# E1 - The Unexpected Strawberry Moon
Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GRJ0JN4XY/the-unexpected-strawberry-moon)
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***SIGN*** Meiji Tokyo Renka
**[01:37] Shunso**
Goodbye...
**[01:49] Ougai**
Goodbye.
**[01:59] Mei**
Good—
***SIGN*** Meiji Tokyo Renka
**[02:15] Classmate A**
So, have you heard about that café
they introduced on TV yesterday?
**[02:19] Classmate C**
Oh, I saw that. It's near here, isn't it?
**[02:21] Classmate B**
Their desserts should be
half-price right now.
**[02:23] Classmate D**
Why don't we go check it out?
**[02:24] Classmates**
I'll totally go.
**[02:25] Classmates**
I definitely want to go!
**[02:26] Classmates**
Let's do it!
**[02:29] Mei**
*I used to laugh like that a lot.*
**[02:36] (Flashback) Friends**
Happy Birthday Mei-chan!
**[02:40] (Flashback) Friend**
Blow out the candles, Mei-chan!
**[02:41] Friend**
One big blow!
**[02:42] (Flashback) Young Mei**
Okay!
**[02:43] (Flashback) Friends**
Yay!
**[02:46] (Flashback) Mei's Mother**
Okay, time for Mei's favorite dish,
roast beef.
**[02:49] (Flashback) Young Mei**
I love roast beef!
**[02:53] (Flashback) Friend**
You're so funny, Mei-chan.
**[02:58] Mei**
*But that's when the fun ended.*
**[03:03] (Flashback) Young Mei**
Cake? I like cake too,
but I like beef even more!
**[03:07] (Flashback) Young Mei**
What about you? Oh, you do? Really?
**[03:11] (Flashback) Friend A**
Hey, Mei-chan, who are you talking to?
**[03:14] (Flashback) Young Mei**
Huh? My friends.
**[03:17] (Flashback) Friend B**
Y-Your friends?
**[03:18] (Flashback) Friend B**
Where are they?
**[03:20] (Flashback) Young Mei**
They're right here, see?
**[03:22] (Flashback) Young Mei**
Can't you hear them talking?
**[03:24] (Flashback) Young Mei**
You want to join in? Okay, sure.
**[03:27] (Flashback) Young Mei**
You do, too? Of course, what's your name?
**[03:30] (Flashback) Young Mei**
I see, I see. Really?
**[03:31] (Flashback) Young Mei**
It's okay, right?
**[03:33] (Flashback) Friend A**
M-M-Mei-chan!
**[03:35] (Flashback) Friend B**
G-G-Ghosts?
**[03:39] (Flashback) Elementary Classmate A**
I heard that Mei-chan can hear ghosts talking.
**[03:47] (Flashback) Middle School Classmate A**
Did you know? Apparently, that girl
can see ghosts.
**[03:50] (Flashback) Middle School Classmate B**
Whoa, really?
**[03:51] Ghosts**
Mei-chan!
**[03:52] Young Mei**
* I never realized nobody*
* else could hear them.*
**[03:53] Ghosts**
Mei-chan!
**[03:54] Ghost A**
Hey, Mei-chan!
**[03:56] Ghost B**
Talk to us!
**[03:58] Ghost C**
Mei-chan, Mei-chan!
**[04:02] Mei**
*I've been alone ever since.*
**[04:05] Mei**
*Yes, it's easier this way.*
**[04:08] Classmate D**
Hey, isn't that girl in your class?
We should invite her.
**[04:12] Classmate D**
You're Ayazuki Mei-san, right?
**[04:14] Classmate D**
Do you wanna come with us?
**[04:14] Other Classmate**
Hang on a second!
**[04:20] Mei**
Oh, I'll have to pass.
**[04:23] Mei**
But thank you.
**[04:25] Classmate D**
Y-You sure?
**[04:28] Classmate A**
Forget about her.
**[04:29] Classmate B**
She's always by herself.
**[04:31] Classmate C**
She seems to like it that way.
**[04:32] Classmate D**
Huh? Really?
**[04:36] Classmate A**
She's been able to hear ghosts
talking since we were kids.
