anata ni tazuneraretara watashi
あなたに尋ねられたら私
When you come visit me
nikkori hohoemu deshou
にっこり微笑むでしょう
I'll probably break into a big smile
umaku ienai kedo subete ga
うまく言えないけどすべてが
I can't really put it into words
totemo totemo kageyaitemasu
とてもとても輝いてます
but everything is shining oh so bright
kitto ima goro minna atsumattemasu
きっと今頃皆集まってます
I bet everyone is together right about now
sore wa sawagashikute
それは騒がしくて
It may get a little rowdy
demo itoshii
でもいとしい
but I wouldn't have it any other way
tonde ikimasu itsumo no tokoro e
飛んでいきますいつもの所へ
Let's fly away to our usual place
taiyou takaku ashita mo hare desu
太陽高く明日も晴れです
Tomorrow will be clear with the sun in the sky
moshi mo sukoshi sabishiku nattemo
もしも少し寂しくなっても
Even if you get a little lonely
daijoubu chanto miteimasu
大丈夫ちゃんと見ています
it's okay, I'll be watching
koko de
ここで
right here
The Hiryu Dark Martial Arts Festival?
Yep, it's an annual Hiryu specialty where we can start fights.
No questions asked and no recriminations.
How barbaric...
C'mon, Mahoro, rowdy festivals ain't all that unusual.
It's the one day where you can get your body moving...
...and blow off all the steam that's built up during the day!
In this day and age, it's hard to believe that there were ever festivals like that.
I... ain't talkin' about the past.
Actually, Mahoro, tonight's the night.
The night of the "Hiryu Dark Martial Arts Festival"!
Episode 7
Don't Ever Come Back Again!
I'm home!
Welcome back, Mahoro.
What are you doing?
Warmup exercises.
There's a festival tonight, you see. It's called the Hiryu Dark Martial Arts Festival.
Gulp!
I forbid it!
Oh, it'll be fine. There are rules now, so there's hardly any danger at all.
I said no, and I mean it!
Afraid...
As a maid in the Misato household, I can in no way condone your participation...
...in a festival where there is a possibility that you will come to harm!
I've always admired how Suguru only uses violence as a last resort.
Why in the world would he deliberately want to attend such a barbaric festival?
I can't go, no matter what?
No matter what!
In that case, maybe I'll just spend the night studying for entrance exams this year.
Yes, that's an excellent idea!
Whew...
Well, I'll be in my room.
I'll bring you your dinner later.
Sure.
Time for dinner, Suguru! I made udon noodles stewed in miso...
Suguru?
Mahoro, I'm sorry.
But we have a saying here.
A Hiryu man who hides at home on
midwinter's night is to be branded
a coward... So please...
try to understand.
I'll eat dinner when I get back
"Mahoro, I'm sorry."
"But we have a saying here."
"A Hiryu man who hides at home on midwinter's night is to be branded a coward."
"So please..."
"...try to understand."
Big sister?
"P.S. I'll eat dinner when I get back."
He snuck out!
This is so dangerous!
We have to locate Suguru and take him into protective custody at once!
Oh, hey, you two!
Greengrocer! Fishmonger!
Are you two fighting in the festival, too, Mahoro?
No, we're looking for Suguru, so we...
Hey, aren't you carrying anything? Hey, Butcher, lend the little lady something.
Sure thing.
Hiryu Dark Martial Arts Festival Rule #1:
"All fighting must be conducted with municipally designated foam weapons."
Hey, you're forgetting something important.
Rule #2: "Participants are to wear a flower on their head,
...and if this flower's stem is snapped, said person is disqualified."
Um, have you seen Suguru?
Suguru? Nah, I ain't seen him.
At any rate, the goal is to reach the Hiryu Shrine.
Rule #3: "Participants in the festival must be on shrine grounds...
...by the time the Hiryu Shrine bell tolls midnight."
The Hiryu Shrine? Thank you.
There's one more rule...
Yes?
Rule #4: "People who meet on the street during the festival must fight."
Huh? But that would mean...
He's good!
Magnificent! Just magnificent!
This fight is violent, and yet peaceful!
Sera?
I came.
What's the meaning of this? This place is dangerous.
It's just that you've seemed so happy since you became a teacher, Ryuga.
Why shouldn't I be interested?
Nevertheless, I'm a combat android, so I'll be fine even if there are unforeseen accidents,
...but you weren't constructed that way, Sera.
But...
But you're always planetside, and you always come home late.
I'm always up there all by myself...
Do you like cold dinners that much, Ryuga?
