Listen, Souta.
Yeah?
About Poco-chan...
You said you're gonna live with him. Were you serious about that?
Why do you ask?
Why do I...
He's your friend's child, isn't he?
You can't stay together forever.
Isn't it about time you thought about that?
You've gotta talk it over with Poco-chan, too.
Sis was right.
I need to man up and really think this through,
so I can be together with Poco forever.
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Episode 11: Takamatsu Festival
If that's the case, I could manage to work and still take care of him...
Poco?!
Huh?!
What happened?
Ribbit, ribbit.
Huh?
Ribbit, ribbit!
Whoa!
I'll have to get serious about disciplining him and such, too...
Huh?
Souta.
Yeah.
Rin!
That's right.
Kindergarten Entrance Ceremony
Entrance Ceremony
Oh... I was this age when Mom...
Souta?
Nostalgic, isn't it?
Nostalgic!
I hated Kagawa at that time.
There were mountains everywhere you looked,
and not even the kind that felt majestic at all.
As our house got closer, you could smell the udon stock.
I'd take the long way home to get there after the restaurant closed.
I hated living like that every day.
I wonder why it is...
I remember so much when I'm with you, Poco.
What this?
That's cotton candy.
Cotton candy!
Udon
When I was little,
I loved watching Dad make udon.
Back then, I always assumed
I'd grow up to make udon, too.
But at some point, I stopped wanting to take over the restaurant.
That said, I didn't find anything else I particularly wanted to do.
If I'd never met Dahama-san,
maybe I'd have gone on like that forever.
I should have talked with Dad more.
I've been like this ever since we came back.
We'll have to make a photo album for you, too.
Poco, look this way.
Ribbit, ribbit!
Huh?
Yow!
Hey!
Ah! That was the last shot on that roll of film...
Gao!
51st Kagawa Takamatsu Festival
The Takamatsu Festival...
...is almost here!
Gao.
Let's sing and dance...
...and have fun!
Gao!
It's that time of year already?
Team Planet Saeki Manabu Incoming Call
Manabu-san?
Hello, Tawara speaking.
Yes. Yes.
A job?!
Of course!
Absolutely! Thank you!
Okay, I'll see you then.
Goodbye.
Poco, we're going to go see Gaogao-chan.
Kagawa Takamatsu Festival
Smile Ball
Shaved Ice
Grilled Squid
Takamatsu Festival
What a cute little girl.
He's a boy, actually.
What?!
Manabe-san, thank you.
Poco's over the moon.
Oh, I should be thanking you for lending a hand. It's a big help.
Thanks to you, we'll be able to stream the festival in real time.
I can get started today!
Great. We really are shorthanded.
Gaogao!
Actually, I have Yukie inside that costume.
Huh?
She may not look it, but she's a Shaolin black belt.
She's scary when she's mad, but she's tough!
Manabu-san, you're the scariest of all.
Good work.
Thank you. It's so hot, I'm completely parched.
The day of the festival is going to be brutal!
But, Yukie-san, you seem like you're enjoying this.
It makes me happy when clients
appreciate and enjoy our work.
That's why I do this job.
I learned how that felt after meeting Dahama-san.
That was why I decided to do Web design in Tokyo
and left Kagawa.
Oh, is that why?
But now I know that I can
keep doing this job, even out here.
All thanks to you and Manabe-san.
Well, our journey here took some
twists and turns, too.
Ask Dahama-kun about it sometime.
I will. I'm glad
I met Dahama-san that summer.
He's the one who introduced you to Manabu, too.
It really is all thanks to Dahama-kun.
Yes.
I wish
I'd had a real talk with Dad.
I wish I'd told him that I found something I truly wanted to do.
Gao!
Kagawa Takamatsuri Festival
51st Kagawa Takamatsu Festival
Come check us out! "Terrific Takamatsu"
This is a great site.
I can hardly believe I'm involved in this kind of work, even in Kagawa.
Gao!
Poco, you've been a tanuki a lot lately, even when you're not sleeping, huh?
Is it tiring to be human all the time, even in Kagawa?
