Muteki Kanban Musume (無敵看板娘)

Muteki Kanban Musume

You may stammer when you speak, but deep in your heart...

You've got instincts that burn in a blaze of glory

I know it's in you

In love and at play somehow you have a reserved kind of common sense

I'm sure that at this rate... It'll just be an everyday prototype of life

Boys and girls, round and round Dance a radical dance

It's a delusion that you want to dance it, so shout, Live de Dive, Wild Spice

If you can just fly for a second

You want to lay claim to your dreams

Go forth into the invincible present! Get up and go!

This is Hanamimachi.

I run a vegetable and fruit stand at the corner of...

...your typical neighborhood shopping arcade.

And next door to my shop is a Chinese restaurant called Onimaru.

THE INVINCIBLE POSTER GIRL

THE INVINCIBLE POSTER GIRL

Morning!

Welcome!

I brought you the green onions you asked for.

That's right. Today the shop owner's only daughter Miki-chan is...

...making her debut as the poster girl for the shop. It's a very special day!

That Miki-chan's really working it, huh?

Well, what do you expect? It's the perfect job for her!

As her mother, though, I'm a little worried about her.

Oh, come on.

It's a job that calls for real stamina, after all.

And you know, Miki-chan's stamina is way beyond normal!

She's got powerful legs that can take her over 2 meters in the high jump!

And she can fling me to the side with that cannon of an arm!

You mean she's tossed you?

You really overestimate her, you know.

And, her natural recklessness and the cramped quarters in this shop...

...can combine to transform her into a terrifying lethal weapon!

Hot!

Didn't I tell you?

What do you mean, didn't I tell you?

I did it again! What do you mean, didn't I tell you?

Cut it out, for heaven's sake!

Hey, I've got the motivation, so the technique should follow, right?

You don't get to say stuff like that till after you earn my respect!

You mean you don't respect me?

Why would respect that?

I'll respect you if you do a good job!

But I am!

Okay, I think I'll be going now...

How can you say that, you messed up!

I'll get the hang of it in no time! I'm your own daughter!

Ouch, ouch!

What did you say? You got a lot of nerve!

Yeah, so do you!

My, my... those youngsters are so full of energy.

That's why people stopped coming in.

Miki?

I know you're not much at handling customers, but can you do me a favor?

Those two are obstructing business! Make that commotion go away!

Okay!

I'll show them how foolish it is to promote unnecessary confrontation!

Obviously, you've got something else in mind...

You just want to set the record straight, isn't that right?

Then, why don't you do it in here?

Are you crazy? Bringing those hoods inside?

What the hell?

Just butt out!

I have no intention of butting in, but you're the ones who need to butt out!

I'm saying if you gotta fight, at least...

...do something for the shop!

EATING CONTEST

Why?

There won't be any blood, and you won't break any bones...

It's a peaceful one-on-one!

So whoever loses has to foot the bill, right?

Oh, don't be such a jerk!

Peaceful?

Were you born yesterday or what?

It's not money the loser's gonna pay with...

It'll be...

...his life!

The word "peace" has just died a resounding death.

What should we do?

The thing is, we can't leave now.

All right! Let's do it!

No way out of it... I'm challenging you!

Right!

Stop!

Hey!

Why are you scarfing it down?

I forgot, there's one more thing...

The final factor that raises Miki-chan's physical powers to lethal status...

Well, it's because you were being such wusses about your own fight!

I couldn't stand it anymore!

It's that terrible temper of hers.

Just shut up and beat the hell out of each other! Eat your brains out!

You're both really boring me right now!

Who the hell is this girl?

Just shut up and start fighting! Feel the fire!

Miki-chan, you just want to make a commotion...

As if!

Kids nowadays are brainwashed by what they see on TV, and with no way...

...to measure their own abilities, stress and frustration keeps building up.

So just one look at each other and the fists start flying!

I'm doing this to steer them away from senseless acts of violence!

You got a problem with that?

We do!

I've had enough of you!

Don't you see you're making trouble for the customers?

No, actually you're entertaining them.

Amazing... it's only the first episode and the heroine just puked.

For God's sake, can you try ruining our reputation any faster?

Oh, shut up!

Who in their right mind would lay a body-blow on someone who just ate?

You're fired!

You made my day!

I'm disowning you!

Before I go, we're gonna settle this! Step outside!

Don't speak to your mother like that!

What an ugly sight...

Don't want to grow up...

...to be like them!

I guess we shouldn't fight after all.

Yeah.

Wanna go somewhere to eat?

Sure...

All right! What a feat I pulled off on my first day!

I reformed two delinquents while I was on the job!

You trapped the boys inside the shop and made an ugly display of yourself...

That's what you did!

When I was little, I really didn't like the family business...

But look at me working it now! It's the perfect job for me!

But you haven't done a lick of work yet.

If you're here, you'll only make trouble for the customers...

...so I want you to go make some deliveries. Here!

All right!

Now remember, Miki...

You don't have to tell me. "Speedy Deliveries," right?

That's right.

I'm off!

Oh, no...

Miki, you forgot this...

There, eat up, boy!

Don't feed it to him!

I told you... he looked really hungry, and I felt so sorry for him!

Really, you tear the shop apart...

Uh, well, that wasn't just Miki, you know...

And you feed the delivery noodles to a stray dog!

How could I just ignore him? Mom, try putting yourself in his place!

Put myself in...

You know... let's say you were the ugly stray dog...

Ugly?

I told you, just leave those strays alone!

But how can I leave them alone?

There's so much looking the other way and leaving people to die in this world...

I don't ever want to turn into such a cold-hearted person!

You can start being idealistic after you've learned to...

...stand on your own two feet!

Now go on over to the Terada-san house.

Speedy Delivery, huh?

But one look at something like that...

...and I just can't control myself anymore!

Are you tailing me?

Spying on me... that's a dirty trick!

Huh?

You're right in front of the shop!

ONIMARU

How many seconds does it take before you forget what you've been told?

Um...

If you don't get your act together...

...I'm gonna fire you even if you are family!

I'm trying as hard as I can, you know, Speedy Delivery...

All right, let's do it!

Right!

Just one more out!

Darn, it's foul!

Normally, I'd make a mad dash and catch it for them...

I'm really sorry, kids, I've got to make a Speedy Delivery...

...so please forgive your heartless Big Sister!

Uh-oh, that's the Terada-san house!

We'll be in for it if we break a window!

Terada-san is really scary!

Terada?

That's where I'm making my delivery!

Uh-oh, she's not gonna make it!

It's gonna break the window!

Awesome...

I wish...

Ah... I'm so fired.

Terada Hardware Store

Take this!

Onimaru Style!

ONIMARU STYLE

Burial Technique!

ONIMARU STYLE BURIAL TECHNIQUE

Royal Fist Pulverizing Palm!

ROYAL FIST PULVERIZING PALM

I thought you said "palm"!

Naïve!

But anyway, that's so typical of Miki-chan...

She can't leave well enough alone.

Been that way since she was little... She can't leave well enough alone.

Hey, Mom! I brought home some stray kittens!