Sorry for making you come along, Shin-chan.
Don't be.
But are you sure you should've bought so much?
They're all clothes to wear at the club,
so they'll be expensed.
Oh...
Meanwhile, all I wear now is this twin-striped kimono.
I don't leave much of an impression,
so I figure I'll be easier to remember if I always wear the same thing.
You say that,
but you're being considerate of our finances and animation, aren't you?
Animation has nothing to do with it.
I know!
I made you come shopping with me today,
so I'll buy you a kimono as thanks.
You don't have to.
Why not?
Do you want to waste your youth worrying about
our animators and color coordinators?
But Gin-san always wears the same outfit, too.
I'm sure everyone's putting effort into their fashion behind the scenes.
See? Speak of the devil.
Don't tell me Gin-san's here to buy a kimono.
Perfect timing, Odd Jobs boss.
We've got a new collection in, so take a look.
Not a bad idea.
We're starting the third cours today, so maybe I should get a makeover.
Fashion Goes Out of Style the Moment It's Put Into Words
This is a new item we're trying to make popular. Want to try it on?
Shimura Shinpachi's request: Watch this program in a bright room and at a safe distance from your TV!!
Wow, this is pretty cool.
Sis, uh...
What kinda store is that?
A kimono store, clearly.
Kimono? They all look the same to me.
Fitting Room
How d'you like it?
I'm dead certain it'll look great on you.
I feel like something's off.
Nothing's off! It's no different at all!
Even if I do plan to change my look, I'm not trying to be this adventurous.
Do you have anything that's a bit more similar to my usual style?
Just how unadventurous are you?
You haven't taken one step out of your house!
We had one you'd probably like, but it's sold out now.
I see them all over!
And who else but Gin-san would ever visit this store?
You know, this is athletics festival season,
so the Zunborans bought them all.
After all, this is their school-assigned tracksuit.
School-assigned tracksuit?!
Wait, it's some school's gym uniform?!
The Zunboran Tracksuit Store
That's what he's been wearing the past nine years?!
Oh, I get it.
I knew something was off.
It says "third-year" over here.
3rd Year
Come on, I'm a ninth-year now. My juniors would look down on me if I wore this.
That's not the issue!
Oh, well. I'll come again.
Any time.
You're walking out wearing what you tried on!
You guys can't tell the difference either, can you?!
I-I had no idea Gin-san's one good outfit was the Zunborans' school tracksuit.
Shin-chan, truly fashionable people can add their own touch
to any outfit and make it suit their style.
Not even alumni can pull off a school tracksuit perfectly!
Look, even Kagura-chan's no exception.
What's up, Kagura?
Find something good?
Yeah. I was wondering which hair accessory to pick.
But they're all too big.
Those aren't hair accessories!
Sorry, Kagura-chan. Your favorite size is sold out.
You know, there was a choir competition recently,
so the Zunborans bought up all the p***s sheaths for their formal wear.
Those are Zunboran, too?!
Kagura-chan's hair clips were
Zunboran jockstraps?!
The Zunboran Jockstrap Store
For nine whole years,
our heroine has been wearing that crap on her head with a smile on her face?!
Let's come back when the new school year starts.
Right.
Just go buy normal hair clips!
Oh, if you want a smaller size, you can have the one I'm using—
What's wrong with you two?
Sis, they're the ones who need to pay more attention to fashion.
Oh, shut up.
Fashion's not about where it comes from, but how you pull it off.
In the end, it's what's inside that counts.
That's right.
Are there any other heroines who can pull off p***s sheaths like I do?
You ceased to be a heroine the moment you put p***s sheaths on your head!
But isn't this great?
You were too embarrassed to try a new look by yourself, right?
Now all three of you can get one together.
Who died and made you boss?
I don't want to waste my time on that.
But it wouldn't be a problem to have at least one more outfit.
For example, it's okay to have seasonal outfits for summer and winter, right?
Winter outfits?
I mean, I've been wondering this for a while...
Don't you get cold wearing that in winter?
Now that you mention it...
Why do you always wear short sleeves?
Why do you always have one arm out?
N-No reason in particular.
Why don't you just wear it right?
In the first place, why do you need to have one arm out?
Because you can't be bothered?
How do you put it on, then?
Do you put it on right first, and then take the arm out?
Why?
You put it on right but go out of your way to take it out?
Even though it's a pain?
Why?
Oh, I'm sorry.
Did you think it looked cool or something?
Maybe I should buy something with long sleeves!
It's not like I'm fixated on this style, anyway!
I've never once thought it looked cool!
