WEBVTT 00:01.360 --> 00:02.380 Nao. 00:04.380 --> 00:05.610 Nao? 00:07.020 --> 00:08.070 Nao. 00:12.100 --> 00:14.950 I've never slept in a bed. 00:15.960 --> 00:19.700 All I've done is dry blankets in the sun, 00:20.880 --> 00:25.020 then rush to bring them in before sunset. 00:25.660 --> 00:26.590 But... 00:30.120 --> 00:31.340 Nao. 00:33.240 --> 00:35.030 What are you spacing out for? 00:35.030 --> 00:36.380 Sorry. 00:40.630 --> 00:42.710 Good morning, Sunao. 00:43.100 --> 00:44.930 This second day is killing me. 00:45.500 --> 00:46.920 You go for me. 00:46.920 --> 00:48.050 You got it. 00:48.590 --> 00:50.840 I envy you, you know. 00:51.190 --> 00:55.720 You'll never know how much this hurts. 00:55.720 --> 00:56.670 Yeah. 01:01.850 --> 01:06.090 I don't know what it feels like to lie under a blanket in a freshly made bed. 01:07.510 --> 01:13.110 Sunao's mother makes breakfast for her before going to work, bright and early. 01:15.640 --> 01:17.180 I have this. 01:22.840 --> 01:27.380 We used to play in this living room, but now, I just stare at it. 01:35.090 --> 01:40.280 Nowadays, I only do whatever Sunao wants me to. 01:39.010 --> 01:40.890 Painkillers 01:41.350 --> 01:43.100 I'll take four. 01:44.340 --> 01:46.900 You're having grilled salmon for breakfast. 01:55.200 --> 01:56.670 Your phone? 02:01.210 --> 02:04.080 Make sure you lock the door. 02:04.900 --> 02:06.000 Sure. 02:06.000 --> 02:08.160 Okay, I'll see you later. 02:15.300 --> 02:17.470 I'm a replica. 02:22.140 --> 02:29.150 I belong to Sunao Aikawa, and my job is to take her place at school. 02:29.770 --> 02:35.150 I'm supposed to learn, exercise, and live life normally for her. 02:40.160 --> 02:42.040 Shizuoka 02:40.160 --> 02:42.040 Bridge 02:46.870 --> 02:48.030 So pretty. 02:48.480 --> 02:52.170 It's been five days. This summer, I'm 16 years old. 04:26.640 --> 04:30.520 Episode 1: A Replica Never Dreams 04:29.140 --> 04:31.020 It's way too hot. 04:31.020 --> 04:33.650 I can't survive a broken A/C. 04:33.650 --> 04:37.150 Seriously, can't they just get a new one? 04:38.110 --> 04:40.150 Okay, kids. Time to start the day. 04:42.310 --> 04:47.240 It's a scorcher today, so make sure to hydrate so you don't get heatstroke. 04:43.490 --> 04:45.870 Day Duty Sunao Aikawa 04:45.870 --> 04:50.120 So it wasn't just her period. She had class helper duty, too. 04:57.070 --> 04:59.090 I'll take the left side. 04:59.090 --> 05:00.030 Okay. 05:01.370 --> 05:03.370 There's a lot to erase. 05:03.850 --> 05:04.890 But... 05:05.520 --> 05:07.390 This is Shuya Sanada. 05:07.390 --> 05:09.390 I've heard a lot about him. 05:09.890 --> 05:12.850 Basketball Ace 05:09.890 --> 05:12.850 Led Team to Prefectural Tournament 05:09.890 --> 05:12.850 Rising Star 05:12.850 --> 05:15.190 B-But I thought you'd be busy. 05:15.190 --> 05:16.630 Not really. 05:16.630 --> 05:18.480 I don't even play anymore. 05:20.710 --> 05:22.980 Go on. Do your half. 05:22.980 --> 05:24.840 Uh, right. 05:32.860 --> 05:34.060 Thanks. 