Muteki Kanban Musume
You may stammer when you speak, but deep in your heart...
You've got instincts that burn in a blaze of glory
I know it's in you
In love and at play somehow you have a reserved kind of common sense
I'm sure that at this rate... It'll just be an everyday prototype of life
Boys and girls, round and round Dance a radical dance
It's a delusion that you want to dance it, so shout, Live de Dive, Wild Spice
If you can just fly for a second
You want to lay claim to your dreams
Go forth into the invincible present! Get up and go!
Okay! I'm off on a delivery!
Huh? What's the matter, Miki-chan?
For some reason, these days...
...I can feel a peculiar gaze on me from somewhere.
Someone's gaze?
Yeah. That gaze is on me the whole time, watching me from somewhere.
Oh? You mean some sweet young guy is...
...staring at you with affection? He must have weird taste.
It's not that kind of gaze. If I had to describe it...
...it's closer to that.
My, how impressive!
I suppose today you can just consider that my little greeting!
Your little greeting?
Have a good day!
But if it's not Megumi, then who could it be?
Miki! What are you still doing here?
Uh-oh!
No lingering on the road, now! Just get the job done!
I'll be okay!
THE CHALLENGER
HIS NAME IS NISHIYAMA KANKURO
All right. Let's go!
What am I gonna do? I have no idea where I'm supposed to go.
Maybe I'll just go ask them.
Just around this corner here... that's Tsukinami-san's house.
Thanks, I owe you one!
So which team are you guys on?
We're the Hanamimachi Yellow Stars.
You're still leading by a run, but the other's team's batting now.
There's two outs now, but...
...they've got a runner on base, and the next batter is their cleanup guy.
We're in a jam.
We don't have any other pitchers, so...
Hey! What do you think you're doing?
I owe you one for showing me the way! I've got to return the favor to you now!
But Big Sister, you're not on the team!
There's nothing to worry about, kiddo.
Just watch me throw this ball!
Amazing!
P-Pitching change! Our temporary reliever is... the Delivery Girl!
Huh? Is that allowed?
Strike!
Just one more pitch!
Come on, Big Sister! Just one more pitch!
My last pitch...
Out of the way, nya.
He hit it...
Didn't it make a weird sound?
Heh! That was a home run, wasn't it?
Who are you?
It's my victory.
But my left arm got bent in the wrong direction.
So I guess it's a tie, nya!
Really?
Wasn't that a dead ball?
No, it was a home run!
But the ball hit his arm!
I won't just let him claim victory when he barged into the game like that.
Hey, but so did you!
Let's go one-on-one.
I was hoping you'd say that, nya!
Miki-chan!
What are you doing, fooling around in a place like this?
Your mom is steaming mad!
You got lucky this time.
What! But we haven't settled the score yet, nya!
Hate to break it to you, but I'm too busy to waste my time with you.
Yeah, right, after you busted into their baseball game!
I'm dead!
Curse you, Onimaru Miki!
Is that you, Kankuro?
It's been a long time... Ohta Akihiko.
I heard that you were going to some college in the boondocks...
...and you were on your own. So you came home, huh?
That's right!
After four years of college, I've made a triumphant return!
So that I can get revenge on Onimaru Miki, nya!
Revenge?
All those years of being ridiculed and bossed around by a younger girl...
...are preserved in my memory!
Until the day I delete them from my mind...
...there's no way I can ever leave this town, nya!
Wait a minute, so you mean that mysterious gaze Miki's been sensing...
...that was you?
I've been waiting for the right moment to get my revenge.
What kind of revenge do you have in mind?
All that crap she pulled on me... I'm gonna do the same stuff to her, nya!
What did she do to you?
She tied me up and forced me to eat crawfish...
She stuffed a beehive down the back of my T-shirt...
She tied me up in a carpet and tossed me into the river...
So I'm gonna do all that to her! On my honor as a man, I'll avenge myself, nya!
Oh, boy... a real hot-head has found his way home.
Strike! Batter out!
If it wasn't for that home run in the fourth...
One more out and game set.
Oh, crap! And we've got a runner on base, too!
The next batter's Yoshikawa! He's not getting a hit!
Should we send in a pinch-hitter?
Oh, man! The pinch-hitter's already in the box!
Now pinch-hitting... Onimaru Miki!
What are you doing here again?
I'm on my way back from my delivery!
That's not what I mean!
You're not even on the team!
Don't worry, I've got my number.
THE ULTIMATE
That's not...
I owe you guys one for that pitch.
