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
Get your yellowtail here! Good and fresh!
Yellowtail and white radish today, huh? Sounds tasty!
Yes, it's still cold, so I thought...
Huh? What's that sweet smell? It's coming from over there.
It's coming from over there. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day?
Episode 9
Sweeter Than Love, But a Bit Bitter
Now, I just chill this, and...
Minawa, be careful with the shaping, okay?
And the taste...
Minawa?
It's stuck!
Hang on! Calm down!
Wow, you're in pretty deep, aren't you?
It's finished!
Finished.
The faintly bitter taste of a maiden's heart... Almond chocolate.
All that's left now is to give them to someone we love!
Love...
Someone I love... Someone I love...
LOVE
Love
Here!
You're someone I love.
N-No, not in that sense.
Okay? Tomorrow is called "Valentine's Day",
...and girls give chocolates to the boy they like.
So you give them to a boy.
Okay, I'll give it to Suguru.
Uh, Minawa. I don't mean it that way, either.
AWKWARD
Well, um... That is...
How can I put this...? Oh, I know!
"Love" as in the lovey-dovey feelings you have in your heart!
Heart
Heart...?
Heart
Oh, you feel lovey-dovey about Suguru!
So I should give these to someone that I feel that way about, then!
Wha...?
Wh-Wh-What are you talking about, Minawa?
I'm a completely typical maid like any maid anywhere!
I'd never harbor such audacious, outrageous, impermissible feelings for my employer!
Never, never, never, never, never!
But big sister... I don't have anyone like that.
Or more to the point, I don't really understand the idea of lovey-dovey feelings.
D-Don't worry, Minawa. There also seems to be an "obligation" system.
OBLIGATION
How about someone like Hamaji?
I'm sure Hamaji would be thrilled!
H A M A J I . H A N A D I . H A M A D I
Hamaji...?
But what about you, big sister?
Mahoro, what's this package?
S-Suguru!
Oh, I see you're home!
Um, what part did you walk in at?
Um, somewhere around "audacious, outrageous, impermissible" I guess.
It was awfully chilly today, so I made the bath nice and hot!
Dinner will be yellowtail with boiled white...
It's burning, it's burning! It's smoking, it's smoking!
Got to put it out, put it out! That was OIL!
Yellowtail! Yellowtail! Radish! Radish! White radish!
A heart filled with love...
I think today will be the last time we'll ever meet, 370.
I got my schedule for next week early.
Today, everything was canceled. So I think I'm...
But they... They can't...!
It can't be helped. That's how everyone else has died.
369...
I'm sorry, 370.
Y-You can't! You can't let them! You have to run!
If I did that.. they'd eliminate you, too, 370.
370, I wanted to feel my heart pound with excitement, if only once.
I wanted to laugh with joy.
I wanted a heart.
So I want you to survive. Get a heart someday.
Me?
Promise me.
That one day, right here, you'll have one.
Promise me.
My heart...
Yay, it's snow!
Snow, snow, snow, snow!
And look over there! Nobody's walked over that patch yet!
Chizu's so lucky... She's always so easygoing.
She sure is.
Um... Listen.
I don't want you to think I'm trying to get the drop on you, so let me get this out of the way.
I... I'm gonna make my move this year.
Oh. Oh, I see. It looks like we were thinking the same thing.
I had that in mind, too.
Good Luck!
Hey, it's Hamaji! 'Morning!
Hey, don't step in that! Hamaji!
With those two, it's always easy to tell what's on their mind.
Yeah.
Thanks.
OBLIGATION
These are just obligation chocolates! Obligation ones!
Thanks.
OBLIGATION
Minawa's never gonna give me any chocolates...
I don't care. It can't be helped.
It's impossible. It'll never happen.
Um...
Minawa!
Ando tripped!
Who's on rescue detail today?
M-Minawa, are you okay?
I-I'm fine. I'm sorry.
E X C E P T I O N
I can't believe it! Minawa...
H-Hamaji...
Good morning.
I shouldn't be surprised. It was too good to be true.
Which means that those chocolates are going to...
Tanaka in class 2?
