It's been a month since I came back to the town my dad loved, Takehara.
Every day is still a discovery.
They're showing, Potte.
Kao-chan!
Morning!
Good morning, everyone.
Kao-tan...
Here's a smile!
Kao-chan, who I've been friends with since childhood,
the hyperactive Norie-chan,
and the quiet Maon-chan.
We tried to find the place where I took my dad's picture,
and found it climbing Mount Asahi.
Now we're really good friends!
Come on, let's go!
Wait a second!
Hold it!
Thank you, Maon-chan.
A new life, with new friends.
It makes me want to become a new "me."
I'm going to break out of my past shy self,
and turn into someone more aggressive!
natsu no nokoriame ni
In the light mist after a summer rain
eki made hashitteta kimi no ushirosugata
You ran to the station, and I saw you from behind
hansode no seifuku
Your short-sleeved uniform
awatete oikaketa matsuge ni mizutama hajikete
In a panic I ran after you, and wiped a drop of water from my eye
sekaijuu no yasashii mono
All the things in this world,
utsukushii iro wo shiteta
Shone in such beautiful colors
demo sekai ha shiranakatta ano koro
But I didn't know much about the world
"okaerinasai"
"Welcome home"
omoide ni nakitai toki aitai toki
When your memories make you want to cry or make you want to meet,
koko ni iru yo
I'm here for you
"okaerinasai"
"Welcome home"
watashitachi ga yume mita mono ai shita mono
All the dreams that we dreamt, the things that we loved,
ima mo kimi wo mamotteru yo
Even now, they watch over you
A Day Filled With A Gentle Aroma, So...
So fluffy!
Are these tamayura?
Don't mind her.
She's just nervous.
You're so funny, Sawatari-san.
Do you like gadgets?
Do you like taking pictures?
I, uh...
Yeah.
Did you take them with this camera?
Do you have others that you keep on a memory card?
Oh, this isn't a digital camera.
You put film in here, and then take pictures.
'Sup!
Take your seats, everyone!
Hiroshima's got the best chilled noodles with sauce!
All right! Everything seems nice today, too.
Hey, you there, around Sawatari!
What do you think you're doing?
I'm taking roll!
Calm down. Hiroshima's got the best pickled vegetables.
How many times a day do we have to deal with those regional puns?
I'm glad he isn't our homeroom teacher.
If I had to hear too many lame puns, I'd die of exhaustion.
Speaking of exhaustion, remember that rowing training he made us do when we first started school?
I can't!
No way!
This is too much!
Why on Earth are we doing this training?
To build your willpower!
You in the first row.
Uh... Sawatari!
You need more willpower! Rantoukaku Museum!
You're right, that was painful.
I'd say that his jokes were the most painful part.
Ooh, Sawatari!
Make me look manly!
Draw out all the charm you want from this subject!
You're extremely shy, and I'd like you to fix that. Seto no Hanayome.
Sakurada!
I'd like you to speak more often, and with more force.
Yes...
Speak up!
Yes!
Louder!
Yes!!
Good.
Okazaki!
I was trying to hide from you, you know...
What's the big deal, anyway?! I'm not in your class and you still—
I want you to speak about half as much.
No way!
Hanawa.
Could you look after these guys? Kure Line.
That was scary...
He's going to drain all the energy from me...
Kaoru-chan is the only one he didn't yell at.
Kao-tan, do you think he likes you?
Oh, that's right.
Could you come try Grandma's new dessert today?
It's been such a beautiful day.
The flowers I put out to dry this morning might be done already.
You're making a new potpourri?
Well, yeah.
I got a lot of orange blossoms for it.
They're white and cute.
It sounds wonderful!
Here.
Thank you, Maestro!
So?
Did you capture any tamayura this time?
Yes.
Excuse me, sir?
We're all set here.
Okay, I'm coming.
I'm taking pictures for the cafe's new menu.
I see!
The manager says you can have a free parfait once you're done.
I'd rather call you "my sweet" than have the parfait.
Eh? No, thank you...
He's as perverted as ever.
Ah, the smell of bamboo.
It's almost the Bamboo Festival.
It's been a while since you've attended it, Potte.
Yeah.
Here you go.
It's our new Seto Inland lemon pie.
So cute!
I tried making the pie crust light and flaky, without making it too sour.
Thanks for the food!
So good!
The smell and taste are so fresh!
So good!
The meringue is so crisp, too!
Please tell me the recipe for this cream!
Of course.
Awesome!
Have some tea.
Tea!
Great deserts, great tea,
and even Kou-chan!
Oh god, can this get any better?
It's like sweet-and-sour!
Oh, that's right, Fuu.
Could you pick these up for me later?
Sure.
What is it?
Oh? You're having hamburger steak tonight?
Hamburger steak! Hamburger steak! Hamburger steak!
How nice.
My sister decided to put strawberry jam into our hamburger steak last night, and it was just horrible...
Sounds creative...