**[04:39] Classmate D**
Is that true? That's pretty amazing.
**[04:41] Classmate A**
Amazing?
**[04:43] Classmate B**
Never mind that, cake!
**[04:45] Classmates**
Yeah, that's right!
**[04:55] Charlie**
Mei-chan...
**[04:58] Charlie**
Mei-chan.
**[05:02] Charlie**
Mei-chan.
**[05:24] Charlie**
Now then, ladies and gentlemen!
**[05:26] Charlie**
The light of the Strawberry Moon
shines bewitchingly on this night.
**[05:32] Charlie**
I invite you all to a mysterious
world in this great magical show,
**[05:34] Charlie**
brought to you by a master of Western magic!
**[05:40] Charlie**
Behold, this box is an
incredibly mysterious one
**[05:46] Charlie**
that makes everything that
goes into it disappear.
**[05:49] Charlie**
I will show you how it can make
anything disappear at once,
**[05:54] Charlie**
be it an elephant, tank, or airplane.
**[05:57] Charlie**
Of course, that includes any of you who
wish to be anywhere but here.
**[06:02] Charlie**
Now, is there anyone here who might
wish to step inside the box?
**[06:08] Charlie**
Perhaps you there, young lady.
**[06:16] Charlie**
What do you say?
**[06:21] Charlie**
Young lady, I insist.
**[06:30] Charlie**
Now then, allow me to show
you how this young lady
**[06:34] Charlie**
will completely disappear once
I count down from three.
**[06:40] Mei**
*How did I get roped into this?*
**[06:42] Mei**
*I really hate being the center of attention.*
**[06:47] Charlie**
What fate will befall
this courageous young lady?
**[06:51] Charlie**
Please give a round of applause
when she successfully disappears.
**[06:57] Mei**
*For some reason...*
**[07:00] Mei**
*I feel rather at peace.*
**[07:05] Charlie**
Three...
**[07:07] Charlie**
two...
**[07:10] Charlie**
one!
***SIGN*** The Unexpected Strawberry Moon
**[08:09] Mei**
Huh?
**[08:13] Mei**
Wha—?
**[08:15] Mei**
Why?
**[08:17] Mei**
Eh? Huh? Eh?
**[08:21] Mei**
What?!
**[08:39] Ougai**
What's wrong?!
**[08:47] Ougai**
Are you all right? Are you hurt?
**[08:50] Mei**
I-I'm fine.
**[08:54] Ougai**
Let me take a look.
**[09:00] Ougai**
Are you in any pain?
**[09:02] Mei**
I-I'm not.
**[09:06] Ougai**
You seem all right.
**[09:10] Mei**
Yes.
**[09:14] Ougai**
What's this?
**[09:15] Mei**
Oh, these are my headphones.
**[09:18] Ougai**
Headphones?
**[09:19] Shunso**
She appears to be unharmed.
**[09:21] Ougai**
Yes.
**[09:35] Ougai**
Come now.
**[09:50] Ougai**
Nevertheless, you are wearing
quite reasonable clothing.
**[09:54] Mei**
Huh?
**[09:56] Ougai**
It's a simple design using the
minimum fabric necessary.
**[09:59] Ougai**
A style that emphasizes only functionality,
without being inclined to extravagance.
**[10:03] Ougai**
I would say it is truly innovative,
no, almost revolutionary.
**[10:07] Shunso**
Ougai-san...
**[10:10] Ougai**
Oh, pardon me.
**[10:12] Ougai**
Where do you live?
**[10:14] Ougai**
Unfortunately, we both have somewhere
we need to be shortly.
**[10:18] Ougai**
However, afterward, I can have you taken
home in this, if you wish.
**[10:24] Mei**
A carriage?!
**[10:26] Mei**
No, honestly, I'll be fine.
**[10:30] Mei**
Thank you very much though.
**[10:32] Ougai**
You will not be fine.
**[10:34] Ougai**
Please feel free to ride with us.
**[10:36] Ougai**
We cannot just look the other way
and let you go off on your own like this.
**[10:40] Ougai**
Come along.
