1. "The Tokugawa Shogunate's 400th Anniversary"Copy !req
2. "The Tokugawa Shogunate's 400th Anniversary"
"This story has nothing to do with that"Copy !req
3. Having set out on a journey in search
of the samurai who smells of sunflowers,Copy !req
4. Mugen, Jin, and Fuu have
at long last reached Edo.Copy !req
5. "Stranger SearchingCopy !req
6. "4th Annual Big Eater Contest Sponsored
by Anago Fukuyoshi and Manpukuji"Copy !req
7. This is really a free, all-you-can-eat deal?Copy !req
8. More to the point,
we're going into this thing to win!Copy !req
9. We're starving half the time, so this
little event is like manna from heaven.Copy !req
10. If it's free, there's really
no need for us to win.Copy !req
11. Next, please!Copy !req
12. The registration fee. One shu.Copy !req
13. What, it's not free?Copy !req
14. If we had money, we wouldn't be here.Copy !req
15. In that case, it can be anything worth that
amount. If you win, you claim the whole pot.Copy !req
16. Got no choice, then...Copy !req
17. Fine, whatever! Let's get
this thing started, okay?Copy !req
18. What about your samurai friend there?Copy !req
19. I'm sorry, but I can't simply hand over
the embodiment of a warrior's soul to—Copy !req
20. —Hey.
—Relax, we just need to win,
and you'll get them back.Copy !req
21. Hold it!Copy !req
22. Just think of it as handing
them over for safe keeping.Copy !req
23. As hungry as we are, there
ain't no way we're gonna lose.Copy !req
24. Okay, let's stuff our faces!Copy !req
25. And they're off! It has finally begun!Copy !req
26. The annual eating contest,
The Wonderland of Food!Copy !req
27. Once again this year, big eaters from all
over the city are here in full force today!Copy !req
28. The rules are simple.
The contestant who eats the most wins!Copy !req
29. The winner will collect all the entry fees,
and our dish is eel rice bowlsCopy !req
30. topped with plenty of that main
ingredient that all Edo kitchens boast.Copy !req
31. I, Ichieimon, will be your announcer today,Copy !req
32. and since I sell newspaper prints by
reading them aloud, I'm Edo's #1 gossip!Copy !req
33. Color commentary will be provided by
Father Ingen, known for his catch phase,Copy !req
34. "To hell with vegetarianism!"Copy !req
35. It is an honor.Copy !req
36. Okay, everyone is now underway.Copy !req
37. The one to watch out for this year would have to
be Izumi, the winner from the year before last.Copy !req
38. She seems to be in top form again this year.
What's your opinion, Father Ingen?Copy !req
39. Perhaps, but she is the Queen of Sweets.Copy !req
40. It remains to be seen just
how long she can keep this up.Copy !req
41. Give me another!Copy !req
42. And there he goes! This year's favorite,
the man with the bottomless gullet!Copy !req
43. Sounosuke of the Mujina tenements!Copy !req
44. —I'd expect nothing less
from last year's champion!
