1 00:00:03,340 --> 00:00:05,570 I found some unbelievable things. 2 00:00:11,940 --> 00:00:13,170 What's this?! 3 00:00:13,170 --> 00:00:17,000 - Manpuku Ramen?! - They're all fakes! 4 00:00:17,020 --> 00:00:19,820 - Fakes?! - They copied ours? 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:23,180 All these appeared almost overnight. 6 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:27,420 Yes. As soon as Manpuku Ramen started selling, 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,760 all kinds of fakes emerged. 8 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:34,200 What's more, at a cheaper price. 9 00:00:34,530 --> 00:00:37,430 What are you going to do, Tachibana-kun? 10 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:52,540 Manpuku 11 00:00:44,480 --> 00:00:52,540 ♫Marumatteru senakani ni morai naki ♫I get infectious weeping looking at your stooped shoulders 12 00:00:52,540 --> 00:00:56,740 Please Come Up With a Strategy 13 00:00:52,540 --> 00:00:56,740 Week 21 14 00:00:52,540 --> 00:00:56,040 ♫Haji datte issho ni ♫We'll share the humiliation too 15 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,320 ♫Hikoukigumo bonyari nagamu ♫Gazing absentmindedly at contrails 16 00:01:04,320 --> 00:01:08,100 ♫Kokoro kokoni arazu ♫Here in body, but not in spirit 17 00:01:08,100 --> 00:01:11,570 ♫Nenkan totaru moshi shitara ♫If I was to calculate an annual total 18 00:01:11,570 --> 00:01:16,540 ♫Tsukiau watashi sugoi? ♫Aren't I amazing for keeping you company? 19 00:01:16,540 --> 00:01:24,540 ♫Toboketeru mayuge ni morai warai ♫ I get infectious laughter looking at your comical eyebrows 20 00:01:24,540 --> 00:01:28,000 ♫Tere datta nandatte ♫Be it embarrassment or whatever 21 00:01:32,590 --> 00:01:40,040 ♫Ganko de mendou de hara mo tatsu kedo ♫Although you're obstinate and troublesome and you make me mad 22 00:01:40,050 --> 00:01:44,480 ♫Anata no jounetsu wa ♫Your passion is 23 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,480 ♫Atashi no hokori de jiman de kakugo nano ♫My honor, my pride, and my resolve 24 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:56,220 ♫Morai naki morai warai morai ikari ♫Infectious weeping, infectious laughter, infectious anger 25 00:01:56,220 --> 00:02:01,890 ♫Moraippaji don to koi! ♫Infectious embarrassment. Bring them on! 26 00:02:01,890 --> 00:02:06,060 ♫Seiten mo donten mo hekireki mo ♫Sunny days, cloudy days, thunderous days too 27 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,240 What the heck is this! 28 00:02:21,740 --> 00:02:24,910 It's noodles fried in oil with just soy sauce on it. 29 00:02:24,910 --> 00:02:27,820 - Just soy sauce on it? - How shoddy can it get. 30 00:02:28,170 --> 00:02:33,880 - This one's the same too. - You can tell it's a fake right away. 31 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,960 That goes without saying. Manpuku Ramen that Manpei-san went through so much trouble to make 32 00:02:37,980 --> 00:02:40,760 can't be duplicated that easily. 33 00:02:42,290 --> 00:02:46,270 - Heat hasn't gone all the way through. - It's only half cooked. 34 00:02:46,270 --> 00:02:50,940 - It will go bad after a few days. -You could get sick eating something like this. 35 00:02:51,260 --> 00:02:54,490 However, those things are selling like crazy. 36 00:02:55,680 --> 00:03:00,160 There are lots of people who've never had the real Manpuku Ramen yet. 37 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,540 From those customers' perspective, they probably all look the same. 38 00:03:03,570 --> 00:03:07,320 - In which case, cheaper is better. - But it's not the same. 39 00:03:07,330 --> 00:03:10,890 - If you eat it, you can tell right away. - I'm sure it tastes terrible. 40 00:03:10,890 --> 00:03:18,480 If they eat things like that, the customers will get the impression that all instant noodles taste terrible. 41 00:03:18,490 --> 00:03:21,540 - Our ramen too? - No way. 42 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:23,540 What's wrong, Tachibana-kun? 43 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,580 This is different from the others. 44 00:03:29,850 --> 00:03:31,000 Different? 45 00:03:33,260 --> 00:03:35,580 The Original Manpuku Ramen. 46 00:03:35,820 --> 00:03:38,090 - The original?! - What the heck is that? 47 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,930 - How shameless can one get? - Fukuko, boil me some water. 48 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,490 - Huh? - Hurry. 49 00:03:48,860 --> 00:03:54,560 5 seconds left. 3 2 1... It's been 3 minutes. 50 00:03:58,300 --> 00:04:01,210 Appearance-wise, it looks just like Manpuku Ramen. 