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
Episode 12: Honoka Sawatari The Story of a Faint Expectation for Love
Shouoh High School
Honoka!
Why don't we stop by after school?
I found a new hamburger shop that opened on the underground avenue.
We'll investigate how Mariko's first date went at the shop.
Hey, wait a minute!
She was with him until morning.
What?
That means...
That means they did it.
Don't say that!
You should learn that kind of stuff, Honoka!
No, I don't need that.
Anyhow, I have a date today.
What? Again?
Don't envy me so much!
Ah, as I told you.
To have dinner with your father doesn't mean you have a date.
I don't care what you call this.
See ya!
Archaeology Lab
Hmm?
Hello.
It looks like his meeting has dragged on.
I see.
Do you have a date again?
Yes.
Lucky you.
My father doesn't even remember my birthday.
Mom is so busy with her business.
I'm the only one he can hang around.
Oh, I want to go on a date.
What's the matter?
Nothing.
Sorry for not being able to stay with you until he comes out.
Enjoy your date.
Date...
Dear...
Hey!
Dad!
What are you doing? You look so serious.
R-Really?
Writing a love letter, huh?
No, it's not like that.
Don't try to hide it from me.
I feel lonely, but it can't be helped.
Stop it.
Don't worry.
If I write a love letter, it's for you.
Really?
You're my little girl!
What do you want to eat tonight?
Sushi!
Thank you.
Whoops.
Oh, no, you shouldn't have drank so much.
I'm okay.
I'd be fine, even if you weren't with me.
Hey! Get yourself together.
I'm totally fine.
What?
I feel like I'm half lonely and half relieved.
About what?
About you being in love.
Though I can't say that you should fall in love too strongly yet.
I know it's my ego, but I was kind of worried about you...
You only hang around with me...
Well I...
I'm going home now!
Honoka?
Sawatari
Yes, this is Sawatari.
I'm calling about the TV program, "Team Memory Detective" on TV Hokkaido.
Can I speak to Ms. Honoka Sawatari?
This is she.
Oh, it's you.
Congratulations!
What?
We received your letter requesting us to find a boy who...
...was transferred to another elementary school right before graduation.
And we'd like to use your request for the program.
What?
What!
Why did you turn down the offer?
I sent the letter for your sake.
You guys are terrible, using my name behind my back.
But you've wanted to see him for a long time. Right?
I want to see him but I don't want to see him.
What do you mean?
Because he's 17 years old now.
What?
That's why I don't want to see him.
You were smaller than me back then.
Now you must be taller than me and your voice must be different.
I'm scared of men.
What should I do?
I can't help thinking that they're dirty.
Wow, her boobs are huge.
Oh, she's great.
Don't touch it with your dirty hands.
You really love this kind of stuff.
You like small boobs, Yazawa?
Like Inoue's?
Are you stupid? Hers are bigger than they look.
Have you seen them?
I can tell without seeing them naked.
That's the point of coming to school!
Honoka?
I picked up your love letter and put it in your desk.
Did you read it?
Sorry.
But I couldn't do it without seeing it.
How dare you do this to me!
Can I tell you one thing?
What?
It's unnatural to write such a love letter.
What do you mean by that?
Your letter is like a mutual diary between you and your father.
It doesn't look like you're writing to someone you're in love with.
Aren't you scared of men, Saki?
Not really.
Men are like that by nature.
After all, they are just male human beings.
I wish they could stay boys forever.
Stop thinking that nonsense or you'll be daddy's little girl forever.
I don't care if I will be like that forever.
Your father is also one of the creatures called a man!
Otherwise, you wouldn't be born into this world!
Da...
Oh.
Honoka.
I just stopped by here.
What should I do?
Tonight is not good.
I know.
The academic conference is coming up soon.
I just wanted say, "Hi."
Bye now.
Sorry about the other night.
Are you going to post it?
He's kind, good looking, and intelligent.
But he cries over a girl's comic.
Dad is my special guy.
Well, how about you?
Class of 1991 Sapporo Public Elementary School 4
I want to believe you are also a special guy, though.
Hmm?
Hey hey, is it true about Professor Sawatari?
You mean he is having an affair with Ms. Fuyuki?
Huh?
I can't believe that Professor Sawatari would do that.
But someone I know saw them in downtown Susukino at night.
They were probably walking together.
They looked like they were lovers.
They had their arms around each other.
That one you just made up!
Sorry. Yeah, I just made it up.
Supervisor: Soichiro Sawatari
But it's true they were walking together late at night.
That was on the first day we had snow last year.
The first snow day...
You're way too late.
I was worried about you.
Sorry.
I went for a drink with the other faculty members. We had a good time.
Dad.
Why were you lying to me?
Honoka?
What's the matter?
You don't feel well?
I'm fine.
I thought you forgot it.
You didn't pick up the phone.
I was worried about you.
It's nothing, really.
"It's nothing"?
I don't want to hear your voice right now!
Good Bye.
Are you going to post it?
What are you going to do with it?
Honoka has not visited you lately.
I don't know what to do with her...
I don't know what to do...
Well.
It's been a while since we last met.
You no longer have a person to mail to?
If you don't mind.
Would you mail a letter for me?
What?
I can be the man of your dreams.
Since I saw you here several times, my feelings have grown for you.
Can you give me your answer?
Oh, Honoka.
Aoi, is it true that you're having an affair with my dad?
Huh?
Don't be silly.
How could a Professor do such a thing?
But...
I guess he couldn't tell you the truth.
The truth?
On that day, he wanted my advice about you.
About me?
I've been reading girl's comics for over 30 years.
But I can't understand anything about my own daughter's mind.
I let my worries rule my head.
I'm worried about stupid things.
There are very few girls comics that deal with girls' thoughts for their fathers.
That's the point.
Could you give me your advice on my problem?
What?
I used to be in love with someone before.
But I'm not the type of girl...
...who is frisky or would flirt during dates.
Really?
You're actually a pretty girl. What a waste!
So I thought no guys would like a boring girl like me.
It was like love realationshipphobia.
But the professor asked me a question.
What do you think of being in love?
Being in love?
Being in love is like a magic that makes you enjoy doing anything.
As time goes by, the magic loses its power...
...but even if you still enjoy doing anything, that means you love someone.
So whoever is in love, he or she is an enchanter.
You must be an expert on girl's comics.
Do you know what the most important thing is for the enchanters?
What is it?
To believe in the magic.
If you can believe in your magic, it won't go wrong.
Well, I...
Wow, it's beautiful.
Oh, me, too.
I just can't stop making this sound.
Me, too.
Hey, I've already said, "Me, too" 12 times.
Aren't we great?
I thought I'd believed in it for such a long time, but...
I...
Honoka!
You've been changing little by little, too.
Yeah.
But you have what you believed in with you and this boy...
...and it won't change easily.
Yeah.
It's not scary, if you're with someone you believe in.
What?
Hey!
Sorry.
I still have feelings for someone I can't forget.
I see.
I don't know if it will work or not...
I'll write down the address on an envelope and post the letter for him.
I must take it upon myself to deliver the letter.
See you.
So you don't need me anymore.
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.
Special Trailer
I used to love playing the violin. Why can't I play it well?
Since he's no longer here, playing the violin to me...
...it means something different from what it used to.
The new show "Sentimental Journey" is coming soon.
The new show Sentimental Journey