Naje-Naje...? [Why? Why?]
Naje-Naje.
Come take me far away
"Oh! Edo Rocket"
Karakurijikake nagareboshi
Chikagoro hayari no ajia
Itsu datte tsuretette
Take me far away
Yokochou sushiya kaminari
Intaanashonaru oo-edo
Asoko made tsuretette
Take me far away
Ameagari no sora
Takaku takaku
O-Tentou-sama sumairu shiteru
Tooku made tsuretette
Take me far away
Oshiro no yane kara miageta
Kagayaku mangetsu kirei
Sonna toki pororo
Namida ga dechau
Nanchatte zenbu uso
Take me far away
What the...?!
It just won't fly straight, will it?
Yeah... what do you s'pose we did wrong?
Whoa!
Well, at least it flew around with a helluva lotta punch!
The next one'll go better, I'm sure.
Back to the drawing board, right?
But our shed's all busted up now. Isn't that a problem?
Weren't we also s'posed to use it in Episode 13...?
Hey, this is anime. All they gotta do's draw a new one!
Plus, there's the art bank.
Something's not right!
Huh?
The calculations line up, but the rocket still won't fly straight!
I know my calculations are right,
so that's gotta mean the rocket is wrong!
Huh?!
Nothing in the world seems to add up.
Like that Genzo who works my math problems not being there anymore lately...
"That's it" Like that Genzo who works my math problems not being there anymore lately...
"That's it" Like our dinner last night...
"That's it" Like the fact that the sky's blue...
"Even though Mount Fuji is red" Like the fact that the sky's blue...
"Killer mountain of unchecked key animation" Like the fact that the sky's blue...
"Killer mountain of unchecked key animation" Like having scary dreams...
"Sora & Seikichi" Like having scary dreams...
"Sora & Seikichi" Like these two...
"Sora & Seikichi" Huh? Wait, how come these two don't add up...?
"Copulation" Huh? Wait, how come these two don't add up...?
"Copulation"
Oh no...! I can't figure it out! Can't figure it out! Can't figure it out!
What are you having so much trouble figuring out?
Huh?!
What I'm wondering is why you're always so worried like that. That's why I asked.
Well, um...
I can figure out numbers and formulas just fine...
...but there's all these other things I can't figure out. Maybe that's why.
I think you're the only person who actually thinks that.
I dunno...
How come you spend so much energy worrying about things?
"How come"...?!
How come? How come?
Oo, for some reason my head's all foggy and I feel sick!
--I can't figure it out! Can't figure it out!
--I wonder if everything's all right with Shunpei.
--Can't figure it out! Can't figure it out! I can't figure it out... --Ah, he just needs more calcium in his diet.
Well, you know what they say:
"Anguish brings experience, so get it while you're young."
Nah, that ain't what they say, is it?
Well, for poor Shunpei over there
I've got a really good story to tell.
Whoa, that's awesome!
It's just like a movie!
It's a blue film! It's a blue film!
What does that mean?
Whoa...!
Long, long ago... in the land of Java there lived a young boy by the name of Naje-Naje.
"Naje-Naje" ?
If you say it in Japanese it's "Naze-Naze," which means "Why-Why."
"Naze" " Naze" If you say it in Japanese it's "Naze-Naze," which means "Why-Why."
"Naze" " Naze" But it's the same word!
Just like his name, Naje-Naje was a very curious young lad,
and if he ever came across something he didn't understand
he would ask around, questioning everyone he could.
"Naje? Naje?"
"Naje? Naje?..."
At first, the others were happy to answer each of his questions.
But as time passed, the people around him
grew most weary of responding to the endless questions.
And by this time, Naje-Naje had asked so many questions
that he eventually ran out of things to ask.
Naje-Naje was very concerned, but after racking his brains...
Naje!
"Naje?! Naje?!"
