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Look at the fluttering white train on that jellyfish, honey.

It's like the snow-white lace on a princess's dress, isn't it?

Tsukimi, when you get married I'll make you a dress just like this, okay?

- The jellyfish aquarium my mom took me to visit when I was little... - A fluttery dress just like a princess's.

- The jellyfish aquarium my mom took me to visit when I was little... - A princess's dress...

- Or is it weird that jellyfish remind me of princesses?

- When she saw the fluttering frills on the jellyfish that looked like a princess's dress, - Or is it weird that jellyfish remind me of princesses?

- She said: - Mm-mm! I want a dress like these jellyfish!

- They're so pretty!

- "All girls can be beautiful princesses when they grow up." - They're so pretty!

What's that? Shibuya, you say?

Have you gone mad? Shibuya, on a weekend?!

"No Smoking While You Walk"

You would go there alone?

How horrifying! Once, when I went there...

You still insist on going?!

"Nun" You still insist on going?!

"Nun" Live! Please, come back to us alive, Tsukimi!

Please keep what I'm about to sing

Just between us, okay?

The truth is, I want to keep my desires hidden deep in my heart

A secret, a secret

I want to take shortcuts

Never getting soaked by the rain

Never getting knocked over by the wind

Even if that's being devious, smile

Even if I'm a coward, play with me

I don't want to feel sad

Never getting soaked by tears

Never feeling at my wit's end

Just smile and think I'm insensitive

Only tell me about fun things

See, there are faces I want to see and voices I want to hear

When I wake up I trumpet my joy:

Good morning! Let's have another fine day!

"Princess Jellyfish" Good morning! Let's have another fine day!

"Princess Jellyfish"

Mom... Mom, you were right.

It's already been six months since I left for Tokyo

to try to make it as an illustrator.

Here in the metropolis of Tokyo, there are a lot of princesses.

But I'm sorry, Mom... I have some bad news.

I'm not sure where I went wrong, but somewhere along the line,

instead of becoming a princess...

I-I'm going home...

Yeah. I'll just go home.

...I ended up a freak.

"Sex and the Sisterhood"

Tsukimi has returned to us!

Tsukimi Kurashita, age eighteen,

has returned from Shibuya alive and well!

Tsukimi!

Thank goodness you're safe!

And so, before I made it to the photo exhibition at this "Parco" place,

I was assailed by dizziness, heart palpitations, and shortness of breath,

forcing me into a tearful retreat.

Hey, me too...

So even your great jellyfish love

couldn't propel you into that Pandemonium!

I'm dismayed. I should have gone on a weekday.

The crowd at the station was especially huge...

Th-That's right. I too...

Shibuya's always been a traffic hub.

The old Tamagawa streetcars and whatnot all flourished there.

Wow.

They once carried me to the station office when I swooned from anemia...

I don't know whether I should give it another shot tomorrow or not...

You reckless lover of adventure!

Don't do it, Tsukimi.

- There's no way you could make it back alive. - Mom, I couldn't manage to become a beautiful princess,

- Mom, I couldn't manage to become a beautiful princess,

but I have a really fun life here in Tokyo.

I did manage to get the things you all requested...

Oh, object of my desire!

This is what you were asking about, right Banba?

I've been living in this communal apartment building

- since some friends I met in an online community invited me three months ago.

- You didn't ask me for anything, Chieko, - since some friends I met in an online community invited me three months ago.

But on my way home I saw this...

All the residents are kind and considerate people,

and I'm happy to say that they're all like me...

Oh, and for you, Mayaya, here's something from Akihabara Station.

Akihabara-version Three Kingdoms figurines!

I didn't look inside.

They're all freaks.

Xiahou Dun!

Xiahou Yuan!

Cao Cao!

A truly godly grouping!

- The Kingdom of Wei has come to the Nunnery!

- Um, what about me? - The Kingdom of Wei has come to the Nunnery!

- Um, what about me? - They've each got different interests, but they're all otaku to the core.

- Oh, the flyer? Yes, I got it. - They've each got different interests, but they're all otaku to the core.

- They've each got different interests, but they're all otaku to the core.

- I'm so sorry! It got crinkled while the crowd was pushing at me... - And naturally they have no boyfriends.

"Chii Sanpo Fair" - I'm so sorry! It got crinkled while the crowd was pushing at me... - And naturally they have no boyfriends.

- I'm so sorry! It got crinkled while the crowd was pushing at me... - And naturally they have no boyfriends.

So we call ourselves...

...The Sisterhood.

"The Sisterhood" ...The Sisterhood.

"The Sisterhood"

Oh, we have another email

from someone wanting to live here at Amamizu-kan.

I wish this would stop. Yes, we have an empty room,

but we don't take people we don't know with no one to vouch for them!

There've been a lot of these requests lately

from people in the Sisterhood community, haven't there?

Yes. And it's such a bother to refuse each one individually...

Maybe it's time we decided on some rules for applicants.

Times like this call for one thing: A consult with Ms. Mejiro!

Good idea. Write her a note, would you, Mayaya?

At once!

"More and more people are asking to live here.

