It's so tight!
I'm gonna lose my lunch.
You move around a lot.
It'll slip down if it's not put on properly.
Hey, Sis.
Don't call out to me if you see me there.
It's uncool.
I feel the same way!
Y-You lookin' for trouble?
Are you?
Hey, stand still.
Don't provoke her!
I won't be hurt.
Although, I'm afraid of being hated, especially by her.
But I want to be friends with Takanashi!
There you go, little princess.
Together,
we will see all the colorful worlds out there.
Just how much louder do I have to shout?
Just how much more do I have to cry?
Stop it please, I can't run anymore.
The gates of the world I once dreamed of are closing.
On this dark, broken road without a shard of light,
Suddenly, I felt I found a hope that shouldn't have been there.
Oh, why?
Black Rock Shooter, all those dear memories.
I remember those fun times.
Black Rock Shooter, but I can't act anymore.
I wish upon the stars soaring through the darkness,
Because I will run one more time.
Episode 2 The Sky Accepting the Glow of Dawn
Whom do I spy? Kuroi?
I thought you didn't want to come.
Y-Yeah.
I reconsidered.
Who did you come with?
I came with Takanashi.
Okay. See you.
I wonder when she'll get here.
Blue.
I've been waiting for two hours now. What happened? Is something wrong? Please call me.
Orange.
Come on, you can see it from over there!
Purple.
Received Messages
Takanashi
I'm sorry.
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Takanashi
I'm sorry.
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Takanashi
I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Takanashi
I'm sorry.
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I got three messages from Takanashi.
All of them said,
"I'm sorry."
It hurts.
Someone else...
endures that pain for you.
Even if you get hurt, even if you're in pain,
the one who's really hurt isn't you.
You liar.
It hurts so much.
That girl's walking barefoot!
Haha, look! Ants are eating him!
So lame!
Ew, his guts!
Why won't you let me send a message?
I just let you.
Why would she be waiting for you anyway?
I don't want it.
Eat it.
I wanted to go.
What?
I wanted to go to the festival.
What are you talking about?
I can't go, so you can't go either.
I can't take this.
Don't cry, Yomi.
It's all right.
So...
Undress.
What?
You're suffering.
I'll carve that suffering out of you.
Help me...
Help!
Help...?
It was hilarious! Even Endo showed up!
Yeah, seriously!
Even though Yamauchi was there...
Oh, geez!
Let's hurry!
H-Hey...
Takanashi, what's that scar?
Don't look!
Sorry.
Why don't you get mad?
Huh?
Why aren't you angry that I didn't go to the festival?
Do you want me to be?
If you want me to be angry, then I will.
I waited for you so long last night!
But I told you from the beginning that I couldn't go.
You're really Takanashi.
Not Tiny Birds' Game.
I thought you were a little bird.
A little bird that would play with me and take me to colorful new worlds.
But you're not Tiny Birds' Game.
You're not a little bird at all!
You don't go anywhere!
Even though you could go to so many worlds if you wanted to.
That's weird! That's totally weird!
No bird, no spine!
"Dawn"
Consultation
Ah, good morning, Kuroi.
Yuu?
This place feels so nice.
Here, Yuu.
Coffee with five spoonfuls of sugar.
You remembered how much sugar I like.
Why aren't you in class?
Pot calls the kettle black.
It's weird.
The heart you saw in your dream is really there?
It's weird.
Did you know?
The dreams of close friends are connected at a very deep level.
They're connected?
Yeah.
Dreams can be used to express what can't be put into words.
I can use... dreams.
Maybe Takanashi just wants you to understand something?
I'm...
Kuroi?
Where are you going?
K-Kagari, why are you...
You know, Kagari was here all day.
I waited all day for you to come home.
And now you're going somewhere.
Kagari?
I'll fall.
Kagari!
They'll never forgive you if I fall from here.
Kagari, stop!
They'll never forgive you if I die,
and you'll die too.
No! Stop!
Takanashi!
Takanashi, what happened?
Takanashi!
Oh, it's you.
Luckily, she only twisted her wrist.
Information
Admittance
Kagari's parents are coming soon as well.
You should go home.
I'm going home with Yomi.
Yomi has to stay with Kagari.
She has to?
She's staying in the hospital because she twisted her wrist?
That's what Kagari wants.
But why...
Kagari has loved her since they were little.
We had to live abroad for a few years because of my husband's job.
No!
Kagari?
Oh, no!
Don't go! Yomi!
Yomi!
So that's what happened to her.
They couldn't find anything wrong with her legs, no matter how many times they examined her.
It wasn't her legs, but her heart.
I can't move my hand now either.
Kagari...
You have to do everything for me now.
Feed me.
Take me to the toilet.
You have to do everything.
Without Yomi, she can't do anything.
But that's weird!
Why does Yomi have to sacrifice herself for that?
It's weird!
I know.
But Kagari's so pitiful.
Then what about Yomi?
Kuroi...
Yomi isn't pitiful enough?
Takanashi!
Please open up, Takanashi!
Kuroi?
Why...
Why is she here?!
Kuroi, please go home!
I don't want to!
I'm only leaving with you.
Only with you, Yomi!
Shut up!
Get lost, you bitch!
Yomi is... Yomi is mine!
Even though she did this to me! Even though she did this to me!
What are you smiling about?
I'm...
smiling?
Why am I smiling?
Go home!
Are you happy?!
Are you happy she called you "Yomi"?!
Why are you grinning?!
You bitch!
Kagari...
Yomi! Yomi!
Shut up! You fat pig!
Open up, Yomi!
Shut up! Shut up!
Shut up!
I don't get it.
You can't live without me?
That's right.
That's right!
What should I...
What should I do?
Go home!
It's my fault that something terrible happened to Kagari.
It's my fault that she's so pitiful.
But I want to be your friend!
What should I do?
Tell me, Kuro—
Mato!
Don't pity her!
She's only pitiful because you pity her!
It's a slippery slope!
You're ridiculing her!
Don't you dare talk about this!
I understand now.
Yomi...
I was afraid.
You're...
going mad because of me.
I was afraid of driving you even more mad,
so out of indecision, it was easier just to do what you wanted.
I've been doing what was easier for myself.
Kagari!
What?
Let's leave this place!
Don't lock yourself up at home!
Go to school!
Let's stop with the wheelchair.
Don't... don't be ridiculous!
You creepy four-eyes!
I won't let you be lonely!
I won't run away to another town.
If you go out and we become friends with Mato,
I'll never let you be lonely!
I'll be with you.
I won't run away.
So let's leave this place together.
I...
I can't do that.
You have to.
You have to leave.
Otherwise, we'll never change!
No.
Kaga—
No!
I won't go outside!
Because going outside...
Going outside is scary!
No!
Kagari?
K-Kagari!
What's wrong?
Kagari, are you okay?
No, Kagari!
Yomi, what's wrong?
What's wrong with Kagari?
Yomi...
Wh-What happened?
You want to become someone else,
but of course that's impossible.
When you're anxious,
the other you,
who lives in your heart will tell you
that no one can live straightforward,
and we all struggle with our problems.
We all complain,
we all grumble,
and our days pass like that.
We got used to being hurt and we know
that kindness and intent alone won't help you.
But we should still try to stay ourselves,
and always walk on.