Daddy, have you ever seen a dragon?
Yeah, once, when I was little.
There was a serious drought, so the elders summoned him to make it rain.
Are dragons scary?
Sure, they're scary. But they're kind gods.
Really?
Idiot, don't eat things like fireflies.
Dragons are scary, but these days, humans are even scarier.
They've come.
Daddy's going to have a talk with them first. Go and hide in the grass around here.
What? But I wanna go too!
No!
I'll call you when we finish talking and then-€"
This, right?
That's right. Bring it over when I call you.
You can give it to him.
Doesn't this carp look delicious?
I'd do anything to have this.
You'll be able to catch something like this in no time.
You reckon?
Yeah.
Now, hurry up and hide somewhere.
Okay.
Get down lower.
Daddy, something feels weird tonight. Be careful.
I know.
My plate feels really dry tonight...
Well, I'm drunk, but in a pleasant way.
I apologize sincerely for keeping you so late.
Me too. I stayed too long.
Don't say such things. Please come by again.
I can't come up with money that way all the time, you know"
No! I didn't mean it in that way!
It's easy to rewrite account books, but you'll never know when they'll suspect you...
Moreover, the superiors are so bothersome these days.
Please be careful.
I keep it at a level where they won't find out.
After all, we're just turning land into farmland; not that more farmland is needed.
Our nests are being feathered in place of the farmers'.
Indeed.
Evening.
Ah! I didn't mean to scare you!
Please excuse me.
I won't take much of your time. Could you please listen to my story for a second?
I actually have a request to an official such as yourself.
A request? About what?
Well...
I'm someone who's living in the Ryuujin swamp.
According to rumors I've heard, there's a plan to reclaim the Ryuujin swamp and turn it into a paddy field.
That plan... Could you please reconsider it?
If you take the swamp away from us, we can't live.
Please, reconsider it.
This is beyond a meek monster like yourself.
P-Please forgive my rudeness!
You! Kappa... You were listening to our conversation, weren't you?
Well, I couldn't hear what you were talking about...
But you were talking and looking pleased...
Stop lying!
If I don't stop the reclamation, you're going to tell the local magistrate what you heard, isn't that right?!
H-Hold on please!
What are you talking about? I didn't hear anything!
Stop pretending that you didn't hear! Trying to blackmail a samurai? Outrageous!
F-Forgive us! Forgive us!
Idiot! Don't come here!
Daddy! This! Give this and-€"
Forget it and go back!
Samurai-sama, you can have this carp, so please don't get angry with us!
Please forgive Daddy!
Be quiet!
Shimizu-sama! Be on guard, there may be others too!
N-No! There aren't any others! Just us!
Let's run! They're gonna attack us at any moment!
Officer! Please calm down!
Daddy?
Daddy?!
I-It's a curse!
So not fair! Bali island?
I'm going to Hokkaido!
I'm going to my dad's home village.
Jeez, am I the only one without a holiday plan?
This is serious. It's already July. Summer holidays are gonna start real soon.
What about your parents' home towns? You're not planning to visit them?
Both of my parents come from Saitama, so they said it's too close.
Hey, where's Bali island?
Dunno. Somewhere in the South.
What's there?
Erm... the sea?
Are you stupid? You better know more about it.
I'll find out once I get there. It doesn't matter!
Damn you!
Eugh! Lame Kikuchi!
Kou-chan fancies Kikuchi?
Stop kidding! No way!
See ya!
Hey!
I'm heading off!
That hurt...
Really...
A fossil...
...of a tortoise?
Awesome!
Uehara-kun!
What's that?
Nothing!
Can you climb up?
Are you alright? You aren't hurt?
It's all because you were walking there.
Huh?
Show-off! Ugly-face!
That'll be brother!
Check before you open the door!
Who is it?
It's me.
Brother's come home a mess!
What?
Kouichi!
I... tripped.
Seriously, will you stop it? It's troublesome enough that the laundry's not drying properly at the moment.
Don't increase the amount of laundry!
You!
Understood?
Mmm...
Don't "Mmm" me.
Yes.
Now go get changed.
Yes...
Huh?
What're you doing?
It's got... nothing to do with you!
Get lost!
Kouichi? What're you doing?!
Er, umm...
You've even locked the door?
