# 2 - Udon Is Awesome and two others
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GDKHZEPP3/gunmachan)
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**[01:29] Sign**
Haniwa Art Festival
**[01:29] Sign**
Haniwa Art Festival
**[01:30] Gunma-chan**
"Haniwa Art Festival."
**[01:34] Narrator**
* Apparently, Gunma-chan and his friends*
* received an invitation from Haniwa-san.*
**[01:40] Aoma**
Haniwa Art Festival...?
**[01:43] Gunma-chan**
They say it's real fun!
**[01:45] Meemi**
Fun how?
**[01:47] Gunma-chan**
Real fun!
**[01:51] Aoma+Meemi**
Right...
**[01:53] Aoma**
Whoa! This is huge!
**[01:56] Meemi**
What is this...?
**[01:58] Sign**
Haniwa Art Museum
**[01:59] Meemi**
Haniwa Art Museum?
**[02:02] Haniwa A**
Welcome...
**[02:04] Hawiwas**
...to the Haniwa Art Festival!
**[02:06] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Hello!
**[02:07] Haniwas**
Hello.
**[02:08] Diver**
Well, well, well!
**[02:10] Diver**
Gunma-chan, how have you been?
**[02:13] Gunma-chan**
For sure!
**[02:15] Aoma**
Who's that?
**[02:16] Diver**
Art is... a big bang!
**[02:20] Narrator**
*This is the artist Diver Kuhatsu.*
**[02:24] Aoma**
Who?
**[02:26] Haniwa A**
We asked him to serve
as the Art Festival Supervisor.
**[02:31] Gunma-chan**
Supervisor...?
**[02:33] Narrator**
* If you've never heard this term, please ask*
* someone nearby or look it up on the internet.*
**[02:37] Diver**
Yes. I'm not just an artist.
**[02:41] Diver**
I also work to spread the arts to the world.
**[02:45] Haniwa B**
He's the judge of our Haniwa art.
**[02:47] Haniwa C**
He teaches us the value of the arts.
**[02:51] Haniwa D**
Thanks to him, there's now a
huge art boom in our world of Haniwas.
**[02:55] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Wow...
**[03:12] Meemi**
Wow, these are so cool!
**[03:14] Aoma**
Yeah, but what is it?
**[03:16] Haniwa A**
Don't you see? It's art.
**[03:19] Gunma-chan**
It sure is!
**[03:21] Aoma**
Wait, you get this stuff?
**[03:23] Gunma-chan**
Sure!
**[03:25] Diver**
Right you are!
**[03:26] Diver**
Everything here is a piece of art...
**[03:29] Diver**
Which means they're a part of the arts!
**[03:33] Haniwa A**
Supervisor Mr. Diver
has accepted our work as art!
**[03:36] Haniwas**
It's art!
**[03:39] Aoma**
Why should anyone decide if it's art or not?
**[03:42] Haniwa A**
It's only natural that
someone sets the standard!
**[03:47] Haniwa B**
And that someone has to be a figure of
authority with knowledge in that field.
**[03:52] Haniwa C**
It's simply common practice.
**[03:54] Haniwa D**
You should memorize that
for when you're older.
**[03:57] Aoma**
Eh, I dunno...
**[03:59] Meemi**
Aoma, we were invited as guests today.
**[04:03] Meemi**
You probably shouldn't get too nit-picky.
**[04:06] Aoma**
Y-Yeah...
**[04:18] Diver+Gunma-chan**
Wow... this is... art!
**[04:23] Haniwa A**
Wow! Supervisor Mr. Diver...
**[04:26] Haniwa B**
...and honorary Haniwa Tribe member
Gunma-chan have approved it as art!
**[04:30] Haniwas**
It's art! Art!
**[04:33] Meemi**
Congratulations, Haniwa-san.
**[04:35] Haniwa D**
Thank you, Meemi,
**[04:37] Haniwa D**
for being here to witness Haniwa's
tribal art reach the next level.
**[04:44] Aoma**
Um... I think they're all pretty good.
