01x02 - The Caged Bird

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Big catch!
Thanks for waiting!

Here, have a sea urchin!
They're really tasty!

I wonder if he'll eat it?

Thanks for keeping
an eye on things!

What's up with that rooster?

It's been hanging around
for 2-3 days now.

Huh...

W-What is this strange creature?

Is it even edible?

Well, I guess I'll try it.

W-What is this amazing taste?

The richness of
a hundred stink bugs...

...and the umami of a hundred earthworms
all in one bite.

A perfect harmony of flavor!

Never have I tasted something
that has brought me such joy!

EPISODE TWO
THE CAGED BIRD

Chicks for sale...

Get your cutey-wooty chicks...

Only 300 yen for one...

You've got this Pops!
You got this!

Eek!

Shut up, runt!

What's up with "You've got this"?

Pops is working hard!

I'm cheering him on!

Just stop!

Our friends are getting sold!

Ahh! Please stop!

Ooh! They're so cute!

They're little chicks!

They're so fluffy!

They're cute, aren't they?

We're good!

Yeah, I think we're okay...

Hey you...

Oh, it's you again!

TSURUKAME POLICE STATION

This is your last warning.
No more, got it?

Got it. Sorry...

It's dinnertime!

Be nice to each other.

Yay!
- Yay!

Yay, yay!
It's dinner!

You're in the way!

Go away!

Stay away!

I'm so hungry...

Oh!

Here you go!

Eat up and grow big and strong.

Pops!

Allow me to take on this debt.

Brother, I'm with you all the way.

Let's get 'em!

SHOWA ZANKYO-DEN MOVIE

SHOWA ZANKYO-DEN MOVIE
What the hell are you doing here?

What the hell are you doing here?

Damn it,

you still call yourself human?
- Ken's the best!

You're gonna die.

Shut up!
- This man...

He's just like Pops.

He's amazing.

Same!
Same drawing!

Wait, you understand?

That's right! It's the same koi fish
as Ken's.

I got it so I would become
an honorable person like him...

Draw me one! Draw me one!

You want one too?

Draw me one! Draw me one!

I'll draw you one I've been keeping
for a special occasion.

DUTY
It means "duty."

To value both honor and humanity

by fighting against the strong
and saving the weak!

"Duty..."

What a good word.

Ah...

You can't lose sight of your duty.

Ouch...

I guess I got a boil...

DUTY

THE NEXT DAY

THE NEXT DAY
What's that on your back?

DUTY

So stupid!
- So uncool!

Pops wrote it for me!
It's cool!

It's Pops!

Pops?!

I'm so sorry, Big Bro Tajima...

The Boss doesn't know
how to hold back...

Is Pops okay?

It can't be helped.

I was late on all of my dues
to the family.

I'm just glad they didn't tell me
to sell off my organs.

I gotta find a way to make
more money fast.

Yasuo, I've been thinking about
starting my own business.

A...business?

Yeah, a cleaning company.

New days are coming.

Yakuza are gonna need to
start working proper jobs.

You're gonna help me manage it.

Then you can pay your debts, right?

You've been so kind
even to an idiot like me!

I don't know what to say...

Dummy, don't mention it.
That's what brothers do, right?

I'll put everything
I've got into it!

You better!

I don't know what's going on,
but I'm so glad!

THREE DAYS LATER

Excuse us...

Who are you?

LOAN APPLICATION

LOAN APPLICATION
Tajima's flown the coop.

YUSUKE TAJIMA 10 MILLION YEN

You're now on the hook
for his 10 million debt.

CO SIGNER: YASUO ODA

I'm a little short on money
right now.

RECIPIENT: YUSUKE TAJIMA

I just need you to cosign.
It's just a formality.

B-But...he said he was
starting his own business.

You should know more than anyone...

...that you can't trust Yakuza.

Yasuo...

Yasuo...

Yasuo.

GHOST STORIES
I won't be home until late.

Okay. See you later!

He was abandoned.

Heard his mom ran off
with some guy.

You got thrown out like trash.

Trash! Trash! Trash!
- Trash! Trash! Trash!

You're nothing but trash!

I'm...

I'm not trash!

Hey, what's wrong?

Pops?!

Pops?!

Pops?!

What happened, Pops?!

Are you okay, Pops?!

SPIRAL SUSHI

SPIRAL SUSHI
Here!

It's your favorite, sea urchin!

Yay! Sea urchin!

There's a weird rooster over there!

What?!

Guess the sea urchin
will have to come later...

I'm...