"Ask a question" " Leave the classroom" ...he finally came up with this question:
"Ask a question" " Leave the classroom"
"Why am I so utterly worried about everything?"
"Girl: "... ...?" "Why am I so utterly worried about everything?"
"Girl: "... ...?" But as you might expect, there was no one in the village who could answer this question.
So Naje-Naje decided to leave the village and go on a journey.
And Naje-Naje's adventures outside the village
were as fierce and deadly as could be!
"A band of monsters has appeared!" were as fierce and deadly as could be!
"A band of monsters has appeared!" "Monster A attacks."
Naje-Naje receives damage. Hit points reduced.
"Naje-Naje receives 8 pts of damage!" Naje-Naje receives damage. Hit points reduced.
"Naje-Naje receives 8 pts of damage!" "Monster B sings."
"Naje-Naje wanted to sing a song, but refrained!" "Monster B sings."
"Naje-Naje wanted to sing a song, but refrained!" Naje-Naje's Attack window opens.
"Now it's Naje-Naje's turn to attack!" Naje-Naje's Attack window opens.
"Now it's Naje-Naje's turn to attack!" Magic is selected. Angel's Egg is selected.
"Naje-Naje cast the spell Angel's Egg!" Magic is selected. Angel's Egg is selected.
"Monster A fell asleep!" Magic is selected. Angel's Egg is selected.
"Monster A fell asleep!" Magic points reduced by 3.
"Monster A fell asleep!" "Monster B fell asleep!" Monsters A and B fall asleep.
"Now's your chance!" Monsters A and B fall asleep.
"Now's your chance!" Tools is selected. Super Hot Curry is selected.
"Naje-Naje flung some Super Hot Curry!" Tools is selected. Super Hot Curry is selected.
"Naje-Naje flung some Super Hot Curry!" Monsters A and B are covered in curry.
"Monster A receives 15 pts of damage!" Monsters A and B are covered in curry.
"Monster A receives 15 pts of damage!" Monsters A and B receive damage... and disappear.
"Monster A receives 15 pts of damage!" "Monster B receives 15 pts of damage!" Monsters A and B receive damage... and disappear.
"The band of monsters was wiped out!" Monsters A and B receive damage... and disappear.
"The band of monsters was wiped out!" Naje-Naje defeated the monsters in his way and crossed the mountains...
"Naje-Naje gained 18 Experience points!" Naje-Naje defeated the monsters in his way and crossed the mountains...
"Naje-Naje earned 10 Yen and had 1 Yen taken out in tax withholdings!" Naje-Naje defeated the monsters in his way and crossed the mountains...
"Old Man" Whoa!
These are line tests!
--and crossed... --Did you run out of time or something?
"Old Man" --and crossed... --Did you run out of time or something?
--...the oceans... --No, no, it was intentional.
"Old Man" --...the oceans... --No, no, it was intentional.
"Old Man" --...meeting trials and tribulations... --What's a " line test" anyway?
"Old Man" ...but overcoming all of them until finally...
...at long last, Naje-Naje discovered his Naje-Naje!
"B Part 3 Thanks in advance!" "A Part 136 cuts 622+12K" ...at long last, Naje-Naje discovered his Naje-Naje!
"B Part 3 Thanks in advance!" "A Part 136 cuts 622+12K" And Naje-Naje's journey continues.
"B Part 187 cuts 668+18K" "Total 323 cuts 1291+6K" And Naje-Naje's journey continues.
Eh?!
What kinda endin' is that?
It's like some stupid hook from a shonen manga.
I don't understand what it means.
There's a continuation, right? Read the continuation!
There is, but I'm not gonna tell.
Huh...?
The reason why is because it's more interesting that way.
Hm? Hm?
And just so you know, this certainly isn't because we didn't have the storyboard ready yet...
...or because the script wasn't even ready yet...
...or because next week looked undoable so we tried to cover for it with a recap episode...
...or anything like that, okay?
It's nothing like that!
