Menma didn't disappear.
Even though the fireworks went up...
Menma...
UTW
Presents
We still don't know
the name of the
flower we saw
that day
。
Menma.
The fireworks were seriously amazing.
Thank you so much for inviting me.
Well...
And...
Thank you for doing so much for my sister.
Saa-kun...
Uh, I have to go.
Okay. Be careful.
Oh, you came to pick me up?
Daddy...
Mommy...
We should get going too.
Yeah.
For Menma...
Too bad.
Maybe it was a different wish.
Yeah...
But!
It's not all that bad.
After all, Menma recently got into that Dodosuko thing on TV!
Jin-tan, do you know about Dodosuko?
Menma didn't go to heaven.
Not because her wish was different, but...
Maybe...
Hey.
If you're going to sleep, do it upstairs.
Yes?
Yukiatsu?
Menma's sleeping.
Then come out for a bit.
Make sure Menma doesn't notice.
Uh, so...
What is this?
Why do you think Menma didn't go to heaven?
Well...
The fireworks.
It wasn't Menma's real wish.
No.
It's not that Menma didn't go to heaven because her wish was different.
Well, did we really consider Menma's feelings?
Did we really want Menma's wish to come true?
I was only thinking about myself.
I didn't want to keep watching Jin-tan care only for Menma!
I wanted Menma to go to heaven.
I didn't want to grant her wish.
I wanted her to go to heaven for my own reasons!
God knew what I was thinking!
That's why...
I'm the same.
I love Menma.
No matter how much time has passed, I'm surprised with how much I still love her!
That's why I couldn't bear this situation, one where only Yadomi could see Menma.
Jin-tan?
Oh no...
I didn't want to let Menma belong only to Yadomi.
Because of that, I wanted to grant her wish so she would go to heaven—
You're horrible.
Yeah, I'm horrible!
So are you, Tsuruko!
Stop hiding it! You have something you want to tell Yukiatsu—
Hey!
Tsurumi?
It's just like that one day!
You two had it all planned out that day...
...to check if Jin-tan had feelings for Menma!
That's right.
I know.
I've always been jealous of Menma, but you're no different!
I'm different!
You're not!
Because you love Yukiatsu, because you were jealous of Menma, you tried to make her go to heaven!
No!
I'm not jealous.
I knew from the beginning I couldn't win against Menma.
I'm different from you.
I don't dream of the impossible.
What?
I told you.
Even if Menma goes to heaven, you're the replacement.
I didn't mind being a replacement!
The one I've been jealous of ever since...
...is you, Anaru!
Back then and even now, you understood Yukiatsu.
I was so bitter about it that I told Menma.
I told her you two were trying to confirm Jin-tan's feelings.
Menma knew?!
Then why didn't Menma say anything?!
Menma said...
What to do?
Don't just wonder about it!
Those two called Jin-tan already!
They said to keep it a secret from you!
Isn't that mean?
Let's go scold them!
But Menma really likes everyone, not just Jin-tan.
I thought there really was no way I could beat her.
It took some time, but I finally became the one who understood Yukiatsu.
That was all I wanted.
But now, who's next to Yukiatsu again?
Tsuruko...
If Menma goes to heaven and Anaru hooks up with Jin-tan...
Then once again, I'll be...
That's right, I'm horrible...
It wasn't possible after all.
We couldn't make Menma go to heaven with these feelings...
What's so bad about it?
No matter how you feel, it's better than doing nothing!
W-What's wrong, Poppo?
I need to grant Menma's wish.
I need to make her go to heaven. Otherwise...
...Menma would never forgive me!
Poppo...
I saw it.
I saw Menma pass away.
I was so scared.
I was scared of being there.
I wanted to run away, but I couldn't move.
I started living in our secret base.
If I skipped school and went around the world, far away, I thought I would change!
But...!
I keep coming back to that place!
I'm begging you.
I'm begging you, please make Menma go to heaven!
I know it's selfish.
Maybe I can't make her go to heaven with these feelings, but...!
I can't...
I can't bear to keep watching Menma go further and further away!
It wasn't just me.
We wanted Menma to go to heaven for our own selfish reasons.
We never seriously thought about granting Menma's wish.
Sorry, Menma.
Sorry.
Ready or not, here I come...
Wait, not yet...
I'm home.
Sorry I'm late—
Oh, Jinta isn't here?
