E1 - Episode 01

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[00:09] Mutsumi
    What? A nekomata?!
[00:10] Ryo
    Your family's cat?
[00:12] Takumi
    Yeah.
[00:13] Takumi
    His tail started splitting a couple days ago.
[00:15] Mutsumi
    What?!
[00:16] Ryo
    For real?!
[00:17] Takumi
    Yeah, so I gotta hurry home.
[00:19] Takumi
    See ya.
[00:21] Mutsumi
    I wanna see it, too!
[00:23] Ryo
    Yeah, let's go!
[00:25] Takumi
    I'd rather just leave him be...
[00:27] Mutsumi/Ryo
    Just let us see!
[00:33] Ryo
    He's a nekomata!
[00:34] Takumi
    Buchio.
[00:35] Masaki
    I captured his transformation to nekomata.
[00:38] Ryo
    Way to go, Takumi's brother!
[00:40] Takumi
    Why are you hiding?
[00:42] Buchio
    B-Because...
[00:47] Buchio
    I'm easily embarrassed.
[00:52] Takumi
    He talked.
[00:54] Buchio
    I'm what you'd call "shy by nature."
[00:59] Takumi
    Shy?
[01:00] Buchio
    When I realized I was turning into a nekomata,
[01:03] Buchio
    I felt so terribly troubled.
[01:05] Buchio
    I didn't know what to do.
[01:07] Takumi
    What to... do?
[01:09] Buchio
    Nekomata are conspicuous enough as it is, and...
[01:13] Buchio
    People would see me looking like this...
[01:16] Buchio
    And to top it all off, my name is Buchio!
[01:19] Masaki
    Who gave you that name, again?
[01:21] Yukiko
    That was me.
[01:23] Buchio
    I just want to live a quiet life.
[01:26] Yukiko
    Buchio.
[01:28] Yukiko
    I'm sorry for making a fuss.
[01:31] Yukiko
    I was just so happy.
[01:33] Yukiko
    I thought you were about to die of old age,
[01:36] Yukiko
    so I was glad to know you'd be with us longer.
[01:40] Yukiko
    But this is your new life, and I'll support you.
[01:44] Yukiko
    And if you don't like your name,
     you can change it.
[01:50] Buchio
    The one I have now... is fine.
[01:53] Masaki
    Guess this nekomata transformation
    video's going nowhere, then.
[01:56] Mutsumi
    Whoa!
[01:58] Masaki
    I thought I'd put it on MeTube...
[01:59] Buchio
    Please, Brother! Anything but that!
[02:02] Masaki
    Thought it'd really take off.
[02:03] Takumi
    Yeah, it would!
[02:04] Buchio
    Please, no...
[02:06] Mutsumi
    See you tomorrow!
[02:08] Ryo
    Yep!
[02:18] Mutsumi
    Jiro!
[02:21] Jiro
    Oh, Mu-chan.
SIGN    Bus Stop
    Fuchigamori-mae
[02:24] Jiro
    Hi there.
[02:25] Mutsumi
    Hi!
[02:26] Mutsumi
    I just saw a nekomata!
[02:28] Mutsumi
    Takumi's cat, Buchio!
[02:30] Jiro
    Oh, really? So he was reborn as a nekomata, huh?
[02:35] Mutsumi
    You've got a pretty cool T-shirt on today.
[02:37] Jiro
    Oh, you noticed?
[02:39] Mutsumi
    Well, you usually wear such weird shirts.
[02:41] Jiro
    Aw, c'mon. Flattery won't get you anywhere.
[02:45] Jiro
    Wait, maybe it will...
[02:46] Mutsumi
    Huh? What?
[02:48] Jiro
    Here you go! Ice cream!
SIGN    Crisp Mikan
[02:51] Jiro
    I won it at the grocery store.
[02:53] Mutsumi
    I can have it?
[02:54] Jiro
    Sure.
[02:55] Mutsumi
    Thanks!
[02:57] Mutsumi
    Don't mind if I do!
[02:58] Jiro
    It's hot out. Stay in the shade, okay?
[03:01] Mutsumi
    'Kay!
[03:02] Mutsumi
    You're not going home?
[03:04] Jiro
    I am. Thought I'd have the old man come pick me up.
[03:08] Mutsumi
    Why?
[03:09] Jiro
    'Cause it's hot.
[03:10] Mutsumi
    You can't fly home?
[03:12] Jiro
    Flying is pretty tiring, actually.
[03:15] Jiro
    For humans, it'd be like running
     all the way home.
[03:18] Mutsumi
    That would be awful.
