Listen, guys... while we were buildin' the rocket, it was pretty fun, wasn't it?
What's that got to...?
It was really exciting. It was like a dream or something.
In that case, let's keep doin' it.
But... Sora's already been...
We're gonna save her.
You're under arrest...!
"WANTED" " Fireworks maker Seikichi Tamaya"
"Police" " E"
Seikichi Tamaya was caught harboring the same bloodsucking murdering fiend
"Police" " E" that has plunged this city into chaos in recent months!
And what's worse, he planned to use illegal fireworks to help the vile murderer escape!
This man was... turned into...
...a spineless coward by a woman!
It couldn't be! Not him!
What a disturbing accusation...!
If anyone here knows the whereabouts of this Seikichi, then come forward and report it!
"Shirahamaya"
Coo! Coo! Coo!
Coo! Coo!
Huh? What's this?
How dare they treat my Princess Kaguya like a common killer!
The boobs livin' down in Edo are such barbarians!
Princess!
Never fear! Tetsuju's comin' to the rescue...!
Coo-oo.
Coooooooooooo!
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
"Production Layout"
"North Edo City Commissioner's Office"
What-- you're tellin' me we should just leave Sora and Seikichi like this?!
Ah crap, I forgot!
I gotta close down the Commissioner's Office blog.
"Anime" " Games" "Videos" "LAN Fortunes" " Net Teahouse"
"No Smoking" " Net"
The whole thing's nothing but anime reviews, huh?
That's the way blogs are, you know.
But never mind that... look here!
Remember, on the net it's all about secret messages!
So read out just the first word of each line.
"Love betting mad poppycock. If whaddaya just out--"
Those are the episode titles for this anime!
"Shinigami only eat appl--"
Huh? What? What just happened?
"Sora... is in the secret passage"...?
It's from Toyama.
He's gotta be this " Kin" guy.
You there. You there.
Hey you you... you there.
Why don't you tell Lord Mizuno the whole truth about what's going on?
Where do you people come from? What kind of military force do you have? Hm?
You there.
Yooooou there.
Sora!
Secret passage?
What's that even mean...?
According to the stories, Lord leyasu ordered the construction
of a secret passage inside the shogun's castle in Chiyoda.
Now that you mention it, I heard of that before!
Somethin' 'bout how one or other of the shoguns used a secret passage
to make his escape from the castle!
All right!
When it comes to Sora, they can't keep her locked up in just any old place.
No one was really using it anymore
so they turned the secret underground passage into a dungeon!
All right then, how do we
--find a way into that secret passage? --You're under arrest! Under arrest...!
--Shhh! --You're under arrest! Under arrest...!
Just inside the main gate...
...there's a dry well on the outskirts of the castle right here.
A dry well...?
But... the castle's water comes in through a pipeline.
There shouldn't be any way for the wells to run dry.
So that's it-- they used that well as the way in and out of the secret passage.
But hold on... that may be the castle " outskirts," but it's still on the other side of the moat!
We get caught bustin' into the castle, it's gonna mean our necks.
Well, I don't care.
I still wanna save Sora!
We know that, Seikichi. Everyone here feels the same way.
That's right.
Okay! Now that that's decided, it's time to start the operation!
Yeah!
But we need a place to make preparations.
In that case, you can use my place.
I've got all the tools you might need.
O-Riku!
Sora and I still haven't ... settled things between us.
Okay! Should we get started then?
If we use the catapult we built for launching the bell, we won't need any gunpowder.
That means we can launch Seikichi across the moat from way over on this side, huh?
All right! For this plan I think I can adapt some ballistics calculations I read about a long time ago.
Shunpei, let's use the same escape mechanism!
Escape mechanism...?
Yeah, it's a device for gettin' out of the rocket safely in case somethin' ever goes wrong.
It should be strong enough to do the trick.
Oooo! I'm so excited!
Hey, Seikichi.
Huh...?
I heard you talked to Ginjiro...?
He said... he'd been workin' under Torii's orders the whole time.
He even said he was gonna kill Sora.
And you believed him when he said that?
I dunno what to believe!
Is this one gonna work?
Yep! Thanks a bunch.
I was real surprised about Sora and stuff, but then Gin too!
I honestly had no idea he liked doin' cosplay.
Cosplay's nothing-- everyone does at least that much nowadays!
Well, he was workin' for the authorities, after all, so it's hard to fault him for it.
But him goin' so far to arrest Sora and Seikichi, well...
O-Sei.
Oh, you guys... my name is O-ise. It's not O-Se--
Of the Nightflower and the Silver Fox... you're the Silver Fox.
This look like a fox face to you?! I'm obviously the Nightflower, goddamnit!
The Nightflower... O-Sei.
Maybe you two are a couple of Toyama's goons, and maybe you ain't ...
...but if you think you can go muckin' around in people's pasts, you've got anothe--
I wouldn't make any sudden movements if I were you.
My little brother can get pretty vicious with those bamboo blinds.
Heh... so I'm guessin' you two are more than just performers.
But it's just the two of us now, so we're helpless to do much of anything.
