Original subtitles

Ash rain?

Oh no, it's "Nokosaregumo"!

Hurry, prepare a bride. Quick!

The black cloud had no proper name.

It floated over the land all alone, as if left behind.

So the people often called it "Nokosaregumo," the Forsaken Cloud.

Party is over

Party is over

The party is over.

The party is over.

soredemo odoritakatta

soredemo odoritakatta

But I still want to dance,

But I still want to dance,

nemurenai kurai

nemurenai kurai

so that I can't fall asleep.

so that I can't fall asleep.

jounetsu no hi wa itsushika itsu no hi ni ka

jounetsu no hi wa itsushika itsu no hi ni ka

Someday, the fire of my passion will...

Someday, the fire of my passion will...

hana kara kizuiteiru

hana kara kizuiteiru

From the very beginning

From the very beginning,

homura wa itsuka kieru

homura wa itsuka kieru

I knew that one day my flames would burn out.

I knew that one day my flames would burn out.

nee nanimo iranai hazu datta

nee nanimo iranai hazu datta

I thought I didn't need anything,

I thought I didn't need anything,

na no ni mada I'm so serious

na no ni mada I'm so serious

But even now, I'm still so serious!

But even now, I'm still so serious!

na no ni mada I'm so serious

na no ni mada I'm so serious

But even now, I'm still so serious!

But even now, I'm still so serious!

na no ni mada I'm so serious

na no ni mada I'm so serious

But even now, I'm still so serious!

But even now, I'm still so serious!

na no ni mada I'm so serious

na no ni mada I'm so serious

But even now, I'm still so serious!

But even now, I'm still so serious!

aa mada maniau

aa mada maniau

Ah, I still have a way to go.

Ah, I still have a way to go.

aa tada burn it up Baby

aa tada burn it up Baby

Ah, just burn it up, baby!

Ah, just burn it up, baby!

Sorry darling sonna ni amakunai yo

Sorry darling sonna ni amakunai yo

Sorry darling, it's not that easy.

Sorry darling, it's not that easy.

demo kitto sonna ni warukunai yo

demo kitto sonna ni warukunai yo

But surely it's not that bad either.

But surely it's not that bad either.

Give me fire!

Give me fire!

Light it up baby moyashi chau ze yeah

Light it up baby moyashi chau ze yeah

Light it up, baby. Lets burn it bright! Yeah!

Light it up, baby. Lets burn it bright! Yeah!

Party is over

Party is over

The party is over.

The party is over.

Dororo

Dororo

Give me fire!

Give me fire!

Light it up Baby moyashichau ze yeah

Light it up Baby moyashichau ze yeah

Light it up, baby. Lets burn it bright! Yeah!

Light it up, baby. Lets burn it bright! Yeah!

The Story of Saru

Episode 8

The story of Saru.

Ugh, it stinks.

Like rotten eggs.

Doesn't it bother you? Can you even smell?

Jeez, I'm always the only one talking.

You can talk now, can't you?

Okay, let's practice talking.

Come on, say something to me.

Wow, a bridal parade.

But...

Something doesn't seem right.

Hey, stop that!

Outta my way!

No, I won't let you shoot arrows at a happy bride.

What's wrong with you?

A happy bride? Yeah right! Big Sis is being sent off to marry a monster.

To marry a monster?

So I gotta stop 'em.

Beat it! Or I'll shoot you too!

Calm your horses. Tell me more about it.

We know a thing or two about beating monsters.

That's it.

A cloud right over the village. That's the monster?

That's right.

Big Sis told me.

People call it Nokosaregumo.

From way back in time, it's appeared now and then to eat people up.

One time, the villagers offered a bride to keep it from eating the others.

Then it left without killing any more.

Ever since, they've offered a bride every time it comes.

If they don't offer one, it'll get mad and eat up the whole village.

It's a monster but it wants a human bride?

And a lot of them, too?

Sis said it probably ate them all.

I'll never understand how a monster thinks.

So your big sis was chosen this time, huh?

I've got to help her. I don't want her to be eaten up.

We can help you there.

This guy here has beaten up lots of monsters.

He can beat it for you.

Really?

But it's gonna cost you. Can't do it for free.

They're great.

Not these. Something worth money, you know?

Hey, this is gold!

Got it in the river. I got lots of it.

Take all you want.

Really? You've got a deal then.

I'm Dororo.

I'm Saru.

Saru? Like a monkey? That's funny.

Dororo is a funny name, too.

No it's not, it's a nice name!

Come on, say it's nice.

It's not.

Big Sis.

I told you over and over not to come!

I came to save you.

I can't leave with you.

Why not?

You're actually doing this for the village?

Forget about them!

They're using you to save themselves.

That's not true.

I chose to come.

I don't want any monster eating everybody up.

You, too.

I don't want you to die.

I know. But you must leave.

Hey, ease up.

We'll beat that monster for you.

That'll solve all your problems.

You? How will you defeat it?

If it eats people, it has to have a mouth and a belly.

We'll tear it apart.

See? He's all ready for it.

No. It's coming.

W-What is this?

Let's get out of here!

Idiots, it'll hear you!

Hyakkimaru, over there!

What's wrong?

Hyakkimaru's vision was surrounded by a wall of evil flame.

The dark cloud was a part of the devilish ghoul.

Hyakkimaru was enclosed in a wall of fire.

For the first time ever, he had completely lost his sight.

Big Sis!

It's a centipede.

It's humongous.

Hyakkimaru, it's coming!

We're saved...

This is where you live?

Yeah, I live on my own.

On your own?

Big Sis ain't my real sister.