I just thought it'd be easier to move one arm this way!
Hooray! Winter outfits acquired!
Who said you guys could buy anything?
I'll take these two.
You don't even have anything to do with this discussion!
Winter outfits, huh?
True, we're not very seasonal.
We can't go too crazy with our outfits, though.
If we screw up, the viewers might ridicule them as pathetic anime originals.
That's right.
Something that preserves the original image to an extent
and is still warm and stylish should be good.
For instance, how about this?
Oh, that looks good.
You think? I'm not sure it's all that different.
Why are you taking one arm out even in long sleeves?!
I feel gross when one arm isn't out.
Your obsession with taking one arm out is what's gross!
A samurai must at all times be ready to whip out his sword with his dominant hand.
I don't want to hear that from a half-nude perverted samurai!
That winter outfit has lost all meaning!
So you refuse to give up on having one arm out.
In that case, how about keeping the short sleeves,
and wearing a cape over it?
I'm still not sure it's all that different.
What part are you exposing?!
I really do feel gross if I don't leave some part of my body out.
Your current look is what's gross!
A samurai must at all times be ready to whip out his sword with his dominant hand.
What are you planning to whip out?!
Oh, all right.
We'll preserve your image and focus on
fashionable cold-protection only where it's feasible.
Who the hell is this?
There's nothing left of the image, cold-protection, or fashion!
It's all good.
We've got the one fashion point that Gin-san insists on right here.
9th Year
That just makes him look even more messed up.
He just looks like an awfully messed up person.
Knock it off already.
Otae, I wanna be able to whip out my sword in a flash.
In this, I'll just shrink up, and I won't be able to whip anything out.
At least let me keep it warm with this.
That's what you were talking about?!
What the hell do you think you're doing?!
Calm down, Kagura-chan.
Your hair accessory just went back to where it belonged.
Let's give you a new look without hair accessories.
China Dress Corner
It'd be nice to make you look more adult by letting your hair down, right?
Like so.
But it feels like your head's missing something.
How about wearing a hat, then?
Like this one with cat ears.
Hey, Pachi-boy. Quit forcing your creepy tastes on her.
I-It's not like that!
I think this is cute in its own right.
Like this?
She grew some outrageous ears!
Where'd the p***s sheaths come from?!
I feel gross if there's nothing on my head.
A girl with actual p***s sheaths on her head is what's gross!
Well, the idea was to make me look adult.
Not that kind of adult!
I understand, Kagura-chan.
Why don't you tie your hair with these baubles instead?
Like this?
That's even more vulgar!
It still feels like my head's lacking something.
It's lacking a brain inside!
Look...
Whether it's my one arm out, or Kagura's hair accessories,
people have things they can't give up on, things that are part of their identity.
I don't want to hear that from a guy who's lost all traces of his original form.
We need something that makes full use of the hair accessory.
Just put underwear on her head, basically.
In the end, she's pretty much the same as you!
That's Gin-san and Kagura-chan for you.
They complain, but they've gotten used to their new styles already.
Why are they giving off this sense of security when standing side-by-side?
Are they? I'm only getting a sense of insecurity.
They look like some kind of suspicious group.
Like I said,
it's what's inside that counts.
Stylish people look stylish no matter what they wear.
In the end, fashion's simply an expression of who you are on the inside.
If that's true, you guys are expressing something outrageous!
Don't you think it's weird? This just isn't right!
It's not like you at all.
How did things end up like this?
You're all too fixated on empty words such as image and fashion.
If you wear it because you're told to,
or because you're worried about how others see you,
can you truly call it fashion?
Why don't you change one more time?
This time, pick something
that you, and only you, feel in your heart suits you best.
Huh?
Gin-chan, why are you wearing the same old outfit?
Right back at you.
I thought about it, but I figured this is what I'm most comfortable in.
Yeah. It's a pain, so let's just go with these.
I'm sorry. It looks like I stuck my nose where it didn't belong.
You guys were already decked out in your Sunday best, weren't you?
Yep.
This is what suits Odd Jobs best.
Why are you the only one dressed up?!
Get a clue, damn it! What part of this suits you?
Wipe that annoying expression off your face!
Shaddup! I'm sick of those twin stripes!
I...
I wanna be fashionable, too!
Uh, sorry about that.
Go back to the usual twin stripes next week, please.
Kodokan Dojo
Yeah! Yeah!
More!
Make it sound more like Nagabuchi!
Yeah!
Yeah, you take the rudder.
Listen up!
People crumble easily if their hearts lack resolve.
