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Saichi Sugimoto, who played an active role in the Russo-Japanese War and was praised as a hero, was nicknamed "Invincible Sugimoto". After leaving the unit, Sugimoto spent his days collecting gold in Hokkaido in hopes of making a fortune. There, he met a man. The man told Sugimoto that someone had stolen the Ainu treasure. The person who stole the treasure was incarcerated in Abashiri Prison and tattooed the prisoners in the same cell. The tattoo is said to be a clue to the buried treasure. It was a story that was hard to believe at first, but when his life was put in danger after he learned the truth, the story became more real.
Episode 2: Nopperabo
Sugimoto and Asirpa head to Otaru, Hokkaido's largest commercial city, in search of clues to the buried treasure. They didn't get much useful information, but on the way back, they succeeded in trapping one of the escaped prisoners who followed them. Sugimoto and his friends tied the man up with rope and questioned him. He explains that a prisoner named "Nopperabo" was the one who stole the buried treasure, and that the prisoners started killing each other to steal the tattoos. While talking about the buried treasure, the man is suddenly killed by a long-range shot. Sugimoto and Asirpa are shaken by the appearance of a new enemy. The man who fired the long-range shot was a soldier from the 7th Army Division, known as the strongest in Hokkaido. Sugimoto and Asirpa escape by laying a smoke screen. Sugimoto catches the soldier one-on-one, but he takes advantage of a momentary gap and escapes. The next day, another prisoner is caught in the trap he had set. The prisoner's name is Shiraishi. While they are trying to get information out of him, a rabbit appears and they decide to catch it. Due to bad weather, Sugimoto and Shiraishi lose their footing and fall into the water. To keep themselves warm, the two make a deal and somehow escape. From then on, Shiraishi joins them.
First time eating hinna, hinna
Sugimoto and Asirpa end up eating at Asirpa's hunting lodge. This is the first time chitatap appears, and at this time, they are making chitatap from a squirrel caught in a trap. Chitatap is an Ainu dish made by pounding with a blade and grinding it into meat. Asirpa, who likes brains, recommends it to Sugimoto, but at this time, Sugimoto is not very keen on it because he is not used to eating it yet.
Episode 3 Kamui Mosi
Going into the forest, Sugimoto and Asirpa discover a cave that brown bears use to hibernate. In front of the cave, Sugimoto is fascinated by Asirpa's knowledge of brown bears, but then he notices the light of Asirpa's binoculars pointed at them. Soldiers from the 7th Army Division are approaching Sugimoto and his friends. Sensing danger, the two rush to escape, but the distance between them and the people on skis is getting closer and closer. Sugimoto splits into two groups to try to let Asirpa escape, but she is caught by Tanigaki. At that moment, Retara attacks Tanigaki and Asirpa is saved. Sugimoto is also caught by another soldier, but he enters a brown bear's den and is saved when the mother bear attacks the soldier.
Miso is... Osoma?!
Sugimoto and Asirpa eat rabbit chitatap hotpot. Sugimoto, thinking that miso would go well with the light, non-greasy taste, tries to put some miso he has in the chitatap. Asirpa, who has no idea what miso is, mistakes it for osoma (poop) from its appearance and looks at Sugimoto with disdain. Sugimoto denies that it is osoma and offers it to her, saying it is delicious, but Asirpa stubbornly refuses to eat it. For a while afterwards, she genuinely thinks that Sugimoto is a weirdo for eating osoma. However, from the middle of the story onwards, Asirpa also becomes addicted to miso.
Episode 4: Death
Asirpa invites Sugimoto to the village where she was born and raised. Welcomed by the villagers, Sugimoto spends a peaceful time enjoying Ainu cuisine and playing with the children. Meanwhile, Sugimoto hears from Asirpa's uncle about Asirpa and Retara's relationship and how Asirpa lost her smile after being separated from her father and Retara. Although Asirpa acts like an adult, she is still a child... Her uncle says that she probably enjoys being in the mountains with Sugimoto. After his talk with his uncle, Sugimoto was left alone to think. Worried about Asirpa's safety, he left the village alone while she was sleeping. While gathering information on tattooed human skins, Sugimoto heard that the daughter of a shop owner had been attacked by a tattooed prisoner, and headed to the shop in question. Sensing danger, Sugimoto tried to run away by lashing out, as the shop owner was in cahoots with the 7th Division, but was caught in the process.
