Soar High! (舞いあがれ!)

Grandma, what's over there?

Wild kites.

Spring of 1994.

Mai left Higashiosaka and started living with her grandmother on the Goto Archipelago.

Grandma, it's human to make mistakes, right?

Of course.

Step by step, under the watchful eye of the people at Goto, Ma's condition improved.

Grandma!

I let go of the kite.

You too. Just like the kite, no matter what happens, don't give up and stand against it.

Haruto!

Fly up!

Third week, first part:

Don't give up, dad

Fallen leaves dance in the park

They show me how to fly.

I kindly thank them for that

It would be wonderful if I could be so light.

While confiding my concerns to a cat crossing the road,

I would like to see you again.

What words, what wishes, what scenery would you like

would they make you smile and make you happy?

I don't have a map, but I can go and look for it,

what I wish to give you.

Time and distance transformed into a bouquet of flowers is what

What I wish to give you.

What's it like?

It lacks flavor.

That smells nice. - Are you hungry yet?

Sit down. - All right.

This will help.

The rice looks delicious.

Haruto cooked her, didn't he?

If her father made her, she would be upset.

I'll bring the plates.

He likes it. - Well thank you.

He likes it.

Well thank you.

Another one. - Clearly.

All done. - Looks great.

You too?

A plate full of sauce. - Sauces?

Bon appetite. - Bon appetite.

Excellent. - Really?

Really excellent.

The potatoes are too big. - Come on, that's a detail.

Haruto.

Grandma sends this to you.

What is it? - Wild kite.

Is this the famous kite? - Hey.

Grandma said she made him when Haruto was born.

And she cared for him.

Why is there a demon? That's scary.

Where.

He is a samurai who does not give up, even when a demon bites his helmet.

I'm a wild kite, I'm glad.

I came to Higashiosaka with Mai.

Mai. - Yes?

I will help you?

Well thank you.

The samurai who doesn't give up...

Hey, that's right.

He is amazing.

You know what? Today I flew by plane for the first time.

It was amazing.

It should be difficult with so many people on board, and yet it flew so easily.

Do you like airplanes? - Hey.

Me too. - What? Really?

When I was a child, I saw a glider flying on Ikome.

He flew without a break and without falling. It was wonderful.

When I saw him, I immediately felt better.

Toto...

Ready?

This is the glider.

So many memories...

This man. Look what his name is

Kunitomo Ikkansai?

Hi.

He was an inventor during the Edo era.

And even then he was thinking about how people could fly.

Is this supposed to be a plane? And did it fly?

Nobody knows that.

But I think it's amazing that someone at that time ..

.. he dreamed of an airplane and wanted to create it.

Actually, I wanted to build airplanes too.

The company I worked for at the time made them.

What? Did you build airplanes?