At the aquarium,
there are groups of many different creatures.
A pretty shoal of Indian mackerel.
Here you go!
A cute colony of penguins. And...
groups of children making a commotion.
Hey, what's that dolphin's name?
That one is called C1.
Shi-man?
No, the English letter C and the number 1,
making C1.
Engrish?
Let's see...
Mi-chan, don't you go to English cram school?
Don't you?
It's "C" from ABC.
It's okay, let's say it again. C1...
Huh? Why are you crying?
Ah, you're bullying Mi-chan!
- Bully! - I'm not!
Without my noticing it,
the spring when I went to the aquarium passed
and full summer arrived.
Then prove it by showing us that jump.
Fine!
I'll show you the C1 jump in a live show.
Provoked by my lying boss from HQ
and guided my current shark man boss,
as a trainer I took on the phantom C1 jump.
And achieved successful C1 jumps!
But my joy was fleeting.
C1's health suddenly deteriorated.
C1 has abnormal white blood cells
and his ALP level has dropped.
What does that mean?
You can cure him, right?
In the worst case...
The worst case?
He may lose his life.
Aquarium Girl
Subtitles by Candylemon
Episode 4
"Life"
C1's alright, isn't he?
I've been watching him since then,
but nothing seems to have changed.
It's hard to say.
We'll keep checking how his breath smells.
and if anything seems wrong we'll take a blood sample.
Keep this to just the dolphin team
so we don't worry the other staff.
This is inconvenient.
If that dolphin doesn't jump,
there'll be no centrepiece for the summer holiday shows.
My deepest apologies.
But he fish team have relaunched their underwater shows,
so the coverage could be of...
That's obviously no good.
A fish show is too plain!
Yes, but some allowance...
The media are going with the dolphin plan.
If that dolphin won't jump,
the coverage is cancelled.
Due to various circumstances,
the media coverage HQ promised
has been cancelled.
They really don't consider us at all.
They're the ones who first suggested coverage.
Um...
I'm really sorry.
Well then, today's meeting can...
I have one more agenda item.
What's that?
The matter of nicknaming the dolphins.
I don't think it's a bad idea.
We can ask visitors to vote for names
via an application box.
I call it "Exciting Naming Project".
But the policy taught until now
has been to use codes to refer to the dolphins.
Ah...
Shima-san, what do you think?
- Me? - Yes.
You have the shortest history here.
So your view is closest to the visitors.
What's your honest opinion?
I think the codes like C1 feel like names.
So I began to think
it's fine that way, but...
But what?
When the nursery group came earlier,
one girl couldn't pronounce "C1".
The others teased her and she burst into tears.
I wondered if easier names to say might be better.
Exciting Naming Project
C1.
Did I go too far again?
The director's good at saying things
innocently as if talking to himself.
He looks good-natured,
but those who know him realise he's a rogue at this business.
A rogue?
Riku.
Yayoi...
Don't you care?
We can't get married like this.
Don't come here again.
As your father says,
you should have the omiai with the Seio Medical School doctor.
Ah, I don't need tea. Thanks.
- Sorry to come during work. - No no no...
I'm so sorry.
Shall I call Isokawa-sensei?
Ah, no...
Please...
Could you tell him something for me?
Next Tuesday, at 8 pm,
I'll be waiting at Otowa Bridge.
- Otowa Bridge? - Please.
I'm sorry...
You had to see something strange.
No no...
Next Tuesday you're going to Otowa Bridge, right?
Maybe I shouldn't say this when I don't know anything,
but Yayoi-san was crying...
Yayoi and I were childhood friends.
Our fathers had been friends since medical school.
Yayoi and I would marry
and inherit her family's hospital, that was the plan.
I'd follow my in my older brother's footsteps,
become a doctor
and marry their only daughter.
But then...
the summer of my third year of middle school,
I hit a big turning point.
Turning point?
My parents and brother were in an accident,
and I rushed to the hospital
although my dog Laila was ill.
Luckily my family had only minor injuries.
I went back home.
And then...
Laila...
Laila!
Laila's condition had suddenly worsened,
and she was dying.
We were alone in the house
and the animal hospital was closed.
With me unable to do anything...
...Laila stopped breathing.
With that I decided
to become a vet and save animals
who couldn't call for help themselves.
His body temperature's lower than this morning
If the blood test results are abnormal, I'll administer an antibiotic.
- If it doesn't work, we'll use a drip. - Okay?
Hang in there, C1.
When you switch to part-time,
will things be okay with just us?
You'll be fine.
