1. This hot bath feels so good...Copy !req
2. My point is, don't you think this is fishy?Copy !req
3. How so?Copy !req
4. For starters, what the hell
are we even traveling for?Copy !req
5. To search for the samurai who
smells of sunflowers, as I recall.Copy !req
6. That's what I'm sayin'!Copy !req
7. I mean, she ain't told us one damn thing
about who this sunflower dude is.Copy !req
8. —Yes, that's true...
—Not even that one time.Copy !req
9. I've been meaning to ask you about that...Copy !req
10. Who is this samurai who smells of sunflowers?Copy !req
11. —Well, he...
—And what the hell is a sunflower, anyway?Copy !req
12. Hey, wait a minute...Copy !req
13. —You don't know?
—It's a flower! A flower!Copy !req
14. What do they smell like?Copy !req
15. Do you have any other leads?Copy !req
16. —Like a picture or something?
—What made you decide to come here?Copy !req
17. Oh, for crying out loud!Copy !req
18. Don't you think she's gets kinda
evasive when we bring up that stuff?Copy !req
19. And now she says that
we're heading for Nagasaki!Copy !req
20. There is only one thing that I can tell you.Copy !req
21. If you go to Nagasaki, I am sure
that you will find some answers.Copy !req
22. Nagasaki...Copy !req
23. All we've got is that guy's
unreliable information.Copy !req
24. But that man was the chief merchant of
the East India Company's Japan branch.Copy !req
25. I doubt that information from a
man like that would be unreliable.Copy !req
26. You think so?Copy !req
27. Besides, with no other information
to go on, we have no other choice.Copy !req
28. That's my point! That's what I'm sayin'!Copy !req
29. No way in hell she doesn't know anything else.Copy !req
30. She's hiding something from us!Copy !req
31. Okay, then...Copy !req
32. What are you doing?Copy !req
33. I'm gonna snoop around a little
while she's taking her bath.Copy !req
34. —Here we go...
—Hey, don't go through
other people's belongings.Copy !req
35. Don't sweat it. It's her own damn
fault for not telling us anything.Copy !req
36. What?Copy !req
37. —I can't read.
—Give me that.Copy !req
38. It seems to be a diary.Copy !req
39. A diary?Copy !req
40. Great, there's bound to be some secrets
about that sunflower dude written in there.Copy !req
41. Hey, read it out loud, damn it.Copy !req
42. "July 10th. Sunny.Copy !req
43. It's almost been a year since Mom died."Copy !req
44. I had always told myself that I would set out
on a journey, but I never had the courage,Copy !req
45. so I've been working and
living at uncle's teahouse.Copy !req
46. But the day has finally come for me to set out.Copy !req
47. I've made up my mind that starting
today, I'm going to keep this diaryCopy !req
48. until I find the samurai who smells of
sunflowers so that I won't forget this journey.Copy !req
49. And so, I have now filled out the first page.Copy !req
50. "The Disorder DiariesCopy !req
51. Admittedly, the teahouse burned down,
so I don't have any choice but to start my trip.Copy !req
52. Parentheses, smiley face.Copy !req
53. And the fire was caused by
a couple of unbelievable guys.Copy !req
54. The first one to show up at the teahouse
was a crude and vulgar guy with wild hair.Copy !req
55. What, does she mean me?Copy !req
56. The instant I saw him, I thought he was a bad
person who would commit all sorts of crimes,Copy !req
57. and was the type of person that I would never
want to be friends with in a million years.Copy !req
58. Say what?Copy !req
59. But then, once I talked to him...Copy !req
60. I learned that I was right about him.Copy !req
61. —Watch it, you bitch!
