[wind howling]
[upbeat music]
Hurry it up, Koichi, come on!
Sorry, I don't have my gear, so it's dangerous to go fast.
How about this weather?
Sure is chilly today.
Stop yapping and move it!
[MAKOTO] Hey, there!
Hey, Makoto! Hey, Captain!
Watch out, we're gonna start the meeting without you!
[CELEBRITY chuckles]
Sorry! I got out of school late!
[KOICHI] Yeah, and I got off of work late.
Fair enough.
Well, you want a lift?
[gasps] You don't mind?
Sure, since you were nice enough to offer.
Man, flying's a lot faster than sliding, huh?
But it's so cold.
The wind chill factor is killer!
[theme music]
♪ ♪
[SISTERS giggling excitedly]
[ALL] Captain!
[giggling, cheering]
[laughs]
I'm freezing!
Hold on.
It's just me?
You two are OK?
Huh? Yeah, I'm fine.
What about you, Captain?
You don't even have a coat.
You must be cold!
[CAPTAIN CELEBRITY] Ha!
No problemo for me 'cause my quirk
has me covered in the rain, the sun, and the snow.
- Huh? - [CELEBRITY] I'm surrounded
by an aerodynamic field.
That's what propels me through the air.
It also protects me from enemy attacks of all kinds,
like when Mother Nature attacks me
with unfavorable weather conditions.
Naturally, I can also expand the field
to protect those around me.
As long as they're girls, you mean.
Well, not like I left you to die, right?
It's more like I've only got one blanket,
which means there's limited cuddle space.
Naturally, the ladies are gonna get the invite, duh!
Is that why I'm the only one who got cold?
Should have guessed, huh?
Hey, Koichi, make sure you keep
all of that off the record.
'Cause it'd be bad for his image, right?
It's more serious than that actually.
People shouldn't learn the specifics of his quirk.
If they do, they could exploit its weakness.
Oh, that's a good point.
Big shot heroes have to be careful with that stuff.
[BOTH] We're here! Good morning!
[ALL] Sorry to make you wait!
[MAKOTO] All right, that covers our review of the last event.
And now, our official Naru Fest business
is all taken care of until next year.
Great work, you guys!
In other words, all that's left is our Christmas party!
[cheering]
[festive holiday music]
My new trick is perfect for this!
One, two, three!
[ALL] Folding, folding, folding, fold!
Hey, the pizza's here.
Hey, yo!
Here, I can take that.
Nah, don't worry. I've got it.
[ALL] Oh, looks yummy!
Ho-ho-ho!
Santa has arrived!
[MAKOTO] Mr. President!
♪ ♪
'Kay, here we go!
Ready and...
[pop]
[ALL] Merry Christmas to all!
A toast.
[chatter, laughter]
♪ Red nose Red nose ♪
Here you go.
And for you.
Now, let's see.
Gift certificates!
♪ ♪
[laughter]
A sunset as warm as my passion.
- How beautiful. - [gasps]
[city traffic drones]
[snoring]
[KOICHI] The Captain's taking a snooze.
He's been pretty busy lately, from what I can tell.
I seem to remember you nodding off during a meeting or two.
What a shame.
The party's over already?
I guess it's time for my next gig.
I'm not cracking the whip that hard.
Though, I should get some rest while you can.
There's lots of holiday events coming up,
so your booked through New Year's Eve.
No pain, no gain.
Put these muscles to work if you must.
This year, next year, and beyond.
To live is to suffer and all that jazz.
[MAKOTO] Oh, it's hardly that dire.
You have a lot of work before your big homecoming next year,
but things should slow down nicely after that.
Huh? Homecoming?
Last I checked, I had a whole mountain of lawsuits waiting.
No, your sabbatical here is coming to an end, boss.
Those cases have been spinning their wheels in court
for a while, but they'll be done by next year,
which also means the suspensions affecting you will be lifted,
and you'll get your state licenses back.
As for the lingering restraining orders,
we've mostly settled things with the affected parties.
His lawyers are putting some work in.
Thing is, a lot of the cases turned out to be fraudulent,
so they didn't hold up well in court.
Really? You're joking!
Frivolous litigation, honey traps, paparazzi collusion.
And quite frankly, you make an easy mark.
Well, little did they know, their dirty tricks opened
them up to some tricky maneuvers from us.
[chuckles arrogantly]
Guess I better not ask.
I'm just grateful to have you working for me, not against me.
I never want to be on your bad side.
You must be excited, Captain.
This has been a long time coming.
