Chuukan Kanriroku Tonegawa (2018): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
This is where a man became a legend.
Faced with overwhelming odds,
he struggled, struggled,
and struggled...
He fell countless times,
only to climb his way back up!
And in spite of never-ending struggles,
he pushed forward.
The legendary pariah...
His name is Itou Kaiji!
Itou Kaiji
Kaiji: a man who had an average
and indulgent lifestyle,
until he was forced to
shoulder a sizable debt,
and was then lured into pursuing
the ultimate means of
Endou Financing
repaying it by his debt collector, Endou!
Loan Agreement
That was...
Psst...
the luxury liner of hope, Espoir!
Espoir
Gathered onboard are losers
similar to Kaiji.
A mob of scum!
All guests for a one-night cruise!
And so begins the legend!
The men engage in a contest known as...
Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors
Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors!
At a glance, it looks like
a simple game of chance.
But thanks to prodigious inspiration
and sharp observation, he survives!
Starside Hotel
Another trial awaits...
A hell harsher than even the Espoir:
The Brave Men Road!
Brave Men Road
A chilling game that
puts him head-to-head
with death by crossing an iron beam!
One wrong step, and it's a long way down!
But Kaiji manages to be the sole survivor!
Destiny calls him to the
table of yet another game...
Waiting for him is the president of
the Teiai Group, Hyoudou Kazutaka!
Hyoudou Kazutaka
A monster that reigns over the underworld!
And acting as Hyoudou's agent is this man...
Tonegawa Yukio!
Tonegawa Yukio
All-encompassing powers of observation.
Demonic mental fortitude.
The Teiai Group's number-two man!
Tonegawa completely dominates Kaiji.
E-Card
He never gives the slightest opening.
Everything plays out one-sidedly,
exactly as he plans.
However, he's so sharp...
that he ends up cutting himself.
Thank you...
for being exceptional.
An unthinkable loss.
The president was furious!
Tonegawa is laid low because
of how exceptional he is.
He's forced to risk his own flesh to atone
in the most agonizing way imaginable!
That was...
the Roasting Kneeling!
Roasting Kneeling
Yes, this man is the legendary foil of
the legendary Itou Kaiji, Tonegawa Yukio!
Our story begins before Tonegawa
ever encountered Kaiji.
So he finally flew the coop...
Agenda 01
Initiative
He sure gave us a lot of trouble.
If he was going to skip town,
he should've just paid his debt on time.
I'd guess the whole family is up in
the mountains or in the Sea of Japan.
And either way...
Well, on to the next one.
Chief, I'm off to set up the
contract with Marutomi Commerce.
Right. I'm counting on you.
That's a lovely watch.
Oh, it's just a cheap one.
See ya.
He always looks so good.
I heard his engagement with the
director's daughter is going well, too.
This is a nice office you have here...
Y-You guys can't show up at my workplace!
Hey, we're working, too.
A cheap watch, huh?
I'd say it cost around 300,000 yen.
I know it's important to look good,
but you have to pay your debts, too.
It'd be wise to have
your affairs in order...
or that marriage proposal of
yours might just fall through.
I-I'll pay! I'll pay you, okay?!
There's still time before my manicure...
Maybe I'll go shopping for makeup.
The Morikoshi Department Store, please.
I think it's faster to walk there from here.
Shut up and drive!
Wh-Who are you people?!
That's a lot of shopping
you have there, ma'am.
Might I ask where you got the money for it all?
W-Well...
You haven't made any payments
in a while, you know.
And if you can't manage something soon,
this taxi is going to take you someplace
much farther away than your
Morikoshi Department Store.
I-I'm so sorry!
I'll pay it back! I swear I will!
Dom Peri! Dom Peri!
I always feel the most
comfortable next to you, Azusa.
I can really be myself, you know?
I'm so glad to hear it!
You're perfect in my eyes.
Here's some spending money.
And let's get another Dom Peri!
That's another bottle of Dom Pérignon!
Thank you so much!
Easy money.
What the hell are you—
This still doesn't cover it.
Uh, well...
I just need more time!
Put all of this on 6-3!
I wouldn't, if I were you.
No one asked y—
Your debt just gets bigger, and it's
because you waste it on crap like this.
You know what you could do
instead of throwing it away?
R-Right!
It seemed like he had flipped, at first.
Teiai Group
Going on about how we coerced
him, how it was illegal...
And the next thing I knew, he started crying.
You didn't push hard enough.
