SIGNS
OP
REMINISCENCE
STOP
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Hachikuji Mayoi
Animation Number 22
Hachikuji!
It's been a long time!
How cute, how cute!
Must touch more, must hug more!
Let's check your panties, come on, come on!
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Even closer
Ouch!
What the hell are you doing?!
It's alright, it's alright! I'm not your enemy!
Right, calm down, breathe slowly.
You breathe like some kind of superman robot.
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Araragi's inner thoughts/grumbling
Animation Number 47
It's me. Look closely!
If it isn't Muraragi-san!
Muraragi-san
Animation Number 52
Don't make up names that make people sound like desperate losers!
Sorry. I stuttered.
Wrong. You did that on purpose.
Stutterered.
Not on purpose?!
Sanctified.
What kind of miracle was that?!
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Animation number 58
Ga~n
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I see, studying for a test...
The first and seventh best students in school are teaching me after all.
It's hard to come up with anything which beats that.
Hanekawa is that other girl I met before, the one with braided cord?
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Yup, yup.
And Senjougahara's your girlfriend?
Right.
What's wrong? Do you have any complaints?
No, I was just thinking that from those two one would naturally choose Hanekawa.
So I'm kind of puzzled with why you chose Senjougahara.
Why, you say...
Because I just don't see Hanekawa as a girlfriend.
She's more like my patron. Hanekawa would probably reject me herself too.
Besides, in the first place I liked Senjougahara as she is, her personality included...
Well, if you're saying you like Senjougahara better, then I guess that's how it is.
Like they say, people's tastes are separately discriminated.
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Separately discriminated
Animation Number 77
Maybe distinctively separated after all?!
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Distinctively separated
Animation Number 78
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Back to the topic
Animation Number 79
By the way, Araragi...
That vampire girl... I think her name was Shinobu Oshino, right?
Yeah.
She's about eight years old, blonde, and with a helmet and goggles, right?
Yeah. So what?
I can't say for sure because I didn't get to take a close look,
but I think I saw her yesterday.
She was alone by a donut shop along the highway around five in the evening.
Donut shop?
Does Oshino let her wander around alone?
Yeah, that's what I thought too.
I decided it's better to report this, so I set up an ambush on you.
Oh, really?
You should have said so in the first place.
Well excuse me.
I was so shocked when a certain lolicon grabbed me that I forgot about it.
Oh really?
Heh, sorry for letting your imagination run wild.
No, I'm glad I can be of use to you.
Moreover, isn't it time?
Oh, yes.
See you later, Hachikuji.
Yes. I'm sure we will meet again.
FIGURE
TRI
ANGLE
koishikute itoshikute tomaranai
My love, my passion won't stop
Yeah
After I graduate, I'm going to travel.
semete kono kokoro ha
At least let my heart
PHOTOGRAPHIC VERSION
kimi no moto he—
be at your side...
Bakemonogatari
Animated flick
Planning:
Kouichiro Natsume
Irie Yoshio
Tsubasa Cat
Original work:
Nishio Ishin
"Bakemonogatari" (Kodansha BOX)
Days and months are travellers of eternity. So are the years that pass by.
United Arab Emirates
Character planning: VOFAN
Character design, chief animation director: Akio Watanabe
kimi ga omou hodo tenshi ja nai kara
Cause I'm not the angel you think I am
Papua/New Guinea
Series composition: Fuyashi Tou
Akiyuki Shinbou
New Zealand
Visual director: Nobuyuki Takeuchi
kirameku kimochi ha chimimouryou
My radiant feelings are really gremlins.
FIGURE
Spirits of mountains and streams
Be prudent.
Animation number 12
Tsubasa
Argentina
Art director: Toshiharu Iijima
Color setting: Takizawa Izumi
issou no koto mou akuma ni naretara
When I finally become a devil
Romania
Bakemonogatari Photographic OP
Portugal
Visual effects: Motoi Sakai
Director of photography: Takayuki Aizu
Editing: Rie Matsuhara
tsubuyaku kotoba ha imi mourou
the words I mumble
FIGURE
Meaning unclear
will have their meaning obscured
Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka
Music: Satoru Kousaki
Music work: Aniplex
ano hi no mama de zutto matteru
I'll forever wait like it was that day
Opening theme: "Sugar Sweet Nightmare"
Lyrics: meg rock
Composition/arrangement: Kousaki Satoru
Vocals: Hanekawa Tsubasa (Horie Yui)
Opening director: Tatsuya Oishi
akirameta mama ima mo matteru no
Having given up, I'm waiting even now
iitakute ienakute todokanai
I want to tell you, I can't tell you,
it won't come out
Producers: Atsuhiro Iwagami, Masayuki Hariu, Mitsutoshi Kubota.
