01x07 - "Neko no sara" no kai

[bunniefuu]

There are things called vintage clothes.

But I just don't understand.

Why do I have to pay money for clothes that someone else wore?

A pair of dirty jeans is worth hundreds, I just don't get it.

Who am I?

Megumi-chan?

Oh no! I made a mistake.

Tee-hee.

Another thing I don't understand. Crepes.

Who wants to eat those sweet things while walking?

This is soooo tasty!

Let's go to where you want to go, Ryuji-kun.

- Where do you wanna go?
- We'll go,

but why are you bent over?

Because

Sorry for being short.

Sorry for being tall! Tee-hee.

What I really don't understand is that,

the manga cafes.

You're together,

so what's the point of reading manga?

- I really don't understand.
- "I'm Gu- Gu- Gunmo."

You're funnier than Gunmo.

What's wrong?

"Please, even if it's only for a day, live longer than me."

I can't concentrate, you're just too funny.

Why?

But the thing I don't understand at all is,

the recent popularity of Rakugo.

Some young Rakugo-ka who just looks good is getting full of himself.

It's the end of the world.

What the f*ck! Who the f*ck are you?!

Kotora-san can we take photos?!

Oh, ok, sure.

- Say cheese!
- Hi, Dooon!

Not you!

- Kotora-san! Tiger, Tiger, ..
- Gillettiger!

Not you!

Not you! Not you! Nottingham!

I really don't understand.

But who are you that keeps saying "I don't understand, I don't understand?"

The answer is in 15 seconds. Tiger and Dragon.

Episode 7: Neko no sara [Cat's plate]

[Rakugo Artists Association's meeting
Cafe Rented]

I'm sorry for being late!

You're late! 15 seconds late!

Calm down. Over here, over here.

So how goes it? You're enjoying your newlywed life?

If you want I can teach you. You know how to make children?"

Well let us begin.

Ah, greetings from our president.

Let's do this quick, and end this quick.

What I am worried about is that,

in our desire to educate the young,

the proper relations of elder to younger is being ignored.

Furthermore that this will lead to the weakening of Rakugo culture.

"Weakening" he says.

How about, weakening, weakening, twining. Not good?

- What we need are veterans who can properly transmit the classics
- "Transmit" he says.

How about, transmit, transmit, catcher's mit.

lead the world of Rakugo.

Lead, Lead, Led Zepellin. How about it?

Oh sorry, please go on. I'll play Space Invaders.

What do you think Hayashiyatei?

Oh me! Oh, um,

well I completely agree.

You weren't listening were you?

I'm sorry.

Your Kotora. It's been less than a year since he became your apprentice, correct?

- Um, that's true.
- Why

did he become the second act, bypassing the elder apprentices?

Well, because he's funny, of course.

- The audience laughs a lot.
- He's funny?

Yes.

Do you all find him funny?

Well, ignoring his techniques, I think he has a new style.

I'm not asking you.

And that ping, ponging is annoying!

Rakugo is culture.

A traditional cultural treasure.

Please do not be affected by temporary fads

and diligently transmit the proper culture.

That is all.

Hey, hey.

- What are you laughing about?
- Oh welcome.

- Ryu-chan's story is just too funny.
- Oh what is it? What is it?

He met Death Kiyoshi again.

D, Death Kiyoshi?

That's right! Death Kiyoshi of the Death Romantic.

Excuse me!

Can we check your bag?

Wait

What are you thinking?

Isn't this your second time?

Want me to call the cops?!

What? I can't hear you!

I can't find it anywhere. If only I had volume 5, I'll have all the volumes.

Hey, isn't that Death Hitoshi?

It's Kiyoshi.

Why is he collecting "Shima Kosaku?!" [This is a manga series about a businessman working his way up the corporate ladder.]

Oh I have to go back to my shop.

So! So, what is it today?

- Oh yeah, yeah. I'm kinda stuck.
- You're stuck?