So... what do you say to lending us a hand, Miss Nightflower?
What makes you think I would?
Are you okay with letting him play the cool badass all on his own?
Ginjiro...?
"Under Arrest"
Commissioner Torii.
Bellybutton! What is the meaning of this?
Would you be so kind as to tell me the whereabouts of the white beast?
Surely you aren't ...
...plannin' to let her go free, are you, Captain?!
Captain, how could you do such a thing...?
Please don't do this, sir!
My mission as a Man in Black is over.
At this point I'm just Ginjiro the locksmith!
In that case, I'll put you down like the common outlaw you are!
But Captain, our roles as Men in Black are still ongoing!
Please don't make us do these things to you, sir!
No need to pull your punches!
He must have been well aware that I would have Men in Black around to guard me.
But if so, then why did he come after me without any additional support?
He betrays the Men in Black, and takes up the cause of the white sky beast...
...but stands to gain nothing by doing so.
This man clearly intends to die here.
Very well, then-- let us oblige him.
Shit...
Wh-Why are you here?!
What a fine mess you're in.
You...?!
What the hell are you doing?!
It seems that keeping the sky beast alive is very dangerous indeed.
Do not relax your guard on the secret passage!
Akai! Where is that goddamned Akai?!
What the hell were you off doin'. ..?
None of your business!
That blue beast...! That woman...!
She up and disappeared again!
Now be a good girl and get back inside me!
Boy, it just seems like everyone's into cosplay, huh?
Maybe we should try it ourselves one of these days.
Whoa...!
They sure got some weird-lookin' animals in Edo these days!
Darrah! Daleela zoombah! Zoot dalabah!
What's wrong? You wonderin' 'bout this smell?
You like gunpowder, eh?
Well, I make fireworks, and if it's gunpowder you want, I got tons of the stuff!
You wanna come see?
All right, it's decided! Startin' today, you're gonna be called Sayuri!
Here we go! Sayuri!
Wait... why'd I come to Edo in the first place? I forget...
Shall we get goin' while we've got the chance?
Yeah, my good-for-nothin' husband and the others'll be waitin' for us!
Ow...!
Mister Old Man...?!
Seems you went and did something out of character.
It doesn't look too good when a man loses his cool, you know.
If you wanna try for a do-over, then just follow me.
There we go.
Whatcha doin' there? C'mere!
"C'mere"...?! I mean, y-you can walk, Mister Old Man?!
Sure.
Then, why haven't you all this time?!
It's just easier not to, that's all.
"Easier" ?!
So your legs... they're completely fine?!
No worries at all.
#No worries at all #
Yo.
It wouldn't do to go in a wheelchair to see a Council Elder, now would it?
Council Elder...? You mean Lord Mizuno?
Well after all, we can't really count on any help from Lord Hotta or Lord Doi.
Who... are you, anyway...?
If you're up for it, come follow me.
No... I'm just a coward who sold out my own friends.
And you don't think you can make amends?
No matter what I say at this point, it won't erase what I've done.
You seem very hung up on the fact that you're different from other people...
...but the truth is, everyone's different from other people.
You're the one lockin' yourself off, but you don't seem to realize that, do you?
Oh no... he just said farewell to us!
Looks like it.
So as soon as he finishes this thing with the old man
Gin's planning to disappear on us just like that, huh?
O-Ise, are you okay with that...?
With not even saying goodbye?
Hmph... what do I care?
More importantly, my body's on fire right now. It's been so long since I did any fighting.
Shall I hold you guys responsible?
In that case, we've got one more job for you.
What is it this time?
We're just petty criminals.
Huh?
And by definition, the crimes petty criminals pull are petty crimes, right?
Petty crimes...?
Like breaking into people's houses to comb through their secrets and look for weaknesses.
That's the way petty criminals do things.
All right, say no more.
Now's when I show you guys that the name of O-Sei the Nightflower...
...wasn't just for show.
Tamaya, eh?
Those fireworks are coming from the south.
They're quite far removed from the dungeon where we're holding the white beast!
What is he planning this time...?
Akai, strengthen the defenses on the dungeon.
Yessir.
Those fireworks... they're not Seikichi's .
Maybe Kagiya...?
It's everyone.
Everyone's doin' whatever they can to help out.
You and me included.
How are you planning to get us into Lord Mizuno's mansion?
Well, that's the whole reason I asked you to come along, now isn't it?
You're under arrest! Under arrest...!
"Under Arrest" You're under arrest! Under arrest...!
The fireworks are in Shinagawa!
Let's go and arrest 'em!
Operation Decoy successful!
O-Riku... you really came through for us this time!
Big brother, we should get going.
--Okay. --Wait just a sec!
Wha... what is it?
Your face is black as a crow now, see?
Yeah, now you can blend in with the night.
That does it for the preparations, right big brother?
Everyone, I just wanna--
Yeah, yeah, we get it!
We already know what you wanna say.
Just make sure you come back with Sora, okay?
And then launch up that huge firework when you get back!
Nothin' to worry 'bout. Everythin's gonna go fine.
