All the days go by at high speed.
So how are you? Have you found yourself a love by now?
We dance, we kiss, we go our separate ways...
So why... why does my heart tremble so tonight?
Even if we hide our agitated feelings...
...we cannot keep ourselves apart.
That's high-school love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
Choose me, and let's fall in love.
Oh! Choose me! And take on me!
Dance with me again!
And hold tight to the me that no one knows...
...because lovers' hearts are whimsical indeed.
KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD
It's a hot, hot summer.
How can there be homework during this season?
Man... It'd sure be nice to be a goldfish or a cat...
But I guess goldfish and cats might have their own problems too...
I WAS A CAT, I WAS A FISH
Thank you, Father, for always bringing us all this natural food...
Well, Grandmother keeps worrying that you're eating nothing but...
...quick-grow vegetables and plastic-wrapped fish.
She kept bugging me to bring you this food.
With these great ingredients, we can cook up something wonderful.
Hmm? Kurumi, what are you doing?
Hey, Kurumi!
But, but... vegetables and fish are such boring presents!
But that doesn't give you the right to go rummaging through somebody's things!
Hmm?
What's this?
No! No! Anything but that!
Aha. Which means that it's something dangerous, right?
This is a magic rope with the tremendous power to switch the souls...
...of whomever's touching the two ends.
A magic...
...rope?
That's right. If you play with this without knowing what it is...
...terrible things will happen.
Huh? What?
Get real, Grampa! Can't you come up with a better story than that?
Even if we are a family of ESPers, in this day and age...
You... You're saying you don't believe me? Takashi!
Uh, well, you can't force us to believe it...
There's gotta be something else interesting in here!
All right! If you really won't believe me...
...I'll give you proof just this once!
Okay, Kurumi! Catch!
Hic... Huh? What the...?
I... I've become Grampa! Wow! This is neat!
Now you see, don't you!
What's up? What's everybody talking about?
Oh, Kyosuke... are you all dressed up to go somewhere?
Yup. To the festival, with Hikaru and Ayukawa.
Just because you're young, and it's a hot summer...
...don't get fresh with the girls!
Huh? What are you saying, Kurumi?
I'M Kurumi!
What?!
Oh, it'd take too long to explain.
Huh?
There! I gotcha! I gotcha! Yesyesyes!
Huh? What the? I've become Grandpa!
Now you see the power of the magic rope, hmm?
So this thing switches spirits, huh?
Hey, hey! Why don't you give it a shot? It's lots of fun!
What? I bet you're trying to set me up for something, aren't you?
No, no, no, no, no!
No, I won't! Trust me! Okay?
Hmm... I think I'll pass. Play with it yourself.
You just don't have any guts!
That's not the issue here! Besides, I have to get going now. See ya.
Hey! You're not getting away from me!
I told you I'm not interested!
Whoops!
Kyosuke!
-Ah! Goldie! -Ah! Goldie!
Kyosuke!
G... Goldie!
Oh no! Goldie's gone...!
Madoka, Darling sure is late...
Yeah, I wonder what's keeping him?
Geez! Our precious youth is flipping past us, page by page!
Why don't we go in now?
Uh, but...
It's a small place. He'll find us for sure.
You're right. Let's go! Let's go!
What the hell is that jerk doing?
I used my power to tie him up, and now he's gone crazy!
Now where on earth could Kyosuke's soul have ended up?
Hey... Oniichan's scared of Jingoro! Just like a goldfish!
A goldfish?!
Where am I?
Huh?
It... It can't be... I... I've turned into a goldfish!
Sure, there were times when I've wished I could be a goldfish...
...because I didn't want to do homework... but I can't believe it's happened...!
Say... that looks kind of fun...
Come to think of it, there was a movie...
...where this guy who disliked the human world got turned into a fish...
I kinda understand now how he felt...
Here, there's no lousy homework, it's nice and cool, even in summer...
...and everyone looks like they're having fun...
I think I'll join them!
Huh?
Wh... What's going on? Everyone looks so apprehensive...
...swimming as if something was chasing them...
What the, what the...?
Th... This is a goldfish-catching tank!
Huh?
Wa... Wait a minute, isn't that...?
Aww, they're so quick, it's hard to catch them!
Kasuga sure is late...
Don't worry, Madoka...
Darling will surely find me, no matter where I am!
