01x03 - Into the Spell of Shimmering Light

[bunniefuu]

AUGUST 26,

2024 (MONDAY)

[insects chirping]

THIS ANIME IS A WORK OF FICTION

AND HAS NO RELATION

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INDIVIDUAL SYMPTOMS.

[phone vibrating]

MOTONARI MITSUAKI: I WAN

TO SEE YOU. I WAS WRONG.

MOTONARI MITSUAKI: I'M SURE WE CAN

START OVER. I NEED YOU, MAFUYU.

Hmm.

- Ah?

- [MANATSU] Hey, check this out.

It's that cursed video

that's gone viral.

Huh?

What're you talking about?

[MANATSU] Everyone

can't shut up about it.

You die after watching it.

That's stupid.

Also, I'm busy studying

for my entrance exams.

Watch it by yourself.

Aw.

Why can't we get

cursed together?

- [MANATSU] That's way cooler.

- [MAFUYU] Careful!

[MANATSU] [chuckles]

C'mon, it'll be fun.

[MAFUYU]

Jeez.

[train alarm blaring]

For real, some kids

got hurt after watching it.

Really?

[MAFUYU] That's either a lie

or just a total coincidence.

[gasps]

[Mafuyu breathing heavily]

[train alarm blaring]

[Mafuyu breathing heavily]

Huh?

[gasps]

[FEMALE ANNOUNCER 3A]

Platform Two.

Please take care,

a train is passing through.

[MANATSU]

Mafuyu?

[train alarm blaring]

Huh?

Hey, wait.

[train chugging]

[MANATSU]

What are you

[train horn blowing]

[brakes squealing]

AMEKU M.D.:

DOCTOR DETECTIVE

[insects chirping]

AUGUST 27TH,

2024 (TUESDAY)

[indistinct chatter]

- Doctor Kotori!

- [YU] Hm?

♪

It's Takanashi.

[YU] You're not one

for tact, are you?

[MAI] I heard all about you

and Dr. Ameku.

How she closed the case

of the blue-blooded man!

The what?

Oh, of course.

A genius like her

working the mystery,

like there was any doubt!

I guess it's probably

difficult for you,

being in a relationship

like that.

Ah?

Huh?

What did you just say?

I mean, isn't it hard

keeping up with her sometimes?

Or feeling like

the two of you are equals?

First of all, ouch.

Second of all, you don't think

Dr. Takao and I are dating?

You are, aren't you?

No, of course not.

We are talking about

the same person?

No way that would happen.

But why not?

Don't you think she's cute,

super cool,

and kind of the

best person ever?

That's your take.

Mine is she doesn't listen and

likes to abuse her authority.

[MAI] Oh, by the way,

did you hear the news?

[YU] There's that

trademark tact again.

I'm currently doing training

in the Psychiatry Department,

and

Huh?

[MAI] Between us, do you

believe a video can be cursed?

[SUMIDA] I strongly feel

there's a chance

she'll act on impulse

and try taking her life again.

She'll be safe here, though.

While she's at the ward,

we'll keep a close eye on her.

- But she didn't!

- [gasping]

Mafuyu would never

attempt suicide.

[Manatsu sighs]

This happened all because

I showed her that cursed video.

It's not your fault.

[SUMIDA] When we looked

at her brain scan,

we didn't observe

any abnormalities.

She's either lying to cover up

her suicide attempt,

or is experiencing

hallucinations

brought on by some

mental illness.

[MANATSU]

She isn't lying!

I'm telling you she was cursed

after watching that video!

[SUMIDA]

Manatsu, please.

Try thinking

about this logically.

Do you actually believe

watching a video

can lead to someone's death?

For starters,

you saw it too,

and you're fine.

Next, we should

take into account

your sister is studying

for entrance exams,

and her ex has been pestering

her to get back together.

She's been under tremendous

stress recently.

Due to her depression,

I believe she had

a sudden impulse

to commit suicide.

Everything will be fine.

After she's gotten rest,

Mafuyu should be better

in no time.

As for this cursed video,

there's no such thing.

Sounds a bit

on the paranormal side.

Dr. Takao loves these

sorts of medical mysteries.

She would eat it up.

That woman.

She's always on the lookout

for some new challenge

for that brain of hers.

I knew it!

[YU] So, not a word

of what you just mentioned.

[MAI]

Huh? But why not?

The moment she stumbles

onto an interesting case,

she doesn't stop

until it's solved.

What's the matter with that?

Do you want me

to spell it out for you?

I'll get dragged

into that mess, too.

Well, there is a slight chance

I might have already

told the patient's twin sister.

Told her what?

That the Department

of Investigative Pathology

would be willing

to listen to her.

