E191 - Freedom Means to Live True to Yourself, not Without Law!

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[01:39] Otose
    I never would have expected
    you to bring friends.
[01:42] Otose
    Now there's a rare sight.
[01:45] Otose
    I figured you were still running
    around on your own.
[01:50] Otose
    Honestly, you've got a real
    knack for making enemies.
[01:55] Otose
    Hey, guys.
[01:56] Otose
    This fella isn't as bad as people say.
[02:01] Otose
    He's just a bit more awkward than most.
[02:05] Hoichi
    Bah, mouthy old hag.
[02:08] Hoichi
    Hey, let's get going.
[02:10] Gin
    Huh? Wait, what...
[02:12] Hoichi
    Haven't you had enough to eat?
[02:14] Otose
    You're already leaving?
[02:15] Otose
    I see that you're as unfriendly as ever.
[02:18] Otose
    How many years will pass
    before I see you again?
[02:21] Otose
    Be careful.
[02:23] Otose
    Don't get your balls taken.
[02:27] Otose
    If they catch you, you'll never
    be able to return to this town.
[02:36] Otose
    You there.
[02:40] Otose
    Look after him for me.
SIGN    ["Freedom means to live true
    to yourself, not without law!"]
[03:00] Katsu
    Sorry about the lack of manners
    around this place.
[03:04] Katsu
    Seriously, every one of them looks
    ready to bite your head off.
[03:09] Katsu
    Dogs make much better pets than cats.
[03:12] Katsu
    Dogs are loyal to their masters and
    those eyes just make you want to pet them,
[03:18] Katsu
    but these freaks don't give a
    damn about their masters.
[03:22] Katsu
    They'll follow anyone if
    they get food out of it.
[03:25] Katsu
    Nobody can tell what they're scheming.
[03:27] Katsu
    Scary creatures, for real.
[03:29] Cat
    Mr. Katsuo...
[03:31] Cat
    Am I to interpret your words
    as slander against us?
[03:36] Katsu
    Whoops, sorry about that.
    No ill intentions.
[03:40] Katsu
    I was talking about how my Mel-chan
    is the cutest in the world.
[03:44] Cat
    It appears that the cats in this town have
    more spirit than your average stray.
[03:49] Cat
    Excellent specimens.
[03:51] Cat
    I'm willing to pay double your price.
[03:54] Katsu
    Man, you for real?
[03:56] Katsu
    If this is what you want, I can run
    out and catch you a buttload.
[03:59] Katsu
    They're just strays.
[04:01] Katsu
    The people will rejoice if they're gone.
    Nobody will complain.
[04:06] Katsu
    Well, I doubt that they realize we're
    cutting deals behind closed doors.
[04:11] Cat
    In some places, black cats are
    considered to be bad luck,
[04:16] Cat
    yet in other places, they are
    considered to be good luck.
[04:20] Cat
    Cats are creatures with two sides.
[04:24] Cat
    You people may consider
    them nuisances,
[04:27] Cat
    but we consider them messiahs
    who will save our planet.
[04:33] Cat
    We cannot take action which will
    draw attention to us.
[04:36] Cat
    Can we count on your cooperation
    in assisting our planet?
[04:41] Man
    Bro, how did negotiations go?
[04:46] Katsu
    Messiahs, my ass.
[04:48] Katsu
    Cats are scary creatures, for real.
[04:57] A
    Hey, you hear about the
    ball removal mess?
[05:00] A
    Originally, I heard you'd be released
    after they took your balls,
[05:05] A
    but nobody's come back.
[05:08] B
    There's a rumor going around
    that they even take your soul.
[05:12] C
    Oh, yeah. I haven't seen
    Hoichi around lately...
[05:14] C
    He couldn't have...
[05:16] A
    Of course not.
[05:18] A
    Hoichi's out with that guy again.
[05:21] B
    The newbie?
[05:23] Hoichi
    Fool! Conceal your presence!
[05:25] C
    Hey, isn't this bad?
