I'll be the one
I guess you were lost when I met you
Still there were tears in your eyes
So out of trust and I knew
No more than mysteries and lies
There you were, wild and free
Reachin' out like you needed me
A helping hand to make it right
I am holding you all through the night
I'll be the one. I'll be the one
Who will make all your sorrows undone
I'll be the light. I'll be the light
When you feel like there's nowhere to run
I'll be the one
I'll be the light
Where you can run
To make it alright
It didn't work, huh?
You really can't see my father?
Sorry, I can't see him at all.
Not a single ghost has come to me after the Old Man Willy incident.
Though I'm really happy about that.
I-chan, you messed up what that ghost asked you to do, right?
So maybe your reputation's fallen in the ghost world because of that...
They may be saying that you're a completely useless guy.
That pisses me off a little.
But could you...
Could you please try just one more time?
Oh, what's going on, Souta?
What's with the best suit?
Hello, I-chan's daddy.
Note: An omiai [ お見合い ] is a formal marriage interview or meeting, arranged so that people can meet potential marriage partners.
Oh, is your mom's omiai today?
Oh, I see...
If it goes well you'll get a daddy, right?
Yeah.
But don't get your hopes too high.
There aren't many guys out there as good as me.
Souta.
I have to go now.
Bye then.
KEI-CHAN
Note: Taian [ 大安 ] is an auspicious day in Buddhism, especially for traveling, marriage and moving
It's Taian today.
That's probably why the marriage interview is today.
Gran'ma Satsuki from the tobacco shop
was talking big about getting a hundred couples together before she dies.
I hope it goes well.
But she does have a child...
Nah, she's a great woman. It should go well.
If it were me, I'd just grab her up.
If I could, I'd like to switch my current one for her.
Now wouldn't it be nice if we could do that!
You can't do that?
What's up with the two of you?
Did something funny happen?
What is it?
Oh, what a string of happy coincidences!
I knew that both of you had children the same age...
but to think that they both went to the same elementary school!
Which class are you in, Souta?
Class 2, right?
I see...
And you, Kei-chan?
Class 3.
You should say "Class 3, ma'am," right?
Oh, that doesn't matter.
She's a girl, and yet she always acts like a boy...
Hey, don't make noises while drinking.
Kei!
Don't worry about it.
Just shows that she's a happy child.
- Just shows that she's a happy child. - Is that so?
Kei-chan is the girls' representative for the white team in relay races during athletic meets.
Oh, that's amazing.
How about you, Souta?
I'm not good at sports.
You know that, Mom.
The boys' representative is I-chan.
Hey, stop that.
Umm... What's Kei-chan's favorite food?
Nothing really.
Hey, Kei!
Sorry about that.
H-Her favorite food is...
U-Umm...
Pork cutlets!
She really, really likes pork cutlets and...
As long as she has pork cutlets, she's...
Or rather, she's kinda been raised on pork cutlets...
Pork cutlets are... Pork cutlets are... Pork... Pork...
Calm down, Dad.
Morning!
Surprising, huh?
You're kidding me!
You're saying the suitor was Ichimura Kei's dad?!
Yeah.
I was really surprised as well.
So what's gonna happen now?
What do you mean?
If the two of them get married, I'll be siblings with Kei-chan.
And since my birthday comes four months before hers, I'll be the big brother.
Even though we're in the same grade...
Oh my god!
That tomboy's gonna be your little sister?!
I-chan!
Don't call her a tomboy.
I feel sorry for Kei-chan.
Eh?! I can't?
I-chan!
Kei-chan was...
abandoned by her mother.
Huh?
When she was in the first grade,
her mom, who was a nurse, ran away with a patient.
She was a nurse, and yet she ran off with a sick person instead of healing him?
And...
Because that happened, they could no longer stay in their hometown.
That's why they moved here.
You remember that she transferred here in the middle of first grade, right?
It seems Kei-chan's mom was a promiscuous woman,
and so her father has suffered a lot too.
Promiscuous?
I heard Gran'ma Satsuki telling this to Mom last night.
So, I-chan!
You're no longer allowed to say anything bad about Kei-chan!
Understand?!
Never do it again, okay?
If you say anything, I'll never forgive you!
I won't say anything... much.
NAKAYAMADA ELEMENTARY
Class 3-2
No way!
It's the truth.
So girly-boy Souta and boyish-girl Ichimura are going to be siblings?!
Did you know about this, Ichiro?
I just heard too.
In that case...
Note: The Finger Five was a 1970s Japanese pop group, often compared to the Jackson Five. They were made up of brothers Kazuo, Mitsuo, Masao, Akira and sister Taeko.