**[10:41] Mei**
But I...
**[10:43] Shunso**
If you would rather be attacked by
stray dogs, then we won't stop you.
**[10:47] Mei**
N-No, I can get home on my own. I—
**[10:51] Mei**
*Huh? Home?*
**[10:54] Mei**
Uh, where is my home, anyway?
**[10:59] Mei**
More importantly, where am I?
**[11:04] Mei**
I-I don't know.
**[11:06] Mei**
Huh? What's happened to me?
**[11:10] Ougai**
You don't know?
**[11:13] Mei**
When I woke up, I was just lying here.
**[11:17] Shunso**
Should we take her to the hospital?
**[11:22] Ougai**
No, there's no problem here.
**[11:26] Shunso**
Then, perhaps the police?
**[11:29] Ougai**
No. Would you like to come with us?
**[11:31] Mei**
With you?
**[11:42] Mei**
* A carriage... I'm seriously*
* riding in a carriage right now.*
**[11:47] Ougai**
What is your name, young lady?
**[11:50] Mei**
My name is... Huh? What is my name?
**[11:55] Ougai**
Oh, pardon my rudeness.
My name is Mori Rintaro.
**[11:59] Ougai**
I serve as an army surgeon.
**[12:01] Mei**
A-Army surgeon?
**[12:02] Ougai**
Syunso, you should introduce
yourself as well.
**[12:05] Shunso**
I'm Hishida. Hishida Syunso.
**[12:08] Mei**
Hishida Syunso-san.
**[12:12] Mei**
It's very nice to meet you.
**[12:14] Ougai**
Syunso is an art student.
**[12:16] Ougai**
He is the darling of the Japanese art world.
**[12:21] Ougai**
What is your name, young lady?
**[12:24] Mei**
Oh, right, my name is...
**[12:28] Charlie**
Mei.
**[12:29] Mei**
Huh?
**[12:31] Charlie**
Mei. Ayazuki Mei.
**[12:36] Mei**
A-Ayazuki Mei.
**[12:41] Ougai**
At least you remember your own name.
**[12:47] Mei**
*What was that voice just now?*
**[12:58] Mei**
*Where am I?*
**[13:02] Ougai**
Behold. We will be arriving shortly.
**[13:29] Mei**
What is this?
**[13:31] Ougai**
The festivities this evening are
being hosted by Inoue Kaoru,
**[13:33] Ougai**
the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
**[13:35] Ougai**
because the Crown Prince of Russia,
Nicholas II, is visiting Japan.
**[13:38] Mei**
T-The crown prince of Russia?
**[13:41] Mei**
Umm... Where are we?
**[13:42] Shunso**
The Rokumeikan.
**[13:44] Mei**
The Rokumeikan?
**[13:46] Mei**
I've heard of it before.
**[13:48] Mei**
*But wait... Does the Rokumeikan still exist?*
**[13:52] Ougai**
Look, the crown prince is over there.
**[13:55] Shunso**
The politicians are swarming around him.
**[13:59] Shunso**
Ougai-san, are you sure about this?
**[14:01] Ougai**
About what, Syunso?
**[14:02] Shunso**
Bringing a lady that is dressed so strangely
to a party at the Rokumeikan?
**[14:08] Mei**
S-Strangely?
**[14:10] Lady A**
What is with that girl?
**[14:12] Lady B**
She's wearing such vulgar attire.
**[14:14] Lady A**
She's utterly shameful,
exposing her legs like that.
**[14:18] Ougai**
It'll be fine.
**[14:20] Ougai**
Now, Little Squirrel,
enjoy yourself to the fullest.
**[14:24] Mei**
Little Squirrel?
**[14:26] Ougai**
Little Squirrel.
**[14:28] Mei**
Okay...
**[14:30] Mei**
*Why is he calling me that?*
**[14:32] Mei**
* And he expects me to enjoy*
* myself to the fullest?*
**[14:36] Mei**
*How, though?*
**[14:39] Mei**
Th-That's the smell of roast beef!
**[14:43] Ougai**
Oh? So you like roast beef, Little Squirrel?
**[14:47] Ougai**
You should eat as much as you'd like, then.
