Psyren (2026) s01e04 Episode Script
Recall
Do you know the legend?
I heard something wild about payphones.
If you answer the call,
you'll be taken to paradise.
For real?
Payphones are such a vibe.
Do they still have those?
I learned how to use them in grade school.
I saw that on TV.
People have already disappeared.
Let's review.
Episode 4
Recall
The game begins when Psyren Drifters--
players from the real world--
are summoned by Nemesis Q's bell.
When you hear it ring,
pick up any phone nearby.
Drifters who answer the call
are transported to a nearby starting
location in the world of Psyren.
Drifters gather at the starting location,
receive instructions from a payphone,
and try to reach the gate.
Only those who evade the enemy's attacks
and make it safely to the gate
can return to the modern era.
What if we ignore the bell
and don't answer the phone?
The ringing gets louder and louder.
Eventually your brain can't
withstand it, and you die.
The game starts differently every time,
and the amount your balance
is reduced by changes, too.
Once your card's balance
reaches zero, the game is over.
Nemesis Q wants to
change the future, right?
So why force us to play this game?
Who knows? I asked,
but I never got an answer.
But we do have leads.
That's right. The previous game's gate
was in the urban area of Shizuoka City.
The next starting location will be
at a payphone a few kilometers away.
The first game I played was in Kyushu,
where I was living at the time.
With each game, the starting location
moved to Hiroshima and then Hyogo.
It's slowly traveling east?
Yes. You Psyren Drifters are
traveling east across future Japan.
PSI are latent mental abilities.
By momentarily pushing all the cells
in your brain to their limit,
you can activate this mental power.
Mental power?
PSI takes a toll on your brain,
so humans evolved to impose limits
on their brains and suppress their PSI.
But we've been infected
by Psyren's atmosphere,
removing the limits we should have.
So Hiryu and I have had
our PSI powers awaken.
Those who have their PSI awaken
can significantly boost their senses
and physical abilities.
When our brains are unbound,
we can exceed normal human limits.
Exceed our limits?
And when your brain exceeds its limits
Sakurako.
Right.
The cream
We call it telekinesis.
I used PSI waves to form a pattern
on the coffee's surface.
What society calls psychic powers
are the effects of PSI.
PSI is affected by a person's
nature and training.
It's also the key to solving
the mysteries of that world.
Psyren's atmosphere
awakens our PSI powers.
In other words, the future world
is one filled with PSI.
Then there's the Tavoo.
Those aberrations, too,
were born from PSI.
The only way to fight back against PSI
is with even stronger PSI.
The power of PSI
I want to get stronger.
Teach me how to use PSI.
First, let's test your powers.
Try controlling the cream
to form the same pattern.
Close your eyes.
Compose yourself and focus.
Imagine the coffee cup in your mind.
PSI is the power of thought--
the power to turn
imagination into reality.
Believe in yourself.
Your PSI has already awakened.
See? You did it.
My head feels hot.
It feels so strange.
He did that well on his first try?
He's incredibly calm and focused.
Worthless.
Talent is a scary thing.
Shut up, Crybaby Hiryu!
Well, I didn't expect you to
pull it off on your first try.
Speaking from experience,
the next call from Nemesis Q
will likely be within two weeks.
You have ten days to learn to use PSI.
Ten days?
Hone your PSI powers and survive.
I have high hopes for you.
Were the PSI waves I felt in that
moment just my imagination?
Damn it!
Want me to teach you the trick to it?
Oh, shaddup already!
I've decided to kick the ass
of whoever made this game!
I can't afford to be struggling now!
Okay, shall we go?
Go where?
To my place.
What?
What is this?
Are you sure we can just
drop in like this, Amamiya?
Don't worry about it. I live alone.
Alone? What about your family?
My dad's living with his new woman.
My mom fought with my dad all the time
and left a long time ago.
Ultimately, she had a lover, too.
The last day I saw her, she said bye
like she was just going shopping.
I don't think either of them
really cares about me.
Okay, let's begin training for real.
I'm Andrew, the great wolf-rabbit!
Nice to meet you!
I'll teach you everything you need
to know about PSI, so pay attention!
Awoo!
That's enough joking around.
You're not going to keep
playing that character?
