01x11 - Grandpa, Grandma and Winter Festival

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A FEW DAYS BEFORE NEW YEAR'S

On New Year's,

the entire family gathers
at Grandpa's house.

The two of us can't handle it alone,

so our oldest son
and his wife help us out.

Honey, don't push yourself.

You're not young anymore!

Don't be silly.

I'm still fit as a fiddle!

I'm not an old geezer yet!

Honey!

Give it up, Yoshiaki.

You'll be one of us soon enough.

No, thanks! I'm just fine!

You don't want to look bad
in front of your wife, do you?

Don't worry.

I'm not that cruel, you know.

Everyone gets old and creaky eventually.

Hand over that mallet.

As my body grows feeble,
it only hits me harder.

How amazing those two are,
even in their old age.

Grandma, can you lend me a hand here?

Sure!

-Hup!
-One more time.

You're so cool, Dad!

Darn right I am, Kaede-san!

Way better than Yoshiaki!

This is why I didn't want
to let him take over!

{\an8}I'm not going to let my son
get one over on me!

{\an8}FATHERLY HARASSMENT

"Grandpa, Grandma, and Winter Break."

Wow!

This snowman's huge!

Did you make this?

That's right.

You're amazing!

You're amazing...

THE NEXT DAY

You ever see people on TV
build backyard train sets

or playgrounds for their grandkids?

Grandpa's just like that now.

WITHERED...

If it's for his grandkids
visiting for New Year's,

he'll easily overcome human boundaries.

BAM

That's Haramaki Bear! So cute!

You're too good!

Oh, this is nothing.

Next...

Mino, what character does Kosuke like?

I think it's from a card game.

The Dark Phoenix Dragon.

{\an8}Look, look! It's snow!

{\an8}It sure is.

{\an8}That's all you've been saying
since we reached Aomori.

Hey, look. What's that?

TREE IN THE YARD

Wow, Pawpaw!

{\an8}Grandpa, get some rest.

{\an8}BEST IDEA AWARD

The nebuta float of Ine and Haramaki Bear.

GRANDPA & GRANDMA FLOAT

Glad you could make it, Nee-san.

Sorry we're late.

No, thanks for coming.

You're here, Takahiro? Help me out.

Onee-chan!

{\an8}Let's play!

{\an8}OGURA HYAKUNIN ISSHU

The sleeves of my robe
are left wet from dew.

{\an8}There!

Whoa! You're fast, Kosuke!

I learned these poems with Mom!

Aren't you cold, Grandma Tsuru?

{\an8}I know Grandma Tsuru's been like this
as long as I can remember,

{\an8}but I never know what she's thinking.

You're so clever, Tsuru.

-My pride and joy.
-That's amazing, Onee-chan!

-Grandma Tsuru?
-What?

You're going to play?!

Yeah, let's play together!

She can take my place, then.

I guess I'll read it like normal.

"Before I pass
from this world from the next,

if only I could make
one last memory with you."

IF ONLY I COULD MAKE
ONE LAST MEMORY WITH YOU

Did I do well, Mom?

It's true!

Grandma Tsuru's hand moved lightning fast!

Oh, please. You must be kidding.

Osechi are eaten on New Year's Eve.

After everyone's finished their osechi,

the grandkids begin to act differently.

Hey, Pawpaw.
Lemme give you a shoulder massage!

Thanks, Kosuke.

What's up, Kosuke?
You're acting awfully nice.

You never do that for your old man.

Hey, Kosuke. Can I have a massage, too?

You don't get one, Shunsuke-nii-chan.

Hey, Kosuke. What about me?

You'll be the last one, Mino-onee-chan!

Mawmaw can have one, too!

What a lovely great-grandson!

Wait, is Kosuke trying to...

Shiori.

Buy something nice with this.

NEW YEAR'S MONEY

Flash!

Thanks.

What about me, Grandpa?

Oh, for you,



-What's gotten into Kosuke?
-Beats me.

{\an8}He's getting sleepy.

{\an8}PLAN FAILED

The group that gets New Year's money.

On the night of New Year's Eve...

PADDY-DENT EVIL III

...while the kids play Paddy-dent Evil...

{\an8}SAKE

{\an8}...and the men enjoy a sake tasting,

the women were having a girls' night.

KAORU: SHIORI'S MOTHER

I've been hard on Shiori
about her studies lately.

I'm worried she might be growing distant.

Kids have it tough with entrance exams.

Times like these, you should
watch over her warmly.

When Takahiro was taking his exams,

I was on edge the whole time.

Kaoru-san, you want to help your daughter,
even if she hates you for it.

I'm sure Shiori must understand.

Mom!

Mom, can I go next?

During my nursing shift, I had
a patient who was a little demanding.

He was being pretty overbearing,
telling me to fetch this or that.

What would you do in that situation, Mom?

Just wave him off the best you can.

You go to a hospital to get better.

You shouldn't expect
to be waited on hand and foot.

Kaede-san, you should
keep your head held high.

Mom!

You're all working so hard.
That's no small feat.

They say mothers have to be strong,

but even as a mother,
hardships don't come easy.

It's fine to cry sometimes.

Grandma.

Sorry, do you know
where we keep the bottle opener?

What's going on?!

I've never seen Mom like this.

I'll do my best, too.

{\an8}SAINT GRANDMA

-Kosuke...
-Kosuke...

Together with Mawmaw and Pawpaw.

THUD

This is true every year, but you get
way too many New Year's cards.

That's right. We get about 400 of these.

We can't reach each other
instantly, like you can.

This is like our own social network.

