Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (2026) s01e05 Episode Script
A Replica Dreams
Did someone fall?
Is she dead?
Oh, my god.
Service at this station has been
suspended in both directions,
due to an incident involving
a person on the track.
Please bear with us as we work
to resume normal service.
What is it?
Nao might be dead.
Nao. Nao.
Nao!
What's wrong, Sunao?
Thank goodness. You're alive.
Huh?
W-Was Was I
Thank goodness. Thank goodness.
I'm so sorry I wasn't able to
I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
So someone pushed you?
How did that happen?
I don't know.
I didn't see who did it.
Look, everything's fine now.
Are you sure? You're in one piece?
Yeah.
You need to go home.
But
My mom will be back soon.
See you soon.
Yeah.
Sunao.
I'm sorry. I think I lost your uniform,
shoes, and a bunch of other stuff.
Don't worry about it.
I'll feed Mom some excuse.
You can sleep in my room tonight.
What?
You can rest here.
You mean it?
Yeah.
You won't sleep with me?
I have to eat dinner.
Oh.
Are you hungry?
Nope. I'm good.
I'm glad it wasn't you.
What?
I'm glad it wasn't you who got pushed.
I'm glad, too.
That you're not gone for good.
Sunao.
I regret what I said before.
It was because I was afraid of you.
What? You were scared?
Is it because I'm a mysterious
freak of nature?
It's not that.
It's more than that.
Do you remember when we first met?
I've wanted to help you since the
first moment after you created me.
I wanted you and Ricchan to make up
so you could smile again.
Even now, I still want
to be of help to you.
I guess we are different people.
Huh?
I even felt that you took
Ricchan away from me.
That's not
It should be obvious.
I don't even read books.
Ricchan and I wouldn't
have anything to talk about.
Is that why you don't ask
about the literature club?
Enough talking now. Get some sleep.
And thanks.
For doing everything for me.
Good night.
Nao!
Good morning.
Here.
Say, Nao
What?
Let's always stick together.
When we grow up,
we'll work together, play together,
and become wrinkly
old grandmas together.
Sure.
Promise?
That was the life
I've always wanted to have.
Hey, did you see the game yesterday?
Yeah, I couldn't believe it.
I was literally squealing
from the tension.
I can't believe they came from
behind and beat Germany.
The goalkeeper was godly. Plus, he's hot.
I know, right?
Now this is hilarious.
Lemme see.
How come?
Hayase-senpai, good morning.
Huh?
What? How?
Thank you so much for murdering me.
It really hurt, you know.
P-Please don't.
If you'd taken his life,
I would've killed you myself.
D-Don't do this to me!
No more!
I don't think Hayase-senpai will ever
go near Sanada-kun or Aki-kun again.
I hope he never hurts them again.
Ciao, guys.
Hey, would you both like some Poretz?
Yeah, thanks.
Here, Nao-senpai.
Thanks.
Ricchan, how's your novel going?
Still going. Revisions
are practically endless.
I see. So you're almost there.
And once I'm done, you'll listen to it,
even if I have to tie you to a chair.
Sure thing.
Nao, can we talk?
I have to go do something in the library.
I'll head home after.
Roger that.
So, Sanada-senpai
I'm not sure about this thing
I'm researching.
Even after Aloysia Jahn's doppelgänger
disappeared into the sea,
Aloysia herself led a happy life.
A happy ending.
That interpretation never
made sense to me before,
but now it does, once I think about it.
The doppelgänger was never alive
in the first place.
Nao!
Nao!
Nao!
What are you doing?!
I'm going to erase myself.
Why?
Do you have to ask?
You should know better than anyone.
When real humans die, that's the end.
But it wasn't the end for me.
I once held on to the belief
that I was human.
But I was wrong. Completely wrong.
A replica can't even die.
So who am I now?
Am I the same person who died yesterday?
That train turned me into
mincemeat and killed me.
I was crushed beneath it.
It hurt so much, I wanted to scream.
I know that I died. But even so
I was brought back to life.
The original can resurrect a replica
as if nothing happened.
Am I the same person
who went to the zoo with you?
Did I read Ricchan's novel with you
in the club room with the fan on us?
Did I watch you play basketball?
Am I the real me now?
It's all my fault. I'm sorry.
You're not to blame.
But
Then will you become sea-foam with me?
No way.
I guess not.
You can't do this, Nao!
It's not safe. You should leave.
I can't leave you here in the water.
You convinced me not to give up,
so how can you do this?
I'll get down on my hands and knees
and beg Shuya not to erase me.
I don't care if I have to cry
or grab his legs like a complete loser.
I'll do everything I can to live on.
I just want to be with you, Nao.
We'll go to the zoo together.
We'll go to the amusement park together.
We'll go to the festival together.
We'll go to the aquarium together.
We'll go to the movies together.
That's why you were created, Nao.
So please don't leave me.
Don't turn into foam.
Let's just be together forever.
I love you.
Nao!
No
No!
Are you okay?
I'm not okay.
Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm not okay because
I have absolutely nothing.
Even my name is borrowed.
So is my insurance card, my student ID,
my house, my family, even my bike.
