Original subtitles

Iza tsukame! wonderful world

Now grab hold of that wonderful world!

Atarashii hajimari wo

That new beginning

Ki wo nukeba isshun de

If I lose focus

koroge ochiteku no

I'll fall down in an instant, no

Girigiri no saizensen

When you're at the very front lines,

hikikaese yashinai

there's no turning back!

Kakugo wo kimetara go my way go my way

Once I make up my mind, go my way, go my way

Nanimo shitogetenai

I haven't accomplished anything yet

Sore demo never give up mada never give up

But still I'll never give up, still, I'll never give up

Susumu michi wa kono te de hirake

I'll open the path forward with my own hands

Shousatsu mo

Your hesitation

Shinpai mo

Your worries

and your pride

Puraido mo

sutesatte

throw them all away

Tada munehatte

just stand tall

hashire

and then run for it!

Iza tsukame! wonderful world

Now grab hold of that wonderful world!

Atarashii hajimari wo

That new beginning

Hirogatteku beautiful light

The beautiful light is spreading

Nandomo tachiagare

Just keep getting back up

Ato ippo go my way mou ippo go my way

I'm almost there, go my way, just one more step, go my way

Tachidomatteru dake ja

If you just come to stop

Tsukamenai wonderful world

You'll never grab hold of that wonderful world

Darenimo tomerarenai mirai e

Nobody can stop me from getting to that future

EPISODE 15: The passion of Imagawa Tsuyoshi

Okay, Tsuyoshi.

Make sure to watch closely,

because this is going to change your life!

Okay, grandma!

Mizukawa Hiroshi Concert

I LOVE HIROSHI

Welcome, everyone!

Let's forget about the real world for today and spend our time together in a dream!

I LOVE HIROSHI

That day, learned about magic...

I LOVE HIROSHI

That's entertainment!

I LOVE HIROSHI

...the magic known as "entertainment" that makes everyone smile.

Auditions

Thank you very much!

He's so cute!

He's cute and he's a good singer! Let's go with this kid for the commercial!

Yes!

I decided to become a child who could use magic, and started walking down that path!

Okay, that was great!

That was great, Tsuyoshi-kun!

Thank you very much!

Okay, now for your last line!

Action!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Maroyaka Cream Stew

Everyone fell madly in love with my extreme cuteness!

Lucky Mama

I quickly won over the nation.

The Talented Child Star Imagawa Tsuyoshi

On Sale now!! "It has to be Maroyaka Song"

So, may I ask you to do it?

Yes!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Mmm, Maroyaka!

Since I was able to make everyone smile, I was extremely satisfied.

Since I was popular, they kept putting me in tons of tv shows and movies.

At the time I was brimming with confidence, but...

Ah!

Mugi-chan...

Wake up!

Mugi-chan!

there were plenty of child actors who were much better actors than me...

And then I grew up in the blink of an eye...

FIVE YEARS LATER

Okay. I'll try harder at my next audition.

Bye.

Oh, Nameraka!

Nameraka Stew

The Adults who were always praising me...

had all disappeared.

Cat King

And yet I still...

Huh?

A musical?

Th-that's it!

Meow, meow!

I'm Imagawa Tsuyoshi! Nice to meet you!

Since I'm charismatic and good at singing I thought

this would be the perfect type of entertainment for Imagawa Tsuyoshi!

I was sure I wouldn't lose to anyone in this!

And then...

Rejection Notice

Why?

Since you just want yourself to stand out, you might not be made for groups, Tsuyoshi-kun.

Damn it!

So I tried to think of things I could do solo!

Imagawa Tsuyoshi

Music!

Ahh! Ahh!

Yo! Yo!

Check it, check it out!

Battle Rap!

Indian movies!

But...

I'm sorry!

every...

Yo! Yo!

single one...

ended up failing.

Welcome to Yunosato

I fell into a depression and I went on a trip to Atami to ease my heartache.

♪Ah... that's the life of a Maroyaka man♪

Was that an original song? It was wonderful.

Now on sale! Tsuyoshi's life of a Maroyaka man, Imagawa Tsuyoshi

And so I stumbled upon enka.

and I thought, "this must be my true calling!"

From Aomori in the north to Kagoshima in the south,

I would travel all over the country

and eat tons of delicious foods.

I'd travel all over and finally make it big!

But it was all a lie. I didn't sell any tickets at all.

Before I knew it I was 37.

Hello everyone walking by the shops!

I am the Maroyaka Man of the enka world!

