Original subtitles

The figure on sale today, "Aya Sazanami" (limit 10 per person) is sold out.

More will be available in the future.

I have a reservation ticket!

Legend of the Doll

Don't make us get physical, kid.

Hey, give it here.

You skipped school to get this thing?

It's guys like you who make it so other people can't get figures.

So hand it over.

Yeah, hand it over. You don't want to get hurt, do ya?

Officer! Officer! Over here! Hurry! Hurry! It's here, Officer!

Crap!

We're safe.

Where's the police?

I lied.

W-Wait up! I'm not looking for any thanks or anything!

Quit running!

Hi!

Yes?

You're here.

I was waiting for you to come.

Ryouta Inoue, right?

Y-Yes...

Hold on a second. I have something that I've been keeping for you.

This is it.

W-What is that?

It's been left here for you, I told you.

I-I don't know who... How the heck did you know about me anyway?

Who left this for me?

I don't know either. Or rather...

It was left for you by my father.

He said something about getting it from a young woman, if I recall...

When was that?

When?

Ah... a long time ago.

A long time ago... huh?

Yeah, a while back. My father's passed away now...

Anyway, you want it or not?

You okay? If you don't want it, I'll throw it away for you.

Well, since it was left for me, I'll take it. T-Thank you very much!

Ryouta-kun, you have a message! Please hurry and check it!

You have one new message! Hurry and check it!

It's a message from the Nadesico Squad, Aya Sazanami.

It's an urgent message! Please hurry and check it!

Ryouta-kun, you have a message! Please hurry and check it!

You have one new message!

How's it feel to own the limited edition Aya Sazanami space version?

Damn, I am so jealous...

Oh... it's just Takuro.

Lot of stuff happened, but I ended up... not getting it.

What? He couldn't get it?

You sent out a hundred plus cards to get a reservation ticket,

and you still didn't get it? What's wrong with you!

I told you, lot of stuff happened... I'm busy. Sheesh!

Do you need any help, Master?

You seem to be panicking... You must be very busy, Master.

I will help you.

W-Who are you?

Who? Is that a command?

Oh, I see, this is a question to to determine recognition, correct?

Y-Yes...

My name is Airu.

You are my creator, and I am your creation.

M-My creation? You couldn't be...

I was created by your hand, Master.

M-Master... This isn't a Maid Cafe...

How am I supposed to understand this situation?

Wait a sec, wait a sec... Let's think...

Let's think this out rationally.

The figure I made is gone...

And you're here so...

Ah... I'm right!

I guess the situation is self explanatory!

Okay! Let's just... have a rational conversation.

Airu-chan... A-A-Airu-san.

Yes, I understand, Master. And you can call me Airu.

O-Okay...

Ah, Airu-san... A-A-Airu, Airu, you're...

Oh, ah... how do you write the name "Airu" anyway?

Idiot... I shouldn't ask stupid questions, huh?

It is the character for love, "Ai," with the character for flow. Airu.

Flowing love... that's weird, huh?

Weird? Yes, it's weird.

Figures don't have feelings like love after all.

Ah... t-that's true...

Yes.

By the way, why are you here?

I don't know... but it was decided.

Decided?

Yes, it was decided. A long time ago.

A long time ago?

Wait a minute... where have I heard that expression?

When? Ah... a long time ago.

Aaah! This is getting more confusing!

Master, you're tired. You haven't been sleeping well.

That's right. I must be tired. I haven't slept for two days too...

This could all be an illusion, or even some kind of dream!

Owww oww!

Master, you're tired. If you'd like, please rest your head in my lap.

Is something wrong, Master?

N-No, I... I just... I just want you to stop with the Master thing...

Also, can you do something about the emotionless way you talk?

Yes, Master. Understood.

That's still rigid.

Airu has a learning program installed.

If you input it once, I will remember it. What should I call you?

Ry-Ryouta...

Ryouta. I'll remember that for tomorrow.

But for today, please get some rest, Ryouta-sama.

I told you, no "-sama" in there.

Maybe Master wasn't so bad though...

So you are real.

Good morning, Ryouta.

Ryouta...

Good morning.

Airu, I have to go to work now.

