Meiji Tokyo Renka

On the night of a crimson full moon, high school girl Ayazuki Mei enters into a box. When she awakens, she's in Tokyo during the Meiji Period!

The lost and confused Mei is taken to the Rokumeikan, a lavish ballroom full of powerful high officials.

In this world, during the "Misty Hour" between sundown and sunup, "mononoke" appear. Those who can see them are called "Tamayori," and Mei herself possesses this power. As she navigates an unfamiliar life, romance begins to bloom between Mei and these men -- and the power of the tamayori will only strengthen their bonds.

Season 1

E1 - The Unexpected Strawberry Moon
E2 - Sukiyaki Is Romance Veiled in Steam
E3 - Caught in the Ghost Hotel
E4 - Flower of Asakusa Rendezvous
E5 - The Long Road to Becoming a Fiancée
E6 - Electricity of Dreams and Passion
E7 - I Miss You Dearly, Rainy Day
E8 - Masagocho Cat Café Incident
E9 - Labyrinth of Love and Heartache
E10 - Escaping at 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon
E11 - Chat Noir Won't Look Back
E12 - Embraced by the Strawberry Moon

Season 1

E1 - The Unexpected Strawberry Moon

Season 1

E2 - Sukiyaki Is Romance Veiled in Steam

Season 1

E3 - Caught in the Ghost Hotel

Season 1

E4 - Flower of Asakusa Rendezvous

Season 1

E5 - The Long Road to Becoming a Fiancée

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SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[01:32] Mei
    E-Excuse me!
[01:34] Mei
    Where are we going?
[01:35] Otoyakko
    Just be quiet and come with me.
[01:37] Otoyakko
    You want to become a woman, right?
[01:38] Mei
    I-I do!
[01:39] Akiko
    My hair is going to be a mess.
[01:41] Akiko
    My hair is a mess.
[01:43] Akiko
    A mess, a mess, my hair is a mess!
SIGN    Geisha House
[01:45] Otoyakko
    Okay, we're here.
[01:46] Otoyakko
    I'm back. I will be in my room.
[01:49] Proprietress
    Sure. You have a guest?
[01:50] Otoyakko
    Something like that.
[01:54] Otoyakko
    Now, my room is up there. Go on ahead.
[01:57] Mei
    O-Okay. Pardon my intrusion.
[02:02] Otoyakko
    Stop dawdling already, come on.
[02:05] Otoyakko
    This is my room.
[02:06] Otoyakko
    Welcome to the best geisha
    house in Kagurazaka.
[02:09] Mei
    Huh?
[02:10] Mei
    Geisha house?
SIGN    Geisha House
[02:12] Mei
    What kind of house is that?
[02:14] Otoyakko
    What? You've never heard of a geisha house?
[02:17] Mei
    No, I only recently came to this
    time period... I mean, to Tokyo.
[02:21] Otoyakko
    I see. So that's why...
[02:24] Mei
    Why, what?
[02:28] Otoyakko
    This is a boarding house for girls who
    have gathered from all over Japan to study
[02:32] Otoyakko
    tea ceremonies, flower arranging,
    shamisen, taiko, singing, and dancing.
[02:37] Mei
    And you learned how to do
    those things as well?
[02:40] Otoyakko
    That is correct.
[02:41] Mei
    So if I practice those things here too,
[02:44] Mei
    will I be able to become like a
    lady from a noble family?
[02:46] Otoyakko
    Of course!
[02:48] Otoyakko
    Because women and ghosts
    can turn into anything.
[02:52] Gei
    G-Ghosts?
[02:53] Otoyakko
    As long as you have the determination,
[02:55] Otoyakko
    even you can become the daughter of a
    noble family or the best geisha in Japan.
[03:00] Mei
    I could? You mean it?
[03:02] Otoyakko
    Yes. How about it?
[03:04] Otoyakko
    Would you like me to train you?
[03:06] Mei
    Yes! Please make me into a
    fully-fledged ideal Japanese woman!
[03:11] Otoyakko
    This is going to be a long road...
SIGN    The Long Road to Becoming a Fiancée
[03:24] Otoyakko
    First of all, you have no sex appeal.
[03:26] Mei
    Yes, ma'am.
[03:27] Otoyakko
    And your demeanor is unrefined.
[03:30] Mei
    Yes, ma'am.
[03:30] Otoyakko
    You're not even wearing your kimono properly.
[03:32] Mei
    Yes, ma'am.
[03:33] Otoyakko
    How you remove your shoes
[03:34] Otoyakko
    and how you climb the
    stairs are unacceptable.
[03:37] Otoyakko
    And you're utterly terrible
    at opening sliding doors.
[03:41] Mei
    I-I'm that bad?
[03:42] Otoyakko
    A young lady from a noble family learns the art of
    serving tea and arranging flowers from a young age
[03:47] Otoyakko
    and naturally acquires the
    knowledge of proper etiquette.
[03:50] Otoyakko
    Trying to make you into a lady overnight
    is going to be a challenge.
[03:54] Mei
    Still, I want to become a more
    refined person, no matter what!
[03:58] Mei
    I want to be a beautiful and wonderful
    woman like you, Otoyakko-san.
[04:02] Otoyakko
    You do know how to flatter me.
[04:04] Otoyakko
    I certainly can't say no to that.
[04:07] Otoyakko
    I, your mentor, will begin drumming what it
    means to be ladylike into you without delay.
[04:12] Mei
    Yes, ma'am!
[04:13] Mei
    Thank you for taking care of me.
[04:15] Otoyakko
    Of course. Now then, take off your clothes.
[04:17] Mei
    Huh?
[04:18] Otoyakko
    Don't just sit there looking dumb,
     take it off lickety-split!
[04:20] Mei
    Lickety-split?
[04:21] Otoyakko
    Quickly, now!
[04:21] Mei
    Y-Yes, ma'am!
[04:26] Otoyakko
    Don't take off that part!
[04:28] Mei
    Eh?
[04:29] Otoyakko
    G-Goodness, forgive me.
[04:30] Otoyakko
    I have a bad habit of scolding
    newcomers. It just slipped out.
[04:33] Otoyakko
    A woman from Hakata shouldn't
    speak so rudely.
[04:38] Otoyakko
    Now then, before you put on your
    kimono you need to sit here.
[04:42] Otoyakko
    Let's start by focusing on
    your looks for a moment.
[04:45] Mei
    My looks?
[04:46] Otoyakko
    Before practice or going out,
    a woman prepares herself
[04:48] Otoyakko
    by sitting before a mirror, like this,
     looking at herself and chanting,
[04:51] Otoyakko
    "Make me beautiful, make me beautiful,"
    as if casting a spell.
[04:55] Mei
    Oh, that makes sense.
[04:58] Mei
    Make me beautiful, make me beautiful,
[05:01] Mei
    make me beautiful.
[05:05] Otoyakko
    You're really putting your spirit into it.
[05:07] Otoyakko
    May I ask the reason why you
    are so focused on all of this?
[05:12] Mei
    Of course.
[05:13] Mei
    There's someone who has
    been looking after me,
[05:16] Mei
    and I need to make myself beautiful for him.
[05:21] Mei
    He has been very kind to me,
[05:25] Mei
    and I don't want others to think
    it's strange if I'm by his side.
[05:31] Otoyakko
    You're in love.
[05:32] Mei
    Eh?
[05:33] Otoyakko
    Don't move, now.
[05:34] Mei
    Sorry...
[05:35] Otoyakko
    Perfect.
[05:36] Otoyakko
    I don't mind women like you.
[05:39] Mei
    But I don't know what I'm supposed to do...
[05:43] Otoyakko
    Turn and look at me.
[05:46] Otoyakko
    Ghosts transform with spiritual power,
    while women transform with make-up.
[06:03] Mei
    Hello?
[06:06] Otoyakko
    This will be the real test.
[06:10] Otoyakko
    Try putting this kimono on yourself.
[06:12] Mei
    Okay.
[06:14] Mei
    Let's see...
[06:15] Mei
    This cord ties here like this...
[06:19] Otoyakko
    This is rather hopeless.
[06:21] Mei
    All done!
[06:22] Otoyakko
    Zero points!
[06:23] Mei
    Wha?!
[06:24] Otoyakko
    Pay attention.
[06:25] Otoyakko
    First, your under collar is showing too much.
[06:26] Otoyakko
    It's open too wide and
    needs to be more modest.
[06:28] Mei
    Under collar?
[06:29] Otoyakko
    The area here where you collars overlap.
[06:32] Otoyakko
    And don't pull your inner collar so tightly.
[06:34] Otoyakko
    It's stylish to pull it back
    about the width of a fist.
[06:37] Otoyakko
    This way you wear comfortably wear it open.
[06:40] Mei
    Inner collar?
[06:41] Otoyakko
    "Inner" refers to the back collar area here.
[06:43] Otoyakko
    You don't even know that?
[06:45] Mei
    You're right.
[06:46] Mei
    Your collar is open
    really wide, Otoyakko-san!
[06:49] Otoyakko
    That's because I'm emphasizing my allure.
[06:52] Otoyakko
    It's not wise for you to imitate me,
    since you're trying to become a lady.
[06:55] Otoyakko
    You'll be seen as vulgar
    if you're not careful.
[06:58] Mei
    So that's what it would mean?
    This is so hard.
[07:01] Otoyakko
    Gentlemen can tell a woman's upbringing
    from one look at how she wears her kimono,
[07:06] Otoyakko
    so you must take care.
[07:08] Mei
    I will keep that in mind.
[07:10] Otoyakko
    Now then, your hem.
[07:12] Otoyakko
    You have it pulled up so
    high you look like a child.
[07:15] Mei
    Oh, okay. I thought I would
    trip if it was too long.
[07:18] Otoyakko
    That's because you haven't
