Tawara Noodles
Hey, Nakaji.
Do "zoom" again.
No way. I'm tuckered out.
Hey! Excuse me!
Don't you come over to our house to play a dad on Sunday.
You're in the way.
Souta!
Why is Rinko here?
Because...
Tomorrow's the anniversary of our mom's death.
Poco's Udon World
Episode 10: "The Reservoir"
You look just like a dad.
Shut up.
Zoom!
I just can't seem to unwind.
Zoom! Zoom!
What's wrong? Have another fight with your dad?
Turns out I'm gonna do marriage interviews.
Marriage interviews, huh?
Oh, Auntie Taeko nags Souta about those, too.
Yeah.
Huh?!
Who's doing it?
Me.
You're kidding me!
I'm serious.
My ma's been naggin' me about it for the longest time.
She finally got me to give in by crying.
I know I'm nagging, but...
Can't you do it just as a formality?
To put your mother's mind at ease a little?
Argh! Okay, okay!
I'll do it, so stop cryin', will ya?
So even you listen when your mom cries to you...
Anybody would.
Oh, yeah?
Is that how it is?
I can't remember ever seeing our mom cry.
What are ya sayin'?
Huh?
You ain't married. Don't got a girlfriend.
And, on top of that, you've got a kid.
If Mom were alive to see this, you bet she'd be cryin'.
Anyhow, the cleaning's done.
Should we make some lunch?
Lunch! Lunch!
Shinobu-chan, you're gonna eat here, too, right?
"We"? You'll be drinking sake while I make it...
No. You sit down an' wait.
Huh?
I won't be drinkin'.
Today...
I'm cookin'!
Huh? Why?
What brought about this turn of events?
Yummy?
But you can't cook, right?
Hey! It's not that I can't cook.
I just don't.
Uh...
Maybe I should go home.
Rin, what are you making?
Hmm? It's a surprise.
Poco-chan, knives are dangerous, so stay back now, you hear?
What's she making in there?
It smells pretty good, like sesame oil...
Hey, Souta. Is it just me, or is Rinko actin' funny?
Huh?
Is it trouble at home?
No way...
I don't need a heavy-drinking wife who can't cook.
Whaaat?
Divorce
Divorce?!
Food's ready!
Here. It's Manba no Ken-chan.
Ken-chan? Who's that?
Ken-chan means kenchin. That's tofu and veggies.
Eat up, now!
Rinko's cooking...
Huh? Somethin' wrong, you two?
N-No, it's nothing.
Let's eat!
Huh?! Poco!
Huh? Is it good?
Nah, he'll eat anything. Ya can't count on him.
Excuse me!
Look at him.
He obviously thinks it's... good...
Hey! He's frozen!
Poco?!
What the heck did you make?
What is this? So bitter...
There's this awful bitter taste in my mouth...
Sis, did you boil the manba leaves?
Huh?
Raw manba has a harsh taste. You have to boil it out!
I didn't know that...
Jeez, if it's beyond you, then don't cook!
Souta!
Sis... Er, I...
Even if it's beyond me...
Even if it's beyond me,
this time, I wanted to get good at it!
She's a pain in the neck.
How long are ya gonna follow me?
Hey! What's so funny?
It's just...
This same thing happened before. Do ya remember?
It was when Souta hurt his leg in that accident.
Remember how he hit his head
and didn't wake up for two days?
When you an' I were goin' home after a hospital visit,
we walked around the reservoir again and again, just like now.
How long are ya gonna follow me?
Until ya stop cryin'.
Don't cry! You're overreactin'.
My pa said Souta would be fine, didn't he?
That he'll wake up real soon.
It was the same when our mom was sick.
They said she'd be better soon.
They said she'd be out of the hospital before we knew it, and then she...
Shinobu-chan!
Oh, God! What if Souta dies?
This rain came out of nowhere...
It's pourin' pretty hard.
It'll clear up soon.
Oh, yeah. Your marriage interviews...
Hope ya find someone nice.
I'm only doin' it for the sake of formality.
Your taste in women is pretty bad.
Marriage interviews might be just the thing for you.
Hey, you...
I'm tellin' you this 'cause it was a long time ago now, but...
Way back when, I...
I had this crush on you.
Oh, really?
"Oh, really"?!
Well, thinking about it now,
I might have had this feeling that maybe you did.
Are you kidding me? What's with that?
Women are scary. Scary!
But...
Huh?
I've always thought of you like family.
No, you are family.
Family? Even though we're not related?
You don't have to be related to be family.
I had my concerns about it,
but even Souta and Poco-chan...
They're a real family now, aren't they?
Souta won't say anything about it,
but I know he plans on raising Poco-chan as his own.
Will he be a good parent?
Family, huh?
Ah, don't!
No smoking!
Huh? Why not?
You've never said a word against smoking before!
Are you harassing me? Ticks me off!
Sorry, sorry.
Shinobu-chan.
Listen...
Soon, I'm...
gonna be a mom.
What?
Rinko, what do you want to be when you grow up?
I wanna be...
A mom like you!
Souta, stop cryin'.
If ya keep cryin', Mom'll be worried up in Heaven.
From now on, I'll be your mom, so...
So... don't you cry, now...
I gotta keep things together.
Like Mom did.
I gotta...
Hot!
