The blue sea.
I've loved this place ever since I was a child.
I run.
Like a wave, like the wind.
I'm not waiting for you, so hurry up!
Don't run away so suddenly!
This bag is super heavy, what the hell is in it?
Be quiet and do your best!
Matsuoka Aoi, 21 years old.
Seriously...
My longtime dream:
I don't know yet.
I'm holding onto my current dreams.
I'm always searching for something,
and I've been feeling this anticipation for the longest time now.
Awesome!
- I'm going. - Huh?
A fateful meeting has probably already taken place.
Did you see his camera? It's a Leica R5!
Huh? Locka? He originally says iruka, meaning dolphin.
This is her photo on the wall.
Isn't it awesome, Aoi?
- That's right! Taku, give me the camera! - What? This?
Yes, thanks.
What are you doing? I'll take it!
No, it's embarrassing. Or rather, I won't give you this camera.
You keep saying that, so... Here.
Quickly, Aoi!
I'm taking the photo...
Looks good, it's good!
- Really? - Yeah.
Maybe someone can take a picture of the both of us.
Excuse me, could you take a picture for us?
- Ah, yeah, no problem. - Thank you!
- Are you ready? - Yes.
Say cheeeeese!
Hey, hey, hey... She surpassed Miko.
- It's love. - Miko's a dolphin!
- Thank you very much! - Thank you very much!
Are you possibly Matsuoka Aoi-san? This is your photo?
Yes.
Awesome! It's a great photo!
I mean, the lighting is great.
Pictures!
- Could you take them for us? - What?
For the cover of the workbook we're creating.
Marine University of Japan. Marine Department.
We're researching the ocean during seminars.
We rent a room in the Aquarium and observe the movement of fish, or egg-laying.
Last year we saw coral eggs!
It's great!
We not only pay the rent.
We came up with the workbook idea during Ichthyology classes.
- What is this workbook? - You want to know?
It's to encourage research.
It's a special book that we're making in order to make kids more interested in the sea.
When it's complete, it'll be distributed in the Aquarium.
It'll be for free, you know.
We're just a bunch of sea-lovers.
- We're at the sea every day. - Amazing.
So during seminars and in our free time we do everything we can to finish the workbook.
So with this...
Could you take pictures for us?
Kids will be happy if there are lots of photos.
I want to do it!
- Really? - Seriously? Yes!
- We're looking forward to it! - Let's get together everyday!
In the Aquarium. At the sea!
Heeeey! We're back!
Buri-san!
Buri-san is the local fisherman.
- Buri? - Yes.
He lends us his boat and helps with other stuff.
- Thanks for your hard work! - We're back!
Oh, and...
Matsuoka Aoi-chan will take care of the photos for the workbook.
Nice to meet you. Looking forward to be working with you.
And her helper, I'm Nagata Taku.
- You were hitting on her? - No!
Did they force you to help us with their sales pitch?
- Are you fine with it? - Totally.
I don't know if I'm suitable for this though.
Just take a lot of great pictures for us, okay?
- Thanks. - Yes.
Do you need help with the luggage?
When I was looking at them, shining so brightly,
something inside of me awoke.
Watch out!
This person...
I finally met him.
What do you want?
We're sorry... Taku.
Don't hang around here.
Yes.
It's dangerous.
Create memories somewhere else.
Largehead hairtail - a type of fish. Do not move the hairtail from the cooler yet.
Okay. Inou.
I'm your senior! I'm older!
- Hurry up. - Okay.
Scary.
We probably still didn't know
that long awaited little miracles, BGM is "Yesterday Once More", performed by The Carpenters.
like short rays of light,
BGM is "Yesterday Once More", performed by The Carpenters. kept filling the empty album.
Eternal Us
Cheers to our meeting with Aoi-chan!
Cheers!
- It'll be fun! - Looking forward to it.
- So good! - Delicious.
- Thank you for the food! -Thanks for the food!
Don't hold yourself back, go ahead and dig in!
- It's good, I'm telling you. - The best.
- Delicious. - Yummy.
He was scary earlier, wasn't he?
- You're referring to Kouta-san? - Kouta-san?
Right, the master of the second year, Yamauchi Kouta.
He's never like that, you know. Never.
He's rather kind. And adult-like.