[05:27] C
    That Gin fella was pretty strong.
[05:30] C
    If he joins up with Hoichi,
    we'll be nothing.
[05:34] A
    If only he would get caught.
[05:37] A
    Once he's gone, we'll be free, right?
[05:41] Hoichi
    Guess that's it. We'll call it a day.
[05:45] Hoichi
    Man, you still can't learn to
    hunt after all these tries.
[05:48] Hoichi
    You're not gonna be able
    to survive in this place.
[05:50] Gin
    I-I don't want to learn how to hunt!
[05:54] Gin
    How am I supposed to eat
    a cute little sparrow?!
[05:57] Gin
    I wasn't raised the way you were!
[06:00] Gin
    I'm human!
[06:02] Gin
    How many times do I have
    to tell you this, dimwit?!
[06:04] Gin
    Hey! You guys should pitch in!
[06:08] Zura
    Master Hoichi, do you
    prefer salt? Or sauce?
[06:12] Zura
    Gintoki, what about you?
[06:14] Gin
    Oh, I'll have salt...
[06:16] Gin
    Wait! You guys adapt too fast!
[06:19] Hoichi
    It appears that they have
    what it takes to be strays.
[06:23] Gin
    What kind of stray cat would build a fire?!
[06:25] Kondo
    Hey, Odd Jobs! Come join us!
[06:28] Kondo
    We can sit around the campfire!
[06:29] Gin
    You people can burn into ashes!
[06:34] Gin
    Ah, I'm so hungry I can't sleep.
[06:37] Gin
    How long am I going to
    have to live like this?
[06:40] Gin
    When will I turn back to normal?
[06:43] Gin
    Shinpachi... Kagura...
[06:46] Gin
    Wonder how they're doing?
[06:48] Hoichi
    Man, you don't know when to give up.
[06:53] Hoichi
    Gin, you can no longer go
    back to being human.
[06:57] Gin
    Hah, I figured you weren't
    listening to my babbling.
[07:03] Gin
    You believe my ridiculous story?
[07:07] Hoichi
    Why would I waste my time on
    you if I didn't believe you?
[07:12] ---
    Huh?
[07:12] Hoichi
    I wanted to give you advice as someone
    who's been down this path,
[07:17] Hoichi
    but I didn't expect you to
    be so slow in the head.
[07:20] Gin
    D-Don't tell me...
[07:23] Hoichi
    You finally noticed?
[07:25] Gin
    No way...
[07:27] Gin
    You're Doraemo-
SIGN    [Note: Doreamon, the robotic cat from the future.]
[07:29] Hoichi
    No!
[07:30] Hoichi
    Not even close!
[07:31] Hoichi
    How could you get Doraemon
    from what I just said?!
[07:35] Gin
    Well, I figured you meant that
    you're a cat from the future.
[07:38] Gin
    And perhaps your ears had
    been bitten off by mice.
[07:40] Hoichi
    When did I ever say that
    I had been bitten by mice?!
[07:42] Hoichi
    When did I ever say that I had
    a four-dimensional pocket?!
[07:44] Gin
    Huh? So if you aren't Doraemon,
    then what?
[07:47] Gin
    Could it be that you're Pa-Pa-
[07:50] Gin
    Pa-meow?!
[07:51] Hoichi
    It's Pa-man!
SIGN    [Note: Pa-man, boy superhero manga by the creator of Doraemon.]
[07:52] Hoichi
    Don't change it slightly!
[07:54] Hoichi
    Not even close!
[07:55] Hoichi
    Okay, maybe the chimpanzee, Pa-man 2!
[07:58] Gin
    H-Hey, you've gotta be kidding.
[07:59] Gin
    Then you...
[08:00] Gin
    Why?
[08:01] Gin
    Why is Lord Frieza here?!
SIGN    [Note: Frieza is a famous villain from the manga Dragon Ball.]
[08:03] Hoichi
    My forehead's the only
    thing that's even close!
[08:08] Gin
    Can't you tell...?
