Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 4/28
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This episode started with the man who tried to steal Fumie's purse being introduced as a helper at the bookstore by the woman who stopped him (who turned out to be the book store owner). She explained that he tried to run off with her bundle, but it was full of books. Very heavy! So he couldn't run very fast, and she caught him. Fumie asked, "But why is he here?" And she said, "Well..."
Next they ran the theme.
Then the woman who ran the bookstore and caught the thief (I wish I knew her name!) said, "Please forgive him? I could have taken him to the police, but when I asked him why he was trying to steal something, he hadn't eaten in three days, he was hungry. So I put him to work." At which point the old woman grumbled in the background about being too kind.
Fumie thought about it, and said, "Well, there was nothing lost, so I guess I can forgive him." The man said thank you, and then excused himself to start working on the books.
The woman said, "I don't think I've seen you around here." Fumie explained that she had just arrived in Tokyo two days ago. In fact, the first day she was here was when the attempted robbery happened.
As they were talking, Fumie noticed that the man was drilling holes (with a hand drill) in the books. She asked about it, startled to see new books having holes drilled in them. The woman explained that in a rental manga store, each book gets read by lots of people, about 30. They fall apart, so the rental stores drill holes and put strings through them to hold them together.
Then the woman asked if Fumie reads manga? When Fumie said no, she explained a little bit about the rental manga and the magazine manga.
Someone out in the shop called out, and the woman went out to take care of the customers -- three young girls. One of them asked about a book, and she said it was here, but it's already been borrowed. Then she asked about something else, and the bookstore owner said it's still here.
The old woman told Fumie that those young girls are here everyday. And remarked that she hated those books.
The three young girls and the bookstore owner were sitting at the table in the bookstore, with the girls asking her for advice about books and joking. Fumie excused herself for interrupting, and the young girls said, "Who's she?" The bookstore owner introduced her, and explained that she had just come from the country. They chatter about a popular food from that area, and laugh. Then one of them looked up at her and said, "You're very tall!"
The bookstore owner invited her to come back and borrow a book. Bring something with your address...
After Fumie left, the old woman said, "What does her husband do?" The bookstore owner said, "I don't know, but I'll ask."
The voice over explained that in that era, most people didn't buy books. Instead, they rented them, for 10 yen a day. And everyone read the rental manga.
Next, Fumie was sweeping the porch at the house. She saw the cat sitting in the yard, and started to try to get close to him. He suddenly ran off. There was yelling outside their gate. She followed the cat out, to see the cat chasing the sneaky guy from the train around some other man (nezumi kozo -- rat man). Nezumi kozo yelled, "I hate cats!" and jumped on the other man's back.
In the kitchen, Shigeru looked disgusted as the sneaky guy smiled, and said, "Nice house. Let me look up stairs..." Fumie started to protest, and Shigeru said, "Upstairs is just two rooms, you don't need to look. I'm very busy. What do you want?" Shigeru started to disappear into his room. The other man said, "Ano..." (Er...) Shigeru looked at him, then at the sneaky guy. "Who's he?" The sneaky guy smiled, and said, "Oh, he's got a request. He's just come here from Osaka, and I thought he could stay here." Shigeru exploded, "Stay here? This isn't an apartment house?" The sneaky guy said, "I know, I told him that, but think. If he went to a normal apartment, there'd be the expense for the rental agent, and all that. Instead, if you and he set it up, you get it all." Shigeru said, "But where would he stay?" The sneaky guy looked around, and said, "Well, you live down here, and he'll move in upstairs." Fumie said, "But we're just married." The sneaky guy said, "Well, he'll pay money every month." Fumie asked, "What about eating?" The sneaky guy said, "Oh, he can help buy food and fix meals."
Shigeru said, "Right. What do you get out of this?" The sneaky guy thumped his chest and said, "Oh, I'm doing it from the heart. Just because I like all of you. But what do you say, can he stay?"
Shigeru thought about it, and said, "Yes." The sneaky guy said, "Good!"
Fumie looked at him, and the voice over said, "We're just married! What is he thinking?"
to be continued...
This episode started with the man who tried to steal Fumie's purse being introduced as a helper at the bookstore by the woman who stopped him (who turned out to be the book store owner). She explained that he tried to run off with her bundle, but it was full of books. Very heavy! So he couldn't run very fast, and she caught him. Fumie asked, "But why is he here?" And she said, "Well..."