What was even the point?
Oh, quit your whining!
Let me teach you at my pace!
We're listening, we're listening.
PSI consists of three core powers.
The power to move things
without touching them
and unleash one's inner PSI
as physical force is called Burst.
The power to communicate telepathically
and sway people's minds is called Trance.
The power to enhance one's senses,
strength, and healing is called Rise.
Every PSI user possesses
these three powers.
Today, let's test your Burst power.
Burst, huh? Let's do this.
This time, I'll show this jerk
what I can really do.
This'll be a piece of cake.
Okay, try touching me anywhere you like
without moving from where you are.
Touch you?
Burst!
Touch Amamiya!
God, grant me the power to touch Amamiya!
What an idiot. How can anyone
be so blatantly stupid?
You've completely forgotten the advice
I gave you during the coffee cup test.
Asaga-kun, good luck.
Here.
First, I'll imagine touching Amamiya,
who's several meters away from me.
Then I'll project that into reality.
Correct.
Go!
Just maintaining the mental image
makes my head feel like it's boiling.
Damn. I need to do it, too.
Damn, you're persistent!
Stop bugging me!
I'm telling Tenjuin Elmore everything!
Give that back!
They'll kill me if I don't pay off
the 12 million I owe!
Got it.
Amazing.
Like I said, piece of cake.
Good work today.
Is he gonna be okay?
Don't worry about him.
You've had a real glow-up, Asaga-kun.
Right? It wasn't easy, though.
I never thought you'd transfer
to our middle school, Asaga-san.
It reminds me of when
we used to play as kids.
We must be connected by fate.
We both met Nemesis Q
and were given cards.
With the power of Psyren, I can be cured.
Let's go together, Asaga-san.
Sorry, but I don't believe
in that crap, Tatsuo.
Tatsuo
We're ready to start!
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
Huh? Where did Mochizuki Oboro go?
Shower
Out of Service
Oboro, everyone's looking for you!
I'm so cold!
I even took a shower,
so why is my body so cold?
What should I do?
Put some clothes on!
Shower
Out of Service
Hurry! Everyone's waiting for you!
You're a grown-up!
Put on your underwear first!
Don't treat me like a child!
You've really been slacking recently.
Ever since I picked that up, I haven't
been able to stop thinking about it.
That card must be really dangerous.
It's because you picked up that card that
you're the star of today's special.
Life is beautiful because it's dangerous.
I think I've gotten caught up
in something interesting.
In the end, my PSI didn't get
anywhere near Amamiya.
Damn it.
Where have you been, you little shit?!
You skipped school and broke curfew.
You're going to spend all day there
reflecting on your actions.
It's time for the Live Breakdown
of the Mysteries of Psyren Special!
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
Today's special guest is popular
actor Mochizuki Oboro-san!
Oboro-kun!
I can't believe how perfect
he looks at only 20 years old.
He's so precious.
I want melon bread.
Well, I lament the miserable
state of modern society.
Secret societies are
the product of delusion.
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
But lots of people claim
to have seen Nemesis Q.
There was even a case where a
man suddenly vanished in public.
Witnesses claim they heard him
utter the word "Psyren."
It's all nonsense.
And there's someone who turned the urban
legend of Psyren into a social phenomenon:
the famous medium offering
a 500-million-yen reward
to solve the mysteries of Psyren,
Tenjuin Elmore.
Elmore and her late husband Koper
were the fortune-teller couple
who dominated the world.
With their future-seeing powers,
they built connections in politics and
business, generating tremendous wealth.
I hate phony old hags like her.
Tenjuin Elmore
After Koper's mysterious death,
Elmore put out the reward
for information on Psyren.
Now let's talk to our special guest,
Mochizuki Oboro-san.
Apparently, Oboro-san has met
the mysterious Nemesis Q
and received one of
the rumored telephone cards!
Is that true, Oboro-kun?
I'm sure you'll tell us exactly
what happened, right?
Of course. I happened to acquire this card
when I went to Shizuoka
for an on-location shoot.
What?
Hey, watch the water!
While I was walking outside,
a payphone suddenly started ringing.
I answered out of curiosity, and the
What's wrong?
I can't breathe!
Oboro-kun?
