More than a thousand years ago,
there was a formal government organization in the city of Kyoto
called the Ministry of Onmyou Affairs.
The technical employees who served there were called Onmyou mystics.
From a modern perspective, the shady incantations, the spells
and the telling of fortunes
may be considered to be meaningless rituals based in superstition.
However, back then, for those who had aspirations in science,
it was the focal point of the newest technology
from both inside and outside Japan.
It was also the one and only research institution that sought to thoroughly study
the basic sciences such as astronomy, geography, and meteorology.
Abeno
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See? There's nothin'.
Nothin'. It's the pits.
They said the construction people took it clean away.
Ain't it just empty?
I can't take it.
That was the crystallization of my six years in grade school.
What's a guy who doesn't even play baseball doin' just collectin' the cards?
Turtle Bath
Things like the fruits of a geek's labor'll be forever beyond me.
Turtle Bath
It's not just the baseball cards.
There's the vendin' machine toys
and the "Japan's Rare Animal Series"
that I went completely into debt to collect.
All of it!
Gimme back my Iriomote cat!
Sasshi, you just moved into a brand new condo last month.
Didn't you take it all with you over there?
At the new place, I've been prohibited from bringin' any of my geeky fruits of labor.
Cuz it's mega small.
And I hadn't heard anythin' about the house bein' torn down while I was away at camp.
It's the pits.
All I can do now is go home, eat a yam, fart and go to sleep.
I can understand that it's a shock,
but no matter what, bein' human, havin' your health is what's most important.
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Episode 1 Mystery! Abenobashi * Shopping Arcade
Well, see ya later.
Ya know,
there's one other mega shockin' thing that got decided while you were away at camp.
I see. So, it's finally been decided. Finally?
You're talkin' about this condo gettin' torn down, too, right?
Yup, yup, and it was only just built too!
Hey, what the heck?!
Our shop, Grill Pelican, is movin' out too.
But the Pelican's still gonna stay put for a long time to come!
Grandpa Masa said so!
That's what Grandpa Masa's been sayin', but...
Uh-huh.
Dad's been offered a job at a hotel restaurant.
Uh-huh.
You know how Dad trained to cook in France.
He's sayin' he wants to work some place with proper facilities.
Uh-huh.
It's been decided.
Uh-huh.
Well, congratulations for that.
So, you're gonna be movin' away.
Yeah.
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Say, what about school? You transferrin'?
Weren't you gonna go home, fart and go to sleep?
How the heck am I supposed to fart after hearin' what you told me?
Things that come out and things that swell happen when they happen.
Well, don't worry.
I'll be attendin' the school here for a bit of the second semester.
So, where're you movin' to?
Lake Akan.
Lake Akan?
Lake Akan Tourist Hotel in Hokkaido.
Hokkaido?
The Hokkaido where the salmon spawn and return?
We're supposed to go there by boat.
It's mega far.
But they've got Hokkaido foxes and marimo moss.
You can live anywhere.
Bein' human, havin' your health is what's most important.
French A La Carte Service Grill Pelican
I'm home!
Bon jour.
Welcome back.
Sasshi, set the lit sign outside for me.
I just got here and you're usin' me already?
Quit grumblin'.
Kids should just shut up and help the adults with their business.
But I ain't your kid, Grandpa Masa.
Fool!
Anyone born 'round these parts, from the oldest one here
to Hiro-pon's grandkid Fumiya, are all kids of the shoppin' Arcade!
Birthplace of Abeno Seimei You all grew up carryin' the portable shrine at the Seimei Shrine every year!
Is that so?
Say Grandpa Masa,
what're ya gonna do about carryin' the portable shrine at the festival this year?
Doin', nothin'.
I'll be doin' what I do every year.
But you're gonna close down this shop and move overseas with everyone, right?
Everyone? What everyone?!
Don't you worry, I won't be shuttin' down the Pelican.
Non, non, non.
You're still sayin' that, Papa?!
Bein' stubborn like that isn't tres bien.
With all due respect, what in hell do you think one old man can do alone?!
That tres bien talk again?!
Papa, this le marché...
It's very, very sad that this market will disappear,
but arguin' against somethin' that's been decided is Dadaism!
They're gonna tear down all the other houses,
we can't be the only ones to stay standin' about!
I need you to wise up already, you stubborn old man!
Like hell I'm gonna stand for your lectures with bad French mixed in!
All this time I ran this shop with your dead ma.
I ain't gonna let it close down while I'm still kickin'!
And what the hell is with this redevelopment?!
A New Town, where The People Are The Stars And what the hell is with this redevelopment?!
A New Town, where The People Are The Stars These parts were finished developin' fifty years ago!
Moron! What's finished is your brain, you dimwit!
What?! Dimwit?!
Closing Announcement To our wonderful customers As of July 1st, Kitayama Shoe Shop will be closing its doors. Thank you very much for your long term of loyal patronage. - Kitayama What?! Dimwit?!
What's French about that?!
Let's hear ya say that again, you little...
Closing Let's hear ya say that again, you little...