    learned how to move properly.
[07:21] Otoyakko
    The hem needs to be just a
    bit longer than you think,
[07:23] Otoyakko
    and having just the slightest hint
    of the ankles showing is best.
[07:28] Otoyakko
    It seems like everything impresses you,
[07:31] Otoyakko
    but why hasn't your sweetheart
    said anything about any of this?
[07:35] Mei
    Well, I get the sense that he's not
    really concerned about such things.
[07:40] Otoyakko
    I would think if a man wanted his woman to
    be beautiful, he'd say a thing or two about it.
[07:45] Mei
    N-No, I'm not his woman
    or anything like that.
[07:48] Otoyakko
    Nevermind that. Try walking around a bit.
[07:51] Mei
    Eh? Uh... huh? Walk around?
[07:53] Mei
    Like this?
[07:54] Otoyakko
    Hey! Think about what you're doing!
[07:56] Otoyakko
    Your kimono will come apart if you walk like that!
[08:02] Otoyakko
    This will require slightly
    more drastic measures.
[08:05] Otoyakko
    We're going to drill this relentlessly.
[08:07] Mei
    Yes, ma'am!
[08:08] Otoyakko
    Straighten your neck and back!
[08:10] Otoyakko
    Relax your shoulders a bit
    and draw them back slightly.
[08:14] Otoyakko
    Too much!
[08:16] Otoyakko
    Don't point your toes out.
[08:18] Otoyakko
    Shorten your stride so you don't
    mess up your hem when you walk.
[08:22] Otoyakko
    Don't walk like a baby chick, either!
[08:25] Otoyakko
    When sitting, slide your hand under
    your knee so the hem folds neatly.
[08:30] Otoyakko
    Try again!
[08:32] Mei
    Yes, ma'am!
[08:32] Otoyakko
    What are you, a roly-poly toy?
[08:35] Otoyakko
    When you go to reach for something,
    gently hold onto your sleeve.
[08:38] Mei
    Got it.
[08:40] Otoyakko
    You shouldn't be able to see your arm!
[08:43] Otoyakko
    Back!
[08:43] Otoyakko
    Shoulders!
[08:44] Otoyakko
    Hem!
[08:44] Otoyakko
    Sleeve!
[08:45] Otoyakko
    Neck!
[08:45] Otoyakko
    Arms!
[08:46] Otoyakko
    Voice!
[08:46] Otoyakko
    Face!
[08:47] Mei
    Huh? Face?
[08:49] Otoyakko
    In all things...
[08:51] Otoyakko
    Do not hesitate! Do not be fazed!
     Be dignified! Graceful! And refined!
[08:54] Mei
    So strict!
[08:56] Otoyakko
    We're not done!
[09:01] Mei
    I had no idea becoming a
    lady would be this hard.
[09:04] Otoyakko
    Beauty isn't won in a day.
[09:07] Proprietress
    Otoyakko.
[09:09] Proprietress
    It is time for supper.
[09:11] Proprietress
    You should have something to eat
    before going to the dinner party.
[09:13] Otoyakko
    Perfect timing, Mother.
[09:15] Otoyakko
    Please give her one of the
    grilled fish from earlier.
[09:18] Proprietress
    Yes, of course.
[09:21] Mei
    You don't have to feed me dinner!
[09:26] Otoyakko
    It's no trouble at all.
[09:27] Otoyakko
    Besides, I'm not exactly
    treating you to dinner.
[09:30] Mei
    Huh?
[09:33] Otoyakko
    Now, go on and eat.
[09:35] Mei
    Are you sure?
[09:37] Mei
    Thank you for the food!
[09:39] Otoyakko
    You idiot!
[09:42] Otoyakko
    Don't stab your chopsticks in so deep!
[09:45] Otoyakko
    When children from good families eat,
[09:47] Otoyakko
    only three-fifths of the chopstick
    tip will be sullied.
[09:49] Mei
    That's all?
[09:51] ---
    That's all.
[09:52] Otoyakko
    They also eat elegantly and beautifully
     without making a sound.
[09:56] Otoyakko
    Now, please eat.
[09:59] Mei
    T-Thank you for the food.
[10:07] Mei
    It's delicious!
[10:09] Mei
    Training is delicious!
[10:11] Otoyakko
    Your training to become
    a lady has only just begun.
[10:15] Otoyakko
    Come here again tomorrow,
    and I will train you intensely.
[10:19] Mei
    Thank you so much!
[10:20] Otoyakko
    Oh, but in exchange,
[10:22] Otoyakko
    do not tell anyone about me
    or about coming here.
[10:26] Otoyakko
    Promise me.
[10:27] Mei
    Okay, I promise!
[10:43] Otojiro
    You have good taste, Mori-san.
[10:53] Mei
    I completely lost track of time.
[10:56] Mei
    I have returned...
[10:58] Ougai
    Well, welcome back.
[11:05] Mei
    I apologize for being out so late.
[11:14] Ougai
    Mei.
[11:18] Mei
    O-Ougai-san?
[11:22] Ougai
    Looks like you had a rather enjoyable outing.
[11:24] Ougai
    Where have you been off to?
[11:26] Mei
    Oh, to Otoya—
[11:28] Mei
    N-Nowhere in particular.
[11:30] Mei
    I just went for a walk and before
    I knew it I lost track of time.
[11:38] Ougai
    Is that so?
[11:40] Ougai
    It is dangerous to be out at night,
    so please try to be careful next time.
[11:43] Mei
    I will.
[11:44] Mei
    I-I'm going to go see if Fumi-san needs help.
[11:50] Mei
    That was too close.
[11:51] Mei
    I made that promise to Otoyakko-san.
[11:54] Syunso
    Watch where you're—!
[11:59] Mei
    I-I'm so sorry, Syunso-san!
[12:03] Syunso
    I wondered where you'd gotten off to.
[12:05] Syunso
    Were you precociously sneaking
    a peek at the amusement quarters?
[12:08] Mei
    T-The amusement quarters?!
[12:10] Syunso
    This is the first time you've
    worn rouge on your lips.
[12:15] Mei
    Shoot!
[12:16] Syunso
    Why bother now?
[12:18] Mei
    D-Do you think Ougai-san noticed it too?
[12:21] Syunso
    I don't know. Why don't you ask him?
[12:24] Mei
    He didn't say anything, though.
[12:25] Syunso
    Then he probably didn't notice.
[12:27] Mei
    Please, don't say anything
    about this to Ougai-san.
[12:34] Syunso
    Fine, if you insist.
[12:36] Mei
    Thank you so much.
[12:41] Syunso
    But in return...
[12:45] Syunso
    I want you to pose as a model for me.
[12:47] Mei
    Model?
[12:49] Syunso
    If you're going to ask me to lie for you,
[12:51] Syunso
    then I think you can at least give
    me a show of good faith in return.
[12:54] Mei
    B-But there's no way I could be a model.
[12:56] Mei
    I don't have a good figure, and I have
    some flab on my tummy that would be
[12:59] Mei
    pretty amazing if I took my clothes off,
     and not in a good way.
[13:02] Syunso
    Huh?
[13:04] Syunso
    Do you think I'm asking you
    to pose nude or something?
[13:08] Mei
    Aren't you?
[13:10] Syunso
    I wouldn't mind if you did.
[13:12] Mei
    No, I couldn't do it.
[13:13] Syunso
    How are you going
    to return this favor, then?
[13:16] Syunso
    Tell me. Come on. Hurry up.
[13:25] Ougai
    That's enough, Syunso.
[13:28] Ougai
    I will not allow you to
    upset my Little Squirrel.
[13:31] Syunso
    I wasn't upsetting her.
[13:33] Syunso
    I was simply asking her to pose for me.
[13:36] Ougai
    Oh?
[13:38] Ougai
    Then let me give you a piece of advice.
[13:41] Ougai
    You haven't briefly forgotten to be respectful
    of your painting's subject, have you?
[13:45] Ougai
    If you're going to ask her to pose for you,
     you should be careful how you phrase it.
[13:50] Syunso
    Fine.
[13:55] Ougai
    Good grief.
[13:56] Ougai
    He must be in a rebellious
    phase with that bad attitude.
[13:59] Ougai
    I am sorry about that, Mei.
[14:01] Mei
    It's fine.
[14:02] Mei
    I better go help now.
[14:04] Mei
    Fumi-san!
[14:17] Otoyakko
    Put all the crows in the world to death.
[14:25] Otoyakko
    I wish to slumber late into
    the morning with my lord.
[14:33] Otoyakko
    What is it?
[14:35] Otoyakko
    Have you finished transferring the beans?
[14:37] Mei
    No, not yet... But, well, I was
    watching you in fascination.
[14:42] Otoyakko
    My, what a tease you are.
[14:44] Otoyakko
    I might have to make you my bride
    if you keep saying such cute things.
[14:49] Mei
    I might discover something new about myself.
[14:54] Otoyakko
    Now what?
[14:57] Kyoka
    Somebody help me!
[14:59] Mei
    Oh, that's...
[15:03] Otoyakko
    I thought that might be you, Kyoka-chan.
[15:05] Kyoka
    Don't call me Kyoka-chan!
[15:08] Otoyakko
    You'd better hurry up now
    or you're going to get bit.
[15:11] Otoyakko
    Can't you run any faster?
[15:15] Kyoka
    Stay away!
[15:16] Mei
    Kyoka-san, quickly, come in here!
[15:21] Mei
    Sorry, doggy, you can't come in.
[15:26] Otoyakko
    Well, now look what you've done.
[15:30] Mei
    I-I'm sorry. Kyoka-san just
    seemed so miserable out there.
[15:34] Otoyakko
    A little puppy like that
    isn't such a big deal.
[15:37] Otoyakko
    Men are not allowed in a geisha house.
[15:39] Mei
    What? They aren't?
[15:41] Kyoka
    Men aren't allowed, my ass.
[15:44] Otoyakko
    No comments from the peanut gallery.
[15:45] Kyoka
    Ow!
[15:46] Mei
    That really hurts, doesn't it?
[15:48] Mei
    I've lost track of how many