**[14:49] Ougai**
You are welcome to eat whatever—
**[14:51] Shunso**
Ougai-san.
**[14:53] Shunso**
She's over there.
**[14:57] Server**
Pardon me.
**[14:59] Server**
Pardon me.
**[15:01] Mei**
Roast beef, roast beef.
**[15:02] Server**
Pardon me.
**[15:08] Mei**
I'm so sorry!
**[15:17] Kyoka**
I-I don't know who has touched
this dish, and now it's touching me!
**[15:24] Otojiro**
Honestly, Kyoka-chan, your
germophobia is such a pain.
**[15:33] Kyoka**
Kawakami...
**[15:34] Kyoka**
And I told you not to call me Kyoka-chan!
**[15:36] Otojiro**
Well, then, Izumi Kyoka-sensei,
when is it going to be ready?
**[15:41] Otojiro**
Your next play, that is.
**[15:42] Kyoka**
Shut up!
**[15:44] Mei**
A rabbit?
**[15:46] Kyoka**
Hey, you! Don't get so
close to me, would you?
**[15:49] Kyoka**
I really hate it when someone
I don't know gets close to me.
**[15:53] Otojiro**
Pay him no mind.
**[15:55] Otojiro**
Kyoka-chan is an extreme germophobe.
**[15:58] Kyoka**
Stop calling me Kyoka-chan!
**[15:59] Otojiro**
But this is my first time meeting
such an assertive woman.
**[16:03] Otojiro**
You went through all this just because
you wanted to dance with me, didn't you?
**[16:07] Mei**
Hang on...
**[16:09] Lady A**
The nerve of this girl!
**[16:10] Lady B**
I am supposed to dance the
next song with Otojiro-sama!
**[16:13] Lady C**
You have to wait your turn.
**[16:15] Lady D**
We're all in line, you know.
**[16:17] Lady E**
Why don't you go back
to the end of the line?
**[16:20] Lady F**
What's with her disgraceful clothing?
**[16:22] Mei**
No, you've got it all wrong.
**[16:24] Mei**
I was just following the
scent of the roast beef.
**[16:27] Mei**
And there was a rabbit on his shoulder...
**[16:30] Otojiro**
A rabbit?
**[16:32] Otojiro**
Where is this rabbit?
**[16:34] Mei**
It's right there, on his shoulder.
**[16:38] Otojiro**
Kyoka-chan certainly does like rabbits.
**[16:41] Kyoka**
Don't call me that!
**[16:42] Otojiro**
But he wouldn't bring a
rabbit ornament here.
**[16:46] Mei**
No, it's not an ornament.
It's more fluffy-like.
***SIGN*** Fluffy
**[16:51] Otojiro**
Are you sure you didn't just
see a ghost or something?
**[16:55] Yakumo**
A ghost?
**[16:57] Yakumo**
Did you mention ghosts just now?
**[17:07] Yakumo**
Thank you for such an
enjoyable moment, madame.
**[17:10] Yakumo**
I hope you continue to
have a pleasant evening.
**[17:12] Yakumo**
Apologies for the delay. I am Lafcadio Hearn,
**[17:15] Yakumo**
a teacher of English literature
at Tokyo Imperial University.
**[17:19] Yakumo**
And this is my Japanese name.
***SIGN*** Tokyo Imperial University Instructor Japanese Folklore Researcher
***SIGN*** Koizumi Yakumo
**[17:24] Mei**
Koizumi Yakumo?
**[17:27] Mei**
Like the man who wrote the
tales of Hoichi the Earless?
**[17:29] Yakumo**
My, so you have heard of me?
**[17:32] Yakumo**
That pleases me immensely.
**[17:35] Mei**
Well... I believe the name of
the novelist who put together
**[17:39] Mei**
that collection ghost stories
was Koizumi Yakumo, but...
**[17:42] Mei**
Huh? Did you say that's you? Wha?
**[17:46] Otojiro**
A researcher of Japanese folklore, eh?
**[17:49] Otojiro**
I am Kawakami Otojiro. Nice to meet you.
**[17:51] Yakumo**
I am familiar with you.
