Hey, did you hear?
About the letters?
About what?
You know, the letters that are delivered from the departed.
What? Stop freaking me out!
So, some death god comes around all like "Delivery!"
"Please sign here," etc.
It's true, for real! I heard a girl brings them.
This is a redevelopment area, after all.
If there was anyone nearby, make sure to interview them.
Detective Noji!
What is it?
Man, humans are such a pain...
In what way?
Why can't they just say it while they're alive?
There are things you can't say until you're dead.
SHIGOFUMI
But man, your handwriting is terrible, Shouta...
How do you even read this?
Which part?
Right here!
"Su."
"Su?"
It's "su."
"Su?"
"Su!"
You rock! You've like, discovered a brand new letter or something!
Freaky!
Now look here...
Hey, be careful with them, will you?
Those notes are very important to me.
Oh, so you care more about these notes than me?
Well, shooting off rockets is nice, but you need to practice your handwriting.
Yes, yes... You sure are strict, Miss Student Class President.
You got that right. Being the President means drawing everyone's ire.
It's tough.
You're quite talkative today. It's usually me going on by myself.
You think?
A-Ayase!
I... I've always...
Yes, I'm Asuna Ayase.
And my sister?
Understood. Thank you.
Ayase!
They found my father's body.
Kamome Police Station
A-Ayase... I...
The people from the police said they'd take me home, so...
I see.
I'm sorry.
Compose New Mail Asuna Ayase Subject Attachment
The person whose body was found
was an unemployed resident of Mikamichou, Mr. Takezou Ayase, aged 45.
Body of Man Discovered in Kamome City
Eight days prior, Mr. Ayase had gone missing, and his family requested a search for his location.
I'm sorry.
Oh?
Ayase!
Kanaka, 0913.
Roger, that!
This isn't my fault... Seriously!
W-who are you?
I am Fumika.
Fumika?
Where's the other person? I thought I heard two voices.
Delivery!
I've come to deliver you this letter.
You're Asuna Ayase's boyfriend, right?
B-boyfriend?! But... Ayase and I...
You're not?
Well, Ayase and I were at different schools.
Despite that...
We met here at this building.
I'm now proceeding with rocket test number 1!
5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
Ignition!
Huh?
Test 1: Failure.
Ever since then, Ayase would come to watch my rockets.
A fateful encounter! Lovely!
And then what?
But each time it was tough.
I told her how it worked again and again, but she never got it. What a pain.
But it's all good.
So basically it's one-sided.
You don't have to come out and say it...
Well then...
Sorry to bother you.
Goodbye.
Wait! What's that letter have to do with Asuna Ayase's boyfriend?
The person who sent the letter is Takezou Ayase.
Take... You mean her father?
A will?
A Shigofumi.
Shigo-what?
A letter (fumi) delivered from the afterlife (shigo).
Hence, Shigofumi.
The final message left from one who's died.
That's their Shigofumi.
You're joking! Dead people can't write letters, duh!
They don't even have a body... Do they use a necromancer or something?
They do have a body!
Even in the afterlife, there are different levels.
You still have a body up through Level 4, so you can write letters or even eat!
The staff is... talking...
I've been talking this whole time!
And I do more than just talk.
See, I'm standing, too.
You're floating...
I'm standing!
Kanaka, silence. You're making things more complicated.
But he was talking about necromancers and stuff!
It's against our work regulations.
Why can't you obey the rules? You're just my equipment...
There you go treating me like an object again!
I'm not just some Aaron's, I'm on my way to becoming human!
Wait, the staff is really... I'm not just some Aaron's, I'm on my way to becoming human!
Wait, the staff is really... Be quiet.
Fine, whatever!
Let's go home!
Asuma Ayase's boyfriend isn't here, mark this one "address unknown!"
Yes, can't do anything if there's no one to accept it.
Shigofumi...
Is this okay?
I'm sorry.
Wait!
I'll take that letter!
Hey, were you even listening?
It's addressed to Asuna Ayase's boyfriend.
I was listening. I heard you, so are you okay with that?
Are you sure it's okay to not deliver this letter to someone?
Someone has to accept what her father wanted to say...
So...
So... So...
I'll become her boyfriend! Then there's no problem, right?
Ooh, nice! Say it, my boy!
You've got some guts there, buddy.
Oh, love! Oh, youth!
So bittersweet!
You don't need to hurry. Be careful packing them.
'Kay...
English 'Kay...
English
I'm finished, Sis!
Then tape the lid. Write your name on it.
Okay!
Yes?
Uh... Is this Ayase?
Yes. What is it?
Um...
How are you doing?
We're managing.
Um... About your father...
Offering your condolences?
Please don't sound like all the grown-ups...
I'm sorry for not calling you.
There was a lot of paperwork at city hall, so I've been busy.
Don't worry about it.
You're the one that's got it rough.
Um...
No, I'm actually doing pretty well.
I guess I'm a pretty strong person after all.
Ayase, is there anything...
Sis! Ayase, is there anything...
Wait a second.
I'll handle that, don't worry.
'Kay...
Sorry, we'll talk another time. I've got my hands full right now.
Talk to you later!
Wait! I have something important to say.
What is it?
I know this isn't the time, but I Io...
Lo...
Lo?
...ve... ve!
The rocket!
The rocket's almost finished.
I know you're busy, but will you come and watch?
I'll wait to set it off until you come, Ayase.