- Right? - Yeah. Which faculty you're in?
- Department of Education... - Faculty of Biology.
Huh?
I aspired for science, but in the end I chose humanities.
It seems humanities are somehow a better option for women.
So you've been together since school?
Yes, from kindergarden. We live close to each other too.
The same department, same course, same class. Everything.
Ah, is that so? Aoi-chaaan.
- So you'll be looking for a job? - Yes.
Isn't it difficult? You can talk to me.
It's okay, okay. Aoi has already decided, right?
- Why? - Ah... Dad did.
- So, you have contacts? - I still don't know if it will work out.
Isn't it great? That's how society works.
- Right. - What field?
Real estate, more or less.
- It's a big firm, you know. - Shut up!
- Great! - Not really.
I still have no idea what I want to do, that's not great at all.
Are you going to continue your studies?
Around 70% of all of us.
That's great!
I belong to the minority looking for a job.
- I don't wanna work. - Hey!
I want to be a housewife. Will you take me?
- Did you decide on the topic of your thesis? - Ah!
I did, more or less.
- Yumeka! - What?
When will the two of you make up?
She had a fight with Kouta-san. Right?
- You're asking that? - There's no need to talk about it.
No, no, we care about you!
- Ryo, take care of this grandma. - Say what? Grandma?
- If anything, I'm a grandpa! - Geez, shut up, I get it!
Yumeka, if you keep testing one's feelings, they will disappear one day, you know.
I told you we broke up.
- I'm home! - Good evening!
Welcome back.
Today it's Taku's favorite Mabo Tofu.
Help yourself.
Lucky!
- Thanks for the food. - Go on.
- YUM! Auntie's mabo tofu is the best as always. - Glad to hear that.
He ate three bowls of Zosui with udon earlier.
Spicy and good!
- As expected from youngsters. - Right!
You have a good feeling about your job hunt?
Dad talked to HR of Saejima Real Estate today. HR = Human Resources
How did it go?
I was told: "If it's your daughter, by all means."
That's great!
Satori generation - people born after 1990, described as discouraged people looking for the easiest ways of living. For satori generation, you're doing great!
Satori generation - people born after 1990, described as discouraged people looking for the easiest ways of living. Don't make fun of Satori!
What's wrong?
Nothing. Thank you.
- Do your best! - Okay.
Their headquarters is in Marunouchi, right? Great company.
- And... maybe there's something for me? - Not a chance.
You need to do your best!
You forgot about your food.
Are you eating?
- Good morning. - Hello.
Am I interrupting? I'll come back later.
I'm sorry about yesterday.
No, I'm sorry too.
Thanks. For the pictures.
Everyone is happy.
Looking forward to be working with you.
Likewise.
- Did you stay here overnight? - Yeah.
I'm collecting the guidelines for a dissertation.
As I thought, I should come back later.
It was a one man job.
Want some coffee?
Coral.
I heard you saw the egg laying of coral.
Yeah, last year.
It happened for the first time here, under our supervision.
We created an environment similar to the South Sea.
That's amazing.
- The next egg laying should be... - Thanks.
...around the time of the full moon.
That's in a week!
Full moon, huh... how romantic.
- Romantic? - It would be a great cover photo.
Thanks for the coffee.
Don't force yourself.
It may happen late at night,
and the season has changed, so...
If it happens, it'll be a miracle.
You're okay with black coffee?
Yeah.
I want to see a miracle.
So you followed Aoi-chan into university? BGM is "True Colors", by Cyndi Lauper
Yup.
BGM is "True Colors", by Cyndi Lauper So you just clung to her... Aren't you a stalker?
Right. There's nothing in it for you!
- There is. - Where exactly?
If I hadn't followed Aoi, I would have ended up as an ordinary worker.
In times like this, stability is the main priority.
Sticking to Aoi, you know, has given me a goal
and like, set guidelines.
Attending university is already a success for me.
My teachers, and even my parents told me it would be too hard for me.
Despite that, I passed.
Isn't this the power of love? Or rather, it's not about oneself.
Overcoming stuff, I know that feeling.
Right.
But what will you do if she gets a boyfriend?
Like me, me, or... me?
I'll support her.
Huh?
If she's happy, then I'm okay with it.
