I don't have a brother!
I don't have any family!
I...
...always...
...wanted to be in Riko's place.
That's why...
That's why I...
Just when and where did things go wrong between us...
tomodachi ni mo ienakatta These feelings that I couldn't even tell my friends about
omoi wo tojikometa mama no are still locked up inside me even now
kokoro no naka mahou no furuutsu If I eat the magical fruit inside my heart
tabereba tsutawaru... nante ne they might actually be able to come out
kyoushitsu de matteita no, mada I kept on waiting in the classroom
guuzen da to iiwake shiteru making excuses that it's just a coincidence
sono egao wa tabun dareka no mono That smile is probably meant for someone
yume ga watashi no negai wo kanaeru nara If dreams can make my wishes come true
sotto agetai purezento yo I want to give you this present
anata no niji shiawase ni todoku I will transform your rainbow
hashi e to kaeru wa te wo futte ne into a bridge of happiness, just wave to me
ii no ii no It's all right, it's all right
mitsumeteitai dake nano... I simply want to watch over you...
The Secret of Gift
And lastly, some seasoning...
An appropriate amount?
How much would that be?
I'm not sure, but this will probably do.
Riko!
I made you some porridge!
Hey, Riko?
Riko.
What are you doing?
Hey.
What's wrong?
I can't remember...
Not a thing...
This is me in this picture, right?
I seem so happy...
I'm sure this is a place where I was happy.
But there is nothing!
There is nothing left!
Even though it is supposed to be so important...
I have nothing left anymore!
It's okay.
I'll bring everything back for you.
There's no need to worry.
I'm sorry...
I'm sorry!
Sorry!
Everything will be fine.
Didn't Gift...
Didn't Gift exist to bring happiness to the people!?
That expression.
Did a billion of your brain cells die off recently?
Yeah.
An interesting response.
Incidentally, it seems Fukamine-san is absent today.
She didn't feel well.
She's sleeping at home.
I heard Konosaka-san was absent as well.
You likely want to tell me it's just a coincidence...
...but unfortunately for you, I don't believe that.
Can you help me out with this?
I'll lend you an ear.
I see.
That was quite an interesting story.
I treated you to a drink and that's all I get for it?
Don't jump to conclusions.
But up till now, misguided Gifts have always been...
It wasn't misguided.
Fukamine-san accepted Konosaka-san's Gift.
In other words, the Gift was correctly used.
This place...
...keeps reappearing in my dreams.
Memories between Haruhiko-kun and Riko-chan...
Very sad memories...
Riko!
Farewell...
Riko-chan...
Sorry...
I'm sorry...
I wasn't the only one suffering, was I?
So what you are willing to do...
...is to fight against Gift itself.
Yeah...
Gift is as precious as your own life.
You are the one who kept saying that.
Right now, I'm prepared to do anything it takes.
In that case, you have no need for my advice.
What's wrong?
I thought you were prepared for this?
Is erasing it really the only way?
What should I do?
Knowing your enemy is the path to victory.
That is, knowing what Gift really is.
Everything in this world has a causal relation to something else.
Remove the cause, and its consequence will disappear as well.
What caused Gift to come into existence?
That's what you have to find out.
Why was Gift created?
That's a difficult question.
You've been researching Gift for a long time, haven't you?
Please tell me anything you know.
In essence, we still don't know a thing.
Let me see...
All we know is that Gift was suddenly brought into existence at a certain point in time.
When?
Let's see...
17 years ago.
17?
Did it happen the year I was born?
I guess so.
But in this period the eternal rainbow did not exist yet.
Naturally.
Nevermind.
What else?
I have some more specific data here...
Got it!
Gift was first discovered...
...on April 15th of that year.
What's wrong?
That's my birthday!
I see.
A coincidence?
Gift came into being on your birthday?
An interesting correspondence.
It might as well be just a coincidence.
Don't you think those two events might be causally related?
No way!
I'd like to believe that as well.
I can't condone you being worshipped like some sort of God.
God?
Don't be ridiculous.
Is there something strange about them?
Gift has fulfilled a large number of wishes in this town.
If you have indeed brought Gift into existence...
...that would make you a being akin to God to these people.