I've lived alone all my life.

Papa and Mama died when I was real little.

But I was fine.

I had the mountain with me.

I hate humans.

They said this wasn't my mountain and drove me out.

Stay away from me!

You're hurt. Let me see.

Are you the boy that lives in the mountain?

You look like a saru, a monkey. What's your name?

Name?

You don't remember your name?

Saru. My name's Saru.

It felt strange.

Just watching her made me forget about hunger and cold.

Mama was the only one who'd ever been kind to me.

So I thought...

Maybe she was my mama once sometime, in some place.

Your mama, huh.

Saru, um...

I ain't got no time to cry.

I gotta avenge Big Sis. Ain't I right?

Yeah, I never leave a job half done, either.

Let's beat it together.

Yeah.

One thing, though.

I don't know why, but Hyakkimaru can't do anything when he's in that cloud.

We'll have to do it on our own.

Has that cloud grown bigger?

What's this?

It's his skin.

This is bad. Centipedes get bigger once they molt.

Bigger? Even more than now?

Why? Isn't it supposed to go home once it has a bride?

It's mad about what we did to it.

What do we do?

Its weakness is sunlight.

If we lure it out of the cloud, we can beat it.

Then I've got a good idea!

Let's do it, Saru. We'll exterminate it.

Yeah, for my Big Sis.

Big Sis... Big Sis...!

Hey, this way!

Size doesn't mean a thing. Try to catch me with those hundred feet.

Come and get me!

Almost.

Ouch...

That was a close one.

Up to you now, Saru.

This one is for Big Sis.

It doesn't burn in all that fire?

Nah.

But don't worry.

Melt away in the sun!

No way!

Dang it, after all we did, still nothing?

Hyakkimaru!

He slashed it.

What'd he just do?

Hyakkimaru had lost his sight in the wall of fire.

So he'd located the monster by listening to the arrow hitting it.

This is bad.

That's it, sound.

Whatcha gonna do?

Hyakkimaru, follow my voice! I'm on its head!

Is he calling for him?

Right here, Hyakkimaru! Its eye is right next to me.

This is the end for you!

There's a head on the tail, too?

All right!

Y'all okay?

Never been better.

Big Sis?

Big Sis!

Big Sis!

Saru...

Yeah, it's me.

I'm so glad you were alive.

Hyakkimaru, is that...?

You got your nose back!

Here's what I promised you.

Yeah, thanks.

What are these?

Got lots of it around here.

No, I want gold.

The shiny ones.

I only had that little bit. They're the same, right?

Aww, come on.

Thanks to you, I'm still alive. Your name is...?

Dororo.

Thank you, Dororo.

What are y'all going to do now?

We'll live together in the village.

Since I'm all alone, too.

Good for you, Saru.

Yeah.

Oh yes, we need to think of a new name for you.

Saru's fine.

No, names are very important.

You sound like you're really my sister.

Oh well.

Dororo...

This sense is called smell, got it?

Did you just say "Dororo"?

It's the first time he said my name.

Hold up, bro!

My name's pretty nice, huh?

yuuutsu ga kaze ni chirabari fukidamatte kage ni naru

yuuutsu ga kaze ni chirabari fukidamatte kage ni naru

Sorrow scatters in the wind, piling up to form shadows.

Sorrow scatters in the wind, piling up to form shadows.

bokura no ashioto wa muyou wo jouzetsu ni satosu

bokura no ashioto wa muyou wo jouzetsu ni satosu

Our footsteps admonish indifference in such verbose ways.

Our footsteps admonish indifference in such verbose ways.

kimi no hitomi no fukasa wo nozokimite urotaeru

kimi no hitomi no fukasa wo nozokimite urotaeru

As I peek into your fathomless eyes, I lose my composure.

As I peek into your fathomless eyes, I lose my composure.

nozomi nado atta deshou ka

nozomi nado atta deshou ka

Is there any hope,

Is there any hope,

kono yukisaki ni wa

kono yukisaki ni wa

in the place I am heading to?

in the place I am heading to?

odokete warau no wa kono michi ga kurai kara

odokete warau no wa kono michi ga kurai kara

I feign amusement and laugh because this road is so dark.

I feign amusement and laugh because this road is so dark.

akari wo tomosu no ni boku ga iru deshou

akari wo tomosu no ni boku ga iru deshou

I will be there to shine the light.

I will be there to shine the light.

sayonara gokko wa nareta mon sa

sayonara gokko wa nareta mon sa

I'm used to playing at saying goodbye,

I'm used to playing at saying goodbye,

demo te wo futtara naichatta

demo te wo futtara naichatta

but I cried when I waved to you.

but I cried when I waved to you.

bokura no makka na kanashimi ga

bokura no makka na kanashimi ga

Our fiery woes fade... and fade...

Our fiery woes fade... and fade...

kureru kureru soshite yoru ga kuru

kureru kureru soshite yoru ga kuru

until night falls upon us.

until night falls upon us.

atarimae ni yatte kuru ashita nara

atarimae ni yatte kuru ashita nara

If I knew tomorrow would be so mundane,

If I knew tomorrow would be so mundane,

ikitai nante iwanakatta

ikitai nante iwanakatta

I wouldn't have said that I wanted to live.

I wouldn't have said that I wanted to live.

yoseba ii no ni yume mite shimau

yoseba ii no ni yume mite shimau

I know it's futile but I can't help dreaming

I know it's futile but I can't help dreaming

mirai mirai kimi no sei nan da

mirai mirai kimi no sei nan da

of a future... a future... you are to blame.

of a future... a future... you are to blame.

Nokosaregumo

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