I haven't been able to watch this series until today and oh my, I think I've cried more than one liter of tears! Episode 7 and 8 was so touching, I haven't cried so much in a long time. When I came into this thread, the first thing I saw was the spoiler to Episode 9, I cried again. If the spoiler makes me cry, then it'd be worse when I watch it. I seriously think that this drama is so inspiring! I'm in the Interact club at my school. It's a club that helps people who are in need like people with disabilities and diseases. After watching this drama, I realize that my decision for joining this club was right. I truly believe that this drama is an inspiration to anyone who watches it. I think I'm depressed now

I reply way too much to this thread now but this drama is my very favorite right now so I just can't leave it alone

^ Yeah, in the summary I left out any major talk that would be a big spoiler so the actions alone are sad but if you see the whole episode and understand what everyone is saying, it's extremely sad. I can't wait for episode 10.

edit; did some caps highlighting the best moments (mainly Aya & Haruto scenes) for ep 9. Made it a thumbnail in case people want to skip it as a major spoiler.

Haruto's confession monologe in episode 9
gomen for the grammer/spelling error
my editor hasn't gone through this yet

Can I say it out loud what I feel right now? What is going to happen in the future, I dont' know. But, right now's feeling is 100% not a lie. I can confidently say that, for me, as long as you said it, no matter how slow, it's still sound nice. If can't say it clear on the phone, then just like this, I'll come directly to see you. I'm not a dolphin, you too aren't a dolphin. If you want to walk, no matter how slow, I will walk with you. Maybe right now I'm still not that reliable. But one day maybe I'll be able to help. It can't be like before, because there is this kind of feeling linking us. I won't agree that we live in a different world.
I....like you...maybe.....
like you... maybe

Awwww, that must be one of the sweetest confessions ever, if he could speak it out loud to Aya. I also notice how he made the reference to Aya walking like a dolphin. I remember in one of the episodes, Aya's little sister was referring to her walking like a dolphin. Ouch, that kinda hurt, but it's one cute comparison. I am now dreading the coming of episode 10, seeing how fast Aya's illness has progressed. All those tears and suffers, argh... I'm glad Aya has a very caring and loving family to back her up in time of hardship.

^No, I think the little sister said penguin.

Thank you aipeachie for the translation. Kind of got the jist what Haruto said already but it's worth going back to read the translation and watching that scene again. Makes perfect sense to me what he said there.

Yeah, Rika-chan (Aya's lil' sis) said she walked like a penguin not a dolphin.

yupe rika said Aya was walking like a penguin
as for why he used dolphin
it was because during the date, he told Aya that dolphins can still talk to each other when they are far away from each other. And aya said how she wished humans are like that, and are able to communicate each other even though they are seperated

those were really cute caps thaigerl. thanks for sharing!

the look haruto gives aya is really intense...hahaha...im feeling the love!

and yep yep, rika said aya walks like a penguin...that must have hurt when aya heard it, even if rika's only a little kid i still admired the way she smiled though and said "isn't it cute?" amazing girl...

I just watch episode 8 yesterday, its really sad.....I cried throughout the whole episode....though this drama make me cried at every episode I still think its the best Jap drama I have ever watch this year.....I guess I will never forget this story.

i just read the translation and thank you for that...both ep 9 and haruto's love confession. i can't wait for ep 9 to be subbed. i'm loving these last few eps because more Ryo.

Just watched Episode 8. My favorite episode yet.

In the previous episodes, a tear escape my eyes a few scene here and there, but in this episode - I was bawling during the entire episode. The scene in the bridge was so heartbreaking. And when they were singing their choir song.

I cant wait for episode 9 - and Haruto is my ideal man.

and I own this page hehe

Haha, my bad, I can't imagine why I think penguin is dolphin. Anyway, both are cute, lol.

Oh My Goodness! This is one of the best sad/tragic Japanese drama that I've seen so far. It's a great show!

I watched the first four episodes that were hardsubbed (thanks to pb-fansub team ...and than for episodes 5-9...it was all in raw...but obviously I couldn't understand much of it...considering how limited I am in speaking/understanding Japanese, so those I had to skim quickly over...but I couldn't help it and downloaded Korean subs to watch the episodes fully...which I'm also thankful for. I can't wait to finish this drama up to episode 9.

