E9 - Exotic Food Hunter Kito Joji: The Doomsday Lightning Strike That Claims a Friend!

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[00:03] Kito
    The hustle and bustle of people,
[00:05] Kito
    appetizing scents from food stalls...
[00:08] Kito
    Magnificent.
[00:11] Kito/I
    My name is Kito Joji.
SIGN    Kito Joji
[00:14] Kito/I
    I'm an exotic food hunter who pursues cuisine,
    the root of all life.
[00:19] Kito/I
    Exotic food is at the height
    of unorthodox food culture.
[00:24] Kito/I
    I have consumed a myriad
    of exotic foods so far.
[00:29] Kito/I
    I had a roasted whole camel
    while in the Sahara.
[00:33] (Flashback) Kito
    Thank you for the camel!
[00:36] (Flashback) Kito
    The camel's hump is greasy,
    but it's not too bad!
[00:40] Kito/I
    I had the heart of a cobra in Vietnam.
[00:43] (Flashback) Kito
    Thank you for the snake!
[00:47] (Flashback) Kito
    My energy has doubled!
    What a bloody taste!
[00:51] Kito/I
    I had a megabat in Indonesia.
[00:54] (Flashback) Kito
    Thank you for the bat!
[00:58] (Flashback) Kito
    It's unexpectedly juicy...
[01:01] (Flashback) Kito
    It's super gamy!
[01:04] (Flashback) Kito
    But delicious!
[01:06] Kito/I
    However, the pursuit of exotic food
    always comes with a risk.
[01:10] Kito/I
    In fact, I have wandered between life
    and death many times.
[01:14] (Flashback) Doctor
    You have hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.
[01:18] Kito/I
    Argh...
[01:19] Kito/I
    Was it the sewer rat I had?
[01:22] Kito/I
    But I will never give up
    the pursuit of exotic food.
[01:26] Kito/I
    Eating means receiving life from another.
[01:30] Kito/I
    Therefore, it's only right
    that I risk my life for it.
[01:54] ---
    The Human Crazy University
SIGN    Episode 9
SIGN    The Doomsday Lightning Strike
     That Claims a Friend!
SIGN    The Doomsday Lightning Strike
     That Claims a Friend!
SIGN    Exotic Food Hunter
SIGN    Kito Joji
[03:11] (Flashback) Kito
    You have what it takes
    to be an exotic food hunter!
[03:17] (Flashback) Kito
    After you heal, why don't we
    start by touring Latin America?
[03:23] (Flashback) Satake
    I'll think about it.
[03:27] Kito
    It feels like it was only yesterday when
    we were adrift at sea together, Satake-san.
[03:34] Kito
    Truth to be told, I wish
    I could have come here with you.
[03:40] Andre/Miguel
    Hang in there!
[03:45] Kito
    Nostalgia doesn't suit an exotic food hunter.
[03:48] Kito
    Food culture here in Mexico
    is so steeped in tradition and history
[03:50] Kito
    that it's now registered on UNESCO's
    Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
[03:55] Kito
    My heart swells at the thought!
[03:57] Kito
    I'm ready for tonight's exotic dinner!
[04:02] Clerk
    Here's deep-fried gusanos de maguey.
[04:05] Kito
    Yes!
[04:06] Kito
    Gusano de maguey are the worms
    that live on the agave plant called a maguey.
SIGN    Maguey
    (Agave Family)
SIGN    Gusano
    (Butterfly Caterpillar)
[04:14] Kito
    Some may be put off by its looks.
[04:16] Kito
    But to me, worms are
     nothing to be afraid of!
[04:22] Kito
    Thank you for the caterpillars!
[04:28] Kito
    Crunchy and aromatic!
[04:31] Kito
    There's a little sweetness too.
[04:32] Kito
    It's not bad!
[04:35] Kito/I
    There are over 500 types
    of edible insects in Mexico.
