E5 - Brushing Makes a Cat Talkative / The Calm Superior / Way To Go!

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[00:00] Sign
    "Give a cat bonito flakes,"
    but don't get too close.
     — T.K. Angus
[00:03] Narrator
    "Give a cat bonito flakes."
    That's how the saying goes.
[00:08] Narrator
    It's only natural for things to get crazy
    when your favorite food is placed near you.
[00:12] Narrator
    Which is why you shouldn't get too close.
[00:15] Narrator
    This is a ramen shop run by cats.
[00:16] Sign
    Ramen Akaneko
[00:19] Narrator
    It's called "Ramen Akaneko."
[00:19] Sign
    Ramen Akaneko
[00:22] Sign
    Ramen Akaneko
[00:22] Narrator
    It's a place supported by cat lovers.
[00:24] Sign
    Ramen Akaneko
[00:35] Watarai
    On that day, I was very tired.
[00:37] Watarai
    I'd gotten a new job
    in a place I didn't know.
[00:41] Fujimi
    That was seriously good.
[00:44] Fujimi
    It's totally the best place.
[00:46] Mamiya
    Right? Watching all those kitty cats
    while eating ramen is great.
[00:51] Mamiya
    Feel better now?
[00:53] Fujimi
    Yeah. I'll do my best at work.
[00:56] Mamiya
    I'm glad.
[00:57] Watarai
    Cats?
[01:09] Watarai
    I wanted my spirits lifted.
[01:12] Hana
    Table 2: two shoyu, one chashu.
[01:14] Bunzo; Sabu
    Meow!
[01:16] Sasaki
    Thank you very much. Please come again.
[01:30] Watarai
    After that day, I became a regular.
[01:34] Sabu
    Welcome!
[03:05] Sign
    Brushing Makes a Cat Talkative
[03:12] Tamako
    Huh? Sasaki-san? I wonder what he's doing.
[03:16] Sasaki
    Yashiro-san!
[03:20] Sasaki
    Hurry!
[03:23] Tamako
    What's wrong?
[03:24] Sasaki
    Quick, over here. Don't worry
     about washing dishes today.
[03:30] Sasaki
    We're in a bind 'cause it's Krishna-chan's
    shedding season and she's all grumpy.
[03:34] Sasaki
    Krishna-chan!
[03:35] Sasaki
    Yashiro-san's here.
[03:40] Hana
    Take it.
[03:42] Krishna
    Tamako-san, I'm in your care.
[03:46] Tamako
    R-Right.
[04:02] Tamako
    Whew, there sure is a lot.
[04:06] Krishna
    Thank you so much, Tamako-san.
[04:09] Krishna
    At this time of year,
[04:11] Krishna
    I get so irritated at having to stop myself
     from scratching more than usual.
[04:16] Tamako
    It must be very hard for you.
[04:19] Krishna
    If I start scratching, my fur goes all
    over the place and ruins the noodles.
[04:23] Tamako
    Yeah, I see. That really does sound rough.
    You have my respect for how well you cope.
[04:29] Krishna
    Oh, no, not at all.
[04:31] Tamako
    When are the others' shedding seasons?
[04:34] Krishna
    Oh, I think theirs finished already?
    That was all before you started, Tamako-san.
[04:41] Krishna
    Hana-chan frequently goes
    to trimming salons, too.
[04:45] Tamako
    I see.
[04:47] Krishna
    Hana-chan's actually a long-haired cat.
    She just trims it so it's short.
[04:52] Tamako
    What? I would never have known.
     That's so surprising.
[04:57] Krishna
    It really is.
[04:59] Tamako
    By the way, you're shedding a lot of fur.
[05:03] Krishna
    Oh, um...
[05:05] Krishna
    I'm all good now.
[05:08] Krishna
    Thank you so much, Tamako-san.
[05:10] Tamako
    Huh? Are you sure?
[05:12] Krishna
    Yes, I'm all right. I feel much better now.
[05:16] Krishna
    I'll get back to making noodles now.
[05:19] Tamako
    Uh, okay.
[05:21] Krishna
    Be sure not to get tendinitis.
[05:28] Tamako
    I-I'm beat.
