Original subtitles

What's the point of studying?

I don't get it.

To figure out what you don't get, maybe?

Yoka, sometimes I don't get you, either.

Shizuru-chan, what'd you wish for?

Not telling!

What'd you wish for?

What?!

I'm not saying!

31st Agano Archery Competition

Get him, Nadeko-chan!

Kick his butt!

Kick his butt!

Kick his butt! Go, go!

You can do it...

Kick his butt!

Train to the End of the World

What the hell?!

Are you okay, Shizuru-chan?!

Episode 5 I'll Be Reduced to Bones

Those tiny soldiers we saw must have done this to us!

I'm alive.

I can't move at all!

How about you?

No use.

Man, they really got us good, though, with those missile-looking things.

They didn't just look it, those were missiles!

The mini-mini soldiers unloaded those nasty, itchy bullets on us, too!

I know what it is!

The bullets hurt less because they're so small!

Really?

I dunno, probably!

Anyway, we need to get these off!

Yeah, you're right.

Ah, sheesh!

Who in the world are you?

Take these off first.

Answer me.

No way. Untie me, and I'll talk.

You can stay tied up until you die, then.

We came from Agano!

Agano?

The people in Agano didn't change, either?

Either? Did you say "either"?

I'm asking if the folks in Agano stayed the same!

It hasn't happened yet, but we'll eventually turn into animals.

Why did you come here?

For a walk.

We're trying to find medical help!

Why'd you tell him?!

I shouldn't have?

I was going to tell him little by little!

I didn't know that!

If you spill the beans, we have nothing to bargain with!

What? I said I'd talk if they untied us.

That's why that guy tried to leave!

You can't take that attitude from the start!

Well, that guy annoys me a lot!

He annoys me just as much!

Spin the blades!

What, what?!

H-H-Hey!

Ow! Stop th—Ow!

Sorry! We're sorry!

Ow! My face! It hurts!

Stop the blades.

Quit your damn yapping!

I'm the one asking the questions!

Who said you could argue?!

Or insult me, for that matter?!

He's really mad all of a sudden.

I'm not mad!

You little girls can't make me mad!

I'm the captain here!

Why would the captain get mad at—

Captain.

Yeah, all right!

Surely you can find medical help in Agano, too.

We're looking for someone called the Doctor.

You know the Doctor?

We pulled some mushrooms off of our friend, and now she might die!

Mushrooms?

Is that due to 7G as well?

Obviously!

It is, right?

Has to be.

It's just like the Boss said.

What's gotten into them?

We need to report this at once.

Hey!

We talked, so untie us!

I never agreed to that.

We can't let news of our town reach outside ears.

Why not?

It was a decision made by our astute boss.

"Boss"?

On the Boss's orders, your skeletons will be displayed tomorrow,

next to the Akebono elephant fossil in Sayama City Museum.

Wait, skeletons?

We'd die if we became skeletons!

That's a death sentence!

Hey, wait!

Let us go, you puny little insects!

Current, check.

Voltage, check.

Nadeko-chan! Anthony!

Come here!

Okay, give me a minute.

Pochi-san. Akira-chan's calling you!

Quick, come here!

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

Check!

What's wrong, Akira-chan?

Where did Reimi-chan and Shizuru-chan go?

Akira's bored all alone here.

I bet you are.

They'll be back in no time. Can you wait a little longer?

I bet they took a detour to grab some ice cream!

So I'll play with Anthony instead.

Pochi-san. She's in your paws while I finish my inspection.

Anthony, you're so fluffy and cute.

Your face keeps getting scrunchier.

Agh, my wrists hurt!

Stop that. You'll make them bleed.

We've got more pressing issues here!

You'll snap your bracelet!

Hear me out here.

Sure.

We know that the Doctor is here in this town.

Yeah.

Now we just need to find them.

Huh?

How about a way to break free?

No idea yet.

There!

That's the important part!

You got my hopes up! I regret it now!

Isn't there something we can do?

Hey, hey!

Hey, wait! Wait up, lady!

Undo these ropes, please!

We're not here to harm you.

All we want is for this Doctor person to help our friend!

If I talk to you, the Boss will have my skeleton put on display.

Seriously, who is this boss, anyway?!

If I tell you, I'll be reduced to bones.

Then why did you approach us?

You must have had a reason!

I'm in charge of cleaning this area, so I was checking for trash.

If anything's dirty, I'll be reduced to bones.

How about this?

We'll help you pick up garbage!

Hey!

Pee.

Shizuru-chan?!

I'll pee myself, right here.

I've needed to use the bathroom this whole time.

I can't hold it in, so I'll just pee here.

The park will end up a mess, but oh well.

I need to pee, too!

Like, a lot!

Not my problem.

If you untie us, I promise we'll take down the Boss.

