Pitter...
Patter...
Pitter, patter...
The Izu Peninsula, home of Yumegaoka High, declares the rainy season underway.
Even as the school uniforms changed to their summer versions,
the minds of all the students seem to be clouded over.
Even the ones who are usually full of energy seem off their game.
Whoop...
Whoop... whoop?
Whoop? Whoop?
Whoop!
Pitter, patter, pitter, patter... Raindrops...
The rainy season always brings with it a gloomy atmosphere.
Amanchu!
Hey, Teko.
"The Story of the End of Rain"
Moving classrooms, Teko?
Oh, Katori-sensei.
Yes, I am.
The summer uniform looks good on you.
Th-Thank you.
I'll see you later.
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Aw, jeez!
This is getting on my nerves!
Can't we do something about the rain and humidity?
You sure are running wild, Big Sis.
What? Mato-sensei?
Yo.
Just look at my hair.
That's a lot of pins, even for you.
I know, right?
This climate is making my hair go positively crazy!
Sucks to be you.
Hello.
What in the world happened to your hair?
Well, it rained. Not cats and dogs, but sisters, earlier.
Oh...
I wish the rainy season would end already...
with all my heart.
That so?
I saw something pretty amusing.
The unending rain,
and the dense, depressing atmosphere descending upon us.
Cha...
Cha!
The youngsters are all searching for a purpose but,
unable to find one,
are idling their time away.
Man, this moisture.
Still, I'm able to see the rainy season as a pretty decent season, in its own right.
Is that, perhaps, because I've grown up now?
Teko and Pikari?
Way to go, Teko!
Love the kappa raincoat!
I can tell you're really into this!
I am.
Off to practice at the city pool?
She's going to swim and get drenched, anyway,
but she doesn't want the rain to do it for her.
All right!
It may all be water, but perspective changes everything, huh?
I suppose that's only natural.
I'm off.
'Kay.
Later!
Do your best!
She's not going with her?
The bus stop is in the opposite direction.
Is she not going straight home?
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The station?
Cha!
The train will be leaving from Platform 3 shortly.
Cha!
Cha.
Where is she going?
It's been a while since I've seen Pikari by herself.
Those two have been joined at the hip lately.
She's going pretty far.
Ah...
She doesn't know what to do with her spare time either, huh?
Mato-chan-sensei!
Perfect timing!
What?
H-Hey!
We're in luck today.
It's a happy day!
Not sure I feel the same, as of now.
It's almost time, Mato-chan-sensei.
Are you ready?
Ready.
Well, then...
Whoop!
How do you like it, Mato-chan-sensei?
So many hydrangeas in bloom!
Huh?
Done already?
Yep.
It was over in an instant.
It was.
So, how far are you going?
I'm getting off at the next station and going back.
Don't tell me...
You came all this way for that one moment?
Bingo! Bingo!
Seriously?
It's a sight you can only see at this time of year.
You're always enjoying yourself, aren't you?
Yeah, I'm always having fun.
And here I thought you'd be sad you couldn't go with Teko.
Well, I kinda am...
But she's doing her best right now.
She's spending her time positively and productively.
Yeah.
So if I were sad, that negative would cancel out the positive,
and leave us with no fun remaining.
On the other hand, if I'm enjoying myself, that's double the fun.
So I'm gonna do just that.
Oh...
Well, that's the idea.
W-Well...
Sounds good.
Besides, my brain has a limited memory capacity.
Due to that, I can't waste it on anything but happy things.
And, if it's to find happiness, I don't mind going to any lengths.
Rain, rain, fall away!
I wanna wear my favorite boots all day!
And open up my umbrella all the way!
Round and round it goes as I play!
Aim for a hundred meters.
The rain has given this day a wonderful sheen.
That so?
Talking to you makes even rainy days feel bright.
Whoop!
The train heading down will arrive soon.
Oh, shoot.
Time to go, Mato-chan-sensei!
It's fleeting and limited vivid hydrangea time!
We can't miss even a second of it!
We're gonna make three round trips!
As the rainy days keep coming, one after another,
everyone finds themselves with more time in their school lives
and looks for the right way to spend this season.
Meanwhile, this most childish girl
might actually be the one who understands it best.
By the way, Mato-chan-sensei.
Are you sure you wanted to go back with me?
Yeah, I'm sure.
Whoop!
Amanchu!
At some point during the seemingly endless rainy season,
the depressingly gloomy rain is replaced by
"The Story of the Beginning of Summer"
an outburst of incredible heat.
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Is this...
because the world is ending?
Or is it because...?
No one has the answer to those questions.
You know, I did wish for the rainy season to go away already,
but I had no idea it'd suddenly get this freakin' hot.
Whoop?
Do you hate the rainy season, Big Sis-senpai?
Doesn't everyone?
It's so wet and clammy and jeez!