Oh, sure.
Hikaru! Ayukawa! I'm right here!
But right now, can you help me catch these?
There's a goldfish that looks exactly like Darling!
What? Where?
It's...
...this one!
Hikaru! Ayukawa! I'm right here!
Aww... he got away...
Huh... Everyone's running to the corners. Wh... Which one should I run to?
You're right. It can't decide which way to go... that's just like Kasuga.
That's not it!
He's just like Darling because the way he runs away is so cute!
The way he runs away...?
-Hey, Madoka, wanna have a contest? -What?
To see which of us can catch this goldfish!
A contest?
All right, you're on!
You won't beat me!
Ayukawa too!
Gotcha!
Why are they singling me out?
Uh-oh!
What the...!
Got you now!
Uh-oh! Dead end!
That was too close!
No way!
I'm saved... Huh?
Here, fishie fishie... Come on, fishie fishie...
It... It was a seduction sweet enough to make me forget that I was a goldfish...
Gotcha!
Ick!
Looks like you win, huh, Madoka...
Ah, looks like I got caught...
But, I DID get caught by Ayukawa, so it's not all bad!
I'm a little disappointed, though...
Huh?
I wanted that goldfish if I could get it, because...
...it looks like Darling.
Does it really look that much like him...?
Tell you what. I'll let you have it, then.
What? Really? All right! Lucky! Lucky! I'm so happy!
Oh, thank you so much, Madoka!
Well, I guess being kept by Hikaru wouldn't be so bad either...
Hikaru! Madoka!
Hi! Um, have you seen...
...a "goldfish scoop" guy around here selling our red-goldfish brother...?
What? What?
Uh, no, that is, Oniichan was, like, taking a bath before going out...
...and he caught a cold...
...but he really wanted to go goldfish catching with you two...
...so we thought we'd come and catch some for him instead...
How's the water, goldfish-Kyosuke?
Just fine? That's good.
What? Darling's caught a cold? I'll go visit him!
You... You don't have to go to all that trouble!
If Oniichan finds out you're worried about him he might feel guilty and become even more sick.
So it's probably best if we catch him some fish, right?
Mmm... Mm-hmm!
Oh, I see...
Well, see you later!
Bye...
I wonder if I really shouldn't go...?
Well, since that's what they said, maybe it'd be best for Kasuga if you didn't.
Why don't you call him later and ask how he's doing?
I... I guess so. Besides, I promised I'd go over to your house tonight...
So why don't we get going then?
Okay.
That jerk... catching a cold at a time like this...
Oniichan-goldfish! Where are you?
Come on! Come on! Here! Here! Here! Come on!
Oniichan! Come on! Oniichan! Oniichan!
Ladies, can you keep it down a little?
Darling-goldfish! I know it's cramped, but please bear with it.
I'll buy you a nice big tank tomorrow, okay?
Wow... look at all the photos of me!
I'm really glad Hikaru likes me, but THIS is too much...
Oh no! This isn't him either!
That's the last of the goldfish we caught, too...
Looks like he got caught by someone after all. Poor Kyosuke.
Now all we can do is pray that he lives happily as a goldfish...
Don't pray for such a thing!
Hey... that's it! Jingoro! After trying to catch Goldie so much...
-...you ought to at least remember what he smelled like! -Oh! What a great idea!
C'mon, Jingoro. Sniff him out!
You gotta find him, okay?
Good-bye now!
According to Jingoro's nose, he's in there...
Looks like it was Hikaru who caught him.
It sure is cramped in this cup. Makes it hard to swim...
-Oh! Oniichan! -Oh! Oniichan!
Huh? Kurumi, Manami! You've come to rescue me!
-Jingoro! -Jingoro!
Stop!
Hikaru? Are you still here? What's all that noise in there?
-Oww...! -Oh, oh no!
You take the blame, okay?
What's going on, Hikaru?
What's this?! Get out of here, you stray cat!
This is ridiculous! Why does this have to happen to me?
W... Wine...?
J... Jingoro? Are you okay?
A... Ayuka... wa...
First a goldfish, then a cat? How unlucky can you get?
We went back to Hikaru's house again, but Oniichan had been chased out...
If we wait, he'll probably come home sooner or later.
Now listen! Right now, Jingoro is our good-for-nothing brother!
Yes... But we don't know where he is...