51 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:03,510 It smells similar too. 52 00:04:32,380 --> 00:04:33,440 How is it? 53 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:35,900 Me too. 54 00:04:41,580 --> 00:04:44,450 - Let me try it too. - It's similar. 55 00:04:47,420 --> 00:04:49,590 It's the taste of Manpuku Ramen. 56 00:04:54,700 --> 00:04:56,460 Let me have a bite too. 57 00:05:00,090 --> 00:05:01,090 Me too. 58 00:05:07,940 --> 00:05:10,440 No. There's no egg in here. 59 00:05:10,850 --> 00:05:14,540 - Egg? Now that you mention it... - It doesn't. 60 00:05:14,540 --> 00:05:18,890 - But other than that... - The production method is probably the same. 61 00:05:19,140 --> 00:05:21,560 The customers might think they're the same. 62 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,230 - If you were served this without being told... - You may mistake it for Manpuku Ramen. 63 00:05:25,230 --> 00:05:29,930 You've got to be kidding. The ramen Tachibana-kun worked like hell to make... 64 00:05:31,570 --> 00:05:34,900 - It's the same. - And this is 15 yen. 65 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,440 They can reduce the price by not putting any egg in it. 66 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,240 Teiko Foods, huh? 67 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,700 But how did they find out how to make Manpuku Ramen? 68 00:05:44,490 --> 00:05:49,000 Come to think of it, there was someone who quit right away. 69 00:05:49,050 --> 00:05:51,790 Ah, Sakabe. Right? 70 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,790 Sakabe... 71 00:06:00,140 --> 00:06:02,930 SAKABE MASARU 72 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,410 Could he have been headhunted? 73 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:07,870 - Headhunted? - That guy? 74 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:12,540 - By this Teiko Foods? - Maybe he was told he'd get paid twice as much. 75 00:06:12,540 --> 00:06:16,210 - And told them how to make it? - Surely he wouldn't. 76 00:06:16,210 --> 00:06:20,220 No, that's quite possible. Maybe he joined us 77 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:23,880 to be an industrial spy from the very beginning. 78 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,850 - Spy?! - That guy?! 79 00:06:26,850 --> 00:06:29,890 He was a good kid who worked diligently. 80 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:33,230 He was diligently trying to learn how to make it. 81 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,260 Damn! 82 00:06:36,970 --> 00:06:40,760 - How can such a thing be allowed! - Manpei-san. 83 00:06:40,900 --> 00:06:47,240 That's why I don't like managing a company. One scoundrel after another keep appearing. 84 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,640 Umeda, huh? I'm going there. 85 00:06:50,280 --> 00:06:53,380 I'm going to show up at this Teiko Foods and sue them! 86 00:06:53,400 --> 00:06:57,250 - You can't go Manpei-san. I'll go! - Fukuko, you can't go! 87 00:06:57,250 --> 00:07:00,150 - I'll go! - No, Yoshino-chan. 88 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:04,260 Leave these matters to me. I'm used to dealing with conflicts. 89 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:08,320 That's right. This is the time for Sera-san to show what he's got. 90 00:07:08,900 --> 00:07:10,400 Let's go, Shinichi-san. 91 00:07:12,620 --> 00:07:15,540 - M-me too? - What do you mean "M-me too"? 92 00:07:15,540 --> 00:07:18,440 That time with Daneihon, we barged in together, didn't we? 93 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,410 Hey! Where's the president! 94 00:07:22,650 --> 00:07:24,880 - Is it you? - No, I'm not. 95 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,960 - Come on out! - You'd better not take us lightly. 96 00:07:30,550 --> 00:07:32,970 Ah, you're right. 97 00:07:33,220 --> 00:07:37,560 Leave this Teiko Foods to us, Tachibana-kun. 98 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:39,970 I'll be counting on you. 99 00:07:40,090 --> 00:07:42,700 All right. Let's go, Shinichi-san. 100 00:07:45,570 --> 00:07:49,280 - Let's go. - Shinichi-san, I'm counting on you. 101 00:07:51,820 --> 00:07:53,800 Will you move it? 102 00:07:55,930 --> 00:08:00,530 TEIKO FOODS 103 00:07:59,160 --> 00:08:02,780 I'm the president, Saruwatari. 104 00:08:00,770 --> 00:08:05,170 President of Teiko Foods 105 00:08:00,770 --> 00:08:05,170 SARUWATARI KENSAKU 106 00:08:03,250 --> 00:08:07,170 What can I do for you folks from Manpuku Foods? 107 00:08:07,820 --> 00:08:09,250 What can you do? 108 00:08:11,300 --> 00:08:13,020 What else could it be? 109 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,060 It's this! 110 00:08:17,370 --> 00:08:23,680 Saruwatari-san, how can you do such a shameless thing? 