**[04:47] Aoma**
Maybe you don't need
anyone else's approval...
**[04:52] Haniwa A**
This is our most significant
work right now... Performance Art!
**[04:59] Aoma+Gunma-chan**
Whoa...
**[05:01] Haniwas**
Haniwa! Haniwa! Haniwa!
**[05:04] Aoma+Gunma-chan+Meemi**
Whoa...!
**[05:07] Haniwa**
Super bridge: Deoxyribonucleic acid!
**[05:13] Narrator**
* If you've never heard of*
* "deoxyribonucleic acid",*
**[05:16] Narrator**
* please ask someone at home*
* or look it up on the internet.*
**[05:20] Aoma+Gunma-chan+Meemi**
Wow!
**[05:23] Haniwas**
Haniwa mass calisthenics!
**[05:26] Sign**
Welcome to the Haniwa Village
**[05:26] Haniwas**
Welcome to the Haniwa Village!
**[05:29] Sign**
Our art...
**[05:29] Haniwas**
Our art...
**[05:31] Haniwas**
...will warm your "art"!
**[05:31] Sign**
...will warm your "art"!
**[05:33] Haniwas**
Haniwa ha-ha-ha!
**[05:38] Gunma-chan**
This is...
**[05:44] Diver**
This is... not art!
**[05:47] Diver**
It's simply entertainment!
**[05:49] Haniwas**
What?! So no approval?
**[05:53] Gunma-chan**
Really? I think it's art!
**[06:00] Diver**
How could you say that, Gunma-chan?!
**[06:02] Diver**
There's no way this is art!
**[06:05] Diver**
As Supervisor Diver Kuhatsu, I swear by it!
**[06:10] Gunma-chan**
Really? I still think it's art.
**[06:16] Diver**
No! It's not art!
**[06:18] Gunma-chan**
Yes, it is!
**[06:19] Diver**
It's not art!
**[06:20] Gunma-chan**
Yes, it is!
**[06:21] Diver**
It's not art!
**[06:22] Gunma-chan**
Yes, it is!
**[06:23] Diver**
It's not art!
**[06:23] Gunma-chan**
Yes, it is!
**[06:25] Aoma**
I don't really get art, but
if sculptures and drawings can be art...
**[06:28] Aoma**
shouldn't dance and gymnastics be art, too?
**[06:34] Meemi**
Wait... I feel like you might
actually be right on this one.
**[06:39] Meemi**
Weird...
**[06:39] Aoma**
I don't like your tone.
**[06:42] Diver**
It's not art!
**[06:45] Gunma-chan**
Then... it's fine if it's not!
**[06:49] Haniwas**
Whaaaat?!
**[06:56] Diver**
I don't want to accept this as art, but...
**[07:00] Diver**
*The idea of art changes over time...*
**[07:04] Diver**
* In order to stay*
* at the center of the arts...*
**[07:08] Diver**
* I must take in what's*
* popular among the masses.*
**[07:10] Diver**
* Otherwise, I'll be left*
* behind as times change!*
**[07:15] Diver**
*Art may sometimes call for bold change...*
**[07:20] Diver**
Alas! This is art!
**[07:23] Narrator**
*Art can be personal to each artist,*
**[07:25] Narrator**
* but finished pieces should gain support*
* from the masses to become known.*
**[07:32] Narrator**
* Perhaps it's necessary for artists*
* to "read the room" when in public.*
**[07:38] Diver**
Express what you like
in however way you wish!
**[07:42] Diver**
Art is... a big bang!
**[07:47] Gunma-chan**
Art is fun.
**[07:48] Diver**
Precisely! Art can also be born from fun!
**[07:53] Diver**
Everything in this world is art!
**[07:56] Diver+Gunma-chan**
Art is... a big bang!
**[08:01] Narrator**
*Art can be so wonderful.*
**[08:03] Gunma-chan**
Art Power... 100%!
**[08:09] Sign**
Moms Are Hard Workers
**[08:09] Sign**
Moms Are Hard Workers
**[08:10] Gunma-chan**
"Moms Are Hard Workers."