[03:20] Jiro
    Right?
[03:21] Jiro
    Hi, it's Jiro.
[03:23] Jiro
    Yes, I bought the flour, too.
[03:26] Jiro
    Anyway, since it's so hot,
     could you come pick me up?
[03:29] Jiro
    I'm at the bus stop now.
[03:32] Jiro
    What? But it's 34 degrees out...
[03:36] Jiro
    Oh, all right.
[03:39] Mutsumi
    He said no?
[03:40] Jiro
    He sure did.
[03:42] Jiro
    He said not to let the heat get the better of me.
[03:45] Mutsumi
    Huh?
[03:46] Mutsumi
    My sweat's dried up! Did you do that?
[03:49] Mutsumi
    Your supernatural power?
[03:50] Jiro
    Yep. I did it.
[03:53] Jiro
    Actually, I used my supernatural
    power before that, too.
[03:56] Mutsumi
    What?! When?
[03:57] Jiro
    Not telling.
[03:59] Mutsumi
    Aw!
[04:03] Mutsumi
    In this land, the people
    and the gods live together.
[04:09] Mutsumi
    Eventually, beings with
    mysterious powers and appearances,
[04:13] Mutsumi
    called "ayashi," came to be.
[04:16] Mutsumi
    Beings that were given life by the gods...
[04:19] Mutsumi
    Beings born of people's hearts and the
    mystical powers of their words...
[04:23] Mutsumi
    The ayashi began to live alongside humans.
[04:27] Mutsumi
    Even after many of the gods
    returned to the heavens,
[04:31] Mutsumi
    they continued to live alongside humans.
[04:34] Mutsumi
    And now, here in Fuchigamori,
[04:38] Mutsumi
    a valley town where the wind often blows...
SIGN    Yokai Health
     Insurance Guide
SIGN    Yokai
    Rebirth Registry
[06:14] Buchio
    Yokai rebirth registry...
[06:17] Buchio
    Yokai health insurance?
[06:19] Yukiko
    Do you want me to do
    the paperwork for you?
[06:22] Buchio
    N-No! I want to try doing things for myself!
[06:26] Yukiko
    All right.
[06:28] Yukiko
    Then I'll help you through it slowly,
    so don't worry, okay?
[06:31] Buchio
    Yes, ma'am!
[06:32] Yukiko
    But we're family, you know?
    You don't need to speak so politely.
[06:36] Buchio
    I'm sorry. It's just my nature.
[06:40] Buchio
    But...
[06:41] Buchio
    I'm glad we're family.
SIGN    Buchio, the Cat Who Become a Nekomata
[06:45] Buchio
    I was reborn as a nekomata,
[06:48] Buchio
    and you all congratulated me.
[06:51] Buchio
    I'm very happy.
SIGN    What should you do
     first after being reborn?
    Fill out the Yokai Rebirth Registry
    so you can officially join the family
[06:55] Yukiko
    Of course.
[07:02] Takumi
    Hey, Buchio.
[07:04] Takumi
    Can I use your nekomata form
    for my summer craft project?
[07:08] Buchio
    U-Um... I'd appreciate it if
    you'd use my original form.
[07:12] Takumi
    I guess so, huh? Okay.
[07:16] Takumi
    So, Buchio...
[07:18] Takumi
    Can you use, like, yokai powers or anything?
[07:21] Buchio
    Y-Yokai powers?
[07:24] Takumi
    Y'know, supernatural powers.
[07:25] Buchio
    Well... I'm not sure yet.
[07:29] Buchio
    I don't know what I can do.
[07:30] Masaki
    Best way to find out is to ask some other yokai.
[07:35] Masaki
    Maybe Jiro?
[07:36] Buchio
    Isn't Jiro-san the crow tengu
    who protects these mountains?
[07:40] Takumi
    Yeah, exactly.
[07:42] Takumi
    And there's the old tengu
    called Tazenbo-san, too.
[07:45] Takumi
    He'll probably give you some good advice.
[07:51] Buchio
    H-Hello!
[07:53] Jiro
    Come on in.
[07:55] Jiro
    Hey, old man. Buchio-kun's here.
[07:59] Tazenbo
    Hey there. Welcome.
[08:02] Buchio
    I-It's nice to meet you!
    My name is Buchio!
[08:05] Jiro
    Yeah, the old man does
    have a scary face, huh?
[08:09] Tazenbo
    Jiro, put some tea on.
[08:11] Jiro
    Sorry.
SIGN    Kintsuba
SIGN    Dorayaki
[08:14] Jiro
    Have you gotten used to your
    nekomata body yet?