You all master basic treatment,
and in an emergency you can call.
Don't worry.
That's reassuring to hear.
Excuse me, Kaji-san.
Could I go out during lunch?
My watch is broken.
Use this.
I couldn't, I'll buy one.
No need for that, I've got several.
Thank you.
Don't take your eyes off C1.
Ah, Yuka?
I've found the perfect place for Friday.
Ah... I'm sorry, Kumiko.
Something's suddenly come up,
so I can't do something like a group date.
I'm sorry, after it was me who asked.
Eh?! But I've booked the restaurant!
You'd better not cancel, Shima-san!
We're really looking forward to it!
Ah, hello?
Go ahead with it as planned.
Yoshizaki-san!
C1's ill, isn't he?
No, not at all.
I know it's a secret so people don't worry.
But don't trivialise the group date!
It's vital for a keeper to broaden their field of view.
But right now is...
Eh?
- Look at that. - Hm?
"Specifically praise a woman's good points".
Sh?ta's working hard at summer plans
buoyed by the thought of a date with his beloved Kumiko.
If you cancel it,
he'll go back to being a useless chief.
Kaji!
Can you come too? To Friday's group date!
No way.
Please.
I've never been to one before,
I'm not sure I can do the ?sama drinking game.
We won't be doing that.
Kaji, just go!
Sh?ta's been working hard to double the summer vacation events.
And besides,
are you so cold-hearted
you'd trample on Sh?ta's pure heart?
That's not...
If you need more people, I'll go on the group date.
Huh?
Chief, you have a wife and daughter,
adultery isn't allowed.
That's not what I meant.
During my securities company days
I was always on group dates so it would be nostalgic...
I'm joking.
I'm not going!
I'm married!
Right?
Tonight let's drink ourselves silly
and get away from our daily stress.
Cheers!
- Good work. - Good work.
Good work.
Excuse me.
Here's your grilled shrimp platter.
Wo~w!
These aren't langoustines, they're Japanese lobster.
Although they're sometimes referred to as shrimp,
shrimp are in the genus Macrobrachium
and live in tropical and temperate freshwater and brackish waters.
Japanese lobster are genus Metanephrops.
They inhabit the deep sea.
They're clearly different!
I'm sorry, I got carried away...
You're fascinating, Imada-san!
Let's drink?
Yes, let's...
- Japanese lobster, huh~ - Yes.
Kaji-san, you train dolphins, don't you?
- Yeah. - I want to be trained!
- No. - Kaji-san, you're embarrassed!
I'm not, I hate it.
- You're so muscular! - I wanna touch!
His condition is stable.
I'm here, so relax.
Dolphins sense pressure at times like this,
so it's best not to have too many people here.
I'm sorry.
- It's been on my mind. - Not at all...
Kaji's been emailing me non-stop.
"How's C1?" "Is C1 okay?"
Just a moment.
Ah, hello?
How's Sh?ta?
Doing well?
Yes, that's going fine.
Be sure to look after him.
He doesn't meet many people outside our industry.
Understood.
Yes. Later, then.
Yes. Please.
Yuka...
- What's going on? - Entertaining a customer.
So Koshiba-san's group date with aquarium people was here.
See you.
Wait!
But there were loads of rumours.
Rumours?
Ta-da!
I don't want to speak ill of a colleague,
but I'd hate it if she fooled you...
You should be careful of Shima-san.
Kaji-san!
I trust my eyes more than rumours.
Stop all this, it's unpleasant.
After all our trouble warning him,
what's with that reaction?
Cheers!
Could we give things another try?
I'm sorry.
You're right.
You probably never liked me that much.
Huh?
Because I seem defeatist.
I know that myself.
You mustn't think that of yourself.
I could see.
You may have tried to act cool,
but you care about everything around you.
You worked hard on documents late into the night
so the work would go smoothly for everyone.
Rather than just appearance,
you should have more faith in what's inside you.
Okay?
Be careful!
I'm so drunk~
I drank too much!
Kumiko-san, did you know?
Seahorses form harmonious pairs
like unofficial marriages...
I know, I know.
I kinda like him. Kaji-san.
The shark man's a good guy.
Those girls
showed him the photo of you outside that hotel.
And he got angry and deleted it.
Eh?
Go back to the aquarium.
Hurry and go.
Thank you. Bye bye.
So, you came, too?
Where are Yoshizaki-san and Isokawa-san?
We just switched places.
How's C1?
They say he's stable.
That's good.
Oh?
You two came back?
Yes. I'll stay here tonight.
And you?
