April 16th, 2028
Just a little longer.
I wonder what she'll look like.
The cherry blossoms have fallen,
but we have next year to look forward to.
I can't believe we can play duets by ourselves now.
If I'd had this before, I could've played at the Budokan.
I always end up talking to myself when I'm alone.
Azuma Women's Clinic
I gotta go.
Aiba-san, it's all right.
Your husband's on his way.
Arisa.
It's Aiba. Arisa's a bit early, right?
This way.
You've got this, you've got this, you've got this.
You did great.
She's crying. She's a healthy girl.
Good.
October 2029
Are you hungry?
What's that ruckus?
Are you recording?
Yeah.
Why now?
I'm getting my work done.
Don't you want Seria to have a dreamer to look up to?
Then do it right.
Once I return to work, you should stop teaching.
What? For real? Thanks.
Just kidding.
Seriously?
But you should take it that seriously.
I'm depending on your dream, too.
It's not that big a deal.
Grow up big and strong little by little.
Seria-chan
Did something fall?
Arisa?
I-It's Seria.
What about her?
Nothing. She's probably fine.
She was sleeping normally,
then suddenly woke up and started staring at something.
Oh, yeah. She spaces out a lot.
It happens to everyone.
But today, she didn't smile when I spoke to her.
It scared me.
Then you should've called me. She could be ill.
Sorry.
It's okay.
Seria?
What's wrong?
She's gone.
What?
Seria! Seria!
Seria!
She's down there.
Wait.
Seria!
Why are you walking out here?
Who are you?
Here you go.
This one? This one?
You're welcome.
Seria, are you playing house?
Yeah. Yosuke, this one?
Fry my peppers with eggs.
Not for you.
For you. Nummy?
Nummy, nummy. Eat, eat.
Seria?
Seria!
Seria, I'm sorry.
Arisan!
Wait, don't!
You're crying. You're crying.
I'm not crying. It's okay.
You're crying.
You're crying, you're crying.
You're crying, you're crying, you're crying...
Seria...
You're crying, you're crying, you're crying...
You're crying, you're crying...
It's okay. I'll figure something out.
There's no point in crying
Crying won't make tomorrow come
There's no point in crying
Crying won't make tomorrow come
January 2031
There's no point in crying
Crying won't make tomorrow come
A castle!
Go make it bigger.
Okay.
Good. She's fine today.
Yeah.
There's no point in crying
Is there more to that song?
No.
What? But it sounds so ominous.
Crying won't make tomorrow come
Like it really is the end.
It's not like that.
It means tomorrow will come if you don't cry.
I know, but still.
Lava melts when it falls
Nummy ice cream melts
Seri-chan.
Lava melts when it falls
This is Seria's song, huh?
Nummy ice cream melts
Happy 3rd Birthday Seria-chan!!
Have as much as you'd like.
We should change the starting lyrics.
It doesn't sound like a kid's song.
Change it to what?
You come up with something. I'm no good at writing lyrics.
Seria will change them eventually anyway.
Did you use MiucS?
Yeah, it gave me something to work with.
I made a lot of changes, but it's convenient.
If I'd had this before, I could've played at the Budo—
Yes, yes. The Budokan.
Let me hear it.
Sure.
There's no point in crying
Crying won't make tomorrow come
Lava melts when it falls
Nummy ice cream melts
Nice, but isn't "nummy" a bit much?
You think so? I think it's fine the way it is.
I guess. Seri-chan will change it anyway.
It's her song. She'll sing it however she wants.
Yeah. It may become difficult for her to live how she wants.
But Seria's songs are her own.
Yeah.
May 2032
Tsuchinoko Kindergarten
Good morning, everyone.
High five.
Okay.
Study hard.
I won't. Kindergarten is fun.
Yeah?
Let's go, Seri-chan.
Hurry.
See you later.
You have a new message from Yosuke.
MiucS's icon changed!...
Why'd they change it?
It's the opposite of what it was before.
I liked the black dragonfly.
It looked like a music note.
Now it's a whole note.
Oh, it started updating.
What new features will we get?
"Transfer of copyright to MiucS and financial compensation for users"?
What does that mean?
Exactly what it sounds like. Or is it harder to use now?
We should check with the company.
It's a serious question for us, but...
No way.
What? Is the price exorbitant?
Yeah. This is what they're offering for all 39 songs I've written.
Notice Regarding MiucS Copyright Transfer Program MiucS would like to purchase the rights to the songs you have written so far. Songs written by you: 39 Our internal assessment algorithm is calculating the value of your songs. [Assessment Complete] The official purchase offer for your 39 songs is: $46,800 Accept Copyright Transfer
Is that a bug? Is that supposed to be in yen?
Accept Copyright Transfer
I'll try pressing it.
Wait!
We could pay off our mortgage.
Wow.
MiucS's Big Strategy!
Emergency Special
What is the future of music copyright?!
Emergency special!
Is MiucS's strategy viable or not?
Is this a blow to the music industry?
Won't they profit as much as a major corporation?
I believe it's all perfectly legal.
This is a human rights violation.
There's no reason to belong to an agency anymore, so I quit.
Doesn't this mean
a consensus was reached with the music industry before it was released?
We have to acknowledge certain conspiracy theories.
I use humming and acoustic guitar to turn a moment into—
Tawara-san, you just don't like MiucS.
What?!
Holding hands with Mr. Bear makes the sun smile
Unauthorized use of a song owned by MiucS has been detected.
Let's all smile and walk together
Please cease playing the song immediately.
