1. Waiting for you.Copy !req
2. Waiting for your knock.Copy !req
3. The only thing that stands between us is a single door.Copy !req
4. Shining my shoes, and placing a piece of eternally fresh bread in my pocket, I prepare for my journey.Copy !req
5. When you're ready, just look up at me.Copy !req
6. Right now, I'm just waiting for you.Copy !req
7. Waiting for your knock.Copy !req
8. Come on, everyone's watching Cosmos vs. AlienCopy !req
9. Their battles are always marvelousCopy !req
10. He commands a fleet, but he's really been an alien since before he was bornCopy !req
11. The distance between "micro" and "macro" is so importantCopy !req
12. At least when it comes to misunderstandings in space treatiesCopy !req
13. If it's this or be the second coming of Adam and EveCopy !req
14. Everyone's probably better off how they are nowCopy !req
15. Come on, take a closer lookCopy !req
16. Come on, be a little more eagerCopy !req
17. Come on, let's hold hands gentlyCopy !req
18. Come on, put a smile onCopy !req
19. Talk and talk, gossip up a stormCopy !req
20. But soon it's more than just a jokeCopy !req
21. Cross the mountains, cross the valleysCopy !req
22. Get to the planet he lives onCopy !req
23. Come on, everyone's watching the captain, the queen, and the aceCopy !req
24. Yes, the missile counterbarrage is readyCopy !req
25. But the man aiming has really been an alien since before he was bornCopy !req
26. Now, the cosmos is spaceCopy !req
27. It's just one wide sweepCopy !req
28. The cosmos's sugary tasteCopy !req
29. It's just one sweetCopy !req
30. Just a pinch of magic when you're together with herCopy !req
31. Just a pinch of sugar and you can have herCopy !req
32. Episode 122 "Message from Venus"Copy !req
33. Nino and I had previously traded rooms,Copy !req
34. but at night she just sleepwalked back, so everything just went back to normal.Copy !req
35. And now, I'm cleaning my room.Copy !req
36. Because...Copy !req
37. It smells like fish!Copy !req
38. What are mythical fish doing in my sofa!?Copy !req
39. Oh, hi, Ric. It's nice and breezy up here, so I thought it'd be a great place for drying fish.Copy !req
40. I just figured this out when we traded rooms.Copy !req
41. So it was you!Copy !req
42. All right, I'm taking the ones that are done down to the church.Copy !req
43. My room reeks of fish!Copy !req
44. Huh?Copy !req
45. There's something under the sofa.Copy !req
46. A metal case and a tape deck?Copy !req
47. They're not mine. Are they Nino's?Copy !req
48. Venus...Copy !req
49. That smells terrible!Copy !req
50. Nino's fish-drying must have stunk it up too.Copy !req
51. Oh man...Copy !req
52. There's already a tape in there?Copy !req
53. What's he saying? It doesn't sound like Japanese.Copy !req
54. God, I'm an idiot!Copy !req
55. Why am I listening to that!?Copy !req
56. That tape must be really important to Nino.Copy !req
57. It's not something other people should just go and listen to.Copy !req
58. Yeah, other people...Copy !req
59. Then again, I'm not 'other people', I'm her boyfriend.Copy !req
60. Huh?Copy !req
61. I think this still smells a little fishy.Copy !req
62. And—Copy !req
63. I... I pushed it!Copy !req
64. I'm such an asshole!Copy !req
65. But I'm curious! I don't really know anything about her!Copy !req
66. We are Venusians. This is a warning.Copy !req
67. It's really a tape by a Venusian!?Copy !req
68. Yesterday, I went to Aita in Shinjuku for the first time.Copy !req
69. I was disappointed. It was just a normal department store.Copy !req
70. Don't get your hopes up.Copy !req
71. "Go Ahead and Laugh" Studio AudienceCopy !req
72. You won't meet Morita.Copy !req
73. Even if you cut your hair, you won't get in.Copy !req
74. What? Who cares about that?Copy !req
