"For someone who was so eager for this, I thought you'd be stronger, Granny." "And I thought you were just a little boy..." "I guess that's not the case." "Look!" "That was from a guarding pose!" "What power!" "Dama... for me...?" "Why, why did things end up this way...?" "HARE+GUU DELUXE" "PROLOGUE" "Let's see... when I get home, I have to wash Ame's diapers..." "That's right, it's time for the newborn checkup, so they're not gonna be back until later afternoon." "I'm kinda worried because he had heat rashes lately." "I wonder if we still have some talcum powder left." "Man!" "You know, I'm really domestic..." "and I'm just an 11-year-old boy." "Anything and everything is all because you-know-who isn't" "Guu?" "Well, I have all sorts of helping out chores to do, so let's go home." "Let's go home, go home, yea-haw!" "Geez!" "I tell you, nothing good comes out of getting involved with a guy in a straw hat like him!" "I'm weak against those eyes of Guu's." "It feels like she's peeking into my darkest recesses." "Because of these eyes, I always get roped into strange things." "So you collapsed while you were up and about?" "That must have been tough." "Around here, even the locals can get lost if they're not used to it." "Well, I was able to arrive at my destination, so in the end it's all okay." "Anyway, I'll have him leave before I get suckered into something strange again." "Well, I think it's about time" "Wow, amazing!" "You sure have a lot of games!" "You've got basically every console available!" "Eh?" "This already came out?" "Oh, yeah." "That just came out not long ago." "So, how is it?" "I had slight apprehension about it because it doesn't use ROMs." "No, it's pretty good." "The load time is much better than before." "Seriously?" "I felt that both saving and loading went rather quickly." "Hm, I wonder what the difference is?" "It's probably thanks to the acceleration of the pick-up lens, and the boost in the internal memory." "Oh, I get it." "I'm one that was always pro-ROM catridges." "What I can't stand about disc media is the sluggishness of the loading..." "I totally know what you mean." "If it's a role-playing game, it totally makes you lose interest." "I don't feel like leveling my characters if I see "NOW LOADING" for each and every enemy encounter." "That's right!" "That's what I wanted to say!" "Besides, even with the improvements in CG technology to make more beautiful cut-scenes..." "I'd rather have more flexibility in what I can do with in the game itself." "RPGs lately are so linear that it feels more like someone is making you play the game, instead of you actually playing it." "And well, if I had to choose one game to take with me to a deserted island... it would have to be, you know..." "Pachimon." "That developer is great!" "The sequels, "Battamon" and "Magaimon", are well made, too." "That feeling of playing a "B" quality game is inexplicable!" "It's a "B" quality with lots of love..." "Their technology is "S" quality, yet that's what they choose to do." "Speaking of "B" quality games, have you played Doki-Piyo?" "Of course!" "I cleared the game with every character, even the hidden one!" "Seriously!" "That' s seriously amazing!" "My total play time clocked in at over 200 hours." "Seriously!" "That' s seriously amazing!" "My total play time clocked in at over 200 hours." "Maybe this guy's a good person?" "Actually, new characters like this guy are more than welcome!" "I didn't know that it felt so good to hang around with people of the same interests..." "Guu is giving me the, "This is why otaku who flock together are really annoying" look of disgust, but I'm not bothered by it at all!" "So, why did you drop by this village?" "Hey, come on now..." "Have you forgotten about me?" "Well, I have to apologize for asking you to do the same thing again, but can you play hostage for me?" "I wanna get revenge on your mom." "I-I'm sorry, Guu, that you were caught together with me..." "You could have run away..." "Guu was the one that found him..." "I can't really do that." "Guu..." "That's why she felt responsible..." "But Guu, you didn't know who the guy was, so you didn't have to worry about it." "Guu knew from the very beginning!" "But even if he's a villain, you can't just leave him be when he's wounded and collapsed!" "Don't make occasions like this the only time you show human emotions!" "Shut up!" "What the hell are you guys making a fuss about!" "?" "This time, of all times, I don't think I'll make it." "My life is all over now..." "Hare!" "Hare!" "Looks like she's here." "Here goes!" "Hare!" "Mom..." "For my sake, she's walking into danger