1 00:00:02,850 --> 00:00:06,420 Bad idea, bad idea. Ramen's a bad idea. 2 00:00:06,420 --> 00:00:09,000 Why do think so? 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:12,290 In the first place, no one would want it. 4 00:00:12,290 --> 00:00:16,550 The ramen Manpei-san wants to make 5 00:00:16,550 --> 00:00:19,160 - must be overnight pickles. - Overnight pickles? 6 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:24,350 Cut some carrots, rub with salt, put some weight on it, 7 00:00:24,350 --> 00:00:27,540 let it sit one night, and there, it's ready to eat. 8 00:00:27,540 --> 00:00:34,680 That's right, Fukuko. In terms of pickles, the ramen I want to make is overnight pickles. 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,220 Overnight pickled ramen. 10 00:00:37,220 --> 00:00:45,220 Manpuku 11 00:00:37,220 --> 00:00:45,220 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 12 00:00:45,220 --> 00:00:49,510 It's Ramen! Fukuko! 13 00:00:45,220 --> 00:00:49,510 Week 17 14 00:00:45,220 --> 00:00:48,750 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 15 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:57,000 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:01,050 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 17 00:01:01,050 --> 00:01:04,800 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 18 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:09,250 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 19 00:01:09,250 --> 00:01:17,300 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 20 00:01:17,300 --> 00:01:20,750 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 21 00:01:23,260 --> 00:01:31,200 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 22 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:36,770 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 23 00:01:36,770 --> 00:01:40,600 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 24 00:01:50,820 --> 00:01:52,790 Overnight pickled ramen? 25 00:01:52,790 --> 00:01:57,200 So I said that's speaking figuratively. 26 00:01:57,230 --> 00:01:59,050 It's not the kind of ramen 27 00:01:59,050 --> 00:02:03,630 you put weight on and it's ready to eat after sitting overnight. 28 00:02:03,630 --> 00:02:07,440 - That's right. - But that phrase is misleading, you know, Fuku-chan. 29 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,950 The only thing that comes to mind is overnight pickled cucumbers. 30 00:02:10,950 --> 00:02:13,810 Mom and everyone else told me the same thing. 31 00:02:13,810 --> 00:02:15,310 Overnight pickled ramen? 32 00:02:15,310 --> 00:02:18,400 You rub it with salt and it's ready to eat after letting it sit overnight? 33 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,400 - Wrong. - Does it have a cucumber in it? 34 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:22,950 - There's no cucumber, probably. - Is an eggplant in it? 35 00:02:22,950 --> 00:02:24,500 Probably not. 36 00:02:24,500 --> 00:02:27,750 - There's no way that ramen can be good. - That's why I told you... 37 00:02:27,750 --> 00:02:29,350 I'm starting to feel nauseated. 38 00:02:29,350 --> 00:02:35,750 Just forget about overnight pickled ramen, okay? What Manpei-san's thinking about 39 00:02:36,330 --> 00:02:39,240 is ramen that can be made at home easily. 40 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,400 I was just speaking figuratively when I said overnight pickles. 41 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,010 I'm sorry for the confusion. 42 00:02:45,010 --> 00:02:47,610 What's with that defiant attitude? 43 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,100 Yes, the phrase overnight pickles 44 00:02:51,100 --> 00:02:55,020 would be better if it was used just between you and Manpei-san. 45 00:02:55,020 --> 00:02:58,890 Even then, can a ramen like that really be made? 46 00:02:58,890 --> 00:03:01,500 That's why I told you it was a man's adventure. 47 00:03:01,500 --> 00:03:03,350 - Who did? - I did. 48 00:03:03,350 --> 00:03:04,800 - A man's? - Adventure. 49 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,090 - Whose? - Mine. 50 00:03:06,090 --> 00:03:08,650 It's Manpei-san's! 51 00:03:09,970 --> 00:03:12,870 She's totally playing me for a fool. 52 00:03:12,870 --> 00:03:18,100 But you guys have to go on eating too. 53 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:21,650 And send the kids to school. 