01x01 - Subete ga Mabushii, Kore ga Oi ka

[bunniefuu]

You know, a girl's butt

is colder than I imagined.

That's the last thing that should be

on my mind right now, though.

Fuyumura!

Come on, chill out!

What's gotten into you?

Whoa! Y-You're freaking me out!

Kazushige

Sanda

Cut it out! Don't use my full name!

Seriously, what's the deal?

What did I do?

This is nuts!

I mean, up until a second ago,

you and I were

-We came to school early like we agreed.

-Good morning!

And then we cleaned the gunk out of

the window track because it was sticking.

The two of us did our job as

co-class representatives just fine, right?

It still sticks?

Are you mad because I did

a half-assed job of cleaning the track?

I'd had dreams of scenarios

where I was being straddled by a girl

or being chased around by one,

but not like this!

I can't wrap my head around this!

What did I do to Fuyumura?

It's friggin' cold!

Good morning!

-Good morning.

-Good morning!

You class representatives

are here so early!

Sucks to be you!

Later!

Before the day is out

I'm going to

k*ll you.

I went and became an adult

We're two sides of the same coin,

with you still a kid

I went and blurted out the words

I'll never be able to take them back

There's nothing righteous

about unrequited feelings,

so let things stay as is

In the gaps between the seasons

that whiz by,

I was crying,

and I bet I always will

You don't believe, do you?

In despair? Being moved?

Unable to take it anymore, the night

that had turned white now turns black

Nothing's going to change

ever again? I just don't know!

I've been clinging to this moment

no matter what,

and I pray that today

my wish will come true

DON'T STOP

I won't forget the adultish heart

I stole from you ever again

Because neither the me that grew up

nor you will ever change

It's okay

Because I still haven't forgotten

the adultish heart I stole

Because even though I've changed,

I'm still me

Regrets, hopes and prayers,

Children, me,

I don't understand any of it

You can believe in wishes coming true,

but who I am will never end

EPISODE 1:

EVERYTHING'S BRIGHT, AM I AGING?

H-Huh? Hang on.

Could this mean that Fuyumura likes me?

It's been eight months since we were made

co-class representatives.

I've never seen the expression

on her face change one bit

but she's still a girl!

Being awkward and surly

has to be the same for both guys and girls

going through puberty.

That has to be it!

Before the day is out

I'm going to k*ll you.

Translated from the puberty language,

that must mean, quote

"Before the day is out,

I'm going to confess my feelings for you."

End quote!

I'm onto you, Fuyumura!

Being pursued by a girl all day

this might be the greatest day

of my 14 years on this Earth!

Sanda, your special kind of stupidity

is gonna put you in an early grave.

Huh?

When Fuyumura comes at you

with a kitchen knife out of the blue,

that means she's bad news!

-Let's go tell the teacher about this!

-Wait, don't!

Fuyumura's a shy girl!

I don't want to spoil this for her!

Look, man

do you have any idea what kind

of mental state Fuyumura's in right now?

I bet she's been a mess

ever since Ono died.

I forget, were Fuyumura and Ono friends?

Or rather, hasn't it been a week

since she was declared dead?

Yeah, about that long.

I mean, those two were joined

at the hip, you know.

Oh.

If that's the case,

it's all the more reason for me

to give her a shoulder to cry on.

Whatever.

Anyway, you're probably better off

avoiding being alone with Fuyumura today.

Thanks for being so concerned about me!

SANDA

MOGI

TRAUMA-FREE CURRICULUM

DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY

Brr!

August is one thing, but it's nuts

for it to be this cold in December!

Talk about abnormal weather!

Yeah, but I hear this is what was normal

way back in the day.

It's no surprise that Christmas

isn't a thing anymore.

Christmas?

Today. December 25th.

The way I hear it,

it was a day kids got presents

from an old guy named "Santa Claus."

He was some big old dude

with a white beard.

Wow, I had no idea.

Sounds kinda creepy.

More to the point, Sanda, don't you

want to put on your track jacket?

Cold doesn't bother me at all!

FUYUMURA

Wow, it's snowing! It's actually snowing!

It's actual snow!

No wonder it's so cold!

Huh? Sanda?

Hey! What's wrong?

I-I don't know!

My chest suddenly felt like it's

Come on, put on a jacket!

You must be freezing!

No, I'm fine!

Where's this pain coming from?

It's like my heart is swelling!

