"These days, no matter what I'm doing Saikin boku wa nani o suru koto ni mo" "His face keeps popping up Aitsu no kao ga dete kuru" "Twenty-four hours is chock-full of time Nijyuu-yojikan to iu gisshiri no jikan mo" "But he's tied it all up Aitsu ga shimete shimatta" "Now, I'm gonna start working Saa shigoto o hajimeyou" "But he always gets in my way Dakedo aitsu ga jama o shite shimau" "I'm a really, really, really, really hard worker Bari bari bari bari no shigoto ningen desu" "But I was already under his spell Dakedo boku wa mou aitsu de seiha sareteta" "No matter what I'm doing, Nani o suru no mo aitsu no koto" "I can't help but think about him..." "kangaete shimatte boku ga ...and my mind is filled with him aitsu de ippai ni naru" "I just can't do anything now..." "Tonikaku ima wa aitsu ga ite kurenai ...unless he's there for me to boku wa nani mo dekinai" "He's always there inside..." "Aitsu ga boku no naka ni ...me, me, me, me, me, me, me iru iru iru iru iru iru iru" "Hachi, you know that Tatsukichi's treating me today?" "What should I get him to treat me to?" "All-you-can-eat pizza?" "Rotating sushi would be nice, too." "Hey, Tatsukichi, how long are you gonna make me wait?" "Sorry, I can't come today." "What?" "Can't come?" "I'll make it up to you, I promise." "Well, I'm in the middle of a delivery, so..." "GET REAL!" "I'll show you just how scary a food grudge is!" "Tatsukichi!" "Gantetsu Ramen?" "(Gantestsu Ramen Tasty!" ")" "That story is a lie!" "(Gantestsu Ramen Tasty!" ")" "It's not a lie." "I heard they got stomach problems from eating your ramen." "Your marinated soft-boiled eggs must've been bad." "Don't give me that bull!" "What kind of attitude is that to take with your customer?" "!" "The food gives you stomach aches and the people have bad attitudes." "Gantetsu Ramen sure is hopeless." "Ran-ran!" "What're a bunch of grown men doing bullying a kid?" "If you want a fight, I'll take you on." "Don't mess with us!" "Hey!" "Break it up!" "You'll pay for this!" "Crap!" "Naokichi, time to run." "Right, Ran-ran." "Clash Slurp Slurp " " Ramen Battle!" "What?" "!" "You're going out of business?" "!" "They built a ramen place called Ichimentei." "Thanks to that, customer traffic's been way down." "We're making ends meet somehow with deliveries." "So that's why you were passing out flyers." "But there've been weird rumors, like our food makes people sick, so we've been losing customers." "Don't get so discouraged." "They'll forget the rumors soon and come back to your place again." "Do you still feel so optimistic after seeing that?" "WHAT?" "!" "Ichimen, Ichimen, Ichimentei!" "(One Specialty Ramen Ichimentei)" "Tasty ramen, Ichimentei!" "Specialty ramen!" "Specialty noodles with dip!" "Ichimentei is all specially made!" "Look!" "Look!" "Ichimentei's ramen has gotten rave reviews from both "Pua" and "Tokyo Weekly"!" "Now, let's eat Ichimentei's ramen!" "Ichimen, Ichimen, Ichimentei!" "Tasty ramen, Ichimentei!" "(Ichimentei Ramen)" "It looks YUMMY!" "Our ramen's flavor is way better." "Just because they got covered in a couple magazines..." "I can hardly wait..." "Ran-ran!" "Oh, sorry about that." "So, what about your place?" "T-That's it?" "!" "(Gantetsu Ramen)" "I-I dunno, but isn't this really bad?" "!" "At this rate, we're gonna go out of business." "I'm going to eat Ichimentei's ramen." "What?" "R-Ran-ran!" ""Know thy enemy and know thyself, and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."" "Gotta eat theirs first to know how strong your enemy is." "Bro and I both tried theirs!" "I'm telling you, ours tastes totally better!" "You guys can't be objective!" "Huh?" "It's not like I want to eat theirs, either." "But now that I know the situation you guys are in, it makes me think I gotta do something about it, see?" "Y-You care about us that much?" "Ran-ran!" "But in exchange, you better treat me to your specialty ramen." "I will!" "Thanks, Ran-ran!" "This is beyond frustrating." "I envy them." "N..." "N..." "No!" "Unbelievable!" "Why?" "!" "How come, Ran-pyon?" "!" "Why are you lined up at Ichimentei?" "!" "You're so mean!" "Why, why, Ran-pyon?" "!" "Don't make a scene, Tatsukichi!" "Bro, Ran-ran's in line for the sake of our restaurant." "We're on our way to check out the enemy." "What?" "You're worried about our restaurant?" "Of course I am." "But in exchange, you better treat me to your specialty ramen." "Of