Takuru is forced to confront his own involvement in the case, and the secrets of his past.  He was a neglected and abused child, who turned to an imaginary friend for support.  This decision has terrible consequences during the Shibuya Earthquake.
about two years before the earthquake,
،قبل حوالي عامين من الزلزال
haben wir etwa zwei
Jahre vor dem Erdbeben
Dos años antes del terremoto
supimos del rumor sobre Amii-chan
Dos años antes del terremoto
supimos lo del rumor sobre Amii-chan
j’ai lu une légende urbaine
sur le site Amichan,
circa due anni prima del terremoto,
uns dois anos antes do terremoto,