"Isn't there anything fun to do?" "Nani ka ii koto nai kana?" "I ask the swaying wild flowers Soyogu no no hana" "The wind doesn't tell me anything Kaze wa nani mo tsugezu" "It just passes by Tada sugite yuku" "It's a riddle, and the answer is Nazo nazo kotae wa" "Magical Meow Meow Taruto It's a riddle, and the answer is Nazo nazo kotae wa" "Magical Meow Meow Taruto Beyond the sky Sora no mukou ni" "Magical Meow Meow Taruto I saw this in a dream Yume de mita koto aru" "I saw this in a dream Yume de mita koto aru" "Let's try going down this road Kono michi wo itte miyou yo" "Surely, surely, my heart Kitto kitto kodou ga" "Surely, surely, will start beating faster Kitto kitto to takanaru yo" "Let's take today's flower and, yes, send it to tomorrow Kyou no hana wo sou asu ni todokeyou" "Little footsteps, one after another Chiisa na ashioto kasanete" "Sound out the rhythm of love Ai no rizumu wo narasou" "The joy of our having met Futari deaeta yorokobi ga" "Resounds through the sky Sora ni hibiki hirogaru" "Today's flower is light Kyou no hana wa hikari yo" ""Shiozu Ginza Market"" "Shiozu..." "Ginza..." "Market?" "H" " HELP ME!" "Meow 7 Ring-A-Ling" "TA-DA!" "What do you think of my new swimsuit?" "Hey, Iori!" "Look over here for a sec!" "Iori!" "Iori, c'mon!" "Let's go to the beach!" "The beach!" "THE BEACH!" "It's wrong." "Something is not quite right." "I guess these ordinary kitchen models just aren't good enough." "And I think there's more I need to learn about the ice." "I need to eat some that I could use as an example, and maybe then." "But there's no place around here that has something exactly right..." "I've heard that the shaved ice at the Shiozu Beach snack shop is delicious." "Shiozu Beach?" "Yes, that's what my grandmother told me." "B" " But, Shiozu Beach is...!" "Over there." "Beyond Mt." "Ararei, that jagged mountain there, there's another mountain, right?" "It's called Mount Kintsuba." "Shiozu Beach is at its base." "B" " But, to get there you have to...!" "You have to go through the old town shopping arcade." "What's wrong with that, meow?" "They come out." "What does?" "This." ""This?"" "THIS." "Do you mean "this" is...?" "Yeah, that, THAT!" "A ghost?" "I've heard that when you walk along the back streets, you hear the ring of a bell." "Inside, you catch sight of a long-haired woman in a yukata... standing there, beckoning to you." "You wonder what she wants and go towards her, but you can never get close to her." "Then you realize you've been wandering... the maze-like walkways of the arcade in circles... and are back at the entrance you started from." "Th" " That's it?" "Yup." "There's also a story about hearing footsteps, and when you run away the footsteps come after you." "Also the cry of a small child can be heard coming from somewhere." ""Wah!" "Help me!" "Help me!" it cries." "It seems as though the child is lost." "When you go searching for the child to try and help, you hear the voice coming from a box." "You slowly open the box, but it's just... completely soaked with seawater, with no one inside." "Of course, rumors just create more rumors." "And there are some parts that are really ridiculous." "W" " Well, if you're that scared, we don't have to go swimming there." "Couldn't it just be one of the pranks that twosome is always playing?" "Like that time at The Golden Shop." "It just doesn't seem like that's what it is." "This time it looks like it's the real thing." "A real ghost?" "It appears that way." "A ghost..." "I'm gonna go see it, meow!" "Huh?" "!" "C'mon, let's go, meow!" "If we go together, it won't be scary, meow!" "What are you talking about?" "!" "You might get possessed and cursed!" "Th" " That's right." "I don't wanna be cursed, meow." "You see?" "But still..." "It's always so creepy here, isn't it?" "It's full of all kinds of ghosts." "Thanks to that, the people in town don't have the fun... of coming to Shiozu Beach." "It's