Having received a letter saying "We are being attacked by the youkai Mannendake," Kitaro travels to a bamboo grove deep in the mountains. The owners of the bamboo grove, a married couple, Masahiko and Kiyomi, Kubota from the tourism association, and Ratman are waiting for him. They wanted to turn the bamboo grove into a tourist spot, but they say that the former owner of the grove, Daikichi, as well as others, have gone missing. As soon as Kitaro steps foot in the grove, he senses youkai energy. A warning to humans is written in blood in the grove, but the study in Daikichi's mansion within the grove is full of bamboo leaves... Suddenly, Masahiko falls silent. When they turn to look, Masahiko has been turned to bamboo...!?
Yes. I'm sure the Mannen-Dake won't
attack humans unprovoked anymore.
نعم. لا بدّ وأنّ مانّين-داكي لن يعاود
.مهاجمة البشر بلا مبرر بعد الآن
Ja, von nun an wird er keine Menschen
mehr grundlos angreifen.
Sí. A partir de ahora Mannen-Dake no 
atacará a nadie indiscriminadamente.
Sí. A partir de ahora, Mannen-Dake
no atacará a nadie indiscriminadamente.
Oui, le Bambou millénaire
n’attaquera sûrement plus d’humains.
Già. Credo che da ora in poi Mannendake 
non attaccherà più senza motivo gli umani.
Sim, eu sei que o Mannen-Dake não atacaria
humanos sem ser provocado de novo.
Да. Маннэн-дакэ, скорее всего, больше 
не будет нападать на людей без причины.