**[08:14] Mom**
Wake up guys, it's morning!
**[08:18] All**
Thank you for this meal!
**[08:23] Gunma-chan**
This is yummy!
**[08:25] Yuumi**
Of course it is, Mom's a great cook!
**[08:28] Gunma-chan**
Oh, right. Mom made this.
**[08:31] Dad**
Dad cooks sometimes, too, you know.
**[08:34] Mom**
People don't get credit
for doing it "sometimes".
**[08:36] Dad**
Right... Sorry...
**[08:41] Mom**
Honey, what time will you be home tonight?
**[08:44] Dad**
I might be a little late. I'll let you know.
**[08:47] Mom**
Okay.
**[08:49] Dad**
I'm off!
**[08:52] All**
Have a good day!
**[08:59] Gunma-chan**
What to play today...
**[09:02] Sign**
Picture Book
**[09:02] Yuumi**
I think I'll read
for the rest of the morning.
**[09:08] Mom**
Laundry time! Why don't you two change?
**[09:13] Mom**
You really love that outfit.
**[09:15] Gunma-chan**
Yeah, I'm Gunma-chan!
**[09:17] Narrator**
*It's a bit complicated.*
**[09:26] Mom**
Let's get you squeaky clean.
**[09:34] Mom**
Okay. Thank you,
I'll be there in the afternoon.
**[09:41] Mom**
Oh, my! Look at the time.
**[09:47] Mom**
Lunch is ready!
**[09:49] Gunma-chan+Yuumi**
Okay!
**[09:51] All**
Thank you for this meal!
**[09:57] Gunma-chan**
This is yummy!
**[09:59] Mom**
You're welcome.
**[10:02] Gunma-chan**
Today, you made breakfast
and put the dishes away,
**[10:06] Gunma-chan**
did the laundry, cleaned the house,
and then made lunch.
**[10:11] Mom**
That's right. You were watching?
**[10:14] Yuumi**
I thought you were just
rolling around being lazy.
**[10:17] Gunma-chan**
I may still be a kid,
but Gunma-chan's a deep thinker.
**[10:21] Yuumi**
I read books and learned
a lot of new things today.
**[10:30] Yuumi**
Why so silent all the sudden?
**[10:32] Gunma-chan**
I'm not being silent, I'm thinking!
**[10:35] Yuumi**
About what?
**[10:41] Yuumi**
I bet you aren't thinking at all.
**[10:43] Gunma-chan**
Yes, I am!
**[10:47] Mom**
I have to pick up some stuff for my store
and go grocery shopping in the afternoon.
**[10:52] Mom**
Who wants to come with me?
**[10:53] Gunma-chan+Yuumi**
I do!
**[11:15] Yuumi**
Mom, can I get this candy?
**[11:19] Mom**
You got some candy last time
we were here, remember?
**[11:22] Yuumi**
You're right, but... Onii-chan...
**[11:29] Yuumi**
Onii-chan said he would "cry and throw
a fit on the floor" if you don't get us candy.
**[11:39] Mom**
Gunma-chan!
**[11:41] Yuumi**
You can't take Onii-chan anywhere!
**[11:43] Yuumi**
It would be a bad example if you
bought candy after a tantrum like that.
**[11:47] Yuumi**
Good thing I took the initiative and
said something before it was too late.
**[11:52] Yuumi**
Thank goodness!
**[11:54] Gunma-chan**
Huh? Huh? Huh?!
**[12:01] Yuumi**
Aren't you glad, Onii-chan?
**[12:04] Gunma-chan**
Something's not right...
**[12:07] Mom**
Prices are going up
for everything these days...
**[12:12] Store Announcement**
* We are beginning our discounted*
* items sale starting now.*
**[12:17] Mom**
I better get going!
**[12:18] Mom**
Let's go!
**[12:27] Dad**
I'm home!
**[12:30] All**
Thank you for this meal!
**[12:34] Gunma-chan**
This is yummy!
**[12:36] Yuumi**
One of my favorites!