Maybe he's still at work.
He left the lights on!
Sir...
Touko-san, I'm home.
Jinta was with everyone from the Super Peace Busters today.
Jinta's recently been a lot more energetic.
All right, time to take a bath.
Jin-tan's recently...
I...
I'm going to apologize!
I don't care about Jin-tan anymore!
I'm going to apologize to Menma, and then—
A-Anaru...
What?!
You have two eyelashes!
Oh no, my extensions!
Hey, Yukiatsu!
I thought your eyes looked different, Anaru.
Tsuruko, you—
I don't think you need any more hair than that, Anaru.
Just stay how you are, Anaru.
Gosh, thank you all but stop calling me Anaru!
Wait.
I just noticed...
We're calling each other by our nicknames again.
You're right.
It's just like Yukiatsu said.
I was happy that I was the only one who could see Menma.
Jin-tan...
But Menma wasn't like that.
I actually thought it'd be better if she didn't go to heaven.
But she was different.
She wanted to talk with everyone, not just me.
That's why she wanted to go to heaven and be reborn.
Menma will
depart for
heaven
tomorrow.
Let's grant Menma's wish.
We'll call her over and use the diary to seriously talk with her.
One more time, with Menma!
That's right! There's no point in talking without Menma!
Because—
The six of us make the Super Peace Busters, right?
Yeah!
Hey, I wanted to say that!
We're counting on you, leader.
Yeah.
I'll go bring Menma now.
Let's meet at the secret base!
Menma, I feel that we've finally begun to move.
We'll grant your wish, and this time we can proudly let you...
Menma!
M...
Menma...
Final Episode
最終話
The Flower That
Bloomed That Summer
Welcome back.
Hey, Menma!
What's wrong?!
Why are you—
Looks like Menma's wish had already come true.
Menma remembered that she made a promise with your mom.
With Mom?
There's just one thing...
Jinta won't cry.
I think he's been acting tough because I ended up like this.
Miss?
I'm happy about being reborn, but that's the one thing I'm worried about.
He held it all in because of me.
I wanted him to laugh, be mad, and cry more often.
Okay!
Menma promises to make Jin-tan cry, no matter what!
Thank you, Menma-chan.
Then I guess I'll have you do it.
Okay!
But after thinking about it for a really long time, Menma had no idea how to do it.
So she was going to ask everyone else to help and phoned everyone to get together.
Oh, Menma wasn't thinking of bullying you until you cried or anything.
The wish Menma wanted to grant, even if it meant coming all the way back here...
Menma isn't smart, so she wanted the others to think of ways to make you cry that aren't mean.
But that day, in the end...
...it didn't work out.
Maybe it's a punishment for keeping it from you.
It's not a punishment or anything!
I would go, whether you kept it from me or not.
I would go, no matter when, no matter what.
To that place!
Jin-tan, did you cry again?
But you know, Menma actually likes the face you make when you laugh more.
I guess it's time to say bye-bye.
Wait, you can't! Wait!
Not just me!
I wanted to meet you!
I'd always wanted to meet you!
I wanted to say your name!
I wanted to apologize to you.
I wanted to say I love you.
Jin-tan...
But it was the same for everyone!
Everyone loved you!
Everyone wanted to meet you!
Everyone is waiting for you, for us!
At our place!
Menma...
Jin-tan...
I wanted to grant your wish.
I love you, Jin-tan.
But you have to go so suddenly...
It was a lot of fun.
I want to be with you forever!
So much fun that Menma wants to be with you forever...
J-Jin-tan?
Everyone—
J—
Menma? Menma!
Menma!
Hey, Jin-tan?
What's wrong?
Did she...?
Did Menma really...?
No way...
Jin-tan...
Menma!
What is it, where are you?
Come out already.
Menma!
Menma.
Menma!
Hey, Jin-tan!
Menma!
What's wrong?
Menma!
It's—
It's hide-and-seek.
What do you mean, hide-and-seek?
Jin-tan?
Hey, Menma!
Is Menma playing hide-and-seek?
Hide-and-seek?
Hey, Jin-tan!
Hey!
Menma!
Come on!
Let's go.
Yeah.
Wait. Not yet.
I still need to say goodbye.
Menma!
Wait, not yet!
Menma!
Menma.
Menma!
Wait, not yet!
Menma!