—Another!Copy !req
45. Incidentally, to show that you give up,Copy !req
46. we have a rather well-mannered rule
of putting your hands togetherCopy !req
47. in the traditional gesture of,
"I'm done eating."Copy !req
48. Oh, my! We have a contestant
making the give-up sign already!Copy !req
49. This was fast! This was too fast!Copy !req
50. Why in the world did this bespectacled
man even bother to come here?Copy !req
51. I am ashamed...Copy !req
52. Please... Win back my swords...Copy !req
53. At this stage, we're now seeing
a flurry of contestants retiring!Copy !req
54. This is a veritable survival game!
Who will be the last one eating?Copy !req
55. Don't even think of stopping.
My swords are on the line here.Copy !req
56. Eat! Eat, damn you!Copy !req
57. Oh, my! Another contestant is down!Copy !req
58. That leaves us with only three!Copy !req
59. Sounosuke, the man with the bottomless gullet!Copy !req
60. Izumi, the Queen of Sweets!Copy !req
61. And a newcomer! A mysterious giant!Copy !req
62. Oh, I'm sorry! I missed one!Copy !req
63. We have one more! We have one more contestant!Copy !req
64. And what's more, she seems to
be a young girl of tender years!Copy !req
65. Okay, all four of them have started
on their 22nd bowl, last year's record,Copy !req
66. at about the same time.Copy !req
67. What's this? Have the Queen of Sweet's
chopsticks stopped moving?Copy !req
68. An official is going over to her
for verification as we speak...Copy !req
69. Could she possibly be—Copy !req
70. He's signaling " no good "! She's retired!Copy !req
71. Impossible... How could I possibly lose?Copy !req
72. I won't accept defeat...
I refuse to accept defeat!Copy !req
73. How can this possibly be?Copy !req
74. Last year's champion,
Sounosuke, is finally down!Copy !req
75. Another! Another! Another!Copy !req
76. T-This girl's stomach is a cosmos unto itself...Copy !req
77. It's connected to the void of the universe!Copy !req
78. A-At any rate, the unthinkable has happened!Copy !req
79. These two newcomers are
locked in one-on-one combat!Copy !req
80. And what's more, they both have done
what no eater has done before,Copy !req
81. and broken the 27 bowl barrier!Copy !req
82. Ah, we have finally gotten the personal
data on these two contestants.Copy !req
83. Let's see. The young girl's
name is Fuu. Age, 15.Copy !req
84. As for the large man,
his name is... I can't read it!Copy !req
85. And do my eyes deceive me? These two
have picked up their pace even more!Copy !req
86. The cooks are having trouble
keeping up with them!Copy !req
87. Don't underestimate Anago's cooks!Copy !req
88. How much food can a human being eat?Copy !req
89. Where have we been? Where are we going?Copy !req
90. Their forms are like unto the gods themselves!Copy !req
91. Truly awe-inspiring! I am moved beyond words!Copy !req
92. It may be that we are now
bearing witness to the very instantCopy !req
93. that the human stomach evolves
and takes itself to a new level.Copy !req
94. Stupid fly!Copy !req
95. Oh, my! She gives up!Copy !req
96. I don't believe it! She's made the give-up sign!Copy !req
97. Here in this coliseum of food,
this holy war of the stomach,Copy !req
98. our winner is the large mystery man!Copy !req
99. I win!Copy !req
100. Yay!Copy !req
101. This can't be happening...Copy !req
102. Why the hell did you put your hands
together when you were doing so well?Copy !req
103. There was a fly!Copy !req
104. Who are you, anyway?Copy !req
105. Get off my case...Copy !req
106. My swords...Copy !req
107. Hi! Good afternoon, you people!Copy !req
108. Those swords!Copy !req
109. Little girl, you put up good fight.Copy !req
110. Are you girl ninja?Copy !req
111. Huh? No, I'm not a ninja.Copy !req
112. Oh, you are not? Then you
should have said so in first place!Copy !req
113. Why would I even need to point that out to you?Copy !req
114. Is it just me, or does
this guy talk kinda funny?Copy !req
115. He does! He sure does!Copy !req
116. And do his eyes look blue to you?Copy !req
117. They are! They're blue!Copy !req
118. You talk nonsense.Copy !req
119. And does his hair look red to you?Copy !req
120. It is! It's red!Copy !req
121. M-My name is Jouji. I am a Japanese.Copy !req
122. Do you not believe me?Copy !req
123. More importantly...Copy !req
124. Those swords are my life.
Will you return them to me?Copy !req
125. I won't.Copy !req
126. Didn't give it much thought, did ya?Copy !req
127. I'm not asking you to return them for free.Copy !req
128. —Then... Will you work?