Superviser: Katsushi Oota.
konna soba ni ite mo
no matter if I'm this close to you
nee dou sureba ii no
Hey, what should I do?
Be prudent.
Series director: Tatsuya Oishi
koishikute itoshikute tomaranai
My love, my passion won't stop
Akiyuki Shinbo
Director
semete kono kokoro ha
At least let my heart
kimi no moto he—
be at your side...
Tsubasa
Animation number 24
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Animation number 26
Tsubasa
BODY
Animation number 28
Tsubasa
Over
Animation production: SHAFT
Production: Aniplex Koudansha SHAFT
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They were cat ears.
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From the small head of Hanekawa grew cute cat ears.
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I stood silent, biting my lower lip.
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So hard it started bleeding.
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That's fun
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I just decided to be serious, so I can't smile...
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Delivering an appealing speech which moves your partner and then bursting with laughter on him, a typical manga cliche.
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But I swear that at least I will never do something like that...
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Still, these cat ears...
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They suit Hanekawa really well, as if they were specially designed to match her properly brushed forelock.
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I thought that during the Golden Week too:
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You can say she was born to have cat ears...
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If anything.
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During the nightmare case that was the Golden Week,
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her ears weren't really Hanekawa-style.
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...Thus this immense destructive power.
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Gym
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Gym
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Gym
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Ah, I see: this time cat ears are black , the same color as her hair.
Typeface used for images: HGP mincho B
Tsubasa Cat, Part Three
Episode 11
Bicycle parking
Gymnasium
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New email
Hanekawa Tsubasa
1 new
Oh.
Where're you off to, Araragi?
I need to go somewhere for a while.
What for?
Humanitarian aid.
I see.
That's fine. Take care, Araragi.
I'm especially sympathetic to you, so I'll take attendance for you.
Attendance?
I'll be fine as long as I use your voice.
Leave it to me.
My voice actress has a superior voice.
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Voice Actress/Chiwa Saitou
(Works for Aim Enterprise)
Born in Saitama Prefecture. Voices strong-willed women, weak women, lively girls and even boys. Played animals, non-human characters, eccentric guys speaking in low voice, and other types of characters too.
Animation Number 79
Voice actress!? Is this world an anime!?
"Hitagi, you are so beautiful!
You are really my dream woman! I love you!"
Didn't that resemble you?
Not at all! You got my hopes up, but this didn't come close to my expectation!
To begin with, you haven't even heard that from me yet!
"Haven't yet", meaning I'm still going to hear it?
...Yeah!
Rouhaku Park
Hey, Hanekawa.
...Oh, Araragi.
Isn't riding a bike into the park against the rules?
There's a proper parking place here.
This isn't the time to be telling me this!
Who cares about parking after you made me skip school!
This and that are two different issues. Hurry up and park it.
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I'm sorry for making you skip school, Araragi.
No, it's nothing. Did I sound like I'm complaining?
I didn't mean to be sarcastic.
You don't have to worry. I've properly calculated it.
There's no problem even if you're absent with today's schedule, Araragi.
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Naoetsu High School Third Year Timetable
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Unpleasant calculations
Animation Number 157
But with the class rep and vice class rep missing, what'll happen to the cultural festival preparations?
I've left Senjougahara in charge of it after school.
Isn't that a mistake?
She skipped school yesterday. So she's paying me back.
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Still, no matter how you look at it, those are pajamas.
Hey, Hanekawa.
What?
No, Princess Hanekawa.
Princess?
May I please take your coat?
Araragi.
Yes.
Don't make me angry.
I'm sorry...
Well, enough with the jokes.
What's the matter, Hanekawa?
