Minami-chan will have..
a parfait!
I'll have a coffee.
Excuse me!
Coming!
One coffee
and two banana parfaits.
Coming right up. Excuse me.
Minami-chan,
it's a souvenir.
Thank you.
Thanks for waiting.
Excuse my reach.
Again.
The parfait is for me.
Sorry about that.
Excuse my reach.
Please take your time.
Let's eat.
Today's the last time we'll see eachother.
I wonder why things never go well for me.
Good question.
Maybe because you give women everything they want.
I don't, really.
But you do understand what the women around you want.
I want to have a normal marriage.
Really, though. Normal.
I want to get married and have a baby.
A girl.
Impossible for you.
Is your parfait good?
The Tale of Nishino [Nishino Yukihiko no Koi to Bouken]
Ni - shi - no - san!
John!
John, hold on.
Come along!
Okay, come come!
John!
John! John, come here!
John.
No heat.
John?
There's nothing in it!
[Hamabe no Uta, well known folk song]
~I roam the beach in the morning~
~and recall a far away past~
~The sound of the wind~
~and the mood of the clouds~
Minami-chan, you've gotten pretty big.
Is Natsumi-san around?
Natsumi?
My mom is..
Who are you?
How did you..?
I'm not someone shady.
Well, I guess a ghost is so I am, too.
A ghost?
I made a promise with Natsumi-san.
That if I died, I'd come see her.
Why are you saying you're dead?
That's.. because I'm a ghost.
I chose to appear the same age as when we met
but I guess you wouldn't remember.
Hiding your head in the sand leaves the rest of you open.
You've held onto this for this whole time.
Do you remember now?
Nishino..
Nishino Yukihiko-san?
Correct!
Don't come near me!
I made you realize it, didn't I?
Sorry.
But I'm just a ghost.
I'm the same as when I was alive.
For now.
Could I have some water?
I feel relieved. Refreshed.
You died, right?
Yes, yes.
I got into an accident yesterday.
I think the story ran in a pretty biiiig newspaper.
I don't read the newspapers.
Oh, I see.
My mom is.. Natsumi is.. not here.
Is that so?
Minami-chan,
you've become pretty.
But your mom is more beautiful.
Boys like you, don't they?
They don't.
I don't even like boys.
How long do you plan to be here?
My dad will be home soon.
Please go away.
Even if I don't,
I don't think he'll see me.
There are people who can and people who can't see ghosts.
That's pretty convenient.
I think you've gotten used to me, Minami-chan.
Right? You're talking to me comfortably.
I'm home!
Hey!
I'm home.
Welcome home.
What are you doing?
Something going on?
No.
Nothing.
He doesn't see me.
You're acting strange.
I need to go back to my room.
What about food?
I just ate the plain onigiri.
You ate it all?
Yeah.
Impressive!
That's a world record! It'll help you grow.
I'm in a growth spurt.
You come and go as you please, don't you?
Natsumi-san.. rather, your mom has left, hasn't she?
In short, I thought she was with you.
No.
I haven't seen her since the day I gave you that statue.
My mom..
Minami-chan, you're not scared of me anymore, right?
Could you let me stay here?
No.
Even ghosts sleep?
Morning!
Morning.
Where's dad?
He left an hour ago.
He starts early today, huh.
Newspaper?
Yeah.
There's info about my funeral in here.
It's today!
I think a lot of people will be there.
Even Natsumi-san might be there.
Because of our promise to meet after death.
Want to read it?
No, I'm fine.
I'm going to go to school.
Isn't today a day off?
Yeah, but there's things I need to do.
I see.
Middle schoolers have it rough.
Well, I guess I'll go with you.
No way.
Daruma-san has fallen over.
[Red Light Green Light, Statues, Grandmother's Steps etc]
Daruma-san has fallen over.
Be quiet.
What about school?
Thank you for waiting.
The next stop is Shichirigahama. Shichirigahama.
The exit will be on the left.
What is it?
You alright?
I'm hungry.
Don't have much energy.
What?
I'm hungry and don't have energy.
Should I push you?
No, I'm okay.
A ghost is going to push you.
A ghost can't push me.
I'll do it!
I'm fine.
Hello.
Please go inside.
Is this.. your house?
Yeah.
My parents' place.
You must be from a well-off family.
Huh?
Nishino-san?
You don't look well.
Let's find some shade.
Are you alright?
Sorry. I didn't have dinner last night.