We'd like to post clear and simple application requirements

on the community home page, but..."

Yes, I think this is fine.

Most honored Ms. Mejiro!

We humbly request your decree!

A motorcycle courier came by here this morning, right?

Yes. She's just made a deadline, so she should be taking it easy today.

Do you think she'll come out?

She's anthropophobic and nocturnal, and she's a best-selling manga artist

who was once called "the Grand Dame of Boys' Love,"

so her days off are devoted to sleep.

It's just that I'd like to see her sometime...

Iriomote wildcats.

Pardon?

Sighting her is as rare as sighting them.

My mother put me in charge of managing this building five years ago,

and even I've only seen her a handful of times.

Here it comes!

"A Life that Has No Use for Men"

That's our Ms. Mejiro!

The last time I went out somewhere with my mom...

...it was a solitary little jellyfish aquarium by the sea

in my hometown of Kagoshima.

The snow-white jellyfish I saw with her were so very beautiful

that I was thoroughly bewitched by them.

Look! This is a flower hat jelly! It's really colorful, right?

And this one's a spotted jelly.

The book says it's called that cuz it looks like a spotted octopus!

Sounds like you're a real expert now, Tsukimi.

Well, yeah! Check this out, Mom!

When you write "jellyfish" in kanji, it's spelled "sea moon."

And if you flip that to "moon sea," it spells "Tsukimi"!

Didja name me after a jellyfish, Mom?

Come on, even I wouldn't name you after a jellyfish!

I've told you a hundred times, I named you "Tsukimi"

because you were born by the sea on a night when the moon was so pretty.

Whoops, I forgot!

When I get lonely remembering Mom, I always go visit Clara.

Clara! I haven't seen you in two days!

How've you been?

You've really got it good. I wish I could float with you.

Oh, hey, you've got a new fri...

Is that... a moon jelly?

No! This is wrong!

I read that if you put a spotted jelly and a moon jelly in the same tank,

the spotted jelly will weaken and die!

The shopkeeper must not know! I have to tell him!

That's!

I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

"Stylish Haircut" I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

"Stylish Earring" I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

"Stylish Beard" I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

"Stylish Ring" I-It's one of the Stylish! And a boy!

"Stylish Ring"

It's impossible!

I couldn't start a conversation with a male Stylish if my life depended on it!

But...

Tsukimi, help me!

Clara!

Please help me, Tsukimi!

Clara!

I'm in serious pain here!

Clara!

Tsukimi!

Clara!

Tsukimi!

Clara!

She stood up! She stood up! Clara stood up!

Clara stood up!

Look, what do you want? We're closed right now.

Um, o-o-over there, th-th-that...

Yes?

I-In that aquarium's sp-spotted jelly,

th-there's a moon jelly!

Huh?

I'm sure you know how incredibly difficult it is to raise jellyfish.

It's generally accepted that if you raise a spotted jelly

and a moon jelly together in such a small tank,

the spotted jelly, a member of the Rhizostomeae order,

will be weakened by the moon jelly's mucus and die.

- Honestly, why would even you put them together

- Sorry, but the boss is out right now, so could you come back tomorrow? - Honestly, why would even you put them together

- Sorry, but the boss is out right now, so could you come back tomorrow? - When you have so many tanks here in the first place..?!

Tomorrow... will be... too... late!

Hey! Stop it! I'll call the police!

- Hurry up and... - Let go.

Let go! I said let me go!

You freakin' otaku chick!

Whoa, are you okay?

E-Excuse me! I...

Mom, the person standing there...

...was a princess.

It's commercial time!

Clara!

It's the second half!

Tequila!

Lovers' quarrel?

N-No! Why would I go out with a girl like that?!

I don't know her.

What, then you knocked over some girl you don't know?

W-Well, she was talking crazy and she tried to come in here, so...

N-No!

I just wanted him to transfer that jellyfish to another tank!

Because if he doesn't, it'll die soon!

Die?

Yes, it'll die!

Then why don't you take it?

That's no problem, right? Give us that jellyfish.

But my boss...

Tell him it died! If you don't do something, it'll be dead anyway.

It will die before long, right? This thing. The jellyfish.

Y-Yes! It'll die!

It's already dead, if you like!

Jellyfish are pretty troublesome, aren't they?

I thought all you had to do was stick 'em in some water.

I-I'm sorry, I'll pay you back as soon as I get home.

Nah, don't worry about it. This was fun!

"Fun"?

Which way?

Huh? Oh!

This way.

We will soon be arriving in Shibuya.

Change here for the Tokyu Toyoko Line, the Den-en-toshi Line,

the Keio Inokashira Line, the Ginza Subway Line, and the Hanzomon Line.

Yes, you've got such a nice figure, it looks perfect on you, Midoriko!

The essence of my parents cannot be thrown away!

Curse you, Cao Xing!

"No Boys Allowed"

"No Boys Allowed" Oh, good, nobody's here.

"No Boys Allowed" Wow, this is a neat building!

Wow, this is a neat building!

Shh! Please, be quiet!

What, do you have a curfew or something?

N-No, but it could be bad if the others saw someone like you here...

