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Love Beyond Age: Falling For Him In Silence
🌧️ A Heartfelt Story of Unspoken Love and Second Chances 🌧️[ Full episode] english dubbed
In this emotional anime journey, a quiet and introspective high school student finds herself drawn to the gentle and kind-hearted manager of the family restaurant where she works part-time. Despite their age difference, she begins to rediscover hope, healing, and the possibility of love.
💔 Themes of lost dreams, quiet romance, and emotional maturity
🍜 Set in a cozy family restaurant during rainy days and heartfelt moments
🙇♀️ A story about connection beyond age and societal norms
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🌧️ A Heartfelt Story of Unspoken Love and Second Chances 🌧️[ Full episode] english dubbed
In this emotional anime journey, a quiet and introspective high school student finds herself drawn to the gentle and kind-hearted manager of the family restaurant where she works part-time. Despite their age difference, she begins to rediscover hope, healing, and the possibility of love.
💔 Themes of lost dreams, quiet romance, and emotional maturity
🍜 Set in a cozy family restaurant during rainy days and heartfelt moments
🙇♀️ A story about connection beyond age and societal norms
✨ Subscribe for more anime stories and deep dives!
🔔 Don't forget to like, comment, and hit the bell icon to stay updated!
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00:00Tachibana!
00:09Sorry I'm so late.
00:12Oh no. I'm sorry for giving short notice.
00:16Not at all. So, um, what did you...
00:19I was hoping...
00:21Um, like I told you in my email...
00:25I was...
00:26I was hoping you'd help me pick out some good books you think I would like as a friend.
00:30Hmph. Leave it to me.
00:33Goodness! Can you believe this beautiful weather we're having?
00:43Looks like they've got quite a spread here today.
00:47Huh?
00:50Hey, Pops!
00:51Hm? Oh!
00:52What a surprise! You never told me you came to things like this!
00:56Course I do! This old man knows how to hustle!
01:00Hustling, you say?
01:01I dropped by Takata Nabava the other day, but it was closed. Figured you'd gone out of business.
01:08Not a chance, kid. I'm a feeble old man now. I ain't working no more nights.
01:13You had me all worried for no reason.
01:15Oh, he's the owner of a used bookstore I used to visit in college.
01:19Oh, good afternoon.
01:27Well, look at that. Didn't know you had yourself such a lovely daughter.
01:30I really am getting old.
01:33Uh, she's not exactly my daughter. We work together.
01:36You're friends!
01:36You're his friend?
01:38It's... it's not all that big a deal.
01:43Well, you bring anything good to show?
01:45Of course I did. Brought all sorts of good stuff that true aficionados are sure to appreciate.
01:51Oh, those. They're old postcards written a long time ago.
01:55Wow. What an interesting find that is.
01:59A buddy of mine owns a curio shop and asked me to sell them.
02:02Hmm. Very simple. Leaves quite the impression, doesn't it?
02:11That reminds me, Tachibana. Are you familiar with the world's shortest letter?
02:15Victor Hugo, if I recall.
02:18Sure was. He was a very famous French author.
02:21Concerned about his book sales not selling, Hugo wrote a letter to his publisher consisting only of a question mark.
02:27In reply, the publisher sent back a single exclamation mark, signifying that his sales were doing well.
02:35Hmm?
02:36In other words, because Hugo and his publisher had formed such a close and trusting work relationship,
02:42they were able to communicate with using only one symbol.
02:45And that Tachibana is the reason why it's called the world's shortest letter.
02:50No doubt, captured within those brief symbols are numerous beautiful thoughts and feelings
02:56known only between the two of them.
02:59Ugh. Ever still the romanticist, I see.
03:02Did it come across that way?
03:05Oh, before I forget, I've got something you might really like over there.
03:11Really?
03:12Oh.
03:13Oh.
03:14Oh.
03:15Oh.
03:16Hmm.
03:17Hmm.
03:19Hmm.
03:20Hmm.
03:21Hmm.
03:22Hmm.
03:25Hmm.
03:26Hmm.
03:31Hmm.
03:32.
03:33Hey, boss. This postcard.
03:34You're out of luck.
03:35Oh.
03:36When he gets caught up reading books like that, he blocks everything else out.
03:41Oh, I'm willing to bet he wandered off somewhere in one of his daisies.
