Do you know about Season Fairies?
They make the rain fall. They make the wind blow.
They make clouds.
They're little fairies who govern the seasons.
But... can you believe it?
It tumbled into my room, of all places!
Are you listening to me, Sugar?
Yeah, more importantly, what about Mr. Bear?
That's not more important!
Sugar Baby Love
Kuchibiru ni
Namida no rouge
Sugar Baby Love
Ai nante, Shiritaku naiwa
Sugar Baby Love
Kuchibiru ni
Namida no rouge
Mokuyo ni
Bara o kai
Tegami o soete
Sugar Baby Love
Yume de au
Anata wa yasashii
Sniff. Sniff... Gulp...
How is it?
Good?
It's somehow stiff-tasting.
It's somehow stiff-tasting...
I... I can't breathe!
A-a dream?
Mr. Bear...
Hey.
"Stiff-tasting." What does that mean?
I just don't know...
Oh, no! I'll be late for Little Me!
Wait, Saga!
What was that yesterday?
The dead bear came back to life.
The sun was shining, and then it even snowed.
Is it some type of magic?
I told you! That's what a play is.
Now let go of me!
But I don't understand what a play is!
Just explain it to us, please!
Oh! A flying waffle!
Huh? Where? Waffo?
She's gone.
Huh? Ooh, Saga!
Those kids sure are persistent.
Saga?
Anne! Norma!
What? You're going to see the play again?
Yeah!
That play sure is popular.
Huh?
Hmm? Nothing.
What do you like about it so much?
I've fallen in love with the actor who the bear turns into!
I have something to tell you.
What is it?
I can only stay in human at night.
No one can stop these feelings.
So I'm going to see it as many times as I can!
I... I see.
I thought I'd like to see it once more.
That's why I'm going today with Norma.
Hey, Saga, do you want to come?
Huh?
Well, it is a story about a pianist!
Your mother was a pianist, wasn't she?
But that's just a play.
A real pianist is totally different.
I wonder if that's true.
It is!
A real pianist...
enchants everyone with their beautiful and gentle piano playing.
Now that you mention it, you play like that, too, Saga.
Like when you play at school.
Really?
Good grief, this is sudden!
What is it?
I just had a phone call.
Apparently they heard of our reputation.
They placed an rush order for coffee for thirty people.
From whom?
The Hammond Theater Troupe!
What?
We were just talking about them.
Right, Norma?
Yeah, yeah.
Mr. Luchino, I'll go.
Huh? Will you be all right alone?
Yes.
Before the show you can go backstage, right?
Huh?
Hey, Saga, can I go with you?
It's my chance to get closer to him!
Show some restraint, Norma.
Saga's going for work.
Yeah, I know.
Sorry.
What?
You want to know what a play is?
Yes!
The Elder's thinking.
The Elder will know. I'm sure of it.
Oh, what a touching play.
I'm so sad today.
I can't stand to be alone!
It's all right. I'm here for you...
All right!
Elder!!
Do you know?
Ginger!
I'm going to invite you to the play.
He's gone.
The mystery gets deeper and deeper.
But to leave it as a mystery?
Then what should we do?
Hey, Saga.
I can't help! See you later!
Why's she in such a hurry?
Sorry to keep you waiting. I'm from Little Me!
Oh, from the coffee shop. Go around back.
Ok.
So, this is what it's like before a play starts.
Oh, are you from the coffee shop?
Oh, yes!
Come here!
Hey, everyone, coffee's here! Let's have a drink.
All right.
Here you go.
Thank you.
Here you go.
You are...
Huh? Stiff-tasting?
Yes. I've been wondering about what you said, and...
Did I say that?
Hey! I'm serious!
How does it taste?
It's not bad, but...
But?
It's sort of a little bit stiff-tasting.
Sorry, sorry...
I remember, but that was...
I changed the blend a little bit today.
So how is it?
Is it still, you know, "stiff-tasting"?
What I'm trying to say is that was something off the top of my head.
There wasn't any deep meaning to it.
Is that so?
I mean,
I don't know how to say this,
but I wasn't really thinking.
Maybe it wasn't anything to take seriously.
I know. Since we're on break, we should have some music.
Vincent, play something.
Any requests?
I'll leave it to you.
Well, then.
In the style of Ingrid Bergman, a musician raised in this town...
His piano playing...
His piano playing is
just like my mom...
We asked Saga and Elder, and we still don't understand.
That means!
We'll just have to investigate and solve the mystery ourselves.
That's what we'll do, Salt and Pepper! What a good idea!
Salt, too.
Q-Quit it.
Oh. Wait, Salt!
Oh, that was great.
Ok, now let's get ready.
Ok!
That was surprising.
Huh?
I didn't know you could play like that.
I only knew how you played as the bear.
Yeah,
Ingrid Bergman
is one of my favorite pianists.
She's from this town.
Do you know her?
Huh? Ah, yeah, well...
She's my role model.
Yeah.
She's a wonderful person.
Oh, Miss Saga! What are you doing here?
Greta? Wh-What about you?
Actually, when I talked about this theater troupe to my father,
somehow he made me a member!
I said it wasn't necessary, but...
Well, the time for me to bloom as an actress has finally come.
A new star will be born here today!
Yes, that's me.
So, what role is it?
The hunter's assistant.
