Letters from the departed.
They are called Shigofumi.
Strong feelings are required to be able to send a Shigofumi.
Passionate love.
Deep belief.
And...
Hatred.
Mitsumeteru mono no hontou no sugata
Me wo tojita ato ni miseru tame
Mata kyou mo toki wa hikisakaresou na
Kodoku dake tsumugu darou
Yami ni saku byakuren wasureenu hitobito
Sore de mo tsuioku wa mirai kara otonau
Toiki ni kawaru kotoba-tachi wa
Ukasuru tamashii no tsubasa yo
Maichiru deshou ka
Mayotte midarete
Anata e to kizamitai kono moji ga
Tsutaetai koto no shinjitsu no kakera
Sore sae mo umaku todokanai
Yubisaki ni nijimu chi de shitatametara
Kokoro made kobosemasu ka
Ikiru warera ni nokosareta hitokoto ga
Sayonara da to shite mo
F-Fumika, run away!
She's not normal!
She's normal.
She has something important to her.
And there are people getting in the way of it.
That's normal.
What are you talking about, Fumika? She's a killer! A murderer!
I am not a judge.
And I still have something I want to make sure of.
Was Shouta Machiya your boyfriend?
Answer me. Do you have a lover? Or not?
Guys? I have lots of them...
Understood.
Fumika!
0913.
What's going to happen to this place, I wonder?
Nothing. It'll stay like this.
Fumika, are you angry at me?
Not really.
You were told by the Gospel Office, remember?
Probably someone around Gandolfi...
Yeah.
I never thought that would be the contents of that Shigofumi.
How awful, using a Shigofumi for something like that.
And it's her father, even!
That's also a Shigofumi.
Unreasonable hatred and penetrating sadness...
They're all people's pure hearts.
0609.
Are you sure? Shouldn't we be searching for the addressee?
Asuna Ayase's boyfriends?
Those men are not her boyfriends.
Really?
Hey, Fumika...
Why do you think she killed her father?
There's some reason he wrote that Shigofumi, right?
It doesn't have anything to do with our jobs.
But aren't you curious? After all, this is patricide here!
I don't think so.
What do you think of the Ayase sisters?
The little sister, Miku, is a bit shy.
Miku!
Ooh, she caught it! What to do?
Run away!
Her big sister looks after Miku very carefully, doesn't she?
It's admirable.
It's because they didn't have a very good father.
Is that so?
I don't want to disparage the dead, but it seems he was quite violent.
Perhaps this incident might not be for the worst.
Look, here she is.
SIDE-JOBS NOT ALLOWED! "How much?" EROTIC MODEL Business is Booming DO ME!
Father, I'd like to take tomorrow off.
Idiot!
You think we can afford that kind of luxury?
Have you ever done it with a guy?
No...
Don't go doin' it for fun now.
Just think of earning money.
My hospital bills ain't cheap, you know.
Miku's gonna start helping us out tomorrow.
I got a request for that recently. About her modeling.
Ah, here it comes.
Yeah, this is perfect. The deal's coming together.
I'm not enough?
Am I not enough for you, Father?
You, enough?
How much do you think it cost me to raise you two?
And look at the sorry state I'm in now.
It's only natural for you to pay me back!
Father!
Shut up, I need to...
Sis...
W-what?
You can't sleep?
Do you want me to sleep with you?
Sure.
I'm okay. Thanks for worrying about me.
Sis...
I love you.
Me too.
I protected Miku. And her future.
A ton of police came!
A dead body? Seriously?
May I come inside?
I don't mind, but is there some development in their father's case?
No, it's something else.
Have you heard Asuna speak about a boy named Shouta Machiya?
Why? I didn't tell anyone about me and Shouta.
Did someone see us?
Yeah, got it Dad. I'll be home soon. Bye.
I'll erase my own existence.
KAMOME STATION
The Silver-Arrow bound for Aomori will stop at Omiya, Koriyama, Fukushima, Sendai, Morioka...
Center (Miku)
No, not now. I'm sorry, Miku.
Ah, found you!
I have something I want to give you.
But you're a criminal...
Why are you escaping to the north?
I totally would have gone south!
Warm places are way more fun!
South, to the south!
It really wasn't a dream.
Ventriloquism? Like that trick from before?
These words should not be able to reach you.
A letter?