You know of Yanagitei Koshin? The president of the Artists Association or something.

- Yeah, I know of him.
- He's telling people

that my Rakugo is poisonous Rakugo.

Whaddya think?

"Whaddya think," eh?

Yanagitei is a conservative you know.

That's right. And we're reformers.

No matter what we do, he doesn't like it.

Apparently he only does ninjo stories (tear jerkers) now.

That's right.

And he starts to cry even before the audience, it's gross man.

"I got it from Daddy!"

"From daddy?"

Well, I think that's an art as well.

But I don't want him to tell me how to do my art.

Exactly!

- That's exactly it, so I thought of something.
- Oh what?

What? Oh our ace will now talk,

so in the meantime I'll be eating my soba. Go!

Your Kotora, me, and with one more person, the three of us will do a visually pleasing Rakugo.

Visually pleasing, eh?

We'll get a young audience and fill up the hall.

If that happens, Yanagitei will have to acknowledge us.

We'll add Awashima's Awa, Tora, and Ryu

together to be called, the Sorry for the Commotion Boys!

That's good! Isn't it good? I like the fact that the names have nothing to do with the group name.

- This is my apprentice.
- One question.

- By Ryu you mean my son, Ryuhei?
- That's right.

- Oh speak of the devil.
- Reverse Nanpa! man! [Reverse nanpa is when a girl asks a guy out.]

Today we are at Matsudo,

Matsudonald!

- Here we go, Don, don don!
- He's no good.

His comedy is getting worse.

Besides he's not visually pleasing!

So you mean Kotatsu?

Exactly!

Let's ask Shinoyama Kishin [famous photographer]

to take good photos of us in front of the Kaminarimon Gate to make some cool posters!

That's good!

Let's also go on TV!

We'll get Tsunku [famous musician/producer] to produce for us and make some CDs!

- No, no, no, no.
- Why not?

I've already excommunicated him.

Don't say that, if the father begs him

Who is going to beg that punk? What a joke.

- I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear this proposal.
- Just ask him

- I didn't hear this.
- Master!

I didn't hear this. What a joke.

So what you are saying is that you can only tell funny stories that actually happened.

Of course! I can't do fake stories!

But Rakugo is essentially fiction.

- It is?
- Of course!

Funny things like that don't happen that often.

By the way that story about Death Kiyoshi.
That was also a lie.

No way. I was completely fooled.

You're not going to encounter Kiyoshi that often.

- You got Munchausen's disease?
- It's good if it'll make you laugh.

Have you heard of

the Rakugo "Head lantern?"

No.

A drunk, on his way to see a courtesan, gets his head cut off by a samurai.

But the samurai was so good,

that the drunk doesn't realize that his head's been cut.

So as the drunk is speaking, his head sways back and forth.

And finally he holds his own head like a lantern and runs through the crowd shouting, "Excuse me, excuse me!"

That's not possible!

You can't walk if your head's been chopped off.

Getting the audience to believe an impossible story is what makes it fun!

The story "Shinki worm" has a parasite as a main character!

"The soul flame of jealousy", "Grim reaper", or "Rat"

Wait, wait a second!

You can do them all?

I can.

Amazing.

Totally useless now.

Teach them to me. All of them.

I can't today.

Not tomorrow nor the day after.

It's so creepy, they go on dates every single day

and they've only kissed.

- One sec! I'll be right out after I take care of her.
- Let me go!

- Tora-chan!
- Let me go!

Uoh, ... sorry Lisa

- It's tiring?
- I don't dislike him.

Actually I do like him.

He's funny when I'm with him.

But he's so funny that I get tired.

I don't get it.

Isn't that better than being bored?

That's true.

And it's partly my fault.

This is the first time that I fell for a funny guy.

Megumi-chan!

I shouldn't have said that.

I feel like he wants me to react to everything he says.

When I don't laugh.

Oh, that wasn't funny?

Oh no, it was funny.

Then how about this one?

