Have you had nights when you can't fall asleep?
Didn't anyone's face appear in your mind?
Unforgettable memories and uncontrollable emotion.
Open the twelve doors named "bitter sweet feelings."
Before I shut my heart...
Sentimental Journey
Before the secret memories for just the two of us disappear...
When we were both little...
...we could understand each other without a word.
That was the time when...
...we could believe in angels.
When you told me that you would break up with me...
...I couldn't look at you.
Please, come and see me.
I want to see your smile.
Please, don't forget your kindness.
Before I shut my heart...
Before the secret memories for just the two of us disappear...
A Story of 12 Girls in 12 Cities
I believe in the existence of angels.
For instance, an angel may be at a desolate station like this.
I've never seen the uniform before.
She's not from around here.
Probably, no, definitely she must be an angel.
Yes, the angel exists.
I met her one summer night.
Episode 3: Yuu Nanase An Angel in the Starry Night
Phew.
I met her...
...on the express train "Kitaguni" departed from Niigata at 22:16.
Oh, wow.
You're such a pretty girl.
A high school girl?
Are you by yourself?
It seemed that a pretty girl, rather than me, was in trouble with a drunken guy.
I'm a deputy manager. I can order many people about.
So I order you to wear a mini skirt rather than jeans.
You're supposed to entertain middle-aged men...
Stop it. That's enough!
What are you doing?
Naoetsu. Naoetsu.
Do you know what you did to me?
Same to you. Get off me!
I'll report this to the conductor.
Yeah, I dare you to.
Valid between Nagaoka and Naoetsu Yeah, I dare you to.
How stupid can you be? You, nasty drunk!
What did you just say?
It hurts. Stop it now!
Excuse me.
If you miss this station, you can't come back here tonight.
Hm?
Na-Naoetsu? Oh.
Stupid drunk. Go to hell!
Those drunken guys should be banned on the express train.
Yeah...
Oh please, you should be more tough.
Oh my...
I'm okay, I'm okay.
Bye now.
Oh, well.
She's too young to go on a trip by herself.
But, being young is good, naive and passionate.
When I met her, my face must have looked terrible.
Huh!
Ah!
Would you like some?
I bought too much for myself.
But...
Can I have a seat here?
Yes.
That kind of thing might happen again.
Oh, well.
Isn't it better to have two people?
Let's see.
Anyhow, cheers!
Wow.
I love the smoothness of beer.
I shouldn't tell this to a minor.
Let me drink this. Thanks.
You're a minor, aren't you?
Like 18 years old?
I'm 17.
17 years old!
Oh I envy you.
What do you mean?
Because girls at the age of 17 are so fresh and full of vitality.
What?
I used to be like you just 7 or 8 years ago.
...so fresh and full of vitality?
Yes, I was so fresh and full of vitality.
And I was pure.
Oh, huh, are you laughing at me?
I didn't understand why I was saying that.
But at the same time, by talking to her, my heart was lightened.
To make a long story short, no man is trustworthy.
Is that so?
Of course.
They only bring you bad luck.
Careful, you'll spill your beer.
Men are not capable of knowing what true love is.
Please use this handkerchief.
Well, I also used to believe in true love, when I was at your age.
Now you've stopped believing?
Ah, in my case, that's a different story.
When he doesn't care about it, what can I do?
He?
Yeah, he's my boyfriend. He's the worst kind of man.
Is he the worst?
How could anyone be worse than him?
He's never cared about what I feel.
Oops, I spilled again.
Wipe it with this.
Well, I may be wrong, too.
Is that so?
You're dead serious, aren't you?
Even you know it's not true...
You should say...
"No, there's nothing wrong with you. He's the one who is wrong."
But you're the one who knows everything.
That is true, too.
I'm just whining because I'm drunk.
But you're not that drunk.
I am drunk.
"You're sad because you broke up with a boyfriend you went out with for 8 years."
It sounded like she said that to me...
But...
I think that even men know true love.
Because you're young...
Even older people think that.
If you think so, you must be a happy person.
It's not like I think.
You can't believe that eventually.
But true love actually exists.
When you become an adult and learn more, you'll change your mind.
I won't change my mind.
How come you're so sure?
Because I know it exists.
No.
I believe in it.
Why?
Because today exists.
What?
I believe it.
I don't believe it.
Even if you don't believe, it exists.
We are reaching Nagahana soon.
How do you know?
The train has just passed from the alternate current area to the direct one.
Let me sleep.
Good night.
There was no way for me to fall asleep.
Er?
I said I was in Osaka now.
Well, there's no particular reason.
I don't want to talk about it, mom. You're too nosey.
I'll come home tonight.
Bye now.
What?
Well, I'll take the bullet train from here to Hiroshima.
I see.
