Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari (Poco's Udon World)

Tawara Noodles

Hey, Nakaji.

Do "zoom" again.

No way. I'm tuckered out.

Hey! Excuse me!

Don't you come over to our house to play a dad on Sunday.

You're in the way.

Souta!

Why is Rinko here?

Because...

Tomorrow's the anniversary of our mom's death.

Poco's Udon World

Episode 10: "The Reservoir"

You look just like a dad.

Shut up.

Zoom!

I just can't seem to unwind.

Zoom! Zoom!

What's wrong? Have another fight with your dad?

Turns out I'm gonna do marriage interviews.

Marriage interviews, huh?

Oh, Auntie Taeko nags Souta about those, too.

Yeah.

Huh?!

Who's doing it?

Me.

You're kidding me!

I'm serious.

My ma's been naggin' me about it for the longest time.

She finally got me to give in by crying.

I know I'm nagging, but...

Can't you do it just as a formality?

To put your mother's mind at ease a little?

Argh! Okay, okay!

I'll do it, so stop cryin', will ya?

So even you listen when your mom cries to you...

Anybody would.

Oh, yeah?

Is that how it is?

I can't remember ever seeing our mom cry.

What are ya sayin'?

Huh?

You ain't married. Don't got a girlfriend.

And, on top of that, you've got a kid.

If Mom were alive to see this, you bet she'd be cryin'.

Anyhow, the cleaning's done.

Should we make some lunch?

Lunch! Lunch!

Shinobu-chan, you're gonna eat here, too, right?

"We"? You'll be drinking sake while I make it...

No. You sit down an' wait.

Huh?

I won't be drinkin'.

Today...

I'm cookin'!

Huh? Why?

What brought about this turn of events?

Yummy?

But you can't cook, right?

Hey! It's not that I can't cook.

I just don't.

Uh...

Maybe I should go home.

Rin, what are you making?

Hmm? It's a surprise.

Poco-chan, knives are dangerous, so stay back now, you hear?

What's she making in there?

It smells pretty good, like sesame oil...

Hey, Souta. Is it just me, or is Rinko actin' funny?

Huh?

Is it trouble at home?

No way...

I don't need a heavy-drinking wife who can't cook.

Whaaat?

Divorce

Divorce?!

Food's ready!

Here. It's Manba no Ken-chan.

Ken-chan? Who's that?

Ken-chan means kenchin. That's tofu and veggies.

Eat up, now!

Rinko's cooking...

Huh? Somethin' wrong, you two?

N-No, it's nothing.

Let's eat!

Huh?! Poco!

Huh? Is it good?

Nah, he'll eat anything. Ya can't count on him.

Excuse me!

Look at him.

He obviously thinks it's... good...

Hey! He's frozen!

Poco?!

What the heck did you make?

What is this? So bitter...

There's this awful bitter taste in my mouth...

Sis, did you boil the manba leaves?

Huh?

Raw manba has a harsh taste. You have to boil it out!

I didn't know that...

Jeez, if it's beyond you, then don't cook!

Souta!

Sis... Er, I...

Even if it's beyond me...

Even if it's beyond me,

this time, I wanted to get good at it!

She's a pain in the neck.

How long are ya gonna follow me?

Hey! What's so funny?

It's just...

This same thing happened before. Do ya remember?

It was when Souta hurt his leg in that accident.

Remember how he hit his head

and didn't wake up for two days?

When you an' I were goin' home after a hospital visit,

we walked around the reservoir again and again, just like now.

How long are ya gonna follow me?

Until ya stop cryin'.

Don't cry! You're overreactin'.

My pa said Souta would be fine, didn't he?

That he'll wake up real soon.

It was the same when our mom was sick.

They said she'd be better soon.

They said she'd be out of the hospital before we knew it, and then she...

Shinobu-chan!

Oh, God! What if Souta dies?

This rain came out of nowhere...

It's pourin' pretty hard.

It'll clear up soon.

Oh, yeah. Your marriage interviews...

Hope ya find someone nice.

I'm only doin' it for the sake of formality.

Your taste in women is pretty bad.

Marriage interviews might be just the thing for you.

Hey, you...

I'm tellin' you this 'cause it was a long time ago now, but...

Way back when, I...

I had this crush on you.

Oh, really?

"Oh, really"?!

Well, thinking about it now,

I might have had this feeling that maybe you did.

Are you kidding me? What's with that?

Women are scary. Scary!

But...

Huh?

I've always thought of you like family.

No, you are family.

Family? Even though we're not related?

You don't have to be related to be family.

I had my concerns about it,

but even Souta and Poco-chan...

They're a real family now, aren't they?

Souta won't say anything about it,

but I know he plans on raising Poco-chan as his own.

Will he be a good parent?

Family, huh?

Ah, don't!

No smoking!

Huh? Why not?

You've never said a word against smoking before!

Are you harassing me? Ticks me off!

Sorry, sorry.

Shinobu-chan.

Listen...

Soon, I'm...

gonna be a mom.

What?

Rinko, what do you want to be when you grow up?

I wanna be...

A mom like you!

Souta, stop cryin'.

If ya keep cryin', Mom'll be worried up in Heaven.

From now on, I'll be your mom, so...

So... don't you cry, now...

I gotta keep things together.

Like Mom did.

I gotta...

Hot!