December 27, 2012 A.D.
Tokyo
"In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream-
Lingering in the golden gleam-
Life, what is it but a dream?"
Through the Looking-Glass
I guess after next year, this building
will be torn down too.
After we graduate, we'll lose our
place of memories, won't we?
Does it make you lonely?
No, but...
But?
But even though I feel bad to our
junior classmates for saying this,
part of me thinks maybe it'll be nice
for our place of memories
to become something that only exists
in our minds, you know?
What?
I didn't see anything.
I won't tell anyone, so... well...
Asahina...
I'm sorry!
Are you mad?
I'm not mad.
You are mad.
I am not mad.
Are you cold?
I'm not cold.
I'm sorry.
For what?
Your Christmas present.
I'll have it done soon.
It's just that I'm so clumsy.
Say...
What?
You want to drop by my place?
Really, so you'll be going to Nagoya
for New Year's.
Yes, we'll be leaving tomorrow.
My mother's family lives there.
I see. You should.
That would be good. You should do that.
I see...
Well, Mom,
I'll go walk Mishima home.
Oh, Mrs. Kamina, I am sorry
for staying so long.
Please excuse me.
Haruka-chan?
Yes?
Please be good to my Ayato
from now on as well.
I will!
Please excuse me.
This is fine.
I'm sorry, today of all days...
I never expected her to be home so early.
Isn't my mom a weird person?
No, not at all.
Not at all. Your mother doesn't matter.
Because you're you, Kamina.
I, well...
When are you coming back?
The third.
Okay.
Then, let's make our first visit
to the shrine on the fourth.
It's snow!
FS306 has entered combat airspace.
We cannot restore our connection
to within the prefecture.
What is it? What is going on in Tokyo?
We have raised FS301 from New Tahara.
Could it be...
Don't be ridiculous.
We have lost contact with FS306.
What?!
The enemy's maneuverability is...
It's no use! Pursuit is impossible!
At this rate, all units will be sh*t down!
Komatsu Air Base! Komatsu Air Base!
It's no good! I can't shake him!
What the? What the hell is this?
What is this?!
Communications with the National
Capital region remains severed
and reports indicate they will remain so
for the foreseeable future.
This is a traffic regulation notice from
the Traffic Information Center.
Haruka! It's dangerous! Come back!
Tokyo-bound roads...
Haruka! Haruka!
Kamina-kun...
How incredible.
Nirai Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
Neriya Ruins
I never thought this stone tablet
would also be in this world.
The RahXephon system,
the appearance of the two tuners of time,
and the tuning of the world by one of them.
All the same things that were inscribed
on the one in my world are here.
I hear that the two were
the same world once.
In the moment the universe pluralized,
this stone tablet could have appeared
with either the Mu or mankind
and neither outcome would
have been surprising.
True enough.
The world, no, the universe
is increasing in mass through this
pluralization and is on the verge of collapse.
We do not have a moment to lose.
We must recover the instrumentalist
with all due haste.
With regard to that,
we of the Strategic Division...
Don't you have anyone, Kunugi?
Sir...
There is one suitable person
in the Intelligence Division.
A woman, she is quite competent.
And...
And?
She is acquainted with the instrumentalist.
I see.
Then I will leave the upcoming Operation
Overlord to the Tactical Division.
Yes, sir.
We were not able to make it in time
for this operation,
but the forces you have provided
us with will be ready
for the offensive operation
no matter what the cost!
You mean, Operation Downfall?
I certainly didn't expect Maya
to take such an action.
You are referring to Tokyo Jupiter?
Yes. Huracan-Tucur.
However, that has served well
to buy us some time.
There is a six-fold time shift between
the inside and outside.
Matters are playing out to our advantage.
Will everything be fine?
That instrumentalist is not pure-blooded.
Rikudoh also mentioned that.
I doubt we need to worry.
That instrumentalist has Mu blood
flowing in his veins.
Mu blood, the same as mine.
Soon, the time will come.
The world will be tuned
and all will be suffused with
crystal clear tones once again.
Mr. President.
It is time for "Her Chamber" to open.
Ah, is it already that time?
Lord Bahbem, where to?
To visit the Sleeping Beauty.
How is our Sleeping Beauty?
Nothing particularly abnormal.
She shows no signs of awakening either.
I see.
But no matter how often I look,
an instrumentalist is a beautiful thing.
Now, show me the proof that you are.
I see, so you have already grown this much.
Soon. Soon, we will be able
to meet, my Quon.
Yesterday, I had that dream again.
The town at dusk.
The same as the day we went
on our first date.
And there, I find her.
My girlfriend, who is supposed
to be gone, Mishima Haruka.
I chase after her, but I can't catch up to her.
I chase her and I chase her.
And then...
When I think I've caught up with her,
I wake from my dream.
Three years have passed since then.
The world has fallen, leaving only Tokyo.
Mankind had vanished, leaving just
But in spite of that, it's as if
nothing had happened
And daily life just keeps going.
Everyone also gradually forgets the past.
In contrast, my dream becomes
clearer and clearer.
In contrast, my dream becomes
clearer and clearer.
But I thought it was fine that way.
Because it seemed to me as if it was
proof that she was alive.
Because it seemed to me as if it was
proof that she was alive.
Because it seemed to me as if it was
proof that she was alive.
She...
Mishima...
I wonder where she is now?
I want to see her.
One more time.
What?
Mamoru! Hey, Mamoru!
Asahina! Asahina!
Kamina... kun
Thank goodness, you're all right!
Torigai?
Torigai! Hey, are you okay?! Hey!
Torigai!
Look after Mamoru for me!
Where are you going?!
Don't worry.
I'll go get...
help right away!
Kamina-kun!
Kamina-kun?!
Damn it! There's no one here!
You there, civilian!
You're in the way! Move it!
Mishima!
You're alive... You're alive!
Mishima!
I... I...
Wait!
Mishima! It's you, isn't it, Mishima?!
Mishima!
Kamina Ayato, correct?
Yes...
Your mother is asking for you.
My mom?
There is no time for explanations.
Please come with us.
Hey! It's coming.
This way.
Wait a minute!
At least give me a proper...
ex-pla-na-tion...
Be good now.
So long.
Who are you?
Well, you could say I'm sort of like
a champion of justice.