Look, I didn't say I wasn't gonna pay you.
The fact is, you haven't.
See, the thing is, that's only because
the interest has gotten crazy.
The interest rate was
detailed in the contract.
To be honest, I was kinda
desperate when I got the loan,
so I didn't read it that closely.
Buddy, you'd better not push your luck.
See, there it is! That whole
intimidation thing. It's just wrong.
You really wanna go all the way with this?
Because it's you guys who
are gonna be in trouble.
That's what I thought!
I mean, the interest rates
you people charge are insane.
Look, I can't have you
showing up here every day.
I'm trying to run a business here.
I couldn't care less what you're trying to do.
I want money, not talk.
Looks like they finally went
for the jugular with that guy.
Yeah, and after he was laughing about
bringing them down the other day.
The registry and deed.
You're the boss, right?!
Just give me some more time!
I wanted to pay you back! I swear!
What you want weighs less than
a single bill of currency.
Let's go.
Y-Yes, sir.
Damn it, it's society's fault!
If people just gave me some respect...
Shit! Shit!
Damn trash... Does he expect
society to mother him?
Money matters are life and death matters.
Society isn't your mother.
The maxims of Tonegawa:
"Society isn't your mother."
This is a man who takes
his own words seriously,
using them to push himself to the next level!
That is Tonegawa Yukio!
The man who survived the carnage of the
Teiai Group to become its number-two man!
we're always by your side
here at Teiai Finance.
Finance
Plan responsibly.
Teiai Group
1 Box:
1 Day's Worth
of Vegetables
Tonegawa-sensei,
the president wants to see you.
Understood.
The only hurdle in Tonegawa Yukio's way?
The emperor of the company he works
at... its dictator, and its tyrant.
The president: Hyoudou Kazutaka!
I'm here, sir—
Bored.
This is dull. I'm fed up.
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Tonegawa realizes instinctively...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
that the next few words out of
the president's mouth would
open the door to new carnage!
Trapping him in a bottomless bog!
It would mark the descent of death
itself, opening Hell's gate!
Television, movies, music, it's all a farce.
This pablum about love, romance,
how we're not alone in the world...
Longing to see someone...
But then not wanting to see them,
but in the end they do?
"My bangs are too short!" "My jeans are
too tight!" and all their complaints...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
None of them understands
what it means to be human.
It's a sham. It's a mockery.
I want something authentic.
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
I want a front row seat to see
the ugliest side of humanity,
the most extreme of extremes...
Our true nature:
destruction, despair, and death.
Now that is true entertainment. Sincere joy.
Don't you agree, Tonegawa, my boy?
Yes, I do, sir.
Well, then...
Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst...
The gate to Hell opens!
That's your new project.
Something to make my flesh
quake with excitement!
A fight to the death among human filth,
to energize every cell in my body!
A death game
A death game!
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst...
Understood, sir.
Tonegawa is struck out of the blue,
before the weekend begins!
A trial has arrived!
Despite his status as an executive
with countless men in his employ,
he is dominated!
Ensuring President Hyoudou's good
mood always, always takes priority!
He knows this better than anyone,
because of his status as middle management!
It all falls apart... again!
My weekend golf plans... up in smoke!
This is a tale of the struggles with
his position and its complications:
Just a small, quaint story of
the legendary Tonegawa Yukio!
Middle Management Blues
Mr. Tonegawa
Tonegawa Yukio. The Teiai
Group's highest ranked manager,
the president's right-hand man.
Meeting Room 3
Under Hyoudou's orders, a new
project team is gathered.
Men in black are chosen
from various departments.
This is the first time they will be
working under Tonegawa directly.
Now, then...
We're initiating a new project.
Failure isn't an option.
Our goal is a diabolical diversion,
a game, to entertain the president.
And the first step is to come up with ideas.
That, however, can wait.
We're starting...
with introductions!
The whole lot of you look too much alike.
It's like you were cut from the same
cloth—not a speck of individuality.
A bunch of men in their
thirties or thereabouts,
in the same suit,
wearing the same sunglasses...
How the hell do I tell you apart?!
Now, granted, those suits
are standard here at Teiai.
President Hyoudou himself made that call.
That being the case, I can't order
you to change into casual clothes.
Tonegawa Yukio: The Middle Manager.
Seeing as I can't do that,
I want introductions.
Your names, and any hobbies
or special talents you have.
We'll go down the line.
Starting with you.
Get a move on, now.
R-Right!