Though I really don't wish to use unscientific words like "God."
I am no God.
I am planning to erase the Gift that is so important to everyone, after all.
Calling me "Satan" would suit me better.
Enough of that.
Let's leave our unscientific conversation for what it is.
Can you think of anything else that happened on your birthday?
Something else, huh...
Anything at all.
No ideas?
Let me think...
That's right, that day is my mother's...
What?
It's the day my mother passed away.
Interesting.
Are you trying to say my mother is responsible for it?
We can't deny the possibility.
It's not possible.
My mother used a Gift.
My father often told me.
My life was given to me by my mother.
You were a premature baby.
You were able to grow up healthily thanks to your mother.
Thanks to Mom?
That's right.
Your mother gave you life itself.
Thanks to her Gift, right?
Oh, yeah...
Yeah, that's right.
Your mother gave you the most precious thing before she died.
My life is Mom's Gift.
Yeah.
That's why you should cherish your life.
Yeah!
That's why...
...I've treasured Gift more than anyone else.
And yet...
How odd.
That would mean your mother used Gift on the very day it was born.
Meaning my mother was the first user of Gift?
No, that doesn't quite follow either.
Your mother passed away on that same day, didn't she?
Can you really use Gift at a time like that?
Right, that's strange indeed.
Then the Gift Mother used was...
Damn, I have no clue!
About the day your mother died?
Yes, please tell me about it.
I need to make sure of something.
What would that be?
Mother died on the day I was born.
That is correct, right?
Well, Dad?
You weren't born on April 15th.
You were in fact born on April 1st.
You were a premature baby.
If this caused your development to fall behind schedule, you might have gotten in trouble at school.
Since we were worried about that...
...we decided to put off your birthday so you could enter school a year later.
My real birthday is April 1st?
Sorry for keeping it from you.
Then when did Mother pass away?
That was indeed the 15th.
I see...
Wait a sec.
That means, in the two weeks before her death...
...she was able to see me and touch me?
Yeah.
She was able to hold you in her arms on the same day she died.
Just in time for your release from the incubator.
She... held me in her arms?
She was very delighted.
I see...
So that's how it was...
Two weeks is a short time.
But... she did get to see me!
I had physical contact with my mother!
I wish you'd told me sooner.
I always figured my mother passed away without ever seeing my face.
Sorry.
That wasn't very considerate of me.
That's just like you.
The day Gift was created.
On that same day, Mother died.
Please tell me.
Are your death and Gift related?
Did the continuous rain cause fungi to develop inside your head?
What is it?
Why don't you try to look alive for once?
Adolescence comes with many troubles.
What do you want?
You have guests in the hallway.
Kirinon hasn't come to school for a while.
She won't meet me even if I ask her...
We thought you might know something about it...
Riko-san seems to have been absent for a while now as well.
Well... a lot of things have happened.
I don't know how to say this, but...
...I can't help but feel something unpleasant has happened.
Oh boy.
Riko and Kirino are making their friends worry so much...
Don't worry!
I'll do something about it.
Really?
They'll be back soon.
I promise.
You're going home early.
Yeah.
No use moping around like this.
Time to take action.
You've finally become yourself again.
See ya.
You can't stop me.
You are dismissed.
I'm going to see Mother.
Maybe...
...Mother created Gift.
If that is the case, Gift would be my life itself.
But...
...despite that I am still prepared to erase Gift.
In order to protect the person I love.
Onii-chan...
Long time no see, Mother.
I have something important to ask you.
I am sure you know.
[Amami family grave]
What Gift really is.
Gift was born on the day you died.
There's a connection, isn't there?
Please tell me!
I want to save Riko!
My important...
...most important person!
I'll do anything to protect her!
I beg of you, Mother!
A hospital?
What am I doing here?
What's going on?
Look, Haru!
The cutest kid in this room is our son!
No way...
Is that... Dad?
That means the person next to him is...
What are you talking about?
They all have faces like that of wrinkled little monkeys.
No doubt about it.
It's Mother!
No, his cuteness is as plain as day!
See?
That is someone else's child!
R-Really!?
Babies really look alike, don't they!?
Oh, you!
Is this the day I was born?