    times I've been hit with it.
[15:50] Kyoka
    Huh?
[15:51] Mei
    I have been learning proper
    etiquette here since yesterday.
[15:55] Mei
    I want to become a beautiful and
    elegant woman like Otoyakko-san!
[15:59] Kyoka
    Huh?
[16:01] Otoyakko
    Well, that's the gist of it,
    so please don't bother us.
[16:04] Otoyakko
    I will bring you some water for now.
[16:07] Otoyakko
    Once you've finished it, you need to leave.
[16:09] Mei
    It's a good thing you didn't get bitten.
[16:11] Kyoka
    Shut up!
[16:13] Kyoka
    I wasn't running away from the dog,
[16:15] Kyoka
    I was just making up for my
    lack of exercise as of late.
[16:18] Kyoka
    Why are you looking at me like that?
[16:20] Mei
    S-Sorry.
[16:21] Kyoka
    For crying out loud! I've wound up stranded
    here thanks to your meddling.
[16:26] Kyoka
    What a disaster.
[16:30] Kyoka
    Don't make your stomach growl at me!
[16:32] Kyoka
    You're supposed to be learning
    about manners, you dolt!
[16:34] Mei
    I'm sorry!
[16:36] Kyoka
    Ugh... Here, eating an anpan might help.
[16:39] Mei
    You're giving it to me?
[16:40] Kyoka
    I'm not trying to thank you or anything,
    so don't get the wrong idea.
[16:44] Kyoka
    I wouldn't be able to stand it
    if you started drooling in front of me.
[16:48] Mei
    Thank you so much!
[16:49] Mei
    Time to eat...
[16:52] Mei
    Uh, what kind of ceremony is that?
[16:55] Kyoka
    It's not a ceremony. I'm just
    sterilizing the anpan.
[17:00] Kyoka
    I can't put anything in my mouth when
    I don't know who might've touched it.
[17:04] Kyoka
    If I grill it like this, it'll be
    clean and it won't upset my stomach.
[17:08] Mei
    Is this anpan really that dangerous?
[17:11] Kyoka
    I can never be sure, even if it comes from
    somewhere as famous as the Kimuraya.
[17:15] Mei
    These are famous?
[17:17] Kyoka
    Wait, you haven't heard of the Kimuraya?
[17:19] Mei
    I kinda have and kinda haven't.
[17:22] Kyoka
    Are you dumb or something?
[17:23] Kyoka
    What's with such a vague answer?
[17:26] Kyoka
    Are you dumb? Hey.
[17:27] Kyoka
    Are you dumb?
[17:28] Mei
    You called me dumb three times!
[17:32] Mei
    So good...
[17:33] Kyoka
    Don't just stuff it in your
    mouth. That's vulgar.
[17:36] Kyoka
    I don't get how Mori-san can
    be so interested in you.
[17:41] Mei
    T-That's true. Why would he be
    interested in someone like me?
[17:47] Kyoka
    W-What's with you all of the sudden?
[17:49] Mei
    Well, you are right, Kyoka-san.
[17:51] Mei
    I'm not very smart, nor particularly pretty.
[17:54] Mei
    And I'm constantly being taken care of by
    Ougai-san and I can't really do anything in return.
[17:59] Kyoka
    You should just do something about it, then.
[18:01] Mei
    That's why I'm studying etiquette like this,
    so that I might be able to be somewhat useful.
[18:06] Kyoka
    Hey! You'll get spit everywhere
    if you talk so loud.
[18:09] Kyoka
    I stood in line to
    buy these anpans...
[18:14] Otoyakko
    All right now, there's no need for a girl
    learning manners to make such a ridiculous voice.
[18:22] Kyoka
    The cushion is on fire!
[18:24] Otoyakko
    The fire is spreading!
[18:25] Otoyakko
    Don't come this way!
[18:38] Otoyakko
    What the hell were you two thinking?!
[18:40] Otoyakko
    This place could've gone up
    in flames, you nincompoops!
[18:43] Kyoka
    M-My bad.
[18:44] Mei
    I'm sorry.
[18:45] Kyoka
    Why are you apologizing?
    I'm the one who was using the fire.
[18:49] Mei
    But I was the one who distracted
    you with such an odd conversation.
[18:54] Kyoka
    What? I wouldn't get distracted
    by someone like you!
[18:57] Mei
    So, anyway, were you burned?
[19:00] Kyoka
    Don't worry about me. What about you?
[19:04] Kyoka
    Is your hand okay?
[19:05] Kyoka
    Your kimono didn't catch fire
     or anything, did it?
[19:08] Mei
    No, I'm fine.
[19:09] Otoyakko
    Well now, when did you two
    suddenly get so chummy?
[19:14] Otoyakko
    I'm almost jealous.
[19:16] Kyoka
    Stay back. You'll get germs on me.
[19:18] Mei
    Germs...
[19:20] Otoyakko
    Are you sure you want to speak to me like that?
[19:22] Otoyakko
    Who will be the one compensating me for
    the burned tatami mats and seat cushions?
[19:27] Otoyakko
    On that note, I have something
    to discuss with you.
[19:30] Otoyakko
    There is a large banquet this evening,
    and we don't have enough geisha for it.
[19:34] Kyoka
    No way.
[19:35] Kyoka
    You're going to tell me to dress
    like a girl and go to the party.
[19:39] Otoyakko
    Good guess. I'll be counting on you.
[19:43] Kyoka
    Don't be ridiculous!
[19:44] Kyoka
    Who the heck would imitate some third-rate—
[19:46] Mei
    I'll do it!
[19:48] Kyoka & Otoyakko
    What?
[19:49] Mei
    Otoyakko-san has been taking
    such good care of me,
[19:51] Mei
    and I am also responsible
    for the fire earlier,
[19:54] Mei
    so please let me help somehow!
[19:56] Kyoka
    W-What nonsense are you talking now?
[19:58] Kyoka
    Do you have any idea what
    kind of party this is?
[20:01] Otoyakko
    He's right. I can't have a naïve girl like
    you dealing with a bunch of drunken men.
[20:06] Mei
    But you deal with people like that at work
    every day, don't you, Otoyakko-san?
[20:11] Otoyakko
    Well, it's not exactly every day...
[20:13] Mei
    I will do my very best to
    help you in any way I can!
[20:18] Mei
    Please let me do it!
[20:19] Otoyakko
    You are such a good girl.
[20:22] Otoyakko
    All right, then, since you insist
    with such determination,
[20:25] Otoyakko
    I will gladly accept your help.
[20:28] Otoyakko
    Now, I'm going to give you a cursory lesson
    on manners at a party before tonight,
[20:31] Otoyakko
    so make sure to drum it into your head.
[20:33] Mei
    Yes, ma'am!
[20:34] Otoyakko
    That goes for you too, Kyoka-chan.
[20:36] Kyoka
    No way!
[20:36] Mei
    Let's do our best, Kyoka-san.
[20:38] Kyoka
    Don't touch me!
[20:40] Mei
    Oh, I'm sorry.
[20:42] Otoyakko
    Good grief. What a difficult man he is.
[20:47] Syunso
    You summoned me, Ougai-san?
[20:49] Ougai
    Yes. Do you know where Mei has gone?
[20:52] Syunso
    No idea.
[20:53] Ougai
    Perhaps you know what
    time she will be back?
[20:55] Syunso
    I do not.
[20:56] Ougai
    That presents quite a problem.
[20:58] Syunso
    What is the matter?
[21:00] Ougai
    I received a telegram a little while ago.
[21:02] Ougai
    A popular party is suddenly
    being held this evening.
[21:05] Syunso
    By "popular party," you mean that bothersome
    drinking party where the higher-ups
[21:09] Syunso
    from the government and big shots
    from the industrial groups gather?
[21:14] Ougai
    No need to be so harsh. It is a rather
    useful gathering for exchanging information.
[21:19] Syunso
    And what does that have to
    do with her not being here?
[21:23] Ougai
    I figured I would take this opportunity to
    introduce her as my fiancée to everyone there,
[21:27] Ougai
    but if she's not here, I will
    just have to make do.
[21:29] Ougai
    So it will just be you and I going tonight.
[21:32] Syunso
    I'm going as well?
[21:33] Ougai
    Naturally.
[21:35] Syunso
    What occasion will we
    be drinking to this time?
[21:38] Ougai
    Apparently Iwasaki Tosuke-kun seems to
    want to talk about electric generators.
[21:42] Syunso
    Electric generators?
     So electricity, basically.
[21:45] Ougai
    Well, he is the foremost
    expert in electricity.
[21:48] Syunso
    I wonder if the age of
    electricity is truly upon us.
[21:52] Ougai
    Isn't it fascinating?
[21:54] Ougai
    I am truly curious to see how
    he will develop the conversation
[21:58] Ougai
    in such a crowded room at a party.
[22:03] Ougai
    Syunso.
[22:04] Syunso
    What is it?
[22:05] Ougai
    I have a feeling that something
    delightful will happen this evening.
[22:12] Otoyakko
    You're doing it wrong again!
[22:15] Otoyakko
    Come on now!
[22:17] Otoyakko
    How many times do I have to
    tell you to prop the tip
[22:19] Otoyakko
    of the bottle up with your left
    hand when pouring a drink?!
[22:22] Mei
    Sir, please have one!
[22:25] ---
    No! Wrong!
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
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SIGN    Electricity of Dreams and Passion
[23:31] Ougai
    Behold, you are truly
     a vision this evening.
[23:34] Mei
    This is me?
[23:37] Kyoka
    Ridiculous! I'm done!