Oh my.
A diet, right?
No, not that.
Oh.. I skipped breakfast, too.
See.. kids these days are so thin. They don't even need to be dieting.
Here, have a candy.
I think you can get away with it.
Thank you very much.
No problem.
Nishino-kun seems to be able to capture the hearts of all types of girls.
It's a truly remarkable range.
Thin, fat, easy-going, strict, tall, short.. they all have the same reaction to him.
It's strange, right?
But for some reason.. they all turn him down in the end.
They all leave him.
You seem to know him well.
Yeah, I suppose.
He used to tell me stories about women in his life.
Do you want to know how we met?
Well, we'll start with this:
We will use natural ingredients and Roji vegetables.
There are a lot of people who ask, "What is Roji?"
We call vegetables Roji when they are grown in soil under the sun, in comparison to a greenhouse.
It's written with "ro" from "exhibitionist" and "ji" from "ground".
[explanation of how to write "Roji" in Kanji] It's written with "ro" from "exhibitionist" and "ji" from "ground".
[explanation of how to write "Roji" in Kanji] Many people believe it is written with "ro" from "highway", and even editors get it wrong frequently.
I'd like to distribute today's cooking sheet as well as a sheet explaining why we use Roji vegetables in phytochemical soups, so please come to the front to get them.
Nishino-san, could you help distribute them?
Yes.
This one and this one, please.
Please come to the front to get them.
Okay.
Here.
Thank you.
You can also get them from me.
Here you go.
Here.
Here it is, good luck.
Alright, here you go.
There you are.
Sensei has the other half.
Nishino-san, please continue handing them out.
Thank you for your help.
I got it. Here you go.
Here you go.
That was like.. a whole group of female seals swarming around a single male.
Do you know of the film "Casablanca"?
Yes, of course.
With Humphrey Bogart and.. that actress..
Yes. With Humphrey Bogart and.. that actress..
I can't remember her!
I only remember him.
Humphrey Bogart.. said the..
Humphrey Bogart wasn't the original choice for the film when the project started.
A different actor was supposed to do it.
Who was it?
Okay, time's up!
I don't think you know.
You're right.
I can't remember the name.
He's not famous in the industry, though.
He's very famous for something else.
Something else? A performer Is he an actor?
Something else. Something else? A performer Is he an actor?
He is an actor, but he's not famous for being an actor.
He is world famous for another reason.
I will take your order.
Uhh..
Black tea, was it?
Black tea.
Black tea and.. a coffee.
Did you want milk or lemon or..
Straight tea. Did you want milk or lemon or..
Straight. And a coffee.
Coming right up.
Where was I..
So, then.. ah, can I give you the answer?
Yeah. So, then.. ah, can I give you the answer?
President Reagan.
Really!
He was originally an actor.
Here in Japan, we thought he exaggerates his acting, but it seems he wasn't that bad.
Back in the 1950s or 60s.
When Casablanca was just getting started, they wondered if Reagan would be fine
but then things got worse [WW2] and they wondered if Humphrey Bogart even had the right look.
But he turned out to be a hit.
Surprising, right?
Surprising.
What else.. I wonder.
Do you watch musicals?
Musicals.. I don't watch much.
Not much.
Excuse me. Not much.
Okay!
Okay, well..
There's something called dubbing.
It's where the actual actor isn't the one singing.
Right?
The one doing the dubbing.. um..
Sayuri-san
Yes?
Isn't this different from what you ordered?
Oh, it's fine.
It's fine.
Should we get it replaced?
It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.
It's really fine.
It's not a big deal.
I actually like black tea, anyway.
I kind of thought I wanted coffee, but tea will be fine.
Happy enough.
You're a little peculiar, Sayuri-san.
Am I?
How.. do you know my name in the first place?
You gave off a different vibe than the other ladies.
"You are different from other people" is probably ordinarily a pick up line
and I was always confident something like that wouldn't work on me.
But I'd never had that said to me up to that point.
So I'd always lived not being able to confirm whether or not it would.
That was when I realized we're all human.
I like old movies.
Do you, Sayuri-san?
Well, I--
When he said that to me, I accepted him for his past, who he was then, and who he would be from then until his end.
In elementary school, I--
And he started telling me about girls he was seeing.
-- is Richard Widmark.
Do you know him?
The first he told me about was Manami-san.
She was his boss, 3 years older than him.
It's an automaton clock.
