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Yay!

The win was all thanks to Mari!

Congratulations on winning the Newcomers Preliminary Match!

Thank you!

You'll come cheer us on in the next match, right?

Of course.

Alright!

Good luck!

Thank you.

Oh, all the parents...

Matsumura, what do you think of the school's decision?

It's disgraceful.

With all due respect to Mrs. Ikeuchi, I don't intend to let this matter drop.

Did something happen?

There's mom.

After her preschool's

graduation ceremony she's going to sing it with rabbit ears on.

Rika, you're so talented!

What's happening to me?

The tears won't stop.

Why are you crying?

- You're such an old man. - Don't call me old!

Unlike you, my heart is pure.

Isn't it supposed to be on piano?

Well, we don't have a piano so that's the best she can do.

Daddy, buy me a piano.

Must you always say the most unnecessary things? Dummy!

Hey Rika, come here.

Forget, forget, forget.

- That's not going to make her forget. - There! End of discussion!

Mom.

Did something happen at the meeting?

Oh, I took the opportunity to

thank everyone for continuing to support you.

Was that all?

Of course.

Well then, bon appetit.

Yes, bon appetit!

Bon appetit!

I think I'll have some shrimp.

The meeting was more eventful than I expected.

Mrs. Ikeuchi?

Yes, a lot of parents are uncomfortable with their children being forced to help an invalid.

Even Prof. Nishino told Mrs. Ikeuchi she should consider a school for handicapped children.

Is it that hard?

To let that girl...

Is it really that hard to let Ikeuchi continue to be normal high school student?

Her illness is progressing rather quickly.

Right now, she's

not in an environment where people could help her if an emergency arose.

It's probably best for her as well.

The pressure she's under

goes far beyond what you can imagine.

It's not something a kid like you can help her get through.

They say "she's always late to class and it's causing problems..."

"People's grades are dropping..."

"There must be a better place for her to go."

I guess we can't change that.

Well, parents are only able to take their own children's situations into account.

That's fine though.

No matter what others parents say

we're Aya's parents and we have to consider what's best for her.

We have to do everything we can for her.

That's true.

"Yes you can."

This phrase is used to give permission to carry out an action.

" Can you help me with my homework?"

"Alright. "

When you're worried about class, this is used to request help.

Next...

The word "can" is used to indicate that something is possible.

"Anybody can make mistakes."

I'm really sorry.

You guys never get a break in between classes.

Don't worry about that, it's fine.

Who are they?

Middle school students who've come here for guidance.

They're visiting the school.

Really?

In April we're going to become their seniors.

Last spring,

I came to Higashi with so much hope.

I wonder what kind of

spring is waiting for me now?

1 Litre of Tears Episode 8 ~ 1 Litre of Tears ~

You're really doing your best, aren't you?

The simulation test is next week, right?

I have to do the best I can for it.

What's that?

Kouhei's in charge of our class photos.

So when we graduate, they can

make an album of all the things that happened during the year.

I wonder if I'll be able to graduate.

What are you talking about?

I understand my situation.

Eventually... As my symptoms progress,

I'm going to have to make my own decision.

You idiot. What happened to your hope for the future?

You're the one who told me,

"I've decided to give it all I can for now." Remember?

If you're going to continue doing your best

you have to be in more pictures like this for our class album.

What's wrong, Asou?

Eh?

You're acting like... a good person.

Be quiet.

I'm...

really scared.

It feels like...

...the moment I...

...leave this school...

...my life will be over.

Aya, sorry for making you wait.

It's delicious!

Chew your food!

I am!

There's something I want to talk to everyone about.

I'm thinking of leaving my job after March.

You aren't going to do health care anymore?

Why?

There are a lot of reasons. I want to stay home and help out at the shop,

and go with Aya to school to help her.

I don't want you to do that just because of me.

I'm not.

This is what I want to do.

If you're not getting paid, our living expenses...