05:35.490 --> 05:37.670 According to Sunao's memories, 05:37.670 --> 05:40.380 Sanada-kun was hospitalized with an injury 05:40.380 --> 05:43.970 right before the qualifiers for the Inter-High. 05:44.550 --> 05:47.630 He only came back to school two days ago. 05:49.050 --> 05:53.670 He's a classmate, but Sunao hasn't spoken to him once. 05:55.310 --> 05:57.310 Literature Club 05:57.560 --> 06:00.320 Literature Club 06:02.420 --> 06:05.880 Ah, Nao-senpai. Glad you could make it. 06:05.880 --> 06:07.570 Ricchan, good morning. 06:09.990 --> 06:13.960 You sound like a busy actor when you say good morning this late in the day. 06:13.960 --> 06:15.230 You think so? 06:15.230 --> 06:19.190 But wouldn't good afternoon sound overly formal and weird? 06:19.590 --> 06:21.840 And it's too early to say good evening. 06:21.840 --> 06:24.040 Is that how it works? 06:24.040 --> 06:26.670 This is Ricchan, AKA Ritsuko Hironaka. 06:26.670 --> 06:30.570 She's a junior member of the literature club, and my only oasis. 06:31.110 --> 06:32.720 Oh, yeah, Senpai. 06:32.720 --> 06:35.230 Title TBD 06:32.720 --> 06:35.230 Ritsuko Hironaka 06:32.720 --> 06:34.790 Could you read my new story? 06:35.230 --> 06:37.590 It's still a work in progress, though. 06:37.590 --> 06:38.420 Sure thing. 06:38.420 --> 06:39.860 Great! 06:47.090 --> 06:51.980 Sunao and Ricchan first met when they were in elementary school. 06:51.700 --> 06:56.870 Played Tag 06:51.700 --> 06:56.870 Played at a Creek 06:51.700 --> 06:56.870 Moved Away 06:51.700 --> 06:56.870 Barbecues 06:52.790 --> 06:56.870 Ricchan was a sweet neighborhood kid she used to play with. 06:57.670 --> 07:02.630 When Sunao went to middle school, Ricchan moved away and the two grew apart. 07:07.180 --> 07:09.550 Literature Club 07:07.180 --> 07:09.550 New Members Wanted 07:07.180 --> 07:09.550 New recruits or visitors can find us in the auxiliary building, 1st floor 07:14.060 --> 07:16.390 I'd like a trial membership, please. 07:21.890 --> 07:23.780 Nao-chan! 07:22.230 --> 07:27.400 We were reunited two months ago when Ricchan officially joined the club. 07:23.780 --> 07:25.170 Ricchan! 07:28.130 --> 07:30.280 And here we are today. 07:30.280 --> 07:31.810 How was it? 07:31.810 --> 07:33.620 Can I be honest? 07:34.070 --> 07:37.220 I want no special treatment from Miss Sunao Aikawa. 07:37.220 --> 07:38.520 Give me your worst. 07:40.680 --> 07:43.420 I think your writing might be forgetting the reader. 07:46.320 --> 07:50.660 Like this bit where your two protagonists reunite when it's snowing. 07:51.300 --> 07:53.560 Instead of a dramatic depiction of the scene, 07:53.560 --> 07:56.730 I want to know their raw emotions in that moment. 07:57.130 --> 08:01.310 What was the boy feeling when he gazed at the girl? 08:01.310 --> 08:03.800 What was the girl thinking? 08:04.650 --> 08:07.150 I wanted the story to tell me more. 08:09.100 --> 08:10.900 That's really helpful. 08:10.900 --> 08:12.910 Remember, I'm not an expert. 08:12.910 --> 08:16.710 No, I mean it. I'm thankful for any feedback. 08:16.710 --> 08:20.670 I'll bring in a new draft soon, so please read it again when I do. 08:20.670 --> 08:21.830 Sure. 08:23.170 --> 08:26.230 Bye, Senpai. Ciao. 08:26.230 --> 08:27.240 Later. 08:29.610 --> 08:34.430 I came into being when Sunao got into a fight with Ricchan. 08:36.340 --> 08:43.950 Sunao was seven and didn't want to go to the local children's group afterward. 