[MARUDE]
Yeah, I'm at the scene now.
The suspect took all of the
cash from the guy's wallet.
But that's not all.
They also took the
victim's internal organs.
Damn it, Lantern.
No matter what it takes,
we will catch you.
I swear, on the
CCG's reputation.
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
[inaudible]
This is a drag.
[OGATA] In this case,
you'd take the values
from this formula and
then plug them in here.
Fura.
How nice of you
to join us today.
Let me guess, Aki Sasada
is absent again?
How the hell should I know?
She's probably skipping.
[OGATA]
To solve this equation,
we can't rely on
factorization, in fact,
it should be
avoided if possible.
We've already figured out that
six plus sigma k equals one...
[AKI]
Hey, Taishi!
I saw you on the
baseball field the other day.
You should stick with it,
you're a great player.
Damn it, Aki.
[thud]
[ARIMA] Take it.
You need it more than I do.
[FURA]
Hmm?
Thanks. Arima, was it?
Aren't you gonna
need it eventually?
Not likely.
I have all the
formulas memorized.
It's all yours.
[FURA]
I don't want it.
[ARIMA]
Why not?
I don't mean to be rude,
but you hardly come to school.
And when you are here,
it's clear you're
not the studying type.
So maybe you should
take the textbook.
What did you just say to me?
[OGATA]
Fura!
Get out! There are students in
this class who want to learn.
[FURA] I wasn't cut out for
this high school crap, anyway.
[metal bat clang]
[BOY A]
Head for home! Hurry!
[FURA] If only I'd
stuck to playin' baseball.
I wonder if things would've
worked out differently.
[POLICE OFFICER]
You on the bikes! Pull over!
Yeah right, screw you!
[RYO]
Careful. Hold on tight.
[FURA]
Aki?
What're they doin'?
Those guys should know better
than to ride like that.
[PUNKS laugh]
[PUNK A] How about we go
for another run after this?
Ryo, Aki.
You want anything?
A soda.
Two peas in a pod.
Cool. Last one there pays!
Huh? No fair, man! Wait up!
[AKI laughs]
Aki. You got any
idea what Taishi
has been up to these days?
No clue.
Although I've heard he's
actually been going to school.
Huh. I wonder why,
I mean, he hardly went
after he gave up baseball.
I dunno, maybe he's fallen
for one of his classmates.
That loser never
sticks with anything.
He quit playing baseball,
formed our little crew,
and then he bailed on us.
It's a shame, the guy
had so much talent.
[AKI]
He still does!
I miss the old days,
back when the three of us
hung out all the time.
You think that we'll
ever be able to go back
to the way things were again?
That'd be nice, but, I doubt it.
[AKI]
Yeah, you're right.
Well, this is awkward.
[PUNK B] I've got plenty
of loose change, man.
[PUNK A]
Thanks. What's up?
[PUNK B]
Uh. It's nothin'.
Huh? You seein' things?
Huh?
My hand!
I just asked for a soda,
what's taking them so long?
There you are!
Finally. Sure took your time.
What in the hell.
Who're you?
[AKI screams]
Hey, what's wrong?
[AKI]
Run! Hurry!
Let's go! C'mon!
Huh? Don't tell me the
cops are after you again!
No! Something much worse!
Huh? Ahh!
[RYO]
Taishi!
Who are you?
What's with the mask?
Little early for a
Halloween costume, ain't it?
[FURA]
Pumpkin bastard!
You'll regret messing with me!
Leave him alone, Taishi!
[AKI]
Let's just get outta here!
[FURA]
Whoa.
What is that? Holy crap.
--[AKI screams]
--Huh?
Aki!
--[FURA] sh*t!
--[RYO] C'mon!
Dammit. Ryo!
Hey. Taishi.
Maybe, you should have
just kept--playing baseball.
--Ryo!
--[RYO] Listen, I...
I'm sorry, man.
[FURA]
No.
You bastard!
[ARIMA]
Don't do it.
You'll be k*lled.
[FURA]
Arima?
Stay back!
He's gone now.
I could never catch up.
[sirens approaching]
[PARAMEDIC]
Get her to the nearest hospital!
[MARUDE]
Pardon me, young man.
May I have a word with you?
[FURA]
He's with the CCG?
[FURA]
Poor Arima.
I feel bad for him, witnessing
such a gruesome sight.
Well, goodnight, Fura.
I'll see you at school tomorrow.
[FURA]
The hell?
He's acting as if
nothing happened.
Like he wasn't even fazed by it.
[FURA]
Aki.
