Just being at your side,
Gentles my hearts to the point of disbelief
Saishuuheiki Kanojo
She, The Ultimate Weapon
I thought I heard the sound of your footsteps behind me,
I turned my head repeatedly, wishing you would appear...
...and then there you were
The beginning of a new love
Is unknowingly, the beginning of our invisible love story
Hence, I shall never leave your side
I pledge to love you and only you
It was Chise.
Episode 7
"What I Want to Protect"
What had happened?
What had she done?
No, Chise protected this town.
If it weren't for her... this town...
Shu...ji...?
Don't... please!
Shuji, don't , we're... only classmates now.
We shouldn't...
Chise!
Shuji!
Shuji...
Why are you doing this?
We shouldn't do this if we're just classmates!
I'm sorry, Chise. I didn't want to hurt you again...
Shuji...
Shuji, I can't take this!
Shuji...
I can't stand being away from you!
I can't stand it!
Shuji...
Shuji, what's wrong?
Don't look away from her!
Don't look away!
Shuji?
Look at her... straight in her eyes!
Oh, don't worry.
They all died instantly...
Don't worry, they didn't feel anything.
Shuji...
Shuji, sorry!
I...
Never mind... I have to go...
Chise!
The streets were filled with noise and confusion.
Eventually, the flames died down, and in the morning,
the people of the town
would see the truth.
That night, the peace this town had known... ended.
You see? Something's wrong...
The girls are saying they broke up.
I wonder if she dumped Shuji...
No, we just went back to being classmates.
Since that day, I didn't even try to talk to Chise.
We were even less than classmates.
What's Atsushi doing, I wonder?
On his way to battle?
But maybe it's not so bad to die
for your family... and the girl you love.
Atsushi, you know...
I'm useless, I can't do a damn thing.
Cutting class for that?
Uh, I've got the other half here...
That's OK.
I don't even want to be in a picture being ogled like that. It's too gross!
Hey, it's not gross!
You broke up with Chise?
Idiot!
We didn't break up, Chise wanted to go back...
to being just classmates.
You can just decide and do that?
How should I know?!
I don't understand her. I don't understand myself, for that matter.
I make a lousy boyfriend.
I tried so hard to understand her,
but all I did was hurt her.
Break up? Shuji said that?
Did that fool say he wanted to break up?
No, we decided together.
I don't really want to be in love anymore.
Chise!
I don't care if I never do again.
Are you sure about that, Chise?
So if another girl likes Shuji and takes him,
you don't mind?
I'm so miserable!
I don't want to hurt him anymore.
So I'm giving up on love.
Akemi, I've tried as hard as I can to forget him...
but I can't!
I've never felt like this before!
Why won't my feelings for him disappear?!
They won't go away!
Why is love so hard?
How do people do it?
How do you know what a girl's thinking?
How can I understand her feelings?
Do you have ESP?
Who can say what a woman feels?
Can any man really understand a woman?
If I liked a guy, and he really understood my feelings...
I'd die of embarrassment.
I don't want a guy to understand me.
Anyway, that's what Chise would say, I guess.
Sorry, I should mind my own business.
Yeah, right!
Well, anyway, we're both too dumb to talk about such difficult stuff.
Right, Akemi?
Yup!
Shuji, we're just dumb jocks!
Yeah.
That's Akemi's swing.
In elementary school, she'd never let me sit there, for some reason.
Don't sweat it. Akemi didn't pay for this swing...
She said if I ever sat there, we wouldn't be friends.
So even now, I don't sit there.
It's funny. If she knew the truth, we wouldn't be friends anyway.
Dummy! She's not like that! She's...
I know, she always said she'd look out for me.
Yeah.
I can't do anything in return.
Not for you, or Akemi.
I'm a weapon now, so I only destroy things.
I can't protect anything.
I'm not strong at all!
Chise, the other day... did you do all that?
Yeah, on my way home. It was easy.
I let my guard down just for a few seconds.
They never miss a chance.
They don't have many missiles or drones left.
There were about 20 or 30 of them... all young.
I killed them all in a flash.
Can you still love a girl like me?
I do!
But...
Chise! Tomorrow let's skip school and go see the sea lions and dolphins!
We'll go to the aquarium tomorrow.
Shuji...
We promised we'd go again!
Chise, let's go!
This time, you hold the money.
Yeah, I'll take care of it.
Shuji...
"To Shuji"
"Shuji, I'm sorry."