[08:17] Buchio
    Yes, little by little.
[08:20] Buchio
    The paperwork over these past two weeks
    has been the hardest part.
[08:24] Jiro
    Wow, I bet that was rough.
[08:27] Jiro
    Twenty is a ripe old age for a cat,
[08:30] Jiro
    but as a yokai, well...
    you're basically a new graduate.
[08:34] Jiro
    Hang in there.
[08:35] Buchio
    I-I will!
[08:38] Buchio
    To be honest, what happened
    earlier made me a bit anxious.
[08:43] Buchio
    I don't know anything about myself.
[08:47] Buchio
    I'm sorry. I don't know
    where that came from...
[08:50] Tazenbo
    Well...
[08:51] Tazenbo
    When you're still new, the best
    thing to do is talk to lots of folks.
[08:56] Jiro
    Yeah, we'll help you out.
[09:01] Buchio
    Thank you so much.
[09:10] Mutsumi
    Hey, a deitarabocchi!
[09:12] Mutsumi
    Wonder if he's bringing some rain.
[09:20] Mutsumi
    Hiya!
[09:22] Mutsumi
    Jiro?
[09:23] Mutsumi
    Brought ya the town bulletin!
[09:25] Jiro
    Hi there. Thanks.
[09:30] Mutsumi
    Are you making chirashi sushi?
[09:32] Jiro
    Nope.
SIGN    Fried Tofu
[09:34] Mutsumi
    Inari sushi.
[09:36] Mutsumi
    I don't like inari sushi that much.
[09:38] Jiro
    Really?
[09:40] Jiro
    I bet you would if you made some.
[09:42] Jiro
    Wanna make it with me?
[09:45] Mutsumi
    Oh, I suppose.
[09:47] Jiro
    Yay.
[09:53] Mutsumi
    Done!
[09:54] Jiro
    Hey, looks good.
[09:56] Mutsumi
    Yep!
[09:57] Jiro
    Is the bulletin about the festival?
[09:59] Mutsumi
    Yep. The festival schedule.
[10:02] Jiro
    Wow, it's that time already...
[10:04] Jiro
    You're going to be a priestess, right?
[10:07] Mutsumi
    Yep.
[10:08] Jiro
    How's your fire dance practice going?
[10:10] Mutsumi
    It's so hard!
[10:12] Mutsumi
    I memorized the dance,
    but the practice is a pain.
[10:15] Jiro
    I see.
[10:17] Mutsumi
    I won't get to enjoy the festival, either.
[10:19] Mutsumi
    It's lame.
[10:24] Jiro
    Mu-chan, why don't we put
    the inari sushi on the altar?
[10:28] Mutsumi
    Okay.
[10:31] Mutsumi
    Do the gods like inari sushi?
[10:33] Jiro
    I think the local deity here does.
[10:36] Mutsumi
    Really?
[10:50] Jiro
    We often don't notice,
[10:52] Jiro
    but the gods are always watching us, you know.
[10:56] Jiro
    They don't say anything,
[10:58] Jiro
    but they're definitely listening.
[11:03] Jiro
    Good luck with your dance practice.
[11:05] Mutsumi
    'Kay.
[11:11] Jiro
    It's raining.
[11:13] Mutsumi
    Maybe it's the deitarabocchi.
[11:16] Jiro
    Yep.
[11:18] Mutsumi
    It'll be time for the Lantern Festival soon.
[11:22] Jiro
    Yep.
[11:31] Jiro
    Sorry to invite you out here without warning.
[11:33] Buchio
    It's all right.
[11:35] Buchio
    Um...
[11:37] Jiro
    There's someone I really wanted you to meet.
[11:39] Buchio
    Okay...
[11:41] Jiro
    Have you found anything you want to do?
[11:44] Buchio
    Huh?
[11:45] Buchio
    No, not yet...
[11:47] Buchio
    But I've heard that transformation
    is the most basic nekomata ability.
[11:51] Jiro
    Transformation...
[11:52] Buchio
    I've been looking into things
    like transformation classes.
[11:56] Jiro
    I see. That's great.
[11:59] Buchio
    Huh?
[12:07] Yuri
    Oh.
[12:08] Yuri
    So you're Buchio-kun.
[12:10] Buchio
    Y-Yes!
[12:12] Buchio
    Sh...
[12:14] Buchio
    She's glaring daggers at me...
[12:18] Yuri
    Well...
[12:19] Yuri
    It should work out.
[12:21] Jiro
    Oh, you'll take him, then?
[12:23] Yuri
    Well, since you and Tazenbo-sama asked...