The time when Liu-san, the Chinese guy who rooms with me, fell into the toilet.

That sounds funny!

Why now?

Alright, what about the time when my friend permed his hair

and told me not to tell the teachers.

That's funny!

So why?

Every time I laugh, he wants to kiss me.

That's not what I meant by I like funny things.

If he wants to make people laugh that much, he should be a comedian.

That's what I was thinking.

You're right.

If he's that picky about comedy and laughter he should do it in front of an audience.

He was in Rakugo originally.

This shop will fail anyway.

What are you talking about?

How much of that did you hear?

Let's go.

- Hey Ryuji.
- No way!

Even if I'm reborn three times, I'm not doing Rakugo!

- Huh?
- Yes?

- Donkichi, why are you eating here?
- That's right.

- Aren't you supposed to be having dinner with your sweet natto [his wife sells sweet natto at a department store]?
- I've forgotten.

What should I do? I've already eaten!

You idiot!

Sweets go into a different stomach, eh?

What's wrong, Tora-san?

You're not eating at all.

When he's quiet, he actually looks intelligent.

- Master.
- Yes?

- I met Ryuji today.
- Hey Kotora.

You go, ok. Hurry.

Go, go.

And?

I talked with him about Rakugo,

about Worms, Rats, oh and about Heads.

And I realized that,

he should be doing Rakugo after all.

Darn, today is a "Kotatsu day"

When talking about Rakugo, he seems to enjoy it.

He gets it from Master,

or that you're father and son.

More than anything else, I want to see his performance.

What do you guys think?

Do you want Kotatsu to come back?

Well ignoring his personality, I think he is the most skilled out of us.

I haven't seen him yet, so.

Well it was before you time, Unadon.

- It's Udon.
- He's good you know.

You can really listen to it.

Some people said that his "Shinagawa double su1c1de"

was better than Shincho and what not.

That's too much praise,

true in his teens he was called a genius.

But he's now 24.

And there's the blank,

if he tries again and it's not that good,

the person who'd feel worst is himself.

Besides, you know,

if he doesn't have the will

He has it.

He wants to do Rakugo,

it's just that he still hasn't noticed that yet.

Donta,

what do you think?

Well, physically there's not enough rooms.

In that case, we can rent an apartment.

- What? What about our dream life, living in a multigenerational home?
- It's ok if it's in the neighborhood.

I don't want to Tsuru-chan!

I'll leave.

I'm not family anyway, I don't mind leaving.

So Master,

can you take him back?

"I'm not family anyway?"

What are you talking about?

Don't say stupid things.

Where in the world

lets non-family members eat such great food?

And for someone who's supposed to be a scary debt collector!

The moment you entered our house, you're a member of this family!

So don't say stupid things like that.

Master.

If you keep saying such things, Sayuri-chan is going to cry.

She's not crying yet,

but you're going to cry soon aren't you?

Oh there she goes. See she's crying now!

Ok,

you made her cry Kotora.

So apologize. Apologize to her.

- Mother. I'm sorry.
- It's ok.

- I'm truly sorry.
- I understand.

Ok, that's enough with Kotatsu today.

And don't cry anymore Sayuri-chan. Now is dinner time, you know.

Let's start fresh.

Itadakimasu!

- There's a weird bug!
- It's not a bug.

It the Levi's S501 XX World w*r model.

- Jeans?
- Yup, jeans.

Guess how much this costs.

Mmm, about 50,000 yen.($400)

- 680,000 yen. ($5,600)
- No way!

For real!

Really. It's not a replica.

It's from 1944 and there are only a few in Japan.

- You want it?
- Yeah, I want it.

Oh by the way, I'm not a collector.

I want to add my designs to this vintage.

For example, covering the legs with the Urahara Dragon designs.

And its value doesn't go down. It goes up! 1 million or even 2 million.

I want to be a man like that.

That's what I'm striving for.

If I can do that, I can quit this industry.