It's from Manabe-san.
Manabe-san
Thank you so much! I'll call you if I need anything else. Are you going to the Takamatsu Festival? They're selling jinbei cheap. Want me to buy some for you two?
Are you going to the Takamatsu Festival?
They're selling jinbei cheap.
Want me to buy some for you two?
I'd really appreciate that.
Mom friends are just what you need.
Former First Love
Hot...
I'll take a beer.
Didn't you drive here?
I'll stay overnight. It's cool.
You're staying overnight?!
One, two, udon, udon.
One, two. Souta, too!
One, two!
Yeah, I'm coming.
One, two, udon, udon.
What's this? Did ya decide to take over the restaurant?
Well,
I do think I'm able to make it taste pretty good now, but...
Then you oughta do it. I'll come by to eat every day.
Actually, I plan to keep doing
Web-related work from here,
although I'll be a freelancer for a while.
What? So you're just a freeter?
Not a freeter! A freelancer!
Same thing, ain't it?
No, it's not!
You'd better apologize to all the freelancers and freeters in the country!
Not my problem.
But...
I found something I want to do here.
I think I'll be able to support Poco, too.
Well, give it your best shot.
I'll be comin' by to eat lunch.
I told you, I'm not going to start an udon restaurant!
Tawara Noodles
Poco-chan, is it good?
Yummy, yummy!
Good thing I bought a big one.
Sis, you didn't run away from home or something, did you?
Now, why would ya think that?
My husband's in Tokyo on a business trip for a little while.
There's the Takamatsu Festival, too.
I came home for it. That's all.
Not to mention...
Sis.
Hmm?
About Poco...
I've decided to raise him.
Really?
Yeah.
What about Poco-chan? Is he all right with it? Did you explain it to him?
I'm going to talk to him soon.
What did his parents say?
I dunno... Now that I know I'm gonna be a parent myself,
I get stuck on all sorts of things.
Poco... isn't actually a friend's child.
Huh? Then what is he?
Poco's...
Whose is he?
Listen...
When we visited Mom's grave,
did ya see anything strange?
It was like a vision, but it was so real.
Like we'd gone back into the past.
You saw it, too, didn't ya?
What was that?
Does it have somethin' to do with Poco-chan?
I don't know, either.
Hey, Rinko. You're here?
Y-Yeah.
What are you doin' here so late?
Had a night shift.
Did ya come by for the festival?
Yeah. Are you goin' to the Takamatsu Festival, too?
Yeah, think I will. It's been a while.
Cotton candy!
I'll buy you some.
Let's all go to the festival together.
But Shinobu-chan,
don't ya have somebody else to go with?
What're you goin' on about?
Your marriage interview. How'd it go?
Oh, I gave it to her straight.
Told her I wanna focus on my career for now,
so I'm not lookin' to get married, and to please turn me down from her end.
What a thing to say!
It was true.
Then she said,
"Thank God."
Want more watermelon?
Yeah!
I'll cut you some.
Takamatsu Festival
Smile Ball
Shaved Ice
Fried Squid
Isn't my yukata cute?
Cute.
Manabe-san, you're a lifesaver. Thanks for this.
Mom friends have to look out for each other.
Okay, Poco. Shall we go buy that cotton candy?
We'll be back.
They really look like father and son.
How long's Poco-chan gonna be in Kagawa?
I wonder...
Yo.
Heard you're streaming the festival?
Senpai, how mean!
How could you not invite us to the festival?
Dahama-san! And Hiroshi, too?
Good evening to everyone here at the Tamakatsu Festival.
I'm your host, Okuda Mai.
In just a moment, the opening ceremony will be taking place on the main stage.
Thanks to Souta-kun,
our Web commercial made a tremendous impact, too.
Oh, is that so?
My people were very happy about it, too.
They said the number of views spiked up dramatically.
I'm happy that
it was so well-received.
Poco-chan, your mouth's all sticky.
Nozomi, you noticed?
'Cuz I'm a big sister!
Poco-chan, your mom and dad aren't coming to the festival?
Aren't you lonely?