alone..." "A kidnapping?" "Really?" "Yeah, seems that way." "Hare!" "Don't die!" "Yeah, seems that way." "It's the third round!" "Moe!" "Wait, it's really a kidnapping?" "I'm worried!" "What did you write on the ransom note?" ""I have your child." "If you want him back, come to the west end of the village."" "You didn't specify that she needed to come alone, then." "Oh, that's right." "Shut up!" "Sure!" "I don't mind having an audience." "Hare!" "Guu-chan!" "I'm only after one person -- you." "Let's have the audience really be an audience, and step over to the side." "It's been a while." "I've wanted to see you." "It's the same situation as before." "Speechless because it's so nostalgic?" "No, that look on her face is more like, "Who was this guy?" and she can't remember at all..." "The bank robber." "The bank robber!" "Give Hare back!" "What are you aiming for?" "Right now, I feel like I was really insulted by the two of you." "Right now, I feel like I was really insulted by the two of you." "Just your imagination!" "Just your imagination!" "Just your imagination!" "Just your imagination!" "Just your imagination!" "Just your imagination!" "I may not look it, but I'm a perfectionist." "I've never had a game that I quit after getting only the bad endings until that time." "I kept seeing you in my dreams almost every day a dream of the game that I failed and left unfinished." "Then, one day, I realized..." "As long as you're around, this game won't end." "Ever!" "It will never end inside my heart!" "That day, at that time, if you weren't around, I'm sure I would have seen the ending to that game!" "My one and only wish is the death of the final boss." "In other words, you." "Is he serious?" "He might be a bit insane." "Wouldn't it be better to call for the elder?" "If you bring the old man here, things would get even more complicated." "Come to think of it, it's a good way to die." "Your life in exchange for your son's, for the sake of your son..." "Mom, somehow convince this guy...!" "Are you an idiot?" "Game or not, there are all sorts of things in life that don't go exactly the way you want." "You're not that young, and yet you still harp on it..." "Worry, worry, worry, worry..." "Just how old are you?" "How many years have you been alive, huh?" "Mom!" "If you think of something unexpected that doesn't go your way as misfortune then this world must be an awfully hard place to live in." "Why don't you coop yourself up in your little room?" "Thanks for the valuable advice..." "So, how will you clear this unexpected event?" "Doctor, hold onto Ame." "Weda-chan...!" "It's okay, it's okay." "Unlike you, I've always enjoyed anything and everything -- whether things went right or were complete failures!" "Every experience, every choice, every person... nothing made me miserable." "I hate to say it myself, but I've had a wonderful life!" "Promise me, in exchange for Hare..." "Weda-chan!" "Weda!" "MOM!" "W-Why, Mom... for my sake..?" "Oh, God..!" "What is it!" "?" "Dear me..." "That was a close one, wasn't it?" "Why is it Dama!" "?" "It's Dama..." "She came for us..." "Dama!" "Dama." "What's with that "We were waiting for this" reaction!" "?" "Everyone's getting lost in this bizarre turn of events!" "Oh, you've come to?" "That was a really awful situation." "But, you did good." "Dama." "Even Mom!" "The voice..." "Your voice is so different!" "The physique, the character, the mood -- anything and everything is all wrong!" "It looks like we have a flag up for a secondary event here!" "You, too!" "?" "Is it me... is it only me...!" "?" "The only one that is fretting, worried, and uneasy about this turn of events?" "Now that I'm here, I won't let you have your way in this jungle." "It's nice to see you in high spirits...." "But old woman, have you forgotten?" "I have hostages..." "My, my... these are really large items for lost-and-found." "I couldn't even see her move just now!" "Now..." "The hostages are back safe and sound, so hurry up and get lost!" "What!" "?" "Or, that's what I'd like to say, but this went a bit too far to be a prank." "Come over here." "It's time for your punish ment." "I'll train you to be obedient." "What can an old woman do!" "Eh?" "Or are you afraid of women, boy?" "Come on!" "For someone who was so eager for this, I thought you'd be stronger, Granny." "And I thought you were just a little boy..." "I guess that's not the case." "Don't tell me that this is how it all ends." "Impatient men aren't attractive the fun has just begun." "Just begun!" "?" "GANGAN NEWS" "HARE GUU" "LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT