Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 2 - Episode #1.2 - full transcript

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

Come on. Come on!

Huh? Morinoko?

I've finally found you.

Whoosh.

Ha ha! Take that, Oni!

You'll never hurt the Kami again!

Boom!

Whoosh.

Take that, Demon Moon. Kaboom!

That's just a taste
of what I'll do when the Oni come.



Real Kushi power.

- Ugh, I can't believe Onari's dad is...
- A great hero.

Bravo! Bravo!

Yeah, go, Onari!

Just because your dad
has some thunder power

- doesn't make you anything special.
- Oh, yeah, Onari rocks.

Children, it is true.
We have a thunder god in our village.

That means we don't have to worry
about the Oni anymore.

Right?

No. We are still in grave danger.

The Demon Moon is only weeks away,
and the Oni are not to be underestimated.

If we are to survive, you must all train
and master your Kushi power.

Hmm.

Oh, yeah, I'm so ready for this.



Wow, the daughter
of the great thunder god,

and I'm her best friend.

Huh?

Oh, goody, a paper theater show.

Come one, come all.

Hey.

Hey, everyone. Come around.
I've got candy. Join us.

Come on.

Okay, now, listen up.

We've got a story to tell,

and everyone wants to hear tales
of the vicious Oni.

- Whoa!
- Whoa.

Huh?

Everyone knows
that during the Demon Moon,

the vicious Oni attack the Kami.

But have you ever
heard the tale of the Mighty Storm Gods?

Mighty Storm Gods?

Anybody? No?

Kids these days.

Anyways, the Mighty Storm Gods.

When the wind howls
and the mountains shake,

you will know
the Mighty Storm Gods are at your side.

The Mighty Storm Gods
fearlessly plunge into battle

and will shred the Oni demons to pieces!

Kra-kow! Bang!

Look, that one must be Onari's dad.

- Onari's dad is so powerful.
- Yeah, we have a thunder god.

Na rid on!

Let's shoot lighting bolts again tonight.
Can we, can we? Please?

- What the...
- Duck?

Na rid on,
we're gonna save the whole village.

Those wicked Oni won't stand a chance.

Ha ha!

Ha!

Come on, what's first?

Drumming?

Or how about some cloud surfing?

Ah, right! We need to stretch first.

Wouldn't want to throw out
your good drumming arm.

You're not taking this seriously, are you?

Huh?

I'll get it.

Oh! It's you, paper theater guy.

That's right. The name's Putaro.

Hey, hey,
Mr. Famous Thunder God.

I finally found you, brother.

What? B-B-Brother?

And so I spent
the last ten years searching

for some sign of my one and only brother.

I have an uncle?

You have a brother? You never told me
you had a brother, Na rid on.

You know, we were quite the pair.

I've traveled the country telling everyone
about our adventures,

all the while dreaming of reuniting
the Mighty Storm Gods

to fight against the Oni.

And you found Na rid on.
Just in time for the Demon Moon.

You bet, clever girl.

She doesn't take after
our side of the family.

So, where's the old lady?

Uh, oh. Uh, my mom is...

I bet she ran away.

I know my crazy brother,
and I don't blame her.

Oh, he's an odd duck.

Yeah, I had almost lost all hope,

but when I saw
that impressive thunderstorm last night,

I knew it had to be you.

It-It was incredible!
Na rid on totally scared the Oni away.

Ha! I bet your dad's been showing you
how to knock out Oni left and right, huh?

Well, last night was
the first night I found out

about Naridon's thunder powers, so...

What? So, what have you been doing
all this time?

He spends a lot of time in the forest,
playing with the Morinoko, and...

Oh! We do this dance every day.
You have to see it!

Uncle Putaro, tell me more
about the Mighty Storm Gods.

What was it like fighting the Oni?

So, you never told her about us, huh?

Or being a thunder god?

You just up and left me
at the height of our powers, and now...

I finally find you,
and you're some sort of forest goof?

I saw Morinoko in the Oni forest.
It's you, isn't it?

What's wrong with you, man?
Releasing Morinoko in that cursed land?

And... And what happened to your horn?
That's the pride of our family.

Man,
you've really lost your edge, bro.

Mother, please help me be strong.

Help me find my thunder Kushi soon,
so that we can drive the Oni away.

Ha! Kaboom!

You need more than that, kiddo.
Here, catch this.

Whoa!

This is a thunder training drum.

You need it
if you want to be a thunder god.

Thunder training drum?

Yep. If you can make
the right sound with this,

and I mean a great,
big sound, loud and clear,

then you can make the real thunder drum
go rumble, rumble, zip-zap, boom!

Whoa.

It's your drum now.

Really, Uncle?

Thank you! Thank you!

I'm gonna beat the Oni
with my thunder power!

That's the spirit.