Wait, not yet!
Menma!
Not yet, just a little more...
Super Peace Busters
Just... a little longer...
Jin-tan!
Did you find Menma?
Your feet...
Jin-tan...
So Menma's already...
What's that...?
Jin-tan
Poppo.
Tsuruko.
Anaru.
Yukiatsu.
T-These are...
...from the diary...
This handwriting.
Menma's...
Seriously?
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Tsuruko.
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
Our summer together has ended
君と夏の終わり
Kimi to natsu no owari
Dear Tsuruko, I love how kind you are.
I won't forget your great hopes and dreams for the future
将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
Shourai no yume ooki na kibou wasurenai
Menma...
Dear Yukiatsu, I love how hardworking you are.
I believe we'll meet again in August ten years from now
１０年後の８月 また出会えるのを 信じて
Juunengo no hachigatsu mata deaeru no wo shinjite
Dear Poppo. I love how funny you are.
Thank you for the memories
最高の思い出を
Saikou no omoide wo
Dear Anaru, I love how steady you are.
I love you, Jin-tan. It's the "I want to marry you" type of "I love you".
We happened to meet that moment
出会いは ふ とした 瞬間
っ
Deai wa futto shita shunkan
I love you, Jin-tan. It's the "I want to marry you" type of "I love you".
At the intersection on my way home
帰り道の交差点で
Kaerimichi no kousaten de
I made it...
You said to me, "Let's go home together"
声をかけてくれたね 一緒に帰ろう
「
」
Koe wo kakete kureta ne issho ni kaerou
This time, I could actually say goodbye.
I can...
What the hell?
As if I was embarrassed
僕は 照れくさそうに
Boku wa terekusasou ni
What the hell, Menma?
I covered my face with my bag
カバンで顔を隠しながら
Kaban de kao wo kakushinagara
Isn't this hide-and-seek?
Then if I don't find you...
But I was actually really, really happy
本当は とても とても 嬉しか たよ
っ
Hontou wa totemo totemo ureshikatta yo
...it won't ever end!
Jin-tan...
The fireworks flowered beautifully in the night sky
あ 花火が夜空 きれいに咲いて
ぁ
Ah hanabi ga yozora kirei ni saite
Ready or not, here I come!
Yet it was a little sad
ち とセツナク
ょ
っ
Chotto setsunaku
The wind and time flow along together
あ 風が時間とともに 流れる
ぁ
Ah kaze ga jikan to tomo ni nagareru
Ready or not, here I come!
I was so happy and everything was so fun
嬉しく て 楽しく て
っ っ
Ureshikutte tanoshikutte
Ready or not, here I come!
We had many adventures together
冒険も いろいろしたね
Bouken mo iroiro shita ne
Ready or not, here I come!
Inside our secret base
二人の 秘密の 基地の中
Futari no himitsu no kichi no naka
Ready or not, here I come!
I'm ready, go ahead!
Our summer together has ended
君と夏の終わり
Kimi to natsu no owari
I won't forget your great hopes and dreams for the future
将来の夢 大きな希望 忘れない
Shourai no yume ooki na kibou wasurenai
Men—
That voice...
I believe we'll meet again in August ten years from now
１０年後の８月 また出会えるのを 信じて
Juunengo no hachigatsu mata deaeru no wo shinjite
Was that...
...Menma?
Menma!
I know that you were shouting "thank you"
君が最後まで 心から ありがとう
「
」
Kimi ga saigo made kokoro kara "arigatou"
It really is Menma...
Menma. It's Menma!
With all your heart until the very end
叫んでいたこと 知 ていたよ
っ
Sakendeita koto shitteita yo
I can see her!
It hurt so much to hold back my tears and say goodbye with a smile
涙をこらえて 笑顔でさようなら せつないよね
Namida wo koraete egao de sayounara setsunai yo ne
Menma!
Thank you for the memories
最高の思い出を
Saikou no omoide wo
Menma...
This isn't the time to be saying my name.
You transferred so suddenly
突然の 転校で
Totsuzen no tenkou de
Menma's really bad at hide-and-seek.
Jin-tan, say the right words.
What—
Then you can end it, right?
What could I have done?
どうしようもなく
Doushiyou mo naku
I read your letter!
I love you too, Menma!
I'll write you letters and call you
手紙 書くよ 電話もするよ
Tegami kaku yo denwa mo suru yo
Me too!
