"Who was it?" "Who said they wanted beef stew?" "Huh?" "EPISODE 1 THE MYSTERIOUS MILLION YEN WOMEN" "What?" "It doesn't taste good?" "Isn't cream stew more normal?" "The vegetables are cut too big." "It's a little rich." "It's too thin for me." "The flavor is ambiguous, like you." "It's kind of hard to suit all of you, don't you think?" "It's all right." "I can tell that it's stew." "Thank you." "So, what about its name?" "How about "Tama"?" "Are you serious?" "That's ancient." "Cats are basically called "Tama."" "What's that supposed to mean?" "So, what's your name, kitty?" "Think of one yourself." "We're meeting to name it." "Okay, then..." "Shin." "That's confusing." "We're not giving it the same depressing name as him." "My name is Shin Michima." "I'm a novelist." "Six months ago, I started living under the same roof with five unfamiliar women." "Okay, how about "Soseki"?" "I mean, Natsume is the author of I Am a Cat !" "Rejected." "What an ordinary imagination." "You're the one who suggested "Tama"." "Besides, this kitty wandered into my room." "What name do you like, Yuki?" "Anything is fine." "You have to suggest something." "I don't attach any affection to a name." "So... where did you come from?" "Did you get an invitation too?" "Of course you didn't." "Right?" "RECEIVING FAX" "These women came to my house because they received invitations." "I have absolutely no idea who sent the invitations, or for what purpose." "Can we please hurry up and name it?" "What's the rush?" "I have homework." "Would you please put on some clothes?" "You still haven't gotten used to it?" "I have, but I'm still asking." "What do you think, Shin?" "What kind of names did you give your pets when you were kids?" "It's against the rules to ask those kinds of questions." "Sorry." "There are several rules governing our life here." "First of all, I can't ask the women any questions." "QUESTIONING THE WOMEN IS PROHIBITED" "I also can't enter their rooms." "ENTRANCE TO WOMEN'S ROOMS PROHIBITED" "Everyone has to eat dinner together." "EVERYONE MUST EAT DINNER TOGETHER" "I have to look after all the women." "I MUST LOOK AFTER THE WOMEN" "Let's just call it whatever you like." "That's a good idea." "It'll respond to the name it likes." "Tama." "Azuki." "Shin." "Soseki." "Basil." "It's not responding." "You call it something." "Okay..." "Cat." "Shin, that's just what it is." "Yeah, you're right." "Sorry." "Huh?" "It seems happy." "Yeah." "I guess we have no choice." "What?" "Its name is Cat?" "What's wrong with a cat called Cat?" "This meeting is over." "I'm going back to my room." "Okay, I'll clean up." "Cat." "Shin, here is this month's rent." "Also..." "Thanks." "Every month these five women each pay me a huge rent of one million yen." "DIE!" "DIE!" "Thanks to these five mysterious women, my life will change a lot." "SIX MONTHS EARLIER" "You should really lock your door." "Who are you?" "It's nice to meet you." "I'm Hitomi Tsukamoto." "What are you doing here?" "This is the house of Shin Michima, right?" "Yes, that's right." "That's right, but..." "I'll start living here from today." "I look forward to it." "This is kind of scary." "May I call the police?" "What?" "But you have empty rooms, right?" "I don't know why you're here." "Didn't you... send me the invitation?" "Invitation?" "Oh, that's right!" "Let me see..." "Here." "What?" "This is the one million yen that's required." "What?" "I have to pay one million yen every month, right?" "What are you talking about?" "It said so on the invitation." "Can you show me that invitation?" "I don't have it." "At any rate, get that altar out of here." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you." "I'm Minami Shirakawa." "The women just kept showing up, and I get a ton of money every month." "What are you doing?" "Hurry up and move that altar." "For an unsuccessful writer like me," "I honestly felt thankful." "So, you're the oldest." "Sorry, Mom." "Yes?" "Good evening." "Come in." "Thank you." "PRESENT DAY" "It sure is cold." "All right, I'm leaving now." "Okay." "Good evening." "Let's see, you're the publisher guy." "Mr. Sakurai." "You're pretty in clothes." "Thank you." "Am I better naked or dressed?" "Both at the same time." "When you go from dressed to undressed." "Thank you for going to the trouble of picking up his lousy, unsuccessful novel." "You're wrong." "Mr. Michima is incredibly talented." "Nobody recognizes that yet." "He'll be a big hit if given the chance." "Really?" "If you think so." "Bye." "Mr. Michima, you're not lousy." "Evening." "Good evening." "As promised, here is the manuscript." "Right on schedule." "I will read it over carefully." "Thank you." "Oh, by the way." "Have you read this?" "THE EASYGOING MESSIAH BY YUZU HANAKI" "Oh, is that his new book?" "Yes." "It became a million-seller on its fourth day." "That's incredible." "My books could never do that." "No, that's not true." "Like I just said, all you need the right chance." "I believe in your talent." "As long as you let me keep writing