04:10Huh?
04:15Oh.
04:29Oh.
04:30Oh.
04:37Oh.
04:42Oh.
04:49Oh.
04:54Oh.
05:06Oh.
05:15Oh.
05:27Oh.
05:31Oh.
05:36Oh.
05:43Oh.
05:44Oh.
05:45Oh.
05:46Oh.
05:47You still haven't had any luck finding him?
06:12I think he might be on his way back right now.
06:14Hmm? You know, I've been doing this job for a long time, but I've never met anyone as crazy about books as that man.
06:22Oh?
06:23If I recall, he used to do some writing, too.
06:27Yeah, that's right. He wanted to be a novelist or something.
06:31A novelist, huh?
06:33Sorry! Oh, excuse me!
06:37I completely lost track of time. I'm sorry!
06:40Don't worry about it, boss. These kinds of things happen to everyone at some point or another.
06:49A fine young lady indeed.
06:52Did you buy anything interesting?
06:55Huh? Well, about that, it turns out this place has the most to choose from.
07:00So, give me a discount on this one.
07:03Huh? Nope.
07:05Please, I'm begging you, pops!
07:06Not in a million years, kid.
07:08Come on, pops! Just this once! I'm the only one who'd buy a book like that!
07:14You nincompoop! I'll have you know this is a first edition!
07:18Oh!
07:19Fine. Buy the book and I'll throw in a postcard for free. Sound fair?
07:23Yeah.
07:24All right, done!
07:27Thanks very much.
07:28You drive a hard bargain!
07:30And you're a sucker for books.
07:32Tachibana? Pick out a postcard.
07:35Huh?
07:36Think of it as a gift and an apology for my behavior. I think I had a bit too much fun today.
07:41Tachibana? Find anything?
07:57I did. This one.
07:59Hmm? Oh, wow. That's fast.
08:01I already had my eye on it.
08:03Yep, this is a good one.
08:13Yeah.
08:28You're a god, I think.
08:33Sometimes in a place I was able to throw in a postcard for you, announcing that I'm not scared.
08:39You're a good one.
08:40You're a good one.
08:41Kyan, hurry up!
08:52Coming!
08:57Are you having any trouble with your foot?
08:59Not especially.
09:01Alright, I guess this means we can consider it healed.
09:04Right.
09:05Well then, we are all finished here.
09:07See you next time.
09:09Okay.
09:10Are you off to work?
09:11Yes?
09:12Well, good for you.
09:13It's a restaurant, isn't it?
09:15That's right.
09:16Thank you very much.
09:20Well, that's a shame.
09:22It seems Akira doesn't plan on rejoining the track team anytime soon.
09:26It appears that is the case.
09:28If she went through rehab, she'd be able to run again.
09:32Unfortunately for her, the problem isn't entirely a physical one.
09:36It'll be nearly impossible if she doesn't have the drive for it anymore.
09:40Thanks for waiting.
09:45We have a special guest joining us in the studio today.
09:54Welcome, renowned author Mr. Cujo.
09:58In your eyes, Mr. Cujo, what exactly is a novel?
10:04That's a tough question you pose.
10:06My novels have walked with me through my entire journey.
10:09Through the good times and the bad, I kept on writing.
10:13So, for me, anyway, a novel is almost like a lover, so to speak.
10:21And I don't see that changing anytime soon.
10:24So you and your novels have always cared deeply for one another.
10:28Yeah, and I certainly hope my work continues to make readers feel that way, too.
10:32Thanks again to today's guest, Chihiro Cujo.
10:36Thank you very much.
10:42Yes, sir.
10:43Come again.
10:43A novel is like a lover, huh?
11:04It's how I used to feel, too.
11:05Back then, I'd lose myself in a novel.
11:22Absorbed in my writing for days on end.
11:33Oh, crap.
11:35There we go.
11:41But I guess at some point...
11:45My love turned unrequited.
12:01And yet I chased...
12:03I hurt everyone around me, too.
12:08I hurt everyone around me, too.
12:20Is there truly no way around it?
12:22Can I not help people with my love for books?
12:41158 yen is your change, madam.
12:44Thank you very much.
12:45Thank you very much.
13:10Good afternoon, boss.
13:17Hey there.
13:31Um, boss?