Just swinging your sword thoughtlessly will never make you stronger.
Let me hear it!
Why do you want to grow stronger?
Why did you come to this dojo?
Everyone's working hard, I see.
How about a little break?
It's time for your chocolate macadamia nuts.
Okay, okay.
Don't push. Line up in order.
All right! Got my chocolate!
Let's get outta here.
We're only here for the chocolate. We don't need you.
Acting all high and mighty.
I almost wanted to cut him down to size.
Damn brat.
There Are Two Types of People In This World: Those Who Yell Out Their Attack Names, and Those Who Don't
After Hajime-nii encouraged us,
we finally got this Kodokan Dojo back on track,
but our disciples don't care about swordsmanship.
They're all only here for the macadamia nuts.
I figured, if it meant we could pass down the style Father left us, that was fine.
But at this rate...
All right. Everyone get in position and give it a shot.
Kamehameha!
What the hell are you doing?!
Why are you teaching Turtle School at someone else's dojo?!
I asked him to give a special course.
I thought I should start with piquing their interest
by passing down a flashy ultimate move.
But that's someone else's ultimate move. It's got nothing to do with swordsmanship.
I bet you can't do it, either!
Instructor Sakata!
I think something just came out.
You're right.
You can move on to Kaio-ken, then.
Like hell she can!
Wanna die once and go to King Kaio's planet?!
Get out!
This is not the Turtle House!
What's your problem? Everyone was really into it, too.
It's absurd, but they might be on the right track.
What are you talking about?
An ultimate move.
If you give them a goal, saying
they can use a move like this if they put in the effort,
it might change something in them.
But there's no way our style has an ultimate move...
That might not necessarily be the case.
I was poking around your storehouse and found this.
Before that, where did you come from?
Could this be...
The Tendo Mushin Ryu secret ultimate move scroll?
Secret ultimate move?
Before Father passed away, he was desperately writing this by his sickbed.
He wanted you to have it someday.
S-So this scroll contains the Tendo Mushin Ryu's secret ultimate move,
written by your father?
Hey, Pachi-boy.
You have an ultimate move, even though I don't?
Isn't that unfair?
Shin-chan,
now is the time to inherit the final technique Father left behind.
The Tendo Mushin Ryu's secret ultimate move,
its name...
Evil Holy Sword Let's Dancing All Night
Rising Special Ultra Miracle
Super Mario Brothers Second Edition
Luigi's Counterattack Director's Cut!
Father...
Talk about loooooooooong!
Look, I get that he put a lot of thought into this,
but it's impossible to remember!
Even if, by some miracle, I managed to memorize it...
Evil Holy Sword Let's Dancing All Night
Rising Special Ultra Miracle—
I'd get taken out before I finish yelling the attack name!
There's no rule that says you have to yell out the attack name.
But it's the move your father managed to write in his sickbed,
so maybe you should yell it out.
As quickly as possible.
What kind of ultimate move is this?! It's like bullying!
Or you could...
My family has a technique we can't yell out loud, too...
Man**kyou Tentsugan!
Man**kyou Tentsugan
So we use a beep.
Where are you putting that beep?
That could cause a pretty nasty misunderstanding!
Our style's ultimate move has
a complicated name, the Testify Diamond Cleaving Three-Step Thrust,
Testify Diamond Cleaving Three-Step Thrust
so we shorten it
and call it Testicles.
You should cover your entire body in beeps!
Sounds like a good idea. Let's abbreviate it.
This is really drawn-out, but long story short,
Flash of the Heavenly Soaring Glasses
it's Flash of the Heavenly Soaring Glasses, right?
Where was that written? What the hell does Flash of the Glasses mean?
Then let's put a beep there,
and make it Flash of the Heavenly Soaring ******.
Flash of the Heavenly Soaring ******
What's the point of hiding that part?
It looks like a total rip-off now!
In that case,
*******
should do, right?
Sis!
You've turned me into a pervert who's just yelling out words banned on TV!
You don't have time to be stumbling right now.
The question is what kind of attack this ultimate move is
and how to perfect it, right?
Read some more, Pachi-boy.
Let's see...
The Evil Holy Sword Let's Dancing All Night (etc.) is...
If you can't be bothered to write it,
don't give it such a long name in the first place!
...the Tendo Mushin Ryu's deepest and most powerful technique,
a secret ultimate move that can only be passed down to the rightful heir.
No matter what, you mustn't let anyone else know about this technique.
Sorry, they've already found out.
Because it has such massive power, it could change the very nature of the world.
I-It's that powerful?