[08:10] Gin
    I used to be a human,
    same as you guys.
[08:16] Gin
    Huh? Huh?!
[08:18] Gin
    Y-You aren't the final
    form of Lord Frieza?!
[08:22] Hoichi
    That's what you're surprised about?!
[08:24] Gin
    Hold on!
[08:25] Gin
    You've been the boss cat around
    here for many years, right?
[08:29] Gin
    How many years?
[08:30] Gin
    How many years have you been a cat?
[08:34] Hoichi
    I turned into a cat thirteen years ago.
[08:40] Hoichi
    So like I said, you can no longer go back.
[08:45] Hoichi
    Well, your curse is probably
    different from mine.
[08:51] Gin
    You've already given up on
    turning back into a human?
[08:56] Hoichi
    This is my penance.
[08:58] Hoichi
    I can't run away.
[09:00] Hoichi
    It is my burden to bear.
[09:03] Hoichi
    I was a lousy bastard even before
    I became a cat.
[09:09] Hoichi
    No different from what I am now.
[09:11] Hoichi
    A despicable man who twisted arms and
    used force to get what he wanted.
[09:15] Hoichi
    The only difference was that I was a mere
    yakuza at the bottom of the chain.
[09:23] Hoichi
    I killed anyone and everyone if ordered.
[09:26] Hoichi
    I took more human lives than
    I could possibly count.
[09:33] Hoichi
    It wasn't my fault.
[09:35] Hoichi
    I was a hired gun,
    so I didn't have a choice.
[09:37] Hoichi
    I had to make a living.
[09:40] Hoichi
    I shifted all the blame to my employer.
[09:43] Hoichi
    Emptied my mind of thought and
    focused on working obediently.
[09:51] Hoichi
    But one day...
[09:55] Hoichi
    I spotted a stray, brilliantly free, so unlike
    how I was bound to my employer.
[10:05] Hoichi
    The next thing I knew, I was
    feeding him every day.
[10:11] Hoichi
    My only freedom during those brutal days
    came when I was playing with him.
[10:19] Hoichi
    After that, I could no longer kill people.
[10:24] Hoichi
    After cutting down so many people
    without feeling a thing,
[10:29] Hoichi
    my encounter with this small creature
    was what taught me the value of life.
[10:35] Hoichi
    I would no longer kill.
[10:37] Hoichi
    That was the promise I made him.
[10:41] Hoichi
    But my employer was
    still giving me orders.
[10:43] Hoichi
    A suicide mission for all
    intents and purposes.
[10:46] Hoichi
    He must have noticed that
    I had outlived my usefulness.
[10:51] Hoichi
    I was prepared to die.
[10:54] Hoichi
    I would rather die than take another life.
[10:58] Hoichi
    That's how I felt.
[11:13] Hoichi
    The next thing I knew, I was
    surrounded by a sea of blood.
[11:17] Hoichi
    I could see a human that resembled
    me within that sea of blood.
[11:29] Hoichi
    I broke my promise and
    ended up in this form.
[11:33] Hoichi
    Yet he gave me his body
    to help me survive.
[11:38] Hoichi
    So I made up my mind.
[11:39] Hoichi
    Until that point, I had taken away many
    things that could never be replaced.
[11:43] Hoichi
    But I would use this body,
[11:45] Hoichi
    the precious body he gave me,
[11:47] Hoichi
    to protect those things that
    can never be replaced.
[11:50] Hoichi
    My ears may end up tattered, I may be
    universally hated, I may end alone,
[11:55] Hoichi
    but I will protect those things
    until this body dies.
[11:59] Zura
    As I thought.
[12:01] Zura
    Your practice of harassing newbies
    was to protect those cats.
[12:06] Zura
    You attacked them so you could
    personally test to see if
[12:11] Zura
    they have what it takes to survive
    in this brutal Kabukicho.
[12:14] Zura
    To avoid needless loss of life...
[12:18] Zura
    You ruled through might and fear
    to prevent any foolish action,
[12:22] Zura
    by the strays,
    that would agitate humans.
