Pass those exams!
 田 Good luck!
 田 Hanawa-senpai! You can do it!
 田 We're rooting for you!
Make it to graduation!
How about hot pot?
 田 Excellent, Okazaki!
 田 Hanawa! That's how it's done!
 田 You did it, Sakurada!
 田  田 Hurray! Hurray! Potte! 田
 田 Kao-chan assured me that I'd always have this town and the three years we spent together.
 田 So I didn't have to worry about a thing.
 田 I couldn't tell you how many times I've found comfort in the warmth of Kao-chan's voice.
 田 It's true.
 田 I'll be all right.
 田 This town waited for me for so long.
 田 That won't ever change.
 田 Only I can decide where I'll go.
 田 If I want to hold on to what's dearest to me,
 田 and years down the line, be able to reminisce about today with a smile,
 田 then I'll have to find my way.
Here you are, Fuu-chan.
Thank you so much!
It's a relief that it could be fixed.
Yeah.
Good ol' Maestro came through!
That said,
if the same part breaks again, then I can't guarantee...
Right. I understand.
There's no need to worry, there's not.
Let's take some pictures together.
Sounds good. Let's go!
Let's get Kou-tan to come, also!
He's busy preparing for his school cultural festival, he is.
Great!
Let's barge in on him!
Control yourself.
 田 A sound that I know well.
 田 Friends that I cherish.
 田 This town that I love.
 田 Precious places, full of memories.
 田 Perhaps the sound of the shutter is my father reassuring me.
The moist pastry and the warm, soft red bean paste...
Divine!
Wipe the bean paste off your face before you talk.
Wait, seriously, Kao-tan?
Where is it? Where is it?
Your left cheek.
Thanks, Maon-tan!
Though you might want to check your own nose.
Huh? Really?
Hey, Potte. Can I see your camera for a sec?
I want to see what it's like to take a picture with it.
Sure.
Now I'm kinda nervous...
So that's what it looks like from this side.
This is the perspective you've seen so much through. 田
Okay, here goes!
Hey! Let me take one next!
Sure.
Kao-tan! Pass it here!
Here you go.
Thank you!
Now  田 this 田  is a first!
Everyone say, "red bean cake!"
May I, also?
Yes, of course.
It's like a whole different way of seeing the world.
It's almost magical.
Thanks, Potte.
No, I should be thankful.
Having my picture taken by my friends
was quite the novel experience, it was.
 田  田 Many more are yet to come.
There are bound to be many more new experiences ahead of us.
Whatever you decide, we're all with you on it.
We're the Potte Club, after all.
Potte-tan, you've got this!
Right.
Thanks.
I'm back.
Welcome back.
Welcome.
Dad's camera got fixed.
Really? That's good to hear.
Yeah.
Is something the matter?
Um... Mom.
Would it...
be okay if I went to Tokyo?
I'm sorry for bringing this up so suddenly.
I know it might cause you a lot of worry,
but I've been considering going to a college in Tokyo to study photography. 田
Um...
Of course, I could study photography here, but...
I wouldn't have Shihomi-san.
Why don't you sit?
Okay.
Did you talk to Shihomi-san about this?
No, not yet.
I see.
So you arrived at this decision yourself.
It was more like I realized how I'd felt all along.
Shihomi-san has taught me so much
and inspired my love of photography to grow.
What I want is to keep learning more and more from her.
My friends helped me to realize that.
I see.
I know we moved here because of me, and now I want to go back.
I'm sorry.
First thing's first, you should discuss your plans with Shihomi-san.
You wouldn't want to impose on her, after all.
If this is something you truly want to do, you have my full support,
though I'm afraid I can't go with you this time.
Then... it's okay?
You're very lucky to have such a role model to aspire to.
Cherish that relationship.
Grandma...
Of course, this all depends on you passing your exams.
Right...
Thank you.
Sawatari-san?
Hello?
This is Sawatari. It's been a while since we spoke.