[05:36] Tamako
    Thinking about it, I don't really know all that much about everyone.
[05:40] Tamako
    I wonder if I should just ask them.
[05:42] Bunzo
    Hmm? The past?
[05:45] Tamako
    Before, you mentioned using
    a predecessor's recipes or something.
[05:50] Bunzo
    Ah. Right, right.
[05:52] Sign
    Ak
[05:52] Sign
    a
[05:52] Sign
    ne
[05:52] Sign
    ko
[05:52] Sign
    Akaneko
[05:52] Bunzo
    "Akaneko" was originally
    a food cart run by a human.
[05:59] Bunzo
    But the founder ate too much ramen
    and his health suffered as a result.
[06:04] Bunzo
    Then, a lot of things happened,
    and I took over the business.
[06:08] Tamako
    That's amazing.
[06:11] Sasaki
    Hmm? The history of this shop?
[06:14] Sasaki
    Yeah, Bunzo-kun ran a food cart.
     That takes me back.
[06:19] Sasaki
    In those days, we wandered
    from place to place every day.
[06:24] Sasaki
    Yeah, Bunzo-kun couldn't settle on
     a physical location to open up a store.
[06:29] Sasaki
    It took a long time to
    convince him to do so.
[06:31] Sasaki
    Yup, yup.
[06:33] Tamako
    Huh.
[06:34] Sasaki
    Oh. Anyway, Yashiro-san...
[06:36] Sasaki
    About that poster you made.
[06:38] Sasaki
    How much should we pay you for
    the design and production costs?
[06:42] Tamako
    What?
[06:43] Tamako
    A-Are you sure you want to?
    I did it of my own accord.
[06:47] Sasaki
    No, no. We need to pay you properly.
[06:50] Sasaki
    If naming a price is too tough,
    I can check out the market price.
[06:54] Sabu
    The store's past?
[06:56] Sabu
    I was a stray before working here,
    so I don't know much.
[06:59] Tamako
    What? You were a stray?
[07:02] Sabu
    Right. I wandered the streets every day.
[07:05] Sabu
    Yup. While eating the leftovers
     out of the bin this one time,
[07:09] Sabu
    I told the boss the duck chashu's
    seasoning was nice and simple,
[07:13] Sabu
    and it'd make a great soup base
     instead of the pork chashu.
[07:18] Sabu
    Then, they headhunted me,
[07:20] Sabu
    and I underwent training to stop my hair
     falling out. It was a lot of hassle.
[07:24] Tamako
    I see.
[07:26] Hana
    The past? I don't feel like
    talking about it, so I won't.
[07:30] Tamako
    Oh, uh, sorry for asking.
[07:33] Tamako
    Oh, by the way, Hana-san...
[07:36] Hana
    What is it?
[07:37] Tamako
    Is it true you're actually long-haired?
[07:40] Hana
    Wh-What?! How do you know that? Huh?
[07:44] Tamako
    Oh, uh, Krishna-san told me.
[07:46] Hana
    Bah! Krishna!
[07:49] Hana
    Don't tell people stuff
     without my... permission...
[07:55] Krishna
    Sorry.
[08:00] Krishna
    Oh, um...
[08:04] Krishna
    I'm so sorry.
[08:06] Tamako
    No, no, don't hold back.
    This is what I was hired for.
[08:11] Tamako
    You're not allowed to worry about me.
[08:16] Krishna
    I'm so glad you're here.
[08:19] Sign
    The Calm Superior
[08:36] Sasaki
    Thank you very much.
[08:39] Sasaki
    It was busy again today.
[08:42] Sabu
    Sure was.
[08:44] Mikio
    Good evening.
[08:45] Sabu
    Oh?
[08:46] Mikio
    Closed already?
[08:48] Sasaki
    Miki-san!
[08:51] Mikio
    I'm here about the incident.
[09:01] Tamako
    Hana-san.
[09:02] Hana
    Hmm?
[09:04] Tamako
    Who's that woman?
[09:07] Hana
    That's Goshogawara-san.
    She's a lawyer and Miki-chan's assistant.
[09:12] Tamako
    Huh.
[09:14] Tamako
    So the internet expert
    Sasaki-san mentioned...
