1. That day...Copy !req
2. What is this?Copy !req
3. All the important parts are taped over with some weird song!Copy !req
4. Why did I even risk the bridge to steal this tape from Ko?Copy !req
5. Leech, leech leech leech leech!Copy !req
6. Hello.Copy !req
7. It's me.Copy !req
8. Aren't you taking rather a long time?Copy !req
9. I told you to check out my son's lover.Copy !req
10. Of course. I'm trying my hardest.Copy !req
11. But there's no information on her at all.Copy !req
12. I'm terribly sorry.Copy !req
13. I'm working under the assumption that she's an illegal immigrant.Copy !req
14. I'll contact you as soon as I find out anything at all.Copy !req
15. Of course. Goodbye.Copy !req
16. The father's as foolish as the son.Copy !req
17. I'd better hurry.Copy !req
18. It would be inconvenient if someone else were to research her.Copy !req
19. I've got to find out about her before anyone else.Copy !req
20. Yo.Copy !req
21. You look busy.Copy !req
22. I like hard-working women.Copy !req
23. Don't move.Copy !req
24. Who are you!?Copy !req
25. How did you get in here!?Copy !req
26. The girl in that photo is under my protection.Copy !req
27. Flies like you buzzing around her get my attention.Copy !req
28. I'll warn you once.Copy !req
29. Don't bother that girl.Copy !req
30. If you do... You'll be killed.Copy !req
31. What just happened?Copy !req
32. Come on, everyone's watching Cosmos vs. AlienCopy !req
33. Their battles are always marvelousCopy !req
34. He commands a fleet, but he's really been an alien since before he was bornCopy !req
35. The distance between "micro" and "macro" is so importantCopy !req
36. At least when it comes to misunderstandings in space treatiesCopy !req
37. If it's this or be the second coming of Adam and EveCopy !req
38. Everyone's probably better off how they are nowCopy !req
39. Come on, take a closer lookCopy !req
40. Come on, be a little more eagerCopy !req
41. Come on, let's hold hands gentlyCopy !req
42. Come on, put a smile onCopy !req
43. Talk and talk, gossip up a stormCopy !req
44. But soon it's more than just a jokeCopy !req
45. Cross the mountains, cross the valleysCopy !req
46. Get to the planet he lives onCopy !req
47. Come on, everyone's watching the captain, the queen, and the aceCopy !req
48. Yes, the missile counterbarrage is readyCopy !req
49. But the man aiming has really been an alien since before he was bornCopy !req
50. Now, the cosmos is spaceCopy !req
51. It's just one wide sweepCopy !req
52. The cosmos's sugary tasteCopy !req
53. It's just one sweetCopy !req
54. Just a pinch of magic when you're together with herCopy !req
55. Just a pinch of sugar and you can have herCopy !req
56. Episode 144 "Decryption"Copy !req
57. Hey, Nino.Copy !req
58. Mayor?Copy !req
59. What are you doing out so late?Copy !req
60. I have something to give you.Copy !req
61. What? Cookies?Copy !req
62. Nope.Copy !req
63. This came in today.Copy !req
64. Nino. It's almost time.Copy !req
65. Therefore, I'd like to discuss our future operations.Copy !req
66. These charts should explain it.Copy !req
67. The key to improving our Hong Kong subsidiary's salesCopy !req
68. is to utilize our shoe and slipper-based production lines,Copy !req
69. successfully transition to carpeting, increasing our Venusian sales,Copy !req
70. while also gradually raising our Japanese table...Copy !req
71. Wait, what the heck are you doing, Nino!?Copy !req
72. What's going on? You never used to do weird pointless things like this!Copy !req
73. Wait, that's wrong. Nothing Nino does is meaningless.Copy !req
74. She has to have some kind of reason for this.Copy !req
75. And I've got to figure it out!Copy !req
76. She put her shoe on my head?Copy !req
77. Shoes... That's what she walks with...Copy !req
78. So she's stepping on me!?Copy !req
79. Maybe she's taking after Maria!?Copy !req
80. Hey, Ric...Copy !req
81. What is this? No wonder she's having a hard time saying whatever it is...Copy !req
82. But if that's how she's going to show her love...Copy !req
83. To be honest...Copy !req
84. I'll endure it!Copy !req
85. I'll enjoy being trod on!Copy !req
86. My parents got in touch with me...Copy !req
87. Huh? Your parents?Copy !req
88. I see...Copy !req
89. Why did that kind of disappoint me!?Copy !req
90. Ric's realization about the depths of his own psyche had more of an impact on him than Nino's words.Copy !req
91. Episode 145 "Everything suddenly"Copy !req
92. Wait, Nino! Your parents!?Copy !req