S-Sera?
Gotcha!
I did it! I did it! I did it!
That was mean.
Thanks for taking out that tough guy for us, little lady.
Now we'll step in and have ourselves a little fun.
Thank you, Ryuga.
It was nothing.
You lost your flower, so you're disqualified!
Play fair, old man!
Who are you calling an old man?! I'm only three!
And Sera here is four.
I'm his older sister.
What's up with THEM?
What the...
Now, Greengrocer!
Your skills are indeed strong.
I always knew you were something special, Mahoro.
You live up to our expectations. No, you exceed them!
We're thrilled.
I hate to fight and run, but I'm in a hurry.
If you refuse to clear the way, then all of you come at me at once!
Still, we're Hiryu natives, born and bred.
We can't possibly lose.
Let's do it!
Jet Stream!
Use me as a springboard!
W-We lost...
Good fight, though.
Yeah, I got no regrets.
You were excellent rivals, everyone.
Mahoro...
Geez, here comes Greengrocer's waterworks again.
He's hopeless.
Big sister... What about Suguru?
Are you ready?
I'm ready. Do you have your weapon?
I don't need one.
What the...? The old bait-and-switch?
You're wide open!
You're getting pretty good, Suguru.
Only because you've been training me every year.
Make it all the way to the shrine grounds this year!
That's the idea.
Hey, that road's the long way. Cutting through the field to the east would...
That's how I lost last year, so everyone's using that shortcut.
Oh, I see. There are too many people to fight, so you'd run out of time.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Hang in there!
Just as I thought, cutting through the eastern fields was a shortcut.
But can we make it through here?
We have no choice. Our only option is a frontal assault!
Let's do it, Minawa!
All forces, advance!
Commence attack!
When it's all said and done, girls are at a disadvantage in situations like this.
We have to use teamwork to fight our way through.
But why am I on point?
Because you're the oldest daughter of the Todoroki Dojo, that's why.
And of the three of us, you're the tallest.
Is that really the only reason?
That's all, that's all!
That's all, that's all...
You weren't trying to get me with a sneak attack, were you?
W-We just tripped on a rock.
We're all on the same team, right? Would we try anything that dirty?
I wonder.
I knew it! You had this in mind all along!
You bunch of backstabbers!
Look who's talking!
Oh, will there ever be a time when people will be able to trust one another?
Like you're one to talk!
Well, this is a bit of a problem. I never expected to run into you here.
But the rule is that once we meet, we have to fight, right?
My skill with the sword is greater, and it has the longer reach.
We'll just have to put that to the test.
We see that you are indeed formidable opponents,
...but we won't allow you to take one step past us!
As the man said, "Come closer at your own peril!"
En garde!
Big sister, that was amazing!
Face us, too!
Huh? You're kidding!
I-I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
How did she...
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
Big Sister!
Is that... Drunken Boxing?
No, Apology Fu?
As they say, "Don't ever come back again!"
S-She's tough!
I'm sorry!
And she's a samurai movie nut, too!
Oh, no! The bell!
lt's almost midnight! We have to hurry!
C-Coming!
Mahoro, you forget your initial objective, didn't you?
You HAVE, haven't you?
I see your skills have improved, Suguru.
Or is it that yours have grown weak, Kawahara?
How dare you!
Who's there?!
I missed, huh? That's too bad.
Hamaji!
That was dirty!
You've been hiding in the forest the whole time, HAVEN'T you?!
Preserving your strength is a legitimate strategy!
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon!
Look, they're going at it!
You can do it, Suguru!
Suguru looks so dashing and gallant when he's fighting!
Suguru, fight!
Grrr
I think we both know who needs to go first.
Yep.
C'mon, you two! Don't be like that!
Don't waste your breath!
You missed your chance!
What a gust!
We were bested by Suguru...
...yet my youth knows no regrets.
I did it!
This will be the first time in my life that I made it to the shrine grounds!
This gives me the right to challenge last year's winner...
Last year's winner?
Oh, no!
Southern barbarian technique...!
What a gruesome scene this is...
"A heartrending sound! Underneath the helmet, the cricket."
As they say, "The poem is out of season, but it cannot be helped."
lt's her!
So, Ms. Shikijo is the final boss, huh?
Allow me to extend my compliments on managing to make it this far.
But nevertheless...
I, champion for two years running, will put an end to you right here and now!
We have dispatched many warriors to reach this, the site of the final showdown.
We will not turn back, not now!
Let's go, Minawa!
R-Right!
I'b zorry...
All right, then... I challenge you!