Open this door!
I wasn't doing anything.
I was just washing an unusual stone I picked up.
Then why did you lock the door?
'Cos "this" kept getting in my way.
I didn't!
You did.
I was only watching!
What?! What?!
Hey, what is it?!
Hey! No! Really! No! No! No!
Quick! Quick! Get rid of it! Anywhere!
What?
Seriously! No! Gross! Please! Quickly!
Hey, isn't this a kappa?
A kappa?!
Yeah...
Hey, is it true?
I see, so in this kind of situation you come home early?
Hey, Hi-chan, where's the kappa?
Dunno.
Wow! Dad, you're early!
Wow! So, this is it?
Amazing! It really looks like a kappa!
No, this is a kappa.
Well, it does look like one.
It is one!
Where did you find it?
At Kurome river.
Be careful!
It looks pretty cute, don't you think?
Yeah...
It was a lot smaller, but it got bigger as I soaked it in water.
Coo!
Now and then it cries "Coo," so I thought I'd name it Coo.
Wait! Hold on!
What do you mean by "name it"?
Don't tell me you're planning on keeping it?!
Please, Dad.
No! You aren't allowed to keep such a creepy thing in this house!
I don't like it either!
Mom, don't be so negative. Here, take a look at it.
I don't want to!
It's surprisingly cute. Really!
I won't!
Please.
Stop it! Stop it! Don't come closer!
I said, please.
Stop it! That's enough! Otherwise, I'm going to get angry.
Don't... kill me.
What?!
Don't... kill me.
Save... me...
Kouichi! Place it back in the water! Quick!
Erm, sure.
Hey! It just spoke!
Pour water onto the plate on its head.
Apparently, a kappa is weakened if its plate dries.
Huh? It's true?
Erm, yeah... Now, hurry up!
So you could talk?
Did you feed it anything?
Yeah, I thought that kappas are usually associated with cucumbers, so I gave it a few slices of cucumber.
It's eaten a little.
Seriously, it's not an insect, you know.
You have to feed it with something that will give it more energy!
Like what?
Let's see... Something like... Erm...
Would it eat sashimi and the like?
Hey! Hey!
That's a good idea!
Here, open your mouth...
It ate it!
Wow! As expected from Mom!
Not bad, eh?
So, what shall we do?
Kouichi, can you really take the responsibility?
Sure, I will. Definitely!
Kouichi, for the time being, let's keep it a secret that we have a kappa in our house.
What? Why?
It's pitiful to place a kappa in front of excited crowds in its current state, don't you think?
Are we keeping it?
Your brother wants to keep it.
Really?
It's so weak. Why don't we help it?
Hey.
She's really annoying.
Get lost.
Seriously! That kid! I told him so many times last night too!
I'm coming in.
Here's your lunch.
It's your lunch. Can you eat it by yourself?
Thank you very much.
N-No problem.
Excuse me, but where am I?
What do you mean?
Is it close to Kurume river?
Apparently, in the past, Kurome river was called "Kurume river."
How far in the past was that?
Around the Edo period...
What?!
Hey, Coo was born in the Edo period?
Ah, you know, they wore their hair in a topknot, a top-knot.
What are you doing?
What about samurai? Swish!
Slash! Splatter!
Hey! Something's wrong with it!
What's wrong?
Hey, Coo, are you okay?
Is it the samurai? Are you scared of samurai?
Daddy was slain by that samurai...
I see. I'm sorry.
And after that, there was an earthquake.
I fell into a crack in the ground and got buried alive.
What?! So you've been buried till now?
How fortunate that you stayed alive...
Coo, relax. There aren't any samurai anymore.
Why?
Why? That's because...
A lot of things happened, and the era of the samurai ended more than a hundred years ago already.
I'm greatly indebted to you.
Thanks to your care, I've fully recovered.
I will be visiting you at some point with some fresh fish.
Thank you so much.
Now then, I shall return to Ryuujin swamp.
What?
Hey, Kouichi!
Coo, hold on a second!
Is it this way?
Are you thinking of going outside?
You can stay with us!
"A kappa and a human can't live together," that's what Daddy used to say.
Er...
Well, that might be true, but the outside world's changed a lot since you last lived in it.
There are a lot of dangers too...
That's right.