Episode 5: Running
Sugimoto, who is viciously beaten by the Nikaido brothers, somehow manages to get out of the pinch by shouting loudly so the other soldiers can hear. Asirpa, who was left alone, has Retara smell Sugimoto's socks to track him down. When she arrives at the source of the smell, she finds not Sugimoto... but Shiraishi. Shiraishi had mistakenly been wearing Sugimoto's socks when he drowned in the river. Asirpa thought she had no clues to Sugimoto, but Shiraishi had information that Sugimoto had been captured. Wanting to help Sugimoto, Asirpa decided to ask Shiraishi for help by sharing the buried treasure. Shiraishi, who is also known as the king of prison escapes, easily infiltrates the building and meets up with Sugimoto. However, the horse notices Retarra's scent and starts making a fuss, and at that moment the Nikaido brothers return to the room. Sugimoto and Nikaido stab each other and are seriously injured, and are taken to the hospital. Lieutenant Tsurumi, who saw Nikaido's body, felt something was wrong and carefully inspected the scene. Sugimoto had dug out Nikaido's intestines and acted as if he had been stabbed. Sugimoto, who pretended to be injured, was put into a carriage, which he then hijacked and escaped with Asirpa. Lieutenant Tsurumi, who immediately followed them, decided to let Sugimoto go, thinking that it would be more efficient to have Sugimoto collect the tattooed human skin.
Episode 6: The Hunter's Demon
Tanigaki was nearly killed by Retara, but was saved by the matagi hunter Nihei Tetsuzo in the mountains. While working with Nihei, Tanigaki recalled his time as a matagi hunter. Nihei helps Tanigaki, who has regained his matagi identity and decided to challenge the wolf. It is not an enemy that can be easily defeated, but that is why the two, who are true matagi hunters, are passionate about defeating the wolf Retara. While searching for clues about Retara, the two notice that the hunting dog Ryu is frightened. Ryu, a brave hound that doesn't even fear bears, is frightened... Nihei is sure that they are in Retara's territory.
Episode 7: Illusion
Sugimoto and Nihei are fighting a deadly battle in the snowy mountains. It's a back-and-forth battle, but then Tanigaki appears, taking Asirpa hostage. Sugimoto and Shiraishi are unable to do anything, so they tie them up with rope and Asirpa is taken away. Thanks to Shiraishi, the two of them untie the rope and decide to chase Asirpa. Tanigaki, carrying Asirpa, injures his leg with a hunting trap and is unable to move. Nihei makes Tanigaki wait there and goes to settle things with Retara, using Asirpa as bait. Retara appears just as Nihei had planned, and attacks Nihei with a gun in hand like lightning. Nihei's plan is to cut the flesh to break the bone, so he makes Retara bite his arm, trying to shoot her while she is distracted... but he is bitten from behind. There was a female wolf who had become part of Retara's family. Nihei loses his life, saying that a female would have no interest in a fight between men.
Episode 8: The Eyes of a Murderer
While walking through the city, Shiraishi encounters Ushiyama, a prisoner with a tattoo. Panic-stricken by the sudden event, Shiraishi runs around the city. Meanwhile, Hijikata is carrying out a diversionary operation by blowing up buildings one after another throughout the city. The purpose of the operation is to retrieve his beloved sword, Izuminokami Kanesada, which is in a bank safe deposit box. Hijikata heads to the safe deposit box under the cover of the explosion, but Lieutenant Tsurumi realizes that the explosion is a diversionary operation and rushes to the bank safe deposit box. Lieutenant Tsurumi found Hijikata, but Hijikata had already accomplished his goal and retreated on horseback. After this commotion, Shiraishi succeeded in obtaining a clue that would lead to Hijikata's location. However, Shiraishi, who was eavesdropping on Hijikata's conversation, was discovered by Ushiyama, and began to leak information about Sugimoto and Asirpa to Hijikata and the others.