75. Brush your teeth!Copy !req
76. What the hell? He's not saying anything important!Copy !req
77. Take a bath! Make sure to wash your hair!Copy !req
78. I got worked up for nothing!Copy !req
79. Oh well, it's probably better that way.Copy !req
80. I guess I should stop it now.Copy !req
81. And now for the important message.Copy !req
82. Our lovely Queen of Venus.Copy !req
83. Hey, Ric, are you drying something too?Copy !req
84. You must keep this secret from everyone.Copy !req
85. You found...Copy !req
86. This isn't what it looks like!Copy !req
87. Oh man, what do I do? I really shouldn't have done that.Copy !req
88. But Nino's usually pretty hard to annoy. If I just apologize, she'll understand.Copy !req
89. Just apologize sincerely...Copy !req
90. I'm sorry!Copy !req
91. I just know so little about you that I got curious!Copy !req
92. I'm really sorry!Copy !req
93. Nino?Copy !req
94. Was she trying to intimidate me!?Copy !req
95. It looks like he really ticked her off.Copy !req
96. Episode 123 "Up a Telephone Pole"Copy !req
97. Please, Nino, wait!Copy !req
98. I just want to talk!Copy !req
99. Not up there, Nino!Copy !req
100. C'mon! I'm really sorry!Copy !req
101. Just come down from there!Copy !req
102. Ric, what did you do to Nino!?Copy !req
103. Man, she's fuming.Copy !req
104. Nino!Copy !req
105. Ric. You can't just yell at her.Copy !req
106. Sister!Copy !req
107. In times like these, we must rely on the power of God's love.Copy !req
108. Nino. Can you hear the voice of God?Copy !req
109. The voice of God isn't going to be what gets her attention.Copy !req
110. It's working.Copy !req
111. Wow, you're right.Copy !req
112. Sister, what did you put in those cookies?Copy !req
113. I guess if it gets her—Copy !req
114. Did she just use a bird to take them!?Copy !req
115. Looks like she's serious about not coming down.Copy !req
116. If she's up there, I can't even talk with herCopy !req
117. Very well. If pushing forward doesn't help, falling back might!Copy !req
118. I understand, Nino.Copy !req
119. There's no way you could forgive me for doing that.Copy !req
120. I'm sorry I kept bothering you about it.Copy !req
121. Okay, everyone, let's go.Copy !req
122. What are you talking about? Are you just gonna leave Nino alone like this?Copy !req
123. Even if it seems like I'm running away, I know she'll come down once everyone's gone.Copy !req
124. After all, it's a bit far from the riverbank up there.Copy !req
125. It'll be fine.Copy !req
126. She'll get lonely, and—Copy !req
127. Wow, what kind of bird is that?Copy !req
128. It looks positively lethal.Copy !req
129. That's too reassuring!Copy !req
130. Episode 124 "Message"Copy !req
131. What do I do now?Copy !req
132. Oh my. Ric, you just don't understand a woman's heart.Copy !req
133. Maria?Copy !req
134. What? I came to help you out.Copy !req
135. To tell you the words a girl wants to hear.Copy !req
136. I'll be your cue card.Copy !req
137. Cue card?Copy !req
138. Here, go for it.Copy !req
139. Maria...Copy !req
140. Well, she is a woman, so I guess she understands what Nino's feeling...Copy !req
141. Thank you.Copy !req
142. Hmm...Copy !req
143. Nino.Copy !req
144. I'm a whiny cockroach.Copy !req
145. Please crush me with your slippers.Copy !req
146. What was that supposed to be, Maria?Copy !req
147. If Nino actually wanted to hear that from me, I don't think I'd have any chance.Copy !req
148. Oh, right! Sorry, that was the wrong one, try this.Copy !req
149. This is just a comic book! How's that supposed to help!?Copy !req
150. Don't worry. it has some wonderful lines.Copy !req
151. Put your heart into reading them, and...Copy !req
152. And I'm sure she'll come down.Copy !req
153. This smile...Copy !req
154. I'll believe her one more time.Copy !req