Hey, I did save you, right?
I wish you'd at least thank me.
Fine. Thank you very much for saving me
when I was in danger.
Well, I'll be going then.
But why in the world was their blood blue?
That's what you're wondering.
I'll tell you,
if you come with me.
About the blue blood.
About everything in this world.
But...
Come with me, please!
Please? But...
I'm not such a child that I'll just
go along with some stranger.
Besides, I have to help my friends.
I see, I guess it can't be helped.
I'm sorry.
No...
You're awful.
Mishima?
I know.
Maybe it would have been more
blissful to remain ignorant.
For both of us.
Like you're going to bring me down
with a fighter two generations obsolete.
Delta One to all units.
Alice has secured the target.
Mission entering Phase 2.
Alpha One, roger that.
Alpha One to all units.
The feint operation is over.
Entering Phase 2.
Over.
We are very sorry!
What do you mean? It should still be
too soon for him to awaken.
It's been twelve hours since he fell
into TERRA's hands.
You should be able to take care
of the increasing gain yourselves.
The resonance is already
beginning to increase.
It is impossible for us to do this.
I will head for the Shrine.
Where am I?!
Sorry about this. It looks like the
anesthesia was a little too strong.
Does this mean that I've been kidnapped?
Don't you want to know about
everything in this world?
I'm not interested.
Say, do you know how many humans
are on Earth right now?
Why are you asking me so suddenly?
Never mind that, answer me.
Twenty-three million people.
No, six billion people.
Hey! Stop!
Please let me out!
I'll show you everything, even
if you're not interested!
We're going to charge through the wall
and get outside. Got it?!
What wall do you mean?!
Accelerator ignition, T minus 30 seconds.
The wall that obstructs the truth!
A wave emanating from the RahXephon?
That's impossible. Ayato isn't ready yet.
Such a thing...
Wait a minute!
What's wrong?!
This can't be...
That's the...
Dammit! What's going on?!
It's no use. We cannot stop the
increase in resonance.
Come on! Do what I tell you to do!
Damn it! Damn it, damn it!
If Xephon moves, activate the Dolem at once.
I will head directly for the Room of Rah.
What's the matter, Ayato-kun?!
I have to go.
Eh?!
It's...
calling me.
Ayato-kun, get a hold of yourself!
That's...
Ayato-kun!
Ayato-kun!
It can't be! It's resonating?!
Maya-sama!
Mom?
Mom...
So you've awakened, Ayato.
It was long.
And what I lost was also great.
What do you mean?
What are you saying, Mom?
I've been waiting.
For the day your blood would
awaken within you.
Quantum condensation reaction
in the Dolem.
FD phase conversion increasing rapidly.
Its conversion coefficient is...
Is it going to awaken?
What?!
I can barely hear you!
The Dolem and Xephon are...
Mom!
But it's still too soon.
Come back, Ayato. My...
Kamina-kun, no!
Why?
Why won't you listen to me?
Ayato...
What is this? What the heck is this?!
I... I...
Xephon's quantum condensation field has
increased beyond our ability to measure.
Level 12-plus.
So, this is Ayato-sama's power?!
This is...
Quantum condensation field
converging into a dipolar shape.
Merging with the boundary.
A corridor has been formed.
It appears Xephon has leapt the Barrier.
The Barrier?!
Are you saying it got outside?!
Xephon has gone outside with
the instrumentalist...
This is terrible!
Go on, Ayato. You will come back
to me again without fail.
You cannot escape from
the blood in your veins.
This place is no good either.
No usable communication unit.
Well, what to do now?
Hey!
You're awake. How do you feel?
That thing! What is that?
That wall-like thing?
That? Oh, that's right,
you've never seen it before.
That's Tokyo Jupiter.
It sort of looks like Jupiter, doesn't it?
Tokyo Jupiter?
Right, the place that was your
entire world until just now.
What do you mean?
Quiet!
What is it?!
I said I was sorry!
But it's partly your fault for
getting up there too.
Miura Peninsula?!
Wasn't the outside world obliterated
a long time ago?
That's what you've been taught to believe,
but as you can see, this place really exists.
Can't believe it?
Very well, it's better not to believe
everything you're told.
After all, you never know if it might be
something I contrived just to confuse you.
What for?
I wouldn't say such things if I were
intending to confuse you, now would I?
Well, we're both on the verge of
catching a cold. That's a fact.
Where are we going now?
The sun's going to set soon.
We'd better go back to the RahXephon
and find a place to settle in.
The RahXephon?
Right, that giant with wings.
You were piloting that thing.
Don't you remember?
RahXephon...
Today, the members of Japan's
skateboard jumping team
participating in the Kabul Olympics
were announced.
On the women's team is Yui Nagase,
who had to settle
for a silver medal in the last Olympics
in 2024 at Pyongyang.
Is something wrong?
Didn't he just say 2024?
Yes, he did.
But it's 2015 right now, isn't it?
I was born in 1998 and...
You're seventeen years old, right?
Wait a minute, I'm getting confused.
Today's November 10th, right?
November?!
Of 2027, yes.
Are you from the future?
What's so funny?!
The truth can be pretty brutal.
Do you want to hear the explanation?
I may not be able to understand,
even if you tell me.
Is what I said bothering you?
That this might be some kind
of conspiracy too?
It's not quite as sweet as love
or black as the Devil,
but it's still coffee, you know?
I feel like I know how Urashimataro felt now.
Though the RahXephon's a bit too big
to be the treasure casket.
Right before I met you, I saw a glimpse
of a friend of mine.
What?
You said it's called Tokyo Jupiter, right?
When that thing went up, she was
supposed to be outside of Tokyo.
I wonder if it was a dream?
Tell me one thing.
All right, what do you want to know?
I suppose a lot of people d*ed
when that thing went up.
Yes.
But just as many people have survived.
They're alive.
Yes.
She might be alive...
She might be alive.
She might be, in this world...
Ayato-kun?!
On the other side is your city.
But there's approximately five kilometers
from here to that wall.
It's assumed that the lower part
is also hemispherical.
What is this thing doing here?
Fifteen years ago... Though, that
would be three years ago for you,
an invader from an alternate
dimension called the Mu
made this thing to protect something.
That's what it's thought to be for.
