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A magnificent mushroom cloud in the sky
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In the afternoon of birds pecking at food in an alley
Touching the grass under the sunlight streaming through the leaves
I'll talk with you
See, on the lunch bench A dream blossoms
Carry the sound of the waves in your heart
Sink your blues
Stretch a bridge to tomorrow
Don't worry about tsunami
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A magnificent mushroom cloud in the sky
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The afternoon of birds pecking at food in an alley
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The dream I nurtured on the lunch bench
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The afternoon, born on the day of the sunlight streaming through the leaves
This is his town.
The place where he can be the happiest.
Where he can be himself.
And you too, Tsukiko.
Welcome! Welcome!
30 yen for a saury-pike, but you can get two for 50.
How about it, Mister?
I'll take them.
Thanks!
And I'll give you one for free, little girl.
You need to eat a lot to grow well.
Shonen Bat will never come here.
Let's go.
I'll protect you.
I'll protect only you, Tsukiko.
It's because Maromi is gone now!
Maromi Goods Sold Out Hey, open up!
You're hiding the merchandise! We want Maromi!
The mysterious black ooze that suddenly appeared all over the country...
is still growing larger, causing damage in numerous places...
No one can stop his growth anymore?
Tsukiko Sagi, where are you?!
Answer me, Tsukiko!
Short Hope.
Chief?
THE FINAL EPISODE.
Here you go, Short Hope.
Oh, little girl, little girl!
Here you go.
Your dad got his cigarettes, you want something too, don't you?
Wait for me!
You're smoking?
Yeah. I've been off for some time, but...
I thought you smoked Mild Seven, didn't you?
It doesn't matter which kind.
It doesn't matter, does it?
Nothing matters.
Chief!
Can you hear me, Chief!
I know you're there, Chief.
And you have Tsukiko with you, don't you?
Maniwa...
Please, return Tsukiko!
The minds of the people who depended on Maromi emotionally...
let Shonen Bat grow infinitely larger!
Tsukiko Sagi is indispensable in defeating him!
Are you listening, Chief?!
Maromi and Shonen Bat are the same!
They both originated from within Tsukiko!
The original Maromi was Tsukiko's pet dog.
But on that day, because of Tsukiko's carelessness, the dog...
To hell with Shonen Bat. There's no such thing in this town.
Look, the officer stopped the poisonous broadcast!
I knew we could count on the police!
Gauze.
Blood pressure decreasing.
Blood transfusion, hurry up.
There's no way... There's no way she's here!
Hey, another beer!
OK!
Maybe you shouldn't drink so much.
You're such a cute little thing, aren't you?
I'm happy that you don't look like your old man.
You'll grow up to be the prettiest girl in Japan.
Here you go, draft beer. Thank you for waiting.
On the house. You've got a tough job.
It's your favorite, Mr. Ikari. I cooked it.
Misae...
Misae, dear, we want service, too!
Stop wasting your time over there!
Yes, coming!
Misae!
I'm all right...
Just a palpitation...
Will you be very late to come home?
How did you get in?!
Give me back my husband!
This place is not for you.
Tsukiko, take your father and run!
Go!
No, darling!
Darling!
Why?
Why does she keep clinging to me?
Are you OK, Father?
No, Maromi!
Are you OK?
Yes, of course I am.
You didn't have to do this for me.
Taking me to the festival. You're busy with your work.
That's beside the point.
That's right, I wanted a daughter.
I didn't get along with my old man.
I thought it would be sad to have a son.
Just to be disliked by him, just like I did my dad.
Do you think that's funny?
No...
I don't.
I think this is a girl.
I'm sorry!
Our baby... I'm sorry!
Let's just accept reality.
The only person I really need by me is you.
Have a nice day!
If only I wasn't with you...
you wouldn't have have to live such a hard life...
Don't ever say such a thing again.
You're just trying to escape.
A makeshift salvation is nothing but deception.
No matter how hard it is, don't run away, and we'll overcome it together.
Thank you.
Misae...
I'll be dead soon.
I wanted to say goodbye before that.
Say goodbye to the "you" I know very well.
Wait...
I know! I know it perfectly well!
I was very happy with you.
Misae!
Her heart's stopped!
Cardiac massage!
Father?
Who are you calling "Father"?
I know...
Yeah, I know!
This world is all fake!
It's all a lie.
Everything!
What are you doing?!
Stop it!
I'm surrounded by fools!
Stop it! This is your world!
You're going to lose your world!
Stop babbling, you dog!
My place disappeared long ago!
The reality is that I have no place...
where I'm supposed to be!
Chief is back!
What is this place?
Hey, wait!
Stop right there!
Maniwa!
What happened to you?
We're going to split the bill for Korean BBQ!
Everything started with Tsukiko.
Her paranoia created Shonen Bat 10 years ago.
It came back after all these years and caused all this havoc.
It's not Tsukiko's fault! He's the bad one!
It's all Shonen Bat's fault!
Stop it, Maromi!
Tsukiko let you die!
Ten years ago, when you were still a schoolchild...
you were attacked by a street assailant.
While you were walking your pet dog, Maromi.
The attacker was a boy wearing in-line skates and carrying a metal bat.
Despite the police investigation, the attacker was never caught.
And no wonder.
Because such a street attacker never existed!
You accidentally let go of Maromi's leash...
and he was run over by a passing car and died.
But you couldn't tell your father the truth.
You were afraid he'd punish you.
That's why you made up a fictitious street attacker...
in order to pretend that you were a victim!
No! That's not true!
He really hit me! That's why I...
Your father saw through your story.
Yet, he went along and made every effort to find the attacker for you.
Because he blamed himself for...
turning you into such an introverted child, through his strict discipline.
That is to say...
this bat is an embodiment of your father's atonement for you!
His wish that you will tell him the truth!
Maniwa, behind you!
He's become one at last.
No matter how big you grow, you're nothing but a deception!
Feel the power of the sword that knows the truth!
Maniwa!
Get up! On your feet!
Tsukiko, run!
Stop fooling around!
All this for a puppy.
What kind of world do we live in?!
Don't look, run!
Run!
Tsukiko let you die!
You accidentally let go of Maromi's leash...
and he was run over by a passing car and died.
But you couldn't tell your father the truth.
You were afraid he'd punish you.
That's why you made up a fictitious street attacker...
in order to pretend that you were a victim!
Maromi!
Hey, wait!
No, Maromi!
No! No!
Don't move!
Come on, we're going now, Maromi.
Father went through so much trouble to get him for you.
Are you afraid of Father?
It's his fault.
Because he came!
Maromi...
I'm sorry!
I'm so sorry!
Goodbye.
This is just like right after the war.
The Tokyo Reconstruction Work Committee has declared...
the completion of the rebuilding efforts.
Marking the end of the tragedy that took place two years ago.
Well, Tokyo may be rebuilt, but our company still has a long way to go!
Oh no, those kind of projects don't sell at all since that happened!
What? That's an animation, right?
Can't we see something more like a normal movie?
Anything but a dog. I'll be in trouble with my landlord!
We're up to our ears in it, too!
But nobody told me anything about it!
We're trying our best!
Let's go meow with meow.
Don't give me that negative attitude.
I could take this story to somebody else, you know.
To begin...
The story that seems to have ended...
Went round and round and back to its beginning.
Following each stepping stone and connecting the dots...
You will find an eternally recurring phantasmal castle.
No mystery remains unsolved forever.
And no answer is ever without mystery.
Well, then, we bid you farewell.