Can you watch the place while I'm out?

Yes, Ryouta. Have a good day.

If you want to kill time, here.

If you press this, you can watch TV.

Hello, it's time for the Amazing Rediscovering of Japan show!

Today we're in a town that combines Edo culture with the latest fads.

We're going to rediscover the amazing parts of Kanda - Akihabara!

Right now, I'm right here in the heart of Akihabara...

I'll be fine. Don't worry about me, Ryouta.

Sure... Your speech is sounding more natural already.

When I come home, let's practice some more.

Okay. Please come home soon, Ryouta.

Ryouta!

Aren't you awfully cheerful today?

Am I?

So how come you couldn't get Aya Sazanami?

Well, some stuff happened...

But instead I got something pretty rare.

Rare? Like you mean, naked figures?

N-Naked?

Y-Yeah, that's it. Well kinda anyway...

Idiot. Why are you taking my jokes seriously?

It's not like that...

Oh, hey, Takuro... you had a bunch of cosplay costumes, right?

Yeah I do... so what?

You think you could lend me a few... or something?

So you're finally starting to enter into my world!

No, it's not like that...

Then what? Be more honest...

Not like it matters, cause I'm just happy you'll be joining me as a cosplayer.

Well, if you lend them to me, I'll tell you.

I'm home.

Welcome home, Ryouta!

Y-You're here.

I am known as the Head, as those who are present may or may not know.

If you leave Tokyo and travel 80 km west,

you pass Soushuu, Odawala, Ishikimachi, and pass over and down Aomonochou,

you get to Rankan Bridge, where Toemon of Toraya

shaved his head and became the monk known as Ensai...

Wait wait... What are you saying?

I watched a lot of TV today and learned a lot.

I took a lot of samplings of how to talk too...

Sampling?

Ah... okay, I see, I see.

It's very... cute. The way you talk.

Ryouta, are you happy?

Humans smile when they're happy. And when something is funny.

Well, I don't think it's that simple.

Ryouta, which are you right now?

I think right now... happy, I think.

I think, I'm happy too. I don't really understand human emotions yet.

Ryouta, who is the woman in this photo?

W-Where'd you find this?

You didn't go looking around my place while I was gone, did you?

I did. Found some porn pics too.

Kidding!

Why you... hey! Gimme that! Quit that!

What's the matter, Ryouta? All human men are supposed to like this...

Is the woman in the photo your girlfriend?

Are you not kissing me because of her?

Did I upset you, Ryouta?

I'm sorry. Really, Ryouta.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I was wrong too.

The girl in the photo was my girlfriend.

Was... did you split up?

No...

I see. You want to forget.

Hey, Ryouta. Why do you like figures?

I think because they're meek, and become something only for me...

Something only for you...

You can build what you like, and build it the way you like.

Was Airu built the way you like?

Yeah, absolutely. I put a lot of work into making you.

Am I cute?

Yeah, very cute.

Who is cuter, me or the girl in the picture?

Hmmm... I don't know...

I'd say you're both cute.

Both? No fair...

Oh well...

Hey, which is more important to you? Me or your figures?

Huh? Did you say something?

Of course, I like that part of you too.

I'm going abroad pretty soon. I'm going to be gone.

Think of me at least while we're together.

Don't go, Yuria.

A-A-Are you okay, Airu?

I'm okay... I'm floating and swaying...

I feel like I'm not myself...

W-Wait one sec...

Here, water. You're okay with water, right?

I'm okay.

Thank you, Ryouta. I'm okay now.

Good, I'm glad. You're the first real figure... Huh?...that I ever met.

Ryouta, I'm happy that you were worried about me.

Starting tomorrow, I'm going to cook for you!

Can you do that?

Yeah.

Ryouta, you in?

Oh, it's open. I'm coming in!

Ah! S-So sorry!

Ryouta Inoue

What's the matter, Takuro?

What the hell, Ryouta? Don't play dumb with me! What's going on?

You saw?

You h-haven't... done something really illegal have you?

You asked me to bring you my cosplay costumes...

And I come along, and this is what's going on!

Tell me the truth. I might still be able to save you from the Dark Side!

Good to see you.

What...

