Shurako's long-awaited visit to the boss quickly turns into complete chaos, but that's only the beginning. Episode 5 packs three bizarre ghost stories into one hilarious adventure, each stranger than the last.
The episode 5 of Let's Go Kaikigumi starts with the boss recovering from a cold after enjoying a day by the sea, while Shurako finally gathers the courage to visit. Since she still suffers from a strange curse that transforms her into a helpless child whenever she is left alone, she drags another member along through an old well that provides a shortcut to the boss's home.
Although Shurako insists her only problem is reaching the destination safely, it quickly becomes obvious that the curse controls both her appearance and behavior. The moment she loses company, her confident personality disappears and she acts exactly like a frightened little girl searching for her mother. She bitterly admits that if removing the curse were easy, she would have solved it long ago, blaming the previous owner's lingering influence for trapping her in this miserable state.
After arriving, Shurako unexpectedly meets the boss's living doll, who immediately refuses to play with children. The conversation soon reveals the truth behind Shurako's condition. Her father once collected the souls of dangerous people, condensed the worst of them into a single cursed orb, and accidentally left behind a powerful curse that now resides within her. The explanation finally connects the strange behavior viewers have witnessed since her introduction.
The doll then reveals she secretly stole an emergency instruction manual explaining what to do if those dangerous souls were ever released. Hoping the document contains the cure, Shurako desperately chases after it. Unfortunately, her helper suddenly disappears, leaving her completely alone. As soon as isolation sets in, the curse activates once again, turning her back into a crying child before she can reclaim the precious manual.
Just when the situation seems hopeless, the boss calmly arrives and immediately recognizes that Shurako has lost control again. The child clings to the boss while Shurako's adult personality struggles internally, creating an amusing contrast between panic and embarrassment. Believing the stolen instructions finally offer a chance to restore herself completely, Shurako celebrates too early and imagines ruling over the organization once her curse disappears for good.
Her excitement vanishes almost instantly. The manual is written in language she can no longer understand because the curse has robbed her of the ability to read. Furious at the cruel twist, Shurako curses the previous boss for creating such an impractical guide, even complaining that simple diagrams would have made everything much easier. The joke perfectly ends the episode's first supernatural mystery before the story moves on to an entirely different urban legend.
The next mystery begins when a woman visits an ear clinic after hearing a strange buzzing sound beside her bed. Although the doctor finds nothing physically wrong, he jokingly suggests that a ghost could be hiding in her room. The lighthearted comment is enough to frighten her, prompting the Kaikigumi members to investigate the supposed haunting before fear spreads any further.
After arriving at the house, the group listens carefully to the woman's story. She explains that the mysterious sound only appears at night and seems to come from somewhere inside the bedroom. Her roommate remembers seeing a strange object with a long shape but could not identify it. Rather than assuming a supernatural explanation immediately, the boss calmly inspects the room and begins searching for a practical cause behind the unsettling noise.
The investigation soon leads everyone to a large bookshelf that has apparently remained untouched since the tenants moved into the house. The boss senses something hidden behind it, but moving the heavy furniture sparks another round of hilarious arguments. One character casually calls Mechako a gorilla because of her incredible strength, triggering a heated exchange that briefly distracts everyone from the mystery itself.
Even after apologizing, the team still struggles to shift the enormous bookshelf. Their tiny doll companion tries to help but quickly discovers that her small body is completely useless for heavy lifting. Eventually, everyone works together to move the furniture aside, finally exposing the hidden corner that had remained sealed away for years. The answer waiting behind it turns out to be far less terrifying than anyone expected.
Instead of discovering an evil spirit, the group finds mold growing behind the bookshelf alongside an abandoned Mini 4WD propeller shaft. Air passing through the hollow plastic part had been producing the eerie humming noise that frightened the residents every night. What seemed like a supernatural haunting is solved through simple observation, reinforcing the series' habit of mixing genuine paranormal comedy with surprisingly ordinary explanations.
Before anyone can relax for long, another bizarre encounter begins beside a quiet riverside. What first appears to be a dangerous creature moving beneath the water soon reveals itself to be something so unexpected that nobody could have guessed its true identity, setting the stage for the episode's funniest and most surprisingly emotional story.