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
SIGN    Over 500 types!
[04:41] Kito/I
    Insects are high in nutrients,
    and they are precious ingredients
[04:45] Kito/I
    that supplement a lack
    of food due to poverty.
[04:49] Kito
    They say some Mexicans have mixed
    feelings about eating insects,
[04:57] Kito
    but I believe this aspect of their food
    culture is something to be proud of!
[05:01] Andre
    Are they still after us?
[05:03] Miguel
    I don't see them.
[05:04] Miguel
    Do you think we lost them?
[05:05] Andre
    I hope so...
[05:08] Miguel
    Hey, Bro?
[05:11] Miguel
    You're awak—
[05:13] Andre
    It's the drug!
[05:14] Miguel
    It's kicked in now?!
[05:18] Kito
    Yes! Authentic habanero salsa!
[05:20] Kito
    Spicy!
[05:24] Kito
    But good.
[05:26] Kito
    I hear that hot countries
    have extra-spicy foods.
[05:29] Kito
    Sweating from eating hot
    food can help regulate body temperature.
SIGN    Body Temperature
[05:34] Kito
    Yes, it makes sense.
[05:36] Server
    Here is today's main dish!
[05:42] Kito
    This is the highlight of exotic
    Mexican food: iguana soup!
SIGN    Iguana Soup
SIGN    Iguana Soup
[05:47] Kito
    I-It's still got its original shape!
[05:51] Professor/I
    In Latin America, iguana meat
    has been consumed since ancient times.
[05:57] Professor/I
    It's low in fat and nutritious,
    and it's even supposed to combat cold symptoms.
SIGN    Low Fat
SIGN    Nutritious
SIGN    Combats Cold Symptoms
[06:02] Professor/I
    In 2006, an iguana farm
    was built in Chiapas, Mexico.
SIGN    Iguana Farm
[06:08] Professor/I
    Currently, 27,000 iguanas
    are being raised at the farm,
[06:12] Professor/I
    and many are sold as food.
[06:17] Kito
    It is visually striking.
[06:20] Kito
    But it's not enough to make me falter.
[06:24] Kito
    With gratitude for the animals
    who nourish me...
[06:29] Kito
    Thank you for the iguana!
[06:35] Kito
    The skin is chewy and firm!
[06:37] Kito
    Lots of collagen!
[06:39] Kito
    The meat tastes like chicken...
[06:43] Kito
    But it stinks!
[06:46] Kito
    What is this funky smell of reptile?
[06:49] Kito
    Did the chef not cook it properly?
[06:52] Kito
    But stink like this is no match
    for the exotic food hunter, Kito Joji!
[06:58] Kito
    It's just one measly lizard!
[07:00] Kito
    I'll finish it off nice and clean!
[07:05] Satake
    I'm... hun...
[07:08] Satake
    Hungry!
[07:11] Kito
    What is going on?!
[07:14] Kito
    I love eating, but I don't love being eaten!
[07:28] Kito
    Man, I almost became exotic food myself.
[07:31] Andre
    Hey!
[07:33] Miguel
    Are you all right, Satake Bro?
[07:35] Kito
    "Satake"?
[07:36] Kito
    What?
[07:38] Kito
    Huh?
[07:39] Kito
    What?
[07:41] Kito
    No way! You're kidding me!
[07:44] Kito
    Y-You're...
[08:01] Satake
    Kevin-san, Maria-san...
[08:05] Satake
    I'm sorry.
[08:08] Kito
    There's a lot more.
[08:10] Satake
    Thank you very much.
[08:12] Satake
    Not just for the food, but also
    for such a nice hotel room.
[08:16] Kito
    This is you and me we're taking about.
[08:18] Kito
    We got lost at sea and almost
    perished together, remember?
[08:23] Kito
    But this is unbelievable.
[08:25] Kito
    To see you actually alive...
[08:27] Satake
    Do people think I'm dead?