Or rather, I can't quit until I do that.

Oh don't tell this to anyone.
This is a secret between you and me, Megumi-chan.

Well, I guess you wouldn't say anyway, it's a stupid story.

It's not stupid.

It's good, or rather it makes me happy.

I wanted to hear those kinds of stories.

But that wasn't funny at all.

That's ok.

Everyone knows that you're funny Ryuji-kun.

But only his girlfriend

would know his serious side, or his dreams. Right?

Girlfriend?

I'm your girlfriend.

Can we move on to the next stage?

Yeeeesss!!!

Megumi-chaaan!

We're home!

Oh Ryu-chan, you cleaned up the apartment.

That's so kind of you!

Liu-san drank 3 bottles of Shokoshu (I think in Pinyin it's shaoxingjiu) alone!

I am so totally drunk!

Hi, sorry to bother you all.

- There's a Michiko London [type of condom] in the drawers.
- Shut the f*ck up!

We've been waiting for this! "Don-chan!"

Thank you all for coming.

When this Tokyo used to be Edo,

there was a shop called, doguya (antique shop).

- Oh is it doguya (antique shop) today?
- No, no,

it's Neko no sara (Cat Plate).

Mistress.

I decided to come today.

So he finds a good antique in some rusty old place, buys it for cheap and then resells it for its true price.

I know that it's peaceful times,

I know that there's no more w*r,

but what,

you're using an upside down helmet as a vase?

I feel bad for the flower!

It just so happens that I have a good vase.

Let's switch that helmet with my vase. Ok?

So he gets a very good antique helmet for a cheap vase.

But then they later find out that

the vase was made by Myochin [famous pottery style].

What a myopic story!

They're hopeless!

So there's a potter. And when you enter his shop, lo and behold there's a cat.

Hey gramps! Gramps!

You have a cat?

Oh wow, you got three.

Oh that's right. Two males and one female.

They are cute.

Come over here, over here.

Meow, meow.

Sir, you shouldn't play with that cat.

If you're not careful, he'll scratch you.

I don't mind. I like cats.

Hey, hey, come on.

You're gonna get hair all over him.

- Don't worry, I'm fine.
- Hm

Hey isn't that Ekourai's Umebachi? That's a good one.

Hey isn't that Ekourai's Umebachi? That's a good one.

I can put a price tag of 300 gold coins, and it'll be gone in a heartbeat.

Seeing that he's letting a cat eat off it,

this gramps here doesn't know it.

Alright!

This cat is particularly cute.

Oh he's really cute,

Oh he's really cute,

and oh look, he's friendly.

Cat must be able to sense your true nature.

I do like cats.

I really do.

Hey gramps,

is it possible for you to give me this cat?

Oh, not for free.

How about, for, 3 gold coins? To pay for his past feed.

But 3 gold coins for such a dirty cat?

To tell you the truth, I don't have children.

So we got a cat to fend off loneliness,

but he ran off a few days ago.

My wife has been depressed since then.

If I can get this one,

I'm sure my wife would be happy.

I see, if that's the case. Then sure.

I'll take good care of him.

Oh by the way gramps,

- were you giving feed to the cats with this plate?
- That's right.

Well, they say that cats won't eat if their plates are changed,

so let me take this plate too, ok?

Oh if it's a plate you want, I have another right here.

No, no that won't do.

Hey cat, you want to eat with this plate too, right?

Neah neah neah

He'll happily eat out of this plate too.

Oh, come on. Can't I have that dirty plate?

I paid 3 gold coins!

A dirty plate?

Sir, this is Ekourai's Umebachi.

You might not know,

but this plate is worth anywhere from 200 to 300 gold coins.

Whaat? I had no idea! I had no idea!

Well if it's such an amazing plate, then why the heck are you letting this dirty cat eat out of it?

Well, it's a funny story.

When I feed the cats out of this plate,

sometimes I can sell a cat for three gold coins.

