Original subtitles

So this is the Southern Forest?

This is my first time here.

I haven't been here in a long time.

I came here frequently when I was young.

Um, the meeting point should be nearby.

I will officially introduce you to my Master.

Speaking of that, what sort of Master?

Aikido and Jujitsu.

I've had a lot of training since I was young.

So in brief, he's a martial arts Master?

After all, my Master is the Lord of the South.

So we're meeting a Lord?!

That's right.

The Lord of the East was quite terrifying.

What's wrong, Ikuto?

Nothing. I just have a bad feeling.

Yo, Suzu!

Master!

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mattenaide tobidasounante iukara

待ってないで飛び出そうなんて言うから

Because you didn't wait and said "Let's head out,"

hitasura ni hashiri tsudukete mita no

ひたすらに走り続けてみたの

I tried running it in a single dash.

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chottomatte iki gireshisou nandakedo

ちょっと待って息切れしそうなんだけど

Wait for me. I'm running out of breath.

nandekana amai kimochi ga afurede sou nano

なんでかな甘い気持ちが溢れ出そうなの

I wonder why my affectionate feelings are overflowing.

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odayaka datta Everyday

穏やかだったEveryday

Every day was peaceful back then.

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unmei to isshoni ano hi kimi ga totsuzenni arawaretakara

運命と一緒にあの日君が突然に現れたから

Because on that day, you suddenly appeared together with fate,

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tomaranai kono kimochi ookina kibou to yume idaite

止まらないこの気持ち大きな希望と夢抱いて

these unstoppable feelings of mine are enfolded within big hopes and dreams.

kanawanai nante iiwake nishinaide

叶わないなんて言い訳にしないで

Please don't say they won't come true.

nanigenai nichijou ni honto no imi ga aruto iunara

何気ない日常にほんとの意味があると言うなら

If you think there's a real meaning to our carefree lives,

wakaru toki ga kuruto shinjitetai

わかる時が来ると信じてたい

I want to believe that someday I'll understand,

mugen no kanousei wo tobikoete

無限の可能性を飛び越えて

as I jump over infinite possibilities.

Nyan Is My Master

Are you doing well?

Yes. Is Master doing well too?

Well, you could say that.

Huh, there's no one around...

Hey.

Don't tell me this little guy is your Master?

Ikuto, let me introduce him to you.

My Master has lived more than a hundred years and is the King of the Cats.

He's talented in transformation and all the martial arts. He's an incredible cat!

He's lived more than a hundred years? You must be lying.

I believe you! I believe you!

Well now, I called you guys here for a reason.

Today's an important anniversary.

It's the the day of the "Survival Game"!

Game?

The majority of the population that lives in the Southern Forest are from the Cat and Dog Tribes.

Every year, both tribes fight for the title of Lord.

A Lord is the most powerful, boss-like creature in that area, right?

The Lord of the South is the Master.

The Lord of the East is the terrifying panda that I met back then.

Does that mean that there are Lords for the North and West as well?

Yes, and there's also a Lord of the Sea and a Great Lord of the entire island.

Is it all right to use a game to decide such important titles?

This has been the Southern tradition for over a hundred years.

Hey, you're Ikuto-Ikuto-kun, right?

Yes.

I hope you and Tonkatsu will participate in the game as part of the Cat Team.

The power of the Dog Tribe seems to have increased recently.

Our Cat Tribe needs more manpower.

Ikuto, we're counting on you.

Counting on me?

I see.

Although I don't understand the situation well,

if I'm participating, I'll do my best!

Good luck then, Ikuto.

Yeah!

Cat

Cat

Cat Team

Cat

Cat

Cat Team

Cat Team

Cat

Dog

Dog Team

Dog

Dog

Dog Team

Dog

Dog Team

Dog

Dog Team

Dog

Dog Team

"Cat Soul" "Dogs, let's go for the win!" "Cats, do your best!"

Cat

Everyone!

Don't worry about me. Just charge toward the Dog Leader!

We must win today!

We must not lose to the Cats!

Bite

Dogs

Running

Spirit

cats

cats

cats

cats

Dogs

Dogs

Dogs

Dogs

Bite

Dogs

That's the start signal! Everyone charge!

Dog

Dog

Go!

Dog

Dog

Dog

Dog

Dog

Suzu, let's go!

Sure.

Ikuto's quite enthusiastic.

Even so, "The side that draws two mustaches wins."

That's really a strange rule.

Yeah.

Ouch, ouch, ouch.

Huh? Why are there banana peels everywhere?

Here they come.

Suzu!

Go!

Now's our chance. Let's go!

Yeah.

The enemy is not only fast, their noses are sensitive too.

We have to proceed carefully.

Huh? Tonkatsu's missing!

It's true! Don't tell me he got captured?

Tonkatsu! Where did you go?

That's a relief.

It's dangerous to go off on your own.

Well, then...