course!" "Thanks, Ran-pyon!" "Thank you for waiting." "Alright, we finally get to go in!" "Ran-ran..." "Whoa..." "This is a ramen place, right?" "Is this for real?" "It's real luxurious." "You won't feel like you're eating ramen in a place like this." "No kidding!" "Miss, one specialty ramen." "Yes, Ma'am." "Table number 162." "One order of our specialty ramen." "Right." "One order of our specialty ramen!" "One order of our specialty ramen!" "One order of our specialty ramen!" "Soup's in." "Noodles going in." "Toppings good to go." "One specialty ramen coming up!" "We utilize high-speed elevators, so that you can enjoy it freshly made." "Time to dig in!" "Yum!" "Haven't you had enough?" "!" "Come eat our ramen now!" "We'll serve you ramen that's way better than this!" "Hey, shhh." "We're gonna go eat ramen that's actually good now!" "Yeah, that's right!" "Oh?" "And what place is that?" "Gantetsu Ramen, of course!" "I see." "Gantetsu Ramen, is it?" "You kids can come spy on us all you like, but with your palates," "I doubt you'll figure out the secret to our flavor." "I know." "I'll make a special exception and treat you today." "Enjoy all the ramen you like." "What?" "!" "For real?" "!" "Then gimme a specialty ramen with dip!" "If you want to eat that much, eat OUR ramen!" "No!" "I'm gonna eat more!" "Hey!" "What's this ruckus about?" "!" "D-Dad..." "Dad?" "That hurt!" "Acting like damn miserable fools!" "(Gantetsu)" "Don't do that, Dear." "(Gantetsu)" "It'll make them even more stupid." "(Gantetsu)" "You keep your mouth shut!" "(Gantetsu)" "Who came up with the dumb idea to go spy on the enemy?" "!" "Oh, that was me." "Sorry." "My bad." "Who the hell're you?" "I'm the superstar gal of Shibuya, Ran-pyon." "She's my girlfriend." "Oh, my!" "I'll never approve of a flashy girl like her!" "Flashy girl?" "!" "Hair!" "Women should have black hair!" "Nails!" "What're you, a demon?" "!" "D-Dear!" "Dad, you're being rude to Ran-pyon!" "Yeah, that's right!" "Shut up!" "I keep telling you, Dear!" "You'll make them stupid!" "Shut up!" "You're losing customers because this stubborn old man's making the ramen!" "Any ramen you make is bound to taste bad!" "(Gantetsu Ramen Large Rice)" "Sorry, Tatsukichi." "D-Don't worry about it." "Dad's the one in the wrong." "What?" "You telling me to eat it?" "Wow, so Tatsukichi's place's ramen is that good?" "But how worrisome." "I wonder if there isn't some way to attract customers." "Yeah, I dunno." "It's not like Ichimentei's food tastes bad, either." "Ichimentei?" "!" "You know them?" "Know them?" "They're a super famous place." "I know!" "Why don't you go on that show?" "What show?" "The "Iron Ramen Battle"." ""Iron Ramen Battle"?" "!" "I applied, figuring we had nothing to lose, and it came." "("Iron Ramen Battle" entry finalized.)" "The notice that your entry was finalized." "And take a look at who you're up against." "It's Ichimentei!" "If you win this, you won't just get your customers back, you'll double them." "That's our Ran-ran!" "You're amazing!" "I'm not doing it." "Like hell I'll stand for letting my ramen get turned into entertainment!" "Oh, no!" "Here we go again with Dad's stubborn streak!" "This is no time to be doing the stubborn thing!" "Ramen is food." "I said I'm not doing it and I'm not doing it." "Then I'll do it!" "What?" "!" "Moron." "What can a kid do?" "I'll say this now." "You're not using anything I made, not even one strand of noodle!" "I'll make both the noodles and the soup!" "Bro, you'll help me, right?" "!" "Of course!" "That goes without saying!" "You've got deliveries to make!" "I'll make the deliveries!" "You?" "In that chintzy getup?" "Is it the getup that matters when you make deliveries?" "Got it." "Thanks for always ordering." "Dear, two orders of ramen." "Hey, I'll run that delivery." "Shoot." "Do whatever you want." "Alright!" "I can't believe you'd do all this for us!" "I'm grateful and overwhelmed!" "Kiss, kiss, kiss me!" "Don't get carried!" "Naokichi, let's do our best!" "Yeah, I'll do it, Ran-ran!" "Ook!" "I'll do my best!" "The flavor of our ramen is soaked into my palate!" "We're gonna aim for Dad's flavor!" "Go for it!" "Go for it." "Hey, flashy girl, the ramens for delivery are ready!" "Alright!" "Dad's soup is taken from dried small sardines, bonito flakes, and chicken stock taken from silk fowl." "The key here is how long it's simmered together." "We