Best in Japan! Don-chan!

Amazing,

he really is amazing.

That was fun.

You know, of all of Don-chan's stories, I like "Cat's Plate" the most.

It's short but all the characters are fully fleshed out.

I see.

Or rather, is it ok for you to be out drinking this late?

I need to spread my wings out a little too.

Besides Don-chan will be late with the Association's meeting.

Ok, I got it.

Even if we wait for apprentices, no one particularly good will show up.

- So we have to go out and get them.
- What do you mean?

What do I mean?

Don't ask me, he's gonna talk.

He's gonna talk like mad, so in the meantime

I'm going to read the tabloids. Sorry, I need to take a peek.

We get a bunch of people who's interested in being a comedian, not just Rakugo.

And then from among them, we scout the ones that might be popular.

We'll call this the Amateur Comedian Scout Caliban!

- He's not saying it right, but he's got drive!
- I see.

Of course, we won't use

the name of the Association at all.

We won't use it.

I'm a maniac, but not an otaku!
It'll be a problem if we only get a bunch of Rakugo otakus.

- That's right, like him. Like him.
- Oh this looks like an interesting conversation.

It is interesting.

- But what will Yanagitei say.
- Have no fear!

I asked him to be the chief judge. He didn't accept it gladly, but he did accept.

Oh man, that sounds like Koshin. "President", "Chief judge" he's a sucker for titles.

- He's a sucker.
- And so,
- And so,

We would like to formally request Hayashiyatei to be a judge as well.

Don-chan!

That's ok, but will they be funny?

Don't worry.

Speaking of "Cat's Plate,"

I have a bad memory about it.

A bad memory?

What is it?

This was when Kotatsu was about to become Shinuchi (the main act).

He was supposed to host his own show,

and went to Master Koshin to learn a story from him.

Why? Why couldn't he just learn from our master?

Don-chan wanted him to do "Ko wakare" ["Separated from child," this is the story of ep 11].

You don't know?

"Ko wa kasugai?" [another name of the short version of Ko wakare]

That's Koshin's specialty after all.

And then?

Well, Koshin-san is conservative and he is considered to be Don-chan's rival.

So he didn't like that a son was going to be the main act at twenty, bypassing a bunch of apprentices.

So he kept opposing the promotion.

In the past there were douguya (antique shops).

One, one second please.

I came to learn "Ko wakare."

I know.

A douguya (antique shop)

Apparently he kept repeating "Cat's plate," and didn't teach him "Ko wakare."

The hell. That's just bullying.

Koshin probably wanted to embarrass him on stage.

But he's got his own pride,

so he couldn't tell Don-chan.

- Um Master.
- Oh Kotatsu.

What's up?

How is "Ko wakare?" Is it hard?

Yes,

- but it's worth doing.
- See!

Yanagitei got the Artistic Grand Prize with that.

You're about to be main act soon,

so forget the styles and factions,

and learn as much as you can from real art.

Yessir. Thank you very much.

He really wasn't straightforward.

He used to speak politely?

At the time, Don-chan and Koshin-san were both nominated as the President of the Association,

so he must have felt that it wouldn't be good for them to have a source of conflict.

But in the end, it turned out for the worse.

Cats won't eat unless they eat from their old plates,

so can I have that plate

- Kotatsu,
- Yes?

when is your performance?

Tomorrow.

I see.

People have always said that a child is like a clamp

Even if he's a genius,

it's not a story that you can perform after hearing once the day before.

But he did his best to memorize and got on stage.

Oh no. Don-chan,

what's wrong with him?

Kotatsu.

You can do it.

You can do it.

Now that I think about it, that was his last performance.

If he performs that again, the name of Hayashiyatei

and of course my name as his teacher will be besmirched.

Besides I don't like the idea of getting someone else to teach a story to your own son.

Moreover, if I taught him than it would be like I,

who opposed this promotion, will have accepted his promotion as Main act.

What a joke. I can see through his machinations.

