June 15th
Okay, 1:00 at my place tomorrow.
Don't forget to bring the bowl and mixer, Nanako!
Bye-bye!
Later!
Kotoba harari
Kimochi fuwari
Noseru omoitachi
Koi ni somatteku
Kimi to itara ame no naka mo chigatta shizuku ni naru
Donna moji o tsuzuttara
Iroasezuni nokoru no deshou?
Shitterun da
Ima no futari wa tooi ano hi ni naru koto
Sou desho kamisama
Marumaru mizu mo konai densha mo
Motto kono shunkan ga
Douka eien ni tsuzuite
Nante muri ka na?
Poem 6: Nanako's Rebellious Phase
Oh man, he's adorable!
Isn't he?! His name's Rocco-chan!
I got a pet rabbit, myself.
A rabbit?! Lemme see, lemme see!
This guy right here!
That's a pig...
Y-you're so mean, President!
S-sorry! I couldn't help it...
Wh-what's his name?
Agu!
Note: "Agu" is a breed of pig hailing from Okinawa.
He IS a pig!
You taken a shine to little Agu?
Well then, how 'bout you come over and meet him-
Oh, my God! Eiji finally brought a girl home!
We oughtta celebrate! Let's rustle up some grub!
Oh, by the way, little missy... Mind tellin' me your measurements?
Uh, how 'bout I bring him to the park tomorrow?
Get up, Big Sis!
Don't you have plans today?
Maintaining a Relationship With Your Teenage Daughter Recognizing Rebellion 1 She ignores you when you speak Recognizing Rebellion 2 She stays holed up in her room
A rebellious phase, huh...
Thankfully, Nanako hasn't had one.
"Recognizing Rebellion #1: Your daughter ignores you when you speak to her."
Seems like this stuff doesn't even apply to me and Nanako.
She always has the brightest smile on her face when I talk to her.
Just watch! Today will be no different.
Oh! Morning, Nanako!
How're you fee-
Not wearing contacts
Wearing earplugs
She ignored me AND she glared at me!
This can only mean...
she's rebelling...!
I-I can't believe Nanako's going through a rebellious phase...
Where...? Where did I go wrong...?
Was it that time I scolded her for being a picky eater?
Come now, Nanako. Milk tastes great once you get used to it!
Or maybe it was the time I lit into her for staying up late...?
You know, Nanako...
You'll get wrinkles if you stay up so late.
Looking back on it now, I guess I may have been a little too harsh...
Hold on! Don't get ahead of yourself, Yoshihiko!
Th-this whole thing could just be a big misunderstanding!
Recognizing Rebellion 1 She ignores you when you speak
N-Nanako, you got a minute?
Your ol' dad wants to talk to you about something.
Nanako?! N-Nanako?!
C'MON! JUST FOR A MINUTE! PLEASE COME ON OUT!
Okay! Your old man's gonna do something really cool!
Here's my impression of a-
What are you doing?
If you're looking for Nanako, she went out a little while ago...
H-hey, Honey?
The laundry you're doing right now...
Are you washing all our clothes together?
Huh? Well actually, Nanako asked me to do hers separately.
"My jersey's a mess!
S-separately? J-just hers... Separate...
You might want to do a load
Of my stuff alone!" she said.
What's with the theatrics?
Recognizing Rebellion 3 Keeps her laundry separate from yours
Oh, God... I can't believe it... Anything but that!
Yo!
I brought Agu like I promised!
My little sister came, too.
I'm Hanabi Busujima.
Thanks for always looking out for my big bro!
She's always spoutin' off grown-up stuff like that.
This is Nanako, she's a friend from class.
Oh, you're Nanako!
My big bro talks about you ALL the time!
I-I do not...!
But you said the only two things you really, really like are senryu and Nanako.
Please stop talking!
Agu's eating poop...
Agu's eating poop.
Agu's eating poop!
Rabbits tend to eat poop, y'know.
Make sure you clean up whatever he doesn't eat!
'Kay!
Ei-chan, you're super
Knowledgeable when it comes
To rabbits, aren't you?
Well, I been lookin' after the little guy since I was a kid, after all.
You know how they say pets resemble their owners?
It's true. Agu totally copies everything I do.
No, I...
"Please tell me you don't
Eat your own poop like Agu...
You really don't, right?"
Of course I don't!
Hey, Hiro-kun.
Has Nanako mentioned anything weird to you lately?
Weird...?
"What color would a
Chameleon turn if it
Looked in a mirror?"
She asked me that.
Sorry, I guess I wasn't specific enough...
Have you heard anything about your old man?
About you...?
"He takes forever in the bathroom," and "His morning breath is awful," and stuff.
That's what Mom says.
Your mother...?!
Okay, let's try this one more time...
Has Nanako said anything about me?
Or, maybe not even about me. Just anything in general?
She told me about her trip to the amusement park the other day with her thug friend...
THUG FRIEND?!
I think she mentioned wanting to stay out a little later with him or something...
A LITTLE LATER?!
At this rate, Nanako's gonna...!
Nanako's gonna...
...turn into a troublemaker!
C'mere, you bastard!
Where do you think you're goin'?
I'll smash your face in!
It would be pretty funny to see that though...
But...
this thug friend of hers...
Why in the world...?
Nanako, you smell good!
Make sure you're not invading Nanako's personal space!
Okay, you sit on her lap next, Big Bro!
Huh?!
Wha-?!
I'm not gonna sit on your lap, so you don't have to do that!
Oh, jeez! You have MORE poop in you, Agu?!
I'm all outta poop bags...!
Hey, Nanako...
Are you my big bro's girlfriend?
You're STILL pooping?!
How'd you reload so fast?!
God, it's still comin' out! You're not even that big!
Whoa! I'm kinda impressed, but... So much poop!
I'm not his girlfriend,
But it makes me happy that
It seemed like I was!
So you're his mistress?
Nanako, I think it's about time we call it a day.
You got stuff to do after this, right?
'Kay then, see you at school tomorrow.
Hey! Glad you could make it! Come on in.
What's wrong, Dear? It's your day off, but you seem depressed.
H-Honey... I'm sorry about all this.
The truth is... I think Nanako is going through a rebellious phase.
Well, she IS around that age...
And they say that rebelliousness is a sign of overprotective parents.
For the time being, why not try letting go of her a bit?
"Letting go"?!
Um, are you alright, Dear?
Nanako is my most precious treasure!
If she really wants to leave my side and blossom into adulthood...!
Then... In that case...!
Yoshihiko Yukishiro, 45 years old. From this day forth...
...I'm cutting ties with Nanako!
YUKISHIRO
Sounds like Nanako's home.
I have nothing left to say to her anymore.
Here you go, Papa!
I baked this cake just for you!
Go ahead, have some!
Wha-?!
I-it's nothing. I-I'd love to have some.
But, why...?
I wanted to say
Thanks for being a great dad.
I love you so much!
It's delicious.
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I guess I should've known.
Waracchau kurai mattaku chigau watashitachi
Show window utsuru sugata sae
Taiyou mitai ni anata ga hohoemu to
Odayaka na kuuki ga nagareru
Arikitari na nichijou de sae mo
Anata to nara kagayakidasu
Tatoe nani ga okita toshitemo
Tamani kizutsuki kizutsuketemo
Nanigenai hi o shinjiteite
On the next epi-
-sode of Senryu Girl:
Nanako and the-
-Seven Wonders of the Rain!
Next Time, Poem 7 "Nanako and the Seven Wonders of the Rain"