Are there samurai out there?
dad/No. No, there aren't!
There are a lot of different types of danger out there these days.
Guys sure are desperate...
It's best if you don't go out there.
Coo?
dad/Er...
In that case, maybe I'll stay in your care for a little longer.
dad/Please, please.
Isn't your plate dry?
It is.
Bring some water!
Not tap water, but mineral water!
Sure!
Wow! This is good water!
This is spring water.
Can you tell?
Yeah.
Hey, what's Coo's real name?
I can't tell you that.
What?
I was told that if I ever tell a human my name, I'd get defiled or cursed by the human!
We won't do such a thing!
Coo! Because I've been buried in the ground so long, I've forgotten my real name!
What?!
Cheer up. You'll remember it eventually.
Until then, will you be fine with "Coo"?
Coo...
So I wind up taking care of it after all. Its food isn't cheap either...
I'm not talking about you.
Ayame-chan, Hitomi-chan, goodbye!
Bye-bye!
Excuse me!
Thank you.
Well then...
Bye-bye!
What's that?
Snails!
Ossan!
Go away.
Hitomi, don't bully it!
Hi-chan always sits here!
Oh, it's a mai-mai.
It's a snail! Stupid!
It's not stupid! You call it a mai-mai too.
What?
No!
It's eaten it. It ate the snail!
You didn't catch it for Coo?
Don't humans eat mai-mai?
Well, there are cases where you eat it, but...
What? You don't eat it raw!
You cook it properly. It's called escargots...
That's just a Shimeji mushroom.
I won't feed you snails at home.
They're quite good you know, escargots.
You want to try them in a restaurant?
No, I don't want to! I don't! I don't! I don't!
Coo, what other kinds of insects do you eat?
Please, stop it.
Diving beetles, giant water beetles and the sort.
Dragonflies are pretty good too.
Apart from that, worms.
Kouichi, what's this?!
Don't open it! You've got to hide yourself.
This is a bicycle. Something you ride on.
Don't stick your head out, and don't talk either.
Kouichi, something's coming!
That's a car.
That's also a vehicle.
It won't do anything to you.
This is where I found you.
You were buried in that hole.
Is this Kurume river?
Yeah, it's called Kurome river now.
This is Ryuujin swamp?!
What's this building?
Where's Ryuujin swamp gone to?!
Your voice is too loud.
Are you sure this is the right place?
Yeah, this is where Daddy and I used to live.
Maybe it was buried? There aren't any swamps around here...
Coo! That's a train over there! A huge vehicle!
Coo...
The area around here isn't that much different from the past, is it?
Can I come out?
No you can't!
People pass by here and there are houses around here too.
Wherever you go, it's full of people...
Well, yeah...
There aren't any of them around here anymore.
What?
Kappas...
It can't be helped, a few hundred years have passed after all.
Where should I go?
Just stay here.
Mommy was also killed by a human.
I... won't do such a thing, neither will my family.
As long as you stay here, you'll be safe. It's true!
Kouichi! Dinner!
Eat and regain your spirit!
Huh? Dad's home early these days.
Hey, don't handle him so roughly!
It's alright.
Here, Coo. This is your chair.
What's wrong with Coo? Is he sick?
No, I took him outside today.
You weren't seen by anyone, were you?
Hmm, I think it was fine.
"Think" isn't good enough!
That's mine! Mine!
What's this? You're so noisy!
You don't use it anymore, why don't you let him borrow it?
No!
Huh?
What?
Hitomi!
Look what you did to him!
Really, what's going on?
No! I want it back!
What's up, Coo?
Is it time for sumo wrestling?
I see, you thought it was time for sumo wrestling?
Kappas love to sumo wrestle!
Ah, yes, it said so in a book.
Oh?
So it was true!
What's this? You're really weak, Hitomi.
Awesome! You're really strong, Coo!
It's nothing.
I'm really surprised. He's so tiny...
Next, it's my turn.
Come on!
Just wait a second!
What? You want to wrestle too, Mom?
No, we're having dinner first! Now! Hitomi, you too!
Okay! We'll eat and get some energy, and then we'll have our match!
Yeah. Let's do that!
Well then, shall we?
Let's do it!
Be careful!
Okay! Face each other...
Ready... Go!