Crap! My heart's pounding so hard,

I feel like I'm gonna die!

Does

Does this

Does this clinch that Fuyumura is the girl

I'm destined to be with?

Bring it on, Fuyumura!

Whatever you've got in store,

I'm ready for it!

Can you do me a favor?

Wh-What is it?

Give me your eraser.

My eraser? Oh, you forgot yours?

Sure, hang on.

I appreciate you attending

the class representative meeting

even though you're not feeling well.

It's no big deal.

I'm not the sorta guy

who'd chicken out at this point.

Why are you being so nice to me

after I threatened you like that, Sanda?

Huh?

CONSERVE WATER

DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY

Is it because you're descended

from Santa Claus?

You stubbornly refuse to ever put on

our academy's red tracksuit.

Are you that scared of people

finding out your secret identity?

Come again? "Descended from Santa Claus"?

What are you talking about?

Please. Hurry up and give me that eraser.

Oh, s-sure!

Just about all of the conditions

to break the curse have now been met.

Ignoring any danger to yourself,

you show affection to a child

on a snowy December 25th.

You give a child

something that she asked for.

DAIKOKU WELFARE ACADEMY

You had to perform those two acts, Sanda.

And it worked.

I guess I'm close enough

to still count as a child.

Hang on

People sometimes get sick suddenly with

heart palpitations or whatever, right?

It's a sign that their latent abilities

are about to emerge.

There are so many conditions that

have to be met for that to actually happen

that most people just write it off as

poor health and stop their daily routine.

There's just one more condition left

to break your curse, Sanda.

And that is to wear something red.

Huh? What the hell

are you babbling about, Fuyumura?

Get real!

Show a child affection?

Give something to a child?

Don't trample all over my actions

with talk like that!

I don't know squat about Santa Claus!

It's some stupid old legend!

A fairy tale! Fantasy!

Everything I did was because I've had

a thing for you forever, Fuyumura!

The plan was to eventually tell you

how I feel

but thanks to you,

you've ruined everything, you jerk!

Give me back my heart!

You're wrong.

Everything you do is motivated

by the instincts

of Santa Claus!

Listen to

Listen to the words I'm shouting at you!

Then put on this red track jacket.

Then we can talk.

Forget it! I hate the color red

Anyway! Fuyumura!

Why

are you so freaking obsessed

with this Santa Claus guy?

You leave me no choice. I'm going to

follow through on what I said.

You're going to wear something red, Sanda.

You

w-were serious

about that?

Fuyumura

Why

Oh, wow!

It's so pretty!

Dying all alone with no one ever knowing

is a terrifying thought, isn't it, Sanda?

Ono didn't die.

She just up and vanished one day,

and they wrote her off as dead

after not finding her for six months.

She was always inside

with her nose in a book.

She couldn't possibly

have been k*lled outside.

"Shiori Fuyumura" is such an amazing name,

you know that?

It is?

Way back when, Japan had four seasons,

right? Spring, summer, fall and winter.

They say that the scenery changed

with the changing of the seasons.

Your skin is white as snow,

and you're quiet,

so your last name meaning

"winter village" is a perfect fit

but deep down,

you have lots of expressions

that are as varied as those seasons are.

You're so colorful!

Hanging out with you

lets me enjoy all the seasons!

So, here! Merry Christmas!

You're the only one

who's hung up on this old tradition.

Besides, I didn't get you anything.

Let's spend December 25th

together next year, too!

We can say "Merry Christmas!"

to each other

and exchange presents!

Either Ono is being held c*ptive

by someone from this school

or maybe she's already

Sanda? Hey!

Turn into Santa!

If you don't, you'll die!

Santa Claus is able to do incredible

things to do what he does for kids, right?

Well, I need unstoppable power

like that right now!

I need your powers to find Ono!

If you die on me, I'm screwed!

I never wanted you to die!

You're my only hope, Sanda!

If I give up, that means

Ono really is dead!

I can't let that happen!

I promised her!

I said we'd spend Christmas

this year together!

I know she would've loved

to see it snowing on Christmas!

I wanted to give her a present!

I miss Ono so much!

Ono

Merry Christmas.

Sanda

I thought the Sanda Family curse

would be locked away with me!

I have no idea how you found out!

How do you know what it would take

to break the curse, Fuyumura?

You stuck me pretty good.

It'll heal.