**[12:38] Dad**
Mom's cooking is the best.
**[12:42] Mom**
Flattery won't get you brownie points.
**[12:46] Gunma-chan**
That was a great meal!
**[12:49] Gunma-chan**
So delicious.
**[12:56] Gunma-chan**
* Mom worked morning, day,*
* and night to cook us meals,*
**[13:01] Gunma-chan**
* put dishes away, do laundry,*
* clean, and go shopping for*
**[13:04] Gunma-chan**
* Gunma-chan, Yuumi, and Dad all*
* while doing her own job!*
**[13:10] Gunma-chan**
* After rolling, rolling, rolling,*
* and rolling around all day,*
**[13:15] Gunma-chan**
* I realized that Mom is a super,*
* super, super, super Mom!*
**[13:41] Gunma-chan**
Gunma Power!
**[13:49] Mom**
Oh, my shoulders feel
so light all the sudden!
**[14:01] Mom**
Yup, this is great!
I hope you all appreciate Mom!
**[14:08] Narrator**
*See, everyone? Make sure to appreciate Mom.*
**[14:12] Narrator**
* I'll repeat that again*
* because it's very important.*
**[14:14] Narrator**
*Let's all make sure to appreciate our moms.*
**[14:17] Gunma-chan**
Okay!
**[14:20] Dad**
You know, Dad cleans the bathtub and toilet!
**[14:25] Narrator**
*This is what we call "dasoku" in Japanese.*
**[14:28] Narrator**
*Huh? What's "dasoku", you ask?*
**[14:30] Narrator**
* As you can tell, it's spelled*
* with the kanjis for "snake" and "foot".*
**[14:33] Sign**
Dasoku
**[14:34] Narrator**
* In other words, it means "something*
* unnecessary and uncalled for".*
**[14:38] Dad**
Hey! I work hard, too!
**[14:43] Gunma-chan**
Mom Power... 100%!
**[14:49] Sign**
Udon is Awesome!
**[14:49] Sign**
Udon is Awesome!
**[14:50] Gunma-chan**
"Udon is Awesome!"
**[14:54] Narrator**
*Hiragana Gunma...*
**[14:55] Narrator**
* They say it's filled with*
* regions not yet discovered...*
**[15:01] Akio**
Rejoice, kids! I'm taking
you somewhere amazing today!
**[15:05] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Yay!
**[15:07] Akio**
And you'll get to eat something awesome!
**[15:11] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Yay!
**[15:13] Aoma**
Is it curry?
**[15:14] Gunma-chan**
Or hamburg steak!
**[15:16] Meemi**
Or maybe spaghetti!
**[15:20] Akio**
It's udon.
**[15:22] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Whaaat?!
**[15:25] Aoma**
I'm not a big fan of udon...
**[15:28] Meemi**
I like hot udon noodles.
**[15:31] Gunma-chan**
Gunma-chan loves udon!
**[15:34] Aoma**
Gunma-chan, you love anything!
**[15:38] Gunma-chan**
Yeah, I guess.
**[15:40] Akio**
Dear children of Gunma...
You'll be shocked when you try it!
**[15:47] Akio**
So right now, we're
headed towards Udon Kaido.
**[15:51] Meemi**
Udon Kaido?
**[15:53] Akio**
Udon Kaido is a street with a bunch
of udon noodle restaurants alongside it.
**[15:58] Aoma**
Wow...
**[15:59] Akio**
Our final destination is
Mizusawa Udon along Udon Kaido!
**[16:03] Akio**
What awaits us there is
the best udon you'll ever have!
**[16:07] Gunma-chan**
Cool!
**[16:10] Aoma**
Alright, now I'm curious.
**[16:12] Meemi**
Yeah!
**[16:14] Akio**
Miraculously, every udon place
on that street is amazing.
**[16:17] Akio**
Today, I want you to put your trust in
me and try cold udon noodles.
**[16:23] Aoma**
Why?
**[16:25] Akio**
Uncle Akio was born before you kids.
