If only I was healthy...
[15:23] Hisashi
    I was being jealous of other people for it.
[15:25] Hisashi
    But that wasn't what I needed.
[15:30] Hisashi
    I'm glad I joined in these radio exercises.
[15:33] Hisashi
    I learned that the hard things can
    be fun when you're with others...
[15:36] Hisashi
    It's all because I made a friend like you.
[15:39] Kagura
    A-Are you stupid?
[15:41] Kagura
    Why are you so happy?
[15:43] Kagura
    Your card hasn't been
    completely stamped yet!
[15:45] Kagura
    A field trip isn't over until you've made
    it home and greeted your parents!
[15:49] Kagura
    Radio exercises aren't over until you've gotten
    your last stamp and gone home to take a nap!
[15:53] Kagura
    Don't relax until you've gotten through
    the last spurt, goody two-shoes!
[15:57] Hisashi
    Right!
[16:01] Kagura
    Canceled?!
[16:02] Kagura
    What do you mean?
[16:04] Kagura
    I didn't hear anything about that!
[16:05] Gintoki
    What is there to hear?
[16:07] Gintoki
    What kind of fool would
    go exercise in this rain?
[16:10] Kagura
    This fool right here!
[16:12] Kagura
    A little rain won't be enough to stop me!
[16:14] Gintoki
    The radio exercise itself is canceled.
[16:17] Gintoki
    Kids don't do radio exercises
    when it rains,
[16:20] Gintoki
    just as girls don't participate in swimming
    class when it's that time of the month.
[16:23] Kagura
    B-But after I got all these stamped...
[16:26] Gintoki
    I'll stamp it for you later.
[16:28] Gintoki
    Doesn't count if it's raining.
[16:30] Gintoki
    Like an unearned win.
[16:32] Kagura
    That's not the issue here!
[16:34] Kagura
    We want to see this through!
[16:36] Gintoki
    Doesn't change the fact
    that it's been canceled.
[16:39] Gintoki
    This is a good opportunity for you to rest.
[16:42] Gintoki
    Isn't that kid unhealthy?
[16:44] Gintoki
    Don't push him too hard.
[16:57] N
    Kabukicho radio exercise #1.
[17:00] N
    Ready...
[17:11] Kagura
    He collapsed?!
[17:12] Kagura
    Why?!
[17:14] Kagura
    He was fine just the other day...
[17:16] Kagura
    He was exercising with me!
[17:19] Mom
    Our son doesn't have long to live...
[17:21] Mom
    That's what the doctor said.
[17:23] Mom
    Though we never told him.
[17:26] Mom
    He must have realized...
[17:29] Mom
    He suddenly said that he wanted
    to accomplish something.
[17:32] Mom
    The doctor said to have him rest,
[17:35] Mom
    but he kept begging us
    to let him go exercise.
[17:40] Mom
    But I never thought that he would
    have gone out in that rain...
[17:44] Mom
    He said he'll go even if it's raining
    cats or dogs or spears.
[17:47] Mom
    That was the promise he
    made with his first friend.
[17:52] Kagura
    I broke our promise...
[17:56] Kagura
    I said I would come if it was raining
    cats or dogs or spears.
[17:59] Kagura
    I promised...
[18:02] Kagura
    Sorry... If I hadn't said that...
[18:05] Hisashi
    It's okay.
[18:07] Hisashi
    I would have gone, even
    if you hadn't promised.
[18:12] Hisashi
    It would be frustrating for rain to get in the
    way of everything we've accomplished.
[18:18] Hisashi
    But I guess it was no good.
[18:22] Hisashi
    It was no fun exercising by myself.
[18:27] Hisashi
    It wasn't any fun without Kagura-chan.
[18:32] Hisashi
    Sorry, you helped me this far.
[18:34] Hisashi
    But it looks like I won't be able to
    see this through to the end.
[18:38] Kagura
    That's not true.
[18:40] Kagura
    You can't give up yet.
[18:42] Kagura
    I'll keep exercising and getting
    stamps until you come back.
[18:47] Kagura
    Did you know?
[18:48] Kagura
    You can get a stamp on a rainy day
    because it's like an unearned win.
[18:54] Kagura
    So...
[18:55] Kagura
    So come back.
[18:58] Kagura
    We can exercise together again.
[19:01] Kagura
    It won't stop raining until you come back.
[19:08] Kagura
    I'll be waiting...
[19:10] Kagura
    The whole time...
[20:25] Gintoki
    Kabukicho radio exercise #1!
[20:29] Gintoki
    Ready!
[20:33] Gintoki
    Hey, I said ready.
[20:36] Gintoki
    Stand.
[20:37] Gintoki
    Or I won't stamp you.
[20:38] Kagura
    Gin-chan...
[20:39] Gintoki
    First, lift your arms up
    and stretch your back!
[20:44] All
    Yes!
[20:45] All
    1, 2, 3, 4!
[20:49] All
    5, 6, 7, 8!
[20:53] All
    1, 2, 3, 4!
[20:57] All
    5, 6, 7, 8!
[21:00] All
    1, 2, 3, 4!
[21:04] All
    5, 6, 7, 8!
[21:08] All
    1, 2, 3, 4!
[21:12] All
    5, 6, 7, 8!
[21:15] All
    1, 2, 3...
[21:22] Gintoki
    Okay! Now line up!
[21:24] Gintoki
    No cutting!
[21:26] Gintoki
    Hey, kid. What do you
    think you're doing?
[21:28] Gintoki
    Want me to brand you
    instead of a stamp?
[21:44] Kagura
    It stopped raining...
SIGN    
[23:19] Gintoki
    Hey, hold on.
[23:21] Gintoki
    We're just here to catch Hoichi,
    the boss of Kabukicho stray cats, right?
[23:25] Gintoki
    So why?
[23:27] Gintoki
    So WHY?!
[23:27] Gintoki
    Why do I look like THIS?!
[23:29] Gintoki
    The next episode...
[23:30] Gintoki
    "When Looking for Something,
    Try Using its Perspective."
SIGN    [We'd like to believe that pure, young children who believe in Santa Claus watch this anime.]
SIGN    [Next episode, the Kabukicho Stray Cat arc begins. Gin-san is cursed and turned into a cat!?]
SIGN    [See you next time.]