I know it's summer vacation, so I won't tell you not to have fun...
But what's the meaning of these grades?
Well...
Um, where did you find that?
In your room.
I was cleaning and found it underneath your desk.
You weren't hiding it from me, were you?
No, of course not...
The summer afternoons are still hot.
Our mum's temperature is on the rise, as well.
Well?
What's the meaning of these grades?
I won't yell at you, so just tell me.
Um...
Well, there was a lot material on the tests,
and all the questions were hard...
Don't make excuses!
My God!
You just said you wouldn't yell!
You haven't finished your summer homework, have you?
Well, I've been busy...
Don't make excuses!
Honestly, all you ever do is talk back!
That attitude is your problem!
You need to listen to what people tell you!
You can do things if you just try.
I want to watch TV in the living room.
Working hard every day is important.
Are you gonna be done soon?
Understand?
Forget about that.
Just hide my tests.
Those wretched, priceless tests...
That has nothing to do with me.
It's your own fault.
Keep talking like that...
...and you'll see something scarier than anything on TV.
Like our family's own Armageddon!
And just what are you doing while I'm scolding you?
Oh, um, this is...
A bunny!
Yeah, I'm a bunny!
Bounce, bounce, bouncity-bounce!
"Bounce" this!
The end of summer is always Armageddon here.
sakana ni natte sora wa umi
魚になって空は海
We become fish and the sky is the sea
tonderu you ni oyoideru
飛んでるように泳いでる
Where we swim like we were flying
ano yama wo hitotsu koetara miete kuru
あの山をヒトツ越えたら見えてくる
You can see if you just pass over the mountains
massugu ni nobita azemichi ni
真っ直ぐに伸びたあぜ道に
On a footpath stretching between the rice fields
dareka no chiccha na wasuremono
だれかの小っちゃな忘れ物
Somebody has forgotten something:
katappo ni natta kutsu ga shimesu wa hare
片っぽになったクツが示すは晴れ
The lone shoe means fine weather
yuruyaka ni tsuzuiteku hibi wa kotae nado nai
ゆるやかに続いてく日々は答えなどない
There's no answer in the laid-back days we spend
kisetsu ga mizu wo somete nanairo ni hikaru yo
季節が水を染めて七色に光るよ
The season colours the water, shining in many colours,
ikitsugi shitara kieta
息継ぎしたら消えた
Disappearing when we have a breather
taema naku furisosoideru waraigoe ga tooku de
絶え間なく降り注いでる笑い声が遠くで
The laughter which surrounds us without a pause
utau you ni hibiiteru
歌うように響いてる
Echoes far away like a song
Episode 6
I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard
Oh, Nii-chan and Nee-chan, are you in there?
Uh-oh...
Man, Onii-chan's fast!
By the way, Nee-chan, your English grade dropped, didn't it?
If you're there, get in here.
Where are you going?!
You two say something, too!
Speak up!
What makes you think you can run away?!
We're not finished talking!
I heard the cicadas calling and my body moved on its own!
You just don't know when to give up, Natsumi!
No!
I don't wanna!
From now on, you will prepare and review before your lessons!
Understand?
Yes.
I understand completely.
You can do things if you just try.
Does that mean I can't do anything right now?
I'm going to go air out the futons.
You can do things if you try, you hear?
Yes...
As if I'm gonna study.
Is it over?
Oh yeah, it's over.
These things end in no time if you just keep saying "yes" and "okay".
Besides, it's the tests' fault for being too hard.
Natsumi-chan didn't do anything wrong.
You never think back or move forward, do you?
Oh, did you hide my tests?
Yeah, for what it's worth.
Thanks.
So where'd Mum go?
To air out the futons.
Anyway, where'd you hide the tests?
In your closet...
...under the... futon.
When is this endless Armageddon going to be over?
It's never gonna end as long as the enemy keeps coming after me.
Sliding door punch!
Special move: tile throw!
It's the sliding door's fault for being easy to tear.
And it's the tile's fault for coming off so easily.
Did Natsumi-chan do something wrong?
No, it's never gonna end if you don't think about your actions!
You think?
Yoo-hoo!
Hey, Ren-chon.
Where do you wanna go play?
Yep!
This might be the best Koma-plushie yet!
This is great.
Koma-plushies are great.
Though, I might have made a few too many.
I definitely can't let Senpai and the other girls see this room.
Well, I can't help that I already made them.
Where should I put them?
Hello.
Hi.
Meowning.
Oh, are you Hotaru-chan's friends?
Yes, nice to meet you!
Well, come in, come in.
Thank you.
Hotarun's house is so nice.
I bet her room is as clean as a...
U-Um!
Please wait here for a minute!
Hm?
What's wrong?