Next they ran the theme.
Then the woman who ran the bookstore and caught the thief (I wish I knew her name!) said, "Please forgive him? I could have taken him to the police, but when I asked him why he was trying to steal something, he hadn't eaten in three days, he was hungry. So I put him to work." At which point the old woman grumbled in the background about being too kind.
Fumie thought about it, and said, "Well, there was nothing lost, so I guess I can forgive him." The man said thank you, and then excused himself to start working on the books.
The woman said, "I don't think I've seen you around here." Fumie explained that she had just arrived in Tokyo two days ago. In fact, the first day she was here was when the attempted robbery happened.
As they were talking, Fumie noticed that the man was drilling holes (with a hand drill) in the books. She asked about it, startled to see new books having holes drilled in them. The woman explained that in a rental manga store, each book gets read by lots of people, about 30. They fall apart, so the rental stores drill holes and put strings through them to hold them together.
Then the woman asked if Fumie reads manga? When Fumie said no, she explained a little bit about the rental manga and the magazine manga.
Someone out in the shop called out, and the woman went out to take care of the customers -- three young girls. One of them asked about a book, and she said it was here, but it's already been borrowed. Then she asked about something else, and the bookstore owner said it's still here.
The old woman told Fumie that those young girls are here everyday. And remarked that she hated those books.
The three young girls and the bookstore owner were sitting at the table in the bookstore, with the girls asking her for advice about books and joking. Fumie excused herself for interrupting, and the young girls said, "Who's she?" The bookstore owner introduced her, and explained that she had just come from the country. They chatter about a popular food from that area, and laugh. Then one of them looked up at her and said, "You're very tall!"
The bookstore owner invited her to come back and borrow a book. Bring something with your address...
After Fumie left, the old woman said, "What does her husband do?" The bookstore owner said, "I don't know, but I'll ask."
The voice over explained that in that era, most people didn't buy books. Instead, they rented them, for 10 yen a day. And everyone read the rental manga.
Next, Fumie was sweeping the porch at the house. She saw the cat sitting in the yard, and started to try to get close to him. He suddenly ran off. There was yelling outside their gate. She followed the cat out, to see the cat chasing the sneaky guy from the train around some other man (nezumi kozo -- rat man). Nezumi kozo yelled, "I hate cats!" and jumped on the other man's back.
In the kitchen, Shigeru looked disgusted as the sneaky guy smiled, and said, "Nice house. Let me look up stairs..." Fumie started to protest, and Shigeru said, "Upstairs is just two rooms, you don't need to look. I'm very busy. What do you want?" Shigeru started to disappear into his room. The other man said, "Ano..." (Er...) Shigeru looked at him, then at the sneaky guy. "Who's he?" The sneaky guy smiled, and said, "Oh, he's got a request. He's just come here from Osaka, and I thought he could stay here." Shigeru exploded, "Stay here? This isn't an apartment house?" The sneaky guy said, "I know, I told him that, but think. If he went to a normal apartment, there'd be the expense for the rental agent, and all that. Instead, if you and he set it up, you get it all." Shigeru said, "But where would he stay?" The sneaky guy looked around, and said, "Well, you live down here, and he'll move in upstairs." Fumie said, "But we're just married." The sneaky guy said, "Well, he'll pay money every month." Fumie asked, "What about eating?" The sneaky guy said, "Oh, he can help buy food and fix meals."
Shigeru said, "Right. What do you get out of this?" The sneaky guy thumped his chest and said, "Oh, I'm doing it from the heart. Just because I like all of you. But what do you say, can he stay?"
Shigeru thought about it, and said, "Yes." The sneaky guy said, "Good!"
Fumie looked at him, and the voice over said, "We're just married! What is he thinking?"
to be continued...
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Date: 2010-05-07 01:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-05-08 08:29 am (UTC)Most do have a pretty definite story arcs, usually in each episode and often across the season. And there are definite seasons.
This particular show (the morning drama) has a six month run. Each week has six 15 minutes episodes, so it is an hour and a half each week. And I've heard that the whole series is taped ahead of time, so that when it starts, they have the whole thing finished.
Good question. My impression is that they do have continuing character shows, but that each weekly show, and usually the season, does have some conclusion or climax. E.g., you could actually shuffle the Mito Komon episodes and not miss anything, because each one is basically complete. The morning drama does more continuity and building, but the whole thing will wrap up.