You finally get to go home.
Sort of, sure.
But if home is where the heart is, then I'm still out of luck.
Besides, even if America takes me back,
doesn't mean my wife will.
[MAKOTO] Speaking of your wife,
if everything goes well,
she'll give birth next month.
That'll be a great chance for the two of you
to discuss your future.
Huh? Wait, Pamela's giving birth to my baby?
Why didn't anyone tell me this?
[MAKOTO] It was a request.
Let me tell you what she said when I met her.
"I know my husband has a good heart,
but to be honest, it's a little too soft.
He's in no place to raise a child,
not until he can work through this mess he made.
So I decided that the best course of action
is to raise the baby on my own."
Pamela said that?
It doesn't exactly sound like her.
Fine, if you want to know how she put it.
- "That no good idiot--" - No, never mind!
I believe you!
Your version's enough.
I think hers will hurt my fragile feelings.
So wait, she wanted to raise the baby alone,
but now she wants to talk? What changed?
[MAKOTO] Well, when she told me about the baby,
I told her something.
Oh, yeah?
And what did you say?
I said, leave this to me.
[chuckles]
Sounds like you're in good hands, Captain.
Congratulations.
I'm happy for you!
Send me baby pictures!
Me too, please!
[chokes up] I can't believe it.
I'm really going back.
Not just to the States, but to my family.
I couldn't ask for a better Christmas gift.
A baby of my very own, all cute and cuddly.
[screaming]
Wait a minute! I didn't mean it like that!
I'm wholesome! It's me! Please believe me!
Somebody back me up here! I'm Captain Celebrity!
Do you see why he's a lightning rod for lawsuits now?
He never stops.
Yeah, it makes sense.
[MAKOTO] It's kind of late, so be careful on the way home.
[ALL] We will!
[MAKOTO] OK! see you all next time!
Hold on, kids, I got you a taxi.
[SISTERS] OK!
Save the change and your receipt, girls.
I'll pick it up from you at our next meeting.
You got it!
We sure had fun today!
Uh-huh.
We'll have even more next year.
[SISTERS] Yay!
All right, driver,
they're in your hands now.
[SISTERS] Bye, bye!
Kids are so cute.
They just warm my heart.
I wouldn't mind having three little rugrats
of my own running around back home.
What do you think, Makoto?
I think you should discuss that with your wife, not me.
And keep that talk private so you don't
end up with more lawsuits.
Oh, right. I'll be careful.
[laughter]
[wind blowing]
What?
Don't know what that is, but it's huge!
[KAZUHO] A villain?
[girls screaming]
Oh, no! The taxi!
If it falls from that height, they're done for!
[suspenseful music]
- Don't worry. I've got this!
♪ ♪
I'll take down the villain and rescue the kiddos in one shot!
No one gets away with this on my watch!
Captain, help!
I made it! Gotcha!
[NO. 6] Come on, Cap, you're making this way too easy.
[explosion]
The taxi blew up?
[dramatic music]
Are they OK?
♪ ♪
[KOICHI] Captain!
[groans]
♪ ♪
You little ladies OK?
C'mere!
[SISTERS] Ah, Captain!
[SISTERS crying]
[KOICHI] What happened?
That was crazy.
So much blood.
[MAN] What was that explosion?
[WOMAN] Is that Captain Celebrity?
[MAN] He's all torn up.
[MAKOTO] Excuse me.
I work for him!
Let me through!
Stop it!
No photos, please!
Not while I'm beat down, looking my worst!
You're not looking your worst.
In fact, I'd say you've never looked better.
Boss. [chuckles]
[camera shutters clicking]
[CITIZENS] Captain! What a hero!
Ah, flying and exploding, huh?
I think we could make good use of this.
It could even be strong enough to dent
the mighty Captain Celebrity.
Though it might be too early to say that.
It looked like he threw out some sort of barrier
to protect the brats before the blast went off.
He only took the brunt of the hit
because he wanted to save them.
But now I know where his durability comes from,
and I know it has a limit.
Meaning he's tough, but he's not invincible.
As long as I have wiggle room, I can come up with a strategy.
Like, say, I hit him with two
or three of those flying bombers.
Let's see him survive that little trap.
[ALL MIGHT] Hey, happy new year.
Though I imagine you've been too swamped with work to do
much celebrating these days.
Still, here's to another year of our partnership.
Of course.
And thanks for your support.
With that said, I hate to spring this on you,
but I'm afraid I won't be able to drop by for a while.
Oh, well, that's a real shame.