93. It finally sunk in.Copy !req
94. Yes.Copy !req
95. Can you come to my room?Copy !req
96. I want to talk to you about the things on those cassettes that I couldn't before.Copy !req
97. Got it. I'll be right there.Copy !req
98. Takai. Shimazaki. Can we cut the meeting off here?Copy !req
99. Of course! No problem!Copy !req
100. All right. That's it for today, then.Copy !req
101. It still makes me tear up a little...Copy !req
102. I'm his secretary, after all!Copy !req
103. Shimazaki! Let's go get a drink!Copy !req
104. Sometimes when you want to let it all out...Copy !req
105. She's gone.Copy !req
106. I can't go...Copy !req
107. Contacted by her parents...Copy !req
108. This is the moment I've been waiting for!Copy !req
109. If the bug still worked I wouldn't have to take this risk, but—!Copy !req
110. Since that day, I've avoided everything he's tried...Copy !req
111. I'll kill you.Copy !req
112. It's okay. It's just a bluff.Copy !req
113. There's no way he'd actually kill me,Copy !req
114. Look out!Copy !req
115. That's the deathtrap Sister and Maria have been working on!Copy !req
116. Death!? They're really going to kill me!?Copy !req
117. Get a hold of yourself!Copy !req
118. You mustn't relinquish your pride!Copy !req
119. This is Maria's trap designed to just make you want to die.Copy !req
120. You're better off just thinking it was a nightmare.Copy !req
121. No! I need to go after Ko!Copy !req
122. Oh, wait! Aren't you Ric's secretary Shimazaki?Copy !req
123. I'm glad I wore my suit today.Copy !req
124. This is Ko's employee...Copy !req
125. Mr. Shirai.Copy !req
126. What an honor that you remember my name.Copy !req
127. It's dangerous to walk around here alone.Copy !req
128. Shall I escort you back?Copy !req
129. No, I still have a few more things to do here.Copy !req
130. I see. Please, take care.Copy !req
131. Of course.Copy !req
132. What am I blushing about? He's just a pretty face.Copy !req
133. That kind of guy isn't good at anything but work.Copy !req
134. Wait, why is he pushing a line marker? Don't tell me he's—Copy !req
135. Is he marking a safe path out for me without even saying so!?Copy !req
136. What a man!Copy !req
137. My prince on a white line!Copy !req
138. Shimazaki led herself into a love trap.Copy !req
139. Episode 146 "Confession"Copy !req
140. Episode 146Copy !req
141. ConfessionCopy !req
142. So, uh, Nino.Copy !req
143. What did you want to talk about?Copy !req
144. Well, uh...Copy !req
145. This is too damn scary!Copy !req
146. I've got to stay calm and composed, but sitting here waiting like thisCopy !req
147. Sick BayCopy !req
148. is making me more and more nervous!Copy !req
149. It's like getting a flu shot!Copy !req
150. To be honest, I kind of...Copy !req
151. Kind of told you a lie.Copy !req
152. That's...Copy !req
153. I mean, I already knew that...Copy !req
154. Has she been worried about it this whole time?Copy !req
155. So, Nino, you think that the lie's driven us apart?Copy !req
156. Come on, you know that wouldn't happen.Copy !req
157. No matter how hard I think about it, I don't understand.Copy !req
158. What should I do now?Copy !req
159. I can't figure it out by myself.Copy !req
160. So can you listen to me?Copy !req
161. I want to give you my heart.Copy !req
162. Yes, of course!Copy !req
163. As soon as I said that, the Mayor's words echoed in my head.Copy !req
164. Human hearts break under that kind of weight.Copy !req
165. No problem.Copy !req
166. I'd already realized that lie anyway.Copy !req
167. I...Copy !req
168. I have to leave this riverbank...Copy !req
169. Even before you arrived under the bridge, I knew I'd have to leave.Copy !req
170. Leave?Copy !req
171. What sound will my free-falling heart make...Copy !req
172. when it shatters in those depths?Copy !req
173. What do you mean, leave?Copy !req
174. If you leave the riverbank, where would you even go!?Copy !req
175. The sound my falling, uncaught heart makes as it strikes the depths...Copy !req
176. SILENTCopy !req
177. I'm going home.Copy !req
178. Going home? But where?Copy !req
179. Some people can hear it.Copy !req
180. SILENTCopy !req
181. The silent noise a TV makes when it's on.Copy !req
182. SILENTCopy !req
183. Why, where else?Copy !req
184. Venus.Copy !req
185. Definitely hearing voices.Copy !req
186. Episode 147 "Decision"Copy !req
187. Right now, with the aftereffects of the Caspeoze nebula's expansion,Copy !req
188. even a Mormay-class rocket could get me home.Copy !req