No, Goto in class 1 has a thing for Minawa, too!
Or could it be an upperclassman? Or a teacher?!
Who the heck is Minawa giving them to?!
Calm down, Hamaji!
He's right! She hasn't given them to anybody yet.
I bet YOU know!
Who is she gonna give them to?!
I don't...
Don't you lie to me!
Fine... I don't care anyway.
Uh-oh, he's lost his nerve.
He's really depressed.
Who cares about February 14th?!
It's just a day that's three days after National Foundation Day!
First depressive, now manic...
Looking at him like this, you have to feel sorry for the guy.
I don't think we can leave him like this.
What's this strange vibe I'm sensing...?
Oh, no... Have I been cornered?
Mr. Ryuga!
I'd like you to have this! 'Bye!
What was that all about?
There's more!
Wait, you're...
You're Yoshimi Tanaka, 7th grade class 5, seat number 33, right?
Um... Mr. Ryuga... I'd like you to have this!
Thank you, but I can't seem to move at the moment.
No, honest.
Very well. I'm sorry, but could you just leave it there?
Sure...
B-Bye!
Everyone gave me these and ran off... Is it some new competition?
Those girls... They're all lovey-dovey over Mr. Ryuga...
Minawa!
Here's a serve full of love!
And one from me, too!
They're all falling for a conspiracy by the chocolate companies.
Hamaji.
What do you want?
Oh, I have something for you, that's all.
Like what?
To Hamaji
W-What the...?! Kawahara, don't tell me you're...
I just can't hold it in anymore.
Kawahara, you're...
Ando asked me to give this to you.
You'll give people the wrong idea! I thought you were gonna...
Did your heart jump for joy?
Wait, "Ando"... You mean Minawa?
"I have something to give you,"
"...so I'll be waiting on the hill at sunset."
"From Minawa Ando. XO XO"
Hey, snap out of it, Hamaji!
YES! Thanks for giving me this! Thanks for delivering this!
Hey, people are gonna think we're playing on the other team...
But WHAT hill at sunset?
Look, when you say "on the hill at sunset", this isn't what you picture.
Don't make fun of me!
Everybody says that if you ask someone out here, it's 100% successful!
They do NOT.
Kawahara's telling Hamaji to come meet you as we speak!
Fight!
Ow ow ow... Is this gonna work?
Probably.
It's cold...
Coming!
Hi!
Valentine's Day chocolates!
It smells good in here... Kinda like burnt soy sauce.
Thanks.
With all that obligation stuff, girls must have it rough this time of year, huh?
Nope!
It's sweetheart chocolates for you this year.
Mine, too.
Mine are the same as always.
Eat up!
Wha...? Um... Sure.
Suguru's in a tight pinch here. This oughta be entertaining.
Well, dig in!
Er, um... Then I guess I go with...
You're not thinking of starting with Chizu's chocolates...
...and dodging the issue, are you, Suguru?
It's going deep! It's deep! Deep!
The chocolates!
Where'd that ball bounce off to?
The chocolates!
You've got to be careful when riding a bike when there's snow on the ground.
Yahoo!
Lookit all the snow!
Yeah, snow!
There's a hand sticking out.
What awesome snow!
Let's add this!
And this!
Done!
It's still got a hand sticking out, though.
Just look at my sense of aesthetics!
I almost want to kiss it!
Kiss it!
It's a girl!
I'm sorry.
The chocolates...
However cold my heart may be...
...my body is always scorching hot!
Ms. Shikijo? When did you get here?
Come on!
Misato, on Valentine's Day, you eat chocolates,
...and then I've got an even sweeter treat for you to eat!
Here's another fly in the ointment...
What's this?
As you can see, it's my breasts faithfully recreated in chocolate!
And it's got super-strong guarana in it.
So our sweet night will last and last...
Platter Chop!
That hurt, damn it! What do you think you're doing?!
My magnum opus!
Its craftsmanship was far too undignified.
Besides, it's not as if you can't eat it just because it's been pulverized.
They're certainly bite-sized now.
Is it good?
FLEE
Well, how is it?
Good? Bad? So-so?
