Hoozuki no Reitetsu 2nd Season

Jigoku wa... Jigoku wa... Jigoku wa... Hell is... Hell is... Hell is...

We're here to get you!

When did this happen?

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Daiseikyou! Packed with customers!

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Sore mita koto ka! There, you see that?

Hansei da! Yes, I'm sorry!

A! Sumi kara sumi made ban ban ban ban Ah! From corner to corner, bam, bam, bam, bam,

Tanoshii na This is so much fun!

A!! Nantsutte! Ah! Just kidding!

Shinde Enma ni okorareru You die and Enma yells at you.

Kitto hidoi ga tameni naru I know it's harsh, but it's for your own good.

Anata gotoki ga kodawaru na You have no right to be choosy.

Sora o miagerya hikarigoke! Look up at the sky and see glowing moss!

Shindara kitto Dying must be

Taihen da Really tough!

Sore wa anata! Shidai desu! That depends on you! Taihen da Really tough!

Taihen da Really tough!

Chimimouryou tte zettai kakenai! There’s no way I could write 魑魅魍魎!

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Daiseikyou! Bursting with excitement!

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Chou atsui! Super hot!

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Chou samui! Super cold!

Jigo jigo jigo jigo Jigoku wa Hella, hella, hella, hella, Hell is

Sore mita koto ka! There, you see that?

Hansei da! Yes, I'm sorry!

A! Sumi kara sumi made ban ban ban ban Ah! From corner to corner, bam, bam, bam, bam,

Tanoshii na This is so much fun!

A!! Nantsutte! Ah! Just kidding!

I don't wanna work.

Who says people are obligated to work? Whatever.

Wasn't MY idea.

Lying around like a lump as usual, I see.

That mewling voice... Koban?

Gimme back my money, bonehead.

How much did I owe you?

Wait, DID I borrow from you?

Just the other day! Give me back my 20 thousand!

There ya go.

Note: Fox demons commonly transform leaves into fake money to make the victim feel rich, only to be disappointed (or imprisoned). Why is it still a leaf? You could at least make an effort to fool me with your fake money.

Yeah, but it just didn't feel worth it to even try.

Here. We'll call it even. Take it.

The hell we will!

If you can't give me money, give me info.

Hmm, let me think...

You know that rabbit from Crackling Mountain?

Hrm...

you mean the story with that "You just ate old woman soup" song?

I heard the rabbit's a Hell minion now. Working for the Chief of Staff.

Well, isn't that the cat's meow?

The Legend of Mustard

I'm honored that you would want to interview me.

No, no!

I'm sorry I didn't realize you were THE rabbit of Crackling Mountain fame.

The honor is all mine.

MANGA ANIMAL CARICATURES

Please be careful, Miss Mustard.

He's a wily old cat.

Mr. Hozuki, please. I was here first.

I had an appointment with this rabbit and everything.

You are free to speak with Miss Mustard.

And I am free to warn her.

Is there something I should know?

That cat is a relentless, lowlife paparazzo.

Whatever you do, just stay sharp.

You make me sound so terrible.

He latched on to me once.

I see.

If you write anything funny about me, it just means my oar will groan in anticipation.

It will groan, that's all.

Just how deep do you have your claws into your subordinates?

Anyway, this works out perfectly.

Would you please tell me the story of how you came to be a Hell minion, Miss Rabbit?

I looked into it myself, and I found a few things.

Which of these is the original source?

CRACKLING MOUNTAIN

They changed a lot of it...

In the one I read many years ago, the tanuki kept destroying a farmer's crops,

and it starts when he was singing that awful song.

One little seed is just a seed, never be more than just a seed.

Never gonna see the sun or ever put out fruit!

The old man is frail and weak-kneed.

It went something like that.

Yes, it's the version with the song.

Right from the start, it's quite a story.

One day, after putting up with more than he could bear, the old man captured the tanuki.

But his kindly wife was moved by the tanuki's pleas, and untied the ropes.

Then the tanuki...

murdered the old woman.

He took her skin and wore it as a disguise,

as he fed a soup made from the woman's flesh to the old man.

And then...

The old man ate old woman soup! The old man ate old woman soup!

Nya-ha-ha-ha!

He sang his crazed song, and escaped, cackling as he went.

That's the one!

I can see why they started omitting that part. The lyrics are a little hard-hitting.

There's a Crackling Mountain nursery song, too.

But it's not very famous, possibly because of the disturbing content.

That's right.

WAS there a nursery song about that?

Written by Rentaro Taki. You know.

