Holding on tight to the dream that shines and sparkles,
~~ Kanako ~~ Holding on tight to the dream that shines and sparkles,
~~ Kanako ~~ let's walk towards tomorrow one step at a time.
Oh, through this luminous city,
oh, I run while greeting everyone with a smile.
Even if the wind that blows in my face is really cold,
I kick it away and jump past it with a burst of energy.
Holding tight to this moment that shines and sparkles,
everything is a precious treasure!
The sun that shines down on hope...
...is always in my heart.
Let's walk towards tomorrow one step at a time.
Tokyo University Entrance Ceremony
I'm Keitaro Urashima.
They say a loving couple can find happiness if they make it into Tokyo U.
Believing in that promise, I applied to Tokyo U.
And I'm still studying away after three failures...
I don't need that mopey introduction anymore!
When I became manager of an all-girls' dorm, I thought I'd found happiness,
but what awaited me was days of being punched, kicked and worked like a slave...
But now, I've finally made it into Tokyo U!
Oh, my...
Ms. Naru, are you sure you want... Looking back, it's made for nice memories.
...to leave Keitaro like that? Looking back, it's made for nice memories.
...to leave Keitaro like that? And now, in search of happiness, I--
Narusegawa! Ms. Mutsumi!
Hey, Narusegawa!
It's all thanks to you that I can walk with you to our entrance ceremony.
Huh?
What's wrong, Narusegawa?
Hey!
Don't talk to me like that!
But as a Tokyo U student, I know better than to just turn into a shooting star!
Tokyo U Power!
He's so dashing!
He's such a spaz.
May
Like I said, I haven't had a chance to go.
There's not much I can do about it! I broke my leg!
I am not! I really did make it in!
I'm home.
Where's--
Sorry, I need to make a quick trip home.
His parents don't believe he got in because he kept failing for so long.
He says he needed to go home to talk to his parents.
June
Now, look at this.
Even in this formula that we've been talking about, it--
Come with us!
Sorry, today's no good for me.
Keitaro!
Got your business at home taken care of?.
Party, party!
Welcome back, Mr. Urashima!
Yeah, everything's fine now.
You jerk... You had me worried!
Hey, Naru.
Well, it didn't look like I could make it to school for the first semester,
so I'm thinking of getting a leave of absence and helping Mr. Seta with his excavations.
This sure is sudden...
That wouldn't be any fun!
Hey, it's no fair only you get to be with Daddy!
I'm sorry.
I wanted to say something sooner,
but I've been thinking this over for a while now.
I...
I think I've finally found what my dream in life is.
Wasn't your dream to get into Tokyo U?
That was more about a promise I made as a boy.
This is different.
I started thinking that maybe what I really want to do in life...
...is travel the world and go on digs, just like Mr. Seta.
July
- Yay! - Yahoo!
Have Fun Abroad!
Thanks for seeing us off, everyone.
Be careful, Daddy!
Look after Keitaro, all right?
If you're that worried, come along and we could make it our honey--
You take care of yourself, Keitaro.
Um.... where's Narusegawa?
Looks like she's still mad at you.
Of course. Why shouldn't she be?
She went to all that trouble to get me into Tokyo U,
and then I make it look like I'm blowing off school...
I don't think that's why she's mad.
Huh?
Hey, Keitaro! It's time!
Congratulations!
Keitaro, good luck!
Come back soon!
Take care!
Idiot...
Why couldn't you come out and say it, you mule-headed girl?
Narusegawa?
W-What are you doing here?!
They had to do some extra maintenance, so the flight was delayed.
I felt embarrassed about going back after the extravaganza they put on for us.
So, you came...
I... I was worried about Mr. Seta, that's all.
I see.
Narusegawa.
Narusegawa, I realized something when I saw Nyamo back on Pararakelse Island,
I realized that I really didn't have any dreams of my own.
That's why...
Listen...
I love you! About what I said back at Christmas...
My feelings haven't changed since then.
If you really feel that way, why are you--
I'm sorry.
Well, I'd better get going.
And now, late August...
So, this is Hinata Apartments...
Hello!
