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Fuu gets a facelift when kids trade in the sword for the graffiti brush; Jin keeps a promise to a long-lost friend and confronts the shock of the new, while Mugen learns to read and conquers a castle.
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Kirk Thornton
Jin
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Steven Jay Blum
Mugen
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Ayako Kawasumi
Fuu
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ADD TRIVIA- The word graffiti derives from the Greek word graphein meaning: to write. This evolved into the Latin word graffito. Graffiti is the plural form of graffito. Simply put, graffiti is a drawing, scribbling or writing on a flat surface. Today, we equate graffiti with the "New York" or "Hip Hop" style which emerged from New York City in the 1970's. Edit
- The kids who try to rough up Jin at the dojo have a butterfly knife or balisong. Though one school of thought claims these date back to Malaya or Polynesia circa 800, the authoritative view seems to be that they originated in 1700s France and were taken to the Philippines by Spanish sailors, whence they made their way through Asia. Edit
- Mugen claims to have invented this design, it's pretty simple; he might have dreamed it up with a flick of the brush. However, he wasn't the first (though he's close!). John Wallis (1616-1703), considered one of the most original English mathematicians of his day, was the first to use it in print with the meaning of "infinity", in his 1655 publication Arithmetica Infinitorum. He in turn had derived it from a Roman symbol meaning "one thousand". So the symbol does pre-exist Mugen's use of it as a personal tag, but considering that he'd have no way of knowing that his tag had already been used with the same meaning in another country about 20 years earlier--or by the Romans, for that matter Edit
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ADD NOTES- Japanese title: 文武両道 Romaji title: Bunburyoudou Edit
- Translation note: Tatsunoshin and Kazunosuke call Jin "Jin-nii". Nii is a term of respect for an elder teammate or brother. Edit
- Object note: Jin says that "okonomiyaki are not monja". The okonomiyaki is a pan-fried dish cooked with various ingredients. Toppings and batters tend to vary according to region. The monja (monjayaki) is a type of pan-fried batter with various ingredients. It is similar to okonomiyaki, but monjayaki is a speciality of the Kantô region, and is made with a dough more liquid than is okonomiyaki. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- (Jin thinking back) Niwa Juunosuke: If something should happen to me, please take care of my sons. Edit
- Bundai: Listen here, words have a soul! If you don't know the letters that convey it, you'll miss out. Edit
- Fuu: You keep ordering the same thing he does. You should get what you like. Mugen: (Looking at the menu) It can't be helped. Fuu: But it's written right there. Mugen: I'm telling you, I don't understand. Fuu: Is it possible... that you can't read? Mugen: (Pointing at letters) That's a "no". This and this are also "no". I can read it just fine. Fuu: (Points at a letter) Then what about this? Mugen: It's "no". Jin: It's "me". Mugen: (Vexed) You were trying to trick me, weren't you?! Edit
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