But I get it.
You have important work to do,
and I certainly shouldn't keep you from it.
Hmm.
Not at all.
Something urgent just came up.
We got an outside tip on a case that
had been stalled for a while.
And now, the investigation is about to require
my full attention.
[ALL MIGHT] Wait, this case, is it the one with the drug where
you ended up getting shot?
You're making me worry.
If you're about to do something dangerous,
you can put in a call for me, OK?
If it's top secret, I'll come in disguise.
Fear not.
I am here.
Incognito!
That's a lovely sentiment, but I don't think it'll work.
So after we received the list of clients,
we began looking into them and all of their associates.
As the investigation continues, we hope we can find
a trail back to the source.
Unfortunately, we're still lacking anything definitive.
Not to mention, there's a chance that the Factory might
realize that we're on to them.
If we aren't subtle enough, they'll slip
through our fingers and go into hiding again.
These punks are really light on their feet, huh?
Gotta move fast.
Is there any other intel
we could scrounge up that might
narrow down the targets?
Help him out, Eraser.
Yeah, OK. Try this.
It's a record of everything the Naruhata vigilantes
have been up to.
Huh?
[melodic music]
♪ ♪
[MIDNIGHT] Wow, that's impressive.
You two have been working pretty hard, huh?
Yep. I mean, Papa's been working hard.
He is called The Crawler.
[laughs]
He's cool, huh?
If you're gonna play dumb, you can't brag too.
Pick a lane, kid.
This is pathetic.
[sighs]
[MIDNIGHT chuckles] Good stuff.
Judging by your data, most of their actions
fall under crime prevention or citizen arrest laws.
Well, if we ignore some of the injuries
they caused early on, at least.
That wasn't them.
It was some old guy who punched people.
Noted. We'll disregard everything that happened.
before last summer then.
Hope you don't mind, but I'll be holding
on to these records for safekeeping.
Thanks for cooperating.
And by the way, from what we've seen,
it seems likely that all these Naruhata villain
attacks were arranged by a major crime syndicate.
So the intel you gave us is more than just data.
It might end up cracking open the whole case.
I mean, you're doing us a favor, too.
I got nervous having all those pictures on me.
I was afraid I might get in trouble with the law.
Yeah, same.
So we went to Makoto for advice.
She said we'd be better off going to a hero
we trust instead of the police.
[MIDNIGHT] She had the right idea.
We heroes have the power to stop villains,
but we're much more understanding
to ordinary citizens.
In other words, I'll say that this intel came
from an anonymous tipster and leave it at that.
[chuckles] Mr. Manager, thank you.
Oh, and if you see that vigilante,
give him my warm regards.
Wait, what was his name again?
The Crawler.
He'll be flattered.
I'm sure of it.
[music stops abruptly]
[grunts, groans]
Embarrassing.
Come on, man, just play along.
[NAOMASA] So this is a digital notebook?
With photos and reports?
It's chock full of info on the incidents involving
the Naruhata villains.
They cover details police were too late to catch.
And it's quite thorough.
There's a number of events in here
that have never been reported.
Who compiled all this information?
Beats me.
Midnight just asked me
to pass it along to you.
So I didn't ask any questions.
Couldn't tell you anything about the vigilantes'
identities either.
[stifled laughter]
You little ladies OK?
Come here now.
[sobbing]
Late last year, this hero became the talk of the town.
Captain Celebrity, the American superstar,
made a Christmas miracle happen when he rescued three
young girls from an explosion.
Now, his excursion to Japan is coming to an end
as he plans to return to his home country soon.
I know some of you will be upset,
but this sweet parting
was inevitable from the start, friends.
I have a family waiting for me back home.
And I-- I'm sorry.
I simply can't disappoint them.
[NEWS ANCHOR] Captain Celebrity will remain in Japan
for the rest of the New Year's holiday.
If his recent adventures are any indication,
we still have a lot to look forward to.
[gasps] Wow, this is crazy!
Your Christmas rescue video has gotten over 100 million views,
more than when you fought that kaiju.
If your approval rating keeps skyrocketing like this,
you'll catch up to All Might.
There's also, like a million hashtags
about you trending on social media--
"Celebrity Captain." "CC Homecoming."
"Mid-Air Explosion." "Lame Hoodie For the Win."
A lot of people are complaining,
but only because the official Captain hoodies
are all sold out.
Actually, none of his merch is available now.
We couldn't keep up with demand this time.
Too bad.
It's a shame we can't take advantage of the buzz
while it's still going strong.
