Now, a miracle is about to be created upon this planet.
Let’s dig in!
I swear I dreamed of this taste.
Aren’t you going to eat?
Huh?
I was thinking about what the old man was saying.
That this is going to become a part of me.
Oshima!
Tokio!
Here’s a report.
We’ve traced the route of the virus that caused the paralysis.
A farm in southern Brazil…
…used a new type of genetically modified material…
…in the livestock feed.
A new type?
It is resistant to insects and is also durable against pesticides.
Unlike the traditional hybrids…
…and other technologies of the past…
…this plant is comprised of almost 100 percent sterile elements.
It was designed so that it cannot reproduce.
A crop that will never produce a seed…
…no matter how well you raise it, huh?
As for the grain in Japan…
…domestically-grown crops amount to only 28 percent of the total.
And most of the seed used to grow that domestic crop is imported.
No matter how hard S.E.E.D.’s…
…organic department tries to contain these seeds and rare genes…
…at this rate, our efforts are only a drop in the bucket.
In order to dominate this planet…
…it’s more effective to control the supply of seed and food…
…rather than weapons, after all.
Although excessive trading of cash crops has led to…
…degradation of the land in many nations…
…in the name of lower cost and free trade…
…everything is being justified.
After all, the concept of “free trade” is…
…nothing more than an illusion…
…created by greedy nations and multinational corporations.
People seem to have a weakness for the word “free.”
There are freedoms that get destroyed…
…for the sake of other freedoms, I suppose.
Earth Maiden Arjuna
You sound better.
Are you all right now?
Excellent.
Even the doctor’s pushing me to eat as much ice cream as I want.
What? Ice cream again?
Next time you’ll overdose on ice cream and really die.
But I’m so glad…
…that you’re all right.
Hey, you want to get something to eat?
You know, to celebrate.
We start school tomorrow…
…so this’ll be our last chance to have some real fun.
Sure.
Then, how about…
Where did it go…?
Right here.
What’s the matter?
I’m fine. I’m fine.
I just fell over.
Next time, don’t be lazy.
Oh, here it is. Right here.
“A great place for Italian pastry on Rokko Island.”
Let’s go there.
Fine, but…
You sure you should be eating that?
Something weird might happen…
…like that time at Meriken Burger.
I’ve got to get back to normal.
I’ve got to get my body used to normal life.
School starts tomorrow, after all.
Then, how about we meet at the usual place in about 30 minutes?
All right. I’ll be waiting.
It’s not always good to take the easier route.
Episode 6: The First One
Hello? Oh, Tokio?
What? Already missing me?
Yeah, that’s right.
I just want to see your face as soon as possible.
Juna? Are you listening?
Well, actually…
…I just got tied up with something.
I’ll be a bit late.
Sorry, something’s come up.
What?!
I’ll have to take a rain check.
Hey, Juna.
If you keep pulling that crap, I’ll go out with Sayuri.
How have you been?
I see.
How’s Kaine?
She’s the same as usual.
I see.
A new noodle-rice restaurant!
– Enjoy. – I’ve never tried it.
Stop that!
Uh, I mean, that thing on your forehead…
I-Is that kind of thing popular these days?
Not really.
You’ve lost some weight, Dad.
Y-You think?
So, what did you want to talk about?
Well, that pen of yours was mixed in with my things.
You went to all that trouble for this?
It’s not like I’m a child.
I see…
Mom’s been…
Mom’s been drinking lately, at night.
I see.
I see. I see. That’s all you say.
If you’re going to use some stupid pen…
…as an excuse to come and see me…
…you shouldn’t have left us.
It was easier for me to leave.
Your mother and I had already lived together for too long.
It was tough.
You know the ships I build at the shipyard?
Solid steel vessels.
Tough ships that can take any rogue wave in the northern seas.
But after slamming into so many waves…
…the steel begins to weaken…
…and small invisible cracks start to form on the steel plating.
Cracks…
If you leave them alone, they’ll eventually break completely.
You’re always like this.
Always talking about ships.
You think?
You may be able to build sturdy ships…
…but you couldn’t build a sturdy family.
Your home country is Shinshu, right?
What’s this, all of a sudden?
I went to the Japan Alps region…
…and hung out with this old man and…
Uh, well…
It sure was a nice place.
There’s nothing that nice about it.
It’s all like the bilge of a ship.