What was he trying to say, anyway?
I mean... I guess I don't know how I'm supposed to respond.
I know how you're supposed to respond.
You should go out on a quest of your own, Shunpei. To find your own Naje-Naje.
Huh?
His Naje-Naje, huh? That's a great idea!
Shunpei, that's exactly what you need!
Naje...? Naje...?!
And off we go!
Uh... um, but... where to?
What do you mean, "where" ? We're going looking for your Naje-Naje, right?
Yeah... but how come you're coming along too?
Who, me? I'm coming along so you don't end up getting lost.
But, I mean...
Let's get going!
C'mon!
Birdieeeeeees!
Hey! Hey, O-Nui! Wait!
A riverrrrrrrrrrr!
A balllllllllllllllllll!
Soba noodles! Soba noodles!
"Kira Shrine"
Out-of-body experience...
Oh no! Shunpei!
I'm so sorry.
I guess we're not getting anywhere just running around like this.
I say we ask some of the people around town.
Let's definitely do that.
"Antique Books" " Kanda"
"Antique Books" " Kanda" " Used Books"
Um... how come Shunpei's so worried about stuff all the time?
Geez, I really have no idea...
But by the way, I wonder just where on earth that silly boy of mine's been off to lately!
Coo. Coo.
"Maides Cafe" " Onoden" "Anime" "Akihabara" " Figures" " Ota" " Cosplay" Coo. Coo.
"Maides Cafe" " Onoden" "Anime" "Akihabara" " Figures" " Ota" " Cosplay" Welcome home, our beloved master!
"Maides Love" " Full House"
Um... how come Shunpei's so worried about stuff all the time?
"Maides Love" " Full House"
Shinza...?
D-Don't go thinking I brought this coffee out just for you or anything, okay?!
I'm in love...!
"Ueno"
Um... how come Shunpei's so worried about stuff all the time?
Um... how come Shunpei's ...
How 'bout you try helpin' me instead!
Um... how come Shunpei's so...?!
"Sugamo" Um... how come Shunpei's so...?!
Huh?
Nothing. Never mind.
Huh...? What's wrong?
"Karaoke 767"
"Karaoke 767" " Shinjuku"
But it's kinda weird.
"JR Shinjuku Station" But it's kinda weird.
"JR Shinjuku Station" Considering all the different places we went today...
"JR Shinjuku Station" ...how come we only ran into people we already knew?
That is strange.
In the end, I feel like all we did was make ourselves tired.
Don't worry! Don't worry! I'm sure something'll turn up tomorrow!
Tomorrow...?
That's right... tomorrow.
We're doing this again tomorrow...?!
Calm down, big boy. You'll scare a girl coming in from behind like that.
You're an impatient one.
Gin...!
So a night-slasher pretending to be a beast, eh?
You're not the one I was after, but I can't just let you go, either.
Wow... he looks hot...
No, I can't!
I've gotta get away, no matter what...!
Here I come!
Uh?!
--Huh? --Eh?
Shit... you fuckin'. .. pervert...!
Now's my chance!
I beat him!
Bellybutton, sir!
Are you all right, sir?
Oop...!
Man, he sure got away quick.
Shall we give chase?
Last thing we need's a long, drawn-out chase.
He ain't even the beast anyways.
Sir!
And besides...
...if I ever see that goddamn pervert's face again it'll be too soon!
You're calling him a pervert...?
Welcome back.
Hi.
Sorry, but... I couldn't get any tonight.
I see... I guess it was a wasted effort, then.
I wouldn't say that, exactly.
I even surprised the hell out of myself.
To find out that I can stand and fight toe-to-toe with Ginjiro...!
Maybe it's because I'm so used to killing now, or something.
Your complexion's looking a lot better, I see.
Yeah... compared to before, anyway.
Any day now, I should be able to start going out on my own again.
Is that right?
Shunpei...?
