1 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,204 What I really loved the most... 2 00:00:23,711 --> 00:00:25,713 was watching Dad's stories from here. 3 00:00:28,758 --> 00:00:30,926 FIRST STORY THAT DAY 4 00:00:36,932 --> 00:00:42,813 {\an8}So then the landlord came over, and said, "Look, I'm taking your toolbox." 5 00:00:42,897 --> 00:00:48,110 I'm thinking, "Oh, the landlord's gonna work as a carpenter?" 6 00:00:48,194 --> 00:00:50,446 So I say, "Here you go!" and I lent it to him. 7 00:00:50,529 --> 00:00:52,114 As if he could do carpentry at his... 8 00:00:52,198 --> 00:00:53,032 SHINTA ARAKAWA 9 00:00:53,115 --> 00:00:54,492 He must be senile. 10 00:00:54,575 --> 00:00:56,327 No, you're the senile one! 11 00:00:56,911 --> 00:00:59,789 You... Wait, are you telling me that... 12 00:01:01,457 --> 00:01:03,959 Stiff! You sound so stiff, Shin-chan! 13 00:01:04,543 --> 00:01:06,378 I do? 14 00:01:06,462 --> 00:01:08,756 That's right. Too much pressure on yourself. 15 00:01:08,839 --> 00:01:11,300 Oh. You think so? 16 00:01:12,718 --> 00:01:14,178 You've got that test coming up, 17 00:01:14,261 --> 00:01:16,138 {\an8}and your little girl is getting bigger. 18 00:01:16,222 --> 00:01:19,475 So I don't blame you for tensing up, but... 19 00:01:24,522 --> 00:01:28,108 You need to be more... smooth as silk, then boom! 20 00:01:28,192 --> 00:01:29,527 Give it your all, okay? 21 00:01:29,610 --> 00:01:30,903 Thank you very much. 22 00:01:34,448 --> 00:01:36,575 You think highly of him, don't you? 23 00:01:36,659 --> 00:01:40,871 If you ask me, he's pretty bland, and his style doesn't really do it for me. 24 00:01:40,955 --> 00:01:43,541 Well, I admit he was rather sub-par today. 25 00:01:43,624 --> 00:01:44,583 {\an8}Then why? 26 00:01:47,169 --> 00:01:51,757 Well, I once saw him deliver a brilliant performance. 27 00:01:54,093 --> 00:01:58,514 He's not the kind of man who should be languishing in a place like this. 28 00:02:05,354 --> 00:02:06,355 MITSUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 29 00:02:06,438 --> 00:02:07,648 It's Akane's... 30 00:02:07,731 --> 00:02:09,650 MITSUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 31 00:02:13,696 --> 00:02:16,782 Hey! How can you say that? 32 00:02:16,866 --> 00:02:20,119 - How dare you... - Gimme a break. I just told you... 33 00:02:20,202 --> 00:02:22,329 Don't talk to me like that! 34 00:02:22,413 --> 00:02:23,289 Oh, can't you see 35 00:02:23,372 --> 00:02:24,582 - how hard my son's crying? - Mrs. Ozaki, 36 00:02:24,665 --> 00:02:27,376 - please, your voice... - Don't you feel sorry for him? 37 00:02:27,459 --> 00:02:29,003 I can't believe children these days. 38 00:02:29,086 --> 00:02:31,255 You haven't heard a word I've said. 39 00:02:33,174 --> 00:02:36,635 Fine. Then I'll show you, so please watch. 40 00:02:37,344 --> 00:02:38,470 Show us? 41 00:02:40,306 --> 00:02:44,143 So, it all started during fifth period, in Japanese class. 42 00:02:44,226 --> 00:02:49,315 We were reading aloud our essays on "The Person I Respect," one by one. 43 00:02:49,398 --> 00:02:50,983 The Person I Respect. 44 00:02:51,066 --> 00:02:52,943 Grade 5, Class 3. Akane Osaki. 45 00:02:53,027 --> 00:02:55,613 The person I respect is my dad. 46 00:02:55,696 --> 00:02:59,074 Dad is a Rakugoka, and he tells the funniest stories ever. 47 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:02,661 Respect? Huh, that's crazy. 