You're overreacting.

I don't think this is one of those things that you can really explain...

So the figure... turned into... an actual... human?

Well, at least you're not doing anything illegal, so that's a relief...

But what are you going to do now?

We'll just have to wait and see for a while.

I wanted to eat your first homemade meal, just the two of us.

I see how it is! Fine!

Alright, alright!

Okay, okay! Now both of you, please dig in!

Okay.

Bon appetite!

De-LISH!

Damn it! If I had known, I wouldn't have brought over the swimsuit!

I'm so jealous!

Yoink!

No, no! Get off them! Don't touch! No, you don't!

Treat them with care! Carefully! Don't stretch it! Don't!

Owww...

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah, fine...

Owww...

Airu... Airu... Airu...

Airu...

You are not allowed to have emotions.

You are not allowed to love.

Don't go, Yuria.

You can touch my breasts, Ryouta...

I want to stay like this forever...

Please don't say that anymore...

But instead, I want to spend your birthday with you, just the two of us.

Dinner too...

Yeah... where should we go, Yuria?

Your room... Let's stay together for the whole day.

What's the matter, Ryouta?

This place has a lot of memories.

Let's go have fun today.

Airu?

I'm okay... When we're like this, this area feels tight...

Inside my head I feel like floating and swaying...

Back then my girlfriend and I spent a lot of time like this.

Girlfriend?

Yuria. The girl in the picture.

Yuria? Girlfriend...

Yeah, I was going to stay quiet about it...

But my chest is starting to hurt. Maybe I didn't want to hurt you.

Ryouta, do you get tight too?

Yeah, I do.

I'll be fine... I'm a figure so I don't understand complex human emotion...

I don't think I fully understand love...

I think it's best if I tell you the whole story, Airu.

Yuria graduated from high school and was going abroad to Italy.

She and I were deeply in love, but we were still young...

We thought we could wait while I was in college.

We even talked about marriage when I graduated...

...when she came back after four years.

But three days before she went abroad,

it was the day of my birthday.

It'll be six years tomorrow...

We were going to have a party,

and she said she was coming to my room...

But no matter how long I waited, she never came...

She'd never come... ever...

Traffic... accident?

Poor Ryouta...

But, I'm jealous...

Jealous?

I don't really understand.

The feeling of loving someone... It's like there's a fog there...

But I'm happy you told me...

What's that thing?

Floating grass.

It's wonderful. Floating and swaying. It's like me.

Floating and swaying, huh...

You know, the more I think about Yuria,

the further that you seem to become...

That's scary...

Let's have a birthday party in my room tomorrow.

Congratulations, Ryouta.

Thanks.

Strange... since you came into my life, it feels like time's just stopped...

Ever since Yuria died, I've been afraid of talking to girls.

I'm afraid of their response.

Maybe because I never truly understood Yuria's feelings.

Ever since then instead of talking to girls, I started talking to figures.

It's strange... Even though you have the form of a human female,

when I'm with you, I feel like I'm at peace. I can relax.

I really want to live with you forever...

Is that okay, Ryouta?

W-What?

While I'm in Italy, think of that as me...

Thanks.

Airu's soul is responding to me and Yuria's souls...

Ryouta, are you happy, being able to meet Yuria?

Ryouta's feelings are what called to Yuria's soul.

That's enough... Airu...

Ryouta...

Ryouta, unless you see this memory to the end, Yuria won't be at rest...

Airu... that's enough... Stop channeling for us!

I'm glad I met you, Ryouta...

I'm glad I felt your love...

Floating and swaying... Like I'm not myself.

Don't! If we keep this up, then Airu, you'll disappear!

Don't! Airu... don't disappear!

Ryo... ta...

Airu...

Airu!

Airu.

Like Airu said, could Yuria's soul have called out to me that night?

Ummm... wasn't this a junk shop?

Oh yeah... but it was gone a while back. Like six years or so...

On my birthday, I lost two women.

Six years ago, and yesterday.

But at the same time, they both left me something irreplaceable.

Hey.

What?

Yoink!

What?

Let's go.

Hey, wait up! Where we going?

And Airu was probably... a birthday gift from Yuria, six years later...