DEPARTMENT OF

INVESTIGATIVE

PATHOLOGY OUTPATIEN

EXAMINATION ROOM

[MANATSU]

My sister and I,

we were both born with

the same face and DNA.

But we're complete opposites.

She's more serious, while

I'm the happy-go-lucky type.

But we've been together

ever since we were born.

That's how I know

she would never

try k*lling herself.

I'm sure of it.

She's cursed now because of me.

♪

Don't blame yourself for what

happened to your sister.

♪

Hmm.

♪

INJURED FALLING FROM

STATION PLATFORM ONTO TRACKS.

ATTEMPTED

SUICIDE S/O.

- Hmm.

- [MANATSU] I know.

You don't believe

in curses, either.

Maybe I really am crazy.

Um, well

[TAKAO]

How very interesting.

- What?

- [MANATSU] Huh?

Great.

♪

And who are you?

Head of Investigative

Pathology.

Takao Ameku.

Were you listening

the whole time?

I want to learn more about

this video that's responsible

for making your little sister

jump onto the tracks.

[gasps]

You believe me?

'Cause you're the first.

The woman from the psychiatry

department told me

I needed to think logically.

- "Think logically," my butt.

- [both gasping]

How does that provide

any evidence

the video wasn't

behind her actions?

[TAKAO] "Look at all aspects

of the patient

and explore every possibility

during the examination."

Full stop.

That's our mantra, here.

♪

Fine, I'll ask.

Why are you wearing

that disguise?

Because apparently,

I'm not allowed

to step foot in the psych ward.

You're banned?

What exactly

did you do to them?

Absolutely nothing,

if you want to know.

With that whole getup on,

you look like a high schooler

called out by the teacher

for pulling pranks.

[YU]

Ow! Ow.

[door slides open]

Ah?

[footfall]

Mafuyu Kimura?

[MAFUYU]

es? Who are you?

Takao Ameku, Department

of Investigative Pathology.

My subordinate, Kotori.

It's Takanashi.

Hey, sis.

[TAKAO] I came here

to hear your story.

I know you fell

from a train platform,

and that it might have

something to do

with a cursed video.

- [gasps]

- Tell me what happened.

Don't skimp on the details.

Hmm.

So we were on our way home,

when my sister

pulled out her phone.

[MAFUYU] She wanted

to show me this video.

People said it was cursed.

All of a sudden,

I started feeling really sick.

I heard something that sounded

like a beast growling.

After that,

everything went white.

Before I realized it,

I was on the tracks.

[TAKAO]

Hmm.

What else can you tell us

about this video?

Everyone at school has been

obsessed over it lately.

[MANATSU]

I heard it just showed up

after this guy got dumped

and k*lled himself.

They say if a girl

who breaks up with a guy

watches the video, she dies.

[YU]

A real public nuisance.

Can I assume

you had a break-up recently?

[sighs]

Yes with my boyfriend.

About a month ago.

Scumbag.

He was seeing a girl

from another school.

My sis?

She posed as me.

You see,

I couldn't face the guy,

so she ended it for me.

I know you're twins,

but couldn't he tell

the difference?

Even more evidence

of how stupid he obviously was.

You were right to dump him.

[TAKAO]

But in that case,

you've both technically

dumped a guy.

[Mafuyu and Manatsu sighs]

Do you know of anyone else

who acted peculiar

after watching the video?

[MANATSU]

It's just a rumor.

But after seeing it,

a girl crossed the street

and ended up

getting hit by a car.

Strange.

Could just be inattentiveness

from looking at her phone.

A street and a train.

[knocking on door]

- [MAFUYU] Ah?

- [MANATSU] Ah?

[SUMIDA] Hi, Kimura,

just doing the rounds.

Oh, hello.

And who might you be?

[YU]

Ah!

Beg your pardon.

Yu Takanashi from

Investigative Pathology, ma'am.

I'm confused.

Pathology?

[gasps]

[SUMIDA]

Oh, no.

Ameku.

All right, you're trespassing!

- [SUMIDA] Out, now!

- [grunting]

[TAKAO]

What's wrong with you?

- Sumida, let me go!

- Huh? Is that necessary?

- In the hallway this instant!

- Get your hands off me!

[SUMIDA]

You promised me you'd stay

out of the psych ward, remember?

So, why are you here?

I wanted to ask Mafuyu Kimura

for details about

this cursed video.

Curses do not exist!

As for that absurd outfit,

if you insist

on playing dress-up,

- do it somewhere else.

- You think I put this on

because I wanted to?

I had to wear a disguise

seeing how you banned me

from the psych ward.

Uh-huh, now I understand.

You have more than one.

That one really

suits you, though.

Are you implying I'm a kid?

