Original Concept EIICHI KAMAGATA
Original Story / Screenplay HIDEYUKI KURATA
Original Character Design TARAKU UON
Character Design / Animation Director MASASHI ISHIHAMA
Production Design NORIYUKI ZINGUZI
Art Director EASTER · YATUKUMI Art Conception HIROSHI IZUMI Color Coordinator MAYUMI TANAHASHI
Director of Cinematography KAZUNARI NISHIDA Editing MASANORI SAKAMOTO
Sound Effects MINORU YAMADA Sound Mixer YASUSHI NAGURA
Recording Director HIROMI KIKUTA Music Director TAKASHI KODAMA
Music TAKU IWASAKI
Producer TOMONORI OCHIKOSHI
Animation Producer YUJI MATSUKURA
Director KOJI MASUNARI
Animation Produced by J.C. STAFF
Produced by ANIPLEX INC.
Episode 26 From There On
Bring Junior to the chamber.
- We will initiate...
- Wendy-san.
- the Gentlemen Reissue Plan in five minutes.
Final-check the system.
Each country...
- confirm the status of your antenna. - Check the operational points...
- of the antenna expansion pattern.
- Of the antenna expansion pattern. - London climate satisfactory.
- Electric power stable for all systems.
- Checking the weather.
- No obstacles to carrying out the plan.
- Clear skies...
northwest wind at 4 meters.
Execution staff, man your respective positions.
There is no change to the plan.
We've given everything for the past five years for this day.
Don't underestimate us.
I'll destroy the equipment.
By all means.
We'll rebuild them from scratch. That's all there is to it.
As I already told you, we're busy.
Will you please decide quickly what you are going to do now?
Hurry up.
The Paper!
No need to shoot her. Just take her paper away.
Alex, give the inner-facility line to me.
Roger.
Isn't there any way to get in touch with Sensei?
No. We just agreed on the place we'll meet when we're done here.
Where is it?
Jinbo-cho.
Sumiregawa-sensei, this is Joker.
Yomiko has been taken as our captive.
It was rather surprising to see her barge in on her own...
but to be honest, it was nothing but unwise of her.
Hide.
Now, since we have plans for the rest of the day, I shall be direct with you...
If you value her life, surrender yourself.
Save yourself, Sensei!
She's fine for now.
You have 10 minutes to give yourself up.
We will courteously show you to the place I mentioned.
Sorry, but you guys go and save yourselves now.
Sensei...
I have to go.
It's my turn to help her.
I caused you a lot of trouble.
Sorry about that.
We'll come with you.
Of course.
That's our job.
We have to go help her.
Calm down.
That girl will surrender herself for sure.
And there's no way the other three will abandon her.
That means we're the only ones who can act.
What are we going to do?
Just as we agreed. Our mission is our first priority.
And abandon them?
What should we do with The Paper?
We'll have her come with us. Mr. Gentlemen will be pleased.
Sumiregawa Nenene is coming out.
She demands that we let the three sisters come with her...
since she can't trust us.
Very well.
However, make sure you strip them of paper. Every piece of it.
Roger.
Ladies and gentlemen, as of now...
we, the British Library Special Operations Unit...
have completed Operation Sleeping Books.
All staff members are to proceed with...
the Gentlemen Reissue Plan immediately.
Initiating chapter one of the Gentlemen Reissue Plan.
Junior-kun.
Reading of chapter one complete. Proceeding to chapter two.
You're the one who should do this honor.
It's useless.
This whole thing is completely meaningless.
Unlocking confirmed. Release the bio-lock.
Mr. Gentlemen.
We're overjoyed to have you back, Mr. Gentlemen.
Reading of chapter two complete. Proceeding to chapter three.
Each country, activate your wisdom wave antenna.
Wisdom waves converged. Preparing transmission.
Destination: The British Library.
Welcome, Sumiregawa-sensei.
Sensei!
Are you all right, Sensei?
Junior-kun!
- New York booting complete.
- Paris booting complete.
- Beijing booting complete.
- Jinbo-cho booting complete.
Initiate reception of the wisdom waves.
A new Gentlemen will be born in a few minutes.
The last piece of paper for you two.
The last memory.
This will also be rewritten by him to be something more wonderful.
Joker-san, I beg you. Please stop it.
It's not too late yet. Please reconsider.
That's how you always are.
"I beg you." "Please stop it." "Please reconsider."
Making it sound as if you're imploring...
but you actually think your opinion is absolute justice. How arrogant.
You could probably defeat me only if you had a piece of paper.
But you can never stop or destroy our intention.