[12:26] Buchio
    Um...
[12:28] Buchio
    I'm sorry, but...
    what are you talking about?
[12:31] Yuri
    What? They didn't tell you?
[12:33] Jiro
    Nope.
[12:34] Jiro
    Surprise!
[12:36] Yuri
    Ugh, what a pain.
[12:38] Buchio
    Um...
[12:42] Yuri
    As a nekomata, you have an
    innate knack for transformation.
[12:47] Yuri
    You won't get anywhere if you don't use it.
[12:51] Jiro
    Let me introduce you.
[12:54] Jiro
    This is Tachibana Yuri-chan.
    She's a bakegitsune.
[12:58] Jiro
    She's the teacher who's gonna
    show you the ropes of transforming.
[13:06] Buchio
    Really?!
[13:08] Jiro
    Go easy on him, yeah?
[13:11] Buchio
    My... teacher!
[13:17] Kozue
    Well, now...
[13:18] Kozue
    Grandpa should be coming home soon.
[13:26] Kozue
    Maybe that's him.
[13:27] Saki
    Taro, no barking.
[13:37] Kozue
    What's this? Oshoro-sama
    is here, but not Grandpa.
[13:41] Sanae
    Really?
[13:42] Sanae
    Did he go inside?
[13:44] Kozue
    He was always so impatient.
[13:47] Sanae
    Mutsumi, give Oshoro-sama some food.
[13:50] Sanae
    And thank him for his hard work.
[13:52] Mutsumi
    Thank you for your hard work!
[14:03] Kiyoshi
    That's one friendly Oshoro-sama.
[14:05] Mutsumi
    'Cause I made him to bring Grandpa home.
[14:09] Sanae
    Oh, give him water, too!
[14:11] Mutsumi
    I know!
[14:17] Kiyoshi
    What's up, Mu-chan?
[14:18] Mutsumi
    Grandpa went into the TV room.
[14:21] Kozue
    You're right. I saw him, too.
[14:24] Saki
    Bet he wants to watch the races.
[14:30] Mutsumi
    Here you go.
[14:32] Mutsumi
    Eat up.
[14:41] Mutsumi
    You didn't see Dad?
[14:45] Mutsumi
    I was hoping he'd come home with Grandpa...
[14:59] Grandpa
    Your dad would be sad if you
    thought of him as dead.
[15:09] Mutsumi
    Sorry.
[15:13] Mutsumi
    I'm sorry, Dad.
[15:23] Buchio
    U-Um...
[15:25] Buchio
    Yuri-san?
[15:27] Buchio
    Is this a transformation lesson?
[15:30] Yuri
    Hm?
[15:34] Buchio
    I'm sorry.
[15:36] Buchio
    I just don't know very much
    about transformation.
[15:40] Yuri
    What?
[15:41] Buchio
    I-I'm sorry!
[15:42] Yuri
    You're using those scissors now, aren't you?
[15:46] Buchio
    Huh?
[15:47] Yuri
    You transformed your hands
    to suit the tool you need to use.
[15:50] Yuri
    You did it subconsciously.
[15:52] Yuri
    But that's not transformation.
[15:55] Yuri
    Not until you can do it consciously.
[15:58] Buchio
    Consciously...
[16:00] Yuri
    I was born a bakegitsune,
[16:02] Yuri
    but you started out as a cat.
[16:05] Buchio
    Right.
[16:06] Yuri
    Why did you turn into a nekomata?
[16:08] Yuri
    Do you know the reason?
[16:16] Buchio
    I don't.
[16:20] Yuri
    I see.
[16:22] Yuri
    Give me your right hand.
[16:24] Buchio
    Huh?
[16:25] Buchio
    O-Okay...
[16:26] Yuri
    Transforming requires
    imagination, concentration,
[16:30] Yuri
    and a sense of self-awareness.
[16:37] Buchio
    M-My hand!
[16:38] Yuri
    It's an educational training exercise
    we bakegitsune do as kids.
[16:42] Yuri
    Your first assignment is
[16:43] Yuri
    to transform your hand into a human hand.
[16:48] Yuri
    Learn what a hand feels like.
[16:49] Buchio
    Huh?!
[16:50] Buchio
    W-We're jumping straight to that?!
[16:52] Yuri
    I'll teach you how to make it easier.
[16:53] Yuri
    Don't just get used to it. Put effort in.
[17:09] Buchio
    I did—
[17:12] Yuri
    Too much effort.
[17:14] Buchio
    I'm sorry.
