01x08 - The Congregation Star

[bunniefuu]

[Haida]

Say goodbye to my pale skin!

Tanning salon?

Part-time beach job.

Gonna get green and get tan.

Big-brain move!

[Haida] Yeah, I should

gets first place

in the brain awards!

Stop goofing off.

-Genius, brah!

-Keep up the pace, boys.

-Yes sir.

-Yes sir.

This is the worst feeling ever.

The dread of not knowing

what's on your report card!

But just shake it off!

Hmm!

[others] The worst thing around

this place is your attitude.

[gentle music]

How was it yesterday,

the broadcast?

Ah, huh?

I fell asleep in

the middle of it.

Wait, what?!

Well, whatever.

It's fine.

I don't even remember what I

talked about last night anyway.

[prinicipal] Congratulations.

Today marks the end

of the first semester.

Those of you in your third year,

please make the most

of your summer break.

Start preparing for your future.

[Anamizu shouts]

There's no time to waste,

so use it wisely.

And for those of you

in your first year,

I hope you enjoy your first

summer break of high school.

[opening theme]

[GREEN TEA WITH MATCHA]

[STEAMY KELP TEA LATTE]

Hmm What should I get?

I like to just press both

buttons at the same time

and leave it up

to fate to decide.

[Anamizu groans]

Ganta and Ukegawa

are taking forever.

Do you think something happened?

They said all they had

to do was submit a plan

for the meteor shower

viewing party.

[Kanikawa laughs]

Well, I bet the student

council rejected their plan,

and now they're too ashamed

to show their faces!

Ah!

But we've done so

much to prepare for it.

If that's the case,

they'd be upset.

Should we look for them?

Yeah, let's go!

I was ready to go

eat lunch anyway.

Huh?

What's the matter?

[Anamizu groans]

[STEAMY KELP TEA LATTE]

This stuff is super disgusting.

Oh my god, for real?

-Let me try!

-I wanna taste!

[excited gasp]

[Kanikawa] Ew!

It's so bad, it's funny!

[Nono] Let me try some!

[STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICE]

-[Isaki] Can you see anything?

-[Kanikawa] Nope.

[Isaki] Open the door

a little more.

[group shouts]

Hm?

Sorry, I thought the

door would be heavier.

Ah geez, you stupid muscle-head!

What?! What did you say?!

[Ukegawa]

What are you guys doing?

Did your plan get approved?

Uh, uh-huh.

[Isaki chuckles]

It took some time

to hash things out

since the Astronomy Club's new.

Yeah! Yeah!

Boo, so we're here for nothing.

[Anamizu groaning]

Waste of time.

But this is the first time

I've ever been in the

student council office!

[Anamizu] Yeah, regular students

usually aren't allowed inside.

[Nono] So this is where all

the secret meetings happen.

It's the perfect spot.

-Huh?

-Hm?

Let's all have

our lunch here today!

Well, I guess

If you can keep it a secret.

-[Isaki laughs] Hooray!

-[Kanikawa] Yeah!

-[Isaki] Woohoo!

-[Anamizu] All right!

[upbeat music]

Oh, your rice ba*ls are huge!

I got practice after this.

Nom, nom, nom,

nom, nom, nom.

Nom, nom, nom,

nom, nom, nom.

Oh shucks! That's the cleanest

corn cob I've ever seen!

All done.

[Isaki] You can take

that to a talent show.

Speaking of talents,

did you know I can read and

write over 100 kinds of fish?

[group] Ohh.

[Anamizu] I can ride a unicycle

pretty much anywhere.

[group] Hm?

What about you?

Who, me?

I can sense earthquakes

that are magnitude 1.

Uh, yeah, I guess that

is pretty amazing.

Hey, I've got one!

Check this out.

Hyper speed blinking!

[Isaki] Uh

I've got another

one to show you.

Hm?

Eyeball relay.

That's crazy!

