With You and the Rain (雨と君と)

Seems the ducks are here again this year.

Do they come here every year?

Yeah.

So cute!

Very cool.

It's caught something.

I wonder what it's eating.

This one has, too.

Hey.

Stop digging through the snacks on your own.

Although it is about time for a snack, isn't it?

Would you like a snack, too, Kii-chan?

Really? Thank you so much!

Let's go to that bench over there.

Okay!

With You and the Rain

Episode 8 The Cry

Episode 8 The Cry

These are for the humans,

and these are for you.

What is it?

Apple!

Apple!

Apple!

Pear.

Apple!

Apple!

Apple!

Apple!

Wow, yummy. I've never had a Japanese pear before.

They're different from German ones.

It's devouring it, too.

Does it like pears?

Oh, its slices are actually apple.

The vet said it's better to give it apples instead of pears.

Due to water content and so on.

Yup!

Plus, this is a nice pear.

It really is good.

But let's give you a little bit of pear, too.

It's delicious.

It's delicious.

I recently learned how to peel an apple.

You know, like in one long strip.

Impressive. I can't even do that.

That was so good. Thank you.

Come on.

Ready?

This way!

There's more of them.

They're all visiting Japan right now.

Where do these ducks come from?

From far away.

Far away?

So...

Let's see...

They come from a very faraway place called Siberia.

Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery far away

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery far away

How far?

How far?

How far?

Well, uh, if you measured it in 45 cm chunks,

there'd probably be around 8.4 million, I guess.

Wow!

If the chunks were my size,

there'd be about 2,349,000 of them.

Do any of them come from Germany?

It's possible.

By the way...

How do you write "duck" with kanji characters?

Kanji?

I'm learning kanji right now.

I see, I see.

Like this.

Duck

Thank you so much.

Duck

The right part means "bird," doesn't it?

That's correct.

Crow

It's common for kanji related to birds and fish to include the character for "bird" and "fish."

Pigeon

Horse Mackerel

Sea Bream

I see.

Then...

Duck

What does the left part mean?

I don't know.

Hup.

You're already learning kanji at school, huh?

You're in first grade, right?

Oh, I'm studying it by myself.

Since I go to an international school, we use English at school.

Your mom is German, and your dad is Japanese, right?

Do you use Japanese at home?

I use German at home.

Wow.

Dad wants to learn German, but he ends up speaking Japanese most of the time.

Oh, the duck's wandering off.

You're right.

Maybe it's looking for a good place for a nest.

Were there ducks in Germany, too?

Yup. Ducks look like ducks wherever you go, don't they?

I wonder how long they'll stay in Japan.

Maybe forever.

What?

But since they became friends, it'd be nice if they stayed together.

Miss!

Kii-chan.

Yes?

In Japan, there's this man called "General Winter" who shows up in the winter.

What?

I'll be home a little late today.

See you later.

How beautiful.

Thanks.

It's a beautiful hedge.

They're winter camellias.

I think it's been a while since I saw a camellia hedge.

Well, camellias are kind of a hassle.

You can't plant other things with them, they attract bugs,

and the flowers just drop off with a thud.

Still, they're beautiful.

When it gets a little colder, they'll be in full bloom.

Oh? Only one is while.

You're right.

Maybe it's being left out. Or maybe it's just a bit careless.

Flowers are just like people, aren't they?

I'm like that, too.

Comparing yourself to a camellia? Bold.

Oh, no, I didn't mean appearance-wise.

I meant the careless part.

Huh.

Here you go.

You're two of a kind, so try to get along.

Thank you very much.

It's fine. There are lots of white buds.

Oh, you're right.

Oh, hello.

Hey. I hope you weren't waiting too long.

No, I just got here a little early, that's all.

How's your doggy doing? Is it used to the place now?

I don't really know.

Is it fine with being home alone?

I actually don't leave it home alone too much.