Yes, it certainly has!
Do you have a moment right now?
Sure. What's up?
Well, I was hoping to get your opinion on something.
It's about my college plans.
Really?!
Sawatari-san!
Yes! Of course, I'm all for it!
Hang on. Did your mother agree?
Yes.
I see.
I was honestly expecting her not to approve.
Yeah.
I'm sure she's beside herself with worry.
You're lucky to have such a supportive mother.
I know.
I'm really grateful
to both my mother and my father.
That's amazing, Fuu-nyon!
Wow... A school in Tokyo.
Oh, and I'm sorry for worrying you.
Huh?
Kao-chan said she called you for advice about my camera issue.
I  田 was 田  worried,
but knowing your friends were there, I was sure you'd be all right.
So did your camera get fixed?
Yeah. It's working fine again.
I see. That's a relief.
Yeah.
Especially since it was your father's camera.
I'm sure the camera's encouraging you as well.
I want to do something for you, also.
Where in Tokyo is this school?
When is your test date?
Are you coming to Tokyo by yourself?
Chihiro-chan, you're sounding like Tomo-chan, you are!
Sorry.
I know!
You can stay at my place the day before your test!
Can I?
Yeah! I insist!
Great. I'll see you then.
I can't wait!
What do you think, Shindou-san?
They all pass muster, I'd say.
I couldn't agree more! They're all wonderful! How will we choose?
We did it, President Potte.
Yeah.
These are the fruits of our efforts this past year, they are.
I can't wait to see the finished yearbook!
Me also.
We got a lot of good feedback about last year's yearbook.
People said looking through it warmed their hearts.
Really?
I guess it's true that photos reflect the photographer's personality.
President Potte, you should specialize as a heartwarming photographer!
You'd be perfect!
Well, I don't know if I can even become a photographer...
No, no. You'll make it no problem.
I could stand to learn from your resolve in pursuing Shihomi-san to Tokyo!
As a matter of fact, I've found a new goal of my own.
Ambitious as ever, Takumin.
It all started with this picture.
Isn't that one of the pictures Kanae-senpai took?
My. One of Mitani-san's?
Now that you mention it, you weren't camera-shy that time.
As a matter of fact, I was kind of pleased.
You can infer the rest.
No, not really...
After that, I mulled it over and decided that my goal is...
to become a photographer that people want to be photographed by!
That's amazing, it is.
We've had the occasional complaint about your methods before,
so I'm relieved to hear that.
You can rest assured!
Looks like the Photography Club will be in good hands next year, Sawatari-san.
Yeah.
But with you going to Tokyo, you won't be able to visit us very often.
That's true.
It's a bit of a shame I won't get to see what the club is like with Suzune-chan as president.
I-I'm going to be p-president?
Am I? Of course I am...
I'll back you up, Suzu-nee! Don't worry!
That's right, that's right.
Count on us to take care of the club!
Count on us... to take care...
Come on, Suzu-nee! Keep it together!
I'll try...
Thanks for joining the Photography Club, you two.
From now on, the club is in your hands.
Okay!
Do you mind if I take a picture?
Go right ahead!
Gotta learn how a subject feels!
 田 Next year, I won't be here anymore.
December's coming up quick.
And the time we have left is dwindling.
We're on the home stretch, we are!
Kao-tan and Maon-tan, you've got a lot of subjects to study for.
Yeah.
We'll do our best.
When our heads are tired from studying, what do we need?
This, of course!
It's muscat roll cake.
Time to eat!
So light and refreshing!
Why are you here?
This should help them clear their minds so they can focus on their exam studying.
I see!
The muscat will  田 catalyze their studying!
She held it in.
Muscat is a fruit you  田 must cut 田 .
Maon-chan knows good comedy when she hears it!
Does she really?
I'd call this cause for concern.
Hello!
Kanae-senpai!
Hello!
I'm here to visit.
Welcome!
President Potte, I just dropped by to help you girls with your studies!