In the clear weather of spring

Huh?! The guy who wrote Hana? That's a big deal. In the clear weather of spring

Huh?! The guy who wrote Hana? That's a big deal.

Go.

Crackle, crackle, I hear crackling. Oh, what could it be?

It's the crackling of the mountain, Crackling Mountain.

Tanuki keeps walking forward, little does he know.

Rabbit is behind him making crackle, crackle, crackle.

Whoosh whoosh, I hear whooshing. Oh, what could it be?

It's the whooshing of the mountain, Whooshing Mountain.

Tanuki's back caught on fire, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

He ran off to escape the heat, and made it that much worse.

Tanuki was in a boat-a boat made of mud.

Rabbit, too, was in a boat, a boat made of wood.

Off they go to cross the river, side by side.

But tanuki drowned in the river, splash, splash, splash.

Your voices together make it sound like an evil curse! Quit it!

Maybe so, but I think hearing the song in the innocent voices of children

would actually increase its terror level.

REALM OF MINCEMEAT LOUNGE

Shiro often sings the Momotaro song,

but I always have mixed feelings when I hear it.

What a tale to tell, what a tale to tell!

He took all the demons and beat them right soundly!

Then he took their plunder, yo-heave-ho!

Oh. The lyrics to verse five.

While we're on the subject, you know my least favorite song?

Once there was a priest, at a mountain temple.

We wanted to kick a ball, but had no ball to kick.

Instead he took himself a cat and stuffed it in a sack.

When he kicked it, the cat meowed!

Isn't that cat's me-yow-yow.

Even if it is just a figure of speech...

that priest makes me nervous... and angry.

Note: "Stepped on a Cat" was Popular Japanese name of the Flea Waltz. What about "Stepped on a Cat"?

DON'T GET ME STARTED!

I mean, why are cats always getting stepped on and kicked around?!

Cut it out, seriously!

I have one!

Note: A Japanese children's song so well-known, it is required curriculum in public schooling. In the song "My Home Town," there's a part that goes "I chased rabbits."

I CHASED RABBITS

Note: The words "chased" and "tasty" are homophones in Japanese. Until just recently, I thought it was "tasty rabbits."

I TASTY CHASED

RABBITS RABBITS

I think a lot of people make that mistake.

Not that being chased is much better.

Come to think of it, if I had made one false move, I would have been tanuki food.

Looking back, I took a big risk.

Believe it or not, I was a frail and delicate little bunny when I was born.

Oh! Yes, please, tell me about your upbringing.

Musty in her younger days

My upbringing? But I was a normal rabbit when I was young.

Two Months Old

Two months old.

Adult Rabbit

Adult rabbit.

PERFECT FORM

Perfect form!

I'm ashamed to say I haven't changed much.

No, something happened between your adult and perfect forms,

and I would love to hear more about it.

Well, it has been a while since I looked back on those days.

When I was a young rabbit, I got separated from my parents,

and the aforementioned old man and woman took me in. I owe them a lot.

But I'm a rabbit, so...

I reached the end of my life before the old couple did.

I worked in Heaven for a while, while I received an education.

Right when I was thinking about a new line of work,

I saw a wanted ad for Hell minions.

HELP WANTED -GHOSTLY OXEN CART -HELL MINION -COURIER SEE HOZUKI, CHIEF OF STAFF

TO GREAT KING ENMA I saw a wanted ad for Hell minions.

HELP WANTED -GHOSTLY OXEN CART -HELL MINION -COURIER SEE HOZUKI, CHIEF OF STAFF TO GREAT KING ENMA

I was interested.

Three months before I left my job, I talked to my boss.

Why not?

You're ready to make it on your own.

And you learned faster than anyone else here.

However...

the Chief of Staff at the Enma offices is the darkest, most vile demon in history. Be careful.

In the past, girls dumped me, and Kirin and Ho-oh beat up on me because of him.

He's bad luck, I tell you!

You might find a use for it, so I'll teach you how to make mustard miso.

Incidentally,

they discover a new hottest thing every year, so make sure to use that for the spice.

And if you can manage it,

use it on that vile Hell demon. Slather it on him, feed it to him, whatever it takes.

My boss was basically a good person.

But when it came to females, he acted on his unjustified anger in the stupidest ways.

CERTIFICATE OF GRADUATION

Nevertheless, I successfully graduated Shangri-La.

I went to the mundane world to show the old couple what I had made of myself.

That's when the previously discussed incident occurred.

Grandpa, please let me take care of this.

This humble white rabbit has trained with the gods.

LET ME TAKE CARE OF THIS!