[17:15] Yuri
    It looks like you've got the mental image,
[17:18] Yuri
    but you lack concentration.
[17:25] Yuri
    Are you nervous?
[17:27] Buchio
    Huh? Um...
[17:29] Yuri
    Are you afraid of me?
[17:33] Yuri
    You don't have to hide it.
[17:35] Buchio
    Yes. I'm sorry.
[17:40] Yuri
    I guess you would be, huh?
[17:44] Takumi
    Buchio!
[17:45] Takumi
    We came to see how you're doing.
[17:47] Buchio
    Takumi-kun! Ryo-kun!
[17:51] Takumi
    Hi, Yuri-san.
[17:52] Ryo
    Hello.
[17:53] Yuri
    Hey.
[17:54] Takumi
    How're you getting along, Buchio?
[17:57] Yuri
    Seems he's afraid of me.
[17:59] Takumi
    Aw, why?
[18:02] Yuri
    Go on. Try it again.
[18:04] Buchio
    Huh? But...
[18:06] Takumi
    You can do it, Buchio.
[18:22] Buchio
    I did it...
[18:24] Takumi
    H-He did it, Yuri-san!
[18:26] Ryo
    That's awesome!
[18:27] Yuri
    Yep. You pass.
[18:29] Takumi
    Way to go, Buchio!
[18:31] Buchio
    Yeah!
[18:33] Buchio
    All because you stayed by
    my side, cheering me on!
[18:45] Mutsumi
    I'm home.
[18:46] Sanae
    I see... All right.
[18:50] Sanae
    Right.
[18:52] Sanae
    Yes.
[18:53] Sanae
    Yes.
[19:08] Jiro
    Yuri-chan, about the barbecue on Sunday...
[19:13] Jiro
    Mu-chan? What's wrong?
[19:15] Mutsumi
    Jiro...
[19:22] Jiro
    Sorry. I'll call you back.
[19:26] Jiro
    What's wrong?
[19:30] Jiro
    Did something scary happen?
[19:37] Jiro
    It's okay.
[19:40] Jiro
    Everything's okay.
[19:50] Sanae
    Want some celery?
[19:52] Jiro
    I'd love some.
[19:53] Sanae
    Someone gave it to us,
    but it's more than we can eat.
[19:56] Tazenbo
    We appreciate it.
[19:58] Jiro
    I think I'll use it in tonight's dinner.
[20:03] Jiro
    Is something wrong?
[20:06] Sanae
    Well...
[20:08] Sanae
    A detective called.
[20:09] Sanae
    It was about... him.
[20:13] Detective
    We investigated the possibility that
    he was abducted or spirited away,
[20:16] Detective
    but given the circumstances...
[20:18] Detective
    I'm sorry to say he may have
    been swallowed up by the void,
[20:21] Detective
    an imaginary dimension
    between here and the afterlife.
[20:26] Sanae
    I've looked into other missing persons cases,
[20:29] Sanae
    so I was prepared to hear this, but...
[20:31] Jiro
    Have you told everyone?
[20:33] Sanae
    Not the kids.
[20:36] Jiro
    I see.
[20:38] Jiro
    Don't bottle it up.
    You can talk to us anytime.
[20:41] Jiro
    We'll always be here to help.
[20:44] Sanae
    I'm lucky to have such dependable neighbors.
[20:46] Sanae
    Thank you.
[20:48] Jiro
    We've been neighbors for a long time.
[20:51] Tazenbo
    A very long time.
[21:00] Jiro
    It's not anyone's fault, right?
[21:03] Tazenbo
    Nope. Nobody's fault.
[21:06] Tazenbo
    Human's don't have a firm grasp
     of their own essence.
[21:08] Tazenbo
    There are things they just can't
     do anything about.
[21:16] Jiro
    I think Mu-chan knows what happened to her dad.
[21:20] Tazenbo
    Because she can see it?
[21:22] Jiro
    Yeah.
[21:23] Jiro
    She knows it swallowed him up,
[21:26] Jiro
    but she just can't accept
    the fact that he's gone.
[21:31] Jiro
    I'll be there for Mu-chan in her dad's place,
[21:35] Jiro
    until she's able to accept the truth.
[21:40] Tazenbo
    Jiro...
[21:41] Tazenbo
    That is exactly why you're only half a man.
[21:45] Jiro
    Well, I mean, this is my essence.
[21:48] Jiro
    Anyway, what kind of mayo
    do you want with the celery?
[21:51] Tazenbo
    Miso mayo.
[21:53] Tazenbo
    And make it red miso.
[21:54] Jiro
    What about today's miso soup, then?