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IF YOU'LL
STILL
WANT TO
MARRY МЕ.

WHY DO YOU WHAT'S THIS

HESITATEP ALL ABOUT,
кошко?
WHY DON'T YOU KNOW
YOU JUST
SAY YES, T'LL NEVER
ALREADY? CHANGE
DON'T YOU
LOVE MEP

THE STREETS MAY YOU'RE

HAVE CHANGED, BUT YOUNE ALWAYS ACTING SO
THE PARK REMAINS REFUSED TO STRANGE
ΤΗΕ SAME...IT'S JUST COME NEAR THE
AS IT WAS WHEN PLAYGROUND,
WE WERE KIDS. AND YET HERE
WE ARE NOW.

TO ME THIS
PLACE IS
FULL ОҒ
MEMORIES,
FROM
CHILDHOOD...
ISN'T IT THE
SAME FOR YOU?
ACTUALLY, YOU'RE NOT
1...1 KNOW I WAS TELLING ME
DON'T A ROUGH KID
REMEMBER BACK THEN,
MUCH BUT WE WERE
ABOUT YOUNG. YOU
you. KNOW HOW

Tu
навео р
тмантав
|| WELL THE REASON I ASKED
CONSCIENCE COME YOU HERE TODAY IS
MARRY YOU CLEAN...IF I'VE FINALLY MADE UP
WITHOUT YOU CHANGE MY MIND TO TELL YOU
TELLING THE YOUR MIND, ABOUT MY PAST.
FULL STORY.

[ὦ
YUTARO, THIS
PLAYGROUND

I CAME BY EVERY DAY

BECAUSE 1 WANTED TO PLAY
WITH A BOY. YUTARO, YOU
WERE THAT BOY.
 839 Ет о<
ш

COOL КІр,
ee, YUTARO.

SHE'S
ALWAYS
AROUND.

327
GO ON,
KURIKO!

ARE YOU
PLAYING
ALONE?

328
 ( SE Noway! [8 Же HEY, COME
V^ ОМ, KURIKO,
| Шы TIO ME ἝΝ; 45

TT NN
GIVE US
'ቭ S
(y.M 20.
WITH HIM. n: іа
(ба MS
р сн

/ |
Us
 НАН! WHEN
| DID THIS
PLAYGROUND

CAN'T THEY
SEE THEY'RE
JUST AS
LITTLE?!

330
 THE NEXT DAY
НЕ САМЕ ОМ

LET'S DO
THE SWING!
COME ОМ,
THE SWING!
 NAO'S MOM
BROUGHT THEM
ONER FOR YOU.

THEYNE RECENTLY MOVED

TO А NEW HOUSE NEAR THE
PLAYGROUND, AND THE BOY
HASN'T MADE ANY FRIENDS
YET. SO SHE'S REALLY
HAPPY YOU'VE BEEN
NICE TO HIM.

YOU KEEP
 AND IN TIME, AFTER THAT, EVERY
I STARTED TO | TIME 1 WENT ТО THE
НАТЕ THE WAY Y PLAYGROUND TO
HE'D CLING ! SEE YUTARO, I
ONTO ME. e FOUND MYSELF
OBLIGATED TO
PLAY WITH NAO.

LET МЕ TELL
YOU A
SECRET.
 KURIKO, YOU
WON'T HURT МЕ
ANYMORE, WILL

I THOUGHT
EVENTUALLY
HE'D LEAVE
ME ALONE.
 HEY, HOW
ABOUT I TAKE
T | 1 = Е | = а
S |ይ M
22?

NT
=W"N Др 02xv
|
መ
Ü 2 к=
 IT DIDN'T MATTER MAYBE, WHEN
WHAT I DID TO WE FIRST MET,
HIM. HE'D ALWAYS I IMPRINTED ОМ
RETURN, AND 1 HIM JUST HOW
SOON STARTED NICE I COULD ВЕ.
TO ENJOY
BULLYING HIM.
TNI
ІШІН ШІП

337
 МОМ,
ТОР
| WEIRD! HE
\ Ji
FR
A
= | " 2

|| x

η
RIGHT
THE NEXT
DAY, МАО
DIDN'T
SHOW UP
TO PLAY
 OH, FINE!
I GUESS I'LL
HAVE TO

COME ON! Y
KEEP UP,
ALREADY! |

ብ.