We Apologize for the Interruption
Please Stand By
Oboro-kun!
Hey, I can't see!
Who are you?
What happened to me?
Matsumoto-san?
Don't worry. We're just
having her take a little nap.
Wh-Who are you people?
I'm Tenjuin Elmore.
I'm Tenjuin Van.
You're Tenjuin Elmore?!
You're about to have a real hard time.
Breaking Nemesis Q's rules
will get you killed.
Don't do anything stupid like
talking about Psyren on TV anymore.
The great Tenjuin Elmore
is standing in front of me
and she's a tiny, dried-up prune?
You said that out loud, fool!
Shower
Out of Service
If you ever solve Psyren's
mysteries, come see me.
There's 500 million yen in it for you.
That's not nice.
You just said Nemesis Q
would kill me if I told anyone.
That's part of the mystery
I want you to solve.
Why does Nemesis Q hide Psyren's secrets?
Don't you think that
might be a lead in itself?
I don't get you at all.
You've already stuck one foot in a swamp
from which there's no escape.
Prepare yourself, youngster.
Prepare myself, huh?
So I wasn't born to live a boring life.
I'm relieved to learn that.
Some idol-slash-actor you are.
You're a massive tiger
pretending to be a kitten.
He has PSI potential.
He could become a skilled user.
Oh, yeah?
Kirisaki!
You asshole! You made a move on my girl!
I, Kirisaki Kabuto,
burn ladies' hearts like a flame
and flee relationship drama like the wind!
Sorry for getting carried away!
That was quick!
It took nothing for you to grovel!
Just kidding!
Farewell!
You bastard!
Honestly, you'd burn through
extra lives if you had any, Kabuto.
I always have something to worry about
with a clown like you for a nephew.
I'm not interested
in trouble either, Uncle.
This is just what happens
when I follow my heart.
Oh, yeah?
Anyway, the weather sure is nice.
I can see the area where your
villa is all the way from here.
Are you cooped up with your stockpile
of newspapers and books again?
Shut up.
I may have had to give up being a
war photographer because of my leg,
but I'll be a journalist
until the day I die.
Nice. I'll give you an exclusive
interview once I'm famous.
Famous, huh?
Good luck with that, Kabuto.
You can start by finding a decent job.
You gotta dream bigger than that
for someone like me.
I'm gonna get rich quick.
I've got the goddess of luck
riding on my back.
My Burst training's been going great this week!
Could you teach me about Rise soon?
Damn it. I'm so close.
He's using his brain too much.
You've been practicing at home even
though I told you not to, haven't you?
You're at your limit. You should rest.
Leave me alone.
Yoshina!
I'm so close. I'm almost there.
Hiryu can do it. There's no way I can't!
I should be able to do it, too!
No! Using PSI based on his emotions
without focus will destroy his brain!
Stop, Yoshina!
No way
Are you okay, Yoshina?
Yeah. But damn, my head hurts.
PSI is based on focus,
creation, and projection,
but Yoshina's Burst just now
was something else entirely.
It was an explosion of pure emotion.
An incredibly dangerous PSI
not even Yoshina himself can control.
Yoshina?
Hot damn, my power's amazing!
Did you see that, Amamiya?
I knew I could do it! I'm a genius!
Oh, yeah. I gotta send this
to that idiot Hiryu.
You're not going to apologize?
You're not going to apologize to the girl
whose room you put a giant hole in?
S-Sorry!
No! It's too soon!
Somebody make it stop!
Oh, yeah? You want us to play again?
Didn't you say the next game
wouldn't be for two weeks?
It's only been one.
That was just an estimate. Get ready.
Matsuri-sensei.
Matsuri-sensei, the bell is ringing.
I'm going to Psyren.
Sakurako.
It's early. They haven't managed
to train their PSI in time.
Don't do anything reckless.
Stay safe.
Yes, Sensei.
I hate this. I wish I could go with them.
Listen to me, Yoshina. When you get there,
look for me and Asaga-kun first.
Let's go.
Yeah.
Nemesis Q!
Translation: Sho Stifler
Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc
Editing & Typesetting: Geoff Mazzolini
Quality Check: Zachary Carlysle
Translation Check: David Saylor
Episode 5
Those Gathered
I heard something wild about payphones.