[12:25] Zura
    Fear was the only way to control the
    foul-tempered cats in this town.
[12:31] Hoichi
    If you're able to understand
    that much, you'll be fine.
[12:33] Hoichi
    I have nothing more to teach you.
[12:36] Hoichi
    I leave the rest to you.
[12:39] Hoichi
    From now on, you lot are
    the bosses of Kabukicho.
[12:43] Gin
    Huh?!
[12:44] Gin
    Don't decide that on your own!
[12:46] Gin
    We can't possibly do that!
[12:48] Kondo
    Yeah! I can't be a boss cat!
[12:50] Kondo
    Please change that to a boss gorilla!
[12:52] Zura
    That isn't the issue here!
[12:55] Hoichi
    You guys should be fine.
[12:57] Hoichi
    I'm too old to hold those ruffians back.
[13:02] Hoichi
    Our relationship with humans deteriorated to
    the point where neutering came into practice
[13:06] Hoichi
    because I wasn't able to control them.
[13:08] Zura
    What are you saying?!
[13:10] Zura
    I'm sure that the cats will have a
    change of heart when they learn
[13:13] Zura
    how you've sacrificed yourself
    to protect them!
[13:16] Zura
    You are the only one who can
    serve as boss cat in this town!
[13:20] Hoichi
    I was never boss cat material.
[13:26] Hoichi
    But there's still something
    this old body can do.
[13:31] Gin
    Don't tell me...
[13:33] Gin
    You're going to save the ones
    who've been caught?!
[13:36] A
    Hoichi, you seem to be having
    fun with your new friends.
[13:40] B
    Let us join in on the fun.
[13:48] Hoichi
    Bastards, what's the meaning of this?
[13:53] A
    Hoichi, you've done a fine job of
    running roughshod all over us.
[13:58] B
    But that ends today!
[14:00] C
    We'll beat you up and turn
    you into the neighborhood association.
[14:04] C
    This town doesn't need a boss.
[14:06] C
    We're gonna live free!
[14:11] Gin
    An uprising?
[14:12] Zura
    Enough!
[14:13] Zura
    Do you fools have any idea
    how Master Hoichi has...
[14:17] A
    Zip it!
[14:18] A
    Beat the crap out of them all!
[14:20] B
    Don't let a single potential
    boss cat get away!
[14:25] Hoichi
    Run for it.
[14:27] Hoichi
    I'm leaving the rest to you.
[14:29] Gin
    Hoichi!
[14:37] Hoichi
    Saves me the trouble.
[14:39] Hoichi
    I was on my way to see the dumb faces
    on the cats who've been caught.
[14:45] Hoichi
    Now, show me the way.
[14:47] D
    What?! He's completely ignoring us!
[14:50] E
    Wh-Why doesn't he fight back?!
[14:53] A
    D-Don't be scared! Flatten him!
[14:57] Zura
    Wait, Gintoki!
[15:08] Katsu
    A fine haul!
[15:10] Katsu
    Not sure what's going on,
    but we're in luck!
[15:13] Katsu
    Got them all in one go!
[15:15] B
    Shoot!
[15:16] A
    We made too much noise and
    the humans noticed us!
[15:21] Hoichi
    What are you doing?!
    Get the heck out of here!
[15:28] Gin
    Hoichi!
[15:46] Shin
    The Gutter Rat Gang is apparently behind the
    project to capture Kabukicho strays.
[15:52] Shin
    They told the townspeople that they were neutering
    the cats to prevent an infestation,
[15:57] Shin
    when they were actually selling them
    off to Planet Catnip's embassy.
[16:02] Shin
    And none of the cats they've
    captured have returned.
[16:11] Otose
    Thought so.
[16:12] Otose
    I knew that something was up.
[16:15] Otose
    I heard that they were on
    the hunt again last night.
[16:18] Otose
    A large number of strays
    were caught.
[16:23] Otose
    This town's looking pretty clean now.