155. Nino!Copy !req
156. Nyanyanyanyan! We're waiting for mew to come home, myaster!Copy !req
157. This isn't even human speech!Copy !req
158. Episode 125 "Weightier than Words"Copy !req
159. Mem Mew Maid StoryCopy !req
160. Mew Mew Maid StoryCopy !req
161. Mew Mew Maid StoryCopy !req
162. Kazuya OkayamaCopy !req
163. Just forget it! I was a fool to ever believe you!Copy !req
164. Yeah, you were.Copy !req
165. That's right. I can't just use other people's words.Copy !req
166. I need to put it in my own words!Copy !req
167. Even if she's way up there, I need to properly explain it!Copy !req
168. I'm sorry, Nino!Copy !req
169. But you shouldn't have been hiding it, either!Copy !req
170. I'm fine with anything about you, Nino!Copy !req
171. Nino's relaxed her guard...Copy !req
172. Hey, what—Copy !req
173. Then go ahead and listen.Copy !req
174. Of course!Copy !req
175. She seems even angrier than before.Copy !req
176. Think hard, Ric.Copy !req
177. It might weigh down your heart far more than that box weighs down your body.Copy !req
178. Human hearts break under that kind of weight.Copy !req
179. It's not as simple as just saying you'll accept anything.Copy !req
180. If you can't... They shatter.Copy !req
181. At that moment, the box I caught suddenly felt a lot heavier.Copy !req
182. All right, Star, we're leaving.Copy !req
183. No way! Nino's still sad!Copy !req
184. We're outta here. Think hard.Copy !req
185. Wait, Mayor!?Copy !req
186. What, aren't you going to listen?Copy !req
187. Well, I thought I'd think it over a little more...Copy !req
188. I guess.Copy !req
189. That smile looked like it would break at any moment...Copy !req
190. Ric! Come on, think it over!Copy !req
191. No matter what, I want to know.Copy !req
192. —lovely Queen of Venus.Copy !req
193. Why you make that face...Copy !req
194. You must keep this secret from everyone.Copy !req
195. Ric...Copy !req
196. Leech, leech leech leech leech!Copy !req
197. Leech, leech leech leech leech!Copy !req
198. Whaddaya think?Copy !req
199. I found those a while back and all they had were some weird noises, so I taped over them.Copy !req
200. Star's surprise present was too heavy to accept.Copy !req
201. Episode 126 "Pajama Party"Copy !req
202. I can't believe you!Copy !req
203. You go picking through Nino's secrets, chase her up a telephone pole,Copy !req
204. all for nothing!Copy !req
205. That wasn't my—Copy !req
206. I don't want to talk to you about it!Copy !req
207. Men are nothing but aphids swarming over crops!Copy !req
208. Well, you're kinda right about that, but I just want to talk to Nino...Copy !req
209. She doesn't even want to see you!Copy !req
210. Poor Nino, what did that insensitive man do to you!?Copy !req
211. All right, tonight we girls are going to talk it all out!Copy !req
212. We'll have a pajama party!Copy !req
213. That sounds like such fun!Copy !req
214. P-ko!Copy !req
215. You can spend all night out there thinking about what you've done wrong!Copy !req
216. Wow, pajama parties bring back memories.Copy !req
217. We used to have them all the time in high school.Copy !req
218. Really? That sounds fun!Copy !req
219. I brought plenty of snacks!Copy !req
220. Wow, Nino, that looks great on you!Copy !req
221. You're like a golden corn fairy!Copy !req
222. I can't believe Ric would be mean to a cutie like you.Copy !req
223. It looks like he gave up and went home.Copy !req
224. What, he left just because I told him to? He's such a wimp.Copy !req
225. Really?Copy !req
226. Yeah!Copy !req
227. In this kind of situation, you need to be a bit more pushy!Copy !req
228. Wait!Copy !req
229. I'm fine until my bowl dries out...Copy !req
230. So listen to me...Copy !req
231. I've used all the techniques of love on you... My sweet yokozuna...Copy !req