[09:19] Hana
    Her? Well, you could say that.
[09:32] Hana
    I don't really like her.
[09:34] Hana
    She's totally cat crazy.
    And she thinks she hides it well.
[09:38] Sasaki
    So you're saying the livestream
    from that incident hasn't spread too far?
[09:45] Goshogawara
    Precisely. It seems to have stayed
     within the cat lover community.
[09:50] Sasaki
    Ah, I see.
[09:52] Goshogawara
    It'd be impossible to request
    the deletion of every video. Costly, too.
[09:58] Goshogawara
    Therefore, I propose we only request
    the deletion of malicious posts
[10:02] Goshogawara
    with the name of the store or info about it
     that are profiting from the number of views.
SIGN    Cat cat cat cat cat cat cat
SIGN    I wanna go...
SIGN    Photos aren't allowed, right?
SIGN    A white cat!
SIGN    A ramen place?
SIGN    Stop spamming
SIGN    Tenpiru! Tenpiru!
SIGN    Let's goooo
SIGN    Is he doing this without permission?
SIGN    Kitty cat!
[10:08] Goshogawara
    As for the rest, we'll request the removal
    of videos that stand out on sharing sites.
[10:12] Goshogawara
    If you'd like to go ahead with it,
    we can do that from our end.
[10:15] Mikio
    Are you suggesting doing that
    as a free service? Are you sure?
[10:20] Goshogawara
    Of course! It's my case, after all.
[10:22] Sasaki
    What do you think, Bunzo-kun?
    Will that be okay?
[10:25] Bunzo
    I don't really know.
    But here's what I think...
[10:29] Bunzo
    I'd be grateful if they could prevent
    the store from getting overcrowded
[10:33] Bunzo
    and causing a panic,
     like when this store first opened.
[10:37] Sasaki
    I agree.
[10:39] Goshogawara
    Of course. I completely understand.
[10:45] Tamako
    Thank you for today.
    I'm heading off now.
[10:48] Sasaki
    Good work today. See you tomorrow.
[10:54] Tamako
    Okay, home time.
[11:01] Goshogawara
    Excuse me.
[11:03] Goshogawara
    Um, do you have a moment?
[11:06] Tamako
    Oh, you're the one from earlier...
[11:17] Goshogawara
    Sorry for waylaying you.
    My name is Goshogawara.
[11:21] Tamako
    Oh, nice to meet you. I'm Yashiro.
[11:24] Goshogawahara
    I invited you here because I wanted to see
     what kind of people work at Ramen Akaneko.
[11:29] Tamako
    Uh, right.
[11:31] Goshogawara
    I was once in charge
    of the brushing, you see.
[11:36] Goshogawara
    Only for a short time, though.
[11:39] Hana
    She had scary eyes
    whenever she brushed us.
[11:42] Sabu
    Sometimes, she'd bury her face in me
    and breathe in sharply. It was a li'l, uh...
[11:49] Goshogawara
    If they'd asked, I was prepared
    to quit my job as a lawyer for them.
[11:55] Goshogawara
    Which is why I'm a little
    envious of you, Yashiro-san.
[11:59] Goshogawara
    In fact, I'm jealous.
[12:01] Tamako
    Uh, right.
[12:03] Bunzo
    Ah. After her, we decided
    we'd never hire a cat person again.
[12:09] Sasaki
    To even consider quitting her job
     as a lawyer is a bit, well...
[12:12] Krishna
    She tried to do our jobs, too.
[12:17] Gosho
    So, uh, did the cats at Akaneko
    say anything about me?
[12:24] Hana
    I can't just ignore her 'cause she's helped
    me out before. She's not a bad person.
[12:33] Tamako
    Hana-san said you'd helped
     them out a lot in the past.
[12:37] Gosho
    Really?!
[12:41] Gosho
    I'm so happy.
[12:43] Gosho
    But I still want to work more
    closely with them somehow.
[12:54] Tamako
    You know, Hana-san gave me a piece of advice.
[12:58] Tamako
    She said I should "contribute
    to the store in my own way."
[13:02] Gosho
    In my own way?
[13:07] Gosho
    You're right.
[13:10] Gosho
    You're really open with each other.
