Kodomo no Jikan Episode 06

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"Memories"

"Omoide" (おもいで)

Airdate: 16 November 2007

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## Synopsis

This episode starts with a younger Reiji at a funeral on his own, with unknown voices talking about his parents just dying and the fact that he hasn't even shed a tear. Reiji then reminisces about his past whilst commentating about it. He speaks about his father who always got angry and broke objects, whilst his mother was scared, but still put up with him whilst he was a little boy. Then when he got older, he asks his mother to divorce his father and offers to work part-time, but his mother carried on the way it was. Originally Reiji thought that his mother put up with her husband for the boy, but found out that that just wasn't the case after witnessing his mother run away from Reiji and his father fighting. Reiji then realized that he hated both of his parents after hearing his father make his mother cry, and wished for them both to die.

A car accident occurs, killing his parents, and back at the funeral, Reiji is told to go live in Tokyo with his cousin. We next see Reiji standing outside of a train station staring at a small girl. Then a lady runs over calling Rin - the girl. Upon seeing him, the lady recognizes him as Reiji and she turns out to be his cousin. As they walk back to their house, Reiji thinks about how strange it is that a woman could just abandon her husband and raise a child on her own. He even calls this a taboo.
Back in present day, Rin shows Reiji a new dress, and he is unsure if the holiday destination he has planned out will be good enough, but Rin says that it'll be the best.

Back in the past, Rin and Aki (Rin's mother) are eating breakfast, whilst Reiji sits in his room alone. He then goes and eat his pre-made meal after Aki had left. One night, Reiji confronts Aki and asks her how she raise have a child on her own, as he though that it would be troublesome for the child. But Aki replies that her husband had told her to abort Rin. Later that night, Reiji is crying in his room, and Rin wakes up and walks in. She walks up and hugs Reiji, making him even harder. Reiji then narrates that the darkness in his heart began to disappear due to this little girl.

The next morning Reiji walks into the kitchen, with Rin clinging on his side, and Aki is amazed as her daughter is usually shy around other people. Reiji then reminisces about a time when Aki hugs him before he goes to school, and another time when he opens his lunch box at school and the food had been made all cute and childlike (it was probably Rin's lunch). Finally, another time when Reiji and Rin are in the bath together, and whilst counting how long she could hold her breath underwater, Rin grabs Reiji's penis, making him scream and Aki laugh.

Some time later, Aki makes an offer to Reiji to adopt him to make it easier for him to get a job, but Reiji is uncertain about this idea. Aki thinks that this is because Reiji wouldn't want to replace his parents, but the real reason is that then he wouldn't be able to marry her. One day when Aki is laying in bed awake with Rin on top of her asleep, Reiji tells her of an amazing job offer he had just received. He is happy for this as Aki can then take some time of work as she has been tired recently. Aki then starts coughing, and after saying that she is fine, Reiji hugs her. He tells her that she can rely on him more now, then they look into each other's eyes and kiss. Rin wakes up, sees this, then falls back to sleep.
One day later, Reiji asks Aki how he looks in a suit, but Aki bursts into laughter as he looks much stranger than being in a school uniform. Because of this, Reiji questions her that the only time that she treats him as an adult is at night, which abruptly stopped her laughter. Reiji and Rin then go to leave for school/work and Aki tells them that she's going to the doctors later as her fever isn't going down.

At the hospital the doctor tells Aki that a malignant tumor has spread throughout her lungs and that it would be impossible to remove it, but that they can use drugs and radiation to slow down the spread. On another day, whilst Rin is eating watermelon, Reiji tells Aki about a bonus he's received and he gives the money to her. He also produces some holiday tickets as the scene cut to the present day where Rin and Reiji are at a beach. The beach is packed, and Rin finds a conch which causes Reiji to reminisce again. This time, the three of them are at the same beach having fun. Reiji and Rin write all of their names in the sand, but unfortunately the waves wash over Aki's name, forcing them to rewrite it. Aki watches from a short distance and is happy to see that there'll be someone to look after Rin.

Walking across the sea front, Aki asks Reiji to always look after Rin, but he says that he'll look after her as well, and they then hug. One night Reiji and Aki are having sex, but Aki starts coughing so Reiji decides to stop, and tells her to get better.
Some time later, Aki is in the hospital and Reiji finally finds out about her lung cancer. Aki says that she didn't tell him sooner because for the money it'd take for her to live half a year, Rin could live three. In tears, Reiji begs her to do it. On another day, Reiji and Rin go to visit Aki, and Reiji notices a hairbrush full of locks of hairs, whilst the two girls are laughing. He realises that her condition is getting worse and that the cancer is killing every part of her. Reiji also comes to terms that as he can't help the one he loves, he is just a useless man.

Back at home, Reiji finds Rin making a paper crane, then they go out for a walk. Whilst walking, Rin stops and asks if her mother will die. Shocked by this, Reiji suddenly hugs her and says that she won't. In the hospital, Aki has become very pale and asks Reiji to take her home, to which he agrees. At their home, Aki lies in bed and Rin shows her another paper crane she has made. Aki says that she won't go to the hospital again and that she'll be by Rin's side forever. Rin then made multiple paper cranes everyday believing that she can save her mother by doing this.

Lying in bed, unable to move, Aki cries and begs to be able to see her daughter go to elementary school. Later Reiji walks in and sees Rin sitting next her mother surrounded by hundreds of paper cranes. But Aki is motionless, and has a note in her saying saying that she is sorry for dying.

Back in the present day, Rin is admiring the sunset at the beach. She then asks Reiji why, when she looks at the sunset she wants to go home, and he sees a resemblance to Aki in her. Reiji then thinks that he won't forgive anyone who harms Rin, and that they won't ever let that happen.

During the credits, Reiji looks over Rin as she sleeps, then finally says that she is his precious daughter.