[08:31] Kito
    Yes,
[08:32] Kito
    the press reported that your
    death sentence was carried out.
[08:37] Satake
    I see...
[08:39] Kito
    I was shocked to hear
    the news of you being arrested.
SIGN    K
    I
    T
    O
[08:43] Kito
    I thought it must be some sort of mistake.
[08:47] Kito
    I'm still not convinced that you
    are capable of committing murder.
[08:53] Satake
    That's...
[08:59] Andre
    Exactly.
[09:01] Andre
    Our bro couldn't hurt a fly.
[09:04] Miguel
    That's right.
[09:05] Miguel
    He is nice to a fault.
[09:07] Satake
    You two...
[09:09] Andre
    Living in this town, we've seen
    murderers' faces plenty of times.
[09:14] Andre
    But our bro looks nothing like them.
[09:18] Miguel
    Right, he's got such a goofy face.
[09:20] Satake
    Thank you.
[09:22] Satake
    Thank you, you two.
[09:25] Andre
    What?
[09:26] Miguel
    Are you happy because
    I called your face goofy?
[09:34] Kito
    Here you go.
[09:35] Kito
    A cup of coffee after your meal.
[09:37] Satake
    Thank you very much.
[09:39] Andre
    Hey, Mister Kito.
[09:41] Andre
    Can I order room service?
[09:43] Miguel
    I want to go to a spa!
[09:46] Kito
    Have you forgotten that we just met?
[09:51] Kito
    Anyhow, Satake-san, what's this
    favor you want to ask of me?
[09:55] Satake
    I'm planning to go back to Japan.
[09:58] Kito
    To Japan?!
[10:00] Kito
    But if you do, you might be executed again.
[10:04] Satake
    Yes. I know that.
[10:07] Satake
    But I still want to go home.
[10:09] Satake
    Could you please... lend me a hand?
[10:16] Kito
    Very well.
[10:18] Kito
    I will help you.
[10:19] Kito
    Fortunately, I have connections.
[10:22] Satake
    You do?!
[10:24] Satake
    Thank you very much!
[10:25] Andre
    Are you really leaving?
[10:27] Miguel
    We'll miss you.
[10:29] Satake
    I'm sorry, you two.
[10:33] Andre
    But if that's what you want, bro...
[10:36] Miguel
    We can't say no to that.
[10:40] Kito
    In exchange, I'd like for you
    to accompany me on my trip.
[10:47] Satake
    Huh? B-But why?
[10:49] Kito
    Don't you remember?
[10:51] Kito
    We promised to travel Latin America together.
[10:58] Sign
    The Human Crazy University
[10:58] Satake
    Human Crazy University!
[11:01] Sign
    The Human Crazy University
[11:01] Kito
    Human Crazy University!
[11:05] Kito
    Wow! It's beautiful.
[11:08] Kito
    This is the Caribbean Sea.
[11:10] Kito
    Did the pirates in the 17th
    century enjoy the same view?
[11:16] Satake/I
    Right now, I'm in the Caribbean Sea,
    accompanying Kito-san.
SIGN    The Caribbean Sea
[11:20] Satake/I
    I'm entering the country illegally,
    since I have no passport.
[11:23] Satake/I
    I don't know how he did it,
    but rich people sure can make things happen.
[11:29] Satake
    I hope Andre and Miguel are doing okay...
[11:32] Kito
    They had a problem
    with the mafia, didn't they?
[11:35] Kito
    Well, as long as they're at that hotel,
    they should be all right.
[11:39] Satake
    Mafia...
[11:41] Kito
    Satake-san?
[11:42] Satake
    Oh, it's nothing.
[11:45] Satake
    By the way, where are we headed?
[11:48] Satake
    Looking for more exotic food?
[11:50] Kito
    There's another side
    to the exotic food hunter Kito Joji.
[11:56] Satake
    Pardon?