13:33Hmm?
13:36I, um, I bought this book while we were both out the other day.
13:39The other day?
13:41Oh, at the youth book fair.
13:43Yeah.
13:44Oh, Sosaki's And Then.
13:47It's a book from his first trilogy.
13:49I bought it because I liked the title.
13:51Have you read it?
13:53Not yet.
13:54It's a little confusing.
13:57Hmm.
13:59A bookmark.
14:01Looks like this thing has been through a lot over the years.
14:04It must have been in there when I bought it.
14:06I have a feeling its original owner was an avid reader.
14:11Do you think I ought to take it back and try to return it to the bookstore, boss?
14:15Nah, no need.
14:17I think it now will act as part of the book itself.
14:21A piece of history brought along for the ride, so to speak.
14:24Yet another one of the many charms of a used book.
14:27The clover design makes it lucky, too.
14:30Take good care of it.
14:31Huh?
14:32Is that, uh...
14:34Well, what do you know?
14:37Hmm?
14:38Look.
14:40It's a swallow.
14:42Mm-hmm.
14:44You know what?
14:46That looks less like a watermark and more like the foil peeled off.
14:51Speaking of birds, there used to be a swallow's nest above that door before you worked here.
14:59Huh?
15:00Was there really?
15:01Kubo ended up having to knock it down.
15:04What?
15:04Well, there was a lot of poop everywhere.
15:06We couldn't risk a health hazard here.
15:08It was sad, though.
15:10Hold on.
15:11Don't worry.
15:12She waited until after the chicks had left.
15:17Although one of them did struggle to fly for a while.
15:21It was nerve-wracking.
15:22But they all made it out safely.
15:31What if...
15:33Hmm?
15:34If the swallow hadn't been able to fly with the rest of its friends, what do you think would have happened to it?
15:40Hmm?
15:51If it couldn't fly, the swallow could still find a different path to happiness while having to live its life on the ground.
15:59It might even forget about its friends.
16:02But if the swallow refuses to fly simply because it has resigned itself to its fate, I think it would spend its days gazing up at the sky.
16:12And, well, forever.
16:21Or something like that.
16:23Sorry, I didn't mean to go off.
16:26Oh, here.
16:27Thanks.
16:29Between this and the book fair, I think I'm completely hopeless.
16:32Boss.
16:41Hmm?
16:43I'm glad I got to hear your thoughts.
16:45I really am.
16:47Huh?
16:47You are?
16:48And I know I'd love to hear even more.
16:53One day, I hope I'll get to read something you've written.
16:57Uh...
16:57Is something I...
17:00You keep notes for a book you're going to write someday.
17:04Don't you?
17:09But...
17:09Even with the way that I am?
17:15Because you're the way that you are.
17:18And then...
17:19The swallow who resigned itself to the ground...
17:23Perhaps...
17:25Will one day forget...
17:26To gaze up at the sky, too.
17:30The swallow is well aware...
17:33That a place sheltered from the rain...
17:36Is a place hidden from the sun.
17:42And, boss, I know I'm going to like your book...
17:46When you write it.
17:48I'm not looking for forgiveness...
18:07Or anything ridiculous like that.
18:09But still...
18:12I've always wanted someone to say that to me.
18:16To tell me it's all right.
18:20I did it!
18:35Ten seconds on the dot!
18:51It's almost time for the soccer team to use the track.
18:53One last sprint for each of us!
18:54Whoa!
19:08Kurita from Nanhai said a new personal best in the 100 meter!
19:12Oh, wow!
19:13Says she made a full recovery from a torn Achilles tendon.
19:15Did you know about this, Kian?
19:17Huh?
19:18I didn't...
19:19That's the first time I've heard anything about her being injured at all.
19:23A torn Achilles tendon?
19:24But isn't that what happened to Tachibana?
19:26So then...
19:28Yeah.
19:30Kurita's running in the meat today.
19:32I saw her name written.
19:33You think she's going to break Tachibana's record?
19:37I hope she doesn't.
19:38Huh?
19:42You know...
19:43I'm not sure why...
19:44But the fact that Tachibana doesn't run anymore...
19:47Really bothers me.
19:48Yeah.
20:03The same injury doesn't necessarily mean the same circumstances.
20:09Still...
20:10I just can't bring myself to believe there's someone out there who can do something Akira can't.