I'll just eat a half a bowl of rice from now on.

Rika will only eat half a pepper.

That's just because you don't like them, right?

Idiots! We don't have to worry that much!

Our tofu business is soaring.

Yet we still haven't gotten our salary increased.

Shut up.

Don't worry. Keep eating.

You know...

Are you sure that's the right thing to do?

We'll make up the money somehow.

No, I don't mean that.

You've always taken care of the kids and the store

while managing to do your job.

You've had 4 children and have always tended to the 6 of us

while maintaining the same job for 20 years.

I did a lot of different jobs before I started the store.

Honestly...

Ever since we were young

I was always jealous that you knew so clearly

where your place was in life was.

So...

It's okay.

But...

No, it's fine.

Until now I've helped the whole city with their health...

From now on, I'm just going to care for my family.

If you're sure...

Mom told us she plans to quit her job.

It's really comforting to think about having her at my side always, but....

Hey Aya, suppose...

Hypothetically...

What?

Nothing, nevermind.

Dr. Asou.

How is the research going?

Well,

Dr. Okazaki from Kobe has

offered to let me use some mice infected with SCD from his laboratory.

Really?

Once you begin testing you'll be

pushing yourself to produce results at any cost, I imagine.

Exactly.

In all my years as a doctor...

I've seen many patients whose strength has brought courage to their doctors.

Though we intend to encourage them, somehow

they end up encouraging us instead.

You've experienced this as well, haven't you? Thanks to that girl.

You may be right.

If there is ever anything I can do to help, please call me.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Shall I get this for you?

But...

Don't worry about it.

Thank you.

What do you think?

Even the parents are upset.

It's not going to get any better.

She'll always have people flocking to help her.

Haruto.

You knew all along.

That's why you're always so nice to her, right?

Ikeuchi has an incurable disease, right?

What the hell are you talking about?

Everyone's talking about it.

She'll end up confined to her bed eventually.

Give it a rest already.

Don't ever say anything like that again.

This way it only takes a small gesture to move.

Everyone who has one says it's extremely convenient.

Really?

Price reductions are available based on approval.

Considering your daughters illness, I'm sure it would be approved.

Yes...

Eh? You're going to work there?

Yes. I heard yesterday that

the boy that worked there quit suddenly,

so they're in need of new staff.

We don't have to worry about money yet.

He says it's fine if I just work on days off, or after we close here.

It's really convenient.

I can't turn it down.

If you make yourself work that hard, you're going to...

You don't need to worry about that.

We just need to take care of Aya.

I don't want the children to have to worry about the family budget.

Don't say anything to them.

Okay.

Saki, are you all right?

Were you up studying all night again?

I'm sorry to make you leave early.

It's fine!

I feel confident this time. I studied 3 times harder than usual.

Wow, good job!

We have to hurry.

Don't worry about it Aya.

Mari!

You okay?

Aya! Mari!

Are you okay?

What happened? Are you alright?

Aya,

your mom is on her way.

Sorry.

Mari!

Your hand...

They went overboard with the bandages.

It'll be fine in a week or two.

But... Isn't your match this week?

I'm sorry!

I'm so sorry guys!

It's really okay. You don't have to apologize.

Right Saki?

Listen up.

Ikeuchi sprained her ankle,

so she won't be coming to school this week.

Well, I'll be back in a bit.

Okay.

Oh! You got your costume all ready?

Not bad.

I'm home.

- Welcome back. - Welcome back.

Welcome back.

Ako!

I have to go out for a bit. Could you wash up the pans for me?

I can't.

I have to do my homework before dinner.

Eh? Homework?

What happened to you?

What about you? Where are you going?

Hey... Ah... Hey, the phone!

Hello, Ikeuchi residence.

Mom!

I'll be back.

See you later.

Hello?

Ah, Mr. Tsujino...

That's right, I'm sorry.

We're booked all next month.

Did something happen?