**[16:29] Meemi+Aoma**
Yeah...?
**[16:31] Gunma-chan**
You sure were.
**[16:32] Sign**
Born before
**[16:32] Akio**
Which means I am literally your "sensei" in life.
**[16:35] Sign**
Teacher
**[16:38] Akio**
And I've had much more
experience trying udon...
**[16:43] Akio**
Which makes me "Udon Sensei"!
**[16:46] Gunma-chan**
Yay! I'll do as you say, Udon Sensei!
**[16:49] Aoma**
Okay, I guess?
**[16:51] Meemi**
I can't say I'm fully on board,
but I'm definitely curious to say the least.
**[16:57] Akio**
Great!
**[16:59] Akio**
One might say curiosity is fundamental
to our behavioral patterns!
**[17:04] Gunma-chan**
What's that mean?
**[17:07] Akio**
It means it's important
to feel the urge to know.
**[17:10] Narrator**
*Apparently so...*
**[17:19] Akio**
This is it!
**[17:21] Gunma-chan**
Yay!
**[17:23] Waiter**
Welcome!
**[17:26] Meemi**
Wow, it's huge!
**[17:28] Aoma**
It's like a family restaurant!
**[17:30] Akio**
As your Udon Sensei... that's one
comment we should keep between us.
**[17:36] Gunma-chan**
Now I'm having fun!
**[17:42] Waiter**
Welcome, folks.
**[17:44] Akio**
Let's see...
**[17:47] Akio**
Can we get four Mori-Udon
and Maitake Mushroom Tempura?
**[17:49] Akio**
Oh, and Tamagoyaki!
**[17:51] Waiter**
Sure. Just one moment.
**[17:54] Akio**
This is where the true test begins
for udon restaurants.
**[17:57] Akio**
They don't boil noodles
until orders come in.
**[18:00] Narrator**
* To provide some background,*
* udon is a traditional Japanese cuisine.*
**[18:05] Narrator**
* It's made from flour, which is kneaded,*
* stretched, then cut into wide noodle strips.*
**[18:10] Narrator**
* Mizusawa Udon is said to have*
* originated from Mizusawa Shrine,*
**[18:12] Sign**
1,300 years ago
**[18:12] Narrator**
*which has a history of 1,300 years.*
**[18:14] Narrator**
* They say it originally began*
* as a food shared with shrine visitors,*
**[18:19] Narrator**
*a tradition dating back roughly 400 years.*
**[18:19] Sign**
400 years ago
**[18:22] Narrator**
* Mizusawa Udon is made*
* with only three ingredients:*
**[18:25] Narrator**
*Mizusawa water, flour, and salt.*
**[18:27] Narrator**
* The flour is stepped*
* on repeatedly to stretch it,*
**[18:30] Narrator**
* cut into strips and laid out*
* to dry under the sun twice.*
**[18:34] Narrator**
*Slightly thicker than typical udon noodles,*
**[18:36] Narrator**
* it's known for its chewy texture*
* and clear, white color.*
**[18:43] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Wow!
**[18:45] Meemi**
This udon is so pretty!
**[18:47] Akio**
Mhmm!
**[18:49] Aoma**
That Maitake Tempura looks awesome!
**[18:51] Akio**
Mhmm!
**[18:53] Gunma-chan**
This Tamagoyaki is so... huge!
**[18:55] Akio**
Y-Yeah... I suppose.
**[18:59] Akio**
Alright, let's feast!
**[19:00] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Yay! Thank you for this meal!
**[19:03] Sign**
Sesame-based sauce
**[19:03] Sign**
Soy-based sauce
**[19:06] Gunma-chan**
Which one should I dip into?
**[19:09] Akio**
Freedom... you make the rules.
**[19:13] Gunma-chan**
Freedom?
**[19:15] Akio**
It's all up to you!
**[19:18] Akio**
Sesame sauce! Soy sauce!
**[19:21] Akio**
You can pick whichever you like,
and dip them however you wish.
**[19:25] Akio**
You can even eat them
without dipping them in the sauce.