—What are you getting angry at the diary for?Copy !req
62. I'll admit that I needed help because
the stupid son of the governorCopy !req
63. thought he could do whatever he wanted.Copy !req
64. But even so...Copy !req
65. Once he got started, he didn't know when
to stop. I mean, he really went overboard.Copy !req
66. If I knew he was going to be like that,
I would've taken my chancesCopy !req
67. with the governor's son.Copy !req
68. Why, you little...Copy !req
69. Just then, another man appeared.
One with long hair and glasses.Copy !req
70. She talkin' about you?Copy !req
71. Unlike the first one, I thought that
this new guy was kinda attractive.Copy !req
72. But it was like this new guy refused
to stop fighting once he'd started, too.Copy !req
73. Deep down, maybe they're two of a kind.Copy !req
74. How rude. Don't compare me—Copy !req
75. —to a guy like him!Copy !req
76. Anyway, that was how I came
to set out on my journeyCopy !req
77. accompanied by these two men, Mugen and Jin.Copy !req
78. The end.Copy !req
79. July 11th. Sunny.Copy !req
80. Something lousy happened to me
because of those two going crazy yesterday.Copy !req
81. A guy showed up, saying something
about Mugen cutting his arm off.Copy !req
82. I can't have you waking up just yet.Copy !req
83. And that's how my life as a
hostage suddenly started. Geez...Copy !req
84. Well, I was drunk at the time,
so I don't remember much.Copy !req
85. The end.Copy !req
86. The end, she says?Copy !req
87. She left out a lot...Copy !req
88. P.S. The Joushuu grilled manjuu
buns we had were yummy.Copy !req
89. July 14th. Sunny, then cloudy.Copy !req
90. I had another terrible experience
today because of those two.Copy !req
91. It all started when they
ditched me and ran away!Copy !req
92. Thanks to that, I ended up
in a whorehouse this time!Copy !req
93. A pervert was about to have his way with me,Copy !req
94. but I was saved by an old fortune teller woman.Copy !req
95. I would beware of vases if I were you.Copy !req
96. A vase?Copy !req
97. A vase...Copy !req
98. A little vase...Copy !req
99. Take this!Copy !req
100. July 19th.Copy !req
101. Out of the blue, I was kidnapped
and held prisoner! Oh, man...Copy !req
102. Don't you think my life
is a little too eventful?Copy !req
103. Or more to the point, now that I think about it,Copy !req
104. why do these things keep happening to
me even though I have two bodyguards?Copy !req
105. Those bozos are pretty useless, don't you think?Copy !req
106. I'm starting to think that
I picked the wrong people.Copy !req
107. It all started when we had to find work to
earn money for the ferry across the river.Copy !req
108. I'm Moronobu Hishikawa.Copy !req
109. I'm an artist who hasn't
quite made the big time yet.Copy !req
110. Pleased to meet you.Copy !req
111. I thought he was kinda cute,
even if he was a bit of a poser.Copy !req
112. Maybe that's where I made my mistake...Copy !req
113. I went ahead and modeled for his Ukiyo-e,Copy !req
114. but now that I think about it,
what did I see in him?Copy !req
115. Still, unlike those two jerks,
he said nice things to me.Copy !req
116. Yeah, this is definitely all their fault, too.Copy !req
117. Don't blame us for your own screwups, lady!Copy !req
118. He said that he was going to go to Holland,
but I wonder what happened to him?Copy !req
119. Is he on a ship right now?Copy !req
120. Or maybe he's already arrived over there...Copy !req
121. He, meaning Moronobu Hishikawa, was caught
immediately and never made it to Holland.Copy !req
122. In reality, he was still in that area.Copy !req
123. However, there was no way
she could have knownCopy !req
124. that he would be known to future
generations as the father of Ukiyo-e painting.Copy !req
125. It is as if talent and character are
often found in inverse proportion.Copy !req
126. P.S. The grilled squid mantles and squid
tentacles he bought for me were delicious.Copy !req
127. You know, something just occurred to me...Copy !req
128. Like what?Copy !req
129. Why were we going to Edo then, anyway?Copy !req
130. —I don't know.
