Shall we?
The daphne's berries have turned red
I try putting in my considerable mood
I didn't come here because I wanted to be born
So, I'm thinking, I'll probably die, even if I don't want to
Pretending to have reached enlightenment
I try living like that, nothing wrong with that
Strict lines are always drawn in the world of man
So, if I go head on, I get hurt all over
Guess I'll just go as I lick-lick my wounds
I'll turn the goblin into vinegar and eat him
Patch, patch with something red
Like a maraschino cherry
And frozen cranberry
Chut, chut, with someone hot
Like an equalitarian
And yam-yngdourian
Fad, fad with something cool
Like a hidden luminary
And will-o-the-wisp too
Buying time with makeshift means
Distract yourself while you wait for the flowers
For a boy to say,
"I'm taking the girl I like to a super fun amusement park for her to enjoy,"
is not a very difficult thing.
A quick check of the times for events and fireworks in a guide,
and you go off happily together.
However,
"I'm going to MAKE a super fun amusement park for the girl I like to enjoy,"
is quite a large undertaking.
By the time you can do it properly, you'll be a pro among pros.
You're certain to come to be called an entertainment specialist.
Of course, by then, the girl may not necessarily be by your side.
Well, in the case of Sasshi, a child and an amateur,
it's only natural that he wasn't able to do a good job.
What else could you expect?
Wars happen because they are meant to happen.
There exists a cause and a goal.
The war between the Turtle Bath Army and the Pelican Army,
which broke out at the Abenobashi Shopping Arcade, was no exception.
Arumi desperately wishes to return to her own world,
but Sasshi does not, because he has learned of Grandpa Masa's death.
It was inevitable that they would confront each other and clash.
Their showdown turned into a war of attrition
and as a result, the battle line has been deadlocked.
Resolution!
Abenobashi
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Shopping Arcade
Episode 11 Resolution!! Abenobashi * Battlefield Shopping Arcade
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Message!
Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7, Corps 6 of District 5 General HQ,
auxiliary to the 4th Battalion, under command of the 3rd Regiment,
under the 2nd Division, of the 1st Army, reporting, ma'am.
State your posting.
What? I just said it.
State your posting!
Let's see...
Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7, Corps 6 of District 5 General HQ...
I can't say it twice, ma'am!
Good.
It's okay?
Report!
Yes, ma'am!
A tank unit of the enemy Pelican Army
is assembling in front of the Wakaba Cigarette Shop. End report!
I see, good work.
Communicate that to Division Headquarters immediately!
Me, ma'am?!
Of course! Go, now!
Yes, ma'am!
Message...
Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7, Army Corps 6 of Region 5 General HQ...
oh, auxiliary to the 4th Battalion, under command of the 3rd Regiment,
under the 2nd Division, of the 1st Army, reporting, sir.
I see, a tank unit of the enemy Pelican Army
is assembling in front of the Wakaba Cigarette Shop.
Unbelievable!
I ain't said nothin' yet.
Good work!
Please let General Headquarters know right away.
Wha?! Me, sir?!
Of course!
Yes, sir!
Go, now!
Message...
Uh, yeah...
Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7...
You are Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7,
Army Corps 6 of Region 5 General Headquarters,
auxiliary to the 4th Battalion, under command of the 3rd Regiment,
under the 2nd Division, of the 1st Army.
What? Are you Private E-1 Sasshi of Squad 7,
Army Corps 6 of Region 5 General Headquarters,
auxiliary to the 4th Battalion, under command of the 3rd Regiment,
under the 2nd Division, of the 1st Army?
Yes.
Good, you may return.
But I haven't made my report yet.
General, a tank unit of the enemy Pelican Army
is apparently assembling in front of the Wakaba Cigarette Shop.
What?! In front of the Wakaba Cigarette Shop?!
Am I actually of any use here?
All right, run the message to Forward HQ, Private E-1 Sasshi!
It's the same sort of thing day after day after day.
I wonder how long this war's gonna go on for?
Now is indeed the time to deliver a righteous and crushing blow
to those incompetent bastards of the Turtle Bath Army!
