E23 - The Future of the Aquarium
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[00:07] Fuuka
Here, soft-boiled.
[00:08] Fuuka
It turned out good today.
[00:10] Kukuru
Thanks.
[00:18] Fuuka
Our shifts are the same today, right?
[00:20] Kukuru
Yeah.
[00:21] Fuuka
I'll make something
for dinner tonight, then.
[00:24] Fuuka
Wanna eat together?
[00:25] Kukuru
Yay!
[00:33] Kukuru
I wish I could know
what Ban-chan's feeling.
[00:37] Kukuru
When are they going to get back
to open waters?
[00:41] Fuuka
I'm sure they can
when the time comes.
[00:43] Fuuka
Like the sea-turtle hatchlings did.
[00:47] Kukuru
You're right.
[02:21] Director
Good morning, everyone.
[02:23] Director
I, Aquarium Tingarla director Hoshino Akira,
have an important announcement to make.
[02:29] Director
Our aquarium will be launching
a new research facility,
[02:32] ---
opening two years from now.
[02:35] Director
And it's called the USTD Aquatope Project.
SIGN USTD Aquatope Project
[02:41] Kuuya
"USTD"...
[02:43] Eiji
Umi-yan and his Shochu pops: Totally Devoted?
[02:47] Umiyan
Really?!
[02:47] Kuuya
You don't have any.
[02:48] Director
USTD stands for "Under the Sea with
sea creatures: Totally Devoted!"
[02:56] Eiji
I was right about the "totally devoted" part.
[02:58] Kuuya
Seriously?
[03:00] Director
The Aquatope will be a big project,
[03:01] ---
involving not just research
on species that we raise,
[03:05] ---
but also exploration of uncharted
waters and investigation
[03:11] ---
into environmental issues
affecting marine life.
[03:17] Director
Climate change, microplastics,
overfishing and many other factors
[03:21] ---
are changing the map
of the entire biosphere.
[03:27] Director
How do we respond to these changes?
[03:30] ---
What can we do for the future
of these critters?
[03:34] Director
I want us to go beyond an aquarium
to ponder these questions.
[03:38] Eiji
Magnificent.
[03:40] Director
Now, we're looking for two people
to make up the first crew of this project.
[03:45] Director
The crew will have plenty to study
[03:48] ---
during their two-year training course
at Waihana Aquarium in Hawaii.
[03:54] Chiyu
Isn't Waihana where the director was before?
[03:57] Kaoru
It's the most progressive aquarium
in the world.
[04:01] Director
If you're interested, please write a report
detailing your reasons for wanting to join.
[04:06] Director
It's time for you to step forward!
SIGN Facility Broadcast
[04:12] Umiyan
You young'uns ought to go for it.
[04:14] Eiji
I'm very interested.
[04:16] Kuuya
Overseas? Nope.
[04:18] Umiyan
I'm kind of interested, too, but...
[04:24] Kuuya
Jeez.
[04:25] Chiyu
I don't want to leave
our penguins behind right now.
[04:29] Marina
They're finally warming up to us.
[04:31] Marina
It does sound fun, though.
[04:31] A
Kaoru-san, what about you?
[04:33] Kaoru
I'm going to go for it, of course.
[04:35] Kaoru
What about you?
[04:40] Kukuru
The director's Aquatope?
[04:42] Kukuru
It sounds really cool.
[04:43] Fuuka
Yeah.
[04:44] Fuuka
I hadn't really thought
about oceanic issues until now.
[04:49] Kukuru
Imagine being able to train
at an aquarium in Hawaii.
[04:53] Kukuru
Wanna go together?
[04:56] Fuuka
Yeah!
[04:57] Kukuru
Then again, I don't think I can ask for that
after I left without notice.
[05:03] Kukuru
Did you want to go?
[05:05] Fuuka
Nah.
[05:06] Fuuka
Not really.
[05:08] Fuuka
You might get to go back
to being an attendant, after all.
[05:11] Fuuka
You're interviewing
with the director tomorrow, right?
[05:14] Kukuru
Oh, yeah.
[05:16] Kukuru
Right, Choko's coming back tomorrow.