[11:57] Kito
    They call me the Hidden Land Hunter, Kito Joji!
SIGN    Hidden Land Hunter
    Kito Joji
SIGN    Hidden Land Hunter
    Kito Joji
[12:03] Satake
    Please face forward when you're driving.
[12:05] Satake
    It can be dangerous.
[12:06] Kito
    Excuse me.
[12:10] Kito
    I've devoted my entire life to two dreams.
[12:15] Kito
    One is to try all the world's exotic foods.
[12:19] Kito
    Another is to visit the hidden
    lands this planet has to offer,
SIGN    Hidden
SIGN    Hidden
SIGN    Lands
SIGN    Lands
[12:24] Kito
    and see the sights myself.
[12:28] Kito
    On this planet we call home,
[12:30] Kito
    there are many romantic sights
    yet to be explored.
[12:35] Kito
    I'm enchanted by their magnificence.
[12:40] Kito
    Exotic foods are the symbol of food culture,
SIGN    Exotic Food
[12:43] Kito
    and hidden lands are the art of nature.
SIGN    Hidden Lands
[12:46] Kito
    I want to fully explore these two things
    and appreciate this whole planet.
[12:50] Kito
    That's my reason to live!
[12:54] Satake
    T-That's... something.
[12:57] Kito
    Don't you have any?
[12:59] Kito
    Reasons to live? Dreams?
[13:02] Satake
    Reasons to live...
[13:05] Kito
    There it is!
[13:06] Satake
    Eh?
[13:07] Kito
    We're in Venezuela!
[13:12] Satake
    I-It looks rather... sketchy.
[13:16] Kito
    Caracas, the capital of Venezuela,
    is known for a certain thing.
[13:22] Satake
    A certain thing?
[13:23] Punk 1
    Hey!
[13:25] Punk 1
    You're Japanese, aren't you?
[13:27] Punk 2
    Japanese people have money.
[13:29] Punk 3
    If you don't want to die,
    then leave all your money here.
[13:33] Satake
    Eh?
[13:34] Kito
    Satake-san...
[13:35] Kito
    Let's run!
[13:36] Satake
    Wait, what?!
[13:37] Punk 1
    Stop, you bastards!
[13:40] Punk 2
    I told you to give us your money!
[13:43] Punk 3
    Do you want to die?
[13:46] Kito
    Satake-san!
[13:47] Kito
    This way!
[13:50] Punk 1
    Where did they go?
[13:51] Punk 1
    Find them!
[13:55] Satake
    W-What is wrong with this place?!
[13:57] Satake
    We've been mugged
    within minutes of getting here!
[14:00] Kito
    Caracas is famous for being
    the least safe place in the world.
[14:04] Satake
    The worst kind of famous.
[14:06] Kito
    The per-capita murder rate is one hundred
     times greater than Tokyo's!
SIGN    100 Times
[14:12] Satake
    Does this happen to be
    the hidden land you were talking about?
[14:14] Satake
    I guess it's rare enough.
[14:16] Kito
    Oh, no, no.
[14:18] Kito
    Our destination is much further away.
[14:21] Kito
    The guide I arranged is waiting
    for us, so let's hurry.
[14:24] Satake
    Wait... W-Wait for me!
[14:30] Guide
    Anyhow,
[14:31] Guide
    I can't believe there are Japanese people
     reckless enough to go there.
[14:35] Kito
    That place is worth risking my life.
[14:39] Satake
    Huh? Life?!
[14:41] Satake
    Um, would you mind telling
    me where we're going?
[14:45] Kito
    We are heading toward the Catatumbo region.
[14:50] Satake
    "Catatumbo"?
SIGN    Catatumbo?
[14:52] Kito
    You'll see when we get there.
[14:57] Guide
    We're here.
[14:59] Satake
    This is the hidden land?
[15:01] Satake
    It's so dark, I can't see a thing.
[15:04] Kito
    For what we want to see, darker is better.
