[gentle music]
♪ ♪
[SHIZUKA] When I was in trouble, I wished upon a star.
I wished that Dad wouldn't leave.
I wished for a good meal.
I wished for school without bullies.
But what was it that I truly wanted?
[theme music]
♪ ♪
So that means I returned to Earth to make Marina
happy instead of Shizuka.
But I couldn't because I lost my memories.
I haven't followed anything you've said,
octopus. [groans] You could at least
try to make a little sense.
I'm saying we need to go back out there and find Shizuka.
By the time I woke up, she was gone, pi.
But now you're here.
I can't help you.
Don't ask me why.
Just can't.
From now on, I can't see Kuze.
This is the last time I'll see you, too.
Pi?
[AZUMA] It's just, my family's going through a lot.
My mother's bedridden from all the stress.
My father's actually at home for once.
But we don't know what's going to happen to the clinic.
I won't be causing any more trouble for them.
I've got to go back soon.
But I wanted to give you--
[TAKOPI] Wait, Azuma.
Why would you go and say something so sad like that?
No, pi.
I don't want you going anywhere, pi.
Why will I never be able to see you again, pi?
Is it my fault?
Were you not having fun when we played, pi?
[somber music]
Of course I was.
So why are you saying goodbye, pi?
Is it because I'm too stupid and bad?
I don't get it, pi.
I don't get anything.
I told you.
[TAKOPI] And more than that, why do I
still want to see Shizuka smiling, pi?
I don't understand, pi.
Shizuka is a bad girl, and she hurt a lot of people.
She was the reason Marina's sad.
But she also shared her bread with me,
and we all had fun playing together.
I just don't get it, pi.
How could she be so good and also so bad?
Because that's how it is.
People can be good and people can be bad at the same time.
I don't see how you're missing something so obvious.
Pi?
You really are stupid.
Huh?
And Kuze is stupid, too.
She never does her homework.
Of course, I'm the stupidest.
Then Azuma, why are you going to leave?
Even so.
It was fun hanging out with you two.
For the first time ever, I was actually
excited to go to school.
Get it?
It was because we're friends.
You may be an idiot, but you're the kindest idiot I know.
You told me you thought I was amazing,
even though nothing I have ever done has ever worked out.
And I know you mean it 'cause you're
too stupid to tell a lie.
Understand?
I'm thanking you, you dumb octopus.
Here, this is yours, right?
Sorry I grabbed it without asking.
Take it.
I won't forget how much fun we had.
But I guess I wasn't good enough to rescue her.
I thought if I could help out Kuze,
I would finally like being me.
Instead, I just made things worse.
Looking back, even trying to save her was a horrible idea.
But at least I gave it my best shot.
Azuma, pi.
[AZUMA] I'm out of time.
I only meant to sneak out for a couple minutes.
One second.
Please, before you leave.
There's something else I want to know.
Your eyes have changed, like those things around your
eyes, pi.
Does it always happen like that?
When humans grow, do their eye things change shape?
My brother bought them for me.
He used his last paycheck.
Because he just got fired.
And now, Junya may not be able to go to college.
[sobs]
What's wrong, Azuma?
Huh?
[AZUMA] Octopus, do me a favor.
Remember what you told me, about the gadget
that can rewind time?
Pi?
[AZUMA] Well, if you bump into the me from before,
pass on a message.
"You should try getting in some fights with your big bro."
Bye bye, Takopi.
[somber music]
Bye bye, Azuma.
Trying to save her was a bad idea, but he still tried.
♪ ♪
I found you, pi.
Hey, Shizuka.
♪ ♪
Listen, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a
while now.
[SHIZUKA] Move it.
I'm going to the shelter to look for Chappy.
I got to check inside the stomachs of their staff.
I'm staying here.
If you go through with that, you'll make everyone
at the shelter sad, pi.
You shouldn't do things that are going to hurt people, pi.
And I don't want you to hurt other people either, pi.