54 00:03:21,650 --> 00:03:25,850 Since Manpei-san won't be earning any money until he makes his ramen, 55 00:03:25,850 --> 00:03:28,450 I'll have to work until then. 56 00:03:28,450 --> 00:03:30,050 Say... 57 00:03:31,650 --> 00:03:34,520 We can't raise your pay that much, you know. 58 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,390 I'll cut down on household expense, so we'll be fine. 59 00:03:38,390 --> 00:03:42,230 Don't overexert yourself. You have to take care of yourself, Fuku-chan. 60 00:03:42,230 --> 00:03:44,060 Thanks, Toshi-chan. 61 00:03:44,060 --> 00:03:47,700 - Say... - What? 62 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:56,950 Around that time, Manpei-san was making his round at Chinese restaurants and stalls 63 00:03:56,950 --> 00:04:01,220 eating as many kinds of ramen as he could. 64 00:04:01,220 --> 00:04:04,920 Does this soup have bonito stock in it? 65 00:04:06,620 --> 00:04:08,150 Yup. 66 00:04:08,150 --> 00:04:12,550 Bonito stock, huh? 67 00:04:13,250 --> 00:04:17,190 - Is it not to your liking? - No, it's very good. 68 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:27,980 Shigeru-san. 69 00:04:27,980 --> 00:04:30,900 - Yoshino-chan. Are you done with work? - Yes. 70 00:04:30,900 --> 00:04:35,180 - Me too. Let's go home together. - Okay. 71 00:04:35,180 --> 00:04:39,300 Is that so. I guess you're at that age already. 72 00:04:39,300 --> 00:04:44,990 Mom says I should hurry up and get married, but Dad says it's still too early. 73 00:04:44,990 --> 00:04:49,000 But there's nothing I can do if I don't have a partner. 74 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,660 Grandma tells us everyday how she wants to see her great-grandchild. 75 00:04:53,660 --> 00:04:58,340 But there's not much we can do since a child is a gift from heaven. 76 00:05:00,550 --> 00:05:04,510 - We're home. - We're home. 77 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:07,510 Overnight pickled ramen? 78 00:05:07,510 --> 00:05:10,800 It means ramen that can be made easily. 79 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,400 I wonder if the idea's already finalized in Manpei-san's mind. 80 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,850 But when I first heard about it, 81 00:05:15,850 --> 00:05:18,820 - I got nauseous. - I wonder when he's going to start making it. 82 00:05:18,820 --> 00:05:22,800 At first, I thought it was because the overnight pickled ramen sounded disgusting, but 83 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,200 the nausea didn't go away, so I went to the hospital. 84 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:28,050 - Oh... - Then... 85 00:05:28,050 --> 00:05:30,950 I'm going out for a bit! To see Manpei-san. 86 00:05:32,470 --> 00:05:34,650 Listen to me! 87 00:05:34,650 --> 00:05:37,050 - What kind of ramen? - That's what I heard. 88 00:05:37,050 --> 00:05:39,240 What is overnight pickled ramen? 89 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:44,000 That's why I told everyone to forget I said overnight pickles. Seriously. 90 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:47,580 - Go take a bath. - Okay. 91 00:05:47,580 --> 00:05:53,050 You ask what kind of ramen, but... Actually, I'm not so sure myself. 92 00:05:53,050 --> 00:05:56,670 But I'm beginning to see the requirements. 93 00:05:56,670 --> 00:06:00,390 First of all, as long as it's food, it has to be tasty. 94 00:06:00,390 --> 00:06:02,660 - It has to be tasty. - That goes without saying. 95 00:06:02,660 --> 00:06:06,400 Being good to a certain degree, but not enough to go out of your way to go buy it. 96 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,400 - That won't do. - Absolutely. 97 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,610 But no matter how tasty it is, you can't get tired of it right away. 98 00:06:11,610 --> 00:06:16,010 That's right. It's the kind of ramen that you'd want again the next day even after eating it every day. 99 00:06:16,010 --> 00:06:19,000 - This is getting exciting. - The second criteria is... 100 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,010 - Yes? - That it's cheap. 101 00:06:21,010 --> 00:06:23,380 - Cheap. - That's important too. 102 00:06:23,380 --> 00:06:26,790 With the end of the war, a large amount of wheat came in from America. 103 00:06:26,790 --> 00:06:29,400 It was to provide food aid to Japan which was suffering from rice shortage. 