Sheesh, like father like son.

Stop it Kotatsu!

Who the f*ck is going to memorize your shitty boring Rakugo!

What!

It's not that our master can't do ninjo (tear jerker) stories.

He chooses not to do them! Do you know why?

Cuz there are idiots like you!

Because there are idiots who think stories that make you cry are better than stories that make you laugh. You fucker!

Your "Cat's plate" is so boring you can't even laugh!

Stop it Ryuji!

Apologize to the master!

Master Koshin.

I'm terribly sorry. We're truly sorry.

So that's why he was excommunicated.

Because of that incident, Don-chan declined the Presidency.

But

I think that was for the best.

Koshin's Rakugo after he got his title, is soooo boring.

- Mistress...
- Rakugo is not high culture!

Rakugo is entertainment for the people!

Honey!? What are you talking about?

Don-chan

Whoa, you surprised me there.

- What is it Master?
- Sit down, have a drink!

- What is it?
- Don-chan. Let's drink together!

Ow, you're stepping on my foot.

- Sorry, sorry. Sooorry!
- Let's drink!

- Let's go home, we're going home.
- We're going?

Oh you're getting jealous, Don-chan?

Master!

- That's not it at all!
- If that's not it, then what is it?

Cat burglar!

Cat burglar?

Look at this! This is your influence.
[left page: vintage jeans, right hand page: Amateur Comedy Scout Caravan]

- Bocchan (young master) wants to participate in that.
- Whaat?!

That's not all,

he wants me to write him a skit.

What's the harm? You used to be in the Rakugo club right?

I'm a yakuza now!

Why the heck do I have to write a skit for my son?

I understand.

Then I'll write one instead.

Oh you can't do that.

You're not funny.

I agree. I've never once laughed while talking with you.

But with bocchan,

including pleasantries, I've laughed at least four or five times.

I don't want to see my son flop.

Master!

Whoops, I made a mistake.

Pops!

This is not my old me.

No way. The moment you said master you've lost all credibility.

I'll think of something myself. Leave me alone!

Hey! Get back here!

Shiiiit! sh*t!

So that's why, him and me, we're gonna do stand up together.

I heard from Awashima that you're the chief judge, right?

Let's us participate.

You're not an amateur

I can't survive on Rakugo, so I ain't pro.

You're boasting over that?

You're an apprentice at Hayashiyatei, you're pro.

- Though your art is amateur.
- Hot! Hot!

Fine! I'm out!

Aniki.

Aniki! Wait up please Aniki!

Aniki!

Oh. What are you looking at?

Isn't this the World w*r model?

So it really is? It is isn't it?

Yeah! It's vintage!

Why is it only 5,000 yen ($40)?

I have to email Ryu-chan! Email!

What's going on?

Be quiet. Don't talk to me!

What about Ryuji?

He's been wanting that.

- But it was too expensive so he couldn't buy it.
- How much is it?

- 680,000. ($5,600)
- 680,000!

There're only a few in Japan.

But if he got it, he said he could quit his clothes shop.

I guess if someone who didn't know saw, it's just a pair of dirty jeans.

But 5,000yen

- Ryuji wanted this?
- Yes.

If he got that he'll quit clothes. He really said that?

To be precise he wanted to cover it with Urahara dragon prints.

Wow he'll ruin the World w*r model.

He wants to be a man that wouldn't ruin it.

This is between us, ok?

- It's supposed to be a secret between Ryu-chan and me.
- I guess you spilled it.

Oh it's from Ryuji.

Please let me borrow some money!

- I'll explain later.
- How much?

5000 yen!

You don't even have 5000 yen?

I'm sorry, I'm getting on a taxi.

Taxi?

Don't you get it? I need the money for the cab fare as well.

I'm on my way.

-Never mind, you don't have to come.
- Huh?

- You sold it?!
- Yes.

I asked if it was too large for him, but he said that he didn't care.