Is that something the RahXephon?
Now, it may seem like nothing
ever happened in this world,
but recently, signs of Mu appearances
have been observed.
Look at that doll-like w*apon you fought.
You can tell, can't you?
The difference in our fighting power
is overwhelming.
And if they begin to inv*de once again,
mankind has no hope of opposing them.
That's why I want you to help us.
You and your RahXephon.
Me?
If you won't help us, mankind
will be obliterated.
But I can't compel you to do it.
Because it would mean making you
turn on your homeland.
Haven't you...
Haven't you done that already?
I'm sorry. I know it's not something
you can forgive me for,
no matter how much I apologize.
Looks like they've finally come for us.
You sure made us wait, Lilia Litvyak.
Li... What?
A special duty aircraft carrier under TERRA.
Terra? What's Terra?
The Anti-Mu Strategic
Research Organization.
It's where I work.
TERRA Intelligence Division, Department 2,
Special Duty Captain, Shitow...
Shitow Haruka. Pleased to meet you.
Haruka-san?
But our Intelligence Division
certainly is something.
The objective of Operation Overlord
was to secure the instrumentalist,
but it's come with a huge bonus.
With this base that mankind put
everything into building,
TERRA's fighting power, and the
RahXephon on top of that,
that offensive operation won't be
just a dream anymore.
Itsuki-san?
It's directly in front of me right now.
Why don't you come see it?
Yeah, finally.
He's finally come.
Quon!
It's okay! It's okay, Quon!
Once he's awakened, you... you...
Soon.
Soon, I'll rescue you.
Why do I have to have a blood test
just because we're landing?
Well, you know, it's one of those formalities.
But still...
Here are the results.
He has the MU-phase after all.
But his blood is still red.
We still have a chance, don't we?
For now. But he will eventually awaken.
Until then,
we must take advantage of anything
and everything that we can use.
Even if that is someone's heart.
What is the meaning of this?!
That's an anti-Mulian
detention room, isn't it?!
It kills the occupant with expl*sives
if someone tries to force it open, doesn't it?!
The results of the characteristic
bio-molecular analysis came back.
The MU-phase was detected
throughout all the nucleopeptides.
But he doesn't know anything!
Please, unlock his room!
He should prove to be cooperative!
At any rate, he's a red-blooded
human, just like us!
For now, yes.
But it will eventually turn blue.
That is the instrumentalist's, no,
Kamina Ayato's fate.
Those whose blood turns blue have
their memories of the past erased
and rewritten to those of a Mulian.
If an instrumentalist who has become
Mulian tunes the world,
it will lead to the denial of our world.
It will mean the obliteration
of the human race.
We exist in order to prevent
that from happening.
In order to make him tune the world
while his blood is still red.
If that were to become impossible,
at that time...
I will do it.
I will k*ll Kamina-kun.
Because that is the real mission
that was given to me.
Thank you.
I'm sorry. It wasn't supposed
to be this way. That is...
It's not because I can pilot
the RahXephon, is it?
What?
It's related, isn't it? To things like
how my mom's blood was blue.
All right.
Would you take a look at this for me?
This is the person TERRA, no,
the U.N., has not only recognized
as the most important witness in this w*r,
but also the highest ranking leader of the Mu.
Kamina Maya. It's your mother.
Mom?
In the beginning,
it seems the Mu were thinking of trying
to coexist with us humans.
So, when they first began appearing,
the U.N. Dealt with them in absolute secrecy.
But ultimately, that must have backfired.
We don't really know why, but
they went to w*r against us.
In just one day, tens of thousands
of people d*ed all over the world.
The U.N. Prepared for an all-out w*r.
But that never happened.
Why not?
Because Tokyo Jupiter was established.
They shut themselves away within that field.
Almost as if they're waiting for something.
But that's not to say the w*r is over.
Even now, they launch
sporadic att*cks on us.
To them, it might just amount to
prodding at us once in a while,
but the losses are too great.
So, you kidnap me as a hostage...
At the very least, your blood is red.
You have blood the same color as ours.
But Mom's blood is...
It doesn't matter!
It doesn't matter.
Your mother doesn't matter.
Because you're you.
That's so weird.
What?
I just remembered something weird.
Remembered what?
Once, someone said the same thing to me.
It was the girl whom I still care for.
Say...
What?
There's someone I want you to meet.
Then, you'll feel more at ease.
You'll know that you're not alone.
Do you mean Quon?
I can't let you see Quon yet.
It isn't that time yet.
Itsuki-kun?
Um, Dr. Kisaragi...
You can call me Itsuki.
Oh, okay.
Um, Itsuki-san...
Who's Quon-san?
She's monitored by TERRA's Scientific
Investigation Department.
She's my precious Sleeping Beauty.
Sleeping Beauty?
She's always in this shrine. It's called
the Neriya Shrine, by the way.
She sleeps deep inside.
And once in a while, she wakes up
to tell us all sorts of things.
Sort of like precognitive dreams?
You could say that.
No, in fact, they may be the truth
about the world.
Quon's body is over here,
but her soul is on the other side.
Other side?
In the Mu world.
She's a true-born Mulian with blue blood
and also the RahXephon's
original instrumentalist.
Quon has been waiting all this time
for her prince of awakening.
I see...
In order to truly save this world,
she needs to be awakened.
But now isn't the time for that.
So, when that time comes, I'll let you know.
I promise.
Well, I'm going to the government office
to get the paperwork done.
Uncle, Megumi, I'll leave the rest to you.
Aren't you going to eat?
I went to such trouble to buy them.
The city you were in...
The house you lived in...
This must be a pretty big change.
I'm sure it'll take you a while
to get used to things,
but just pretend like you're staying over
at a relatives' place and take it easy.
I...
I don't really know how that works,
since I've never gone to visit relatives before.
Hey, Meg.
There's still time until dinner, right?
Show Ayato-kun around the area.
What?!
What? What do I always tell you?
Okay...
No, I'm fine, really.
What kind of place is Tokyo?
What kind? It's just a city.
I always thought there must be
something there.
Why?
Because my older sister's been
saying for the longest time
that she's going back to Tokyo
no matter what.
By your sister, you mean Haruka-san?
Right. She was born in Tokyo, so...
I didn't know.
I'm sorry.
