HIRAYAMA TOFU SHOP
GANMODOKI
I saw Santa Claus.
Where?
Seriously?
In a dream.
Oh, a dream.
And?
He asked me, "Is there anything you want?"
And what did you ask for?
Well…
At the time, I couldn't think of what I wanted, so…
Never mind me.
SHUJI KIRITANI
Go and ask Shuji Kiritani.
I saw him in a dream too!
-Really? -Yes.
-You liar. -No! I mean it!
Yes, I saw him and he asked me too.
"Is there anything you want?"
No. Forget about me.
Why don't you ask Kusano?
-Me? -Yes.
Did you see Santa Claus?
You liars!
Both of you. There's no way that happened…
-Yes, it did. -You saw him?
-Right? -Yes.
What did Santa Claus say?
Well…
Something like, "I'll give you a present!"
What do I want? Well…
Curry buns.
That's what I said.
Curry buns?
These were gifts. Help yourselves.
-Wow! -Thank you.
-It's Santa! -Whoa!
I was forced to wear this and work the lottery booth in the shopping arcade.
Okay, be good boys and girls. Merry Christmas!
Santa came.
-Shuji. -Yes?
Curry buns!
Santa Claus granted your wish.
He sure did.
Why the heck did you sever our loop of goodwill?
And of all things, you asked for curry buns?
He didn't tell me you referred him to me!
If you'd told him to go see Nobuta,
the loop of goodwill would have been complete.
You opted for curry buns instead.
It was going so well, then you asked for curry buns.
-That does suck. -Yes, it's appalling.
It's appalling!
I'm leaving.
-I'm leaving too. -How come?
But the chime hasn't rung.
Hey, come on. The chime still hasn't rung.
What?
That was all just a dream!
Grow up, would you?
You think we were a little cruel?
No, he'll be fine.
He'll be just fine.
I don't want to move.
We just have to accept it.
It's Dad's work, after all.
And I loved this place too.
Actually…
Wait a minute.
I think I can smile now!
Oh, okay. Give it a try.
Well…
It needs a little more work.
Oh…
You're almost there.
Weren't you about to say something?
Me?
Oh, what was it?
What was it? I forgot.
I forgot.
I couldn't say that I was moving away.
I'll tell them today. I swear I'll tell them.
-Say… -Hey…
There's something I want to say.
How come…
you never call me by my name?
What? We don't?
What did we call you?
You say "Hey" or "You."
I call you guys "Shuji" and "Nobuta."
But you don't call me anything.
Don't be stupid. We do use your name.
We call you "Kusano."
-"Kusano." -That sounds so distant.
Then what do you want us to call you?
"Hey…"
"Oh, Akira!"
"Yip!"
Call me by my first name.
What is your first name?
Akira is shocked!
You don't know?
What?
Akira!
Oh, right.
Akira!
Are you angry?
-Like that? -She's not angry.
Say it again.
Akira!
Try saying it a little more tenderly.
Akira!
Nobuta!
I don't want us to become any closer than this.
Try saying my name.
Shuji.
That's so kind.
Now try saying, "Shuji and Akira."
Shuji and Akira!
Who am I to you?
Try "Shuji and Akira…"
We'll be splitting up soon.
So becoming closer…
Akira!
…would just make it sadder.
Now for my final question.
Are you two in love?
Yes, we are.
How's Chie's cooking?
It's still yucky.
That's it for the Sumidagawa High Lunchtime broadcast.
Cut!
Thank you very much, everyone.
Kotani!
Won't you please take a photo with us?
-That's a great idea! -Take one with us too!
-Ready, go. -Is this…
-Destiny? -Destiny?
-How cute! -Nice!
Kotani!
Hang in there!
-Kotani! -Kotani!
-Give me your autograph!
Give me your autograph!
They want her autograph!
Wow! She's famous now.
-Yes. -Kotani's pretty amazing.
Yes.
AKIRA KUSANO
-Say… -Say…
What? What is it?
Oh, never mind me. It's not a big deal.
Then you go, Nobuta.