Shin Osaka, Shin Osaka.
Thank you for the tea and snacks.
See ya.
...arriving at platform No. 4.
Here she is!
Well?
Did you say that true love exists?
Yes.
Did you say that even if I don't believe, it exists?
Yes.
Then, why don't you prove it to me?
I'm sorry.
I guess I was still a bit drunk.
Never mind.
Of course, you can't prove it to me.
But...
I may prove it tonight.
Tonight?
I'm going to Miyajima today.
Miyajima?
Do you know what day today is?
Today?
Hmm? Wait.
Don't tell me. I'll remember it.
Let me show you around Hiroshima city.
Hmm, today is what?
Hmm, wow!
They have the local sake here.
No...
I give up.
Please tell me what day today is?
Today is the day of a once a year encounter.
What?
Once a year we can see the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Huh.
That kind of day I don't try to remember.
To be precise, we can see it from tonight until the day after tomorrow.
Just right before dawn...
The stars start falling like the angels are coming down.
They are like, "Hello. Nice to meet you."
Oh, we haven't introduced ourselves yet.
Yeah, that's right.
I'm Kotone Serizawa.
It's a kind of late, but nice to meet you.
I'm Yuu Nanase.
Ahh, taking a nap made me hungry.
But why do you have to go to Miyajima to prove true love?
I remember the day we first met.
What?
Because he taught me the joy of traveling, I like traveling.
When I was looking at the night sky in Miyajima, I met him.
You came here to see the stars, too?
First I was nervous but soon we started...
...seeing the stars together and talking about a lot of things.
In that year the Swift-Tuttle Comet happened to come around the earth.
A lot of stars were falling that year.
We parted saying we'd see the stars together again.
But he moved to another place.
I see.
So if you go to there tonight, you can meet this boy?
I hope so.
You hope so? You didn't arrange the meeting?
No.
What do you mean "No"?
I just feel if I see the meteor storm again, I may meet him again.
I'm afraid that you can't see that tonight.
Look at that.
Mid sized typhoon No. 17 is heading north through Shikoku...
...and across the Seto Inland Sea.
By tomorrow morning, it will reach the Chugoku area...
Huh. Too bad. You can't see it tonight.
It's gonna be okay.
What?
I'm going to Miyajima.
Hey, didn't you see the TV?
Yes.
It's the typhoon. The typhoon.
Yes.
It's coming soon. It's just there.
Yes.
Come on. It's simply impossible.
We may be in the eye of the typhoon.
Huh? According to the weather man, Mr. Fukui...
...it's extremely difficult to get in the eye of a typhoon by chance.
Anyway, I'm going.
Why?
Ferry to Miyajima
That's good they didn't cancel the ferry.
I don't know if it's lucky or unlucky.
The next ferry is the last one to pass though the big sacred arch at the shrine.
You don't get...
I really should have left her alone...
I had no clue why I came along with her.
I'm 100% sure that we can't make it. It's gonna be a serious storm.
It's okay.
It's started raining!
What will you do?
I'm going back, of course.
I see. Bye now.
Are you crazy?
You can't see anything!
Don't worry.
I can't be your companion any more!
But I felt like she was going there for my sake.
It seemed like she's trying to make me believe in love again.
I hated that idea more than anything.
Typhoon No. 17 is now in the Seto Sea...
...slowly heading for the Hiroshima area.
It's raining heavily around the center of the typhoon.
Why don't you give up now?
Please give up and go back!
Up there.
No way...
A shooting star!
That was a shooting star, wasn't it?
Yes.
You think you won this but it was just a coincidence. You know that?
Yes.
What do you mean by "Yes"?
It was just a coincidence, but that was a great one.
You're surely...
But I'm telling you that life is not easy.
It could be true.
But they say that's why we can enjoy our lives.
I want to believe that for the rest of my life.
Well, let me take the Hiroshima railway.
Good bye, Kotone.
By the way, your name is...
She could be just another strange girl.
But to me she seemed to be a traveling angel who believes in love.
Then, I could put a smile on my face.
When I go on traveling and meet her again, I'll be able to tell it to her...
..."Somehow, I believe in love, too."
On a holiday with lots of sunshine...
Let's go to the beach like we used to do.
The road that seems to continue into the sky...
Back then, I wasn't afraid of losing.
The ocean breeze is passing by and whispering to us.
Just keep on smiling Let's sing with a smile...
Tears shouldn't fill your eyes.
Just keep on smiling, be yourself and have a glow to your face.
Like a flower blooming on your face.
A tender spring wind blows my heart to you.
I am still thinking of you.
So I write poems with...
...the words I couldn't tell you.
Next episode of "Sentimental Journey"...
Episode 4, Manami Sugihara.
Febricula girl.
I believe the day you read them again is coming.