Pelican Army Command Center to those incompetent bastards of the Turtle Bath Army!
Pelican Army Command Center
Senior General Papa!
Oui.
You will lead the armored division,
penetrate the trenches in one fell swoop,
and strike at the enemy command headquarters!
Make a grand display of your skills in the art of war!
Oui.
Colonel Arumi!
Yes, sir!
I appoint you to be Senior General Papa's aide.
With all due respect, I decline to bein' nothin' but a simple aide.
Please assign my unit to the vanguard!
Well spoken.
That is why our army is so strong!
Abeno shall be ours!
What are they, USO?
C'mon, c'mon, it's cheap, it's cheap! Come and buy some!
Merchant of Death C'mon, c'mon, it's cheap, it's cheap! Come and buy some!
I've got everything from rifles to bombers!
You can buy anything as long as you have money!
Hey, Sasshi, buy something!
Sorry, Mr. Kouhei, I've only got 100 yen.
One, two, three...
Then have some dumpling soup!
Here, 100 yen for a bowl.
That looks tasty.
But I'm curious 'bout the USO choppers, too...
What? USO choppers?
Yeah.
Welcome * USO
It's the USO, just like I thought!
Gulp.
Oh, dear!
Monroe Oh, dear!
My goodness, are you that happy to see me?
Flatterers.
I'll guide everyone...
to Heaven.
Don't you mean Hell?
Hello, everyone.
Starting now,
I'll be singing and dancing for the next two and a half hours.
Please sit back and enjoy...
Do Not Enter
Well, there's no doubt he was a dangerous object.
Private E-1 Sasshi!
Yes, what is it, ma'am?!
Private E-1 Sasshi, you are hereby assigned to scouting duty.
That is all.
Yes, ma'am!
Private E-1 Sasshi, be quiet!
Please forgive me, ma'am!
But Major, ma'am, perhaps you should slow down a little...
This is nothing, we're just getting started!
I have a bad feeling about this!
Hey!
Arumi!
I've found ya, Sasshi!
Whoa, Arumi, why d'you got such big breasts?
Eek! You noticed it already.
Non, non, non!
Private, you still haven't gotten the "meaning" of this tank unit.
You pad Arumi's breasts and now, it's really a "Padton Tank" unit...
Yeah, right. It can't be somethin' that stupid.
What? You went to all that trouble for somethin' that pointless?
This is why I didn't wanna say it.
If you didn't wanna, then don't do it to start with.
There's more. These pads are actually gold, ya know.
Golden There's more. These pads are actually gold, ya know.
Golden "Golden pad."
He's sayin' the lines before you get to them again.
C'mon, laugh...
Don't cry, it's depressin'.
Why are you talkin' so imperiously to me, Little Arumi?
I can't believe I have to fight under a general like him.
It's such an ordeal.
That's my line!
Goodbye.
Why the heck are we so good?
Don't go back in!
And quit it with the accompaniment!
Asahina Arumi Toru And quit it with the accompaniment!
Don't make me do these nonsensical things!
I am totally ticked now!
Eat this!
Since it's come to this...
Major, ma'am?!
Private E-1 Sasshi, you understand, don't you?
If you want to protect someone, sometimes, sacrifices become necessary.
You mean...
Don't forget about me, okay?
Sis!
Sasshi, farewell.
Sasshi, I'll never forget the sacrifice you made.
I just knew it!
Protecting your superior officer is a subordinate's duty!
Bye-bye!
You tryin' to kill me?!
It's always somethin' like this.
Haha, Sasshi! How d'you like that?!
This is the Red Tiger of Kamchatka.
White Rabbit of Inaba, go ahead.
A large-scale black wolf is closin' in on our position.
White Rabbit to Red Tiger.
Battalion cannons, regiment cannons, division cannons,
all units capable of providing reinforcement.
Red Tiger to White Rabbit.
Bombard them without delay.
White Rabbit, roger that. Commence barrage!
Non!
We did it!
Pelican Army Blitzkrieg
...
Pelican Army Blitzkrieg ...Failed
Senior General Papa
...