Episode 9: Sparkling
Henmi invited Sugimoto and Asirpa to have a meal. In the middle of the meal, Asirpa went to the bathroom to relieve herself. Henmi, who remembered that he had hidden the body in the bathroom, fears that his identity will be revealed and leads Sugimoto outside, saying that he has something to show him. Henmi is searching for a deserted place, and that's when the 7th Division appears. Seeing that Sugimoto is trying to avoid being noticed, Henmi sees his chance and leads him to hide in the mansion where his boss lives. However, he happens to encounter Lieutenant Tsurumi, who is also in the building, and they end up in a battle. Sugimoto escapes the building with the injured Henmi and runs along the beach to escape by boat, but Henmi, overcome by a murderous urge, threatens from behind. Shiraishi realizes that the tattooed prisoner behind Sugimoto is Henmi, and at the last moment, Asirpa's bow hits Henmi, allowing Sugimoto to escape the surprise attack. Henmi, who was searching for a place to die, loses his life in a one-on-one fight with Sugimoto.
Episode 10: Companions
After being ambushed by Ogata and Nikaido, Tanigaki decides to leave the village and fight them to avoid causing trouble. However, Tanigaki's leg injury has not healed and he is not in a good condition to move properly, and he only has one bullet in his gun, so his chances of winning are slim. While thinking about how to fight back, Tanigaki discovers a deer carcass that has been eaten by a brown bear. Tanigaki decides to use this as bait to lure his opponent and hides nearby. The next morning, Ogata and Nikaido find smoke from the bonfire and decide to approach while hiding. When Nikaido approaches the deer carcass, a brown bear attacks him. Nikaido calls for help, but Ogata, afraid of revealing their location, does not fire his gun. Ogata waits until the last moment to fire, but thinking that Nikaido will die if he goes any further, he fires his gun and drives the bear away. Tanigaki, who has been waiting patiently for the right moment, instantly senses where Ogata is and shoots him. Ogata, who was shot but survived, escapes as Lieutenant Tsurumi rushes to the scene. Tanigaki, who has been watching what is happening, does not pursue them any further and returns to Fuchi and the others.
Episode 11: It's a Murder Hotel, Everyone, Gather!!
After procuring weapons in Sapporo, Sugimoto and his group decide to stay at an inn, the Sapporo World Hotel. Hijikata's friend Ushiyama is also there. Ushiyama likes the proprietress Ienaga and immediately starts to flirt with her, but Ienaga is actually one of the escaped prisoners, an old man dressed as a woman. Ienaga, who practices a cannibalistic treatment method of eating the same part of his body as the part that is in trouble, has been preying on the guests who come to the hotel one after another. Ienaga attacks Ushiyama, who has a strong body, and Asirpa, who has beautiful eyes, as his new targets. In the end, the hotel explodes with a grenade thrown by Shiraishi, Ienaga is injured, and Sugimoto and his friends are saved. The injured Ienaga is saved by Ushiyama, and from then on he follows Ushiyama.
Episode 12: The Deceiving Fox
After leaving Sapporo, Sugimoto and his friends visit Asirpa's relatives' village in Naganuma. A woman named Inkarma, who is good at fortune telling, is staying in the village, and the villagers are excited by her very accurate fortune telling. When Inkarma meets Sugimoto and the others, she correctly guesses what Asirpa is looking for. Asirpa is surprised, but she becomes more cautious so that she won't be misled by her fortune telling. In contrast to Asirpa, Shiraishi thinks that if she is so accurate, she could also be good at horse racing, so she takes Inkarma to the race track and plans to win the bet by fortune telling. Sugimoto and Asirpa appear in front of Shiraishi, who is in top form and has won the bet. While they try to stop him, Kiroranke decides to ride a horse and participate?! He says, "I'll ride horse number 3 in the final race, so bet on me." Kiroranke is riding a horse that should lose because of the fixed race, but he understands the horse's feelings and runs as hard as he can to come in first. Shiraishi lost his fortune because he had bet on number 6 according to Inkarma's fortune telling. Having learned his lesson from gambling, Shiraishi appears in front of Sugimoto and the others the next day with useful information. The information was that there was a house in Yubari where human stuffed specimens were made from corpses and tattooed human skin was also kept. Sugimoto and his friends decided to go to Yubari before heading to Abashiri.
Review the first season of the anime, where the story begins, before the third season begins (spoiler alert!) Summary
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The first season of the anime covers up to about the seventh volume of the manga, but some scenes were cut due to time constraints, so if you're interested, we recommend watching the original work. Let's review the contents of the second season and look forward to the broadcast of the third season! !