What?! No way! I was caught off guard! One more time!
Sure.
What's up, Kouichi? One more time!
I give in...
No! You're not allowed! Stupid brother!
Shut up. I can't help it.
Coo's too strong.
Hey, Daddy?
Alright! Shall we?
You are?
Face each other...
Ready... Go!
It's not good to just rely on force.
Wow! I give in. You're strong, Coo.
It's impossible.
Next, it's Mommy!
What? No! No! No way!
Now, stop bullying Coo. Otherwise you might be thrown again.
Does that taste good?
Yeah, it's good. In celebration of your win, I'll let you drink a little.
Hey, don't.
In that case, I'll just pour a tiny bit onto your plate.
Here, congratulations.
Wow! This water's full of energy!
Well, I kind of feel good.
Seems like the alcohol soaked through his plate...
Really?
Wow! He's turned completely red!
See, didn't I tell you?
Ah well, I hadn't really expected...
I pray to Ryuujin-sama...
Is he drunk?
~ The plate's drying out; make it rain. ~
~ Hey-ho ~
~ A drip, a drop, pouring rain. ~
~ Drop, drop, drop. ~
~Jyon jyorage ~
~ Once it rains, even the elderly will begin to dance! ~
~ A drip, a drop, pouring rain. ~
~ Drop, drop, drop. ~
~Cooooooooooo~
Coo!
Oh, goodness!
Bring water and ice!
Coo, are you okay?
You can't just open that by pushing.
Coo?
Just do what I say.
Yo!
So it was you!
Don't speak out loud. The people in the house will notice you.
Speak in your head like me.
I can't do that yet.
Just try it.
Can you hear me?
Yeah.
Really?
Yeah, I can hear you.
A lot of my folks had this sort of ability, but I couldn't use it back then...
Maybe it's because I've stayed in the ground for so long?
But I didn't know that dogs had this ability too.
You find ones with this ability every so often. Don't tell the people who live in this house about this, understood?
Yup, I understand.
It's such a nice rain. I should be thankful.
You like rain?
How unusual.
I'm going to have a wander about.
Be careful. Make sure you don't get seen by humans.
Okay. Do you want to take that off and come with me?
No, I have an obligation to the people who live in this house, so I can't take it off.
How inconvenient.
Not really. Thanks to this, I get fed.
It's better than being a stray.
Oh...
Hey, make sure you return.
The people who live in this house aren't that bad.
Sure, and you're here too.
Really? Is it that scary?
Apparently. So you'll probably be completely freaked out.
Seriously?
What's this? It's just a film.
Yeah, but...
Kappa...
Do you keep something that looks like one?
What? A kappa?
Ayana says she heard it from Hitomi-chan.
That you keep a kappa in your house.
What?
I scolded her... But really, I don't think we can hide it forever...
We should start thinking about what we're going to do with Coo...
Jeez! Seriously, they take things too easy!
It's not something that I should be worrying about!
Show us the kappa, just to us.
Please!
There's no such thing as a kappa...
Don't lie to us! Everyone's talking about it on the internet!
Family Uehara's Kappa!
Sorry, there isn't one.
Fine!
Keep it all to yourself.
I don't care anymore.
Let's go.
Eh? Hey!
What on earth?
Is it true?!
He has a kappa?
Do kappas actually exist anyway?
Let's go.
Do kappas actually exist?
I'd laugh if they do.
Let's go home.
Shall we go somewhere before heading home?
Oops! Sorry!
Looser!
Kikuchi-san, you should be angry, you know.
That's right. If you leave it like this, they'll get carried away.
It's fine. I don't mind.
Why?
She's so gloomy.
Uehara-kun!
Huh?
The kappa... Is it that thing you found that time?
Dunno.
Protect it, will you?
Shut up, ugly-face!
Hey!
Welcome home!
Wow! It's boiling on the second floor. Can't stand it!
Coo, let's sumo wrestle!
Let's do it!
You're freezing...
Will you forgive me?
Those guys...
Really!
Here!
Cut it out!
I told you not to sumo wrestle upstairs!
I'm sorry...
Sorry.
Really, it was just getting good...
I know Kouichi, can you read me this book!
This... It's a kappa. Does it say something about kappas?
It does. I wonder where this is?