Why don't you and Sayomi-oneechan join us for dinner?
Nah, tonight I'm making curry.
You two take turns cooking dinner?
Yeah.
Especially now that the festival's around the corner,
Mom and Dad are too busy.
No helping it.
Oh, tomorrow I cook for myself.
She has something to do with her circle, so she won't be home.
Why don't you whine for her to come home tomorrow?
"If you don't come home and eat my curry with me, I'll die of loneliness!"
I'm not really all that lonely, you know.
Potte-tan?
What's wrong?
Let's have a sleepover!
A sleepover?
Tomorrow, since you'll be alone, maybe we can all...
So we can get along better...
I thought we...
Sounds good.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
That way, you won't be lonely, Kao-tan!
Don't call me Kao-tan!
But where would we hold it?
How about the second floor?
The second floor?
Is it okay?
Of course.
Let's do it, then!
Tomorrow we'll have a sleepover!
Yeah!
I made a potpourri to make sure we wake up refreshed and a potpourri to make sure we sleep well.
I'll bring them.
I'll bring some cookies!
I'll bring some music we can listen to.
What's wrong, Potte-tan?
I was just thinking how it's great that I'm not the only one looking forward to it!
Of course not.
All right, see ya!
Okay, I'll see you then.
Is this fine for drinks?
I'll put them in the refrigerator.
Would you like some bread for breakfast?
Yeah, please!
We're here!
Hello!
Welcome.
Come in.
Yahoo!
Oh, it's so cute!
It's so cute, I couldn't eat it!
Eat up, eat up!
Go right ahead.
Okay...
So we're just waiting for Kao-tan?
She's taking a while...
It's from Kao-chan!
Hello?
Potte?
Sorry, I can't go today.
What? What happened?
Dougou asked me to help him set up for the Bamboo Festival.
That Dougou!
I tried to say no, but that made him depressed.
I see...
I thought I would go over once we were done, but it all depends on him.
We'll help out, too!
No, wait, you can't just decide that for everyone.
Oh, right...
Well, you're all ready for the sleepover, so don't worry about me.
But...
Oh, you're here!
Why, my dear students!
Um...
We're here to—
To help with setting up!
I see, I see!
All right! Go!
Yes!
Okonomiyaki Doll
No, this one just won't do.
This doesn't look like okonomiyaki.
When you see with your mind's eye, it does!
This loveliness.
This cuteness.
Can you not see the beauty like that of a field of flowers in fresh bloom?
Well, whatever.
If you're here to help, then don't just stand around! Get to work!
We're making ten more of them!
That many?!
What? If you have complaints, I'll order another ten!
No, no complaints at all!
We got a lot done thanks to you three!
I'll treat you today!
Make sure you say "thank you" to your big-hearted teacher!
Big-hearted teacher and company, come right on in.
The usual, for all of us!
That explains the okonomiyaki doll.
So that's why...
You fail.
You don't tell your teacher that they fail!
The usual, for all of you, right up!
The usual...
A triple stack?
There aren't pancakes...
Sensei, we can't each this much...
Willpower!
Remember all your training!
And Hoboro's is particularly delicious!
Thanks so much.
Not at all!
Then I guess I'll have two and take the third home.
Oh!
We can have it later tonight at the sleepover.
S-Sleepover?!
Don't tell me he wants to join us.
The young ones getting to know each other better without supervision
is important for healthy development, don't you think?
It sure is.
We're back!
Welcome home.
The bath is ready for you. Go on in anytime.
Thank you!
Mind if we use it right now?
That feels much better.
Yeah!
Now all our plans are ruined, no thanks to Dougou.
Good night!
Good night.
The town feels completely different at night.
Yes.
It sure does.
The mood is just great.
It's almost like we walked into a different town!
The smell of bamboo.
The sound of bamboo wind chimes.
It really does...
Make sure you don't move! It'll blur if you do!
Don't you have a flash?
I don't, so...
You blurred it.
What's this of?
That time we saw Momoneko-sama...
Oh! This is when we went looking for special places!
Onee-chan can't drive at all...
I'm surprised we survived that.
It was really fun, though.
You serious?!
Everyone looks so happy.
They sure do.
What is it, Potte?
Nothing! It's just that seeing everyone have fun talking about my pictures is...
kind of lots of fun...
Don't worry! We're having tons of fun, too!
Especially Kao-tan! Aren't you glad you're not all alone?
I never said I was feeling lonely.
Though, it is fun playing around together.
All right! Let's get this party started!
What should we do?
Oh.
Is that the music you brought?!
For ghost stories.
Please, stop!
But someone was slowly getting closer...
No!
What? Is someone here?
At this hour?!
Mom? Grandma?
They're asleep by now...
A ghost!
No, ghosts don't have feet.
Go take a look, Potte.
Kao-chan, come with me!
Hi everyone! Having fun?
Onee-chan!
G-Good evening...
In one sense, someone scarier than a ghost.
