He and her mother lost all of their relatives in WWII. Her father calls her "Miyoko," and instructs her to listen to him carefully. The girl calls to her father who lies heavily bandages with a breathing mask.
Outside a hospital, a line of ambulances brings the injured.
A bus driver suddenly clutches his chest, collapses, and the bus turns into oncoming traffic. She insists that the key will open the lock since she tried it.ĭesperate, she declares that once the lock opens, they can all be happy.Īs the sounds of footsteps come closer, and the girl begs her to stop, the scene shifts to a city road. Next to her, the girl asks, "This key will open it, right?!" Eriko insists that she has the correct key, but the lock is a bit stiff.Ī flashlight shines across a wall, and Eriko fears that someone is coming. Kikuko stands behind her next to Tomomi and fears that the key only opens the chicken coop. There is a decrepit compound with a sign "The House of Skies/Emptiness" (空の家). She asks if he means "like a god?" He agrees: "At that time, Grandpa will become a god."Īs the higurashi cry outside his home, the scene shifts to night and a thunderstorm. This saddens the girl a bit he smiles and reassures her that when his research is accepted he will be, in effect, resurrected. He muses that very few scientists live long enough to see their theories proven. The girl excitedly adds, "And Grandpa, you're going to prove that, right?" He admits that that is his hope. Hifumi continues that these "brain-infecting parasites" definitely exist. The young girl does not quite understand. He explains this is the reason discussion of "brain-infecting parasites" has become a "taboo" since WWII. "If our thoughts are being altered by these parasites, it'd be no different than the Black Plague." He continues that his research may end up justifying genocide and oppression due to race and religion. The man sighs and explains that it would mean the human mind could be controlled. However, many want to reject the idea that a parasite can control a human.
The girl hums in frustrated confusion the man continues that many parasites can control their hosts at times. Further, at the end of the opening credits when Rika waves, it is revealed that she is waving to Hanyū dressed as a school girl who then rushes to join Rika and her friends on their way to school.Īs the higurashi cry, a young girl with blond hair and brown eyes asks in a study, "Frontal lobe?" Takano Hifumi, and older man sitting at his desk, turns and explains that his thesis involves the existence of a parasite that influences the frontal lobes of the brain. This and subsequent episodes change in structure from the previous of the Second Season in that they contain Post-End Title scenes before the Teaser of Chibi Rika and Chibi Hanyū.