nan peeji mo tsuiyashite tsudurareta bokura no kibun
何ページも費やしてつづられた僕らの気分
How many pages wasted to compose our feelings
We Still Don't Know
the Name of the Flower
We Saw
That Day.
doushiteka ichigyou no kuuhaku wo umerarenai
どうしてか一行の空白を埋められない
But for some reason, I can't fill the blank space of one single line
oshibana no shiori hasande
押し花のしおり挟んで
Enclosing that pressed-flower bookmark
kimi to korogasu tsukaisute no jitensha
君と転がす使い捨ての自転車
I rolled down with you on that abandoned bike
wasurekake no renga wo tsumiageta basho ni yukou
忘れかけの煉瓦を積み上げた場所に行こう
Let's go to the place of piled-up bricks we'd started to forget
umi wo miwatasu saka wo kake nobotte
海を見渡す坂を駆け上って
Running up that hill facing the sea
kowai kurai ni aoi sora to
怖いくらいに青い空と
The sky so blue that it's frightening and
migite ni saida hidarite wa zutto kimi wo sagashiteiru
右手に際だ左手はずっと君を探している
A soda in my left hand, My right hand always searching for you
souyatte ima wa boku no hou he toitsumeru koto mo nakute
そうやって今は僕の方へ 問い詰めることもなくて
Just like that, the present approaches me without pressing any questions
mada futari wa sugu soko ni iru noni
まだ二人はすぐそこにいるのに
Although the two of you are still right there,
douka mata ae masu you ni nante
どうかまた会えますようになんて
I'm hoping we'll be able to meet again
douka shiteru mitai
どうかしてるみたい
There must be something wrong with me
Hot! Hot, hot, hot!
Calm down, Menma!
Sorry to keep you waiting!
Tuck in everyone!
She's telling you to eat, and she looks really enthusiastic!
S-Sorry!
I just got a chill up my spine.
Cut it out. That's creepy.
Go ahead.
Ah, Poppo's big, so we'll give him the biggest one.
Here you go!
She said since Poppo's the biggest.
That's right.
I've grown so big!
It's great!
It's great, Menma!
I'm glad.
What about mine?
Huh?
What's mine got the most of?
Ah, she says yours is the one with the most raisins.
I didn't say that!
Menma.
I want to hear it directly from you.
Tell me, Menma.
Yukiatsu...
Ah, yeah!
Paper... Paper... Pen...
Here you go!
Now Menma can tell us how she...
Well...
Huh? I can't write, Jintan.
Why?
You could write in your diary before.
Give it to me.
Huh? It's not just out of ink, then.
Again! Let me try it again!
W-Wait!
Tsuruko... That hurts. Tsuruko...
I can't believe how tired I am.
Me, too.
It's sort of like all the strength has been sapped out of me.
What's wrong?
Menma... She wasn't angry with us.
She's forgiven us.
We can't be sure of that.
Huh?
But if she was mad, she wouldn't have made us those steamed buns.
She could just as easily be here because she hasn't forgiven us,
and has come back to attack us.
A-Anyway...
If she was able to write, I wish she would've done so earlier.
You've got a point.
If she had, she could've communicated with us and we'd have believed her right away.
Jintan and Menma aren't the brightest, huh?
You've got it wrong.
Even though he was telling us to believe,
all he really wanted to do was keep Menma to himself.
Hisakawa, Anjou... Keep saving money from your jobs.
I'm going to make those fireworks.
No matter what, I'm going to help Menma go to Heaven.
Yukiatsu...
I'm not surprised you're tired after all that commotion.
We're all trying to make fireworks for you, so that...
...you can pass on to Heaven.
Will that make you happy?
Huh? You were awake?!
Thank you, Jintan.
Thank you.
This is good.
This is... good.
Please!
Guess it's hopeless after all.
Twirl, twirl!
Menma, if you keep running about like that, you'll hurt yourself!
I'm fine! I'm fine!
Huh? Menma's running around?
Then count me in!
Wait up, Menma!
This is kind of...
And I can't forgive myself...
...for having had a crush on you either.
I really do...
There's no getting away from it, is there?
I'm really sorry!
But can you trade shifts with me next week?
Shifts?
There's construction work going on at the bridge on Thursday.
The pay's really good, so I'd rather be there.
Jintan!
Finally had enough, then?
Hey, listen!
Over there, we were...
Hello.
You're...
That's right.