If I remember right, he used
to work under the president...
I'm Yamazaki. Yamazaki Kenji.
My hobby is bowling!
Yamazaki... Yamazaki...
You're Yamazaki. Right, next.
R-Right!
I'm Saemon-saburou Jirou!
Psst...
My hobby is bowling, and...
Hold on.
That sounded like two people...
enough names for two people.
Saburou Shiro, like some kind of comedy duo...
Oh, no, sir!
Saemon-saburou is my family name.
Saemon-saburou
Jirou
Plus, my name is Jirou.
Saemon-saburou Jirou
Altogether, it's Saemon-saburou Jirou!
What?!
What a pain! It was going to be hard
enough to remember their names...
And now this idiot's family
name is making it worse!
Still, "Saemon-saburou"...
With a family name that weird,
it should be easy to
remember him, in particular.
The king of Teiai, President Hyoudou,
would never bother to learn
the names of his men in black.
All right, you there.
Sir!
But beneath him, things are different
for middle manager Tonegawa...
As someone who has to supervise
and organize these men,
he can't treat them as broadly
as the president does.
If anything, he will need their support
in order to ensure his career goes well.
For Tonegawa, the trust of these men
in black is a requirement to advance.
Which is why he remembers.
He holds his tongue, and remembers the
confusing names of these men in black.
Tonegawa Yukio: the middle manager.
Saemon-saburou... Saemon-saburou...
Next!
Kawasaki Toshimasa! My hobby is bowling!
It's a pleasure to work under you, sir!
Kawasaki, Kawasaki...
Well, at least his name is normal enough.
No, wait!
This is bad!
Kawasaki
Kawasaki is bad!
The first one's name was Yamazaki!
Kawasaki
Yamazaki
Their names end the same way!
What a pain in the ass!
It's possible that if he hadn't
noticed the similarity,
he may have been able to
memorize both with ease.
But because he noticed... he struggles!
And Tonegawa noticed!
It's only natural that he would!
That's because...
He is a winner, and observations
like that are what have allowed him
to come out on top so many times before!
A realization made because he's exceptional!
Next!
Y-Yes, sir!
Come on, have an
easy-to-remember family name...
Tonegawa wishes. And then...
Ogino... Ogino Keiichi. My hobby is bowling.
All right!
Surely this is divine providence!
Ogino. You're Ogino, then, right?
Yes, sir...
Very good.
An Ogino, at a time like this!
What a windfall!
It's a ray of hope shining down!
All right, next.
Psst...
What was that?!
Psst... Psst...
Suddenly, an inexplicable
dread seizes Tonegawa.
Psst... Psst...
He doesn't know what it is... but...
It's an unpleasant premonition,
like something coiling around his neck...
I-Is something wrong, Tonegawa-sensei?
N-No, it's nothing. Next man, you're up.
I must be imagining it. I have to be.
But soon, the reason for his
ominous dread will become obvious.
I'm Hagio. Hagio Junichi.
My hobby is bowl—
Hagino
Hagino and Ogio!
Hagino
Ogio
This can't be a coincidence!
T-Tonegawa-sensei...
It's the other way around.
Ogino and Hagio.
Ogino
Hagio
Tonegawa hits his limit! His wall!
And something's about to crumble!
He can hear it within himself!
What difference does it make, damn it?!
I've had enough!
You're all getting name changes!
I'm giving you names I can remember!
And not just your names! Your hobbies!
Every last one of you is into bowling?!
What are you, teenagers?!
Or were you all born in some
kind of bowling village?!
Here we are. You're "Gutter Balls."
Every last one of you will
now be known as Gutter Ball!
And your scores are all zero!
Isn't one of you capable of a strike?!
Can't one of you throw a strike
into my memory?! Into my brain?!
Strike!
Damn it, Kawasaki, say something!
It's Yamazaki, sir.
This meeting would ultimately end
after a lot of incoherent babble,
finishing with absolutely no progress.
Too bad, Tonegawa.
Meeting Room 3
Gutter Balls, huh?
Tonegawa-sensei was really pissed.
This is bad.
Yeah.
Seriously!
All right, let's go bowling!
Might as well.
Maybe I can manage an all-spare game.
He didn't have much luck
with his subordinates.
But hang in there, Tonegawa!
Don't give up, Tonegawa!
This is the story of a lone
man who struggles as
an employer to his employees,
the men in black...
Tonegawa Yukio: Middle Manager!
Next time: "Conjecture."
