01x11 - The First Stars of Dawn

[bunniefuu]

[young Ganta groans]

[FINISHER CERTIFICATE,

FULL MARATHON - BOYS DIVISON]

[soft mysterious music]

[water drips]

Huh?

Mommy?

[opening theme]

[engine rumbles]

[both panting]

We just barely made it.

Yeah, today would've been

totally wasted

if we had missed it.

So, Mitsukejima.

I wonder if it's as

big as they say.

I've only seen pictures of it

in pamphlets and on websites.

[Isaki chuckles]

[soft curious music]

[inaudible]

[ANAMIZU STATION]

[MITSUKEJIMA INLET]

[Isaki] We're here!

Now we just have to find

our way to the actual island.

That way, maybe?

[cicadas chirping]

[Ganta] There are no

other people around here.

[Isaki] Weird.

Are we going the wrong way,

you think?

[soft music continues]

[kid 1] Race you to the island!

[kid 2] You're on! [laughs]

[mother] No running, boys!

-Okay!

-Okay!

I guess we're going right way.

[waves lapping]

[seagulls squawking]

[both gasp]

Oh!

It's huge!

So this is it.

Mitsukejima!

Let the adventure begin.

The first step is getting

permission to set up our tents.

I'll go to the park office.

Watch over the luggage

Come on.

We can walk across

that rock path

and go all the way

to the island.

[Ganta] I'm not going.

Hey, don't be like that!

We'll do it together, okay?

Come on!

[pleasant music]

[Ganta panting]

Isaki!

I got us a camping permit!

Way to go!

Let's set up the tents

and store everything inside,

except our valuables.

Then we'll check our

potential photo spots

while it's still light out.

[Isaki] There's so much to do!

Wanna run to the campgrounds?

Nah, let's follow

the map and walk.

This is our overworld map!

A layout of the

campsite, actually.

[Isaki chuckles]

[cicadas chirping]

This must be the healing point!

[MITSUKEJIMA ROMANCE GATE]

[FALLING HEAD OVER KEELS]

Look, it's a save point!

Game saved!

[seagulls squawking]

[shutter clicks]

[Ganta sighs]

[Isaki chuckles]

[Ganta] I learned that

finding the best places

for a photoshoot like this

is called "location scouting."

Also, it's very common for

our perception of the view

to change between day and night.

So it's best to try

framing things differently

after it gets dark.

Wow.

[both sigh]

There are no clouds or wind.

Doesn't get more perfect than

this for taking pictures.

[Ganta inhales]

I'm getting nervous now.

We will begin sh**ting

once the sun goes down.

Got it.

[spotlight clacks]

-Huh?!

-Huh?!

It has a spotlight!

But why?!

Let me check.

Every year during

the summer vacation season,

Mitsukejima will be illuminated

after the sun goes down.

So that's why.

Aw.

[comedic music]

[Isaki] Oh!

"The lights will be shut off

at 11:00 PM."

Apparently.

All right!

[Isaki] Whoa, he bounced back

like a cicada that just molted.

Since we already ate

dinner earlier,

what else can we

do to pass time?

Oh, I know!

It's time for my

special talent to shine.

Remember, the one where I recite

all of the dialogue

from Tororo?

Mmm.

Ah, never gonna get to

show it off!

-Oh, new idea.

-Hmm?

[Isaki] We didn't get to explore

Mitsukejima during the day.

So let's take a closer look now.

[Ganta gasps]

[relaxed music]

[Isaki chuckles]

[Ganta whimpers]

[Ganta grunts]

[Isaki laughs]

You okay?

It's too risky!

We should head back.

[Isaki chuckles]

Come on, our big adventure

has finally started.

You know, I've been so hyped

for it this whole time!

Isaki wait, you-

[Ganta shouts]

[Ganta groans]

[Isaki] You okay?

[soft awe-inspiring music]

[Isaki gasps]

Incredible

[Isaki] These are

totally different

from the stars we saw in Nanao.

[Ganta] Yeah.

[laughs]

It's a blanket of stars!

[Isaki laughs]

[shutter clicks]

[Ganta] ISO 3200.

F-stop 2.8.

Exposure time: 10 seconds.

And to create a

composite photograph,

we'll let it keep sh**ting

for two hours straight.

First a test shot.

ISO 3200 2.8

Exposure time is 10 seconds.

Composite photograph: two hours.

[shutter clicks]

Okay.

So all we do now is wait.

[lighthearted music]

[shutter clicks]

[Ganta] It should be

done pretty soon.

Let's go check.

[Isaki] Did it work?

Mm-hmm.

It's already 3:00 AM?

That figures.

I'm not even sleepy!

Not at all!

Hey, are we just

invincible or what?

Invincible peas in a pod.

[cicadas chirping]

[Isaki groans]

[Ganta yawns]

[both snoring lightly]

[EPISODE 11:

THE FIRST STARS OF DAWN]

[THE PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER]

[door opens]

[Isaki] We're back!

Huh?

[footsteps]

[Isaki] Oh right,

she's not here.

[sighs]

[bag rustling]

It's so quiet.

[Ganta] Mm-hmm.

Since it's just the two of us.

All alone

[Isaki sighs]

Oh yeah, I think

I'll take a bath.

'Kay.

[Isaki] Hey, do those

need to be washed?

[Ganta] Hm Yeah.

I'm gonna start the washing

machine while I'm at it.

Give 'em here.

Hand them over.

Nope, that's okay!

[relaxed music]

Washing them separately

would be wasting resources!

Well, mine are

too dirty and sweaty.

It's fine!

Come on.

[Ganta sighs]

[washing machine beeping]

Oh, Isaki.

