Namu Amida Butsu!: Rendai Utena

What's that vice doing here?

Big Brother, Miroku. Take care of Bonten!

Got it.

Huh?

Another one?!

What?!

What's with these vices?

They're not normal!

Taishakuten!

You big oaf and cartoon ghost there...

You'd better cut it out.

Lord Shaka Nyorai will have to accept a report... after the fact!

Normal human vices would never get that violent.

Bonten, hang in there!

Everyone, lend me a hand. We'll carry him to Bonnoji.

A...shura...?

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.

NAMUAMIDABUTSU!

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New models, huh?

Lord Yakushi Nyorai! Where are you?

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Huh?

Where's Lord Yakushi Nyorai?!

Dunno. Somewhere making medicine?

Get him over here! Quick!

Whoa, calm down a sec.

We're here, Bonten.

Just a bit more.

Lord Yakushi Nyorai! He needs treatment!

A bath...

Not a bath, he needs treatment!

Yes... So a bath.

Good, he'll be fine now.

What?!

We'll leave the rest up to Lord Yakushi Nyorai.

Um, please hold on! What can this possibly...?!

You're such a hassle...

The wound will heal just from bathing?

You know that Lord Yakushi Nyorai has the power to cure ailments, right?

Yes.

That it's thanks to the seventh of the twelve vows he made in his training to become a Bosatsu,

to remove ailments and bring comfort.

That curing process relies on the medicine pot he always carries in his left hand.

What's in it?

A cure-all. It's like a bath salt.

"Like... a bath salt"?

But Bonten has a hole in his stomach. You're saying the bath can heal that, too?

Yup.

Well, I understand your worry, but you'll have to trust Yakushi for now.

Sorry for worrying you all!

Huh?!

That was fast!

Stare...

Hm?

Is something the matter?

Odd...

The scar... it's still there.

Oh my. That's a first, isn't it?

So they were different from the usual vices, then?

True, it may have been the first time we've seen such vicious vices.

And they were really big, too.

And this is what the vice left behind after we purged it.

Do you suppose it's something special?

In any case, we can't deny the fact that more unexpected things may pop up.

Maybe we need as many deities on hand as possible.

You mean we're gonna tell Dainichi to come back?

But he's on vacation now, right?

Um, where did he go he again?

Tsukino Resort. In Kusatsu.

Kinugawa hot springs... Chuzenji hot springs...

Nope, none in Kusatsu.

That frivolous idiot!

So he tricked us.

Who BUDDHA've guessed, eh?

'Cause he's a Buddha?

Then Jizo, could you go and find him? You know the most about the outside world.

That's such a hassle.

You go too, Fudo. Considering Dainichi's involved, you're the obvious choice.

I'll DRAG him back if I need to, and bust him up!

Allow me to go with them!

Hm?

Please give me a chance to redeem myself.

Sure, if you go with Taishakuten.

Lord Shaka Nyorai.

Hm?

May I have a word?

What is it?

This isn't the best place...

Ashura?

Yes. I'm certain I saw him back there.

Mostly likely, the one controlling those Earthly vices...

Have you told Taishakuten?

He loses sight of everything when it comes to Ashura.

Hey, Bonten! Where'd you go?! Let's go get Dainichi!

Oh! Excuse me, then.

This isn't good.

But how can we look for him with no leads?

Don't worry.

He's a frivolous idiot. He'll be somewhere flashy.

I see. If that's the case...

What's this?!

Why won't it let me through?! Could it be a new type of Earthly vice?!

This is a thing called an automatic ticket gate.

This is a thing called an automatic ticket gate. Yup, yup.

Yup, yup.

"Automatic ticket gate"?

Honestly, don't you know anything?

This here is an escalator.

And those are priority seats.

What's going on HERE?!

Um, this is...

The Rio... Carniva-

No, this....

...is Harajuku!

Excuse me, can I ask you something?

Uh, yeah.

Have you seen this person anywhere?

Wow, he's good looking! Did you see him?

Huh, I feel like I've seen him somewhere...

What, is this person a model or... some...thing?

Did you or didn't you see him?

You should know if you lie to this dude, he'll send you straight to Hell.

That's only when I'm in Enma mode.

The afterworld is a whole different thing.

Then I'll have to tie them up with my lasso to get them talking.

Um, sorry! We're kinda in a hurry!

Whoa, wait!

Hey!

This is such a drag...

Huh?

Where are the other two?

How fragrant.

Let's see, these are... Uhh...

So dazzling.

Um... These are...

This town has too much to take in! I can't look everything up!

What are you doing?

What are those?!

They're crepes.

Didn't we tell you guys to stay close?

We're sorry.

C'mon, let's go!

Such a hassle...

Here you go.

Um, sir...? Do you know what you want?

Um, sir...? Do you know what you want? Are you kidding me?