That's right... Mother was still alive at this point.
She was still alive!
I'm sorry.
April 5th
I'm having trouble producing breast milk...
It's okay.
There are times when nothing comes out.
But...
I haven't been able to since yesterday...
Don't worry.
Have a good meal and a good night's sleep.
A Mother shouldn't be looking that depressed!
Okay.
It must be hard for Amami-san.
Her baby was born prematurely...
Her own condition isn't very good either.
There seem to be problems with her heart.
That can't be...
If worse comes to worst, what will happen to the baby?
April 9th
He looks almost like a glass sculpture...
Like he would break if I merely touched him.
It's okay.
You can touch him.
Haruhiko...
What's wrong?
I was just...
...suddenly moved to tears.
Maternity blues?
Nothing like that!
I was moved.
He has lived so shortly...
...yet he is already growing.
Yeah...
I wish we had a little more time together...
Haru...
I want to live.
I feel that way from the bottom of my heart.
Even for one more minute...
For one more second...
I want to keep living.
I never imagined I'd get so scared to die...
April 12th
So here's where you were.
I was looking for you.
Sorry.
There was a rainbow out.
You sure love rainbows, don't you?
Let's go back to your room.
What about your work?
It's fine!
I have to take days off every once in a while.
Liar.
A company man like you can't afford that.
I'm aware...
...that I don't have much time left.
T-That's not true!
I've been thinking about what to leave behind for Haruhiko.
Leave behind?
Something like a memento.
What do you think would be appropriate?
H-How would I know!?
Stop being silly and get back to your room!
Your condition will worsen like this.
April 13th
I'm a little worried.
Will you and your father really be all right after I'm gone?
Your father is a good person...
...but he is so unskillful...
I really wish I could be there for you...
Haru-san!?
Call the doctor!
April 15th
Are you okay?
Yes.
I'm sorry...
Where is Haruhiko?
He is sleeping.
By the way.
We're allowed to take him out of the incubator now.
Really?
No, you have to rest now.
Did the rain stop?
Yeah.
Just now.
Beautiful...
I want to show this to Haruhiko.
You can show him as much as you want afterwards.
There won't be an afterwards...
I'll buy you something to drink.
Dear...
I finally thought of something.
Something to leave behind for him.
Are you still going on about that?
For Haruhiko to grow strong...
For his future...
I want to give him something very precious.
My first and final gift to him.
Hey...
I'm going to see Haruhiko.
Was that a dream...?
No, it wasn't.
I saw it!
I saw it with my own eyes!
I finally understand.
How Gift was born.
What Mother gave me was not life.
It was something more important than that.
Thank you.
The fact that I'm able to be here right now is thanks to you.
But...
I'm sorry, Mother.
I'm going to erase Gift.
I want to protect Riko...
I want to protect the person most dear to me.
To do that, I will erase Gift.
I have no choice but to erase it!
Thank you...
...Mother.
Gift.
The mysterious power to make a miracle happen once in a lifetime.
Right now, I will use that power.
In order to erase Gift itself.
I will protect the person I love with my own hands.
I will bring back the smile to her face with my own hands.
Gift!
kyoushitsu no sumikko de In a corner of the classroom
kuchizusanda okiniiri no uta I hummed my favourite song
naze ka kyou wa kanashii kimochi ga Why did those melancholic feelings
afureteshimatta yo well up within me today
okaeri, watashi machi wa yasashiku When I return, will this town
mukaetekureru no gently welcome me back?
nee anata ni aitai na Hey, I want to meet you
umaku waraetenai toki wa sotto oshiete hoshii In times you feel down, I wish you would tell me
hikikaesenakunaru mae ni before you can no longer turn back
futari kokoro niji wo kakete Linking a rainbow between our hearts
hitori ja nai to itte ne Say that I'm not alone
inori ga todokimasu youni So that my prayers may be heard
The rainbow has disappeared from this town.
But I finally understand.
As long as people think about each other, a rainbow will always appear.
No matter how often.
Let's chase the rainbow to wherever it leads.
Just the two of us.
Next time, "Eternal Rainbow."
Eternal Rainbow
Gift.
Giving thanks to everyone.