[13:12] Gosho
    I'm so jealous.
[13:18] Gosho
    But I'm so glad that someone like you
     has joined Ramen Akaneko.
[13:25] Gosho
    Yeah, you're right. I'll also try to do things
    only I can do and contribute where I can.
[13:30] Tamako
    I think that's a great idea.
[13:33] Gosho
    Let's have tea again sometime.
[13:35] Tamako
    Sure.
[13:41] Sabu
    That lawyer's a regular
    who comes here a lot.
[13:45] Sabu
    She was actually in here today.
[13:46] Tamako
    What?
[13:48] Hana
    Don't bring that up, Sabu-chan.
[13:50] Hana
    She wears a disguise every time.
[13:53] Sabu
    But her scent totally gives her away.
    So why even go that far?
[13:59] Tamako
    The store needs the support of cat lovers.
[14:02] Sign
    Way To Go!
[14:11] Hana
    It's raining again.
[14:16] Hana
    We get fewer customers when it rains.
[14:20] Sasaki
    Yup.
[14:21] Hana
    Well, it's been busy lately, so it's whatever.
[14:24] Sasaki
    But our sales will go down.
[14:35] Sakura
    Excuse me, kitty cat.
[14:38] Sabu
    What's up?
[14:39] Sakura
    I, like, totally love this place, you know?
[14:42] Sabu
    Th-Thanks.
[14:44] Sakura
    But I pile on the pounds eating here,
    so I can't come often.
[14:48] Sabu
    Ah, right. Makes sense.
[14:50] Sakura
    But I feel like if this shop disappears,
    I don't think I'd ever recover.
[14:57] Watai
    Same.
[14:59] Sakura
    So is there, like, another way?
[15:02] Sabu
    Another way?
[15:03] Sakura
    Yeah. I want Ramen Akaneko coins.
[15:07] Sabu
    Coins, huh?
[15:08] Sabu
    Like in a gaming app?
[15:09] Sakura
    Uh-huh.
[15:11] Bunzo
    But we're a ramen shop.
[15:14] Bunzo
    I only care about people eating
    our ramen. Anything else is sort of...
[15:19] Sakura
    I see.
[15:20] Sasaki
    There you go again, being all cool.
[15:26] Bunzo
    Even so, if the restaurant
    really does face closure,
[15:32] Bunzo
    I won't shy away from asking for help.
[15:35] Bunzo
    We'll do our best to
    prevent it from happening.
[15:38] Sakura
    Right! I'm totally rooting for you!
[15:41] Sakura
    Sorry for spouting nonsense.
    Thanks for the meal.
[15:45] Sabu
    Thanks!
[15:52] Sabu
    Thank you very much!
[15:55] Sasaki
    Still, it's nice to hear
    people say stuff like that.
[15:58] Hana
    It's giving away freebies, right?
    You should just do it.
[16:02] Sasaki
    Right? That way, they spend more on ramen.
[16:07] Bunzo
    Then, let's hand out photos of Hana
     with each ramen bowl.
[16:10] Hana
    Huh?
[16:11] Hana
    Hey! Stop teasing me, boss!
[16:14] Bunzo
    Ouch. All right, sorry.
[16:15] Hana
    Hmph!
[16:16] Sabu
    Sorry 'bout the ruckus.
[16:19] Watai
    I'd actually want that.
[16:21] Sign
    Ra
[16:21] Sign
    men
[16:21] Sign
    Aka
[16:21] Sign
    neko
[16:26] Mamiya
    Sweet. We're the first here.
[16:28] Hana
    Welcome.
[16:31] Sasaki
    Have a seat wherever.
[16:33] Mamiya
    Okay.
[16:35] Sabu
    Welcome.
[16:36] Makurazaki
    Wow. There really are cats
    working here. How amazing.
[16:41] Makurazaki
    What do you recommend, Senpai?
[16:43] Mamiya
    Probably the Akaneko special, half-size.
[16:46] Hana
    Welcome...
[16:50] Hana
    He's huge!
[16:52] Sakura
    Good evening.
[16:53] Hana
    Oh, back again, miss?
[16:56] Sakura
    Yup, here again.