20:21Akira...
20:26Switch it off!
20:29Hooray!
20:30I think it's going to rain.
20:32Definitely.
20:33Nah, we got time.
20:35Come on!
20:36Time to move out, girls!
20:38Okay!
20:47See you later, Kian!
20:49Later!
20:51Fall back!
20:55Looks like rain.
20:57Hope it all holds out till I reach the station.
21:02Oh, the poor soccer team.
21:11Hmm?
21:18Personal best.
21:19But she didn't even come close to Akira.
21:22So then what's the big deal anyway?
21:24Akira?
21:30Akira?
21:31Hey!
21:33Akira!
21:34Akira!
21:34Oh, my God!
22:04I don't know.
22:34Boss, if you don't leave soon, you're gonna be late
22:42Hmm, you're right
22:43I just need to finish this
22:45Um, boss
22:48Here, my preferred shift's for next month
22:53Oh, thanks for this
22:55Let's see
22:57You want Sundays?
23:02Really?
23:03You sure?
23:05Yeah
23:06Hmm
23:09Listen, Tachibana
23:14Boss, being late to a meeting with corporate is absolutely unheard of
23:18Alright, alright
23:19I'll be back this evening
23:21I swear, why is that man so incapable of leaving at a decent time?
23:28Tachibana
23:29Hmm?
23:29It's just you and me, so let's kick it into high gear
23:32Time is money, girl
23:34Right
23:35I hope you enjoy
23:47It's not here
23:50Great
23:51Back to square one
23:54Welcome to garden
23:59Table for
24:00Haruka
24:09Table for one
24:11Does it matter which table I pick?
24:14Of all the rotten luck, I forgot it at the restaurant
24:17Huh?
24:20Oh, better get going
24:22I'll have a soft drink
24:27That's all I want
24:32I won't be long
24:33Let me know if there's anything else I can get you
24:37Wait
24:38The same uniform Tachibana wears
24:45Hey, Akira
24:47Akira
24:48You should run again
24:54Uh
24:55Please, Akira
24:57Come back to the team
24:59At this rate
25:01You're gonna quit running for good
25:04And then you and I will
25:07Drift apart
25:09I can't stand the thought of that
25:12I'm leaving
25:21I'm sorry
25:22Canceled my order
25:23In the hundred meter race today
25:27A girl named Karatis had a personal best
25:30Two years ago
25:32She had the exact same injury as you
25:35I'll wait for as long as it takes
25:43This preciselẻ
25:44The Subramanian
25:45Whistler
25:46And about all that
25:48The Subramanian
25:48The Subramanian
25:48Whistler
25:48To thetitle
25:49The Subramanian
25:49Is Green
25:52The Subramanian
25:53Do you have to do anything else?
25:53After aünf
25:54The Subramanian
25:55Who is dead?
25:59The Subramanian
26:04Love
26:05The Subramanian
26:06You can't stand the Gesetzge
26:09The Subramanian
26:10Therefore
26:11The Subramanian
26:12Oh, wow, an actual movie.
26:32Hello?
26:33Hey, it's me.
26:35I heard they're making your book into a movie.
26:37Congrats.
26:38Thanks.
26:39By the way, where are you right now?
26:43Huh?
26:44Oh, no, no, nowhere special.
26:45Just out on a walk.
26:46I should be home pretty soon.
26:49Oh, there you are.
26:50I see you now.
26:51Huh?
26:52Are you surprised?
26:59You nearly gave me a heart attack.
27:03I wanted to knock your socks off.
27:05What's wrong with you?
27:06Didn't expect you, so I've got nothing here.
27:08I don't need anything.
27:11And the apartment's a mess.
27:13No kidding.
27:16Hmm?
27:17What's that?
27:18Why do you have a hamster?
27:20Long story.
27:22Not inside.
27:23Smoke's bad for him.
27:25Hey, listen.
27:26I brought something good.
27:28Huh?
27:29Something good?
27:32See?
27:34Oh?
27:34Dun-dun-dun!
27:40Dun-dun-dun!
27:41Whoa.
27:42Been a long time.
27:44Right?
27:45The one we used to use way back in the day broke, so I bought a new one.
27:49One click and it was all mine.
27:50That's great and all, man, but I don't have any coffee beans.