Shizuru-chan's a real badass, with her Agano jiu-jitsu!

And I'm... pretty badass, too!

Help us and become a skeleton,

or get peed on and become a skeleton.

Pick one.

Ah, a little came out.

Thanks, lady!

Ow, ow, ow...

Oh, sorry.

We'll beat up the Boss.

But take us to the Doctor first.

The Doctor's been captured by the Boss.

What? No way!

So, first we'll need to help someone who knows the Doctor's whereabouts.

No one's here.

We've been placed under a curfew.

Why's the Doctor imprisoned, anyway?

Let me start from the beginning.

Most likely, our transformation was caused by that 7G incident.

After first swelling greatly in size, the recoil caused the town to turn small.

Amidst the chaos, one person brought the townsfolk together.

That would be the Doctor, Gappa Makoto Ångström-san.

Sounds amazing, name and all!

The people appointed Makoto-sensei as their leader,

and were able to sustain their way of life without issue, other than their size.

But that was before the Boss arrived.

The Boss seized control of the town in no time,

imprisoning Makoto-sensei in an unknown location.

Is the Boss really that strong?

In time, the town was divided between the Inariyama upper class, loyal to the Boss,

and the Inariyama lower class, who were deprived of their freedom.

We lower-class citizens are under constant supervision

and exist solely for infrastructure upkeep.

Infrastructure? Is that like influenza?

We're forced to maintain the military base

and generate electricity to be used by the Boss for his enjoyment.

That's awful!

Everyone has given up.

But if Makoto-sensei were to return,

maybe we could all unite and fight back!

That's why you came to us?

Yes.

What now, Shizuru-chan?

Please!

Tell us where they've taken Makoto-sensei.

As a former upper-class citizen, I'm sure you know.

Um...

We promise not to rat you out.

Let's see...

Currently in Inariyama Park.

Searching for physician.

Why a physician, of all things?

Is someone sick?!

What?

Didn't we say Akira-chan had mushrooms growing on her?

Heard about mushrooms.

This physician stuff's new!

Didn't you say there was a physician in Inariyama Park?

No!

That's not whachoo choo-choo...

Nadeko-chan, are you in trouble?

You can tell from my face?

Actually, Akira is in trouble, too.

My body feels heavy, and I can't move.

Akira-chan!

But no need to worry!

When I'm in trouble, Reimi-chan always shows up to save the day.

My tummy hurt so much, you know!

I didn't think you'd actually eat it!

There's nothing left of my textbook now!

Serves you right for taking the easy way out!

We're not friends anymore!

See if I care!

Hey, whatcha reading?

Ugh, looks boring!

Nothing but words!

I think it's fun...

Huh?!

Did you just laugh at us because Nishi-Agano's on the Chichibu Line?!

Stop it!

Hey, you!

What d'you think you're doing to Akira?!

But she's a teensy bit late today.

She's in for a scolding when she gets back. Hmph.

Yeah.

Okay!

I'll give her a scolding, too!

Please do.

JASDF

My Awesome Base

Makoto-sensei!

Yamada, what's going on?

We can talk after.

We'll save you, so come here!

What are you vermin doing in my base?

He's huge!

Or, well, normal.

It all makes sense now.

How did you escape?!

Not telling, dummy!

If you act out of line any further,

I'll rip your heads off and beat you to a pulp!

You're the one acting out of line here!

We heard everything.

Hey, little close there. What's your deal?

I had no idea why everyone was obeying you.

It's just because you're big!

Hey, what do you know?!

I can't stand dumb, arrogant gyaru like you—

I totally hate guys like you, too.

Hey, hold on.

I hate you way, way, way more!

Hey, c'mon. What are you doing?

Shoot them already!

Fire!

Engage!

That barely even stings!

Hi-yah!

Launch tranq missiles!

There!

You won't get me twice with that!

I know what you're up to!

You rats want to cozy up to the Doctor and take over this town!

Huh?

Over my dead body, you dumb gyaru!

What are you, stupid?

Ha!

Nice one, Shizuru-chan!

Leave them to me.

Get the doc to Akira!

What?

Hurry!

Don't just stand there!

Shoot the Doctor already!

Fire, fire, fire, fire!

Hi-yah!

Don't let them escape!

Fire, fire, fire!

I'm here!

Reimi-chan!

So slow!

Action figures!

Wait, what?!

The Doctor and some folks from Inariyama.

Once Akira's better, we gotta go help Shizuru-chan.

Shizu... What's going on?!

Look, Akira.

We brought a physician.

Wait. I'm no physician.

What?!

Aren't you a doctor?!

I'm a scientist.

Then you're no help! You can't fix her!

Why don't you tell me what happened first?

What's the point if you're not a physician?!

When we pulled out these mushrooms growing from her butt a few hours ago,

her entire personality changed.