That's why I'm here to make up for it with this at-bat!
Did you see how fired up she was?
Isn't that the very thing we all forgot about?
Okay! Let's put our faith in Big Sister!
Right! Okay! Let's put our faith in Big Sister!
Whoa! She's calling a home run in advance!
Or she's just messing around...
It's time for me to step in.
But you've got a broken arm!
Fortunately, it's my left arm that's broken.
That's not gonna affect me whatsoever when I throw the ball, nya!
If you give up a hit, it's all over.
Right.
And afterwards, I'm gonna sink her to the bottom of the river, nya!
Strike!
So fast!
Strike two!
Oh, come on! Don't tell me she's gonna just strike out looking!
No... look what she's doing!
She changed her stance!
So now she's getting serious.
She deliberately put herself into an 0-2 hole...
...so she could set herself up and slam the next pitch, nya!
Who do you think you're dealing with? You think it's gonna work out like that?
No way!
There it goes.
Go after it! You've got to try and catch it, nya!
We'll never get to it in time. It's a home run!
No way... are you going after it yourself?
As if I'd let you... over my dead body!
Hey, you're supposed to run to first!
I got it, nya!
I got Onimaru Miki...
ONIMARU STYLE
Onimaru Style...
Burial Technique!
BURIAL TECHNIQUE
Blue Sky Phoenix Wing Death Grip!
BLUE SKYPHOENIX WING DEATH GRIP
Well? Did you make the out?
It's a home run! He didn't make the catch.
So it's a come-from-behind victory!
As expected, nya.
My challenge... has only just begun, nya!
Ahh! Now my right arm's bent in the wrong direction!
So, you're a new character but you had no great scenes, is that it?
How pathetic of me, nya...
Well, let's just look forward to next time.
What? You're looking forward to it, then?
Then I'm gonna give it my all, nya! I promise you, I'll give it my all, nya!
What, you're still around?
Hah! This battle hasn't even begun yet, nya!
Next time around, it's gonna be different, nya!
Hey, who is this guy?
You mean you really don't remember?
Nope.
But you tormented him to death!
I've never seen this guy in my life.
But it's only been 4 years!
What a disaster, nya!
Okay! I'm off on a delivery!
Huh? What's the matter, Miki-chan?
For some reason, these days...
...I can feel a peculiar gaze on me from somewhere.
Someone's gaze?
It's not like the gaze of some sweet young guy staring at me with affection.
If I had to describe it...
It's more like that.
That gaze that won't let any move I make go unnoticed...
...that soldier's gaze!
Just as I'd expect from you, Onimaru-san...
I just tossed those for fun and recreation during my break!
That's just for fun and recreation?
Have a good day!
But if it's not Megumi, then who could it be?
What are you still doing here?
Uh-oh!
MY BATTLE SHALL NEVER END
Really! I don't know what I'm gonna do with that girl!
Someone's gaze, huh?
Hey.
Kankuro...
So it was you after all?
You mean you've been watching every move Miki-chan makes all day?
That's right, nya.
Ever since my right arm healed, I've been challenging...
...Onimaru Miki, day in, day out!
But she's managed to evade all of my attacks by a mere eyelash...
...and I've always fallen one step short!
And so I've made up my mind, nya!
No more cowardly tactics like sneaking up behind her!
I'm gonna pinpoint that girl's vulnerabilities...
...and hammer her right where it counts!
But don't you think that's even more cowardly?
Whoops! I don't have time to stand around engaging in chit-chat, nya!
I've got to pursue Onimaru Miki!
You're not going like that, are you?
I don't think you're gonna catch up with her now.
Camouflaged in this foolproof disguise, I shall deceive that Onimaru Miki!
Besides, according to my research she can't have gone more than 100 meters from here, nya!
It's been over 10 minutes since Miki left, you know.
Still... he could be right.
You're such a cutie!
Even the formidable Onimaru Miki has to have some kind of weakness, nya!
Hey, girl!
Are you gonna just act like nothing happened after you bumped into someone?
Huh?
You shouldn't cause trouble for members of the general public like us.
Why don't you pay up for what you did?
Fine by me!
PLEASE DISPOSE OF TRASH ON THE DESIGNATED DAY!
She just took out that whole gang in mere seconds, nya!
Nevertheless, she's still a human being!
She's sure to reveal her weak point eventually!
I've just got to keep watching her till then, nya!
Here I go!
Ahh, it's a foul ball!
You're in my way.
No matter what comes her way...
...she just pulverizes them without even dodging their attacks.
