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- Nice shot. - Thanks.

Mom.

What is it?

What disease do I have?

I told you.

It's just a complication some young people have.

Your motor nerves are slightly imbalanced.

Will I get better?

Of course!

I'll really get better?

What did I tell you?

It's nothing to worry about.

It'll be fine.

Ikeuchi!

Don't just stand around!

Yes!

I don't think we should say anything yet.

We won't tell her anything unnecessary about her illness until later.

She's still in her first year of high school.

Every day there's a bright future before her.

It's the best time of her life, isn't it?

I want her to be able to enjoy her life in high school with all her friends.

It's a time so full of life that it sometimes makes you nervous.

You can laugh, joke, say stupid things. It's the best part of life.

She needs to enjoy it to it's fullest.

[March 9th]

She'll slowly lose the ability to walk, and

be forced to remain in bed, with no possibility of recovery...

For the time being, please don't tell her anything like that.

It's not something we can hide forever.

I know, just for awhile...

Just for a little bit longer.

I want to give her hope.

What good will come from giving her hope?

Aya's physical condition will continue to...

I know!

I understand that.

But... she's only 15 years old.

An age where she's capable of understanding her own body.

It's an important matter that concerns her life.

Either way, please!

Please, don't tell her yet.

Asou!

Listen to this and learn the lyrics please.

Got it, representative!

Be serious!

Haruto! You're still using a MD?

I just bought myself an iPod!

I'm a guy who treats his belongings and women with love until the end.

Eh? Liar!

Are you busy right now?

Eh?

1 Litre of Tears Episode 3 ~ Why Was I Chosen to Have This Disease? ~

Bring you to the mall?

I want to get a bag and a skirt

so I can go shopping with Mami.

The ones you have are fine!

I don't think so.

And then I need a new palette for my art lessons.

One with all the colors, ok?

Ako is good at painting.

Thank you!

The one you have is good enough.

I don't like it though.

Please! This Sunday, ok?

Absolutely NOT!

That's disgusting!

I have a lot to do on Sunday.

I don't have time to go shopping with you!

Oh, by the way!

After dinner, we have to take Ganmo for a walk.

I'll take him.

- I'll go too. - Rika too!

Alright, we'll all take him out together. So we can work off all this food.

I'd rather die than have my classmates see me walking around with my father.

What did you say?

Foolish girl!

Ah, that hurt!

Aya, from now on when you go out, don't go alone.

Have me or dad go with you, ok?

Right!

You might bump into a pervert...

Of course if he ran into Ako, he'd just run away!

Ikeuchi!

Yeah?

Hmm... I like these too.

Which should I get?

Ikeuchi?

Which do you like more?

I like the one's you have in your hand.

Ok. Excuse me, I'll take these.

Sorry for the wait.

Your basketball shoes are all white, right?

Yes.

If we get you these, we'll both be red.

Thank you for these.

Really? I'm glad.

From the look on your face, I was afraid I'd bored you.

Oh, no... I was just a little nervous.

Nervous?

It's the first time I've had the chance to go somewhere with you.

I see.

Then the shoelaces are in memory of our first date?

So they'd say...!?

Ikeuchi!

Be careful!

Sorry!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Sometimes it feels like my body is not my own.

What's happening to me?

[Buddhist ceremony for the Asou family]

Things are going well.

My son went to study medicine in America,

and hasn't been back since.

He wanted to become a doctor so badly,

but then he showed up with a girl we'd never seen before saying "I'm getting married."

Haruto, I hear you got into Higashi. Your parents must be so proud.

You're going to Higashi? Is Professor Kato still there?

Toshio went to Higashi too,

now he's in medical school at the University of Tokyo.

I wanted to major in Literature,

but when Professor Kato saw my grades he told me "You need to go into medicine."

That's stupid, isn't it?

Trying to become a doctor just because you have good grades.

It doesn't take much thought to figure out that makes you an idiot.

Haruto...

Why not throw that old thing away?

I don't want to.

Do you really want to be a doctor?

I want to be someone that people can rely on.

This thing never works right.

That's why you should throw it away.

No!

I want to treat both people and my belongings with love until the end.

Hey, where does it hurt?

Here? Over here?

Haruto.

Come back inside.

Stop acting like a child.

It's not something I've ever wanted... I've never wanted to be a doctor.

Ganmo!

It's so nice out today, it's a shame to stay home.

Aya, you said you don't have basketball this Sunday, right?

Let's all go do something together.

You said you wanted to go see the azalea festival at the park, right?

Rika wants to see azaleas too!

Hey, what are you talking about?

You told me that you were too busy to go buy clothes with me.

Well see, now I am.

Why don't you come too?

No! The azaleas bloom everywhere.