[15:07] Satake
    Okay...
[15:09] Kito
    Oh!
[15:10] Satake
    What's the matter?
[15:11] Kito
    The clouds are gathering in the sky.
[15:13] Guide
    Hell's own show begins.
[15:16] Satake
    Hell's own show?!
[15:17] Satake
    Wow!
[15:20] Satake
    L-Lightning?
[15:24] Kito
    B-Beautiful...
[15:27] Satake
    Is this really happening?
[15:33] Professor/I
    Catatumbo has the Guinness World Record
    for highest concentration of lightning bolts.
SIGN    Lake Maracaibo
SIGN    Catatumbo River
[15:39] Professor/I
    Seeing 280 lightning flashes
    per hour is very common,
SIGN    About 280
    Flashes per Hour
[15:46] Professor/I
    with the unique feature
    of having very quiet thunder.
SIGN    Discreet Thunder
[15:52] Professor/I
    According to recent studies,
[15:54] Professor/I
    methane produced
    from the marshes near the mouth
SIGN    Methane
[15:57] Professor/I
    of the Catatumbo River might be
    responsible for this phenomenon.
[16:03] Satake
    What an incredible number of lightning bolts...
[16:06] Satake
    It's strange that we hear
    relatively little thunder.
[16:11] Kito
    There's nothing to block the view,
[16:14] Kito
    so supposedly, we see more
    of the lightning than we can hear.
[16:18] Kito
    However, they don't really know the truth.
[16:23] Satake
    Wow...
[16:26] Kito
    Finally, you have a nice
    look on your face, Satake-san.
[16:30] Satake
    Eh?
[16:32] Kito
    You must have gone through
    a lot in Acapulco.
[16:35] Kito
    You looked very depressed to me.
[16:39] Satake
    Did you bring me here to cheer me up?
[16:43] Kito
    You are trying to go back
    to Japan to meet your fate.
[16:48] Kito
    A person like that shouldn't look so miserable.
[16:52] Satake
    Thank you.
[16:56] Kito
    There's not much else I can do.
[17:01] Satake
    So this is the meaning of life for you.
[17:05] Kito
    Yes.
[17:06] Kito
    Isn't it magnificent?
[17:08] Satake
    I've been thinking...
[17:12] Satake
    about what the meaning of my life is.
[17:15] Satake
    I have faced death many times,
    and I have survived every time.
[17:21] Satake
    But it only means that I didn't die.
[17:26] Satake
    Have I ever tried to truly live?
[17:31] Satake
    I met someone who tried
    to save his sister by sacrificing himself.
[17:37] Satake
    I met a man who overcame his past
    and became a protector of children.
[17:42] Satake
    I met people who risked their lives
    to be true to their love.
[17:47] Satake
    Meeting those people made me realize
    that I must live a life I can be proud of.
[17:54] Satake
    That's why I have to go back to Japan
    and take responsibility for what I did.
[17:59] Kito
    And that's the meaning
    of your life right now?
[18:03] Satake
    Yes.
[18:05] Kito
    Your exceptional vitality...
[18:08] Kito
    And the guts to face adversity!
[18:12] Satake
    Huh?
[18:13] Kito
    I knew you had what it takes to be an
    exotic food hunter and a hidden land hunter!
[18:18] Satake
    W-Why?!
[18:20] Kito
    After everything is settled, let's pursue
    the beauty of the Earth and its food!
[18:25] Satake
    No way...
[18:28] Guide
    I'm sorry to break up the party.
[18:32] Kito
    What's the meaning of this?!
[18:35] Guide
    Japanese people don't know
    to suspect others, so you're easy prey.
[18:41] Guide
    Leave all the money you have.
[18:43] Kito
    As expected from the most
    dangerous city in the world.
[18:47] Kito
    I suppose it's not surprising
    to see a travel guide act this way.
[18:52] Kito
    The lightning show seems to be over as well.