Season 1

E6 - Electricity of Dreams and Passion

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SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[01:31] Otoyakko
    A woman's face changes from day to night.
[01:34] Otoyakko
    Make-up is applied lightly, with elegance
    during the day so it does not crack.
[01:38] Mei
    And at night?
[01:40] Otoyakko
    It is done stylishly and alluringly.
[01:44] Otoyakko
    Try not to make such an unattractive noises.
[01:48] Otoyakko
    Especially from such cherry-red lips.
[01:51] Otoyakko
    Behold. You are truly a vision this evening.
[01:56] Mei
    This is me?
[02:01] Otoyakko
    You refer to guests as "sir."
[02:03] Mei
    Other geisha are "onee-san."
[02:06] Otoyakko
    You keep smiling even at
    unfavorable guests and say...
[02:09] Mei
    My, what a terrible jokester you are!
[02:12] Kyoka
    Hey, why do I have to do this?
[02:15] Mei
    You look adorable, Kyoka-san!
[02:18] Otoyakko
    Well now, you've made quite
    an incredible transformation.
[02:21] Otoyakko
    I'll have to make sure not to be outdone.
[02:24] Kyoka
    Stop messing around!
[02:25] Kyoka
    I can't do this! There's no way!
[02:27] Kyoka
    I can't be some working geisha girl!
[02:29] Otoyakko
    Then pay me for the tatami mats.
[02:32] Mei
    Well, it's only for tonight, so let's both
    do our best to get through it together.
[02:37] Otoyakko
    She's right. And besides, all the guests
    that will be there tonight are rich,
[02:41] Otoyakko
    so if everything goes well, we might
    get paid extra on top of our usual fee.
[02:45] Kyoka
    Do you ever think about
    anything besides money?
[02:48] Otoyakko
    They do say that money opens all doors.
[02:51] Otoyakko
    In this day and age, being without
    money is like being without your head.
[02:54] Mei
    You said the guests would be rich...
[02:56] Mei
    What kind of people will be attending
    the festivities this evening?
[02:59] Otoyakko
    This event is called a popular party,
[03:01] Otoyakko
    which is a banquet for all the important
     people who support Japan.
[03:04] Mei
    What? They're really that important?
[03:07] Mei
    Oh, no, now I'm getting nervous.
[03:10] Otoyakko
    Don't look so glum, silly.
[03:13] Otoyakko
    You are my number one student,
[03:15] Otoyakko
    so just hold your head high and stand tall.
[03:18] Mei
    But what if I mess something up?
[03:20] Otoyakko
    You don't need to worry. I will be watching
    over you closely the entire time.
[03:24] Mei
    That's reassuring.
[03:26] Mei
    You're not only beautiful, but you
    have such a big heart, Otoyakko-san!
[03:29] Mei
    Isn't she just the most
    amazing woman, Kyoka-san?
[03:32] Kyoka
    Some woman, indeed.
[03:37] Otoyakko
    Now then, it is time we were on our way.
[03:40] Mei
    Yes, ma'am!
SIGN    Electricity of Dreams and Passion
[03:56] Man B
    Hey! We're out of sake!
[03:58] Otoyakko
    All right, be right with you!
[04:00] Otoyakko
    Now then, get to work, you two.
[04:03] Mei
    Yes, ma'am.
[04:06] Yakumo
    Unbelievable!
[04:09] Mei
    I know that voice...
[04:11] Yakumo
    I wondered who this beautiful geisha
    girl might be, and it's you, Mei-san.
[04:16] Mei
    I thought it was you, Yakumo-san!
[04:17] Mei
    What are you doing here?
[04:18] Yakumo
    I should be the one asking you that!
[04:21] Yakumo
    Why are you here? Are you
    working as a waitress?
[04:24] Mei
    S-Sure, something like that.
[04:27] Yakumo
    I see, I see!
[04:29] Yakumo
    Either way, you look so beautiful!
[04:32] Yakumo
    I truly envy Mori-san!
[04:34] Syunso
    What was that about Ougai-san?
[04:38] Mei
    You're here too, Syunso-san?!
[04:42] Mei
    If Syunso-san is here, that means...
[04:45] Syunso
    You don't need to wonder.
    Ougai-san is on his way here now.
[04:48] Syunso
    Why are you here, and why are you
    dressed up like that, anyway?
[04:52] Mei
    Well, about that...
    Things are kind of complicated...
[04:56] Yakumo
    Hum, hum.
[04:57] Yakumo
    Am I, Lafcadio, the only one hum-humming?
[05:00] Yakumo
    So this is a job you're keeping
     secret from Mori-san.
[05:04] Yakumo
    Okay. I will help you when the time comes.
[05:07] Mei
    T-Thank you so much!
[05:09] Man C
    Hey! Hurry up and bring more warm sake!
[05:11] Mei
    Yes, sir!
[05:13] Mei
    I'm so sorry. I'll be going now.
[05:17] Yakumo
    Hum, hum?
[05:19] Mei
    It's so crowded in there,
    and since I look so different, I'll be able
[05:22] Mei
    to get away without running
    into Ougai-san if I'm lucky.
[05:26] Ougai
    Please pardon me.
[05:28] Mei
    I spoke too soon!
[05:31] Otoyakko
    Well now, I thought I heard
    you out here, Mori-sensei.
[05:34] Ougai
    Why, if it isn't Otoyakko,
     the most famous geisha in Kagurazaka.
[05:39] Otoyakko
    How can you be so formal?
    It's not like we're strangers.
[05:44] Ougai
    You haven't changed a bit.
[05:46] Otoyakko
    Don't you mean to say I'm
    as beautiful as ever?
[05:46] Mei
    They know each other?
[05:49] Ougai
    Is your apprentice there a new addition?
[05:52] Otoyakko
    How astute you are.
    She is merely in training.
[05:55] Otoyakko
    She has struggled her way here
    fresh from the countryside.
[05:57] Ougai
    Oh?
[05:59] Otoyakko
    She is a rather lovely girl.
[06:01] Otoyakko
    She has been coming to me
    to learn proper etiquette,
[06:04] Otoyakko
    so she won't disgrace
    the man she cares about.
[06:07] Otoyakko
    Isn't it the sweetest thing?
[06:10] Ougai
    Proper etiquette?
[06:12] Otoyakko
    You there, don't just stand
    there all day. Go back inside.
[06:16] Otoyakko
    Your guests are waiting.
[06:18] Mei
    Y-Yes, Onee-san. Please excuse me, sir!
[06:21] Ougai
    She truly is a wonderful young woman.
[06:23] Otoyakko
    Isn't she?
[06:25] Ougai
    So, are you eventually planning to keep
    her close as an apprentice geisha?
[06:29] Otoyakko
    Huh?
[06:30] Ougai
    You had her come to this party so that you
    could assess her suitability, correct?
[06:34] Otoyakko
    You are a cunning man.
[06:37] Otoyakko
    Frankly, I hadn't thought that far ahead,
    but I wouldn't mind if it happened.
[06:42] Ougai
    I see.
[06:44] Otoyakko
    I can't let a special girl like that go
    to waste on a fine man like yourself.
[06:49] Otoyakko
    With proper refining, she
    could be a shining jewel.
[06:51] Ougai
    Do you mean to steal her from me?
[06:54] Otoyakko
    That might be entertaining as well.
[06:57] Ougai
    Who is the cunning one now?
[07:01] Man A
    Hey, I'm out of sake!
[07:04] Man B
    Me, too!
[07:05] Mei
    Yes, sir!
[07:08] Mei
    No matter how many bottles
    I bring them, it's never enough.
[07:10] Mei
    How much can these men drink?
[07:12] Man B
    Woman! Come, sit on my lap and serve me!
[07:15] Mei
    Umm, umm, umm...
[07:17] Mei
    My, what a terrible jokester you are!
[07:19] Man B
    Come on, come on, come on, come on!
[07:22] Mei
    H-Huh?
[07:23] Man B
    Why do you keep running away?
[07:25] Man B
    Come on, come over here!
[07:26] Kyoka
    No, don't touch me!
[07:28] Mei
    Sir!
[07:30] Man B
    What do you want?
[07:32] Mei
    You mustn't sexually harass people.
[07:35] Man B
    S-Sexual harassment?
[07:36] Yakumo
    Allow me to explain!
[07:38] Yakumo
    Sexual harassment is a term which refers to
[07:42] Yakumo
    extremely ungentlemanly,
    disgraceful behavior.
[07:44] Yakumo
    Proper ladies and gentlemen should
    not partake of such behavior.
[07:48] Man B
    Okay, got it.
[07:51] Mei
    Thank you so much, Yakumo-san.
[07:53] Man A
    The geisha here today are
    especially excellent.
[07:56] Man A
    How would you two like to
    do things with me tonight?
[07:58] Mei
    T-Tonight? Now, wait just a minute...
[08:01] Syunso
    You there! Please tell
    me what's in this dish.
[08:05] Mei
    Syunso-san?
[08:06] Mei
    Y-Yes, right away.
[08:09] Mei
    Pardon me, sir.
[08:12] Mei
    This dish?
[08:14] Syunso
    I don't actually care about the dish.
[08:16] Syunso
    Anyway, you shouldn't get too
    close to the drunk ones.
[08:22] Mei
    Thank you for getting me out of there.
[08:25] Syunso
    Left to your own devices,
[08:27] Syunso
    you'd make a careless mistake
    with someone important.
[08:30] Mei
    Eh, that man is someone important?
[08:33] Syunso
    They all are.
[08:34] Mei
    Huh. They all just seem like
    drunk old men to me.
[08:40] Mei
    Kyoka-san's been caught again!
[08:44] Syunso
    Do you really need to take
    care of him so much?
[08:47] Syunso
    Izumi is a man, so he'll be fine.
[08:49] Mei
    But Kyoka-san is a germophobe.
[08:52] Mei
    It has nothing to do with
    being a man or a woman.
[08:58] Syunso
    Why do you try so hard for everyone?
[09:03] Mei
    Touching is not allowed, sir!
[09:05] Man C
    Shut up! Butts exist to be touched!
[09:08] Mei
    That's absurd!
[09:09] Mei
    But, you see, umm... she...
    yes! She is betrothed!
[09:14] Mei
    Being betrothed is the
    same as having a fiancée,
[09:16] Mei
    which is also the same as an intended.
[09:18] Mei
    Okay, okay?
SIGN    Intended Fiancée Betrothed
[09:19] Yakumo
    They all mean the same thing!
[09:21] Man C
    Betrothed? Just break it off or something!
[09:24] Mei
    What an awful thing to say!
[09:26] Mei
    I am of an age where I am
    sensitive to words like "fiancée"!
[09:30] Man C
    Don't think you're going to get away
    with speaking to me like that!
[09:34] Kyoka
    I can't do this anymore...
[09:37] Kyoka
    Insisting that I break things off
    would only be appropiate if I were a geisha.
[09:40] Kyoka
    And I'm not even a woman,
    let alone a geisha,
[09:43] Kyoka
    so you might as well just tell me to die!
[09:47] Kyoka
    I've had enough!
[09:50] Man C
    P-Perhaps I've had too much to drink.
[09:58] Charlie
    Now then, one and all,
[10:00] Charlie
    Shokyokusai Ten'ichi would
    like a moment of your time.
[10:08] Mei
    Huh?
[10:12] Mei
    Where have I seen him before?
[10:15] Tosuke
    I would like to sincerely thank
    you for listening to my wishes
[10:19] Tosuke
    and holding a special popular party today.
[10:25] Mei
    Who is that?
[10:29] Syunso
    That is Iwasaki Tosuke,
[10:31] Syunso
    a famous investor and the foremost figure
    in electrical generator research.
[10:35] Mei
    Electrical generator?
    That means electricity, right?
[10:38] Mei
    I had no idea there was someone
    like that in this time.
[10:42] Tosuke
    Before I make my argument,
[10:44] Tosuke
    please enjoy a performance by
    the greatest magician of the age.
[10:49] Mei
    Wait, is that Charlie-san?
[10:53] Otoyakko
    Impressive.
[10:55] Mei
    You startled us.
[10:56] Mei
    What do you mean?
[10:57] Otoyakko
    When it comes to negotiating, giving
    the other party something first
[11:01] Otoyakko
    makes them feel that they, too,
    have to give something back.
[11:04] Otoyakko
    That man, Tosuke,
[11:07] Otoyakko
    will likely get down to business after
    everyone has enjoyed themselves to the fullest.
[11:11] Syunso
    In other words, he's a pretty shrewd person.
[11:14] Charlie
    Now, for all those present,
[11:16] Charlie
    in a great magical transcendence
    of time and space,
[11:22] Charlie
    I will bring forth here
    a profoundly mysterious creature
[11:24] Charlie
    from the far southern reaches of Egypt!
[11:34] Charlie
    Laura-chan, the Bactrian
    camel, makes her debut!
[11:42] Ougai
    This is absolutely splendid.
[11:44] Mei
    Ougai-san!
[11:47] Mei
    W-Wait, Ou—
[11:49] Ougai