08:44.370 --> 08:49.500 She knew it had been her fault, but she couldn't apologize. 08:49.900 --> 08:52.450 Even so, she wanted to make up. 08:52.950 --> 08:55.410 Please help me. 09:02.750 --> 09:06.940 Those conflicting feelings gave birth to me. 09:13.550 --> 09:19.270 Please go to the community center for me and make up with Ricchan. 09:19.910 --> 09:21.340 Help me. 09:24.060 --> 09:25.290 Ricchan! 09:28.280 --> 09:32.530 Ricchan, I'm sorry for being mean to you the other day. 09:34.060 --> 09:35.670 Jeez, Nao-chan. 09:40.040 --> 09:42.540 Ricchan forgave everything. 09:43.040 --> 09:45.990 Sunao waited anxiously for me to come back, 09:45.990 --> 09:48.540 then hugged me when she heard the good news. 09:48.940 --> 09:52.130 Let's keep this a secret between the two of us. 09:52.130 --> 09:53.510 Why a secret? 09:53.510 --> 09:57.220 People will get scared if they see us both together. 09:57.220 --> 09:58.040 Oh. 09:58.520 --> 10:01.850 We can't let Mommy or Daddy know either. 10:02.280 --> 10:08.730 That night, before her parents came back, we left each other. 10:09.320 --> 10:10.640 Or more accurately... 10:10.640 --> 10:12.000 Bye. 10:12.000 --> 10:16.470 My mind went blank the moment she said that to me. 10:18.890 --> 10:21.160 Hey, come here. 10:22.170 --> 10:26.040 The next day, she brought me back. 10:26.040 --> 10:28.640 Wow! You're really here! 10:29.200 --> 10:32.300 I didn't remember what had happened while I was away. 10:33.380 --> 10:37.970 Whenever Sunao called me back, I would look just like her in that moment. 10:37.970 --> 10:42.380 I'd show up in her world almost as if I'd stepped out of a mirror. 10:43.060 --> 10:45.620 If she was wearing pajamas, I'd be wearing pajamas. 10:45.620 --> 10:48.700 If she was wearing a new outfit, I'd be wearing that same outfit. 10:49.430 --> 10:54.070 And when I vanished, the clothes would disappear with me. 10:54.460 --> 10:57.560 But if I changed clothes in her world, 10:57.560 --> 11:03.290 the second set would stay behind when I vanished. 11:04.520 --> 11:08.790 That way, nothing would be added, and nothing would be subtracted. 11:09.850 --> 11:12.650 It was as if someone or maybe some divine power 11:12.650 --> 11:16.090 was keeping everything in balance and consistent. 11:19.430 --> 11:21.380 Hey, did you know? 11:21.810 --> 11:25.430 Something that looks like the real thing but isn't the real thing 11:25.430 --> 11:27.940 is called a "replica." 11:28.640 --> 11:30.310 A replica? 11:31.210 --> 11:37.050 From then on, Sunao experimented to see how to coexist with me, a replica. 11:38.570 --> 11:43.240 She tested how long a replica could exist in her world, 11:43.240 --> 11:45.830 whether her parents could tell us apart, 11:46.140 --> 11:49.010 and how long we'd throw the same hands in rock-paper-scissors. 11:49.750 --> 11:55.090 After testing everything she could think of, we finally figured out 11:55.670 --> 12:01.140 that Sunao and myself were basically the same biologically. 12:01.610 --> 12:04.850 And yet, we were also different. 12:05.930 --> 12:11.680 I enjoyed talking to Sunao's friends while pretending to be her. 12:12.020 --> 12:16.070 But Sunao spent more and more time alone, 12:16.490 --> 12:19.070 until she'd all but isolated herself. 