Gokushufudo Episode 2

Torajiro, the Iron Fist Tiger, is out of prison! Tatsu and Masa happen to run into him in town selling crepes, and thus starts a series of competition between Tatsu and Torajiro. Meanwhile, there is another rivalry brewing between the Women’s Club of Karyu and the next town over, Suiryu.

Translation Notes/Trivia

• Language
  • Tatsu lives in “Karyu Town” which is written as “Fire Dragon Town” and the next town over is called “Suiryu Town” or “Water Dragon Town”.
  • Anko/Enko: Anko is the red bean paste used to fill taiyaki and imagawa-yaki. Enko is yakuza-slang for fingers, especially when referring to cutting off fingers as part of punishment.
    • Origin: 猿猴(enkou) meaning monkeys (who had long fingers).
  • **Spoiler**: In the “Choose Your Blood” match, the word “choice” (選択, sentaku) is pronounced the same as laundry (洗濯, sentaku) so it’s a pun for “Laundry of Blood”.
  • “You” — It’s rude in Japanese to refer to others as “omae” because they believe you should always refer to people by their names.
• Culture
  • Napolitan is a Japanese-made pasta mixing spaghetti with ketchup. It was invented in Yokohama post-WWII.
  • Annin Tofu is a sweet jelly. It’s not made out of soybeans at all, but rather just referred that way due to its shape.
  • Taiyaki is pretty famous, and it’s called taiyaki because tai=carp and yaki=baked. Imagawa-yaki is exact same thing, but shaped like a hockey puck (or a drum, as some Japanese call it taiko yaki). It’s named after a famous Imagawa Bridge that was located near its original shop location (according to one theory).
    • Although we say it’s baked goods, any -yaki is actually “pressed” like a waffle, rather than baked like a cake.
  • Fighting Festival actually exist, but refers to something different in real life. Some festivals get so loud and violent that “it looks like a fight broke out” hence the name, Fighting Festival.

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