Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Sora ni migoto na kinoko no kumo
Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Komichi de e wo hamu kotori no gogo wa
Komorebi no shiba ni te wo furete
Kimi to katarou
Hora ranchi no benchi no ue de Yume wa hana saku
Nami no oto wo sono mune ni
Yuutsu wa shizumete
Hashi wo asu ni nobashi
Tsunami nado anzuru kotonaku
Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Sora ni migoto na kinoko no kumo
Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Komichi de e wo hamu kotori no gogo
Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Ranchi no benchi de sodateta yume
Raa-eee-yaa Ra-ra-e-yo-ra
Komorebi no hi ni umareta gogo yo
Must not run away. Must not turn your back on him.
He appears in front of a person...
who's been driven into a corner, with nowhere to go.
Must not talk about him. Must not think about him.
Rumors help him grow.
Imagination...
Imagination nurtures him!
Damn!
I never thought he would've grown so much!
No, don't think.
I can't defeat him with the skills I have now.
What do I need to do?
Damn!
Ancient Master, my strength alone is no longer...
Please guide me!
A bunny...
Dance with a bunny.
Ancient Master!
Ancient Master...
May you rest in peace.
I will defeat him, even if it costs my life.
Magazine for Intelligent Investors Trader Monthly
RADAR MAN
Darling...
Darling!
Darling!!
He hasn't come home yet.
Chief?
Then you faced Shonen Bat on your own?
How on earth...
What happened to him?
How did you drive him back?
Please tell me Mrs. Ikari, it's important!
The same...
I said he was the same as that sleepy-eyed dog.
Dog? Maromi?
Mr. Maniwa, please. Please... find my husband!
Shonen Bat and Maromi are the same?
Our next news story is about an adorable dog.
Maromi, the character modeled after a pet dog...
has now become a social phenomenon.
Countless ad balloons are floating in Tokyo.
It's rather a nostalgic sight, but if you look closely...
you'll notice they're actually all Maromi. These balloons are...
"Mellow Maromi" CD, On Sale Soon I'm in front of a record store. Look at this line.
"Mellow Maromi" CD, On Sale Soon They are all here to buy the Maromi CD...
The CDs were completely sold out in just 20 minutes.
Soothing? Slacking? A Character Becomes a Hit Well, I've been standing in line since the night before last.
Maromi's the best!
It's his favorite, our house has become full of Maromi, and the other day, he...
A fight between excited fans turned into big trouble the other day, and...
Many robbery cases, targeting stuffed Maromi dolls have been reported.
These robbers have been dubbed the "Maromi-gang"...
Well, I guess he gives a sense of security, and I'm also rather...
I'm also...
High School Girls in Tokyo We heard that a friend of our friend couldn't buy it, and...
High School Girls in Tokyo She caused such a scene.
Yes, that's right! Maromi is dangerous!
Romance Shopping Strip
Maromi Sold Out
Amazing how popular he's become!
How do you feel? Are you surprised?
Well...
We have Ms. Tsukiko Sagi here with us today.
We'll have her tell us about how Maromi came into being.
The character that has become so popular...
throughout the nation.
But before that, let's hear from the news department.
Oh, hello.
Greetings from the news department.
Oh, yes! Yes, of course!
Early yesterday morning, a woman was attacked and murdered... Oh, yes! Yes, of course!
Early yesterday morning, a woman was attacked and murdered...
on a street in Shinagawa Ward by an unidentified person or persons.
The police are proceeding with their investigation...
considering a possible connection to the recent string of street attacks...
that have been taking place, and at the same time...
Shonen Bat and Maromi are the same...
We heard that you've always liked to draw pictures...
ever since you were a child.
And Maromi is modeled after the pet dog you had back then?
Yes.
As a special treat...
she's brought with her some of the precious illustrations she did back then.
Oh, I see a few characters that look kind of like Maromi.
Oh, this one looks almost like Maromi, doesn't it?
- That's... - And...
Ah, this one even more so.
Over here.
Over here, over here. Come on.
Over here. Look above you.
Follow me.
That's right.
A bunny...
"Dance with a bunny."
All this... Did you...?
Don't bother talking to him.
That man is just a doll. Forget about him.
That's right. He's a doll.
Don't mind him, meow.
He's not capable of doing anything unless we're watching him.
Who are you girls?
Your friends!
I heard everything that you said, with these ears.
Bunny could hear the voices of all the cornered people.
And we wanted to help them somehow, meow. But...
Look who we have for our master.
We knew it.
We knew it, but we couldn't do anything.
Until you came.
We have to stop him. Stop Shonen Bat, right now!
Booting meganecco...
OK, let's begin.
What on earth...
We're going to solve the mystery.
The mystery of Shonen Bat.
What does it mean that the Shonen Bat and Maromi are the same?
Why is there a drawing of him in Tsukiko's sketchbook?
We have to investigate.
Halo is an expert on collecting intelligence.
Searching
Yes, a detective's network. That's great.
Searching What do you mean?
Searching
I borrowed your resources a little.
Searching
Fans would kill for this, you know.
Searching Complete Fans would kill for this, you know.
All right, bingo! We got one relevant result.
Elementary Schoolchild Attacked with a Metal Bat
A schoolchild?
Elementary Schoolchild Attacked with a Metal Bat Another victim?