Would any of you like a CD of Imagawa Tsuyoshi's big hit "The Life of a Maroyaka Man" to listen to while you drive?

Umm...

Huh?

Hello, sir! Would you like to buy a CD?

Thank you very-...

I knew it! You're Imagawa-kun!

We were in the same class in middle school!

Huh?

It's me! Tanaka!

You never come to the reunions so we've been wondering how you've been doing!

Wow! So you're a singer now?

Just recently,

I moved into that building!

By the way, have you heard?

Suzuki started his own business and now it makes more than 20 billion a year!

And Yamada is an executive at his parents' company.

They're all amazing!

EH!?

We're all going golfing soon so if you like, you should come too!

Papa!

Agh!

Papa, let's go home!

Okay, okay!

Well, good luck!

Eh?

Hng.

I'm so jealous!

Even though we're the same age, he's completely different from me who lives in a no bathroom, 10m² apartment that just had the electricity shut off last month!

This hurts!

And I hate that it hurts so much!

But I'm so jealous of all of it!

Why did I have this dream?

I should have at least chosen a dream that had unemployment benefits that could kick in when it was crushed!

I can't do it anymore. It's hopeless.

Today sucks.

Twilight Production

Oh?

"Application requirement: Men over 15..."

Huh?!

That's me!

Twilight Production

Why haven't I thought of this before?!

I see! I should...

become an idol!

Auditions

I was confident!

Since I have youthful skin and my voice sounds young, I was really excited about it.

But then!

The boys there were all shining from the inside.

It was like sparks were flying out of them! They were literally sparkling with youth.

For a 37 year old man like me who has experienced both the good and bad all over Japan,

the sparkle was way too dazzling.

This is hell.

I get it now.

There's no place in this world for me.

This time it really is the end.

You're a good singer, old man!

Huh?

I can't take it anymore.

Now that I'm giving up on my dream you look even more like a supernova.

Oh, so you didn't make it?

Then why don't you try this one?

It would such a shame for you to give up when you're so good.

Huh?

Huh?!

Manpuku Talent Production is Holding Auditions for a New Idol Project

This is it!

Interviews here (3rd floor, first door down left hallway)

My last chance!

I'll put everything on the line so I can finally know the answer!

To know if there will ever be a day that I'll be able to use the magic that was cast on me that day.

This is the last big battle in the life of a man called Imagawa Tsuyoshi!

I'll give my best shot!

Next!

I can do it!

I LOVE HIROSHI

I can do it!

I want to make

everyone smile!

I LOVE HIROSHI

Please look at me!

Please look at me!

This is

my way of life!

Wooooooo!

So that's how my super amazing performance

made the CEO Fukuko fall so completely in love with me that she decided to form the Eternal Boys for me!

That was pretty much all made up, wasn't it?

It wasn't!

Ah! Move!

Look at the truth in my eyes!

AHHH!

Agh! Damn it.

But if you never made it anywhere that whole time...

when it was hard... or when you were lonely... why didn't you stop?

Because there's no one who thinks that making people smile from songs or plays is more amazing than me!

And it's because I never gave up that I've finally found people with the same dream as me at my age.

There were a lot of times things didn't go my way, but I made it here because I believed in what I loved

so I don't regret anything!

Stop trying to act cool. You're just a fatty.

Tsuki ga yasashiku terashita yoru

On a night when the moon was shining softly

Koko ni wa inai kimi wo omotteta

I was thinking of you even though weren't here

Kaze ni fukare me wo tojita mama

While standing in the wind with my eyes closed

Kuchzuasamu no ha ano merodi

I was humming that melody

imamo mada boku no naka ni aru

It's still here inside me

Atatakai mama yasashisa no subete ga

all the warm affection I have

Shiawase wo shiawase na toki ni

It's hard to feel happy

Kanjiru no ha muzukashii dane

during the happy times, isn't it?

Now it's dark nemuranakute ii

Now it's dark, but I don't need to sleep

Yasashii egao ga ukabu yoru nara

if it's a night when I'm picturing that kind smile

All through the night kimi ni tsutaetai koto wo kakoeteta

All through the night I was counting all the things I wanted to tell you

Wherever you are right now

Wherever you are right now

Mataitsuka aeru made

Until the day we meet again

walking on walking on walking on susumeyou

walking on walking on walking on let's keep moving towards it

Kimi no iru story of my love

You're here in my story of my love

Story of Love

Story of Love

We'll live it as one

We'll live it as one

The story of love!

The story of love!

Translated by KudouUsagi