Red Data Book
A book which contains data about species in danger of extinction.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature first published it in 1966.
The ones deemed in gravest danger had their articles printed on red paper.
I go toward your voice as we speak, into the light...
About "Red Data Girl"
She is a girl from an endangered species.
The term originates from a book which contains data about species in danger of extinction,
called the Red Data Book (abbreviated RDB).
Many wish to have control over her, for such is the vast mystery of her power.
Through thin silk I watch the world outside
I can't fly with my wings in that little box
This flower already left for the forest with its wind to bloom
I act like I've taken a deep breath and flap my wings a little
Look,
your voice, though faint as ever,
guides me from where I cowered
The future is so very far away and obscure for me,
but I will abandon my fear of it and find you
We cannot touch each other, but know the other's feelings
That gives me the strength to look ahead
so that I may change
Isn't it delicious?
Yeah.
I told him to be here at 45 past.
Come on, let's just eat without him.
This cafeteria's reserved for the high school students, right?
Can we really eat here even though we haven't started our studies yet?
I've been using this place ever since middle school.
I drop in on my seniors at history club, the Japanese History Society,
and sometimes we grab lunch here.
Oh, cool.
Sorry!
I got held up.
You're late, Manatsu.
We haven't even had the entrance ceremony yet,
and you've already been sneaking off to the stables, haven't you?
Bingo.
Did you at least take a shower?
How am I supposed to introduce some smelly guy to my roommate?
I did. That's why I'm late.
Man, I'm starving!
Izumiko, let him eat first.
This guy just can't hold a conversation on an empty stomach.
Did Manatsu attend middle school somewhere else?
Yeah. He came here from Nagano to be my partner for our exchange bracket.
Your partner?
With me here, he didn't have to take the entrance exam.
He stayed back out in the country during middle school because he wanted to look after horses.
And the second he got here, he joined the Equestrian Club instead of studying.
I just know this isn't going to be easy.
What's this?
That's all yours?
I exercise and you don't.
It isn't fair that you can eat that much without getting fat.
It's never too late to take up horseriding.
Just try it once.
No, thank you. I shall abstain.
I'd never be able to compete with you in something you're good at.
You're a quiet one, aren't you?
Suzuhara... right?
Whose fault do you think that is?!
Let me introduce myself.
I'm Souda Manatsu.
My horseback archery teacher lives in Kanagawa, so I moved here.
I like horses.
I hate studying.
I-I'm Suzuhara Izumiko.
I don't really have any talents.
Really?
You look capable enough.
No, I'm just bad at everything.
This is nice, Suzuhara. You're so nice and round.
That's sexual harassment.
Yeah, yeah.
Can I get seconds?
Suit yourself.
Isn't he terrible? He's always like this.
At first I thought you two don't look much alike,
but I can really tell from your faces that you're twins.
No, we're not twins.
We're triplets.
My other brother died when we were little, so it's just us now.
I think I'm going to get along well with them.
Mayura is a lovely person.
Souda is pretty decisive, so I had a feeling it'd work.
Do you know Mayura, Miyuki?
Don't call me Miyuki here.
That's what my father calls me. It really pisses me off.
Sorry.
Sagara...
So...
Of course I know her.
She's the first girl I've met who has better grades than me.
You should let her help you out with your studies too.
She's better than you?
Is she the best here?
No, that would be him.
Am I disturbing you?
I hadn't seen you before, so I thought I'd say hello.
Since you two are together, does that mean you're related, or from the same town?
Our parents know each other.
She's Suzuhara Izumiko.
This guy here is Takayanagi.
Same grade as us.
Your hair sure is long.
All right. See you around.
He—
He looks like Wamiya, right?
He's an actual human being, though.
Guys who look like that are always bad news.
You're wearing your hair down?
I'm changing myself.
Does it look weird?
No.
You look really upper-class.
Changing your personality isn't as easy, I'm afraid.
Should I take off my glasses?
Do you want to wear contacts?
I can see pretty well without them.
I just wear these glasses because my mother gave them to me.
So they were just for show?
No, my eyes really are astigmatic.
I'm a bit farsighted too.
I see!
I really like how you look when you sleep.
Yeah, you look way cuter that way!
Let's start off high school by reinventing ourselves.
Come on, let's go.
Okay.
It looks like we're in different classes.
I'm in class A.
But look, Izumiko.