12:19.980 --> 12:23.130 At first, I thought these differences were unimportant. 12:23.130 --> 12:26.520 But as we grew older, they became impossible to ignore. 12:34.580 --> 12:37.830 Sunao, do you need help studying for your test? 12:38.260 --> 12:39.700 You take it for me. 12:39.700 --> 12:40.720 Huh? 12:41.050 --> 12:43.980 It's fine. Just go to school for me. 12:46.010 --> 12:47.100 Okay. 12:50.100 --> 12:53.350 I thought if I got good grades that made her shine, 12:53.350 --> 12:57.860 and if I did well in gym, I'd get to see her smile again. 12:58.360 --> 13:00.420 I worked extra hard for her. 13:00.870 --> 13:01.820 But... 13:12.340 --> 13:15.470 Oh, my mom will be home in a minute. 13:16.680 --> 13:17.820 Go away. 13:21.520 --> 13:24.760 I'd only come and go to do whatever she said. 13:25.830 --> 13:28.120 It gotten to the point... 13:28.120 --> 13:33.510 where she only calls me a few times a month on a whim. 13:36.490 --> 13:41.450 I still have no idea what's going through her head. 13:42.530 --> 13:43.860 But even so... 13:43.860 --> 13:46.700 I want to be useful whenever she calls on me. 13:47.870 --> 13:50.120 Literature Club 13:56.510 --> 14:01.510 If they'd give us a budget, we'd be able to buy a new one. 14:03.030 --> 14:06.960 But I think we're too small to get any funding. 14:06.960 --> 14:08.960 No! 14:08.960 --> 14:13.020 This heat and green peas are the only things I can't stand. 14:13.020 --> 14:15.520 I didn't know you hated green peas. 14:15.520 --> 14:18.770 Yeah. They're a bunch of little jerks. 14:20.640 --> 14:23.650 I wonder if fans are even that expensive. 14:24.000 --> 14:28.510 I went to an electronics store that was selling discounted old ones. 14:28.510 --> 14:29.780 Like for 3,000 yen. 14:29.780 --> 14:31.700 Wow, that's cheap. 14:31.700 --> 14:35.120 So we could get one for sixty 50-yen coins. 14:35.120 --> 14:36.260 Yep. 14:36.260 --> 14:39.500 Wait, why are you thinking in 50-yen pieces? 14:41.060 --> 14:44.250 Since I'm a replica, I don't get an allowance like Sunao. 14:44.250 --> 14:46.890 Out of jealousy, 14:47.350 --> 14:52.600 I've been cleaning the bathroom and doing laundry since grade school, 14:52.600 --> 14:55.600 and her mom would give me money for the work. 14:56.260 --> 15:02.110 I hid the 50-yen pieces in a chocolate crunch can. 15:02.630 --> 15:07.860 But the can couldn't hold all the coins, and I never spent the money. 15:07.860 --> 15:10.670 Yeah, this weekend, we should— 15:11.410 --> 15:12.990 It's open. 15:16.370 --> 15:18.750 Um, can we help you? 15:20.620 --> 15:21.820 Well... 15:22.430 --> 15:25.630 You're looking for new members, right? 15:26.710 --> 15:29.260 Uh, who's joining? 15:29.260 --> 15:30.970 Isn't it obvious? 15:30.970 --> 15:33.010 I want to join. 15:40.940 --> 15:43.410 Are there rules we need to follow? 15:43.410 --> 15:44.730 Rules? 15:44.730 --> 15:46.320 Like, requirements for joining? 15:46.320 --> 15:48.450 I don't believe there are any. 15:48.450 --> 15:50.280 Why so formal? 15:52.030 --> 15:56.040 Or are you saying you don't take people midway through the year? 15:56.040 --> 15:58.160 N-No, I mean... 15:58.160 --> 16:01.810 New members are always welcome in this club! 16:01.810 --> 16:03.610 You're in our clutches now. 16:03.610 --> 16:10.010 Help him fill out the form and go with him to turn it in, Nao-senpai. 