27:54Figured as much, so I bought those with a click, too.
27:58You really don't say.
27:59I buy everything online.
28:01Ta-da!
28:03The best Kilimanjaro coffee and filters.
28:06Oh, wow.
28:07You have my deepest gratitude, Chihiro.
28:16It's finally starting to boil.
28:18All right, that means we're on standby.
28:21Huh?
28:21Uh, let's see.
28:24Hey, where is it?
28:26Where's what?
28:26I don't...
28:28You know what I mean.
28:30Writing paper.
28:31The ruled kind.
28:33Whoa, hold on.
28:35Are we really going to get into this?
28:37Well, of course we are, man.
28:39Right, Subu Subu?
28:41Just one Subu.
28:42Come on, get the paper.
28:44Don't have any.
28:45Now, where did I leave those cups?
28:47Fine, I'll look for it myself.
28:51Hmm.
28:56Well, what do you know?
29:03Dork, you've got plenty.
29:17No use.
29:20I'm throwing in the towel now.
29:23And you?
29:24Anything?
29:25Here.
29:28Oh, how far must I go, cries the bird.
29:31What has she brought back?
29:33Some sort of seeds.
29:34Still, the knocking sound underfoot does not come.
29:37Yeah, you win, man.
29:49I couldn't do it either.
29:50A total bust.
29:51Never thought I'd be here playing the one-minute story game with you again.
29:55Brings back our college days, doesn't it?
29:57Write a short story before the coffee's done or pay the price.
30:00Sounds ridiculous now I think about it.
30:03Does it really take these siphon machines a whole minute?
30:07Well, give or take.
30:09I just can't write anything.
30:12I remember how eager I was.
30:14The words practically came pouring.
30:16No pressure or deadlines.
30:17Genuine excitement every day.
30:20That's all there ever was to it.
30:22Nothing more.
30:23And yet I'd go tearing up the hill in front of me.
30:26Just shoo way to Kudagawa.
30:28I'm the boulder amongst the raging rapids who will turn the tide of literature.
30:33Jeez, I can't believe I used to say that stuff.
30:36Talk about young and stupid.
30:38My goodness.
30:41Nowadays, none.
30:43Not a single word.
30:45You're incredible on that front.
30:47And now you're a famous author.
30:49Your book's even gonna get made into a big movie.
30:53That book's stupid.
30:54A bunch of mainstream garbage.
30:57But your work touches lives.
30:59It helps people.
31:02Ridiculous.
31:03Literature was never meant to help anyone.
31:05Don't you see?
31:06It's supposed to be poisonous.
31:08Isn't that right, Kondo?
31:11Hey, did you really come to my place just to tell me that asinine idea?
31:16Maybe.
31:16Besides, I wanted to see your face.
31:21Weirdo.
31:26I had to see you cause you know the real me.
31:29Before all of this even began.
31:33Once you set the ball rolling, it never ends.
31:36They won't tolerate stumbling blocks.
31:39It's full speed ahead.
31:40The finish line is nowhere in sight, as you're being crushed under the weight of their expectations.
31:46You have no choice but to put out more and more garbage.
31:50I came over to see you because I...
31:52I don't want to be that.
31:54I'm losing sight of myself.
31:56I need to make sure that I'm still me.
31:59Chihiro.
31:59Just kidding.
32:08Earlier you said you can't write like you used to.
32:12Huh?
32:13Well...
32:14Yeah.
32:16It's not that you can't do it.
32:17It's that you won't.
32:18You think that you shouldn't write anything if you can't do it with the same feeling you had back then.
32:25Otherwise, you'll be letting your past self down.
32:28The only one getting in your way is yourself.
32:37I've gotten too old for it.
32:39I know I can't go back to the way it was.
32:43There were a lot of things I couldn't fix with naive optimism alone.
32:49But I want to stay true to my hopes and dreams.
32:51To my writing.
32:53Even just one line.
32:54I want to spill poison on a page.
32:56Just one person.
32:58I want their heart to be tainted and consumed.
33:07Just kidding.
33:14You know something, Kondo?
33:16You're living an honest life.
33:19Yeah, I'm not so sure.
33:22But you are.
33:23You've been living for the same dream ever since we were young.
33:27That room isn't proof of your regret.
33:30But of your passion.