The bond between Santa and a child

who believes in Santa is unbreakable.

A little stab wound like that will heal.

A child who believes in Santa?

Don't make yourself out to be so innocent.

Fuyumura, who the hell are you?

How did you know who I really am?

You're really him!

Santa Claus!

Despite being 14

Fuyumura has to be at least 182 cm.

Does just looking at her from above

make her look so young?

This Fuyumura standing in front of me

is just a little girl.

I'm begging you, Sanda!

I need your help! I want to find Ono!

Is this Santa's instincts talking

or just simple ethics?

All I want to do right now

is put a smile on this child's face.

All children ought to be smiling.

I give you my word.

I'll find her, no matter what!

And with that

a snow-white curse fell upon my youth.

Is this that presbyopia deal

I've read about?

BRATTY BEANS

Why

can I see it clearly far away,

but it's blurry up close?

My voice that was on the cusp

of changing was so cute!

My face had its own nickname,

"The cheeks that bring happiness"!

How long are you gonna stay locked

in there, Sanda?

Everybody's freaking out because

you trashed the school building.

Everyone! Please evacuate!

Nobody's gonna bat an eye

at a half-naked old dude

wandering the halls at this point.

-This is bad!

-What is?

Having an adorable face is my thing!

If I have a rugged face that's anything

but cute, I'm not me anymore!

You realize how messed up those words

sound coming out of that face, right?

What if I can't turn back?

I'm 14 on the inside!

If I'm stuck as big, burly Santa Claus

forever, the rest of my life will be hell!

You'll turn back soon enough.

The important thing is that you hurry up

and keep your promise.

Getting back my looks comes first!

Looking for a missing classmate

comes way before that!

Damn!

What're those?

These are my mood stabilizers,

Bratty Beans.

Thank goodness I always have some on me.

Whenever I'm angry,

these always do the trick.

It's like when adults smoke a cigarette.

You know?

Hang on, I can see things

up close clearly.

I've eaten Bratty Beans for so long

that it's become like second nature!

Thanks to this junk food

that's chock full of additives

and have zero nutritional value,

I've turned back into my youthful self!

Okay, everyone!

Yesterday sure was scary, huh?

I'm told that the expl*si*n was the result

of the building deteriorating due to age.

So, as a result, we'll be having classes

here in this science lab for a while.

Anyway, we'll be picking up

from last time.

JAPANESE FOR TENSHI

Let's talk with the person next to us

about what we would wish for, okay?

Fuyumura I spent all night

thinking about this.

I know I gave you my word and all

but I don't know how much use I'd be

in looking for Ono.

All I know is that I'm descended

from Santa Claus

and I have absolutely no idea

what I'm even capable of.

Besides, there's no telling

when or if I'll ever change again, right?

I'll be honest, I'm freaking out.

You don't need to worry about any of that.

I've already come up with a plan.

A plan?

I've planted a b*mb

somewhere in this science lab.

It'll go off in one hour.

You could use your powers

to find the b*mb,

or you could get everybody

out of the room

or you could even force me

to tell you where the b*mb is.

Or you could just wait around

and see if it explo

Why would you do that?

To learn what Santa Claus is capable of.

This is a test to see

what abilities you'll employ

using the lives of the 22 people

in this room as motivation.

As much as I hate to say it

I know that she doesn't bluff!

Everybody!

Huh?

Th-There's a b*mb somewhere in this room!

You should all

get out of here before it's too late.

We're in the middle of a lesson.

Please don't interrupt.

Sanda, I didn't study

for the quiz, either, so don't sweat it.

Let's blow up together, okay?

Yeah, I'm not surprised.

I shouldn't have opened with that.

Be honest, Fuyumura.

You're lying

about there being a b*mb, right?

If believing that

makes you feel better, feel free.

It's better to look for the thing

than sit fretting for an hour, huh?

Okay, you're on!

Teacher,

the truth is, I spilled a whole box

of thumbtacks in this room this morning.

Can I check the floor?

But we're in the middle of a lesson.

But I'm worried sick

that I didn't find them all.

I can't bear the thought

that someone might get hurt because of me.

I want to look for them right now.

Okay,

since it looks like Sanda wants to keep a

sharp eye out to keep the classroom safe,

I want you all

to keep just as sharp an eye

on the rules

for paragraphs and line breaks.

What the hell am I even doing? No way

is it gonna be sitting out on the floor!