БЕЈ
га
ша
вя
ba
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GO ON, FETCH
 I RAN ALL THE
WAY HOME. NOT
LONG AFTER, НЕ
MOVED AWAY.

YUTARO,
IWAS
TRULY А
HORRIBLE
CHILD.

IF YOU THINK
ГО CHANGE
MY MIND OVER
EPILOGUE THAT, YOU'RE
TO THE NUTS. THAT WAS
STORY. LONG AGO,
AND THAT'S
JUST THE
WAY KIDS
ARE.

HONESTLY
1..1 THINK A FEW
BUMPED INTO ROAD BUMPS
NAO THE LIKE THAT
OTHER DAY. COULD GET IN
MY WAY?
 НЕ STILL
SPOKE ТО ME
ИКЕ AN OLD
FRIEND. DID HE
FORGET?

343
 KURIKO,
YOU HAVEN'T I'M SURPRISED,
CHANGED AT TOO...I DIDN'T
ALL...YOU RECOGNIZE
ALWAYS WERE YOU IN A SUIT
AND ТЕ.
GIRL.
ESUU
SNS
а
SA
YOU USED
TO PULL MY
EAR AS WE
STROLLED
ALONG IT. NM
XD,
SEN

I DIDN'T
MEAN TO
HURT
YOU...
 ВАСК ТНЕМ
YOU WERE THE
ONLY PERSON
WHO WOULD

IN THAT
INSTANT, I WAS
FREED FROM THE
WEIGHT OF ALL
THESE YEARS
OF GUILT.
 ІМ РАСТ,
I'M SEEING
HIM

YOU SEE,
INE FALLEN

347
 МАО АМО
IHADA
WEDDING--
JUST THE TWO
OF US, ALONE.

ШҰ) THEN BEFORE

1 EXPECTED A LONG
OUR HIROSHI, OUR
HAPPINESS BEAUTIFUL
TO LAST BOY, WAS
FOREVER. BORN.

BUT ALAS,
IT WAS
NOT TO

АТ
BE.

ПЕП

I ASKED THE
POLICE TO
LOOK FOR
НІМ, TO NO
ANAIL.
 I TOLD YOU
ТМ NOT
LEAVING THIS

IS DINNER é
READY al
YET? |

p % |
 TIRED.
REMEMBER,
I WORK
EVERY DAY.

OH, COME
ON, МАО.
QUIT
сом- Y

РЕ
ч A ў
 | I'M SORRY...
IN FACT... \ ὶ I MEAN
55% | HIROSHI...YOU
LOOK SO MUCH
LIKE YOUR
FATHER, WHEN HE
WAS YOUR AGE.

HE WAS SO
CUTE WHEN
I BULLIED

፲ FEEL LIKE
BULLYING
HIM AGAIN.

AND
SOMEHOW,

ТР Тір μεν
Wp ΜΗ»,

351
 МАО...
YOU NEVER
FELL OFF
YOU MEANT
TO TAKE A CLIFF.
REVENGE
RIGHT FROM
THE START.
 NAO! HOW
LONG ARE
YOU GOING
TO КЕЕР
THAT UP?
A BOY
SHOULON'T
CRY LIKE
A BABY.

BUT I'M
NOT
NAO...

SO FINE! ALL YOU NASTY

RIGHT, I'LL LITTLE BOY...YOU
PLAY WITH COME TO SEE ME,
YOU... KNOWING 1 WANT
TO PLAY WITH
YUTARO.

LET'S GO
ALL YOU
OFF TO
WANT TO DO
THE PLAY-
GROUND.

I'LL PLAY
WITH YOU
 YOU WON'T
PULL
MY EARS
AGAIN...
WILL YOUP

ТШЕ 4 | THE ЕМ
 WE HAVE
መ ል DESERTER IN
MY HOME.