have to keep simmering for 24 hours straight!" "Leave it to me!" "And the soy based sauce that fully brings out the soup's flavor." "If we can master this combination, we can get Dad's flavor!" "I'm back!" "Here's the next one!" "Get a move on!" "Damn it!" "So cold!" "Man, snow?" "It's no good again!" "This isn't the flavor!" "You can't get reckless now!" "It's no good!" "It's no good!" "It's no good!" "Damn it!" "Naoki." "They sure are working hard at it." "Watch it, damn you!" "Put this on." "So that's why it's snowing." "Shut up!" "That's the owner of Ichimentei." "He's supposedly a hotshot, but he's an unsavory sort." "Be meticulous about removing the scum!" "Yes, Sir." "Right, that's it." "Executive Chef Aoba!" "Mr. Owner." "Business is really booming here." "I'm quite pleased." "Thank you very much." "By the way, about the ramen battle..." "Mr. Owner, such a circus-like event is..." "You will do it." "Why do you think I made you executive chef of Ichimentei?" "I'm in love with your ramen." "And I want to show how wonderful it is to lots of people!" "Come, Executive Chef Aoba, won't you be a man about it, just this once?" "I understand." "Thanks for ordering!" "Those're the guys who were giving Naokichi a hard time." "What?" "!" "Ichimentei's owner?" "!" "I swear, you're a real clever one, Mr. Owner." "You get TV shows and restaurant guides to introduce the restaurant as a place people line up to go to." "So, where are you going to open the next store?" "There's a popular place in Yokohama called Irukaken." "Yokohama, then?" "Yes." "You open stores in front of popular places that people line up for and advertise like crazy." "On top of that, you spread tons of bad rumors about your competitor." "After all, Gantetsu Ramen lost its customers in no time at all!" "Make sure Aoba doesn't get wind of this." "I swear, that man is so proud." "I wish he'd be a little more understanding of how the world works." "By the way, about that issue..." "Right." "Everything's going smoothly." "It's tonight at 7 in Tsukuji..." "I'm back!" "Thanks for your hard work!" "That's it for today." "You can go home." "Right." "Oh, Ran-pyon, I'll walk you back." "Nah, that's okay." "The match is tomorrow." "You better make good ramen!" "Ran-pyon..." "Something's missing." "It's not Dad's flavor." "It's definitely a little different, but if it's this good..." "You'll never win." "Dad, I don't care if you rag on us, but at least try it first!" "Like hell a soup without the subtle flavoring of apple is gonna be edible!" "So that's it!" "Thanks, Dad!" "Honestly!" "You're so obstinate." "(Chinpourou Annex)" "Please, don't be shy today." "Let's liven it up!" "Ladies and gentlemen!" "Men with an overflowing passion for ramen pitch their skills and their tastes against one another!" "Iron Ramen Battle!" "First, let us introduce the judges!" "President of the Japan Institute of Ramen, Mr. Kitakata!" "Chief editor of "Monthly Ramen", Mr. Wakayama!" "Singer, Midori Asahikawa!" "I eat ramen often!" "Smooch!" "(Asahikawa Wakayama Kitakata)" "And now, here are our combatants for this week!" "In the blue corner Executive Chef Aoba of Ichimentei!" "Up against him in the red corner the brothers, Tatsuki and Naoki Kuroi, of Gantetsu Ramen!" "B-Bro, my legs are trembling." "Relax, relax." "We gotta go for broke!" "It'll be bad if we go broke, though..." "But I wonder where Ran-pyon is..." "Shoot!" "It was so cold, I fell asleep again after waking up once!" "Ooh, there are some fierce sparks flying across the stage!" "Are you both ready to do this?" "!" "We're okay whenever you are!" "In that case..." "Ramen Battle!" "Dear, look!" "Naoki and Tatsuki are on TV!" "Good ramen restaurants." "If you flip through a restaurant guide in search of one, you are sure to find the name of this restaurant straight away." "Ichimentei!" "The super popular ramen restaurant chain with over 50 locations nationwide!" "Their mellow pig bone soup is sure to enthrall you." "Up against them is Gantetsu Ramen, a small shop that, nonetheless, has fastidious flavor..." "What kind of place will this flavor with integrity take us?" "!" "Time is up!" "Now, let's see how they taste!" "Time to try it!" "Bro..." "We did everything we could." "It's delicious!" "Gantetsu Ramen's the best!" "I'm a fan now!" "Asahikawa's so cute!" "What an amateurish opinion." "Indeed." "Compared to the goodness of Ichimentei's