There he goes...
You've never had someone you loved before, right?
What?
Wanting happiness for someone, even if it's not with you.
That is true love.
So you don't want to contribute to her happiness?
Maybe I'm not the one.
Coral lay eggs once a year.
When the time is near, the preparation is done.
The egg-laying happens when it matures, but
it does not happen immediately.
Waiting for it around the full moon...
If it happens, it'll be a miracle.
Hey, hey, hey.
Aoi-chan, do you know Hazeshima Island?
- Hazeshima? - Yup.
It's thirty minutes from here. It's an uninhabited island.
There are a lot of fish there.
We take rounds and go there every week...
DAMN IT!
I can't go! I have to train new employees!
Huh? That's bad! So I'm alone?
- I want to go. - What?
I'll go and help.
You can go tomorrow? So you can take pictures there!
Then I'm going too.
- We're counting on you. - Yes!
I can't wait.
Ichinousei-san.
- Is tomorrow okay? - Tomorrow?
- It's not Saturday, is it fine? - Yeah.
So tomorrow it is then. Bye.
It's the full moon.
Right.
- I'm ready! - Aoi, over here!
- Aoi, did you make a pose? - I'm good.
The square root of 4? - Two!
What? Two? HUH?
You're kidding...
You looked this way, haha!
Awesome.
I'll call Ichinousei-san.
Aoi-chan, picture! Camera!
Yumeka, write: 20:35, Green coral laid eggs.
Our meeting was blessed with this miracle.
It's great, Aoi, isn't it?
Everything that happened seemed like a dream.
At that time, we still didn't know
how shattered our fate would become.
Yup, yup. I get it.
You too, Taku. Go to sleep and get better.
Bye then. Take care!
- You're early! - Good morning.
Yeah.
Huh? Kouta-san?
I've heard about Hazeshima from Sousuke-san and I wanted to go, and Taku has a fever...
Reiko asked me at the last minute to go in her place.
Get in.
I'm looking forward to it. BGM is "Midnight Bottle", by Colbie Caillat
Yesterday was amazing. The coral.
I was so moved I couldn't sleep.
It stays in your mind.
- The coral? - Yeah.
Ah, over there.
Hazeshima.
We have a lot of things to do before Buri-san's return.
- Will you help me? - Yes!
This is an octopus.
Amazing.
Medina and filefish.
- Medina and filefish? - Yup.
- Great! - Red starfish.
Red starfish?
We collect different samples of sea water like this and then analyze its quality.
The wind has changed.
Let's hurry.
- Can you run? - I can.
Let's go.
The sudden storm has shaken up our fate.
It'll be impossible to go back during this storm.
You don't have to worry, it'll be fine.
I was stuck here with Ryo once before.
You'll get cold if you don't take it off.
Here.
Thank you.
I'm okay with one. - It's fine.
But then you'll be cold.
- I'm fine. - But...
- I'm fine. - You'll be sick!
I. Am. Fine.
You're shaking.
Th-thanks.
Still fighting?
I told you we broke up, right?
- For real? - Yeah.
If that's the case... how about me?
At least until you're back together with him.
You want to win against Kouta that badly?
Huh?
You're looking up to Kouta, right?
It's not that you're interested in me.
- I'm busted? - Like hell.
Hey, hey, hey!
- What happened? - No, I mean...
Kouta-san and Aoi-chan are on Hazeshima in the storm...
I got a call from Buri-san.
- He said he won't pilot the boat to get them! - Calm down.
Why is Kouta on Hazeshima? Where's Reiko?
I don't know why she's not there. Neither is Taku.
- Only the two of them? - Right.
It's bad, isn't it!
What the hell...
Something like this doesn't happen too often, right?
Like... an unforgettable night?
I'll forget it.
You will?
It's better to forget.
Is this a piece of advice from an adult?
I wonder.
I... I'll remember.
I've met you before, Kouta-san.
When I was in high school.
At that time I was wondering if it's okay for me to attend an escalator school.
"Escalator" - certain schools have agreements which enable high school students to continue to university without taking entrance exams At that time I was wondering if it's okay for me to attend an escalator school.
I kept worrying about what I wanted to do in life.
- Instinct? - Yeah, instinct.
Yes. They don't think about it.