Because it'll make me sad, too.
Even you'll feel sad if you do it, pi.
I know how much you've been going through,
and you've done it all by yourself, pi.
But Shizuka--
[SHIZUKA] Yeah?
What else do you expect me to do then?
I went to my dad for help, and he acted
like he didn't even know me.
So what should I have done different?
Shizu--
[SHIZUKA] My dad isn't only my dad anymore.
What should I have done?
When they told me I needed a parent to get on the ferry,
what should I have done?
Shizuka, that hurts.
[SHIZUKA] I've got no grown-ups to help me.
When my mom stopped bothering to come home.
Tell me why I should have done that?
And what about when I ran out of my last writing board?
Pi.
[SHIZUKA] They all say I stink, but
what about me stinks if my mom never told me these
things, huh?
Pi.
[SHIZUKA] What should I have done when I couldn't
see Dad when I needed him?
What should I have done when no one showed up to parents' day?
What should I have done when Chappy was barking
and all our neighbors got mad at me?
Or when I was all alone and adults
asked where my parents were?
What should I have done?
Who was I supposed to ask for help with these things?
Have you forgotten there's no one who
cares if I'm alive or dead?
I want an answer.
Tell me.
What the hell do you know about me or them?
Tell me what I should have done differently.
I don't have an answer, Pi.
Huh?
I'm so sorry, Shizuka.
I wish I knew what to say, but this is too hard to understand.
[SHIZUKA] Fuck you.
Don't make excuses.
Ow.
[SHIZUKA] You're no use to me.
Let go of my hand.
It's a happy handshake, pi.
[SHIZUKA] The hell is that?
[TAKOPI] I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Shizuka.
I'm sorry I don't have all the answers for you, pi.
And I'm sorry I didn't realize how you really felt, pi.
And I'm sorry for how I kept trying and failing
to help you in spite of that.
And I'm sorry I wasn't really listening
to what you were telling me.
I'm sorry that I never understood
what you needed to hear.
More than anything, I'm sorry for leaving you by yourself.
Just shut up, OK?
Shizuka.
[SHIZUKA] No matter how much you say sorry,
it won't make my dad come home.
And it's not going to make my mom love me.
[TAKOPI] Shizuka.
And Chappy's really gone for good.
I can't do anything to bring him back, can I?
[sobbing]
Yes, I know.
[sobbing]
I know, and I'm sorry.
[poignant music]
♪ ♪
Shizuka.
I'm so happy.
I love this.
I wish it could be just me and you together all the time.
But--
But what?
Come with me.
Over here.
I have something to show you.
A special gadget that you'll love.
A Happy Camera.
When you take a photo with this and feed it back
into the camera, you can turn back the clock to when
the photo was first taken, pi.
Oh, it's broken right now, so it won't work, pi.
Yeah.
[TAKOPI] But want to know something, Shizuka?
I actually got my memories back, pi.
And now, there's one last thing I can do to help you out.
Hold on.
This is my Happy Power.
Hold on.
[TAKOPI] If I give it up forever--
[SHIZUKA] Please.
[TAKOPI] The camera will function one more time.
Don't go. Stay with me. No.
You can't leave me alone like this.
Hey, Shizuka, just trust me.
I'll make you smile wider than you ever have in your life, pi.
Our time together has been the happiest of my life, pi.
But we can't stay like this forever.
I need you to smile.
I'll smile.
I'll smile if you just stay with me, Takopi.
[sobbing]
[TAKOPI] To those I've come to love here,
I hope you can find what you truly want.
Shizuka, thank you for always playing with me.
Thank you for being friends with me.
And thank you for sharing your bread with me that day.
Thank you for everything, Shizuka.
And goodbye.
In due time.
Don't leave me.
Takopi!
[birds chittering]
What?
Why am I here?
[joyful music]
[TAKOPI] Come on, Shizuka, wake up.
Hurry.
You're going to be late if you don't head out soon.