Oh no! Shunpei...!
"Some parts omitted"
Okay!
The second day of Shunpei's quest to find his Naje-Naje... begins now!
"Anime Academy" "Harajuku" "Yoyogi" " Shinjuku" The second day of Shunpei's quest to find his Naje-Naje... begins now!
"Anime Academy" "Harajuku" "Yoyogi" " Shinjuku" Hey listen... O-Nui...
"Anime Academy" "Harajuku" "Yoyogi" " Shinjuku" Hm?
"Anime Academy" "Harajuku" "Yoyogi" " Shinjuku" I just don't think looking around blindly like this is working.
"Meguro Love Inn" " Barley Wine" " 109" "Meguro" " Ebisu" " Shibuya" I just don't think looking around blindly like this is working.
"Meguro Love Inn" " Barley Wine" " 109" "Meguro" " Ebisu" " Shibuya" Okay!
"Meguro Love Inn" " Barley Wine" " 109" "Meguro" " Ebisu" " Shibuya" So what I mean is, let's try asking someone who might actually know.
"Fish Coop" " Soap Kingdom" "Tamachi" " Shinagawa" " Gotanda" " Osaki" So what I mean is, let's try asking someone who might actually know.
"Fish Coop" " Soap Kingdom" "Tamachi" " Shinagawa" " Gotanda" " Osaki" So who do you think might know?
"Fish Coop" " Soap Kingdom" "Tamachi" " Shinagawa" " Gotanda" " Osaki" Well, for example... hrmm...
"Yurakucho" " Shinbashi" " Hamamatsucho" Well, for example... hrmm...
"Yurakucho" " Shinbashi" " Hamamatsucho" Huh?
...and that's the whole story. Do you guys know of anyone?
Hmm... well, there is someone who's quite rich in life experience...
Sure! Ask me anything you want!
Don't be fooled by my looks... I'm a real playboy.
I do all kinds of things!
Um... how come I'm so worried about stuff all the time?
Huh?!
Man, that's a pointless question if I've ever heard one.
But anyway, it's probably best to worry up a storm while you're young, eh?
Me, when I was young I worried about so much crap it's not even funny.
But you're always able to make such quick and decisive judgments, aren't you?
--Please show us --This child is mine!
--a brilliant display of Solomon-like wisdom! --No, it's mine!
--Whosoever lets go of the child first --Ow, that hurt!
that one is the true mother!
Well, maybe not Solomon, but Toyama anyway...
Hey! Now look what you made me say, you little imp!
Oh no, he's mad!
There there, Mister Commissioner...
Wouldya knock it the hell off already?!
I ain't no " Commissioner" ! I'm a friggin' playboy...!
Goddamnit...!
I'll show you playin'
Look at me playin'
"North City Cabaret" --I'm over here playin'
--Well maybe not him, then.
"North City Cabaret"
"Shirahamaya"
Big brother!
What is it?
Do you see your " big brother" anywhere here...?
Oh, right... I'm s-sorry! I accidentally...
All right, let's do that one more time.
Okay. I'm really sorry.
You're worried?
Yes, and what's worse, the worries are extremely vague.
The whole world runs on money, kid.
As long as you've got money, you can get your hands on most anything else.
Well, but just hearing " facts of life" like that doesn't really help...
Besides, the world runs on more than just money, you know!
Oh, is that right.
I guess that's just the kind of idealistic crap I should expect from a couple of naive kids.
Although I won't discount it out of hand, either.
Oh, wait a sec!
If we're talkin' somethin' other than money that troubles a naive kid...
...I've got the solution right here.
Take it home with you.
"Karin: Chic girls from Nagoya are always wild and super s-e-x-y, so I like to see them really working it!" Take it home with you.
"...Edition! The Ero Period" "Just Having It Is Good Luck" "The Lucky Wakazashi" Take it home with you.