—What?Copy !req
129. I want to do Edo sightseeing.Copy !req
130. If you be my tour guide,
I give them to you as pay.Copy !req
131. Sorry, no can do. We don't
know anything about Edo.Copy !req
132. We'll go wherever you want.Copy !req
133. Hey, wait a minute!
If you've got time for that,Copy !req
134. we could be spending it
looking for the sunflower—Copy !req
135. I used to be known as The Edo Tour Map.Copy !req
136. You liar.Copy !req
137. We've received reports that a European
is wandering around here in disguise.Copy !req
138. Have you seen anybody like that?Copy !req
139. Huh? A European?Copy !req
140. I'm not sure... I don't think so.Copy !req
141. I haven't seen anybody like that.Copy !req
142. "Kaminarimon"Copy !req
143. No, this is—Copy !req
144. Kaminari Man! So impressive!Copy !req
145. Hey, would you say something to the man?Copy !req
146. Oh, so this is called Kaminari Man, huh?Copy !req
147. That one's Man #1, and that's Man #2.Copy !req
148. Wow...Copy !req
149. Here you are, sir!Copy !req
150. Oh, so this is Edo-style sushi, yes?Copy !req
151. Do you have to make such a racket all the time?Copy !req
152. I swear, what are their stomachs made of?Copy !req
153. Oh, that stings! This is wabi-sabi, yes?Copy !req
154. No, that's—Copy !req
155. Leave'em be, leave'em be.Copy !req
156. A European? There was really one here?Copy !req
157. We received a tip that a man fitting that
description was in the eating competition.Copy !req
158. Oh, there was a large man about this tall who
talked awfully funny. Is that who you mean?Copy !req
159. That's him!Copy !req
160. Yay! Tamoyo!Copy !req
161. Kagiyo! Yay! Yay!Copy !req
162. I swear, I can't believe
how much you two can eat.Copy !req
163. I always have room for free food.Copy !req
164. The sun has set. Surely you've
seen enough of Edo by now.Copy !req
165. No, not yet. I see more. There is lots more!Copy !req
166. This is great!Copy !req
167. Listen up, people! Pay close attention.Copy !req
168. We've received a report that a
European is in this restaurant.Copy !req
169. Hiding him wouldn't be in your best interest.Copy !req
170. Harboring him makes you
an accomplice! Is that clear?Copy !req
171. When a man talks to me like that,
it puts me in a harboring kind of mood.Copy !req
172. What?Copy !req
173. What do you think you're doing, punk?Copy !req
174. Interfere in police business,
and you'll live to regret it.Copy !req
175. Hey! You've got some guts.Copy !req
176. I almost respect you for that, but it's
in your own interest not to resist.Copy !req
177. If I were you, I'd apologize
while I still had the chance.Copy !req
178. A man talks to me like that,
and I wanna resist even more.Copy !req
179. Hey. Gimme that sword on your back.Copy !req
180. I do think not.Copy !req
181. Wha—? This ain't no time
to be stingy, you bastard!Copy !req
182. You! You're the European!Copy !req
183. Arrest all of'em!Copy !req
184. Whoops!Copy !req
185. Let's go!Copy !req
186. Damn it! Where'd they go?Copy !req
187. What were you thinking?
Why do you have to stir things up?Copy !req
188. Guys like that piss me off. I can't help it.Copy !req
189. What'll we do if we won't be able
to stay in Edo because of this?Copy !req
190. We won't be able to look
for the sunflower samurai!Copy !req
191. Geez!Copy !req
192. "Norieimon Nakamura"Copy !req
193. Of course it isn't.Copy !req
194. You do realize that people are after you, right?Copy !req
195. This is no time to take in a play.Copy !req
196. This is last! This is last!Copy !req
197. After I see, I give back your katana swords.Copy !req
198. We have no choice, then.Copy !req
199. Hey, wait a minute!Copy !req
200. —Nakamuraya!