Aya and Asou...they make a good couple!

okay...so i finally got the guts to watch episode 8...and man, i was BAWLING!!!!

i only shed a tear or two for the first seven episodes, but this one, OMG!!!! my eyes are still red right now..and my nose is feeling stuffy i started crying when she was talking to her family about how much she loved them, then later on when she was formally saying goodbye to her class, but i cried so much more when the whole class was suddenly running outside and then haruto begins singing...

i wanna slap those mean parents for saying such harsh things to aya's mom...i feel like strangling them all and asking them "wat if this happened to ur own kid huh? wud u still be acting all high and mighty???" stupid stuck up parents...

anyways~ yeah...i rili did cry 1 litre of tears for this one episode...poor aya...but thanks haruto

I thought that while the parents of Aya's other classmates seemed to come off as stuck-up, they were also thinking about their own children's education. Unfortunately, even though Aya does not wish to hinder their learning with her constant need for help because of her illness, she does while being at school with them. Of course, if it was their own kid, the situation would probably be the same that there will be complaints.

^hmm..i thot about that too

but when i was reading their lines, it kinda seemed like they thought their kids helping aya out was a bad thing when it really wasn't..then again, u do have a point. they were jst concerned for their kids after all...i jst thought they were being too harsh on aya and her mom they made it sound like they wanted her out, and out FAST

Yeah I agree with you, sweet_treats1812 that the parents come off as harsh. I felt sorry for Shioka (Aya's mom) because the other parents don't understand what she is going through. I really love the parents, they are great.

Ahh...Episode 8 was by far one of the saddest episodes...I cried in the part where Ako was yelling at Hiro in a previous episode, but in episode 8 when the class was singing...I cried so much! =(

This is one of the two things I have ever cried in.

i think that the way the closeness of the family is depicted is one of the many strengths of this drama. even though haru was nonexistent in the real aya's life, i sure hope that the kind of bond she has with her family as depicted in this drama is real...it's so touching to see the love and support they have for one another. i particularly enjoy ako's bickering with their dad... "stupid daughter..." hahahahaha~

just found about this drama today!! :x hehe hm sounds and looks like a great drama <3

the actors are good looking as well ^^

but i was wondering, if anyone knew if i could find a non-RAW/torrent verison (taht is subtitled) that i could find? >_<; if you could just tell me that would be great thanks!! (:

Try www.kiokukonseki.com - they do hardsubs. There's also PBF subs to this drama up to ep 4 only.

^^ Yes, for PBFansubs versions you can get the first 4 eps here: http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php?se...=View+all&sort= ; and/or you can get 8 episodes of Kioku Fansubs at Jpopsuki's tracker (I believe you have to have an account in order to download there).

Anyways, the longer I watch this drama, the more I admire Aya's will and courage. Go Aya!!! I just love the fact that this drama doesn't use any cheap methods to steal tears from viewers. Everything in here does touch close to the heart.

^Hahaha yeah, her dad's hilarious XD

can anyone please tell me what day does kioku usually release their hardsubbed version of this drama? thank u!

oh, and im not being impatient or anything...i jst wanna know when they usually release it...if they tend to follow a sort of schedule or smthing

its going to be a sad ending... bummer..

they usually release it on monday and it's usually up for dl around 12 noon but they haven't gotten it up yet. they must be busy with school or something.

i'm impatiently but appreciatively waiting for their subs...i think i'm going crazy. i'm checking jpopsuki every hour or something.


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nevermind i just checked and they have it ul onto jpopsuki but it's still pending. can't wait.

Ep 10 would be airing in Japan today... eee but I want to see ep 10 now too.

yup yup we usually will have namida out by monday. But we had to fix a couple of things in the translation this time which were only noticed right at the last minute. And so I had to re-encode again. but you guys should be able to still get it before epi 10 raw comes out... that is if the torrent doesn't take too long to approve

ahh also I might as well tell you guys in advance now... the last two eps... won't be released till after the new year...


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JUST KIDDING! >_<;; *evil laughter*

hahaha no no I actually just wanted to say that the last two episodes will be slower in terms of seeding. Because I work for a college, and the college closes this friday for two weeks, so I can't abuse the college internet to upload. So gomen ne minna, you're gonna have to endure my home uploading kekeke...

*kick* if u upload it for me I can help u seed XP
since i'll be back home (which is in an uni) and i can abuse the internet then XD

I'm usually seeding for a few days after my d/l finishes but tomorrow I am flying to FL from UK so I can't very d/l from the plane or seed *dies* But I'm gonna try by the end of the week. I want to see ep 10! *stresses*

peachie: hahaha okays... if I can get kei to log me into a compie in the uni library then I can upload to clubby for you. if clubby doesn't work then I'll put it on the server, then you can abuse away hahaha... coz yeah the only place in man uni I know that I could torrent from is the engineering dept computer lab... haha demo... I'm not longer an engineering student... so *ahem* I think I'd rather not go in there XD

Episode 9 download links!
Torrent - here
Clubbox - here

ah and thanks thaigerl and others who do as well for seeding always

aha!!! it's out!!! THANK YOOOOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!