They're more like making sure we're
still alive than New Year's cards lately.

It looks like a lot,
but the number's dropped plenty.

AHAHAHA...

What kind of death game is this?

{\an8}First, let's split these
between yours and mine.

{\an8}This is from Matsunosuke-san.

{\an8}This one's from Kaccha.

{\an8}Hey, Grandpa. What's this?

"Shozo Love.

From the Shozo Fan Club.

Teach us gateball
in the new year as well."

It's the old ladies from
the neighborhood association.

{\an8}A fan letter.

Whoa, this one's wild, too.

"I won't die until I see
great-grandchildren.

Heisuke."

That sounds like Heisuke-san.

HEISUKE: SHOTA'S GRANDFATHER

Scary.

Oh yeah, do you two
write everything by hand?

We write the addresses, but we had
Yoshiaki print out the front side.

Well, this year was an eventful one.

We weren't sure what to write down,

so we just decided to send this.

"We turned young again!

Looking forward to another new year."

Grandpa, the phone won't stop ringing!

Well, duh.

Bye now!

See you.

Kosuke, we should get going, too.

Nuh-uh! I don't wanna go home!

I wanna play with Mawmaw and Pawpaw!

We'll visit again for summer vacation.
So, c'mon.

No, no! I wanna play now!

Look, here's your father.

Doesn't he look just like Grandpa?

You'll just have to make do with him.

No! I like Pawpaw better!

How troublesome. What'll we do with him?

Kosuke. Take this with you.

With this teddy bear,
we'll be watching over you.

We can't respond,
but we'll still be listening.

Yep, yep.

We'll always be at your side.

So, don't cry, okay?

'Kay.

I won't cry, so make sure
you look over me.

Yeah, of course. We'll always be with you.

Pinky promise.

There they go.

Now we return to our quiet lives.

Goodness.
Right after you told him not to cry.

Look who's talking.

Good morning, Grandpa.

Good morning, Grandma.

Mino and Shota-kun should be
coming to the orchard today.

Oh, that's right.

I should eat quickly and get ready.

Grandpa! Grandma! Good morning!

Good morning, Mino. Shota-kun.

Good morning.

Let's work hard today.

{\an8}KITAMACHI HIGH SCHOOL

You kids sure do learn quickly.

You've gotten decent
at pruning the branches.

No, I'm nowhere as good as you.

I have trouble with just one tree,

but you maintain this entire plot, right?

Well, yeah.

It's only a few hundred of them.
No big deal.

Hey, Shota-kun.
How's things been with Mino lately?

What?!

I guess it's going well.

Every time I see your grandpa,

he grills me about
when the wedding will be.

He's getting way ahead of himself!

Sheesh, Grandpa's
hanging out with Shota-kun again.

Well, he's practically
our grandson by now.

Go a little easy on Grandpa.

Anyway, are you sure about this, Mino?

Spending your vacation helping us out.

It's totally fine.

I think working out
in the orchard is pretty fun.

Besides, we decided to take care
of the apple tree we planted.

I know you really just want
to spend time with Shota-kun.

No, that's not it.

Mino!

Mino, help me pick up these branches!

Shota-kun! Didn't we say it was too early

to call each other
by first name in front of them?!

-Ah!
-Sheesh!

Okay, you two, take care
of the branches around here.

Sure! Got it!

-Is something wrong?
-No, it's nothing.

Shota-kun. I leave the rest to you.

I understand.

Okay, just holler if you need something.

Sure!

Next up...

-Yeah?
-Should we tackle the ones over there?

-Sounds good.
-Okay!

Hey, Grandma.

How about a short walk?

Mount Iwaki's looking mighty fine today.

It doesn't hold a candle to you!

There you go again. Cut it out!

Let's take a break here.

Yeah.

The weather's so nice today,
it's making me sleepy.

Sure is. I'm feeling a little hazy.

Grandma. Did you hear about Shiori?

Yeah, I did.

She's our granddaughter, all right.
What an amazing girl.

Aiming to get into medical school.

I hear her grades are sh**ting up
with help from Takahashi-kun's tutoring.

Takahiro says that every time
the Takahashi couple visits his clinic,

they can't help but talk about Shiori.

Thanks to that,
he's barely got time to examine them.

{\an8}We should surprise them
with some apples as thanks.

{\an8}You really do love

{\an8}leaving apples for people
at their front doors without a word.

Akemi's sons have moved out,

so it seems she's got a bit
more room to breathe now.

Yoshiaki found a new job as well.

Well, well, we'll just have
to see how it turns out.

You never know what the future holds.

That's true.

{\an8}I can't even imagine what things
will be like for our children.

Knowing them...

They'll be just fine.

Next week, we have a gateball tournament.

You were practicing a whole bunch
with Matsunosuke-san the other day.

I'm sure Minamimachi will win it.

For summer vacation,
Akemi and her family can visit...

Playing with fireworks
with Kosuke, all grown up...

Grandma.

{\an8}If you could have one wish granted,
what would you wish for?

{\an8}A wish?

I've already gotten...

my wish.

I see.

Me too.

Grandma, what should we do tomorrow?

Let's see.

Tomorrow, you and I can...

Grandma! Grandpa! Let's eat lunch!

Gosh, you'll catch a cold
if you fall asleep out here.



Hey! Grandma!

Grandma!

Grandma!

Grandma!

What's wrong, Grandpa?

Just come over here!

I don't believe it! What is this?

It's the tree we planted
when we were in high school, right?

What do we do? Display it on the altar?

It'd be a waste just to set it aside.

Let's eat it.