Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 5/10
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This episode started with several manga frames in closeup. Fumie's voice narrated. The final one was Hakaba no Kitaro (Kitaro of the Graveyard) apparently naked in an alley, going ge-ge-ge... probably the origin story? And Fumie shut the book, and said, "It's so scary!" Then she looked at the wind chime tinkling in the window. And opened the book to the dedication again.
Shigeru was in his work room, looking at the book and thinking about the next story. There was a stack of clean sheets sitting on his work table. Then he walked into the kitchen, almost bumping into the table except Fumie shoved it out of his way. He stumbled into the sink, then turned around and pulled something from his pocket and set it near Grandma's picture. He was mumbling about Kitaro. Then he banged his arm on the doorframe as he walked out.
Outside, he tripped over the edge of the gate. Then stood in the road, mumbling to himself.
The voiceover said that when he was in Kitaro's world, he didn't see or hear anything of our world.
Fumie was in the kitchen, talking to herself. "What can I do now?" Then she said, "Oh! Of course!"
The theme ran then. This was the long version.
Fumie bicycled through the shopping area.
In the bookstore, Inui, the strange fan, was showing the new Kitaro book to the vegetable shopkeeper and her friends. He told Michiko, the bookstore owner, that she should put it out front, and really push it. One of the women looked at it, and said, "It looks scary?" He said, "No, not really. It's funny, too." Michiko said, "Who are you, anyway?" Fumie came in, and greeted him. "Oh, you know each other?" He looked around the shelves, and said, "Here, I wrote this. My name is Inui Shinji." Michiko said, "But why are you pushing someone else's book?" He said, "Well... I'm his fan, too." Fumie said, "I wanted to ask you about the book, too." Michiko said, "Why?" Fumie said, "Actually, I'm Mizuki's wife." "What!"
Michiko hung a banner promoting "Hakaba no Kitaro" on the front of the shop. She told Fumie, "We'll make sure people read it. And we'll order more. But why didn't you say something before?" "I... I wasn't really sure about manga business before." Michiko said, "My husband is going to be so surprised. He's a big fan of Mizuki, too." The women were looking at the book, saying we'll get our husbands and customers to read it. Fumie said, "Thank you." Michiko said, "Between them, they've got the bathhouse, dry goods, and vegetables -- everyone in town will hear about it." They said, "Just leave it to us."
Back at the house later that day, Fumie served chirashi sushi (egg and other ingredients loosely scattered over rice in a bowl) and four or five small grilled fish. Shigeru told Inui that today was special, usually he only got one eye at a meal. Inui said, "Congratulations on Kitaro!" Then Shigeru started talking about what was next. Inui said, "Wow! It's really going to be big scale."
Just then, the upstairs guy came in and walked by the kitchen door. He seemed even more worn out and pale than usual. And as he said hello, another voice called from behind him, "Oh, that smells wonderful." Uraki, the sneaky guy, walked in, scratching. Shigeru jumped up and said, "Uraki! Where have you been?" And as he stepped closer, Shigeru held his nose. "You stink!" Uraki scratched. "Well, I haven't had a bath in a while." He sniffed his armpit. Shigeru said, "Go to the public furo and get a bath." Uraki scratched his hair. "Actually, I don't have any money. But you could let me use your bath?" Shigeru looked pained. "I guess there's no choice." Uraki started to sit down, and Shigeru grabbed his arm and forced him outside. "But while we're heating the bath, you stay outside."
The upstairs guy joined the dinner party, and apologized. "He caught me outside, and I didn't know what to do." Shigeru said, "You looked like a vampire had drained you, and I guess he had." Fumie came in and said, "I washed his clothes and hung them outside." Uraki came in, wearing a bathrobe with a towel around his neck. Shigeru asked, "Where have you been hiding?" Uraki looked at the food, and said, "Is this a special dinner for me?" Inui announced, "No, no. The new Kitaro book came out today." Uraki said, "See, I told you I would help you. Say, you don't mind if I join you for dinner, do you?" Shigeru said, "Restrain yourself." (the opposite of the normal Japanese phrase to not hold back)
Uraki looked at the food, and said, "This is like when we lived in Kobe." Fumie said, "You lived in Kobe? When?" Shigeru said, "Oh, years ago. I had an apartment." Uraki said, "Yes, he was rich then." Shigeru said, "Until you brought someone to live in the apartment, and took their money." Uraki laughed. "Those were the days." The upstairs guy looked worried. "Like he's doing with me?" There was friendly banter back and forth between Uraki and Shigeru.
Fumie set a bowl of clams down. Uraki picked it up, and started eating them. Shigeru said, "Put it back. Those aren't just yours."
Next, in the work room, Shigeru was drawing, and handed Fumie a sheet. "Please fill in the dark spaces." She sat down, and painted black areas. He was working on a face, twisting his own face and grunting. She watched him for a moment, then laughed. He looked up, and said, "Is there something funny on that page?" She said, "No. But you... you are the man of a 100 faces. Happy, angry, sad, you draw all these faces. And when you draw them, you make your own face match." He looked surprised. "What? No I don't." She said, "Yes, you do." He shook his head, and started drawing again. His face twisted, and he started to grunt. Then he stopped, and sat up. "Huh. I do, don't I?" He laughed. Then he pointed to the sheet she was working on and said, "See that chair back? Draw a flower on it." "What?" "Whatever you like." He handed her a pen.