- Because if you are, I'll--

- Get back here! Calm down!

This is clearly harassment!

[TAKAO]

Wait till I tell HR!

[YU]

Ow! Nurse!

- [mouse clicking]

- [YU] Jeez.

[groans]

Are you finally gonna tell me

why Dr. Sumida

hates you so much?

[TAKAO]

Hm. Oh, just because

Hey, found you.

[YU]

Hold on.

Is this the same video?

Are you prepared to get cursed?

[mouse clicking]

[sighs]

Ah?

Huh?

♪

Well, that was unpleasant.

My head and eyes

are k*lling me.

It's weird.

A bunch of bizarre images

popped into my head

while I was watching it.

[TAKAO]

Yeah, talk about bad taste.

[mouse clicking]

CURSED VIDEO

Hold up.

There's nothing

paranormal about this.

It's got frames

of t*rture devices

and some other

nasty scenes mixed in,

but it's just

a subliminal video.

The kind that are designed

to have an effect

on your subconscious

mind, correct?

[YU] Is it possible

after Mafuyu viewed this,

she was brainwashed

into attempting suicide?

Subliminal messages

aren't very strong influences,

so I doubt it.

[TAKAO]

Also

this video

doesn't have any audio.

Wait a sec.

I heard something that sounded

like a beast growling.

Hmm.

[phone ringing]

AUGUST 27TH (TUE)

20:05 EMERGENCY

DEPARTMENT INTERNAL

LINE 08 CONNECTED

[YU] Hello, this is

Investigative Pathology.

[MALE DOCTOR 3A]

ER here.

We have a newly

admitted patient.

She asked us to contact you.

Her name is

Right, Manatsu Kimura.

[both gasping]

She consulted

with us as an outpatient.

Why is she in the ER?

[MALE DOCTOR 3A] She fell

from the emergency stairs

at her family's apartment.

Injuries include bruises

and a slight sprain.

The circumstances suggest

a possible suicide attempt.

Huh?

[MALE DOCTOR 3A]

The patient did make

a pretty strange claim.

[YU]

Ah

[MALE DOCTOR 3A]

Something about a cursed video?

♪

[MANATSU] It's that

cursed video that's gone viral.

[SUMIDA] When we looked

at her brain scan,

we didn't observe

any abnormalities.

She's been under

tremendous stress recently.

[TAKAO]

Well, that was unpleasant.

[TAKAO] This video

doesn't have any audio.

[MALE DOCTOR 3A]

Something about a cursed video?

[MANATSU]born with

the same face and DNA.

♪

- [TAKAO] Kotori?

- [YU] Yes?

[TAKAO] I want you

to gather all parties involved.

[YU]

Huh?

♪

I'm ready now

to give my diagnosis

for this mystery.

♪

AMEKU M.D.: DOCTOR

DETECTIVE

TENIKAI GENERAL HOSPITAL

[wind whooshing]

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY

ROOM

[door slides open]

Looks like everybody's here.

[SUMIDA] This is inexcusable,

even for you!

You dragged my patient

out of the ward

without my permission!

- Manatsu Kimura.

- [MANATSU] Ah!

[TAKAO] Why did you watch

that cursed video again?

I thought I might be able

to figure

something out if I did.

[TAKAO]

That was reckless.

Even so, it did help me

uncover the truth.

- [MAFUYU] Huh?

[MANATSU] Huh?

[TAKAO] Mafuyu Kimura

jumped from the train platform.

Manatsu Kimura fell down

the apartment stairs.

And I know the reason why.

It was the cursed video.

I can only take

so much nonsense.

No matter how much we disagree,

there's no way

you believe they exist!

Then a demonstration

is in order.

[gasping]

[switch clicking]

- [all gasping]

- I don't, uh Dr. Takao?

[SUMIDA]

What are you trying to prove?

Answer me.

[clicking]

[all gasping]

[clicking]

Huh?

[both breathing heavily]

♪

[MANATSU'S MOTHER]

Manatsu?

♪

Mafuyu?

[breathing heavily]

♪

[both gasping]

[breathing heavily]

[grunting]

Kotori!

[TAKAO] Don't just

stand there, help me!

- [Takao grunting]

- [YU] Oh, uh, right!

Hmm.

[gasps]

Where am I?

What just

[SUMIDA]

I don't understand.

[TAKAO]

Mafuyu and Manatsu Kimura.

They experienced

an epileptic seizure.

- A seizure?

- A seizure?

[TAKAO] Epilepsy

is a neurological disease

that can cause

uncontrollable movements,

loss of consciousness,

and hallucination.

The triggers differ

from person to person,

but photo stimulation

is one of them.

[YU]

Photo stimulation?

- Wait!

