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suki nuketa, aoi sora
saa, dekakeyou
itsumo no namikimichi
jitensha wo koideku
ima sugu ni aitai yo
omoi ga kaze wo kiri
kimi e hokendeku
tegami ni natte
koko kara hajimaru monogatari
FLY!
kawa ni uku kisetsu ga
ashi wo touzakete mo
sou, kawaranai suki to iu tsubasa
dokomade mo tondeite
oozora takaku
koi no tenki yohou
hare nochi hare ni nare
ashita mo, asatte mo
Tama's Room
She still hasn't come back...
I told you so! She's gone.
Episode 3: Oh no, this is not what I wanted!
Don't be so negative. It's been three days...
Well, Tama has dates to attend.
Dates?
You know, things like drinking parties and trips to hot springs.
Really?
Yeah! I saw it all the time when I was a kid.
The cats would all go out and complain to each other while sipping milk.
Where could you be playing?
You can't think of any reasons? You didn't do something to make her run away, did you?
I'd never do that! She had fleas, so I'd bathe her every day.
And afterwards, I'd give her some oranges for dessert.
Then on Sundays, I'd play with her until we were both exhausted.
I love her so much!
That's not good for cats...
Hm? Why?
Morning, Yurie-chan!
Good morning!
Everyone line up! No cutting!
You see, I broke the glass in the staff room, and well...
...is there any way you could make me not have to pay them back?
Hmm...
I lost my wallet! Maybe someone picked it up and is carrying it around now?!
My grades have been dropping and I might get my allowance cut.
Can you do something?
I can't really do anything about something like that...
Everyone! You get one photograph to remember this occasion with!
Yes, yes.
A ghost picture?
Fame is the best! The country's number one most popular god!
Let's aim for that!
I can't do this every day...
Are gods always this busy?
Hey, today's consultations were all about money, weren't they? I wonder if everyone's having a hard time.
It's 'cause we're in a recession, right?
My family has been concerned about money, too.
That's suspicious.
I only get 800 yen ($7.10) a month. I can't help people with money problems!
Why don't we try asking him?
Huh?
Please come, Yashima-sama.
Is this all right?
OK!
Please come!
Did you call for me?
We've been getting a lot of consultations about money recently, do you know any reason why?
Hmm... that's right.
This week, I haven't gotten a single yen in tributes.
What? What do you mean?
Please calm down!
There's a poverty warning for the area.
What's that?
It means that a poverty god is coming near the area. His influence seems to be affecting people.
He's been wandering from place to place like a lost child, because nobody wants him.
What happens if he comes here?
Everyone will become poor!
That's no good! We just got enough to pay off our loans!
Yes, so... let's make preparations in case he comes.
Preparations?
Good Fortune
Do these really work?
They do.
If you put these all over, we can stabilize people's finances,
and can counteract the effects the poverty god will have on the city.
If we have just these...
Can we reary fiksh thingsh?
How come I'm stuck doing something like this?
With the situation we're in and those gods asking us, have to, don't we?
You did it!
It's the guitar girl!
Play something for us!
How about some rock today?
I'm totally not cut out for this.
To be honest, it's not possible to listen to everyone's wishes.
If you grant everyone's wishes, they'll stop working for themselves.
Then, how do you decide what wishes to grant?
Well...
Then, how about you join the God's Association?
God's Association?
It's a gathering of gods. If you're in it, you get a wish collection and delivery team.
Collection and delivery team?
They select wishes from ones you get and deliver them to you.
You grant those wishes while still maintaining your status as a god.
Hm. All right, then.
It takes a while to become a member, so you'll have to handle it on your own until then.
On my own? Okay.
I'm back. -We're back.
Welcome back!
We brought back the isshobun (runes inscribed by oracles).
Thank you!
Then I guess that's enough in the way of preparations. Let's meet up in town sometime tomorrow to distribute these.
Okay!
What's this?
Have you seen my pet Tama? Size: 40cm; Hair: white; Age: about 6 months
I was thinking maybe we could put out these, too.
That's fine, but just what kind of animal is Tama?
You're already dead.
It's okay if I keep him, right?
Well...
If you promise to look after it properly, it's fine.
I will! I will!
If you don't, I'll throw it back to HAPPY HAPPY CAT LAND.
What's that?
You don't know, Akane-san? It's a place for stray cats across the sea.
Wow!
Homeless cats keep it in mind...
So what're you going to name this one?
...all cats have a desire to go there some day!
Woah! I want to go there!
Really now? You want to visit it?
It's so cute! I can't stand it!
From today, you're going to be named Tama!
Yurie! Over here!
Well... Okay, from here, we'll start our damage prevention plan.
Our objective is to prevent anything from happening to us or to others, and to keep poverty away... So let's get started.
Okay!
Try again.
I haven't felt the touch of a god for a long time! Thank you, I've been refreshed!
You're welcome.
Leave it to me! I'll make sure no one weird comes along.
One more thing...
Okay! If I see her, I'll tell you!
Please do!
This can't be...
We worked so hard...
Various circumstances have forced us to discontinue operating. --Sunrise Ferry Comapny
What happened?
Mitsue-chan!
The poverty god? I knew it.
I don't know!
Closed
WAIT!!!!!
No good! No good!
What's going on...?
The poverty god.
Right now, we're going to every business and measuring happiness.
