After the Rain (恋は雨上がりのように)

There she is!

Thanks for waiting.

Sorry. It took me a long time to get ready.

No, that's okay.

Hey!

Akira!

Sorry, they begged me to bring them along.

Let's go.

Okay!

After school, shoe cupboard, resonating sound of rain

My shirt gets wet as I run out with no umbrella

You’re out of my league

I wish I was the rain... so I could easily feel you

Let me touch you...

One, don’t treat me like a child

Two, it’s even worse to play it off by being nice

I love you （can you hear me?）

I love you

Right now, I can jump over the puddle

After the rain, I caught your eye as a rainbow appeared

You’re so indifferent to romance... That’s why!

Raindrops sparkle against the blue summer sky

Lulu lala I’m in love

After the rain...

Right now, I have no doubts

I need no umbrella

RAIN OF SORROW

-Wow, fish! -Fish!

Hey there!

They're each 300 yen.

-I'll have the tangerine one. -Okay!

Sho, it's been a long time.

Seems like you got a lot taller.

Yeah. I'm going through a growth spurt.

-I want some takoyaki! -Me too!

-Okay, okay. -We want takoyaki!

Here.

Be careful of your yukata.

Oh, but we did see you at the bookstore the other day.

What?

You were with a friend, so we didn't say hi.

You should have just said hi.

We didn't want to bother you.

Haru.

-I need to pee. -Me too.

What? Right now?

-I can take them. -That'd be great.

-But it'll cost you 500 yen. -What?!

Thanks.

-Come on, let's go. -I need to pee.

-Hurry! -Seriously,

-he's such a smooth talker. -I need to pee!

YO-YO FISHING 200 YEN

-I'll try it once. -That'll be 200 yen.

-Here. -I want to do it too.

That'll be 200 yen.

Here. Use this.

This brings back memories.

Akira, which one are you aiming for?

-The red one. -Red, huh?

SHAVED ICE

I'll go for the red one, too.

I think that string is getting more fragile each year.

Does it matter?

You're guaranteed to get one anyway.

Let's go over there and rest.

Akira.

Thanks for inviting me today.

This is the first time we've hung out since I quit the team.

After everything, none of us passed the preliminary round of the tournament.

Pathetic isn’t it? Ishii was frustrated about it too.

I don't think it's pathetic.

Akira...

Why don't you stop by during practice--?

-Sorry, give me a minute. -Akira?

I wonder who that is.

That's not Akira's dad.

Sorry about that. It was my manager from work.

Your manager?

Akira.

Do you like him?

What?

Seriously? He's so old!

I mean, is the boy who's with him his...?

I don't wanna talk about it.

Let's go find Sho and the girls.

Akira.

Akira, you don't tell me anything anymore.

I don't know what you're thinking at all.

-You haven't asked me either. -There's no way I could've asked!

You say you want me to talk to you

and ask you about things...

but you're the one who's making it hard to talk to you or to ask you about anything!

Hey.

Hey! How come you guys are crying?

Because...

We can't go back to how we used to be.

There, there. Don't cry.

Haruka?

-I'm going home! -Wait!

The carrying of the mikoshi will begin shortly.

Sorry, Akira! I gotta go!

-Wasshoi! -Wasshoi!

-Wasshoi! -Wasshoi!

-Wasshoi! -Wasshoi!

TAKADANOBABA STATION

Takadanobaba hasn't changed.

What?

Seriously? They're not supposed to be closed yet.

BOOKSTORE

Well, it's still a bit early, but I guess I'll just go.

DONDEN

I'm sorry.

No worries. I'm sorry too.

CHIHIRO KUJO

-Here. -Thank you.

-We got it signed! -We were so lucky!

Hello!

I'm supposed to meet a friend here.

Oh, he's at the table towards the back.

Chihiro.

Hey.

Why did you choose this place?

This was our favorite place.

This place brings back memories.

Excuse me! One bottle of beer, please!

Yes, sir!

Oh, and...

Oh, I've already ordered something to nibble on.

What?

Thanks for waiting!

Here you go!

Yeah, this is what I wanted!

Donden's miso dengaku!

This was our favorite dish.

I was so surprised to hear from you.

I think it's been about 10 years.

How have you been?

Well...

WINDOW BY THE WAVE

There was something that made me think of you.

-You look good, as usual. -I guess you could say that.

There was a young girl with your book in front of this place.

You might not be interested in this,

but I do have some young fans, too.

Well, your book was rather interesting.

-You've read it? -Yup.

-You bought one? -Nope.

-What? -I borrowed it from the library.

So how was it?

Like I said, it wasn't too bad.

What do you mean, "it wasn't too bad"? It's a masterpiece!

It was okay.

Were you the one who gave me a one-star review on Amezon?

That wasn't me.

Whatever.

I brought something interesting since I was going to meet you today.

Ta-da!

NOSTALGIA

It's the self-published magazine we made together in college.

-This brings back so many memories! -Right?

I can't believe you still have this.