If you answer the call,
you'll be taken to paradise.
For real?
Payphones are such a vibe.
Do they still have those?
I learned how to use them in grade school.
I saw that on TV.
People have already disappeared.
Let's review.
Episode 4
Recall
The game begins when Psyren Drifters--
players from the real world--
are summoned by Nemesis Q's bell.
When you hear it ring,
pick up any phone nearby.
Drifters who answer the call
are transported to a nearby starting
location in the world of Psyren.
Drifters gather at the starting location,
receive instructions from a payphone,
and try to reach the gate.
Only those who evade the enemy's attacks
and make it safely to the gate
can return to the modern era.
What if we ignore the bell
and don't answer the phone?
The ringing gets louder and louder.
Eventually your brain can't
withstand it, and you die.
The game starts differently every time,
and the amount your balance
is reduced by changes, too.
Once your card's balance
reaches zero, the game is over.
Nemesis Q wants to
change the future, right?
So why force us to play this game?
Who knows? I asked,
but I never got an answer.
But we do have leads.
That's right. The previous game's gate
was in the urban area of Shizuoka City.
The next starting location will be
at a payphone a few kilometers away.
The first game I played was in Kyushu,
where I was living at the time.
With each game, the starting location
moved to Hiroshima and then Hyogo.
It's slowly traveling east?
Yes. You Psyren Drifters are
traveling east across future Japan.
PSI are latent mental abilities.
By momentarily pushing all the cells
in your brain to their limit,
you can activate this mental power.
Mental power?
PSI takes a toll on your brain,
so humans evolved to impose limits
on their brains and suppress their PSI.
But we've been infected
by Psyren's atmosphere,
removing the limits we should have.
So Hiryu and I have had
our PSI powers awaken.
Those who have their PSI awaken
can significantly boost their senses
and physical abilities.
When our brains are unbound,
we can exceed normal human limits.
Exceed our limits?
And when your brain exceeds its limits
Sakurako.
Right.
The cream
We call it telekinesis.
I used PSI waves to form a pattern
on the coffee's surface.
What society calls psychic powers
are the effects of PSI.
PSI is affected by a person's
nature and training.
It's also the key to solving
the mysteries of that world.
Psyren's atmosphere
awakens our PSI powers.
In other words, the future world
is one filled with PSI.
Then there's the Tavoo.
Those aberrations, too,
were born from PSI.
The only way to fight back against PSI
is with even stronger PSI.
The power of PSI
I want to get stronger.
Teach me how to use PSI.
First, let's test your powers.
Try controlling the cream
to form the same pattern.
Close your eyes.
Compose yourself and focus.
Imagine the coffee cup in your mind.
PSI is the power of thought--
the power to turn
imagination into reality.
Believe in yourself.
Your PSI has already awakened.
See? You did it.
My head feels hot.
It feels so strange.
He did that well on his first try?
He's incredibly calm and focused.
Worthless.
Talent is a scary thing.
Shut up, Crybaby Hiryu!
Well, I didn't expect you to
pull it off on your first try.
Speaking from experience,
the next call from Nemesis Q
will likely be within two weeks.
You have ten days to learn to use PSI.
Ten days?
Hone your PSI powers and survive.
I have high hopes for you.
Were the PSI waves I felt in that
moment just my imagination?
Damn it!
Want me to teach you the trick to it?
Oh, shaddup already!
I've decided to kick the ass
of whoever made this game!
I can't afford to be struggling now!
Okay, shall we go?
Go where?
To my place.
What?
What is this?
Are you sure we can just
drop in like this, Amamiya?
Don't worry about it. I live alone.
Alone? What about your family?
My dad's living with his new woman.
My mom fought with my dad all the time
and left a long time ago.
Ultimately, she had a lover, too.
The last day I saw her, she said bye
like she was just going shopping.
I don't think either of them
really cares about me.
Okay, let's begin training for real.
I'm Andrew, the great wolf-rabbit!
Nice to meet you!
I'll teach you everything you need
to know about PSI, so pay attention!
Awoo!
That's enough joking around.
You're not going to keep
playing that character?
What was even the point?
Oh, quit your whining!
Let me teach you at my pace!
We're listening, we're listening.
