Original subtitles

Magic to Make You Want Soba

Screenplay: Chiaki Konaka

Director: Tetsuo Imazawa

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I remember all the different ones!

Potpourri!

Can I come hang out later?

You're always welcome.

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Thank you!

Hey there, Potpourri.

Hello! You had lunch here?

So today was a soba day!

Nope. I had stir-fried veggies and meat with extra rice.

And I had curry with rice.

And I had the ginger pork special.

Huh? Even though it's the soba place?

Isn't my katsudon done yet?

Coming right up!

How about you?

I'm gonna have lunch with my mom later!

Whaaat?

Sorry, I only just got home.

It won't be long.

How about we go eat out, then?

Good idea! Should we go to a restaurant?

Since when do you like soba, Potpourri?

Huh? Are they closed already?

What's that noise?

Hello?

I came for lunch... Are you already closed?

No, no, sorry. I'll be right over.

So what were you doing?

Grinding the buckwheat into flour.

See here.

These are buckwheat seeds.

First batch this fall.

They're like little rocks.

Did you know soba is made out of these, mom?

Yes, but I've never actually seen any before.

Welcome. What will you be having?

All kinds of things here... How about the Croquette Special?

Mom, this is a soba place!

No, no. Please order whatever you like.

Soba made from those fresh seeds is good, right?

You want to try it out?

Yeah!

Try the first bite without dipping it in the sauce.

Huh? But it won't taste like anything that way!

Why don't you give it a try, Potpourri?

Okay.

It's tasty! And it actually smells really good too!

It's freshly ground and prepared, after all.

It's okay to slurp when you eat soba.

Really?

It tastes better like that.

It's so good!

Why does everyone always order something else even though the soba is so good?

You get tired of eating soba all the time.

But...

I go to that soba restaurant sometimes myself.

Did you know this, Miss Fukiko?

You can slurp loudly when having soba and it isn't rude!

Would you mind watching over the store for a while, Potpourri?

Huh?

I'm going to get some soba.

H-Hey! Miss Fukiko!

She's weird, suddenly craving soba like that.

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Hello again.

My mom said that new soba was so good we should have it at home too.

Take-out, got it.

So you're not having soba either, Mister Antiquarian?

No, this is soba.

What? That looks like a manjuu or something!

That's called soba-gaki.

It's made by mixing the buckwheat flour with water.

I guess so.

How about it? Quite delectable, isn't it?

Quite delectable.

Wouldn't you actually like it more if everyone else also had soba?

I suppose so.

Youngsters these days just don't appreciate soba.

That's not true at all.

Here you go.

There's nothing quite like the scent of soba.

Right you are.

Slurpity slurp.

Oh yeah! I've got it!

I've got a magic spell to make everyone want soba!

Make sure to grind lots of that new buckwheat flour tomorrow!

Heya! Let's go get lunch.

Good call. Any ideas for today?

What's this?

What's up?

Huh?

Slurping?

Someone eating something?

What's going on?

Soba?

That was some nice eating. I think I want some too now.

But was it really okay to make an announcement like that?

No worries. Gets boring with the same old thing every day.

And it's promoting a store anyway. It's A-okay.

Thank you!

Wow, this many?

I wonder how much longer it's going to take.

It's a great day to have some soba, right?

That's right. Just suddenly started craving it.

But they're not open yet.

Huh?

Preparing

Preparing?

What's going on?

There are tons of customers waiting outside!

It's no good.

It's no use trying to get that flavor out of it on a day as humid as this.

And it was such a good chance to let everyone have a taste of the best fresh buckwheat.

We can't have that...

Magic, magic, come on out!

Come on out!

Nikka!

Nikka nikka!

Rick! I have a favor to ask!

Nikka nikka! Nikka nikka!

Oh, there we go.

I think this'll work.

Nikka nikka!

Nikka!

Can we let the customers in?

Yeah. It'll be done in a minute.

Okay!

You really brighten up the place, you know.

It's better when it's bright!

Nikka nii!

She's a mysterious one.

The soba restaurant here at Smiling Ginza is the best!

So good! This is really good soba!

Because it's made with fresh new buckwheat!

Oh, Miss Fukiko!

It certainly got much brighter and livelier overnight.

Nikka nikka! Nikka ka!

There you are!

Welcome!

Business is booming, huh?

Thanks to you.

Uh, are there any open seats?

One more plain soba ready!

Coming!

Here you go!

My, how busy it is.

A new order of zaru, tororo and kitsune soba each!

Coming right up!

Thank you for your business! See you again!