[AKI giggles]
Ryo.
I won't let that monster
get away with this.
I swear!
[door opens]
Hey.
I want you to tell me
everything you know
about him, Arima.
Seriously! Start talkin'!
[ARIMA]
His name is Lantern.
He's a ghoul.
[FURA]
What is that?
Aberrations that look
like regular humans.
They blend into the crowds
and feed on people.
They are humanity's
natural enemy.
Those who consume our kind.
They're known as ghouls.
Arima.
If you're plannin' on goin'
after that pumpkin-head,
then I wanna lend you a hand.
[ARIMA]
That's okay.
You'd probably
just slow me down.
[FURA]
Why you!
[FURA]
Sorry, it's just that...
[FURA] I'm pissed at myself
for not bein' able
to do anything to save them!
I've already made the choice,
to avenge my friends.
I'll do it with or without you,
but if I die my
blood's on your hands!
Okay, fine.
[FURA] How we gonna
locate this Lantern creep?
[ARIMA] We'll have
to smoke the ghouls out,
one at a time,
until we find him.
[FURA] Are there seriously
that many of 'em?
[ARIMA]
Yes, there are.
Especially here
in the th Ward.
You're all work, no play!
[KATO] It's about time
for my next meal.
That's dangerous
this time of night.
Walking down an alleyway alone.
It's like you're practically
begging me to eat you up.
Snip, snip, snip, snip!
Snip, snip, snip!
How is she?
She looks okay. Just sleeping.
No, she's not, dumbass,
she got knocked out!
Be careful.
Don't let your guard down.
This one's different.
It's a bit stronger
than the last.
Snip, snip, snip,
snip, snip, snip...
Watch for projectiles.
I ain't gonna just sit here,
let me at that bastard--
What'd you do that for?
Which would you prefer:
me kicking you in the face,
or his kagune piercing
through your intestines?
Normal weapons
don't work on ghouls.
[FURA]
If that's the case.
Then how do you
go up against one?
Yukimura should
have enough reach.
[KATO]
Is that...?
How does this kid have one?
What is a kid like you
doing with that w*apon?
Those belong to
ghoul investigators!
[ARIMA]
There's a simple explanation.
You see, I am a
ghoul investigator.
Why'd they hire a kid?
That makes no sense. Impossible.
[FURA]
You okay?
[ARIMA]
Yeah.
And I'd say this one
was definitely stronger.
Nice pitch, by the way.
[MARUDE]
Arima, what were you thinking?
I know I told you to do
an undercover investigation,
but that doesn't give you
permission to act on your own.
Understood.
However, I did dispatch
another ghoul, Mr. Marude.
Look, I've had enough of
your ex post facto reasoning!
It's going to get you k*lled,
you were lucky today!
What's worse.
You've just revealed
your identity to a civilian.
And not just one, but two.
Two, sir?
It's over now.
You know what happens next.
[ARIMA]
Yes, sir.
[FURA]
So, what's up?
You wanted to talk?
Fura.
I have to drop out of school.
Huh?
Now that you and Minami
know my true identity.
My undercover
investigation's pointless.
I don't get it.
Whatcha mean?
In my line of work,
I have to move around a lot
in order to catch ghouls.
So it's been a while
since I've had the
chance to talk this much
with somebody my own age.
I enjoyed my time in school.
I felt normal, for once.
Thank you.
Then why leave?
You should stick around.
Do you wanna go
back to that life?
C'mon! You're good as long as
no one finds out who you are,
and I ain't tellin' nobody!
You should be able to live
a normal life for a while!
Okay. I'll ask my superiors
if I can stay longer.
Whoa, seriously?
Why not? Might as well.
Besides, we've got
something to finish.
--Lantern.
--Huh?
He's the one that
I'm after in the first place.
I'd like to help you
avenge your friends.
How about we shake on it?
You with me?
[FURA]
You know it!
I think you're going
to make perfect ghoul bait.
Jeez, you just had to
keep on talkin', didn't ya?
[MINAMI]
Me, too!
I'd like to help,
if you'll let me!
[FURA]
Hey, Aki.
Whassup?
What're you doing here again?
You don't want me visiting?
It's not that, but if the staff
sees a delinquent
like you here all the time,
they're gonna
think I'm one, too.
[laughs]
You are one, ya dummy!
[FURA]
So, what have you been up to?
[AKI] I've just been
looking at the view outside.
[FURA]
It's not bad.
[AKI]
But you know what sucks?
I can't see anything
with my right eye.
It's weird. I can't even tell
which direction it's pointing.