I don't have anything. I'm an empty void.
You still have 198,750 yen.
You're wrong. It's now 193,430 yen.
You have your half-up ponytail.
This hair band belongs to her mother.
I found it in the bathroom.
Me.
Huh?
You still have me. Right?
Not enough, huh?
No, it is.
I'm so stupid.
Why did I want to die
when I still have you?
I love you so much, but I was
about to leave you. I'm so stupid.
I'm so sorry. Forgive me?
You dumbass!
God! You're so dumb!
R-Ricchan?
Hironaka's also been looking
for you around the school.
And I guess I forgot to hang up.
Your phone still works after all that?
It's waterproof.
Who gives a crap about the phone?
Sorry, ma'am.
God! Nao-senpai, what were you
trying to do, you giant blockhead?
Rocks for brains!
Ricchan, look—
You're Nao-senpai
when your hair's up, right?
I called Sunao-senpai,
and she said you hadn't come home yet.
I was worried sick about you.
I was about to go crazy.
Um, hold on.
Ricchan, you knew about me
and Sunao all along?
It was totally obvious.
You're so different from each other.
Oh, but I didn't know that Sanada-senpai
was also like that until just now.
Sorry, Ricchan, for worrying you.
What will you do tonight?
If you don't want to go home,
you can crash at my place.
No need.
I'll go back to Sunao's home.
Then, we should have a pajama party
at my house sometime.
Just the three of us. No parents.
Three of us?
Yup!
Me, you, and Sunao-senpai.
What about Aki-kun?
You seriously want to bring your boyfriend
to a girls' sleepover?
Boyfriend?
Yes, boyfriend.
I am, aren't I?
Thank you very much.
Thanks so much for coming with me
on a weekend, you guys.
It's okay. Good job finishing it.
December's when we find out, right?
Yeah. The first-round finalists
are announced then.
I see. Ah, I'm more anxious now.
Me, too.
Well, I'll be off.
What?
Ricchan, we should hang out together.
Or do you have plans already?
Oh, come on. I can see you two
are dressed up for a date,
so I wouldn't wanna be a third wheel.
A date?
And anyway, I already have plans
to hang with Sunao-senpai, so I'll pass.
What?
Bye. See you at club.
Well, that stinks. I've never hung out
with Ricchan on the weekend.
You'd rather be with Hironaka
than on a date with me?
You're jealous.
Nope.
Your outfit
I think it's cute.
Thanks. And I think you look stylish.
So, uh
Where should we go first?
Even a replica can fall in love.
He's the one who opened my eyes to that.
A movie!
Is she dead?
Oh, my god.
Service at this station has been
suspended in both directions,
due to an incident involving
a person on the track.
Please bear with us as we work
to resume normal service.
What is it?
Nao might be dead.
Nao. Nao.
Nao!
What's wrong, Sunao?
Thank goodness. You're alive.
Huh?
W-Was Was I
Thank goodness. Thank goodness.
I'm so sorry I wasn't able to
I-I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
So someone pushed you?
How did that happen?
I don't know.
I didn't see who did it.
Look, everything's fine now.
Are you sure? You're in one piece?
Yeah.
You need to go home.
But
My mom will be back soon.
See you soon.
Yeah.
Sunao.
I'm sorry. I think I lost your uniform,
shoes, and a bunch of other stuff.
Don't worry about it.
I'll feed Mom some excuse.
You can sleep in my room tonight.
What?
You can rest here.
You mean it?
Yeah.
You won't sleep with me?
I have to eat dinner.
Oh.
Are you hungry?
Nope. I'm good.
I'm glad it wasn't you.
What?
I'm glad it wasn't you who got pushed.
I'm glad, too.
That you're not gone for good.
Sunao.
I regret what I said before.
It was because I was afraid of you.
What? You were scared?
Is it because I'm a mysterious
freak of nature?
It's not that.
It's more than that.
Do you remember when we first met?
I've wanted to help you since the
first moment after you created me.
I wanted you and Ricchan to make up
so you could smile again.
Even now, I still want
to be of help to you.
I guess we are different people.
Huh?
I even felt that you took
Ricchan away from me.
That's not
It should be obvious.
I don't even read books.
Ricchan and I wouldn't
have anything to talk about.
Is that why you don't ask
about the literature club?
Enough talking now. Get some sleep.
And thanks.
For doing everything for me.
Good night.
Nao!
Good morning.
Here.
Say, Nao
What?
Let's always stick together.
When we grow up,
we'll work together, play together,
and become wrinkly
old grandmas together.
Sure.
Promise?
That was the life
I've always wanted to have.
Hey, did you see the game yesterday?
Yeah, I couldn't believe it.
I was literally squealing
from the tension.
I can't believe they came from
behind and beat Germany.
The goalkeeper was godly. Plus, he's hot.
I know, right?
Now this is hilarious.
Lemme see.
How come?
Hayase-senpai, good morning.
Huh?
What? How?
Thank you so much for murdering me.
It really hurt, you know.
P-Please don't.
If you'd taken his life,
I would've killed you myself.
D-Don't do this to me!