PSI consists of three core powers.
The power to move things
without touching them
and unleash one's inner PSI
as physical force is called Burst.
The power to communicate telepathically
and sway people's minds is called Trance.
The power to enhance one's senses,
strength, and healing is called Rise.
Every PSI user possesses
these three powers.
Today, let's test your Burst power.
Burst, huh? Let's do this.
This time, I'll show this jerk
what I can really do.
This'll be a piece of cake.
Okay, try touching me anywhere you like
without moving from where you are.
Touch you?
Burst!
Touch Amamiya!
God, grant me the power to touch Amamiya!
What an idiot. How can anyone
be so blatantly stupid?
You've completely forgotten the advice
I gave you during the coffee cup test.
Asaga-kun, good luck.
Here.
First, I'll imagine touching Amamiya,
who's several meters away from me.
Then I'll project that into reality.
Correct.
Go!
Just maintaining the mental image
makes my head feel like it's boiling.
Damn. I need to do it, too.
Damn, you're persistent!
Stop bugging me!
I'm telling Tenjuin Elmore everything!
Give that back!
They'll kill me if I don't pay off
the 12 million I owe!
Got it.
Amazing.
Like I said, piece of cake.
Good work today.
Is he gonna be okay?
Don't worry about him.
You've had a real glow-up, Asaga-kun.
Right? It wasn't easy, though.
I never thought you'd transfer
to our middle school, Asaga-san.
It reminds me of when
we used to play as kids.
We must be connected by fate.
We both met Nemesis Q
and were given cards.
With the power of Psyren, I can be cured.
Let's go together, Asaga-san.
Sorry, but I don't believe
in that crap, Tatsuo.
Tatsuo
We're ready to start!
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
Huh? Where did Mochizuki Oboro go?
Shower
Out of Service
Oboro, everyone's looking for you!
I'm so cold!
I even took a shower,
so why is my body so cold?
What should I do?
Put some clothes on!
Shower
Out of Service
Hurry! Everyone's waiting for you!
You're a grown-up!
Put on your underwear first!
Don't treat me like a child!
You've really been slacking recently.
Ever since I picked that up, I haven't
been able to stop thinking about it.
That card must be really dangerous.
It's because you picked up that card that
you're the star of today's special.
Life is beautiful because it's dangerous.
I think I've gotten caught up
in something interesting.
In the end, my PSI didn't get
anywhere near Amamiya.
Damn it.
Where have you been, you little shit?!
You skipped school and broke curfew.
You're going to spend all day there
reflecting on your actions.
It's time for the Live Breakdown
of the Mysteries of Psyren Special!
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
Today's special guest is popular
actor Mochizuki Oboro-san!
Oboro-kun!
I can't believe how perfect
he looks at only 20 years old.
He's so precious.
I want melon bread.
Well, I lament the miserable
state of modern society.
Secret societies are
the product of delusion.
Live Breakdown of the Mysteries
of Psyren Special
But lots of people claim
to have seen Nemesis Q.
There was even a case where a
man suddenly vanished in public.
Witnesses claim they heard him
utter the word "Psyren."
It's all nonsense.
And there's someone who turned the urban
legend of Psyren into a social phenomenon:
the famous medium offering
a 500-million-yen reward
to solve the mysteries of Psyren,
Tenjuin Elmore.
Elmore and her late husband Koper
were the fortune-teller couple
who dominated the world.
With their future-seeing powers,
they built connections in politics and
business, generating tremendous wealth.
I hate phony old hags like her.
Tenjuin Elmore
After Koper's mysterious death,
Elmore put out the reward
for information on Psyren.
Now let's talk to our special guest,
Mochizuki Oboro-san.
Apparently, Oboro-san has met
the mysterious Nemesis Q
and received one of
the rumored telephone cards!
Is that true, Oboro-kun?
I'm sure you'll tell us exactly
what happened, right?
Of course. I happened to acquire this card
when I went to Shizuoka
for an on-location shoot.
What?
Hey, watch the water!
While I was walking outside,
a payphone suddenly started ringing.
I answered out of curiosity, and the
What's wrong?
I can't breathe!
Oboro-kun?
We Apologize for the Interruption
Please Stand By
Oboro-kun!