The home of folktales, Enno. A journey to meet the kappas.
Seriously?!
Can you meet kappas?
It's not "Enno," but "Toono."
Of course the answer's no. Going on a trip so far away with just you and Coo?
What? Come on!
Don't take such magazines so seriously. It doesn't actually mean you'd see any kappa."
But if Coo goes, maybe we can find some sort of clue!
Oh! Then how about we all go?
We don't have any plans to go anywhere this summer anyway, right?
What?
What? Isn't it better if everyone goes?
Hitomi wants to go too, right?
Hi-chan wants to join the stamp rally.
We can join that anytime. Come on, what do you say?
Well... I'm in a rather delicate situation with my work this summer...
What?
Come on, Dad. Please...
You're not allowed. Besides, do you even know how to get to Tono?
I can go there once I've looked it up.
No way, never.
What kind of job is a "delicate" job?
Please, Dad!
Today, it will be sunny in most places.
Check that you haven't forgotten anything!
I'm checking now!
The temperature will be higher than usual.
You've got your cell phone?
Yeah.
Your ticket?
Got it.
Well, I'm off now.
Make sure you drink water frequently.
I know. I hope you find your own kind.
Okay.
See ya.
Don't push yourself too hard.
Make sure that Coo doesn't get seen.
Sure.
All you talk about is that...
Well then, I'm off.
Call us when you get there!
Yeah!
Mom's so annoying. Always repeating the same things again and again.
Don't say such things about your parents.
Don't speak. We'll get caught.
He doesn't even look back.
He's just embarrassed.
Huh? Why?
What on earth?
Cooo~
Don't come out!
Can you bear with it for a while longer?
Coo?
Take a look outside.
Coo! It's moving fast!
The scenery is flying by!
The paddy field!
It's a paddy field, Kouichi!
Just like it was around Ryuujin swamp!
Really? So where we live used to be like that?
Looks like there are kappas around there.
Yeah!
AnnShin-hanamaki. This is Shin-hanamaki.
Customers changing to the Tamae-line...
Eh, it suddenly got so hot...
Yes, it has.
The train will soon be arriving at platform two...
Nice to meet you.
This place is full of kappas!
Bring it on!
Why didn't you call as soon as you arrived?
Kappas?
Stop wandering around and go rent a bike.
Be careful of the cars, okay?
I know...
Your brother's safely arrived.
He might as well dump Coo there!
Don't say such things.
We've arrived at the Kappa pool!
Are we there?
Don't come out!
Can I come out?
No, there are a lot of people here.
Does it look like there are kappas?
Look over there. You see the camera there?
That camera films the river around the clock, and the images are placed on the Internet.
So if there's a kappa you'd know straight away, right?
Sure, if you capture a kappa, you'll get 10, 000, 000 yen as a reward.
But you mustn't injure it.
You catch kappas?!
A kappa?!
Yes, for my summer holiday homework, I'm researching kappas.
I see.
Yup.
la place where kappas may still exist?
Toshitsuyo-san, where do you suggest?
If I had a clue, I'd have caught one and got the 10, 000, 000 yen as my reward by now.
There aren't any kappa that'll make a mistake and let themselves be caught by you!
I'll tell you some places, so show me your map.
Ah, sure.
Thank you very much.
Be careful!
Yes.
It's boiling.
That felt good!
Splash some more!
You sure?
Definitely!
Does it say that there are kappas here?
Nah, something else.
It's around here.
That's a good river.
I can smell fish too.
Are you there, kappas?
Can I come out?
Can I?
Okay. I'll put you down."
Hey! Wait a second! He's not coming up... This isn't good...
A live fish tastes so good!
After so long, it's so good to be able to swim again!
The river's great, don't you think, Kouichi?
Yeah...
Kouichi's going to swim too, right? You'll swim too, right?
Come on! Hurry up!
I wish I'd brought swimming trunks.
I-It's freezing!
What's this? What's this? You're acting like a girl!
So what do you think of the Kappa's Fart-Swim?
I drank water because of that!
Coo's swimming is super awesome! It's unreal!
Any kappa can swim like that.
Kappas are amazing! I'm thrilled!
They aren't here, are they?
It's a river where you'd expect kappas to be around...
He told me a few more places, so let's visit them tomorrow.