You're together with Manatsu.
Class C.
Takayanagi Ichijou
Souda Mayura
Sagara Miyuki
Is this based on ability?
We're in different classes, but here at Houjou, that doesn't mean much.
There are a lot of electives we can take together. Let's work out our schedules later.
Okay.
Hey!
I saw you're in class A.
Good for you!
It's too hard for you to maintain your image with me around, after all.
Mind your own business!
Izumiko, can you keep an eye on Manatsu and make sure he doesn't get left out in class?
Whoa!
You ditched your glasses, Suzuhara!
You're so cute now!
Hey, I changed my hairstyle too!
You're right.
I didn't notice.
You're still the same inside though, right?
What are you implying?
Filling in for the student council president,
Takayanagi Ichijou of Class 1-A will present a welcoming speech on behalf of the first years.
It's him.
He was the top of his class all through middle school.
I hear he's some pampered, rich kid from Kyoto.
I heard he's going to run in the student council elections too.
Today, as the times edge closer to spring,
the 103 of us have enrolled at Houjou Academy bearing dreams and hopes.
Surrounded by the verdant green of Hachiouji, we live on this grand campus.
No way.
I thought all this was behind me.
Why is it happening again just because we ended up in different classes?
Why?
I'm not afraid.
We're there. Class C.
The exchange students stand out, don't they?
They're from England and Korea, I'm told.
There are quite a few at the academy.
Good thing Manatsu's here.
Suzuhara?
Are you feeling sick?
The one sitting near the door, in the back.
Oh, Ricardo?
He's an exchange student from Brazil.
An exchange student...
Did he do something?
No, don't worry.
These are a charm.
You have my eyes, you know.
They see too well.
Seriously?
Horses are cowards at heart, you know?
They're big and strong, but loud noises and shadows easily scare them.
You're so much like them.
I can't tell them I'm afraid of some foreign student.
That's so prejudiced.
There's another!
I have to look at them head on!
S-Sorry...
Did I startle you?
No, I'm okay.
Hey, Suzuhara.
Do you know about Modoribashi?
The bridge in Kyoto?
No, we're talking about the website.
Most people in class C have heard of it.
I haven't. I don't know much about the Internet.
Let's teach her the true religion!
What sort of site?
It's like fortune telling or life advice.
Anyway, you can get messages that comfort and help you there.
They're really nice!
You'll get hooked on it for sure!
Supposedly, Takayanagi Ichijou from class A made the site.
You have to know the password to get in, though.
Wanna have it?
I'm being afraid for no reason.
He...
He's not human!
Would you please come to the audiovisual room after school?
Would you, please?
Episode 4
The First Roommate
Would you, please?
Okay.
I will.
Please, leave me be for now.
Sagara!
Izumiko?
Is it urgent?
Follow me.
A foreign exchange student?
I know I'm not used to them,
but I'm fine with all the others.
You're afraid of Japanese people too, right?
Guys, I mean.
Do you really have no idea why he'd ask you to go there?
Did you do something to give him the wrong idea?
I know you don't believe what I'm saying.
You think it was just some misunderstanding.
No, I don't.
I remember Wamiya.
I won't just dismiss what you say right away.
He asked you to come to the audiovisual room, right?
I can't go there. I just can't.
Then let's work out what to do about it.
Is there a way I can get out of going?
I don't think it'd be a good idea not to show up.
But if we know he's not human, we have more options available to us.
Speaking of which, did you take off your glasses?
Yeah...
Audiovisual Room
Thank you for coming.
What's going on?
He looks normal now.
I have a question.
Are you human?
Emergency Code.
Demon, begone!
What are you doing?
It didn't work?
I guess you really are human.
Your hair is unusually long,
you're easily overlooked...
Oh, well.
Tell me how you knew what Ricardo was, then.
What's this? Have I caught you bullying another student?
Sure you want to go through with this, Mr. Student Council Candidate?
What have Ricardo and I done?
And won't you be in trouble yourself?
That thing looks dangerous.
I'm not carrying a single arrow.
What did you plan to do with it, then?
Hearken my worship, protector of the living.
Rend my enemies now and forevermore.
Lord of wrath unparalleled, smash their walls and raze their castles.
Rend my enemies.
What was he?
Was it okay to just destroy him like that?
I could have easily prevented that.
Don't think you'll have it so easy next time.
You gave yourselves away by allowing me to learn that the girl is human.