Elementary Schoolchild Attacked with a Metal Bat No, this newspaper article is 10 years old.
Ten years old?
There was a very similar attack 10 years ago.
The article is small, but it seems that the assailant was never arrested.
See, here's a photograph of the child that was attacked.
"The victim was Tsukiko Sagi, age 12."
" A sixth-grade student at Hokube Elementary School. "
Tsukiko...
Do you think it'll help?
Did you get something?
Thanks. I have to go. I have to go and make sure.
Oh, no!
What happened, meow?
He's unconscious.
He's hurt, meow!
Leave it to me.
It's my chance to show my stuff, at last!
Bat Express
Shonen Bat and Maromi are the same.
Maromi was Tsukiko's pet dog.
And that street attack 10 years ago...
There's something in Tsukiko's past!
So.
When are you going to show us your next character?
I'm begging you, Tsukiko.
I know perfectly well that you're busy.
But that's beside the point.
We can't afford to make them wait any longer.
There has been another victim of Shonen Bat.
This evening, a resident in the area found a dead man...
Hey, are you listening, Tsukiko?
On a street in Setagaya Ward and contacted the police.
The next character!
On a street in Setagaya Ward and contacted the police.
The man's wounds, which were all over his body...
appear to be caused by repeated beatings with something like a bat.
The police are taking the recent series of Shonen Bat attacks into...
Thank you very much.
When are you going to stop acting like a big shot?
What do you think you are, the sun?!
You think the world revolves around you?!
No, you're the moon, aren't you?
You're just barely floating thanks to a sun called Maromi.
What kind of look is that?
"It's thanks to Maromi that you're making a decent living"?
Yeah, that's right...
that's why I've been putting up with you and letting you have your way.
Going so far as acting like your personal slave!
But there are limits to everything!
How long has it been since you said you'd design another character?
We're a business! Trust matters!
Do you understand that?!
I'm sorry, Tsukiko, sweetheart.
But I'm up to my ears in it, too.
Please, please understand.
Forgive me. Just forget about it, please.
I'm counting on you for that new character!
Sagi
I never told the police what I've just told you.
Maybe I was too strict with her when she was a child...
and she had no mother figure to offset my harshness.
Maromi
That once, when it happened, I couldn't bring myself to scold her.
I just pretended that I believed her...
and carried that thing around with me every day...
telling her that I'd get her revenge on the attacker.
I know it sounds stupid, but as a parent, I...
I thank you for your guidance...
Ancient Master.
Did you see the police come to talk to her again?
So, he's the one who did it, right?
Well, he appears to a person who's feeling cornered.
But I heard that Hatomura looked at peace when he died.
He wasn't the type who would feel so cornered.
But he was feeling cornered for some reason, I think.
Yeah, so that means...
There must be someone who drove him into the corner, right?
I mean, look at that prude.
Looking as if she had nothing to do with it.
I don't think she understands who drove him into that corner.
The victimizer pretending to be the victim.
She doesn't even think it's her fault.
Such an annoying woman.
It's not your fault, Tsukiko.
It's all his fault!
There's nothing you should be blamed for!
There!
Take this!
You know I'm always on your side.
It's OK, don't worry.
Hello, M &...
I solved the mystery. The mystery of Shonen Bat.
I don't know what you're...
I met your father.
He told me everything. The truth.
He knew everything from the beginning.
Let's stop this now.
I have a message for you from your father.
"You don't have to suffer alone any more..."
Don't listen to him!
Tsukiko?
I don't know...
I don't know what you're...
It's not my fault!
No, Tsukiko! Don't think!
Run, Tsukiko!
I've been waiting for you, Shonen Bat!
Do you know what this is?!
An ancient sword held by a man who sees through the deception.
I'll send that deception into oblivion!
Surrender and submit to justice!
Now you've revealed your true form, monster!
Tsukiko!
This way! This way!
No, wait!
Keiichi Tomomi
But...
Oh, Tomomi.
What, don't you know?
What?
Ikari says he likes you, Tomomi.
Oh, you're blushing!
Tsukiko, this way!
I think he's all right. He's very athletic.
Oh, wait, Tomomi!
Um...
I'll protect you. I'll protect you, Tsukiko.
Where...
Where did he go?
Where did he go!
Maromi Out of Stock
Early this morning, all the Maromi ad balloons floating in various places...
around Tokyo, disappeared all at once.
While more people believe that...
it may be a crime committed by some enthusiastic Maromi fans...
others believe it is part of an even larger criminal activity.
Due to the fact the balloons were taken from various locations simultaneously.
The police are asking the public for any information regarding this matter.
They plan to proceed with the investigation...
and see if there's any connection with the recent theft...
of a large quantity of Maromi goods that took place in Musashino.
What, the old man is dead?
Are you saying that it's my fault as well? Hello?
Hello?
It's done!
The patient suffered a heart attack brought on by cardiovascular disease.
What's the patient name?
Ma'am, can you tell us your name?
Your name!
Ma'am!
Please specify the floor you wish to go to.
My husband...
Where my husband is...
Certainly.
To begin...
The karma of the people...
swallowed up by the jet-black shadow that finally reveals itself.
The cries coming from the source.
A purgatory filled with bright red blood.
Are they for the eternal goodbye?
Or the first cries of the newly-born shoes of gold?
The final episode of a dream, an illusion, a bubble and a shadow.
Period.