If my mom were to marry the old man from Finger Five, then... then...
Taeko would be my sister?!
What should I do?!
That would never happen.
Don't you have a dad?
If you have one, it won't work.
Dammit, why did I have to have a father?!
Hey!
This afternoon, all of Grade 3 is gonna have a joint practice session for the athletic meet!
So there's no classes!
All right, the white team is going to be divided into groups 1, 2 and 3.
The red team has groups 1-
Hey, quiet down.
It seems the yellow one is really nice.
Oh, I didn't know that.
- Oh, I didn't know that. - Ichimura, Ichimura!
Hey, stop that. It's not been decided yet.
They're really tone deaf
Kei-chan, don't pay any attention to them.
They're idiots.
I don't care at all.
My dad's not gonna remarry or anything.
So, thankfully, I'm not gonna have to become siblings with someone like him.
That's true...
It'd be really uncool to have someone like Souta for a brother.
He's a boy and yet he's such a gossip.
What an idiot.
He's been telling everyone all morning.
Yeah, like hell l wanna be siblings with someone like him.
Yeah, that's true.
Super gross.
Idiot. Don't cry over something like that.
There's no way my dad would marry a woman who gave birth to someone like him.
She was all over us and it was just creepy.
The thought of someone like her becoming my mom just scares me.
- The thought of someone like her becoming my mom just scares me. - Shut up, tomboy!
Shut up, tomboy!
I-chan!
You can say what you want about Souta, but don't talk bad about his mom!
You have nothing to do with this, baldy Ichiro.
That's right. You don't have a single hair on your head after all.
What's wrong with saying the truth?
What's with mother and son always being so unpleasantly close to each other.
She's 99,999 years too early to want to even try to be my mom.
What was that?!
You're the one with a promiscuous woman for a mom
- You're the one with a promiscuous woman for a mom - I-chan!
- You're the one with a promiscuous woman far a mom - Stop it please!
- who troubled everyone by running off with some sick guy! - Stop it please!
who troubled everyone by running off with some sick guy!
You don't understand anything!
That hurt, dammit!
Serves you right.
Stupid shitty baldy, just die already.
Dammit!
I'm so gonna get you for that!
Hey, what are you doing?!
- Hey, what are you doing?! - Stop it! Stop that!
Stop it! Stop that!
- Stop it! Stop that! - Hanada! Ichimura! Stop that right now!
Hanada! Ichimura! Stop that right now!
Ichiro-kun...
I've told you this over and over again, right?
It's okay to fight, but you shouldn't get into fights where you hurt people.
And to hurt a girl!
What am I supposed to do...?
Calm down, Machida-sensei.
After all, Hanada is hurt much worse than Ichimura.
So?
What's the reason for the fight?
You know what's going to happen if you insist on being stubborn and not telling us anything, right?
It's all your fault we got scolded by the teachers.
Stupid baldy. It's all your fault.
Souta's mom is a good mom!
Shut up, baldy.
I'm not gonna forgive you for the rest of my life for calling my mom a promiscuous woman.
What does "promiscuous" mean, anyway?!
An idiot like you wouldn't understand even if I explained it.
I might catch your stupidity if I talk to you anymore.
Your baldness too!
Your mom abandoned you because you always talk like that!
Serves you right!
Kei...?
Kei, that's unfair!
It's unfair to cry!
I'm not crying!
If you tell anyone that I cried, I'll kill you.
Mom...
If you marry Kei-chan's dad, you won't have to work so much anymore, right?
Will things be easier for you, Mom?
Yeah...
I'd probably be able to stay at home a little more.
What's wrong, Ichiro?
You usually have three helpings and you're leaving food?
Yeah, it's really creepy.
Aha! Even though you said you didn't lose that fight, you actually lost, didn't you?
Hey!
If you don't eat your three servings, we won't believe you.
Here.
Geez.
All right, make sure to hand over the baton properly.
Hand it over!
You little...!
Stop that!
Kei-chan and I-chan fought again today.
Yeah?
That probably just means they're good friends.
You really think so?
Excuse me!
So, what do you think about that Ichimura fella?
Don't worry about serving tea.
I've just come to hear how you feel about him.
Here you go.
So, how is he?
How is he...?
Yes, pork cutlets...
Pork cutlets are... Pork cutlets are... Pork... Pork...
He's a pretty good man, eh?
Yeah.
Right?
The circumstances are perfect as well.
You don't come across such good opportunities very often.
Well, he's a pharmacist, so he can get a little nervous at times...
but since he works at a hospital he's very well grounded and stable.