Look! I brought a ton of games!
I'm not letting you sleep tonight!
Didn't you say you couldn't come back tonight?
I went all the way to ditch the group!
Kaoru-chan's text sounded like she really wanted me to come!
I was just telling you that I was sleeping over here.
That aside, let's have some dinner!
Oh, we have some okonomiyaki.
Dougou ate three of these all by himself.
Oh, how's Dougou?
I had him for my homeroom teacher my first year.
He had just started as a new teacher.
That must have been horrible...
He wanted me to help out with the festival preparations.
He was probably worried about you.
He knows that Mom and Dad are late coming home.
He was worried that you might be lonely.
He's always thinking about each of his students.
Now that you mention it...
He's not our homeroom teacher, but he knew us anyway.
Yeah.
I see.
Just like the town.
Dougou-sensei has a lot of faces, too.
It would be nice to take a picture of him being nice.
Yeah, but that overbearing pressure and those lame regional puns are too much.
Calm down. Hiroshima's got the best pickled vegetables.
Could you look after these guys? Kure Line.
You need more willpower! Rantoukaku Museum!
Stop talking. Seto Inland.
Maon-chan, do you like them?
Did Dougou get to you?
I don't really hate his puns.
Wai— Are you coming out?
To think that anyone could laugh at those puns...
"Maon-chan, you're not just anyone. Tadanoumi."
By the way, that was a play on "not just anyone" and "Tadanoumi."
anata ga umareta machi ni
In the town where you were born,
furari to tabi ni detemimashita
The three of us will be starting our new lives
shiroi kisha ni yurenagara
As the white train rocks us back and forth
nagareyuku kumo to tomo ni
The clouds float along with us
Did I wake you?
Sorry.
Oh, no.
konna watashi wo anata ga mitara
If you could only see me now
Potte.
Thank you for coming back to this town.
yasashii anata ha shikaru no deshou
I'm sure you would softly scold me
You haven't been back since your dad passed away, right?
Kaoru-chan and I were always worried about you.
furui hoomu ni oritatsu toki ni
As we leave the train and stand in the old station
But I'm glad.
museru hodo ni tadayou shoka no nioi
The scent of summer hits so strong, it nearly smothers me
Coming back means that you stopped looking at memories of your dad as sad ones
and started looking at them as warm ones.
natsudori tsuranaru hareta sora
The summer bird looks into the clear sky
Yeah.
Kaoru-chan always said it.
I wonder how long Potte will think her memories are sad ones.
anata wo sodateta machinami
You grew up walking through these streets
Even though they're all fun memories.
nandaka watashi mo natsukashii...
It makes me remember when you were here
Summer vacation, New Year's, and spring vacation.
futari de kitakatta
I wish I could come here with you
Kaoru-chan and I were always looking forward to you coming back.
Your dad would take us to all sorts of places.
anata ga umareta machi ni
In the town where you were born,
He showed us so many fun things.
kotoshi mo natsu ga yattekimasu
The summer is rolling in once again
I really loved him.
Whenever I look at his pictures, it's like I can hear his voice all over again.
senrozoi no namikimichi
On the paths along the train tracks
"Stop being so sad and enjoy the fun times."
kagerou ga yuramekidatsu
The air is shimmering in the heat
Yeah.
konna kisetsu wo anata to tomo ni
Spending the season together here with you
I can hear that voice, too.
I can hear it now.
zutto sugoshiteikitakatta no
How I wish I could have every year
Hey, Potte.
Be sure you go to lots of places and do lots of things.
kawara ni saita azami no hana ga
The thistle blooming by the riverbed
Sayomi-oneechan...
ano toki no egao ni niteimashita
Reminds me so much of your smile}
Just like your dad did,
I'll try my best to fill you with happy memories.
natsudori tobitatsu aoi sora
The summer bird flies into the blue sky
And when you find things you love, they'll give you courage to go on.
anata ha nido to kaeranai
I know that you're never coming back again
Yeah.
Sayomi-oneechan is right.
yawarakai hizashi ga watashi ni
The sunlight gently shines down on me,
This town's sounds, smell, and people.
I love them all.
That's why they give me courage.
yasashiku toikaketa
And then it softly asks me,
I'm really glad I came back here.
nee itsuka ha
Hey, maybe someday
omoide ni naru no kana
All of this will be a fond memory
natsudori habataku hiroi sora
The summer bird soars in the vast sky
futari ha nido to deawanai
I know that we'll never meet again
mado no soto yuunagi no machi ha
Outside the window, the town against the setting sun
totemo setsunakatta
Filled me with a sweet sadness
orenji iro ni somaru densha
The light dyes the train in a light orange
yukkuri ima hashiridaseba
As the train slowly starts to move
"sayonara" to te wo furu watashi ni
And I wave my hand to say good-bye
machi ga hohoenderu
The town smiles back at me
Next time, on Tamayura ~hitotose~.
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