Huh?!

No, no, I didn't mean it like that.

You could say we're from different races, or maybe from different worlds...

Huh, I guess you can tell, then.

"Sea Salt Mix"

"Sea Salt Mix" Sorry, Clara. I'll go buy an aquarium first thing in the morning, okay?

Sorry, Clara. I'll go buy an aquarium first thing in the morning, okay?

Hey, she's swimming!

Thank goodness.

Um, thank you. You're Clara's savior.

I think "savior" is a bit much.

So, um, well...

I'm very sorry to ask you this...

...but would you mind leaving?

Through the window, quick!

The window? I can't do that.

O-One of the Stylish!

Oh, no! Mayaya's turned to stone!

Pull yourself together, Mayaya!

Who is that woman?!

There's a jellyfish in the bath!

- I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! - You want me to bathe with a jellyfish?!

Did you draw all these jellyfish pictures?

Wow. What's this one that looks like beads?

Er, that's a flower hat jelly.

And this one?

A comb jelly.

So they're sparkly...

Yes, strictly speaking, comb jellies are actually ctenophores,

not cnidarians like real jellyfish,

and the cilia in those lines on their bodies reflect light,

shining like rainbows, as exquisitely beautiful as...

Oh, this one's gorgeous! It's kind of like lace.

Snow-white lace.

Can I use this?

- What? No! Hey... Wait...

- I stayed out partying all night again, and I'm so wiped. - What? No! Hey... Wait...

- Lemme take a quick nap, okay? - What? No! Hey... Wait...

She's asleep?!

"Nun"

"Nun" You intend to go to Shibuya again? Shibuya?!

Yes. I heard the butler Tokiwazaka will be working today only

at their sister bar in Shibuya...

Tsukimi was slain in battle at Shibuya! Do you go there for revenge?!

Do you insist on going though I, Guan Yu, tell you not to?!

I-I'll be fine. Just for the occasion...

Shibuya, eh?

Those power failures from the Ginza Line's third rail really had atmosphere.

Just for the occasion...

Girls!

What happened to the bathroom?

Just for the occasion...

...I bought iron pills!

"I'm very sorry. I'll be buying an aquarium tomorrow, so please let her be for just a little while... - Tsukimi" ...I bought iron pills!

"I'm very sorry. I'll be buying an aquarium tomorrow, so please let her be for just a little while... - Tsukimi"

Oh, right... She stayed overnight...

It's... a wig?

Come to think of it, I remember reading

that the Stylish are into wigs as fashion statements lately.

Only the gods should be able to make someone look this bad!

Mom, I never knew such beautiful people existed.

That's no problem, right? Give us that jellyfish.

Tall, fair-skinned, big-eyed...

Just like a Barbie doll.

She's living boldly, using that beauty as a weapon.

A girl the complete opposite of me...

A girl who's just like a princess.

Isn't that wig great?

S-Sorry! I don't know what came over me!

I got that thing on the internet for 13,000 yen.

Huh? Sorry, didn't I tell you?

A m-m-m-m-m-m...

Tsukimi!

- A m-m-m-m-m-m...

- Why'd you push me? - A m-m-m-m-m-m...

- Yeah, I'm a man. - A m-m-m-m-m-m...

A-A-Are you a drag queen?

What? No, cross-dressing's just my hobby.

I'm normal.

Wh-What about you is "normal"?!

Anyway, would you lend me some makeup remover?

I fell asleep without washing my face, and now it feels gross.

I-I-I don't own anything like that!

You're kidding. Why not?

"Why not"? Er, I'm not particularly in the habit of painting my face...

You don't wear makeup?

No, no, I don't!

Oh, but they did put lipstick on me for the Shichi-go-san Festival once!

Wh-What?!

Hey... are you a virgin?

Clara here!

Coming in at #1 on this week's

"Top Five Things You Shouldn't Ask the Sisterhood" Coming in at #1 on this week's

"Top Five Things You Shouldn't Ask the Sisterhood" Top Five Things You Shouldn't Ask the Sisterhood:

Top Five Things You Shouldn't Ask the Sisterhood:

"Are you a virgin?" Top Five Things You Shouldn't Ask the Sisterhood:

"Are you a virgin?" Are you a virgin?

Are you a virgin?

Vi-Vi...

I get it, so that's why you're flipping out so much.

Don't worry, I won't attack you.

Oh, well. Guess I'll have to use soap.

Please don't go out into the hallway!

Why not? The sink's out there, isn't it?

Th-The point is, you can't do it!

If you're going out there, please, please put on some clothes!

And please put on your wig and dress in drag!

Tsukimi, are you awake?

Mom, there's a princess here in Tokyo.

- Say, are you feeling all right? - A strong, beautiful... MALE princess!

I really want you to realize that you're gorgeous

Why haven't you realized it before this?

It's like you've lost your heart

I want you to realize it right away, right away, I want you to understand

I want you to realize it right away, I want you to realize your beauty

Because you're so very beautiful

I want to convey that to you

Your loveliness, forever and ever

I'll be so happy if you'll just realize your loveliness

I care about you, you know

Please, realize your beauty