Penguindrum (2011) - S01E01 - gg vs Half-Baked
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[gg]
[Half-Baked]
I hate the word "fate."
I hate the word "fate."
Birth, encounters, partings,
Birth, encounters, partings,
success and failure,
success and failure,
fortune and misfortune in life.
fortune and misfortune...
If everything is already set in stone by fate,
If everything is already set in stone by fate,
then why are we even born?
then why are we even born?
There are those born wealthy,
There are those born wealthy,
those born of beautiful mothers,
those born of beautiful mothers,
and those born into war or poverty.
and those born into war or poverty.
If everything is caused by fate, then God must be incredibly unfair and cruel.
If everything is caused by fate, then God must be incredibly unfair and cruel.
Because, ever since that day, none of us had a future.
Because, ever since that day, none of us had a future.
The only thing we knew was that we would never amount to anything.
The only thing we knew was that we would never amount to anything.
Good!
Good!
Kanba, Himari! Breakfast is ready!
Kanba, Himari! Breakfast is ready!
Let's eat!
Let's eat!
Whoa, you put a lot of effort into today's breakfast!
Whoa, you put a lot of effort into today's breakfast!
Delicious!
Delicious!
You like it, Himari?
You like it, Himari?
Yes! It's been so long since I last had hot miso soup.
Yes! It's been so long since I last had hot miso soup.
Oh, right. Soups in the hospital were always cold when they got to you.
Oh, right. Soups in the hospital were always cold when they got to you.
Yes, but more importantly, your miso soup tastes just like mom's.
Yes, but more importantly, your miso soup tastes just like mom's.
That's why I love it.
That's why I love it.
Himari!
Himari!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Shoma memorized all the clearance days in nearby supermarkets.
Shoma memorized all the clearance days in nearby supermarkets.
You'll make a great husband!
You'll make a great husband!
You think?
You think?
Yeah, these eggs are great too!
Yeah, these eggs are great too!
I gave him my secret recipe and they turned out so juicy!
I gave him my secret recipe and they turned out so juicy!
You just made me follow a recipe shown on TV.
You just made me follow a recipe shown on TV.
I told you to watch TV, so it's the same thing!
I told you to watch TV, so it's the same thing!
Nothing secret about it, then?
Nothing secret about it, then?
No, it's a secret recipe.
No, it's a secret recipe.
Why? Because I told you to use chili oil, which wasn't shown on TV.
Why? Because I told you to use chili oil, which wasn't shown on TV.
That was my idea.
That was my idea.
What do you think? Isn't that genius?
What do you think? Isn't that genius?
I'm sorry to inform you, there's nothing modern medical technology can do for her now.
I'm sorry to inform you, there's nothing modern medical technology can do for her now.
Your sister has, at best a few months to live.
Your sister has, at best, a few months to live.
Possibly even...
Possibly even...
No way.
No way.
Bullshit...
Bullshit...
That's bullshit!
That's bullshit!
Is that something a doctor should say?!
Is that something a doctor should say?!
Kanba!
Kanba!
I'll get the money somehow!
I'll get the money somehow!
If she can't get the surgery in Japan, we can send her overseas!
If she can't get the surgery in Japan, we can send her overseas!
If she needs organs, she can have mine!
If she needs organs, she can have mine!
So...
So...
So...
So...
Don't say there's nothing we can do.
Don't say there's nothing we can do.
Say it isn't so!
Say it isn't so!
Kanba...
Kanba...
Please save her!
Please save her!
I'll pay the price, however high.
I'll pay the price, however high.
I don't care if it costs my life!
I don't care if it costs my life!
So, save Himari...
So, save Himari...
Doctors aren't gods, you know.
Doctors aren't gods, you know.
God must not even exist.
God must not even exist.
What a feast.
What a feast.
I'm stuffed!
I'm stuffed!
Hey, mind your manners.
Hey, mind your manners.
It's fine!
