From the Notes of Tanigawa Motoki Folklorist
I ate another human last night.
Historically cannibalism has been a popular custom in folklore.
But for me, it's not a matter of religious custom.
I don't do it because I suffer from hunger either.
4th Year Folklore Seminor room -- Tankigawa Zemi
It's because of my personal need to eat.
In medical terms, it could also be attributed to psychological issues.
What does eating humans mean to me?
Until I understand it, my research will continue.
Kemonozume
UMI WA ARETERU
THE SEA IS ROUGH
FUKAI FUKAI BASHO NO
IN A DEEP DEEP PLACE
IRO WA TOTEMO NIGOTTE IRU
ITS COLOR IS VERY MUDDY
HISHOCHI NO KAMOME GA
THE SEAGULL OF THE SUMMER RESORT IS
ZUTTO NAITERU
CONTINUALLY CRYING
MASUTO NO UE ATARI DE
FROM THE TOP OF THE MAST
MOE AGAKU UNJOU NO SORA NO GOGO
STRUGGLING IN THE BURNING AFTERNOON SKY ABOVE THE CLOUDS
AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE
AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE BLUE BLUE
AUVERS, AUVERS BLUE
AUVERS, AUVERS BLU-BLUE
Hey! Keep it steady.
All right?
For gods sake...
Hey. Thank you.
On another note... do you know this person?
The man?
Well?
No, I don't.
Who are you?
Me? I'm just a traveling detective.
A Spicy Birthday
Yuka, we can't...
Good night, princess.
Toshihiko...
I'm going out to train. Please don't leave the house.
"Where is my right hand?"
"There's no chance just for you!"
Tochi tsute tate tsute ie wo tate...
"Let's walk on the dark side of the moon..."
"Until the night..."
"There's no chance..."
Tote tsute tate tsute ie wo mochi...
"A smiling face..."
Two ohagi, please!
Ohagi are rice balls covered in red bean paste
My, what a beautiful young lady!
There's certainly been a lot of different people stopping by today!
A lot of people?
A monkey came by earlier, and a large man stopped by before that.
He was big and wide, like a telephone pole!
What was... he doing?
Trying to find a man.
He had a photograph with him. I have bad eyesight, so I couldn't see it very well.
A large person... with a photograph...
Now, do you want them half-mashed or fully mashed?
I guess a city person would prefer them fully mashed, eh?
Oh my.
Who's there?
Could it be... you came all the way out here to tell me something again?
Master? Please allow me to call you "Master!"
Will you let me train with you, Master?
How was that, Master? Have I improved?
Master?
It's quiet... I feel I'm at one with nature.
Konsebebou is just a nonsense word.
Konsebebou?
This is a message from a ghost of the future.
Today is your beloved Yuka's Birthday!
Don't forget!
Happy birthday, Yuka! Right?
I would have had a present for you if you had just told me sooner.
Nah. I'm happy just being with you like this.
That's why I'm happy!
Besides, to ask someone what they want for their birthday is a bit...
Sometimes you're happy not knowing what you'll receive.
Did you ever get a present you didn't want?
What about you?
Of course.
What kind?
My present every birthday was forced training of Kifuuken techniques and experiences.
It was unbearable.
How funny!
I don't have any good birthday memories.
That so?
I didn't have a mother or father when I was little, so...
Oh. I'm sorry to hear that...
No, it's all right.
I'm celebrating and being with you right now, so...
What's wrong?
Hey! You mean that move you on the train was a birthday training present?
Oh yeah. That's called the "Overwhelming Technique," and is one of the secret arts.
By gently hitting an enemy's pressure points, you can paralyze them.
Really? I want to try it, too.
So, can you teach me? My present!
Is it here?
No, no.
Is it like this?
Hmm, not quite.
I don't know!
It's something that requires extensive training to master.
It took me seven years to learn it. It's not that easy.
Looks like it's impossible for me.
Toshihiko? Did it work?
Yes? Toshihiko? I did it!
Toshihiko?
How do I... bring you back to normal?
You can't speak? Hey! Tell me how to reverse this!
Ah, what should I do?
What's wrong? This isn't the time to fool around!
What are you doing? That's so funny.
Oh well. I guess it will do for the time being.
This is payback for cuffing me to the bed yesterday.
What's that sound?
He's here... The large man... People from the city... Fully mashed...
What should we do, Toshihiko?
The detective the Kifuuken sent is here!
Return! Return to normal, Toshihiko!
No good? What should I do?