for you," "I'll keep doing my best." "We'll work together." "What's this about?" "Well, it's typical Hanaki." "Is it the kind of poem-like novel that he loves?" "Yes, I guess so." "Even so, he's really popular." "Did he come up with this pretentious cover too?" "Yes." "I've finished it, so you can have it." "Oh..." "Wait." "Don't tell me you hate Yuzu Hanaki." "No, no." "I totally hate him." ""Totally."" "Ayane, right." "She's free next week." "I'll call you back later." "LONG-AWAITED DEBUT OF AYANE HIROKAWA" "I wonder what it feels like to be a successful author." "I follow one rule for my unsuccessful novels." "The rule is... nobody dies in my novels." "I can't drink coffee." "Your life is pointless." "THE EASYGOING MESSIAH BY YUZU HANAKI" "I'm home." "Welcome home." "You're at it every day, aren't you?" "It's my work, after all." "Novel, you're only 31, right?" "Why don't you work at something else?" "I've told you before." "My name isn't "Novel."" "What?" "Should I call you "Lousy Novel"?" "I don't like either one." "Are you getting enough sex?" "I make love as much as I need to." ""Make love"?" "You're mistaken, you know." "A man may think he's making love to a woman, but the woman is making love to him." "Remember that." "Good night." "Good night." "I've been living with five women for six months." "I'm used to it now." "Minami Shirakawa, age 30." "Hitomi Tsukamoto, age 26." "Yuki Kobayashi, age 24." "Nanaka Hiraki, age 20." "Midori Suzumura, age 17." "They're all young women, but it doesn't bother me." "It doesn't bother me... but..." "I'm getting... horny." "I'm Hotaru." "Thank you for choosing me." "Thank you." "You've come to see me again, Sensei." "Yes, I have." "I'm glad." "Give me a hug, Sensei." "Quit calling me "Sensei."" "You're a sensei, right?" "Anyway, give me a hug." "Sensei... you're already hard." "Oh, dear." "I want to do it now too." "Hold on..." "There you are." "Midori." "Don't come near my school." "I know I can find you here." "You're walking too fast." "What?" "What's with you?" "Why so cold?" "What do you want?" "I'm out of cash again." "Quit glaring." "Come on, let's be friends." "We're siblings, after all." "Thank you." "See you around." "What are you staring at?" "Sensei?" "Yeah?" "I wish I could text you, Sensei." "I told you before, Hotaru..." "You say you don't have a cell phone." "Right." "Don't you like me?" "No, I'm serious." "I don't have one." "Why not?" "I'm bad with gadgets." "You liar." "No." "It's true." "I never even use a computer." "Believe me." "Won't you?" "Okay." "I'll try harder for you." "Hotaru." "The real reason I don't have a cell phone is because I don't have any family to contact, and, most of all, I don't have any friends." "Welcome home." "You're home already?" "Sorry." "Shopping took a while." "Sorry." "Shin." "Yes?" "You smell like soap." "What?" "Soap?" "This is because I dropped by a sauna on the way back." "What?" "What?" "I get the feeling the women can see right through me." "Cat!" "Whoever sent the invitations is using the women to do something to me, I'm sure of it." "But I've grown used to this life now, so I don't really care anymore." "Is that really good for your body?" "It's supposed to be." "Why?" "Well, because it looks painful." "It does?" "In fact, it looks like you're hurting yourself." "Just looking at you is painful." "Isn't that going to hurt your neck?" "I'm fine." "You should all try this too." "How about it, Yuki?" "No, thank you." "How about you, Minami?" "There would be big trouble if I struck that pose." "Then put on some clothes." "I hate anything that constricts me." "Can't you get over it?" "Sorry." "No, I can't." "You're like a rebellious kid." "But soon I would come to realize the frightening reality that the invitations brought." "RECEIVING FAX" "Thank you for the meal." "You're welcome." "Here you go." "I'm going." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "I'll make some hojicha ." "Thank you." "Tatsuyuki Michima." "Mr. Michima, that's your father, isn't it?" "Yes." "That's my father." "Did you find that on the Internet?" "I looked it up for myself." "I was intrigued." "It's not like I've tried to keep it a secret." "It's nothing I need to mention either." "He's on death row isn't he?" "Yes." "My mother, Kayo Michima." "My mother's lover, Mamoru Doi." "The police officer who arrived at the scene, Hiroshi Mizuguchi." "He killed three people." "Even now, I can't believe it." "Yuki." "Yes?" "Can you even imagine... your father... murdering your own mother?" "Tomorrow... is the day I visit my father." "MURDERER!" "GO TO HELL!" "In the novels that I write... nobody dies." "The reason for it is simple." "It's because... my father... is a murderer." "THIS DRAMA IS FICTIONAL." "ALL CHARACTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN IT ARE FICTITIOUS." "Even now, I don't regret it." "I wonder who sent them." "This feeling won't disappear until we die." "That's why we came here." "Novel, you want to fuck?" "Subtitle translation by Brian Athey"