"I've broken another promise. I have to go for a while."
"I'm glad you still love me."
"I love you, too."
"But, let's just be classmates, after all."
"PS. Please don't be afraid of me."
"Don't hate me."
That day, Chise didn't come to school.
She never came to school again.
Damn them!
I'll kill 'em all!
I'll avenge everyone!
Keep it down, will you? You make too much noise.
Is war supposed to be quiet?!
Fool, fighting your own side...
My own side?! I've lost my entire family!
I'm my own side!
Damn it! How did I get into this mess?
Who cares?
Keep quiet. This girl here's not whining.
Akemi... Shuji...
Things are much worse than I thought.
It's Chise!
Isn't that Chise?
If it's Chise then... it's all over.
You're kidding me...
Crap!
What's up there? What's this "Chise"?
Shuji? Shouldn't you be in school?
How's everyone?
Fine. More or less.
How are you and Chise doing?
Fine.
I see.
What about you? Are you still... you know...
about Take...?
What? Don't be silly.
Take's dead and gone. I can't drag that behind me forever.
In a world like this, if you love someone,
you never know when you might lose him.
So falling truly in love, what's the point?
All, dismount!
Fall in!
The station below is your temporary quarters.
Secure your sleeping area,
and fall in at 1530 hours!
Yes sir!
On the way here, I saw Chise!
Then it's true. I heard Chise's coming too.
So it won't be long before this place is...
Shit!
Uh, what is this "Chise"?
You'll find out soon enough!
Is it some kind of amazing new weapon?
You idiot! "Weapon" doesn't come close!
Yeah, weapons are just cute little things next to her!
She's...The Angel of Death!
Commander Chise,
well done.
The Chief of Staff's representative was pleased with what he saw.
Spare me the details.
What's next?
The Chief of Staff's representative asked
if you could brief the troops and recruits
at 1600 hours today...
Seems you didn't hear me.
Ma'am?
I'm asking you what my next mission is.
I-I'm sorry, Ma'am!
You will fight to the end, even at the cost of your life!
This is what you have been trained for!
Show what it means to have an unyielding will to win!
As defenders of our nation, fight for the sake of your unit!
Remember your honor, responsibility and mission!
Huh?
I'm back where I started.
Oh man,
I'm lost.
Now we will hear a few words from a female officer
at the heart of our national defense, and our forces' guardian angel.
Commander, Special Unit...
Attached to the Northern Battle Group...
code name..."Chise"!
Don't say you can only destroy, Chise!
Don't say you can't protect, Chise!
This town is where you...
What's taking so long? Hurry, please...
Commander Chise, Ito here.
It's open.
Excuse me...
A mission?
Uh, we're on standby!
The situation has changed. We are ordered to stand by indefinitely.
Stand by? Um...
That's all. Excuse me...
Um...
Please let me fight!
But...
Please! I don't want to... rest!
But our orders...
Please, let me fight!
Those are our orders!
Excuse me!
Please... let me fight!
Let me fight!
I have to get stronger...
Merciless?
Yeah. Never seen anything like it.
What is this, "Chise"?
I don't really know.
Who could, after seeing that?
It's impossible to understand.
If you want to know, ask the lieutenant there.
He's the lone survivor of the "Chise Squad".
Uh, Lieutenant Tetsu? My name is-
Don't tell me.
Huh?
Sorry, just don't want to know your name.
Uh, but...
You're just going to die, too...
Well, yeah, probably...
I don't want to know more dead people.
Sorry 'bout that.
Around here, there're lots of things you're better off...
not knowing.
Am I... growing?
They're alive, Chise!
The sea lions, the dolphins,
they're all fine!
See Chise? You protected them!
You're not weak! Don't say you can't do anything!
See?! They're still alive!
Shuji...!
Chise, there's something we can still do.
I don't know what that is, but I'm sure there's something we can protect.
A rift opened up upon my heart
And I went through the night sleepless, sighing constantly
Before I realize, it's turned to morning
I want to hear your voice
I want to feel your warmth
Thoughts of you well up within me
And my tears begin to overflow
Goodbye my beloved, I am still unable to forget about you
Having all of this end with just a single word of goodbye
Fills me with sorrow
Chise, how are you doing, there? Are you eating well?
Do you have friends?
Over here, there was a downed enemy pilot. It was quite a mess...
SAIKANO, Episode 8: "Everyone's Changing"
Episode 8
"Everyone's Changing"