48 00:03:02,745 --> 00:03:05,831 I heard from my mom, you know. She says your dad's a kept man. 49 00:03:05,915 --> 00:03:07,541 And you respect him? 50 00:03:07,625 --> 00:03:08,959 Kept man? What's that? 51 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,046 You don't even know what that is? 52 00:03:12,129 --> 00:03:14,006 - It's a deadbeat dad... - Oh, crap! 53 00:03:14,089 --> 00:03:15,883 ...who doesn't even work, got that? 54 00:03:15,966 --> 00:03:17,760 Amazing. 55 00:03:18,427 --> 00:03:21,513 I mean, that's exactly how it happened. 56 00:03:21,597 --> 00:03:24,266 But that doesn't mean she can make him cry! 57 00:03:24,892 --> 00:03:29,772 You've been making him the victim, but he's the one who started it. 58 00:03:29,855 --> 00:03:32,232 Don't give me that crap, you demented ha-- 59 00:03:32,316 --> 00:03:34,360 Knock it off. 60 00:03:34,443 --> 00:03:35,861 Dad! Wait, why... 61 00:03:35,945 --> 00:03:38,656 Sorry, Mr. Yanagiya. 62 00:03:38,739 --> 00:03:41,283 Akane's always getting into trouble. 63 00:03:41,367 --> 00:03:44,453 My apologies to you, too. 64 00:03:45,412 --> 00:03:47,665 Dad! These jerks are... 65 00:03:47,748 --> 00:03:49,500 These jerks? 66 00:03:50,793 --> 00:03:54,088 Whatever the reason may be, it's wrong to use abusive language. 67 00:03:54,713 --> 00:03:56,423 I know you understand, right, Akane? 68 00:03:56,507 --> 00:03:59,301 It certainly helps that you're a reasonable man. 69 00:03:59,385 --> 00:04:02,680 - That child is truly-- - Mr. Yanagiya told me what happened. 70 00:04:02,763 --> 00:04:06,392 Both mother and son were talking about me in a way. 71 00:04:07,434 --> 00:04:11,313 We should both try to live up to our kids' expectations, yes? 72 00:04:13,357 --> 00:04:14,191 COUNSELING ROOM 73 00:04:14,275 --> 00:04:17,486 All right, then. Let's get going, Akane. 74 00:04:21,407 --> 00:04:23,909 - Go get your things, okay? - Okay! 75 00:04:43,095 --> 00:04:45,347 Yeah, this is tasty. 76 00:04:46,056 --> 00:04:48,600 Eat up, Akane. Or it'll melt. 77 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:52,813 I'm sorry. 78 00:04:54,481 --> 00:04:57,985 I only yelled back because I wanted to tell him how great you are. 79 00:04:59,069 --> 00:05:02,364 {\an8}But I think I just made you feel bad instead. 80 00:05:08,454 --> 00:05:09,997 You dummy. 81 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,751 You're too young to be looking out for my feelings. 82 00:05:17,212 --> 00:05:20,132 {\an8}Rakugoka are divided into three levels. 83 00:05:20,215 --> 00:05:24,720 {\an8}The lowest is Zenza, then Futatsume, and finally Shin'uchi. 84 00:05:24,803 --> 00:05:26,764 You're a Futatsume, right, Dad? 85 00:05:26,847 --> 00:05:28,265 I'm impressed you remembered. 86 00:05:32,061 --> 00:05:35,481 There's going to be a test for promotion to Shin'uchi. 87 00:05:36,607 --> 00:05:38,984 And if I pass, I'll get to become a Shin'uchi. 88 00:05:40,486 --> 00:05:42,738 {\an8}As a Shin'uchi, I can rake in some... 89 00:05:43,822 --> 00:05:45,657 {\an8}I'll earn lots of money. 90 00:05:47,951 --> 00:05:50,370 And then no one will ever say a word against me! 91 00:05:52,456 --> 00:05:55,084 So don't worry about me like that. 92 00:05:55,167 --> 00:05:56,835 All you need to do is stick to your guns! 93 00:05:58,629 --> 00:06:00,881 All right, I'm gonna rehearse. 