Her mother was the one that got in touch with Yama-san.
So it was her mother after all...
You're not against the fireworks, then?
She's still living in the past.
Since Meiko passed away, not a second has passed for her.
I want to bring her back to the present,
and that means no longer making her think about the past.
I'm sorry.
Please!
Yukiatsu...
Matsuyuki-kun...
It might sound presumptuous of me,
but I believe I understand how your wife feels.
I loved your daughter.
I loved Meiko-san!
I want to do something to help her,
because I'm stuck living in the past, too.
So I...
I'm surprised you'd do something so uncool.
I'm pretty surprised at myself.
You really haven't changed, Yukiatsu.
Yeah.
Still willing to do anything for Menma.
Tsuruko?
Are you okay with this?
Assuming you believe it,
Menma going to Heaven, is that really what you want?
Even though you're this hung up on her?
You can even talk to her through Yadomi,
but instead, you're...
Only through Yadomi...
Hey!
Hey, what's up?
Yadomi... Do you have work soon?
Yeah. I'll be working until late tonight.
So I thought I'd see Menma home first.
Menma's here right now?
Yeah. She said that she didn't want to be shut up inside,
and she'd go wherever I went.
That's right! I want to do my best with everyone else.
Right. She says that she wants to be with all of us.
Menma?
Is her hair still long?
Yukiatsu...
Y-Yeah...
Actually, she's grown up about as much as all of us.
Grown up?
Right? I wonder why?
Is she beautiful?
W-What're you asking that for?!
Who would like such an ugly-
I-I guess she's quite pretty...
Well, maybe more of the cute type.
What do you mean "quite"?!
Shut up!
Idiot! Moron! Jerk!
Shut up!
You're just average!
It was like watching a one man stage show.
But it's not, is it? We...
Yukiatsu snapped.
Episode 9
Menma
is
Everyone
Really?
Yeah. I'll make them for you.
All right!
Fireworks! Fireworks!
I can't let you handle the gunpowder,
but can you give me a hand with some of the more simple things?
Sure!
Jintan! We did it! We did it!
Oji-san, we're counting on you!
Right!
We're counting on you!
You scared the heck out of me!
My bad, my bad.
Hey, this will trail out of the bamboo pipe, right?
I think it would have been much cuter if we'd have gone with something more red.
Cuter?
It's weird hearing something like that from you...
And you light it here.
I see.
Then, what about this?
Ah, that's just for decoration.
I've made it nice and easy to carry it to the launch pad.
This part is for that, too.
Amazing! Amazing!
Hey, Jintan!
Menma, look out!
Hey! Don't let go, Jintan!
Menma...
Are you finished, Poppo?
She's clinging onto your back right now.
Seriously?!
Menma-san, give me a break...
Popopopo! Poppo!
I can see Menma without being able to actually see her.
I can see her.
I can't compare to her.
I couldn't back then,
and I can't now.
I can't compare to her.
What's wrong?
I'm going to go buy some juice or something!
Hey.
Thanks.
I'm glad you ran away.
I was about to scream myself.
Yukiatsu...
Menma's right here with us. I accept that.
But I can't see her.
And I can't talk to her.
I wanted to see her again, too.
So why only Yadomi?
It's always been Yadomi.
And for Yadomi, there's only ever been Menma.
It's just like back then.
Are you admitting defeat?
You want to call him Jintan, but it just comes out as "Yadomi".
Hey! Quit acting like you can see right through people!
Not people. Just you.
I guess you could call us kindred spirits.
Kindred spirits with a jerk like you? I'll pass!
Hey, calm down...
Sorry.
Yukiatsu?
I said I'm sorry.
What I said to you before... I really meant it.
Huh? Before?
When I asked if you wanted to go out.
You really don't know how to handle boys, do you?
Don't mess with me!
Oh, nice moves!
What do you mean, "nice moves"?!
Quit laughing!
You gave me a huge shock!
Was it really that shocking?
Here, right?
Man, I'm getting all fired up!
Yeah.
Hey, Jintan...
Anaru's stuffed toys are gone.
Did Anaru go home?
Guess so. That was sudden.
Geez. She's like a stray cat or something.
If Menma's really living with you,
then granting her wish is going to make her disappear again!
What's wrong, Jintan?
It's nothing.
Time for work.
You're leaving?
Yeah. What do you want to do, Menma?
I'll stay here with Poppo.
She said that she wants to stay here. Is that okay?
Really?