You know,
I can't help but wonder
if I'm being punished,
for goofing off and
doing whatever I want.
Instead of doing what's right.
I just keep thinking.
Maybe that's why I lost
my right eye and Ryo.
That's why they were
both taken away from me.
God must be punishing me.
[FURA]
After that, I was determined.
So me, Arima, and Minami
started working together.
We began hunting
down and dispatching
the ghouls of the
th Ward, one by one.
The information Minami
brought in was always accurate.
[FURA]
I would act as the bait.
And then Arima
would finish 'em off.
[FURA] As the days went by,
we started to become a team.
And a pretty good one, at that.
However.
We still hadn't found
who we wanted to k*ll most.
Lantern.
[MINAMI]
Aha!
There you are!
[MINAMI] I thought I'd try
asking around here at school.
And whaddya know,
I actually found some folks
with stories about ghouls.
So...
I jotted down the info and
then made a list of them all.
Wow. That's awesome.
Only an honor student
could pull this off.
There were multiple
reports of a suspicious person
seen in a prefab shed
at a construction site,
and those seem to be
the most credible.
There were a few other
stories that I thought
might be worth looking into.
They're all
included in the list.
That's great! Thanks a lot!
Let's go!
We've gotta check out that shed
I was just telling you about!
Thank you for the information.
Taishi and I will take it
from here, you can stay back.
We don't need you.
Whoa! Arima!
Don't be so blunt!
He didn't mean it.
You sure I can't help?
I hate sitting on the sidelines,
I'd rather lend you a hand.
I'm afraid not.
There's too much risk involved
for us to bring you along.
Listen, Taishi.
Be ready to head
towards the prefab shed
as soon as school's out.
[FURA]
O-Okay.
Hey Minami, just so you know,
your information's
always helpful.
--[MINAMI] Really?
--Yeah, really!
Glad to hear it.
Between you and me.
Arima's a character.
He's kind of odd, huh?
Yeah, that's putting it nicely.
If ya think about it,
even his name's weird.
"Kishio Arima."
[MINAMI]
He's like a valiant knight.
Not just 'cause of his name,
but whenever you're
in a tight spot,
he's always there to help.
[school bell tolls]
[FURA] Oh! Guess we should
start heading back to class.
You go.
I'm gonna stay a little longer.
[FURA]
You all right?
Yeah.
[FURA] Okay, well,
thanks for the notes.
I'll get them back to you.
I suppose that it's time.
[FURA]
Minami was right once again.
A ghoul was livin' out
in this shed.
Hey, we need to have a chat.
You need to ease up on Minami,
you were kinda rude to her.
No, I don't think so.
[FURA]
Hmm?
[ARIMA] There's no need
to worry about her.
[YAMORI]
This is unexpected.
Never thought you'd be
the one to call me out.
You decide to hand
the th Ward over to me?
Well, Pumpkin-head?
[LANTERN] You know,
there's a ghoul hunt happening
as we speak.
[YAMORI] Hmm...
It was only a matter of time
until your excessive
eating attracted the doves.
[LANTERN]
It's not the doves.
It's a team of
three high school students.
[YAMORI]
Oh, give me a break.
[LANTERN]
They're not ordinary kids.
Underestimate them,
and they're bound
to trip you up, too.
[YAMORI]
Let 'em try.
They're nothing
more than children,
playing with their toys.
[LANTERN]
That may be true,
but children are better
at playing with toys.
[YAMORI] Is this why
you called me out here?
To warn me about
some stupid kids?
[LANTERN]
A mutual enemy has appeared.
What do you say we call
a temporary truce?
[YAMORI]
You gotta be kidding me.
[FURA]
Minami! Hey!
Hey, Fura!
[FURA] Your info was right
on the money yet again.
That's good to hear.
Glad I could be of help,
even though I can't go with you.
[FURA]
Listen.
I'm sorry that
Arima was so harsh.
--[gasps]
--Somethin' wrong?
[MINAMI]
That man!
[MINAMI gasps]
It's him!
[FURA]
He's a ghoul?
[MINAMI] I'm not positive,
but he might be.
[FURA]
I gotta call Arima.
Let's follow him!
Hey, wait!
You can call while you run!
Right!
[ARIMA] You saw him
go into this building?
[FURA]
Yeah.
How do you think
we should do this?
[ARIMA] Taishi,
you take the first floor.
Minami, you'll go to
the second floor with me.
Whatever you do,
don't leave my side.
[MINAMI]
Right.
Um, Arima.
Yes?
