Just put them in the bag!
I'm sorry...
Please put more in!
One or two more wads...
I must get money for my daughter's operation.
Please don't think ill of me.
Delivery!
Pardon the interruption!
We've got our own business to do, see.
W-who are you?
What?
Who was that Shigofumi from?
From his daughter.
He said he was trying to get money for her operation, so...
Yeah...
What a downer!
Dad even went and tried to rob a bank!
Well, good thing he gave himself up before it was too late.
There is no such thing as a good or bad Shigofumi.
Only whether or not it can stop the cycle.
The true form of what I gaze at
Is to be shown after I close my eyes
Once again today, time only spins solitude
Seemingly rent asunder, yes?
There are those who cannot forget the white lotus
Blooming in darkness
Yet, recollection inquires from the future
The words that changed into a sigh
Are the wings metamorphed from my soul
Will they scatter all about?
Lost, disordered
I want to carve these letters to you
A fragment of the reality of what I want to say...
Even that I cannot properly send you
If I can write with this blood oozing from my fingertip
Can it spill even into your heart?
Even if the one word left to the living
Is "goodbye..."
FIELD TRIP FORM GROUPS 5 PEOPLE MAKE SURE TO MIX GIRLS AND BOYS Hey, how many do you have?
We're short one, what should we do?
Four people will be fine.
But the teacher told us groups of five.
She's looking at us!
Hey, it's a two-fer!
I guess they think it's funny.
I heard there's a curse!
Seriously?
REVENGE
HALF-DEAD PERSON
HALF-DEAD REVENGE PERSON
REVENGE
It's being called "The Curse of Kikukawa."
Who's Kikukawa?
Kouichi Kikukawa.
He was bullied about six months ago and committed suicide.
Oh, I remember. He's the guy who posted on the web, right?
Half Dead: That's why my name is "half dead". Oh, I remember. He's the guy who posted on the web, right?
Half Dead: That's why my name is "half dead".
And then there was a person who fell down the stairs...
Then...
What?
They say letters are being sent by Kikukawa from the grave.
Then that's...
Shigofumi.
Sounds like a bunch of people got them.
That's impossible! Because...
Right, so they're probably fake.
How is Fumika Mikawa doing?
She's doing a lot better than before.
But when I went to help her...
I don't need your help.
I can't have you stay with me forever, right?
I see.
It's true we're in different grades, so I can't always stay with her, but...
Ow.
Tacks in your shoe box? How old-school.
Here.
You don't have to do this.
You'll get yourself caught up in it.
I hate this sort of thing.
All set!
Later.
Suzune!
Oh, sorry.
Sheesh!
Suzune, do you know that girl?
No... Who is she?
That's Kirameki Mikawa's daughter!
You'd best not get involved with her.
Huh? What're you talkin' about?
Welcome home!
I do apologize, most sincerely.
Yo!
Studying late again at the library?
Honestly, you...
At least order something better. I've got room service, you know.
Oh, whatever.
But why haven't you transferred schools?
Like to a private school.
You've got plenty of money, obviously.
It's better this way.
Indeed. After all, you can avoid the media by living here in a hotel.
Don't make me repeat myself.
Money isn't the issue.
Wait, don't tell me it's because you don't want to leave Mika's delivery area?
That's not it!
Sure, sure...
Then, why?
I'm not finished yet.
Not finished?
Yup. She wouldn't tell me any more.
Not finished?
Not finished with what, I wonder?
Maybe she means because she's repeating a year of school?
If you're curious, then just go see her.
No. I wouldn't be allowing Fumi to be independent.
You are almost like her mother.
That's not it.
You're the one that wouldn't be independent.
If you met her, that is.
Huh? What is that supposed to mean?
Chiaki, what's that supposed to mean?
Figure it out yourself.
I'm sorry I keep bothering you with helping Fumika...
No, no... This requires a woman's touch.
A civilian's better than a policeman here, you see.
And I should thank you for caring for Natchan... I mean, my little sister.
Oh, you mean Kaname?
Yes! I think he might be caring for her for a long time!
Wait, really?
Maybe. Could be.
Oh, I see. Kaname's such a...
By the way, Detective Nojima.
Yes?
I haven't spoken to anyone about this yet...
About Fumika...
What?
I want her to live with me.
Shi Go Fu Mi
Who's erasing it?
The gym teacher, Sekine, and the Japanese teacher, Koyama.
They won't be able to.
It's true, an upperclassman said a girl with a staff carries them.
Seriously?
I knew it! It's Kikukawa's Curse!
Curse? He killed his own damn self!
He should have fought back like Morishita did...
No.
There's no such thing as a curse!
I got stabbed, and then suspended from school!
How is that fair, huh? Don't give me this crap!
But that was for Morishita...
Yeah, that's not about Kikukawa...
It's your problem too!
You're in on it too, remember?
Don't you get it?
But you know...
There was that strange girl who appeared on the roof back then.
I think that was...
What are we doing?
If you step back and look at it, this school's just one incident after another.
My old lady was bugging me to transfer like crazy a while ago.
Once I became a third year, though, she seems to have given up.
Transferring, huh?
Well, I made friends with you and Sen, so this place isn't all so bad.
It's not any good either, though.
Yeah...
Oh? I guess you still haven't given up on Mika, then.
What are you going on about all of a sudden?
You're all upset about the fake Shigofumi because of Mika, right?
Well, yeah...
I knew it.
No, that's not it!
You'll never give up, will you?
Next stop: Reform Center, Reform Center.
Wasn't this it? Next stop: Reform Center, Reform Center.