Closing
I heard your Grandma used to be just like Grandpa Masa.
Yeah, she was sittin' at the front desk right up until the night before she went in her coffin.
Did ya know?
'Bout how my grandpa had a crush on your grandma?
No way!
Well, it's back when they were kids, though.
Oh, you scared me there, 'cause I thought it was somethin' recent.
It'd be just bad if she came back to haunt us over that.
But hadn't you ever heard anythin' from your grandma?
From my grandma?
This is just a woman's intuition, ya know?
But I think Grandpa Masa and your grandma are hidin' somethin'.
She didn't seem like she had anythin' to hide.
Oh, come to think of it, Grandpa was always complain' about how
Grandma had the hots for someone else before they got married.
Way I hear, some egghead who made this shoppin' arcade.
Made this place? You mean, like the person who designed it?
Maybe it was someone from a municipal office.
Back when she was in school, Grandma made lunch everyday and visited him.
I wonder what kind of guy this egghead was?
An egghead who made this shoppin' arcade?
Never even heard of him.
Yeah? There's no way Grandpa Masa wouldn't know the guy,
which means, they were serious romantic rivals and he's still bitter about it!
I guess my grandma was real popular.
Way I hear, she had big, honkin' boobs and a nice figure!
And creamy skin to boot!
Pervert.
You idiot!
Mercy!
You can't see this pelican sign from the street at all!
What's the point?
Man, my hat fell down there.
What the hell're you doin' changin' the subject?!
I'm done!
Sayaka, you're finished already?
I'm dieting right now.
Dietin'?
Man, if they're gonna redevelop this place anyway,
I wish they'd make it cool like Shibuya.
Moron! People couldn't live in a place like that!
I want a big supermarket.
There's the department store!
It costs way too much to shop at the department store.
I couldn't get by without the clearance sales at supermarkets.
Satoshi, did that Masa-bou say anything?
Grandpa Masa?
Well, he's the same as Grandma.
He's sayin' he won't take down the store sign as long as he's kickin',
even if they're the last store standin'.
He's as kooky as ever. There's no point in holdin' out on your own.
Point?
Speakin' of which, there's a turtle on top of the bathhouse, too.
There's a bird over at Arumi's.
Do those have any point to 'em?
There's no point to those signs if the customers can't see 'em.
Point, eh?
The Turtle Bath and Masa-bou's Pelican
are the linchpins of Abenobashi Shoppin' Arcade.
But with everyone cleared out of there now,
I suppose it's just more odd talkin' about the point and the like.
How long're you gonna take to eat?
It definitely feels like there's somethin' to it.
Why don't you just ask him straight up?
Oh...
Well, you know, I'm not sure if a kid should be askin' about it.
There's just that feel to it.
Grandpa's bein' obstinate about stayin' behind by himself.
Grandpa Masa's stayin' behind?
Of course, we can't do that.
It's a mega headache for the whole family.
Dad's actually real sad about leavin' too, after all.
That was good!
Thanks a bunch.
Aren't you sad?
Not a bit.
"Where you live is home."
Bein' human, havin' your health is what's most important.
Oh, but there is somethin' that's gonna be rough.
I don't like the cold.
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But I also sorta feel it's not good to uproot Grandpa against his will
Low Prices Everyday Abenobashi Shopping Arcade Really? That must be disappointin'. But I also sorta feel it's not good to uproot Grandpa against his will
Low Prices Everyday Abenobashi Shopping Arcade It's no big deal, really. But I also sorta feel it's not good to uproot Grandpa against his will
Low Prices Everyday Abenobashi Shopping Arcade and drag him off to some other place.
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Hey, Arumi!
Beautiful as ever, aren't ya?
Hello, Mister.
So, you're gonna let Grandpa Masa stay here 'cause of his old crush?
No, that's important, too,
but I feel like somethin' even more messed up would happen if Grandpa Masa left.
Somethin' even more messed up?
Like Abenobashi bein' overrun by kogals in mini-skirts?
What's that?
Sis's wish.
Ain't that more like your wish?
No, it ain't.
Hey there, you two.
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You two always get along so well.
Afternoon, Ms. Aki.
Dearie, it's still good mornin' for me.
When Arumi leaves this place,
it's gonna feel like another light's gone out 'round here.
I'll bet you'll be lonely when she leaves.
No way, not at all!
There you go, lettin' your foolish pride get in the way.
Even when they're this small, men are just so cute!
Say, Ms. Aki,
you've been friends with Sasshi's family for a long time, right?
Yes, I have.
The lady at the Turtle Bath has been kind to me since I was young.
Who ever thought she'd pass away so soon?
Um, there's somethin' I'd like to ask you.
What is it?
Was there some shady relationship between my grandpa and Sasshi's grandma?
You're still drinkin' that thing?
No, that's not it.
See, see, what Arumi's tryin' to say isn't about past triangle relationships or lunches.
It's not about that, but you see, well...
Let's see...
There, there. Calm down and drink some ramune.
Okay.
Do you know how our two houses are related? Like their positions?