For what?
I heard you were from Tokyo,
so I thought you'd be more scary.
That's okay.
What's up with this?! I can't drink
because of the marble!
You're so funny!
What?!
You're such a dummy.
You hook the marble between the
indentations in the bottle.
It's so cool out here.
Um...
Rikudoh-san...
You can call me uncle.
Yes, sir.
What is it?
What's the thing that you always tell Megumi-chan?
Oh, no, it's no big deal.
I just tell her not to look away from
the unpleasant things in life
and to accept all things head on.
After all, she's still young.
Sorry to bother you, but would you go
hang this by the entrance?
Kamina Ayato
Final confirmation on operation
program from USDF.
Residents evacuation and counterstrike
deployment complete.
I'm surprised he decided to pilot for us.
Yes.
Perhaps he's gotten to like this place?
You don't seem to understand,
Captain Shitow.
Why did you change your mind
about piloting?
Uh?
It's weird. There's no reason for you to fight.
There's someone I care about.
In Tokyo?
Over here in this world.
She should be here somewhere.
The girl I used to be with.
I want to see her again.
That's why I want to protect this world.
Pretty lame reason, isn't it?
I don't think so.
There's no way the Mu will
remain quiet about this.
Yes, they are certain to come
to take him back.
It was an unexpected thing
for us too, after all.
To think he would be brought over
together with the RahXephon...
Please forgive us.
It's fine. Besides, it seems the
Foundation still hasn't realized
what our true Tr*mp card is.
Our Tr*mp card in the tuning
of the world... correct?
It's likely Maya hasn't realized it yet, either.
She doesn't know what is really necessary.
We are so heartless, aren't we?
We will even stoop to using
Captain Shitow's feelings...
No matter what shape it takes,
all I care about is for them to be happy.
I have no hopes for anything more than that.
I wonder what the Tr*mp card would think.
If it were revealed that what we truly need
is not the RahXephon...
Would they forgive us, I wonder?
We have our own way of taking responsibility.
You are the one who told me that, Sensei.
I will not allow you to be the
only one who is disgraced.
Thank you, Jin.
"In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream-
Lingering in the golden gleam-
Life, what is it but a dream?"
Through the Looking-Glass
It's cold!
That horrible dream.
How many times have I seen it now?
Oh, no...
It's the same as that day.
I can't believe you're keeping up with it.
Why do you work so hard at it?
Why do you think?
Is that to build up endurance for work too?
What's with your outfit?!
I didn't have a choice! I don't have
any winter clothes!
Wait there a minute.
Use these.
Thank you.
But where did you get these?
Discord in pilot's harmonics!
Powerful radiation coming from the D-1!
What's Alpha Squadron doing?!
Powerful radiation coming from the D-1!
It's interfering with the RahXephon's field!
Wait, what is this?
This is practically...
Lepton burst from plane of discontinuity,
similar to J-Boundary!
Check how it correlates with Tokyo
Jupiter's burst pattern.
Radiation from D-1 interfering with pilot.
There's a radical disturbance
in his brain waves.
Pilot's heart rate decreasing rapidly!
At this rate, Ayato-kun will...
The EMP pulse modulation pattern
is synchronizing
with the RahXephon's waveform signature!
This can't be!
An asymmetrical tear in
the Minkowski Tensor!
Point of continuity has appeared
in the canonical space!
Abnormality in D-1 wave pattern!
The RahXephon is being restrained!
Autonomous brain wave pattern
has vanished.
A corridor is forming to
an undetectable territory!
No...
Run...
Run, Ayato!
The D-1 has moved into
the event horizon plane.
Contact with the RahXephon has been lost.
Kamina-kun...
Welcome back, Ayato.
You finally came back to me.
Mom, stop the car!
You've sort of changed, Kamina-kun.
You think so?
Come on, people don't change that much
in just one week.
One week?
It's been a month outside.
The teacher never told us anything,
and no one was bothered by the fact
that you went missing,
so I've been thinking that something...
something was strange.
I wanted to see you one more time!
I wanted to see you and ask you!
But I don't even know what I should ask you! How...
Give it a rest already!
You worry too much about weird things!
Ayato was just away on a trip
concerning family, right?
Yeah...
Oh, right. What's everyone at school
saying about the w*r?
The w*r?
Yeah, the w*r. The Invaders came and...
What are you talking about?
Never mind, don't worry about it.
The w*r...
Come on! Come on! I've forgotten
something important!
Yeah, that's right...
Because I have a feeling that something
terrible happened!
Hiroko, knock it off already!
Who are you?
If you're my mother...
What?
Who the hell are you?!
I...
She's fine.
Mom...
Farewell, Falsetto.
Are you a little calmer now?
What is this?
The existence that humans call Mulians.
Most of them are still unable
to come out over here.
We were only able to salvage a precious few.
People of blue blood, who
can only exist right now
if a Dolem is synchronized with a human.
That's right, Mulians are people too.
We're human.
We're not monsters.
Am I a Mulian too?
Yes, you are.
And my father, who supposedly d*ed
when I was a kid?
I don't remember anymore.
Because that is our fate.
But, you know...
I do love you.
I want you to at least...
But you didn't love my father?
Then, why did you have me, Mom?
Who in the world are you, Torigai?
I'm me.
Were you deceiving me the whole time?
It would have been a lot easier if I were.
Hiroko...
I...
I...
Wait, no!
No!
Stop it!
Mom, did you have me so that you could
make me fight against humans?
The truth is, I was supposed
to pilot the RahXephon.
Because that was my destiny.
But by the time I had regained my memory,
my duty as a Mulian,
you were already growing inside me.
There was no reason.
I just wanted to have you. That's all.
But ultimately, that meant forcing
everything onto you.
The unavoidable fate that had been
imposed on me went to you.
By my very hands...
You can curse me if you want.
But we cannot escape our fate.
You can decide the rest for yourself.
How you live.
What choices you make.
What's going on?!
What is Allegretto doing?!
Ayato... Ayato...
Asahina?
Asahina?
Kamina-kun...
What happened, Asahina?
Look.
My blood...
It's red, isn't it?
Right? It's red, right?
Yeah, it's red.
I'm so glad.
I'm so glad!
Asahina, I can't stay here anymore.