They just naturally pick a direction and go.
After laying their eggs at night, fish follow their instincts and just leave their offspring behind.
You have it too, the instinct to survive in the future.
We do? Yes!
The sea has a history reaching thousands of millions years back.
Everything that lives had its beginning in the sea.
And then after a reaaaally long progress...
Do you understand?
We did. We...
Now the future we live in is still unknown.
Awesome!
There is a lot about the sea that we still don't know.
- Isn't sea amazing? - It is!
- Do you like it? - We do!
- Do you really love it? - Yes!
I wanted to know more about the sea.
I was buying picture books and guidebooks.
When someone asked me about my most favourite thing,
I would reply: "the sea".
That's why the university and the future,
I connected it with the sea.
I had neither reason nor a goal.
That's not a hobby.
When my parents opposed my entering a different university, I just accepted their decision.
Eventually, I couldn't do a thing.
"I guess that's how it goes," I thought.
After all, I am from the Satori generation.
I didn't think it was necessary to decide on what to do with my life.
I guess it still isn't.
The necessity. The strength.
That's why...
That's why I gave up.
Even so, after meeting you guys,
I thought "dreams do come true".
I'm still a little puzzled though.
I envy you guys.
You've already decided on what you want to do with your lives.
That's great.
Not at all.
I'm scared.
Of the sea.
All my life I've lived near the sea.
Despite that, I hate swimming.
Even so, I worked on my swimming skills.
Swimming, the amazing sea,
A friend showed me that...
...both swimming and the sea was fun...
But...
He died.
In the sea.
I stopped going there.
I was scared.
I wanted to forget.
I ended up going there after all.
The thrill, the excitement of that time...
I did not forget it.
Aren't you the same?
Your love for the sea...
The truth is,
you couldn't care less about the reason, or the past.
What he's looking at,
You just want to feel this love again.
I thought that I wanted to see it as well.
Please, send a boat!
We're begging you.
- Tonight is impossible. - What if something happens?
You left our friends behind.
- Please! - We'll go first thing in the morning.
They're not newbies, I know that!
- Thanks for waiting. - So you knew that and let it happen?
Kouta's there, they will be fine.
There's a tunnel there.
There are blankets there, they will survive one night in the rain.
Don't worry.
But...
Kouta and I are together, you know.
Aoi.
Are you alright?
What? Tell me.
Are we...
Are we over?
Ah... yeah.
I thought it was just a fight, like always.
I don't want to make it awful.
So it wasn't awful?
Let's stop throwing remarks at each other.
Please, understand it.
We fight and hurt each other,
and in the end nothing changes.
I don't think we can work this out.
Stop it.
You're being serious, huh...
Sorry.
So you're saying you don't love me anymore?
I want you to be happy.
Okay.
I will be happy.
To be honest, there is someone.
There's someone who likes me.
You don't know him. It's an adult.
- Be careful. - I'll be fine. I'm not a child.
You can always talk to me about your mother.
Like friends?
Would that be difficult?
Huh... yeah.
I'll do it. Thanks.
Love and future
what I can get,
or what I can lose...
I was afraid.
Aren't you cold?
My hands are freezing.
No good?
Don't take my photo, delete it.
We'll see about that.
You went after Yumeka-chan.
You saw that?
It ended long before.
We broke up.
Dazzling
You're shining...
So much.
Ah, the backlight?
From the sea?
You wouldn't believe it's the same sea as that night.
Yeah.
Being like that,
Looking at the sea waves
I can't help but think how much I like them.
On the inside, I...
I don't know what should I do.
I...
It's about the sea.
Hey, did Kouta say anything?
Why?
I said I had someone who cared for me.
Is it okay?
There is.
Lying, how boring.
We say stuff but don't break up, that's how we do it.
Girly vibes.
What? Sexual harassment?
Sexual hara...
Why did you leave early yesterday?
Huh?
Don't "huuuh" me, spill it.
Now she is pretending to be asleep.
Ah, it's Kouta-san!
- Where!? - Lying.
- You're messing with me? - Yeah.
What a terrible hobby.
I see, so it's Kouta-san.
I see. Got it.
Maybe it's all a lie.
What?
There's this thing with Yumeka-chan.
Although he says they broke up.
He said it's over.
