Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror (ホッタラケの島: 遥と魔法の鏡 / Hottarake no shima - Haruka to maho no kagami)

Once upon a time, when Musashino was still a village,

a memento of an old woman was lost by a farmer.

He neglected it every day.

It was an old comb.

But it was a precious memento of an old woman.

The poor farmer went to the chicken coop,

and got an egg to offer the Inari in exchange for the comb.

He prayed everyday.

And then, on a certain night...

The fox had somehow delivered the comb.

And after that, all the villagers that had lost something,

brought eggs as offerings to the Inari and started praying.

But, in reality...

Take them, take them...

Take the Forgotten.

Take them, take them,

take them because they're forgotten.

Take them, take the forgotten things.

That's right.

The foxes secretly take people's forgotten things.

Take the forgotten things!

Mr. Fox is a thief.

He's not a thief.

It's because humans don't value the things anymore.

So you have to show how treasured the thing is.

That won't happen. Haruka treasures things.

That's wonderful Haru-chan.

Hey, you don't believe me!

That's not true.

You mean it?

Just you wait mom, I'll prove it to you right now.

Haruka, be careful.

Found it!

Ta-da! Look.

I'll always keep this hand mirror you gave to me.

Really now?

When can you come back home mom?

Well...

I know, why don't you try asking Mr. Fox?

Okay.

Inari-sama,

please bring back...

My mom.

Not for sale, rent or auction. OBLIVION ISLAND

That's really disgusting.

What a pain.

Thanks for letting me come over. What a pain.

No problem. There's no one here anyway, so just come in.

Although-this place needs some cleaning up.

Dad...

I envy your house, Miho.

Every place is the same.

I'm thirsty. Do you want something to drink, Miho?

Yes, thank you.

Haru-chan, have to work today. -Dad

More like "today too".

Again?

Yes? Hello, Haru-chan?

You drank it.

I said you drank the ginger ale.

I might have drank it.

"Might have"?

Keep your hands off of it. I bought it. I've paid for it.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I don't believe you.

Haru-chan, since it looks like I'll be able to go home early today after all.

How about making dinner?

I don't know how!

I'm not a housewife!

Miho.

Even though I treasured it awhile back,

before I knew it, it still got lost, didn't it?

Why suddenly bring it up?

Ta-da!

Look. I'll always keep this hand mirror I got from you.

Long ago, I had an old hand mirror

that I got from my mother.

I used to treasure it, although...

Now it's gone somewhere.

I know how you feel.

I don't know where my old Christmas doll set I got went either.

Before you know it, it's gone.

Say, I wonder where it all goes...

Even if it was treasured, it has to end up somewhere.

Seems memories are the same.

Okay!

I'm going to my grandmother's house.

But your dad is coming home soon.

I need a change of pace.

You're leaving home again?

There it is.

Inari-sama, since you can't bring back my mother,

please return the hand mirror I got from her.

OK, here it goes!

It flew! Cool! Cool!

It's flying!

Look how high it's going. Amazing.

You can't match the power of rubber bands!

What's it doing?

Where is it?

Dad.

What?

Haru-chan?

It looks like I'll have to work more than 10 hours after all today,

if you're hungry from earlier...

I'm sorry, but I'm not home right now.

I'm not home today. Goodbye.

Where are you?

I don't want to go home.

Alright.

The wind?

It doesn't look like it.

What is that?

Where did it go?

The water is warm.

A p... person? You touched me!

You, you talked.

This is bad, this is bad, this is bad.

This is bad, bad, very bad!

What are you doing?

Hey, wait a minute!

What is this?

I got the Forgotten and came back.

Well hurry up and transport them.

Yes sir.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

I got about 4 bottles, 3 cans, and 5 boards today.

You have to go back to the person place!

Hold on a minute, hold on!

There's one thing I want to ask about.

You guys, this place...

You stole something from my house.

We didn't steal it!

Then... then what is all that?

That's all forgotten things.

Forgotten?

Take them, take them,

take the forgotten things.

If this has all been forgotten, then...

That mirror too...

Hey, what are you doing?

Wait! Keep quiet and go home!

Let go of me! Keep quiet and go home!

Hey, do you know?

A hand mirror about this size.

Hand-mi-rror.

Understand? It's mine.

No idea.

Will you help me search for it?

I don't know...

Give that back!

This is mine.

But if we find the hand mirror, I'll give this to you.

Do you know what will happen if there are humans here?

I don't know what kind of punishment there will be.

It must be frightening. Very frightening.

They'll take my stamp cards too.

Even though with 3 more stamps I'll have collected 14.

I meant, what will happen to me?

I don't know.

Hey, where does this thing go exactly?

It's going to the island.

Island?

It moved!

We can't make human like things.

Therefore we use people's forgotten things we've collected.

Thankfully people immediately forget about anything.

No wonder things end up getting lost.

But we don't steal it.

We just take the Forgotten.

If we stole people's things, they would come here and attack us.

You're the same.

People are scary.

Hey.

That reminds me, we haven't introduced ourselves yet.

Intro...duced?

Yes. I'm Haruka, 16, freshman. Nice to meet you.

Teo...

Nice-to-meet-you.

Hey, let go!

Amazing!

Everyone made this from the Forgotten?

Hey.

In this area, that's strange.

Well?

Does it suit me?

Let's hurry up and go.

Okay.

Excuse me, I'm looking for a hand mirror about this size.

Know anything about it?

It's not here.

A mirror?

That's right.

What kind?

What kind? Well...

I'm borrowing this.

OK.

I'm sure it had this impression here.

How about it? Have you seen it before?