I can't be here anymore.
Then that goes for me too!
I'm sorry. Asahina, I...
I...
I...
I've been waiting...
for you.
I know that you can't forget about Mishima.
But I don't care.
So...
RahXephon!
Ollin...
A part-time job?
Yeah, one that pays by the day.
Kamina-kun, are you doing this
because you feel responsible?
That's not it, Asahina.
Even I know I won't be able
to keep this up forever.
I just...
Just what?
I want time.
Time to think.
I don't know what I should do today,
but I think with time, I'll begin
to be able to see it.
Kamina-kun, I...
Don't worry, okay?
Someday, I'll use the RahXephon
to bring Mamoru and your parents
out of Tokyo.
Kamina-kun, I am happy right now.
Just the fact you came
to me makes me happy.
But I can sort of see...
That this time will not last for very long.
Something is wrong with me.
No matter how I try to remember, I cannot
remember my mom and dad.
I am scared.
I am so scared.
Say, Kamina-kun, who is Mamoru?
Kamina-kun...
What should we eat?
I'll leave it up to you, Kamina-kun.
How about pork cutlets?
I don't really feel like meat.
Then I guess we're going
for plain and simple.
Udon noodles don't quite cut it.
Wait, how wouldn't it cut it?
Asahina?
Are you really sure you're feeling okay?
Kamina-kun, the thing is, I...
There's something I want you to know.
What is it? Sounding so formal
all of a sudden...
Recently, I've been...
How are you?
I have a problem
Please help me
I feel like having vongole.
Sure.
What is that?
A Dolem...
A Dolem?
It's our enemy.
Enemy?
That's...
RahXephon!
I see, so that's it.
Asahina...
Back in Tokyo, I thought there was
nothing for me to lose.
Kamina-kun...
But I was wrong.
There was something that I had to protect.
I'll protect you. I want to protect you.
Kamina-kun...
So I'm going to go fight.
I'll go defeat that thing.
Kamina-kun, there's something I have to tell you.
Don't worry. I'll come back, no matter what.
So wait for me here.
I... I want to talk to you lots more!
I want to know more about you, Kamina-kun!
I want you to know more about me!
So, Ayato-kun, I'll always be waiting!
Forever and ever and ever! I'll be waiting!
I'll be waiting right here!
Ayato!
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Tell Ayato-kun...
I don't want to do this
I decided. I decided already.
I'm going to protect her. I'm... I'm...
I'm going to protect her.
I am going to protect her!
I'm going to protect Asahina!
It hurts
I have to tell him. I have to say it to Ayato-kun...
I want to tell you the truth
Ayato...
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Goodbye
At 1200, retrieval unit arrived on site.
Goodbye
Target secured and retrieved successfully.
The special duty team that went
to the hotel discovered
The special duty team that went
to the hotel discovered
the D-1 synchronized subject thought
to have been accompanying the target,
Asahina Hiroko
but she was already dead.
It is presumed her death was
virtually instantaneous.
Did Kamina-kun...
Did the instrumentalist see that?
He was apparently crying bitterly
by her remains.
It seems he got into an altercation with them
over what would happen to her remains.
He apparently received a cut inside
his mouth on that occasion and...
That blood was...
That blood was?
That blood had apparently turned blue.
Welcome back.
There's nothing wrong with you physically,
so Commander Kunugi said you're being
released from custody.
Leave me alone.
You're better off not getting involved with
someone whose blood's turned blue.
That doesn't matter!
That doesn't matter at all!
I can't stay here. My life is worthless.
That's not true! That's not
true at all! You're...
Then just what do you think I have?!
I'm...
I'm a m*rder*r.
Asahina said she'd wait for me.
She said she didn't care if there was
a girl I couldn't forget about.
She said she'd wait for me even then.
Asahina had no one but me.
There was no one left but me.
That's why... That's why...
That's why I fought!
But then... But then... But then...
I can't stay in the world over here anymore,
because I don't want to pilot it.
I don't want to pilot the RahXephon.
It's okay.
You don't have to pilot it anymore.
All I want is for you to be safe...
No, if you're even just alive,
that's all I care about.
So don't say things like that.
Why are you crying?
Because I'm scared.
When I think that you might disappear...
This is bad, isn't it?
You didn't want to?
No, I mean, this place has
surveillance, doesn't it?
I don't care.
Eh?
I've been waiting all this time.
All this time.
So...
Let me stay like this a little longer.
You're weird.
She's so serious.
Of course she is.
She's looking at top secret material
from the Intelligence Division.
She seems so busy.
She likes to work.
I wonder if she has a boyfriend or something?
Oh, no, just... You know?
Haruka-san's a capable professional
and she's pretty.
Even though she can be a little
absentminded at times, but...
I don't know.
I heard she used to have one
a long time ago.
You heard?
Well, it was before I was born.
Before her last name got changed.
Oh, we have different fathers, by the way.
I see. So Shitow's her new father's name.
She actually had a really pretty last name.
"Beautiful island".
Eeh?
Her last name.
It was written as "beautiful island"
and read as "Mishima".
So, even though I'm Shitow Megumi,
my sister's real name is Mishima Haruka.
What is this?
What does this mean?
Sorry, I didn't know you were in there.
It's okay. Take your time.
I'll take my bath later.
Your last name...
What?
Your last name changed?
I'm sorry.
Why didn't you tell me?
Ladies and gentlemen,
the offensive operation against the Mu
that we have conducted thus far
will at last enter its final phase!
This means the stalemate that has persisted
since the initial Tokyo invasion
operation, "Overlord,"
will also end shortly.
And it will end at the hands
of Operation Downfall.
In this operation,
we will use a probability resonance field
deployment system,
which was developed recently and
provided to us by the Federation's MTL,
in order to obliterate Tokyo Jupiter's
Absolute Barrier.
The codename is J-Buster.
It has already been secretly completed.
And with two battalions formed around
the new mobile weapons, the Vermillions,
we will inv*de Tokyo.
With them, we will annihilate
the enemy mobile weaponry and
any other resistance we encounter.
This operation to be taken on by TERRA,
no, by all of humanity,
will be under the command
of our Strategic Division!
That is all.
I am sorry I cannot accompany you.
No, that is my line.
Because I need you to be there to
support the Strategic Division.