We'll never give up.
We'll repeat the same thing over and over until we achieve it.
That's the power of will, which is greater than any ability.
If you only have a will that's as thin as paper, stay out of our way!
How can we stay out of your way?
Who's the arrogant one?
Why do you have to go so far to change the world?
I already told you. It is necessary for mankind to share the same ideas...
to attain permanent peace.
Peace?
You're just playing with words, it's nothing but a managed society.
You just want a world that's convenient for you!
No.
Once Mr. Gentlemen has returned and declared the new era...
our brains will also be formatted.
The same as yours.
Why? Then he'll be doing whatever he wants.
There's no way of knowing how your past will be changed.
We're ready for it.
Every one of us believes that...
he will create a new world that's equal and peaceful.
That's what everyone has been dreaming about.
That's why we can bet our memories on him.
Don't insult us.
Not even one of us here is motivated by self-interest.
If you people have such strong wills, why don't you stand up on your own?
You can sugarcoat your words...
but what you're really doing is running away!
You're trying to create a shell because you're afraid of facing the world!
And you're also going to leave your past up to someone else?
Grow up!
- Ma-nee. - Maggie-chan?
I don't understand difficult things.
But I don't want anyone to change the happiness I experienced...
when I was with Nee-san, Anita, Sensei, and the others any more.
Ma-nee.
We know how sad it is, how painful it is...
when someone tells you that your memories are fake.
No need to worry.
If everyone on earth forgets it...
then it's the same as if it didn't exist from the beginning.
No.
The sorrow will never disappear.
And I will never again let my sisters feel sorrow.
It's a beautiful sisterhood, but do you have any means to stop us?
Go ahead.
Go right ahead!
You can never beat me!
Or him! He's easily influenced, but he's really a stubborn person!
He'll never let a senile old man in him!
I'll never forget my memories! We're going to destroy this place...
go back to Japan together, and I'm going to hang around with Hisa-chan!
That's my future! I don't need your future!
I'm going to live my own tomorrow!
Wisdom waves converged, 81%.
- Gentlemen Books read, 92%.
- No unusual activities detected...
in brain waves, pulse, or blood pressure of Subject J.
Joker-san, I've come to understand.
Understand what?
A part of me was thinking that it might not be too bad...
if I could forget everything.
But...
The future comes only because there is a past.
You can look forward to tomorrow only because you have memories.
If your past is empty, your future is nothing but a passage of time.
Even if it's hard, even if it's heavy...
we have to shoulder and carry the past ourselves.
And that's what leads to tragedies. How many times do I have to tell you?
No.
Even if it takes time, we can get over it.
That's how we're made.
Too much chatting on your part.
Reading of the Gentlemen Books complete.
Wisdom waves converged, 100%.
No abnormality detected in the system.
No abnormality detected in Subject J.
Proceeding to the last chapter of the Gentlemen Reissue Plan.
Initiating the injection.
An accident in the lower area! A part of the system is down!
Security team, go to the site immediately!
Evacuating data into the reserve system!
Keep your hands off my child!
Nancy-san!
Use these!
No, you can't!
The system has been stabilized.
No abnormality detected in the wisdom data.
We've captured the terrorist inside the building.
Reinitiating the injection.
Junior-kun!
Stop it!
You're watching it with me.
Gentlemen Data injected: 36%.
We have to hurry, or it'll back-flow and diffuse!
The antenna's opened to the max, it won't handle any more load.
Increase the number of injection routes.
We'll force the data into the subject.
Junior's mind could be destroyed!
That's what we have to hope for at this point!
My body is my own.
It's all right, we will protect you regardless of what happens.
The lock in his chest.
Three sisters, fight!
Yeah!
We did it.
It's back-flowing.
Gentlemen is disappearing.
Wake up. Come on, please.
Junior-kun! You're Junior-kun, right? Tell me you are!
Nancy-san.
Where are the others?
It's not happening, right?
She's just unconscious, right?
I mean, we're going to protect Anita-chan.
This isn't right, is it?
Anita, wake up.
We told her we'd protect her.
We told her we'd always protect her!
I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!
Don't apologize, Nee-san!
Nothing has happened that you have to apologize for!
Do we have any milk?
I'm so glad!
I thought you died!
Sensei.
This is...
For my new book. I'll have to write it all over again.
I'm sorry we ruined it.
It's OK.
I was still debating how to end it...
but it's turned out to be a happy ending after all.
Shueisha, Inc.
The UN investigation committee has begun considering...
shutting down the Permanent Library for Mankind Plan...
as well as an investigation of where the responsibility lies.