104 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:33,900 Most of that wheat turned into ingredient for bread. They started serving bread for school lunches too. 105 00:06:33,900 --> 00:06:36,250 - That's continuing on to this day. - Yes. 106 00:06:36,250 --> 00:06:39,450 But in Asia, there's this thing called tradition of noodles. 107 00:06:39,450 --> 00:06:41,150 - Like udon? - Yes. 108 00:06:41,150 --> 00:06:42,170 - Like soba? - Yes. 109 00:06:42,170 --> 00:06:44,500 - Like ramen. - Yes. 110 00:06:44,500 --> 00:06:48,300 Wheat is cheap, so ramen can be made cheaply too. 111 00:06:48,300 --> 00:06:52,000 The ramen that I make will have to be sold cheaply to the public. 112 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:55,220 - You're absolutely right. - And the third criteria. 113 00:06:55,850 --> 00:06:57,700 He says this is the most important thing. 114 00:06:57,700 --> 00:07:00,620 - What would that be? - That it can be made easily. 115 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:04,120 - Overnight pickles! - Seriously, I asked you to forget about that already. 116 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:06,750 - That's the problem. I don't know 117 00:07:06,750 --> 00:07:11,140 what it would take to be able to make ramen easily at home. 118 00:07:11,140 --> 00:07:15,900 For instance, pour the bottled soup in a pot, 119 00:07:15,900 --> 00:07:19,000 put noodles in there, simmer for a while, and it's ready. 120 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,500 - That requires too much time and effort. - That won't work? 121 00:07:21,500 --> 00:07:24,350 - Something that's easier. - Then... 122 00:07:24,350 --> 00:07:30,050 Oh! Put the whole ramen in a can, empty it in a pot, simmer it, and it's ready to eat. 123 00:07:30,050 --> 00:07:32,700 Kanbe-kun. We thought of that already. 124 00:07:32,700 --> 00:07:36,350 The noodles will get too soggy and soft in the can. 125 00:07:36,350 --> 00:07:39,650 - I see... - We need a completely new idea. 126 00:07:39,650 --> 00:07:42,850 We're trying to make something that hasn't existed in this world. 127 00:07:42,850 --> 00:07:45,100 I'll help too. Please let me help you. 128 00:07:45,100 --> 00:07:47,250 I had my mind made up to help you no matter what 129 00:07:47,250 --> 00:07:49,700 when you started making something new. 130 00:07:49,700 --> 00:07:53,800 I appreciate your thought, Kanbe-kun, but you work for a company, don't you? 131 00:07:53,980 --> 00:07:56,890 - That's right. - I'll rush over every day as soon as I'm done with work. 132 00:07:56,890 --> 00:08:00,710 - Will Taka-chan be all right with that? - Taka knows how much I like Manpei-san. 133 00:08:00,710 --> 00:08:03,910 - How much you like me? - Kanbe-san. 134 00:08:03,910 --> 00:08:06,750 But it's true. I really do like you a lot! 135 00:08:06,750 --> 00:08:09,400 Please, let me help you. Please. 136 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:11,760 Okay, okay. All right. 137 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,060 Then please give me a hand. Thanks, Kanbe-kun. 138 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:16,460 I'd love to! 139 00:08:21,260 --> 00:08:23,650 This is going to be fun. 140 00:08:25,810 --> 00:08:29,010 I'm home~! 141 00:08:29,010 --> 00:08:31,590 I'm sorry I'm late... 142 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:37,510 What's the matter? 143 00:08:37,510 --> 00:08:40,400 You went to see Manpei-san, didn't you, Shigeru-san? 144 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,850 We know how much you like Manpei-san, but... 145 00:08:45,850 --> 00:08:51,970 - You shouldn't have gone today. - What are we going to do with you? Shigeru-san. 146 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,600 What happened? 147 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:02,100 Taka was trying to tell you something important, 148 00:09:02,100 --> 00:09:04,750 but you just rushed out, she said. 149 00:09:04,750 --> 00:09:08,600 We ended up hearing about it first. 150 00:09:08,600 --> 00:09:10,750 What is it? 151 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:14,700 Taka Nee-chan is going to have a baby. 152 00:09:14,700 --> 00:09:18,150 - What? - She's in her third month now. 153 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:23,100 A baby?! 154 00:09:24,270 --> 00:09:27,560 - Is...is that true, Taka? - It's true. 155 00:09:27,560 --> 00:09:33,350 - You'll be a father by the end of summer, Shigeru-san. - I'm happy for you. 156 00:09:33,350 --> 00:09:37,000 - Taka! - Shigeru-san. 157 00:09:37,950 --> 00:09:40,300 Taka's going to be a mother, huh? 158 00:09:40,300 --> 00:09:42,800 It's like a child having a child. 