A Shigofumi.
A letter from the world of the dead.
The world of the dead? Some letter of ill fate?
It was sent by Shouta Machiya.
Shigofumi are the final last feelings of all humans who have passed away.
You have a duty to accept it.
What are you doing?
Trying to make me feel guilty?
A threat?
Sorry, but I don't have any money!
I don't care.
I don't care whether people live or die.
All people die sometime.
The only question is whether it's sooner or later.
If I were to say there's some meaning...
To answer why people die...
There's nobody here now.
Ow!
If I pull the trigger now you will die.
Imagine you throwing away your life.
Losing your body, your possessions, your existence...
You would still have lingering regrets. You'd have feelings left in your heart.
Left... in my heart?
I thought you were gonna use it there!
Yeah.
It's just a Shigofumi now.
Oh, look at all the empty seats!
Okay, I'll pick that seat over there.
See, I told you getting on at Kamome Station there'd be empty seats.
You're right.
Hey, did you see a girl dressed up weird back there?
No, I didn't.
That's odd... It looked like she was carrying a staff.
We've been together the whole time, right?
I can see her.
Wait, seriously?
That's weird... I'm missing one.
Be careful. This girl's feelings are pure.
Criminals who commit their crimes because of money or status don't scare me.
The scary ones are the criminals whose feelings are pure.
You idiot! You idiot! You idiot! You idiot!
My dear Ayase...
I bet you'll be surprised to get this, won't you?
I worried a lot about what to write.
I thought a lot about it.
But I'm sorry I didn't notice.
All I thought about was myself.
I never really thought about what kind of girl you were, Ayase.
OATH! LAUNCH SUCCESS!! DEFINITELY I never really thought about what kind of girl you were, Ayase.
OATH! LAUNCH SUCCESS!! DEFINITELY
Even so, you believed in my rocket. Thank you.
LAUNCH SUCCESS!! Even so, you believed in my rocket. Thank you.
Are you an idiot? I killed you!
I killed you!
You're the one that believed in me!
Shouta, did you know?
I hated you so.
You were always talking about your dreams.
And me being the Student Council President or studying the piano...
Those were all lies.
What I saw in that same building was a dimly lit ceiling.
What I saw was a nightmare.
But on top of the roof you were always looking at the endless sky.
Shouta...
I said that I believed in your rocket, right?
But what I wanted to believe in wasn't the rocket. It was our future.
I believed if that rocket flew, that our door to tomorrow would be opened...
A worthless prayer.
ASUNA & MIKU
Hello? This is Nojima.
The location is the bowling alley in the redevelopment district.
I've done steps 1 through 50.
Everything has checked out.
Be careful. This girl's feelings are pure.
Detective Noji!
The countdown has started.
I've been searching for you, Asuna.
You know, this used to be Blue Sky Amusement Park.
I used to bring my son here to play often.
Well, putting that aside, it's private property, so...
Well I suppose I'm trespassing too.
What shall we do?
Oh, what a strong breeze.
You'll catch a cold staying up here.
Anyway, you should leave here. Miku is worried...
No!
Shouta, with this...
SHOUTA Asuna & Miku Shouta, with this...
Asuna!
This is...
Godspeed... Shouta...
Can you see it, Shouta?
You were a good person, so I'm sure you're in Heaven.
I'm probably going to Hell.
I hope your rocket reaches you, Shouta.
Howdy!
Delivery for you!
A letter?
Yes. A kind of special letter.
But...
These are the most pure, beautiful feelings in the world.
Shigofumi Episode 2 Rocket
Monokuro ni sasu hikari
Ima kioku no hazama tayutau hanabira
Suisai no omoi-tachi
Saa shizuka na basho e
Kiyoraka na madoromi
Oyasumi karada wa iranai no
Sayonara motto chikaku ni yuku yo
Watashi to eien wo musubu
Nee kodoku to sukoshi niteru
Nido to wa fureaenakute mo
Nee shinjite kie wa shinai no
Kie wa shinai no
Chain Chain
Shiawase yo
Chain tsunagaru
Always the same roof.
Always the same friends.
Always stepping off into the day.
It's easier than you think.
On the next Shigofumi: "Friends"
Shigofumi Episode 3 Friends On the next Shigofumi: "Friends"
Shigofumi Episode 3 Friends