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...!?
they asked me to check
if the Mannen-Dake really is here.
طلبوا منّي أن أتحقق ما إن
.كان مانّين-داكي موجود هنا حقًّا
haben sie uns gebeten zu prüfen,
ob es hier wirklich einen Mannen-Dake gibt.
me pidieron que comprobara si el 
Mannen-Dake realmente está aquí.
me pidieron que comprobara
si el Mannen-Dake realmente está aquí.
ils m’ont demandé de vérifier
la présence du Bambou millénaire.
che mi hanno chiamato, 
perché verifichi se Mannendake è davvero qui!
eles me pediram para conferir se
o Mannen-Dake está mesmo aqui.
что они попросили меня проверить, 
есть ли здесь Маннэн-дакэ или нет.