completely deserted." "Which also means there's a lot less work for us to do." "We're going home." "Y" " Yeah..." "A ghost...?" "That's scary, meow." "Magic to dispell ghosts?" "Right, meow!" "If there is any, I want you to teach me, meow!" "Hmm..." "That would be none other than "Hail Tiger!" "Ya!" "Ya!"" "Yeah, but that's the spell that..." "Even the head of a sardine can be a charm if you believe." "If you deeply believe and wish for something with all your heart, this spell, namely "Hail Tiger!" "Ya!" "Ya!", will exhibit... an all-powerful effect that would terrify even a ten-legged toad." "When used as protection against evil or misfortune, it will eliminate it for you." "Also, if you like, it can be used for home safety and fighting off illness" "H" " Hey!" "I'm not finished yet!" "Thank you, meow." "It was a mistake to ask the master, meow." "What's this?" "Lately, she seems to be treating her master like a fool." "This calls for a little disciplinary action." "Spirits, also called ghosts, have not been scientifically proven to exist." "In fact, upon investigation, the vast majority of psychic phenonmena, were found to actually be nothing more than... physical phenomena that could be explained scientifically." "In other words, for the most part they are misunderstandings." "So, that means there's no such things as ghosts, meow?" "Making that kind of assertion is again, not scientifically sound." "Among the instances that were not misunderstandings... there exist a small number whose origins cannot be explained at all." "Then, they do exist?" "At the present time, "I don't know"... is the most scientific answer is I can give you." ""I don't know" doesn't help me understand, meow." "There is nothing else I can tell you." "Taruto!" "The shaved ice...!" "Iori!" "Iori!" "I wanted to eat some shaved ice!" "I really want to tell Iori about the shaved ice at the beach, meow." "You can't tell him because there are ghosts?" "That's right, meow." "I wonder if they're really there?" "Why don't you go and find out?" "I do want to go see the ghosts, but not by myself, meow." "Not all ghosts are bad ghosts, are they?" "I wonder, meow..." "If you don't have courage, you can't be a princess." "Something just isn't right!" "I'm home!" "I'm so tired." "Welcome home, Sis." "Oh, are you making sweets again?" "What is it tonight?" "Shaved ice, but I can't get it to turn out right." "Well, let me have some if you get it right." "Oh, right." "I'm sorry, but could you take Kinako swimming sometime this summer?" "You can eat some shaved ice at a snack shop or something." "A snack shop?" "Of course..." "A snack shop!" "Meow..." "Iori!" "Iori, where did you go, meow?" "The beach!" "That's it, meow!" "Iori's in danger, meow!" "B" " Boss!" "There's big trouble!" "What?" "!" "That runt's gone to Shiozu Beach?" "!" "She went after, Iori, that brainless owner of hers!" "What'll we do?" "What if Miss Taruto gets cursed by a ghost!" "?" "Idiot!" "That's not the problem!" "What if they go to the beach and come back safely?" "!" "That would be nice." "No, it wouldn't!" "When the people in town hear about it, they'll start going to the beach again!" "It's our job to take away people's fun, isn't it?" "!" "Let's go!" "Where are we going?" "It's obvious, isn't it?" "We've got to get to the shopping arcade first!" "Huh?" "You never know what that runt's gonna do next!" "I can't just leave this to the ghosts!" "Princess!" "Where are you going in such a hurry?" "!" ""Shiozu Harvest God"" "No matter what they say, the great wizard Rakugan... at least knows how to keep an eye on his favorite pupil." "P" " Princess, I think we should stay out of there!" "They're scared!" "Scared!" "Punishment!" "Punishment!" "I'll scare them even more!" "Scream!" "Scream!" "What's that old guy doing here?" "So, they're trying to lure us into a trap, are they?" "Boss, that would mean..." "That he's the magic user Madam Willow has