I… Actually…
I'm not sure how to say this.
After everything you two have done for me, I'm not sure I should say this.
It's actually really brutal doing the "Surprise Lunch Check."
I see.
-Then quit doing it. -But…
-I can? -Yes. You don't like it, right?
But unless I put up with this kind of thing, I won't become popular, right?
Well,
to be honest, I don't understand why being popular is such a good thing.
But
didn't we say that we'd make Nobuta popular?
Well, yes, but…
Akira!
What did you want to say?
Like I said, forget about me. It's not a big deal.
Not at all.
Tell us. I want to know now.
No. I mean it.
Let's not. I take it back.
This kind of thing shouldn't be said.
Akira!
No!
Akira…
Fine. Fine, I will.
Fine, I'll say it.
What's that?
Inside here is something that I want to forget.
AKIRA KUSANO
That stinks! What is that?
What is that?
A biology test. Twenty-eight out of 100.
What? You wanted to forget that?
That's not it.
What?
It's gone!
It's gone. So tell us your thing now.
What's with that?
Actually…
In the new year…
I'll be moving.
After this semester,
I'll be leaving
this school.
You mean, the decision
is final?
Yes.
Nobuta!
Don't you have to go after Nobuta?
You're seriously moving away?
Yes.
This stinks.
He knew?
You must be cold.
Here.
I'll bring you a jacket.
AKIRA KUSANO
Welcome home.
I'm home.
Were you drinking?
When you get transferred, there are all kinds of things to do.
Farewell drinks with friends. Clink! Farewell!
Friends
aren't something you can make just because you want to, are they?
You want to stay here?
What?
You've only got a year left.
We could find you a boarding house. You would be fine.
How come? Doing that for Shuji is unfair!
Yes, that's right.
And there are things you need me for, right?
Like for housework.
You really have suffered through a lot, haven't you?
First,
think about what you want.
Okay?
The people
who will feel the loneliest
aren't us,
but Shuji, right?
He's the type
who never shows that kind of thing, isn't he?
I want him to go cheerfully.
I want to send him off with a smile.
You think we can?
We will.
Right.
We will.
Arf!
-What do you want us to do? -What?
-What do you want us to do? -Arf! Arf!
-There's nothing I want. -What do you want?
Unless you say something, Nobuta won't give up.
Before you go, I want to do something that we will all remember.
-I really don't want anything like that. -I can think of something easily.
Okay.
Like what?
Like…
have Nobuta become a shrine maiden.
What? A shrine maiden?
-Yes. -At a shrine?
And then she'll give you the "Nobuta power charge!"
Nobuta as a shrine maiden?
You know, that just might work.
It totally would.
Nobuta?
-You're leaving? -Did you take that seriously?
That was just a joke.
-You knew it was a joke, right? -Yes.
Excuse me!
Can I help you?
Well…
Why are you here?
This is my family's home.
You're a Shinto priest?
Yes!
My dad said that I could stay behind if I wanted to.
Seriously? You wouldn't have to move?
But I'm not so sure I should just do whatever I please.
Don't be stupid!
Doing as you please is natural!
For any person,
it's stupid not to do as you please!
Nobuta power charge!
You really became one.
Seriously?
I'll do whatever you want.
That's how much I appreciate what you've done, Shuji.
I've got to go. I'm still on the clock.
She's such a goofball.
She sure is.
Hey! Stop!
Help!
Stop!
-Get him! -Hey! Get him!
Cut it out!
-Shut up! -Cut it out!
Cut it out!
Am I dreaming?
Koji?
Just talking in your sleep?
You're worried about moving?
It will be all right.
Don't you worry.
No, it's still yucky.
-It is not yucky! -There it is! "Yuck!"
Her "yuck" never gets old!
I wonder why it never gets old!
Is that right?
Does it still hold memories for you?
You know what?
I think I'm going to move.
Why?
I'm worried about my brother too.
I mean, when my dad doesn't come home from work until late,
he'll have to eat all by himself.
Yes, that may be so, but
why don't you consider your own needs
a little more?