[05:19] Kukuru
I can't wait to see them.
SIGN I
SIGN Overseas
[05:43] Fuuka
I'd have to be away from Kukuru
for two years.
[05:50] Director
There's an opening
for a position as attendant.
[05:53] Director
Do you wish to transfer?
[06:00] Director
How is work in marketing?
[06:02] Kukuru
It's difficult.
[06:04] Kukuru
The assistant director has given up on me.
[06:06] Kukuru
He brought up the transfer
the other day, too.
[06:09] Kukuru
He probably doesn't think
I'm cut out for marketing.
[06:13] Director
Are you sure about that?
[06:22] Boss
Plankton.
[06:23] Kukuru
Y-Yes?
[06:24] Boss
About that plan you had, to invite local kids
to the new area opening...
[06:30] Boss
We got the go-ahead.
[06:31] Kukuru
Really?
[06:32] Boss
Inform the appropriate departments.
[06:35] Kukuru
Yes, sir!
[06:35] Kukuru
Thank you!
[06:46] (Flashback) Director
Do you know what Suwa-san, the assistant
director, was doing before he came here?
[06:51] (Flashback) Kukuru
I heard he worked at a bank.
[06:54] (Flashback) Director
Yeah.
[06:55] (Flashback) Director
He was in charge of an aquarium
that had gone under.
[07:00] (Flashback) Director
And having learned about the sad fate
of the animals after the aquarium closed,
[07:04] (Flashback) ---
he was wracked with guilt.
[07:08] (Flashback) Director
The first time I met him, he said,
[07:11] (Flashback) Director
"I don't ever want
to go through that again."
[07:15] (Flashback) Director
He came here to Tingarla
to protect the animals.
[07:27] Akari
You look pretty gloomy.
[07:29] Akari
Does that mean you didn't
get the attendant position?
[07:32] Kukuru
Nah, he just asked if I wanted the job.
[07:35] Akari
Oh.
[07:36] Akari
You and Karin-san are still rivals, then.
[07:39] Akari
Being an attendant would be nice,
[07:41] ---
but what about the overseas training
for the Aquatope project?
[07:44] Karin
I'm interested, but first I have
to learn the basics of being an attendant.
[07:48] Karin
I came to Tingarla because I wanted
to become an attendant, after all.
[07:52] Kukuru
Yeah.
[07:53] Karin
Even if it doesn't work out this time,
I might get tapped next time.
[07:57] Akari
You're so positive, Karin-san.
[08:00] Akari
I heard Kaoru-san threw in her hat
for the overseas training.
[08:04] Kaoru
It's a perfect opportunity.
[08:05] Kaoru
I really want to go.
[08:07] Chiyu
I'm rooting for you.
[08:08] Chiyu
You've always been interested.
[08:10] Kaoru
Yeah.
[08:17] Kaoru
Miyazawa-san.
[08:18] Fuuka
Yes?
[08:19] Kaoru
What are you going to do
about the overseas training?
[08:22] Fuuka
What do you mean?
[08:24] Kaoru
You said you were interested
in environmental issues.
[08:27] Kaoru
You might never get
an opportunity like this again.
[08:30] Fuuka
I'm interested,
but I don't want to leave Kukuru.
[08:35] Kaoru
Ah.
[08:36] Kaoru
Well, it's up to you to decide in the end.
[08:39] Kaoru
Bye.
[08:46] Kai
Kukuru.
[08:48] Kukuru
Kai.
[08:49] Kukuru
What's up?
[08:50] Kai
I came to pick up my stuff.
[08:52] Kai
But then I heard Choko's coming today.
[08:54] Kai
I'm going to say "hi"
before I go home.
[08:56] Kukuru
Ah.
[08:57] Kukuru
How's your dad doing?
[08:59] Kai
He's getting surgery
at the end of the month.
[09:02] Kukuru
I see.
[09:04] Kukuru
I'll go see him sometime.
[09:06] Kai
Thanks.
[09:07] Kai
You're still in marketing?
[09:11] Kai
I thought you would be the one
taking my position.
[09:15] Kukuru
Yeah...
[09:24] Kukuru
I missed you, Choko, everyone!