16:10.010 --> 16:12.890 Huh? Uh, sure. 16:12.890 --> 16:15.060 Faculty Office 16:15.060 --> 16:16.740 Excuse us. 16:21.270 --> 16:26.580 Our club sponsor, Akai-sensei, isn't in, so let's leave it here. 16:27.150 --> 16:28.150 Sure. 16:28.470 --> 16:31.160 Oh, Sanada. 16:31.510 --> 16:34.160 How are you holding up? 16:34.160 --> 16:36.620 Okay, I guess. 16:37.160 --> 16:39.040 We'll take our leave now. 16:42.450 --> 16:44.040 Can we stop off there? 16:44.040 --> 16:46.300 Library 16:44.650 --> 16:45.750 I don't mind. 16:51.580 --> 16:57.320 Reading a book is just like reviewing Sunao's memories. 16:58.350 --> 17:01.670 If something makes a strong impression on her, 17:01.670 --> 17:06.540 I can read that memory clearly, without any effort. 17:02.150 --> 17:13.160 Cat 17:07.080 --> 17:13.060 But if it's something that doesn't interest her, it's all fuzzy and hazy. 17:17.970 --> 17:19.250 What are you doing? 17:20.770 --> 17:23.950 The smell of books puts me at ease. 17:25.870 --> 17:28.480 Sanada-kun, do you like books? 17:28.480 --> 17:29.550 Not really. 17:29.920 --> 17:33.300 They're all right, but they don't really click for me. 17:33.300 --> 17:34.590 I see. 17:35.110 --> 17:38.990 I usually read books at our club. 17:38.990 --> 17:45.320 The other girl, Ricchan... I mean, Ritsuko Hironaka writes her own novels. 17:45.750 --> 17:49.240 I often read them too and give her my thoughts. 17:49.240 --> 17:52.550 Do members have to write novels? 17:52.550 --> 17:58.280 No, not at all. Ricchan does, so she can submit stories to competitions. 17:58.280 --> 17:59.080 Yeah? 17:59.510 --> 18:03.630 Oh, and another thing. We publish a club zine for the school festival. 18:03.630 --> 18:04.630 A magazine? 18:04.630 --> 18:08.570 Yeah. We don't do performances or contests, 18:08.570 --> 18:13.030 so we put out a zine filled with short book reviews and columns. 18:13.030 --> 18:15.340 Sort of like an activity digest. 18:15.340 --> 18:17.110 So Aikawa... 18:17.600 --> 18:20.020 You really do take this club seriously, don't you? 18:20.560 --> 18:23.480 I mean, you're always so uninterested in everything. 18:24.670 --> 18:29.750 Sunao has never come to the club herself. 18:29.750 --> 18:32.350 Since we're not completely the same, 18:32.350 --> 18:36.990 we pretty much lead separate lives in what we do after school. 18:37.430 --> 18:41.490 That way, no one will notice we're different people. 18:41.490 --> 18:43.110 Sanada-kun. 18:43.780 --> 18:47.390 Since we're here, we can find a book for you. 18:47.390 --> 18:49.230 Any recommendations? 18:49.230 --> 18:51.000 Do you have a preference? 18:51.000 --> 18:52.010 Nope. 18:52.010 --> 18:53.340 Makes sense. 18:54.230 --> 18:59.010 Well, is there a story from a textbook that stuck with you? 19:03.770 --> 19:06.690 "Anyone with no ambitions is an idiot." 19:07.440 --> 19:11.270 That's the one line I remember being taught in class. 19:11.270 --> 19:14.220 That's from Soseki Natsume's Kokoro. 19:14.220 --> 19:17.760 "Anyone who has no spiritual aspirations is an idiot." 