"...Edition! The Ero Period" "Just Having It Is Good Luck" "The Lucky Wakazashi" Is th-th-this a...?!
"...Edition! The Ero Period" "Just Having It Is Good Luck" "The Lucky Wakazashi" It's a dirty book...!
"...Edition! The Ero Period" "Just Having It Is Good Luck" "The Lucky Wakazashi" See what I mean? Does that solve everything or what?
What I wanna know is how come you even have a book like this!
What, I can't have a dirty book? Because I'm not married?
I'm tellin' you, lotsa women have 'em. I mean, nowadays, you know...
...the kind of thinkin' that says a girl can't have a dirty book is just old-fashioned.
It's normal, totally normal.
Come to think of it, you want me to get another one out for you?
I, uh... I don't really...!
Oh no! Shunpei!
"Skottey" Oh no! Shunpei!
"Skottey"
Here you go.
So like I'm sayin'. ..
"Juice" ...this thing we call love, it just don't work at all. That's what I'm tryin' to tell ya.
"Juice" Er, like I just said, you already told us that.
We didn't come here to listen to your love woes!
Bartender, gimme one more!
Right away! Another round of juice!
Ain't we s'posed to help each other out when we're worried and stuff?
What-ever you wanna tell me, I promise I'll listen! One of these days.
So c'mon, for today, just please listen to me for once!
--Listen to me! Listen to me! Listen to me... --We've been listening to you for an hour already.
See you.
All right, fine! I'll listen to you now!
So just tell me your worries!
Oh...
"Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!"
How the heck would I know that?
I guess that's what everyone says...
But if that's the kinda stuff you wanna know, I can point you in the right direction.
Huh?
Turn left, and go straight!
And there, at the very end of the street, is the man you've been looking for!
"Fortunes" And there, at the very end of the street, is the man you've been looking for!
Fortune-telling is a hit-or-miss business.
So you miss.
Okay, I guess we better not then.
Hey! Wai-Wai-Wai-Wait a sec! Come back...!
Hm... I see that you do not understand what you are so worried about...
...and that is why you wish me to cast your fortune.
Yes!
Very well, then.
"This is what the fortune-teller told me" !
What?
"While holding my hand"...
"Just kidding, it's all lies" !
All right, for real this time...
I can see it! I can see your fortune!
Very close to you I see the form of a beast!
A beast?
A beast?! He doesn't mean...?!
Doesn't something come to mind? Something along the lines of a beast...?
We don't know anything about beasts!
Huh?
Let's go! C'mon, Shunpei!
H-Hey, w-wait a minute! What about my fee?!
I ain't had nothin' to eat for three days now...!
It's 'cuz our salaries are so low.
I wish we had some steak...
"Now is a time for thrift!" I wish we had some steak...
"Now is a time for thrift!"
In the end, nobody really cared one way or the other about my worries.
Nobody really wanted to have anything to do with me.
I'm sure that's not true.
But it is true.
And I still can't get rid of the foggy feeling I have inside me.
This is just a guess,
but I think maybe what you're worried about is the thing between Seikichi and Sora.
Shunpei?
Did you say something?
Fine! I can see you don't even listen to what I have to say!
What? No... I'm sorry! I was just remembering something from a long time ago.
You know what? One time when I was really young... I talked to a dog.
To a dog?
Yep. I think I was about eight... that was when I used to have a dog.
It was when my mom and dad were still alive.
I saw it one day on the way home from the temple school, and brought it home with me.
It was so small, and kinda scruffy... but it had these big round eyes.
I can't remember why anymore...
Maybe it was because my parents were fighting or something.
But for some reason, I just couldn't stay in the house, so I ran outside.
I remember thinking, " Man, I wish I could just keep right on going..."
At that point, the dog went...
"Let's go, then!"
The dog spoke?
That's right. It looked right in my face, stuck out its tongue...
...and as it stood there panting, it stuck its tail straight in the air and said...