Ill |
ШІ
HE'S HIDING ІМ
THE SECOND
FLOOR OF OUR
STOREHOUSE.

-HE SNEAKS
OUT OF
STORAGE,
TO DINE
WITH US.
CONFRONTED BY MY HEY,
BROTHER, HÉ WOULD FURUKAWA.
HOPE NO ONE
SCRATCH HIS HEAD SPOTTED
AND FORCE А SMILE DESERTERYOU,
TO HIS PALE FACE. |

у IF THEY FIND те WAR

ABOUT THAT | МЕ HERE...WELL, | INN OUT THERE. г
АТН мно KNOWS
' WHAT THEY'LL || whara ፪፻ KNOW HOW
d. | HARD YOU'RE
DO TO YOU. 1 / |WORKING JUST
TO SUPPORT
YOURSELVES
IN THIS
MESS...
 AS FOR ，
YOU, 1 CAN'T
REMEMBER, WE'RE LISTEN, FURUKAWA,
WAY OUT IN THÉ AS IT
IMAGINE BOONDOCKS. THERE'S || YOU'RE IS,МУ IF YOU WERE
А STRANGER YOU
JUST EATING ደ NO WORRY ABOUT BEST WOULDN'T BE
FOOD AROUND FRIEND. А HERE NOW.

HEY, SHIGEKO, YOU KNOW,

WHAT DO YOU ^ | FURUKAWA,
THINK OF OUR ^ М THE JAPANESE
WAR STRATEGY 4 FORCES HAVE
7. |-4' FINALLY
LANDED IN
AMERICA.

REALLY?!
I HAD NO
IDEA JAPAN

HEH... HEE ПК WHAT ABOUT AFTER ALL, WE DID

HEE...YES, THAT (д YOU, KIKUYOP CONQUER ASIA.
SOUNDS ABOUT с AMERICA CAN'T BE
RIGHT.
 WOULD LAY
ІМТО МЕ
፳ MY
BEHAVIOR.

QUICK, ONCE A
FURUKAWA! MONTH, THE
THE MILITARY
STORE- POLICE
HOUSE! WOULD PAY
USA VISIT.

TAR: y 5
M ILIу ў
|> POLIў CE!
i ти:48)
E E. 4
Ñ
 YOU SURE
TOOK YOUR TIME.
WHAT WERE
YOU DOING IN
THERE?

WELL, I'M
THIS MAN IS SORRY. YOU
А DANGEROUS Г SEE, IT'S A BIG
CRIMINAL. AS E] HOUSE, AND...
SOON AS WE FIND --ф
НІМ, НЕ IS TO BE
EXECUTED!

c|
YOU WOULON'T ኙ፪
BE HIDING d
А DESERTER,
WOULD YOU?!

CURRENTLY ON
THE LOOKOUT
FOR A MAN
NAMED SABURO
FURUKAWA!
 WELL, I'LL LISTEN, WE'VE
RECEIVED A TIP!

NO, I TELL
YOU THERE
MUST'VE
BEEN SOME
MISTAKE!

SHAKING SHOULD DO
IN HIS [f FOR THE
BOOTS BY NIGHT, DON'T
NOW. YOU THINK?

NEXT TIME T'LL YOU'RE YOU KNOW, YOU

COME UP WITH RIGHT... REPEAT THE SAME
SOMETHING NEW, STICKING TO OLD LINES EVERY
TO FREAK HIM OUT TOO TIGHT TIME. MAYBE YOU
EVEN BETTER. А SCRIPT MIGHT SHOULD IMPROVISE
CLUE HIM IN.