189. Of course, Fandonel's gravity well means I can't warp.Copy !req
190. Oh well... As long as I use cryogenic sleep it's no problem.Copy !req
191. Ahh... Hearing some sort of message...Copy !req
192. SILENTCopy !req
193. So, is that what you weren't able to tell me before?Copy !req
194. Yeah...Copy !req
195. Even though I knew we'd have to part before I asked you to be my lover...Copy !req
196. I don't want to leave you. That's what I don't understand.Copy !req
197. Even though I knew I should tell you right away, I didn't want our time together to end.Copy !req
198. I'm sorry for being so selfish.Copy !req
199. Nino...Copy !req
200. What do I do? Nino is lost in her worries...Copy !req
201. Venus? Really?Copy !req
202. If you don't want to go, you don't have to, right?Copy !req
203. I want to go home.Copy !req
204. I want to see Mom and Dad.Copy !req
205. But I want to be with you, too. I want to be with everyone from the riverbank.Copy !req
206. Nino! Don't cry!Copy !req
207. I was crying?Copy !req
208. Hold onto yourself! You're the only one who can stop Nino crying right now!Copy !req
209. You're a man, so man up!Copy !req
210. Nino!Copy !req
211. So, Recruit!Copy !req
212. Will you come with me to Venus?Copy !req
213. I promise I'll make you happy there!Copy !req
214. Nino...Copy !req
215. How gentlemanly...Copy !req
216. Ric thought that this might be the one.Copy !req
217. Episode 148 "Dream Life on Venus"Copy !req
218. Venus? Really? Me?Copy !req
219. Of course! I'm sure my parents will just love you!Copy !req
220. An invitation from your parents? I'm overjoyed, but Venus?Copy !req
221. Once we leave, we may never come back. Think it over first.Copy !req
222. She's serious...Copy !req
223. I have to be serious, too.Copy !req
224. Even if this Venus she talks about is somewhere on Earth...Copy !req
225. No...Copy !req
226. If Nino says Venus, I have to seriously contemplate moving to Venus!Copy !req
227. We're here, Ric.Copy !req
228. So this is Venus. I'd better brace myself.Copy !req
229. Oh, so that's our new neighbor?Copy !req
230. Wow, he has a torso!Copy !req
231. And no tentacles! How mysterious!Copy !req
232. Hey, so you're Ric?Copy !req
233. Just gonna tell you now, I'm not letting some slacker have—Copy !req
234. What a wonderful expression!Copy !req
235. We need to welcome you properly! I'm glad you're here!Copy !req
236. A dad with lots of arms.Copy !req
237. Of course, that's how I'd handle it.Copy !req
238. Wait, if we're talking "welcomes"...Copy !req
239. Nino welcomes people...Copy !req
240. Like this!Copy !req
241. So her parents are probably even worse!Copy !req
242. It'll be a close encounter of the third kind!Copy !req
243. That's right. Never mind being from different places, we're from different planets.Copy !req
244. I'm sure our tastes differ quite a bit.Copy !req
245. Dinner's ready, everyone!Copy !req
246. Oh my, Ric! You even cook?Copy !req
247. Are Earthlings all this perfect?Copy !req
248. What's wrong?Copy !req
249. Isn't this miso soup a bit strong?Copy !req
250. I'm sorry! Do you not like it that way?Copy !req
251. I'm sorry, I'm from Kanto so...Copy !req
252. Well, I suppose there's no getting around that.Copy !req
253. But you'd better use firm tofu.Copy !req
254. What's wrong, Ric? Don't force yourself.Copy !req
255. No, I'll do it! I can do it!Copy !req
256. I'll try my hardest to get your parents to like my miso soup!Copy !req
257. Does that mean your coming with me?Copy !req
258. Yes.Copy !req
259. But somehow, this whole sequence has been backwards!Copy !req
260. It seems that the maiden veiled in white's dreams are about to come true.Copy !req
261. Episode 149 "Marriage? ... And"Copy !req
262. So... So you're really coming with me to Venus!?Copy !req
263. Yeah.Copy !req
264. Er, Nino? Is this how you show joy?Copy !req
265. Wait, does this mean...Copy !req
266. Does this mean we're getting married?Copy !req
267. About a size 7, probably?Copy !req
268. What are you talking about, types of rocket?Copy !req
269. What, you want to find out more about them?Copy !req
270. Nah, I'm talking about something—Copy !req
271. What, Star!? How long have you been standing there!?Copy !req
272. There.Copy !req
273. I got her!Copy !req
274. What the hell are you doing to my Nino's ring finger, you damn starfish!?Copy !req
275. Neener-neener! First-come, first-served!Copy !req
276. Looks like I have an invitation to Venus from her parents too!Copy !req