94 00:06:00,964 --> 00:06:02,674 You go do your homework, Akane! 95 00:06:02,758 --> 00:06:04,718 - Okay! - Good. 96 00:06:12,518 --> 00:06:13,936 Yeah, right? 97 00:06:19,274 --> 00:06:22,236 I'm going to become a Shin'uchi. I have to. 98 00:06:23,237 --> 00:06:24,071 Or else... 99 00:06:33,413 --> 00:06:37,292 All right. Why don't I start by reviewing today's material? 100 00:06:38,168 --> 00:06:41,797 Hey, Yota! Yotaro! Yota! 101 00:06:45,134 --> 00:06:46,385 Oh, geez. 102 00:06:46,468 --> 00:06:49,388 Must be the curry udon I had for lunch. 103 00:06:49,888 --> 00:06:54,560 {\an8}Still, how insanely pissed is Mrs. Ozaki? Gross. 104 00:06:55,644 --> 00:07:00,524 Ugh, that Akane and Tohru... They've done it again. 105 00:07:01,817 --> 00:07:03,485 I'm home! 106 00:07:04,153 --> 00:07:06,989 Oh, darn, not again! Curry twice in a day. 107 00:07:07,573 --> 00:07:11,368 Really now, how curry-crazed are we? 108 00:07:11,452 --> 00:07:13,078 Oh well, can't be helped. 109 00:07:13,162 --> 00:07:15,372 Oh, uh... uh... Yota, hey you. 110 00:07:15,456 --> 00:07:17,458 {\an8}You went in from there? 111 00:07:17,541 --> 00:07:20,586 {\an8}Y-You, come on, you. Don't try to come in from the front, okay? 112 00:07:20,669 --> 00:07:22,463 Go in from the back, okay? 113 00:07:22,546 --> 00:07:24,214 You sit tight now. Yeah. 114 00:07:26,592 --> 00:07:27,509 I can see. 115 00:07:27,593 --> 00:07:30,095 Uh, excuse me! Hello! 116 00:07:30,179 --> 00:07:32,848 There's no one in the room but Dad. 117 00:07:32,931 --> 00:07:36,560 And yet... inside the room... 118 00:07:36,643 --> 00:07:38,020 There are three people. 119 00:07:38,103 --> 00:07:39,897 Every time he turns his body, 120 00:07:39,980 --> 00:07:42,858 his face, manner of speaking, and his voice all change on a dime. 121 00:07:42,941 --> 00:07:46,028 A spiteful person. An ill-tempered person. A nonchalant person. 122 00:07:46,111 --> 00:07:47,988 All kinds of people appear. 123 00:07:48,071 --> 00:07:51,366 So amazing! It's like magic. 124 00:07:56,497 --> 00:07:58,123 No thanks, damn it! 125 00:07:58,207 --> 00:07:59,625 How does he do it? 126 00:07:59,708 --> 00:08:03,337 O-Old woman! The boss is here! 127 00:08:03,420 --> 00:08:06,590 Hey, there. Your mother is home! 128 00:08:10,594 --> 00:08:12,971 Really, I'm surrounded by Rakugo crazies. 129 00:08:17,684 --> 00:08:19,394 Oh, well, what can you do? 130 00:08:20,145 --> 00:08:21,230 It is next week, after all. 131 00:08:26,443 --> 00:08:28,278 Thank you for this meal! 132 00:08:31,990 --> 00:08:32,908 Yummy! 133 00:08:33,784 --> 00:08:37,120 Yeah. It's good! This turned out well, huh? 134 00:08:41,875 --> 00:08:43,710 Good night! 135 00:08:47,464 --> 00:08:48,549 Hey! 136 00:08:48,632 --> 00:08:50,217 Wake up, Tohru! 137 00:08:51,468 --> 00:08:53,136 Come on! Hey! 138 00:08:53,220 --> 00:08:55,055 Weren't you going to rehearse some more? 139 00:08:55,138 --> 00:08:56,139 Or go to bed? 140 00:08:57,766 --> 00:09:00,102 - Rehearse. - Then get to it! 141 00:09:00,185 --> 00:09:03,814 It's late. I'll be going to bed, okay? 142 00:09:05,357 --> 00:09:09,820 {\an8}By the way, Tohru, did you read Akane's essay? 143 00:09:09,903 --> 00:09:11,738 {\an8}Huh? No. 144 00:09:19,997 --> 00:09:22,666 THE PERSON I RESPECT 145 00:09:45,731 --> 00:09:47,399 SAIWAI HALL TODAY'S EVENT 146 00:09:47,482 --> 00:09:49,192 {\an8}SAIWAI HALL ARAKAWA SCHOOL 147 00:09:49,276 --> 00:09:51,820 This way to reception! 