If I could, I'd like to be that frog.
The frog?
Yeah. The frog.
Why the frog?
Unlike the prince or princess, it doesn't feel like a leading role.
Nishino-kun will be handling the client with you tomorrow.
Sorry.
Okay.
The meeting about the food education initiative is in conference room B.
Okay.
Enomoto-kun.
Please take these to storage. Sorry.
Okay.
Sorry.
It's fine. I'll take it down.
I can do it.
Here.
I'm fine.
I've got it, thanks.
Sorry.
Thanks.
Ow
Alright, I'm taking it.
I'm fine.
I'm fine. Thank you.
Okay, I've got it.
Sure.
There was also a girl who still had something in her heart even though she'd already turned him down.
You're welcome.
Long time no see.
Kanoko.
Yeah. You well?
Yeah.
Your girlfriend?
No.
I'm well. Ah, are you alone?
Yeah. Go ahead.
Then.. here you go.
Thanks.
Why are you here?
I come sometimes. You just haven't seen me.
Good evening.
I'm Kanoko, Yukihiko's friend.
Nice to meet you.
Stop it.
Good evening.
What part of Yukihiko made you date him?
We're not dating.
Is that so?
You haven't changed, Kanoko.
Really?
Yeah.
How's your boyfriend?
Who are you talking about?
Beer?
Huh?
Manami-san left.
Really?
Really.
I think I'll go home, too.
You don't need to go home.
Stay with me for another drink.
Come on.
No, I have work early tomorrow.
Byebye.
Thank you very much.
Another.
Coming up.
What?
It's nothing important.
I have another call.
Get it.
It's not important.
Are you sure?
It might be your girlfriend.
She might figure out you're talking with another girl this late.
It's fine.
Manami-san isn't going to call you?
She won't. We're not going out yet.
Want to go to an onsen?
The two of us.
My boyfriend can't go.
You want to?
Yeah.
I do.
Sure.
Shall we?
Yeah.
Hop in.
Thanks.
Closing it.
Okay.
Alright!
Seatbelt on?
It won't click.
That's because it's been a while. Let's go.
Did you push the hazards?
It was you, wasn't it?
Don't do it. Let's go.
Nice!
[something about the game, not clear enough]
Maybe a little higher?
A little higher?
Yeah, just a little.
Yukihiko!
You look great in a Yukata.
Anyone can look good dressed up the right way.
Come here.
What, what, what?
Turn around.
Oh, okay!
And back.
Alright.
Done!
Ahhh~ Thank you soooo much~
You're very welcome~
You can do anything!
Are you just married?
No!
That would be nice, though.
I'll set this up so you can play together.
Okay!
Hold on tight.
This feels sturdy. Hold on tight.
Yeah. Hold on tight.
Yeah.
Have you done this?
Now stretch out as far as you can. Have you done this?
Now stretch out as far as you can. I have!
Alright! Here I go!
You're pretty good.
Right?
Very good, very good.
Useless!
Why, why?
Why did you come with me?
I wonder~~
You have Manami-san.
Manami and I aren't dating.
Why not?
You won't date her?
That's unusual.
There seems to be something she's not comfortable with.
It's hot out!
Doesn't matter!
Kanoko, are you happy?
Let's have sex when we get back.
I won't.
Then why did you come with me?
Kanoko, are you..
possibly some kind of..
sex monster?
Go die, Yukihiko!
So rude.
Yukihiko.
Kanoko.
I like you, Yukihiko.
I've always liked you, Kanoko.
I don't mean it that way.
Hey!
Not that way!
Yukihiko!
We can't.
It's already over for us.
Did it end?
Don't you think it is?
Oh..
It's already over.
Yukihiko
Yukihiko.
Yukihiko
Not being able to go back is silly.
Time goes by and I'm still lonely.
We were really dumb.
I think we're still really dumb.
Not "were", but still dumb right now.
You're right! We are really dumb!
That hurts.
It hurts!
I said it-
Really, stop that.
He really is an idiot.
He really is.
What is it?
Nothing.
Here, have another one.
Thank you.
He's an idiot!
Hello.
Hello!
What are..
I'm waiting for Yukihiko.
Oh, well I'll go on ahead.
Yes.
Yes, I understand.
Then I'll head home.
Yes, good work.
Okay.
Straight home, today.
Okay.
You said you wanted to be the frog, right?
Whether the frog or not, why do you want to be one of the automaton dolls?