Have you gone to see Dr. Nishikawa?

It's a good thing you didn't get too hurt when you fell.

You can go back to school soon.

I wonder if it's okay for me to go back.

I'm not sure anymore.

Aya.

Can I ask you a hypothetical question?

Suppose... If I study really hard...

If I was able to into Higashi next year...

If I could somehow make that happen... You'd be in your 3rd year when I got there, right?

I could help you with everything.

To and from school, in between classes...

I'd be there any time you had any trouble.

Then mom wouldn't have to quit work. Everything would be fine, right?

So please, don't give up yet...

Try and hang in there a little bit longer.

Thank you,

Ako.

Remember...

It's just hypothetical.

Ok.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Thanks again.

It's nothing...

Good morning.

- You're going home early today? - Yeah, I have a check up.

Then let us take you to the nurse.

No, that's okay.

I don't have to be there for awhile, so I can make it on my own.

Okay.

Please take your seats.

Let's begin today's lesson.

So...

Professor, there's something I'd like to discuss with the class.

Oh? Okay.

Go ahead.

I would like to discuss the Ikeuchi situation.

The problem was discussed at the last PTA meeting,

as I'm sure everyone already knows.

I think we should discuss our opinions on the matter as a class.

I think Ikeuchi has become

a hindrance for the entire class.

I think we should discuss the best thing to do about Ikeuchi, for everyone's sake.

Professor.

May I continue?

If we leave it as it is, it's going to get painful.

I feel sorry for her, but I can't stand our classes being delayed.

I've thought that myself at times,

but it's not like we can ask her to hurry up.

I feel so sorry for Ikeuchi.

Can't we just give her an extra 5 or 10 minutes?

What about the days we have tests?

That's a good point.

Sugiura, what do you think?

Aya has a lot to worry about...

But she's been struggling

trying to do her very best.

If we all help her just a little bit, she won't cause any trouble.

Wasn't it her fault that you hurt your hand and couldn't play in the last match?

Well...

...yes, but...

What about you, Matsumura?

I...

...go meet her at the gate every morning.

Then I help her between classes.

I love Aya... I do it because I'm her friend, but...

But... sometimes... it's just too much.

Saki.

I'm not really good at school to begin with...

I have to worry about the team too...

Sometimes I want to sleep in the morning...

We're at our limit.

The thought of it staying like this...

No matter how much we want to help, it's impossible, isn't it?

Okay.

I understand.

I've heard your views on the matter.

I will discuss it with her family.

You're all hypocrites.

To her face you act like good people, and treat her kindly.

Every time she apologizes you tell her "It's fine, don't worry!".

Then we she's not around, you talk like this.

"She's nothing but a hindrance." You're hypocrites.

Asou, listen...

If you've got a problem with her don't act so friendly!

"You are a burden. You're bothering me. I'm sick of it." Say it to her face!

Then she can understand the situation.

Then she could find a way to not be a burden.

Asou, I understand what you mean, but...

You too!

"You"? How dare...

Why did you let this conversation continue?

If you'd been honest with her we wouldn't be discussing this.

You're just letting everyone clear the path for you.

If you'd spoken to her directly, she could have decided...

Ikeuchi.

Aya.

Sorry.

I forgot one thing.

Climb on.

Say something!

Tell me about the penguins!

Or fish!

...Dogs!

Can't you tell me one of your stories?

Make something up! I don't care if it's a lie!

I won't get mad at you!

There's nothing I can do.

They all say such horrible things...

but I'm just like them!

I knew about your disease...

I was close enough to see your pain...

I still couldn't do anything for you.

I thought I could help. I'm just a loudmouthed idiot.

My father was right...

I'm just a kid.

That's not true.

You've always been there to encourage me.

You've always listened to the things I couldn't tell anyone else.

When I'm depressed, you make me laugh.

You've always stayed by my side...

Whenever my heart is broken...

You've always been there for me.