Okay...
This is a Magari-ya. It was built toward the end of the Edo period.
Found in Nagano, Iwate, Fukushima and other areas of Japan that have heavy snowfall. The house is L-shaped to enable the stable to be built within the house so livestock would survive during the harsh winters.
So this is a Magari-ya? It's impressive...
The kids from Tokyo sure are different.
What? No, really! I'm not. Seriously!
Sure I live in Tokyo, but the house is surrounded by paddy fields. It's really a countryside.
Here you are.
Do you know what a Zashiki-warashi is?
Yes, vaguely.
It's something like a monster, isn't it?
It's said that a Zashiki-warashi lives in our house.
What?
So if you do see a Zashiki-warishi, I don't want you to be scared of it.
Zashiki-warishi is a good god that brings fortune to the house.
711,0,N,NB:" Magari-ya" literally translates into "Bent-House."
Erm, ah, so what's bent about this Magari-ya?
You came from Tokyo? On your own?
Kids from Tokyo are so independent!
No, it's nothing.
No. No, it's something!
It's something.
No, I'm not that...
And he eats well too.
Yes, he does.
Hmm, a kappa? That's unusual.
You must be the Zashikiwarashi-sama.
That's right.
I've come to look for my own kind, but I can't find them. Do you know where they might be?
I haven't seen any kappas in the last hundred years.
Coo...
Did my kind go elsewhere?
Or have they all died?
What?
s ~ The flower bloomed. The wind blew. ~
s ~ The snow danced and everything disappeared. ~
s ~ But I am still here, ~
s ~ and somehow, so are you. ~
s ~ Just sleep. Go to sleep. ~
s ~ It has, it does, and it always will; tomorrow will always come. ~
s ~ Don't think about your folks, sweet child. ~
s ~ Sleeping child, stay asleep. Sleep well, sleeping child. ~
I hope we'll find some kappas today!
Kouichi...
Yeah?
Let's just go home.
What?!
But you don't know if what the Zashiki-warashi said is true or not.
I know.
How?!
If you look hard enough, there may be some place...
Kouichi, our kind doesn't lie.
Humans are the only ones that lie.
Hey, Kouichi, let's go home.
We're getting the bullet-train that departs in the afternoon. We can't go back till then.
What to buy...
How about a Kappa rice cake?
A Kappa rice cake?
Yes, a pack of 10 pieces is only 200 yen.
Are they good?
Yes.
I'll have three packs then...
Hey, has Coo ever left the place he was born in?
No, this is the first time.
Right then!
Kouichi, where are we going?
Wait and see.
Ouch! Kouichi, don't throw me like that!
Coo!
I'm... speechless...
What a huge pond!
It's the sea.
Sea?
Why don't you have a swim?
Water! Water! Quick! Water!
It stings!
What salty water! I doubt there are any fish in such salty water.
There are a whole load of them!
Wow, it must be a really salty fish!
What're you saying! The fishes Coo eats at home were all caught from the sea.
Hey, when we get back, let's look for kappas elsewhere.
Yeah, sure.
I'm going to go and get stung again.
Hey, you!
Are you Uehara Kouichi-kun?
I'm working for this place...
I'd like to hear your story about your kappa.
Just for a bit!
Huh? Hey, isn't this it?!
Sorry, kid.
Take a photo!
What're you doing?!
I didn't do anything!
This thing... It did something!
What happened?
They took photos!
Coo?
Those people from the weekly pictorial magazine dropped by during lunch.
They were probably waiting for you.
Like I said, I'm asking you not to publish them!
Coo's swimming is super awesome!
He can jump like a dolphin!
That's exactly why I'm asking you not to!
It's true! Right, Coo?
What's a dolphin?
It's a f-i-s-h! Idiot!
You took it without our consent. There's no way!
Hey!
Who's more stupid? A dolphin's a mammal! Idiot!
Hey, wait! I'm not finished yet!
Kouichi!
Liar!
A dolphin's a fish!
Right, Mommy?
A dolphin's a mammal...
What?
I'll teach you properly about them next time.
Anyway, Coo's really amazing! He can swim by farting!
Seriously! How can you act like that in our current situation?
Apparently Coo can swim by farting.