Yeah.
Ail right.
Since you're good with it, I'll move things forward.
- Since you're good with it, I'll move things forward. - No!
I'm not the only one involved.
Ichimura-san has to feel the same way...
Don't be silly!
There can't possibly be any objections on Ichimura's side.
And Kei-chan wants a mother too.
There's no way my dad would marry a woman who gave birth to someone like him.
She was all over us and it was just creepy.
The thought of someone like her becoming my mom just scares me.
Souta!
Tell your mom that you want a daddy too.
If you say so your mom is sure to agree.
Your mom's so laid back about this, it tires out an old lady like me.
I...
If you're not quick about it, then this great chance might never come again.
You should decide quickly too, for Souta's sake.
Souta also needs a father after all.
I'm fine with not having a dad.
Souta!
What do you mean by that?
Calm down, Grandma.
But you looked as if you really liked Mr. Ichimura at the marriage meeting...
But...
So then, you don't like him?!
What is it, Souta?
That's not it... I...
If that's not it, then why are you saying you don't need a father?!
Grandma...
- Grandma... - What's the matter, Souta?!
- Grandma!
- Huh? - Let's talk about this later when we're all calm.
- What is it?! - Let's talk about this later when were all calm.
Let's talk about this later when we're all calm.
Is that so?
Souta-kun doesn't want it...
That's right.
Geez...
Children really don't understand how great an opportunity something like this is.
Well, it's not surprising, since Souta usually hangs around a great guy like me.
There's no way he'd accept just any guy as his father.
He's just got high standards when it comes to judging men.
Must be nice to have such a carefree guy for a husband.
But why are you so impatient, Gran'ma Satsuki?
Didn't they meet just recently?
Let's just wait and see how things turn out.
But he's going to be coming by my place today on his way back from work.
I guess he's hoping for a positive reply, but...
Looks like he's pretty impatient too, huh?
You're not done with your homework yet?
I'm going home.
Yay, you got hit!
Yay, you got hit...
Mom...
I...
Souta...
It's all right.
If you don't like it, then I...
That's not it.
It's really not that I don't like him.
Really. It's not that.
All right.
But we should take our time thinking about these things...
so that we can all be happy.
Is... Is... Is that so?
Souta-kun is against it?
I-It hasn't been outright rejected yet.
And children change their minds easily.
So please, don't make a face like the world is coming to an end.
Hang in there!
Stay strong! Okay?!
I wonder if that man will be all right...?
Still, it's not like she rejected you.
Stop trying to comfort me.
Because if Souta-kun dislikes me, then it's the end of it.
Then give up.
There are other women.
It's meaningless if its not Miyoko-san!
You've met her just once, and you're already so in love with her?
You met on Sunday.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
It's only been three days.
It's not been just once.
It's not just three days.
Ever since I received her photograph for the interview a month ago...
I've been to her place of work many, many times.
Central Fruit and Vegetable Market
It's not like I've met her directly, but...
I've been looking at her secretly from the shadows...
and I've been unobtrusively asking around about her.
You're a really creepy guy.
And before I knew it, I wasn't able to think of anyone but her.
But don't tell Souta-kun anything.
Because it can't be helped.
There's no way I'd tell him that.
I'm not like you, Dad.
I'm sorry, Kei.
I know that you need a mother...
Yeah, whatever.
It's you who wants a wife.
Miyoko-san!
Idiot!
Kei.
If you keep acting like such a loser,
it doesn't matter who becomes your wife, she'll walk right out the door.
Thank goodness Souta opposed it.
Thank goodness I didn't need to see a tragedy like that.
Miyoko-san is not the kind of person who'd abandon her child.
She's nothing like...
You're wrong.
No I'm not.
Since we're on the subject, I'll let you know.
It's not like Mom abandoned me.
She abandoned you.
Bang!
Dad...
What should I do.
Dad...
Don't pretend you're sorry
I know you're not
You know you got the power
To make me weak inside
Girl you leave me breathless
But it's okay
'Cause you are my survival
Now hear me say
I can't imagine
Life without your love
Even forever don't seem like long enough
'Cause everytime I breathe I take you in
And my heart beats again
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
Everytime I try to rise above
I'm swept away by love
Baby I can't help it
You keep me drowning in your love
For some reason, Souta seems down lately.
Hey Souta, are you down 'cause your dead father won't come to visit?
But ghosts are pretty whimsical.
Or are you still dwelling on what Kei told you?
Geez.
I'll be sure to give Kei what's coming to her.
So, cheer up. 'Kay? 'Kay?
Just what is it about my dad that you don't like?
PORK CUTLETS