It's those headaches, after all?
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Headaches
Animation Number 177
No, the headaches... have gone away for now.
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Headaches
Animation Number 179
Umm...
Araragi... That Golden Week...
I remembered it.
I see...
No, that's not right, I guess.
It's like I remembered that I'm forgetting something...
I see.
The cat.
It's the cat.
REMINISCENCE
I remembered up to that point.
We buried that cat with you, Araragi.
Yeah... I remember that now.
But Hanekawa, calling me out like that...
I guess there's something else to it...
Aside from you just remembering something?
That's true.
Spirits, right?
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Spirits
Animation Number 194
Yes... That's why I thought I'd ask you to guide me to Oshino's place, Araragi...
Can I ask you to lead the way?
Why of course.
Of course, but before that, may I ask you several questions?
Sure, why?
You see, we're always relying on Oshino regarding spirits.
Even if we end up passing it to him again, it's better to sort this out between us first.
Ah, you're right.
Fine. Well then, ask me anything.
You said you're having headaches recently, when exactly did they start?
About a month ago, I guess.
Yesterday and the day before that happened in front of you,
and the ones at the bookstore and the school gates were really painful.
Why didn't you say so back then?!
Sorry. I didn't want to worry you.
...Well, fine.
Then... Have you had any cat-related episodes since Golden Week?
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CAT
Animation Number 207
Cat-related episodes?
Like a black cat running in front of you or something along those lines.
May twenty-seventh, I was listening to a radio show.
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May twenty-seventh, during the radio show
Animation Number 155
Postcard picture
Animation number 210
Naoetsu city broadcasting station To radio program "Raido late night show"
Nickname "I love big pandas"
They were reading a postcard from someone nicknamed "I love big pandas".
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It may look quite fun in anime and manga, but being a maid is a surprisingly tough job. It's nothing to go "moe-moe" all over about. In reality, they don't have time to rest at all.
Postcard magnification
Do you think that's related?
...No, I think it's not.
By the way, this was written in the letter:
"It may look quite fun in anime and manga,
but being a maid is a surprisingly tough job."
"They don't have time to rest at all."
"I've been told that on a group date the other day, there's no mistake."
No, you didn't have to explain that to me!
By the way, Araragi, do you think that postcard is funny?
I don't really understand it.
Well, you see...
The postcard says that maids don't have time to rest at all,
but the writer cheekily participates in group dates like it's nothing.
That's supposed be funny.
...but why should I comment on that postcard?
Oh, now I get it.
But really, it's hard to get it by listening to it only once.
Moreover, now that I think about it,
Bear cat
Animation Number 219
A "bear cat" isn't really a cat at all, it's a panda.
Panda = Bear cat
Animation Number 219
Yes, you're right.
Anything else?
Others?
Umm, let's see, at the same show there was someone nicknamed "The brandishing personality".
Postcard picture
Animation number 222
To radio program "Raido late night show"
Nickname "The brandishing personality"
"We played the Millionaire card game with three friends some time ago."
"Once we dealt the cards, one of them said:
"In my middle school we had the rule that 4 was the strongest card!"
Where is the funny part?
No, when I said "anything else" I didn't mean "any other postcards you didnt't get".
By the way, the funny part was that there are lots of local rules in Millionaire such as "8 doesn't play" or "flee the capital".
Their friend was just using that to bring up a rule convenient with the cards he had at hand.
Ah, I see now.
As expected from Araragi-kun.
I'm not glad being appreciated for this.
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The brandishing personality
Animation Number 225
And one more, about that "brandishing personality" nickname...
These two words are written with the same kanji, so it's a bit of a pun too.
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THE BRANDISHING PERSONALITY
Animation Number 225
But you know, Araragi-kun,
that show isn't only about obscure postcards.
Nickname "Let's walk peeling apples".
Postcard picture
Animation number 227
Naoetsu city broadcasting station To radio program "Raido late night show"
Nickname "Let's walk peeling apples"
"The other day, I went to a video rental shop with my friend."
"We wanted to take a certain drama show,
but from the 13 volumes, the eigth was rented by another person."
"So we could rent up to the seventh."
"I feel like waiting for 8 in a Sevens game!" said my friend."