148 00:09:55,907 --> 00:09:56,783 {\an8}ARAKAWA SCHOOL SHIN'UCHI PROMOTION TEST 149 00:09:56,867 --> 00:09:59,286 {\an8}Hey, it's Dad! It's bigger than the one at home! 150 00:09:59,369 --> 00:10:00,787 What, you think so? 151 00:10:00,871 --> 00:10:02,080 It looks the same to me. 152 00:10:02,164 --> 00:10:04,291 Hey, someone's full of energy! 153 00:10:04,374 --> 00:10:05,208 SHIGUMA ARAKAWA 154 00:10:05,292 --> 00:10:06,627 Master Shiguma! 155 00:10:06,710 --> 00:10:08,754 Long time no see, Masaki. 156 00:10:09,755 --> 00:10:11,006 It's been a long time. 157 00:10:11,089 --> 00:10:13,050 Thank you for taking care of my husband. 158 00:10:13,133 --> 00:10:15,260 No, no, I haven't done a thing. 159 00:10:15,344 --> 00:10:18,472 Still, time certainly goes by fast. 160 00:10:18,555 --> 00:10:20,390 Hey, Master, where's Dad? 161 00:10:20,474 --> 00:10:21,350 Dummy! 162 00:10:23,018 --> 00:10:24,895 Well, you know. 163 00:10:24,978 --> 00:10:27,648 You should leave him be right now. 164 00:10:30,025 --> 00:10:33,278 The Arakawa School Shin'uchi Promotion Test. 165 00:10:34,029 --> 00:10:37,407 {\an8}The performances are evaluated by the audience and the jury. 166 00:10:37,491 --> 00:10:38,617 {\an8}After adding up all the scores, 167 00:10:38,700 --> 00:10:43,038 only those whose skills have been recognized can be promoted to Shin'uchi. 168 00:10:43,121 --> 00:10:46,083 This year, the president of the jury will be my master's elder fellow apprentice... 169 00:10:46,166 --> 00:10:47,042 Thank you for taking the time! 170 00:10:47,125 --> 00:10:49,961 ...and the most acclaimed of his day. 171 00:10:53,757 --> 00:10:55,050 Issho Arakawa! 172 00:10:57,552 --> 00:11:00,597 {\an8}S-So what if he is? 173 00:11:00,681 --> 00:11:04,309 Just how hard have I worked for this day? 174 00:11:04,393 --> 00:11:07,771 Just carry on as always, and believe in your own art. 175 00:11:08,480 --> 00:11:09,606 But... 176 00:11:10,399 --> 00:11:12,234 If I do mess up... 177 00:11:13,777 --> 00:11:14,778 No! 178 00:11:15,779 --> 00:11:17,322 What am I, an idiot? 179 00:11:17,406 --> 00:11:19,366 I can't surrender to my emotions! 180 00:11:20,575 --> 00:11:22,661 I just have to do it! For me... 181 00:11:22,744 --> 00:11:24,830 {\an8}there's no other option! 182 00:11:25,664 --> 00:11:27,416 ARAKAWA SCHOOL SHIN'UCHI PROMOTION TEST 183 00:11:27,499 --> 00:11:30,877 Okay, so let's get started. 184 00:11:30,961 --> 00:11:35,715 We will now begin the Arakawa School Shin'uchi Promotion Test! 185 00:11:36,466 --> 00:11:40,178 Our first performer is... this man! 186 00:12:02,826 --> 00:12:08,206 {\an8}I happen to be the first one up, and my name is Shinta Arakawa. 187 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:12,252 This is nothing like the typical events. 188 00:12:12,335 --> 00:12:13,962 The air is heavy and cold. 189 00:12:16,465 --> 00:12:20,093 Most of all, the audience's eyes are appraising me. 190 00:12:21,052 --> 00:12:23,805 Well, I do appreciate you all 191 00:12:23,889 --> 00:12:28,268 coming to this tasteless test on such a glorious day. 192 00:12:28,852 --> 00:12:30,937 - No, seriously. - This is bad. 193 00:12:31,021 --> 00:12:32,314 Or not? 194 00:12:32,397 --> 00:12:34,566 With one vote from you, my life will change. 195 00:12:34,649 --> 00:12:36,151 You idiot, what are you thinking? 