277. You were eavesdropping!?Copy !req
278. I just overheard!Copy !req
279. Nino was calling out to me!Copy !req
280. Really, Star?Copy !req
281. You're coming too?Copy !req
282. Of course, Nino!Copy !req
283. I'll perform my encore, "Give meCopy !req
284. Really?Copy !req
285. Wait... Nino...Copy !req
286. We wanna go too!Copy !req
287. Bring us along, Nino!Copy !req
288. A vacation to Venus? That sounds great! I'm coming too!Copy !req
289. I wonder if there's white lines on Venus.Copy !req
290. Hey, wait, when did you all get here!?Copy !req
291. My romantic vacation is turning into a neighborhood trip!Copy !req
292. Everyone...Copy !req
293. This way I won't have to leave anyone!Copy !req
294. Yay! Yay!Copy !req
295. If you keep encouraging it like that, it'll grow roots!Copy !req
296. You're really happy, aren't you, Nino?Copy !req
297. Oh well, I guess if Nino's that happy about it...Copy !req
298. Another one!?Copy !req
299. Didn't you go back to work!?Copy !req
300. Thanks to you, I reached a new peak.Copy !req
301. So what, you want to come to Venus too!?Copy !req
302. Of course not!Copy !req
303. I don't think the human body can take Venusian conditions,Copy !req
304. and I'm afraid of unknown pathogens.Copy !req
305. I can't even believe your courage!Copy !req
306. It looks like you've thought more about the practical issues involved than I have.Copy !req
307. But is she really going back to Venus?Copy !req
308. I regret that I won't be able to finish my new project, "Document of Venus"!Copy !req
309. What's in that notebook?Copy !req
310. You were just drawing—Copy !req
311. I'm going back to Venus!Copy !req
312. Nino!Copy !req
313. I knew it!Copy !req
314. The art is just all moe for the storyboards!Copy !req
315. It's easier to draw quick!Copy !req
316. Of course the actual manuscripts I turn in will be gekiga style!Copy !req
317. No, that's not why I'm making this face.Copy !req
318. This is nothing but a stalker's diary!Copy !req
319. Are you following Nino around again!?Copy !req
320. I'm not a stalker! This was a sneaking mission!Copy !req
321. I even used scuba gear underwater!Copy !req
322. Why don't you go talk with Sister about your emergency missions?Copy !req
323. Oh man, now they're all....Copy !req
324. But...Copy !req
325. I'm glad that that's Nino's secret.Copy !req
326. I've never been particular about where I live.Copy !req
327. So there's nothing to worry about.Copy !req
328. Come over here, Ric!Copy !req
329. Let's listen to Nino talk about Venus!Copy !req
330. Venus is really cool!Copy !req
331. Let's go.Copy !req
332. Yeah, I need to go back over this scene.Copy !req
333. Next time I should bring a spare oxygen tank on my dive.Copy !req
334. The hour of air I brought last time wasn't enough.Copy !req
335. Looking back at the end of my journey,Copy !req
336. as the days I long for passCopy !req
337. I see you wrapped in your red coat,Copy !req
338. playing without waiting for winterCopy !req
339. Farewell, mazelike days , I'd thank you if I realized daysCopy !req
340. Oh, oh, goodbye daysCopy !req
341. Looking forward at the beginning of my journey,Copy !req
342. I take a deep breath so I won't have to stopCopy !req
343. We're both swimming upstream toward tomorrow,Copy !req
344. Swaying side to side like fishCopy !req
345. Pain? No thank you days, sadness? No thank you daysCopy !req
346. Oh, oh goodbye daysCopy !req
347. Episode 150 "Arakawa Gag Contest"Copy !req
348. We have a riddle!Copy !req
349. Huh? That's a bit understated.Copy !req
350. What does a sudden regime changeCopy !req
351. have to do with Watson, the receptionist at the lab?Copy !req
352. Well...Copy !req
353. I know, I know!Copy !req
354. They're both shocking!Copy !req
355. Get it? Watson? Watt? Am I right?Copy !req
356. Watt? Shocking?Copy !req
357. Man, you're a total dick.Copy !req
358. You don't go and give away the punchline.Copy !req
359. Sorry, it just came to me all of a sudden.Copy !req
360. Wait, that ain't it.Copy !req
361. Brothers! Give us the real answer!Copy !req
362. What does a sudden regime changeCopy !req
363. have to do with Watson, the receptionist at the lab?Copy !req
364. Well...Copy !req
365. For both of them, heads rolled!Copy !req
366. Miss Maria. Have you seen Ko?Copy !req
367. Oh, if it isn't Mr. Takai. Your boy's room is as empty as your follicles now.Copy !req
368. Next time, 7 Bridge×2.Copy !req
369. Ko!Copy !req
370. Illustration: Makoto TsuchibayashiCopy !req