Does doing things for other people
mean you're not considering your own needs?
You know…
When I was working so hard doing things for Nobuta,
I felt I was really being myself.
That's how I felt.
Didn't you feel that way too?
SNOB
MORON
The same with Nobuta. When she's trying to make people happy,
doesn't she seem the most alive to you?
Aren't you going to come to school?
If I went to school, I might start bullying you again.
That's okay. You can bully me.
I'll take all your bullying.
I swear. I can take it.
You sure are dumb, Kotani.
You really are.
So, please
come to school.
I'll think about it.
MAY AOI RETURN TO SCHOOL
MAY AKIRA HAVE LOTS OF FUN
MAY SHUJI BE FINE WHEREVER HE GOES
Darn you!
Oh, dear!
It broke?
This is a pretty darn important tree.
What will happen?
You'll be cursed.
Cursed?
And it won't be you who's cursed.
It'll happen to the person who's most precious to you.
I can't let that happen!
Well, then give this to that person.
Can I have one more?
Since it's for the person most precious to you, you only get one!
Only one!
While you're standing there,
something may have already happened to that person.
Hey! She threw it down!
Darn it!
Oh, dear.
CHIZUKA SHRINE PROTECTION FROM EVIL
-I saw them by the river. -The river?
Shuji!
Akira!
What's wrong?
It's nothing.
What?
Have you been cursed?
-Cursed? What do you mean? -Yes.
I broke a branch off a tree at the shrine.
He said the person most precious to me would be cursed.
So he told me to give this to the person most precious to me.
Question.
Who is the person most precious to you?
But there's only one of those.
I only get one since only one person can be it.
I can't choose.
Then give it to Akira.
Hold on a second!
How come you're always taking the cool way out?
You make me look like a coward who's afraid of some kind of curse.
Fine. I'll take it.
Hold on!
If I really am the most precious person, I'll get brutally cursed.
Then which is it? You really are a pain, man. A real pain.
-Then what will we do? -I'll get a saw.
We don't have one.
I've got one.
Here.
I'm always prepared.
Wait! Hold on!
What are you doing? Hold on! Stop!
You'll be cursed if you do that.
But both of you are precious to me.
Then you'll just have to cut it. Do it!
"Do it"? No! Don't do it! Stop! Let go of that!
That was close.
Fine.
I'm sorry.
Let's all be cursed together.
Oh, dear!
I broke it.
Who is the most precious person to me?
Look closely.
I am bleeding.
No, you're not.
-I was cursed. -No, you weren't.
Whoa! What happened?
I kind of fell down some stairs.
Seriously?
But I'm just fine!
-I can stand up. See? -You okay?
-You all right? -Yes, I'm okay.
-You okay? -I'm just fine. See? I'm standing.
What happened?
You must have been cursed!
What?
Hey! Out of the way!
You okay?
Is the guy you like Shittaka?
-I fell down some stairs. -Really?
Gee, who knows?
You're saying there's a chance?
Please give this form to your dad. Okay?
Okay.
You're moving away, Kiritani?
Yes.
Thank you for all you've done.
Thank you.
You're moving away?
Yes.
You're moving? I'll miss you.
Here.
A parting gift.
A bean jam bun?
Mariko…
Sorry.
You okay?
I'm…
What?
I'm going to be moving away.
I thought I should at least tell you this myself.
Bye.
Everybody!
Hey everybody!
Hey! Listen!
-What is it? -Shuji's moving away!
-What? -Seriously?
Seriously!
-No way! I had no idea. -When?
After the semester.
-Seriously? -That's not so far off!
Why hasn't he told us?
Yes! Why hasn't he told us?
-How come? -Yes! How come?
Shuji!
What? What is it?
What is it?
You're moving away?
Didn't I tell you guys?
-No! You didn't! -Darn you!
When are you moving?
In the new year.
-That's really soon! -Why didn't you tell us?
You should tell us!
You're such a fucking idiot! That's important shit you should tell us!
It's been a while since Shuji was surrounded by people.
Yes.
It's good.
Did I ever confiscate anything from you?
