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.
Sorry for making you come along, Yuu.
Episode 5 Black★Rock Shooter
It's okay.
In exchange, you have to come to morning practice, at least every now and then.
Takanashi
Yes?
Good morning!
It's Kuroi.
Go home.
Good morning!
You came to pick me up?
Thanks, Mato.
You too, Yuu.
Um, just now, your mom...
It's okay. Let's go.
You're wearing it.
Huh?
The bracelet.
Oh, yeah.
I made one for you too, Yuu.
For me?
It matches Mato's.
Thanks.
Let's go!
Yeah!
Yomi looked cheerful, but...
I think I get it.
Is that...
her hair?
Hey, keep it down, please!
Collage
Cut up the materials,
and arrange them as you want!
Yomi!
Stop it!
Yomi!
Stop it!
Takanashi!
Yomi!
What are you doing? Stop it!
Yomi!
Give me the scissors!
Yomi!
Yomi...
Her mom came and took her home.
That was freaky, man. Seriously freaky!
Stop it.
She seriously went nuts!
Something always seemed off about her.
Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!
Yomi broke, didn't she?
What do you mean?
Her heart died.
Wh-What are you doing?
You hit her! You hit Kagari!
You're so mean!
Are you all right, Kagari?
You're here.
Have you heard?
Yeah, I have.
Want some coffee?
You did that. You did that to Tiny Bird, didn't you?
What are you saying? I just gave her a little advice.
And it only hurts for a little while.
Hearts heal and regenerate the quickest when they're wounded.
So that they won't get hurt again.
The orange of smiles.
The pink of sneezes.
The blue of tears.
She took so many colors onto her feathers that they became dull.
The colors mixed and mixed, and in the end, her wings turned black.
Then she fell.
She fell, she kept falling,
and the little bird died.
She died.
Her heart died.
Her heart...
died.
That dream again..
Where did that girl go?
Those girls...
No!
You could...
die!
...her wings turned black, and she fell
She thought... She thought she was falling,
but then she opened her eyes.
The little bird's wings regained their white beauty,
so she went flying through newer and newer skies.
This can't be it! It should be happier! A happier ending!
The little bird sang.
She got married.
She got a perfect score on a test.
She saw a funny show on TV.
She...
In this story, the protagonist accepts death. This is a kind of...
Kuroi!
Ms. Saya!
Want some?
Here.
Black tea?
You know, I actually hate coffee.
If you don't use a lot of milk to make it a café-au-lait, it's just dirty water.
Coffee is convenient in many ways, though.
Saya?
Do you want to save Takanashi?
Save?
I don't know what you mean by "save",
but yes!
I want to save her.
Then...
Then... I think you should die for her.
Just kidding!
Oh right, Kuroi!
I suggest you go to the art club room.
Something cool is waiting there.
I don't have to kill you today.
Why?
She used to be so nice.
Why?
Art Club Room
The art club.
Hey.
Are you Takanashi's friend?
Yes.
Could you take this painting to her?
We don't want to keep it here.
I... I broke Yomi.
I did it.
Look out!
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
You're bleeding a little, though.
Hey, Manager.
What is it?
Is she bleeding?
Is Yuu absent today?
Yuu?
Who's Yuu?
Uh...
She was the Manager.
I'm the only manager here.
'Sup. What's wrong?
Koha.
Oh, Koha.
Do you remember Yuu?
Yuu?
Who's that?
What?
Don't you remember the field trip?
Huh? Who are you?
I'm "In the Wayuu".
Oh, right. Sorry.
I'm bad at remembering people.
Sorry... I don't really remember that.
Matou!
Is Kuroi really fine?
I heard she was close to that first-year girl who went crazy.
Mato...
Why? Why?
Why don't they remember Yuu?
Why?
She could never sit still in kindergarten and always ran off somewhere.
Why? Why?
In elementary school too, we would always play together in the ocean.
Yuu...
Take this, Mato!
Why...
Why didn't I notice something was weird earlier?
We spent so much time together...
Yet my memories of her are so hazy.
Even the times I went to her house...
That's right! I went to her house to play with her!
This way, Mato.
This way!
What's going on?
Do you want to save Yomi?
Yuu?
Remember what we talked about on the field trip?
There is a world where a different "you" fights against the grief you face.
That world really exists.
The two of you are connected.
Another you.
A different you.
What are you talking about?
Another you is always fighting.
She shoulders all of your grief and suffering.
And in the course of the fighting, that other you will eventually be annihilated.
When the other you dies fighting, carrying the burden of your grief,
the real you is set free from all your suffering and gloom.
That's what happened to Koha and Kagari.
They were cut off from their main attachments in this world and set free.
When the other Tiny Bird dies in that world,
she will be set free from the grief that plagues her.
Dies?
Set free?
I think that you are the biggest cause of her suffering, Mato.
If Tiny Bird's other self dies in that place, that other world,
she will be able to kill off her feelings for you.
You're wrong!
None of that makes any sense!
Grief and suffering isn't something that can be taken away by dying in a fight!
You have to resolve your problems by talking and explaining your points of view.
Relying on others for it is wrong!
I feel the same way.
It's a little embarrassing to say this,
but I think of you as someone very important.
Yuu...
I had no friends until I met you. I was all alone.
I want to help you...
with whatever may come.
Yuu...
Mato, do you really want to save Tiny Bird?
Do you want to talk to her and explain everything without relying on someone else?
Yes!
Resolving it yourself is painful. Really painful.
I'll deal with it!
Come here, then.
Come here.
Mato...
are you sure about this?
Yuu...
You'll have to accept all the pain and suffering you've gone through.
You'll have to stop running from it.
Are you determined to do that?
You aren't... Yuu?
Do you want to save Yomi?
Of course I do!
I see.
Are you really sure?
Yes!
You want to...
I want to save Yomi!
Yomi!
Why...
Mato!
I'm sorry!
But this was the only way.
I'm sorry...
Black Rock Shooter.
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.