It'll be fine.
After all,
we of the Tactical Division are the ones
actually doing the operation.
Kunugi-san, please be at ease
and move things forward.
Thanks.
You guys are the only ones I can rely on.
Not at all. You are the one
best suited for this role.
For carrying out Sensei's will.
We are the ones who can
make things happen
in place of Sensei, who was cast out.
And it has to be you, Rikudoh-sensei's
number one pupil.
As a disciple of the Rikudoh school,
I want you to do this as well.
Thanks.
Please tell me.
I know.
About your daughter...
You must have had a lot of trouble,
since the Foundation was supposed
to have confiscated that
from everyone who was involved.
What happened?
I wish it would rain a little to
chase away the summer heat.
Uncle!
There was a man she fell in love with.
And he knew
that she had the qualifications to be
RahXephon's instrumentalist.
But even then, he loved her.
So, when Maya was gifted with
a new life inside her,
I gave them my blessings,
even though they were both young.
But by that time, her blood...
Maya's blood had already turned blue.
I'm sure it was hard for her
to lose her memories.
After all, that meant also forgetting
about the man she loved.
But even so, she said she
would have the child.
Because, she said, even if she were
to lose her memories,
the fact that she had loved would not vanish
if she had the child.
But why did she...
The Foundation found out.
About their child.
They did not want an instrumentalist
and a human to be together.
It wasn't part of their plans, you could say.
I helped the two escape.
Because my daughter was more important
to me than that RahXephon.
It was three days later...
The man... Kamina's body turned up.
The Foundation apparently searched
desperately for Maya's whereabouts,
but it seems they never did find her.
Not until that day when
Tokyo Jupiter was formed.
I'm sure she was crying.
But I think even then,
she chose her own path.
I can tell, because though we may not
be related by blood,
she's still my daughter.
I wonder what choices Ayato will make.
When he gets on the RahXephon next time...
No!
I won't let Kamina-kun on it.
No matter what happens.
No matter what I have to do.
I see, well...
As long as you guys are happy,
that's all I care about.
Who was that girl?
Do you remember?
The time has come.
JB-3 at Fuji, ready to activate!
JB-1, in final activation position.
JB-4 at Honjou, ready to activate.
JB-2 at Ohshima, no problem
with activating.
JB-5 at Kasama is also ready to activate.
How is the prop-sat formation?
No problems. It is in position.
All systems are in position.
No foreseeable problems in activating.
Now, all that remains is for the man
in charge to give the order.
Commence Operation Downfall!
Commencing Operation Downfall!
Countdown, T-minus 15 seconds.
Fourteen...
Thirteen...
Twelve...
Eleven...
Ten...
Zero!
Deploy probability resonance field!
This is Quon-san?
Quon, he's... your prince has
finally awakened.
Prince? Me?
That's right. Now, it's your turn
to awaken her.
Awaken her? But how?
You just have to kiss her.
That's the role of the prince, isn't it?
Why don't YOU just do that then?!
If I could have done it, I would've long ago!
Never mind, just do it!
Come on, do it!
Do it!
Wait, Itsuki-san...
We've finally met.
I've waited so long.
I'm so glad I met you both before
the sound of ruin filled the air.
Will you be all right by yourself now?
Thank you, Itsuki. The one
who protected me.
The one whom I loved.
Me too.
I love you too.
Obliteration of Tokyo Jupiter's
Absolute Barrier is confirmed.
Long ago, she tried to tune the world.
In the world of the Mu.
But she failed.
That's why she was sent to this world.
Along with your mother and Bahbem.
Soon, she will descend upon this world
with the other RahXephon.
But that one is a fake.
A fake tuner that will accelerate
the collapse of this world.
She also knows this.
But she can't stop it.
Then, why...
Because YOU can do it.
You can do it.
That's what she said.
You, with your blue blood,
and your RahXephon
can stop her and conduct
the true tuning of the world.
Please, save her. I beg of you.
If you'll do that, I don't care if you k*ll me.
Because I...
Because I love her.
If I get on the RahXephon again,
the world will be saved?
Ayato-kun...
You're wrong.
I'm not going for your sake.
I'm going for my own sake.
For the sake of the person I want to protect.
I've done it! I've finally done it!
Not the Tactical Division! Not that Kunugi!
I, Isshiki Makoto!
Commander!
What is it?!
A Mulian aerial city has appeared
in the skies of New York.
Another appearance has been confirmed
in the skies of Moscow.
This is...
The Mu are multiplying?!
I'm glad. I thought I wouldn't get
to see you again.
Mishima.
Please, Kamina-kun...
I want you to die.
Elder Sister...
Why? Why did you have to come?
Because I have to do something
that only I can do.
Why?! You said you weren't going
to pilot the RahXephon anymore!
I'm sorry.
Your blood's already turned blue!
If you get on the RahXephon again,
you won't be human anymore!
That's why.
With my blood turning blue,
I'm losing more and more of
my memories from the past.
All sorts of memories.
I don't want to lose my memories with you.
I don't want to forget that
I still love you, even now.
I don't have any time left.
When I become someone other than myself,
someone not human,
I don't want to have forgotten you.
No, don't come any closer!
If it'll allow you to live, I don't care
what happens to me.
No!
I finally found you.
I've been waiting all this time.
And now... And now... This isn't fair!
I was happy.
That you loved me all this time after
I made you wait for so long.
It's cruel for me.
I'm sorry.
I wish I could have grown up with you.
I'm sorry I grew up without you.
Thank you.
Stop...
See you later.
I'll be going then.
Status now at Defcon 1.
Please act according to Emergency Program S-2.
Repeating.
I'm okay because my feelings
have been fulfilled.
Because he accepted me, even though
I've become this older woman.
Who are you?
As long as I have this memory,
I can go on with my life.
Tell me, where are we?
I can endure anything as long
as I have this memory.
What are you talking about?
Because my dream has come true.
Stop...
Then, what about Kamina-kun?
Kamina will lose his memories...
It can't be helped.
It's impossible now.
No matter how hard I try, I can't
catch up to Kamina-kun now.
Then, why didn't you go with him?
An individual can only recognize
oneself as an individual
when a point of reference exists.
Just as that is true for humans,
so is it true for the world.
Without a point of reference,
the being itself will be lost.