It's fine!
Today is Himari Day.
Today is Himari Day.
"Himari Day"?
"Himari Day"?
Yup.
Yup.
Sho said, "Himari can do whatever she wants today."
Sho said, "Himari can do whatever she wants today."
So, it's Himari Day.
So, it's Himari Day.
Like I said, the apple is the universe itself!
Like I said, the apple is the universe itself!
A tiny universe in the palm of your hand.
A tiny universe in the palm of your hand.
It's what connects this world to the other world.
It's what connects this world to the other world.
"The other world"?
"The other world"?
The world Campanella and other passengers are heading to!
The world Campanella and other passengers are heading to!
What does that have anything to do with an apple?
What does that have to do with the apple?
The apple is also a reward for those chosen to die for love!
The apple is also a reward for those chosen to die for love!
But everything's over when you're dead.
But everything's over when you're dead.
It's not over!
It's not over!
What Kenji was trying to say is that's actually where everything begins!
What Kenji was trying to say is that's actually where everything begins!
I'm not following you, at all.
I'm not following you, at all.
I'm talking about love!
I'm talking about love!
Why don't you get it?
Why don't you get it?
Kan and Sho...
Kan and Sho...
This is bliss, isn't it?
This is bliss, isn't it?
It sure is.
It sure is.
Himari is here, Shoma is here, and we're all together in this house.
Himari is here, Shoma is here, and we're all together in this house.
That's what they call "bliss," isn't it?
That's what they call "bliss," isn't it?
Hey, do you think there are still penguins in that aquarium?
Hey, do you think there are still penguins in that aquarium?
Sea otter, sea otter, sea otter, sea otter...
Sea otter, sea otter, sea otter, sea otter...
What is it?
What is it?
Do your sea otter imitation!
Do your sea otter imitation!
Remember how you used to imitate sea otters after we came home from the aquarium?
Remember how you used to imitate sea otters after we came home from the aquarium?
With an orange on your belly!
With an orange on your belly!
That was when I was a kid!
That was when I was a kid!
It sure was fun back then!
It sure was fun back then!
Hey, Shoma.
Hey, Shoma.
Your seahorse imitation was a masterpiece too, wasn't it?
Your seahorse imitation was a masterpiece too, wasn't it?
Seahorse, seahorse, seahorse, seahorse...
Seahorse, seahorse, seahorse, seahorse...
Wow!
Wow!
Penguins are such good swimmers!
Penguins are such good swimmers!
Yeah, they're all goofy on land, though!
Yeah, they're all goofy on land, though!
The penguins must be pissed to hear that from you!
The penguins must be pissed to hear that from you!
What's that supposed to mean?
What's that supposed to mean?
Sorry, I got a phone call.
Sorry, I got a phone call.
A girl again?
A girl again?
Slow down!
Slow down!
Don't worry, I'll stick with this one!
Don't worry, I'll stick with this one!
Ugh, I don't want to be infected by yucky playboy Kanba-germs!
Ugh, I don't want to be infected by yucky playboy Kanba-germs!
Mom!
Mom!
Look, penguins!
Look, penguins!
Don't yell.
Don't yell.
It's not like penguins can fly away.
It's not like penguins can fly away.
But...
But...
Look at the cute penguins!
Look at the cute penguins!
They're really big.
They're really big.
They are.
They are.
Himari, let's go buy souvenirs.
Himari, let's go buy souvenirs.
I'll get you anything you want today.
I'll get you anything you want today.
Really?
Really?
Oh, right. It's Himari Day.
Oh, right. It's Himari Day.
What is it?
What is it?
Nothing, it was just my imagination.
Nothing, it was just my imagination.
This is amazing!
This is amazing!
This sea otter is almost real! How cute!
This sea otter is almost real! How cute!
But I already have Kan as a sea otter, so I don't need it.
But I already have Kan as a sea otter, so I don't need it.