I'm sorry, Toshihiko, Hold on! You'll be safe here!
Hey. There you are, girl.
What a tiny door.
Found you! You're Kamitsuki Yuka, aren't you?
I'd like to know more about you.
Stop that! Don't touch me! I'm not ready to die!
Stop it! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!
Stop struggling! I'm not going to kill you.
What, really?
What are you, exactly?
I'm a traveling private investigator.
On another note, there's a lot of delicious looking food here.
W-Would you like some?
Really? Thanks.
This is good.
Oh?
This croquette is sweet.
I put pumpkins in it.
Really? It's made with eggs or mayonnaise, isn't it?
This is really good.
That so? Thanks!
Oh, what happened to your boyfriend? His name was Toshihiko, wasn't it?
Ah! I wonder where he went.
Maybe he went off to do sword training?
Is this handmade?
Yup. I tried using rose sauce.
Apparently, rose scent was my mother's favorite.
Your mother, huh?
Hey, didn't you say you were a private investigator?
Yeah. My father said that I was old enough to work, so he set up an office for me.
But they didn't have a scooter large enough for me.
Ah, I see. And on whose orders did you come looking for us?
The Kifuuken?
No, no. I was hired by the...
Was that a sound just now?
Oh, that must be the drums? They're having a festival nearby.
A festival, huh.
Yeah, since it's that time of year.
Oh, nothing. And?
I was only told to find out where you were.
Well, after I report your location, the next order will probably be...
Probably be...?
...probably be to kill you.
I'm joking, I'm joking!
So, how long do you plan to run?
I'll keep running, and running, and settle down someplace where I can live peacefully with Toshihiko
So please... Let us be!
I'm surprised you'd confide with your pursuer.
But you're a Flesh Eater. Can you be with a human?
You eat humans, don't you?
I'm going to become a human! There's a place called Ookyu, where you can become human.
I heard that my aunt and Yuuko's s sister went there and became humans.
Ookyu?
A man there administers state-of-the-art medical treatment for free.
I was told he could help people like me become human.
The funding comes from an anonymous source.
Since they left the village, I'm not sure where the location is any more. But I'll definitely go there and become human!
Ookyu, huh?
W-What could that be? Might be a dog.
I need to go to the bathroom!
Oh, me too.
No, I'm first. Hold on, okay?
Still?
Hold on!
Still?
All right! I'm done?
I'm sorry, Toshihiko. Please hold on a little longer.
I'm saved...
You can do anything, Bon!
Yeah, sort of.
What the...?
Here. It's done.
Wow, amazing!
Thanks? Show me how to fold it next time!
Next time.
Oh, that's right?
I've got a present for you, Toshihiko!
Here!
Diapers...
Oh! How cool.
Aren't they just?
Let me see those.
What are you doing?
Here, it suits you!
Wow, perfect!
You've got a good sense of fashion, Yuka. Your cooking is good, too.
The flavors are my mother's.
But since she died when I was little, I don't really know any of her recipes.
Mine, too. My mother died giving birth to me.
Because I was too big.
Is that your mother?
She's beautiful! What a wonderful mother! I don't have any pictures of mine.
Dad must have loved her a lot!
Definitely! Of course he loved her!
I wanted my mom to teach me a lot of recipes!
You'll make a wonderful wife.
Every time I cook, I always wonder what kind of person my mother was.
If she was still alive, what foods would she cook?
I see. You're such a good child. You've grown up wonderfully.
Your mother would probably be overjoyed!
Hey. It's me. Those two?
I lost track of them. Don't know where they went.
Yeah. Got it. I'll come home. Wait for me.
Yeah. I love you too, dad.
Happy birthday, Yuka.
Huh? Master?
Ame no shizuka wo kamu noga suki
I like to bite on the drops of rain
Amaku wa nai iya mushiro nigai
They're not sweet, in fact they're bitter
Kaori ga shita wo uragitte suki
I like how the smell betrays my tongue
Dakara ibitsuna kimi ga suki
That's why I like the misshapen you
Nante itazura na teido no kimi wa
You who does things that can only be seen as petty tricks
Konna watashi wo kakimidashite
You stir me up
Daitai no ryoubute ga kimi wo medatteru
The two shady hands make you stand out
Nante itazurano meido no kimi wa
The you whose petty tricks rumble
Konna hibi ja maigo ni natte shimau
With days like these, I become lost
Asamo hirumo yorumo itsudemo sarawareteku
Mornings, afternoons, nights, all the time, I get taken away
I thought so!