[16:58] Sakura
    This time, I brought someone
    who can really put it away.
[17:03] Hana
    Table for two, right this way, meow.
[17:21] Hana
    Thank you for waiting.
[17:24] Ryu
    Thanks for the food.
[17:26] Sakura
    Yeah, eat up! It's really good.
[17:40] Tamako
    Wow.
[18:05] Makurazaki
    Amazing.
[18:13] Sakura
    Way to go!
[18:18] Hana
    Thank you very much.
[18:20] Hana
    Would you like some more water, meow?
[18:25] Hana
    Miss, thank you for bringing a friend.
[18:31] Sakura
    He's not really a friend.
    I only just met him.
[18:35] Hana
    What? Is that true?
[18:38] Sakura
    I went looking for folk who
    seemed like they could eat a lot.
[18:41] Ryu
    Here. My contact info.
[18:45] Ryu
    I don't think it's very safe for a girl
    to call out to random men.
[18:50] Ryu
    So if you don't mind me joining you,
    you can reach out whenever.
[18:53] Sakura
    Oh, uh, okay. Sure.
[18:55] Sakura
    Then, I'll reach out again.
[19:00] Ryu
    The noodles were very good.
    So those were "tiger paw-made noodles," huh?
[19:04] Hana
    Thank you very much.
[19:06] Hana
    Krishna, he says he liked your
    tiger paw-made noodles! Good job!
[19:13] Ryu
    I'd like another Akaneko special.
[19:15] Hana; Sakura
    You can still eat?!
[20:52] Sign
    The Daily Akaneko
[20:53] Bunzo
    The Daily Akaneko.
[20:58] Hana
    After "Brushing Makes a Cat Talkative."
[21:01] Hana
    This is seriously difficult, okay?
[21:04] Sabu
    Good work on brushing Krishna-san.
    I finished up the cleaning.
[21:08] Hana
    Right. Thanks.
[21:26] Bunzo
    Meow.
[21:27] Sign
    I did it
    without
    thinking
[21:27] Sign
    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
[21:27] Sign
    Bunzo
[21:30] Sign
    The Daily Akaneko
[21:32] Tamako
    The Daily Akaneko.
[21:36] Gosho
    After "The Calm Superior."
[21:40] Sign
    Goshogawara's Faults: 1
[21:42] Krishna
    Um, could you hurry up a little?
    I'm late getting started on my noodles.
[21:47] Sign
    Goshogawara's Faults: 2
[21:51] Sabu
    Too close.
[21:53] Sign
    Goshogawara's Faults: 3
[21:57] Gosho
    Gewd work today!
    Have some snacky-wackies!
[22:02] Sasaki
    I can eat on my own.
[22:03] Sign
    Goshogawara's Faults: 4
[22:06] Hana
    Stop using your hands.
    Hurry up and grab the brush.
[22:10] Sign
    And so, Bunzo
[22:10] Sign
    made a decision
[22:18] Bunzo
    The shedding season's over,
    so we don't need a brusher anymore.
[22:33] Hana
    Goshogawara-san was super upset.
[22:35] Bunzo
    I don't mind her hating me for it,
    but be sure to tie up any loose ends.
[22:39] Sasaki
    Yup. I'll go talk with Miki-san.
[22:43] Sign
    The
    Daily
    Akaneko
[22:44] Krishna
    The Daily Akaneko.
[22:48] Bunzo
    After "Way To Go!"
[22:51] Sign
    Made with
    tiger paw-made
    noodles
[22:51] Sign
    Ramen Akaneko's
    noodle chef, Krishna,
    pours her heart and soul
     into every batch
[22:54] Ryu
    Tiger.
[22:56] Sakura
    Nope, no way. I said I'd pay for you
     when I invited you here.
[22:59] Ryu
    Yeah, but even so...
[23:01] Sakura
    Don't worry about it!
[23:02] Ryu
    Well, how about I pay next time?
[23:04] Sakura
    Don't worry about it!
[23:05] Ryu
    But...
[23:07] Sabu
    Four orders, huh?
[23:10] Sabu
    I'll add two extra.
[23:13] Bunzo
    All right, all right. Cut it out already.
[23:18] Bunzo
    I said sorry.