Senior General Papa ...KIA
Well done, Private E-1 Sasshi.
No, after being specially promoted three ranks, as of now, you are Sergeant Sasshi.
What? For real?
This time, it is our turn to go on the offensive.
Onmyou Mystic On the offensive?
Onmyou Mystic Yes, ma'am!
We execute a great surprise attack with our anti-air power!
It doesn't matter what it is, we just do it!
All right, it's sudden and I don't really understand it, but I understand!
We will use your idea.
Where is the enemy's main force at this time?
The scout plane is searching for them.
Message from the scout plane.
The enemy's main force is assembled at the barber shop.
At the barber shop, you say?!
All right, Major Sayaka.
Sergeant Sasshi will launch a surprise attack on that location!
It's all or nothing! We will settle everything now!
Yes, ma'am! We will do our very best!
No anti-air response. And no enemy interceptors comin' up.
Okay! The surprise attack is a success!
Tiger, Tiger, Tiger's gold coin dumplings!
Follow me! I'll show them the might of rapidly descending bombers!
Whoa, that's the later version of the dog god statue,
the secret animal in the second set of choco-eggs,
lost in the non-amicable split between two certain companies!
Changin' target!
Operation successful.
But I didn't think it'd be successful for real...
What a moron.
Turtle Bath Army's Surprise Attack on Pearl Barber
...
Turtle Bath Army's Surprise Attack on Pearl Barber ...Failed
Major Sayaka
...
Major Sayaka ...KIA
As of now, you are assigned the rank of captain.
Excuse me, but why do I get to be promoted?
I do not really understand either.
Maybe it's 'cause our numbers are diminshin'.
Oh, really.
Imperial headquarters, air force announcement.
In the Battle at Pearl Barber, which just took place,
Imperial Headquarters Announcement In the Battle at Pearl Barber, which just took place,
Imperial Headquarters Announcement our side attained victory.
Captain Satoshi Imamiya
In this engagement, Sergeant Sasshi distinguished himself,
Captain Satoshi Imamiya fighting like a demon, and was granted the unprecedented honor
Captain Satoshi Imamiya We're probably gonna lose this war. Of a five rank promotion to captain.
Did you say something?
No, nothin'.
We absolutely, absolutely cannot lose this war!
Bath
We must defend this place, the Turtle Bath, at all costs!
It's terrible! The enemy has moved! The Tsutenkaku...
What?!
Pe
Biriken
Since it's come to this, I will deliver the coup de gráce myself!
With this giant battleship, Yamatogawa!
Radar readings confirmed! Multiple enemy fighters!
Rout them!
It's no use! Every last unit in the assault force has been shot down!
Isn't this gettin' seriously bad?
Incoming message from the enemy!
To the commander of the Turtle Bath Army, General Mune-mune.
You people have fought well.
However, the might of my battleship Yamatogawa is colossal.
Your military strength cannot compare!
You should know that better than anyone else.
You do not even have a one in a million chance of winning.
So, General Mune-mune...
Please marry me!
What's he sayin'?
Sorry 'bout the joke.
You guys have weak knees and backs.
Anyway, if you are willing to surrender, I will happily accept.
As of now, you have a five-minute grace period.
However, I will make one thing clear!
Listen well, we are...
Speak clearly!
What shall we do, General?
Tell them, "You fools."
I said, "You fools!"
"You fools."
Whoa, he's mad now.
C'mon, laugh.
Why you! The one who calls another a fool is the fool!
All cannons at the ready!
What shall we do?!
We have not lost yet.
We have a final resort to fall back on.
Final resort?
Turtle
Fire!
Pe
Where is everyone?
Major General Taro...
Major General Taro... KIA
Colonel Mitsuyo...
Major General Taro... KIA Colonel Mitsuyo... MIA
We're done for now! Help!
This is nothing! We'll just have to fall back on our final resort!
There's still more?!
We'll have to get in close!
Get in close?!
That man will return without fail.
The Turtle Bath must hold out until he comes back!
Huh? What?
We're charging!
Charging a warship in the flesh?