...not trash!

Please stop!

Please stop, Pops!

Pops, please!
Please get a hold of yourself!

No, stop!

Kokekokko!

Pops!

Ouch!

I'm over here, fish breath!

Fish breath?!

Are you treating me like trash too?
You're done...

Take this!

Please stop!

Please! Please stop!

Please don't pick on Pops!

A chick?

I'm not trash!!

Take this!

Ko!

Ke!

Kok!

Ko!

KOKEKOKKO!
Ko!

Ko!

Pops!

Pops! Pops!

He's not gonna move anymore.

He's never getting up again.

You're a bad guy!

Poor Pops!

You're the worst!

You're a bad guy!

You're the worst!

Oh!
He's still alive!

Many who become Demons are
doomed to meet a tragic end.

But maybe the depths of his heart
wasn't taken over by the Demon...

Maybe it was because
he had all of you in his life.

He wasn't trying to k*ll Pops...
Was he trying to save him?

DUTY

To value both honor and humanity

by fighting against the strong
and saving the weak!

This rooster...

He embodies "duty!"

W-What is this feeling?

I feel weird...

Later.

What?

Where are you going?

I have no reason to be here.

What? Um, can you...?

Oh yeah!
I still have Pops.

Pops and I are going to live
happily together!

Is that really what I want?

DUTY

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. GO.

Eat up and grow big and strong.

You want one too?

It means "duty."

FOLLOW THE MAN
YOU LOVE

I'm sorry, Pops!

I...couldn't be happier to have lived
with you Pops!

Thank you for
everything!

I will find happiness!

Don't follow me.
I hate brats.

What?

Wait a second!

Take me with you!

LATER THAT DAY

I'm sorry.

Big Brother...

Ow!

What is that guy's problem?!

How could he leave a cute
kid like me behind?

I'm gonna catch up to him
and give him a piece of my mind!

GROWL

GROWL
Huh?

All this running's made me hungry.

I wonder if there's
anything around here.

Huh?

I think...that's a worm!

Why do grown-ups eat those
gross things?!

I can't believe it!

I'm perfectly fine with just grass.
So delicious!

Get outta here, quick!

DUTY

Not another one...

I'm sure Mister will appear
and fight the Demon!

DUTY
Then I'll get to see Mister again!

Annoying little pests!

There he is!

You got this, Mister!
You got this, Mister!

Annoying fly!

Take this!

Kokekokko!

Slug-lug...

Slug-lug...

Not again...

I already told you there is no use.

I am invulnerable.

That's not possible.

All the Demons I've fought
have had a weak spot

either around the brain or heart...

This one has to have
a weak spot as well.

It's useless to aim
for my body.

My Brain and heart are in my tail.

Nobody thinks of attacking
the tail.

Ugh, what a pain!

Gonna try again?

What a fool.

I'm gonna turn you into
grilled chicken and eat you up.

Take this!
Kokekokko!

I already told ya,
don't waste your time.

KOKEKOKKO

What?
Wait, if you keep doing that...

You did it!
You took down the Demon!

Oh!

That damned demon,
making me use my secret weapon...

Are you okay, Mister?

Are you that rooster's kid?

I'll take you with me!!

Mister!

Take...that...

Mister!

You're bleeding a lot!
Hang in there, Mister!

That was a rooster, right?

I saw it too!
- Me too!

It's best if humans don't see this!

He's too heavy!

DUTY
Are you okay Mister?!

DUTY
W-Water...

DUTY
Water? Okay!

I'll bring some!

I'm gonna help Mr. Rooster!

It's my duty!

This should work!

Here's some water!

Drink lots!

He's not getting better.

I think it was around here...

Found it!

I don't think I can do it...!

It's my duty!

Get better soon.

Am I still alive?

Did she save me?

It's my duty...

To be in debt to a brat like this...
I must be losing my edge.

What?

He's gone!

How could he leave me?!

Where are you going?

If you weigh me down,
I'll leave you behind.

If you want to come with me,
that's the deal.

Hey!

What the hell?!

Not a single thank you
for saving your life?!

Don't you have
any concept of "duty”?!

Don't get all high and mighty

just because you think
you're a little handsome!

I finally found you.

You're—!

Who are you?

You've haven't changed a bit, Keiji.

But I should thank you...

Now I can k*ll you
with no reservations.

Yay! I can be with the Mister!

Who is this woman?!

What?! It's his ex-girlfriend?!

Next time:
"The Parable of the Three Birds."

If you pick on the Mister,
you're gonna get it!

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