She's astoundingly tough, both mentally and physically, nya!
She is one to be feared... that Onimaru Miki!
Thank you for your patronage!
Somebody, please help!
My little boy!
NARITA
Atsushi-chan!
Be careful from now on, okay?
Nya! At last I've found it, nya!
Her weakness!
You think you've found Miki-chan's weakness?
I saw it with my own eyes, and I was convinced... that her weak point is...
Her weak point is?
Trains!
I've been keeping a close watch on Onimaru Miki...
No matter what enemy confronted her...
...she always prevailed against them without even dodging, nya!
However!
When confronted by an oncoming train, she actually dodged it, nya!
Meaning that the rock-solid physical durability of Onimaru Miki...
...doesn't stand a chance against a speeding train!
If anyone could possibly defeat a train, I'd like to meet them!
So now I know how to inflict damage on that girl.
All I've got to do is undergo some serious training, nya!
What are you planning to do?
It's already been proven that she's not as powerful as a train.
That means...
...if I can just acquire the ability to tackle her with the power of a train...
...then I'll be able to defeat Onimaru Miki, nya!
You can't tackle as hard as a train.
Oh well, good luck with your training.
Right! Oh well, good luck with your training.
I am a train! I am a train!
But why?
What's the problem? What is it that I lack, nya?
At the rate I'm going, I'll never be able to unleash a train tackle!
Wow, that swing of yours looked just like his!
Yeah, it's a mirror image! How'd you learn to do that?
All you gotta do is become the person you're imitating, then it's easy.
Become the person you're imitating? I see now! That's it!
If you want to use moves modeled after animals, it's crucial that you become...
...that very animal, nya!
In other words...
I'm gonna...
Like this?
In a short while, a train will be passing through on the No. 4 track.
Please stand behind the yellow line!
What's going on?
Bang! Bang!
All right! Now I'm getting some real results from all my hard training, nya!
I'm gonna keep battering away at this pace!
I'm a... TRAIN!
ONIMARU
That was good!
Thank you very much! I hope you come again soon!
Onimaru Miki!
But you're...
CHALLENGE
Who were you, again?
You'd better not think I'm the same guy who attacked you before, nya!
But I don't remember anything happening before.
That hurts, nya...
You'd better watch your back. He's found out something about you...
...after seeing you save that kid from the railroad tracks.
He's gotten a huge power boost since then.
In a short while, a train will be passing through on the No. 4 track.
For your own safety, please stand behind the yellow line!
In a short while...
...the 6:26 pm Nozomi 143, bound for Shin-Osaka, will be departing.
Stand clear of the closing doors.
Please note that the seats in cars 1 through 7, as well as 11 and 12...
...are unreserved!
Augh! But that's...
Onimaru style Burial Technique...
Bullet Train, Nozomi Unreserved Seat Special Express Ticket!
You've got to stop, Kankuro!
There's no way in hell that a local train like you can beat a bullet train!
In that case, I'm upgrading to a Special Rapid Express!
But that's still not gonna help, dummy!
Oh... for heaven's sake!
What are you doing, fooling around like that?
N-Nya?
That was a big enough blast to drive the dinosaurs to extinction, was it not?
Well, I see one person's extinct.
Come on.
Now get busy sweeping the floors in here!
A bullet train trying to run over a local train...
...has just been pulverized by a single blow from an asteroid.
Now that's what I call a good job!
This is too painful, nya... I didn't win and I didn't lose...
...all that's left is this pent-up energy with nowhere to go, nya!
Still! I did learn something today.
What's that?
That if you transform yourself into something else, and train...
...you can gain a lot of confidence in your power, nya!
For my next training session, who should I turn myself into, I wonder?
Oh, you know who it's gonna be.
I don't think so, nya.
I guess not, nya.
Stop slacking!
As you go running into the sunset, you can only see what's in front of you
And you go past me like the wind So I can't take my eyes off you
Even when I'm focusing on going home...
Whenever I'm lost and want to cry...
I know you're going to make a mess of everything...
...by laughing out loud and jumping around
You don't care what others may think And you also hate what's not fair
After you've run off there's a breeze left behind...
A breeze made of your smile
You're invincible and bouncy... When you're serious you're wonderful
You're awkward and you're a bad liar But even so, I love you
You're invincible and bouncy...
When you're serious you're wonderful
I love that smile of yours, so someday I'll look out for you...
How do you make a living, anyway?
By taking on a bunch of different part- time jobs, nya! Road work, field work...
I've got to make a delivery!
You'd better listen, nya!
Who were you again?