It... it might be a small role now,
but once they see me, they'll give me a better role!
Well, just watch.
I wonder if she'll be all right.
Well, it'll work out somehow.
Fifteen minutes 'til show time!
Get ready.
Oh, it's time already?
Oh, um...
Please do your best in the play.
Thanks.
Ok, and this is everything.
No way.
Oh, no! It's them.
Somehow it seems different from the last time we were here.
It's supposed to be the same place, though.
At any rate, let's investigate!
Yeah!
I've never seen a play before!
I can't wait.
Hey, hey!
Not so close! Honestly!
Ginger invited Turmeric, when it was supposed to be just us.
Oh! A window!
Waffo!
This isn't a real window.
This chimney is fake, too. It's just a picture.
Does a play mean you use paper?
I still don't understand.
Ok, more investigating!
Oh, no!!
Hey! You guys!
And now The Hammond Theater Troupe
will give a special performance of "The Bear Pianist."
Please take your seats.
Huh, already?
I have to catch Sugar and them before they ruin the play!
Grandma, what is that piano sound?
The Bear Pianist is playing.
Oh! Look! The bad guy!
You're right.
Ok!
Ok, we did it!
Ow. Ow. Ow.
Huh? What's that?
Where?
A-Are you all right?
Y-Yeah.
This is really getting old.
I hope this is all right.
Now what?
What's this?
Oh! The snow for the play?
Thank you.
Your piano playing is a light in my heart.
Yay! Yay! Whee! Your piano playing is a light in my heart.
Yay! Yay! Whee! It always brightens my heart as I wander in the darkness...
I have always...
Oh, my dear!
Wherefore art thou, my beloved?
Oh, my dear, there you are!
Whee! Yay!
Huh, Saga, what're you doing?
You guys.
I can only stay in this human form at night.
Hmph! Watching this lazy young man is boring! I can only stay in this human form at night.
Hmph! Watching this lazy young man is boring! When morning comes, I will turn back into a bear.
Them?
What a funny fellow.
Really! You were just about to mess up the play, you know?
Mess up the play?
What on earth did we do?
All we did was investigate!
Fine.
What are you doing there?
Elder?
Chairman, is it true the bear ran away?
Yes.
That bear is dangerous!
Even though it plays the piano, it's still a wild animal!
Who can say it won't return to its wild nature?
It must be destroyed!
Huh? Is that... Greta?
What's she doing there?
Just watch. My passionate performance will win the crowd over!
But its talent is very valuable.
You're too naive!
A wild beast!
Is always!
A ferocious creature!
Instead of making it play the piano,
you should take it out! Immediately!
I'm falling!
Elder!
S-Something's inside!
Oh, no!!
Get it out! Get it out!
At this rate, the play will be ruined.
Can't anyone do anything?
There's no other choice.
Vincent?
That weird guy from before?
No! Stop! No!
Don't look at me! Help me!
Wh-What's this?
Even the hunters can't stop themselves from having fun,
and dancing when they hear my piano playing!!
Perfect, Vincent. Smart move!
Oh, but, but...
Whee, how fun!
Hey!
Oh! The string?
Oh, I can't take it anymore!
Now, finally.
Wh-What did I just do?
How's that, Chairman?
Are you still going to listen to the hunters about me?
N-No. You're quite a bear, after all.
I'll tell the hunters.
Good grief! It looks like we managed somehow.
Even if it was for the sake of the play,
to treat the piano so recklessly...
It's not how a pianist would act!
What was with Greta, anyway?
Who knows?
I was so moved.
I get it! The bear's performance!
This was it, wasn't it, Elder?
What I was missing.
Huh? Yes, that's right, Turmeric. I'm glad you realized.
That's exactly what I wanted to say.
Ok. Now I've got an image for a new cloud. Ginger, did you get it, too? Huh?
Wait, Turmeric! Ginger, did you get it, too? Huh?
I-It appears that I must make use of my talents in areas other than acting.
So after today I'm resigning my membership from this troupe.
I... I see.
That's too bad, really too bad...
Well, good-bye.
Chairman, did you see the girl?
From the coffee shop?
I think she left already.
I see. She's gone, huh?
The bear was great today!
People who play the piano are called "pianists," right?
Then he's a great pianist!
No! He's not a pianist at all!
What?
But it was really fun.
Being a pianist isn't a matter of just being fun!
Besides, he even broke a piano string.
I can't stand that sort of piano playing.
Saga.
That time,
I wonder if he could see us.
Tsuki no negai
Mizu ni tokete
Shiroi namiki-michi mitsuketa
Hoshi-kuzu no uta
Nana-iro no hashi o wataru kaze
Shitte ita yo ne
Kimochi tsunagu ureshisa
Sugar Snow
Kona-yuki mau machi ni yagate
Kirei na hana saku kisetsu ni
Anata o omou
Kokoro o tokasu
ai wa, yume wa
sono mune ni aruno
Preview of Next Episode
I can't believe it!
Preview of Next Episode How can he play the piano like that?
Hmm, it's strange. Can he see me, I wonder?
He's not a real pianist. I know it, but...
Still...
I can't stop thinking about Vincent.
"A Little Snow Fairy Sugar" The Next Episode Is "My Favorite Piano."
The stay-close-to-Mr. Bear plan begins!