"Let's go, then! You and me as a couple!"
So it was a girl dog.
But in the end, we weren't able to go.
Why not?
Why not? I don't remember why not.
Shunpei, you could go too, you know.
Huh?
It's not too late... even now.
You could go someplace far away, someplace you've never seen before...
...where everything you see is new. We could go someplace like that...
...as a couple.
That's it!
An abacus?
At the temple school the day before, we had this problem that I just couldn't figure out.
The teacher told me if I came on that day, he'd show me the answer.
I thought, " If I leave now, I'll never know the answer as long as I live."
I didn't want that...
...and that's why I didn't go!
For an answer to a math problem...?
That's exactly it. Now that I think back on it...
I was the only one who got to go to the temple school and stuff...
...so part of it may have been that I felt guilty or something...
...but basically that was why!
That's why I told the little dog to go! I told her I couldn't go myself...
...but that she could go if she wanted.
So then she nodded her head, and said, " See you later!"
That was the last time I ever saw her, though.
But I know... I know for a fact that I heard her voice that time!
I see.
I guess this is the most important thing in my life... has been ever since then.
I finally figured it out, O-Nui.
Huh?
I'm me because I worry about things.
"Juice" I'm me because I worry about things.
"Juice" If I ever stopped worrying about things, I don't think I'd be me anymore.
I think... I think I'm happy the way things are.
So... thank you, O-Nui!
Shunpei?
Yeah?
I'm sure that dog hasn't forgotten you either, Shunpei.
You really think so?
Yes, I really do!
And when you told her she could go, I think that made her feel really happy.
I hope so, anyway.
Even though she gets lost from time to time...
...and even though being a person's hard, she'll never...
...ever forget you!
It's weird... it kinda feels like I'm hearing all this from that same dog.
I can see how it would.
"Screenplay by The Old Man" "Storyboard by The Old Man" "Directed by The Old Man"
"Animation Direction by The Old Man" "Key Animation by The Old Man" "In-Between Finishing by DR MOVIE"
Big brother...!
Oh, they're back!
Seikichi, Sora... listen up!
Guess what? I figured it out! My own Naje-Naje turned out to be Naze-Naze!
Huh...?
Shunpei, look! It's all done! It's the continuation of Naje-Naje!
We finished the video editing, and just now we all watched the prescreening together!
What emerged from inside the box was really Naje-Naje!
But due to an unforeseen accident,
--Naje-Naje got... struck with amnesia! And then...! --Um, Mister Old Man, there's no need anymore.
Eh?
I already figured it out. So I don't need to hear the continuation.
Eh...?!
But this is the part where it really gets interestin'. ..!
Yo... how'd it go, running off to elope with Shunpei?
Even though you guys were only gone for two days...
I'm not telling either of you.
Eh...?!
"If You Don't Like Worrying..."
Uranaishi wa itta
Atashi no te o nigitte
"Omae no tabi wa tsuzuku no darou"
"Kore kara saki mo zutto "
Amari ni ooki na tsuki ga sore o miteita
Haiwei no iriguchi wa doko ni demo aru
Sono ki ga aru no nara
Atashi ni kisu o shite
Michizure wa kimi
1 00 miles, 200 miles
Ichiban suki na kimi o saratteku wa
Motto saki made michi wa tsuzuku kara
1 00 miles, 200 miles
Niji o oikakeru 400 miles
Kitto dare mo ga futari o urayamu wa
Mita koto nai mono o mi ni yukou, baby
"Next time"
My name's Tenho Adabanatei.
My little brother Tenten's not very reliable,
so I've gotta be a little bitchy for the both of us.
But the truth is, I'm at that age, and I'm waitin' for a magical encounter...!
Nah,just kidding. It's all lies.
Next time, the thirteenth episode of Oh! Edo Rocket...
"Whaddaya Think of These Guys?" Next time, the thirteenth episode of Oh! Edo Rocket...