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Take pride in your noble, beautiful life

You who carve your names on history, change the times

Press on unfalteringly through the raging winds

A fiery soul within trembling convictions

Clashing warriors send sparks flying

Raise the curtain on a battle where there is no retreat

Like the blazing flames

Burn your life now in mutual conflict

Take pride in your noble, beautiful life

You who carve your names on history, change the times

Clash! Mr. Basara

Oh! An even snake eyes!

Dammit, I lost again!

Yeah. Sorry, but it's on you to do my share of the afterschool cleaning, thanks.

Oh! Lord Mitsunari!

Where are you going, sir?

'Tis an unfamiliar face I see.

Huh? You haven't seen him, Master?

Remember, last week? Those two students who skipped to our grade?

He's one of them.

Skipped a grade... you say?

He went to the same middle school as Ishida. His name's Shima Sakon.

I love it! You have a good eye for that, Lord Mitsunari!

If you have time to babble pointlessly, then you might try lending me a hand.

So awesome!

And the other one is that kid there.

Shibata Katsuie. Word is he's a reformed delinquent.

He shows no traces of such a past.

Very well.

Uh, wait a minute! Master?

It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

I am the one they call Sanada Yukimura.

Sir Shibata, should there be anything which perplexes you, I pray you ask my help.

It would be my honor to assist you.

What assistance could you give to someone who is already no better than a ghost?

Am I not even capable of living my life outside of others' notice?

He is an unusual man.

Right?

Rumor has it he had it out with the Headmaster back in middle school.

Here it is! This year's Mr. Basara Hottest of Men Contest is about to begin!

Hottest of Men Contest

We done cooked up a fabulous prize for the winner!

I hope all y'all are ready to try out!

I feel it impertinent to proclaim myself a hottest of men,

but if this is a challenge, I humbly accept!

Forget it.

Do you really think you can beat me?

Alright, dogs!

Who's the sexiest beast at this school?

Ballot Box

You are, Captain!

Oh! This is just what I needed for my perfect high school debut!

Me! Me! Shima Sakon wants to enter!

Why don't you try out, too, my fellow grade skipper?

I already entered him.

Tokugawa Ieyasu?

You couldn't ask for a better chance to strengthen your bonds with the students!

I don't deserve such...

But you do!

You can't spend your life staring at the floor!

Lift that chin and look forward to tomorrow!

What? Ieyasu?

It's just like you said, Lord Mitsunari! He cannot take a hint!

Come with me. There's someone I'd like you to meet.

I have brought Shima Sakon to see you.

Urk! Lord Hideyoshi? Lord Hanbei?

But I thought you were suspended.

Shima Sakon. You have done well to advance a grade level.

Th-thank you, sir.

I understand that you've entered the Mr. Basara contest.

Uh, yeah, technically I did.

We want you to win this contest.

If Shibata Katsuie loses, after our dear Ieyasu forced him to enter against his will,

his reputation will take a downward turn.

Yes, Hanbei, your plans are brilliant as always.

You're kinda putting a lot of pressure on me here...

Do not worry, Sakon.

The arrangements have already been made.

Well, if you say so, Lord Mitsunari.

It's time to go big or go home!

Lord Hideyoshi! Lord Hanbei!

Requesting permission to declare Sakon's victory!

Permission granted.

Now, who will be our next Mr. Basara?

We have a wider selection of hotties than ever before!

We may be a-callin' it a hottie contest, but it ain't just about looks.

Here you go. It's mm-mm good! Intelligence, physical abilities, and inner hotness are all important factors!

Intelligence, physical abilities, and inner hotness are all important factors!

So all you girls judging, make sure to check for all those qualities!

What's wrong, Katsuie?

Where's the fire I once saw in your heart?

I have heard the rumors.

Apparently you challenged the Headmaster, Oda himself?

Oda?

H-hey!

Put him on the baseball team?

A sound mind begins with a sound body.

But he's obviously not cut out for...

I say why not?

Boss Masamune.

You have the eyes of a dead fish.

Alright. I'll teach you how much fun baseball can be.

But...

I ain't gonna go easy on you.

Hey!

Is that just a regular old glove on your hand?

Why don't you try using it for a second?

Intensive training?

Boss Masamune's spirit is telling him to surpass his own limits and break out of his shell.

And the young man accepts it.

He is the one who picked a fight with the Headmaster, after all.

But it's easy to guess how it ended.

Nobunaga!

Today is the day you die!

I will defeat you!

And then it will be mine!

I will take it all!

Since then, he has kept his heart firmly closed to the rest of the world.

Is that how it is?

But at this rate, he doesn't stand a chance of winning Mr-

Great!

Huh? What? When did they...?

That was amazing, Katsuie!

Your melancholic eyes are so dreamy!

You can do it, Katsy!

I love you, Kat-Kat! You can do it, Katsy!

I hate you.

Oichi... my lady.

I despise you!

I knew it. I can never move forward.

Running in the Halls Stupid Bald Laser Beam What's wrong with loving my sister? Pervert This hand has bad handwriting

Evil

Not!!

Whoever did this, I despise you!

You're dropping out of the contest?