What? How do you do that?!

[Isaki laughs]

[group laughs]

Okay, I'm next!

[STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICE]

[Ukegawa] See you later.

I'm gonna return the key

to the front office.

I gotta go to practice.

Same here.

Hm.

[Nono] Goodbye!

Later.

[Isaki sighs]

Hm, what's wrong?

I wish there had been time

to show off my special talent

of reciting "My Pal Totoro"

from memory.

[Ganta gasps]

[light breathing]

[young Ganta laughs]

[Ganta's mother] Look

up at the sky, sweetie.

Oh?

[Ganta's mother]

There are so many stars.

Aren't they beautiful?

[Ganta gasps]

[sad grunt]

Ah

[loud clank]

[Ganta groans]

[sigh]

[student] Let's go, girls!

You can do it, come on!

[Anamizu grunts]

Hustle, hustle!

Heading your way, Anamizu!

[cicadas chirping]

[boy grunts]

Thanks.

[boy] Hey, Anamizu, right?

I'm thinking about attending

that viewing party tomorrow.

Can you get me registered

or whatever?

Sure.

[lighthearted music]

[Nono] All finished!

I hope it'll stand out

enough from a distance.

[Ukegawa] Let's back up and see.

[Nono giggles]

How does it look?

[KUYO HIGH SCHOOL,

COME THIS WAY]

[door opens]

[Anamizu] Whew!

It's cool in here.

Huh, where's everybody else?

[Nono]

They haven't shown up yet.

Isaki and Kani are doing

some shopping first.

And Ganta went to file

an application

so we can use the road.

Is that a signboard

for the viewing party?

It definitely catches the eye.

Awesome!

[Nono laughs]

[Isaki sighs]

This one's probably good.

-Check these out!

-Oh.

Well? Fashionable?

Whoa, those kind light up!

Let's make that dope

wear it for the viewing.

Great idea!

Ganta will totally hate it!

[both laugh]

Feels like an oven.

I'm burning up, ugh.

I'm melting.

[door opens]

[rapid footsteps]

[Kanikawa] Thank god, cool air!

Those bags were heavy.

I don't have to do any more

work after this, right?

Yep, good job, me!

Your duty's done.

No, we're not done yet.

Huh?

You better think twice

before giving me lip

because I'm the one

with the snacks!

[Anamizu groans]

[bag rustling]

[Kanikawa] Yummy.

[Anamizu groans]

[SNACK BUN]

So yummy.

You're my goddess!

Yeah, that's what I thought.

[Nono] Really? So you and Ganta

have been friends since

you were little kids?

[Ukegawa] Yep. Ever since

elementary school.

[Nono] Oh, that's so cool!

What was Ganta like back then?

Good question.

In some ways,

he's exactly the same.

But in other ways,

he's a totally different person.

Like he was just as

studious back then,

but he was more energetic

and into sports.

And he could run faster

than anybody.

[all] What?!

I can't even imagine

an energetic Ganta!

I don't believe it.

You're exaggerating.

No lie.

I was seriously envious of him.

He ran like a jet down a runway.

It was a real sight to see.

But unfortunately,

he slowed down at one point.

He didn't have new shoes

to accommodate

how big his feet were growing.

So he just ran around

while crushing the heels.

[Kanikawa laughs]

Oh, that is so him!

He may be book smart,

but I guess he's always had

a screw or two loose, huh?

I mean, how hard is it

to change shoes?

But hold up.

I kind of doubt shoes

can explain why he is

such a klutz these days.

Hey, what's going on?

[Kanikawa screams]

What are you, a frickin' ninja?

[Ganta] Hmm?

Are we allowed to use the road?

Yeah, no problems there.

[Kanikawa pants]

Okay, so all we need to decide

now is where to place everybody.

-Well, about that.

-[Ukegawa] Huh?

I assigned everyone

to a spot already.