19:17.760 --> 19:19.670 Yeah, that's the one. 19:19.670 --> 19:23.750 Recently, I've been going through the Japanese classics, 19:23.750 --> 19:26.190 and I just finished rereading Soseki. 19:27.270 --> 19:30.040 But our textbooks only contain select passages. 19:30.040 --> 19:32.050 Soseki Natsume 19:30.040 --> 19:32.050 Kokoro 19:35.890 --> 19:36.930 Here. 19:38.690 --> 19:39.770 I'll try it. 19:39.770 --> 19:42.940 Sure. Let me know what you think. 19:42.940 --> 19:44.220 Okay. 19:48.320 --> 19:51.610 It's done for! That thing's completely broken! 19:51.940 --> 19:55.570 This is the summer Ritsuko Hironaka dies from extreme heat. 19:57.570 --> 19:59.800 Maybe we can try asking the teachers— 19:59.800 --> 20:01.630 I can bring in another one. 20:01.630 --> 20:02.600 Bring what? 20:02.600 --> 20:06.120 An electric fan. There's one at home we never use. 20:06.120 --> 20:07.250 You're a god. 20:07.250 --> 20:08.540 Huh? 20:08.540 --> 20:10.650 You sure we can have it? 20:10.650 --> 20:13.160 Yeah. We're not using it. 20:13.160 --> 20:15.960 Thank you. You're a lifesaver. 20:15.960 --> 20:18.550 Can I call you "Sanada-sama" from now on? 20:18.550 --> 20:20.820 It's not that big a deal. 20:22.200 --> 20:23.500 Is he flustered? 20:23.940 --> 20:25.900 What? Is something wrong? 20:25.900 --> 20:27.690 Oh, not at all. 20:28.290 --> 20:31.590 I thought Sanada-kun would be unapproachable, 20:31.590 --> 20:33.690 but maybe I was wrong. 20:33.690 --> 20:37.310 So how do people dispose of electric fans? 20:37.310 --> 20:38.810 In the oversized trash? 20:38.810 --> 20:41.300 I say we should ask Akai-sensei about it. 20:41.300 --> 20:45.260 But for now, we can just toss it in a bag or whatever. 20:45.260 --> 20:46.540 Hold on, Ricchan. 20:46.860 --> 20:49.290 Let's give it a send-off first. 20:49.290 --> 20:51.630 What kind of send-off? 20:51.630 --> 20:53.790 Well, I'm still in. 20:55.170 --> 20:59.600 Thanks to you, good sir, we were able to withstand this cruel environment. 20:59.600 --> 21:02.570 We pray you rest in peace. 21:02.570 --> 21:04.760 Amen. 21:04.760 --> 21:07.270 Wait, what's the point of this? 21:07.680 --> 21:10.200 We're giving our thanks. 21:10.200 --> 21:14.760 For all of its hard work over so many years. 21:18.780 --> 21:21.360 You did good, electric fan. 21:21.990 --> 21:23.660 Sanada-kun. 21:26.460 --> 21:30.050 We would like to welcome you to the literature club. 21:30.050 --> 21:32.160 Huh? You're doing this now? 21:32.160 --> 21:35.670 It's good to have you! I'm so glad we have another member. 21:39.200 --> 21:43.930 I have a feeling a bunch of totally unexpected things are about to happen. 21:44.490 --> 21:49.430 But that doesn't mean I'll change. I can't. 21:49.880 --> 21:52.570 Because a replica is just a replacement. 21:55.090 --> 21:57.940 A replica is made never to dream. 22:11.750 --> 22:14.750 Translation: Timing: Editing: Quality Control: Translation Check: 22:11.750 --> 22:14.750 Gad Onyeneho Mariana Martinez SMR Riley Dalton David Saylor 23:40.330 --> 23:43.590 I have that fan we talked about yesterday. 23:45.050 --> 23:45.920 Aikawa? 23:46.680 --> 23:47.680 Can we talk? 23:48.540 --> 23:49.570 What? 23:49.570 --> 23:52.180 I was talking about the fan. 23:52.180 --> 23:54.810 Fan? What's this about?