01x04 - Episode 4

[bunniefuu]

[♪ opening theme song playing]

Kombu!

Nigi, nigi!

[narrator] Now for a brief digression

to tell the tale of the girl
who became a gorilla.

This girl is named Yayoi Fukunaga,

the eldest child of a family
with an esteemed kelp shop.

She was as beautiful as a gem
ever since she was a child.

The girl had a childhood friend.

He was the son
of a family with an onigiri shop,

that is, the son of her family's client,

so their families had been close
for generations.

[man] Let's play together.

-[young Yayoi screams]
-[man] Come back here!

-[young Yayoi gasps]
-[man grunts]

[narrator] The boy was
an extraordinary gentleman.

[young Murai] It's all right, Yayo-chan.

[narrator] It was easy for the girl
to fall in love with him.

After the attempted kidnapping,

her parents decided that the only solution
was to seal away her beauty.

They limited her contact with men
outside the family as much as possible.

And in order for her
to be able to defend herself,

they made her train like a gorilla,
forced her to eat like a gorilla.

And what happened then?

By the time she graduated
from an all-girls middle school...

[girl] All right, you guys ready? Smile!

[narrator]
...she had become a mighty gorilla.

[girl] Yayoi, you're huge!

[narrator] Though her body
had become like that of a gorilla,

one thing had not changed
since the incident.

Her love for the boy.

[Yayoi] Chi-chan...

-[Yayoi yells]
-[narrator] When she turned 16,

she smashed a punching bag
at her boxing gym and declared...

I want to be his bride.

[narrator] Her resolve was firm.

From that day on,
despite her parents' opposition,

she was determined to contain
the gorilla soul that pervaded her body.

Day after day, she worked hard
to be reborn as a nice young lady.

And finally...

Yayo-chan.

[narrator] She came back into bloom.

I like your hair.

Your father was home just now,

but he had some urgent business
to take care of.

He asked me to stay until you got back.

Is that so?

Don't be such a stranger.

Come on, you're embarrassing me.

We've known each other
since we were babies.

[Murai] I hadn't seen you all these years,
so I didn't recognize you at first.

I was surprised too,
to see how much you've changed.

Did something happen?

Well, you could say that.

I see.

COLORFUL RAINBOW HAPPY SUMMER FESTIVAL

[Yayoi] The summer festival
sure brings back memories.

We used to go together every year.

Sometimes the twins came too.

Yeah.

Hey, are you planning to go
with anyone this year?

Putting aside whether it'd be possible,

there is someone I would like to go with.

Oh... Really? Who?

[Yayoi] Is it a friend? A classmate?
It's a boy, right?

It's a lady older than me.

[Yayoi] Wait...
Do you have feelings for her?

Yes.

[narrator] Why have you grown so big?

[Yayoi] Since when?

[Murai] I've been in love with her
since I was in grade school.

[Yayoi] No...

I never heard anything about that!

[Murai] I never told you.

Yayo-chan? What's...

Say, "It's all right, Yayo-chan."

Like you did back then.

[doorbell rings]

Please go to the summer festival with me...

[doorbell rings repeatedly]

Yoo-hoo, yoo-hoo! Echo, echo!

[Murai] Kiri.

[Kiriyama] I have
two pieces of good news for you!

[Murai] So loud.

-What do you think they are?
-[Murai] What?

Drum roll. [mimicks drumroll]

[Kiriyama] Ta-da!

This is...

Yay! That's right! Tetsuko's stuff!

[Murai] Why do you have it?

[Kiriyama] Don't worry
about that right now.

Listen, I've got an idea.

Normally it'd be too risky for Tetsuko
to go to the summer festival with you,

but if she disguises herself,
you might have a chance!

Kiri, thanks.
It's a slim chance, but it's worth a shot!

Yeah, good luck!
By the way, can I ask you something?

Who's that girl?
Am I the only one who can see her?

Oh, she's my...

Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Yayoi Fukunaga.
Are you a friend of Chi-chan?

"Chi-chan"?

We're childhood friends.

Hmm.

You're pretty. Do you have a boyfriend?
Wanna go to this with me?

-Kiri.
-Excuse me?

[Kiriyama]
Well, I was going to go with Murai,

but he wants to go with his crush,
so I don't want to get in their way.

[lightning crackles]

[narrator] Hammering down nails
before they stick out.

I'm sorry, but I'm not into
flashy-looking people like you.

I see! Well, I'm not into people
who judge others based on looks,

so I'm glad you turned me down now.

