Kimi no soba ni iru dake de
Just being at your side,
Jibun no kokoro ga uso no you ni sunao ni narereru yo
Gentles my hearts to the point of disbelief
Saishuuheiki Kanojo
She, The Ultimate Weapon
Ushiro ni wa kimi no ashioto ga oikakete
I thought I heard the sound of your footsteps behind me,
Kuru you de nan do mo furimuki nagara kimi no sugata miteta
I turned my head repeatedly, wishing you would appear...
...and then there you were
Atarashii koi no hajimari to wa
The beginning of a new love
Shirazu ni futari wa mienai koi no sutori ga hajimaru
Is unknowingly, the beginning of our invisible love story
Dakara itsu mademo hanaretaku wa nai
Hence, I shall never leave your side
Kimi hitori o aisu koto chikau yo
I pledge to love you and only you
Tetsu...
Tetsu!
Fuyumi...
It hurts...
I can't... take it... anymore!
Kill me...
Kill me, Fuyumi!
It hurts!
I can't! I can't do that!
Sorry.
Sorry, Fuyumi.
You dummy, Tetsu.
Why are you crying?
Here, touch my breast.
Fuyumi...
Fuyumi, I'm so scared!
I'm...
I'm done for...
I can't take the pain!
Come on, there's nothing to cry about!
See, doesn't that feel good?
Love me, Tetsu!
Until the very end!
I love you... Fuyumi!
Rest now.
You've done your job.
Now rest in peace.
But Tetsu, why didn't you call my name...
even once?
Stupid Tetsu!
I was alone on this planet, guilty of so many crimes,
but still he was kind to me, treating me as a girl.
He died calling out a name, his wife's name,
the one he loved.
Tetsu, I'll deliver your letter to her.
This is all I can bear to write about this man.
Haven't you had enough playing war games?
I guess it's time for me to get to work.
Shuji, today I wiped out another city.
It was just another big, meaningless battle.
A day when many people died.
Shuji, pretty soon now...
In just a bit...
Akemi!
I'll be home again...
in my hometown.
To my dearest classmate, Shuji...
is there peace in our town?
Episode 10
"And Then..."
The school was closed down.
Earthquake victims,
and refugees from the mainland that had been sheltered there
were sent away, and tomorrow,
it will become headquarters for the retreating army.
Today was the last day for this class. More than half were gone anyway.
Who could have imagined this back when I started dating Chise?
And had we known,
would we have done anything different?
So Chise asked you out, huh?
Don't try to deny it. Yukari told me.
So what?!
Does Akemi know about this?
It was Akemi's idea.
So, are you going to say yes?
You should!
It might be your only chance!
Don't you start too!
Shuji, take a look!
Hey, Yukari!
Take!
Would we...
have broken up like that, anyway?
Shuji!
Tonight, the sophomores
are having a farewell party.
The Cultural Festival is cancelled,
but at least,
they'll have something to remember.
That's the way it should be.
After all, we haven't lived all that long.
Shuji, it's my dad.
Are you sure it's OK, all this stuff?
They can't pay you for it.
That's alright. I want them to enjoy their festival.
"Festival"?
I like festivals.
We need them in times like these.
And this way the military won't get this stuff.
They should've been here when we needed them,
not straggling in now.
I bought this wine when Akemi was born.
I meant to drink it with her when she got old enough.
We would've talked about the man in her life and things like that.
Would you drink it with her?
I, uh...
She loved to run. Now she's beaten me to the finish line.
Thanks, huh?
While I was running around looking for a doctor,
even though I knew she had no chance,
you were with her at the end.
Shuji, thank you!
Shuji!
What is it?
The army's here.
What do they want?
They're taking over the school now instead of tomorrow.
They say we have to cancel the party!
You know this is an emergency, don't you?
Yes, but we've been working all day getting ready for this!
I don't give a damn!
We're fighting to protect people like you!
Many of our comrades are dead!
Please wait till tomorrow!
Who're you?
I'm a senior. I want them to have their party.
What? Don't you get it?! Now--
Look here!
I know a lot of you have been killed.
And I know how you must feel.
But what have any of you done to help us?
What did you do for Akemi?
Our friends have died in front of us and we couldn't do anything!
Well? Speak up!
We may be kids, but we're not stupid.
I beg you! Please!
Please!
Please let us have our party!
Please!
Damn it, I feel so stupid! Is this all I can say?!
But we know.
This country is finished.
- Please! - Please!
We know why the army
is here in Hokkaido.
Why Atsushi hasn't returned...
why there are so many earthquakes...
and why everyone...
wants this party so badly.
What we fear most,
more than war, or even death itself...
is dying without having our silly party.