Conjecture
Faced with overwhelming odds,
he struggled, struggled,
and struggled...
He fell countless times,
only to climb his way back up!
And in spite of never-ending struggles,
he pushed forward.
The legendary pariah...
His name is Itou Kaiji!
Itou Kaiji
Kaiji: a man who had an average
and indulgent lifestyle,
until he was forced to
shoulder a sizable debt,
and was then lured into pursuing
the ultimate means of
Endou Financing
repaying it by his debt collector, Endou!
Loan Agreement
That was...
Psst...
the luxury liner of hope, Espoir!
Espoir
Gathered onboard are losers
similar to Kaiji.
A mob of scum!
All guests for a one-night cruise!
And so begins the legend!
The men engage in a contest known as...
Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors
Restricted Rock-Paper-Scissors!
At a glance, it looks like
a simple game of chance.
But thanks to prodigious inspiration
and sharp observation, he survives!
Starside Hotel
Another trial awaits...
A hell harsher than even the Espoir:
The Brave Men Road!
Brave Men Road
A chilling game that
puts him head-to-head
with death by crossing an iron beam!
One wrong step, and it's a long way down!
But Kaiji manages to be the sole survivor!
Destiny calls him to the
table of yet another game...
Waiting for him is the president of
the Teiai Group, Hyoudou Kazutaka!
Hyoudou Kazutaka
A monster that reigns over the underworld!
And acting as Hyoudou's agent is this man...
Tonegawa Yukio!
Tonegawa Yukio
All-encompassing powers of observation.
Demonic mental fortitude.
The Teiai Group's number-two man!
Tonegawa completely dominates Kaiji.
E-Card
He never gives the slightest opening.
Everything plays out one-sidedly,
exactly as he plans.
However, he's so sharp...
that he ends up cutting himself.
Thank you...
for being exceptional.
An unthinkable loss.
The president was furious!
Tonegawa is laid low because
of how exceptional he is.
He's forced to risk his own flesh to atone
in the most agonizing way imaginable!
That was...
the Roasting Kneeling!
Roasting Kneeling
Yes, this man is the legendary foil of
the legendary Itou Kaiji, Tonegawa Yukio!
Our story begins before Tonegawa
ever encountered Kaiji.
So he finally flew the coop...
Agenda 01
Initiative
He sure gave us a lot of trouble.
If he was going to skip town,
he should've just paid his debt on time.
I'd guess the whole family is up in
the mountains or in the Sea of Japan.
And either way...
Well, on to the next one.
Chief, I'm off to set up the
contract with Marutomi Commerce.
Right. I'm counting on you.
That's a lovely watch.
Oh, it's just a cheap one.
See ya.
He always looks so good.
I heard his engagement with the
director's daughter is going well, too.
This is a nice office you have here...
Y-You guys can't show up at my workplace!
Hey, we're working, too.
A cheap watch, huh?
I'd say it cost around 300,000 yen.
I know it's important to look good,
but you have to pay your debts, too.
It'd be wise to have
your affairs in order...
or that marriage proposal of
yours might just fall through.
I-I'll pay! I'll pay you, okay?!
There's still time before my manicure...
Maybe I'll go shopping for makeup.
The Morikoshi Department Store, please.
I think it's faster to walk there from here.
Shut up and drive!
Wh-Who are you people?!
That's a lot of shopping
you have there, ma'am.
Might I ask where you got the money for it all?
W-Well...
You haven't made any payments
in a while, you know.
And if you can't manage something soon,
this taxi is going to take you someplace
much farther away than your
Morikoshi Department Store.
I-I'm so sorry!
I'll pay it back! I swear I will!
Dom Peri! Dom Peri!
I always feel the most
comfortable next to you, Azusa.
I can really be myself, you know?
I'm so glad to hear it!
You're perfect in my eyes.
Here's some spending money.
And let's get another Dom Peri!
That's another bottle of Dom Pérignon!
Thank you so much!
Easy money.
What the hell are you—
This still doesn't cover it.
Uh, well...
I just need more time!
Put all of this on 6-3!
I wouldn't, if I were you.
No one asked y—
Your debt just gets bigger, and it's
because you waste it on crap like this.
You know what you could do
instead of throwing it away?
R-Right!
It seemed like he had flipped, at first.
Teiai Group
Going on about how we coerced
him, how it was illegal...
And the next thing I knew, he started crying.
You didn't push hard enough.
Look, I didn't say I wasn't gonna pay you.