been asking about lately..." "By just letting him do as he pleases, he's started getting careless." "Change of plans!" "Today, we're gonna capture that wizard!" "I have to be brave, meow." "Brave, meow!" "Princess!" "Princess, c'mon!" "I'm going to save Iori!" "Besides, I wanna see the ghost!" "Geez...!" "I gotcha!" "I gotcha!" "Bwa ha ha!" "Master?" "What are you doing here, meow?" "Master, take care of Kakipi, meow!" "Huh?" "Gramps!" "Bad luck for you running into us!" "Today you're gonna surrender!" "Huh?" "What's with you two?" "Move, meow!" "Nachos, you take care of the runt!" "Uh..." "Boss!" "Miss Taruto!" "Ghosts will come out if you go that way!" "Boss..." "Ah?" "!" "Don't underestimate me!" "W" " Why you...!" "This way!" "This way!" "Hurry up!" "This way!" "This way!" "Hurry up!" "Stay where you are!" "You little...!" "Stay where you are!" "You little...!" "I" " I'm scared!" "I'm scared, meow!" "Excuse me, Miss!" "Wait!" "Excuse me!" "Iori!" ""Excuse me, Miss...?" Could that be...?" "!" "Iori!" "Don't go, meow!" "That's strange." "Beckoning me to follow, then running away." "What an odd person..." ""Welcome to Shiozu Beach!"" "Hail Tiger!" "Ya!" "Hail Tiger!" "Ya!" "Ghosts, be gone!" "Hail Tiger..." "Ah!" "Hail Tiger..." "Hail Tiger..." "Hail Tiger..." "Oh, it's just my shadow, meow." "If things like this frighten me, I'm a failure as a princess, meow." "I'm scared..." "I'm scared..." "I'm not... scared..." "Brave..." "I have to be brave, meow!" "Ghosts, be gone!" "Hail Tiger!" "Ya!" "Ya!" "Oops." "What good is it to make flowers grow?" "Y" " You!" "Are you... by any chance, a ghost?" "No, I'm not." "I was just playing hide and seek, and I couldn't get out of here." "Did you save me, Miss?" "Um, y- yeah." "Thank you." "Could you take me home, Miss?" "Okay." "But do you know the way?" ""Shaved Ice"" "I was worried about you!" "Cookie, aren't you glad this young lady brought you home?" "But I'm surprised you made it all this way." "Lately, there are strange rumors about this place being haunted... and people are too scared come here." "Business has been terrible." "You can stay a while, can't you?" "Are you hungry?" "Ah, you don't like hot things, right?" "You have a nice master." "That's Miss Natsu." "Her name is Natsu Ando." "She's more like our mother than our master." "Mother, meow!" "The house special: rice dumplings and condensed milk special deluxe." "Have some!" "Iori!" "What's the matter?" "!" "Aren't you going to eat?" "!" "I've gotta get lori!" "I'll be right back, meow!" "That girl is really brave, isn't she?" "It's not just bravery." "Not just bravery..." "I'm back where I started." "Iori!" "Taruto!" "What's the matter?" "Iori!" "Listen!" "Miss Natsu made it..." "With rice dumplings...!" "This way!" "This way, meow!" "I guess there wouldn't be a snack shop on a quiet beach like this." "Miss Natsu!" "Where did you go?" "!" "Miss Natsu!" "This is... a recipe for shaved ice with rice dumplings and condensed milk." ""To Taruto, For her bravery,"" "Miss Natsu..." "Round and round the little birds are Kuru kuru kotori wa" "Playing in the sky Sora de asobu yo" "Tra-la-la..." "Let's line up Too-la-la-la narande" "And sing as we walk along Utatte arukou" "Country lanes and paths go on and on No no michi komichi wa tsuzuiteiru" "Somehow, isn't today a nice day?" "Nanda ka kyou wa ii hi ja nai?" "With a light heart (Bouncing, floaty) Kokoro karuku (Hazumu yo fuwa fuwa)" "With confidence (How far shall we go?" ") Mune wo hatte (Doko made ikou ka)" "The path of the clouds (Watch them as they go) Kumo no yukue (Miokutte)" "Let's sing out, the hum of Hallelujah Utaou yo, hanauta no hareruya" "Someday, you'll meet the girl for you Itsu no hi ka ano ko ni mo aeru yo" "NEXT EPISODE" "I went there!" "And then, it got all foggy!" "And then there was...!" "The Byoh!" "Scary!" "Scary!" "And that's why, that place..." "That place is..." "Um... uh..." "Meow 8 Secrets, Secrets"