    There is debate about whether their
    humps are filled with water or fat.
[11:54] Ougai
    I would like to touch them to be sure.
[11:56] Mei
    B-Be careful, Ougai-sa— I mean, sir!
[12:00] Ougai
    What for? This creature has surprisingly
    gentle features, does it not?
[12:09] Mei
    Ougai-san!
[12:17] Ougai
    Oops. I guess I made her angry?
[12:20] Charlie
    She's usually gentle, though.
[12:22] Kyoka
    I can relate. Being touched is a pain.
[12:25] Mei
    How can you be so calm right now?!
[12:29] Charlie
    One must never underestimate
    wild animals, I guess.
[12:32] Mei
    Hey now, Charlie-san!
[12:34] Charlie
    I once brought out an Indian
    elephant, and it almost trampled me.
[12:37] Charlie
    I'll have to be more careful next time.
[12:39] Mei
    I want to trample you right now!
[12:41] Charlie
    Eh, what for? As a reward?
[12:43] Mei
    Why are you happy about that? You pervert!
[12:46] Charlie
    Based on your appearance, you seem
    to be fully enjoying this time period.
[12:50] Mei
    That's not the issue right now!
[12:53] Charlie
    Sorry, but just be a bit more
    patient until the full moon.
[12:58] Mei
    Until the full moon?
[13:00] Charlie
    I know. You wish to get
    back sooner, don't you?
[13:04] Mei
    No, I'm all right.
[13:07] Mei
    I can wait that long.
[13:09] Mei
    What? He's gone?
[13:11] Mei
    Huh? And the room's cleaned up...
[13:14] Man D
    Fukuzawa Yukichi-sensei has arrived.
[13:19] Fukuzawa
    Be at ease everyone.
[13:21] Mei
    Wait, Fukuzawa Yukichi? The guy
    on the 10,000 yen bill?!
[13:24] Fukuzawa
    You there, young lady.
[13:26] Fukuzawa
    Would you mind also getting
    this man something to drink?
[13:29] Fujita
    No need.
[13:30] Fujita
    I am serving as your
    bodyguard at the moment.
[13:33] Mei
    Fujita-san!
[13:35] Fujita
    You are...?
[13:36] Mei
    Welcome.
[13:38] Tosuke
    Thank you very much for coming,
    Fukuzawa-sensei.
[13:42] Fukuzawa
    I came to listen to your important speech,
    that concerns the future of Japan.
[13:48] Tosuke
    Much obliged.
[13:49] Man A
    Iwasaki, is your nonsense
    worth listening to?
[13:53] Tosuke
    It is not nonsense.
[13:55] Tosuke
    Electricity is vital to Japan if we are
    to be equals to various countries
[13:59] Tosuke
    of Europe and America,
    instead of being outdone.
[14:02] Tosuke
    Furthermore, it is a well-known fact
    that existing gas lamps have problems
[14:06] Tosuke
    such as concerns of explosions and of
    poisoning from insufficient ventilation,
[14:10] Tosuke
    as well as depletion of fuel.
[14:11] Man A
    Are you saying that electricity
    doesn't have those issues?
[14:13] Man B
    Have you forgotten about
    those who were gravely injured
[14:16] Man B
    because of an electric light
    you installed as an experiment?
[14:18] Mei
    Eh? People were injured?
[14:20] Tosuke
    That is because one of the curious onlookers
    inadvertently touched the wire.
[14:24] Man C
    So you say,
[14:26] Man C
    but even the sparrows and crows who
    perched on the wire were not unharmed!
[14:29] Man B
    Electricity is the devil's light!
    It only curses and kills human!
[14:32] Men
    That's right, that's right!
[14:34] Mei
    The devil's light? Electricity is a curse?
[14:37] Tosuke
    Utterly absurd.
[14:39] Tosuke
    I cannot believe these are the opinions of
    any self-respecting, knowledgeable person.
[14:43] Tosuke
    Mentioning things like curses
    in this age of enlightenment...
[14:45] Man A
    What do you know!
[14:47] Man A
    Besides, the lamplighters who light the gas
    lamps are respected by the general public.
[14:51] Man A
    Are you going to take away
    that honorable position?
[14:53] Man C
    And most importantly,
[14:55] Man C
    regarding fuel, the cost
    of electricity stands out.
[14:58] Tosuke
    That is why I am here
    asking for investments.
[15:02] Tosuke
    I would like you to understand
    that it is necessary for us
[15:04] Tosuke
    to fund the electrical power business in
    order for Japan to overtake other countries.
[15:09] Man A
    Don't be ridiculous.
[15:10] Man A
    We have more than enough lights already!
[15:12] Tosuke
    No, they are not enough to
    light the future of Japan.
[15:16] Tosuke
    Fukuzawa-sensei, please state your decision.
[15:20] Mei
    Even though he worked so hard...
[15:23] Tosuke
    Fukuzawa-sensei...
[15:24] Man B
    Knock it off, Iwasaki!
    Your behavior is unsightly.
[15:26] Man C
    Yes, he's right!
[15:28] Man C
    Electricity is nothing more
    than your silly dream!
[15:31] Men
    That's right, that's right!
[15:33] Fujita
    Hey, woman, what are you doing?
[15:34] Mei
    It is not just a silly dream!
[15:44] Mei
    Things would be really wonderful
    if we had electricity!
[15:47] Mei
    It is a truly amazing thing!
[15:49] Kyoka
    Her lack of vocabulary leaves
    a lot to be desired.
[15:52] Mei
    I mean, with electricity, there are
    so many possibilities!
[15:56] Mei
    You can completely transform a dark and
    gloomy night bright as day right in a flash!
[16:03] Fujita
    Halt!
[16:04] Mei
    You can easily clean the house without
    back pain by just pressing a button!
[16:11] Mei
    A shower will always be hot whether
    it's spring, summer, fall, or winter!
[16:17] Ougai
    La, la, la, la!
[16:18] Mei
    You can talk with someone
    face-to-face even from far away!
[16:21] Yakumo
    Hello there, oh my fair lady!
[16:25] Mei
    You can make any changes you like, as
    often as you like, to electric drawings!
[16:34] Syunso
    Art is an explosion!
[16:37] Mei
    There's absolutely no worry about fires, and
    there's cooking food, and sterilization!
[16:41] Kyoka
    No more germs! What a great world this is!
[16:45] Mei
    La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la,
[16:48] Mei
    Do all your massages and
    beauty routines at home!
[16:52] Otoyakko
    This is so nice, this is so nice!
[16:55] Mei
    You can travel all over Japan as much as
    you want with a limited express train!
[17:01] All
    Yay!
[17:02] Mei
    Turn on the air conditioner, and it cools
    in the summer and warms in the winter!
[17:07] All
    Feels so nice!
[17:09] Mei
    Anything and everything is at your fingertips!
    All you have to do is press a button!
[17:15] Charlie
    Electricity is magical, tap-tap-tap!
[17:18] Mei
    The thing that makes everyone's life easier,
[17:21] Mei
    that would be, that would be,
     that would be!
[17:24] All
    Electricity, electricity,
    electricity, electricity!
[17:27] Mei
    What is a friend to us humans?
[17:29] All
    Electricity, electricity,
    electricity, electricity!
[17:32] Charlie
    The future must be a bright one!
[17:35] Mei
    You can do anything with electricity!
[17:38] Mei
    Now, now, everybody sing it with me!
[17:41] Mei
    One!
[17:41] Mei
    Two!
[17:42] Mei
    Three!
[17:44] All
    Electricity is king!
[17:53] Fukuzawa
    Wonderful.
[17:54] Fukuzawa
    He who will not advance will fall behind,
[17:56] Fukuzawa
    and he who will not fall
    behind will surely advance.
[17:59] Fukuzawa
    Iwasaki-kun, I would be
    happy to work with you.
[18:02] Tosuke
    Thank you so much, Fukuzawa-sensei.
[18:05] Man D
    Now, let's make a night of it!
[18:09] Otoyakko
    I thought it might come to that!
[18:11] Otoyakko
    Ladies, make sure to work hard
    and give them plenty to drink!
[18:14] Otoyakko
    Bring out the Denki Bran!
[18:15] Geisha
    Okay!
[18:21] Mei
    I'm really tired all of a sudden.
[18:23] Tosuke
    The electrical power business might actually
    be able to continue, thanks to you.
[18:28] Tosuke
    I am truly grateful.
[18:29] Mei
    Oh, no, I just thought it would
    be nice if we had electricity.
[18:33] Tosuke
    I had only thought about
    lighting things up at night.
[18:37] Tosuke
    But it is wonderful that you were
    able to think about how it might play
[18:42] Tosuke
    into all aspects of people's lives.
[18:44] Mei
    Not at all. Lighting things up
    is the most important part.
[18:50] Tosuke
    What a mysterious person you are.
[18:51] Tosuke
    If I had a woman like you by my side,
[18:54] Tosuke
    I would be able to keep dreaming
    well into the future.
[18:58] Tosuke
    Intelligent young lady, I would like
    to acquire all the knowledge you have.
[19:05] Ougai
    Mei, may I have a moment?
[19:11] Mei
    Of course.
[19:14] Mei
    Pardon me... Tosuke-san,
    was it? I must be going.
[19:20] Tosuke
    I cannot believe such a
    woman exists in this time.
[19:27] Mei
    Has he figured it out?
[19:29] Kyoka
    Hey, wait, you!
[19:32] Kyoka
    What is it?
[19:33] Tosuke
    Ah, nothing.
[19:36] Yakumo
    I was deeply moved by the splendidness
    of electricity, Iwasaki-san!
[19:40] Tosuke
    Oh, thank you.
[19:41] Yakumo
    With electricity, I will be able to call
    my best friend Fujita-san all the time.
[19:46] Yakumo
    I am so emotional about it,
    I cannot stop my tears.
[19:47] Syunso
    He's a weepy drunk?
[19:49] Fujita
    Who are you calling your best friend?
[19:51] Otoyakko
    I don't mind a man like that.
[19:54] Kyoka
    Huh?
[19:55] Fujita
    You there, do something about this drunkard.
[19:57] Otoyakko
    Excuse me? You're awfully cocky for a cop.
[19:59] Fujita
    Unhand me.
[20:00] Otoyakko
    I'm going to melt that stubbornness
    out of you today, so get ready!
[20:05] Fujita
    Stop it!
[20:07] Kyoka
    They're totally drunk, too.
[20:10] Syunso
    They did drink quite a bit...
[20:18] Ougai
    Is it hard for you to be in the mansion?
[20:20] Mei
    Eh?
[20:22] Ougai
    It seems I placed quite a heavy burden on you,
[20:24] Ougai
    just by calling you my fiancée.
[20:28] Ougai
    That led you to find a
    place here to devote yourself
[20:31] Ougai
    to studying the manners
    and etiquette of a lady.
[20:35] Ougai
    And to Kawakami-kun.
[20:38] Mei
    Kawakami-kun?
[20:40] Ougai
    Otoyakko is Kawakami Otojiro-kun.
[20:43] Mei
    Huh? Otoyakko-san is O-Otojiro-san?!
[20:48] Ougai
    You didn't know?
[20:50] Ougai
    Really?
[20:52] Ougai
    So I cooked that mochi for nothing.
[20:54] Mei
    Mochi?
[20:56] Ougai
    Oh, nevermind.
[20:57] Ougai
    It was quite unlike me,
    but I was a bit concerned
[21:00] Ougai
    you might have been taken away.
[21:02] Mei
    Huh?
[21:03] Ougai
    You really have no idea,
    do you, Little Squirrel?
[21:06] Ougai
    Just how much power you have
    to charm those around you.
[21:11] Mei
    I just wanted to find
    a way to thank you.
[21:16] Ougai
    Thank me?
[21:18] Mei
    You saved me at the
    Rokumeikan and let me stay
[21:20] Mei
    in your home despite
    having lost my memories.
[21:28] Ougai
    Mei...
[21:31] Ougai
    Stay with me.
[21:32] Mei
    Ougai-san?
[21:35] Ougai
    Stay in my mansion forever.
[21:39] Mei
    I want to.
[21:40] Mei
    I want to stay there forever.
[21:43] Ougai
    Then stay. Stay as long as you like.
[21:46] Ougai
    Be it a year or even ten years.
[21:49] Mei
    All right.
[21:58] Ougai
    Let's go eat the cutlet at
    Rengatei, then go home.
[22:04] Mei
    Okay.
[22:07] Otoyakko
    Come on now!
[22:09] Otoyakko
    When you're drunk, it doesn't matter
    if you're with a man or a woman!
[22:11] Fujita
    I agree.
[22:13] Fujita
    I'm going to kill you here, whether
    you're a man or a woman.
[22:17] Yakumo
    Pwease stop fighting over me!
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[23:30] Kyoka
    Come back, Shirayuki.
[23:34] Kyoka
    If I can't have that,
[23:37] Kyoka
    I'm going to end it here and now!