[09:28] Kai
Everyone remembers you, huh?
[09:32] Takeshita
Everyone's in good health.
[09:35] Chiyu
Uozu Aquarium let us know
that there were no issues
[09:37] ---
while they were taking care of them.
[09:40] Takeshita
One of Gramps's connections?
[09:41] Fuuka
Yes.
[09:42] Fuuka
He knows people all over the country.
[09:44] Marina
Beware the Gama Gama Gramps Network.
[09:48] Umiyan
G'day.
[09:49] Umiyan
Hey, it's Choko.
[09:51] Kuuya
They haven't changed.
[09:52] Takeshita
It's been a long journey for them.
[09:53] Takeshita
Let's keep an eye on them here
for the next few days.
[09:56] Takeshita
They can come outside after that.
[09:58] Marina
Okay, understood!
SIGN The Future of the Aquarium
SIGN Attendants
SIGN Penguin equipment
[10:11] Fuuka
There.
SIGN Misakino Kukuru
SIGN 1PM, right? Okay!
I hope Choko's well.
SIGN You're having dinner with me tonight, too, right?
Is there anything you want?
SIGN I have overtime >_< Sorry, we'll have
to have dinner separately tonight!
SIGN Sorry...
SIGN What I Want to Learn Abroad
[10:52] Udon
I don't see you here
by yourself very often.
[10:54] Kukuru
I can't have Fuuka cook
for me all the time.
[10:58] Udon
She must be worried about you.
[11:01] Kukuru
Why?
[11:02] Udon
I mean, you hole yourself up in Gama Gama
and run away and stuff.
[11:07] Udon
That's who you are, though.
[11:09] Udon
You're honest.
[11:10] Udon
I like that about you.
[11:13] Kukuru
Thanks.
[11:18] (Flashback) Kukuru
Did you want to go?
[11:20] (Flashback) Fuuka
Nah.
[11:21] (Flashback) Fuuka
Not really.
[11:26] Fuuka
I found myself in this job
after I met someone last year.
[11:33] Fuuka
That person is always thinking about
what she can do for the animals.
[11:42] Fuuka
That was also something that was valued
at the small aquarium where she was.
SIGN Morning!
SIGN I have a lot to do,
so I'll see you at work!
[11:50] Fuuka
The other day, I had the opportunity
to see sea turtles hatch.
[11:53] Fuuka
It was very heartwarming,
but at the same time,
[11:57] ---
I learned about the severe
environmental changes affecting life,
[12:02] ---
and I decided that I wanted
to learn more.
[12:13] Garandu
Thanks for coming so early in the morning.
[12:16] Garandu
Those of you here
[12:17] ---
are the ones who made it
past the initial screening based on your reports.
[12:20] Garandu
We'll be using the rest of the time
until opening to make our final decisions.
[12:24] Director
As we informed you before, the subject is
[12:27] ---
any species that you would like to introduce.
[12:30] Director
You may use any means you wish
to make a presentation of
[12:34] ---
what you would like to study
about this species in this project.
[12:39] Director
Higa-kun, you're up first.
[12:40] Eiji
Okay.
[12:43] Eiji
This is the fish
that I would like to present.
[12:46] Eiji
Please try it first.
[12:48] A
I didn't think we'd be served food.
[12:52] Director
Thank you!
[12:56] Eiji
What do you think?
[12:58] B
It's delicious.
[12:59] C
It's rich for a white-meat fish.
[13:03] Eiji
That's eeltail catfish.
[13:06] Garandu
It's poisonous!
[13:07] Eiji
Not to worry.
[13:08] Eiji
It's been prepared by a professional.
[13:11] Garandu
Also, this isn't our eeltail catfish, is it?
[13:16] Eiji
Of course not.
[13:17] Eiji
I wouldn't eat them without permission.
[13:20] Eiji
As you the chief noted,
eeltail catfish has poisons.
SIGN Striped puffer
SIGN Eeltail catfish
SIGN Fugu sashimi
SIGN Tempura
[13:25] Eiji
The human appetite knows no bounds
[13:29] ---
and drives us to discover new ways
to cook even poisonous fish.