33:33Well then, Chihiro.
33:34We're in the same boat.
33:36You've never let go of your dream.
33:39You're striving for a higher standard of literary excellence.
33:43Just like you did back then.
33:44The view from this place sure does suck.
33:57Leaving things to the imagination makes them more exciting.
34:00For a long-term, my advice.
34:02You've been living for a long-term, my passion.
34:03I'm not distant.
34:03I'm not dying.
34:04You're in the same boat.
34:05I'm not dead.
34:05You've been living for a long-term.
34:06What?
34:06I'm not dying.
34:06I'm not dying.
34:07I'm not dying.
34:07I'm not dying.
34:07Will you?
34:08I'm not dying?
34:09It's still there.
34:09No.
34:10I'm dying.
34:10It's still there.
34:11No.
34:11I'm dying.
34:11No.
34:12I'm not dying.
34:13My kind of right.
34:13You're dying.
34:14Passioning.
34:15Passioning.
34:16Well then.
34:16Perhaps if I hold on to these feelings,
34:18Well then, perhaps if I hold on to these feelings, I might come out the other side someday.
34:48To be continued...
35:18Two years ago, she had the exact same injury as you.
35:48Excuse me, someone left this on the table.
35:59Excuse me, sir!
36:05Excuse me, sir!
36:07Excuse me, sir!
36:12The swallow who resigned itself to the ground, perhaps will one day forget to gaze up at the sky too.
36:37Have a good night, boss.
36:42Good night.
36:43Oh, Tachibana!
36:45About the shift schedule you gave me the other day for next month's hours, you sure you want to put in that many? Don't you have school midterms coming up soon?
36:56I'll be fine. I can work.
37:01Oh, all right. I don't mind if you take time off to pursue things outside of work. You know that, right?
37:11Huh?
37:16I mean, we might be short-staffed, but I'm sure we'll manage somehow. I know you've got school and other stuff you'd like to be doing.
37:26I don't want to do anything other than work. Understood?
37:33It's special.
37:36Do you feel you're not good about theκα control吗?
37:38It is, totally...
37:40Oh!
37:43Oh!
37:45Do you care?
37:47What do you имеетør acíde ngay espiurae?
37:53I know it.
37:54Don't you...
37:56I'm sure you've got some!!!
38:03So, let's get started.
38:33Morning already.
39:03Akira!
39:09Good morning!
39:11Good morning.
39:12Grab her pocket!
39:13It's so warm!
39:15I'm gonna carry us!
39:17Yeah, let's go!
39:19Lock the door, check.
39:21Catch you guys at practice!
39:23We'll see you later!
39:25Two years ago,
39:31she had the exact same injury as you.
39:35I really wish I hadn't just said that.
39:39No use dwelling on it now.
39:43I don't want to do anything other than work. Understood?
39:57Something the matter, boss?
39:59Oh, it's nothing.
40:03Meeting with corporate again?
40:05I am.
40:07Yeah, have a good day.
40:09Stan?
40:11Bow?
40:13Think it over carefully,
40:15and don't forget to submit your surveys.
40:17I don't know what her way.
40:19Happy birthday!
40:23Good day!
40:25Cheers!
40:27Good day!
40:29Good day!
40:31Woo!
40:33Beautiful day!
40:35Oh, my God!
40:36Thank you, Amy.
40:38Yeah, thank you.
40:43They're famous for the damn thing.
40:45Your future?
40:50My teacher says we've got to fill out these career surveys.
40:53Just hearing the word future makes my stomach hurt.
40:56Unfortunately, I know what you mean.
40:59Your school competitive?
41:00What?
41:01Academically.
41:02Um, uh, I'd say kind of it's average.
41:09Oh, Kubo, I'm heading out now.
41:12Keep an eye on the restaurant for me.
41:13Sure.
41:13I'll be back sometime this...
41:15Uh-oh.
41:16Uh, uh...
41:18See you, Tatsunaba!
41:20Crap, I stuttered.
41:22Bye!
41:26I got a career survey, too.
41:30Feels weird, huh?
41:31Like the time's finally come or something.
41:34So then, are you going to apply for cosmetology?
41:37Mm-hmm.
41:38That's the plan.
41:39Hey there, Nishida!
41:41So, uh, I'm about due for another haircut.