What? Hey, hey, Coo's about to appear in a magazine. The whole of Japan's going to find out about him!
Don't take it out on us! Just think about what we're going to do now!
Come to think of it! I have a souvenir for Hitomi!
I picked it up from the sea. It's a pretty stone, isn't it?
It's an apology for eating your mai-mai the other day.
Wow, it's beautiful...
Hitomi, what about a thanks?
That's just glass, isn't it?
I'm sorry. Thank you.
It's fine.
He's beginning to take an interest in girls, huh?
Alright then!
Hey, what? I'm doing you a favor!
Jeez, he's still a brat...
Well, Kouichi still has a long way to go. That's all.
Why isn't Kouichi more friendly to her?
Humans are complicated creatures.
You understand a lot about humans.
Yeah, I've lived for a long time with humans.
Humans do scary stuff sometimes...
True...
837,0,Note,NB: The middle magazine reads: "Footage of an actual kappa!"
Uehara-san!
Just one word, please!
Please!
Uehara-san!
Oh no, he looks old in that. His hair's strange too.
Not again.
Hello?
Yes? I'm sorry, but we don't want interviews. Excuse me.
Thank you for visiting. I'm sorry, but...
Sorry? About what?
Come on. Keep it strong!
Well, that is...
He's really frightened, and we'd like to decline all interviews.
By "He" do you mean the kappa?
Excuse me.
Please, hold on a second!
For today, we're altering the scheduled programs and providing live coverage on the kappa that's living in this present day...
Coo, you're really popular. Why don't you want to be on TV?
It's scary... Those people... and that thing with big eyes... They're scary...
The surrounding area is normally a quiet neighborhood, but...
Because of me, this matter's become huge. I feel really bad...
Do kappas really exist? Earlier on, the head of the Uehara family, Uehara Yasuo-san appeared at the front door, but...
Don't worry. It's quite fun!
He announced that the kappa was scared...
By the way Coo, that time, did you really break the camera?
I don't know.
...and now to summarize, the kappa is about a meter long...
I felt as though that eye and the flashing light were going to eat me, so...
Something that resembles hair is on its head...
It scared me, so...
It'd be really cool if you did have some supernatural power!
What are you going to do about work today?
I'll take a holiday today.
Additionally, the camera used to photograph the kappa was destroyed by some kind of power.
This may be evidence of kappas having so-called supernatural powers...
What is it?
Nothing...
Aren't we going to watch it?
No, we aren't.
For goodness sake...
You don't have to pick it up.
Someone's here.
dad/What?
dad/Damn it!
That's the house!
Yeah, I'm close by... Yeah, can you come over?
Hey, Mom, is that the house?
Let's go there! Quick!
That's the house!
It was on the Internet!
What else does Kappa-chan eat?
Erm, like cucumbers...
Cucumbers! Of course, cucumbers if we're talking about kappas! So that was true!
I look kind of old there...
So apart from that, what else does...
You can't exactly help it. You are old.
Erm, it's getting late now, I really have to go...
It's not fair. Mom and dad got to go on TV.
It's not as if I went on TV because I wanted to.
It was really embarrassing.
It's my fault!
It's my fault that Yukari grew old!
No, really. That was just a joke.
See, I'm still young. My skin's still smooth.
Coo?
What's this? So rude!
But I wonder why they don't show it to us?
Uehara-san, was it? We don't even know if it's really in their house or not, right?
It's become such a hot topic, but if we can't even see it, how are we supposed to believe it?
We're talking about a kappa, a monster, of all things.
I won't ask you to go on live TV, but can I make a short film of you using our own video camera?
Yasuo's in trouble, right?
Well...
It's okay. I can't trouble you all anymore.
Really? Thank you!
Coo, can you lower your head a little?
Like this?
Yeah, like that.
That's his plate.
Can you also show me your back?
He's got a shell on his back.
This isn't anything new to you, is it?
Can you spread out your hand?
He has webbed hands.
So, the kappa really does exist.
What do you think, ami-san?
This is a real surprise! It's truly a being. You can call it nothing but a kappa.
Makes me want to go see and confirm it even more.
What's going on?
It's so sensational, but they're ignoring it?
Well, I'm off.
Be careful.
Sure.
Oh, there he is!
Uehara-san!
Excuse me! Let me through!