"The guy who rented the eighth one must be grinning now."
"But looks like it's him who's going to score the last!" the friend answered."
That's fun alright, but let's put that radio aside!
Well, anyway, Hanekawa.
My next question.
Okay.
Please take off your hat.
That's... That's not a question, is it, Araragi?
Yeah.
Princess Hanekawa. Please allow me to take care of your hat for the time being.
Araragi.
Yes.
Don't make me angry.
Go ahead.
If you want to be angry then go ahead and be.
To me, repaying the favor is more important than friendship.
Repaying the favor... What do you mean by that?
I'm talking about the spring vacation.
But that's... I mean, in the end...
Haven't you been saved only through your own efforts?
No. Oshino can say that, but I think that you saved me.
You are my savior.
I'd like to do anything for you.
If only I could do that, I will endure any anger or hatred.
Endure, huh?
You sound like a brat.
Am I?
You impudent Araragi, how dare you!
That line's more suited for a delinquent.
It's not something an honors student would say.
That's true.
Don't laugh.
I-Is this enough?
Y-Yeah...
THANKS
Animation Number 280
Thanks.
Why're you thanking me?
But... Yeah, I've got it.
It really does seem like a continuation of Golden Week.
If that is so, we can deal with that.
I guess so.
Okay, well, let's head to Oshino's.
You're not going to lecture me about riding a bike with two people being illegal, are you?
I'd like to, but I'll overlook this for you.
I made you skip school, but with this, we should be even.
Um, isn't that a strange way of being even?
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Both are in your favour
Animation Number 246
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Okay, get on.
Well then, let's go.
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Breasts
Animation Number 295
So soft!
And large!
Araragi, we need to talk after we get off the bike.
Okay then, we're departing.
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By the way, you have it pretty tough, you know.
Having to look after various people's various problems.
Various people?
Senjougahara, Mayoi-chan, Kanbaru...
And yesterday, Sengoku-chan...
They're all girls!
Shut up.
They're all related to... spirits, right?
I've just remembered.
It's kind of like they're incomplete though...
That's right. It's not like Senjougahara could have gotten over her illness so quickly, right?
It all started when you were attacked by the vampire during spring break...
Vampire
Everything stems from that.
Weight crab
The spirits themselves have been there all along naturally...
Lost cow
Monkey's hand
It's not like they just popped up all of the sudden one day, right?
Jagirinawa
You know... Araragi?
Know what?
Vampires have one peculiar ability.
It's called "charm"... vampires take humans as love slaves.
"Love slaves"?
It must be something like hypnosis, I think.
You gaze into their eyes and the next moment you fall in love with them.
So what?
Nothing really. But I just thought...
Maybe that you're popular with girls now is somehow related?
Senjougahara Hitagi
Hachikuji Mayoi
Kanbaru Suruga
Sengoku Nadeko
Hanekawa Tsubasa
Sorry. I'm being mean right now, am I?
I don't really think so.
Rather, I can I understand that.
I get it, charm, huh.
You know everything, don't you?
I don't know everything.
I don't... know everything.
I know nothing at all.
I know nothing at all
Animation Number 321
Oh? Is that you, Araragi?
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And class reppy... right?
Your hair's a bit different today,
but yeah, those glasses are unmistakenably yours.
Long time no see Reppy, one day no see Araragi.
Huh? You're not going to say your usual "I've been waiting for so long" or "I got tired of waiting" today?
Uhh, oh? Is that so?
Black Scene
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What's the matter, Reppy?
Today's not a weekend.
Araragi's one thing, but it pains me to think that Reppy could skip classes too.
I see, it must be that.
The rumored School Foundation Day.
Oh... no.
Hm? That hat...
Suits you...
The hat.
...Yes.
So that's how it is, Araragi.
Troubles really follow your wake.
Anyway, come in.
Araragi, to tell the truth, I'm unusually occupied with something now.
I'm busy and don't have much time.
Is that so?
But alright. Araragi's one thing,
but if Reppy is in serious trouble,
I have to at least help her with something.
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Meddlesome cat.
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Meddlesome cat
Animation Number 348
Talking about spirits, you should have heard about the famous three legendary monster cats...