I've had more than enough public humiliation.

I will become a deep-sea fish and go to rot at the bottom of the dark, dark ocean.

What is he talking about?

Katsuie, you only need to take that first step and-

Please, just leave me alone!

Afraid I can't do that, Shibata Katsuie!

I've been ordered to take you down.

And I'm thinking it'd be faster if we just had a good old-fashioned showdown.

What are you hesitating for?

I saw your spirit out there on the baseball field.

I hope you're not planning to throw it straight back into the gutter.

So what'll it be? Do you accept my challenge or not?

So you can show that emotion.

What kind of a showdown did you have in mind?

Look That Way Now! Sudden Death!!

And so!

For whatever reason, Shima Sakon and Shibata Katsuie are facing off

In a "Look that way now" sudden death match!

It looks simple at a glance, but this is actually a complex gambling challenge.

You need focus and reflexes to notice your opponent's every personality trait,

eye movement, and even the slightest physical change, to guess which way they'll look.

This game...

is mine.

Katsuie, give it everything you've got!

Ieyasu, this will be the end of your little "bonds of friendship" game.

Okay, here goes!

Rock, paper, scissors!

Ready, set, shoot!

One, two, three!

Yes, it's mine!

Look that way...

Now!

What?

Ready, set, shoot!

Look that way...

Now!

Ready, set, shoot!

Look that way now!

Look that way now!

Look that way now!

Look that way now!

B-but why?

I can't read his movements!

His eyes are just like...

darkness itself!

I was degraded to a living corpse ages ago, and yet this man...

has lit a raging fire in the depths of my soul!

Just who is he?!

Look that way...

Now! Now! Now! Now! Now! Now! Now! Now!

Wh-what is going on?

Is this truly a bout of "look that way now"?

It's not about Lord Mitsunari or Lord Hideyoshi anymore!

This is the gamble of a lifetime!

Something I had almost forgotten is beginning to howl inside me!

Ready, set, shoot!

Look that way...

Now!

Now!

Now!

We have a winner!

Shibata Katsuie!

He finally pulled it off.

Yes.

But... but that's impossible!

Well done, Katsuie!

Why not rejoice more openly in your victory?

Rejoice? I lost the right long ago...

Lady Oichi...

Just so you know, victory is all in the roll of the dice.

You won't beat me next time, Shibata Katsuie.

I'll remember that, Shima Sakon.

So? What happened to the actual "hottest of men" contest?

Oh, that? Kingo took the grand prize, the Hottie Ramen, and is serving it to all the girls.

What the hell?!

Here's your Hottie Ramen.

Thank you, Kingo!

That's our Mr. Hottest of Men!

You little-!

Hold! You little-!

My good sirs! I know not what happened here,

but won't you first inform me of the details of your quarrel?

Try saying that again, Maeda Toshiie!

I'll never stop saying it!

The most delicious food in the world is Matsu's lunches!

No! Mr. Takeda once treated me to his hoto noodle soup!

And I will never forget its flavor!

You're both full of it!

Kojuro puts his whole soul into growing his vegetables!

Where could you find anything better?!

I told you, Matsu's lunches are the best! No, the hoto soup! The best thing about Kojuro's vegetables...

Now, now, gentlemen.

'Tis but a small matter of food. No need to get so...

Did you just say "small matter"?

I don't think I can let that comment slide.

Food is a basic necessity of life.

To call it a small matter is simply absurd!

Uh, no, I did not mean to imply that...

Then that's all the more reason that I can't back down!

The best food in the world is Kojuro Brand vegetables!

No, Mr. Takeda's hoto soup is better!

Surely you understand, Sanada Yukimura!

I-in very deed, I would cast my vote for the hoto...

Master. I-in very deed, I would cast my vote for the hoto...

I don't care what anybody says!

Matsu's lunches are the best!

His hoto is... Nothing can top them! Kojuro's vegetables can't be beat!

If it's that important, why don't we just have a cooking contest?

Huh?

Uh, what? Did I say something I shouldn't have?

And so! Here we go again!

This is the "What is the mouth-wateringest food at Basara Academy?"...

Cooking contest!

Our contestants are fighting hard to prove their dishes are the best in the school!

And we have some fierce competitors here today!

Oh, look at 'em go!

How confident are you, Matsu?

Confident?

I only want to please Lord Inuchiyo's taste buds in whatever small way I can.

Yes, and I appreciate all you do for me.

Matsu.

Lord Inuchiyo.

Matsu!

Lord Inuchiyo!

Moving on then!

And here we find a man who is as selective about his ingredients as you can get!

Katakura Kojuro!

I can't do anything fancy,

but for Boss Masamune, I give it my all, from the fields to the plate.

Kojuro, use your vegetables to stand at the top!

Yes, Boss!

I shall go obtain fresh vegetables immediately!

Your Lordship!

What? You're entering, too?

You have need to ask?

If I do not prepare His Lordship's hoto soup, pray tell me who will!

But have you ever made it before?

Your Lordship!

That's a no. Is this a good idea?

It was my idea.

Without Sanada, no one alive understands Mr. Takeda's true soul.

Ieyasu!