Now I know you're a spirit vessel and her mountain ascetic.
How unrefined.
Got a problem?
I have nothing to say to someone who can only command the living.
We're just too far apart in terms of skill.
Suzuhara, there's something on your back.
What is that?
Probably a charm.
That's obviously a spell.
You should know at least that much.
Souda!
How long have you been standing there?
I would have interfered if it had gotten out of hand.
But I didn't want Takayanagi to see me if I could help it.
That was amazing, Izumiko.
You could tell who his homunculus was.
I don't think anyone's ever done that before.
Now we know that Takayanagi Ichijou uses homunculi.
What do you mean, he uses homunculi?
He's a sorcerer.
Are you one too?
No, no.
So why do you know so much about them?
Why else would you be watching from the shadows?
You're not really used to this school yet, aren't you?
No one here would ask such a question straight to someone's face,
though they might try and dig stuff up behind their back.
I did think something about this place seemed shady.
But I don't dislike you, so I'll answer your question.
My training is similar to that of a mountain monk.
I can't command shells like Takayanagi can, but neither do I want to.
It warps your personality.
His personality's warped already, I think.
But what is he after?
I'm just throwing this out there, okay?
Being the best in this school is of huge importance to him.
And it irks me to no end that he's standing above me.
He pisses me off too.
All right, let's team up.
Also, Izumiko.
What kind of note is this?
His influence extends far, I see.
Don't think so highly of him. This site looks terrible.
No, this is a rather clever plan if he means to increase his following.
Let's reserve judgment until we've seen the rest.
Guard yourselves!
Souda! Are you okay?!
Mayura!
I'm so glad you're okay!
I was worried sick!
You didn't have to be.
I told you the wounds weren't that bad.
I'm sorry. This was my fault.
What are you apologizing for?
I brought up the website.
I shouldn't have.
Sooner or later he would have gone after me anyway.
To be honest, I'm a bit surprised that he'd try such a deadly curse.
Was it that dangerous?
You made it through unharmed, right?
Thank goodness.
Were you the one who pushed me out of the way?
Huh?
That was you, right?
Hey, Izumiko...
Which would you rather?
That it was me who pushed you out of the way, or Sagara?
Don't make fun of me.
No, I'm serious.
Didn't Takayanagi refer to you two as a spirit vessel and her mountain ascetic?
What do you mean?
The medium allows the ascetic to redirect a spirit into her
when he exorcises someone who has been possessed.
Back in the middle ages, the priestess and her monk often worked as a married couple.
As a married couple?
What I'm trying to ask is if you and Sagara are a pair.
It's not like that at all!
Well, if you say so.
You really are making fun of me.
Manatsu!
Manatsu, this is the girl's dorm!
Yeah, I know.
Sagara told me you were back from the hospital.
You ran into Sagara?
What the hell are you doing, you damn tomboy?!
Could you be a little quieter...
What are you poking your nose into?
Look at your face! What's going on here?
This friggin' school is just a game to you, isn't it?!
Manatsu, you idiot.
I was scared...
Mayura...
I've never cried while clinging to someone who would console me.
That's because I've never pushed myself as hard as I can.
Sagara!
It's a bit late for me to be making my entrance,
but may I come in?
Why are you here too?
He turned up out of nowhere and wouldn't stop asking questions.
I followed him because I was curious.
Are you hurt?
Nothing serious.
Gosh, I must look terrible.
Mayura, I'm gonna put an end to this tonight.
Okay?
You're leaving?
I'll get back at him for what he's done.
He's not half as clever as he thinks.
I'm in.
But...
Or does it hurt so badly you can't call Masumi?
No, it's not that bad.
I just wish I could come with you.
Masumi?
Masumi answered.
He's looking forward to it.
You stay here and rest, Mayura.
You can always see him later.
You should go and make Masumi's acquaintance.
You'll see that he's nothing like those homunculi.
Suzuhara, this is Masumi.
Somebody calls me
From somewhere they call me
From far away that gentle sound drifts near and pulls my heart away
Tell me something, my sad, beautiful flower,
right before me here
Do the feelings I don't understand yet
make their own music?
I dreamed of freedom
and yet keep hesitating about it
With a tiny voice
I prayed that I could
laugh together with everyone
Please do not.
Don't make her play along with your charade.
Episode 5
The First Makeup
Episode 5
The First Makeup