You're not lonely, right?
Yeah!
Souta, Rin, Nozomi,
Granny... Nakaji!
I'm last?
That's right. It's not lonely at all, is it?
Souta and Poco-chan might get to stay together forever.
It looks like that's what Souta wants, too.
Well, here we are in Kagawa Prefecture!
That's right.
Senpai! Little guy!
Hii-kun!
Come to think of it...
Masks 100 yen
Back then,
Dad would carry me on his shoulders like this, too.
Being with Poco brings back so many memories.
So, how long is Poco-chan gonna be here?
Nozomi was askin'.
Forever, maybe.
Oh, really?
Yeah. I decided to adopt him.
Did ya?
Right... Maybe that's a good idea.
You and Poco-chan look like
a real family to me.
You know...
I've started to feel like that, too.
The big dance is about to start.
Gao!
Everyone!
It's time to dance!
Looks like they're having fun.
That's a great smile...
Tawara-san!
Evening.
Hello.
Oh, hello. Good evening.
Still here in Kagawa?
Any plans for the udon restaurant?
I haven't reopened it.
But I'm experimenting with my dad's recipes.
If you like, you can come by and taste-test it sometime.
Can I?!
Although I can't guarantee you'll enjoy it...
I'm dying to eat it.
Yes, please.
Gurgle Rumble
Talking about udon's got me hungry...
I'm going to go buy something.
So sorry that she always goes on about udon.
The udon at Tawara-san's restaurant truly was the best.
She still says that, even now.
I'm grateful that
there's someone who remembers the taste of my dad's udon.
So pretty!
Wow! They're doing fireworks, huh?
Uh-huh. It's the climax of the festival.
Poco, those are called "fireworks."
Fireworks.
Takamatsu Festival
They're beautiful...
Yes, so beautiful...
Who the heck are you?
That kid has a tail!
A tail!
It's a tail!
A tail! A tail!
We got this at the shooting booth. Poco wanted to put it on...
Oh, really?
He looks like a tanuki.
This is bad...
Gaogao-chan and
The Blue Sky
The Tale of Gaogao-chan and
Episode 11: "Gaogao-chan and The Bond of Friendship"
The Bond of Friendship!
Scaredy Cat-san found the courage
to drive a car,
and crashed into the repair workshop.
W-We can't fix this...
I'm fine.
Look! I made it out, fit as a fiddle!
Talk about a lucky break, huh?
Momo-chan?
That workshop...
We made so many great memories there...
I'm sorry.
Dry your eyes.
Your mascara is running, gao.
We'll all work together to fix the workshop, gao!
I want to fix it,
but all this rubble is too heavy for us...
Gao!
Gaogao-chan!
And so, Mimi and Momo
started to rebuild their broken repair workshop.
We can do it if we try, gao!
Let's have lunch!
It'll be okay.
As long as we're with Gaogao-chan, we can fix anything.
Hey, what's this character's name?
Hmm, his name is...
Gaogao-chan.
His backstory is that he came from the edge of outer space.
"Gaogao-chan"?
He's a hard romanticist like you, Dahama.
Yeah, right.
I've got it!
His friends, Mimi and Momo.
He'd be lonely all by himself, right?
The End
Voices Gaogao-chan: Kuroda Takaya Mimi: Makino Yui Momo: Kokido Shiho Scaredy Cat-san: Minaguchi Yuuko Bear: Tachibana Shinnosuke Monkey: Sugita Tomokazu Hedgehog-san: Kobayashi Yuu Flamingo: Makino Yui Rabbit: Kokido Shino Narration: Hanazawa Kana
Staff Script: Ikeda Rintarou Storyboards/Production: Yamashita Hidemi Art/Backgrounds: Itou Eriko Coloring: Onodera Emiko Camera: Gotou Haruka Camera: Shiradou Katsunori Production Assistant: Ishibashi Shingo
Narration: Kaname Jun
Udon Prefecture Vice Governor
Next time, the final episode of Poco's Udon World: "Kakeudon."
Please watch over these two until the end.
This is Kaname Jun.