He is currently without a point of reference.
That's why he's suffering in search of one.
Because he left it behind over on this side.
His heart, more precious than anything else.
And the one who occupies
the lion's share of his heart...
You.
Kamina-kun!
You can still make it.
That's what you've always done
in the past, isn't it?
You've chased after Kamina-kun all this time, haven't you?
Don't worry.
He's waiting for you.
Go for it, me.
Will she be okay?
Will she be able to get there?
Don't worry, because she's...
Quit singing that song!
I got it!
I won't lose.
I can't afford to lose!
As a living being of this world!
Communication from the front.
Unidentified object has appeared
off the coast of Miyazaki.
Currently flying towards the front line
at 170 knots!
Message from TERRA
command headquarters!
The flying target is the 5-A!
It has been confirmed as the RahXephon!
It can't be... this is...
Reverberate unto the heavens, song of joy.
It is in thy very own timbre.
And therefore, one that cannot be mimicked.
Here and now, the doorway to the tuning
will be opened.
That's...
So, this is you?
Your true form after having reached
the opposite shore of time?
A D-1 at 6 o'clock!
What?!
Know the pain of one who still has memories!
Hear the cry of a living being of this world!
Ayato!
What does this mean?!
Where are you, Ayato?!
I won't acknowledge it!
I'll never acknowledge it!
Not for you to return everything
to nothingness!
Not a world where Hiroko never existed!
Hiroko...
I see, so this is just another life.
Darn. And I wanted to see the end too...
The RahXephons are wanderers
of numerous worlds.
Tuners that stabilize and harmonize worlds.
Our song will unite the world as one.
Fear not, my other half.
All that I am is for thee.
All that is thee shall accompany me.
The beginning exists for the end
and the end exists for the beginning!
Sister, live together with Ayato.
Guide him,
to a world never to be lost again.
What should we do, Uncle?!
An order's been issued for
the entire island to evacuate,
but I can't get in touch with my sister!
I'll try to get in contact with Haruka.
Meg, you get ready!
All right!
There's no need for you
to be in such a hurry.
Hello?
It's you, isn't it, Haruka?
Yes.
You've been called by Ayato, haven't you?
I may not be much of one,
but I'm still a scientist
who was involved in doing research
on the RahXephon.
I can imagine roughly what's going on.
Haruka, that's the path you chose, isn't it?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
About all I can do now is watch over you.
It's okay, Uncle.
Haruka...
What?
Run!
Run and run through it all,
and find happiness!
I will.
Do you suppose that's my sister?
Probably.
In the end, I'm just no match for her.
Well, I actually want to see a more human
sort of happiness, you know.
Yes, yes.
I'll eventually let you see it someday, okay?
Lord Bahbem!
What is the meaning of this?!
An initiation in preparation for the new world.
You k*lled him?
I did not k*ll him.
I have been reborn.
Just as Kamina Ayato was.
I see.
I have long awaited this day.
Long ago, when my being was still in Mu,
I failed in my experiment with the
RahXephon System that I had built
and I was sent over here. Ever since then,
I have waited for this day.
Waited years and years, transferring
from body to body.
So long, that I cannot even begin to guess
how many months and years
have gone by anymore.
To what purpose?
Is it for the tuning of the Mu world?
I am not quite so shallow.
Think about it.
I have survived thus by accepting others,
embracing them.
Accepting others, is it?
I merely wish to remain myself.
In order to stop the universe from collapsing
due to being saturated by worlds,
there is no other way but to create
a new Observer.
I want that Observer to see the world
where I existed, you see.
And I have succeeded in doing so.
But the reality of the matter is,
the world is ending.
Just what is to become of this world?
Of this universe?
What is it that you are trying
to make that boy do?
He has already reached the
opposite shore of time.
And he will choose a world.
But that world can be none
other than the Mu.
Why? Because in his veins flows the same
Mu blood that flows in mine.
None can defy the blood in their veins.
Isn't that right?
Ultimately, I wasn't able to do
anything for him.
Not guide him. Not to do
anything motherly for him.
That's...
Mrs. Kamina...
Where are we?
If only you hadn't existed.
If you hadn't existed,
that child should not have had
to suffer to this extent.
If only you hadn't shown him
the outside world...
No! I just...
It would have been fine for me to be
the only one who loved him.
The suffering I caused him
is my responsibility.
Mine, for having created him.
That's why I was prepared
to give him everything.
Because I was the only one
who was supposed to be able
to support him in his destiny.
But...
That child discovered his own world.
The world you were in.
The world together with you.
I can no longer share his suffering with him.
That is because he did not want it to be so.
I hate to admit it, but what he wanted
was a distant memory that was
supposed to have been erased.
Hurry along now.
If you want to suffer together
with him so much,
then suffer with him for me.
You are the only one who can do that,
Haruka-chan...
Please take care of my son.
Mrs. Kamina, I...
Hurry now.
Mrs. Kamina!
Thank you.
I'll be going now!
It hasn't changed.
My feelings haven't changed one bit
since back then.
Yes! That's right!
I'm going to go see Kamina-kun!
Kamina-kun...
Kamina-kun!
I'm glad you came.
Where are we?
This is the present.
The place where tales leading from
the past come together.
But time has been stopped.
Tell me, am I alive?
Or am I dead?
You're alive.
What about you?
I also exist.
At all times, anywhere and everywhere.
Because I've become the Observer of Time,
who lives between the crevices of time.
You're no longer human, are you?
I suppose not.
What's going to happen now?
If I begin to observe time once again,
time will start to flow.
The world was suffused
with discordant sounds
because I wasn't here, but it'll be okay now.
You can't come back?
No.
Because unless I'm here, the world will
become lost in noise once more.
Can't I stay here?
I'm sorry, but...
I want you to live.
Because that's why I chose to be here.
I love you, Kamina-kun.
I do too.
Don't cry.
But...
So, I'm going to let you make
one final choice.
But you can't choose the future.
That's because you're human.
Humans can only continue
to exist as humans
because humans exist as an amalgamation
of their numerous memories.
So what you can choose is the past.
What kind of past would you have liked?
I...
I wanted to breathe the same air
in the same world that you breathed.
I wanted to be walking on the same earth
that you were walking on.