Oh, my...
Things seem to be in a mess...
How come I have to do the cleaning?
Naru!
Um, where is Ms. Naru?
Huh?
I have a letter from Keitaro!
Naru!
Darn it, Naru!
This one's right, too.
You're doing very well.
If you keep at it during the summer, I think you could get into a good high school.
Um, Ms. Naru...
Haven't you heard anything from Mr. Urashima yet?
Huh? Shinobu, we're studying right now.
Something's wrong.
I can see how we haven't gotten anything yet, but you?
So what? It's not as if the two of us are--
But Ms. Naru, back on Pararakelse Island, you said--
I love him!
You said that to Mr. Urashima, didn't you?
W-Why would I say that?!
What?
I only said that because I was swept up in that tropical island atmosphere, and--
And besides, did I even say I loved him?
Did I?
No, it was like, ""I might like him.""
That's right, there was definitely a ""might"" in there.
I don't add words like ""might"" to what I say.
Oh, I see.
Ms. Naru, that's not fair!
You're the reason why Mr. Urashima hasn't come back here!
I'm sorry!
I just...
I should go do some shopping.
Ms. Naru!
Manager: Keitaro Urashima
Why? Why couldn't I bring myself to say it?
Why?
Well, it was because he found something more important than his old promise.
I...
I don't know why. I just don't know.
Just what exactly don't you know, meow?
Meow?
A moment of your time, ladies!
Two guys, one skinny, one chubby, both with glasses...
Hey! Wait! They're not listening...
Let's go home.
You idiot!
Do you want this summer to end without anything special happening?!
Hm? I'm getting a signal on my babe alert radar!
Hello?
I have a friend that's a Tokyo U student.
Would you like to help us put together a party?
You never change.
M-Motoko...
The way you're acting, you're even lower than Urashima.
Shirai. Haitani.
Man, she sure is a lot more feminine.
And she even remembered our names!
Wasn't that a Sasaki prep school textbook that she was carrying?
I hope those two didn't notice this...
Oh, hello, Motoko!
Motoko, you're applying to Tokyo U, too?
You're trying for the same school as Keitaro?
Um, no... It's just that if I'm to take an entrance exam,
I wanted to take on the toughest one.
Naturally.
Because you don't have any feelings at all for Keitaro, isn't that right?
O-Of course not...
Wh-What are you doing?
Motoko, I thought you didn't like wearing skirts.
I-It's just that this year is so hot.
So smooth...
How do you keep so smooth?
Please, you mustn't, Ms. Naru...
Unforgivable!
C'mon, now...
You keep going at it like that, and I'll...
Your breasts are huge... Who massages them for you?
N-None of your business!
About this big?
What the hell are you doing?!
Oh, that reminds me. You're behind on your rent.
Pay it off, all right?
What?!
Naru!
My room's been cleaned out!
All the toys I'd stashed away for pulling pranks are gone, too!.
I threw all that junk out with the non-burnable garbage.
What?!
That was mean, Naru!
If you have a problem with it, feel free to leave.
Um, Ms. Naru, I'm sorry about earlier.
Huh? Is it just me, or are your breasts--
Wh-What are you doing?!
Shinobu, what happened to your teddy bear panties?
I-I don't wear childish stuff like that anymore!
And yet you still wear strawberry prints. Seems very childish to me.
I'm not a child!
Shinobu, if you want to be more grown up,
you have to wear things like this!
Oh, dear. I see your breasts haven't filled out yet...
304: Naru Narusegawa
Oh, my, Ms. Naru...
What are you doing?
M-Ms. Mutsumi, don't wander around stark naked like that!
I'm a bit lightheaded from staying in the hot spring too long...
M-Ms. Mutsumi, didn't you have a letter earlier?
A letter?
Oh, now that you mention it, I did! Now, where did I put it?
If you're not going to tell me, then...
Hey, it's Naru!
She's back!
What...? What's this all about?!
Somebody help me!
Oh, my! Somebody help me!
I ain't that forgiving, missy!
Come back here!
You expect me not to run?!
Ms. Naru must be possessed by some evil spirit!