OMG.. thank you for ep 9!! muack muack!!

Thanks so much saffy! I'm excited now.

yea i can help too if you need anything about help on seeding.

wahhhh episode 9 is out finally =) thank you~! I CANT WAIT!! =DDD

"If you want to walk, even if it's slow, I'll walk with you..." *sob*

OMG! episode 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

haruto was sooo sweet...and aya...omg, poor aya i dont know wat i wanna say, except that episode 9 really hit me hard...i find it so touching that ako was willing to live her sister's dream. her attitude is such a complete turn-about from the previous ones ive seen of her...

and haru and aya, even though i dont see a lot cutesy scenes between the two of them like most dramas, it still touches me so deeply how they connect with each other...gosh, im still having goosebumps even as i type this...

aya's words really hit me hard...the way she was talking about not dwelling on the past and everything..m jst like, waaah! dont say that! ur hitting me real deep!!! T - T

ok..im rambling..but bottomline is, episode 9 really really hit me hard..i didnt cry as much as i did during episode 8...but ive never been as touched either~

^^ i wanna watch it!! but i have a vocab test tom. GOSH I HATE SSCHOOL

thanks for clubbox link! shall dl later.
this drama's really sad.

thanks saffy for the link~! downloading this right now.. i wonder what will happen today...

hahahaha~ well, u can watch it as soon as ur done! i have three finals lined up this week, but i decided to watch it coz i know i wont be able to wait til the finals' over!!! ^ ____________ ^

anyways~ GOOD LUCK!!!!

man.....Ryo looked soo hot in eps. 9. i just want him to kiss her or hug her. Next episode looks really really sad.

omg!! i always have that feeling too!!!
I want Haruto to go hug Aya and tell her everything's ok and he'll be beside her~ but then i guess it's too cheezy~ but aawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yeah Ryo looks Hot in epi 9 esp when he confessed hahaha
the part where Haruto says I"LL LISTEN NO MATTER HOW SLO U SPEAK, I'LL WALK WITH YOU~ NO MATTER HOW SLOW U WALK~
omg sooo touching~
he's so cute!!


i just watched epi 10!!!
Omg ... it's so sad~ i've been tearing up ever since epi 8~ cuz i dun cry easily but Aya chan is so courageous yet so much happens to her~
epi 10 is so good~

it's really scary to know that you wont' have a future~ and that u'll die anytime~
she even broke up wth Haruto~ i think she made the excuse up that it's hard for her to be with him~ It's just that she realizes that he won't have any future with her~ and that they can't do what usual couples do~ ...
>_< and of course they wouldn't be able to get married~ V_V~~

But i think Haruto really likes Aya and won't mind if she's like that or not~ (I JUST WANT THEM TO BE HAPPPY TOGETHER!! anakdjaklsdjd arghhh) he smiled so sweet when she gave him the "loveletter" (breakup letter) even thought he pretended to not care and just said " oh really" ~ and when he was reading the beginning he was smiling too~ heheh
His crying was so sad reading the letter~ ah >_<
he changed so much for Aya~ he even sed that being a doctor is totally cuz of Aya ~ not really cuz of the fact he wants to help people(he still doesn't really believe in helping others)

the part when she tried to call home and she couldn't even key in numbers in a phone really hit me~
like... she can't even do such simple task...
it's like losing da ability to even live ~
but when her mom sed her diary is her strength that was so sweet~

sighhh
LAST EPI next week!! the previews looks so sad~ she can't talk and has to point @ that thing! >_<
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
even tho we all know that aya is gonna die~ but still... it's making me sad~~~
>_<

btw.. sidenot~~ I LIKE Ryo- chan's haircut hahahah it looked kinda LONG in epi 9 but he's ubber hot in epi 10! hahahaa

does anyone know the song that they play at the end of each episode?

oMG! I just watched ep 9 last night.. Yes, i need the subs so i have to wait.. Demo, It is really good. I can't really read the spoilers.. Noo....

I didn't know that there was a thread about it here on Soompi...
It's so sad ---

i saw it!! omg it was fillled with cute scenes of the guy and the girl

but the next episode is so sad... i think the next one will realli make me cry hard

YES IT'S OUT WITH SUBS! ^_________^

it's called Only Human by K

here, i uploaded it for u jst in case u wanted a copy of the song:
Only Human by K

^^ thx sweet_treats1812! i fell in love with the song

^np...i fell in love with it too..i so love the lyrics