Sorry dad. I have plans today.

Where are you going?

Oh... I'm going out with Mari.

Oh...Really?

So, can we go to the mall?

Okay, I guess so.

Oh, excuse me.

I hope the flowers are okay?

Oh, I'm sure they are. See? They're fine.

I hope so.

Professor Asou, what happened?

Oh, nothing.

I wasn't paying attention and accidentally ran into this young lady.

Oh, I've seen you before.

You were here with Haruto.

With Haruto?

Asou?

[Surgery] [Dr. Yoshifumi Asou]

I see, you're a classmate of Haruto's.

I was so sure he was kidding

when he said his father was a doctor here.

Haruto? Joke?

He always lies with a straight face,

so I never know what to think.

Oh! Forgive me for saying that.

He has trouble with people.

He must scare his classmates away.

No. He's fairly good with people.

He came by for dinner once, and got along surprisingly well with my family.

Haruto went to your house?

Oh... So he had dinner with you.

Thank you for taking care of him.

Why are you here today?

I come here often to visit the neurology department.

The neurology department?

They say I have a problem with my motor nerves.

But today I'm just here to visit someone.

Aya!

Good afternoon.

Mama, it's the girl that always helps me!

Oh, are you?

We're thankful for all you've done.

I'm Yuka's mother.

It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Aya Ikeuchi.

These are for you.

You didn't have to go this much trouble.

Thank you!

Look honey. She brought us these beautiful flowers.

Mr. Tashiro, it's time for your check up.

How do you feel?

Thank you for always keeping Yuka company.

Don't mention it.

- It's good, isn't it? - It's delicious!

Um... What kind of disease does Yuka's father have?

My dad's illness is hard to say. Um... spin... spina...

Spinal chord.

The parts of human body that allow us to move

are the spine and the cerebellum.

When they don't function properly,

muscles don't receive the right signals and you can't move when you want to.

He still has a clear understanding of everything around him though.

There's no damage to the brain.

When I grow up, I'm going to be a doctor so I can cure him.

You will, won't you? Grow up fast, ok?

I will!

Excuse me!

I'd like to speak to Dr. Mizuno for a minute.

Today is his day off.

But... now that you mention it...

Ms. Ikeuchi, is something wrong?

Excuse me. The nurse told me that you

come here to eat often on your days off.

I see.

Oh, they started already.

Um... Do you come here often?

I walk around here every once in awhile on my days off.

I don't have much time off.

Doctors are always so busy...

It seems like it'd be hard to stay in shape.

It's true. Ever since I started this job it's been more difficult.

Sorry!

Nice throw!

I was crazy about baseball when I was in school,

but since I started working I can only watch.

My first patient was a child who was really good at baseball.

Even when I had a ton of work left to do, I'd stop to go play baseball with him.

Really?

What made you come see me today?

You wanted to speak to me, right?

Um...

Doctor... l...

Um...

I should head home.

My parents will get worried if I don't go back soon.

If anything happens, we can talk about it at your next visit.

Okay.

[1 Day Left Until The Competition]

What happened?

Hey!

It's difficult for everyone if you fall behind.

Oh! Sorry!

You have to pay attention.

Then, again from where we stopped.

Where were we?

Um... Page 3...

Are you okay?

What are you doing?

Sorry.

On that note, Asou isn't here either.

Our class representative is ditching?

- Tomorrow is the big day! - Maybe he's in the biology lab?

What is it?

We're all practicing.

What are you doing?

Observing the aquarium.

It's amazing, isn't it?

Even in such a small aquarium there's so much life.

It's so well balanced it provides for itself.

Even though it's small, there's an ecosystem there.

That's true.

I ran into your father at the hospital a few days ago.

He seemed like a good person.

Do you want to be a doctor too?

I'm not suited to be a doctor.

I don't really care if humans live or die.

Things die and others are born. It's part of nature's balance.

Humans are the same.

There's no reason to force a life to continue.

- You think? - Yes, I do.

You really believe that?

I don't think it's that simple.

What isn't?

Living and dying... The balance of nature...

Casually accepting it, saying "That's right! Now I understand!"

It's just not that simple!

It's evolution.

It's got nothing to do with evolution! You're wrong!

- About what? - How can you say "about what?"

You're wrong. In any case, you're wrong!

What am I wrong about?

Are you telling me that if someone dear to you got sick and died, you'd be fine with that?

What's wrong with you?

You're being ridiculous.

Give it back...

Doctor, please give it back...

I'm almost finished. Hold on.

It's turning all black!

Aargh! Hey!

Shioka?

Hey!

What are you doing?

Aya's been acting strange lately.

I thought maybe she wrote something about it...

Wasn't it strange how distracted she was yesterday?