I have a friend who just got dumped
and is now single.

Good-looking, not flashy-looking.
You want me to introduce you to him?

No, thank you.

All right, later then.

Oh, sh**t! I almost forgot
to tell you the other news.

[Kiriyama] I saw Tetsuko
at the convenience store

by the train station just now.

She was struggling with something,
so she might still be there.

Jeez.

Chi-chan!

Sorry, Yayo-chan!
I can't take you home today.

Come by again sometime!

[gasps]

I'll take you home.

[Tanaka] Damn. I can't pull it.

Sengoku summer festival edition pics,

printed at random,
only at convenience stores.

Incredibly, Hitotose is the only one
I can't pull!

How much have I spent so far?

Five hundred yen for two,
so let's see, one, two, three, four.

I swore I'd get it on my own at all costs,
but my wallet doesn't agree with me.

Just one more time! Just one last time!

PICK UP PRINTS HERE

Come on! Please! Come on!

Murai in Love!

[Tanaka] Wait, wait, wait.
Are you freaking serious?

You showed up at the worst possible time.

I'm printing pictures
from an otome video game right now.

Hey... What? Seriously? Wait!

[shop doorbell chimes]

[Tanaka] No! Don't come over here!

Good evening.

[Tanaka] So cute!

Evening.

-What are you doing here?
-I was copying photos.

-You're not going to take them?
-No.

Why not?

[narrator] As long as you're here...

I am never going take them.

[Murai] What's that?

THIS

[Tanaka] You know, I have no idea.

Oh, it's Kenshin Uesugi
from Sengoku Koi Emaki.

[Tanaka] What?

I know because I played
the entire game to learn about Hitotose.

[Tanaka] I always thought you were odd.

Is there a picture of Hitotose too?

Sure is.
I haven't pulled one yet, though. Yeah.

PRINT

[Murai] Here you go.

[Tanaka] You're a god!

I can have these?

I can't believe
both pictures are Hitotose!

Sure. I have some mixed feelings,
but I'm happy that you're happy about it.

-[Tanaka] Thank you.
-You're welcome.

Let me return the favor.

I'll buy you the most expensive thing
they have here.

[Murai] No, don't worry about it.

But this cost 500 yen.

Please let me walk you home, then.

I have something
I want to talk to you about.

[narrator] They have been silent
for about 10 minutes.

[Tanaka] What did he want to talk about?

[grunting]

Will you go
to the summer festival with me?

What?

Would you like to go
to the summer festival with me?

[Tanaka] I know
I'm the one who started this,

but can we go back to Japanese?

[sighs]

I'd like to go
to the summer festival with you.

If you're at all interested in
going with me,

you could use these to disguise yourself.

Wha... This is my disguise.

[Murai] My friends kept them for you.

The one with the red hair
and the one who was kinda loud?

[Murai] Yes.

But Murai, even though I was in disguise,

all three of you
totally recognized me, huh?

You'll be fine.

You could never disguise yourself from me.
I'd recognize you no matter what.

Hirai probably recognized you
in a sort of perverted way.

Boobs!

And Kiriyama, despite how he looks,
has an unusual level of insight.

[Murai] I usually don't go
to summer festivals.

I always spend this time of year
preparing for my second-semester classes.

But this year, you're here,
so I want to go to the festival with you!

Murai...

[narrator] An imaginary w*r council.

LORD LIVER - LORD LUNG - LORD HEART
LORD KIDNEY - LORD SPLEEN

The Council of Five, the lords who guard
Tanaka's five major organs. What?

What say you, Lady Tanaka?

Sir Murai is eager to go.

-I presume this is his first battle.
-How young.

Perhaps you accept the offer?

LORD LIVER

Disguise yourself as he suggests
and the social crisis will be averted.

However, this is a matter
of Heart and Liver.

LORD LUNG

If Lady Tanaka accepts his proposal
in her position,

it'd be considered
a crossing of boundaries.

If that happens,
there will be no turning back.

-[Hitotose] That's right. And she has me.
-[lords gasp]

[Lord Lung] Sir Hitotose.

I heard you guys talking,

so I strained my ears,
and, hey, look what I found.

I am the one she loves.

[Lord Spleen] We are aware of that.

[Hitotose] It's out of the question
for her

to have an affair with someone else.

If you have time to hold council
over such trivial matters,

why don't you devote yourselves
to your own duties?

With all due respect, sir.