196 00:12:36,234 --> 00:12:38,737 I kind of sound like a politician! 197 00:12:38,820 --> 00:12:39,905 In which case, I wish... 198 00:12:39,988 --> 00:12:41,907 For now, focus on your prologue! 199 00:12:47,496 --> 00:12:50,332 {\an8}W-Well, since I am a Rakugoka... 200 00:12:50,415 --> 00:12:53,126 Not good. The tempo's too fast. 201 00:12:53,210 --> 00:12:55,337 And that's another way of being like a politician! 202 00:12:55,420 --> 00:12:57,339 I'm not getting any laughs. Was I too greedy? 203 00:12:57,422 --> 00:12:59,341 Please give me your precious vote! 204 00:12:59,424 --> 00:13:01,301 What should I do? At this rate... 205 00:13:01,384 --> 00:13:02,260 {\an8}This... 206 00:13:08,642 --> 00:13:09,809 That voice... 207 00:13:14,689 --> 00:13:17,442 What? Akane is mimicking me? 208 00:13:17,526 --> 00:13:18,360 That's right. 209 00:13:18,443 --> 00:13:22,614 I'm no expert, but she's actually really good. 210 00:13:22,697 --> 00:13:24,783 She might have a better feel for it than you. 211 00:13:24,866 --> 00:13:26,576 Well, then I'm in trouble. 212 00:13:26,660 --> 00:13:29,871 If that's your attitude, then just become a Shin'uchi already! 213 00:13:29,955 --> 00:13:31,414 Don't make it sound so easy! 214 00:13:31,498 --> 00:13:34,334 But I will. Because it's for Akane's sake! 215 00:13:34,417 --> 00:13:35,293 Akane's sake? 216 00:13:35,377 --> 00:13:37,128 I don't believe you. 217 00:13:37,212 --> 00:13:39,005 Akane's a daddy's girl, you know. 218 00:13:39,089 --> 00:13:42,133 Of course she wants to brag about you. 219 00:13:43,051 --> 00:13:46,346 You can whimper all you want in front of me, 220 00:13:48,181 --> 00:13:52,644 but at least be a cool father in front of Akane, okay? 221 00:13:58,275 --> 00:14:00,235 There's quite a chill in the air. 222 00:14:01,069 --> 00:14:03,154 - But the cold isn't all bad. - What's this? 223 00:14:03,238 --> 00:14:06,575 How great does heated up sake taste on a cold day? 224 00:14:06,658 --> 00:14:10,328 You can't stop yourself from reaching for another, and another. 225 00:14:11,288 --> 00:14:15,250 Before you know it, you're in a dreamy state, gulping down until you mess up... 226 00:14:15,333 --> 00:14:16,918 The atmosphere changed. 227 00:14:17,002 --> 00:14:19,337 ...which happens all too often. 228 00:14:21,006 --> 00:14:22,215 Wake up, dear! 229 00:14:22,299 --> 00:14:25,802 Dear! Come on, wake up! Dear! 230 00:14:25,886 --> 00:14:27,721 What the heck? Huh? 231 00:14:28,388 --> 00:14:30,473 Don't wake me up in that harsh way. What is it? 232 00:14:30,557 --> 00:14:32,183 Don't give me that! 233 00:14:32,267 --> 00:14:35,770 He finished his prologue and went into the story? 234 00:14:36,521 --> 00:14:37,647 SHINTA ARAKAWA 235 00:14:37,731 --> 00:14:39,566 SHIBAHAMA 236 00:14:42,402 --> 00:14:44,654 Katsugoro is a skilled fishmonger, 237 00:14:44,738 --> 00:14:47,866 but he drinks like a fish and is drowning in debt. 238 00:14:47,949 --> 00:14:50,827 After he finds a wallet on the beach of Shiba, 239 00:14:50,911 --> 00:14:53,580 he regains his pride as a merchant. 240 00:14:53,663 --> 00:14:56,583 It's a heart-warming Ninjo-banashi. 241 00:14:58,501 --> 00:15:00,086 I'm counting on you. 242 00:15:00,170 --> 00:15:02,589 Right! Be careful out there, okay? 243 00:15:03,715 --> 00:15:07,260 Now, after seeing her husband off, the wife breathed a sigh of relief because 244 00:15:07,344 --> 00:15:11,681 for the first time in a while, he was heading to work and to do business. 