Not at all, it's only proper to do it as a book lover.
The committee is moving forward with the investigation under the assumption... Not at all, it's only proper to do it as a book lover.
That the submersion of Hong Kong under water was... Not at all, it's only proper to do it as a book lover.
That the submersion of Hong Kong under water was...
somehow related to the said "Plan" and other related plans. Oh, this is my new book, "Tears, Have They Stopped?"
Based on their findings...
the committee has made an official apology... This town is so tough.
To the three females who were put on the wanted terrorist list... Where have you people managed to get all these books from?
Shortly after the submersion of Hong Kong. Where have you people managed to get all these books from?
Jinbo-cho never dies.
The committee is attempting to get information regarding... Jinbo-cho never dies.
The mastermind of the Plan from the four primary witnesses... It comes back again and again.
Who were recently placed under their custody. The Biggest VIPs II The Biggest VIP
who were recently placed under their custody. The Biggest VIPs II The Biggest VIP It's come back and it's waiting for them.
But all four are denying the existence of such a person... The Biggest VIPs II The Biggest VIP
Waiting for them to come back.
Sorry it took so long.
Good morning, Hisa-chan.
Good morning.
I read the book, you know.
It's incredible.
You've made your debut as a writer at the same age as when Nenene did.
Don't say that. It's embarrassing.
You have to give me your autograph later.
I'm your first fan.
Get set.
Go!
Go, Anita-chan.
Ugh, that's disgusting.
- Anita-chan wins!
- You did it, Anita-chan!
Hey, that wasn't fair.
Why not?
- Just because.
- Anita-chan the King of School Lunches rules!
- Tohru-chan... - Anita-chan the King of School Lunches rules!
- And I'm the Queen of School Lunches.
- Hey!
- And I'm the Queen of School Lunches.
Congratulations, Anita-san.
To celebrate your victory...
I present you the last installment of the touching series...
"Tears, Have They Stopped?"
No thanks. I already read it.
Anita-chan, are you feeling all right?
Has something happened?
Nothing.
Yeah, she's at school right now.
She's fine.
No significant changes.
But she's reading a little too much.
She's our younger sister after all.
Yes, maybe sometime next week. Talk to you later.
Yeah, bye-bye.
I have to clean up the room.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
It's good to know that Anita-chan is doing fine.
It's been already a few months...
Gentlemen-san must have given up and passed on to the next world.
Is that how it goes?
Well, I don't know for sure.
Let's ask Yomiko-san, your mom, and Sensei when they get back.
When are they coming back again?
Nancy-san will be back soon.
I'm looking forward to see what souvenirs she got us.
So, how would you like your hair cut?
Just normal.
How are you, Junior-kun? Your mother is doing well.
It's very hot in India...
but something about this country feels familiar to me.
I caused a lot of trouble to many people in the past.
So I'm going to investigate and find out exactly what I did.
I'll do some soul-searching, and then decide what I'm going to do.
And I'm going to try to become a good mom for you...
and make you happy someday.
Daddy!
Hi.
Today is another unlucky day.
Unlucky day?
It means that everything is as usual and I'm happy.
Hey, don't you think it's about time we went back to Japan?
Oh, right.
Well, you could go ahead and return if you'd like.
You'll just disappear again unless I'm watching you.
Well, I don't think I'll do that.
Yes you will! You're a vagabond, and unemployed.
Our paper is in heaven above, and all is well with the world.
A nostalgic smell of wind is somewhat lonesome
People think tenderly of the never returning days
The power of time is too big Even if I drift along by myself
I believe in my destination An unchanged place of smile
Here.
I believe in my destination An unchanged place of smile
Here.
I believe in my destination An unchanged place of smile
Even if it's a dream, split in two Staircase to the Angel by Nenene Sumiregawa Midnight Liberation Zone
Even if it's a dream, split in two
See you tomorrow, then.
Or you're just so far away and can't be seen See you tomorrow, then.
Or you're just so far away and can't be seen
Tomorrow.
Or you're just so far away and can't be seen
And the day after tomorrow, too.
I'm sure we're strongly connected by our hearts The day after tomorrow, too.
I'm sure we're strongly connected by our hearts
We'll definitely meet again
Even in the Winter in which I cried
and the Summer in which we laughed together
I could trust in you When I close my eyes
I'm home.
I could trust in you When I close my eyes
I can feel your warmth from those days
I'm home!
I can feel your warmth from those days
- Welcome home.
I can feel your warmth from those days - Welcome home.
I can feel your warmth from those days
Midnight Liberation Zone by Nenene Sumiregawa