I wanted to spend the same time with you.
I... I...
I wanted to grow up together with you!
We've finally arrived.
This place is...
We weren't able to come here
only because you wished it.
It's also because the being that
I once was wished it too.
You too, Kamina-kun?!
Kamina-kun?!
And just as it had been for you...
That time, Kamina-kun had also lost
his heart to you.
So, in a way, Kamina-kun was you
and in turn, you were him.
To us, that is.
Thank you.
If you hadn't come, if you hadn't wished it,
the world would have
returned to nothingness.
I'm sorry.
Even we do not have the ability
to turn back time.
Instead, we'll give the two of you memories.
The time you should have been
able to spend together.
I see.
So, this is...
Yes, this is where it begins.
Your memories of being together.
What are you two going to do?
You two are the RahXephon, right?
We'll just go back to where we belong.
But we won't be lonely.
Because we'll have each other.
I see. I wish you happiness.
No, that's what we should say to you two.
Thank you.
What is this?! Just what has happened?!
Is this the radiance of the System
that I created?!
This is wrong!
It is not wrong.
This is our...
No, this is the choice those who
will come after us have made.
Are you saying that the instrumentalist
has betrayed me?!
Betrayal? What are you talking about?
He has inherited the blood of both
the Mu and mankind.
He is the child of all of us living beings.
That boy's blood is blue! The same
as the blood in my veins!
So what if his blood is blue?!
He is trying to save this situation,
which you gave rise to and
which we nurtured!
Taking responsibility as a living being.
That is ridiculous!
How about it, Lord Bahbem?
Should we not take responsibility as well?
I am the Creator!
A god that man can perceive is no god!
Thank you. We owe this to you, Maya.
I see. So, that's what it was about, Sister.
Now, let's go home.
Go home? Where?
To one who cares for me.
The beginning exists for the end
and the end exists for the beginning.
August 15, 2072 A.D.
"In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:
Ever drifting down the stream-
Lingering in the golden gleam-
Life, what is it but a dream?"
Through the Looking-Glass
Say, Grandma,
do you think Alice actually got back
to the real world in the end?
Why do you ask that?
Because it's saying that maybe life
is just a dream, right?
That's true, but did Alice really travel
to a dream world?
Ultimately, Alice came back to the real world,
but the truth is, that's not important at all.
It doesn't matter which world
was the real world.
Because she was left with her memories.
Wonderful memories of her experiences
in the Looking-Glass world.
At the very least, I think they
were real to her.
Isn't that enough?
That's what your grandpa used to say.
You must have really loved Grandpa, huh?
What? Why do you say that?
Because you always talk about him.
Oh, now do I?
But so that's how it was.
I guess Grandpa was really loved.
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in return, Grandma?
You shouldn't tease your elders.
All right, that's enough talking.
I've talked so much, I'm thirsty now.
Oh, then I'll bring some tea.
We have wheat tea!
It's dangerous to run, Reika.
Don't worry!
Through the Looking-Glass
Kamina-kun...
Grandma, sorry for the wait.
Huh?
Grandma?
Grandma?!
Oh, did she wander off again somewhere?
Grandma!
Come on, where are you?!
The tears you shed
Kimi ga nagasu namida
I'm here just so I can wipe them away
Nuguu tame dake ni boku wa koko ni iru yo
Just as everything is beautiful
after a rain shower
Ame-agari ga kirei na you ni
Crying makes the heart crystal-clear
Nakeba kokoro sukitouru
The world we overlook from
the top of the hill
Oka no ue de miwatasu sekai wa
Should be overflowing with love today
Kyou ai de afureteru hazu nano ni
But we don't notice it because
we're lost in our lives
Mayoi ikiru bokura wa kizukazu
Even the kind song of love won't reach us
Yasashii ai no uta sae todokanai
I want to protect only you
Mamoritai tada anata dake o
The days illuminated by the
radiance of your smile
Sono egao kagayaku hibi o
I want to protect the heart wavering in sorrow
Mamoritai kodoku ni kakomare
Surrounded by solitude
Kanashimi ni yureru kokoro o
For all days to come
Itsu no hi mo
All that I swear
Boku ga chikau subete
I will put it all on the line
and I will gradually lose
Subete o kakete boku wa ushinatte yuku
Thinking of the one I love, of you
Itoshii hito kimi o omoi
I will live my life with you
Kimi to tomo ni ikiteku yo
We are too kind and we are afraid
Yasashisugiru bokura wa kowagari
We aren't able to express
our true feelings well
Hontou no kimochi jouzu ni ienakattari
And we try saying big things on purpose
Wazato ooki na koto o ittemitari
But even so, it's okay now,
because we've been fulfilled
Sore de mo mou daijoubu mitasareta kara
We will love each other
Aishiau bokutachi wa tsuyoi
Even separated in a strong gale
Kaze no naka hanarete mo
We will love each other
Aishiau bokutachi wa itsumo
We'll always be close by in our prayers
Soba ni iru inori no naka de
Forever
Zutto
I want to protect only you
Mamoritai tada anata dake o
The days illuminated by the
radiance of your smile
Sono egao kagayaku hibi o
I want to protect the heart wavering in sorrow
Mamoritai kodoku ni kakomare
Surrounded by solitude
Kanashimi ni yureru kokoro o
I'll never forget the wind and the trees
Wasurenai kaze ya kigi o
The sunset sky we saw that day
Ano hi mita yuuyake-zora o
I'll never forget our favorite song
Wasurenai daisuki na uta
The cover of the picture book I read so many times
Nando mo yonda ehon no hyoushi
I want to protect only you
Mamoritai tada anata dake o
The days illuminated by the
radiance of your smile
Sono egao kagayaku hibi o
I want to protect the heart wavering in sorrow
Mamoritai kodoku ni kakomare
Surrounded by solitude
Kanashimi ni yureru kokoro o
I'll never forget this vast sky
Wasurenai kono takai sora
The blue seas, the summer sun
Aoi umi natsu no hizashi
I'll never forget any of it
Wasuranai anata to kawashita
Not even the words we exchanged
Kotoba sae nanimo kamo
The fleeting rainbow
Tsukanoma no niji
I just know it'll be the bridge
that leads to you
Kitto kimi e no kakehashi ni naru darou
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003)
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