Season 1

E7 - I Miss You Dearly, Rainy Day

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SIGN    "Indeed, I am resentful."
SIGN    Demon Pond
[01:50] Kyoka
    Shirayuki...
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[02:09] Mei
    The cutlet at Rengatei was so good.
[02:16] Mei
    Ougai-san...
[02:19] (Flashback) Ougai
    Then stay. Stay as long as you like.
[02:25] (Flashback) Mei
    I want to.
[02:27] Mei
    I want to stay here forever.
[02:34] (Flashback) Charlie
    I can send you back on the next full moon.
[02:45] Syunso
    It's really coming down.
[02:47] Syunso
    With the amount of rain we've been having,
    the water level of Shinobazu Pond has risen.
[02:51] Ougai
    Is that so?
[02:52] Syunso
    I heard the Supernatural
    Division is stirring.
[02:55] Ougai
    They are?
[02:58] Syunso
    Yes.
[03:07] Mei
    It's clearing up.
[03:10] Mei
    Come on, Syunso-san! While the sun is out!
[03:13] Syunso
    Huh?
[03:14] Mei
    Let's go find the black cat.
SIGN    I Miss You Dearly, Rainy Day
[03:27] Mei
    Meow, meow, black kitty, meow...
[03:32] Syunso
    So, what's your secret weapon today?
[03:36] Mei
    Silver vine! Cats just love silver vine.
[03:39] Syunso
    I see.
[03:41] Mei
    Kitty, kitty, meow, kitty, kitty, meow...
[03:45] Taki
    Pigeons, coo, coo, pigeons, coo, coo...
[03:49] Taki
    Here, I have some delicious beans for you.
[03:52] Taki
    Pigeons, coo, coo, pigeons, coo, coo...
[03:57] Taki
    This tempo is andante.
[03:58] Taki
    Pigeons, coo, coo, pigeons, coo, coo...
[04:05] Taki
    Hey, wait!
[04:11] Taki
    Wait, come back!
[04:15] Mei
    Do pigeons like silver vine, too?
[04:18] Syunso
    I have no idea!
[04:25] Mei
    That was unexpected.
[04:35] Syunso
    Shinobazu Pond... I guess
    the stories were true.
[04:39] Syunso
    Let's go. It isn't safe here.
[04:41] Mei
    Okay.
[04:42] Kyoka
    Hushabye, hushabye, my darling baby.
[04:51] Kyoka
    You are such a good little
    child, hushabye now.
[05:02] Kyoka
    Where—
[05:09] Kyoka
    What?
[05:14] Mei
    Pardon us.
[05:15] Kyoka
    Now, wait just a minute!
[05:16] Kyoka
    You think I'm some weirdo that likes
[05:18] Kyoka
    to sing to myself as I stare
    off at a pond, don't you?
[05:21] Mei
    Wait, you're not?
[05:22] Kyoka
    No!
[05:26] Mei
    So, the dragon goddess
    from your play escaped?
[05:31] Syunso
    A divine spirit, huh?
[05:34] Mei
    What happened after she escaped?
[05:38] Kyoka
    She came here to Shinobazu Pond.
[05:40] Kyoka
    The play I'm writing, Demon Pond,
    is a story about the dragon goddess,
[05:44] Kyoka
    Shirayuki, who is in love with
    the distant lord of Senja Pond.
[05:50] Kyoka
    She only has one wish,
[05:53] Kyoka
    which is to go and be with the man she loves.
[05:55] Kyoka
    However, because of a promise made long
    ago, she is unable to leave her pond.
[06:02] Kyoka
    If she goes against that
    promise, Shirayuki will die
[06:06] Kyoka
    and a flood will occur, sinking the village
    into the watery depths.
[06:11] Kyoka
    Shirayuki suffers because of this.
[06:15] Kyoka
    To help console her,
     the villagers would sing a lullaby.
[06:21] Mei
    Oh, so that's why you were
    singing that song earlier.
[06:24] Kyoka
    Yeah. Got it now?
[06:25] Mei
    Yes.
[06:27] Kyoka
    On the night of the recent red full moon...
[06:30] (Flashback) Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[06:32] Kyoka
    Shirayuki was afraid that the play
    I was writing would end in tragedy,
[06:37] Kyoka
    so she escaped.
[06:40] (Flashback) Kyoka
    Shirayuki, wait!
[06:43] (Flashback) Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[06:47] Kyoka
    This long stretch of rain we've been
    having is because of her, as well.
[06:51] Mei
    Then, will Shirayuki-san not
    be reunited with her lover
[06:55] Mei
    in the play you're writing?
[06:59] Kyoka
    I'm not sure.
[07:01] Mei
    Huh?
[07:03] Kyoka
    I don't even know.
[07:06] Kyoka
    I can't continue writing unless
    Shirayuki returns to the play.
[07:12] Kyoka
    I want Shirayuki to come back.
[07:15] Kyoka
    I want to write the rest of the story.
[07:19] Mei
    M-Maybe there is something I can do to help!
[07:25] Mei
    We can get Shirayuki-san back together!
[07:27] Kyoka
    Wha?
[07:28] Kyoka
    What the heck is a dolt like you gonna do?
[07:31] Kyoka
    Those guys from the Supernatural
    Division are skulking around, too.
[07:34] Mei
    If Shirayuki-san is slain by Fujita-san,
    Demon Pond will remain unfinished.
[07:40] Mei
    There has to be a way.
[07:42] Kyoka
    Don't touch me!
[07:45] Mei
    Let's come up with something
    together, Kyoka-san!
[07:48] Kyoka
    I never asked you to decide for me.
[07:49] Mei
    It'll be fine.
[07:51] Kyoka
    What part of it will?
[07:52] Mei
    Umm... All of it!
[07:56] Ougai
    Absolutely not!
[07:59] Mei
    W-Why not?
[08:01] Ougai
    You were supposed to be searching for
    Syunso's black cat, were you not?
[08:05] Ougai
    Why were you in such a dangerous area?
[08:08] Ougai
    Syunso, she was in your care.
[08:12] Syunso
    M-My apologies.
[08:14] Mei
    Syunso-san is not at fault.
[08:16] Mei
    I just want to do something for
    Kyoka-san and Shirayuki-san.
[08:19] Ougai
    Mei, I want you to look for the black cat.
[08:25] Mei
    I swear I won't do anything dangerous.
[08:29] Ougai
    Mei...
[08:31] Ougai
    I am not a Tamayori,
[08:33] Ougai
    so I would not be able to tell if something
    dangerous was getting close to you.
[08:39] Ougai
    You understand, don't you?
[08:43] Mei
    Yes.
[08:47] Ougai
    Mei, can you speak English?
[08:50] Mei
    Eh?! Uh, w-well...
[08:53] Mei
    A-A little.
[08:57] Ougai
    Mei, you should study English more.
[09:00] Ougai
    There will be quite a
    number of foreign guests
[09:03] Ougai
    at the upcoming formal
    fiancée presentation.
[09:07] Ougai
    Do you understand, Mei?
[09:09] Mei
    Y-Yes, I do.
[09:13] Ougai
    Very good.
[09:20] Mei
    He totally evaded me.
[09:24] Syunso
    Wait.
[09:29] Mei
    Syunso-san?
[09:32] Syunso
    I don't think you should get involved.
[09:35] Mei
    Huh?
[09:37] Syunso
    Unlike with my black cat, where the cause is clear,
[09:40] Syunso
    Izumi is the only one who can
     resolve the Shirayuki situation.
[09:43] Mei
    B-But...
[09:46] Syunso
    You know, Ougai-san isn't the
    only one who worries about you.
[10:13] Police Officer A
    Damn, will this blasted rain ever stop?
[10:16] Police Officer B
    The pond is going to breach its banks
     tonight at this rate.
[10:28] Kyoka
    Come home, Shirayuki.
[10:30] Kyoka
    You won't be able to accomplish
    anything staying here.
[10:34] Kyoka
    Come back within me.
[10:45] Kyoka
    That idiot...
[10:49] Mei
    I'm sorry, Ougai-san, but I just have to...
[10:56] Mei
    Please, Shirayuki-san, go back to Kyoka-san.
[11:01] Mei
    Never being able to be with the
    one you love is hard, isn't it?
[11:08] Mei
    I know how you must feel.
[11:11] Mei
    I also want to be with the one I love.
[11:15] Mei
    You know, he even told me that
    he wanted me to stay forever.
[11:21] Mei
    But I'm going to have to go back.
[11:26] Mei
    I'll have to leave him in half a month.
[11:32] Mei
    I'm sure I'll never be able
    to see him again after that.
[11:37] Mei
    I want to stay with you forever...
[11:40] Mei
    Ougai-san.
[11:49] Fujita
    So it was a ghost after all.
[11:59] Police Officer A
    What's that?
[12:05] Kyoka
    Hey! Get away from the pond!
[12:09] Mei
    Kyoka-san?
[12:13] Police Officer A
    What the heck?!
[12:17] Fujita
    You finally show yourself.
[12:20] Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[12:26] Mei
    That's Shirayuki-san?!
[12:28] Kyoka
    Crap, she's lost control.
[12:34] Kyoka
    Come on, you dolt, hurry up!
[12:36] Mei
    R-Right.
[12:37] Kyoka
    Shirayuki, calm down!
[12:40] Kyoka
    This isn't where you're supposed to be!
[12:54] Mei
    Kyoka-san!
[12:57] Kyoka
    Shirayuki! I'm the one who created you!
[13:00] Kyoka
    So please come back to me!
[13:06] Fujita
    Evacuate nearby residents immediately!
[13:08] Fujita
    The banks are going to breach!
[13:11] Fujita
    Pretending to be a dragon
    god? Foolish ghost.
[13:17] Mei
    Kyoka-san!
[13:18] Fujita
    Izumi Kyoka?
[13:22] Shirayuki
    How resentful I am...
[13:25] Shirayuki
    Were it not for that accursed promise,
    I could be with my beloved for all eternity.
[13:31] Kyoka
    Shirayuki...
[13:34] Shirayuki
    Cease with that infernal noise!
[13:43] Fujita
    Izumi Kyoka!
[13:45] Fujita
    What is a lowly writer
    like you doing here?
[13:49] Fujita
    It appears that you have something
    to do with this endless rain.
[13:54] Fujita
    Tell me all the details.
[13:56] Mei
    Please wait!
[13:57] Fujita
    You again? Move!
[13:59] Mei
    I will not.
[14:00] Mei
    Kyoka-san is trying to help Shirayuki-san!
[14:04] Fujita
    Shirayuki? Is that the name of that monster?
[14:11] Shirayuki
    I want to see him.
[14:13] Shirayuki
    I want to be with my beloved right now!
[14:18] Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[14:20] Mei
    Please listen to us, Shirayuki-san!
[14:22] Shirayuki
    Insolent humans! Do not come near me.
[14:26] Shirayuki
    I will no longer listen to anyone!
[14:29] Fujita
    The monster is right there!
[14:34] Shirayuki
    I will not cast aside love for my life.
[14:38] Shirayuki
    Every single one of you!
[14:40] Shirayuki
    I will trample anyone who
    dares to try and stop me!
[14:44] Mei
    No, Shirayuki-san!
[14:46] Mei
    Stop!
[14:53] Kyoka
    You idiot!
[15:32] Mei
    Shirayuki-san...
[15:37] Mei
    Please, go back to Kyoka-san.
[15:43] Mei
    The man you love is within Kyoka-san.
[15:53] Shirayuki
    I cannot believe the words of a human.
[15:59] Mei
    You will never be able to
    see him again like this.
[16:03] Mei
    Shirayuki-san, please believe in Kyoka-san.
[16:09] Mei
    Believe in him.
[16:17] Mei
    I can't breathe.
[16:21] Mei
    Ougai-san, I'm so sorry.
[16:25] Mei
    I know I promised I wouldn't
    do anything dangerous.
[16:48] Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[16:56] Kyoka
    Come back to me, Shirayuki.
[17:00] Kyoka
    Shirayuki...
[17:02] Kyoka
    If...
[17:05] Kyoka
    If you can't do that, then I will share
    my fate with you here!
[17:16] Kyoka
    Shira...
[17:37] Ougai
    Mei! Mei!
[17:41] Ougai
    Mei!
[17:47] Ougai
    Mei!
[17:49] Mei
    Ougai-san...
[17:55] Ougai
    You fool!
[17:59] Ougai
    You fool...
[18:02] Mei
    Ougai-san.
[18:28] Mei
    Shirayuki-san...
[18:34] Shirayuki
    Love creates such remarkable
    strength of spirit.
[18:41] Shirayuki
    I will return, back to within you.
[18:50] Shirayuki
    Back to my beloved.
[18:52] Kyoka
    Shirayuki!
[19:08] Kyoka
    Shirayuki...
[19:27] Mei
    Shirayuki-san, you went
    back inside Kyoka-san.
[20:05] Mei
    I-It hurts!
[20:07] Mei
    Muscle pain?!
[20:12] Mei
    G-Good morning.
[20:15] Ougai
    Well, good morning, Little Squirrel.
[20:19] Ougai
    Did you sleep well?
[20:21] Mei
    I-I did, and, well...
[20:24] Ougai
    You have a visitor.
[20:31] Mei
    Kyoka-san!
[20:33] Kyoka
    You doing okay?
[20:35] Mei
    Yes, I am! No, I'm in pain.
[20:39] Kyoka
    My story is progressing.
[20:43] Mei
    Really? That's great!
[20:46] Mei
    So, what's going to happen
    with Shirayuki-san's romance?
[20:50] Kyoka
    You want to know?
[20:51] Mei
    Of course I do!
[20:53] Kyoka
    I can't just tell you the
    outcome of a creative work.
[20:58] Kyoka
    If you're interested, come
    and see it next month.
[21:01] Kyoka
    A certain third-rate actor
    will be performing it.
[21:03] Mei
    Third-rate actor?
[21:05] Mei
    Oh, you mean Otojiro-san!
[21:08] Mei
    Okay, then I will definitely
    come and see it.
[21:10] Mei
    I wonder how everything
    is going to turn out!
[21:14] Mei
    Okay, but please tell me
    just one little detail.
[21:17] Kyoka
    Not a chance!
[21:18] Mei
    Then at least tell me if
    everything works out.
[21:19] Kyoka
    That would be like giving it all away.
[21:31] Kyoka
    I hope your romance works out as well.
[21:38] Syunso
    You pushed yourself too far.
[21:39] Mei
    Does that mean it works out
    for Shirayuki-san, too?!
[21:42] Mei
    I'm so glad!
[21:44] Mei
    Thank you so much!
[21:54] Kyoka
    Y-You're so weird! I'm the
    one who was thanking you.
[21:59] Kyoka
    See you next month.
[22:01] Mei
    Yes, next month.
[22:09] Mei
    Next month...
[22:14] Mei
    I will no longer
[22:19] Mei
    be here next month.
[22:24] Ougai
    W-Wait, not that way.
     I want to go this way. Woah!
[22:27] Syunso
    Ougai-san! Come on, this way.
[22:29] Ougai
    Ouch! Don't be so rough, Syunso! That hurts!
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
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[23:30] Fujita
    A goroumushi?
    Don't be ridiculous.
[23:32] Fujita
    Who told you to help
     with the cooking?
[23:35] Fujita
    Cut the pickles into pieces!
     Don't let the miso soup boil!