LORD KIDNEY

I believe that Sir Murai
is dedicated to Lady Tanaka as well.

Though he may be our enemy,
to rob this young man of his first battle

would bring deep shame
to we who follow the way of the warrior.

Are you a fool?
A young man's first battle?

Don't make me laugh.

Whatever he may be,
he's no more than an imposter of me.

[Hitotose] As long as she adores me,
there is no way he can win.

To push someone into a battle
knowing that they'll lose,

giving them the illusion of victory
only to let them die...

Is that really the way of the warrior?

What we should be discussing here

is how to put an end
to Murai's pathetic and deceptive romance.

[Hitotose] You cannot argue with me.

Now, go back to your stations.
I'll take care of the rest.

You understand, yes?

If it weren't for him,
your master wouldn't have died.

You must make amends for that.

Understood.

I'm sorry, but I have plans that day.

Oh, do you? Don't worry about it, then.

Please go with your friends.

It's good to study, but I think
the summer festival is going to be fun.

If you say so, I will.

[Tanaka] I'll be fine from here.
Thank you.

[Murai] Okay. I'll be going, then.

FUKUNAGA'S HOME

[Kiriyama] Here we are. Hey, your house
is huge! It's as big as Murai's.

[Yayoi whimpers]

Are you gonna cry?

You don't understand! You'll never know
what it was like for me to de-gorilla!

De-gorilla? What does that even mean?

I've made myself pretty for Chi-chan,
so he has to fall for me.

Don't get in the way of our love!
I hate you and that Tetsuko lady!

I hate you too.

You're a self-centered brat.

You tell me not to get in the way,
but I don't know a thing about you,

so of course I'm going to support Murai.

The way I see it, you're in our way.

[Kiriyama] "Our love"?
Don't involve him without his permission.

You think just because you're pretty,
guys should automatically fall for you?

People's hearts don't work
like a textbook, you know.

That kind of passive thinking
won't get you into the game.

You need to realize it's a one-sided love
and come back to the table.

This isn't some luxurious tea party.

His love is a battle.

You probably won't get what I'm saying,
but if you want to win Murai over,

stop playing the pretty-girl game.
Arm your heart first.

Then I'll have some sympathy for you.
Maybe!

DOUBLE PEACE SIGNS

You haven't de-gorillaed.

[Yayoi] Chi-chan.

Yayo-chan.

Um... Did you ask your crush
to the summer festival?

Yeah, but she turned me down.

[Murai] So I'm going with friends.

We've known each other since we were kids.
We're friends, right?

Just three of us guys
at the summer festival. This is the best.

Come on, cheer up.
You never know what could happen.

[Hirai] You think?

[Kiriyama] Besides,
we have to cheer Murai up

-since Tetsuko turned him down.
-[Hirai] That's true.

[Murai] Sorry I'm late, guys.

There you are, Murai!
What can we do for you? What do you want?

Wanna try goldfish scooping, Murai?

Yeah, I do wanna try goldfish scooping!

[Murai] Oh, right.
I brought a friend with me.

[Yayoi] Sorry for intruding on you.
I forced him to bring me with him.

-You're Kiri, and you're...
-[Hirai] Hirai.

[Yayoi] Hirai. Sorry,
do you mind if I join you?

I don't mind at all.

I don't think Hirai will either.
I bet he'll welcome you with open arms.

Right, Hirai? Hirai?

[Kiriyama] You've gotta be kidding.

Hi, I'm Yayoi Fukunaga.

I'm Murai's childhood friend.
Nice to meet you.

Oh, sorry. Nice to meet you too.

[narrator]
"What's going on? What's up with Hirai?"

That's what's written on
Kiriyama and Murai's faces.

[Hirai] I underestimated
the power of a handshake.

Hirai, are you feeling all right?

-I didn't get the memo.
-About what?

That beauty is your childhood friend?
Is this some kind of prank?

So nothing has ever happened
between you and her?

Nothing.

[Hirai] Are you out of your mind?!

Why're you here?

Why can't I be here?

As you suggested, I ditched my pride
and came here as his friend.

[Yayoi] Don't even think that
I'll give up on him

just because you made me cry.

Go ahead, call it a lost cause
or whatever you want.

I can't help it, I love him.

I'll get you a flower-shaped cotton candy.

No, thanks.

A girl with an armed heart wouldn't eat
cotton candy on the b*ttlefield.

[narrator] Beef tongue skewer.

[Tanaka] It's not what you think.