Why didn't you keep an eye on it?! If that was at Uraharajuku, it would have sold for 680,000!

- You have to be kidding me!
- I'm sorry,

I was sending my email.

A collector noticed it.

Oh he didn't look it.

A slight, 40ish man.

Oh he said that he spilled some tea on his trousers.

Hot!

- What kind of a man was he?
- It's ok.

Oh? Where is aniki?

When the city was called Edo, there were shops called doguya (antique stores).

Oh today it's "Antique store!"

It'll be "Cat's plate."

How can you tell now?!

May I please continue?

So if you can find a buried treasure, you can make a k*lling.

But this also applies to people as well.

Sometimes there are people with great talent, buried in society.

Well, I too am one of those people, here we go!

Tiger, Tiger, Gillettiger!

Heh, you're touting your own horn.

This is a story about Ryu, the kimono shop owner.

A kimono that he was looking for fervently.

It can sell for 680,000,

but what a surprise, there was one going for 5,000 yen.

And the person who bought that kimono was a comedian known for his contrarian nature, Master Yanagawa Koson.

It's hot!

Even if you begged him he wouldn't sell it easily.

Oh master, you're wearing nice jeans!

You spilled coffee on me. I had no choice.

Can I take a photo please?

What?

You don't have to wear it. If you could just hold it up like this.

- Like this?
- Yes.

Here we go.

Say cheese.

Jeans? Man, Yanagitei is cheap. That's too cheap.

No, no, no. It looks like this but it's a vintage jeans worth 680,000.

- No way!
- This dirty thing?

It's true!

If you're a youngster you'd desperately want this.

- Right?! Right?
- Tha, that's right.

This is, um, a dead stock, so it's super rare. See.

I don't know what he's saying, but anyway, so as a prize we should make this third prize?

The f*ck, why third?

The grand prize has been decided as the Oshima tsumugi kimono!

And second prize is the DVD box of the Selected Classic Rakugo stories.

I'd love that!

And fourth prize and below is a set of a fan, a towel, and a mug.

That's pretty good.

Aren't you! Aren't you!

- planning on scouting young people?
- That's right.

And so they somehow talked the difficult Koson

into turning it into a prize.

- Why is it third prize?!
- How the f*ck should I know.

And this geezer holding the jeans, I think I've seen him somewhere.

So what are you going to do?

I can't enter because I'm pro. But you can enter, you're an amateur.

Huh? Why do I have to do comedy?

Don't you want this expensive jeans? You can get it for free.

Of course I want it.

But you can't get it unless you're come in third, right?

- What am I going to do with a kimono?
- Oh no, he thinks he'll win.

Moron, if I entered I'll win. It'll be harder to get third place.

Are you going to enter or not?

I can't decide that easily.

I'm an amateur now, but technically I am the son of a pro.

I see.

You're afraid you'll lose.

That's not it.

Just as he's about to decide,

a strong influencing factor enters.

Those people are funny.

I really love them.

You think so? They're a pretty ordinary group.

But they're funny.

Am I funnier?

Of course, you're funnier Ryu-chan.

But I think Fukawa Ryo [a surrealist comedian] is funnier than you.

I really love him.

Bro!

What the?! Where did you come in from?

Teach me some simple gags!

- Are you serious?
- Yeah,

real flashy ones.

And so his brother's brutal training began.

Dragon, dragon, Seishonagon [author of Pillowbook]!

No good!

You haven't become Lady Sei.

See this

Dragon, dragon, Seishonagon!

Dragon, dragon, Seishonagon!

Much better, it's much better now.

Let's do the next one then.

Urahara, urahara Edinburgh.

- Urahara, urahara Edinburgh!
- No!

Urahara, urahara Edinburgh!

Urahara, urahara Edinburgh!

Urahara, urahara, chigenomi

Urahara, urahara, chigenomi!

And so the fateful day came.
[Amateur Comedy Scout Caravan]

- What's wrong?
- I shouldn't have come!