Oh, so you're going to fly the rocket.
Sis...
Right.
Then send me an email when it's done, okay?
I'm looking forward to it.
S-sure...
Shouta...
Thank you for calling.
Why did you hang up?
What happened to the confession?
What happened to your do or die spirit?
Don't jinx me, sheesh!
Timing's crucial for these sorts of things!
Ready? Listen up.
When humans confess their love for one another,
it has to be at a face to face encounter.
You're a girl. A phone call's not going to cut it, right?
I don't care.
Wait, are you gonna shoot off the rocket and use the momentum to confess?
With that rocket?
What an idiot! What will you do if the launch is a failure?
That'd seriously suck.
Well, having your rocket and your love whiz up into the sky
and gloriously explode into tiny bits is good too, you know?
Rockets are not fireworks!
Whatever you say.
It will launch! Whatever you say.
It will launch!
It will reach all the way into orbit!
And my feelings will reach her, too!
Ooh, nice one! Good use of a reach metaphor!
I've had enough of you! Staves should be silent now!
I'm not "a staff," I'm Kanaka!
I've got a level one authorization at the Gospel Office!
Shut up already! After you let off all that smoke like you owned the place!
This job is going to take a while... Shut up already! After you let off all that smoke like you owned the place!
What, that defective candle?
Aha! I knew it was you! What, that defective candle?
Aha! I knew it was you!
DEFINITELY
OATH! LAUNCH SUCCESS!! DEFINITELY
3... 2... 1... Ignition!
Asuna Ayase
Is this all you need?
Yes, thank you.
We need to give it a name... How about, Asuna?
...just like that!
Maybe that's going a bit too far.
Oh yeah, her little sister is named Miku, if I recall.
Why are you talking to yourself?
Where's Kanaka?
Sleeping.
Even though she's a staff?
She's just in suspension.
But she'll get angry if you don't call it "sleeping" like a human.
She's a weird one.
So are you.
Why do you believe in Shigofumi?
That's not normal.
It's because no one believed me either.
No one believed that a high school student could launch a rocket.
But...
Ayase believed in me.
She said it was amazing!
She said she wanted to see it fly!
So that's why I thought, maybe I should believe.
You're quite simple minded.
But simple is best.
Moving tomorrow is okay with you, right?
Have you told people?
The school. I don't have any close relatives.
And your friends?
No, I'm okay...
Fumika?
It's almost time, it's almost time!
Finally, tomorrow has come! It's confession time!
You are evil.
What're you saying?
You're the one who motivated him, Fumika.
You're overthinking it.
Don't underestimate your partner.
You don't like it when you can't deliver the Shigofumi, right?
That's because I have a strong work ethic. Unlike you, Kanaka.
Yeah, whatever.
Oh, there's still a room in use here.
We should go explorin'! Maybe there's more...
We're going.
Come on, let's explore a bit more.
Shouta needs his "me time."
Sorry, Fumika. I left it at Shouta's place.
The instructions from the Gospel Office were...
Fumika!
Shouta, did you read it?
Fumika, what the hell is this?
A Shigofumi.
That's not what I mean!
If this is a prank, it's going too far!
Ayase... killed her father?!
It says that the one who killed him was his own daughter, Asuna.
And to make the accusation directly to her boyfriend, too...
Revenge?
The dead tell no lies.
Be it love, or hatred.
Give me a break!
A letter from the afterlife?
I'm the fool for believing in it!
It's a lie!
Well, see you tomorrow.
Bye-bye, Miku.
Thank you very much.
Goodbye.
Shouta?
I see you knew where I lived.
You told me your address before.
Did I?
That's the first time I've seen your sister. She's cute.
But it's just the two of us now.
We never had a mother, see.
Don't worry. The people from city hall are counseling us.
They're letting us join an orphanage.
I'll quit high school and work.
I've thought about it before.
About college, dreams, what my sister wants to do...
I don't want to give up on them because we don't have money.
You're like that too, right Shouta?
You want to put everything into doing what you love, you know?
So, for my sister...
It's a lie. There's no way Ayase killed him!
No way!
Ayase! The rocket's finished!
Oh, wow! Good for you, Shouta!
Then, if the rocket launches successfully, please...
...go out with me!
With me!
Thank you, Shouta.
But, I'm sorry.
I'm no Student Council President...
Fumika!
Stay away! Ayase didn't do it!
The hell with Shigofumi! I don't believe it!
I believe Ayase more than that!
Shigofumi are absolute.
Shut up!
Ayase believed in my rocket! So, I'm going to believe in her!
Let's go, Ayase!
Don't pay any attention to...
Fumika...
People lie while they live.
They are weak.
They are scared.
They are unsightly.
Dead people are far better.
Shigofumi Episode 1 Confession
The shining black and white light...
Now flower petals aflutter in the gaps of memory
The water-colored memories...
Go now to a quiet place
Doze into peaceful sleep
Good night, I have no need of a body
Farewell, I'll be getting closer to you
I will connect to eternity
Hey, isn't this is a bit like solitude?
Even if we can never touch each other again
So, I believe that we won't disappear
We won't disappear...
Chain, chain
Happiness...
Chain, connects...
You had a dream. You had a future.
You wonder what people see up toward that blue sky.
On the next Shigofumi: Rocket
Shigofumi Episode 2 Rocket On the next Shigofumi: Rocket
Shigofumi Episode 2 Rocket