Rinko, ya made this all by yourself?
Yeah!
Mm! It's great.
It musta been a lot of work. Thanks.
I don't like it.
Souta! Your sister worked hard to cook this for us.
How can you say that?
But...
It doesn't taste like Mom's.
I wanna eat Mom's cooking...
Mom!
Souta...
Me, too...
I wanna eat
Mom's cooking, too.
I wanna see Mom!
Oh... I remember now.
It's the same as back then.
She did her best, and I hurt her.
This time, I wanted to get good at it!
What's wrong with me?
Souta?
Poco.
I...
have to apologize to my sister.
You're gonna be a mom?
Huh? Seriously?!
Yep.
Really?
No kidding?
Congrats.
I knew you were actin' funny.
I never thought you'd want to cook.
A long time ago,
I tried cookin' in Mom's place.
But Souta said he didn't like it.
That guy hasn't learned his lesson, huh?
Well, we were both still just kids back then.
But I think he could
still sense that I was hurting.
Sis... I'm sorry...
I'll help out, too!
The next day, we started cookin' together.
And before I knew it...
Sis!
I made this. How's this look?
Souta had become a better cook than me.
The mom in him had already awakened...
Souta Incoming Call
Speak of the devil.
Souta, hurry!
Wait for me, Poco!
Ocean!
No, Poco.
This is a lake. It's a reservoir.
Poco-chan!
It's Rin!
Rin! Nakaji!
Souta says he'll say sorry!
Stop! I wasn't ready!
Rin!
Uh, Sis?
I'm sorry for earlier.
I was too harsh.
It's okay.
I should say sorry, too.
Sorry for giving you that icky stuff.
I'll practice lots,
so I can make yummy food.
I'll eat lots of
Rin's yummy food!
Poco-chan, thank you!
I love you!
It's a weird feeling, huh?
Knowin' Rinko's gonna be a mom.
Huh? Uh, what's he talking about?
Ah! I hadn't told Souta!
Huh?
What?!
How could you tell Nakajima before you told me?
Jeez! You griped about that all yesterday.
When are you gonna let it go?
You could've told me.
Come on! It's not like that.
I planned on tellin' ya today,
at the same time as Mom and Dad.
Mom? You know...
For the longest time, I've been scared about whether I could ever be a good mom.
Tawara Family Grave
I'm still an awful cook.
I only started thinking little kids
were cute after meeting Poco, too.
Sis...
Truth is, I still don't know if I can do it.
Can I...
really be a mom?
Can I, Mom?
Souta? What's...
Dad!
When I grow up, I wanna be cool
like you and make handmade udon!
But you're a crybaby.
You have to grow out of that first!
Am not!
Rinko, what do you want to be when you grow up?
I wanna be...
A mom like you!
But I'm not good at helping you cook.
Oh, no... Can I really do it?
Of course you can.
You're so responsible.
You'll be the best mom in the whole world.
I guarantee it!
Mom...
Mom.
Mom!
Huh?
Just now...
Rin.
Poco-chan...
I can guarantee it, too.
You'll be a great mom.
You looked after me,
so I'd know.
Yeah.
Thanks.
Hoi, hoi, hoi, hoi...
What's that song?
Funny song!
Hoi, hoi, hoi...
When I grow up, I wanna be cool
like you and make handmade udon!
Am I remembering all these things
because we came here?
Or because of...
Souta!
Jeez, why are ya spacin' out?
Hurry!
Sorry, sorry.
Hey, Poco. It's really curious, isn't it?
All right!
I'm gonna be as good of a mom as Souta!
Huh? "Mom"?!
Gaogao-chan and
The Blue Sky
The Tale of Gaogao-chan
Episode 10: "Gaogao-chan and The Great Monster Battle"
and The Great Monster Battle!
Whoa!
What the heck?
Yummy, yummy!
Wh-What's happening?
They're the hungry giant monsters, Pegyora and Gumomo!
Yummy, yummy.
Oh, no! They're gonna eat up our workshop!
Not on my watch!
Nowatch!
Yummy, yummy!
Go get 'em!
At this rate, Gaogao-chan will lose.
What?
While Gaogao-chan defends against Pegyora,
Gumomo will hit him.
You mean it's two on one?
I'm afraid so.
If this goes on...
I know! The scar on his back!
The mark of a champion?
Ready!
The finishing blow! Quickly!
Thanks to Gaogao-chan,
peace on Earth was protected once again.
Gao?
Voices Mimi: Makino Yui Momo: Kokido Shiho Bird A: Inoue Kikuko Bird B: Kimura Akiko Pegyora: Nakamura Yuuichi Gumomo: Sugita Tomokazu Scaredy Cat-san: Minaguchi Yuuko Narration: Minaguchi Yuuko
Staff Script: Ikeda Rintarou Storyboards/Production: Yamashita Hidemi Art/Backgrounds: Masuda Shunsuke Art/Backgrounds: Ishizaki Yuuko Art/Backgrounds: Hori Chikako Coloring: Onodera Emiko Camera: Gotou Haruka Camera: Shiradou Katsunori Production Assistant: Ishibashi Shingo
Narration: Kaname Jun
The story of the land of udon grows closer and closer to its climax.
Souta and the others' feelings resonate with me, too.
Next episode: "Takamatsu Festival."