Don't say things like that! You gotta do something, Grandpa!
Coming!
Sorry I'm late... What's that?
A cat that looks just like Jingoro... Where'd he come from?
Well... you see...
No way! You mean, this cat, who looks like Jingoro...
...got drenched in wine and ended up getting drunk?
That's right. And I couldn't just leave him there, unconscious...
Hmm... Still, this cat really does resemble Jingoro!
I thought it might be Jingoro too, at first.
But the coloration is completely different, isn't it?
A... Ayukawa!
Oh! Looks like he's waking up.
You can keep sleeping if you like...
Be... Being cradled like that, in Ayukawa's full breasts...
...I... I thought to myself, "How lucky I was to have become a cat..."
Hey, Madoka! Can I please have that cat?
What?
He's so cute, and so much like Darling, too...
Please, Madoka?
Personally, I'm just fine right here...
Then how about this? We'll let the cat choose which of us it likes better.
What?!
Here, kitty! Over here!
No, over here...
Kitty, come home with me, and we'll sleep together, okay?
No, kitty! Come over here. We'll have fun, just the two of us!
A... Ayukawa too? Even considering the wine...
...do girls really get this uninhibited when it's just them alone?
But, which way should I go?
This cat's confused as to which way it should go. How indecisive!
Just like Kasuga!
Hey! Madoka, you're just copying what I said!
But he isn't like Darling because he's indecisive, but because he's so cute!
Hey, Hikaru, no fair! That's against the rules!
C'mon, I gave you that goldfish earlier today! Don't take the cat as well!
No! No! Everything that looks like Darling belongs to me!
Don't say that; give it back!
No!
C'mon...
No! No!
I see...
A... Ayukawa...
Ma... Madoka...? Madoka, what's the matter?
Please don't cry... I... I'll give you back the cat...
Thanks!
Madoka, crocodile tears are a cheap trick!
Aha! Now we're even!
Madoka! Cheater! Cheater!
But, at that moment, Ayukawa really did seem sad...
Hikaru, are you really sure about letting me keep the cat?
Yeah. When I called home, my mom was really mad about something, and...
...told me, "If you come home with a cat, I'm not letting you in!" So that's that!
Well, good night!
Well, now. I should probably take a shower, huh?
Hey, Kitty, wanna take a bath with me?
Kitty...?
This is... too much...!
All right.
We shall now begin the ceremony to bring back Kyosuke's soul.
Is everyone prepared? What say you?
Yes!
Kyosuke! Kyosuke! Come back, Kyosuke!
Come home, Kyosuke! Kyosuke! Kyosuke! Kyosuke!
What's that smell?
Oh, no! The pilot light's gone out!
Ayukawa must've fallen asleep with the switch on...
I... I've got to shut off the gas!
That didn't work.
Damn!
If only I could use my power...
Wha... What the...?
Kyosuke! Kyosuke!
Come back, Kyosuke!
Come home, Kyosuke!
My soul's being pulled away! If I get pulled away now, Ayukawa will...
Oniichan! Come back!
Damn...!
Kyosuke!
Dammit!
Kasuga...
Huh?
Kasuga... why'd you have to go and catch a cold...?
A... Ayukawa's talking about me in her sleep...
All right...!
Kyosuke!
Oh no!
Thank you, Kitty. You saved my life.
Here's your reward.
What're you doing, you pervert?!
After all the trouble we go to to bring your soul back, look what you do!
-Kyosuke, no matter how hot you may be feeling, kissing your own sister...! -OH! Why, you...! You...!
It seemed like my soul had returned to its original body...
...but... if I had remained in Jingoro's body just a few seconds longer...
...Ayukawa and I would've...
It's a hot, hot summer.
Having homework at a time like this...
Man, it'd be nice to be a cat or a goldfish...
But I guess cats and goldfish might have their own problems, too...
I'm not as carefree as you always say.
Even I, at times, become all emotional, you see...
It's her, isn't it? You're concerned about her, I can tell...
Even though I knew, I said nothing because I prefer harmony.
Look, there's the footbridge where we once stood.
The sunrise brings back memories, and this feeling of love...
Come on, let's dance once more.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my heart is sometimes blue.
Kisses alone aren't enough to put me at ease.
Even though you give me sweet kisses, my love is sometimes blue.
After we kiss, I make myself seem happy, but I'm really sometimes blue.