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Tanuki

[English dub; A crowd of tanuki jubilantly carries Gonta. As he is bounced up and down on a sea of hands, Gonta laughs and cheers] [singing]

Moon, moon, moon shine bright/ Moon shine bright, so bright and long/ Shine, shine, shine on Gonta/ Pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom!

Osho and Oroku

[singing]

You show the world what we can do...

Front Crowd of Tanuki

We have the greatness of Oroku, too!

Tanuki

[singing]

All our friends are cheering for you, that's the truth, we adore you/ Hail to Gonta, he's our god!/ Pom poko pom pom, pom pom pom!

Newsreader

[As a man reads the news on TV, the Tanuki chant Gonta's name in the background]

... Nevertheless, a government spokesman stressed that the people of Tokyo are in such desperate need of living accomodations, that the new Tama development project will not be delayed, despite today's tragic accidents.

Narrator

[The outraged tanuki stop in their tracks and drop Gonta. They rush over to the TV, trampling the red army leader in the process, and crowd around it, rapt and outraged. Gonta lies on the floor in pain, his leg twitching]

It was, needless to say, an unfortunate accident. Gonta, the mastermind behind the dangerous attacks against the humans, now suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, that would take nearly a year to heal.

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