What do you think? Is he lying?
What the heck.
I don't know.
You like him, right?
Do your best. Since it's you, you'll be fine.
Thanks, Taku.
She just came and started shouting.
- Who did you say? Dozaki? - Over there.
Mom?
Ah, are you alright?
And I was wondering... what is this "Dozaki"?
I used my new name for the first time.
I'm re-marrying next month.
He's a nice man. He has a chain of restaurants. And money.
Again? You should've given it some thought...
I haven't told him about you yet.
I didn't think it was important.
Until I do, can you not call me?
He has two kids.
I'm sorry.
- Excuse me... - Who are you?
Aren't you being cruel?
- You should have thought about your daughter's feelings - Stop.
I get it. I won't call you.
I'm sorry. It's only until everything settles down.
I will be sending you money, so don't worry about it.
You've got a nice boy too, right?
Just don't get pregnant. Bye!
It's so cute!
This?
Hand me yours. BGM is "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepson
Here you go.
Is it okay? I'm so happy, thank you!
But they will notice, right?
Wanna take it off?
No way.
Don't make such a scary face.
Even so...
I have no intention of hiding our relationship.
So... are we dating?
We're not?
We are.
Fantastic.
I was so nervous today.
I like you.
Say it once again.
I won't. I'm a grown man.
Stingy.
I don't want to go home yet.
Text me when you're home.
OK.
Bye.
Yeah. Do your best.
With what?
Your research.
Ah, okay.
Reiko?
Huuh...
Yumeka, wait!
What?
- It's not what it looks like. - What?
- You're getting the wrong impression. - Whatever, really.
- That's not it! - Got it, got it.
"We're meant to be together, it's just we met too late?"
"It's different from an usual affair?"
- I've heard that. - Who are you talking about?
You're not mad? I've said some bad things.
What are you talking about, Yumeka?
Long story short, it's about my mother.
- Look. - What?
- It looks like you. - No way.
They're too big.
- How? - The eyes, for example.
- About the group photo... - Kouta.
Hi.
Can we talk now?
What is it?
I'd rather talk face to face.
- Yumeka, what's wrong? - Will you leave us alone?
No way.
I told you, I want to talk!
- Can you go? - Yumeka!
What the hell?
Haven't you got any pride?
Hey.
HEY!
Yumeka!
Why? Why did she...
Don't treat me like an idiot!
She doesn't make any effort.
She lives in a pretty place, and gets a job thanks to her father, why her?
I hate her!
I love her.
Thanks for your...
It's only you, Aoi-chan?
Thanks for your hard work.
Where's Yumeka?
Just now...
Just now?
She came here.
I was with Kouta-san.
Unable to tell each other the important things,
we keep hurting each other.
YUMEKA!
YUMEKA!!!
Yumeka.
She took some medication.
It won't endanger her life though.
I can't reach her mother.
It should be you.
She has no one besides you.
Don't isolate yourself.
Why couldn't you protect her?
- Say something! - Ryo, stop it.
What are we doing?
Can you leave?
- Hey! - Taku.
It's good it's nothing more serious.
It's already serious.
Well...
It's over now.
I'm sorry it's only me.
Why?
I...
Let's go home.
People who were so close to each other
became distant.
Are you okay?
Yumeka.
You know, you shouldn't do such things to our precious sea.
You're right.
We'll eat even more when we go home.
- Will you eat? - Wait a second.
You'll get cavities for sure.
What? A friend?
From the University's Aquarium.
Ah. Hello.
Good morning.
Okay, so it's enough for now.
Let's go.
Thanks for always taking care of my husband.
Beautiful...
Your earrings.
What is it, Ryo?
Dieting?
It's a constant strength match for guys!
Dig in, dig in!
Yup.
The number you're trying to reach is currently unavailable.
She's calling Kouta. The number you're trying to reach is currently unavailable.
She's calling Kouta.
Like I thought, let's stop it.
You've come this far, what are you talking about?
It'll be fine.
What? Have you heard it too?
About Kouta-san?
What about him?
So you haven't heard? Huuh...
What? Tell us!
No, I mean...
I just saw him at the university.
What?
He said to end the club.
WHAT?
He's going back to his hometown.
- I'm bringing some stuff-- - But why?
What the hell...