[NONO, ANAMIZU,

KANIKAWA, MAGARI]

[Ukegawa] Hmm.

[Ganta] What do you think?

No objections here.

Ah, there's no shade in my spot.

No way, I hate it!

Dedication outweighs a sunburn.

Then dedicate yourself

to switching places.

[Anamizu groans]

Please come right this way for

the meteor shower viewing party!

Does that sound good?

Mm-hmm, it's perfect!

Are people really going

to show up for this?

-Don't be silly, man.

-Huh?

Just the student body alone,

we have more than 50

people who want to come.

Huh?

That's awesome!

It must be because

of the poster.

[Nono laughs]

Oh, there's this guy

I know who told me today

that he was interested

in coming too.

My parents are donating

some ramune drinks

from our restaurant, so you can

hand them out to the guests.

[Ganta gasps]

Okay, so now what?

What else do we need to do?

All that's left is to

wait for the meteors.

But

Huh?

[Ukegawa chortling]

[Isaki laughs]

[Isaki] You look so stupid!

[springs clanking]

[group laughs]

[uplifting music]

I can't wait.

Tomorrow's the day!

[Ganta chuckles]

[rain pattering loudly]

[INFORMATION DESK]

[Ganta] This is my fault.

[mysterious music]

[EPISODE 8:

THE CONGREGATION STAR]

[THE PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER]

[rain pattering]

[Kurashiki]

Is that the last of it?

Yeah, we moved everything

that can't get wet.

Want a towel?

Ah, yeah, thank you.

[Ukegawa] Dang

Can't believe

what a downpour it is.

[Nono] The forecast

isn't very reliable, huh?

Ganta?

Doesn't seem like the rain

will stop anytime soon.

[Kanikawa] What are we gonna do

when it comes time

for the event?

[Anamizu] Like we have a choice.

[Kurashiki sighs]

Ganta, I'm sorry,

but we're gonna have

to cancel it.

[Anamizu] Stupid rain.

[Nono] So many people

seemed interested in it.

What a shame.

[Kanikawa] And after

all the work we did.

[Ukegawa]

That's just how it goes.

Nobody can control

Mother Nature.

station.

Huh?

The station.

People might

still be trying to come.

With the rain this bad,

people will know it's canceled.

She's right. At least wait a

little to see if it dies down-

I'm sorry, everyone!

[group] Huh?

I'm so sorry.

It's all my fault!

[Ukegawa grunts]

[group] Uh

[Ganta panting]

Ganta!

[somber music]

[rain pattering loudly]

[Ganta yelling]

[sobbing]

[INFORMATION DESK]

Okay, after party anyone?

[group] Ah

[group groans]

[Kurashiki] Fine, then who

doesn't wanna go

to the after party?

Great, everyone's going.

Is the telescope

the only valuable thing?

Drop that off in the office and

leave the cleanup for later.

Ukegawa, send Ganta

a message for me.

"Meet up at Top One.

Nurse Kurashiki is treating

all of us to hamburgers."

[Anamizu] Wish we could've

had the viewing party.

[Kanikawa] Really? I wouldn't

have pegged you

for the stargazing type.

-How weird.

-[Anamizu] Shut up.

[Nono] Nurse Kurashiki,

are you sure

you can afford dinner

for all of us?

[Kurashiki] Well,

you can only order stuff

that I have a coupon for.

Any word from Ganta?

No, doesn't even show

he's ready yet.

Maybe I'll go check

by the station.

[foot stomps]

I'll go, too!

Ah!

I'll backtrack to Nanao Station

and do a quick sweep around it.

[Isaki] And I'll go

check along the river,

starting from the convenience

store!

[Isaki pants]

[gentle music]

[gentle music]

[panting]

[Isaki gasps]

[HAVE ANY LUCK ON YOUR END?]

[AT THE STATION. DON'T SEE HIM.]

[gasp]

[strained grunts]

[Isaki groans]

[wind howling]

[gasp]

[gentle music]

Ganta?