361
 МОТ А PROBLEM /
AT ALL...YOUR . TO
GARDEN
PRODUCES THE YOU COMING ABOUT A FAKE
BEST VEGETABLES ALL THE WAY BEARD?
AROUND. х

E
ES c
m x
ወ X
> E IT'S FUNNY. А THE COUNTRY'S
о FURUKAWA IS ያን) BEEN RECOVER-
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©
Eг SHIGEKO,
TAKE THE ONLY ONE М ING RAPIDLY,
2 = WHO'S STILL SINCE THE
о
ቼ ES AT WAR. A UPHEAVAL IN
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о WHO KNEW
= = KNOW, HE
= © STILL HOLDS OSHIMA WOULD
т a CONTINUE
© A GRUDGE
$= ano AGAINST PLAYING HIS
PART FOR SO
mч © FURUKAWA.
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COURSE, ш
IT WAS ЕЗ
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IDEA. š=
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AND YET
OSHIMA WAS š
THE ONE WHO a
ФЕ
WOUND UP BEING
CAUGHT. 2
ш
FURUKAWA JUST =
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RAN, WITHOUT Ф
HELPING HIM. z
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Ф
ш
тЕ
u
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AND HE WAS u
SENT TO THE 3
e
MOST VIOLENT
FRONTLINE.

OSHIMA
TOLO МЕ НЕ
WANTS ТО
TAKE YOU AS
HIS BRIDE.
 I GET THE
AFTER THE FEELING
WAR ENDED, 1 SHIGEKO MIGHT
N BE IN LOVE WITH
FURUKAWA.

FURUKAWA,
PLEASE...PLEASE
OPEN THE DOOR.

КІМЕР BUT
SHE'S DEAD...

WHAT ABOUT MY
FEELINGS?

THE MORE
I THOUGHT
ABOUT IT, THE

HOW LONG
P ARE YOU GOING
” TO SHUT FURU-
KAWA UP IN
THAT STORE-
HOUSE?!
 IDA Я WHEN
SHH! DON'T
SHOUT LIKE
THAT! WHAT
IF HE IN s
HEARS?! NS οπριρ
" FARCEP!

Іші
Eў
WE
U
=M STICKING
OUTDATED

N
WARTIME
SLOGANS ALL
ONER THE

E
 BUT...DON'T YOU — we у KIKUYO,
FEEL ANYTHING AT (Wy Fa LISTÉN...SURE,
ALL FOR KIMIEP MA T REALIZE HOW
YOUR SISTER DIED Š ABSURD THIS
WHEN SHE WAS
ONLY EIGHTEEN.

KEEPING
HIM SHUT IN
IS ALL WE CAN
DO FOR HER...
THAT'S ALL
THE REVENGE

UNABLE
TO ENDURE
THE
EXTREME
WARTIME
DISCIPLINE,
HE TOOK
FLIGHT.

FRIEND--
MY
BROTHER.
 WITH OUR
PARENTS GONE,
THE FOUR OF US
LIVED TOGETHER,
TENDING OUR

FURUKAWA!
WHAT ARE
YOU DOING
HEREP
I THOUGHT
YOU JOINED
THE ARMY.

THE WAR WAS

INTENSIFYING, AND
FOOD WAS
BECOMING SCARCE.
EVEN FOR FARMERS
LIKE 06, THINGS
WEREN'T SO EASY.
TO MAKE MATTERS

PILLAR OF THE
FAMILY--WAS STILL
H RECOVERING FROM

dl
FRIEND, SO HIS INJURIES.
HE CHOSE
TO HIDE
HIM IN THE

367
 ALL RIGHT.
PLEASE DON'T
WORRY
ABOUT IT.
AND FIGHT
MYSELF,
BUT WHAT
 EGINNING, НЕ
ATE HIS MEALS
IN ΤΗΕ STORE-
HOUSE--JUST
TO BE SAFE. IT
WAS KIMIE'S
JOB TO BRING

м
οτος

PREу)
AHH...KIMIE...
THANK YOU.
 INE BEEN
HERE FOR
ALONG
TIME NOW.

YOU MUST
THINK I'M
PATHETIC...

ALL DAY LONG EVERY DAY,

OR MIMIC THEY'D MAKE
ANIMALS THEY
US SIT AT OUR STRUCK ME...
OR
INSECTS. IN THE ARMY,
RIDE A BIKE...