What are you saying now?

Listen,

you start with Seishonagon,

then Edinburgh, then the Aru aru gag, then self deprecating humor.

And if that doesn't work, impersonate.

You'll win for sure.

That's no good, third place, third place.

Why?

This is the place

where I did my performance.

Don't worry, you're not the same person anymore.

How do you know?

Oh sh*t.

Hey Ryuji, are you entering?

- I made this, after staying up all night!
- Wait, you're entering too?

Isn't this well made, eh?

What the? Hey is this a toilet seat cover?

Hey Ginjiro!

It was no good.

They wouldn't smile even one bit.

For real?

Are you sure that no one really came to see this?

Of course.

I haven't told anyone.

No worries, Master and mom are both at home. They're watching att*ck 25 at home.

That's right.

Numbers 51 to 60. Please come to the stage.

- Let's go!
- Huah!

- "Hey snake!"
- "What is it snake?"

"You moron!"

"I'm not a snake, I'm a dragon!" "Oh no"

There we go, Pocket socket!

Thank you kindly.

Next contestant, please.

I got this!

I dunno about this.

It'll be absolutely fine.

Though I don't know.

Hi there! Dragon, dragon,

What a surprise! All the professionals who can nitpick are lined up.

And among them was

Ryuji

This is a surprise.

To ask someone not to be pressured under the circumstances was impossible.

Is something wrong?

Please start.

Ryuji!

Start with Seishonagon!

Is it over?

A douguya (an antique store) can make a k*lling if they can find a buried treasure.

But this buried treasure is not found easily.

Surprisingly, Ryu the kimono shop owner,

decided to change his routine.

And his presentation was much much better than I.

Truly like waterfall,

no, no, no,

like a well oiled sewing machine, it proceeded at a rhythmic pace.

They say cats won't eat unless it's from their favorite plate.

So can I have that plate too?

Oh, this plate, how about that bowl there?

It's just a dirty plate, why not?

You might say that,

but this is Ekorai's Umebachi plate.

You might not know,

but it's a plate that would sell for two or three hundred gold coins.

I see.

Then why do you feed your cats with such an expensive plate?

That's the funny thing.

If I feed the cats with this plate,

sometimes a cat sells for three gold coins.

Master

Ryu-chan, I love you!

Ryu the kimono shop owner was scouted by his own father.

And that wasn't all.

And the winner is. Yanaka Ryuji from Aoyama!

- Here you go, the Oshima tsumugi.
- I don't want it.

- Come by when you have some free time.
- Huh?

I'll teach you "Ko wakare."

Good for you Ryuji!

Amazing stuff! Amazing.

Why are you third place?! Let's exchange! Exchange!

- Let's exchange! Exchange!
- What? What're doing?! Stop it!

Everyone is watching!

Here's the peperoncino!

This is what it means to be had.

And you think about this long and hard, and then make your decision.

If you can perform like that we'll have no problems

I didn't do it because I wanted to.

So this is, this month's tuition.

Received! So can I give this to my son this month?

No f*cking way!

Hey, you knew that

- I wanted those jeans, right?
- I didn't know that.

Then why was that a prize?

Now that's where it's interesting.

When you make that a prize,

Sometimes a funny amateur is caught for free.

Yo, Kotora! Hayashiyatei!

I love Tora-chan too!

Stop that.

I love you too!

You shut the f*ck up!

Hmph, I won't accept this.

Oh isn't that Kotatsu?

Manabu-san, long time no see.

- Why don't you go take a look inside?
- I'm good today.

Go on, it's on the house.

Ryu-chan!

You're late, it's over now.

It's fine, I bet it was a bad "Cat's plate" anyway.

But it was really funny!

Was it better than mine?

- Let's go eat omelets!
- Which one was better?

- Hey!
- Omelets! Let's go!

Which?

- Which? Megumi-chan which?
- Omelets!

- Megumi-chan which?
- Omelets!