No more!
I don't think Hayase-senpai will ever
go near Sanada-kun or Aki-kun again.
I hope he never hurts them again.
Ciao, guys.
Hey, would you both like some Poretz?
Yeah, thanks.
Here, Nao-senpai.
Thanks.
Ricchan, how's your novel going?
Still going. Revisions
are practically endless.
I see. So you're almost there.
And once I'm done, you'll listen to it,
even if I have to tie you to a chair.
Sure thing.
Nao, can we talk?
I have to go do something in the library.
I'll head home after.
Roger that.
So, Sanada-senpai
I'm not sure about this thing
I'm researching.
Even after Aloysia Jahn's doppelgänger
disappeared into the sea,
Aloysia herself led a happy life.
A happy ending.
That interpretation never
made sense to me before,
but now it does, once I think about it.
The doppelgänger was never alive
in the first place.
Nao!
Nao!
Nao!
What are you doing?!
I'm going to erase myself.
Why?
Do you have to ask?
You should know better than anyone.
When real humans die, that's the end.
But it wasn't the end for me.
I once held on to the belief
that I was human.
But I was wrong. Completely wrong.
A replica can't even die.
So who am I now?
Am I the same person who died yesterday?
That train turned me into
mincemeat and killed me.
I was crushed beneath it.
It hurt so much, I wanted to scream.
I know that I died. But even so
I was brought back to life.
The original can resurrect a replica
as if nothing happened.
Am I the same person
who went to the zoo with you?
Did I read Ricchan's novel with you
in the club room with the fan on us?
Did I watch you play basketball?
Am I the real me now?
It's all my fault. I'm sorry.
You're not to blame.
But
Then will you become sea-foam with me?
No way.
I guess not.
You can't do this, Nao!
It's not safe. You should leave.
I can't leave you here in the water.
You convinced me not to give up,
so how can you do this?
I'll get down on my hands and knees
and beg Shuya not to erase me.
I don't care if I have to cry
or grab his legs like a complete loser.
I'll do everything I can to live on.
I just want to be with you, Nao.
We'll go to the zoo together.
We'll go to the amusement park together.
We'll go to the festival together.
We'll go to the aquarium together.
We'll go to the movies together.
That's why you were created, Nao.
So please don't leave me.
Don't turn into foam.
Let's just be together forever.
I love you.
Nao!
No
No!
Are you okay?
I'm not okay.
Are you hurt anywhere?
I'm not okay because
I have absolutely nothing.
Even my name is borrowed.
So is my insurance card, my student ID,
my house, my family, even my bike.
I don't have anything. I'm an empty void.
You still have 198,750 yen.
You're wrong. It's now 193,430 yen.
You have your half-up ponytail.
This hair band belongs to her mother.
I found it in the bathroom.
Me.
Huh?
You still have me. Right?
Not enough, huh?
No, it is.
I'm so stupid.
Why did I want to die
when I still have you?
I love you so much, but I was
about to leave you. I'm so stupid.
I'm so sorry. Forgive me?
You dumbass!
God! You're so dumb!
R-Ricchan?
Hironaka's also been looking
for you around the school.
And I guess I forgot to hang up.
Your phone still works after all that?
It's waterproof.
Who gives a crap about the phone?
Sorry, ma'am.
God! Nao-senpai, what were you
trying to do, you giant blockhead?
Rocks for brains!
Ricchan, look—
You're Nao-senpai
when your hair's up, right?
I called Sunao-senpai,
and she said you hadn't come home yet.
I was worried sick about you.
I was about to go crazy.
Um, hold on.
Ricchan, you knew about me
and Sunao all along?
It was totally obvious.
You're so different from each other.
Oh, but I didn't know that Sanada-senpai
was also like that until just now.
Sorry, Ricchan, for worrying you.
What will you do tonight?
If you don't want to go home,
you can crash at my place.
No need.
I'll go back to Sunao's home.
Then, we should have a pajama party
at my house sometime.
Just the three of us. No parents.
Three of us?
Yup!
Me, you, and Sunao-senpai.
What about Aki-kun?
You seriously want to bring your boyfriend
to a girls' sleepover?
Boyfriend?
Yes, boyfriend.
I am, aren't I?
Thank you very much.
Thanks so much for coming with me
on a weekend, you guys.
It's okay. Good job finishing it.
December's when we find out, right?
Yeah. The first-round finalists
are announced then.
I see. Ah, I'm more anxious now.
Me, too.
Well, I'll be off.
What?
Ricchan, we should hang out together.
Or do you have plans already?
Oh, come on. I can see you two
are dressed up for a date,
so I wouldn't wanna be a third wheel.
A date?
And anyway, I already have plans
to hang with Sunao-senpai, so I'll pass.
What?
Bye. See you at club.
Well, that stinks. I've never hung out
with Ricchan on the weekend.
You'd rather be with Hironaka
than on a date with me?
You're jealous.
Nope.
Your outfit
I think it's cute.
Thanks. And I think you look stylish.
So, uh
Where should we go first?
Even a replica can fall in love.
He's the one who opened my eyes to that.
A movie!