Really?!
How encouraging!
Just for us?
Think of me as a tutor.
Ask me anything!
I'd love to be of help!
Uh...
Fabulously done, Kanae-chan!
See how at ease that's made everyone?
Just like I told you!
Um, um...
Huh, huh?
Has it? Has it?
Kanae-senpai, you're not too busy?
Not at all.
I don't have anything in particular at the moment.
Plus, these are the last few months I can drop in on you whenever I feel like it.
Kanae-senpai...
I'm sorry! I didn't mean to ruin the mood.
So you're not holding a We Exhibition this year?
No, we're not.
Honestly, it would have put too much on our plates.
It was a tough decision to make.
We were impressed all over again by how you managed it.
No kidding!
Juggling both the Photography Club  田 and 田  the We Exhibition.
O-Oh, it was really nothing special!
Receiving our results in April will be our "We Exhibition".
That's a wonderful idea!
The first step is to make sure you all get into your first-choice schools.
Let's hop to it and start studying!
All right!
 田 The days flew by,
 田 and as the end of the year drew near,
 田 for some reason, we stopped talking about our plans for after graduation.
 田 We were the same group of friends
 田 who studied together and would eventually graduate together.
 田 But perhaps it was because we realized that, by then,
 田 we had been traveling our own separate paths for some time already, we had.
It's finally the year of our graduation.
I'd love to stay here and have a relaxing start to the year,
but I doubt we'll be allowed to.
You've all turned off your cell phones, right?
Yeah.
I even took out the batteries, to be sure.
That seems unnecessary.
Whose is that?!
It's not mine.
Or mine.
I knew it.
That got their attention!
Thank you, Kanae-chan!
Oh, not at all.
Kanae-senpai!
Cold mountain roads can make your tires fail to keep traction.
Good thing you didn't come by motorbike, Kanae-chan! 田
Ugh...
Don't fail to keep your footing while hiking!
Stop saying "fail" to students with exams!
Ugh...
We're certainly blessed to have the whole Mini Sanctuary Explorers Club here!
Huh? What about the two new recruits?
They both quit.
But we have two more hopefuls to replace them!
What?!
Fresh sacrifices.
Hi, all! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Did you walk here?
Takumin's grandma lives nearby.
Thanks for inviting us to this Near Year's sunrise photography session!
Huh?
But this is a Mini Sanctuary Explorers Club trip.
Huh?
Now, now. No time for chit-chat!
We have lots of preparations to make before sunrise!
Preparations?
Pass those exams!
I can't hear you!
There's quite a lot of people.
Can we at least drop the chanting?
That won't do!
Exam season is all about getting in the spirit.
Pass those exams!
Pass those exams!
Make it to graduation!
Huh?
Find a job!
Don't make this about you!
Okay, almost there!
Keep up the pace!
I'm definitely running out of stamina.
Me also.
It's so far...
And so dark.
If only Kou-tan were here...
Actually, he said he'd be hiking up with some classmates, he did.
Hear that, girls?
A beacon of hope awaits at the summit!
Look alive! Up we go! Climb!
Shut up.
That was  田 still 田  exhausting...
It's bustling with people, it is!
Ready, go!
Time for some red bean soup!
Where's Kou-tan? Where? Where could he be?
My beacon of hope!
Deliver me from the shadows!
Hey, Fuu-chan and her friends!
Kou-chan!
Happy New Year!
You also!
I thought I heard your voices.
Um, what're you guys doing?
An excellent question.
We'd like to know, also.
Oh. yeah. We'd better find Norie-chan.
There will be no need for that.
In fact, we were just getting ready to observe the sunrise with our classmates over there,
so please excuse us.
Let's go, Kou-kun!
See you later, Fuu-chan!
See you!
Say, say, did I perchance hear the voice of a Kou-tan?
Come along, now.
Middle schoolers, that way.
High schoolers, leave them alone.