—Norieimon!Copy !req
201. How beautiful!Copy !req
202. Um, that was—Copy !req
203. Ouch!Copy !req
204. I love that person! I go to see!Copy !req
205. What do you mean, go see? Wait a minute!Copy !req
206. Do you think he knows?Copy !req
207. No way. You are a man?Copy !req
208. Oh, it was a guy under all that.Copy !req
209. You didn't know that?Copy !req
210. How can this be?Copy !req
211. Hey, don't take it out on him!
Come on, cut it out.Copy !req
212. I... like man... even better.Copy !req
213. And you are exactly my type.Copy !req
214. Will you listen to my story?Copy !req
215. I am not really a Japanese.
I come here from Holland.Copy !req
216. Thou shalt not lie with mankind...Copy !req
217. In my country, they treat me like deviant.Copy !req
218. I was very depressed.Copy !req
219. The book of Saikaku Ihara of Japan.
"The Great Mirror of Male Love."Copy !req
220. The book, it was very shocking.Copy !req
221. "The path of sexuality is not something that
causes chaotic, carnal desires to gush forth.Copy !req
222. Just as with calligraphy, the tea ceremony,
and flower arrangement, it is a means by whichCopy !req
223. a moment of one's life may be transformed
into an aesthetic, extraordinary time and space.Copy !req
224. It is in no way a vulgar thing.Copy !req
225. On the contrary, it is a relationship
built on rectitude and respect,Copy !req
226. which are also to be found in bushido,
but is even more profound.Copy !req
227. In the first place, bushido was built
around the solidarity and cohesivenessCopy !req
228. of a male group that had expelled all women.Copy !req
229. They pledge loyalty to their oath brothers,
prepared to lay down their own lives,Copy !req
230. and spill their red blood
in the act of ritual suicide.Copy !req
231. In this respect, the philosophy of bushido has
much in common with the path of male love. OoCopy !req
232. Japan is wonderful!
Wonderful culture of man love!Copy !req
233. When I read that, I think that Japan
would be country like heaven on Earth.Copy !req
234. You! The European and the insolent
bunch who are sheltering him!Copy !req
235. Surrender peacefully!Copy !req
236. Why do you arrest me?
I do not do anything wrong.Copy !req
237. Here in our land of the rising sun, even if
dogs, cats, or even worms are allowed to live,Copy !req
238. there's no law saying that
foreigners are allowed to!Copy !req
239. What insolence! I won't stand for it!Copy !req
240. T-They're all Europeans!Copy !req
241. You bunch of monsters!
All of you, surrender peacefully, too!Copy !req
242. Aw, screw you!Copy !req
243. You can kill that one if you want!Copy !req
244. Mugen! As I promise, I give your sword back!Copy !req
245. Jin, too!Copy !req
246. —Mugen!
—Yeah, I know!Copy !req
247. Wow! Samurai sword fight!Copy !req
248. Sir! Please wait!Copy !req
249. What's with those guys? Are they the next act?Copy !req
250. Samurai!Copy !req
251. Damn it, hold it right there!Copy !req
252. This is more like it!Copy !req
253. Nakamuraya!Copy !req
254. Hold it, hold it, hold it!Copy !req
255. Can't you see this official order?Copy !req
256. That's... the scarlet seal of the Shogunate!Copy !req
257. Allow me to inform you
of this man's true identity.Copy !req
258. This is the chief merchant of the Dutch
East India Company's Japan branch,Copy !req
259. Governor-General Izaac Titsingh!Copy !req
260. W-We humbly beg your
forgiveness for our insolence!Copy !req
261. What's that mean?Copy !req
262. That means that he's a special foreigner who
has official dispensation from the Shogunate.Copy !req
263. Allow me to introduce myself.Copy !req
264. I am Sukeemon Tanaka, assigned by
the Shogunate as their interpreter.Copy !req
265. Governor-General, we have been
looking for you. Come, let's go.Copy !req
266. I... don't want to go.Copy !req
267. Governor-General, the day of your
audience with the Shogun is almost here.Copy !req
268. We've told him that you had fallen ill.Copy !req
269. —I can't stay?
—No, sir, you can't.Copy !req
270. I see...Copy !req
271. I had hoped that I could live
in this country as a Japanese.Copy !req
272. But I suppose that is not possible yet.Copy !req
273. Hey, cheer up.Copy !req
274. But eventually, the day will come when
this country will accept people like me.Copy !req
275. I am sure that this country will
stop being so tight-assed one day.Copy !req
276. Who's gonna relax their ass
with you around, buddy?Copy !req
277. I want to show you my gratitude.Copy !req
278. We didn't really do anything to earn it.Copy !req
279. If you'll excuse us.Copy !req
280. See ya!Copy !req
281. Hey, wait for me!Copy !req
282. I want to ask you something.Copy !req
283. Yes, what is it?Copy !req
284. Do you know anything about a
samurai who smells of sunflowers?Copy !req
285. I've been looking for him for a long time.Copy !req
286. No, I am sorry.Copy !req
287. However, it was we Dutchmen
who bring sunflowers here.Copy !req
288. Do you have any more clue to go on?Copy !req
289. Oh, right!Copy !req
290. I'm not sure if it's a clue, but I do
have something that belongs to him.Copy !req
291. Keep this hidden away.Copy !req
292. It is very dangerous thing in this country.Copy !req
293. Do not let anyone see it.Copy !req
294. Why not?Copy !req
295. There is only one thing that I can tell you.Copy !req
296. If you go to Nagasaki, I am sure
that you will find some answers.Copy !req
297. Nagasaki...Copy !req
298. Hey, wait!Copy !req
299. So, what do we do now?Copy !req
300. Isn't it obvious?Copy !req
301. Huh? Hey!Copy !req
302. —Huh?
—Is it?Copy !req
303. " Next time,
Part 2, the Nagasaki Chapter starts!"Copy !req
304. What, seriously?Copy !req
305. I wasn't told of this.Copy !req
306. "Check it out!"Copy !req
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