No, I don't think so.
-And this isn't yours. -Right.
This either.
The bad thing about you is that you try to win every game you play.
So for you,
this.
But remember, in some games, the two is the strongest.
Only play where you can win.
There. A present from me.
Wait.
I think I said something pretty great just now.
Yes.
Right?
-Kiritani! -Yes?
This is a parting gift.
-What? Really? -Yes.
Thank you.
Wow! It's hand-knitted!
Wow.
What? Why is there an "H" on it?
My initials are "K.S."
You're still young, so don't sweat the little things.
Wait! Did you break up or something?
I'll do my best too!
She must have broken up.
Hey.
-Kiritani. -Yes?
I heard you're moving.
Thank you for everything.
Okay then.
Use this for anything you'd like to eat.
Can I?
It's just a lame joke.
I'll be back quickly.
Wait!
What? Why did you come home?
-There it is! -What's wrong?
I hid something I didn't want you to see!
I was in Kathmandu when I suddenly remembered it!
You should have called.
But then you'd see it.
What's wrong with that? We're married.
Okay, I'm going back. Oh, yeah.
When I come home next time, it will be our new place, right?
I need to make sure I don't forget that. Bye!
She's so sweet.
What?
She dropped this.
It says "Satoru Kiritani." That's you, Dad.
That's a letter I wrote to her when I was young.
-A letter from Dad. -Wait a minute!
She returned from Kathmandu to get that?
There are some memories you want to keep for yourself.
She didn't want to toss it or let anyone see it.
No way. You called her "Nobutan"?
What?
Who said you could look? Hey! Kid!
Memories you want to keep for yourself?
The end of semester ceremony will now begin.
Everyone,
please assemble in the gym.
The end of semester ceremony will now begin.
Shuji, where's your jacket?
-What? I forgot! You guys go on ahead. -Bye.
Oh, perfect timing!
What's this?
You can have those.
These things…
When you have two of them, they say you'll gain happiness.
If these will bring happiness, then why don't you keep them?
You're sharing your happiness with us?
Since you each get one, they're like seeds of happiness.
The rest depends on your luck and effort to increase them and obtain happiness.
Grow up into adults who can share that happiness with others.
Good luck!
Okay!
I wonder what it is.
-I'll open it. -Go ahead.
I wonder what it is.
Wait…
You mean,
each of us still ended up with just one?
You know,
I've never really understood what it meant
to like someone.
But thanks to Nobuta, I think I've figured it out.
Having a fun time eating stuff together.
Seeing the same sight together
and thinking, "I'll never forget this sight."
And laughing together until you drop.
And sometimes worrying about them.
And thinking,
"I sure wish I could spend more time with them."
I realized that liking someone is really just those trivial things.
From now on…
whenever I start to like someone…
I'll probably remember you, Nobuta.
It'll remind me that you're the one…
who taught me all that.
Kotani…
Thanks.
It's the same with me.
Thank you.
It pains me that this is all I can say.
I wish I could convey to you everything that I'm thinking.
I wish I could tell you
just how much I appreciate what you've done.
I understand.
Well,
you see, it's the same with me.
I feel like I need to tell Mariko this too.
Where will we go?
The beach.
The beach?
Well, I kept saying we should go, but we never did.
I didn't have much time.
But imagine this is the beach.
I thought it would be nice to have a bento lunch with you too.
You made it?
Yes.
This really does
seem like the beach.
Are you cold?
Yes.
But this is fun.
I'm so stupid.
I had so much time to do this before.
If I had wanted to, I could have had so much more fun with you, Mariko.
That's what you've been thinking?
The next time we meet,
I hope I'm a better person.
It's good.
Really? It is?
Yes.
I'm sure I'll never forget
this food.
This here, it's not as good as your broccoli dumplings, but I made this up.
-What is it? -Zucchini and ground shrimp.
Really?
Kotani, thank you for earlier.
We did that with…
The last thing I saw at school was
Mariko and Nobuta having fun talking with each other.
For some reason, that made me really, really happy.