232. Stupid...Copy !req
233. Like that.Copy !req
234. What was that about?Copy !req
235. You're not supposed to tell people that, P-ko.Copy !req
236. Oh no!Copy !req
237. Anyway, sometimes they need to be a little forceful!Copy !req
238. Yeah, you're right.Copy !req
239. Guys need to be strong.Copy !req
240. If we're talking about our dream men...Copy !req
241. I want someone tall, strong and kind, like Sister!Copy !req
242. That way I can get even stronger and protect him!Copy !req
243. What, Stella, you want to grow up to be that big?Copy !req
244. Ah, talking about it is so embarassing!Copy !req
245. Do you have a dream man, Maria?Copy !req
246. Who, me?Copy !req
247. Well, I think men are all undisciplined dogs, but.,.Copy !req
248. A man who'd come climbing back after being shoved off a cliff 100 times...Copy !req
249. That's the minimum I'm looking for.Copy !req
250. Maria, you're like a Chinese mother lioness! That's so cool!Copy !req
251. Um!Copy !req
252. I decided I was going to bother you about it!Copy !req
253. Oh my.Copy !req
254. Well, I guess you have at least as much guts as a lion cub.Copy !req
255. What are you talking about?Copy !req
256. There's something I want Nino to have!Copy !req
257. You can't just buy women's hearts, you know!Copy !req
258. No, it's not like that.Copy !req
259. I don't think it'll make up for her prized tape...Copy !req
260. But in exchange for listening to the tape with Nino's secrets,Copy !req
261. I'm giving her a tape with all of my embarassing secrets on it!Copy !req
262. Well, well, Ric, I always knew you had it in you.Copy !req
263. Nino. Don't touch that.Copy !req
264. Catch your breath and sit down, Ric.Copy !req
265. P-ko had already judged it a terrible present.Copy !req
266. EmbarassingCopy !req
267. secretsCopy !req
268. Episode 127 "Ric's Secret Tape"Copy !req
269. Well, uh, it's not really like that...Copy !req
270. I regret just going ahead and listening, but I really do want to know more about Nino.Copy !req
271. Don't look so lazy when you're sitting!Copy !req
272. So I guess I should tell her more about myself first...Copy !req
273. Well, it sounds like you at least thought it out a bit.Copy !req
274. Are you gonna give it a shot, Nino?Copy !req
275. Thank you!Copy !req
276. Hello, this is Recruit—Ko Ichinomiya.Copy !req
277. This may be a shock, but I've never scored below 100 on a test.Copy !req
278. What, are you just messing with us!?Copy !req
279. No! Listen!Copy !req
280. But just once, I scored a 105.Copy !req
281. IchinomiyaCopy !req
282. It was for the signature I had doodled on the back.Copy !req
283. What a cool signature. Do you want to be an idol singer when you grow up?Copy !req
284. Writing 'Ko' as 'go' is cleverCopy !req
285. I had planned on erasing it, but...Copy !req
286. Anyway,uh, whoops. Let's skip to the next one.Copy !req
287. Okay, next, during my first year of middle school...Copy !req
288. They always picked me for the relay race when we did track.Copy !req
289. I went first, in order to boost everyone else's morale.Copy !req
290. In order to make my runs perfect, and avoid making the biggest mistake possible and dropping the baton...Copy !req
291. This way I'll never drop it!Copy !req
292. I figured out a new way to hold it.Copy !req
293. Then, the day of the race...Copy !req
294. The baton was far harder to get off my fingers than I'd expected, and I had to run the whole course alongside the others.Copy !req
295. They selfishly nicknamed me "Ko with the Leaden Touch",Copy !req
296. Of course, we won anyway.Copy !req
297. And then there's the first time I went to karaoke in high school...Copy !req
298. Just stop it!Copy !req
299. But why!? I'm being completely frank in front of Nino!Copy !req