Okay big brother, be careful!
All right, here goes!
Yay!
Up and... up and... up and...!
"Under Arrest"
Whoa!
Oopsadaisy. Guess I was a little off.
Who are you?!
Hiya, Mizuno ol' pal.
Huh...?
Yo.
I thought I told you not to show your face around here...!
You know each other?
Good luck there, Seikichi.
I never thought we'd be burglarizin' the Hatchobori's place.
Are you scared or something?
Never felt better.
Sis.
"Printed Edition!" "The Ero Period" "August 1 Issue" " Core Magazine"
Well lookee here.
Pile of dirty books under the bed, eh?
What is he, a junior high kid...?
"Dirty Book" What is he, a junior high kid...?
"Dirty Book" Hm?
Sis!
Huh...?
That's a--!
Wait, she's the...!
The girl who was with Akai!
So she's a sky beast?!
You two take that and get out of here.
As for this one, leave her to me!
"Roses" " Maids" As for this one, leave her to me!
Turn...! Turn...! Turn...!
Is that the well?
Okay.
I don't see no guards on duty.
Is this really where they're keepin' Sora...?
Seikichi?
That you, Sora? You can see in here?
Well, I am a sky beast, after all.
Why'd you come here?
Huh?!
You could've gotten far away by now, while I'm being held captive here.
Oh... you're sayin' that's why you let yourself stay captured?
I guess I shoulda known.
If you really wanted to bust out of this place, I'm sure you could do it no problem, huh?
Anyway, let's you and me get outta here!
It's gonna be fine-- everyone's in this together!
I can't .
I just can't stay with you anymore.
Eh?!
Don't try to be a hero, Seikichi.
I ain't tryin' to be no hero!
You were shocked, weren't you? When you saw what I look like.
What you guys call a " beast"-- that's the way I really look, you know.
Of course, I can see how I might look pretty scary from your guys's point of view.
That's something I can definitely understand.
Bullshit!
Am I wrong?
So... so okay, I was shocked!
I knew it.
But the reason I was shocked was 'cuz I didn't know the truth!
You ain't no bloodsuckin' monster!
No one thinks so! Everyone believes you!
And, um, you know... there's the, uh... you know, that other thing... that, um...
...that you look cool!
You don't think I look cute...?
Hey, I can't help it!
But, you're like... " Let's fight!" and like, all plucky and awesome and stuff!
Oh, oh really?
"Don't go judgin' a book by its cover."
That was somethin' my dead grampa always used to say.
"The only thing you judge by looks is fireworks"...
So I really do look scary to you...
But what do you guys think when you look at us?
Huh?
I mean, we look so completely different from you. Ain't it gross or somethin'
Don't we look, like... disgustin' to you?
It doesn't bother me. I've undergone lots of training for this kind of thing.
Training...?
"Blah blah blah blah blah..." Training...?
"Blah blah blah blah blah..." My job is to capture interstellar criminals and escort them to justice.
"Blah blah blah blah blah..." In case there's an emergency, I learn all about the planets along my route
that are known to be inhabited by intelligent beings.
And on this planet's satellite-- what you call " the moon"-- we have a relay base,
so we're quite used to the appearance of Earth's inhabitants in particular.
Did you get all that?
I think I somehow managed to get that you don't think we look gross.
Anyway, let's get outta here!
Wait! If I just escape now, it's gonna mean trouble for everyone in the row house.
Even for Ginjiro... it'll ruin his standing with Torii for sure.
So I think I should--
I just said we'll work it out somehow!
Oh shit...!
Seikichi's absolutely right-- you should go, Sora.
Uh?!
To tell you the truth, even I think the Commissioner's taking this too far.
So both of you, run away from here.
No bullshit? You're really gonna let us go?
That's what I just said, isn't it?
And sorry about all the rough treatment the other day.
When the Commissioner's watching, it throws suspicion on me if I don't do that.
Mister Akai...
It's okay with you, isn't it?
If there's at least one Hatchobori who wants to share the same dream as you.
Um... thank you so much!
Once we get out of here, it's just a quick hop in the air and we're out of the castle!
Sora, you go first.
Be careful, okay Sora?
You too, Seikichi.
"Up Against the Divine Lord's Dungeon"
Shabara pappara Shabara pappara
Koiwazurai
Atama no naka
"Ikenai koto"
Meisouchuu
Aa, nayamashii yokogao
Anata no pookaa feisu mou nareta keredo
Nozomi wa shitteru kuse ni mata da capo
Ima wa mada happii endo ni wa tooi keredo
Motto adoribu de koishitai
I got rhythm
Lalalala lalalala
Lalalala lalalalalaaaa
"Next time"
Heh! Lookee what I can do!
With ol' Santa's kickass carpentry skills, even gettin' into the castle's a piece of cake!
But does that mean everythin's all fine and dandy?!
We still got eight episodes to go here, so what're you gonna do?!
Hey story editors, pull it together!
Next time, the nineteenth episode of Oh! Edo Rocket...
"Utter Nonsense" Next time, the nineteenth episode of Oh! Edo Rocket...