 田 Everyone gathered here had a different year,
 田 each with unique joys and sorrows, and no two memories alike.
 田 Even so, they're all gathered in the same place, celebrating the start of a new year together.
 田 But what will have happened to me by this time next year?
 田 Where will I be?
 田 A new year has started.
 田 We watched the first sunrise together last year, and the year before.
 田 But something feels different this year.
 田 A new year has started, and with it,
 田 it feels like, even as we stand here,
 田 the events of last night, this morning, and this very moment
 田 are slipping into the past with incredible speed.
 田 I'm not sure why,
 田 but I'm scared.
Let's make this year a good one, Potte.
Kao-chan...
Likewise from me.
Going to different schools won't change anything.
Right.
Let's make this year a good one, together.
Hopefully we can see the first sunrise together again next year.
Yeah. I hope so also.
Just like this year.
 田 That's right. Nothing will change.
 田 It'll be all right.
 田 January.
 田 Exam season has begun in earnest.
 田 Tests are far from the only place where a careless mistake could spell disaster, they are.
 田 I'll have to proceed slowly and carefully,
 田 searching out the path before me one step at a time.
Thanks for having me!
Our pleasure!
Welcome back, Fuu-nyon!
Huh? Is it weird to say that?
I'm back.
Fuu-nyon, how do you feel? All set and ready?
How about the others? Anxious for you? Or not at all?
Tomo-chan!
Oh...
Sorry.
Everyone feels the same, they do.
So they interview each applicant individually.
Yeah.
Do you know what they'll ask you about?
Probably various things related to photography.
"Name ten photographers you admire!"
I only know Shihomi Riho-san, I do.
"What kind of photographs do you like?"
Um, Shihomi-san's.
"Describe the photographer you aspire to be."
Like Shihomi-san...
I probably don't know nearly as much as I should.
You'll be fine!
Yeah! You're applying so you can learn those things!
Has Shihomi-san given you any advice?
Yeah.
"Take it as it comes."
She said I just need to back it up with my efforts on the academic portion.
I see.
Good luck tomorrow, Fuu-nyon!
Thanks.
You have to wake up early, don't you?
Want to sleep early tonight? Or review some more for the written test?
Should you double-check your train route?
Chihiro-chan, you're sounding like Tomo-chan again, you are.
You can do it, Fuu-nyon!
Thanks!
Welcome!
Sawatari-san!
U-Um, I just finished my test.
Then you deserve a break! Come on in!
O-Okay. Thank you.
My colleague really wanted to meet you,
but is going to be out of town until tomorrow on an assignment. 田
I see.
I had to put it up.
Our hot cocoa is delicious. Want some?
Sure.
Here you go.
Thank you.
So how did the interview go?
I barely remember what I said, I do.
Actually, one interviewer remarked that my portfolio was all photos of friends and family.
Should I take that as a sign that I didn't pass?
How did you reply?
I said that they were all people who supported me in my decision to come to Tokyo.
He probably wanted to hear more about composition or my personal vision or something.
I think your reply was fine.
You do?
Yeah.
It reflects your personality perfectly.
Why, I went on and on about my favorite high school teacher during mine.
You mean the one who gave you the sky blue ticket?
That's right.
There she is!
Harumi-san!
Riho-san told me you'd be coming today.
Hey, Fuu-chan.
You'd better apply to my company once you start job-hunting!
Huh?
Harumi-san, you're jumping the gun!
I still don't know if the school will accept me, I don't.
You'll be fine.
Your father's looking out for you.
You brought your camera along, right?
Yes. It was in my bag, but with me.
Then you don't have a thing to worry about.
Oh, I'll have some honey tea.
Sure.
Say, why not do an internship with us?
Um, again, I still don't—
Ah, but we're pretty far from your school.
For that matter, what's your plan for housing?
Uh, I haven't started looking...
Sawatari-san, how would you like to room with me?
My place has two bedrooms and has easy access to your school.