Not a problem at all!
Stay as long as you like. Make yourself at home!
You don't need to get that excited.
But I'm really happy!
Menma's happy, isn't she?
She's really...
Hey, I saw that!
Winter clothes.
At first, I thought she was the beast of summer,
but everyone's already in winter clothes.
The one where he fights the kyonshii in Hong Kong?
TL Note: Kyonshii are a type of Chinese vampire.
Hey, I can write here!
Menma, are you there?
Yeah! I'm right here!
Whoa!
Hello.
That's awesome, Menma!
Hm, but I can't write in any of the notebooks at home.
I wonder why...
Write something else!
Let's talk lots more!
Hello.
Okay.
Hello.
Okay.
What should we talk about?
Hello.
Okay.
What should we talk about?
Hello.
Okay.
What should we talk about?
Hello.
Okay.
What should we talk about?
Hello.
Okay.
Let me think. Um...
That day, you...
Back then, did you like...
Hey, let's play shiritori! Picture shiritori!
TL Note: Shiritori is a Japanese word game where players have to think up a word beginning with the last syllable of the previous word.
Let's play!
Right!
Hey, what's that? It looks like chinsukou!
TL Note: Chinsukou is a traditional biscuit from Okinawa.
Knapsack... Ruby... Jewel...
TL Note: Menma is playing shiritori here. The words lead into each other syllable-wise in Japanese, but not so much in English.
Mario. Hmm... Hands!
Match up the lines on both your hands and you'll find happiness!
Telescope on!
This is Private Menma.
I'm now beginning my search.
I'm home.
Menma...
The number you have dialled...
Damn it. I can't get through.
Is she at work already?
Why am I walking so fast?
Why am I running?
She'll probably be at the secret base.
So... why am I so...
Jintan!
Hey, over here!
Hey!
Jinta...
Menma-chan is...
No!
I don't want Menma to disappear!
Jintan?
Jintan!
I couldn't take it...
If you died, I just couldn't take it!
What are you saying?
You're already dead yourself, aren't you?
You're right.
You're so weird.
Only weird people say that other people are weird!
Yeah, yeah...
Come on. Let's go.
Wait.
The carp.
Carp?
There was a really big one in the river.
I wanted to take a look up close.
Look, there it is!
It's swimming around near the roots of the tree.
Look!
Stop!
Jintan?
That hurts, Jintan.
Do you need attention?
Stay here. Forever and ever.
Jintan?
I-I mean, stay here, I'll go catch the carp.
Ah, Jintan, you'll get soaked!
Jintan!
You idiot! You'll catch a cold!
Come back, Jintan!
kimi to natsu no owari shourai no yume ooki na kibou wasurenai
君と夏の終わり 将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
I won't forget the end of summer with you, the dreams for the future, the great hopes
juunen go no hachigatsu mata deaeru no wo shinjite
１０年後の８月 また出会えるのを 信じて
I believe we'll meet again in August 10 years from now
saikou no omoide wo...
最高の思い出を…
The best memories...
deai wa futto shita shunkan
Our meeting was a sudden instant
出会いは ふっとした 瞬間
kaerimichi no kousaten de
At an intersection on the way home
帰り道の交差点で
koe wo kakete kureta ne "Issho ni kaerou"
You called out to me, "Let's walk home together"
声をかけてくれたね "一緒に帰ろう"
ureshikutte tanoshikutte bouken mo iroiro shita ne
I was so happy, it was so fun, and we had so many adventures
嬉しくって 楽しくって 冒険も いろいろ したね
futari no himitsu no kichi no naka
inside the secret base for the two of us
二人の 秘密の 基地の中
kimi to natsu no owari shourai no yume ooki na kibou wasurenai
I won't forget the end of summer with you, the dreams for the future, the great hopes
君と夏の終わり 将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
juunen go no hachigatsu mata deaeru no wo shinjite
I believe we'll meet again in August 10 years from now
１０年後の８月 また出会えるのを 信じて
kimi ga saigo made kokoro kara "arigatou" sakendeta koto shitteta yo
I knew that you shouted "Thank you" from the bottom of your heart until the end
君が最後まで 心から "ありがとう" 叫んでたこと 知ってたよ
namida wo koraete egao de sayounara
Holding back tears to say goodbye with a smile
涙をこらえて 笑顔でさようなら
setsunai yo ne saikou no omoide wo...
It's so painful, the best memories...
せつないよね最高の思い出を…