Eh? Uh~
I came back to repair the guide signboard.
Whatever he says,
the truth is he's worried about C1, too.
Isokawa-sensei said
people who know the director realise he's a rogue at this business.
What does that mean?
In the past, the director saved firefly squid.
Firefly squid?
The ones in Toyama Bay were on the brink of extinction.
Back then he had a tourism job in Toyama,
and to save the squid
he launched tourist fishing trips
to collect funds to save the environment.
He's an incredible person.
Effort alone isn't enough in nature conservation.
The director got real results.
So he may seem easygoing, but he's a rogue.
Even Chief Kurano is wary of him.
A lot goes on here, too.
What will you do?
Go back to HQ and get back with your ex-boyfriend?
Eavesdropping again?
I wasn't! You two just happened to be there!
If you don't want people to hear, keep your voices down.
I won't get back with him.
I see.
That's good.
If you did, he'd just use you again.
Thank you for earlier.
For what?
You deleted that phone image, right?
You may be a fool,
but someone clearly tricked you
so they could take that photo.
- Kumiko told you? - She didn't.
With an amoeba like you,
I know without being told.
What do you mean, amoeba?
- What do you mean... - Shut up.
Hey, C1, are you okay?
He probably wants to do a C1 jump.
He's in pain, but itching to jump.
It's a long time since I've seen that C1.
It might be thanks to you.
Kumiko-sa~n.
You can't arrange a C1 jump?
I'm sorry.
It's not actually a question of arrangements,
the dolphin team have reported C1 is in poor health.
Will he be okay?
It doesn't look good.
Even if this place survives the redevelopment,
it'll still be dull.
Chief,
it's possible he may recover.
But still...
if he can't be in the shows,
he'll just become a waste of food.
- Chief! - Chief, that's going too far.
This is a business.
Honestly...
Has he eaten anything?
No... Almost nothing.
We should get some rest.
There's nothing we can do now.
No.
C1 can't die.
C1, among all the dolphins here,
is the highest jumper.
Mischievous,
capricious,
but strong when it counts.
A good-natured friend.
It's because of C1
I began wanting to become a fully-fledged trainer here.
At that time,
thanks to C1 doing a C1 jump
I was able to stay here.
He's always helped me out.
- Sh?ta. - Ah, Yoshizaki-san.
I'm the worst.
Having fun at a group date while C1 was in trouble.
Let's go.
We've brought snacks!
How's C1?
Everyone at the aquarium is praying for C1 to recover.
Waiting for C1 to jump again.
There's no need to show your face.
Rest a little.
Hurry and get well.
Let's do a C1 jump together again.
Sensei.
Ah... Thanks.
Yuka-chan has fully settled in here.
You think so?
You know it better than anyone.
She's just simple-minded.
Playing with a dolphin as a peer.
C1 is intelligent,
so he doesn't respond to standard training.
But he recognises Shima as his playmate.
I think that's why he did the C1 jump.
You're probably right.
- Sensei. - Hm?
You're going back to medical school?
- Ah, that's... - C1's just went berserk!
Then he stopped moving, Sensei!
Well?
He's breathing more rapidly.
His lung function has dropped.
Let's use the drip.
- Masubuchi, drip. - Right.
What are you doing? Hey!
- I'll support C1 in the water. - Don't be stupid!
But C1's dying!
If he can't swim, we'll use a stretcher!
Emotion alone won't move him!
You told the guy from HQ you belong here now.
You're not a visitor.
You're an aquarium keeper.
What you should do now
is do your best without giving up as a professional keeper.
And if that isn't enough...
Be there to see C1's final moments.
Raise your head.
It's our job to watch over them at the end.
C1...
He's got no more strength,
but he wants to greet us.
You want to play more, don't you, C1?
C1?
C1, no...
C1!
C1...
Please don't die...
C1.
Kaji.
C1!
I'm sorry...
That was probably the best greeting C1 could give.
Don't overexert yourself anymore...
Don't suffer anymore...
Don't stand there in a daze, help us.
We're starting the autopsy.
Autopsy?
We need to dissect him.
She's still new here.
Does she have to witness an autopsy?
She's a member of the dolphin team.
She needs to.
Being a keeper isn't just about taking care of live animals.
We check the bodies of those who die,
to learn and improve our future work.
Right...
Well then...let's begin.
I'll open him.
- Photo, please. - Right.
- Make a record. - Okay.
Erroneous drink in the first stomach.
Right.
Three dead leaves.
Something like a sweet bag...
Sweet bag...