Use your head!

I can't believe today's lesson

is writing an essay, of all things.

"WHAT I WISH FOR"

And that's the theme.

Me being the descendant of Santa Claus

in a situation like this,

what kind of sick joke

is that being the topic?

How can I put it?

The pressure is really getting to me!

They're all totally focused

on their writing.

They all have something they wish for.

And yet here's the real Santa Claus

but he's a useless idiot. Sorry, guys.

I wish I could be like you

and be the one doing the writing.

But there's no going back to being

a regular middle schooler anymore.

I can't bear the thought

of my secret identity

being just some huge old geezer

who can't keep his promise to Fuyumura!

My Santa Claus curse has been broken!

Santa Claus

What would the real Santa Claus do?

What would he do at a time like this?

I'll tell you

what the real Santa Claus would do!

Okay, time's almost up! Is everyone done

Don't make a scene!

If you do, I'll snap this girl's neck!

L-Let her go this instant!

Who are you?

I told you not to make a scene!

I'm a thief!

No, a robber!

Uh, no, a t*rror1st!

Get out of this room right now!

-And get me 10 billion yen!

-Fuyu!

In exchange for her life!

Get moving!

SCIENCE LAB

Teacher!

Fuyu Fuyu's gonna

Don't you worry, children.

Judging from his demand,

he doesn't seem to be very bright.

I want you all

to go downstairs and take shelter.

I'll go get help!

Color me surprised.

You've got ba*ls, Sanda.

If I can turn into this

just by draping a red track jacket across

my shoulders, this body has its perks.

I must say

I'm impressed that you figured it out.

You were serious about the bombs?

I'm always serious.

I was testing you for real.

A Santa who can't save a bunch of kids

from a little b*mb like this

would be of no use to me.

I would've looked for Ono myself.

You

were about to take out

the entire class, not just yourself!

I can't stand people who b*tch and moan

about things that didn't happen.

That's a bad habit adults have.

Just be happy you found the b*mb

and it's all done.

Fuyumura! Deep down,

this girl is a rotten brat!

Tell me, how did you figure out

that the b*mb was on me?

I heard the sound of writing

from every desk but yours.

I don't know if it's the way

Santa's supposed to do things,

but a kid who can't think

of something that she wants

would make Santa worried sick, right?

Especially at a time like this

when you have it so rough

worrying about Ono.

I interrupted the class because I thought

it must be hard for you, that's all.

I was going to ask you questions

to figure out where the b*mb was,

but I never imagined

Hey, are you listening to me?

I can't write out what I want.

Because I know

that the fear of losing someone

far outweighs the joy you feel

when you're with them.

Then

the joy you'll feel when you're reunited

with her will be even bigger.

Isn't the time you spent with Ono the most

precious thing in the world to you?

So, let's get back your treasure. Oh!

Wait a minute,

did you deactivate the b*mb?

The b*mb! Sanda grabbed it?

Fuyumura!

Sanda is more like Santa Claus

than I ever hoped.

I now know three abilities

that Santa Claus possesses.

One.

He turns into Santa Claus

when he puts on something red.

Sanda!

Fuyumura, you airhead!

I meant what I said just now!

Two. He turns back into his child form

when he eats Bratty Beans.

I like your spirit!

Let's find Ono for real!

Looks like I can shrug off a fire

in a fireplace like it's nothing!

I'll come down the chimney

to deliver your present!

That's a promise from Santa Claus!

Three.

He's impervious to fire.

Though I guess this goes a little beyond

your average fire in a fireplace.

When I'm feeling antsy,

full of muddled emotions,

I sometimes just stand there,

or sometimes I shout

at the top of my lungs

When I'm feeling indecisive,

full of emotions that ebb and flow,

the diary I grumble and complain to

is tucked away in a closed drawer

How's it gonna turn out?

Not knowing, I just cry

I bet that's how it is, right?

Out of desperation, a lie

Really, how's it gonna turn out?

I wish I could stay in my dreams

I wish I could stay,

could stay, could stay

When I'm feeling antsy,

full of muddled emotions,

I sometimes just stand there,

or sometimes I shout

at the top of my lungs

It's ironic that it's only once

you've grown up

that you realize

you can't stay a kid forever

There are even times

that I get depressed

thinking about these days

I find myself in,

but once they've passed me by,

will I look back and miss them?

How's it gonna turn out every day

I'm shouting every day