Don't forget about me
忘れないでね 僕のことを
Wasurenaide ne boku no koto wo
I love you too!
I love you, Menma!
The inside of the secret base will always be ours
いつまでも 二人の 基地の中
Itsumademo futari no kichi no naka
Of course I love you too!
Farewells aren't supposed to be one-sided!
Our summer together has ended
君と夏の終わり
Kimi to natsu no owari
Talking the whole while, we watched the sunset and gazed at the stars
ず と話して 夕日を見てから星を眺め
っ
Zutto hanashite yuuhi wo mite kara hoshi wo nagame
Right, Jin-tan?
I will never forget the tears that streamed down your cheeks
君の頬を 流れた涙は ず と忘れない
っ
Kimi no hoho wo nagareta namida wa zutto wasurenai
Thanks for granting her wish.
I love you, Menma.
I definitely won't forget how you waved your hand
君が最後まで 大きく手を振 て
っ
Kimi ga saigo made ookiku te wo futte
With all your might until the very end
くれたこと き と忘れない
っ
Kureta koto kitto wasurenai
Jin-tan, you made Menma cry again!
So forever in my dreams, never changing
だから こうして 夢の中で ず と永遠に
っ
…
Dakara koushite yume no naka de zutto eien ni
Jin-tan...
Come on, Jin-tan!
You made her cry, you made her cry!
Thank you for the memories
最高の思い出を
Saikou no omoide wo
I'm going to tell the teacher!
Poppo, you betrayed me!
You made her cry, you made her cry!
Jin-tan, you shouldn't do that!
Jin-tan!
Thank you for the memories
最高の思い出を
Saikou no omoide wo
Shut up, Poppo!
Stop it!
Why me?!
Menma...!
Menma still wants to be with everyone!
Menma still wants to play with you!
So Menma will get reborn...
...and be together with everyone...
So... Jin-tan cried!
We've also said good-bye!
So...!
Ready, set!
Menma, we found you!
You found Menma...
Menma smiled, as usual.
I spent many pages
何ペ ジもついやして
ー
Nanpeeji mo tsuiyashite
Recording our feelings
綴られた僕らの気分
Tsuzurareta bokura no kibun
We're becoming adults day by day.
But I can't fill in just one blank line
どうしてか一行の 空白をうめられない
Doushiteka ichigyou no kuuhaku wo umerarenai
Thank goodness I made it
間に合 てよか た
っ
Ma ni atte yokatta
The city sleeps, pretending not to notice us
街は知らないふりをきめて眠 た
っ
Machi wa shiranai furi wo kimete nemutta
Let's go back to where we piled those half-forgotten bricks
忘れかけの煉瓦を 積み上げた場所にゆこう
Wasurekake no renga wo tsumiageta basho ni yukou
As the seasons pass by, different flowers bloom on the side of the path.
I run up the hill overlooking the sea
海を見渡す坂をかけのば て
っ
Umi wo miwatasu saka wo kakenobotte
I wonder what was the name of the flower that bloomed that season?
The sky is frighteningly blue and there's a soda in my right hand
こわいくらいに青い空と 右手にサイダ
ー
Kowai kurai ni aoi sora to migite ni saidaa
It waved around a little.
It would prick a little if you touched it.
But my left hand is still searching for you
左手はず と君をさがしている
っ
Hidarite wa zutto kimi wo sagashiteiru
If you brought your nose to it, you could faintly pick up a green, sunny scent.
And now the bundles of sunlight press against me
そうや て今は僕の方へ 押しつける陽射しの束
っ
Souyatte ima wa boku no hou e oshitsukeru hizashi no taba
Gradually, that scent fades away.
The two of us should still be right next to each other
まだ二人はすぐそこにいるだろう
Mada futari wa sugu soko ni iru darou
We're becoming adults day by day.
But...
"I know, the word that will fill in the blank is..."
そうだ 空白を埋める言葉は
、
「
」
Sou da kuuhaku wo umeru kotoba wa
That flower is surely still blooming somewhere.
Actually, I'll keep it to myself for now
いや まだ言わないでおこう
、
Iya mada iwanaide okou
That's right.
Forevermore, we will...
Super Peace Busters
are Friends Forever
...continue to grant that flower's wish.
Bye-bye.
The name of the flower
we saw
that day
is...