I'll just make him do his impression at home.
I'll just make him do his impression at home.
He's too old for that now.
He's too old for that now.
I'll get him to do it!
I'll get him to do it!
It's Himari Day today.
It's Himari Day today.
And you're doing the seahorse!
And you're doing the seahorse!
What? I'm doing an impression too?
What? I'm doing an impression too?
Yes.
Yes.
Because, just for today...
Because, just for today...
I'm the queen!
I'm the queen!
Right?
Right?
Himari... that's...
Himari... that's...
Great!
Great!
Disgustingly cute!
Disgustingly cute!
Isn't it?
Isn't it?
What color of ribbon would you like?
What color of ribbon would you like?
Let's see... pink please.
Let's see... pink, please.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Man, I was looking for you.
Man, I was looking for you.
It's your fault for taking so long.
It's your fault for taking so long.
So, where's Himari?
So, where's Himari?
Huh?
Huh?
You weren't looking after her?
You weren't looking after her?
She was with me just now.
She was with me just now.
Hey, someone call an ambulance!
Hey, someone call an ambulance!
A girl's collapsed in the courtyard!
A girl's collapsed in the courtyard!
Call an ambulance!
Call an ambulance!
Himari!
Himari!
Himari!
Himari!
Himari!
Himari!
One ampule of epinephrine, 1mg of atropine...
One ampule of epinephrine, 1 mg of atropine...
Himari!
Himari!
Kan and Sho...
Kan and Sho...
Farewell...
Farewell...
Himari, why did this happen so suddenly...
Himari, why did this happen so suddenly...
That doctor wasn't a quack, after all.
That doctor wasn't a quack, after all.
He said it was a wonder she was still alive and walking.
He said it was a wonder she was still alive and walking.
He told us to be prepared for her death anytime.
He told us to be prepared for her death anytime.
This is... Himari's fate.
This is... Himari's fate.
She didn't suffer and passed away in a place with fond memories.
She didn't suffer and passed away in a place with fond memories.
You could call it a happy end to her life.
You could call it a happy end to her life.
For now, we have to contact Uncle Ikebe.
For now, we have to contact Uncle Ikebe.
We can't do all the paperwork and stuff.
We can't do all the paperwork and stuff.
Idiot!
Idiot!
How dare you say such a heartless thing about your... our sister?!
How dare you say such a heartless thing about your... our sister?!
I'm just dealing with reality!
I'm just dealing with reality!
What reality?!
What reality?!
Why does it have to be Himari!?
Why does it have to be Himari!?
She was the kind of girl who said eating breakfast with family was bliss!
She was the kind of girl who said eating breakfast with family was bliss!
Why...
Why...
Probably...
Probably...
because that's the punishment bestowed upon us.
because that's the punishment bestowed upon us.
Survival Strategy!
Survival Strategy!
Huh?!
Huh?!
Ow... What now?
Ow... What now?
I have come from the destination of your fate.
I have come from the destination of your fate.
Rejoice, for I have decided to extend this girl's life.
Rejoice, for I have decided to extend this girl's life.
If you wish to keep the girl alive...
If you wish to keep the girl alive...
Huh? Sho? Kan?
Huh? Sho? Kan?
Where am I?
Where am I?
Did something happen to me?
Did something happen to me?
Himari!
Himari!
I'm so glad...
I'm so glad...
You're alive.
You're alive.
I'm so glad!
I'm so glad!
What's wrong, Sho?
What's wrong, Sho?
Oh, no! Are you crying?
Oh, no! Are you crying?
You're overreacting.
You're overreacting.
Yeah, I'm acting weird, huh?
Yeah, I'm acting weird, huh?
Hey, what happened to me?
Hey, what happened to me?
Is this a hospital?
Is this a hospital?
That reminds me, I should let Dr. Washizuka know about this!
That reminds me, I should let Dr. Washizuka know about this!
Wait here. I'll be back in no time.