You shouldn't be eating during an important fight!

But don't people say, "An army marches on its stomach"?

As I said, we don't have time to waste!

Amazing!

This year, the dogs are working hard.

This isn't the time to applaud!

This is bad. We're surrounded.

Th-This is Cloning Technique!

My eyes are getting blurry.

Listen, Suzu. Place the brush under the dogs' feet.

One, two.

Ikuto, that's amazing!

Not really.

Well, let's charge together, Suzu!

Yeah!

Ikuto, we can see the Dog Leader.

Right!

You've finally arrived.

It's impossible to win against us, though!

Impossible?

I'll show you!

Ikuto!

I caught you off-guard!

Oh, crap, we got careless!

Ayane, Machi-nee!

What are you doing here?

It's all right, isn't it? We have our own business here.

You can't actually say that this is our punishment for eating the Dogs' food, can you?

That's cruel, but you're the one that said you were too hungry to move!

That's why I did it!

N-Never mind that, Suzu. I'll beat you for sure this time.

Suzu!

Then I will be Ikuto-sama's opponent.

Hey, Ikuto-sama.

If the Dogs win this competition,

can I do anything I want with you?

Huh?

Conversely, if the Cats win,

you can do anything you want with me.

Don't decide such things on your own.

I'm sorry, but I won't go easy on my opponent even if it's you, Machi.

Here I come!

My, how brave of you.

Move back just a bit more, and there will be some explosions!

Come, you'll be the fuse that lights the fireworks to celebrate my victory!

I'll turn...

By the way, Ikuto-sama,

what kind of mustache would you like me to draw?

A magician's? A comedian's?

Or maybe a thief's would be more suitable?

I won't let you have your way.

I'll show you the kenjutsu that Grandpa taught me.

When Ikuto-sama is serious, he's charming too.

Cat

Cat

Dogs' Victory!! "Attaboy" "Dog" "Good work!" "Dog" "If you have something in mind, you definitely can do it"

This is the sound of the Dogs' victory.

I did it! I won against Suzu!

We lost.

What's this noise filled with the nuance of defeat?

I'm taking it!

Dog

Wh-What?

We won!

Good Work!

We did it!

So he was disguised as Tonkatsu.

To fool your enemies, you must fool your allies first.

Master won again this year.

They get along surprisingly well after the battle is over.

You enjoyed it too, didn't you?

It's a good way to pass the time.

Pass the time? Was I the only one who took this seriously?

In the end, I lost to Suzu again.

People call that fate.

Tonkatsu, welcome back!

Wh-What are you doing?

Nothing. I just want to make sure it's the real one.

It's the real one.

Then let's head back and have some onigiri for dinner.

Because Tonkatsu did so well today, he should eat a lot!

You have to prepare dinner as a punishment for losing.

How pitiful.

Just help me out!

No way.

Heavy.

Somehow, I feel a strange pressure on my body.

It's as if something is pressing down on me.

Let's play.

Note: a child-like spirit prone to harmless pranks.

Zashiki warashi...

What are you doing?

I've been waiting like this for you to wake up.

For an hour or so.

For an hour? I see.

So let's go look at the cherry blossoms.

I Want to Look at the Sakura

It has been a while since we've viewed the cherry blossoms, Hubby.

I've been looking forward to it.

Eating lunch under a sakura tree makes the meal even more delicious, doesn't it?

The sakura petals dancing in the wind are elegant too.

But is this the right season?

Are the sakura blossoming?

Once you go past the Northern Forest, you'll find our one and only sakura tree.

Now is the best time to look at the sakura petals.

They're extremely beautiful!

So no matter how tough the journey is, everyone will still go and look at it.

Tough?

We've reached the entrance to the Northern Forest.

From here on, we'll split into small groups.

Why?

We have to go past the Northern Forest if we want to see the sakura blossoms.

The Lord of this forest is known for his nasty temper.

In order not to attract his attention, we have to split into small groups.

Therefore...

it's time to use the lots I made.

Let's start the drawing with Ikuto-sama.

This is suspicious.

I'll draw from the normal ones.

Here.

No!

I-It's high!

We will attract the attention of the Lord if you continue yelling.

Apparently Ikuto-sama is afraid of heights. What an interesting discovery.

I've let the person who should never know my weakness learn my weakness!

Man, aren't there any other ways?!

It's the same whichever way you go.

Thank goodness we aren't in Anego's group.

Machi-nee always chooses the most dangerous path.

But I'm worried that Machi-neesan is with Ikuto-san.

She wouldn't make advances on Hubby.

No, no, you're too naive.

Machi-neesan passed marriageable age some time ago. She worries about it all the time.

Single

Old biddy

Unmarried

Too old to marry

Doesn't know about men

Past her prime

She might've already lost control because of her concerns about her age.

That's impossible.

What happened to her?

Spasms from a chronic disease?

A strained back?

