CLONE BABY

"Clone Baby" Episode 1

There is only one chair prepared for us in life.

There are people who go around and hide their desires to be sitting in that chair.

They steal it from each other or kill others for it.

And...

... there were 11 lives that were created to target that chair.

They were born as clones but are not the exceptions.

This is to have them kill each other for that one chair.

This is the tale of those eleven clones.

It's all over.

This will end it all.

Having you die will help me out.

Who are you?

What do you want?

Go away!

Don't come near me!

- I want to... die already. - ... die already.

"I've had enough of my life!"

"Ah, I would change it all if I could."

Isn't that what you want to say?

It's easy to say those words.

But you honestly don't have the courage to kill yourself.

- I really do want to die... - Having you die will help me out.

Right... hurry up.

There has only been one chair prepared for this game of musical chairs.

What does that mean?

Let me help.

"CLONE BABY" 1st CLONE

We have over 500 million from the sales of last year's cloned cows.

We have continued to further our research with the creation of clone pigs and clone chickens.

But the development of human clones is still banned.

The next section is... Dr. Hazuki?

Hi, everyone.

Do you know why cloning humans is so frightening?

Humans using humans to create humans is dangerous.

Don't mind him. Right, the next section is the IPS newest...

One unique aspect of cloned animals, which began with the cloned sheep Dolly, is that they are created without male fertilization.

I have a question!

Does that mean males aren't needed to create clones? We wouldn't get any sex?

- There's got to be another method! - We'd be fine with it!

I shall continue the lesson.

The victim is 19 year old Muta Kanji.

His birthday is July 7th.

- Wakabayashi, there's no doubt... - Shogo, I know.

- But still... - That's horrible. - Yeah.

- This time the liver is missing from the body. - This is the fourth case.

The Tanabata (July 7th) murders have hit our jurisdiction now too.

- I'm alive? - How do you feel?

How does it feel to have committed suicide?

You...!

Ah, he's woken up.

Masamune!

Are you alright?

- I'm okay. - That's good. We were worried about you.

What is this? What happened?

Masamune, you missed a step and fell down the stairs.

- Do you remember? - Kanako, don't call your brother by his name.

- It's fine. Fine. - I'll go and call the doctor. - Okay.

I was...

- What's the matter? - Nothing...

- What happened to the fact that I should have died? - Masamune, you're being weird.

I'm sorry! I dropped one of the important samples.

- Just make the same thing again. - Eh?

That's what clones are.

I wonder why I'm here as normal?

Hadn't I been going to kill myself?

Um, where is the study room?

Um, go up those stairs to the second floor...

Marika...!

Hi, Masamune.

What happened to your left hand? Are you hurt?

Mm, it's nothing.

- Are you okay? - Mm, fine.

- It was the same... the same voice as always. - It doesn't hurt?

- Hey! Hey! - It was probably her voice calling me that has me here right now.

Ouch!

What is this?

I heard this from your dad, Masamune. You're aiming for the Science Department of Tokyo University?

- Mm. - Aren't your grades about 50 points too low?

50 is exaggerating!

- Another 35 points. - 35?!

- Oh? - Well, it's probably pointless, but I made that for you anyway.

- Don't put it on me without asking. - It's surprisingly effective as a lucky charm.

This birthmark we both have really is alike.

If you pass, you'd better say thank you to me!

- No way! - You brat!

- It's probably thanks to you. - Eh?

Surprisingly you've probably helped me out a lot.

- I'm always helping you. Anyway, what do you mean by "surprisingly?" - Oh?

It's gone.

Masamune, what happened to your bracelet?

Oh? Ah, well... um...

I think I lost it in the hospital.

You only just noticed that now?

That's lucky. Now you'll be sure to pass your university entrance exam.

Marika...

I wonder if our relationship will be lost too?

You're creepy, Masamune!

Don't try to run away!

Sorry...

Shouldn't you say, "I apologize?"

Nice pitching.

Hey, don't try to curl up and avoid the punches!

- The first one to scar him gets this as a prize. - For real? Here goes then!

Kidney, intestines and this time it's the liver.

One internal organ from each victim was taken.