In that case, let's make another round of buzz.
[ALL] Huh?
I've decided to change venues for the boss's
big farewell party at the end of April.
The Naruhata Public Hall is too small for my ambitions.
We'll be moving our event to the 500 meter tall,
50,000 capacity Tokyo Sky Egg.
The theme of the event will be US-Japan hero collaboration,
so we're aiming for the stars.
For real?
Isn't that kind of sudden?
Wait, Makoto, are you sure we can pull this off?
[chuckles] I twisted a lot of arms to make it happen.
There's no turning back now.
[gasps, murmurs]
It's going to be your final gig here in Japan.
This is how people are going to remember you so make it count.
Looks like there's no backing out of this one, Captain.
- Too bad! - End on a high note.
It'll be worth it, because everyone will know your time
in Japan was a success.
[chuckles]
And of course, the Naru Fest team
will be right there with you.
[gasps]
Oh, wait, like, on the stage
performing at the Sky Egg
like big time superstars?
[BOTH] Can we do that?
Our audience at Naru Fest is only like 100 people.
And half of them are friends and family
or like Samazu and his buddies, right?
So really, the number is more like 50.
And the Sky Egg will have how many people?
50,000!
[excited screams, chatter]
We train our butts off.
It's the only way!
[CELEBRITY] Nope!
Just perform like you usually do.
Huh?
I think you're great the way you are.
And this is my party anyway. Don't worry.
That's so sweet.
But still, it's a special occasion.
So we'd like to show off a bit. - [BOTH] Mm-hmm.
We can't spare much time on stage,
so no need for you to overdo it.
In that case, how about we shoot
for a CC themed dance routine, then transition
into a Marukaite remix.
We could swing that much.
[MAKOTO] Sure. I also want to bring in
the cheer team from CC's agency,
and the Naruhata neighborhood boosters.
We'll coordinate things with your band
and the dance team later on.
- [BOTH] Right. - OK, girls, time to start
training like crazy.
[groans]
[DANCE CAPTAIN] And I better not catch you pouting.
Yes, ma'am!
Would you look at that.
Feels just like old times.
Yep, let's get back to work.
I'll be right there cheering for you.
[DANCE CAPTAIN] OK, are you all ready to get this started?
[ALL] Ready!
[upbeat music]
You can do it!
[growling]
It's going to be big!
We're sending him home in style!
[cameras click]
♪ ♪
[snoring]
♪ ♪
Almost done.
Just need to figure out which heroes to invite as guests.
If I can pull it off, I'd like a real who's who
of the Japanese scene.
An event, huh?
Sure, not only would I'd be happy to come,
I'll bring my whole team too.
[ENDEAVOR tsks] Ridiculous.
You think I have time for such nonsense?
Are you kidding?
I'd love to go.
You just name the time and place.
You in, Yamada?
Yeah!
I might show up if I'm not doing something else.
♪ ♪
Wait!
[MAKOTO] I want to thank you again
for agreeing to our offer.
I know this was a bit sudden.
I'll send along a draft of the contract in the next few days,
all right?
Oh, and just to confirm, is it all right
to send this sort of thing to the email address
you gave me last week?
Great!
Thanks again for this.
It's a real pleasure.
We'll be in touch!
[sighs]
I've put together a pretty decent lineup,
but I'd want to pat it out some more.
I've only been contacting heroes from the metro area,
but maybe I could widen my net.
Of course, if could snag All Might,
that would be the best case scenario.
Welcome home.
Working hard, huh?
Oh, you were here.
Well, that's rare.
Everything OK?
Yeah, just changing my clothes.
I'm heading right back out.
You sure like to keep busy, don't you?
Look who's talking.
Now you're even bringing work home with you.
Just don't overdo it, OK?
[MAKOTO] This is a big opportunity for me.
So if you don't mind, I'd rather you cheer me on
instead of worrying this time.
Even if I worry, I'm always rooting for you.
I appreciate it now.
In that case, could you hook me up with your connection
at All Might's agency?
Pretty please?
Sorry, that's not happening.
[MAKOTO] Even one itty bitty phone number? Come on!
[NAOMASA] No means no! And I'm leaving!
[MAKOTO] Pretty, pretty please?
[theme music]
♪ ♪
[NARRATOR] While everyone is getting
ready for the Captain's big event,
a villain makes preparations of his own.
An explosive attack on the Sky Egg
threatens to make this party the Captain's final farewell!
Next time. Zero Hour. Time for Japan's heroes to assemble!