Doomed Megalopolis (帝都物語)

Tokyo...

Continuously expanding as one of the biggest megalopolises in the world.

Shunning darkness, it seeks out light, this city...

...that works 24 hours a day without rest, Tokyo...

However, even within Tokyo, darkness exists.

This is one such place.

During the Heian period, there was a tragic hero who sought to build...

...a utopia in the east of Japan, rising up against the Imperial Court.

Taira no Masakado.

It is said that his regretful and angry soul...

...Still dwells in this place as a vengeful spirit.

Cursing those who choose to violate the taboo and disturb his slumber...

Masakado has been feared and worshiped as the...

...guardian deity of Tokyo for these thousand years.

However, one man intends to awaken...

...the soul of Masakado and bring ruin to Tokyo.

That man, who wriggles within the boundary between light and darkness,...

...is one known as a "Demon."

Doomed Megalopolis The Haunting of Tokyo

There are many more lanterns this year...

Yes

I will build Tokyo into a megalopolis we can display to the whole world.

Shall we go, Mr. Tatsumiya?

Yes, sir.

The Ministry of Finance

You bastard!

Masakado...

Why won't you wake up?!

Um...

Miss Yukari!

Wow, Asakusa's Twelve-Story Tower really earns its fame.

The view's just as great as they say!

It is...!

I should have asked my brother to join us.

Tatsumiya's a workaholic. Of course he wouldn't come.

Oh, well.

That's the Imperial Palace, so the...

...Ministry of Finance should be there, right?

I heard there was another fire there last week.

People are saying it might be Masakado's curse.

Miss Yukari?

Miss Yukari!

Miss Yukari!

It's nothing.

Just a little lightheaded.

Master Hirai, our gratitude for traveling such a long way.

I am here to welcome you on behalf of our Tokyo branch.

Master Hirai?

Master Hirai!

Look there!

What is that...?

Spirits across the capital are agitated.

No!

A slashing whirlwind! It's coming back!

A shikigami?

You use shikigami. Are you also an onmyoji?

You dare this, knowing full well that we are of the Tsuchimikado Clan?!

Kamo!

Kamo! You bastard!

At this time, I would like to address two aspects of...

...the Capital Improvement Plan. The first is scientific.

The city should be built to withstand both...

...natural disasters as well as military ones.

The other aspect is spiritual.

Just as in the past, the imperial capital must be blessed...

...with good omens and have the protection of spiritual power.

That's why I've asked for you to come here all the way from Kyoto.

Baron Shibusawa, I fully understand your concerns.

Based on what you have told me...

...we must first calm the spirits that dwell within Tokyo.

Specifically, the burial mound?

Correct. If we cannot quell Masakado's soul, you may have to face...

...the possibility that the Improvement Plan will not be accomplished.

Allow me to introduce you.

This is Yoichiro Tatsumiya of the Ministry of Finance's Budget Bureau.

He will be in charge of the plan's budget.

Uh, say...

Eh?

Oh, nothing.

Would you like a caramel?

Thank you.

Next stop, Ministry of Finance.

Mr. Hirai, Taira no Masakado is the guardian deity of Tokyo.

Indeed.

If so, then why would we need to go to the trouble of calming his spirit?

Mr. Tatsumiya, that is not the whole story.

As long as Masakado sleeps here, he is...

...the guardian deity who protects this city.

However, if he were to awaken...

If he woke up, what would happen?

He could awaken as a malevolent god and bring ruin to Tokyo... no...

...to the entirety of Japan.

Yoichiro!

Sheesh. Pardon me.

Just what are you doing here, Yukari?

Oh, uh, I brought you a change of clothes.

You haven't been home for four days now.

I know that!

You should send a houseboy to make deliveries like this.

You could've said that more nicely, Tatsumiya.

Miss Yukari was worried about you...

It's all right. My brother is just exhausted from his hard work.

Miss Yukari...

She's far too good to be your sister.

- She's come to! - Mr. Hirai, she's awake.

That was close. A moment later and her soul could have been lost forever.

-I'm... - You're safe now.

Where am I?

The infirmary. You fell unconscious near the pond.

I was so worried. It seemed like you'd never wake up.

- I saw... - What did you see?

The city was on fire. So many people were dying.

Thank you so much for your help.

- Mr. Tatsumiya. - Yes?

Has your sister ever suffered from a serious illness?

No, nothing like that.

Then, has she been in an accident that nearly killed her?

Just what are you getting at?

There are signs of her having glimpsed the afterlife.

The afterlife?

Yoichiro...

What's the matter, Yukari?

Yoichiro...

I had another nightmare.

Are you sure you'll be okay? Going outside so soon...

Oh, I'm perfectly fine now.

Still, if you're having strange dreams, you really should go see the doctor.

But my brother doesn't like that idea, and neither do.

I'll make Tatsumiya see reason!

Do you follow me?

Say, Mr. Narutaki?

Hm?

What did you pray for?

Oh, uh, it wasn't...

You're quite the gentleman, aren't you, Mr. Narutaki?

Huh?

Miss Yukari!

Don't be stingy!

Don't be stingy! Don't be stingy!

Don't be stingy! Don't be stingy! Don't be stingy!

Don't be stingy!

Don't be stingy! Don't be stingy!

What the...?!

In the cage, in the cage...

A bird is caught within the cage...

When oh when will it get out?

In the evening before dawn...

The turtle and the crane have gone...

Who is standing right behind you now...?

It's Yukari!

What?

In the cage, in the cage...

A bird is caught within the cage...

When oh when will it get out?

In the evening before dawn...

The turtle and the crane have gone...

Who is standing right behind you now...?

Yukari...

Yoichiro!

I'll give you a charm against evil.

I feel at ease visiting this area.