Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 5/12

a.k.a. telling stories in the street

The old man was sitting in the kitchen, with his square bundle set beside him. He said, "I'm sorry to just drop in like this." Shigeru assured him that he was happy to see him. "It's been three or four years now?" The old man looked at Fumie and introduced himself. "My name is Sugiura." Shigeru smiled and said, "What do you think he does?" Fumie looked puzzled. Shigeru and Sugiura smiled at each other. Then the old man whacked two fingers on the table, and began a loud, fast recitation. The short speech ended with "And come back for tomorrow's episode!" Fumie said, "Oh, you're a kamishibai man!" Shigeru said, "Not just a kamishibai man, but the number one kamishibai in Japan!"
( before manga, kamishibai )

Later, Fumie was looking at her budget, sighing. She picked up a leaf, and rubbed it. "Can't it change into money?" (There are Japanese fairy tales about changing leaves into money.) She glanced up at the sketch of the white sheet, and it waved its hand back and forth, no, no.

to be continued...

Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 5/13

a.k.a. doesn't anybody have money?

This episode started with flashbacks from yesterday's episode -- the old first sheet of Hakaba no Kitaro, Sugiura saying that he hasn't given up on kamishibai, even though the era is over, Sugiura sleeping on the kitchen floor under a blanket, Shigeru talking about kamishibai being over...

Fumie was outside hanging up the wash. Shigeru came out and said, "I'm going to go out for a walk." Sugiura followed him, saying, "Good morning. It's such a beautiful day, I'm going to walk with him." He went into the street, as Shigeru stepped closer to Fumie and said, "Could I have some money? Enough for the coffeeshop?" Fumie got out the wallet, and handed him a bill. "Is that enough?" He said, "Maybe a little more?"
( money, money, money... )

Sugiura said, "There goes my money again."

Fumie just looked bewildered.

to be continued...