41:44Huh?
41:45Oh, okay.
41:46Hit me up on your break later or something.
41:49Huh?
41:50Mm-hmm.
41:51No, seriously.
42:07Really?
42:08I swear it's the truth.
42:09I have no idea.
42:11And that's why it's so awesome you already have something you know you want to do with your life.
42:15Do you really believe that?
42:17I really do.
42:18I guess I'm just gonna go to college and figure it out from there.
42:22So when did you decide to become a hairdresser?
42:24Huh?
42:25Like, why'd you pick that?
42:27What inspired you?
42:28Oh, well, I...
42:30I just thought...
42:31I just thought it would be kind of nice to do something that I like to do and that would make people equally happy in return, you know?
42:38Hmm.
42:39And there's also this nice guy who helped me realize...
42:44Hmm!
42:44Hmm!
42:45Hmm!
42:46The first time that I got a chance to cut his hair, the look he had on his face made everything worth it!
42:51But there's no telling whether I'll actually get any good at it!
42:54It's a hard business!
42:55You'll be terrific!
42:58Huh?
43:01You totally have to cut my hair when you become an official hairdresser!
43:05Promise me you'll do it.
43:07Because I'll hold you to it!
43:10Okay!
43:10I'll hold you to it!
43:40Table for honey?
43:42Here you go!
43:43Sorry about the wait!
43:46Huh!
43:48Shouldn't the boss be back by now?
43:50He's been having an awful lot of meetings with corporate, huh?
43:54I wonder why that is?
43:56As far as I'm concerned, this can only mean one thing!
43:59You don't think?
44:01There's no way.
44:02What now?
44:02What now?
44:04He's being promoted!
44:06Are you serious?
44:07Not possible!
44:08Why else would he be going to the corporate office so often?
44:12Are you serious?
44:13So what happens if he gets a promotion?
44:15He goes to corporate!
44:17Huh?
44:18Then they'll have to assign a new manager to come work at our location.
44:22Imagine!
44:23One without bedhead and capable of zipping up his own pants!
44:26Are you serious?
44:27Totally serious!
44:28Not possible!
44:30Not in a million years!
44:31Not in a million years!
45:01But let's set up the hurdles!
45:03Okay!
45:11It's huge!
45:13So cold!
45:16And windy!
45:20Look at that!
45:21The track looks like it's floating!
45:23A school facing the wind
45:27I like this place
45:31Yeah, this is the one
45:32Let's face the wind here together
45:35Here, together
45:53Yuto, what happened to your face?
46:02I tripped in P.E. class
46:04Doing what?
46:06Running
46:06You were running?
46:13Are you fast?
46:14Huh?
46:15Track
46:15Yeah, I guess so
46:19I don't get it
46:21How am I supposed to get faster?
46:28Teach me
46:30Huh?
46:35Okay
46:36Yippee!
46:45You're doing just great
46:47Are you alright?
46:54Yep, I'm fine
46:55Should we take a break now?
46:58No way!
46:59Not till I cross the finish line
47:00Finish line?
47:02You run till you cross the finish line
47:04Even if you fall down hard
47:05Don't ever just give up the race
47:08Don't give up the race
47:11Yep
47:11It's okay if you fall down
47:14Pick yourself up and keep running
47:16Don't give up
47:16No matter how many tries it takes
47:18Keep running
47:19You have to be sure
47:21And cross the finish line
47:22Otherwise
47:23You shouldn't run at all
47:25Well
47:26That's what my dad says about it
47:29You and I are going to work hard together
47:31Understand?
47:32No giving up your dreams, son
47:34So
47:40I promised him I would cross the finish line
47:42Even if I crawl in at dead last
47:44But I want to come in first place
47:47Alright
47:49Pump your arms as hard as you can
47:55It'll help you take longer strides
47:57You mean
47:59Like this?
48:19Oh
48:20Hey, Tachibana
48:22Good evening, boss
48:24It's drizzling outside
48:26Thanks
48:28Oh, I almost forgot
48:30I heard you taught Yuto how to run today
48:32Yeah
48:34Thanks for doing that
48:36He was absolutely thrilled
48:38It's all he would talk about on the way home today
48:40He said he's going to practice every day after school
48:43But I wouldn't hold your breath
48:45That boy's got a habit of quitting in the middle of things
48:48I think he'll be fine
48:50Huh?