They're normally in the dark, right?
Yeah.
They come out 3 times a day, right?
Yeah.
When they come out, they sing and dance, and then go back into the dark, right?
Yeah.
And they do that every day until they break, right?
Yeah.
That's all.
Huh?
I'll see you home.
No need. It's out of your way, isn't it?
I'd like to see you home.
Then, how about coming to my place?
It's right over there.
That one there.
No, I'll head home from here.
Good work today.
Good work.
Coming!
Yes?
Here I am!
I have something for you.
What?
Something you forgot!
Let me in.
Go ahead.
Thanks.
You've surprised me.
I surprised you?
Yeah, I wondered who it could be.
It's Kanoko!
Want a drink?
Yeah!
Is it fun to make coffee?
Is it?
Hey.
That's dangerous!
Stop it.
You're fine, Yukihiko.
With what?
It's because you won't pay attention to me while making it!
You're acting strange, Kanoko.
Strange how? How?
Watch it!
Hold on - grab the milk.
I don't want to!
Ah, it's hot!
That's why..
It's dangerous.
Oh, I have no milk!
None?
None?!
No milk. Black, then.
I like it with milk.
No more of that!
Hold on.
Okay~~
I'll wait.
Coming!
Here I am!
Go ahead.
Anyway, go in.
Go ahead.
Should I go home?
It's fine, go ahead.
Excuse me.
The coffee is bitter.
Things came up while making it.
Um..
The other day, Yukihiko and I spent a night at an onsen.
What's your problem?!
You're not even dating him!
That's because..
Why don't you just go out with him?! Don't you like him?!
I do!
Really now?
Huh?
You don't know what I said?
Nope.
I said your butt is cold and comfortable.
Yours is cold, too.
Touching my own doesn't really feel like much.
Not now.
You're feeling shy.
Yeah.
Is this embarrassing?
Yeah.
Are you embarrassed?
Yeah.
Are you not having lunch?
I brought my own today.
Nishino-san, too?
I did, too.
Are you coming today, too?
Not today.
Why are you acting so cute?
Am I?
I sure did want to touch your butt~
Nope.
Hurry!
1!
2!
1!
2!
Hurry!
Good evening!
A lesbian couple lived next to him.
Open it!
Hello.
Sorry. Cat.
Cat?
Is my cat here?
Your cat?
It isn't.
Uh.. okay.
Sorry for bothering you.
Sure.
Who might you be?
Nau!
Nau?
Nau.
Nau?
Nau!
Nau?
Nau!
Nau.
Nau!
Your name is Nau?
Nau.
Nau!
Nau.
Is this cat Nau?
It was over there?
Can I go to your place?
Huh?
Why is it..
I'm home!
Subaru, you need to lock the door.
You're being careless.
Tama, welcome home.
This is our neighbor, Nishino-san.
Thank you for before.
Nau~~!
It went to Nishino-san's place.
It wasn't with me yet when you came.
Well.. I guess I'll go.
Byebye.
Byebye!
Byebye!!
Byebye!
Nishino, Nishino!
Come here.
Okay.
Nishino-kun's proposal has been accepted,
and he will be leading the project.
Let's work well together.
Okay, have a seat!
Congratulations on your promotion.
Now I'm not your superior anymore.
Thank you.
Will you come?
I'll go home.
Good morning~
Your window was unlocked.
You're careless.
Thanks for telling me.
You know,
coming in from the window is dangerous.
You'll worry Tama-chan.
I guess so.
Hey,
want to have a bath together?
I like to do that alone.
Boring!
Stop rolling around.
Hey.
That hurt!
Hey, you'll make Tama-chan worry.
Subaru.
I'm not going back!
Then I'll take you back.
No! No!
I'm going to take you back.
I don't want to! I'm going to take you back.
Today
I'll come to your place.
Sure.
Stay over.
I start early tomorrow.
Hey
Let's get married.
Don't be silly.
Can't we?
We can't.
I want to love you forever.
I want you to be with me my whole life.
That's impossible.
You don't even really love anyone.
Why do you think that?
You'll never belong to just one person.
Manami
What?
I'm lonely.
You can't share loneliness.
Good night, Yukihiko.
Goodbye.
I feel bad for him.
I pray Nishino Yukihiko finds happiness.
Is Nau here?
Where's your girlfriend?
You saw?
I saw.
I proposed to her and she dumped me.