FLEE
So, whose chocolates are you eating, Misato?
Um, I...
You're not trying to run away, are you?
You're going to stay right here until you eat one, Suguru.
Go on! Go on! Go on! Go on!
No, I just... Mahoro!
Well?
I... I'm history.
If it's come down to this, I'll...
GGRRROOOWWWLLL
GU LP
S-Suguru!
Suguru!
Damn it, Kawahara... This is really the place, isn't it?
The tea stalk!
Chocolates...
Maybe I can give him that instead...
Hold it right there, young lady!
How 'bout some?
Chocolate
How 'bout some?
Chocolate
How 'bout some?
Chocolate
How 'bout some?
Chocolate
How 'bout some?
Chocolate
Help me out for an hour,
...and I'll give you a box of chocolates as a reward, so hang in there!
Keep an eye on the store, okay?
When there's snow out... Be careful... And try not to slip!
The chocolates...
Excuse me, you have my choco...
When there's snow out, get warmed up with the juice from a meat bun...
The chocolates! The chocolates!
My chocolates... Give them back!
Whatever.
Mama, I saw a witch just...
Oh, now, you know there's no such thing.
I-I'm sorry, but those are mine.
Where did the chocolates go?
The chocolates!
The chocolates...
You don't think we got Mahoro mad at us, do you?
It didn't look that way to me, but I'm a little sorry.
Still, why do you suppose Suguru is so clueless when it comes to this stuff? Sheesh!
It seems like he's giving us the slip year after year without making a commitment.
He can't help it. Suguru is the type of guy who puts friendship over love.
Just like we do.
Anyway, we never get this much snow, so let's walk around some more!
WHOOSH
How come Chizu is even more energetic than usual?
Probably because of that super-strong guarana.
Oh, the stuff in Ms. Shikijo's...
She must've kept a piece!
It's hopeless... There's nothing I can do...
Minawa?
I'm sorry!
What the heck happened to you? You're a mess!
I knew I had to give you some chocolates, but... Um...
This is all I could buy.
Thank you.
It looks like you had a rough day.
You've got some dirt over here, too.
Um, Suguru...
Um, about the chocolates...
GLUG
I'd almost forgotten about them.
I went through the wringer today.
I'm about at the point where I never want to eat chocolate again as long as I live.
O-Oh, you don't say? Well, that's understandable.
Well, I guess one last bite won't hurt before I never eat them again.
That's all right, you don't have to force yourself.
They won't go bad anytime soon.
Just take your time and eat them later.
I'm sorry.
And there's this, too.
Hey! Rice crackers!
I thought you might like something salty after those sweets.
Wonderful!
I'll go make some tea.
You're lovey-dovey for Suguru, big sister...
Lovey-dovey, lovey-dovey...
H u m m m m
Um, isn't your face a little red?
Eep!
E E P
I-it's nothing! It's just your imagination!
It must be because I drank my tea down in one gulp!
SLURP!
Hot hot hot hot!
You're not coming down with another cold, are you?
Are you okay, Mahoro?!
Sheesh, what's that idiot doing?
Here, take half.
Sorry, I forgot something inside.
I'll go get it, and then let's head back together, okay?
I promise! I promise! I promise!
Minawa Ando
You sure seem to be enjoying yourself.
Hi, 370.
Mahoro stops functioning in...
146 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
Slowly, slowly, it melts.
Wrapped in a sweet aroma and feelings, let's take our time and melt it.
Let's put all our hopes into it and melt it.
Only a heart shape will do.
A heart shape packed full of feelings.
I'll wrap it beautifully, tie a ribbon around it,
...and give it to you with a smile.
Slowly, slowly, it melts.
It melts into my heart.
My handsome smiling prince.
My wonderful future prince.
Next Episode
We're knives. We're meant to cut our enemies.
We're guns. We're meant to pierce our enemies.
We're bombs. We're meant to blow our enemies away.
We simply repeat that cycle.
Until we are destroyed by the enemy.
Tell me, why do you want to be like them so badly?
We're lies. We're all fake.
Episode 10
Things I Like
We don't even have a Hell to go to.