Akira and I…
-Bye. -Bye.
We said "bye" as if we'd meet tomorrow.
And neither of us looked back.
Oh, no!
Mr. Saotome! That's the wrong character!
-What? -This.
Oh, no! It says "Dotani"!
You've got to be kidding me! What are we going to do now?
I'm sorry!
Kiritani's departure isn't tomorrow. It's today!
Today? You mean he's already left?
Yes. He's probably about to leave.
Then we won't be in time!
-Thank goodness! -What?
No, I didn't mean that.
Come on. Aren't you going to see him off?
I don't want to go.
Just because it's painful doesn't mean you should run away.
Are you going to act like you never even knew Shuji?
Are you?
Discarding the painful stuff means
you're discarding all the fun times too.
You want that?
I can't act like…
those things never happened.
Then see things out to the very end.
Okay?
Hey.
We're going.
-Okay. -Okay.
-We'll be going, Shuji. -Okay.
Hello?
Hello? Look left!
Shuji! Over here!
Look over here!
Look left! Look left!
Shuji!
Excuse me. Can you stop for a minute?
Damn you! We'll miss you!
-You came? -Yes! We're here!
We're here, Shuji!
Okay. All right!
Let's all take photos together!
Ready. Go.
-Ready. Go. Bitchin'! -Ready. Go. Bitchin'!
Ready, go. The squares.
-Double your power! -Double your power!
Say "kimchi"!
-Yip! -Yip!
Smile, handsome dudes!
Say "rhinoceros beetle."
-Yip! -Yip!
Gather together, everyone!
-Get closer! -Why are you putting your eye up to it?
You can see it from here!
Here goes!
-Is this… -Destiny?
Thank you so much.
Bicycle!
-Bicycle! -Bicycle!
Shuji!
Nobuta power charge!
Everything in this world is a game.
Anyone who thinks they've lost and gives up midway is a fool.
AMIGO HIGH SCHOOL
Sorry.
I'm kind of nervous.
Those who survive to the end
and enjoy the game to the fullest are the winners.
That's probably how the rules work in this world.
No matter what happens now,
this new Shuji Kiritani won't fall into despair.
If you don't sit down in the next three seconds,
you'll be in real trouble. Do you want that?
Shuji Kiritani has moved here from Tokyo.
I'm Shuji Kiritani.
It's nice to meet you.
Am I hallucinating?
What's wrong?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm just kinda nervous.
Oh, okay.
Applause!
No way!
I've fallen into despair.
-Yo! -Yo!
Hi.
Say, when did Kusano move here?
-Yesterday! -It was really amazing.
He landed on the playground in a helicopter. Like George Bush.
-Yes! Like Bush! -That's a good one!
Damn! That hurts!
Yamazaki and Umigame are going at it!
Where?
The gym!
Seriously?
What?
It's really bad! Come on!
-You need to handle this, Shuji! -Wait!
-It's bad! -Who's Yamazaki and Umigame?
-Wait. Wait a second. -What?
Am I smiling?
Yes.
You're smiling.
See?
Oh, yeah.
Neither of them is here anymore.
"One must comprehend times such as these."
So the verb "nari" here is the predicate form of the auxiliary verb "nari."
That's because the connecting "beki" is the attributive form of the auxiliary.
Why the heck did you move here?
Now Nobuta's all alone again.
Nobuta's the one who said,
"Shuji and Akira are two peas in a pod."
Nobuta said that?
She said, "I'll be fine alone."
Is she really going to be okay alone?
She said, "I'll cry for the first three days, but I swear I'll get over it."
Nobuta said that?
Yes.
I see.
You know what? Way over across this sky,
Nobuta is there.
Hey! Doesn't that cloud look like it's smiling?
-It does? -Yes! That one!
I'm
able to smile now.
I'm able to…
smile properly now!
Us guys…
Yes?
I think we can survive pretty much anywhere.
What?
Bam!
She can't hear you.
She'll wonder.
We can survive anywhere.
THIS DRAMA IS A WORK OF FICTION
Subtitle translation by: Brian Athey