159 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:44,880 Yoshino. 160 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:51,700 - I can't believe I'm going to be a grandma. - I'm going to be a great-grandma. 161 00:09:51,700 --> 00:09:58,310 Shigeru-kun, you've got to work even harder at your job at Kitahama Foods. 162 00:09:58,850 --> 00:09:59,600 Huh? 163 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:04,500 You have to come straight home every day, you hear? 164 00:10:04,500 --> 00:10:08,280 - Every day? - But of course. 165 00:10:11,550 --> 00:10:13,250 Okay... 166 00:10:16,550 --> 00:10:23,700 This reminds me of the time you were making salt and Daneihon. 167 00:10:23,700 --> 00:10:28,100 - Kanbe-san's all fired up too. - Yeah. 168 00:10:28,100 --> 00:10:32,000 I'll feel reassured to know that he's helping. 169 00:10:35,680 --> 00:10:37,800 Was... 170 00:10:42,680 --> 00:10:47,350 - It's nothing. - What is it? Go ahead and say it. 171 00:10:51,690 --> 00:10:57,030 Was the work of an executive director not your cup of tea? 172 00:10:59,940 --> 00:11:05,650 When you were involved with the multipurpose food processor at Odajima Manufacturing, 173 00:11:05,650 --> 00:11:08,500 you were so lively. 174 00:11:10,150 --> 00:11:14,150 I felt making something was what you really wanted to do after all. 175 00:11:16,350 --> 00:11:21,840 If it wasn't my cup of tea, I wouldn't have stayed with the credit union for 8 years. 176 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,450 It was a good experience for me. 177 00:11:25,350 --> 00:11:27,350 But... 178 00:11:30,180 --> 00:11:33,300 what you said is absolutely right, Fukuko. 179 00:11:33,540 --> 00:11:38,600 When I saw that multipurpose food processor for the first time, how do I say... 180 00:11:42,210 --> 00:11:49,890 it set me on fire, or should I say it got me all excited 181 00:11:49,890 --> 00:11:52,890 that I felt thrilled like a child. 182 00:11:52,890 --> 00:11:56,340 You're a maker of things after all, Manpei-san. 183 00:11:56,900 --> 00:11:58,500 I guess so. 184 00:12:02,150 --> 00:12:06,050 Then you must be happy now? 185 00:12:07,500 --> 00:12:09,320 Yes. 186 00:12:10,850 --> 00:12:13,600 I'm happy too. 187 00:12:17,980 --> 00:12:20,200 Onii-chan. 188 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:24,200 What? 189 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,200 I... 190 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:31,960 What's wrong, Sachi? 191 00:12:33,530 --> 00:12:37,950 Promise you won't ever tell Mom or Dad. 192 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:43,780 - Promise. - I promise. 193 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,400 I... 194 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,630 don't want to go to school. 195 00:12:55,680 --> 00:12:57,980 How come? 196 00:12:59,950 --> 00:13:01,850 Why? 197 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,310 Because the kids pick on me. 198 00:13:09,900 --> 00:13:11,610 Is it about Dad? 199 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,700 Don't they pick on you, Onii-chan? 200 00:13:17,700 --> 00:13:19,850 Just ignore those kids. 201 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:24,900 I don't let them bother me. 202 00:13:25,980 --> 00:13:31,000 I can't stand it. I don't want to go to school. 203 00:13:33,660 --> 00:13:36,560 When they start picking on you, come find me. 204 00:13:36,560 --> 00:13:38,860 I'll protect you. 205 00:13:42,700 --> 00:13:47,300 I promise to protect you, so let's go to school together. 206 00:13:49,150 --> 00:13:52,340 Okay? Sachi. 207 00:13:55,550 --> 00:13:57,650 Okay. 208 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:01,850 Don't tell Mom and Dad. 209 00:14:05,100 --> 00:14:06,760 You have to promise. 210 00:14:08,290 --> 00:14:10,630 Okay. 211 00:14:11,500 --> 00:14:14,330 Let's go to sleep. 212 00:14:27,180 --> 00:14:32,000 Not even in their dream did Fuku-chan or Manpei-san 213 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:36,850 imagine what the kids were talking about. 214 00:14:38,700 --> 00:14:41,570 Is the problem more with the noodles?