**[17:53] Yakumo**
You are the up-and-coming stage actor.
**[17:56] Yakumo**
By the way, Miss...
**[17:59] Yakumo**
May I have the pleasure of dancing
with you, mademoiselle?
**[18:02] Mei**
Hold on, umm...
**[18:04] Yakumo**
Now then, please do continue with
the topic you were discussing earlier.
**[18:05] Mei**
Umm, umm, umm, umm, umm...
**[18:12] Mei**
That man!
**[18:14] Yakumo**
Oh, miss!
**[18:16] Mei**
Hey, you!
**[18:19] Charlie**
Well, hello there, young lady.
So this is where you've been?
**[18:22] Charlie**
I've been looking for you
for quite some time.
**[18:25] Charlie**
Since there is a party here this evening,
**[18:29] Charlie**
I thought you might be wandering
around here somewhere.
**[18:33] Charlie**
I'm glad you seem
to be enjoying yourself.
**[18:35] Mei**
Enjoying myself?
**[18:37] Charlie**
Will you have some?
**[18:38] Mei**
Of course!
**[18:39] Mei**
Nevermind about that, what happened
to me when you did that trick?
**[18:44] Mei**
I went into the box...
**[18:46] Mei**
I went in, and when I woke up,
I was in an unfamiliar park.
**[18:51] Mei**
I can't remember all kinds
of things, like where my own home is.
**[18:55] Charlie**
It's not surprising that you're confused.
**[18:58] Charlie**
Honestly, even I was surprised.
**[19:01] Charlie**
I call myself an extraordinary magician,
**[19:04] Charlie**
but even I didn't think I could
actually make a person disappear.
**[19:07] Mei**
Disappear?
**[19:08] Charlie**
Though it might be more accurate
to say that I transported you.
**[19:13] Mei**
Transported me?
**[19:14] Charlie**
Yes, from present day
Tokyo to Meiji era Tokyo.
**[19:18] Mei**
Meiji era Tokyo?
**[19:22] Charlie**
In other words, you traveled back in time.
**[19:25] Charlie**
And the reason your memory is so fuzzy is because of an
accident that occurs when you travel through time.
**[19:30] Mei**
Time travel...
**[19:41] Charlie**
Oh my, how terrible! The power went out.
**[19:50] Mei**
A fox?
**[20:00] Pianist**
The piano is playing by itself!
**[20:01] Nobleman B**
M-My cane!
**[20:06] Mei**
A ghost? No, it's just a mischievous fox.
**[20:10] Kyoka**
Oh, come on. It's just a fox.
**[20:13] Kyoka**
What a waste of my time.
**[20:15] Mei**
Thank goodness, he's going to catch it.
**[20:32] Fujita**
Supernatural fox.
**[20:36] Mei**
No!
**[20:46] Fujita**
Are you a Tamayori?
**[20:49] Mei**
Eh?
**[20:51] Fujita**
You can see the ghosts.
**[20:55] Otojiro, Kyoka, Shunso, & Yakumo**
Tamayori?
**[21:03] Mei**
Huh?
**[21:07] Fujita**
Answer me, girl. Who are you?
**[21:16] Ougai**
It's all right, Little Squirrel.
**[21:22] Ougai**
Could you please refrain from
such violence, Inspector Fujita
**[21:25] Ougai**
of the Metropolitan Police
Department Supernatural Division?
**[21:29] Fujita**
What are you trying to pull,
Army Surgeon First Class?
**[21:34] Fujita**
Or should I say, Mori Ougai-dono.
**[21:39] Mei**
*Mori Ougai?*
**[21:44] Fujita**
I have a few questions for the girl.
**[21:47] Ougai**
Please do not glower so severely
at my precious fiancée.
**[21:57] Mei**
F-Fiancée?
**[22:08] Ougai**
You belong to me.
**[22:18] Ougai**
Isn't that right?
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**[23:31] Shunso**
How magnificent!
**[23:33] Shunso**
I've never seen such a
beautiful creature before.
**[23:35] Shunso**
May I pet you?
**[23:37] Shunso**
P-Pervert!