Plus, the rent will be cheaper if we split it.
Also...
Huh?
You seem... unnaturally prepared.
I do?
It almost seems...
as if you chose your apartment  田 expecting 田  Fuu-chan to come to Tokyo.
What?
I wouldn't say  田 expecting 田 , but I was kind of hoping.
It was mostly wishful thinking.
Shihomi-san!
Hm?
So, offer accepted?
Good for you!
Then we need to hold a housewarming party at your place!
Um...
That's not an April dish, though.
Takoyaki? Let's do takoyaki!
I first need to pass my exam, I do.
Why can't time go faster?
Harumi-san is your father's former junior colleague?
Yeah.
A lot of people at her company must have known your father.
Everyone's rooting for you, Fuu-nyon.
It looks like I'll be able to find many more memories of my father here, as well.
Say, Fuu-nyon.
Huh?
We're talking about your dad without crying right now.
I guess I've finally graduated from being a crybaby.
I still remember that day.
You were so full of grief, you couldn't even speak.
I'd never seen you like that before. I was at a loss.
I felt so sad myself, yet it couldn't possibly have compared to how you felt.
I tried to comfort you, but always ended up crying first.
In the end, you had to fuss over me.
Yet here we are, talking about it with no issue.
Yeah.
Although, what prompted me to start trying to come to terms with my grief
was seeing you cry for my sake.
So I'm very grateful to you, I am.
Then my being a crybaby helped you?
Yeah.
Did it, now...
Oh, but I'm still graduating from that phase!
Right.
It's time for us to graduate.
Fuu-nyon, you've gotten so much stronger.
I really, truly mean that.
Moving to that town was the right choice.
Yeah.
I'd love to visit Takehara again before graduation.
I still haven't climbed Mt. Asahi, so I'd like to!
That sounds good! Let's do it!
We can have a sleepover with the girls, also!
Chihiro-chan! Let's do that! Absolutely!
I can't wait!
Although a trip to Mt. Asahi might require taking Sayomi-oneechan's car.
Oh...
 田 One week later, the sky blue ticket without a destination finally received one, it did.
I passed my exam!
Well done, Sawatari! Congratulations!
 田 What's more, those whose main test dates were after graduation
 田 What's more, those whose main test dates were after graduation
 田 all secured a spot at their second-choice schools.
 田 Of course, Tomo-chan and Chihiro-chan were no exception.
Congratulations, you two!
 田 Yay!
This anticipation could take my breath away!
Well, it practically stopped my heart.
Turned my stomach.
Chilled my spine.
What a beautiful view!
The smokestacks look so tiny!
The same view as when we first climbed up together.
This was the first place you found your father again after coming back here, wasn't it?
Yeah.
 田 I'd all but forgotten those familiar little constants of life
 田 which, in my grief, I had locked away deep in my heart.
 田 The breadth of his shoulders, the size of his hand, the warmth of his lap...
Thanks to coming here with you all, I was able to remember.
That was why you came back to this town— to reunite with your father.
Yeah.
I bet he was waiting for you, also, Potte-tan.
And always will be. That won't change.
Memories don't change, do they?
Even after we graduate...
But will  田 we 田  change, ourselves?
As we make new memories, will we start to forget the old?
When we see each other again, will we still remember?
Tomo-chan...
All things change with time.
There's nothing anyone can do about that.
Even this town is gradually changing.
New things are born, and old things fade away.
But it will never stop being our beloved hometown.
So don't worry.
That's true.
Change is natural.
You said it, Sayomi-san!
That's just what I needed to hear!
Even today and the days ahead will eventually become memories,
but they won't disappear.
We'll always have them.
What's wrong?
I think... it broke again.
What?!
You mean it's not taking pictures?!
I think I got the last one.
Let's take it to Maestro right away.
 田 If the same part breaks again, then I can't guarantee...
Okay.
I'm sorry.
No, it's all right.
Thank you for all the times you've fixed it before.