Come!
Stop! Stop! We're gonna die! We're gonna die! We're gonna die!
Die fighting!
No way! I don't wanna die!
Can you die for someone else?!
No, I can't! No, I can't!
Cosmo-zone of love!
I don't understand!
I'm happy that her breasts are pressed against my back, but...
Mune-mune, don't die!
Mune-mune, hang on!
Don't worry...
Because I haven't, I haven't seem him yet...
Mune-mune...
Sasshi, how is our battle progressing?
We're doin' fine! Our side's winnin'!
Really?
Yeah, for real! So, hang in there, Mune-mune!
The Turtle Bath will be protected...
Once again, he'll...
Mune-mune?
I have faith that as long as the Turtle Bath is still here,
he will come to me again.
Mune-mune...
I'm sure, I'm sure that if I just believe, it will come true...
If I just believe...
Yeah, that's right. Of course, you're...
As long as you believe, there's nothing you can't do. Nothing.
Sasshi, thank you.
You have to live, with your own strength now.
Mune-mune.
Oh, I can see his face smiling. He's...
Mune-mune?!
Mune-mune!
General Mune-mune Dies
Here Lies General Mune-mune
There was no shopping arcade there.
All that had been was in ruins.
In this land that had suffered the ultimate in destruction,
there was no sound and no movement.
Sasshi understood then
that a shopping arcade in this world was now dead.
War is meaningless.
An excerpt from Sasshi Imamiya's memoirs,
Chapter 3 of the introduction.
Well, it was interestin', but it's been kinda rough, too.
I guess there's no place like home. I wanna go home.
I heard ya, I heard ya!
You just said, you wanna go home!
What?
Haven't you had enough? I've had tons of fun already.
I've enjoyed some of it in my own way too.
Really?
Think 'bout it for a second.
Just 'cause I'm goin' to Hokkaido doesn't mean we'll never see each other again.
And there's nothin' better than livin' in good health in our own world
rather than keep wanderin' from one stupid world to another. Right?
If you just believe, it will come true...
Yeah!
Yeah, she might be right.
All right, let's go with that then!
Shall we go home?
Yeah!
With my powers, we may be able to jump to a world where Grandpa Masa's alive and well.
No, I can make the jump. I'm sure I can!
I gotta believe!
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
Now, in the next episode of Magical Shoppin' Arcade Abenobashi...
Oh, my, Arumi, what are you doin', dear? Now, in the next episode of Magical Shoppin' Arcade Abenobashi...
Oh, Ms. Aki. Sasshi's doin' the next episode preview right now. After all the fun war games resulted in a sad endin',
Oh, preview du delelemont. After all the fun war games resulted in a sad endin',
Oh, preview du delelemont. Sasshi finally feels like goin' home.
I'll do it! Sasshi finally feels like goin' home.
I wanna do the preview!
They think they have returned to their world at last,
Wow, a ton of people are showin' up today for some reason. They think they have returned to their world at last,
Wow, a ton of people are showin' up today for some reason.
I've been thinkin' this for a while now,
but strangely enough, it was yet another strange world after all.
But every single time, they're such haphazard previews, but strangely enough, it was yet another strange world after all.
Or rather, I don't think they serve as previews at all. But strangely enough, it was yet another strange world after all.
Are ya okay with this sorta thing, Mr. Director?
Well, I'm not the one writing the previews, What could possibly be awaitin' in this next world?
It's some little scribblings from this guy from Akashi...
it's some little scribblings from this guy from Akashi... Next time, "Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi Hollywood Shopping Arcade."
Oh, I wanna do the preview! Next time, "Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi Hollywood Shopping Arcade."
Next Time Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi * Hollywood Shopping Arcade Preview! Preview! Preview! Please look forward to it. There.
Next Time Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi * Hollywood Shopping Arcade Mune, you certainly are enthusiastic.
Hello?
Next Time Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi * Hollywood Shopping Arcade Hello?
Next Time Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi * Hollywood Shopping Arcade Oh, brother.
Next Time Huge Reversal?! Abenobashi * Hollywood Shopping Arcade