Season 1

E8 - Masagocho Cat Café Incident

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SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[01:35] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    You still insist on this, Saotome?
[01:45] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    Don't tell me you've been
    possessed by a ghost!
SIGN    Meiji Tokyo Renka
[02:49] Ougai
    One, two, three. One, two, three.
[02:52] Mei
    One, two, three... One, two, three.
[02:56] Ougai
    That's it, you're doing well.
[02:58] Ougai
    Just what I'd expect from
    my Little Squirrel.
[02:59] Mei
    Y-You think so?
[03:02] Ougai
    I am looking forward to the day when I can
[03:04] Ougai
    show off my beautiful fiancée
    in a dress to the world.
[03:07] Mei
    A-A dress?!
[03:10] Ougai
    Whoops.
[03:12] Ougai
    Are you all right?
[03:14] Mei
    Y-Yes.
[03:18] Syunso
    I'm going to go look for the black cat.
[03:22] Ougai
    But it's still bright outside.
[03:24] Syunso
    It's better than staying
    here and doing nothing.
[03:27] Syunso
    I just want to find some place
    where cats like to gather.
[03:31] Mei
    I'll go with him, too.
[03:36] Mei
    Syunso-san! Please wait for me!
SIGN    Masagocho Cat Café Incident
[03:54] Mei
    Please wait, Syunso-san!
[03:57] Syunso
    Why did you come?
[03:58] Mei
    Huh?
[03:59] Syunso
    Wouldn't you rather be practicing
    your dancing with Ougai-san?
[04:04] Mei
    But searching for the black
    cat is more important.
[04:07] Syunso
    Ougai-san has ordered an
    expensive dress for you,
[04:12] Syunso
    yet you intend to make a fool of him?
[04:15] Mei
    T-That's not my intention...
[04:19] Mei
    Are you mad about something, Syunso-san?
[04:25] Syunso
    Not particularly.
[04:28] Yakumo
    Oh my fairy!
[04:30] Yakumo
    To be running into you like this,
[04:32] Yakumo
    you and I are truly tied together
    by the red wire of fate!
[04:38] Mei
    G-Good day, Yakumo-san.
[04:41] Syunso
    Hello.
[04:42] Yakumo
    Are you both going somewhere today?
[04:44] Mei
    Y-Yes. We thought we would look for somewhere
[04:47] Mei
    cats gather, to try to find the black cat.
[04:50] Yakumo
    Is that so?
[04:51] Yakumo
    Well then, the café I am heading
    to now happens to be one such place.
[04:56] Yakumo
    Would you like to accompany me?
[04:57] Mei
    May we? Syunso-san!
[05:00] Syunso
    Sure, I don't see why not.
[05:02] Yakumo
    Okay! We must strike while the iron is hot!
[05:04] Yakumo
    Now then, let's go.
[05:07] Mei
    I had no idea there was a café in this area.
[05:12] Yakumo
    You could say it's a secret retreat.
[05:14] Yakumo
    It's my special spot.
[05:17] Mei
    Are you sure it's all right
    for us to go there, too?
[05:20] Yakumo
    It will be no problem at all.
[05:23] Yakumo
    I am very much in your debt, after all.
[05:26] Yakumo
    I will treat you to some delicious tea.
[05:28] Kyoka
    I'm just worried.
[05:31] Mei
    That voice belongs to...
[05:33] Ozaki
    Worried? Listen to me...
[05:35] Ozaki
    I was wondering why you were
    gone for hours on end.
[05:38] Ozaki
    To find you pacing around the mailbox
    like a puppy
[05:40] Ozaki
    is kind of pathetic, don't you think?
[05:42] Kyoka
    But what if the envelope with
    your manuscript in it were to be torn?
[05:46] Ozaki
    It's not going to be.
[05:48] Ozaki
    Your tendency to worry is
    a real pain sometimes.
[05:51] Mei
    Good day, Kyoka-san.
[05:53] Kyoka
    I-It's you.
[05:57] Ozaki
    Who is this girl?
[06:01] Ozaki
    One of my readers?
[06:02] Kyoka
    S-Sensei, she is—
[06:04] Mei
    Sensei?
[06:06] Ozaki
    Come on, now, you can't possibly be saying
    that you aren't familiar with the name
[06:10] Ozaki
    Ozaki Koyo, the most famous
    popular writer in Asia?
[06:13] Mei
    Ozaki Koyo-san is...
[06:17] Mei
    Oh! You wrote The Golden Demon!
[06:19] Mei
    I saw the play of it recently!
[06:22] Ozaki
    Really? Then do tell me your thoughts on it.
[06:24] Ozaki
    You can come to my place now.
[06:27] Ozaki
    What is your name?
[06:28] Mei
    A-Ayazuki Mei.
[06:31] Kyoka
    Why don't you look more bothered by this?
[06:34] Yakumo
    Ozaki-san, unfortunately she already
    has a prior engagement with me.
[06:39] Syunso
    She was with me first, you know.
[06:41] Ozaki
    My, you're very popular, Mei. In that case...
[06:45] Ozaki
    You're welcome to come by at night.
[06:48] Ozaki
    I will polish up my body just for you.
[06:51] Kyoka
    Sensei! What about your next deadline?!
[06:53] Ozaki
    Don't mention my deadlines!
[07:00] Kyoka
    Help me!
[07:02] Mei
    Kyoka-san, it's only chasing after
    you because you're running away.
[07:06] Yakumo
    Oh, Mei-san!
[07:13] Ozaki
    See you later, Mei!
[07:14] Ozaki
    Make sure to put my
     manuscript in the mail, Izumi.
[07:18] Mei
    Kyoka-san, stop running!
[07:21] Kyoka
    Like hell I'm going to stop!
[07:22] Otojiro
    And a nincompoopie poop...
[07:26] Otojiro
    Hey there, Kyoka-chan.
[07:29] Otojiro
    Ow!
[07:31] Kyoka
    Don't get your germs all over me!
[07:33] Kyoka
    And don't call me "Kyoka-chan"!
[07:35] Otojiro
    Is that really what you're supposed
    to say after crashing into someone?
[07:38] Kyoka
    But the dog, the dog!
[07:41] Otojiro
    You mean that dog?
[07:43] Mei
    There, there. I'm so sorry.
    I bet that hurt, didn't it?
[07:46] Mei
    But he didn't mean any harm,
    so please forgive him.
[07:51] Yakumo
    Even a savage dog is putty
    in Mei-san's hands.
[07:54] Syunso
    Savage dog...
[07:57] Otojiro
    Hey, Mei. Long time no see.
[08:01] Mei
    Otoyakko-sa—I mean, Otojiro-san!
[08:04] Mei
    Thank you for all of your help the other day.
[08:07] Otojiro
    You made quite the impression.
[08:09] Otojiro
    You're welcome to come by
    the geisha house any time.
[08:11] Mei
    Thank you very much. But I
    won't be going there anymore.
[08:15] Mei
    I would make Ougai-san worry.
[08:17] Otojiro
    I see. Well, probably for the best, then.
[08:20] Otojiro
    I was on my way to grab something to eat.
    Do you want to come with me?
[08:24] Yakumo
    Stop.
[08:25] Yakumo
    She already has a previous engagement
    with me to go to a café, Kawakami-san.
[08:30] Syunso
    Okay, but she was helping me
    find the black cat before that.
[08:33] Otojiro
    Oh? Then I'll just eat there instead.
[08:37] Otojiro
    Right, Kyoka-chan?
[08:39] Kyoka
    Wha? Why are you dragging me into this?
[08:41] Kyoka
    And don't call me Kyoka-chan!
[08:43] Otojiro
    Nevermind the details.
[08:45] Otojiro
    There must be a reason
    we all ran into each other.
[08:47] Otojiro
    Right, Mei?
[08:48] Mei
    Yes, eating together would make
    everything taste that much better.
[09:02] Fujita
    Not bad.
[09:06] Fujita
    I know. Just wait a bit longer.
[09:21] Fujita
    It was bad enough that you
    illegally trespassed on my property.
[09:24] Fujita
    What were you thinking
    peeping in as well?
[09:28] Mei
    W-We're sorry.
[09:29] Mei
    We had no idea that the café
    was going to be your house.
[09:32] Fujita
    What are you talking about?
[09:34] Yakumo
    Welcome to Café Fujita!
[09:38] Fujita
    Koizumi, you bastard.
[09:39] Kyoka
    It's all your fault for suddenly saying
    something smelled good and taking off.
[09:43] Mei
    B-But something really did smell good.
[09:47] Syunso
    You give in to your appetite way too easily.
[09:50] Otojiro
    Well, at any rate, we're here now.
    So you might as well serve some tea.
[09:55] Fujita
    Do you want me to throw you
    in jail again, Kawakami?
[10:02] Mei
    Oh, a cat! Is it yours?
[10:05] Fujita
    It is not.
[10:07] Mei
    B-But...
[10:09] Mei
    It really likes you.
[10:13] Yakumo
    See, I told you.
[10:15] Yakumo
    Café Fujita is a cat residence
    where cats like to gather.
[10:19] Yakumo
    The black cat you're looking for
    is sure to come by here.
[10:24] Mei
    That might be true, Syunso-san!
[10:27] Syunso
    If you say so, I guess.
[10:30] Fujita
    Looking for a black cat?
[10:32] Fujita
    Would that be the black cat
    that escaped from Hishida's painting?
[10:38] Mei
    That's right,
[10:40] Mei
    but please don't slay Syunso-san's cat. We can get it back in the painting.
[10:44] Fujita
    Can you honestly say that ghost
    cat won't do anything harmful?
[10:47] Mei
    I can't, but if anything like that does
    happen, I'll take responsibility and stop it.
[10:57] Otojiro
    Which reminds me... You're a Tamayori, right?
[11:00] Otojiro
    I heard about it from Kyoka-chan.
[11:02] Otojiro
    Right, Kyoka-chan?
[11:04] Otojiro
    Hey, where'd he go?
[11:08] Kyoka
    Wow, amazing!
[11:10] Kyoka
    There's not a single speck
    of dust in this house!
[11:12] Kyoka
    This is the first time I've been to a private
    household where the sanitary condition is so good!
[11:15] Fujita
    Hey...
[11:16] Otojiro
    That's high praise coming from Kyoka-chan.
[11:20] Yakumo
    He may not seem like it, but Fujita-san
[11:22] Yakumo
    is very good at cooking, washing,
    and all household chores.
[11:25] Mei
    That's incredible! You have my respect.
[11:28] Syunso
    You can't judge a book by its cover.
[11:30] Fujita
    Leave.
[11:32] Kyoka
    No way. I'm staying here for now.
[11:34] Yakumo
    Fujita-san, out of consideration
    for me, your best friend,
[11:38] Yakumo
    won't you please let us partake of
    Café Fujita's Goro Special today?
[11:41] Fujita
    Goro Special? Don't be ridiculous.
[11:43] Mie
    Café Fujita's Goro Special?
[11:47] Mie
    Sounds delicious!
[11:55] Fujita
    Do what you will.
[12:00] Fujita
    Who told you to help
     with the cooking?
[12:03] Otojiro
    Give it a rest and relax that
    severely furrowed brow.
[12:07] Otojiro
    We're doing something we're not used to as
    our way of apologizing for trespassing.
[12:13] Yakumo
    It's because Mei-san is
    extremely fond of eating.
[12:16] Yakumo
    I might actually have a chance with her
    if I make her something delicious.
[12:23] Fujita
