Original Creator:~~~MEE
(by Wani Magazine Co., Ltd.)~~~~~
ADVENTURE OF
Character Design~~~~~~~~~~~~ Animation Director: Yoko Kikuchi
Art Director: Satoshi Shibata
Director of~~~~~~~~~~~ Photography: Akio Saito
Sounds Effects~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Music: Kuniaki Haijima
Producer: Ryuji Morita
Executive Producer:~~Tetsuya Ikeda
Director: Yuji Moriyama
It's hard to believe she's a vicious murderer.
How can a private eye be followed so easily ?
I've heard she's very skilled, but she's just a woman, after all...
What the...?
Little girl, where're you going ?
Where're you from ?
Ya want me to show you around ?
Hey, wait.
Stop fooling around, and come with us.
Y...you little bitch !
How dare you ?
Don't mess with us, you little brat !
Call the police.
You ugly pig !
Who are you ?!
You bitch !
Are you alright ?
Tokyo's such a lousy place.
Just walked around a while, saw a strange bug, and those guys hit on me.
You look like a typical country hick, so be very careful.
There's a lot of scum like them in Tokyo...
Target...The Director of Kuon Detective Agency....
...Kuon Miho. I shouldn't take her lightly.
Let's see how good she is.
You're still in high school, aren't you ? Or maybe middle school ?
You can't be a grade school kid.
Anyway, there're many dangerous guys in the city...
You want some more ? I'll break your bones this time..
Conjure tags...?!
No.
A sword...
Ma'am, those guys are controlled by someone.
``Controlled...'' Who the hell are you ?
I'm Suzuki Rin.
Kyohachi Style...
You're incredible !
No way !
Alright.
You're...
That's strange, it didn't cut it.
Was that... ?
What's this ?
The art of Kugutsu...
It can't be !
Suzuki Rin, and that sword...
What a magnificent sword.
It's got the blade on the other side. {Kenshin gave it to her ^ ^}
Don't draw it without asking !
Hey, don't move.
It seems to have a history.
It's called Gassan. They say it's an inverted sword made by a demon.
Where did you find this ?
It was at the end of the Showa era.
In the heart of the mountains, called ``Inner Kyoto...''
...is a place where no electricity or water supply lines exist.
A little girl who just turned five years old was sent to that place.
She was left to an old woman, Oni Azami, who has lived for more than one hundred years.
From early morning, not only did she have to cook, do laundry, and clean, but also...
...carry water, collect firewood, fertilize...
...massage the old hag, and take care of her feces.
She worked so hard.
But that weird woman, Azami, didn't even give her enough food.
She was given a small amount of barnyard grass or millet each day.
And also a dried sardine.
She wasn't even allowed to eat rice mixed with grated daikon.
They were days of hunger and cold.
So, I escaped my teacher.
But is your master really more than one hundred years old ?
She used to say she fought the Tigers of Kinro...
...and the Shinsengumi, around the end of the Edo period.~(\C51868\C3)
Oh, you've gone though so many hardships.
Your family must be worried, why don't you give them a call ?
I can't go home. I came here to look for my brother, who is practicing Kenpo.
By the way, do you know a place called the Kuon Detective Agency around here ?
This is it.
My brother sent me the address, and that's my only hope.
I've walked a long way to come to Edo...
I said, this is the Kuon Detective Agency, but why...
You're Tetsujin's sister...?!
Miho, I don't have anyone whom I can rely on in Tokyo, or anywhere else either.
I'll be killed if I return to Kyoto. I don't want to die yet.
Ma'am, you've got to help. Can you let me stay here and save my life ?
But our situation is difficult, too...
Don't be so stingy, and take care of a lodger, you old maid.
``O...old maid...''
Poor girl.
Director, can't you do anything ?
Even if you say so...
Oh, I know. Why don't you come to my apartment ?
You don't have to feel constrained.
I live alone, and there's only one futon...
I'll let you stay for tonight, but tomorrow...
Thank you, Ma'am, thank you.
I'll do chores or whatever you ask...
...so I beg you for your long-lasting support.
``Long-lasting...'' you're...
Oh well, Tetsujin's sister...?
So, she's Kotetsu. \C3(Little Tetsu)
Right, Kotetsu ?
That's right. Director, what about this tag of Kugutsu...?
Yeah, they were definitely attacking you !
I felt the murderous intent !