W-Well, my room is messy...
So? My room's a mess, too.
It won't bother me.
Well, it's not just a mess...
T-There might be land mines...
Why would your room have land mines?
Anyway, I'll clean it up right now!
Please wait here!
S-Sorry to keep you waiting.
We're comin' in.
Hey, it looks totally clean.
Well, I just cleaned it...
It's way cleaner than Natsumi's room.
MY ALBUM
Is that your album, Hotaru?
MY ALBUM
Can I look at it?
MY ALBUM
Sure.
MY ALBUM
Let's see...
MY ALBUM
Hey, this one looks like you when you were little,
but isn't this place close to here?
Oh, my relatives live nearby,
so I've been here to visit several times.
Oh...
Were you in first grade here?
Um... That picture is from last year.
Last year?
T-This is...
The latest game console!
Mind if I play just a little bit?!
Wow! Oh, man!
It looks like you already are...
This controller is so cool!
What?!
There are buttons on the back, too?!
What does this mean?
I wasn't sure how it would work, but I guess they won't find out now.
There aren't any toys.
Are they in here?
Am I floating in the air?!
You sure are!
This is bad!
My Koma-plushies are in that closet!
If you don't have any toys, let's play tag.
We can't play tag in my room.
Non, non.
You can play my style of tag indoors.
It's a new kind of tag I made up!
The rules are easy!
The one who acts most like a demon wins!
I'll show you how it's done first.
O-Okay.
My hair is not naturally curly!
What is this?
Why do I feel like I just told a joke that flopped?
I couldn't quite understand...
Should I have said,
"Don't underestimate the tiger stripes!" or something?
That might have sounded more like a demon.
I also could've said,
"Hey, old man, give me a discount on this daikon!"
Um, Ren-chan, are we even imagining the same thing here?
Now it's your turn, Hotarun.
I can't impersonate a demon.
It's too embarrassing.
Then I'll look for some toys.
She must have some kind of secret, to develop this much in a year.
Stop!
Then be a demon!
I'm... a demon...
I can't beat this level...
More! More!
I'm a demon!
Hotarun, how do you beat this-
Hotaru, did you do something to grow up this much?!
I'm a demon!
I'm gonna eat you!
What does that mean?!
So you have to eat a lot to grow bigger?!
Is there an eat command?!
What are you talking about?
I couldn't understand you.
Say it again!
I'm a demon...
Your face is red just like a demon!
Is it milk?!
Do you drink milk?!
I don't know what's going on, but please make it stop!
Why do you have plushies of Nee-chan?
Why are there so many?
Um, this is... I was kind of practising...
Of course.
I understand everything now.
Y-You understand what?
All these plushies,
and the way you said practising...
R-Ren-chan, what are you...?
This is your free study project for summer vacation!
Huh?
Oh, yeah!
I came over to ask if I could copy your free study project.
I actually haven't done mine, either.
Me neither!
Since we have the chance, you can teach us how you made these,
and we can all make plushies for our free study project!
Okay, then I'm gonna make Ren-chon!
That okay with you, Hotarun?
Yeah...
What was I so worked up about?
My Ren-chon is done!
Done with your cat, Nee-chan?
Only the face.
I guess it doesn't need a body.
I made this.
What is that?
It's Gu.
That's a tanuki?
Well, now our free study projects are done.
With that out of the way, our summer homework is practically done!
You still have your drills, Natsumi.
Koma-chan, Hotarun, let's play house.
Sure.
But that's so childish...
Koma-chan is the dad, and Hotarun is the mum.
Fine, fine.
So you'll be our child?
I'm a flying fish!
Slide, slide, slide.
Honey, I'm home.
Welcome home.
We're having gratin for dinner today.
Flop, flop.
I love gratin.
Flop, flop.
Actually, maybe I'll have a bath first.
Flop, flop, flop, flop, flop...
Okay.
Water...
Let's just play this normally...
Thanks, Hotarun.
Don't mention it.
We'll go home now.
Take care.
A dragonfly!
You're right.
I guess summer's almost over...
Wow!
Just the Basics
7th Grade Social Studies
Daily 15 Minute Drills
Just the Basics
7th Grade Science
Daily 15 Minute Drills
Basic English Terms
Memorise These
and it's Smooth Sailing!
This goes really fast with three people!
Triple speed!
Come to think of it, I seem to recall doing this last year...
I should've had you guys help me from the start.
That would defeat the purpose of the homework.
I'll be finished by tonight at this rate.
Yeah, I guess there'll be no more Armageddon.
Hey, let's do that.
Huh?
Something even scarier than Armageddon...
Let's do a test of courage!
Since you called at night,
I thought you wanted to light fireworks, so I brought some.