Misfortune should be strongest right where the poverty god is located.
So we need to find the place with the worst milieu?
Yes.
Terrible Luck
They're all terrible luck!
That's strange... something like this--
If "something like this" were enough to solve our problems, then we wouldn't need police or temples!
Stop it, onee-chan!
Everyone! Look!
Great Misfortune
Could it really be coming from here?
I'm sure of it. There's a much stronger presence here.
I'll shoot that god down as if it were a bug lazily flying through the summer air!
Onee-chan, you're scaring me...
Tama!
Tama?
That doesn't look at all like... -What are you doing out here?
Stay away from it!
That isn't a normal cat!
But, it's Tama!
It's not Tama!
I'm sorry, I'm what they call a poverty god...
Don't move!
No, don't!
Hey you! Wait!
Matsuri-chan!
That coward has taken over Tama's body!
Will you quit doing that?! -Miko-san...
...make charms to ensure that he can't leave the shrine!
G-got it.
Matsuri-chan, don't!
That isn't Tama! That's a demon who's trying to ruin my shrine, so I won't show any mercy!
But she hasn't really changed!
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!
Got ya!
Those were expensive, too...
Are you okay?
I won't chase after you, so...
I wasn't planning to run...
...but that person scared me.
Onee-chan! Get a hold of yourself!
What about Tama?
What happened to Tama?
Is she still inside of you?
Yeah...
Give me Tama back!
Please leave her body!
It's your fault that we're so troubled!
I guess I really do cause trouble everywhere I go.
I'm sorry. Goodbye.
Don't leave!
Tama? Is that you?
Yurie-chan, don't make this person leave!
Why? It's a poverty god!
But, it saved my life!
Five days ago, I tried to leave the house.
Don't misunderstand me. Of course, I was a little stressed out by the way you treat me, but that wasn't the reason.
I wanted to see what I could do on my own! I wanted to sail out into the great, wide world.
So just as the saying goes, I jumped into the waves of the world!
And then I drowned. I was ignorant of the simple fact that, as a cat, I wouldn't know how to swim.
Tama...
I thought it might be all over. All the days with you and your family started rushing through my mind.
Then, something entered me and saved my life!
And ever since that god became part of me, I haven't had anything to eat.
Well, that's because you're a poverty god.
You were hiding here until you could get your strength back, weren't you?
You didn't notice that?
I think that's because his power was so weak...
Please, Yurie-chan! The god wants somewhere to stay!
Let him stay at the house!
But he's a poverty god!
But most importantly, I owe my life to him!
If it weren't for him... I'd be dead.
Well, this seems like a family issue, so I don't have much to say...
Tama-chan, I'm grateful for your efforts, but it's no use.
A god like me just spreads sorrow wherever he goes.
That's not true! You saved my life!
Don't just believe what everyone says about you!
Even a poverty god has a right to be happy!
Thank you, Tama-chan. Just those kind words are enough before returning to a poor god's life...
No, no! Then I'm going with you!
Yurie-chan. Thank you for everything. Goodbye!
Don't go! I understand! It's okay! I might not like poverty, but... it'd be even worse if you weren't around!
You'll... let him stay?
You'll have to take care of him properly by yourself, okay?
Okay!
Excellent Luck
Success
My little Tama has been found!
No way! They're fixed!
What could this mean?
I think it's due to your power.
Happy
Book: Fumizuki (7th month in the traditional Japanese lunar calendar) -For the time being, it seems like the poverty god's powers have been balanced out in the town .
Yurie, you're going to have to periodically use your powers to make sure things stay in check, though.
I will! She's my pet, anyway!
Sorry for putting you through all this trouble.
It's fine! Think of this as your home. It's Tama's house too, after all.
Well, I'll considering doing that until I learn to swim!
Yurie! Can you help us put up the charms?
Okay!
She's really taking me in, isn't she?
If someone's in need, Yurie-sama can't resist helping, regardless of whether that person is another god or a human.
What a strange god.
She's a splendid person.
This auspicious chapter is now over.
English subs by MEYRIN
Raw: Chikushou madamada zenzen owannai LASUTO ichijikan no jyugyou desu
Editing: MrVacBob, Chikushou tokei wo chirachira mitemo ichibyou kyankyaume
Encoding: 8e3WXRH1Y3-sama! mabushii koutai mieru kimi no hashiru sugata wo oikake
Translation: Rabidkimba | Text "Translation": Chikushou hokyaku RABURABU petto mou soushite bosochu!
Quality Checking: #marimite CHAIMU no tane goi no shiiku naru
Timing: Arc_Ressiv, shillk0k douwo ka no tobi ga shiri wa chuui
kimi no moto e ichiban
saki ni isshou ni kaerou wo
ALL TOGETHER!
SODA NO AJI NO
ICE CANDY!
GIRAGIRA NO OHISAMA NO SHITA HANBUNKO
DONNA KESAO NA ATASHI NO SENSHUU NATSU
DOKIDOKI SHICHAU DO NO! NARIGENAI TOKI WO
HI MO NI WA MUNE NI SHIMATTE
ASU WA MADA
KYOU YORI MO KIMI WO
SUKI NI NARU NO DESU
A mysterious message from space. The person who sent it, Haruka Kanata, is she a friend?
Or maybe that's a nickname?
With chu chu and chu! The next episode of Kamichu is titled, "The Earth's Plight!"