The Ms. Naru we know would never do what she did today!
Electron laser! Fire!
W-What are they all talking about?!
I just got home, and I have no idea what they're talking about!
How dare you rob me of my chastity!
Secret Attack! Thunder Clap Blade, Ni-no-tachi!
Oh, that hurts...
Ow!
Keitaro, help me!
Right, you're not here...
Me? Why? No way...
I don't believe it! T-That's Keitaro's shirt!
Why am I holding it tight like that? What a dope!
I'm not some pervert that thinks his smell is romantic! No, no!
Huh? Me?
I'm here, so that means...
I'm Naru.
What? How can this be?!
Because I love Keitaro.
And the truth is, I want him all to myself.
I think everyone else is just in the way.
No, no, no!
I don't think like that! His shirt just smells funny to me!
Quickly, get into this!
Wha--?
I'll hide you, me.
Thanks, me!
It's too small...
Hurry up and get in!
But it's a tight fit!
Let me fill you in on something, Naru.
His promise girl? That was me.
There she is!
Hold it, Naru!
You won't catch me that easily!
Somebody help me! Let me out of here!
Wait, that fighting stance is-- Somebody help me! Let me out of here!
Can anybody hear me?!
What's with those moves?!
She's like a totally different person!
I've just gotten sick of living under the same roof as the likes of you.
If you want to stop me, you'll have to resort to brute force and throw me out.
- Throw you out? - Why?
This is the same cops and robbers game we always play!
In that case, I'll make you want to throw me out, no matter what!
What's the commotion about this time?
Everyone!
That... me... is a... fake!
T-There are two Ms. Narus!
Which is the real one?
Can't you tell just by looking?!
She's got the lower body of a raccoon dog..
That's the real one!
And you call yourself my best friend?!
Ms. Naru...!
I found the letter!
It was buried under some watermelons on the kotatsu table!
Oh, dear. Which Ms. Naru should I give this to?
Letter?
Ms. Mutsumi!
I'm free!
Oh, the letter from Keitaro...
Wait a minute... Are you Kanako?
Kanako?
I came here disguised like this to gather information on all of you.
I'm the new manager here at Hinata Apartments.
I'm Kanako Urashima. It's a pleasure to meet you.
The new...
...manager?!
What about Urashima? What happened to him?!
Kanako Urashima?
She's Keitaro's younger sister.
Last I heard, she was traveling with our grandmother...
Oh, she's his sister...
You take it from here. That kid and I are like oil and water.
Hang in there, Naru.
Wha--? Ms. Haruka!
We won't stand for this.
Come out of nowhere and claim to be the apartment manager?
This is awfully inconsiderate!
What about the dropout?
This cat sure is cute, though...
Isn't it?
Anyone who doesn't care for this arrangement is welcome to leave.
After paying the rent.
What?!
W-Wait, everyone.
Don't you think Keitaro's sister would be qualified to be our apartment manager?
What's the deal, Naru? Are you taking her side?
This fiend disguised herself as you, Ms. Naru, and she--
But when Keitaro comes back,
I think Keitaro would be thrilled to see his little sister here!
That's true, but...
She is his sister...
If Naru says she's okay, I guess I can live with it.
Then you're gonna live here?
This is gonna be fun!
Excuse me.
Um, hey, if you have any questions...
Kissing up to me won't change anything.
Once I become manager, big brother will no longer have any reason to return to you.
Manager: Keitaro Urashima
Something about this Naru Narusegawa bothers you, meow?
What a fool.
I came here to drive Narusegawa out,
and yet she is the one who stood up for me.
But the last time anyone stood up for you was when he did.
Shut up, Kuro.
T-The cat... It talked?
The cat can talk!
And it can fly!
- Timely Rent Payment Please - Conserve Water in Bathroom
- Lights out at 9 PM - No Drinking Alcohol
- No Gambling Permitted - No Wandering in Underwear
Walk on the right side of the hall
Um, excuse me...
Can I help you?
Miss Urashima... Your brother wasn't this strict.
I know my brother better than anyone!
My big brother had me take charge because he'd had enough of you.