Hey, I can't see!
Who are you?
What happened to me?
Matsumoto-san?
Don't worry. We're just
having her take a little nap.
Wh-Who are you people?
I'm Tenjuin Elmore.
I'm Tenjuin Van.
You're Tenjuin Elmore?!
You're about to have a real hard time.
Breaking Nemesis Q's rules
will get you killed.
Don't do anything stupid like
talking about Psyren on TV anymore.
The great Tenjuin Elmore
is standing in front of me
and she's a tiny, dried-up prune?
You said that out loud, fool!
Shower
Out of Service
If you ever solve Psyren's
mysteries, come see me.
There's 500 million yen in it for you.
That's not nice.
You just said Nemesis Q
would kill me if I told anyone.
That's part of the mystery
I want you to solve.
Why does Nemesis Q hide Psyren's secrets?
Don't you think that
might be a lead in itself?
I don't get you at all.
You've already stuck one foot in a swamp
from which there's no escape.
Prepare yourself, youngster.
Prepare myself, huh?
So I wasn't born to live a boring life.
I'm relieved to learn that.
Some idol-slash-actor you are.
You're a massive tiger
pretending to be a kitten.
He has PSI potential.
He could become a skilled user.
Oh, yeah?
Kirisaki!
You asshole! You made a move on my girl!
I, Kirisaki Kabuto,
burn ladies' hearts like a flame
and flee relationship drama like the wind!
Sorry for getting carried away!
That was quick!
It took nothing for you to grovel!
Just kidding!
Farewell!
You bastard!
Honestly, you'd burn through
extra lives if you had any, Kabuto.
I always have something to worry about
with a clown like you for a nephew.
I'm not interested
in trouble either, Uncle.
This is just what happens
when I follow my heart.
Oh, yeah?
Anyway, the weather sure is nice.
I can see the area where your
villa is all the way from here.
Are you cooped up with your stockpile
of newspapers and books again?
Shut up.
I may have had to give up being a
war photographer because of my leg,
but I'll be a journalist
until the day I die.
Nice. I'll give you an exclusive
interview once I'm famous.
Famous, huh?
Good luck with that, Kabuto.
You can start by finding a decent job.
You gotta dream bigger than that
for someone like me.
I'm gonna get rich quick.
I've got the goddess of luck
riding on my back.
My Burst training's been going great this week!
Could you teach me about Rise soon?
Damn it. I'm so close.
He's using his brain too much.
You've been practicing at home even
though I told you not to, haven't you?
You're at your limit. You should rest.
Leave me alone.
Yoshina!
I'm so close. I'm almost there.
Hiryu can do it. There's no way I can't!
I should be able to do it, too!
No! Using PSI based on his emotions
without focus will destroy his brain!
Stop, Yoshina!
No way
Are you okay, Yoshina?
Yeah. But damn, my head hurts.
PSI is based on focus,
creation, and projection,
but Yoshina's Burst just now
was something else entirely.
It was an explosion of pure emotion.
An incredibly dangerous PSI
not even Yoshina himself can control.
Yoshina?
Hot damn, my power's amazing!
Did you see that, Amamiya?
I knew I could do it! I'm a genius!
Oh, yeah. I gotta send this
to that idiot Hiryu.
You're not going to apologize?
You're not going to apologize to the girl
whose room you put a giant hole in?
S-Sorry!
No! It's too soon!
Somebody make it stop!
Oh, yeah? You want us to play again?
Didn't you say the next game
wouldn't be for two weeks?
It's only been one.
That was just an estimate. Get ready.
Matsuri-sensei.
Matsuri-sensei, the bell is ringing.
I'm going to Psyren.
Sakurako.
It's early. They haven't managed
to train their PSI in time.
Don't do anything reckless.
Stay safe.
Yes, Sensei.
I hate this. I wish I could go with them.
Listen to me, Yoshina. When you get there,
look for me and Asaga-kun first.
Let's go.
Yeah.
Nemesis Q!
Translation: Sho Stifler
Subtitle Timing: Krzysztof Kunc
Editing & Typesetting: Geoff Mazzolini
Quality Check: Zachary Carlysle
Translation Check: David Saylor
Episode 5
Those Gathered