300. We don't want to hear things like this!Copy !req
301. Just look at the face she's making while listening!Copy !req
302. I just can't take it anymore!Copy !req
303. Well, I mean, if I could make them never have happened I would, but I'm only human. Everyone has failures like this.Copy !req
304. Wow, that was surprisingly mature.Copy !req
305. Were I too perfect, perhaps I'd be an imperfect human...Copy !req
306. So I don't mind having minor problems like these at all.Copy !req
307. If you remember saying that in a decade,
you should still be so embarrassed you could die.Copy !req
308. Episode 128 "With a Heavy Heart"Copy !req
309. Jeez, this isn't going to make her happy at all!Copy !req
310. Get the hell out of here!Copy !req
311. Wait, I just want to—!Copy !req
312. No way. Nino doesn't have anything to say to you.Copy !req
313. Nino! That face...Copy !req
314. Please, stop!Copy !req
315. What, sliding?Copy !req
316. If I left now, my body wouldn't be able to take it!Copy !req
317. What, are you talking about that hereditary thing again?Copy !req
318. You get asthma if you feel like you owe someone something, right?Copy !req
319. No, it's not asthma...Copy !req
320. This may or may not be a new disease, but when I see or think of Nino making that face...Copy !req
321. Something inside me feels like it's going to burst!Copy !req
322. So I'm not leaving until she smiles!Copy !req
323. How rude! You're the one who made Nino sad to begin with!Copy !req
324. No, that's not right,Copy !req
325. I'm not angry or sad.Copy !req
326. I already remember exactly what the tape said.Copy !req
327. Then—Copy !req
328. So...Copy !req
329. Even though I feel like I should tell you all of it,Copy !req
330. I feel like I'll lose you if I do...Copy !req
331. I'm afraid.Copy !req
332. I had nothing to say to such an unexpected response.Copy !req
333. I'll keep this tape. I'm happy that I can learn about you.Copy !req
334. I'd said over and over that we'd be together forever.Copy !req
335. But those words hadn't really gotten through to Nino.Copy !req
336. I finally realized this.Copy !req
337. Ric...Copy !req
338. Nino...Copy !req
339. I'm sorry.Copy !req
340. Looking back at the end of my journey,Copy !req
341. as the days I long for passCopy !req
342. I see you wrapped in your red coat,Copy !req
343. playing without waiting for winterCopy !req
344. Farewell, mazelike days , I'd thank you if I realized daysCopy !req
345. Oh, oh, goodbye daysCopy !req
346. Looking forward at the beginning of my journey,Copy !req
347. I take a deep breath so I won't have to stopCopy !req
348. We're both swimming upstream toward tomorrow,Copy !req
349. Swaying side to side like fishCopy !req
350. Pain? No thank you days, sadness? No thank you daysCopy !req
351. Oh, oh goodbye daysCopy !req
352. Yeah, it's too early to let him hear this.Copy !req
353. Wow, you're nimble.Copy !req
354. Episode 129 "Arakawa Gag Contest"Copy !req
355. What's that?Copy !req
356. My assistant is in stage black, of course.Copy !req
357. Got a problem with that?Copy !req
358. I'm more curious what you're going to do!Copy !req
359. Quit with the pretense and get to the show.Copy !req
360. I'm making a pun.Copy !req
361. It caught the cot.Copy !req
362. You're too quiet and your enunciation was terrible. I couldn't understand a word of that.Copy !req
363. Come on, be a little more adventurous.Copy !req
364. Give me your right hand.Copy !req
365. My life line's incredibly long.Copy !req
366. Wow, you really are long-lived.Copy !req
367. Next time, 4 Bridge×2.Copy !req
368. Huh, it goes all the way up by my armpit and onto my back.Copy !req
369. Is that really a life line!?Copy !req
370. Illustration: Oh!GreatCopy !req