Huh?

It's harder than I thought.

Ah, just pretend like you're taking
a whack at the Oni.

Na rid on!

Look at what Uncle Putaro gave me.

Watch. Watch this.

How do you do it, Na rid on?

Show her the way, brother.

Remember the sound you would make
during those raging storms?

Oh! You were the terror of the skies.

Please, Na rid on, please.

Oh, that sound... Wow!

I mean,
that's what it's supposed to sound like.

I can show you the ropes,

but to make the thunder drum sing,
you need a real thunder god.

Thank you, Na rid on.

I'll work real hard so I can be
the greatest thunder god, just like you.

Oh, brother.
She wants to be just like you.

Now, we just need to give her
a little help, right?

Let's try again.

Keep it up, kiddo. Ow!

- Ah, the training has begun.
- Huh?

Oh, yeah.

I mean, my brother needed
a little push, but he came around.

The great thunder god,
uh, Mr. Na rid on, is your brother?

Right-o. He's my brother,
and I'm Putaro, God of the Wind.

Tengu, Onari's teacher.

A thunder god and a wind god
just in time for the Demon Moon?

Yeah. Uh...

Well, to be honest, I wouldn't
count on Na rid on, if I were you.

I don't know what happened to him.

You don't think Mr. Na rid on
would help defend our village?

Hmm. The Demon Moon is so close.

If we don't have
Mr. Naridon's thunder power on our side...

Well,
you can count on a mighty wind god.

A-And at least he's training
the next thunder god.

She has real potential.

Sensei, uh, maybe we need to get involved
in her training.

Hmm.

Oh, my gosh, Am a ten.

Could you be any more amazing?
My BFF.

Every day you fly higher and higher.

Oh, come on, it's nothing.

You must be as strong and straight
as the red cedar.

Channel that strength.

Good, very good. Yes.

Onari is so hard-core.

Wow, Mr. Tengu sure is spending
a lot of time on her.

Whoa!

Who... Who cares?
She needs all the extra help she can get.

She hasn't shown any real Kushi power.

Why can't I get the timing right?

Na rid on?

Na rid on?

Come on,
we were right in the middle of training.

Oh, I see! This is the rhythm
of the thunder drumming.

And this one,
I call the thunder sandwich.

The only thing meaner than a swarm of Oni
are two angry storm gods.

You see, our power comes from nature...

but our strength comes from emotion.

Ha!

Whoa!

See? You need the anger of Mother Nature
to amplify your Kushi.

The anger of Mother Nature.

Hi-yah!

Kushi lives within everyone.

But our strength
comes from emotion.

Huh?

Yeah!

Come on, Na rid on.
Where's the thunder and the lightning?

Why isn't she flying on clouds?
Can't you feel it? The Oni are so close.

Yeah, look at that.
It's a fortress!

- It kind of looks like a festival.
- Ooh!

I hope they have takoyaki!

This is no festival.

The Demon Moon is only a few days away.

Tomorrow you will demonstrate your Kushi.

I shall decide
who will stand with us when we fight

and who will seek shelter.

How is your training progressing, Onari?

Good.

You mean,
"Where is our great thunder god?"

Silence!

The most powerful gifts
can take time to master.

I know I'm close.

I just need to stay focused
and my powers will come.

Oh, one hundred percent.

- You've gotta be kidding me.
- What?

We work so hard
and practice our Kushi powers,

but the one Kami who sucks up all
the time from our teacher doesn't deliver.

- Uh...
- What... What do you know?

Don't you see how my father treats you?

He's placing all of his hopes on you,

while none of us
are getting the training that we need.

Let me spell it out for you.

If the Oni come in
and destroy our village,

it's all because of you.

Don't fight, please.

R-Remember the three P's. Positivity, uh...

Power, but you don't have any,
because you are no great hero.

Just... Just wait.
You'll see what I can do.

Uh...

Na rid on!

That's it.
I'm going to make the right sound.

I am a thunder god.

Whoo! Whee! Whoa!

Way to go, girl. You did it. Whoo!

I did, didn't I?

Wait, how did I do it?

What did I tell you?

Uh, th-the anger of Mother Nature?

That's right, little warrior.
You finally learned to channel it.

Now let's make some thunder!
What do you say, Na rid on?

Okay, man, give her the real drum
so she can have a whack at it.

I know you're hiding it in there.

Hey, get off me.

What's wrong with you?

Did you forget about the last Demon Moon?
About what happened to our village?

I mean, look at her, she acts more like
a thunder god than you do.

We need this.

Just let go, man!

Oh, that's it.
The real thunder power.

Whoa. Na rid on.

P-Please show me how to do that.

Huh?

Wait, Na rid on!

Forget you.

Hey, you made the big sound.

You know what that means?
You're ready to make thunder.

