Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena

Is something wrong?

We can't have this.

I sense hesitation in you.

Hesitation will only serve to slow you down.

I have no hesitation.

Come, it's about time to deal the final blow.

What are you...

What are you planning to do with the halo's power?

Why do you want to know?

It has nothing to do with what you wish to accomplish.

You want to save someone, don't you?

Then collect the halo fragments.

That's the only thing that matters between us.

Am I wrong?

Please, hold on!

Why?

How can you forgive what Ashura did?

He tried to kill Taishakuten!

Of course we can't forgive that, but...

Bastard. I'll bust him up for sure.

Don't try to stop me! No one can stop me now.

That asshole Ashura had better watch out!

Uh... Hey, put me down!

Fudo, I feel the same way.

I can't forgive what Ashura did.

Then why-?!

We're saying you shouldn't go off on your own.

Okay, fine! Just put me down!

Oh? But your face still says you want to go bust things up.

That's just what my face always looks like!

I agree with Lord Fudo Myo-ou.

I do sympathize for Ashura, but now that things have come to this, we can't leave him at large.

True...

In ancient times,

Mara, the embodiment of Earthly vices, attempted to thwart Shaka's enlightenment.

Even now, he contaminates the bodies and souls of humans to steer the material world towards destruction.

This is the story of Taishakuten and Bonten, who seek to save humanity from vices, the Thirteen Buddhas,

and Ashura, who willfully pursues his own path.

Light pierces through thin clouds

Fortune is dawning

NAMUAMIDABUTSU!

A memory recalled

An offhand sigh casts a shadow

Warmth exchanged between hands

Do I stall, having even forgotten that?

The moon from a dream I searched for that day

It's still waiting, as vivid as ever

Isn't that right?

The thing that leads me out to the light is a beloved smile

It smiles the same as ever

If things fade, just call out

I always feel you there, back to back

I'll never hesitate, no matter what

Yes, I can make it to tomorrow

A rainbow appears over you

May fortune shine upon you

OUT OF SIGHT IS DIFFERENT FROM GONE

So? How is Taishakuten doing?

Still not 100%, I think.

I see.

Normally, he gets riled up over anything involving Ashura.

Huh?

Fudo? Fudo!

Keep it down, will you? Can't I use the toilet in peace?

Um, what's this?

We're all keeping an eye on Fudo so he doesn't go off to find Ashura.

I see.

Fudo!

What, are you pissed?

I'm sorry, okay?

Hey, Fudo. Fudo!

Could he have...?

Fudo? Answer me.

Move over, Monju.

Huh? H-h-hold on.

There!

He's such an idiot.

But Ashura wields the halo's power now, making him dangerous.

If Fudo clashes with Ashura, he could end up like Taishakuten.

Hey, this is just a suggestion,

but what if all of us take down Ashura before that happens?

Oh, sorry. Forget I said that.

No, I think it's an option.

Yes. He may have his reasons, but he crossed a line he shouldn't have crossed.

Perhaps it's for the best before he claims more victims.

Hey, what do you think?

Hmm, let's prioritize finding Fudo for now.

Okay, who should we send on the search?

Lord Shaka Nyorai.

Taishakuten's wounds have yet to heal, so preferably someone else.

Then Taishakuten, you listen to Yakushi and focus on getting better.

Yes, sir.

Now, who should we-

Okay, fine. He's MY incarnation, I guess, so I'll-

No, you stay behind too, Dainichi.

Huh? Why?!

Finding the rest of the halo fragments is a priority, too.

Stay at the temple and figure out where the fragments are.

Fine...

So now, who-

Then I'll go.

What? That's unusual.

Not that unusual.

We'll accompany you!

No, I'm going with Bonten.

What? With me?

No fair...

Uh, shouldn't we hurry and find Lord Fudo Myo-ou?

First, we've got to eat.

But...

Is oden okay?

No, I mean-

You think oden is popular now? You should have seen it in the "ol-den" days.

See, that was a pun on "oden" and "olden."

I know that.

Welcome!

Let us get going. Or else Lord Fudo Myo-ou...

Hot!

What happened?

Just a burn.

Hm?

Um, what are you...?

Well, I just thought it looked tasty. That meat.

"Meat"?!

Lord Amida Nyorai, a Buddhist deity mustn't say meat looks tasty!

What, you've never tried any?

I...

I have. Back when I was in training.

It was quite delicious.

Didn't I just say you shouldn't-

Then you're saying I should lie?

I think meat looks tasty, even if I'm not supposed to eat it. That's a part of who I am.

Don't think about it too hard.

Here, have this clever daikon radish. It's rather a-stewed.

See, that was a pun on "stewed" and "astute."

I knew it. The scars are still there.

Isn't this good enough? I rather like scars like these.

Get in.

Right.

What's that? A new formula?

Will you look at that! It's bubbling!

What a hassle.

Here. This is the pigeon pose.

Ow, ow, I'm really stiff!

Wait, how does this work? The leg goes like this, and...

Just do as you're told.

Um hey, how is this a pigeon?!

Wow Monju, that's perfect!

And this...

is the dragonfly pose!

Seriously, what is this?! Wait, this leg goes here, and... Really? Here?!

Seriously, how is this a dragonfly? This just makes us look weird!

Just do as you're told.

This is the plow pose.

Wait, why are we doing this again?

Huh? You're the one who said you wanted to heighten your senses to detect the halo fragments.

I thought yoga was the best way to do that!

First of all, cut out that plow pose!

But isn't this helping a little?

Yeah. Give it a try.

You think? Okay, then...

Come on! Focus, focus!

Quiet.

Halo, where are you? Where can I find you?

Detect the energy that emanates from the halo.

Sharpen the five senses.

Your eyes, your ears, your nose...

Hmm? I sense it. That sound... that smell....

That's...!

Yum!

Just the best!

Why the heck are you snacking?!

Any luck sensing the halo?

Nothing.

Um, isn't it about time...?

Don't worry. I've been buying more stuff every fifteen minutes, so the shopkeeper won't get mad.

No, that's not what I'm worried about. Shouldn't we go look for Lord Fudo Myo-ou?

It's fine.