Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (Magical Meow Meow Taruto)

This is the story of a legendary land...

in a dimension slightly askew from our own, called "Ganache."

For thousands of years, the monarchy of Ganache...

was controlled by the Kinka, who had magic powers.

The Byoh, who practiced the art of deception,

raised the flag of rebellion against them...

and plotted to destroy the royal house.

The bloody uprising scorched the land.

And one by one, the sorcerers of the Kinka fell to the swords of the Byoh.

When it was clear his castle would soon fall,

King Mahtah, the leader of the Kinka,

entrusted the restoration of the royal house to his newborn daughter.

He gave the princess to a trusted retainer...

and ordered him to escape from Ganache.

And no one knows what became of the Kinka Princess,

who is said to possess tremendous magical powers...

Magical Meow Meow Taruto

It's the perfect day for a move, isn't it?

This is everything, right?

Yes.

Okay, then we'll get going.

Iori, we're leaving.

Iori...

Meow 1 Beginning, Beginning

It's completely empty.

It looks like we only just missed them.

So, we're back to where we started.

We must find her, as soon as possible!

Isn't there anything fun to do? Nani ka ii koto nai kana?

I ask the swaying wild flowers Soyogu no no hana

The wind doesn't tell me anything Kaze wa nani mo tsugezu

It just passes by Tada sugite yuku

It's a riddle, and the answer is Nazo nazo kotae wa

Beyond the sky Sora no mukou ni

I saw this in a dream Yume de mita koto aru

Let's try going down this road Kono michi wo itte miyou yo

Surely, surely, my heart Kitto kitto kodou ga

Surely, surely, will start beating faster Kitto kitto to takanaru yo

Let's take today's flower and, yes, send it to tomorrow Kyou no hana wo sou asu ni todokeyou

Little footsteps, one after another Chiisa na ashioto kasanete

Sound out the rhythm of love Ai no rizumu wo narasou

The joy of our having met Futari deaeta yorokobi ga

Resounds through the sky Sora ni hibiki hirogaru

This whole town is my new garden, meow!

I -- Iori...

IORI!!!

The whole town is her garden?

She has some nerve saying that when she's new here.

Hey, shall we tease her a bit?

Ah, Mama.

Yeah, we're here. Are you gonna be late again tonight?

Iori? Well, you know, he's the same as he always is.

Iori! I've got Mama on the phone. Do you want to talk to her?

Well, I'm rather in the middle of something at the moment.

Can you just tell my older sister I said hello?

He says "hello."

Iori!

Listen, listen! There's a really scary-looking house over there and...

Taruto, look at this. It's a German-made potato masher.

Aren't German-made things nice?

Not that, meow!!

It's German-made!

Iori, what are you doing? Help me straighten up in here!

Oh, Kinako. Shall we get some yams?

Huh?

We'll grow them here in the garden. Yes, that's it! Let's get some yams!

Taruto, yams are very nice. You can make all sorts of sweets out of them.

Sweets?

Wait a sec, it's fine if we have yams or potatoes but--

Potatoes?

You'd rather have potatoes?

Potatoes are good as well, but I recommend yams.

Basically, the climate here is better suited for growing them.

The reason potatoes are grown in Europe...

is because they thrive in the cooler climate you find there.

By the way, there are more yams in the Orient than Europe is...

Oh, that's right! Did you know this?

Both the yam and the potato were discovered...

-Iori! Bring this luggage up to the second floor! -when Columbus went to the Americas...

-Iori! Bring this luggage up to the second floor! -and were brought back to Europe at the same time.

-Geez! At this point I wouldn't mind getting a hand from the cat! -Queen lsabella the First, who ruled Spain at that time,

-Geez! At this point I wouldn't mind getting a hand from the cat! -apparently took a liking to them.

By the way, the yam is from the morning glory family...

and the potato from the aubergine family.

-Iori, just leave it to me! I'll give her a hand, meow! -They both produce starchy tuber roots underground.

The potato is called a Jaka potato in Japan...

because it was originally imported by way of Jakarta,

which is now the capital of Indonesia.

Meow!

Taruto! What are you doing?!

For goodness sake, you've spilled stuff all over the place!

-What'd she do? -For goodness sake, you've spilled stuff all over the place!

-I don't know... -For goodness sake, you've spilled stuff all over the place!

Lemme go, meow! Iori, save me, meow!

Why did Iori take in this cat?!

Iori's whims can be a real pain!

You find about 100 grams of starch in a potato...

Iori!

Iori! How long are you going to keep that cat?!

Well, you see, I just used my magic to try and help, meow!

I wasn't being naughty, meow!

Magic...?

There, there. I understand. I see, I see.

I guess I'll try to get some shopping done before it gets dark.

Only Iori understands my feelings, meow!

You just wanted to play, right, Taruto?

But you mustn't be naughty, okay?

There you go!

That's not it! I was trying to use magic to help, meow!

Is it that much fun? Here you go!

That's it!

Tail... That girl's...!

Chitose, don't trip out.

Iori...!

Huh? That's strange. Suddenly, I feel so sleepy...

Taruto...

This is familiar somehow...

I'll see you later.

See you later, Darling.

Iori...

What?

Who's there, meow?

Maybe I'm imagining things...

A gho... A gho... A gho... A gho...

A GHOST!!!

Now then, shall we start the welcome party?

Tail... Tail...

Tail... Tail...

Hmpf! I wonder if there's anything to eat?

There probably isn't much, since you're only just moving in, but...