SIGN Inimicus japonicus
SIGN Red stingray
SIGN Karaage
SIGN Stingray fillet
[13:32] Eiji
But it's known to everyone here
that market demands
[13:35] ---
to satisfy this appetite are beginning
to affect marine ecosystems.
[13:40] Eiji
If we don't come up
with a new scheme soon,
[13:43] ---
we will soon have consumed
all the fish in the world.
[13:46] A
Coral reefs are not only
a resource for tourism,
[13:49] ---
but also serve an important role
as a buffer to open waters.
[13:53] B
Jellyfish are popular now,
[13:54] ---
but it took a lot of research before
we could show them off the way we do.
[13:58] B
Likewise, it may soon be possible
to raise species that are currently difficult to.
[14:02] Kaoru
The robber clam is now
classified as endangered.
[14:05] Kaoru
In my hometown of Miyako City,
they were enjoyed by the name "Makugan."
[14:10] Kaoru
Once an animal goes extinct,
we can never see them again.
[14:14] Kaoru
There is a lot in Okinawa
that we must not lose.
[14:18] Kaoru
I'd like to dedicate my life
to look for ways to conserve them
[14:22] ---
for the next one hundred—
one thousand—years.
[14:26] Garandu
Well done.
[14:28] Garandu
Miyazawa-san, you're last.
[14:31] Garandu
Where should we go?
[14:32] Fuuka
Actually...
[14:41] C
Why are we here?
[14:43] B
Right?
[14:44] D
Where's the dolphin?
[14:47] Fuuka
Hello, everyone!
[14:51] Garandu
She tripped.
[14:52] Eiji
A bottlenose dolphin.
[14:54] A
What...
[14:55] C
Does she think she's doing?
[14:57] D
It's the dolphin!
[14:58] E
Dolphin!
[14:59] D
It tripped!
[15:01] Fuuka
I'm fine.
[15:03] Fuuka
I want to introduce you
to my friend.
[15:07] Fuuka
Ban-chan the bottlenose dolphin.
[15:09] D
There!
[15:10] D
The dolphin!
[15:11] E
It's so cute.
[15:12] Fuuka
How old do you think Ban-chan is?
[15:17] D
A hundred!
[15:18] E
Three! Same as Nii-chan.
[15:21] Fuuka
Thank you.
[15:22] Fuuka
Ban-chan is still a kid dolphin.
[15:25] Fuuka
Probably about a year old.
[15:27] D
Still a baby.
[15:28] Fuuka
Even at one,
Ban-chan is a good swimmer.
[15:31] Fuuka
They normally spend their time
in a big family.
[15:35] Fuuka
They chat with each other through whistles.
[15:40] Fuuka
"A shark's coming! Look out!"
[15:42] Fuuka
"There are some good sardines over there!"
[15:45] Fuuka
Stuff like that.
[15:46] Fuuka
But a little while ago,
Ban-chan came here all alone.
[15:51] D
Isn't their mommy with them?
[15:54] Fuuka
She isn't.
[15:55] Fuuka
Why do you think Ban-chan is here alone?
[15:58] Fuuka
Who thinks they're lost?
[16:02] Fuuka
Okay, thank you.
[16:04] Fuuka
Who thinks they ran away
from a big, scary fish?
[16:10] Fuuka
Who thinks they came to hang out
with friends?
[16:13] C
Me!
[16:14] Fuuka
Thank you.
[16:16] Fuuka
We all have all kinds of thoughts,
[16:18] ---
but no one really knows
why Ban-chan came here.
[16:24] C
I wish I could talk to Ban-chan.
[16:27] D
Aren't their mom and dad worried?
[16:29] Fuuka
Yeah...
[16:31] Fuuka
I'm sure they miss their family.
[16:33] Fuuka
But Ban-chan and the other dolphins
[16:35] ---
seem to have a lot of abilities
that humans don't.
[16:39] Fuuka
So I believe they'll eventually find
their way back to their family.
[16:44] Fuuka
I hope you all join me
in watching over Ban-chan.
[16:47] A
Okay!
[16:48] B
Bye!