    Koizumi, cut the pickle into
    angled bite-size pieces!
[12:26] Yakumo
    Angled? Bite-size pieces?
[12:31] Fujita
    Don't let the miso soup boil!
[12:33] Kyoka
    But the germs!
[12:34] Fujita
    There is no such thing!
[12:36] Otojiro
    Let's see, where would the alcohol be?
[12:39] Yakumo
    The alcohol is on the left
    side of that cupboard.
[12:43] Fujita
    How do you know that?!
[12:44] Otojiro
    Oh, found it.
[12:46] Otojiro
    This is the really good stuff,
    too. Let's all drink together.
[12:49] Fujita
    Why, you...!
[12:51] Mei
    This one is Grilled Ribs,
[12:54] Mei
    and this one is Skirt Steak.
[13:00] Mei
    Don't do that, Pork Loin.
[13:02] Syunso
    What have you been going on about?
[13:04] Mei
    I'm giving each of them
    a name that's easy to remember.
[13:07] Syunso
    Weren't you supposed to be
    looking for the black cat?
[13:10] Mei
    Well, I haven't been able
    to find a black one.
[13:13] Syunso
    So it's not here either, then.
[13:15] Mei
    Please cheer up.
[13:16] Mei
    There's a delicious smell coming from the
    kitchen that might lure it in eventually...
[13:23] Ougai
    Hey, you two. So this is where you've been.
[13:26] Mei
    O-Ougai-san?
[13:28] Syunso
    What are you doing here?
[13:29] Ougai
    I was heading to the Metropolitan
    Police Department on business
[13:32] Ougai
    when I heard that Inspector
    Fujita was off duty.
[13:35] Mei
    I thought you might've been lured
    in by the delicious smell.
[13:39] Syunso
    He's not like you.
[13:42] Otojiro
    What's this? Even Mori-san is here.
[13:45] Yakumo
    Welcome, welcome. Please do come in.
[13:47] Fujita
    Don't go inviting more guests.
[13:49] Ougai
    You're all here. Is there a party today?
[13:55] Ougai
    It looks truly enjoyable.
[13:57] Ougai
    I will certainly take you up
    on the offer to join you.
[14:04] Mei
    This simmered beef with ginger!
[14:07] Mei
    It's well-seasoned with Japanese pepper,
[14:08] Mei
    and it's so delicious that the taste
[14:10] Mei
    just spreads across my tongue and
    almost brings tears to my eyes!
[14:15] Fujita
    Of course it does. I simmered
    it for a whole day.
[14:19] Mei
    What a surprise. I never expected you
    to be such a domestic person.
[14:26] Mei
    The miso soup.
[14:30] Mei
    Yes! The soup stock is also
    flavorful and very good.
[14:34] Mei
    Kyoka-san?
[14:36] Kyoka
    I-I'm glad you like it so much.
[14:39] Otojiro
    Come on, Mei, drink some.
[14:41] Mei
    No, I'm not so good with alcohol.
[14:44] Ougai
    I will take that.
[14:47] Yakumo
    Mei-san, these are the pickles I cut.
[14:50] Yakumo
    Here, say ah.
[14:53] Ougai
    I will take that.
[14:56] Ougai
    Mei is my fiancée.
[14:59] Ougai
    Please refrain from getting
    closer to her than necessary.
[15:04] Yakumo
    What is he saying, Mr. Bunny?
[15:07] Otojiro
    Rather childish of you to get jealous
    over her being offered alcohol.
[15:12] Yakumo
    Mori-san, I challenge you to
    a round of Tiger, Tiger, Tiger
[15:15] Yakumo
    to see who gets the honor of
    feeding things to Mei-san.
[15:17] Ougai
    I guess I will accept, then.
[15:20] Mei
    Wha?
[15:25] Yakumo & Ougai
    Tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger.
[15:29] Yakumo & Ougai
    Tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger.
[15:33] Yakumo & Ougai
    Tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger.
[15:36] Mei
    Syunso-san, shall I pour
    you some more alcohol?
[15:39] Syunso
    Sure.
[15:43] Yakumo & Ougai
    Tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger.
[15:47] Fujita
    I've had enough of this.
[15:47] Yakumo & Ougai
    Tiger, tiger, tiger, tiger.
[16:02] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    Curse you, ghost.
[16:05] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    You've possessed my sword, have you?
[16:08] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    Now that it has come to this,
    I will make full use of your power.
[16:13] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    I will slay those who do wrong without
    mercy, be they ghosts or humans.
[16:19] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    Prepare yourself.
[16:21] (Flashback) Young Fujita
    We shall fall into the
    darkest depths together.
[16:27] Mei
    Fujita-san!
[16:29] Mei
    Fujita-san?
[16:32] Fujita
    Girl...
[16:33] Mei
    I will help you with the dishes.
[16:36] Fujita
    No need.
[16:38] Mei
    At least let me help with
    cleaning up, please.
[16:42] Mei
    It's freezing.
[16:48] Mei
    Cooking is such hard work.
[16:52] Fujita
    Did you find the black cat?
[16:54] Mei
    It wasn't here.
[16:55] Fujita
    I see.
[16:57] Mei
    That wasn't a lie.
[16:59] Fujita
    I haven't said anything.
[17:02] Mei
    Why does you saber reflect
    things that cannot be seen?
[17:09] Fujita
    It was reforged from a sword I used to have.
[17:16] Fujita
    One that was possessed by a ghost.
[17:21] Fujita
    You have some threads loose.
[17:23] Mei
    Huh?
[17:25] Mei
    The cats were clawing at it earlier.
[17:27] Fujita
    Come with me.
[17:34] Mei
    Wow, you can even sew as well.
[17:38] Mei
    I had the wrong impression
    of you, Fujita-san.
[17:41] Mei
    I thought you were a rather scary person,
    but you're really more like, well...
[17:47] Fujita
    What?
[17:49] Mei
    A mother.
[17:53] Fujita
    What are you talking about?
[17:57] Mei
    T-Thank you very much.
[17:59] Fujita
    Girl...
[18:01] Fujita
    Join me.
[18:02] Mei
    Huh?
[18:03] Fujita
    The Supernatural Division would make
    good use of your Tamayori powers.
[18:08] Mei
    The Supernatural Division?
[18:10] Mei
    To make me eliminate ghosts?
[18:14] Fujita
    Stay by me, and I will protect you.
[18:24] Fujita
    I will not allow anyone else
    to be sacrificed to spirits.
[18:31] Mei
    Th-That hurts.
[18:34] Fujita
    My apologies.
[18:36] Mei
    Has something happened?
[18:42] Mei
    I'm sorry, though. I won't
    join the Supernatural Division.
[18:46] Fujita
    Because I slay spirits?
[18:49] Mei
    Neither Jane-san nor Shirayuki-san
    were simply things to be feared.
[18:54] Mei
    I believe that, like humans,
    ghosts can also be complicated
[18:57] Mei
    in their own ways and are capable
    of having kind hearts.
[19:04] Mei
    That is why I would like to learn more
    about them, and understand them.
[19:17] (Flashback) Classmate D
    You're Ayazuki Mei-san, right?
[19:22] Fujita
    What is it?
[19:27] Mei
    I just felt a bit dizzy.
[19:30] Fujita
    Are you all right?
[19:32] Mei
    Yes, forgive me. I'm fine now.
[19:36] Fujita
    Don't push yourself.
[19:37] Mei
    I won't.
[19:39] Yakumo
    No!
[19:40] Yakumo
    W-W-What are you doing?!
[19:44] Yakumo
    You have shown your true
    colors, Fujita-san!
[19:47] Yakumo
    No, you dirty policeman!
[19:49] Fujita
    Who are you calling "dirty"?
[19:51] Otojiro
    What the hell? You bastard, Fujita!
[19:56] Otojiro
    What are you doing to my precious Mei?
[19:59] Kyoka
    Now he's Otoyakko!
[20:02] Ougai
    My Little Squirrel is mine and mine alone.
[20:02] Syunso
    Dirty, dirty!
[20:03] Fujita
    Shut up!
[20:04] Otojiro
    What a pathetic man.
[20:06] Fujita
    Why, you...!
[20:06] Ougai
    I will have to make sure everyone
    else knows that as well,
[20:07] Otojiro
    Who do you think you are? How dare
    you speak to a lady like that!
[20:09] Kyoka
    You can't get away with that just
    because you're a policeman!
[20:09] Ougai
    since they keep doing regrettable
    things like offering her
[20:11] Yakumo
    It's nonsense for a man to
    treat a lady so badly.
[20:11] Ougai
    alcohol and trying to feed her.
[20:13] Fujita
    How the heck is he a lady?!
[20:14] Syunso
    Ugh, I'm hungry.
[20:16] Otojiro
    Okay, we're going to drink
    some more. Come on, Mei.
[20:19] Kyoka
    He told Mei to come.
[20:20] Yakumo
    He did indeed.
[20:21] Ougai
    Now, now, everyone please refrain from
    dragging my Little Squirrel around.
[20:25] Ougai
    Are you listening? Hey, you guys!
[20:29] Mei
    It's not a good idea to
    drink too much, everyone!
[20:40] Syunso
    Huh? An eel? Okay.
[20:49] Syunso
    And wit dat de eel ish done.
[20:53] Kyoka
    Hey, dats not an eel!
[20:56] Syunso
    Itsh totally an eel.
[20:58] Yakumo
    Such a shplendid eel. It's great!
[20:58] Kyoka
    Do it over.
[21:02] Otojiro
    I wanna eat shome eel!
[21:04] Yakumo
    Haven't you had enough to eat?
[21:06] Kyoka
    I wanna eat tofu!
[21:08] Syunso
    Huh?
[21:09] Syunso
    Tofu looksh like dis.
[21:10] Ougai
    How about a drink, Inspector Fujita?
[21:12] Kyoka
    Hey, it's tofu! Looks shoo good.
[21:13] Fujita
    Sure.
[21:16] Fujita
    Now then,
[21:19] Fujita
    Army Surgeon First Class Mori,
    what did you come here for?
[21:23] Ougai
    I wondered if a member of the
     Supernatural Division, such as yourself,
[21:28] Ougai
    might be able to protect that incredibly
    important girl in ways that I cannot.
[21:32] Fujita
    What?
[21:35] Fujita
    I can't do that.
[21:36] Ougai
    Why not?
[21:37] Fujita
    She already turned me down.
[21:39] Ougai
    Well, then.
[21:41] Fujita
    She's a strange girl.
[21:43] Ougai
    There is no other girl as good as her.
[21:54] Fujita
    They are a boisterous bunch,
[21:57] Fujita
    but this evening wasn't so bad.
[22:08] Ougai
    It's all thanks to her.
[22:12] Mei
    Okay, everyone, I've brought refills.
[22:16] Otojiro
    Oh, how thoughtful of you.
[22:18] Yakumo
    Thank you very much, Mei-san!
[22:20] Kyoka
    Yuck, what is this?
[22:20] Ougai
    Mei...
[22:22] Syunso
    So this ain't alcohol?
[22:24] Mei
    Nope. You've all had far too much to
    drink, so I brought you some water.
[22:29] Otojiro
    No way! Come on!
[22:30] All
    Stop playing! More alcohol!
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[23:30] Ougai
    Mei, why do you gaze
    at the moon?
[23:34] Ougai
    Will you soon be
     leaving my side?

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