EVERYONE |
CICADAS-- IN THE GROUP,
THOSE WERE
THE WORST,
BY FAR. SMALLEST OF
MISTAKES.
 WE WERE
JUST
TALKING.

FURUKAWA,
CONSIDER YOUR
POSITION. A DESERTER,
WHEN OUR COUNTRY
IS IN CRISIS.

IF YOU HAVE TIME HAVE YOU NO

TO CHAT WITH SHAMEP IT'S NOT
WOMEN, HOW ABOUT RIGHT FOR A
YOU SPEND IT SOCIAL OUTCAST
THINKING ABOUT THE LIKE YOU TO
FUTURE OF OUR РМЕТ WITH A
COUNTRYP GIRL IN THE
BROAD
DAYLIGHT.
WERE I NOTA
CRIPPLE, YOU'D
BETTER BELIEVE
І WOULD'VE
VOLUNTEERED MY
SERVICES LONG

BROTHER, HOW SLY! HOW

YOUNE GOT VERY CUNNING!
NO RIGHT TO AND YOU CALL
TALK TO YOURSELF
FURUKAWA JAPANESEP!

SHAMELESS
TART. I FORBID
YOU TO COME
 SUАGGE
DELЕIСBEአSRሎTING 1
ATELY
MYSELFP
!

ENVERY
OT MOENE EL
EK. ТВ SE
BACK AT
AT
 AS MISFORTUNE
WOULO HANE IT, AN
AMERICAN FIGHTER
APPEARED ABOVE
HER AT THAT
VERY MOMENT.

FURUKAWA!!
COME OUT,
BASTARD!
 MOTн OS
ү AWA'S
FURUK
AS
FBAAUDLTLPUCIKT, W I
ALL.

E KIND
HE'S TH WHO
N
OF MA OFF AT WHEN E KISMHIUET
RUNS HTEST DIED, FH IN AND
IG
THE SULLTY. AND HIMSEL D 06
DIFFI C THE AVOIDETELY.
E HAD COMPLE
THEN H O SHOW
T
NERVE EE
UP TLHARTER.
DAYS

VE
"MAY І HA
SOMETEAHTIEN®G
ΤΟ
 WHEN WAS THE THEY'RE
LAST TIME WE SAW HAVING
FIREWORKS? У. FIREWORKS
IT WAS SO AT THE
LONG AGO. PA UN VILLAGE.

FREA >
| ) HIM ከሠ. S

N $

DA
Я Е yat
yo

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шч M. 4

YOU KNOW „ |
THAT BIG ὶ |
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A OUT IN THE >
| YARD? 38 |
(Ky
Αν. D 1 d Amst
\ MAN Шет K A|
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| AN AIR-RAID
SHELTER AND
SHOVE HIM IN.
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I'M USED B
β F

'OURSELF UP
STRANGE, IN
A DARK BIS f
BUT I FEEL
А CERTAIN
TRANQUILITY
IN THERE.

YOUR SANITY.
OR MAYBE,
YOU'RE JUST
NOT SENSITIVE. 人 >

EVERYONE IS LIVING
IN AFFLUENCE...WHERE
I'M FREE AND HAPPY,
RUNNING AROUND
πη М ; > | LIKE
AKID...
eu е ያሎ
|
 YOU MEAN...
WE'RE АТ
RISK ТООР

e| IGUESS THE
SA |AMERICANS ARE V
LAUNCHING THEIR
COUNTERATTACK. А

YOUR FUTON ER...HEY,

HASN'T BEEN FURUKAWA,
CLEANED LET
IN AGES. МЕ AIR OUT
YOUR ROOM
TONIGHT!

TOMORROW I'LL
|.
Jar
ў MIND YOUR
PLACE кмеѕ |Я |ጋ
1
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Да о
PLAN. Ж
en \ Ы) BUSINESS.
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AMERICANS СОМЕ ом
ARE OUT! IT'S
ATTACKING! AN AIR
[ RAID!

4|
 GOD, HOW y |
ANNOYING. HERE; TET НЕёй
I'LL BREAK ,
IT DOWN.
STEP ASIDE.