48:52Yuto's catching on pretty quickly
48:54He'll get even faster once he learns the proper form
48:56And he promised his dad
48:59That he
49:00That he would always cross the finish line
49:03Huh?
49:06Our promise
49:07Yeah, right
49:08In a way, I suppose that's one way of putting it, I guess
49:16But I made a promise to myself, too
49:19Starting fresh, if you will
49:22With a promise I'd locked away long ago
49:26Does it have to do with your novel?
49:32Yeah
49:33I'm writing again
49:34Although it hasn't been nearly as accessible as I thought it would be
49:39But you know, I'm enjoying myself
49:42I've tacked another promise onto the promise I couldn't keep
49:49That promise brought me pain
49:52And then it taught me a lesson
49:54A single promise
49:56To ensure there's always room in my life for literature
50:00No matter what
50:01It's the one promise I want to see through
50:04Oh, Tachibana
50:13Here's the schedule
50:15This is yours
50:16I'm sorry I got it to you late
50:18I, uh, went ahead and scheduled you like you asked
50:23But, uh
50:24Thank you for doing that
50:30Have a good night, boss
50:34Do you?
50:39Do you maybe have one, too, Tachibana?
50:42A promise to yourself that you've forgotten over time?
51:04It says a school facing the...
51:07Hang on, Haruka
51:10Huh?
51:12Akira?
51:13Uh, there, that's better
51:15Thanks, Akira
51:17Do you maybe have one, too, Tachibana?
51:26A promise to yourself
51:28A promise to yourself that you've forgotten over time?
51:29Um, everyone
51:43Um, everyone, I have a very big and important announcement I need to make to you all today.
52:03Finally. I can't believe it's finally happening.
52:07Are you serious?
52:08So the boss really did get a promotion. Crazy.
52:11I'll believe it when I see it.
52:13Agreed.
52:14As you're all aware, I've been gone.
52:17I was attending a series of rigorous lectures at our corporate office, culminating in a final exam.
52:23And as a result of that, I'll have to go about doing a retake.
52:29What?
52:30You mean you weren't interviewing for a promotion?
52:33Huh? What are you on about?
52:35No, of course I wasn't.
52:36I was there so I could learn the new menu.
52:39See? This part? Look at that.
52:42I can't get the eyes.
52:44Seriously, it's way too difficult to get them just so.
52:46I'm sorry. Our restaurant will be the only one delaying the new menu launch.
52:53Forgive me.
52:54You ought to be out there apologizing to the customers instead.
52:57You're absolutely right.
52:59I'm off to the corporate office again. See ya.
53:05The man kills me.
53:06Oh.
53:07This vial.
53:08Akira, get up!
53:21Akira, get up!
53:25Come on!
53:26Come on! Get up!
53:30Run, Akira!
53:35No crying!
53:47You should run again
53:56I feel like I'm getting nervous
54:12Let's face the wind together
54:14Yeah
54:14It's a promise
54:17Not here
54:26Looks like I did it once again
54:28Please excuse me
54:29You can go ahead without me
54:30Boss!
54:36Huh?
54:38Tachibana
54:39You forgot this, boss
54:49Thanks, I appreciate it
54:52Sure thing
54:53Are you all right?
54:58Mm-hmm
54:58The rain seems to be letting up
55:03Yes, hello?
55:21Yes, sir
55:22Terribly sorry, sir
55:25Well, my deepest apologies
55:27Right, right, of course
55:28Can't apologize
55:31Yes, understood
55:37I will indeed, sir
55:39Right you are
55:41Goodbye, sir
55:44Tachibana
55:50Tachibana
55:50Tachibana
55:50Yeah
55:52Okay
55:54I saw you
56:04Someday,
56:31when we've both kept our promises
56:33and we managed to see them through.
56:39I promise, boss.
56:41I'll tell you when I'm done.
56:43Let's get out there, you guys.
57:07Akira!
57:17Kaza, hi!
57:20Fight, fight, fight!
57:22I won't forget.
57:28I won't forget.
57:32No matter how much time passes.
57:34No matter where I may be.
57:38I'll remember the person who taught me what the future holds.
57:42Every time I look up at the sky after the rain.
57:50I'll be back.
58:04You
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