I shall write down the instructions to that technique here.
How to use the ultimate move Defend against an enemy attack, and then...
What's with this code?
First press the d-pad from down to the side, and then press the sword button.
It's just a fighting game command!
Your son doesn't have such buttons!
No, this might make things easier to understand.
It's likely that
pressing down to side on the d-pad and then the sword button refers to
taking a lowered stance with your sword still in its scabbard,
and then drawing it out in one fell swoop.
In other words, you sidestep the enemy's attack
and take that opening to land a counter sword-drawing art.
How can you understand that much from this stupid scroll?
Because my secret ultimate move,
"Stealing Someone Else's Pudding At Night,"
is down to side on the d-pad and then the punch button,
Punch
practically the same thing.
Why is your shitty ultimate move so similar to ours?
My secret ultimate move, the Pudding Counter,
is down to side on the d-pad and then the pudding button.
Pudding
What the hell is a pudding button?
How are you guys using the P button for different things?!
Anyway, you have no choice but to give it a shot.
I'll attack you, so try hitting me with a full-blooded counter.
Round one.
Fight!
Why the fighting game visuals?
Never mind that, Pachi-boy. Just press down and take your stance.
L-Like this?
Look at this blue gauge.
It's the glasses gauge.
What the hell is a glasses gauge?
Until this glasses gauge is full,
Pachi-boy's glasses won't have the right strength, sealing his attacks.
Hang in there.
Just how difficult is Pachi-boy to use?!
Man**kyou Tentsugan!
The Man**kyou Tentsugan has turned into a completely different attack!
It's as lame as Zangief's moves!
Man**kyou Tentsugan!
That's Man**kyou Tentsugan, too?
Man**kyou Tentsugan opens my lost left eye, the Shingan,
and turns all my attacks into OHKO ultimate moves.
That's way too OP!
Can you take my attacks?!
The glasses gauge is full, Shinpachi.
Now! Hit her with a counter!
D... Don't touch me...
Why?!
Never mind countering, I got KOed instantly just by touching her!
F-Forgive me.
I hadn't considered the possibility of you touching my body.
Now we know our ultimate move can't defeat her!
Shinpachi-kun, I'll use moves that are easy to block,
so you can relax and hit me with your counters.
Round two.
Fight!
Testicles!
Like I could ever touch such a filthy Dhalsim attack!
Could you leave?
What are you guys doing?
I haven't done anything yet!
What am I gonna do with you?
Take your stance.
I'll half-ass some attacks.
O-Okay.
Round three.
Fight!
That's it. Endure.
Wait for an opening.
Now's your chance. Bring it!
Unless you break through my Evil Holy Sword Let's Dancing All Night (etc.), you don't stand a chance!!
You're gonna use the ultimate move?!
How'd you master it already?!
Because it was simple.
Only the rightful heir can inherit that, you know! Take a hint!
It's not just me.
While you were messing about, everybody learned how to use it.
We even learned how to block it!
My turn next!
Also, we figured out how to block the block, Shinpachi-kun.
There's a way to block the block of the block, too, Shin-chan.
And there's a way to block the block of the block of the block, Pachi-boy.
A way to block the block of the block of the block of the block
does not exist, Shinpachi-kun.
Father.
The ultimate move you spent your whole life creating
can be used by anyone, apparently.
Only the rightful heir was supposed to inherit it,
but everyone's crunching it up like some snack.
Why didn't you make it harder to use?
If an ultimate move can be used by one and all,
can it really be called an ultimate move?
I thought it'd be something only I could use, and yet...
I can't preserve your dojo with a move like this—
Once you learn that move, depart for the designated location.
There was more!
It will be a harsh journey.
You may feel discouraged at times.
You may feel as if you cannot succeed.
But no matter the difficulty,
you can overcome it with this ultimate move.
And at the end of the long journey,
you will surely find
the two fruits key to this ultimate move:
cacao and macadamia.
Blend those two together,
and you'll produce the ultimate sweet, irresistible to all.
Use it as bait to create an opening in your enemy.
That is the...
Evil Holy Sword Let's Dancing All Night
Rising Special Ultra Miracle
Super Mario Brothers Second Edition
Luigi's Counterattack Director's Cut!
There'll be chocolate next week, too, so please come.
He's his father's son, all right.
The Two Apes
Next Episode: "The Two Apes."
The Stalker Gorilla, Kondo Isao,
was taken under the wing of a famous thief? Even though he's a cop?
While he's undergoing thief training, the story takes an unexpected turn.
What's in Kondo's past that even Hijikata wasn't aware of?