YOU FOO!
NO NEED TO
HANG
YOURSELF

መክ
SRA
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ο 9»
 AS NS
К
"ADERA...PLEASE
FORGIVE ΜΕ...
IT'S MY FAULT KIMIE DIED.
THE ONLY APOLOGY I CAN
OFFER IS MY OWN PITEOUS
LIFE...MARCH 12, 1945.
SABURO FURUKAWA."
 THAT'S...TWO
DAYS AFTER
КІМЕ DIED.

N и vt. 1 у

m ў TJs
^ THAT PALE-FACED
FURUKAWA...WHO'S
 ЩΠи
Η ОРЕМ ИР!
THIS 15
THE
MILITARY
POLICE!

WHAT ТООК YOU SO

LONG? WHAT
you BEEN UP TO?
 THEIR N CHILDREN ОР
MOTHER THE TODO
WAS GENTLE, FAMILY WERE
MODEST, AND
FROM А GOOD
FAMILY.

THE
CHILDREN
WERE IN
АМЕ OF SELF-MADE
THEIR STERN М,
WITH А
BOOMING
BUSINESS
TO SHOW
FOR IT.

THOU GH THEY
LIVED IN
А MINUTE. ONCE AFFLUENCE,
IT STOPPED,
THE CHILD DIARY НАР IT, THEIR MOTHER
EACH CHILD HAD ONE
RETURNED TO
EXPERIENCED CONSTANT
THE HEADACHE, CONCERN...
ШІ BUT NO TWO AT
THÉ SAME TIME.

FAMILY RECURRING
DOCTOR HEADACHES
DIAGNOSED SUFFERED ВУ
THEM AS ALL HER
MIGRAINES. CHILDREN.

178
 THOUGH UP IT WAS RIGHT
TO THEN AROUND THE
SATORU HAD TIME SATORU,
BEEN AN THE ELDEST
ове Б OBEDIENT SON, TURNED
BROUGHT ерт - EX CHILD, HE FOURTEEN
BACK AGAIN. fae ss "X BECAME THAT TRAGEDY
FIERCELY ВЕСАМ.
| REBELLIOUS.

ἡ EVENTUALLY,
НЕ
y COMMITTED
SUICIDE.

THOUGH THE
FAMILY STILL FROM THE
HAD A SON MOTHER'S DIARY,
AND A IT WAS AROUND
DAUGHTER, THEN THAT SHE
THEY TOO DEVELOPED A
BEGAN TO VAGUE
VAGUE NOTION
кото
MANIFEST à
UNUSUAL
BEHAVIOR...

170
EIICHI, WHATS
THE MATTERP 1288.)
YOU HAVE ANY |
IDEA WHAT
TIME IT ISP
4$
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 WHAT WERE
YOU THINKING?
GO PUT THEM
BACK WHERE
Ь THEY BELONG.
4

184
 WALL ME IN
Li TP

(
ў
«а

185
OH, FINE. IF YOU'RE SO
SET AGAINST OUR WAY
OF LIFE, THEN LEAVE MY
HOUSE!! YOU'RE OF
NO USE ТО МЕ.
 HOW
ABOUT THE
HIGHWAY? 4

187
 WHAT А TRIP!
AHH, MAN. FOR
ALL I CARE, THE
OLD MAN CAN
JUST GO EAT
SHIT!

HEH. THERE'S A CRASH

FOR YA...AND...
SPEAKIN' OF CRASHES,
I'M...GETTING KIND OF...

ና>ህ
SS
SSS
1

188
 2 =о Ф КЧ& = LU]

189
 TSUKASA...
THEY SAY IT WAS АМ YOU REALIZE
ACCIDENT, BUT...THE WAY I EIICHI
HEAR IT, НЕ WAS STRETCHED COMMITTED
OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF SUICIDE?
A HIGHWAY.

STILL, І KINDA WHY ELSE WOULD HE LIE

UNDERSTAND. OUT IN THE STREET? IT'S
THERE ALWAYS NOT LIKE НЕ WAS DRUNK
WAS SOMETHING OR ANYTHING. IT DOESN'T
WEIRD ABOUT HIM. MAKE ANY SENSE...HEY.
1 NOTICED ІТ C'MERE, LET'S SIT
DOWN.