I'll develop the film for you.
Please do.
Fuu-nyon...
I'm not bottling in my feelings, I promise.
It's done its job faithfully for so long and seen so much with me.
I want to say my final thank you with a smile, I do.
Earlier, I received a package for you from Nozomu.
I already forwarded it to the Tamayura.
From Natsume-san?
I must say, it's as if fate played a hand in his timing.
What?!
This is... a present?
Is this unbelievable or what?
Can I really accept this?
He called us earlier to explain.
He bought it thinking he would pick up photography again,
but was simply too busy, and thought you would make better use of it.
I see what Maestro meant about fate.
That's for sure.
We'll have to call and thank him properly later.
Yeah.
This is kinda fun!
For us, it's like we're kids again.
Tomo-chan, you gotta soak your whole body.
Okay.
I'd like to take a picture of everyone with that camera.
Sounds good!
Perfect for a first picture!
What's that I hear?
We're taking a picture with it?
Let's do it! Let's do it! Let's do it!
But do you know how to use it, Potte-tan?
Probably...
There are too many buttons, there are...
No kidding. Way more than your average camera.
Aw, they're just for decoration.
Don't be ridiculous!
And get off me.
It's probably best to just try it out.
The best way to learn is by doing.
Right.
What does graduation really mean?
Hope?
Dreams?
New challenges?
The start of a journey?
The start of a journey, huh?
That's Tokyo for you, isn't it, Potte?
Yeah.
We'll have to prepare a grand send-off!
You don't have to, you don't.
Really?
The train leaves early.
Plus, my mom's coming with me to thank Shihomi-san in person.
Well, you'll be back in June anyway for Chimo-san's wedding.
Yeah.
Let's get the gang together tomorrow for a picture
before Chihiro-chan and Tomo-chan go home.
Great idea!
The issue is figuring out the camera.
Worst case, I'm sure Takumi-cchi knows how.
R-Right...
In essence, the auto-focus predicts the future of moving objects!
Wow! It can do that?
Lots of these features may as well be magic!
I'm learning a lot.
Is the lecture gonna be over soon?
Can I ask the others to come yet?
Yeah.
Thank you for your patience.
We proudly present the new President Potte!
Put every feature on that thing to use!
Actually, we'll barely be needing any of them for now.
 田 Through the lens of this new camera, still unfamiliar and full of firsts,
 田 I see the faces of the people I love, smiling like always.
 田 It's a curious feeling.
 田 My father...
 田 My father must be smiling at me from within my heart.
Fuu.
What's Dad saying?
About you going to Tokyo?
Yeah.
Do you think he's worried?
He must be.
Is he wringing his hands over my selfishness?
I suspect he's fretting a bit.
But I'm sure he's overjoyed that you made this decision yourself.
He's smiling proudly about how remarkable you are.
Thanks for putting aside your worries and letting me go, Mom.
On the contrary, I'm delighted.
When you were little,
you always made your father fret by demanding to get your way.
Then when things didn't go your way, you would cry or pout.
You weren't very good at controlling your emotions.
Yeah.
Your father would comfort and soothe you each time until you smiled again,
trying every way he could think of.
But after that day, you no longer demanded anything for yourself.
I'm sure she's holding in her anger and tears.
What am I supposed to do, Mom?
Up until now, Fuu has only acted spoiled to Kazuma-san.
He always had the patience and understanding that she needed.
When Fuu was born, I confided in him that I was unsure I could be a good mother.
He told me that all I had to do
was to keep smiling and always be there to reassure Fuu.
But... I can't get away with simply that anymore.
I wouldn't be so sure.
I don't think you need to change at all.
Just let your heart fill with the joy and blessings that Fuu and Kou bring you.
The children will respond to your love.
If you let this guilt and self-doubt overwhelm you,
both the children and Kazuma-san will be beside themselves with worry.
So even you made him worry.
Between the two of us, your father must have constantly been fretting.