- Bingo!

The cursed video.

[TAKAO]

Whoever made it included

intense flashes of color.

That light caused

their cranial nerves

to fire abnormally,

resulting in an

epileptic seizure.

So, that growling beast

she heard before passing out--

[TAKAO]

Correct.

An auditory illusion

brought on by the seizures.

- Just one second.

- [TAKAO] Huh?

Both of them tried

to commit suicide.

What's that have to do

with epileptic seizures?

You were in the room here.

When the lights

flashed on and off,

they unconsciously

walked forward.

[TAKAO] It's a symptom

called automatism.

♪

During a seizure,

there are parts of the body

that move involuntarily.

For these two girls,

it was in the form

of walking forward

without any control.

The rest is easy to surmise.

The seizures occurred on a

train platform and near stairs,

so they looked like

impulsive suicide attempts.

But during

the platform incident,

both of them watched

the video at the same time.

Why did only Mafuyu react?

[TAKAO] Because each of their

situations was unique.

It's easier to trigger

one of these seizures

if the individual's brain

has been worn down

by exhaustion

or is under immense stress.

- [TAKAO] Mafuyu Kimura.

- Ah?

[TAKAO] You watched

the cursed video

when you were

already drained.

Not only were you in the middle

of studying for entrance exams,

but your ex-boyfriend also

wouldn't stop pestering you.

♪

Manatsu Kimura.

You experienced

a huge amount of regret

after showing

your sister the video,

which resulted

in insomnia, grief,

and high levels of stress

when you watched it again.

♪

I already

checked in with the ER.

When you were admitted,

they confirmed

it was an epileptic seizure.

Makes total sense.

Seeing how you're

monozygotic twins,

if one of you suffers

from epilepsy,

the other

has a high probability

of also being afflicted.

[both sigh]

Hm.

[MANATSU'S MOTHER]

Excuse me, Doctor?

Hm?

This disease

that my daughters have.

Can it be cured?

[TAKAO] Since their

symptoms are atypical,

Neurology will have

to examine them to be sure.

However, considering

they haven't had

any episodes up until recently,

as long as they avoid

intense visual stimulation

and minimize stress,

I don't see why it'll affect

their futures.

[both chuckle]

[TAKAO]

If you have any concerns,

we'll do our best

to address them.

It's our duty as physicians.

Oh, thank goodness.

[TAKAO]

Tah-dah!

My diagnosis has

been completed.

♪

[door opens]

[chuckles]

[TAKAO]

You look rather annoyed.

For your information, I'm not.

On the contrary,

I'm relieved we found out

what was afflicting

these two girls.

Oh, I bet.

You were my

supervising physician.

I learned from the best.

I had no idea Dr. Sumida

used to be your supervisor.

That's right.

The worst resident

I've had, before or since.

[YU] Are you gonna tell me

what you did already?

Yeah, fine.

During my residency,

I was in Psychiatry.

[TAKAO] There was a patient

Sumida misdiagnosed

with depression.

Turns out they were

actually suffering

from hypothyroidism.

I put her on the meds

she really needed.

Took her off those

useless antidepressants.

- Ah!

- And what do you know?

She improved after one day.

Naturally, I told

the patient who was right.

You didn't.

[TAKAO] "Sorry about

my incompetent supervisor.

Because of her misdiagnoses,

your meds were

completely ineffective."

That's about when I got

banned from the psych ward.

Are you still unclear on this?

You don't know

what "h*-ren-so" means,

because you changed

a patient's meds

without getting your

supervisor's approval first!

I know what "h*-ren-so" is.

It's in the

amaranthaceae family.

[YU] Idon't think--

[TAKAO] Native to Western Asia.

[TAKAO]

Used in salads and miso soup.

[SUMIDA] I'm not

talking about spinach!

[wind whooshing]

[door opens]

Oh!

[YU]

Mazuru, good morning.

Dr. Takanashi.

- Hmm.

- Uh

[MAZURU] I heard about the

patient in the psychiatry ward.

It seems Takao's made life

difficult for you again.

Allow me to apologize.

It wasn't that much trouble.

Thanks to Dr. Takao, we were

able to help the patient out.

[sighs]

You know,

you're the first person

to say something like that.

Takao is

Well, you know what she's like.

She excels at making life

difficult for others.

I'm not sure if you were aware,

but all of the physicians

who work under her

quit right away.

[MALE DOCTOR 3B]

I can't handle her.

[sighs]

While she does excel

at causing problems,

I admit I'm learning

a lot from her.

The truth is Dr. Takao's

a brilliant physician.

[chuckles]

Please keep taking care

of my little sister.

I will.

[grunting]

[all groaning]

[all panting]

[laughing]