Could she have... figured it out?

Cut it out!

Calm down Shioka!

What's going to happen if we lose control?

That's amazing! Ako, you're really talented!

I'm really not!

[First prize ~ Kanto Painting Competition] You are! You're so good!

You really think so?

I'm home!

What's wrong?

Hey, I smell something burning.

It should be all right. Rika, let's go over here.

Hey, guess what this is?

The truth is... Look!

Sorry, can you show me later?

No, now!

I'm busy.

What is it? What happened?

Nothing.

- I understand. Thank you. - Aya isn't home yet?

- You're late. - Mari and others have already gone home.

I'll ride up to the school.

Yes, I think you should.

Hey! What's the big deal?

You're so overprotective!

- It's not even 8 o'clock yet. - Be quiet.

Did I say something that bad?

What are you trying to do?

You only think about yourself. You never consider the rest of the family!

Shioka...

I wish I was sick too, then you might care about me as much as her.

Ako, what did you say?

I said I wish I was sick too!

Ako!

Why did you do that?

You're crazy...

Everyone in this house is crazy!

[Biology Laboratory]

[Disease ~ Cerebellum ~ Spine]

[Search]

[Spinocerebellar Degeneration]

Spinocerebellar degeneration...

Symptoms include difficulty controlling movement.

It's a neurodegenerative disease of unknown origins.

Nerve cells begin to break down, eventually completely disappearing.

...the spine and cerebellum.

When they don't function properly,

muscles don't receive the right signals, and you can't move when you want to.

The first indications are stumbling,

or falling easily while walking.

It's difficult to perceive a sense of distance, causing trouble picking things up.

It grows difficult to stand, forcing patients to use a wheelchair in their daily lives.

They will eventually become unable to speak

and will face considerable difficulty communicating.

The cause of this disease is still unclear.

While progression of the disease can be slowed down,

there is no cure.

[...there is no cure. ]

Who's in here?

What are you doing here?

Hey, don't play with that!

What are you doing here so late?

What about you?

Me?

The fish that died today could have been contagious.

If I don't treat them now, other fish may die too.

You're so strange...

You couldn't care less if people die, but you worry about fish.

Shut up.

It's strange...

Where have you been?

Sorry. I met a friend.

Were you with that girl? Ikeuchi?

You haven't eaten, have you?

Haruto.

Are you dating that girl?

No, I'm not.

I see.

Why do you ask?

Nevermind.

Aya!

You're late! We were so worried!

Sorry. We were practicing our song.

Oh, I see!

Tomorrow is the big day, eh? Best of luck!

We'll come cheer you on.

That way when you're finished we can head over to the hospital.

I'm looking forward to seeing you direct the group! Good luck!

Good luck Aya!

Good luck!

Thank you.

[Concert!] [Hospital Exam]

[37th Annual Chorus Competition Meiwadai Higashi High School]

Wait.

The sopranos are singing too low. Please raise your pitch.

Also, some of the boys

are singing out of time. Please be more attentive.

Yes.

- What happened to Aya? - She's taking it so seriously.

Practice time is over...

You guys are well prepared.

Go out there and sing with confidence!

Yes!

Alright, let's go.

Oh no, I'm so nervous!

Don't say that! You'll make me nervous too.

You're acting strange.

Yesterday you told me I was strange,

but you're acting strange too.

First you start crying, then all of a sudden you start acting so serious...

You're being strange!

Today, I will finally get an answer

to the question I keep wanting to ask. I'm not going to run away.

Once I know, it might change me.

This is the last day that

I can be myself.

I'm sure this is my last chance.

What are you talking about? A quiz?

Something like that.

So make sure you sing properly!

I'll never forgive you if you just lip sync!

Hurry up!

We still have to bring Rika to the sitter.

Don't worry,

Aya's class is the eighth to perform.

Yes, but hurry!

I don't want to miss her performance.

Come on, come on!

Doctor...

I'm sorry to bother you this early.

I wanted to speak to you before today's examinations.

I'm going to go on ahead.

I still have to bring Rika to the sitter.

We've already decided.

My husband is also opposed to telling her.

Last Sunday, Aya came to see me on her own.

Were you aware of that?

No.

In the end, she left without asking anything.

We shouldn't put this off any longer.

Can't you see that Aya is suffering and feels all alone right now?

I know she's starting to understand that something is wrong, but I don't want to hurt her.

Just who is it you're trying to protect?

It is not a matter of protecting her! Any parent would feel the same!

You wouldn't understand. You're still young, and you have no children.

I was once told "please, give it back."

I had a patient named Shota.

The first time I met him, he was still elementary school.

Doctor, hurry up and end work!

"End"?

I think you mean "finish"?