245 00:15:11,765 --> 00:15:14,309 And her eyelids grew heavy, 246 00:15:14,392 --> 00:15:17,062 and just as she started nodding off, nodding off... 247 00:15:17,145 --> 00:15:19,606 Hey! Honey! 248 00:15:19,689 --> 00:15:21,733 It's me! Open up! Honey! 249 00:15:22,317 --> 00:15:23,360 Yes, yes, of course! 250 00:15:23,443 --> 00:15:24,945 Oh, hold on a second. 251 00:15:25,028 --> 00:15:25,946 I'm coming... 252 00:15:28,782 --> 00:15:29,824 What's the matter? 253 00:15:29,908 --> 00:15:32,035 Never mind! Never mind that. Close the door, honey! 254 00:15:32,118 --> 00:15:33,453 I said close the door! 255 00:15:37,916 --> 00:15:42,003 So he deleted the scene where Katsugoro goes to the beach of Shiba. 256 00:15:42,087 --> 00:15:44,965 I mean, that's totally fine. 257 00:15:45,548 --> 00:15:47,092 So long as the main storyline fits, 258 00:15:47,175 --> 00:15:50,553 you can change everything from the characters' settings to the punchline. 259 00:15:50,637 --> 00:15:52,681 That's one way to innovate. 260 00:15:53,348 --> 00:15:54,849 That said, describing the sight 261 00:15:55,850 --> 00:16:01,606 of the beach of Shiba when Katsugoro stops by on his way to the shore... 262 00:16:01,690 --> 00:16:04,150 That's the appeal of Shibahama. 263 00:16:05,235 --> 00:16:09,364 But cutting out the only scene of the beach of Shiba in Shibahama... 264 00:16:09,447 --> 00:16:12,826 - It's like an empty bean-paste bun. - Look how annoyed he is. 265 00:16:12,909 --> 00:16:15,370 After all, this is the kind of approach that Zenshou Ani-san loathes. 266 00:16:16,579 --> 00:16:18,331 {\an8}Well, I do get it, though. 267 00:16:18,415 --> 00:16:21,584 {\an8}It doesn't change the fact that he threw out a highlight of the story. 268 00:16:21,668 --> 00:16:23,378 Hey, j-just a second there, honey. 269 00:16:23,461 --> 00:16:27,382 Still, rather than talking about the scenery... 270 00:16:28,008 --> 00:16:31,511 You haven't gone anywhere, can't you see? 271 00:16:31,594 --> 00:16:33,096 The beach of Shiba? 272 00:16:33,179 --> 00:16:36,266 He chose to talk about the people. 273 00:16:36,349 --> 00:16:39,269 I woke you up this morning. And I didn't go to Shiba. 274 00:16:39,352 --> 00:16:42,397 Shinta's strength is his acting prowess. 275 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:44,024 By deliberately throwing out a key scene, 276 00:16:44,107 --> 00:16:47,652 and pushing his descriptions of the characters onto them, 277 00:16:47,736 --> 00:16:50,071 he draws the audience into the story. 278 00:16:50,155 --> 00:16:52,824 On this stage, no less. 279 00:16:53,867 --> 00:16:57,579 Wait, this wife is similar to... 280 00:16:57,662 --> 00:16:59,789 - It's you, Mom. - What? 281 00:17:01,207 --> 00:17:04,586 {\an8}Dad... He's acting out you, Mom! 282 00:17:05,086 --> 00:17:08,339 Akane, Masaki, are you watching this? 283 00:17:10,258 --> 00:17:12,343 Since I started training under my master, 284 00:17:12,427 --> 00:17:14,929 and threw myself into Rakugo, it's been 13 years. 285 00:17:16,222 --> 00:17:19,059 I was so unsuccessful, it was scary. 286 00:17:20,643 --> 00:17:22,645 I wasn't earning a decent living, either. 287 00:17:26,900 --> 00:17:31,112 Even so, Masaki never told me to quit Rakugo. 288 00:17:32,322 --> 00:17:33,239 And Akane... 