Next, the second stomach...
Excuse me.
I'm very sorry.
You're disqualified as a keeper.
Autopsies are a valuable opportunity to learn about animals' anatomy.
You abandoned your work and fainted.
Stop acting like a naive rookie.
Go home for today.
Come back tomorrow with a new attitude.
Don't let C1's death drag you down.
C1's death...
...was my fault.
Isokawa-sensei said earlier...
there was a sweet bag in the stomach.
Cleaning around the pool is my job.
Because my cleaning was inadequate,
a bag got into the pool
and C1 swallowed it and...
It's true there was a bag in his stomach.
But that wasn't the cause of death.
What?
Dolphins will eat anything from curiosity.
What they swallow travels to the intestines,
but of the four stomachs the bag was found in the first,
equivalent to the oesophagus.
He couldn't spit it out because he was already weak.
Then why did C1 die?
We need a tissue examination to be sure,
but Sensei believes it's likely
he developed acute pneumonia due to immunodeficiency.
Acute pneumonia?
Well then,
if I'd noticed his breathing and respiratory rate sooner...
Isogawa-sensei noticed that long ago
and took appropriate action.
The issue here isn't the cause of death.
It's you collapsing during the autopsy.
The animals here aren't your pets.
If you think they are, give up this work.
Scolded by Kaji?
Well, you're not the first to collapse at an autopsy.
What?
When Kaji saw his first autopsy
he collapsed,
and the previous chief berated him.
Kaji-san did?
We give them codes instead of names,
but that doesn't matter.
If we take care of animals for a long time
we grow attached to them.
Then we remove and examine their internal organs.
No one can cope with that at first.
But
by gritting our teeth
and maintaining the attitude of keepers,
little by little we become real ones.
I want to be like that someday.
Be a professional like all of you.
Yoshizaki-san, come quickly!
You as well!
Could it be...?
They've been born, the small-clawed otter babies.
Babies...
It's sooner than we expected.
It's the first time since I've been here.
In an aquarium,
Lives begin and end with every day.
We never get used to creatures dying.
But for new lives to begin,
we can't just stand still.
Every human and animal life has an end.
Passing on the baton of life
goes hand in hand with living.
For the sake of those lives,
we have to keep moving forward.
That's the mission of those who work in an aquarium.
It's rare for you to call us.
- Mum... - Hm?
Thank you for giving birth to me.
Whatever it is you want, please buy it yourself.
I didn't say I wanted you to buy something.
Then what is it? Living expenses?
I'm honestly just saying thank you.
You'll understand when you have a child of your own,
but parents want to thank their children every day.
Thank you for being born.
Thank you for safely living each day.
I'd like a handbag for my birthday.
Huh?
Saying thank you is important,
but giving it form is good, too.
See you.
Mum! Hey, Mum!
You're always so free...
Thank you...Mum.
I...can't give up being a vet.
Even if it takes time,
I'll persuade your parents and mine.
So can you wait a little longer?
I won't wait.
If you said you were going back to studying to be a doctor,
I honestly think I'd be disappointed.
What?
What do you mean?
I can't just wait.
I'll go with you to persuade my parents.
Thank you.
It's time for the dolphin show to start!
I'd like to introduce the dolphins.
To the right is Kantar?!
We previously called him B2.
And on the left is Nikkori!
We used to call her X0.
Our other dolphins' names are displayed inside,
so everyone please remember them today!
C1 (nickname Bikkin) has passed away.
That girl's become quite capable.
Though I don't know what will happen
when Isogawa-sensei becomes part-time.
I'm glad the summer holiday's over.
How are things going with your beloved Kumiko?
I send her emails sometimes.
Things like, "It's hot", or, "It's cold".
Are you a weather forecaster?
Ah, welcome back.
You look exhausted, Chief Kurano.
Chief Morishita had another ridiculous inspiration.
Gimme a break...
Talk show?
A foreign dolphin trainer
is visiting Japan and doing a special talk show?
She's Japanese.
She's a dolphin show trainer and therapist
at a big aquarium in California.
Eh~! Why's she coming here then?
Chief Morishita from HQ wanted her to,
but it's thanks to Kaji.
He's had a long relationship with Natsuko-san.
Kaji-san?
So he has an amazing acquaintance like that.
Not acquaintance, girlfriend.
Girlfriend as in sweetheart?
Use this.
It might be thanks to you.
Shima-san, there you are.
Chief?
Sorry it's sudden,
but from tomorrow you're being transferred.
Eh?!
At the end of the summer,
a surprise double punch.