I just wanted to tell you.
I think you're amazing.
I really admire your
straightforwardness
and how determined you
are to achieve your goals.
I think it's inspiring.
So, anyway.
This might be a
weird thing for me to say.
Especially at a time like this.
Here we go.
I knew it was coming.
[MINAMI]
Arima.
[MINAMI]
Die.
Huh?
Arima!
You knew I was
a ghoul all along!
Aren't you smart?
It's a shame you had
to ruin my surprise.
But I've got
another one for you.
I invited a friend
along with me today.
Which means, if you don't hurry
and go save poor Fura,
he'll end up a dead man.
[YAMORI] How'd I get stuck
takin' on a kid like you?
You're not even
worth the trouble.
How do you want me
to start eatin'?
Top to bottom, or bottom to top?
Make a choice, kid!
[MINAMI]
If you wanna save Fura,
you'll have to get
through me first!
Oh wow, I just scratched you!
You do care about
your friends, don't you?
You're goin'
easy on me, aren't ya?
Don't underestimate me!
[YAMORI]
Dammit!
[MINAMI gasping]
[FURA gasps]
Minami!
Why? Explain yourself, Arima!
What did you do?
Minami's a ghoul.
She's Lantern.
[FURA]
Huh?!
No way. Are you serious?
You're lying! No!
No. Why?
I just wanted to see what
it's like to be human,
and live my life
as a regular girl.
I wanted to go to school.
Have a little fun.
And maybe even
make some friends.
Then why'd you k*ll Ryo?
And the others?
I had to 'cause
I hate people like them.
They take life for granted.
They don't realize
how good they've got it.
They risk it all, like idiots.
They have everything.
But they don't appreciate it,
they just bitch and moan.
That's no reason to k*ll them.
People who act
like that disgust me!
I put them out of their misery.
They were too stupid
to see what they had.
So I took it from them!
I'll be the first to admit
they weren't the smartest.
They were delinquents who
went around causin' trouble.
Most folks thought
they were total scum,
the lowest of the low.
Maybe they were.
But still...
They were my friends,
and they were important to me!
I don't care how much
you wanna be human,
you'd never cut it!
You don't have the heart!
You brag about
k*lling my friends,
there's not one shred
of humanity in you!
Jeez, get off your high horse.
You don't know! Don't judge me!
Uh-oh. What'd you do?
It serves you right.
Now you're a k*ller, too.
[MINAMI]
Exams are coming up.
And I spent
so much time studying.
Doesn't matter now.
[FURA]
When it was all said and done.
Minami's body was sent
to CCG headquarters.
They never notified our
school about the situation.
Prob'ly cause they
wanted to avoid any fuss.
They decided it'd be best
for Arima to transfer.
I heard he's in
charge of a rough case
that's gotten a lot of other
skilled investigators k*lled.
When I asked about it he said,
"This next mission might
be the one that kills me."
Like he wasn't even bothered it.
[FURA]
Hey, Arima.
I can't stop thinking
about what Minami said.
Do you think all
ghouls wanna be human?
You know, like she did?
Dunno. I haven't
talked to many ghouls
so I really can't say.
It must be tough to
want something so badly,
especially when you know
that it's never gonna happen.
I just can't imagine.
It makes me feel
kinda bad for Minami.
[BOY B]
Can you throw it back?
[BOY B]
Thanks a lot!
So listen, Arima.
There are things in
this world I wanna protect,
and I wanna do it myself.
What I'm about to
say might sound stupid,
but just go with me, okay?
I wanna...
Mr. Fura!
It would appear that our
suspect is finally on the move!
Good. Contact Iida
and the others.
Tell 'em to continue
their surveillance.
[INVESTIGATOR A]
Right away, sir!
[INVESTIGATOR B]
Hey, Boss.
Does it ever upset
Aki that you spend
more time chasing ghouls
than you do with her?
Don't give me sh*t.
And no talking about my wife
while we're working, got it?
[INVESTIGATOR B]
Apologies, sir.
Investigator Arima.
We have received an update, sir.
[INVESTIGATOR B]
What's with him?
I heard Arima packs a punch,
but he's just so weird.
I swear, that idiot
is never gonna change.
Huh?
Nothing.
All right, let's get to work!
We need to wrap this up,
so I can put
in some family time.
OVAx01 - JACK
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A Tokyo college student is att*cked by a ghoul, transforms into a half ghoul becoming a fugitive on the run.
A Tokyo college student is att*cked by a ghoul, transforms into a half ghoul becoming a fugitive on the run.