TIME!" "EPILOGUE" "What?" "What?" "After all, what's going on?" "Yeah, actually, why is Dama fighting?" "Where did the kidnapping plot go?" "I jumped off the cliff, didn't I?" "You jumped!" "Yeah, you jumped." "Finally, people are questioning this strange situation with me." "Geez, you guys need to speak up!" "Old Dama is all beaten up, so why" "Wait, guys, look at Dama!" "Old Dama is all beaten up, so why" "Wait, guys, look at Dama!" "Looks like I was caught a bit off guard." "To think that I'd have to take this off to fight against a human..." "W-Weights?" "And it's not just a kilogram or two, either!" "You mean, she was fighting with that on all this time!" "?" "No way!" "What in the world is she!" "?" "Wait a minute!" "No way!" "What in the world is she!" "?" "There should be other things that you ought to be worried about!" "I could barely follow those movements as is!" "What's going to happen with this battle?" "Don't worry about that!" "That doesn't concern us!" "Aargh!" "They were about to regain their sanity, but in an instant the situation got wrapped up in Dama!" "Well then, I'll get the calm adults." "Their faces say, "This match is getting interesting"..." "Geez everyone, come to your senses!" "Anyway, just why is Dama so powerful!" "?" "Come to think of it, I saw her in the forest." "I think it was about a month ago..." "After a while, I reluctantly opened my eyes..." "At the time, I didn't understand what had happened." "Well, all things considered, that's a bit..." "Really, that's not the sort of thing you forget and suddenly just remember." "Sheesh!" "I'm teling the truth!" "But, back then, I..." "I'll leave it to you, Rave." "That's right, I was in the middle of running an errand." "I had to buy some bath detergent." "And I had forgotten until just now..." "Ravenna's pretty... you know..." "Dama's impact on me wouldn't diminish with mere talk of detergent." "Thanks to Ravenna's dubious testimony, everyone's starting to regain their sanity." "Dama's impact on me wouldn't diminish with mere talk of detergent." "Thanks to Ravenna's dubious testimony, everyone's starting to regain their sanity." "That's right!" "Guu was there, too!" "Together with Ravenna?" "You took her to run the errand with you?" "No, no!" "Guu was together with Dama." "She was saying something like, "You still don't step in deep enough."" "Now, you're going to explain it all properly from the beginning in chronological order, right?" "Okay!" "The first I met her was in this forest, I recall." "Sepia color?" "Is this a flashback scene!" "?" "It was a day of heavy squalls." "Geez, we don't have much time left!" "It was a day of heavy squalls." "Don't trouble yourself over me." "Are you crying?" "It's the rain..." "Either way, it has nothing to do with you." "When something gets you down Just laugh it off, as someone I know once said." "You must really like to meddle in other people's affairs." "You're interested in a woman like me?" "Women... are so weak..." "No..." "I'm the one who's weak." "I... want to change..." "I don't like things this way." "I don't want to stay weak." "Anyone can just wish for things." "But, if you' re letting rain pour on you like this, and feeling drunk on your self-pity, then those feelings must not be real." "What are you saying...?" "I seriously" "If you want to change, why are you at a standstill right here?" "You don't want to change." "Aren't you just waiting for the world around you to change?" "There's no way for you to move forward without walking on your own two feet, but you're just waiting." "Looks like I've said too much." "Everyone has some part of them that relies on other people..." "It's easy to give comforting words." "Or words to encourage you." "No!" "If anything, give me a heavy scolding." "You have strong eyes..." "No, those are the eyes of someone who will become strong." "...And that's how I met her, and what happened." "You used 539 three frame cels and 3:16 just to illustrate this extravagant lie!" "?" "And why involve Bell!" "?" "Don't worry about the minor details." "Live life more lackadaisically!" "You just want me to be half-assed, don't you?" "That aside, you're still curious, no?" "Just how powerful Dama has become!" "I want to go home..." "I want to go home, and turn this day into a distant memory very quickly..." "One blow..." "One more blow, and everything will be over." "If you can withstand my punch, or evade it altogether, I'll say that it's your victory." "How about it?" "Isn't it exciting?" "Finish in one hit?" "That means she's aiming for most likely, the place that'll absorb the most physical damage." "In other words..." "The