Wasn't this it? Please remember to take all your things with you when exiting the bus.
Y-yeah. Natsuka, press the button. Please remember to take all your things with you when exiting the bus.
Sure. Please remember to take all your things with you when exiting the bus.
Reform Center. Please watch your step.
So I guess we're "two enemies in the same boat?"
We're not enemies!
Well anyway, it seems we're here for the same reason.
The same?
I'm... I'm not...
I'm just...
You're doing this for Mika, right? Same as us.
It's not...
Pardon me.
I'm Shunsuke Morishita.
Nice to meet you.
Thanks for meeting with us.
We're...
You're...
You met her, didn't you?
If you know already, then that'll make things go faster.
You got a Shigofumi, right Morishita?
What?
It's okay, we can talk about Shigofumi.
He also received one a long time ago.
You also came to ask about Kikukawa's Shigofumi?
Also?
Yeah. Kikukawa's sister came earlier.
She asked a lot of questions about the bullies.
And you told her about the Shigofumi?
Yes.
I lied about what it said inside, though.
Why?
Because the one Shigofumi her brother left was for vengeance...
That's just too sad to say, you know?
You're a good person.
Well, what else could I do?
So, what's the sister's name?
Suzune Shinozaki.
Shinozaki?
Their parents got divorced, so they have different last names.
Suzune...
This is a Shigofumi
No! If you're getting divorced, we should be able to live where we want to!
Why do my brother and I have to be split up, too?
Suzune, stop it!
That's not your brother!
Yes, he is!
That woman has been fooling me for more than 10 years!
I can't live in the same house as that bastard child any longer!
Suzune... Would you come to live with us?
I'm sorry, Brother...
I can't leave him.
I see.
I'm sorry, Brother!
But...
It's okay, Suzune. Everything will be okay.
Why did he die?
Why?
Brother... Brother... Brother!
Wait for me, Brother.
Aren't you starting to drink a bit early?
Yes. She worked very hard today, and got off early.
Off early?
What? Do you have some business with Chiaki?
This is a Shigofumi You three will come tonight at 11 PM. I want to give you a thank you present. Kouichi Kikukawa
There's no way that's for real.
How many times do I have to tell you?
That's exactly why we're coming!
We're gonna catch this guy and beat him to a pulp!
But what'll we do if it's that girl we met that time with Morishita?
This time we're well prepared.
It's you! We know you're there!
It's just an empty can...
I knew that!
Then stop screaming!
Anyway, let's keep going.
Yeah...
Sheesh.
And anyway, I've never heard of no Shigofumi that was printed out on a computer.
Then what's a real Shigofumi like?
Well, that's...
How the hell should I know?
Come with me.
They're getting what they deserve.
So... It's okay.
From the emergency stairs?
Who are you?
Are you the... mail carrier?
The ones I wrote?
They're the ones at fault!
They're the ones...
Sending out some fake letters isn't...
Don't get in my way!
No.
No way... A real one?
Stop this foolishness.
STOP.
Kouichi Kikukawa
Yeah...
This won't make my brother happy...
Ah, found you!
What's this?
There are two of them?
There aren't two.
Here's a hint: The one next to you is a fake!
Mail carriers always have to keep one of us Aaron's with them at all times.
Now, I'm over here. But that one...
Oh? Looks like she doesn't have one.
What could that mean?
Kanaka, nice catch.
You're the one who caught it, Fumika!
Well, that's a Fumika over there, too.
Wait, are you...
Fumika Mikawa!
Correct!
Forgive us, Kikukawa!
That was scary...
It's a curse!
Maybe they'll learn something from this.
Who knows?
Thanks, Matoma.
Emergency measures. Not a problem.
We've got to hurry and join up with Mikawa.
Kaname, you want me to push you?
Oh, shut up.
Why? Why did you get in my way?
Shigofumi are absolute. Malice, good will...
I will not allow you to misrepresent them.
Cosplaying as a mail carrier is totally no good, too!
Then, answer me.
Why are you doing this? All I had was my brother, and yet...
You're so cruel! So cruel!
Why did you lie?
Answer me!
Why are you doing this?
Answer me, Mikawa!
Because I took revenge.
I know what happens.
The malice of revenge ended up coming back onto me.
But that's my punishment!
It's what I get for pressing charges against my father!
That's why I'm in that prison of a school.
I'm not finished serving my time.
So that's what "not finished" meant.
So that's why you don't want to let me take revenge?
So that the malice doesn't come back onto me?
But, why?
You showed me good will.
That's...
It made me very happy.
Just from something that little...
I will stop malice.
But I will spread good will.
I...
By the way, Fumika.
Why are we here again?
We were asked to get back her clothes.
Wearing something like this once in a while is nice, too.
Man, you really love Fumi you know, Fumika.
What?
You wanted to tell Suzune here about how much Fumi appreciated it, didn't you?
Not really.
But, Fumi was pretty cute in the delivery outfit.
Don't blush!
How much of a narcissist are you?
To: Natsuka Kasai What were those Shigofumi anyway?
To: Natsuka Kasai Who knows? Some prank?
To: Natsuka Kasai Delivered Who knows? Some prank?
Is that your lunch?
Let's eat together. I made them myself.
I told you it's better to steer clear of me.
If you get involved with me, then...
I've decided to join the Fumika faith.
Spreading good will, and all that.
The Fumika faith? That's just silly...
From: Natsuka Kasai Sub: About that... Wanna live together? My sister is saying that'd be for the best. I totally agree! I'll head to your hotel today.
Shigofumi Episode 13 And Then...
Busybody...
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...