Taku!
What do you mean, you're going back home?
Hey, Aoi!
What?
Umm...
Why?
All we were doing was fooling around.
I'm tired of it.
This love-hate stuff...
I don't care anymore.
WHAT?
About you, about the sea.
Is that enough for you?
Taku!
So you play with her feelings, and when it turns out badly, you disappear?
THIS WHOLE WORKBOOK,
IT WAS ALL YOUR IDEA!
DON'T GIVE ME THIS CRAP!
EXPLAIN IT PROPERLY!
DON'T RUN AWAY!
You don't understand a thing.
- YOU DON'T GET IT AT ALL! - Stop it!
Let go!
This kind of stuff...
I'm tired of it.
Understood.
Take care.
Aoi!
What the hell.
I can't accept it.
My tears just won't flow.
Unforgivable.
I'm not good enough after all.
What is good about you,
you're interesting.
What is good about you is that you do your best.
What is good about you,
You're stubborn, but straightforward.
Your smile is cute.
What's good about you, is your kindness.
You're bright.
There are so many good things about you
so many, that they can't be counted.
That's a fact.
I know that.
That's why I...
Stop it!
- It's disgusting! Disgusting! - Try to pat it!
Hey.
Hey!
Like I thought, it's you.
Huh?
I'm Kondo. That's my picture.
Sorry to display it without asking.
It's great it has become a memory.
Or rather, I was surprised.
Everyone's at the sea?
It was fun.
You were enjoying yourself so much at that time,
I thought I can't let it be forgotten.
But...
The us from the picture... it's all gone.
We all split up.
Everything's gone.
It was all a lie.
When you think about it, was it fun?
Is this face a lie, too?
Didn't you do what you wanted to?
When I press the shutter, and then print the pictures,
I realize it's like something has shaken my heart.
An instinct.
Close enough.
If there's something you really think of doing,
thinking about it is not a waste of time.
That's how it is.
Look at your face.
Is it okay for me to take a picture of this?
Yumeka-chan.
You came here often.
Sorry. Thanks.
It's my fault.
In the end, I'm just a child.
These are pretty.
Buri-san was worried too.
Buri - Japanese amberjack (fish) Did you know? Buri-san have never eaten a buri.
- Seriously? - It's funny.
You're sly.
How can you laugh just like that?
- Sorry. - No, that's not it.
When I'm angry, I turn into an idiot.
When things weren't great with my mom,
Kouta would help me.
When I saw him distancing himself from me, I thought it's over.
But it seems it wasn't the case.
Are you confident?
Absolutely no way.
I have nothing.
Sorry.
I...
I want to finish the workbook.
I can't let it end like this.
Kouta-san and everyone's thoughts,
they need to be properly shaped.
That's something I can decide on my own.
Something that I can accomplish.
I have never had this feeling before.
It's the first thing that I can consciously decide on.
I need your strength too.
Please, I want to work together.
I'm begging you.
Why are you forgiving me?
Me and Kouta?
Because I love him.
I want to meet you all.
Unless you're all here,
it won't work.
Yumeka threatened me.
Everyone was free.
Right, right.
Aoi.
I drew this in a fighting spirit.
"Fighting spirit" may be differently understood.
- Kids will cry. - Seriously?
Draw something cuter.
Huh? What, huh?
Aoi-chaaaan!
Inou!
Get to work.
Let's choose.
Three-four!
Not that one!
Hey, hey! Look, look!
- Is it cuter now? - Nice!
- We're back! - Welcome back!
- We got you something. - Thanks.
Let's take a break.
You're right, that's good.
It's great! Looking good.
Cheeers!
- I'm dead tired. - It's over!
So that means job hunting for you, Aoi, right?
Yeah.
It will be a time of important decisions.
Yes! OK, OK!
- What, what? - Announcement!
Before you guys do it...
I'll become a splendid member of society!
What is it, so suddenly.
Everyone! Thank you!
Thank you. Thanks.
- Now, Ryo. - Huh? Me too?
Come.
- Guys should do it with a blast! - While holding it, right?
I...
I'm applying.
It may be late, but I decided to apply for an engineering school.
I will build submarines.
And...
And I will try to make someone happy.
Though there's no girl that would take care of me.
