Original Concept EIICHI KAMAGATA
Original Story / Screenplay HIDEYUKI KURATA
Original Character Design TARAKU UON
Character Design / Animation Director MASASHI ISHIHAMA
Production Design NORIYUKI ZINGUZI
Art Director EASTER ｷ YATUKUMI Art Conception HIROSHI IZUMI Color Coordinator MAYUMI TANAHASHI
Director of Cinematography KAZUNARI NISHIDA Editing MASANORI SAKAMOTO
Sound Effects MINORU YAMADA Sound Mixer YASUSHI NAGURA
Recording Director HIROMI KIKUTA Music Director TAKASHI KODAMA
Music TAKU IWASAKI
Producer TOMONORI OCHIKOSHI
Animation Producer YUJI MATSUKURA
Director KOJI MASUNARI
Animation Produced by J.C. STAFF
Produced by ANIPLEX INC.
Episode 2 Rise Up, Oh Dregs of Humanity Yes, the payment is exactly as specified in the contract.
Here's your receipt.
Thanks.
We, the Three Sisters Detective Agency...
look forward to providing services to you again in the near future.
You can say that, but we're still going back to Hong Kong.
From now on, we need to have a global perspective.
Even though we rarely have work domestically?
Are you planning to go home immediately?
I want to go to Jinbo-cho.
That's right!
Now that we've come all the way to Japan.
What! If we're going somewhere, I wanna go to an amusement park.
The one with the mouse!
But we have a lot of mice at home.
Um...
There's another job I'd like you to take.
It's pretty old, but you may use it as you wish.
Thank you so much.
But there's nothing here.
Although it's not much, I also have hiring bonuses ready for you.
Sensei lives in the building across the street.
Nice place she's got.
Sensei is different. She's a popular writer.
Cool.
She has both ardent fans and fanatic haters of her works...
and she's even had a few stalkers.
Hence, I'd like you to act as her bodyguards for a while, if you would.
Bodyguards?
How long is "a while?"
Until she gets back on her feet.
There's no telling how long it'll be, then.
I think going to Hong Kong has changed something inside her.
Won't you please accept the job?
Excuse us for a moment.
I think it's a good offer.
For Sensei, I'll do it.
But he's her editor, right? Why's he doing so much for her?
Because I'm a fan of her work as well.
I have very sharp ears...
I simply want to read her new work.
As her fans, you understand how I feel, don't you?
- Yes, I do! - No, I don't!
I'm not her fan.
That's cruel.
That's not cruel.
Anita-chan.
No!
That's cruel.
Three Sisters Conference!
Playing messages.
This is Lee with Shueisha, Inc...
I'd like to have a talk with you about your future work.
How about tomorrow afternoon? Please let me know.
There are no more messages.
We're home!
We bought a lot of stuff!
It's so expensive. The hiring bonuses we received may not be enough.
Because you buy things like this.
It's convenient! You can cut tree branches out of your reach with it.
Well, I think I'll change.
Paper clothes are not made for long-term comfort.
Where are the books?
I wanted to buy some, but...
You promised to control yourself.
I didn't allow myself to buy a Froggy-kun...
so you're forbidden to buy books for a while!
Nee-san?
Well, she didn't tell me until after I bought that thing...
That's cruel...
Anita-chan, just a few... Please, just a few of them.
Tomorrow, then.
I don't have anything to read tonight.
You can survive for just one night.
Muhya, muhya, mu-hya-hya.
Maggie, you cry funny.
Oh!
But why me?
We don't know anybody else here. So we had no choice.
We just wanted to drop by long enough to say hello.
Hey, what are you doing? We just wanted to drop by long enough to say hello.
From now on, we are to serve as your bodyguards, as per Lee-san's request...
so we wanted to greet you first.
Lee-san's request? Bodyguards?
Hey, don't make a mess!
Wow, there's a staircase!
Upstairs is my office! Don't go up there without permission!
What, you're so stingy.
Huh? Stingy? I'm being called stingy!
From a little brat who just came barging into my apartment at night!
Don't call me a "little brat!"
And what's the tall one doing over there!
Building a nest.
That's not fair! Then I'll take the sofa! She likes dark and confined spaces.
That's not fair! Then I'll take the sofa!
That's my sofa!
I think I'll use the bath first.
Wait a second, hey!
Oops. I need a tissue.
Hey!
Goodnight.
Hey!
- A bath, a bath.
- Hey, cookies! I'll take some!