Don't you ever learn?

You muttering there. Will you be cooking?

No.

He will be cooking for me.

Well, well! No one saw this ambush coming!

Kobayakawa Hideaki!

I think you're going to like this!

I close my eyes, and I can see it.

Ieyasu and Sanada, embracing each other for support as they howl in the agony of defeat!

You know what you must do, Kingo.

Please stop! Please stop! I know you know! I know you know!

With all these plots underway, the excitement levels are through the roof!

What are your thoughts, Commentator Itsuki?

There ain't nothin' to think too hard about.

In cookin', if it's tasty, it's tasty.

If it's nasty, it's nasty.

Alright, ya dogs!

Who's the man who really knows what tastes the best?!

You are, Captain!

So you all entered the contest, too.

It's already started, you know.

Where are y'all goin', makin' all that racket-noise?

You'll just have to wait and find out.

Later!

Captain!

They're gone.

Well, anyway, this is one contest you can't take your eyes off of!

What happened here?

A hollyhock crest. Don't tell me Tokugawa did this?

He's not the type of guy to play that dirty.

Boss Masamune.

It looks like someone around here is up to something.

Kojuro.

Don't worry, Boss.

I won't let a single one of these babies go to waste.

Well said.

Have fun cooking!

Get to work, men!

Yeah!

Matsu?

Matsu?

Matsu! Tell me what's wrong!

Your stew was boiling over.

I'm so sorry!

Someone as lowly as myself could never hope to meet your expectations, Lord Inuchiyo.

Why not?

Since this is such a special occasion,

I thought I'd try using high-quality, imported ingredients, but I'm so unused to them!

You silly girl.

The lunches I love so much don't have to be that grandiose.

But...!

A slice of pickle, a bite of omelet.

That's all it takes to put a smile on anyone's face.

Isn't that what your lunches are all about?

Lord Inuchiyo.

I don't need anything special.

Just make me a lunch like you always do.

I will!

Lord Inuchiyo!

Matsu!

Lord Inuchiyo!

Matsu!

Lord Inuchiyo!

Matsu!

How did it turn into that?

Lord Tokugawa, if you would taste it.

Of course.

Lord Tokugawa!

H...hot...

How could such a thing have happened?

This here's habanero!

Habanero?

How has such a thing invaded my soup?

Here it is!

Huh? What's up?

Kingo!

You?!

It's no use playin' dumb!

Empty that there pocket!

Now!

Th-there's nothing in it!

I don't have any habaneros!

I knew you were the culprit!

Kingo!

Why would you do such a thing?

I-it's not what you think! Mitsunari said-

Kingo!

You've done enough. It's time for you to stand down.

B-but then they'll think that I-

We're trading players.

From here on, I will do the cooking.

How... how could you!

In a grudge over food, revenge will always be served!

Lord Kobayakawa.

Alright, let's compose ourselves and start back at the beginning!

Ieyasu.

You never stood a chance.

Now there are only a few minutes left!

It's the final stretch!

Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

What's this! Motochika and his gang have returned! Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Out of my way!

I caught the biggest fish you've ever seen!

I-is that a wild-caught bluefin tuna?!

It's huge!

This beauty's gonna win us the contest!

Fresh sashimi, straight from the sea. You've thought this through.

Who said I was making sashimi?

What?!

Okay, just five minutes left!

Good luck, everyone!

For Lord Inuchiyo, with all my heart!

God of the harvest, lend me strength!

Have some of this, this, and this!

Captain! Have some of this, this, and this!

Captain!

Power flows within me!

Ieyasu!

Time's up!

Without further ado, let's see what they've created!

This is Matsu's Supreme Loving-Wife Boxed Lunch!

My dish is the Ultimate Nimono of simmered fresh-picked vegetables!

How's that? My "Don't Argue with Me" bluefin fried rice!

Captain!

Handed down from His Lordship, the Soulful Hoto Soup!

The Billiken Okonomiyaki Special from Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka!

They all look right tasty!

Now let's ask our judges to take their seats!

Wait, isn't that...?

Silence, all of you!

We have been appointed as the top gourmands in the academy!

If anyone objects, let him speak now!

Fear not. The judging will be impartial.

So that was their plot.

The top gourmands in the school?

Who are these men?

What?

It's been a long time since we've taken the stage.

I don't think we need these ridiculous masks.

Bear with it for now.

Just until we remove Ieyasu and Masamune and assure Mitsunari's victory.

I will accept whatever farce I must.

If it will help me achieve my great ambitions.

Now let's get to the tastin'!

No!

A-all the food!

Who would do such a thing?

Who Will Be Iron Chef Basara?

It was you?!

Not a thing, not a thing will change in this world

Yourself, others

And the results are all affected by each other

Which makes the shape of this world And the results are all affected by each other

Which makes the shape of this world

There's only one element of your own will

What you have in mind now Your humanity

Do you think they could have been what they are

Just scare for now

Yeah uh nah yeah

Overcoming tangled desires

Take the courage to move forward

And unleash it now

Yeah No such life that can live by itself

Yeah All lives and things are linked with each other

Yeah Thanks to this world

Thanks to this world