Come on…
It’s really like the bilge of a ship.
Like a ship’s bottom…
…there are mountains on either side…
…and villages with houses clinging in between them.
The sun rises later than anywhere…
…but sets the earliest.
When I was a kid, I often used to wonder…
…why there were people here.
It was only a short train ride to the city.
I figured that once I left for the city, life would get easier.
I thought life would get easier.
I thought life would get easier once your mother and I separated.
I feel so bad for you and Kaine.
Wanted life to get easier, huh?
Only thinking about himself.
School starts tomorrow…
You’re totally dark.
Using ink or something?
I got the tan in Guam.
Liar.
What’s that thing on Ariyoshi’s forehead?
Maybe she thinks it’s the next big thing.
You know about her and Tokio in the next class…
What? I didn’t know Juna was that kind of girl! What…?!
Excuse me. Enough with your gossiping…!
What’s the matter? You seem down.
I got stuck dealing with some unpleasant things yesterday.
Unpleasant things?
Had to see my dad…
…and I stood up Tokio for a date.
Hey, are you and Tokio…?
Sorry, not now.
Sakurai’s here.
Looks like class is going to start.
I’m going back to my desk.
Reading from the textbook again.
What are we doing?
Teacher.
I want to hear your true voice.
Your true voice and not the voice of a textbook!
A Raaja!
What is this?!
The teacher is bad. The school is bad.
Chris?!
Blame it on someone else and leave it at that?
Blame someone else?
Shut up… Shut up! Shut up!
Come on! What am I supposed to do?!
Earth Maiden Arjuna
Sayuri was all worried about you taking off from class…
…making excuses for you, saying you weren’t feeling well.
When I found you…
…you were saying some nonsense about Raaja all over the school.
I don’t feel anything anymore.
I don’t really know what’s going on, but if you say you’re all right…
…that’s fine with me.
Thanks.
So, you see, then the siren suddenly…
Isn’t that one of our teachers?
That’s Mr. Sakurai.
But, I’m pretty sure Mr. Sakurai’s married…
– Hey, this could be interesting. – Tokio…!
Hello, Mr. Sakurai.
Satisfied?
Uh, well, we were…
Uh, it’s not what it looks like…
I won’t tell the school you were following me.
Go home.
Uh, I…
I want to hear your true voice.
H-Hey, Juna…?!
Then, come on in.
I don’t have air conditioning in here.
Sit down anywhere.
It’s like a steam bath in here.
Y-You sure have a lot of books.
You have Natsume Soseki.
Is there something wrong with a math teacher appreciating…
…the literature of Soseki?
I suppose your image of a math teacher wouldn’t allow for that.
You say you want to hear my true voice…
…but you’re presumptuous in your way of thinking.
Uh, well, no…
I was just marveling at how many books you must read.
What’s the point of reading books?
There’s no meaning to books.
No matter how many books you have…
…it’s no more meaningful than a weed.
D-Do you really think so?
Ariyoshi?
Y-Yes?
Do you know why factories are set up as assembly lines?
What do you mean?
Well, why?!
Uh, well, let’s see…
Probably because…
…instead of having one person make a whole product…
I can’t talk if you’re going to wear that scowl on your face.
Instead of having one person make a whole product…
…they can raise the efficiency just by having…
…each person put together parts.
Right?
Didn’t we learn that in junior high, Tokio?
Huh? Well, uh…
You’re good at memorizing things.
Why is it necessary to raise efficiency?
Y-You ask difficult questions…
It’s better to make as many things as possible in the shortest time?
Why?
They can make more money.
And it’s good for consumers…
…because they don’t have to wait.
Let me change the question.
Why is it that a chicken is put in a tiny cage…
…and fed the same food all the time?
What?! Chickens now?
Uh, well…
Well, I don’t know…
Hey…?
I’ll go get some ice cream or something.
H-Hey…!
Come on.
What are you two doing, taking off after school like that?
Well…
…I don’t really know what’s going on with Juna.
she dragged me off to Sakurai’s…
She says she wants to hear his true voice.
Huh?
She sure has been acting funny, even in class.
Hey, did you know?
That Sakurai’s about to get a divorce.
No, not at all.
Then, again. You should’ve seen his room.
Apparently, when Sakurai was starting out as a teacher…
…he had these crazy ideas and got tossed out of a few schools.
Oh, really?
What?