Oh, Shizuka.
Yeah, I heard you.
[TAKOPI] Good morning, Shizuka.
It's a beautiful day today.
Let's go.
It's a perfect day for school.
Wait, that's the name, right?
School is that place you go to every day, isn't it, pi?
I'll never forget that, pi, because you're
the one who took me there.
Also.
Well, look at that.
If it isn't my favorite parasite.
[TAKOPI] This girl is Marina.
She loves talking to Shizuka as much as she can, pi.
She can be a little mean, but deep down--
And you aren't even wearing that ugly chameleon
plant today.
Guess the sewer rat decided to not filthy up a flower like--
hold on.
You don't wear--
What flower?
You feeling OK?
What's going on?
Your stench must have just scrambled my brain.
[TAKOPI] Oh, right.
We can't forget about you either, pi.
Hi, Azuma.
I got into a huge fight with my big bro yesterday.
Yeah?
Didn't know you even had a brother.
Yeah, he sucks at video games, but he refuses to share.
I want a little time on our PS4, too.
[BOY] Huh?
[CLASSMATES] You actually have a PS4 at your house?
Well, he does.
- Awesome. - Lucky.
Can I come over to play it?
[AZUMA] Sure.
It's about time for us to go to the next class.
Huh?
Oh, that's right.
We should head over, guys.
But, hey, I didn't know you were into games.
[CLASSMATE] I'm still stuck with my brother's last gen.
[BOY] All I have is a controller.
[BOY] To play or what?
[BOY] My old man bought it.
I--
[BOY] You coming or what, Naoki?
Yeah.
[TAKOPI] Right.
You have always been alone.
Of course, the same could be said for you, too.
Enough is enough, you lousy bloodsucker.
Because of you, my mom is crying every day.
And my daddy won't stop yelling.
It's your fault they're like this.
Your fault, your fault, your fault. Give them back to me.
Make them both like they were before.
Give me back my family right now.
[TAKOPI] I'm sorry.
[sobbing]
[SHIZUKA] Marina?
What's that thing?
I don't know.
It's just a doodle I drew randomly.
Yuck.
It looks disgusting.
Like a little turd ball.
I'm talking catastrophically dumb.
Probably useless, too.
Total garbage.
Doesn't even deserve a name.
But it seems friendly.
Like, everywhere you go, it follows.
Yeah, true.
And you can't get it to shut up.
And it would never leave you.
It's too dumb.
Uh-huh.
And instead of saving you, it just talks.
Because--
[BOTH] Everybody gets happier after talking things out, pi.
[TAKOPI] Exactly.
It's the most important thing in the universe.
Hey, what do you think you're crying for, loser?
You crying too, Marina.
What?
Why would I be?
I don't know.
[sobbing]
[TAKOPI] I wish I could have kept my promises,
but there's one big one I forgot.
I'm sorry, Mama, for not talking things out with you.
[sobbing]
Final log from Sol planet 3, Earth.
To all of you in 2016, there are so many things I can't do.
Love I can't bring back into your lives,
families I can't fix.
Your mother might never care.
And your father might not just be yours.
I can't help you with that.
But my wish for you, and you, and you,
and for all of you who feel alone,
I hope you grow into happy adults together.
Thank you.
And bye bye.
What are you looking at there?
Huh?
It's nothing.
[closing theme]
♪ ♪
[MARINA] I just got a text.
My mom is having a rough day, so can we stop by a bakery?
I'm pretty sure your mom is having a rough day every day.
I gotta remind you, whose fault that is?
At least she's better than your deadbeats.
[SHIZUKA] Oh, I need eyeshadow.
Mine's out.
[MARINA] You're not even listening.
[SHIZUKA] Hey, hold on.
Does this remind you of something?
[MARINA] Yeah.
What was it?
It's--
[BOTH] Looks just like a rabbit from Saturn, pi.
What does that mean?
I don't know.
You said it too.