Hey, Onari, make it hotter, huh?

Man, even more?

Hot, hot, hot, hot.

That's better.

Uncle Putaro?

I've... I've never seen
Na rid on that upset.

It's like
he doesn't even want me to make thunder.

My brother's always been difficult.

But you know, I once dreamed
of being a thunder god myself.

Our father was... Oh, gosh, he was one of
the greatest thunder gods who ever lived.

I wanted to be just like him,

but no matter how hard I worked,
I could never make thunder.

My big brother, he had it from the start.

His tantrums put cracks in the walls.

You won't believe it now,
but he was a real raging monster.

Na rid on...
Oh, I mean, he was the real deal.

And, uh, without him, I, uh...

I could never face the Oni on my own.

Uncle Putaro, what happened to your
village during the last Demon Moon?

Okay.

This is the real story
from before the Mighty Storm Gods.

You see, Onari, my village was naive.

The grown-ups thought
we'd simply scare the Oni off.

But the Oni, they weren't afraid.

There were too many of them.

They destroyed everything.
Our forest, our streams.

Onari, everything was lost.

Mama!

The Kami spirits, they...
They were wiped out.

My brother and I were the only ones left.

Na rid on and I spent the following decades

protecting every Kami village
we could find.

That was the beginning
of the Mighty Storm Gods.

And now this village must face
the Oni demons.

And Na rid on
isn't the thunder god he used to be.

We can't...
We can't let that happen here.

No one will lose their homes
or their families to the Oni.

Not while I'm around.

That's my girl.
We need you, little hero.

We need the new Mighty Storm Gods.

Me? One of the Mighty Storm Gods?

Yes, you.

Wow.

Huh?

Oh, yeah.

Wow.

Am a ten, you're number one!

Po-po-pom!

Wow! That's good.

Awesome!

Who's next?

Um, I'm still waiting for my Kushi powers.

Hmm.

What about you, Onari?

Huh?

I bet she ran away.

Huh?

- Hmm?
- Huh?

What... What's going on?

That is a really big drum.

Do you... Do you think she's gonna do it?

Onari!

It's the thunder drum.

Okay, Onari, after all your training,
let's see what sleeps inside you.

The power of the thunder god.

Stop, brother.

Hey, come on. Don't ruin her moment.

Na rid on, please trust me.
I will make you proud.

Where's our great thunder god?

That's it, Onari.

You are no great hero.

What?

- Um, nothing's happening.
- Where's the thunder?

Not a cloud in the sky.

What?

Why?

Why?

Why? Why? Why?

Why?

Why? Why? Why?

The Demon Moon is tomorrow.
We aren't ready.

No! I... I can do it. I can do it.

No. The child doesn't have
the thunder god's power.

Onari, please, stop.
You don't have to do this.

Huh?

What?
But your power is breathing under water.

That's my dad's power.

My... My mom's is healing.

Did... Did you know? For how long?

Why didn't you tell me?

I... I just...

You didn't think I could handle it?

I... I just couldn't tell you,
b-b-because, well...

I can't do it, Na rid on.

I'm sorry. I just...

I'm not like you.

Children, children,

we must prepare for tomorrow
and hope it's enough.

Mother, I'm not a thunder god.

Uh, Uncle Putaro?

The Oni will be here tomorrow,
and... and I won't be able to save anyone.

Hey.

Hey, don't give up.

When I realized th-that I was
no thunder god, I was devastated,

but I got my wind power instead
from my mom.

And you know what? I'm proud of it.

Do you remember anything
about your mother?

All I remember is her hand.

It was so warm, and how she sang.

But whenever I bring her up
around Na rid on,

he gets so sad and... and weird,
so I stopped asking.

Uh, say, where'd you get that doll?

It's the one thing I have left
from my mother.

This is from your mother?

What? What is it, Uncle Putaro?

Oh.

Forget it.
I was thinking of something else.

Y-You've had a long day.

Let's hit the bed early to be ready
for tomorrow, huh?

Onari, I-I'm really sorry.

You're my best friend,
and friends don't keep secrets.

I should have remembered the three P's.

Probity, Panacea... It's Panacea, right?

What is wrong with you?

Is this some kind of joke to you?

That girl has worked so hard,
while you've been off chasing butterflies.

Na rid on, you're her father!

It's the eve of the Demon Moon
and she doesn't know her Kushi.

Oh, oh! And Onari's doll...
Oh, I know where that doll came from.

I saw that doll across the bridge.

Between this and releasing the Morinoko,

you tell me right now, Na rid on.
What is going on?

What happened to Onari's mother?

And what does this have to do
with the other side of the bridge?

We're gonna get
to the bottom of this, brother,

once we've faced the Oni.

Porcupine. No, that's not it.

Huh?

Where is she going?