Or is it athlete's foot?

Did you pick and eat something strange again?

Who do you two think I am?

M-Machi, what are you doing?

Nothing really.

Wait up, Ayane. We don't have to rush, right?

The Lord will hear us running.

That's why we have to get past here before we're discovered.

I'd love to be the first one there.

The path isn't smooth. If we continue to run we might—

Trip and fall like this...

How clumsy!

I guess I'm the most reliable one around, after all.

Suzu is clumsy, and Onee-sama is careless.

Ayane!

Be careful of what's behind you next time.

Yeah, right.

Impossible.

It's all right.

It's a miracle that we've made it this far,

but we won't be able to get down from here.

Still, if we don't get down from here, we won't be able to proceed further.

I'm not that interested in seeing the sakura blossoms anymore.

I'll head back.

No!

Ikuto-sama.

Fear is often worse than the danger itself.

N—

N-No!

The length is just right! It's as though someone measured it in advance.

Ikuto!

What's wrong? Why do you look so haggard?

Lots of things happened.

Lots of things happened on our way here too.

But since we've reached this point, we don't have to worry anymore.

That's right. As long as we get past the forest...

Are you people here to see the sakura blossoms?

We're finished.

We managed to get all the way here, but we bumped into the Lord of the North.

No, I'm no longer Lord of the North.

I was defeated a few days ago, so I've given up my position.

As of now, I'm retired.

Is that so?

Cross that river and follow the pathway.

It's the closest path to the sakura tree.

See you, then. Be careful on your way.

Look over there!

This can't be happening.

How unlucky! We can't proceed any further, even though we made it this far.

It's all right. All we have to do is make a new bridge across.

Just what I'd expect of Rin, a carpenter for ten years.

The words she speaks are different from the rest of us.

Well, she's been an apprentice all these years.

Shut up!

I've found some sharpened rocks.

Yukino's found some wooden sticks too!

Rin-chan, this tree seems good enough.

Great!

Then let's begin!

Yes!

One, two!

Do your best.

Right?

Ikuto?

We spent so much effort just to see one sakura tree.

Ikuto, let's go!

Hold on!

I'm sorry I said it was just a sakura tree.

It truly is worth our efforts.

Right?

We're here, we're here.

It's beautiful in full bloom.

What a sight this is.

Let's hurry up and eat our lunches!

Kids prefer dumplings over flowers, huh?

Don't call me a kid!

Delicious!

It's really special to eat lunch under a blossoming sakura tree.

Yes, yes, my mom has given me some Mame Daifuku.

Mame Daifuku?

I'm digging in!

It's delicious!

Hey, hold on! Don't eat them all by yourself!

I want one too!

Yukino too!

Me too!

They're all gone.

It's all right. I brought some cake too.

Yes!

The petals have gotten in my mouth!

warai atte sasae atte fuzake atte yurushi atte

笑いあって支えあってふざけあって許しあって

Laughing together. Supporting each other. Joking together. Forgiving each other.

mirai e to tsunagatteku

未来へと繋がってく

It all ties into the future.

I need you all of my heart.

For dear friends of mine.

sora ni ukanda ano kumo mitai ni

青空に浮かんだあの雲みたいに

Just like the clouds floating in the sky,

sore wa kigatsukeba soba ni atta

それは気がつけばそばにあった

they were right next to me before I realized it.

hashagu minna to watashi wo yobu koe

はしゃぐみんなと私を呼ぶ声

Their voices call out for me as they fool around.

itsumo shaberi atta tooi omoi demo

いつもしゃべりあった幼い思い出も

The faraway memories we always talked about as well.

kodomo mitai ni okottari

子供みたいに怒ったり

Though sometimes we get angry like little children

surechigai mo suru kedo

すれ違いもするけど

and get into arguments.

mitsume atte katari atte sawagi atte kabai atte

見つめあって語り合って騒ぎあってかばいあって

Staring together. Talking together. Clamoring together. Defending each other.

nando datte wakari aeru watashi tachi wa

何度だって分かり合える私たちは

We can always understand each other.

warai atte sasae atte fuzake atte yurushi atte

笑いあって支えあってふざけあって許しあって

Laughing together. Supporting each other. Joking together. Forgiving each other.

mirai e to tsunagatteku

未来へと繋がってく

It all ties into the future.

saa taiyou me ga kete

さぁ太陽目がけて

Now, let's aim for the sun.

minna de Happy! Say cheese!

みんなで Happy! Say cheese!

Everyone be happy and say cheese!

Next Episode

「Invited by the Observer」

I need you, all of my heart.

I give you all of my love.

For dear friends of mine.

Friends of mine.

Since there was a way here, there's surely a way back.

Do your best.

What's that?

I forgot to tell you.

There are dolphins in the sea near the sakura tree.

We can ask them for help when we head back.

You held that back on purpose, didn't you?!

I've had enough!