What's up?

Any food you want me to make?

If we have ingredients for it.

Hmm.

Gyoza!

[knife thudding]

[relaxed music continues]

[Ganta sighs]

[Isaki]

Think you can make gyoza?

We need to go shopping for

a few things we're missing.

Okay, then let's pump up

the bike tires.

[Isaki panting]

The next town over is pretty

far, huh?

[Ganta] Let's start

by getting some ginger.

Found it.

Mmm.

[GINGER, 170 YEN]

Bingo! This one's good.

[Ganta chuckles]

Hmm, only 80 yen!

But this has three packs of

150 grams for a hundred yen.

If yours is 300 grams for 80,

then this one might

be a better deal.

[Isaki] Our living finances

are pretty tight.

Gotta save anywhere we can.

Yeah, let's just stick to

only buying what we need.

Yeah, good plan.

[relaxed music continues]

[Isaki giggling]

Yes!

A watermelon?

It totally counts as a "need"!

[bell tinkles]

What kind of gyoza

are we having?

Shiso gyoza.

We just need to wrap

and cook them now.

Wow. I wanna try wrapping them.

[Ganta] After you put a

lump of filling in the middle,

get it wet around the edges,

and wrap it like this to

create the little folds.

[pleasant music]

And to finish, just

squeeze the edges tight.

Ah, the filling all came out!

It's best to add only a

minimal amount of filling.

What? But I want a big gyoza!

[gyoza sizzling]

Oh.

Ooh!

[Isaki clapping]

[both laughing]

They're all stuck

to each other!

Nope, just the ones you made.

Mine are fine.

What?! [laughs]

[Ganta sighs]

[water running]

[Isaki sighs]

Hey, Ganta, um, can we talk?

See this groove for

the sliding door?

That's going to be

our boundary line.

We're not allowed to cross

into each other's

territory, okay?

Okay.

And that will last

until tomorrow morning.

Okay.

All righty then.

See you in the morning.

[Ganta sighs]

[Ganta]

It's been a nonstop adventure

since I woke up yesterday,

and we worked

through the night.

So I should be exhausted

at this point.

But right now, I can't sleep.

[notification pops]

Hmm?

[MAGARI: 1 NEW MESSAGE]

[TODAY]

[Ganta laughs]

Hm.

[camera clicks]

Hmm?

[Isaki laughs]

Guess that worked.

[READ]

Hm, are those her knees?

[camera clicks]

[Isaki laughs]

These pictures with

your glasses aren't fair.

Can I leave the

sliding door open?

It's kind of hot

with it all closed up.

Mm-hmm.

[THINK YOU CAN SLEEP TODAY??]

[WELL I JUST NOTICED

BUT IT'S ONLY 11 PM]

[SURPRISE]

[Ganta snoring lightly]

[crickets chirping]

[train rattling]

[birds chirping]

[Ganta groans]

[calm music]

[Isaki groans]

[HONEY]

Do you like milk in your coffee?

Mm-hmm.

[Ganta] It's strange.

Like

What is this feeling?

Zoom!

Hey, what are you

spacing out about?

Nothing.

Did you lock the door?

Yep.

All right.

Let's go!

[laid-back music]

[shutter clicks]

[laid-back music continues]

[SENMAIDA RICE TERRACES]

[shutter clicks]

[keyboard clacking]

Hey!

Huh?

Wanna play ninjas,

or just cut it and eat

it like regular people?

Hmm.

Mmm, that's the

taste of summer!

Eating this watermelon

makes me feel

like our summer mission

is half complete.

Geez, who knew watermelon

was so important?

[bugs chirping]

[plants rustle]

[Ganta] I wish things would

stay like this forever.

[Isaki] Yeah.

[Ganta] Actually,

ever since we came here,

something has felt

a little off.

Like I don't have any anxiety.

Every day I get to do

the things I want,

and nothing else gets

in the way.

I wake up in the morning

and I find you next to me,

and that makes me feel

really at peace.

Since you shared

your secret with me,

do you mind if I share mine?

About the reason why

I can't sleep.

[Isaki sighs]

I'm not sure where it started,

or what triggered it.

My memory is

pretty fuzzy on this.

It's just that morning

really scares me.

[soft melancholic music]

'Cause if I fall asleep,

I know that tomorrow will come.

Tomorrow is bound to be

so much worse than today.

It overwhelms me.

That's why I keep trying

to live an extended "today."

[Ganta sniffling]

[soft music continues]

How I ended up this way,

I really don't know.

It's like I've been

afraid of tomorrow

since

[water claps]

[soft music continues]

Tastes salty.

[Ganta] Ah, Isaki!

Ah!

[Isaki squeals]

Ah.

Just wait a sec!

[Isaki groans]

Wait a minute!

You're gonna

walk right into the sea!

Huh?

[Ganta splashes]

Ganta!

[Ganta panting]

Are you okay?

Are you hurt?

M-my glasses!

Calm down, you're okay.

They're in your hand.

Huh?

Oh.

[Isaki giggles]

Making eye contact now

just feels funny.

[both laughing]

I'm gonna get you a towel.

Um, so, what do we-

Uh

Let's leave things how they are

till we reach the finish line.

'Kay?

[Isaki giggles]

[Ganta grunts]

Isaki kissed me!

[washing machine thumping]

Man, I totally missed my chance

to say something

more thoughtful.

But even so,

I feel a little relieved.

[water splashes]

[Ganta inhales]

Finish line for our trip,

the Mawaki Site.

That's where I'm going to

tell her how I feel about her.

[soft music]

Strange.

Tonight I actually don't

want to sleep.

[ending theme]