Wait here. I'll be back in no time.
Sho?
Sho?
Good!
Good!
Let's eat!
Let's eat!
You're right!
You're right!
These eggs are delicious!
These eggs are delicious!
Right, Sho?
Right, Sho?
Teach me how to make them, next time.
Teach me how to make them, next time.
Sure, anytime.
Sure, anytime.
Oh!
Oh!
Today's miso soup is really something.
Today's miso soup is really something.
I'll start helping out with housework too.
I'll start helping out with housework too.
It's too much work for Sho to do by himself.
It's too much work for Sho to do by himself.
I do help out!
I do help out!
You only clean out the bath, bro.
You only clean out the bath, bro.
Seconds please!
Seconds, please!
Are you sure?
Are you sure?
Yup!
Yup!
I'm all better now.
I'm all better now.
The doctor told me to start doing what I can do.
The doctor told me to start doing what I can do.
I wonder if I can attend school again one day?
I wonder if I can attend school again one day?
Unbelievable. I'd never even imagined she could recover from her condition.
Unbelievable. I'd never even imagined she could recover from her condition.
Not only that, she's stable.
Not only that, she's stable.
It's truly a miracle.
It's truly a miracle.
Yes?
Yes?
A delivery so early in the morning?
A delivery so early in the morning?
Who's it from?
Who's it from?
I don't see the sender's name anywhere.
I don't see the sender's name anywhere.
An insulated package? Is it food?
An insulated package? Is it food?
What are they?
What are they?
Eggplants?
Eggplants?
Aren't they too big?
Aren't they too big?
It's frozen solid...
It's frozen solid...
Shoma, you're going to be late!
Shoma, you're going to be late!
Shoot!
Shoot!
Take care of Himari!
Take care of Himari!
I'm off!
I'm off!
What a brash guy.
What a brash guy.
Now, what do we do with these?
Now, what do we do with these?
I don't think they'll fit in the fridge.
I don't think they'll fit in the fridge.
At this point in time, I thought we were just lucky.
At this point in time, I thought we were just lucky.
That unfair and cruel God
That unfair and cruel God
had altered our fate with a tiny miracle on a whim.
had altered our fate with a tiny miracle on a whim.
I thought maybe even we had the right to be happy.
I thought maybe even we had the right to be happy.
Hey! 'Lil Takakura!
Hey! 'Lil Takakura!
Wanna go for tea?
Wanna go for tea?
I met a really cute girl at work!
I met a really cute girl at work!
Sorry, I'm in a hurry today.
Sorry, I'm in a hurry today.
What?
What?
You're so cold to me!
You're so cold to me!
Don't cling on to me!
Don't cling on to me!
Your bro would definitely come along to see those girls' belly buttons!
Your bro would definitely come along to see those girls' belly buttons!
Don't lump me in with Kanba!
Don't lump me in with Kanba!
Oh! Oh? Oh?!
Oh! Oh? Oh?!
Girls from Ohka High!
Girls from Ohka High!
Did you see the chick in the middle?
Did you see the chick in the middle?
She's so fine!
She's so fine!
Oh! She turned around!
Oh! She turned around!
She's staring at us!
She's staring at us!
No, she's looking at me!
No, she's looking at me!
I wonder what grade she's in?
I wonder what grade she's in?
Hey, want to get some tea?
Hey, want to get some tea?
Sure, where do you want to go?
Sure, where do you want to go?
The short-haired girl beside her is hot too.
The short-haired girl beside her is hot too.
Don't you agree, 'Lil Takakura?
Don't you agree, 'Lil Takakura?
Huh? Where's my subway pass?
Huh? Where's my subway pass?
Huh?!
Huh?!
Oh, crap! When I changed for gym...
Oh, crap! I must've dropped it when I was changing for P.E...
It's in my locker.
Gotta be in my locker.
A penguin?
A penguin?
My pass...
My pass...