Listen to me!
What I'm saying is...
there's such a thing as appropriate manners...
when you spend the night at someone's house!
But you sneaked out in the middle of the night.
Did you say something?
Anyway, I'll let you stay here tonight...
but you have to go back to your place tomorrow.
Yes...
And I'll make it clear to him that I don't need bodyguards.
Oh, but...
That is all!
I'm going upstairs to work now, so don't make any noise!
Don't cavort and don't make a mess! Or else you'll die!
Did you say die?
Sensei is scary.
She's at that difficult age.
What do we care?
She said she doesn't want bodyguards.
But I wonder if the incident at the airport is on the news.
Maggie-chan, will you turn on the TV?
There's no remote.
Come on, use that stick thing.
Come on, just turn on the TV.
Quickly, quickly.
OK...
Oh no, your aim is terrible.
What are you doing! Unplug it, now!
What was that noise?
Oh, nothing!
Where are the other two?
Eh...?
They went on patrol.
It's OK! We'll go get some glue right now!
You guys...! Just go to bed!
Good morning.
You slept late.
Why don't you take turns? It's too small in here.
Well, yes...
that's true, but...
Have a nice day!
I want you gone before I come back.
And buy me a new TV.
Out of Order!
Why don't we go back to the other apartment?
There's no apartment to go back to now.
In order to buy the replacement TV...
we had to use the security deposit money, too.
But that place is rented under Lee-san's name, isn't it?
But he said we could use it as we wished.
Yeah, but...
Well, this is all because you broke the TV, Anita-chan.
It's because Ma-nee has such bad aim.
But Nee-san, you told me to turn the TV on.
Remember our motto...
One because of all and all because of one.
Ugh, such a negative attitude.
But anyhow, we have our backs against the wall now.
Already.
We must find a way to stay here, in order to survive.
Ooh.
Let's devise a plan.
I heard it was quite an experience you had to go through.
Lee-san, did you know those three were Paper Masters?
I'm originally from Hong Kong.
I still get a lot of information from there.
Including the Paper Sisters' Detective Agency.
Paper Sisters' Detectives?
Yes. That's what they are called in the underworld.
Thank you for waiting.
You would've been in a pretty bad fix if they weren't with you.
I am in a pretty bad fix as it is.
They just disappeared from the scene...
and only I was taken in for police questioning.
What's so funny?
Well, I'm impressed that you talked your way out of it.
Only you could've done that.
I'd appreciate it if you'd stop flattering me.
What's more, please send those three home.
I don't need bodyguards.
Are you sure?
I think it's good for you to have people like that around.
Why?
In the four years since I was assigned to be your editor...
I've never seen you so energized.
Aren't you misunderstanding me?
How so?
I am being consumed with anger.
That's why you sound more aggressive than usual.
Listen to me!
Uh, I'll have a piece of cheesecake, please.
So energetic. Really.
First Love, a Now It's Begun! Nenene Sumiregawa Love Has Begun Book Fair It's Here!
Welcome home.
Thanks.
What, you're still here?
I'll take your bag.
What's with that outfit?
Paper...
You cleaned the place for me?
Well, yes...
Wow.
A new TV.
Yes, ma'am.
Hey! Put that in the closet or on the rack...
Wasn't there a coat rack? And a ficus?
Yes, there was.
They're not here now.
No, they aren't.
What did you do with them?
I disposed of them.
Where?
To the dumpster.
You threw them away?
Was that bad?
Of course it was!
And the sofa? The table?
I've disposed of them...
But...
I kept the books.
See?
Go bring them back.
Huh?
Go and bring everything back right now!
Yes ma'am!
I am sorry Maggie-chan has caused you such displeasure.
She's the kind of girl who never straightens up...
so she wasn't sure how to do it properly.
What were you guys doing while I was gone?
As a small token of our apology...
if you will allow me, I've prepared a small dinner for you.
Broken TV's and unwanted junk, we'll haul them away free of charge...
You did all this?
Well, um, I took the liberty of going all out for you.
Here, let's tuck this in.
How is it?
You're pretty good.
If you would allow us to continue to be of service to you...
we will be greatly, extremely, infinitely honored.
Well, I might consider it.
What's this?
Receipt for Sumiregawa Nenene 35,000 yen for the catering service at Restaurant Ape Man
You can reimburse me later.
Receipt for Sumiregawa Nenene 35,000 yen for the catering service at Restaurant Ape Man
But I thought you cooked it!