—Isn't there anything written in there?Copy !req
131. "4th Annual Big Eater Contest
Sponsored by Anago Fukuyoshi and Manpukuji"Copy !req
132. I might have to go
without food again after this,Copy !req
133. so I'm gonna eat enough to tide me over.Copy !req
134. Is she an animal?Copy !req
135. What I ate yesterday and today includes eel
rice bowls, loach stew, and Edo-style sushi.Copy !req
136. They were all yummy.Copy !req
137. You hear lots of people say,
"There's always room for dessert,"Copy !req
138. but in my case, it's like it should be,
"There's always room for free food. "Copy !req
139. I wonder if everybody is like that?Copy !req
140. It's just you!Copy !req
141. I also got to see kabuki
and fireworks, which was neat.Copy !req
142. The end.Copy !req
143. Hey, wait a minute! Isn't there anything
about the sunflower samurai in there?Copy !req
144. All that's in there is stuff about food!Copy !req
145. Oh, that reminds me.
Starting today, we are going to Nagasaki.Copy !req
146. Well, the only reason I came to Edo was
because I'd heard rumors that he was here,Copy !req
147. so it's not like I had any
hard evidence or anything.Copy !req
148. She can't be serious.Copy !req
149. That little flake... She dragged us
all that way just on a stupid rumor?Copy !req
150. I can't believe it.Copy !req
151. I got taken hostage again! Geez!Copy !req
152. In the whole world, who else but me
could be taken hostage this often?Copy !req
153. Plus, my wallet got stolen,
and I wasn't able to eat...Copy !req
154. I dreamed about Mom today.Copy !req
155. It was the first time that I'd
thought about Mom in a long time.Copy !req
156. So much has happened to me on this
journey that I haven't had time to miss her,Copy !req
157. so I haven't felt this way for a long time.Copy !req
158. I don't think I can write about Shinsuke.Copy !req
159. I couldn't bring myself to say
anything to his mother, either.Copy !req
160. But once some time has passed
and I've sorted out my feelings,Copy !req
161. I definitely want to write a letter to her.Copy !req
162. I want to tell her all those things that
I wanted to say then, but couldn't.Copy !req
163. It is difficult for anyone to
predict what the future holds.Copy !req
164. Incidentally, this is a prediction
of the lives of people in the future,Copy !req
165. taken from Mudaiki, a speculative fiction work
by Edo dime novel author Harumachi Koikawa.Copy !req
166. As you can see here, predicting the
future is something of a tricky business.Copy !req
167. Or more to the point, what's up
with those dumb-ass hairstyles?Copy !req
168. We left Edo and headed for Nagasaki.Copy !req
169. Well, that was the idea, but we're still in Edo.Copy !req
170. We can't make any headway at all
cause we've got no money.Copy !req
171. But we managed to get a meal thanks to
the money we got from pawning Jin's glasses.Copy !req
172. It was yummy.Copy !req
173. But they went tottering away
after some older woman, the louses.Copy !req
174. It's not like I'm jealous or anything.Copy !req
175. It's just that it's a problem when they don't
carry out their duties as my bodyguards.Copy !req
176. Well, I guess she was kinda sexy.
She had big boobs.Copy !req
177. Is that the kinda women they go for?Copy !req
178. But I got hit on today, too.Copy !req
179. Admittedly, he didn't make a lick of sense...Copy !req
180. This woman is going to take some work.Copy !req
181. But the thing is, that only makes
her all the more worthwhile.Copy !req
182. Yo, honey.Copy !req
183. Who, me? I'm a man who's gonna be big.Copy !req
184. My name is Nagamitsu Sakon Shogen!Copy !req
185. I kinda get the feeling
that I only attract weirdos.Copy !req
186. Geez, what's a girl to do?Copy !req
187. In the end, we earned some money with a
street performance, and were able to leave Edo.Copy !req
188. But it feels like I've lost
sight of my objective...Copy !req
189. We're supposed to be looking for