That can happen, huh.
It's not funny.
You're a cat.
I am.
Don't do that!
I'm home.
Welcome back.
Hey, why.. do you keep the fridge in a place like that?
Subaru says it makes her happy to be able to reach the fridge easily when she wants something.
Don't stand there listening so intently.
Come on out.
Subaru isn't here.
I bought some Shirokuma. Want to share it? [Kagoshima specialty]
Want the cherry?
You can't have it.
Tama-chan, why do you always sit in a ball like that?
It makes me feel safe.
And Subaru always stretches out.
That's because she's straightforward.
Straightforward women stretch out?
Worriers curl up, straightforward people stretch out.
Tama-chan, you're different.
Strange.
Strange!
Are you the type who uses -chan for every girl?
Not everyone.
Only for girls that it suits, like you.
You don't use it for Subaru.
It doesn't suit her.
Subaru-chan.
See?
The Shirokuma is good.
It's the first time I've had it.
It's the first for me, too.
At the convenience store,
some girls were going on and on about it.
I wondered if it's good.
It is!
It's good.
Yeah.
Hello?
What?
I got it.
Wait for me.
Subaru got drunk and fell over.
I'm going to go get her.
Go home.
I'll go with you.
It's fine.
Okay.
You can do it!
What are you doing?
I'll help you.
I'm fine!
Push it!
Thank you.
Are you okay? You're okay?
You got it?
Well, me too. Since we're here.
Want to drink something?
Don't need anything.
That so?
That's cold.
Does that mean you don't like cold things?
Yeah.
How about some hot tea, then?
Help yourself.
Thank you.
Are you doing it with Subaru, Tama-chan?
Don't ask me rude things like that.
Tama-chan. You really love Subaru, huh.
Your hair is pretty fluffy.
Why did you do it with me?
Tama-chan.
You like me, don't you?
How did you know?
I'm not sure.
I just do.
What does Subaru have to be doing to be happy?
Subaru is happy no matter what she's doing.
Subaru.
This isn't..
This isn't what you think.
What isn't?
Subaru!
Is he that stupid?
Nishino-kun can hear the voice of a girl's heart.
Well.. it may be called telekinesis.
Telekinesis?
Oh, telepathy? Sorry.
Telepathy?
Anyway, I think his ability was pretty strong.
So, he would follow the voice nobody else can hear and sometimes do things that weren't moral.
Even things like that can happen.
I wonder why everyone gets wrapped up in him.
"Why".. you wouldn't get involved with him?
I would never.
I don't fall for any kinds of guys.
You'll see.
What are you..
Everyone, the bus for the crematorium will be leaving soon.
If you are attending, please head to the bus.
I wonder if all of them were once his girlfriends.
Most of them probably were.
Why do they all get along?
They're all like war veterans now.
Loving Nishino-kun was a lot like fighting over his heart.
But there were fun times, too.
Somehow, they liked.. how to say it? His whole, so to speak.
I really don't get it.
You wouldn't.
Well, then.. will you be going to the cremation?
No, I won't.
Oh, really?
Well, I'll be going.
Please take care.
Goodbye.
Nishino-sa~~~n?
~The sound of the wind~
~and the mood of the clouds~
~the approaching waves~
~and the color of the shells~
Nishino-san!
You're finally here!
Mom?
Wow!
Minami?
Um..
Nishino-san is..
I was at his funeral.
No.
He's here right now.
Nishino-san is here?
He promised he'd come see you if he died, right?
He did.
I'm here, Natsumi-san.
You sure have.
I promised.
I promised you I would.
Did you have that much integrity?
My body doesn't.. but my heart always does.
Did you have a daughter?
I didn't even get married.
Come a little closer, Natsumi-san.
No, it's fine now.
I don't need to be near you anymore.
Come here, Natsumi-san.
I'm lonely.
I'm lonely, too.
You and Nishino-san were lovers, weren't you?
Nishino-san was..
my first romance.
Romance eventually ends, you see.
What about me and my dad?
Why did you give birth to me?
Romance and love are not the same.
Giving birth to you
giving birth to a baby girl
was the best thing I ever did in my life.
Eating parfait with you isn't what I wanted.
I wanted to have a proper date.
I didn't even like parfaits.
I knew that.
He's leaving, right?
He was.. smiling.
That's good.
I'm home.
Welcome home.
[Translated and subtitled by Stythe at euphorictranslations.com]