[16:26] Shin
    Otose-san, we assisted with the project
    to reduce the number of bad cats
[16:30] Shin
    so humans and cats would have
    an easier time living in this town.
[16:35] Shin
    But this is...
[16:37] Shin
    A town without a single stray cat...
[16:40] Shin
    I wouldn't call this clean.
[16:45] Kagura
    Let's crash 'em!
[16:47] Kagura
    Crash the embassy and save the strays!
[16:50] Kagura
    And Gin-chan might have been
    caught up in their conspiracy!
[16:55] Otose
    Forget it.
[16:56] Otose
    We're dealing with an embassy here.
[16:58] Otose
    One wrong move and you
    won't be getting off lightly.
[17:01] Kagura
    But!
[17:01] Otose
    There's no need to worry.
[17:03] Otose
    You think this is enough to
    get rid of the strays
[17:07] Otose
    who've managed to
    survive in this town?
[17:11] Otose
    Don't do anything foolish.
[17:14] Otose
    This is their territory.
[17:16] Otose
    Cats have their own sense of honor.
[17:23] Gin
    We can still turn back.
[17:25] Gin
    This won't help us return
    to our original bodies.
[17:29] Gin
    We might die.
[17:31] Gin
    As cats.
[17:33] Gin
    Didn't you hear Hoichi?
[17:35] Hoichi
    I'm leaving the rest to you.
[17:38] Gin
    If we're all taken out,
    who's going to replace Hoichi?
[17:43] Kondo
    I'm a gorilla, as you can see.
[17:45] Kondo
    I could never be a boss cat.
[17:48] Kondo
    So I have no obligation
    to keep that promise.
[17:50] Zura
    My apologies to Master Hoichi,
[17:52] Zura
    but I have no intention of living
    as a cat or dying as a cat.
[17:56] Zura
    I will live as a samurai,
    and die as a samurai.
[18:00] Zura
    It doesn't matter if we're cat or gorilla.
[18:03] Zura
    We fight for our friends.
[18:05] Zura
    That is the samurai way.
[18:07] Gin
    Is that so?
[18:10] Gin
    Hoichi, as of today, we'll take over your
    title as the king of Kabukicho strays.
[18:16] Gin
    We'll stake everything we have
    to protect the things
[18:19] Gin
    you've staked everything to protect.
[18:25] All
    The Kabukicho Boss Cat Alliance!
[18:27] All
    On the scene!
[18:37] A
    They were caught in a pitfall.
[18:39] A
    I wonder how they escaped.
[18:41] B
    And why is there a gorilla?
[18:43] B
    Did we ever catch a gorilla?
[18:46] Gin
    A-All according to plan.
[18:49] Zura
    Right...
[18:51] Zura
    We've successfully infiltrated
    the enemy base...
[18:54] Kondo
    Y-Yeah... Just as planned...
[18:58] Kondo
    So what do we do now?
[19:02] Kondo
    Help!
[19:04] Kondo
    I'm a gorilla! Not a cat!
[19:06] Kondo
    This has nothing to do with me!
[19:07] Kondo
    No!
[19:08] Kondo
    I don't want to die with these fools!
[19:11] Gin
    Keep it down!
[19:12] Gin
    After all that big talk,
    you breakdown eight scenes later?!
[19:16] Gin
    Aren't you ashamed of yourself, gorilla?!
[19:18] Kondo
    We should all be ashamed after talking
    big and walking into that pitfall!
[19:21] Gin
    Why's that? I'm not ashamed at all!
[19:23] Gin
    It was all according to plan!
[19:24] Gin
    I'm not worried at all!
[19:26] Zura
    This isn't the time to fight
    amongst ourselves.
[19:29] Zura
    We must escape at once,
[19:30] Zura
    or we're done for,
    let alone save Master Hoichi.
[19:34] Zura
    Look at his belt.
[19:36] Zura
    We must grab those keys.
[19:38] Gin
    Listen up.
[19:39] Gin
    Once a cat squeezes his head
    through the bars, he's free.