Oh, nothing.
Ma’am, I’m taking another ice cream.
I’ll leave the money here.
In grocery stores, they only have perfect cucumbers and radishes…
…and vegetables that are all the same size.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier to transport?
They throw away the unsold box lunches from convenience stores.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier to manage?
A child is doing his best to button his shirt by himself…
…but the parent scolds him and tells him to hurry up.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier for the parent.
In addition to textbooks, many reference books are available.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier to find the answers.
Even if there is a student who can’t keep up with the class…
…the teacher has to teach according to a set curriculum.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier on the teacher.
Even though every customer at a store is different…
…the staff deals with everyone according to the manual.
Why is that?
Uh, it’s clear what has to be done and so it’s easier.
A student chooses not to think for herself…
…but always asks the teacher for the answers.
Why is that?
Because it’s easier for the student.
When you can meet and speak directly…
…you still choose to use your cell phone.
Because it’s easier to do than meet.
The people of this world accept anything the media says.
Why is that?
That’s because it’s easier than checking things by yourself.
Most schools bring together kids of the same age…
…and teach the same curriculum.
Why is that?
It’s easier on the teacher that way.
You answer all the questions I ask with the same response.
Why is that?
It’s easier to answer them that way…
So, did life get any easier for you?
To make life easier and to be happy…
…ended up being two different things.
I’m back…
What’s going on?
You two are looking awfully serious.
I bought some juice and ice cream…
Were you just reading from the textbook like that…
…because it was easier that way?
Uh, what the…?
X to the nth power plus Y to the nth power…
…equals Z to the nth power!
If n is larger than 2…
…the equation has no positive integer solution!
Did you know that?
Fermat’s Last Theorem!
It’s a simple, yet powerful formula.
But Fermat died in 1665…
…before he was able to prove it.
In the next 330 years…
…mathematicians tried to prove this theorem…
…and finally in 1994…
…Andrew Wiles of Princeton University…
…was able to prove it!
Do you know why people have struggled so hard to prove it?!
It’s because it’s beautiful!
I wanted everyone to understand that.
That mathematics is beautiful.
Behind all beauty lies mathematics.
The Golden Ratio in fine arts?
That’s mathematics, too!
The Golden Ratio represents nature in mathematical form.
Everything in nature can be described in terms of this ratio.
Cell structures, trees, mountains, clouds, the land…
…and even the galaxy.
The great expanse of the universe exists in the form of fractals!
That’s what I wanted to get through to you!
Do you understand, Ariyoshi?!
I see.
I don’t understand it very well…
I don’t understand it at all.
But I think I’ve heard your true voice.
Really?
Ariyoshi, remember this one thing.
True learning is something that has to touch you.
Learning is all about how each and every one of us…
…is able to feel the beauty in our hearts.
Sir.
Isn’t it because you say things like that that your wife left you?
Tokio…!
That’s right.
I am a man who couldn’t even touch the heart of my own wife.
Forget everything I just said.
The foolish rantings of a hired teacher.
He hits! It’s going! It’s going! Centerfield’s going for it!
What was that all about?
He’s no different than some “expert” on TV.
He’s just a show-off.
“It’s time that society take an interest in solving this problem.”
Yeah, right. It’s hopeless. He should know that.
I suppose it’s easier if we just give up.
Wait a minute!
This isn’t about giving up.
It’s just that…
What are we supposed to do?
That’s…
I know…
The teacher said it before.
Each and every one of us feeling the beauty in our hearts.
If each and every one of us changes, we all change.
What happens if you’re the first one who changes?
You just become an outcast of society.
Earth Maiden Arjuna
Yesterday’s rains came Kinou no ame wa higashi no machi ni
Bringing cold stars to the east city Tsumetai hoshi wo furaseta
Quietly and sadly Kanashii kimi wa hitori de shizuka ni
You hum my favorite song Atashi no daisuki na uta wo kuchizusamu
I have to go, or no one will save Ikanakucha fukai kurayami ni
The boy who wandered Mayoikonda kare wo
Into the deep darkness Daremo tasukete kurenai
With love alone, I will go Atashi nara itoshisa dake de
No matter where you are Donna basho e demo
I will go running straight to you Mayowanai de hashitte yukeru
So, in a loud voice Dakara ooki na koe de
Call out my name again and again Nandomo atashi no namae wo yonde