She's slowly becoming unable to move her body.

Let me take a look.

Akira-kun, was it?

After the mushrooms were pulled, has anything changed other than your body feeling heavy?

Lemme see...

It feels cold and empty inside my head.

You girls lucked out.

If this is caused by 7G, a physician can't help her.

So, can you help her, Sensei?

Not so fast.

This isn't my area of specialty as a scientist.

But as a researcher who was involved with 7G, I can venture a guess.

What?

You worked on 7G?!

So the reason that the Boss was scared of you...

He knew of my experience and figured I might be able to return the town to normal.

We refer to what occurred as the "7G wave brain phenomenon."

Seven ele— what?

Under the effects of 7G, one's perception can cause drastic changes to one's own body.

By undoing said perception—

In simpler terms!

In other words, the changes to Akira-kun

result from her perception that a vital part of her got pulled out with the mushrooms.

Which means that to convince her that she's back to normal,

you need to feed her some mushrooms.

What?

Mushrooms. Don't you have any?

No, we don't.

Are we going back to Higashi-Agano?!

No. I believe there were some growing in the Boss's room.

Mushrooms?!

If Zenjiro were still alive, he might have found a better course of action.

What? Did you say Zenjiro?

Do you mean Taira Zenjiro from Agano?

How do you know him?!

Is he still alive?!

He's alive... though his brain is addled.

Zenjiro...

Wibble-wobble, go!

Commencing wibble-wobble surgery.

Run for it!

Don't stop! Hurry!

Get out of here!

I owe Zenjiro my life.

But for now, Akira-kun comes first.

Where... am I?

This is my room.

What do you want with me?

Gonna execute me and put my bones on display?

Yeah, that's a good idea!

Now that I can move, I don't see myself losing to you.

Ah, yes, that's true...

Why are you doing all this?

You're just bullying the weak.

I've always... liked bases.

What?

Aren't they awesome?

They've got fighter jets, choppers, and all sorts of vehicles.

I've always been a fan, but I could never tell anyone.

But, you know, I made some friends for the very first time.

And I told them I wanted to work at a base.

That got a round of laughs.

They said there's no way. That I wasn't smart or athletic enough.

And then the 7G stuff happened, and I came here.

I bet you think it's stupid, or that I'm crazy.

Hey.

Why are you crying?

It's nothing.

Have you ever been to Ikebukuro?

What?

You're going to Ikebukuro?!

That's asking for trouble!

Don't put yourself in danger. Just stay here with me.

Yeah? Yeah?

By the way...

If you decide to stay here, I don't mind letting your friends go...

Hand over Shizuru-chan and your mushrooms!

This is why I can't stand gyaru!

Give up already, you jerk!

Shut up, shut up, shut up!

Stupid ginormous gyaru!

I won't hand my base over to you!

What?

Here.

Sorry about your textbook.

Whoa!

It's fine!

Direct hit on target!

Hey!

This isn't looking good!

Yeah, it sure isn't.

For him.

What?

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

You morons! Help!

Help me!

Huh?

Did I do it again?

You did it again.

It tastes yucky!

Please, no more!

Hm-hm-hmph!

Didn't work, huh?

What now?

It won't be long before Akira-chan...

This isn't the Akira I know!

Marquis de Sade Justine Translated by Shibusawa Tatsuhiko

You need to be crabby and stubborn, and read complicated books like this!

What's that book again?

It's your favorite treat!

Eat it! Akira!

Her favorite?

H-Hey, Reimi!

Reimi-chan!

Wait!

What?

It might just work.

This is for back then!

What's the big idea, stupid Reimi?!

You want me to die?

What are you, a sadist?!

Sadi?

Sadism!

Deriving pleasure from pain!

Becoming sexually aroused by inflicting bodily pain or mental distress on others!

If you don't get it, read some Marquis de Sade!

Well, not that an idiot would get anything out of it.

Akira!

Ah!

My precious Tatsuhiko!

I only have one more copy of this!

And that's for preservation purposes, so I can't read it!

Akira!

Get off of me!

Put me down! Put me down right now!

Where are you taking him?

There's a deserted island on Sayama Lake, which grew humongous from 7G.

Put me down, damn it!

It won't prove easy to escape from there.

Don't leave me in that empty place!

I'm off to find Zenjiro.

We might find a way to improve this state of events.

What about here?

We've decided to form our own vigilance committee.

Oh, yeah. I guess you do have weapons.

Doctor, you're headed in the opposite direction as us.

Just look at our size.

Who knows how long it'll take, even if we load a vehicle with all the fuel we have.

Be careful. You don't know what's out there.

I guess that goes for us as well.

It's the same for every journey with a destination.

That's why the courage to take that first step is worth so much.

I'll make you another bracelet.

Really?!

21 Stops Left Until Ikebukuro