I mean, Araragi is one thing,
but for Hanekawa it goes without saying.
Hey, stop conveniently inserting "Araragi's one thing" when you talk about Hanekawa!
Bit by bit, this is starting to annoy me.
No, it's not like I was saying it on purpose either,
but the truth just slips right out of my mouth, y'know?
You better watch out on the road at night.
It's pointless to worry, I'm nocturnal.
Speaking of nocturnal, cats are like that too.
H-Hanekawa?!
Don't panic, Araragi.
Aren't you lively, did something nice happen?
Is it that you got to see her cat ears
or that you got to see her in pajamas?
Don't add practical conclusions to the lines you say out of habit!
This is just asking for misunderstanding!
It's no misunderstanding though.
Instead, you could have at least said a word of gratitude to me,
who never mentioned how you got Hanekawa to embrace you while riding on your bike.
It seems you have finished questioning the victim already.
The case of a shy girl two days ago was a good punch for you.
Sengoku's a "shy girl"?
No, before that - what did you do?
You have gathered a bit of info without me,
but I had almost no chance of doing that.
I'm just taking shortcuts.
Shortcuts?
Told you I have no time, didn't I?
Instead of listening to Reppy's story,
it's much faster to ask the suspect himself.
Suspect?
But...
Look, it's here already, Araragi.
The sexually twisted cat takes her appearance.
I'm surprised to see you again, human.
Lusting over my master's breasts without any shame, it seems.
Hopeless as usual, aren't you.
Shall I devour you?
Tsubasa Cat, Part Three
Cat
Bakemonogatari
TO BE CONTINUED
あ れ が デ ネ ブ ア ル タ イ ル ベ ガ
are ga denebu arutairu bega
That's Deneb, Altair, Vega
君 は 指 差 す 夏 の 大 三 角
kimi ha yubisasu natsu no daisankaku
the summer triangle that you pointed out.
覚 え て
oboete
I remember that
空 を 見 る
sora wo miru
and look at the sky.
や っ と 見 つ け た 織 姫 様
yatto mitsuketa orihimesama
There's Orihime, I've found her at last
だ け ど ど こ だ ろ う 彦 星 様
dakedo doko darou hikoboshisama
But where is Hikoboshi, I wonder?
こ れ じ ゃ 一 人 ぼ っ ち
kore ja hitoribocchi
It's lonely like that.
真 っ 暗 の 世 界 か ら 見 上 げ た
makkura no sekai kara miageta
We looked up from the pitch-dark world,
夜 空 は 星 が ふ る よ う で
yozora ha hoshi ga furu you de
and the stars in the night sky were ready to fall.
い つ か ら だ ろ う
itsu kara darou
I wonder when it was,
君 の こ と を
kimi no koto wo
that I started chasing
追 い か け る 私 が い た
oikakeru watashi ga ita
after you.
ど う か お 願 い
douka onegai
Please, if possible,
驚 か な い で
odorokanaide
don't be surprised,
聞 い て よ
kiite yo
understand them.
私 の
watashi no
These feelings
こ の 想 い を
kono omoi wo
of mine.
I'm Karen!
And I'm Tsukihi!
Baseball, y'know.
Baseball, y'know?
Don't you think it's useless complaining about the ump?
Isn't it useless?
The ump is absolute!!
But there's also "appeal play".
"Appeal play"?
It's when you go, "Hey, hey, hey, hey, Blue, that was an out just now!
Don't play dumb. You saw it clearly, right?" and you get an out.
A secret plan, right?
If you use it poorly you'll be ejected!
Ejected, fail!
Preview quiz!
Quiz!
Preview Squeeze!
"Squeeze"?
Squeeze is the term for a bunt?
A bunt?
It's a safety squeeze! I don't understand it!
Yeah, I don't understand the meaning at all!
The bunter's the sacrifice so why is it "safety"!?
He's an absolute sacrifice!
It's an all-out contradiction!
They're trying some subtle deception!
It's like "A sacrificial bunt so you can live too"!!
That's not a quiz, but a complaint!
Next time, Tsubasa Cat Part Four.
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Preview
Next Time:
Tsubasa Cat, Part Four
The gift of a bunt to the runner.
Bunt fail.