These are the other, more detailed rules that I couldn't write out as notices.
Hinata Apartment Occupant Contract These are the other, more detailed rules that I couldn't write out as notices.
Hinata Apartment Occupant Contract
Kanako was the girl Keitaro made his promise to?
Then she's the one he's supposed to go to Tokyo U with?
So that's why Keitaro went to Tokyo U? Not because of me?
But they're brother and sister, so--
The cutoff for bath usage is 8 PM sharp.
K-Kanako...!
Wait a minute!
What's wrong, everyone?
Oh, Naru!
We're gonna go find Kanako's weak spot!
Weak spot?
Please look at this.
She has added various special rules to the occupant contract.
""Access to the abandoned annex on the mountainside is forbidden in perpetuity.""
""Should any occupant be found inside, said occupant will be evicted forthwith...""
What's this about?
I thought that abandoned annex was just some crumbling ruin,
but if she's going this far to keep us out, there must be something special inside.
I've been meaning to explore it, anyway.
But it's already dark...
Shinobu and Sara? You, too?
I... I think doing bad things is bad, even if it's Mr. Urashima's sister that's doing it.
And she's got that monster cat!
Monster cat?
If Kanako sticks around here like this, Keitaro will never come back.
If we determine Kanako's weakness, Urashima will certainly return.
Keitaro...?
All right, let's head out!
- Yeah! - Yeah!
Hey, wait! C'mon!
Thank you for telling me this, Ms. Naru.
Don't get me wrong! I just wanted you and the others to get along better.
To keep things from getting even more strained.
Ms. Naru... W-Why are you being so nice to me?
Well, because you're Keitaro's little sister!
Please stop referring to him by his first name as if you're close.
Are you and my big brother involved somehow?
N-No, not really!
I suppose I'm more sensitive because I have a younger sister myself.
You know, to how a younger sister would look up to her big brother and stuff.
In my case, we're only stepsisters, so we're not related by blood.
That's just like us.
Huh? What is?
Big brother and I are siblings by marriage, too.
W- What?!
Which is why...
...I will carry out my promise with big brother.
I found this underground.
These are my weapons.
Those are the guys that were multiplying below the--
There it is! The annex!
What do you think you're doing?
Haven't I told you that the annex is a dangerous place?
Ms. Haruka...
We're sorry!
Su, hit it!
Gotcha!
Developed for just such an emergency...!
The See-all Light!
Now!
Evil Splitting Blade!
Continue interfering with us at your own peril.
I will not let you into the annex.
Go!
Yay! Mecha-Tamas!
Stop cheering!
Turtles, turtles, turtles!
Kaolla! Do something!
Kanako, you're just like Keitaro! You wanna play with us!
I'm not playing.
Finish them!
Kanako! Everyone! Please stop!
Ms. Naru... So, I see you're not on my side, after all.
Huh? Whose side are you on here, Naru?
It's just that...
Um...
So, what did the letter from Keitaro say?
Hey, right! Now that you mention it, I'd completely forgotten about it.
Ms. Kanako, what did it say?
Well...
I'd also forgotten to read it.
Hey, is that the Setamobile?!
I just got my license, and driving on the left side of the street is so new to me...
Boy, I royally screwed up.
Okay, now... C'mon, why isn't this opening?
Hey, everybody. Long time no see.
Keitaro Urashima is back home!
Huh?
Didn't I mention in my letter that I was coming back today?
What's wrong, guys?
KEITARO!
Daremoga isoideiru machi no naka, In this city where everyone is rushing about,
sukoshi yukkuri aruite mita. I tried walking a little more slowly.
Koe ni dasanai negai, This wish I can't voice,
anata to nara kanaetai yo. I'd like to make it come true with you.
Tokidoki nakitakunaruto, When I want to start crying,
me wo tojite kou omouno, ""Try!"" I close my eyes and say to myself, ""Try!""
Dakedo anata ga iru, ai wo motomete iru. But you're here, you're longing for love.
Futari nara, With the two of us,
yasashii namida ni kawaru, I'm sure it will turn into tears of kindness,
yume wa kitto kanau. and our dreams will come true.