- You didn't end it with a blast. - Shut up.
- Now, Yumeka. - Okay.
- End with a blast! - Yumeka!
I'll become independent.
You should decide on your life on your own, right?
My next step in life won't be school. I'll look for a job.
Don't act so surprised.
I'm sorry I caused you trouble.
Please forgive me.
- You can always ask me for advice-- - Yup, yup.
- Now, Reiko. - Huh, me?
I... umm...
I will find a good man!
- That's it? - You said it right.
I'll do so too! I'll fish for a good man. Fish.
Wait a second! Don't treat men and fish the same!
Next, Taku.
- Me? - Yeah.
- Taku. - Go!
I...
For the time being, I will follow Aoi to Soejima Real Estate.
I'll do my best to get employment.
Straight ball!
Do your best!
- You're the man who turns the impossible into the possible. - Yeah.
So, at last, Aoi.
Okay.
I received so much from you all.
If I hadn't met you guys,
I would still have no idea about myself or the sea.
The first thing I decided on,
I was able to stick to it until the end.
Now, I will look for a job with confidence!
Even if it's through dad.
I had so much fun.
Thank you very much.
- And the same to you! - Thank you!
Thanks.
Let's toast once more!
- I want to eat cake! - Ah, I want it too!
- And I want cake too! - And I!
- Cut it, Inou. - I'm your senior!
- I'm older! - Cut it, senpai.
Senpai.
You guuys!
- I'm cutting, geeez. - Faster!
- You're crying? - I'm not!
Dear Kouta,
Yamauchi Kouta Dear Kouta,
Yumeka-chan, what happened?
Here.
It's out, huh...
You'll understand when you read it.
This outfit looks too good on you.
Thanks.
Taku, what is going on? Did you oversleep?
Haneda Airport, a flight to Fukuoka departs at 12:30.
- What? - Kouta-san.
Today.
You can still make it.
Numbers from 121 to 125, please follow.
Please introduce yourself one by one.
Yes.
My name is Kikumoto Tomomi.
Majored in psychology at Seizan University.
When it comes to people...
If you excuse me!
If I can be excused too...
After his dad died, his mother's health worsened.
He had to go to take care of his siblings.
And then, to you...
As for Taku who was always there for me and his kindness,
I didn't say a thing.
Kouta-san's sadness
now I understand it to the core.
I too, want to protect what's dear to me.
ANN flight announcement.
A flight to Fukuoka will depart at 12:30.
Gate 513 will soon stop boarding.
Passengers flying to Fukuoka are asked
to check in at the gate.
To the readers of this workbook.
While the sea is huge, we are tiny beings.
Small creatures are swallowed by the larger ones,
and the stronger ones swallow the weaker.
This is a cycle.
I want to be stronger.
Recently, I have discovered a way to be stronger.
Let me share it with you.
Excitement.
This feeling only.
It will make your strength unlimited.
It can cause a miracle.
You can do it, can't you?
The only person who decides about your tomorrow
is you.
Let's meet again at the sea.
Kouta-san!
Are you okay?
You thought I wouldn't come right?
I already decided.
I won't run away.
I'll stop job hunting. I'm going to start from scratch.
I will apply to university.
I can't go with "whatever".
The sea...
and you.
I wanted to talk to you.
Yeah... Sorry.
I wanted to tell you.
Long distance will not change a thing, right?
Even if we won't always be together.
But...
That's not it.
I will get jealous.
You can make it.
If it's us, we can make it.
I'm super excited now.
I had no idea, since you lied to me like this.
Aoi.
I love you.
Did you make it?
Yes. Thank you.
The wave that kept us all together has unwound
and arrived at our place.
A new season has started.
Inou-senpai is struggling with being a new company employee.
Reiko!
Reiko-chan is looking for new love.
Ryo-kun practices every day in the engineering school.
Yumeka-chan is steadily progressing in
looking for a job as a researcher.
Dad was so surprised I wanted to go to university,
that he didn't talk to me for a while.
Taku who's been always laughing and crying with me,
thank you for being by my side.
Kouta-san takes care of his house in Fukuoka.
Since that time, the distance between us
is the closest now.
Beyond the horizon you can hear our laugh from that time.
We're all connected by the sea.
The future that we're looking at...
surely is bright.