Huh? It's gone.
Huh? It's gone.
Sold out?
Sold out?
I was too late...
I was too late...
Expensive as hell!
Expensive as hell!
Darn, it's raining.
Darn, it's raining.
An umbrella? For me?
An umbrella? For me?
Um... Would you mind if I asked you a question?
Um... Would you mind if I asked you a question?
What's with this penguin?
What's with this penguin?
Mommy, what's he talking about?
Mommy, what's he talking about?
Shh! He's mental.
Shh! He's mental.
Ignore him.
Ignore him.
No one else can see it?
No one else can see it?
He's back?
He's back?
I'm home...
I'm home...
You're all soaked.
You're all soaked.
Something weird happened.
Something weird happened.
I sent it out with an umbrella, didn't you see it?
I sent it out with an umbrella, didn't you see it?
See it?
See it?
That's...
That's...
Wow!
Wow!
I see! So I was supposed to loop the thread around!
I see! So I was supposed to loop the thread around!
What exactly is happening?
What exactly is happening?
What's going on?
What's going on?
It's exactly as you see.
It's exactly as you see.
These guys were frozen inside the package.
These guys were frozen inside the package.
Looks like they understand what we're saying,
Looks like they understand what we're saying,
so we can use them to run errands.
so we can use them to run errands.
I don't know...
I don't know...
No, there's definitely something wrong with this picture!
No, there's definitely something wrong with this picture!
I mean, these things are...
I mean, these things are...
Yeah, only we can see them.
Yeah, only we can see them.
Huh?!
Huh?!
Survival Strategy!
Survival Strategy!
Imagine!
Imagine!
Listen, you lowlifes who will never amount to anything.
Listen, you lowlifes who will never amount to anything.
What, what, what?!
What, what, what?!
Obtain the Penguindrum.
Obtain the Penguindrum.
What're you talking about, Himari?
What're you talking about, Himari?
I am not your sister.
I am not your sister.
I have come from the destination of your fate.
I have come from the destination of your fate.
The hat...
The hat...
The hat is controlling Himari.
The hat is controlling Himari.
What? It's a novelty hat we bought from the aquarium!
What? That's just a novelty hat we bought from the aquarium!
This girl's life has been temporarily extended using my powers.
This girl's life has been temporarily extended using my powers.
However, everything in this world has a price.
However, everything in this world has a price.
I am taking the payment for her life.
I am taking the payment for her life.
Wait, what payment?
Wait, what payment?
Wait, what payment?
Wait, what payment?
Let's initiate the Survival Strategy.
Let's initiate the Survival Strategy.
Why are people born?
Why are people born?
If we were created only to suffer,
If we were created only to suffer,
is it meant as some kind of a punishment?
is it meant as some kind of punishment?
Or a cynical joke?
Or a cynical joke?
If that's the case, animals that adhere to the survival strategy programmed to their DNA...
If that's the case, animals that adhere to the survival strategy programmed to their DNA...
are far more elegant and simple.
are far more elegant and simple.
If there really is an existence worthy of being called "God,"
If there really is an existence worthy of being called "God,"
I want to ask him just one thing.
I want to ask him just one thing.
Is there really fate in the universe?
Is there really fate in the universe?
No, Himari!
No, Himari!
Snap out of it!
Snap out of it!
You're being controlled...
You're being controlled...
The hat changed you...
The hat changed you...
If a man ignored his fate,
If a man ignored his fate,
his instincts, and his DNA's commands...
his instincts, and his DNA's commands...
to love someone...
to love someone...
Dear God,
Dear God,
is he really human?
is he really human?
Just wondering.
Just wondering.
I hate the word "fate."
I hate the word "fate."
I love the word "fate."
I love the word "fate."
Nothing in this world is pointless.
Nothing in this world is pointless.
I believe in fate.
I believe in fate.
Let's initiate the Survival Strategy.
Let's initiate the Survival Strategy.