No, my sisters tell me that I'm an awful cook.
Besides, it became too much of a bother.
If you didn't do anything, don't be so condescending!
But I did say it was just a small token...
Of nothing!
It's about time he got a hit.
With the look of the devil himself, he glares at...
But you ate everything anyway.
It would be a waste to leave something and then have to throw it away.
Ugh, I'm uncomfortably full.
Oh, no. Where did I put Anita-chan's "pure diary"?
Huh?
The innocent and sweet Anita-chan's innermost feelings are recorded in it.
I will be in big trouble if someone happens to read it.
Sweet Anita-chan's Pure Diary
April 1st. Sunny. Listen, listen. Or rather, read, read.
Today, my heart is going so thumpity-thump.
Because I got to meet a really famous writer.
Her name, Sumiregawa Nenene-sensei...
would thrill even a crying child.
Oh, she's so pretty and so cool...
she made me blush at first sight, wow.
Am I being a little bit too bold? Forgive me, forgive me.
April 4th. Sunny.
We ended up coming all the way to Japan, following Sensei.
Thank you God. Such a twist of fate.
Now we're staying in her apartment.
I wish I could be with her forever and ever...
because I'm so in love with her.
I feel shy saying so, but if she only asked, I'd let her...
No! This isn't me! Don't read that! I'm telling you!
I don't want to read this diary, either!
I worked so hard to produce this.
You're not easy to convince, are you?
But our "sweet and sour" cajoling operation has only begun!
Enough! This is enough! Just get out!
- But please, give us another chance...
- No, just get out! Get out now!
Get out right this moment!!
I'm home.
Get out!
It's all Mi-nee's fault. You should've let Ma-nee cook.
But I'm not cut out for physical labor.
Then what about the diary?
That would've been too embarrassing. I couldn't do that.
You fool of a sister!
I'm sorry!
It's cold.
Ah, now I feel better.
How to Become a Cleaning Expert Hearty Meals for Entertaining Proper Japanese Language
I'm sorry. Maggie
Kuratatei Eyeglasses It's a wonderful era...
Kuratatei Eyeglasses when all women under 37 years old are required to wear glasses...
without exception.
It's truly a glasses paradise, "glas-a-dise" for short.
Or, as they say, "spectacles heaven."
Mega and Negane's Mega-hide have accomplished a great achievement...
by winning the first People-with-Glasses of the Year Award.
But what's more...
for his discovery that the number for pi is equal to a pair of glasses...
Oh, OK then! for his discovery that the number for pi is equal to a pair of glasses...
Dr. Brassey was awarded a Nobel Prize for glasses, and...
Alright? In the morning...
we'll huddle, shivering, near the entrance, to gain her sympathy.
Hijacking! Are these criminal twins perverts? we'll huddle, shivering, near the entrance, to gain her sympathy.
It's warm. Hijacking! Are these criminal twins perverts? we'll huddle, shivering, near the entrance, to gain her sympathy.
Why don't we just give up?
Don't say that.
Use this for tears.
No matter how cruel and cold-hearted she may be...
Hey.
Sensei!
Fancy meeting you here.
We are currently treating ourselves...
to the Japanese custom of cherry-blossom viewing.
It's alright.
I'll pretend for a little longer that you've duped me, so come back inside.
Sensei!
However, there are some conditions.
You do all the household chores.
You pay for your own food. You don't interfere with my work.
And...
You call me Nenene-neesama.
Nenene-neesama? Nenenene-nee...?
It's hard to say.
Shut up. Just try.
How about Nenene?
Well, I guess I can compromise that much.
Then you'll call me Anita, right?
You're still "little brat", just as before.
What's that?! That's not fair!
Come on, if we keep making noise like this...
we'll be a nuisance to those homeless gentlemen. Come on, let's go home.
Yes!
President Cole from the United States is visiting China.
The relationship between the US and China has been friendly in recent years...
Taisetsu ni shiteta mono wa
Itsumo koboreochiteyuku
Demo kimi to no omoide dake wa
Kono mune no oku ni tsuyoku aru
Suzushikunattekita umi
Hashaideta hutari no kage
Kimi no sukoshi yakesugita hada to
Shizundeku yuuhi ni toketa
Kono te o zutto hanasanai mama
Otona ni natte iketara ii no ni
Hizashi no naka de oikaketa
Kimi no sugata sagashite
Koi ga owaru yokan shite
Yorisottayone