soup, Gantetsu is just..." "It seems to be missing something." "It's not with the times." "I don't know how to put it..." "You think so?" "Judges, have you made your decisions?" "Now, please press the button for the ramen you thought tasted better!" "(Iron Ramen Battle Gantetsu Ramen)" "(Ichimentei)" "Answer..." "(Gantetsu Ramen)" "Answer open!" "One vote for Gantetsu!" "Two for Ichimentei!" "The winner is Ichimentei!" "Hold it right there!" "Who are you?" "!" "Hey!" "Let go!" "Ran-pyon!" "This match is a fraud!" "W-What are you saying?" "!" "These two were bribed by the owner of Ichimentei to vote for Ichimentei!" "Stop spreading such lies!" "What're you trying to do?" "!" "Get out of here!" "Quiet, please!" "If what this girl just said is true, this is a grave situation." "Mr. Owner of Ichimentei!" "Hey, Mr. Owner, I know you're the one who spread those nasty rumors about Gantetsu Ramen, too!" "I know nothing of this." "Don't play dumb!" "This is proof!" "Hey, those are the guys who got in my way when I was passing out flyers!" "This is... proof?" "That's us having dinner with members of my editorial staff." "W-What?" "!" "That's right, they're not my men." "Leveling accusations without any proof..." "Really, what a troublemaker." "B-Bastard..." "If you make any more groundless accusations, it'll be slander." "Or do you have some sort of proof?" "It is exactly as the girl says." "Wha..." "A-Aoba!" "Those men are definitely the owner's subordinates." "What are you saying?" "!" "Why are you saying such lies?" "!" "You are the one who is lying, Mr. Owner." "You lied and said that your men were not your men." "If they have done nothing to be ashamed of, where is the need to lie about it?" "T-That's because..." "You have betrayed my ramen." "Executive Chef Aoba." "I guess Ichimentei's out of business." "After everything that happened, it was inevitable." "Though I knew about none of it, I am sorry." "Forget about it." "It's not your fault, Mr. Aoba!" "Let's have a fair-and-square fight someday!" "No, that won't happen." "Ramen is food, not entertainment." "Yeah, you're right." "Take care!" "Goodbye!" "Ran!" "We came to have ramen!" "Hey, pitch in here a little before you go!" "What the heck?" "I'm here as a customer today." "Moron, you're more like family." "Huh?" "!" "Maybe he means that he's settled on you marrying Tatsukichi." "You're officially family." "W-What're you saying those embarrassing things for?" "!" "Ran-pyon!" "Lovely, kiss, kiss, kiss me!" "I won't permit any kissing before you're married!" "B-Bro..." "Stop that!" "He'll become even more stupid!" "We've got a dependable girl marrying into the family, so it's all good." "Right, Ran darling?" ""R-Ran darling"...?" "!" "Ook!" "I hate it, you're always laughing Daikirai anata itsumo waratte ite" "And so strong and cute and popular Tsuyokute kawaikute ninki-mono de" "I hate it, I'm so dull and slow Daikirai watashi guzu de noroma de" "And no one needs me..." "Dare ni mo hitsuyou to saretenai" "You're smart and always so perfect Atama mo yokute itsumo suki ga nakute" "People probably just make fun of me Watashi nado kitto baka ni sareteru" "To be honest, I want to try talking to you Hontou wa hanashi-kakete-mitakute" "I want to become friends with you Tomodachi ni naritai to omottete" "I was so envious of you Urayamashiku omotteta anata ga" "And my shoulders would tremble as I cried alone Hitori kata furuwasete naite ita yo" "Tell me, are you alone and afraid, too?" "Nee anata mo hitori obieteru no" "Is everyone miserable and weak?" "Minna mijime de yowai no kana" "If only I had more courage Motto yuuki ga atta nara" "I would have given you a hug Watashi anata dakishimeteta" "Next Super GALS!" "I' m competing with that girl over a coat." "That cool coat I found in Shibuya is on sale at a bargain price." "When I go to get my adored coat, a weird girl's there tugging on a sleeve." "Would you believe it?" "!" "Kasumi was after it, too!" "Kasumi's heart stops, looking closely, she's surprised." "The coat of the superstar gal she came to idolize long ago looked just like this!" "It's exactly the same!" "It's a one-on-one fight between Kasumi and me!" "But neither of us have money." "I'll make money at the flea market and get the coat!" "Next time on Super Gals Ran Kotobuki," "Kasumi Toasty Warm " " Her Dream Coat" "Don't you miss it!" "That's an ironclad rule for gals!"