[19:43] Gin
    Zura, you should have a chance
    with that tiny brain of yours.
[19:47] Gin
    Fortunately, nobody will care
    if you crack anything.
[19:49] Zura
    I will!
[19:51] Gin
    Just get going. We have no time.
[19:54] Zura
    Hey! I'm saying that it's impossible!
[19:56] Gin
    I said to get going!
[20:00] Gin
    He's out! His body's out!
[20:02] Zura
    Hey! What am I supposed to do now?!
[20:05] Zura
    My neck is stuck tight!
[20:06] Zura
    I'll suffocate if my legs fall behind!
[20:08] Gin
    Keep it down! They'll notice!
[20:10] Gin
    You just need to get your head out!
[20:12] Gin
    Push harder! Come on!
[20:13] Zura
    Easy for you to say!
[20:20] A
    Huh? Is something stuck?
[20:22] Zura
    My tail! My tail is caught in
    the automatic door!
[20:25] A
    That's weird. It won't move.
[20:29] Zura
    Dying!
[20:30] Zura
    My head's gonna come off!
[20:33] Gin
    Out! Get out!
[20:35] Gin
    You have to get that head out if you want
    to survive! There's no other way!
[20:37] Zura
    I'm dying!
[20:38] Zura
    You're going to kill me before
    my head ever pops out!
[20:41] Gin
    Pretend like you're the
    Tom in Tom and Jerry!
[20:43] Gin
    You can do it!
[20:44] Gin
    You can match Tom!
[20:45] Gin
    Flatten yourself and slip on through!
[20:49] Gin
    H-He's free!
[20:50] Gin
    Well done, Zura!
[20:52] Gin
    Grab the key and open us up!
[20:54] Gin
    You okay? Still got your tail?
[20:57] Zura
    Yeah, my tail is fine.
[21:02] Gin
    Why is my tail out?!
[21:04] Gin
    Why mine instead of yours?!
[21:07] Zura
    Sorry, I grabbed it when I was in pain.
[21:09] Gin
    Sorry, my ass!
[21:11] Gin
    Why did you have to pull my tail out?!
[21:15] A
    What?! When did you...
[21:22] Gin
    Hey! Don't use my tail like that!
[21:28] Zura
    Now's our chance. Get out.
[21:30] Gin
    Why are you using it like a beam saber?!
[21:32] Gin
    What's going on with that thing?!
[21:34] Gin
    And we didn't even need the key!
[21:36] Gin
    Give that back!
[21:37] Gin
    I'll use it!
[21:39] C
    Our materials are escaping!
    Catch them!
[21:41] D
    There's also a gorilla!
    What's going on?!
[21:44] Zura
    Bah, more of them.
[21:47] Zura
    Gintoki, you go on ahead!
[21:49] Zura
    I'll hold them here!
[21:51] Gin
    Don't pull out your tail like
    it's completely normal!
[21:54] Kondo
    Bah, I have no choice.
[21:55] Kondo
    Odd Jobs, you owe me one.
[21:59] Kondo
    Bring it on, scum!
[22:01] Kondo
    I'll show you the power of the Force!
[22:02] Gin
    What the hell are you using?!
[22:04] Gin
    That's got nothing to do with the Force!
[22:06] Gin
    That's just your dirty hose!
[22:12] Zura
    What are you doing?! Hurry up!
[22:14] Kondo
    We're leaving the rest to you, Odd Jobs!
[22:17] Zura
    Grant the stray cats of Kabukicho!
[22:19] Kondo
    And their proud king!
[22:21] Both
    True freedom!
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[24:05] Otose
    Hoichi, you're just like him.
[24:10] Otose
    I once picked up another stray
    who was just like you.
[24:15] Otose
    The next episode...
[24:16] Otose
    "Kabukicho Stray Cat Blues."
SIGN    [Why is the king of Planet Catnip
    gathering the balls of strays...?]
SIGN    ["The Kabukicho Stray Cat Arc"
    concludes next episode.]
SIGN    [See you next time.]