111 00:08:25,660 --> 00:08:29,540 What's with this Original Manpuku Ramen? Original? 112 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:31,480 That's because we made it first. 113 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:35,220 - Don't give us that bullshit! - Who do you think you're talking to? 114 00:08:35,530 --> 00:08:37,890 You sent in a spy to our place 115 00:08:37,890 --> 00:08:41,560 and had him steal the manufacturing method of Manpuku Ramen, didn't you? 116 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:43,170 Spy? 117 00:08:46,230 --> 00:08:48,560 Come on out, Sakabe! 118 00:08:48,650 --> 00:08:51,080 Come out here, Sakabe-kun! 119 00:08:51,140 --> 00:08:54,770 We don't have an employee by the name of Sakabe. 120 00:08:55,140 --> 00:08:58,570 Then how can you make ramen that's exactly like ours? 121 00:08:58,570 --> 00:09:00,940 That's why you're the ones who copied us. 122 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,040 Like it says, we're the original. 123 00:09:04,650 --> 00:09:06,900 Your jokes aren't funny anymore. 124 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:13,960 We've watched Tachibana-kun overcome one difficulty after another to make Manpuku Ramen 125 00:09:13,980 --> 00:09:15,930 with these very eyes. 126 00:09:15,940 --> 00:09:21,190 No one but Tachibana Manpei can make an amazing product like that! 127 00:09:21,370 --> 00:09:25,070 I went through a lot of difficulties too. 128 00:09:25,610 --> 00:09:31,200 Listen here. We're the ones who own the registered trademark for Manpuku Ramen. 129 00:09:31,410 --> 00:09:34,540 Even a child can tell who was first. 130 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:41,360 You say registered trademark, but both manpuku and ramen are common words. They're generic names. 131 00:09:41,380 --> 00:09:44,550 - Generic names?! - They can be found at diners anywhere. 132 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:48,890 Manpuku plate. Manpuku combo. The same can be said for Manpuku Ramen too. 133 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:51,560 Enough of your quibbling! 134 00:09:51,560 --> 00:09:55,230 - Keep your hands off of him! - The design of the bag too... 135 00:09:55,230 --> 00:10:01,320 Tadahiko-kun put in a lot of effort to come up with it! And you dare to copy it unscrupulously! 136 00:10:01,420 --> 00:10:07,140 - Stop it, stop it! Stop! - We must not resort to violence. 137 00:10:07,770 --> 00:10:09,970 - I'm calling the police. - Sure, go ahead. 138 00:10:09,970 --> 00:10:11,970 You're the one who's getting arrested, Saruwatari! 139 00:10:13,090 --> 00:10:18,850 It's not just the registered trademark! We've applied for a patent too. 140 00:10:18,850 --> 00:10:22,330 Immediately after Manpuku Ramen was invented! 141 00:10:23,180 --> 00:10:25,590 Look, Sera-san! Sera-san! 142 00:10:25,590 --> 00:10:30,060 His face just got tense. Did you see that! 143 00:10:30,460 --> 00:10:33,970 Calm down, Shinichi-san. Get a hold of yourself. 144 00:10:34,540 --> 00:10:39,810 Patent, huh? But you just applied for it. It's not like it's been confirmed yet, right? 145 00:10:39,860 --> 00:10:42,850 Look at that. This guy's just as we thought! 146 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:48,280 You're scheming to sell all the fakes that you can until the patent's confirmed, huh? 147 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,180 Who's scared of the police? 148 00:10:51,620 --> 00:10:55,180 In fact, being in the news would be good advertisement. 149 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:04,230 Hold it. Let's behave like adults here, Saruwatari-san. 150 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:10,730 That's my line. Why don't we just live and let live? 151 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,640 Wha... Live and let live?! 152 00:11:13,650 --> 00:11:15,610 Stop! Stop, I said! 153 00:11:15,910 --> 00:11:18,810 - Stop! That's enough! - Saruwatari! 154 00:11:18,810 --> 00:11:23,780 Let's devote ourselves to our respective business without interfering with each other. 155 00:11:26,130 --> 00:11:27,080 Damn! 156 00:11:30,920 --> 00:11:34,800 Okay, okay. Okay, okay. Okay. 157 00:11:35,890 --> 00:11:40,930 What an asshole! He really pisses me off! Argh! 158 00:11:41,450 --> 00:11:45,610 A guy who has no redeeming value is someone like him. 159 00:11:45,970 --> 00:11:49,610 Shinichi-san has completely lost sight of himself. 160 00:11:49,650 --> 00:11:52,850 - Shinichi-san has?! - I just couldn't hold myself back. 161 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:55,940 - He grabbed the guy. - Grabbed?! 