And about a turtle and a bird bein' the linchpins of the shoppin' arcade.
A turtle and a bird?
Right.
I know.
What?!
Abeno Seimei Shrine
It's posted at Seimei's.
It's called the harmony of the four gods.
Please tie the sacred lots to these wires.
A turtle, a bird, a dragon, and a tiger.
This is it.
North West East South
A turtle
and a bird.
Harmony of the four gods.
So, basically, it's lucky for places
to have these things in the four cardinal directions.
Looks like it could fit Abeno Ginza just right.
In the north is Genbu...
The turtle is the Turtle Bath that your family runs.
In the south is Suzaku...
When it comes to a bird in the south...
That'd be our pelican.
Then, what about the western edge?
Oh!
Tiger's Gold Coin Dumplings!
Which means...
Lessee, lessee, lessee...
It's like this, right? And like this, so...
The Seiryu in the east...
Ryu, dragon...
Dragon's Wooden Clog Shop!
I see!
That means...
We're the only one left.
The thing I don't get is how this is related to Grandpa Masa's kooky attitude.
How it's related...
All right! Let's go ask him directly!
Yeah! It's the only thing to do!
You're right!
I knew it!
That bastard's sleepin' there again!
Hey, get down!
Ya can't sleep there!
Get down!
You bastard!
You listenin' to me?!
Why you! Take that and that!
You little!
Damn fat cat!
This here is the precious bird spirit!
You thickheaded bastard!
Grill Pelican
Arumi, you're too fast!
You're just too slow!
What the heck is this?!
Arumi! Sasshi!
Grandpa Masa!
Don't fall!
What?
A thief?
The Pelican...
Papa!
Arumi!
Arumi! What happened to Grandpa Masa?!
Sasshi, call an ambulance! Telephone! Telephone!
He fell hard on his hip, so he should get some quiet rest for a while.
Thank you for everythin'.
Please take care.
Watch for a chance and make sure you set him straight, all right?
I know!
But this is enough for today!
French A La Carte Service Grill Pelican
We have tried to stay open as long as we can, but we, too, are now finally closing our doors... Thank you for your faithful patronage. Take care. - Tetsu Asahina
Oh, it's a bird.
So?
What'd you do after you saw the so-called dragon?
I fell asleep again.
Give the tall tales a rest.
If it were true, how the heck could you go to sleep after seein' a dragon?
Yeah, but no one else was up yet,
and I was sleepy.
Of course, you were. 'Cause you were dreamin'.
It wasn't a dream! It was totally real!
The messed up stuff you were talkin' about is happenin' right now!
'Cause our pelican broke?
What did Grandpa Masa say?
Nothin'.
Did you ask him about the harmony of the four gods?
I can't ask about that.
And it doesn't matter anymore.
What do you mean that it doesn't matter?
Grandpa's gettin' out of the hospital next week.
Oh, I see. So, that's it.
He's already given up on keepin' the restaurant up
and it's been decided that we're all goin' to Hokkaido, so...
So, you're all goin'.
I'm glad.
I'm sorry, Sasshi.
Why're you apologizin'?
It doesn't make any sense.
But even after you transfer to Lake Akan...
Mu...
Mu?
Mu!
Mu...
Mushrooms?
Mushrooms...
What the hell was that?!
That was, that was...
What was it?!
Startin' from the left,
shitake, matsutake, death cap, pig's ears,
usukimorinokasa, urabenihotei shimeji, kichahouraitake!
How educational! G'bye!
Wait for me!
Arumi, don't leave me behind!
Doesn't the town seem awfully flat somehow?!
It's just your imagination!
What kinda joke is this?
What?! What?!
Abenobashi Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade Entrance
Where the heck are we?
Talk about an impressive castle.
Is it a love hotel?
This is the pits.
To be continued
If there were a breeze in your heart
And if that breeze were a spring breeze
I would want to be the only one to feel that breeze forever
Forever
If there were a sky in your heart
And if that sky were a blue sky
I would want to be the only one to soar up into it endlessly
Endlessly
Because all you ever do is laugh
And all you do is just embrace me
Preview time!
Arumi, it's the preview! The preview for the next episode!
What're ya so excited about?
It's been my dream to do a next episode preview.
You're weird.
Lemme do the preview. Do ya mind? Do ya mind? Huh? Huh?
Just do it.
Okay, okay, okay, here goes, here goes.
I don't really care, but can't you do somethin' about lookin' like a dope?
Your pants're uneven, you've got stains from spilled food on your shirt,
you've got a booger hangin' from your nose, and your face is moronic.
We've only just started. You gotta shape up a little, ya know?
Wait, wait... We've only just started. You gotta shape up a little, ya know?
Wait, wait... And say, you're gonna run out of time if you don't hurry up and do the preview.
Next Time Adventure! Abenobashi * Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade And say, you're gonna run out of time if you don't hurry up and do the preview.
Next Time Adventure! Abenobashi * Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade What?
Next Time Adventure! Abenobashi * Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade Oh!
Next Time Adventure! Abenobashi * Sword and Sorcery Shopping Arcade Next time!