Original subtitles

The Circus Comes to Town

Screenplay: Chiaki Konaka

Director: Osamu Kasai

It's Mysterious Magical Fun Fun Pharmacy! Get in line!

A discount coupon for the circus?

They're here again.

It was a lot of fun last year.

Well, I'll take off now.

Thank you.

Another delivery?

They've been coming all day.

Just who sent all this?

Hello!

Sorry for surprising you like that.

You're a kid from around here, aren't you?

I'm Potpourri!

You're in the circus, aren't you, mister?

I'm a magician.

I'm not too good at it, though.

So you can use magic!

Magic? I suppose if I really could, I wouldn't mess up on stage so much...

Magic is really real though!

That's right.

You're right. Of course it is.

And every kid in town's invited to the opening day show tomorrow!

I'll be there for sure!

Miss Fukiko!

Pardon me.

Good morning, Potpourri.

A circus! There's a circus in town!

I'll go with Kurumi and the rest today, and with Mom tomorrow!

I'll be there as well. I adore the circus!

What is it, Niboshi?

A coupon for the circus?

No, these are invitation tickets.

But who are these from?

Maybe that guy I saw at the door just now!

What did they look like?

Um, well, well... Maybe if I saw them again...

He wasn't all that distinctive.

I do feel like the same customer has been showing up a lot lately...

Hm?

Or maybe not...

Which is it?

I'm not too sure.

Potpourri! Hurry up!

Sorry!

I saw the show last year, it was great!

People of Ebisu!

People of Smiling Ginza!

Welcome to our circus!

The inside of this tent is about to be transformed into a wonderland of mystery!

Forget all about your everyday lives and prepare to be swept away in wonderment!

That's amazing!

And now, feast your eyes on the spellbinding craft of our most prided magician!

Oh, that's...

What?

Welcome! I am proud to present you my show of magic, certain to leave you gaping in awe!

First off, a spell to turn the king of the jungle, the lion, into a cute little bunny!

What is it?

Something ran by my feet just now.

Han Exectra Behemoth Zentaru Towa!

Zentaru Towa!

What went wrong?

Zentaru Towa!

Our rabbit ran off somewhere!

Oh? Could this be the bunny that's supposed to be in there now?

I guess it's just a trick after all.

What? But that magician...

Niboshi?

Bravo!

Miss Fukiko!

I see now.

Another failure like that...

And this time it'll really be the last one, got it?

Yes...

Heya Mister.

Oh, sorry about the sorry state of the show today.

But magic did happen, right?

Magic?

That certainly was mysterious, but there was no magic going on.

Why don't you believe in magic?

I mean, you're a magician.

Look!

Rick!

Nikka!

I'm still an apprentice, but I'm a witch, and this here is Rick.

You can see him since you're a magician, right?

Rick?

I can't see anything.

I don't actually really know magic.

What?

All of my magic is based on tricks and deception.

And it just keeps going wrong.

Things were different when I was younger, though.

No, I definitely think you're a magician!

You've been surprising people and making them happy for a long time, haven't you?

I think that's definitely magic.

Magic is real, so do your best tomorrow too!

Magic is real, huh?

And the next day...

One time, before you were born, your father and I went to the circus.

Unfair. Why didn't you take me?

And how would we have done that?

Oh, there's the magician now!

Yesterday evening, I magically transformed this lion into a bunny, or rather a little cat...

And today, I will transform it into the flower of our circus, the lovely Miss Rumi!

Han Exectra Behemoth...

Zentaru Towa!

Zentaru Towa!

Is it going to fail again?

Zentaru Towa!

Lion, vanish, vanish, and let me take your place...

Zentaru Towa!

Miss Fukiko...

I suppose it was you again...

Good evening.

You helped me last year... And now again...

You must have been the one behind all the lovely gifts.

I'm glad you found them to your liking.

Oh, I was very glad to get them.

On the day after, the circus set off for the next town.

And soon after that a new store opened in the Smiling Ginza.

The owner of that new café is really good at conjuring tricks.

hitoribocchi hitotsu wasurerateta ki no mi

A lone fruit, from a forgotten tree.

furikaette futatsu kinou fuita kaze yo

Turn around and there's two, with the wind from yesterday.

mikazuki ni mittsu omoide o uta

Three with the crescent moon, singing of reminiscence.

Fourth is joy, of that small life.

yorokobi o yottsu chiisakatta inochi

One day, it will be told. One day, gently.

itsuka tsutaete itsuka yasashiku