the samurai who smells of sunflowers,Copy !req
190. but we're always trying to scrounge up
enough money to cover living expenses.Copy !req
191. I guess what I'm trying to write is,
"Getting by in life sure is hard. "Copy !req
192. The end.Copy !req
193. P.S. The pear was yummy.Copy !req
194. By the way, there has been a recent uproar
over rampant sexuality in the country's youth.Copy !req
195. However, the Japanese people originally had
a rather open-minded view towards sexuality,Copy !req
196. and it was especially liberal
during the Edo Period.Copy !req
197. They only became prudish in the Meiji Era
after the influx of Western culture.Copy !req
198. On the contrary, then, one could say
that they have merely returnedCopy !req
199. to the values of the Edo Period.Copy !req
200. And if we delve into world history,Copy !req
201. Japan's Edo Period can be
placed alongside ancient GreeceCopy !req
202. in that it was an era in
which gay love flourished,Copy !req
203. and in which homosexuality was considered to
be more noble a pursuit than heterosexuality.Copy !req
204. Incidentally, please forgive my
extremely delayed introduction.Copy !req
205. My name is Manzou the Saw.Copy !req
206. I'm a secret policeman who fights
night and day in the name of peace.Copy !req
207. I got taken prisoner again! Geez!Copy !req
208. We finally left Edo and got as far
as the Hakone Checkpoint,Copy !req
209. but we got conned by a scalper.Copy !req
210. It seems like I've been
tricked a lot on this journey.Copy !req
211. Am I too trusting?Copy !req
212. Maybe I ought to be
more suspicious of people...Copy !req
213. Am I a bad judge of character?Copy !req
214. I had a lot to think about today.Copy !req
215. The worst part of it all is that jerk, Mugen.Copy !req
216. I believed in him, thinking
that he'd come back for us.Copy !req
217. What kind of rescuer ends up
needing to be rescued, huh?Copy !req
218. Anyway, I've decided never to trust him again.Copy !req
219. Suits me fine! Go ahead and
don't trust me, see if I care!Copy !req
220. By the way, I spent a lot of time with Jin
because that jerk Mugen didn't come back.Copy !req
221. Now that I think about it, that was the first
time that I had spent any time alone with Jin.Copy !req
222. I thought to myself, "We're going to
have a deep, heart-to-heart conversation, "Copy !req
223. but that Jin kept his mouth shut the whole time.Copy !req
224. At times like that, don't guys usually open up
and start telling you all sorts of stuff?Copy !req
225. I tried to break the ice a few times,
but all he'd say was, " Hmm," and " Mmm " !Copy !req
226. What's his problem?
Does he hate me or something?Copy !req
227. Or is he just shy?Copy !req
228. I mean, it's been a while
since we started our journey,Copy !req
229. so when is he finally gonna open up to me?Copy !req
230. It's kinda sad, really.Copy !req
231. The end.Copy !req
232. Hey. As a man, what do you think of her?Copy !req
233. Hmm...Copy !req
234. This guy's hopeless.Copy !req
235. The 1950s, San Francisco.Copy !req
236. The youth of the so-called Beat Generation
were profoundly influenced by Zen.Copy !req
237. And that influence was inherited
by the Hippies of the 1960s.Copy !req
238. The youths who dropped out of society
turned away from civilized society,Copy !req
239. tripped on psychedelic music,
and searched for true freedom.Copy !req
240. It is said among these Hippies were some
who approached Zen as a counterculture,Copy !req
241. chanted Buddhist sutras,
burned incense, and practiced meditation.Copy !req
242. Elsewhere, in Edo Period Japan...Copy !req
243. Although they weren't searching
for anything in particular,Copy !req
244. here we find people deep in mediation.Copy !req
245. And if one were to ask why
these people are doing this...?Copy !req
246. Sorry, friend, but we don't
even have money for lodgings.Copy !req
247. We don't have anything to give you as alms.Copy !req