SIGN USTD Trainee Candidate
SIGN Shimabukuro Kaoru
SIGN USTD Aquatope Project
SIGN Motivation
SIGN - To protect our beautiful natural resources for future generations -
[16:55] Garandu
Shall we go with Shimabukuro-san, then?
[16:58] Garandu
Her report was detailed,
and her presentation was passionate.
[17:03] Director
Yes.
[17:04] C
I agree.
[17:05] C
I nominate Higa-kun for the second.
[17:07] A
I agree.
[17:09] A
He has postgraduate research experience.
[17:12] Garandu
Although he can be quite unique.
[17:14] B
Miyazawa-san was quite unique, too.
[17:17] Garandu
She was the only one
who left the aquarium.
[17:20] C
It seemed like a kids' show.
[17:22] C
I don't know if she's actually ready
to work at a research institution.
SIGN USTD Trainee Candidate
SIGN Miyazawa Fuuka
SIGN USTD Aquatope Project
SIGN What I Want to Learn Overseas
[17:26] B
The theme of the presentation was
"A species that you want to introduce."
[17:30] B
I think she was the only one
[17:31] ---
who had thought through whom she wanted
to introduce that species to.
[17:35] A
That being children?
[17:38] B
Perhaps she wanted children
[17:39] ---
to appreciate marine life,
as they'll be the ones inheriting the future.
[17:44] C
But the Aquatope isn't a kids' facility.
[17:47] Director
That's not true.
[17:49] Director
Anything goes, with USTD.
[17:52] Garandu
She was asking a lot of questions.
[17:55] B
Maybe she wanted the children
to ask questions.
[17:59] Garandu
She's still a child in many ways at this job.
[18:03] Garandu
So maybe she's asking those
questions of herself, too.
[18:07] Director
There are all kinds of
creatures at an aquarium.
[18:10] Director
They take on forms and ways of being
that are foreign to human common sense.
[18:15] Director
The children who come to an aquarium
have their imaginations
[18:19] ---
inspired by being exposed
to all kinds of strange things.
[18:23] Director
That may also lead to being imaginative
about other people.
[18:27] Director
Don't you think that would make
for a very kind world?
[18:32] Director
I sometimes dream...
[18:35] Director
that some of the children
who come to the aquarium
[18:38] ---
will go on to think deeply about life
and discover new things.
[18:44] Director
They might solve environmental issues someday.
[18:49] Director
They might get to see species
that have gone extinct.
[18:52] Director
They might come to be able
to communicate with the animals someday.
[18:58] Director
Don't you get excited that our work
might someday be connected to such a place?
[19:16] Kukuru
I heard.
[19:18] Kukuru
Congratulations.
[19:21] Kukuru
You were chosen for the
overseas training, weren't you?
[19:27] Fuuka
I can't go.
[19:30] Fuuka
I can't leave you.
[19:37] Kukuru
I decided...
[19:39] Kukuru
to stay in marketing.
[19:43] Fuuka
Not as an attendant?
[19:45] Kukuru
I want to gain the skills to protect the animals
through my marketing work.
[19:50] Kukuru
I think there's still more I can learn
from the assistant director.
[19:54] Kukuru
I'm sorry I kept worrying you.
[19:57] Kukuru
I turned you into my big sister.
[20:00] Fuuka
That's not true.
[20:02] Kukuru
No.
[20:03] Kukuru
I was being a baby.
[20:04] Kukuru
When Gama Gama was going away,
when I was stuck in my marketing work,
[20:09] ---
when I ran off to the islands
without telling anyone...
[20:12] Kukuru
You were always next to me.
[20:16] Kukuru
But I can't keep depending on you.
[20:22] Kukuru
So you can go.
Don't worry about me.
[20:25] Fuuka
No!
[20:27] Fuuka
I've made it until now
because you were next to me!
[20:30] Fuuka
I'm the one who needs you.
[20:34] Fuuka
But I can't give up
on studying more, either.
[20:48] Kukuru
I'll be your big sister this time.
[20:52] Kukuru
Your big sister will be waiting here.
[20:55] Kukuru
So go on ahead.
[20:59] Kukuru
Study lots while you're there.