[18:55] Kito
    Here's your tip.
[18:56] Kito
    Take it.
[18:57] Guide
    Is this everything you have?
[19:00] Kito
    Yes.
[19:01] Guide
    Good.
[19:03] Guide
    Now you die!
[19:04] Satake
    What?!
[19:05] Satake
    You got the money!
[19:06] Guide
    Who said I wouldn't kill you
    if you handed over the money?
[19:12] Kito
    Satake-san!
[19:13] Guide
    Let me go, Japanese!
[19:14] Satake
    Drop your gun!
[19:16] Kito
    Watch out!
[19:17] Satake
    Huh?
[19:25] Kito
    S-Satake-san?
[19:28] Kito
    No way...
[19:30] Kito
    Satake-san!
[19:37] Kito
    Thank goodness! You're awake!
[19:40] Satake
    Where am I?
[19:42] Kito
    At the hospital.
[19:43] Kito
    You were hit by lightning,
    and you almost died.
[19:49] Satake
    Lightning...
[19:50] Satake
    Oh, what happened to the guide?
[19:53] Kito
    He died.
[19:55] Kito
    He was hit directly by the
    lightning and killed instantly.
[19:59] Satake
    I see...
[20:01] Kito
    While it's tragic, he deserved it.
[20:05] Kito
    Don't take it personally.
[20:07] Satake
    Hm?
[20:08] Satake
    Then why was I saved?
[20:10] Kito
    Most likely, it's thanks to this.
[20:15] Satake
    My pendant...
[20:16] Kito
    Because the electricity flowed
    into this pendant, your body took less damage.
[20:24] Professor/I
    In 2009, a 14-year-old girl in Essex,
    England was hit by a lightning strike.
SIGN    Essex
[20:31] Professor/I
    She was unconscious for a while,
[20:34] Professor/I
    but she survived with only some burns
    and damage to her eardrums.
[20:40] Professor/I
    It is assumed that her injuries were not
[20:43] Professor/I
    life-threatening even though
    the lightning struck her
[20:45] Professor/I
    because the electricity went through
    the earphones of her music player,
[20:50] Professor/I
    and the damage was
    redirected out of her body.
[20:54] Professor/I
    Wearing something
    that can conduct electricity
[20:58] Professor/I
    like this may save you from lightning,
[21:01] Professor/I
    but when you encounter lightning strikes,
    you should always evacuate to somewhere safe.
SIGN    Safe Places to Evacuate during Lightning Strikes
    
    • Reinforced Concrete Buildings
    • Cars (But Not Convertibles)
    • Inside Buses and Trains
[21:08] Satake
    Seriously...
[21:09] Satake
    Does this thing bring good luck or bad luck?
[21:14] Kito
    I'm glad that you woke up
    before my secretary got here.
[21:18] Kito
    We need to prepare for your return to Japan.
[21:23] Satake
    Kito-san, you have a secretary?
[21:25] Kito
    Yes.
[21:26] Kito
    I hired her recently to take care of
[21:29] Kito
    the miscellaneous tasks
    that come with my travels.
[21:32] Satake
    And what is this person like?
[21:35] Kito
    She used to be a backpacker,
[21:37] Kito
    so she has a lot of experience traveling overseas.
[21:40] Kito
    She's a tough woman.
[21:43] Kito
    Speaking of which...
[21:44] Chie
    Kito-san, please stop being so reckless.
[21:48] Satake
    Eh?
[21:48] Chie
    It's my job to clean up your mess...
[21:53] Chie
    What?
[21:59] Chie
    Hirofumi...
SIGN    Memories Rekindled
     by the Brimstone of Hell
SIGN    Memories Rekindled
     by the Brimstone of Hell
SIGN    Nowhere to Run
    A Burning Hospital
SIGN    Episode 10
SIGN    Next Episode
[23:32] Satake/Kito
    Yay!
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