body!" "?" "A low step in?" "Bingo!" "A body blow!" "She's gone?" "That stance!" "To the crotch." "Yup, the crotch." "It's the crotch." "The crotch is..." "I'm beat." "I never thought an old woman would take me down." "You really don't know what's going to happen sometimes." "From the looks of it, I can tell just how narrow your world must have been." "There are tons of women like me out there!" "No, there aren't." "It's true that there were none in my world." "Honestly, I didn't think that you would really throw your life away for the sake of your child." "The scenario I wrote was for you to cry and beg for forgiveness." "So there's another turn of events in this game that went beyond my expectations." "That's right!" "The "Dama Impact" made me totally forget..." "Um, Mom, thanks for what you did earlier..." "I mean, so much for me..." "Oh no, it's okay." "Just between you and me, I was planning on surviving that jump anyway." "How so?" "Below the cliff is the jungle, right?" "I was planning on using the trees for cushioning." "Below... cushioning..." "At that height..." "Mom, you would have been a very grotesque objet d'art..." "It's a good thing Dama was around." "You're right!" "Just like you said, I might be better off cooped up in my room, looking for fun games to play..." "What are you talking about!" "?" "That's how narrow a world you've been living in?" "That disgusts me!" "In the first place, who made that "fun game," eh?" "Wasn't it made by people outside that room of yours?" "There are tons of people outside your room that can get your wholehearted attention!" "And..." ""You never know what's going to happen."" "Heh, that's perfectly fine." "Is there any game more fun to play than this one?" "Well then, guess I'll be going now..." "Where to?" "I already found the one that gets my wholehearted attention!" "I have to go chase after her, you know?" "I want to see what happens wherever she goes!" ""You never know what's going to happen in life."" "We by a twist of fate got married!" "The morning comes even without an alarm clock mezamashi dokei ga nakutemo asa wa kuru" "The heart of the rickety car goes Ponkotsu kuruma no HEART wa do-do-do-do, let's go!" "Do-do-do-do LET'S GO!" "LET'S GO!" "The beat of the blowing wind in the open window Madoake kaze fuku BEAT wa says ge-ge-ge-ge, Get down!" "Ge-ge-ge-ge GET DOWN!" "GET DOWN!" "Isn't it a bit dull?" "Chotto jimi janai?" "Let's make it shine Kirakira saseyou" "Let's get up on stage STAGE ni deyou" "Come on, Okay, Smile natural!" "Iijan OK SMILE NATURAL!" "Let's sing the color of the sky, just the way it is Arino mama sora no iro wo utaou" "There are no rules at all kimari goto nante na-i" "I found a self that always has fun!" "Kanarazu tanoshii kibun ni naru jibun mekke!" "Tomorrow is fun, fun I just shout, shout!" "Asu wa FUN FUN boku wa SHOUT!" "SHOUT!" "You just dance, dance Everyone boogie-woogie!" "Kimi wa DANCE DANCE minna Boogie-Woogie!" "If you get lonely, with a loud voice say Sabishiku nattara oogoe de he-he-he-he Help me!" "He-he-he-he HELP ME!" "HELP ME!" "Running without caring about anything Narifuri kamawazu hashitte wah-wah-wah-wah goes the siren!" "Wah-wah-wah-wah SIREN!" "SIREN!" "Don't think about anything Nanimo kangaezu" "Get in tune with the rhythm RHYTHM ni awasete" "Let's get up on stage STAGE ni deyou" "Come on, All right, Smile natural!" "Iijan ALL RIGHT SMILE NATURAL!" "Let's clear the feelings that aren't embellished kazaranai ima no kimochi harasou" "The steps I walk are all random STEP wa tekitou sa" "I found that the smile looks the best after all!" "Yappari egao ga ichiban yoku niau mekke!" "You can draw dreams right now, even if you don't have paint enogu ga nakutemo yume nara sugu kakeru" "Isn't it a bit dull?" "Chotto jimi janai?" "Let's make it shine Kirakira saseyou" "Let's get up on stage STAGE ni deyou" "Come on, Okay, Smile natural!" "Iijan OK SMILE NATURAL!" "Let's have fun with what you like as much as you like Sukina koto sukina dake tanoshimou" "It's non-stop, it doesn't end NON-STOP owaranai" "Now, let's dance under the sun Taiyou no shita de saa odorou" "The groove just doesn't get buried in Nori nori wa umaranai" "I found a paradise where heart and soul are naked!" "Kokoro mo karada mo hadaka no PARADISE mekke!" "Tomorrow is fun, fun I just shout, shout!" "Asu wa FUN FUN boku wa SHOUT!" "SHOUT!" "You just dance, dance Everyone boogie-woogie!" "kimi wa DANCE DANCE minna Boogie-Woogie!" "Tomorrow is fun, fun I just shout, shout!" "Asu wa FUN FUN boku wa SHOUT!" "SHOUT!" "You just dance, dance Everyone boogie-woogie!" "kimi wa DANCE DANCE minna Boogie-Woogie!" "Yeah!"