The fact is, you haven't.
See, the thing is, that's only because
the interest has gotten crazy.
The interest rate was
detailed in the contract.
To be honest, I was kinda
desperate when I got the loan,
so I didn't read it that closely.
Buddy, you'd better not push your luck.
See, there it is! That whole
intimidation thing. It's just wrong.
You really wanna go all the way with this?
Because it's you guys who
are gonna be in trouble.
That's what I thought!
I mean, the interest rates
you people charge are insane.
Look, I can't have you
showing up here every day.
I'm trying to run a business here.
I couldn't care less what you're trying to do.
I want money, not talk.
Looks like they finally went
for the jugular with that guy.
Yeah, and after he was laughing about
bringing them down the other day.
The registry and deed.
You're the boss, right?!
Just give me some more time!
I wanted to pay you back! I swear!
What you want weighs less than
a single bill of currency.
Let's go.
Y-Yes, sir.
Damn it, it's society's fault!
If people just gave me some respect...
Shit! Shit!
Damn trash... Does he expect
society to mother him?
Money matters are life and death matters.
Society isn't your mother.
The maxims of Tonegawa:
"Society isn't your mother."
This is a man who takes
his own words seriously,
using them to push himself to the next level!
That is Tonegawa Yukio!
The man who survived the carnage of the
Teiai Group to become its number-two man!
we're always by your side
here at Teiai Finance.
Finance
Plan responsibly.
Teiai Group
1 Box:
1 Day's Worth
of Vegetables
Tonegawa-sensei,
the president wants to see you.
Understood.
The only hurdle in Tonegawa Yukio's way?
The emperor of the company he works
at... its dictator, and its tyrant.
The president: Hyoudou Kazutaka!
I'm here, sir—
Bored.
This is dull. I'm fed up.
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Tonegawa realizes instinctively...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
that the next few words out of
the president's mouth would
open the door to new carnage!
Trapping him in a bottomless bog!
It would mark the descent of death
itself, opening Hell's gate!
Television, movies, music, it's all a farce.
This pablum about love, romance,
how we're not alone in the world...
Longing to see someone...
But then not wanting to see them,
but in the end they do?
"My bangs are too short!" "My jeans are
too tight!" and all their complaints...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
None of them understands
what it means to be human.
It's a sham. It's a mockery.
I want something authentic.
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst... Psst...
I want a front row seat to see
the ugliest side of humanity,
the most extreme of extremes...
Our true nature:
destruction, despair, and death.
Now that is true entertainment. Sincere joy.
Don't you agree, Tonegawa, my boy?
Yes, I do, sir.
Well, then...
Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst...
The gate to Hell opens!
That's your new project.
Something to make my flesh
quake with excitement!
A fight to the death among human filth,
to energize every cell in my body!
A death game
A death game!
Psst... Psst... Psst...
Psst... Psst...
Understood, sir.
Tonegawa is struck out of the blue,
before the weekend begins!
A trial has arrived!
Despite his status as an executive
with countless men in his employ,
he is dominated!
Ensuring President Hyoudou's good
mood always, always takes priority!
He knows this better than anyone,
because of his status as middle management!
It all falls apart... again!
My weekend golf plans... up in smoke!
This is a tale of the struggles with
his position and its complications:
Just a small, quaint story of
the legendary Tonegawa Yukio!
Middle Management Blues
Mr. Tonegawa
Tonegawa Yukio. The Teiai
Group's highest ranked manager,
the president's right-hand man.
Meeting Room 3
Under Hyoudou's orders, a new
project team is gathered.
Men in black are chosen
from various departments.
This is the first time they will be
working under Tonegawa directly.
Now, then...
We're initiating a new project.
Failure isn't an option.
Our goal is a diabolical diversion,
a game, to entertain the president.
And the first step is to come up with ideas.
That, however, can wait.
We're starting...
with introductions!
The whole lot of you look too much alike.
It's like you were cut from the same
cloth—not a speck of individuality.
A bunch of men in their
thirties or thereabouts,
in the same suit,
wearing the same sunglasses...
How the hell do I tell you apart?!
Now, granted, those suits
are standard here at Teiai.
President Hyoudou himself made that call.
That being the case, I can't order
you to change into casual clothes.
Tonegawa Yukio: The Middle Manager.
Seeing as I can't do that,
I want introductions.
Your names, and any hobbies
or special talents you have.
We'll go down the line.
Starting with you.
Get a move on, now.
R-Right!