289 00:17:33,823 --> 00:17:35,492 "The Person I Respect." 290 00:17:35,575 --> 00:17:38,119 Grade 5, Class 3. Akane Osaki. 291 00:17:38,787 --> 00:17:42,373 The person I respect more than anyone else in the world is my dad. 292 00:17:42,874 --> 00:17:46,544 Dad is a Rakugoka, and he's really great at telling stories. 293 00:17:46,628 --> 00:17:49,297 He makes me laugh every single day. 294 00:17:49,798 --> 00:17:53,051 It's Dad's dream to become a Shin'uchi. 295 00:17:53,551 --> 00:17:56,679 And it's also my dream for Dad to become a Shin'uchi. 296 00:17:57,639 --> 00:18:00,266 I love my dad so much. 297 00:18:00,350 --> 00:18:04,479 Akane still loved me through it all. 298 00:18:07,107 --> 00:18:08,817 I want to live up to that love. 299 00:18:09,776 --> 00:18:12,737 As a father. As a Rakugoka. 300 00:18:13,238 --> 00:18:17,617 All of the skills I've nurtured until now, along with my life, and everything... 301 00:18:18,284 --> 00:18:20,328 I'll gather it all in. 302 00:18:21,913 --> 00:18:25,542 And today, I'm going to become a Shin'uchi! 303 00:18:29,170 --> 00:18:30,171 No, I'll pass. 304 00:18:31,047 --> 00:18:32,757 I don't want it to turn into another dream. 305 00:18:41,099 --> 00:18:42,684 Awesome! 306 00:18:43,685 --> 00:18:46,396 Dad... You're so cool! 307 00:18:48,148 --> 00:18:49,649 {\an8}SAIWAI HALL 308 00:18:49,732 --> 00:18:53,194 {\an8}Sorry to keep you waiting for so long! 309 00:18:53,278 --> 00:18:55,822 {\an8}Apparently, we have all the results now. 310 00:18:55,905 --> 00:18:58,366 It's all good, right? It's all good! 311 00:18:58,449 --> 00:18:59,284 Be quiet. 312 00:19:00,076 --> 00:19:02,829 The results will be announced by Arakawa... 313 00:19:02,912 --> 00:19:05,081 M-Master Issho! If you please... 314 00:19:07,625 --> 00:19:09,335 Ah, it's on, then? 315 00:19:10,170 --> 00:19:12,547 I'd like to thank you all 316 00:19:12,630 --> 00:19:18,970 for attending this Arakawa School Shin'uchi Promotion Test. 317 00:19:19,554 --> 00:19:24,517 For the first time in a while, I got a look at the youngsters' material. 318 00:19:24,601 --> 00:19:26,811 Really, I was shocked. 319 00:19:26,895 --> 00:19:30,315 Well, it won't do any good to drag this on, 320 00:19:30,398 --> 00:19:32,775 so let me announce the results. 321 00:19:32,859 --> 00:19:37,989 Everyone who took part in today's test is hereby expelled. 322 00:19:41,993 --> 00:19:43,536 B-But Master, surely you're joking. 323 00:19:43,620 --> 00:19:48,625 These disgraces to my school put on utterly pitiful performances. 324 00:19:48,708 --> 00:19:50,293 For that I apologize. 325 00:19:56,966 --> 00:19:59,260 All right, so there you have it. 326 00:19:59,344 --> 00:20:00,178 That's all. 327 00:20:00,261 --> 00:20:03,348 Oh! W-Wait, Master! 328 00:20:03,431 --> 00:20:04,974 Hey, what's going on? 329 00:20:05,058 --> 00:20:06,184 What does expelled mean? 330 00:20:06,267 --> 00:20:07,560 Hey, Mom! 331 00:20:07,644 --> 00:20:09,354 Did you hear me, Mom? 332 00:20:09,437 --> 00:20:10,980 Hey, Mom! 333 00:20:11,064 --> 00:20:12,273 Tohru. 334 00:20:15,068 --> 00:20:17,028 SAIWAI HALL 335 00:20:17,111 --> 00:20:17,904 SAIWAI HALL TODAY'S EVENT 336 00:20:17,987 --> 00:20:20,323 Listen, what's the meaning of this? 337 00:20:20,406 --> 00:20:21,366 Expelled? 338 00:20:21,449 --> 00:20:23,576 Shinta's my apprentice! 339 00:20:24,577 --> 00:20:29,624 Later, everyone who took the test that day was officially expelled. 