Why am I here?
I came to eat this beef tongue skewer.

No, that excuse won't work.

The free drink ticket!

I couldn't resist! This is it!

I'm definitely not here to check if MRI
is wearing a yukata. Absolutely not!

sh**t, I said that out loud.

I came here for a drink
because my scheduled freed up.

I'd go anywhere on my own for good booze!
That's the kind of woman I am!

Call me the Heroine
of the Summer Festival!

sh**t, I said that out loud too.

-[girl] Scary...
-Is that lady okay?

[Tanaka] It's settled.
Now, to find what I came here for.

Not MRI, but booze!

[Takafumi] Hey, you lazy punk!
Come help out around the store!

Kiri, Mr. Takafumi is calling you.
No, he's roaring at you.

It's a little late to hide now.

[narrator] Nihility.

Hey, honey, look at that!

[Takafumi exclaims]

Murai, you asked her out!

You make a perfect couple!

[Takafumi] I'll go take care
of the other two clowns.

Three guys are too many for a date.

COTTON CANDY - BALL-SCOOPING
sh**ting GALLERY

-[clamoring]
-[Tanaka] What's going on over there?

Oh, there we go.

Why do I have to help too?

[Naoko] You're so handsome,
you can tout for us.

-I'll pay for the work.
-Go ask Murai, then!

[Naoko] He can't leave her all alone.

I'll take his place!

[Naoko] Like I'd let you, you [bleep]head.

I can help out too.

Me too.

Don't worry. We've got enough hands.

You two go ahead and enjoy the festival.
You don't have to...

You old hag!

Who're you calling old hag?!

Kiri, we'll do a quick loop
and then we can switch.

Chi-chan.

Chi-chan!

Wait up.

[narrator] At this moment,
for some reason,

an emotion twinged in Tanaka's chest.

Her instinctual refusal
to share her fave with other fans.

Chi-chan, thanks.

Hey, don't just stand there.

-[Murai] Sensei!
-Sensei?

-Sensei!
-Chi-chan, don't leave me!

Leave her to me. Now, go!

[Murai] My brother...

[narrator] There are certain people
who cannot accept

others having
the same favorite character as them.

She is aware that he is Murai,

but the tragedy is that
he has the same face as her fave.

There is nothing she can do about it.

[Tanaka] God, this is totally on me.
Murai hasn't done anything wrong.

But I've never even had
this feeling before, so why?

Why do I feel like
I saw something horrible?

Why shouldn't he go to a summer festival
with a girl his age?

Why shouldn't he walk around
holding her hand?

Am I in a position
to say anything about it?

Absolutely not!

Am I seeing him as Hitotose?

If so, cut the crap, my useless brain!

Aww, but they have the same face!

[Tanaka sighs] I've run pretty far.
I should be safe now.

Wait, how did I end up in the jungle?

-Sensei.
-For real?

Why are you here?

I looked in the places I thought you'd go
and ended up here.

-What am I, a wild animal?
-Sensei.

[Tanaka] Please go back to her.

Huh?

[Tanaka] I don't know
if she's your girlfriend or what,

but you're going to give her
the wrong idea.

If you won't leave, then I will.

[Murai] That's not true, Sensei.

Go back!

No.

[♪ instrumental piano music playing]

[Tanaka] What is this? A shojo manga?
A pic from an otome game?

Whatever it is,
I've seen this scene before.

-Will you get off of me?
-No, I won't.

[Tanaka] What!
Now he's talking like a bad boy!

This is where
the main character would be like,

"Murai looks gentle,
but he's actually strong and manly."

But that's not how this is gonna play out.

Don't underestimate
the heroine of this story.

I won't let a man one-up me so easily!

[narrator] Seiza.

What do you think you're doing?

If someone saw us like this,
we'd be obliterated by society.

I should be asking you that.
What are you doing here?

You said you had plans today.

My plans were canceled,
so I came to have a drink.

I went with my friends like you suggested.

That girl is one of my friends too.

Really? She is?

Oh, I mean, you have a very pretty friend.
You two looked great together.

Like salmon and avocado. Whoever came up
with that combination must be a genius!

That's what I thought seeing you two.
What am I even talking about?

I have no intention of having
a relationship with anyone other than you.

[narrator] Finger hug.

[Tanaka] What's this? This is new.

Shall we go, Sensei?

Where to?

You came to have a drink, right?

I'll show you the way.

[♪ closing theme song playing]

NEXT TIME
EPISODE 5