Everybody loves Mr. Bear
Let's stop it.
Right.
Everybody loves honey
Thank you for your cooperation.
Let's all walk together
In the future, please request a song from MiucS,
and one will be provided at no charge.
Are things more convenient now?
Mr. Bear's strong feelings sparkle in the sky
Unauthorized use of a song owned by MiucS has been detected.
Similar audio has been detected.
Let's go look for someone
Seria-chan.
Please cease this rights violation immediately.
Sorry.
Believe we'll find them
Thank you for your cooperation.
In the future, please request a song from MiucS,
and one will be provided at no charge.
A karaoke feature is currently under review.
Look forward to the next update.
What does this mean?
Yosuke.
Welcome back. Let's go home.
Uppies.
Sure, but just for a bit.
What'd you have for lunch today?
I forgot.
Already? I bet you remember.
There's no point in crying
Unauthorized use of a song owned by MiucS has been detected.
Similar audio has been detected.
Please cease this rights violation immediately.
Am I not allowed to sing?
Thank you for your cooperation.
In the future, please request a song from MiucS,
and one will be provided at no charge.
A karaoke feature is currently under review.
Look forward to the next update.
I sold Seria's song.
I made a huge mistake.
MiucS took music from humankind.
No, we were paid for it.
Sonata Form
Symbol of logical and accessible classical music
Exposition: Theme A (often cheerful) + Theme B
Development: Theme --> Analysis --> Changing tonality
Recapitulation: Theme A --> Return to original tone
We're all desperate to make ends meet.
Broadly speaking, every song sounds like a song owned by MiucS.
A breach of contract has been confirmed. The following penalty has been automatically deducted.
Balance
Yen
It's become impossible to play or sing music.
Some fought back, but they were effectively eliminated from society.
But most people adapted to MiucS.
We haven't been impacted by global inflation yet,
so everyone has all the money they need.
Lava melts...
Seri-chan!
But we're different, so...
Take music back from MiucS!
Yosuke!
The Austrian government rejected MiucS.
From a global perspective, it was a resistance.
But we kept singing and playing.
The music people make is precious.
More than anything, I wanted Seria to have the freedom to sing.
Especially since she was different from others.
Breaking: Austrian Government Resumes Diplomatic Relations
But Austria was consumed by the world to avoid countless deaths.
Yet we kept fighting.
As a result, resistance members were unable to return
and served fourteen years of punishment in Austria.
Fortunately, our children were innocent,
and Seria was allowed to return to Japan.
We were told she was taken to an orphanage.
We endured life in prison, praying that we'd see Seria again.
Thirteen years later,
we were informed of Seria's death.
One more year.
Seri-chan.
Yosuke.
I didn't think I'd recognize you.
But we did.
You've lost some weight.
You, too.
You saw this, didn't you?
Yeah.
This has to be Seri-chan.
Yeah. Let's go to Japan.
Seria is still alive.
Spring 2046
There's no point in crying
Crying won't make tomorrow come
Why does "music" exist in this world?
I think I've figured it out
There she is.
This melody will go on living much, much longer than us
For thousands and tens of thousands of years
Carrying the flames of wishes past
Traveling across time
What color is your elegy?
Well? Tell me
That's it!
My 1,000% pure curiosity
Can't be stopped
Let my heart sing, sing, sing, sing and turn my life into music
I despise the word "destiny"
Ghosts still believe in pure dreams
Just as everyone's souls scream
The racing ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump, ba-dump running through the present
Waltzes through the new world with enough force
to break through the afterlife's border
Now smile and shine
Seri-chan, you were awesome.
Nicely done.
Even a single page from a legend
Is the memory of someone's feelings
Seria.
Weaving together moments of oblivion
I want to keep playing with all my might
Huh?
The sweetness of the ripened fruit of this planet
I'll become an adult who doesn't flee to that
I want to believe in
Our potential
I won't give up but shine instead
Why do you reject love?
What's right does not produce conflict.
So I can fly in a new sky
What's wrong?
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Odysseus, I think I understand what you meant by love.
But I still like it,
Father, Mother!
even if it comes with suffering, sadness, anger, and sorrow.
Please give me Seri-chan's hand in...
I like things the way they are. Even you.
I can't give up human passion.
So that must be what you call love and the music that's precious to me.
"Such a small voice..." Even I can tell
Well, Seria?
Would you like to live with us again?
I can't do anything alone
Sorry.
I have a dream now.
But no matter how thin our courage
It's not music?
If we combine and release them like music notes
I'm going to hibernate for a while so I can fight in the Phantom Realm.
What?
The Saionji group will do
Let our hearts sing, sing, sing, sing
everything it can to support and monitor Seri-chan's cold sleep.
Turn our lives into music
There's no such thing as destiny...
There's going to be violence again?
No, it's to prevent that.
We'll howl and shout
Ghosts still believe in pure dreams
I see. Is there anything we can do?
Is this reaching your heart?
We need adults to manage TERA.
The pounding ba-dump ba-dump ba-dump ba-dump
What should we do?
Of this primordial melody
You'll get to meet Seria's spirit form.
"I'm happy with myself the way I am..."
We'll do it!
Recruitment successful.
Yes!
I'll take this strength that believes in the future
Now I don't have to cook for you brats!
We'll leave everything in your hands.
And turn it into dreams
Why not? We don't have anything else to do.
Beyond this smile... let there be light
I guess that's true.
This is the story of how I became a ghost.
Why does "music" exist in this world?
And my existence as a ghost.
Tell me your answer
GHOST CONCERT