Ganta?

Ganta! Ganta!

Ganta!

[Isaki panting]

[Ganta] Isaki

Ganta!

I found you.

[light gasp]

[water splashing]

[light chuckle]

Whew!

The rain is crazy out here.

You were walking the opposite

direction from school.

Were you not coming back?

[Ganta] Sorry

[rain pattering loudly]

[RECORDING]

Check, check.

Check, one, two.

Welcome to my radio show.

Today's the meteor shower

viewing party.

Despite all the work that our

group did to prepare

for the event,

it was hit by a storm.

It's pouring.

It's a huge bummer.

I was really looking

forward to it

and believed that everything

would go off without a hitch.

Grueling stuff, huh?

[Ganta] I worked hard.

I did everything that

I possibly could

to prepare for this,

but it meant nothing.

'Cause a power came along

that I couldn't do

anything about

and ended it all.

It is grueling.

I hate it.

because the more methodically

that I try to approach things,

the more certain they are

to get ruined in the end!

[Ganta sobbing]

All the time, it's

always like this for me.

[sobbing]

[river rushing]

Do you remember

this bus station?

We were here.

Our first Nightly Fun Society.

This is the place we hid to

avoid getting caught by the cop.

I remember.

I was worried then too.

My heart was racing so fast,

I felt like I couldn't breathe.

Yeah, I noticed

because I heard the

sound of your heartbeat.

And mine started racing too.

[Ganta gasps]

And ever since that day,

I've always thought of you

as someone special to me.

[pattering]

[Isaki grunts]

[Ganta grunts]

[gentle music]

[Isaki sighs]

[Ganta gasps]

I-

[bus squealing]

[rain pattering]

[hearts beating]

[anxious grunt]

[hearts beating]

Isaki, I also-

[Ganta groans]

[Isaki groans]

[hearts beating]

[Yui gasps]

[Ganta gasps]

[Yui] Philanderer!

[Ganta and Isaki screaming]

Please wait! It's not like that!

[Isaki] Yui, wait!

[Ukegawa] So there are a bunch

of other meteor showers?

[Kurashiki] The next one will

be the Draconid meteor shower.

I think it's at the

beginning of October.

About 10 days after that,

there's the

Orionid meteor shower.

[Ukegawa] I didn't realize

they happen so frequently.

[Kurashiki]

There's nothing more abundant

than stars in the sky,

after all.

The Geminid meteor

shower in December

would be good for

the next viewing party.

Sounds great. That'll be

our chance to try again.

-Awesome.

-[Kanikawa] Just make sure

you have the after party

at my family's restaurant.

Do you remember how Ganta

said this was all his fault?

Why would he think

something like that?

[Nono gasps]

Maybe he kicked a stack

of sacred stones

near a shrine or something.

[Nono groans]

[Kanikawa] Don't be so

superstitious, Nono.

Or maybe he peed on a frog.

That causes rain.

Huh, then Ganta's

a total sleazeball!

[Kanikawa screams]

Again with the

frickin' ninja routine!

[Ganta] Uh

You took a long time.

My apologies.

Everybody, I'm sorry.

[group gasps]

[Ukegawa] Come on, Ganta.

Don't be so serious.

There's nothing for you

to apologize about.

Yeah, what she said.

There'll be more meteor showers.

It'll be a success next time.

[lighthearted music]

[Ganta gasps]

Yeah, next time for sure.

[Ganta sighs]

[Isaki chuckles]

[server] Here you go.

[Ukegawa] Where exactly

did you go anyway?

I was just too ashamed

to come back.

So I took shelter from

the rain in a bus stop.

Oh?

[Yui growls]

Hey, that's mine.

[lighthearted music]

[shrimp heads crunching]

[Ganta groans]

[Isaki groans]

It's considered bad table

manners to play with your food.

[Yui] Tsk.

[both groan]

[ending theme]