162 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,290 - Shinichi-san did?! - Can't you tell by looking at him? 163 00:11:59,170 --> 00:12:01,190 I don't want to see any more conflicts. 164 00:12:01,450 --> 00:12:05,730 - So how did the talk go? - You won't believe what happened. 165 00:12:05,740 --> 00:12:09,930 This president, Saruwatari, is planning to go on selling as if nothing happened. 166 00:12:09,940 --> 00:12:14,570 How can they say original? Customers are going to think that we're the imitation. 167 00:12:14,570 --> 00:12:18,780 Can't you at least get them to change "The Original" to "The Other"? 168 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:23,910 - That's not the point, Mother! - Calm down now, Shinichi-san. 169 00:12:24,100 --> 00:12:26,360 No, I can't put up with this either. 170 00:12:26,370 --> 00:12:30,580 Manpuku Ramen is the fruit of everyone's blood, sweat, and tears. 171 00:12:30,580 --> 00:12:34,450 - I know, Manpei-san. - If we let they get away with this... 172 00:12:35,010 --> 00:12:37,760 I understand how you feel, so please calm down. 173 00:12:37,770 --> 00:12:40,340 In this situation, the one who lets blood rush to his head is the loser. 174 00:12:40,340 --> 00:12:43,930 Yes. Fuku-chan is absolutely right. 175 00:12:43,930 --> 00:12:46,630 Shinichi-san, you stop looking like that too. 176 00:12:48,270 --> 00:12:50,050 Manpei-san. 177 00:12:50,970 --> 00:12:54,270 Anyway, sit down. I understand, I understand. 178 00:12:54,680 --> 00:12:59,970 But this time, an incident occurred that would make Fuku-chan explode. 179 00:13:02,220 --> 00:13:05,750 "5 packages in every household, Manpuku Ramen." 180 00:13:06,490 --> 00:13:09,850 Everyone, take a look at this! An ad's out! 181 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:11,290 An ad's out? 182 00:13:11,340 --> 00:13:15,620 It was posted on the wall over there. This poster! 183 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:18,570 - Huh? - What's this? 184 00:13:18,860 --> 00:13:21,230 The Original Manpuku Ramen?! 185 00:13:21,230 --> 00:13:23,170 It's Saruwatari! That bastard! 186 00:13:23,170 --> 00:13:25,110 That aside, this woman... 187 00:13:25,110 --> 00:13:27,910 He has some guts posting something like this in our neighborhood. 188 00:13:27,910 --> 00:13:30,580 - They're definitely picking a fight with us. - That's for sure. 189 00:13:30,580 --> 00:13:32,910 I knew it was going to turn out like this. 190 00:13:32,910 --> 00:13:35,770 Who the heck is this woman! 191 00:13:36,890 --> 00:13:39,920 - Wait a minute. - If you look closely... 192 00:13:40,340 --> 00:13:43,120 - She looks just like Fuku-chan! - Don't tell me Fukuko, you... 193 00:13:43,140 --> 00:13:47,130 - It's not me! That goes without saying! - There's no way. 194 00:13:47,540 --> 00:13:51,600 But still, how did they find a fake Fuku-chan like this? 195 00:13:51,850 --> 00:13:55,940 I can't take it... I can't take it anymore! 196 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:59,820 A fake Manpuku Ramen and... a fake Fukuko! 197 00:13:59,840 --> 00:14:03,930 - It's so creepy! - That's why I told you that bastard pisses you off! 198 00:14:03,940 --> 00:14:09,480 Stop it! Get a hold of yourself! The one that loses sight of himself will lose in fights! 199 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:15,810 That's right. This woman is much uglier than Madam. 200 00:14:16,020 --> 00:14:18,250 Seeing this won't make anyone want to buy ramen. 201 00:14:18,260 --> 00:14:20,890 That's right. Look how ugly this woman is. 202 00:14:20,890 --> 00:14:22,450 Please stop it. 203 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:26,930 It's not this woman's fault, is it? 204 00:14:28,900 --> 00:14:31,200 Stop it, don't look at me. 205 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:36,210 Food poisoning from instant ramen? 206 00:14:36,210 --> 00:14:38,040 Those people stole our technology. 207 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:39,170 I copied it too. 208 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:41,690 If I was to fight seriously, you're gonna see blood. 209 00:14:41,740 --> 00:14:47,810 Week 22 "Is Naive Thinking Unacceptable?" 210 00:14:41,770 --> 00:14:44,380 I've never seen Manpei-san cuss and swear like that. 211 00:14:44,380 --> 00:14:47,000 It's whether you have pride in your work or not! 212 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:47,580 It's come to a point where 213 00:14:47,580 --> 00:14:49,480 we need help from someone who has power. 214 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,800 Don't let them confess. Have them come introduce themselves to me first. 215 00:14:52,820 --> 00:14:54,080 It's too confusing.