340 00:20:29,707 --> 00:20:31,668 You can't just expel my apprentice without-- 341 00:20:31,751 --> 00:20:34,504 What an incompetent apprentice you had. 342 00:20:35,838 --> 00:20:38,716 The reason for expelling them was never revealed. 343 00:20:40,551 --> 00:20:44,264 You can't call that thing Shibahama. 344 00:20:48,309 --> 00:20:50,937 What? You mean it's for real? 345 00:20:51,437 --> 00:20:52,730 Shinta... 346 00:20:52,814 --> 00:20:54,774 Shinta Ani-san, what's going on here? 347 00:20:54,857 --> 00:20:55,942 It's just a joke, right? 348 00:20:56,025 --> 00:20:58,945 It has to be. Come on, Shinta Ani-san! 349 00:21:02,949 --> 00:21:03,992 That day... 350 00:21:04,867 --> 00:21:07,495 the Rakugoka, Shinta Arakawa, died. 351 00:21:17,797 --> 00:21:20,174 RYOKUGYOKU HIGH SCHOOL EVENT CALENDAR 352 00:21:22,302 --> 00:21:23,136 That day... 353 00:21:24,971 --> 00:21:27,807 the Rakugoka, Shinta Arakawa, died. 354 00:21:30,518 --> 00:21:31,352 But... 355 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:36,899 It's not over. 356 00:21:48,619 --> 00:21:49,620 In fact... 357 00:21:51,497 --> 00:21:53,541 That was the day it started. 358 00:21:59,964 --> 00:22:01,883 My story! 359 00:23:36,185 --> 00:23:37,937 NEXT EPISODE FIRST PERFORMANCE 360 00:23:38,813 --> 00:23:40,314 Akane Small Talk! 361 00:23:44,402 --> 00:23:46,279 Dad! Okay, I have a question! 362 00:23:46,362 --> 00:23:48,114 Sure, what is it? 363 00:23:48,197 --> 00:23:50,908 {\an8}Why is Rakugo called Rakugo? 364 00:23:50,992 --> 00:23:53,870 {\an8}Right, because... You know how Rakugo has a "sage" 365 00:23:53,953 --> 00:23:55,788 {\an8}or in other words, an "ochi"? 366 00:23:55,872 --> 00:23:58,332 {\an8}It used to be called "Otoshi-banashi." 367 00:23:58,416 --> 00:24:01,294 {\an8}That got shortened to "Rakugo", or so they say. 368 00:24:01,377 --> 00:24:02,587 {\an8}Oh, really? 369 00:24:02,670 --> 00:24:04,589 Okay, I have another question! 370 00:24:04,672 --> 00:24:08,634 Don't your legs get tingly from sitting for so long? 371 00:24:08,718 --> 00:24:11,262 Well, they'd get tingly if all I was doing was sitting, 372 00:24:11,345 --> 00:24:14,223 but when you perform Rakugo, you actually move a lot while you're talking. 373 00:24:14,307 --> 00:24:17,226 So you don't end up getting too tingly that you can't stand up. 374 00:24:17,310 --> 00:24:18,519 I see. 375 00:24:18,603 --> 00:24:19,687 Oh, question! 376 00:24:19,770 --> 00:24:21,314 Yes, Ms. Akane? 377 00:24:21,397 --> 00:24:23,691 Why do you take off your haori in the middle? 378 00:24:23,774 --> 00:24:24,859 If you're going to take it off right away, 379 00:24:24,942 --> 00:24:26,903 you might as well not wear it from the start. 380 00:24:26,986 --> 00:24:31,073 It's better to be properly dressed when you show up before an audience. 381 00:24:31,157 --> 00:24:34,577 So you take it off when you're ready to get to the heart of the story. 382 00:24:34,660 --> 00:24:38,372 Not that there are any hard-and-fast rules about when you're supposed to remove it. 383 00:24:38,456 --> 00:24:41,542 Oh? I'd like to give that a try myself! 384 00:24:41,626 --> 00:24:43,461 I'd start out wearing tons of them, 385 00:24:43,544 --> 00:24:45,755 and then I'd go on shedding one haori after another! 386 00:24:47,465 --> 00:24:49,342 Sounds like a hassle to tidy up afterwards.