I've started to think the rainy season isn't so bad after all.
Started?
Yes.
The other day, Pikari helped me experience a wonderful hydrangea time.
Gosh!
Hydrangea time?
What the heck? That sounds fun.
You gotta see it at least once in your life.
But...
Womp, womp, womp, womp...
Too bad. The peak time has passed.
O-Oh?
So, uh, what's that you've been doing, Stupikari?
I can really feel the touch of sunshine this way.
The touch?
Whoop...
Wow! It's true.
It's faint, but you can certainly feel its touch, right?
No wonder it's so hot.
Those guys...
Hey, you four.
Oh, Mato-chan-sensei.
What are you all doing?
Currently, we're trying to grasp a way to enjoy this heat.
Oho?
Do I have to remind you that clubs have been suspended because midterms are coming up?
Shouldn't you go home and study?
This is also one kind of study, in a way.
Oho?
Okay, Little Bro. You're "it."
What?
Where did that come from?
We're playing red light, green light.
Whoop?
For real?
For real.
We're in high school, you know?
It's your punishment for slacking off on studies!
Green light...
One, two, three, red light!
So hot.
Pikari-chan, you're out.
That was too fast, Stupikari!
I can't.
I just can't stand still.
I'm just not cut out for it.
It burns. The sun, it burns.
Oh, it's kinda cool in the shade.
No fair!
Here I go.
Green light...
One, two, three, red light!
Big Sis, you're out.
Don't you know the rules say you can't hide where "it" can't see you?
Did that rule exist?
We haven't played since we were in grade school,
so you don't clearly remember all the rules, huh?
Whatever.
Now I can get back in the shade...
or not?!
Only Teko's left now.
Get on with it.
End this game already.
Here I go.
Green light...
One, two, three, red light!
Green light... Red light!
Green light... One, two, three, red light!
Way to go, Teko!
Green light... Red—
You're free!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Stop!
One, two, three, four.
There. Pikari-chan, you're out.
Now for the other two.
I can only take six more steps.
I can't catch both of them.
What do I do?
Who should I catch?
Okay.
Sis, you're out.
An unforgivable sibling betrayal!
Yay, Teko won!
Now, let's go home and study.
Round two begins now!
Green light... Red light!
Okay, that's Makoto and Stupikari out!
Yay!
What kind of call out was that?
"It" is free to call out however they like.
Mwahaha.
Mwahaha
Teko-chin is the only one left now.
Green... light, red light!
Green light... Red light!
Green light, red... light!
You're awesome, Teko!
No kind of call out can faze her.
Green... light...
You're free!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Stop!
One, two, three.
Four, five, six.
Seven, eight...
She's seriously out to get everyone.
Nine...
Ten.
Gotcha, Teko-chin.
Way to go, Teko!
You're awesome!
Katori-sensei, I'm about to lock up.
Are you going to use the gym?
No. I'm only here observing them.
What are they doing?
Playing red light, green light.
I don't know how the Diving Club has the energy to play in this heat.
Normally, you'd be studying in an air-conditioned room.
Have some coffee, if you'd like.
Oh, thank you.
That's one way to go about it,
but I guess these guys had other ideas.
I mean, before starting to play red light, green light,
they were totally slacking off.
Don't lose, Teko!
But they seem full of energy now.
Yeah.
To be young again, huh?
This may be unbecoming of a teacher to say,
but exams are all about giving one, fixed answer
to the questions you're provided, right?
Well, yes.
But...
Questions in life aren't usually provided by someone else.
You find or realize that those questions or problems exist yourself.
And the answers to them aren't fixed, either.
Everyone has their own, unique answers.
Fight! Fight!
Isn't that what games are all about?
Yeah...
Problems keep arising,
and you clear them before you know it.
Oh, I see now.
I have a secret pet theory...
that games are the optimal way to learn.
You're so mature, Katori-sensei.
All right!
Hey, let me be "it" now!
Huh?
Cha...
Green light...
You're free!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
Hold it right there!
One, two, three, four...
Five, six, seven, eight!
Nine, ten!
Hooray!
Teko and Little Bro-senpai win!
Yay!
Take that!
If you touch any of "its" belongings,
you're out all the same.
You're all out!
It's a comprehensive victory for me!
Did that rule exist?
Of course it does!
You underestimated my prowess from my red light, green light days.
Now this is a grown-up's power!
Yay!
You call that grown-up?
Victory!
Ah, my dear youth.
Looking for answers
is just as fun when you've grown up!
I've never seen Big Sis-senpai like that!
What could've happened to her?
Next time, on Amanchu!:
"The Story of the Feelings Yet Hidden" "The Story of the Things Yet Unknown"
"The Story of the Feelings Yet Hidden,"
and "The Story of the Things Yet Unknown."
I want to know.
I want to know much more!