REMEMBER
WHEN WE WERE
IN FIFTH GRADE,
AND WE GOT
TOGETHER TO VISIT
THE "CHILDREN'S
 WE WERE HORSING
У Я — AROUND, AND
ИЗД IN, LIKE: NO|N — SUDDENLY НЕ SAT
TIME, AND |Ñ) DOWN AND STARTED
ТО WHINE ABOUT
THIS HEADACHE...

WHEN 1 BROUGHT IT
UP THE NEXT DAY, НЕ
INSISTED НЕ DIDN'T
REMEMBER А THING.
НЕ SURE WAS А
WEIRD KID.

HIS BROTHER
4 COMMITTED
SUICIDE, TOO...
à YOU THINK
THEY'RE
CURSED OR
SOMETHING?

191
BUT...ER... REMEMBER,
YOU CAME BY WITH
EIICHI. YOU LOOKED
REALLY UPSET.
 TSUKASA!
I DIDN'T
FIGHT
WITH
ANYONE!

I SHOULON'T
НАУЕ
BROUGHT
THAT ОР...І
WAS JUST
NERVOUS.

ОР
COURSE
MIHO
WOULDN'T
WANT TO
TALK ABOUT
THAT.

THAT NIGHT...
IT STILL BUGS
МЕ. АМО THE
WAY SHE
LOOKED...

193
 ITS BEEN

SINCE SATORU
DIED.

ΕΙΙΟΗΙ WENT...
WAS IT
REALLY AN

REMEMBER,
HISTORICALLY, SATORU
MY FAMILY ALSO TOOK
16 FULL OF HIS LIFE. IT
SUICIDE COULD ВЕ
HEREDITARY.
 МУ MOTHER WORKED
ግ HARD TO FEED HER THREE
KIDS ALL ON HER OWN.

AT THE TIME I WAS

ALMOST FOUR
YEARS OLD.

ІШІ) |
በ |

ФО WITH ALL
DARLING... || THIS FREEDOM,
DID ЕСН WHY DID MY
COMMIT STUPID SONS
SUICIDEP o
 HELLO, TSUKASA..
YOU WERE A ONE SUNDAY,
GOOD FRIEND TO f 4 MIHO AND HER
ΕΙΙΟΗΙ, WHEN HE . Е FATHER VISITED
WAS STILL TSUKASA.
AROUND. Y

WELL... YOU'RE -Ἡ THE THING IS...WITH=

ALREADY IN OST IE, У (OUT HER BROTHER
JUNIOR HIGH. АМтAMUSEMENT AROUND, МНО HAS
МАУВЕ АМ BEEN GETTING ТО
AMUSEMENT
PARK SOUNDS
ν
EIICHI, YOU
MIGHT...
CHEERUP. HER
А FEEL LONELY.
TOO CHILDISH, . As
# Ы hr y
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ABOUT ANYTHING.
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NOW, JUST THAT YOU HAVE
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YOU'RE THE ATTENTION
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DON'T START YOUNG MEN.
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216
 HMPH...LET'S SEE...
MIHO! T'M "YOUR FREQUENCY IS
YOUR FATHER! TEN THOUSAND
OPEN UP HERTZ; MY LONELY
HEART A SPECIAL
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FOR YOU." MY LORD,
AND HE'S STILL
A CHILD.

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SHE HAS TO GROW MIHO IS
UP... ANYWAY, GETTING OUT
SACHIE, YOU WANTED

317
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MY MIND.

THAT'S ALL
YOU HANE TO
SAY? THAT'S
WHY YOU'RE
DUMPING МЕ
FOR THAT...
GIRL?!

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YOU MISS ME, ` JUST...
I'LL ALWAYS
BE THERE.
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KAORI, І MADE
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128
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MA YOU PLAYED WITH
NING y ји THE GIRLS FROM
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WHATP
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DAYS OFF. КЕЕР I MET TAKAHASHI

НАММЕВІМ" WHEN I JOINED
ТНОФЕ LINES AN AMATEUR
THEATER TROUPE.
HE WAS THE
HOUSE PLAY-
WRIGHT.