To be continued...
This episode started with several manga frames in closeup. Fumie's voice narrated. The final one was Hakaba no Kitaro (Kitaro of the Graveyard) apparently naked in an alley, going ge-ge-ge... probably the origin story? And Fumie shut the book, and said, "It's so scary!" Then she looked at the wind chime tinkling in the window. And opened the book to the dedication again.
Shigeru was in his work room, looking at the book and thinking about the next story. There was a stack of clean sheets sitting on his work table. Then he walked into the kitchen, almost bumping into the table except Fumie shoved it out of his way. He stumbled into the sink, then turned around and pulled something from his pocket and set it near Grandma's picture. He was mumbling about Kitaro. Then he banged his arm on the doorframe as he walked out.
Outside, he tripped over the edge of the gate. Then stood in the road, mumbling to himself.
The voiceover said that when he was in Kitaro's world, he didn't see or hear anything of our world.
Fumie was in the kitchen, talking to herself. "What can I do now?" Then she said, "Oh! Of course!"
The theme ran then. This was the long version.
Fumie bicycled through the shopping area.
In the bookstore, Inui, the strange fan, was showing the new Kitaro book to the vegetable shopkeeper and her friends. He told Michiko, the bookstore owner, that she should put it out front, and really push it. One of the women looked at it, and said, "It looks scary?" He said, "No, not really. It's funny, too." Michiko said, "Who are you, anyway?" Fumie came in, and greeted him. "Oh, you know each other?" He looked around the shelves, and said, "Here, I wrote this. My name is Inui Shinji." Michiko said, "But why are you pushing someone else's book?" He said, "Well... I'm his fan, too." Fumie said, "I wanted to ask you about the book, too." Michiko said, "Why?" Fumie said, "Actually, I'm Mizuki's wife." "What!"
Michiko hung a banner promoting "Hakaba no Kitaro" on the front of the shop. She told Fumie, "We'll make sure people read it. And we'll order more. But why didn't you say something before?" "I... I wasn't really sure about manga business before." Michiko said, "My husband is going to be so surprised. He's a big fan of Mizuki, too." The women were looking at the book, saying we'll get our husbands and customers to read it. Fumie said, "Thank you." Michiko said, "Between them, they've got the bathhouse, dry goods, and vegetables -- everyone in town will hear about it." They said, "Just leave it to us."
Back at the house later that day, Fumie served chirashi sushi (egg and other ingredients loosely scattered over rice in a bowl) and four or five small grilled fish. Shigeru told Inui that today was special, usually he only got one eye at a meal. Inui said, "Congratulations on Kitaro!" Then Shigeru started talking about what was next. Inui said, "Wow! It's really going to be big scale."
Just then, the upstairs guy came in and walked by the kitchen door. He seemed even more worn out and pale than usual. And as he said hello, another voice called from behind him, "Oh, that smells wonderful." Uraki, the sneaky guy, walked in, scratching. Shigeru jumped up and said, "Uraki! Where have you been?" And as he stepped closer, Shigeru held his nose. "You stink!" Uraki scratched. "Well, I haven't had a bath in a while." He sniffed his armpit. Shigeru said, "Go to the public furo and get a bath." Uraki scratched his hair. "Actually, I don't have any money. But you could let me use your bath?" Shigeru looked pained. "I guess there's no choice." Uraki started to sit down, and Shigeru grabbed his arm and forced him outside. "But while we're heating the bath, you stay outside."
The upstairs guy joined the dinner party, and apologized. "He caught me outside, and I didn't know what to do." Shigeru said, "You looked like a vampire had drained you, and I guess he had." Fumie came in and said, "I washed his clothes and hung them outside." Uraki came in, wearing a bathrobe with a towel around his neck. Shigeru asked, "Where have you been hiding?" Uraki looked at the food, and said, "Is this a special dinner for me?" Inui announced, "No, no. The new Kitaro book came out today." Uraki said, "See, I told you I would help you. Say, you don't mind if I join you for dinner, do you?" Shigeru said, "Restrain yourself." (the opposite of the normal Japanese phrase to not hold back)
Uraki looked at the food, and said, "This is like when we lived in Kobe." Fumie said, "You lived in Kobe? When?" Shigeru said, "Oh, years ago. I had an apartment." Uraki said, "Yes, he was rich then." Shigeru said, "Until you brought someone to live in the apartment, and took their money." Uraki laughed. "Those were the days." The upstairs guy looked worried. "Like he's doing with me?" There was friendly banter back and forth between Uraki and Shigeru.
Fumie set a bowl of clams down. Uraki picked it up, and started eating them. Shigeru said, "Put it back. Those aren't just yours."
Next, in the work room, Shigeru was drawing, and handed Fumie a sheet. "Please fill in the dark spaces." She sat down, and painted black areas. He was working on a face, twisting his own face and grunting. She watched him for a moment, then laughed. He looked up, and said, "Is there something funny on that page?" She said, "No. But you... you are the man of a 100 faces. Happy, angry, sad, you draw all these faces. And when you draw them, you make your own face match." He looked surprised. "What? No I don't." She said, "Yes, you do." He shook his head, and started drawing again. His face twisted, and he started to grunt. Then he stopped, and sat up. "Huh. I do, don't I?" He laughed. Then he pointed to the sheet she was working on and said, "See that chair back? Draw a flower on it." "What?" "Whatever you like." He handed her a pen.
To be continued...