But look who's telling me!

Come on!

He was the first patient I was in charge of. I was nervous and

I considered him more like a friend.

Catch!

He had a degenerative disease. His parents also requested that I not to tell him

because he was only 10 years old. Too young to learn of such a cruel fate.

They wanted to keep it from him until the last moment. They waited a year to tell him.

Shota was no longer able to walk.

When he understood he would never recover, he said that to me.

"Doctor, give it back!"

If only he had known, he could have tried harder.

He could have made sure to practice baseball late every night.

Doctor...

- He wanted me to give him that time back... - Give it back.

When they asked me not to tell him,

part of me was relieved...

I didn't want to hurt him.

In reality, I just didn't want to hurt myself!

It's true that I have no children and I can't understand how it feels to be a parent,

but I want to give Aya a chance to live

without any regret in her life.

Now class 1-A will perform

the song "Sangatsu Kokonoka" [March 9th]

It's because she's still 15...

It's because she is only 15 years old that she needs to know the truth.

She still has a lot left to do!

That's exactly why we have to tell her.

The important thing right now is to make sure Aya lives life to the fullest.

nagareru kisetsu no mannaka de [In the middle of this drifting season]

futo hi no nagasa wo kanjimasu [I notice how suddenly time passes by]

sewashiku sugiru hibi no naka ni [We paint our dreams for the future]

watashi to anata de yume wo egaku [as the days quickly pass us by]

sangatsu no kaze ni [Into the March winds]

omoi wo nosete [We set our hopes adrift]

sakura no tsubomi wa haru e to tsuzukimasu [Cherry blossoms live on through spring]

afuredasu hikari no tsubu ga [Overflowing drops of light]

sukoshizutsu asa wo atatamemasu [warm the morning one by one]

ooki na akubi wo shita ato ni [After I yawn loudly]

sukoshi tereteru anata no yoko de [I shyly lay beside you]

arata no sekai no [Standing at the entrance]

iriguchi ni tachi [to this new world]

kizuita koto wa hitori ja nai tte koto [I realize I'm not alone]

hitomi wo tojireba anata ga [When I close my eyes... ]

I...

I just wanted...

her to have fun, tell jokes and say stupid things.

So the most important moments of her life would be filled with joy.

That's all I wanted...

kono saki mo tonari de [Stay beside me from now on]

soko hohoende [With a smile on your face]

But... I can't make that happen...

As long as we keep hiding the truth...

I can't even look her in the eye!

dore hodo tsuyoku nareta deshou [You've given me such strength]

anata ni totte watashi mo soude aritai [I want do the same for you]

[Biology Laboratory]

Are you telling me that

if someone dear to you got sick and died, you'd be fine with that?

You couldn't care less if people die, but you worry about fish.

[History]

Before the exam today,

there are some things I'd like to discuss with you.

We still haven't given you a clear explanation of your disease.

Do I have spinocerebellar degeneration?

Doctor...

The disease I have... Is it spinocerebellar degeneration?

That's correct.

l... In the future...

Am I going to end up like Yuka's father?

Please tell me, doctor.

It won't happen immediately... But eventually, I believe you will.

Aya.

It won't happen right away.

Can I ask one question?

Certainly.

This disease...

This disease...

Why did it choose me?

Why was I chosen to have this disease? I can't brush it aside with words like "fate."

[Kitou Aya in the 4th grade]

Kanashimi no mukou wo kishi ni [On the coast across from sadness]

Hohoemi ga aru toiu yo [they say there lies is a smile]

Tadoritsuku sono saki ni wa [When we get there]

Nani ga bokura wo matteru [Something will be waiting for us]

Nigeru tame ja naku [We must not run away]

Yume ou tame ni [In order to chase our dreams]

Tabi ni deta hazu sa [We have to go back]

Tooi natsu no ano hi [to that distant summer day]

Ashita sae mieta nara [If I could just see tomorrow]

Tameiki mo nai kedo [I wouldn't breathe a sigh]

Nagare ni sakarau fune no you ni [Like a ship rows against a storm]

Ima wa mae e susume [I must continue to move forward]

Amakumo ga kireta nara [When the rain clouds disappear]

Nureta michi kagayaku [the wet roads glisten]

Yami dake ga oshiete kureru [Only in darkness will you see]

Tsuyoi tsuyoi hikari [The bright, bright light]

Tsuyoku mae e susume [That guides us forward]

What disease do you have?

It can't be cured.

It appears that the disease is progressing very quickly for Aya.

Aya was acting strange.

It's not normal to fall that much!

I know something is wrong...

Subtitled in Italian by V-chan. English Translation by Google and Adora2420.

Does that really make us greedy? Trying to force life to continue.