``Murderous intent ?'' Director, does anyone wish you evil ?
I've left so many guys {made so many guys cry} in tears, so...
By the way, Director, who's Tetsujin ?
Didn't you know him ?
He was my assistant before you came here.
I didn't know that idiot had a lovely sister like you.
Sir, how much longer should I wait ?
Haste makes waste. It'll be over soon.
I've already paid you a large sum of money.
I'll return it, if you wish. You deposited it without telling me anything.
No. Please excuse me, Sir.
And let me make this clear. Those who are behind the scenes are not murderers.
You know that, don't you ?
I know that very well.
If there's any lie, falsification or anything double-faced in this commission...
If so...
One old chairman of a company will die of overwork.
You're joking, aren't you ?
By the way, Sir, usually you come alone, but today you have a companion.
Who's the one in the cloak ?
What the...?!
You're Kuon Miho ! Sir, what's this all about ?
She's a Kugutsu. Don't worry.
T...that is...?
Sir, I'm counting on you.
Put Kuon Miho to death, no matter what.
Damn, that brat's so impudent.
Hey, Kagari ! Kagari, where are you ?
What is it ?
``What is it ?'' After he kills Kuon Miho, kill him as well.
Got that ?
His attitude was suspicious. There must be something behind this task.
Hot ! {"Shinji no baka !" Oh, wrong show.}
Minagawa Daizo...the chairman of Daio Construction.
If this big of a ``rebate'' was made public, it would be a big embarassment.
I wonder if everyone in Edo soaks themselves in such hot water.
Or is Miho different ?
She's got a strange personality, but...
Ma'am, what happened ?
Director, I got the file.
That's strange... She said she'd be here.
I see, the bathroom, the bathroom.
Ma'am, two people won't fit in this small tub.
No, I can't do that. Please, don't.
I...incredible.
I appreciate your allowing me to stay, but I'm...
That's...
My Gassan !
Miho...
I see, it's Kugutsu, just like those guys earlier. If so...
You're manipulating Miho, aren't you ?
W...wait !
I won't !
Coward.
Director !
Director, what's this all about ?
Just get this off me.
Sure, right away.
You're just a puppet master, after all.
Who are you ?
I heard there was a skillful Kugutsu master in Tokyo...
...but the fact is that it can only copy the skill of the original. { ? ? ?}
Ma'am, forgive me !
That's why I told him again and again that only I would be enough.
Who are you ?
How did you get through the barrier ?
What the...
A rift between allies...?
Well, whatever !
Stay back !
Still able to talk, huh ?
What should I do ? I'd better leave them alone, since I don't know if he's my ally or enemy.
It doesn't matter. I'll punish both of you together !
I see, that's the mysterious sword, Gassan.
It's the legendary sword a demon made for Lord Minamoto Yoshitsune.
Girl, can you use it ?
Since you ask me, I'll say I can't use it well...
I see, let me test you.
Don't !
Prepare yourself !
Go, Kerberos !
How easy.
Why did you save me ?
Stay back. This's a conflict between the people of the underworld.
You're right. I like smart men.
You stay back ! This's honor between women !
I won't miss next time.
Suzuki Rin !
Meddling in my business...
Are you ready ?
What the...?!
Incredible.
That draw...
She can't use the sword well, but no one is safe if they're caught by her draw.
Beautiful.
We'll finish this match later.
Wait !
You wait.
Kotetsu !
Ma'am...
That's...
You have a twin sister ?
No, that's a duplicate.
Duplicate...?
Well, what can I say...
We can settle this a little later.
Wait, if you want to settle this...
Rin(Kotetsu): Yuko Miyamura(Asuka)~~~~~~~~~~ ~Miho: Kikuko Inoue(Belldandy) Tatsuya: Masami Kikuchi(Tenchi)~~~
Kagari: Mako Hyodo(Sharon Apple) ~~~~~~~Mukai: Shinichiro Miki(Allen Schezar) Daizo: Yasunori Yumiie~~~~~~~~
Punks: Hidenari Ugaki ~~~~~~~Kunihiko Azuma ~~~~~~Takuma Suzuki
``Tetsujin'' References the manga ``Fire Boy Tetsujin''
Translation: \C1Hiroaki Fukuda
Timing: \C1Todd Perkins
Editing: \C1Todd Perkins Barbara Brain Dave Jerry
A Central Anime Production \C1Version 1.0