Is it okay if we sleep together tonight?
Sure.
We will now begin the graduation ceremony for the class of 2014.
Arita Toshiko.
Yes!
Okazaki Norie!
Yes!
Congratulations.
Sakurada Maon!
Yes!
Sawatari Fuu!
Yes!
Hanawa Kaoru!
Yes!
 田 I did it, Dad. I graduated.
 田 April.
 田 Everyone has been accepted to their first-choice schools, 田
 田 and all of us are standing on the brink of our new lives.
 田 As for me, it all starts today, it does.
Well, I'm heading off for now.
Take care!
Hurray! Hurray! Potte! 田
 田 Everyone's there, in front of the cherry tree my father planted for me.
 田 All the beloved people I met in this town
 田 are cheering for me with all their hearts.
 田 That's right.
 田 My high school years live on in this town.
 田 That won't ever change.
 田 So I'll always be able to come back.
I'm heading off for now!
I think Potte's going to be all right.
Yeah.
Potte-tan, go get 'em!
 田 Their voices will linger on forever in my heart as warm specks of light...
 田 almost like tamayura, they are.
 田 Now, after many a new dawn,
 田 I'm beginning to fall into the routine of my new life.
Yes?
Sawatari-san, do you want an omelette?
Let me help!
You'll have experiences that will touch your heart...
and... um, basically...
Come love and grow with the Photography Club!
I heard there are green and red lemons on this island.
Why lemons?
And how far  田 is 田  it?
Does our club president emeritus have anything to say?
Kanae-chan.
Moderation is important when hunting for mini sanctuaries.
Um, um... But, but... That is, that is...
It's for the sake of research! Hang in there!
 田 I wanna go to Italy or Venice!
Venice is  田 in 田  Italy.
Can you handle being in both the Drama Club and Literature Club?
Yeah. I'll try.
Heck, all I joined was the Cat Appreciation Society.
Whoa! What's that? I've got to join it!
Wow! I wanna go to Texas!
What's your favorite place there? What season should I go?
How about cuisine? Are there still cowboys?
 田 Stop! You've got to talk more slower!
And one at a time!
 田 Sorry!
 田 Even in our unchanging daily routines,
 田 there are some things that change, ever so slightly, over time.
 田 We can never return to those times that have gone by,
 田 but that's why we treasure them and hold onto them,
 田 keeping their memories safe in our hearts.
 田 As each day begins like any other,
 田 our ordinary, everyday milieu
 田 will give birth to new memories.
 田 So let's embark on our familiar routine once more today.
All set.
Sawatari-san, I'm heading out first!
Okay! Take care!
See you later!
I'd better get going also.
I'm heading off for now.
 田 In moments when your heart feels warm and fluttery, those specks of light appear.
 田 What I captured were reflections of my own heart.
 田 I've had days of joy, of happiness, and of sadness also.
 田 To the memories of who I was then,
 田 I'm heading off for now, I am!
 田 Whenever I'm feeling sad,
 田 I open that leather-bound cover
 田 to see your eyes gazing kindly at me
 田 from your graduation photo.
 田 When I spotted you in town,
 田 my words caught in my throat,
 田 for your face was still in every way
 田 the same as your graduation photo.
 田 As I'm swept away in the faceless crowds
 田 and begin to lose who I once was,
 田 I hope, from time to time, you'll scold me from afar.
 田 Even the path we walked
 田 every day beneath the willows
 田 that swayed in conversation,
 田 I can only gaze at from the train.
 田 Please, don't you forget
 田 the way we lived back then.
 田 You were the very essence of my youth.
 田 As I'm swept away in the faceless crowds
 田 and begin to lose who I once was,
 田 I hope, from time to time, you'll scold me from afar.
 田 You were the very essence of my youth.
 田 ~ graduation photo ~
 田 ~ graduation photo ~
 田 Part 4  田 –New Dawn–
 田 Part 4  田 –New Dawn–