If I remember right, he used
to work under the president...
I'm Yamazaki. Yamazaki Kenji.
My hobby is bowling!
Yamazaki... Yamazaki...
You're Yamazaki. Right, next.
R-Right!
I'm Saemon-saburou Jirou!
Psst...
My hobby is bowling, and...
Hold on.
That sounded like two people...
enough names for two people.
Saburou Shiro, like some kind of comedy duo...
Oh, no, sir!
Saemon-saburou is my family name.
Saemon-saburou
Jirou
Plus, my name is Jirou.
Saemon-saburou Jirou
Altogether, it's Saemon-saburou Jirou!
What?!
What a pain! It was going to be hard
enough to remember their names...
And now this idiot's family
name is making it worse!
Still, "Saemon-saburou"...
With a family name that weird,
it should be easy to
remember him, in particular.
The king of Teiai, President Hyoudou,
would never bother to learn
the names of his men in black.
All right, you there.
Sir!
But beneath him, things are different
for middle manager Tonegawa...
As someone who has to supervise
and organize these men,
he can't treat them as broadly
as the president does.
If anything, he will need their support
in order to ensure his career goes well.
For Tonegawa, the trust of these men
in black is a requirement to advance.
Which is why he remembers.
He holds his tongue, and remembers the
confusing names of these men in black.
Tonegawa Yukio: the middle manager.
Saemon-saburou... Saemon-saburou...
Next!
Kawasaki Toshimasa! My hobby is bowling!
It's a pleasure to work under you, sir!
Kawasaki, Kawasaki...
Well, at least his name is normal enough.
No, wait!
This is bad!
Kawasaki
Kawasaki is bad!
The first one's name was Yamazaki!
Kawasaki
Yamazaki
Their names end the same way!
What a pain in the ass!
It's possible that if he hadn't
noticed the similarity,
he may have been able to
memorize both with ease.
But because he noticed... he struggles!
And Tonegawa noticed!
It's only natural that he would!
That's because...
He is a winner, and observations
like that are what have allowed him
to come out on top so many times before!
A realization made because he's exceptional!
Next!
Y-Yes, sir!
Come on, have an
easy-to-remember family name...
Tonegawa wishes. And then...
Ogino... Ogino Keiichi. My hobby is bowling.
All right!
Surely this is divine providence!
Ogino. You're Ogino, then, right?
Yes, sir...
Very good.
An Ogino, at a time like this!
What a windfall!
It's a ray of hope shining down!
All right, next.
Psst...
What was that?!
Psst... Psst...
Suddenly, an inexplicable
dread seizes Tonegawa.
Psst... Psst...
He doesn't know what it is... but...
It's an unpleasant premonition,
like something coiling around his neck...
I-Is something wrong, Tonegawa-sensei?
N-No, it's nothing. Next man, you're up.
I must be imagining it. I have to be.
But soon, the reason for his
ominous dread will become obvious.
I'm Hagio. Hagio Junichi.
My hobby is bowl—
Hagino
Hagino and Ogio!
Hagino
Ogio
This can't be a coincidence!
T-Tonegawa-sensei...
It's the other way around.
Ogino and Hagio.
Ogino
Hagio
Tonegawa hits his limit! His wall!
And something's about to crumble!
He can hear it within himself!
What difference does it make, damn it?!
I've had enough!
You're all getting name changes!
I'm giving you names I can remember!
And not just your names! Your hobbies!
Every last one of you is into bowling?!
What are you, teenagers?!
Or were you all born in some
kind of bowling village?!
Here we are. You're "Gutter Balls."
Every last one of you will
now be known as Gutter Ball!
And your scores are all zero!
Isn't one of you capable of a strike?!
Can't one of you throw a strike
into my memory?! Into my brain?!
Strike!
Damn it, Kawasaki, say something!
It's Yamazaki, sir.
This meeting would ultimately end
after a lot of incoherent babble,
finishing with absolutely no progress.
Too bad, Tonegawa.
Meeting Room 3
Gutter Balls, huh?
Tonegawa-sensei was really pissed.
This is bad.
Yeah.
Seriously!
All right, let's go bowling!
Might as well.
Maybe I can manage an all-spare game.
He didn't have much luck
with his subordinates.
But hang in there, Tonegawa!
Don't give up, Tonegawa!
This is the story of a lone
man who struggles as
an employer to his employees,
the men in black...
Tonegawa Yukio: Middle Manager!
Next time: "Conjecture."
Conjecture