**[19:29] Akio**
No one minds either
way―that's Mizusawa Udon!
**[19:31] Gunma-chan**
Cool!
**[19:38] All**
So good!
**[19:39] Akio**
That's right!
**[19:41] Akio**
When the food's this good,
that's the only plausible response.
**[19:48] Aoma**
The Maitake Tempura is awesome, too!
**[19:50] Gunma-chan**
My mouth is filled with
the perfect level of sweetness...
**[19:53] Gunma-chan**
When I gulp down the eggs,
it's like they're saying,
**[19:56] Gunma-chan**
"Hello, Gunma-chan!"
as they enter my belly!
**[20:00] Gunma-chan**
This truly is... the Yellow
Diamond of Tamagoyaki~!
**[20:07] Akio**
I admire your expressiveness...
**[20:11] Narrator**
* That was when Gunma-chan found himself so*
* moved by the deliciousness of Mizusawa Udon*
**[20:13] Gunma-chan**
Gunma Power!
**[20:15] Narrator**
*that he unleashed his Gunma Power!*
**[20:25] Gunma-chan**
Huh... wait...
**[20:28] Akio**
Good eye!
**[20:31] Akio**
This is another detail
to showcase the udon's beauty!
**[20:36] Meemi**
Looks like your typical false bottom to me.
**[20:41] Akio**
Hey, now! That's your opinion and it
needs to stay between you and Udon Sensei!
**[20:48] Meemi**
No worries. I'm mature for my age,
so I wouldn't say that to anyone else!
**[21:03] Akio**
Udon Sensei's lesson of the day is...
**[21:05] Akio**
Mizusawa Udon is awesome!
**[21:08] Akio**
Repeat after me!
**[21:11] Gunma-chan+Meemi+Aoma**
Mizusawa Udon is awesome!
**[21:14] Narrator**
*I'd like to eat some Mizusawa Udon, as well...*
**[21:23] Gunma-chan**
Mizusawa Udon Power... 100%!
**[22:59] Sign**
Next Episode
**[23:03] Narrator**
*Do you enjoy omikuji fortunes?*
**[23:06] Narrator**
* It's not fun when you pull "bad luck",*
* but "great luck" is the best!*
**[23:10] Narrator**
* It'll put you in such a good mood,*
* you may become nice to everyone.*
**[23:13] Narrator**
* Or you may even feel like*
* you can't lose any challenge.*
**[23:15] Narrator**
* Oh, but if you ever*
* feel like you're in pain,*
**[23:17] Narrator**
*please make sure to visit your doctor.*
**[23:20] Narrator**
* Regardless of your fortune results,*
* you'll get better right away.*
**[23:24] Narrator**
*Things are a little more happy
with* Gunma-chan.**
**[23:24] Sign**
Next Episode
**[23:24] Sign**
Jomo Karuta Tournament
**[23:24] Sign**
and two others
**[23:29] Sign**
Gunma-chan Drawing Singalong
**[23:29] Sign**
Gunma-chan Drawing Singalong
**[23:31] Gunma-chan**
Gunma-chan Drawing Singalong!
**[24:07] Sign**
Hello, Gunma-chan!
**[24:10] Gunma-chan**
Hello!
**[24:12] Sign**
Shibano Honoka-chan
**[24:12] Sign**
(Age: 4, Saitama Prefecture)
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Ebisawa Shizuku-chan
**[24:12] Sign**
(Age: 8, Ibaraki Prefecture)
**[24:16] Gunma-chan**
Did you guys take the time to draw me?
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Sou-chan
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(Age: 7, Chiba Prefecture)
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Aramaki Yuuma-chan
**[24:18] Sign**
(Age: 6, Gunma Prefecture)
**[24:22] Gunma-chan**
Look at all those Gunma-chans!
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Boshoku-chan
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(Age: 31, Gunma Prefecture)
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Souma Tomomi-chan
**[24:23] Sign**
(Age: 32, Nagano Prefecture)
**[24:27] Gunma-chan**
Aww, shucks!