Thank you.

Asou.

Bye-bye.

Here, here.

Rika! Rika!

Rika! You look great! Too cute!

Rika you were wonderful!!

You were just like Ayumi Hamasaki.

Dad.

I love how you put your soul into making tofu.

I love the confidence you have when you say you're going to make the best tofu in the world.

What's come over you?

Mom.

I love my medical assistant mother too.

You spend 24 hours a day thinking about the people in this town

and how to bring their happiness back to them.

I really love that aspect of my mother.

Aya...

So please don't quit your job.

Dad you too, don't push yourself.

What are you talking about?

Ako, Hiro, Rika too. I love all of you.

Even though I wound up like this, you still treat me like a big sister.

I really love our family.

I feel like if you're with me, I'll be fine no matter where I end up.

I'll go to the school for the disabled, ok?

Ikeuchi has decided that she's going to

transfer to another school next semester.

Let's show our encouragement with a round of applause.

I think some of you already know, but...

...the disease that I have is incurable.

There is no way to treat it.

Eventually,

I'll no longer be able to walk, stand up, or even speak.

This is what the doctors have told me.

In the last year,

I've slowly become unable to do the things that always seemed natural before.

In my dreams, I can walk normally while I talk to my friends....

I can play basketball while running at full speed...

But when I wake up,

I find myself trapped in a body I can no longer control.

Each day it gets more difficult.

What's the best way for me to walk so I won't fall?

How can I finish my lunch before the next class?

How do I...

ignore the looks everyone is giving me?

At times I've seriously thought...

I can't live with this.

Going to high school...

College...

Getting a job...

The future I'd envisioned for myself...

has become impossible.

I can't see my path in life...

I can't even say a ray of hope...

This disease has destroyed my life...

This echoes over and over in my head. However...

However...

No matter how painful it is, this is reality.

No matter how much I cry, I can't escape from this disease.

No matter how much I long for the past, I can't go back in time.

Therefore,

I realized that I have no choice but to try

and love myself as I am now.

There were a lot of things that

I didn't realize until I got sick.

How grateful I am

just having my family beside me.

I took things for granted, like

the warmth of my friends hands

when they reached out to me...

How just being healthy

is a cause for joy.

Being sick doesn't mean that all is lost.

Even with the problems I have now,

I'm still me.

My disability...

This overwhelming burden...

It's part of who I am now.

So I'm going to keep my head up.

So...

I've decided that I'm going to go to a school for the physically disabled.

Even though my place in life is different from yours,

from now on,

I'm going to take every step I can

to uncover the light along the path that I've chosen.

I think it's taken me at least 1 litre of tears

to get to the point where I could say all of this with a smile on my face.

Now I can say...

Even though I have to leave this school

I'm not going to look at it as the end.

Everyone...

Up until now...

For being so kind...

Thank you!

Come on.

Ikeuchi!

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]

sawashiku 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 na sekai no iriguchi ni tachi [Standing at the entrance 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]

mabuta no ura ni iru koto de [Your reflection lies behind my eyelids]

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

anata ni totte watashi mo sou de aritai [I want to do the same for you]

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

mabuta no ura ni iru koto de [Your reflection lies behind my eyelids]

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

anata ni totte watashi mo sou de aritai [I want to do the same for you]

It's okay to fall down, isn't it?

You can always get back up again.

If I look up at the sky when I fall down, even today, I can see a limitless smile stretching across the blue sky.

I am alive.

School ends in 4 days.

Everyone's making paper cranes of 1000 wishes for me.

The prayers they're putting their hearts into

are burned into my memory so that

no matter how distant we grow, I'll never forget.

But...

What I really wanted was to hear them say "Aya, please don't go."

[From "1 Litre of Tears"]

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]

To me... You're...

Things that would be trivial to a normal person could cost Aya her life.

What are you doing?

Am I really... hard to understand after all?

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

The worlds we live in are completely different now.