НЕ WAS
NICE, AND WE
STARTED TO

FRIEND YOKO
JUMPED IN...

KAORI, YOU IN
PARTICULAR.

CATCHING UP
TO DO. PLEASE
TELL ME YOU'LL
PRACTICE.
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THEM UP AND
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YOU TO COME

IT'S LIKE FROM WHAT AND YOU

SOME KIND I HEAR, НЕ KNOW, THE
OF SILLY IDOL GIVES THEM WORST PART
VIDEO--EXCEPT THESE VIDEO- 16 HOW НЕ
STARRING TAPES HE BREAKS UP

IT'S NOT HE'LL SAY SOME

LIKE ГМ CRAP LIKE..."T'M
MAKING LEANING NOW,
BUT HERE I AM
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SO IF YOU EVER
GET LONELY, GO
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KAORI!

132
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YOU'RE
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MYSELF UP
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COURSE NOT. Do THA ; YOU BEING SOME KIND
I LOOK LIKE SOME- OF A CASANOVA,
LEAVING A TRAIL OF
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SMALL VENUE KNEW IT, І
FOR OUR WAS HEAD
PERFORMANCE-- OVER HEELS
А ТІМУ TOWN HALL FOR
--АМО IT WAS TAKAHASHI.
QUITE WELL
RECEIVED.

TAKAHASHI М WHEN ІТ
WAS ALREADY IN CAME TIME
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TOWARD ME. h ዞ NEXT PLAY...

135
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HER..

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NOT
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ME, ARE
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SOMEONE NOT LIKE I
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LET'S MEET
AND TALK IT OVER.
I'LL COME OVER
RIGHT NOW.

137
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| PLACE IN THE COUNTRY...AS
EXPECTED, WATER THERE...TASTY.
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HOW YOU
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WANTS ME GLAD TO
TO TALK HEAR IT.
BACK TO AND YOU,
TAKAHASHI?
THE TV
SCREEN.

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TAKEN ABACK. IT TURNED OUT
EVERYTHING HAD THE ТАРЕ HELD
LED ME TO ЕХРЕСТ SIX FULL HOURS
AN INSUFFERABLE OF CONVERSATION,
EGO CASE. AND...HE IF YOU CAN
SPENT HOURS MAKING CALL IT
THIS FOR ME! THAT.

EVEN IF IT
WAS JUST ል
TOOL FOR
BREAKING UP
WITH ME...

140
 KAORI... KOTARO SHIRONE.
HOW ABOUT EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, THE
WE GO I SETTLED TROUPE LEADER?
CHECK OUT A INTO A DON'T YOU THINK
МОМЕР HE'S АВТОРА
HARD-ASSP

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SHOWING
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THE WAY HE
SPOKE ABOUT
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а IT
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I DON'T
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TO SEE PAST THE
SCRIPT AND ITS
LIMITATIONS, AND T
BEGAN IMAGINING
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WITH HIM
IS ALINE, FOR REAL.
INSIDE THE

BECAME SO
AND ABSORBED,
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MINE... FORGOT
FORENER. то KILLED
HIM.

141
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KEEP BLEEDING
2

UNDERSTAND?
IF I DIE, YOU'LL ВЕ
GUILTY OF MURDER.
JUST HELP ME, AND
I МОМТ PRESS
CHARGES.

143
 SEE, THE
TAKAHASHI
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REPEAT THE
WORDS, OVERSAME
AND መመ ARE YOU,JUST
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 I АМ HONESTLY
SURPRISED, TERANISHI-
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HOW THE МАМ
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POTRAYED AS!
IN,

TAKAYAMA'S
LEGS ARE SO
AH, FORGET IT. SHORT, HOW
THE PLAY HAS CAN SHE ACT
NOTHING TO HER PART
DO WITH ME PROPERLY?

217
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