248. I'm glad to hear you say that.Copy !req
249. Starting today, we will be
staying at this Zen temple.Copy !req
250. They're letting us sleep and eat here for free,
so I thought it was more than we could hope for,Copy !req
251. but in return, we have to
follow the rules of the temple.Copy !req
252. I've been hard at work since
the crack of dawn again today.Copy !req
253. Boy, am I beat...Copy !req
254. Man is naturally born into a state of freedom.Copy !req
255. He is not born so that he might
submit to rules or a master.Copy !req
256. This thought has occurred to me.Copy !req
257. But does this not contradict
the duties of a warrior?Copy !req
258. Freedom is neither won through painful struggle,
nor can it be forced into existence.Copy !req
259. What's more, freedom has absolutely nothing
to do with one's social status or profession.Copy !req
260. To simply accept yourself as you are,
and as you live, to let it be.Copy !req
261. In this is freedom.Copy !req
262. Because of those guys, I've had
lots of terrible things happen to me.Copy !req
263. I sometimes ask myself if I picked
the right people to travel with.Copy !req
264. All encounters happen but once in a lifetime.Copy !req
265. If you have met these two men and are
traveling with them, then that is your destiny.Copy !req
266. Whatever the outcome of your journey may be...Copy !req
267. Hey, I wanna make myself stronger, chrome dome.Copy !req
268. I wanna beat that bastard.Copy !req
269. Hey, are you listening to me, baldy?Copy !req
270. What I can do to beat him?
Start talking, cue ball!Copy !req
271. —Katsu!
—Ow!Copy !req
272. The moon's so big...Copy !req
273. Well, I'm heading out for a bit.Copy !req
274. Hey, you haven't forgotten, have you?Copy !req
275. You're gonna help me look for the
samurai who smells of sunflowers, right?Copy !req
276. Yeah, I know.Copy !req
277. Don't forget.Copy !req
278. I will be the one who kills you.Copy !req
279. Looking back on things now, I might
have gone through a lot of lousy things,Copy !req
280. but it was neat to experience
all sorts of new things.Copy !req
281. If I hadn't met them in the teahouse that day,
I might still be working there right now.Copy !req
282. When I think of it that way,
maybe it's just like Father Zuikou says,Copy !req
283. and it was a once-in-a-lifetime,
chance encounter.Copy !req
284. I don't know how much longer
it will take to reach Nagasaki,Copy !req
285. but I hope that the three of us
can keep traveling to the very end.Copy !req
286. I'm positive that those two
are thinking the same thing.Copy !req
287. Yeah. That's the decision I've made.Copy !req
288. Don't make up other people's minds for them...Copy !req
289. —Right?
—Hmm...Copy !req
290. I'm just kidding!Copy !req
291. Those two might peek at my diary
without asking, so I made all this up.Copy !req
292. Serves you right, you jerks!Copy !req
293. You... You little bitch!Copy !req
294. Take me along to where you areCopy !req
295. I'll be like the wind and breathe quietlyCopy !req
296. Take me with you, where have you gone?Copy !req
297. I'll open up my heart and cross over timeCopy !req
298. A shimmering sunny place, white and so far awayCopy !req
299. I'll unravel those aimless memoriesCopy !req
300. The fragrant sunflowers are still
patiently holding on to their petalsCopy !req
301. Please tell meCopy !req
302. I'm nervous about learning everythingCopy !req
303. So why do I still want to know about
these uncertain emotions inside me?Copy !req
304. Spring, Summer, Fall,
and Winter play their tunesCopy !req
305. Each on its own journey towards tomorrowCopy !req
306. And before I know it,
I'm with you at the end of my dreamCopy !req
307. Take me along to where you areCopy !req
308. I'll be like the wind and breathe quietlyCopy !req
309. Take me with you, where are you going?Copy !req
310. I'll open up my heart and cross over timeCopy !req