The strange figure emerging from the river turns out to be neither a monster nor a river spirit. Instead, everyone is stunned to discover that it is an enormous talking cucumber roll. Completely unfazed by its unusual appearance, the runaway sushi casually introduces itself and explains that it escaped from a sushi restaurant after growing tired of its old life. The absurd introduction perfectly captures the series' unique brand of supernatural comedy.
Although shocked at first, the young boy gradually becomes friends with the oversized cucumber roll. The unusual pair begin meeting regularly by the river, chatting about everyday life as though nothing about their friendship is strange. During one conversation, the cucumber roll finally reveals why it abandoned the sushi restaurant, admitting the decision came from an embarrassing misunderstanding rather than any real danger.
It explains that one quiet day the sushi chef happened to be watching a movie containing an unexpectedly romantic scene involving sushi. The awkward experience left the cucumber roll so embarrassed that it ran away without thinking. Looking back, it realizes the choice was childish and ultimately transformed it into a lonely creature wandering the river instead of proudly fulfilling the purpose for which sushi is made.
Rather than mocking the cucumber roll, the boy encourages it to embrace its new life as a monster. He even offers to introduce it to someone who welcomes unusual supernatural beings, giving the lonely runaway hope that it can finally find a place where it belongs. Excited by the idea, the cucumber roll eagerly asks the boy to carry it to meet its potential new companions.
Before that meeting can happen, tragedy strikes without warning. While traveling along the river, the oversized cucumber roll is swept away by the current before a crocodile suddenly appears and swallows it whole. The heartbreaking news leaves the boy devastated, while those around him gently remind him that sushi was always meant to be eaten, making the unexpected ending strangely fitting despite its sadness.
Even after returning home, the boy cannot stop thinking about his unusual friend. When offered leftover cucumber rolls for dinner, the memory immediately comes flooding back, blending comedy with genuine emotion. Just as the melancholy settles in, the episode prepares viewers for one final supernatural case involving a mysterious manhole said to curse anyone reckless enough to step on it.
The episode's final mystery begins during an ordinary walk when someone warns the group never to step on a certain manhole cover because it supposedly carries a terrible curse. According to the local rumor, a person once fell into the open manhole, and anyone who walks across its cover afterward is doomed to suffer endless bad luck. Although the story sounds convincing, nobody can confirm whether it ever really happened.
Not long afterward, the unbelievable happens. The very manhole cover that everyone has been discussing suddenly springs to life and angrily confronts the group. Rather than acting like an evil spirit, it loudly protests that the entire ghost story is completely false. No one ever fell through the opening, and the frightening legend was simply invented years ago by local children looking for a fun way to scare one another.
The living manhole explains that countless people believed the fabricated rumor without questioning it, unfairly turning an ordinary piece of city infrastructure into the subject of ghost stories. Frustrated by constantly being blamed for a curse that never existed, it finally reached its breaking point. Even so, the boss quickly realizes that the manhole itself is less dangerous than the careless rumors that gave it such a miserable reputation.
Instead of fighting the strange being, the group chooses compassion. They notice that the real manhole has been left open, creating an actual hazard for pedestrians. Working together, they carefully return the animated cover to its proper place and encourage it to remain there safely. Their kindness finally gives the misunderstood spirit the recognition it had been seeking for so long.
The episode ends with the group heading home after resolving yet another bizarre case, while the boss quietly reflects that rumors often begin with a tiny spark before growing into stories everyone accepts as truth. As they walk away, another mysterious presence catches the boss's attention, teasing that even stranger supernatural encounters are waiting just around the corner in the next adventure.
Let's Go Kaikigumi Episode 5 delivers one of the series' most entertaining installments by combining three completely different supernatural mysteries into a single episode without ever feeling rushed. Shurako's curse provides plenty of laughs while also giving viewers more insight into her unfortunate past, making her one of the episode's standout characters.
The haunted-room investigation perfectly captures the show's charm by making viewers expect a terrifying ghost before revealing an amusing real-world explanation. At the same time, the cucumber roll story unexpectedly shifts from pure comedy to heartfelt emotion, proving the series can create genuine attachment even to the most ridiculous characters imaginable.
The final manhole mystery leaves perhaps the strongest message of the episode, reminding viewers how easily rumors can grow into accepted truths and hurt innocent people—or even innocent supernatural beings. Rather than relying on action, Episode 5 succeeds through clever humor, memorable characters, and creative urban legends, making it another enjoyable chapter that balances comedy, mystery, and heart from beginning to end.
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