We're not doing fireworks.
We're doing a test of courage.
I actually wanted to do it at a graveyard...
But since it's dangerous in the dark,
we have to do it at the shrine, where there's light.
Can't you just be happy that I let you do this test of courage?
So the rule is:
you have to put a five yen coin on the edge of the offering box and come back here.
I also brought props for the scarer to use, so someone has to be the-
Are you stupid?!
What's your problem all of a sudden?
Well, I figured you'd do something like this.
But I have no intention of doing something that silly.
Aw, you're no fun.
Just because you can't handle scary stuff...
I-I'm not scared or anything!
I just think we might get spooked if a ghost shows up.
There are no ghosts.
That's why we need a scarer.
Come on, we'll decide with rock-paper-scissors.
If you don't play, you lose.
W-Wait a second!
Rock, paper...
Scissors!
I won!
That means I'm the scarer, right?
Man, I lost...
It just shows that I've been living my life right!
Oh, well.
Go ahead and start getting ready, Nee-chan.
Yeah, yeah.
I don't want to scare you all so bad you start crying,
so I'll go easy on you.
W-What, so there's only one scarer?
Anyway, I should hurry up and get ready.
What's this sheet for?
Oh, I'm supposed to put this on and be a ghost?
Pretty typical setup Natsumi came up with...
Geez, why do I have to do this?
Huh?
I can't see...
It's dark!
What is this?
The eyes are just drawn on with a marker!
At least cut holes in it!
Not being able to see is...
...not scary, but let's find something else.
I thought I heard footsteps behind me...
I-It's just one of them coming up here, right?
No... This sensation...
T-There's no mistaking it.
It's definitely...
...a ghost!
I know you're behind m-
What's going on?
No one's there...
What's goin' on?!
I slipped into a country accent...
I'll go where there's light.
I can't stand the dark...
Why did it turn out this way?
If I had to do this, I'd rather have just done the test of courage...
W-Why is there a five yen coin...
...when no one's been here?
W-Who joined the game without telling me?
Who's the mysterious participant?
A black cat...
I like cats, but...
I know what's going on!
You're the one who joined the game without telling me!
You're a monster cat!
I-I'm sorry!
The sheet again?!
It's dark!
S-Someone help me!
It's dark!
Oh, Nii-chan's coming back.
Did Nee-chan do her job as the scarer?
All right!
Now it's my turn!
Good luck.
So, I wonder how Nee-chan will try to scare me.
Depending on how it goes, maybe I'll try to scare her.
Evil spirits, begone!
What's a ghost doing that for?
Evil spirits, begone!
I'm a ghost!
Armageddon!
I'm glad we brought the fireworks.
Yeah, aren't they pretty?
Senpai, come join us.
Huh?
Here.
Thanks.
That's all for today
taiyou ga shizumisouna non
太陽が沈みそうなのん
The sun seems to feel down
sunda kawa nozoite
澄んだ川 覗いて
Peeking into the clear river,
chiisana sakana mitsuketa
小さな魚みつけた
We found a little fish
namae mo shiranai hana wo tsunde
名前も知らない花を摘んで
Picking flowers which we don't even know the name of,
choppiri
ちょっぴり
Just a little bit,
mizu no nioi
水の匂い
It smells like water
a, arette hakubishin?
あ、あれってハクビシン?
Hey, is that a civet?
tanuki nanon
タヌキなのんっ
It's a raccoon dog!
araiguma desho
アライグマでしょ
I think it's a raccoon
itachi desu yo
イタチですよ
No, it's a weasel
doubutsu ni eshaku suru odanhodou
動物に会釈する横断歩道
We greet animals at the pedestrian crossing
sora to jimen wa to oku hito to hito wa chikaku
空と地面は遠く 人と人は近く
The sky and the earth are far apart, but people are close to each other
hosoi suiro wo hasande
細い水路を 挟んで
Right on the other side of a narrow ditch
mushi no koe karutetto
虫の声カルテット
There's an orchestra of bug sounds
mainichi ga jiyuukenkyuu hiraketa shikai de
毎日が自由研究 ひらけた視界で
Every day we're doing a research project in our widening horizons
doko wo mite mo
どこをみても
Wherever we look
azayaka na midori moyou
鮮やかな緑模様
There are vivid green patterns
nonbiri to utau kara nonki na kaze ga fuita
のんびりと歌うから のんきな風が吹いた
As we sing in a carefree manner, a carefree wind blowing blew for us
Want some corn?
That must be the main reason why we're poor...
Corn fishing!
It's a clio-neko!
Wow, Nii-chan, you're pretty good!
There are screws sticking out, so it's not outer space.
Episode 7
My Rice Cracker Turned Into Curry
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