I accept!
W-Why are you stripping?!
The less I wear, the stronger I become...
For my style is...
...Fist...
...of the Nude...
...Star!
F i s t o f t h e
N u d e S t a r
F i s t o f t h e
N u d e S t a r
Her combat rating just shot up from 78 to 19800?!
Ms. Shikijo, are you really a terrestrial life form?
"S-She's seriously strong," as they say.
She's ferocious in both attack and defense...
Just watching this is making me breathless.
What's the matter, Mahoro?! You can do better than this!
I think I'm gonna lose!
If it's come to this, I have no choice but to use my weapon of last resort.
It can't be... She doesn't mean to use THAT, does she?!
Mahoro has but one technique to employ against Ms. Shikijo's unmatched ferocity.
One which she had hoped never to use.
This technique is directly linked to Mahoro's insecurities,
...and this brazen, ultimate secret technique uses Mahoro's special traits as a weapon.
And for that reason, it is a double-edged sword...
...which will cut deep into Mahoro's delicate maiden's heart if she uses it.
Don't do it, Mahoro! lt's too embarrassing!
Bitty Booby Attack!
I feel that this victory has cost me something precious...
B-Breasts of steel...
Silence!
A-A new hero is born!
Congratulations, Mahoro!
Your prize is this $500 "Hot Springs Inn Lodging Ticket"...
...that can be used anywhere in the whole country,
...this championship belt, and most importantly,
...the ultimate honor that every...
Um...
...Hiryu native dreams of, the title of "Master of Hiryu"!
Oh, I'm not a master, I'm a maid.
Ma-ho-ro!
Big sister, you're amazing! Amazing!
Mahoro!
What's HE looking so happy about?!
In the first place, the whole reason I was out here was...
Why is it turning out like this?
ADRIAN!
Festival. A time of remembrance and celebration.
They were called this even during the Edo Period.
By coming together at set times, people reaffirm their bonds with one another...
...by joining together to celebrate good fortune and to curse misfortune.
But the festival depicted here today, the Hiryu Dark Martial Arts Festival,
...is an all-out brawl which has slipped through the clutches of the law.
However, there exist no records or old documents of any sort...
...which could prove the existence of this festival.
Adrian!
Mahoro stops functioning in...
172 days
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
yatta
やった
All right!
watashitachi no deban desu
私達の出番です
Now it's our turn.
kitto
きっと
You bet!
osawagase wo shichaimasu
おさわがせをしちゃいます
We're gonna get things jumping.
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
minna
皆
Everybody!
konya no kibun wa doudai
今夜の気分はどうだい
How are you feeling tonight?
gutto
ぐっと
If you!
kichattanara oshiete
きちゃったならおしえて
...have a problem, just tell us.
sou yo
そうよ
That's right,
chisakutemo ookikutemo ii no
小さくても大きくてもいいの
...small or big, it doesn't matter.
yosete agete heiwa ga kuru no
よせてあげて平和がくるの
Just push 'em up and peace will come!
ookii hou ga yoi deshou ka
大きいほうがよいでしょうか
Are big ones really better?
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
yukeyuke mune wa hatte
ゆけゆけ胸をはって
Go, go, stick your chest out!
koronjatta toki wa warae
転んじゃった時は笑え
When you fall down, just laugh!
arekore kinishicha
あれこれ気にしちゃ
If you worry about every little thing,
ikite wa yukenai
生きてはゆけない
...you can't live your life.
onnanoko wa taihen
女の子は大変
It's tough to be a girl!
honto ni taihen desu
ほんとに大変です
It sure is.
iro iro taihen dakedo
いろいろ大変だけど
Lots of things make it tough,
utaeba shiawase yo
歌えば幸せよ
...but just sing and you'll be happy!
RAN RAN
らんらん
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらん
RAN RAN RAN RAN
らんらんらんらん
satellite poem
Meat and fish, vegetables and fruit.
Once it is all ready, the battle commences in the kitchen.
Cooking is a blazing martial art.
Japanese, Western, Chinese, or a personal creation,
...or even a mix of everything, it's no holds barred!
To defeat your taste buds, I always fight with all my strength...
...and use all the tricks and techniques I know.
Now, please try this cooking which is second to none!
Next Episode
When you haven't heard from someone for years and you finally see them again,
...you feel a little impatient and awkward.
You think you have to say something, but you're too flustered to say anything at all.
And then when it's suddenly time to part ways again and we mutter our farewells,
...that's when I finally realize just how important that person has been to me.
Episode 8
Grandfather and Grandson