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After hearing about the escape, Nurse Setsuko encounters Turtle and gives him directions to an unused farmhouse, where they can hide and treat Sakuragi. Setsuko brings medicine, food and clothing, committed to keeping a promise she made to Mario. At the school, Uncovered, Soldier, and Cabbage are put in solitary and Ishihara subjects them to the same water torture he used on Sakuragi. Sakuragi regains consciousness and asks them to return to the school. Later, Dr. Sasaki and Ishihara are shocked when Joe returns, and they attempt to intimidate him. They're confidence quickly turns to horror when Joe reveals that he knows about their involvement in Ei'ichi's suicide. He also reveals that Sakuragi has Ei'ichi's suicide note, which could send Sasaki and Ishihara to prison. Using this information as leverage, Joe gets Cabbage, Soldier, and Uncovered released from solitary and they are no longer beaten or abused. Sakuragi continues to heal while Mario practices boxing. In the market one day, Mario and Turtle meet a woman who is promoting boxing matches at a nearby American army base. Mario enters a boxing match with an American boxer and is completely overwhelmed by the man's size and power. After the match, the promoter woman, Lilly, gives Turtle and Mario money and tells Mario to get stronger. Shamed, Mario resolves to pay Lilly back ten times over.

Writing:
  • Kôjina Hiroshi
  • Masasumi Kakizaki
  • Hideo Takayashiki

Stars:
Release Date: 2010-04-06
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 7.0/10
  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語
  • Runtime: 22

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After the Rain
Episode 1 - After the Rain
Fugitive
Episode 2 - Fugitive
Distrust
Episode 3 - Distrust
Dissolve
Episode 4 - Dissolve
Someday...
Episode 5 - Someday...
Truth
Episode 6 - Truth
Determination
Episode 7 - Determination
Freedom
Episode 8 - Freedom
Lament
Episode 9 - Lament
Vengeance
Episode 10 - Vengeance
Showdown
Episode 11 - Showdown
Promise
Episode 12 - Promise
Recollect
Episode 13 - Recollect
Revenge
Episode 14 - Revenge
Annoyance
Episode 15 - Annoyance
Hidden
Episode 16 - Hidden
Parting
Episode 17 - Parting
Unbreakable
Episode 18 - Unbreakable
Reunion
Episode 19 - Reunion
Vocation
Episode 20 - Vocation
Blinded
Episode 21 - Blinded
Emergence
Episode 22 - Emergence
Chance
Episode 23 - Chance
Desperate
Episode 24 - Desperate
Independence
Episode 25 - Independence
Over the Rainbow
Episode 26 - Over the Rainbow