Dying with feelings of regret...
that we never did anything.
Akemi...
don't tell me how un-cool I was.
I know already.
Listen to your little sister and them having fun.
It's the last day of school. We better get back to class.
Atsushi'll be mad if we leave him out.
Shuji, wait for me, OK?
There's one more thing I have to do before I see you.
It'll be quick, so wait for me.
Shuji, It's OK.
I'm a bit stronger now.
Wait for me.
But if I come flying in, you'll get mad at me again.
So I'll walk.
Don't expect to get much from him.
He's the worst of the cases from the mainland.
And Chise?
We haven't found her yet.
We've got all available personnel looking for her.
But the rumor among the troops is...
anyone who sees her, dies.
Commander Ito, sir! Someone to see you!
I'm coming in!
It wasn't my fault...
Commander Ito, Mr. Kawahara from the lab is here...
to ask you about Chise.
It's been a while...
Medicine, maintenance, it's no good!
She's no longer human!
I didn't want to see...
I didn't want to know!
Shuji, where'd you go?
Come join us.
Sorry, gotta go to the classroom.
The classroom?
I need to talk to your sister.
Do you mind if we come too?
No.
Iku, let's go.
You better not.
Why? Is it OK, Shuji?
Are you envious, Atsushi? I've gotten pretty popular.
It just... couldn't be helped.
This is all that's left.
What's this medicine for?
It couldn't be helped.
We all live by technology or die by it.
It's one or the other.
It couldn't be helped.
Shuji, I'm almost there.
Wait for me.
She's made of the same elements that make up any human being.
No one can save her from her fate.
Is Chise here?
I thought she might be with you.
You knew the truth, yet you closed your eyes to it.
That, too, couldn't be helped.
It's no one's fault.
It can be helped!
It's got to be!
Damn!
Damn it!
Atsushi, this is what I get...
for hurting people, for not protecting anyone...
for being useless.
Akemi, I'm sorry, sorry.
My husband... he's dead.
How many days will these last?
Wait for me, Shuji.
I'll be there soon. I can walk in a bit.
Please, Shuji. Make love to me.
Please do it.
Ms. Fuyumi, I can't.
I'm sorry, Shuji. I'm scared.
You once told me,
that you'd protect me in his place.
You promised, remember?
Stupid pervert!
What kind of way is that to talk, Akemi?
With tears and all...
I'm just a dumb kid.
No, Shuji, not like that!
That doesn't help.
Be gentle!
Let me go!
Shuji...
not like this.
This is what you taught me.
Shuji...
Fuyumi, I'm weak.
I can't protect you.
I can barely take care of myself.
I'm just a kid.
But if I could protect a girl instead of myself...
there's only one.
And you're not her.
I know. When I looked at you and saw my husband,
and you touched me, it felt so good I couldn't help myself.
You knew that, but still you came to me.
I see now that you're old enough to be cruel.
You were so simple-minded, but I liked it anyway.
It's a shame you had to grow up.
I'd never been aggressive with Fuyumi before that.
Now I realized,
that my love for her had been just a school boy fantasy.
Ms. Fuyumi, I'm sorry.
I had wanted to kiss you...
and fool around with you.
To do things I'd be afraid to do with my girlfriend.
I was just pretending I'd protect you.
I didn't want to see my true self.
Ms. Fuyumi, I'm sorry.
I never saw Ms. Fuyumi again.
I'm back, Shuji.
In order to let you keep dreaming, I shall protect the night.
You know, I...
Dummy, what kept you?
Surely one day, I will become one of these things that you love
We'll all be back here again
So much has happened.
And if I believe in the person next to me,
Yeah, same here.
Shall we go?
Yeah.
I can live on with only the love in my heart
And when the time lost in tomorrow-
Watashi no kokoro ni sukima ga aita
A rift opened up upon my heart
Nemurenu yoru tameiki bakari
And I went through the night sleepless, sighing constantly
Ki ga tsukanu uchi ni asa ni natteta
Before I realize, it's turned to morning
Anata no koe ga kikitakute
I want to hear your voice
Nukumori furetakute
I want to feel your warmth
Anata e no omoi komiagete kuru
Thoughts of you well up within me
Namida afureru
And my tears begin to overflow
Sayonara itoshii hito mada wa wasurarenai anata no koto
Goodbye my beloved, I am still unable to forget about you
Sayonara no hitokoto de mo owatte shimau nante
Having all of this end with just a single word of goodbye
Kanashii yo
Fills me with sorrow
Chise, you got a job in a noodle shop? Can you handle it?
A new town, a new life...
Chise, we're the happiest we've ever been now!
SAIKANO, Episode 11: "A Time for Us"
Episode 11
"A Time for Us"