Original subtitles

The Lonely Earthwhale

Screenplay: Chiaki Konaka

Director: Harume Kousaka

It's Mysterious Magical Fun Fun Pharmacy, get in line!

All done!

Not bad, if I do say so myself.

And that wraps up my summer project.

What was that?

I-Is that...

A whale?

What? A whale?

That's what it looked like to me.

But there's no way a whale could be around here.

True. Perhaps what you saw was a spirit of the earth.

A spirit of the earth?

Spirits can take all kinds of shapes.

But why would one show up above ground?

Sale

An earth spirit has to spend all their time underground.

Sale

He sounded really lonely.

I bet he's all alone in the dark underground.

That's why the earthwhale...

I wonder if you'll visit tonight too, Mr. Earthwhale.

The stars are really lovely tonight!

They look so close.

Like I can reach out and touch them!

It's Mr. Earthwhale!

All right!

Magic, magic, come on out!

Laluu!

You're here!

I wanna talk to the earthwhale!

I wanna be able to comfort him.

So...

What?

A song?

A lone fruit, from a forgotten tree.

Turn around and there's two, with the wind of yesterday.

Mr. Earthwhale...

Three with the crescent moon, singing of reminiscence.

Fourth is joy, of that small life.

One day, it will be told. One day, gently.

What?

The tallest tree in Smiling Ginza?

What's up there?

Something you want?

If you want the tallest tree around...

It's gotta be that!

Pinch!

Shuka shuka!

Hm?

Something's shining.

Owie.

Okay, if that's how it's gonna be...

Pinch!

Shuka shuka!

Ow.

Stardust!

Is this from a star?

Owie ow.

Thanks.

Here.

You came all the way to the surface to get that, didn't you?

You can light up the dark underground with that!

But...

Aren't you still lonely, even with the stardust?

Always alone in the dark underground?

You're not?

What are you doing?

Are we...

Underground?

I'm traveling way below ground!

Amazing. I'm really in your world!

What is this place?

Amazing! There's a world like this underground!

I...

I'm sorry. I had no idea.

The underground is such a lovely place.

I thought the only lovely place in the world was where I lived.

The world must be filled with wonderful places that I've never heard of!

Huh, what's that?

Is that a sun made of stardust?

You got the stardust

for this sun.

Huh, where am I?

Could that have been a dream?

No way.

It wasn't a dream. Definitely.

Mr. Earthwhale showed me what the world is really like!

Thank you!

hitoribocchi hitotsu wasurerateta ki no mi

A lone fruit, from a forgotten tree.

furikaette futatsu kinou fuita kaze yo

Turn around and there's two, with the wind from yesterday.

mikazuki ni mittsu omoide o uta

Three with the crescent moon, singing of reminiscence.

Fourth is joy, of that small life.

yorokobi o yottsu chiisakatta inochi

One day, it will be told. One day, gently.

itsuka tsutaete itsuka yasashiku